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Genesis
The First Book of Moses, Commonly Called Genesis
Genesis
Gen
The First Book of Moses,
Commonly Called
Genesis
At
the
first
God made
the
heaven
and
the
earth.
And
the
earth
was
waste
and without
form;
and
it
was
dark
on
the
face
of
the
deep:
and
the
Spirit
of
God
was moving
on
the
face
of
the
waters.
And
God
said,
Let
there
be
light:
and
there
was
light.
And
God,
looking
on
the
light,
saw
that
it
was
good:
and
God
made
a division
between
the
light
and
the
dark,
Naming
the
light,
Day,
and
the
dark,
Night.
And
there
was
evening
and
there
was
morning,
the
first
day.
And
God
said,
Let
there
be
a solid arch stretching
over
the
waters, parting
the
waters
from
the
waters.
And
God
made
the arch
for
a division
between
the
waters
which
were
under
the arch
and
those
which
were
over
it:
and
it
was
so.
And
God
gave
the arch
the
name
of
Heaven.
And
there
was
evening
and
there
was
morning,
the
second
day.
And
God
said,
Let
the
waters
under
the
heaven
come
together
in
one
place,
and
let
the
dry
land
be
seen:
and
it
was
so.
And
God
gave
the
dry
land
the
name
of
Earth;
and
the
waters
together
in
their
place
were
named
Seas:
and
God
saw
that
it
was
good.
And
God
said,
Let
grass
come
up
on
the
earth,
and
plants producing
seed,
and fruit-trees giving
fruit,
in
which
is
their
seed,
after
their sort:
and
it
was
so.
And
grass
came
up
on
the
earth,
and every
plant producing
seed
of
its sort,
and every
tree producing
fruit,
in
which
is
its
seed,
of
its sort:
and
God
saw
that
it
was
good.
And
there
was
evening
and
there
was
morning,
the
third
day.
And
God
said,
Let
there
be
lights
in
the arch
of
heaven,
for
a division
between
the
day
and
the
night,
and
let
them
be
for
signs,
and
for marking
the changes
of
the
year,
and
for
days
and
for
years:
And
let
them
be
for
lights
in
the arch
of
heaven
to
give
light
on
the
earth:
and
it
was
so.
And
God
made
the
two
great
lights:
the
greater
light
to
be
the ruler
of
the
day,
and
the smaller
light
to
be
the ruler
of
the
night:
and
he
made
the
stars.
And
God
put
them
in
the arch
of
heaven,
to
give
light
on
the
earth;
To
have
rule
over
the
day
and
the
night,
and
for
a division
between
the
light
and
the
dark:
and
God
saw
that
it
was
good.
And
there
was
evening
and
there
was
morning,
the
fourth
day.
And
God
said,
Let
the
waters
be full
of
living
things,
and
let
birds
be
in flight
over
the
earth
under
the arch
of
heaven.
And
God
made
great sea-beasts,
and
every sort
of
living
and moving
thing
with
which
the
waters
were
full,
and
every sort
of
winged
bird:
and
God
saw
that
it
was
good.
And
God
gave
them
his
blessing,
saying,
Be fertile
and
have
increase, making
all
the
waters
of
the
seas
full,
and let
the
birds
be
increased
in
the
earth.
And
there
was
evening
and
there
was
morning,
the
fifth
day.
And
God
said,
Let
the
earth
give birth
to all sorts
of
living
things,
cattle
and all
things
moving
on
the
earth,
and
beasts
of
the
earth
after
their sort:
and
it
was
so.
And
God
made
the
beast
of
the
earth
after
its sort,
and
the
cattle
after
their sort,
and
everything
moving
on
the
face
of
the
earth
after
its sort:
and
God
saw
that
it
was
good.
And
God
said, Let
us
make
man
in
our
image,
like
us:
and let
him
have
rule
over
the
fish
of
the
sea
and
over
the
birds
of
the air
and
over
the
cattle
and
over
all
the
earth
and
over
every living
thing
which goes flat
on
the
earth.
And
God made
man
in
his
image,
in
the
image
of
God
he made
him:
male
and
female
he made
them.
And
God
gave
them
his
blessing
and
said
to
them,
Be fertile
and
have
increase,
and
make
the
earth
full
and
be masters
of
it;
be
rulers
over
the
fish
of
the
sea
and
over
the
birds
of
the air
and
over
every
living
thing moving
on
the
earth.
And
God
said,
See,
I
have
given
you
every
plant producing
seed,
on
the
face
of
all
the
earth,
and
every
tree
which
has
fruit producing
seed:
they
will
be
for
your
food:
And
to
every
beast
of
the
earth
and
to
every
bird
of
the air
and
every
living
thing moving
on
the face
of
the
earth
I
have given
every
green
plant
for
food:
and
it
was
so.
And
God
saw
everything
which
he
had
made
and
it
was
very
good.
And
there
was
evening
and
there
was
morning,
the
sixth
day.
And
the
heaven
and
the
earth
and
all
things
in
them
were
complete.
And
on
the
seventh
day
God
came
to
the
end
of
all
his
work;
and
on
the
seventh
day
he took
his rest
from
all
the
work
which
he
had
done.
And
God
gave
his
blessing
to
the
seventh
day
and
made
it
holy:
because
on
that
day
he
took
his rest
from
all
the
work
which
he
had
made
and
done.
These
are
the
generations
of
the
heaven
and
the
earth
when
they
were
made.
In
the day
when
the
Lord
God
made
earth
and heaven
there
were
no
plants
of
the
field
on
the
earth,
and
no
grass
had
come
up:
for
the
Lord
God
had
not
sent
rain
on
the
earth
and
there
was
no
man
to
do
work
on
the
land.
But
a
mist
went
up
from
the
earth,
watering
all
the
face
of
the
land.
And
the
Lord
God
made
man
from
the
dust
of
the
earth,
breathing
into
him
the
breath
of
life:
and
man
became
a
living
soul.
And
the
Lord
God
made
a
garden
in
the
east,
in
Eden;
and
there
he
put
the
man
whom
he
had
made.
And
out
of
the
earth
the
Lord
made
every
tree
to come, delighting
the eye
and
good
for
food;
and
in
the
middle
of
the
garden,
the
tree
of
life
and
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
good
and
evil.
And
a
river
went
out
of
Eden
giving
water
to
the
garden;
and
from
there
it
was
parted
and
became
four
streams.
The
name
of
the
first
is
Pishon,
which goes
round
about
all
the
land
of
Havilah
where
there
is
gold.
And
the
gold
of
that
land
is
good:
there
is
bdellium
and
the
onyx
stone.
And
the
name
of
the
second
river
is
Gihon:
this
river goes
round
all
the
land
of
Cush.
And
the
name
of
the
third
river
is
Tigris,
which
goes
to
the
east
of
Assyria.
And
the
fourth
river
is
Euphrates.
And
the
Lord
God
took
the
man
and
put
him
in
the
garden
of
Eden
to
do
work
in
it
and
take
care
of
it.
And
the
Lord
God
gave
the
man
orders,
saying,
You
may
freely take
of
the
fruit
of
every
tree
of
the
garden:
But
of
the
fruit
of
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
good
and
evil
you
may
not take;
for
on
the
day
when
you take
of
it,
death
will
certainly come
to
you.
And
the
Lord
God
said,
It
is
not
good
for
the
man
to
be
by
himself:
I
will
make
one
like
himself
as
a
help
to
him
And
from
the
earth
the
Lord
God
made
every
beast
of
the
field
and
every
bird
of
the air,
and
took
them
to
the
man
to
see
what
names
he
would
give
them:
and
whatever
name
he
gave
to
any
living
thing,
that
was
its
name.
And
the
man
gave
names
to
all
cattle
and
to
the
birds
of
the air
and
to
every
beast
of
the
field;
but Adam
had
no
one
like
himself
as
a
help.
And
the
Lord
God
sent
a
deep
sleep
on
the
man,
and
took
one
of
the bones
from
his
side
while
he
was sleeping, joining
up
the
flesh again
in
its
place:
And
the bone
which
the
Lord
God
had
taken
from
the
man
he
made
into
a
woman,
and
took
her
to
the
man.
And
the
man
said,
This
is
now
bone
of
my
bone
and
flesh
of
my
flesh:
let
her
name
be
Woman
because
she
was
taken
out
of
Man.
For
this
cause
will
a
man
go away
from
his
father
and
his
mother
and
be
joined
to
his
wife;
and
they
will
be
one
flesh.
And
the
man
and
his
wife
were
without clothing,
and
they
had
no sense
of
shame.
Now
the
snake
was wiser
than
any
beast
of
the
field
which
the
Lord
God
had
made.
And
he
said
to
the
woman,
Has
God
truly
said
that
you
may
not
take
of
the
fruit
of
any
tree
in
the
garden?
And
the
woman
said, We
may take
of
the
fruit
of
the
trees
in
the
garden:
But
of
the
fruit
of
the
tree
in
the
middle
of
the
garden,
God
has
said,
If
you take
of
it
or
put
your hands
on
it,
death
will
come
to
you.
And
the
snake
said,
Death
will
not
certainly come
to
you:
For
God sees
that
on
the
day
when
you
take
of
its
fruit,
your
eyes
will
be
open,
and
you
will
be
as
gods,
having
knowledge
of
good
and
evil.
And
when
the
woman
saw
that
the
tree
was
good
for
food,
and
a
delight
to
the
eyes,
and
to
be
desired
to
make
one
wise,
she
took
of
its
fruit,
and
gave
it
to
her
husband.
And
their
eyes
were
open
and
they
were conscious
that
they
had no clothing
and
they
made
themselves coats
of
leaves stitched
together.
And
there
came
to
them
the
sound
of
the
Lord
God
walking
in
the
garden
in
the evening
wind:
and
the
man
and
his
wife
went
to
a secret place
among
the
trees
of
the
garden,
away
from
the eyes
of
the
Lord
God.
And
the voice
of
the
Lord
God
came
to
the
man,
saying,
Where
are
you?
And
he
said,
Hearing
your
voice
in
the
garden
I
was full
of
fear,
because
I
was without clothing:
and
I kept
myself
from
your eyes.
And
he
said,
Who
gave
you
the knowledge
that
you
were
without clothing?
Have
you taken
of
the
fruit
of
the
tree
which
I
said
you
were
not
to take?
And
the
man
said,
The
woman
whom
you
gave
to
be
with
me,
she
gave
me
the
fruit
of
the
tree
and
I
took
it.
And
the
Lord
God
said
to
the
woman,
What
have
you
done?
And
the
woman
said,
I
was
tricked
by
the deceit
of
the
snake
and
I
took
it.
And
the
Lord
God
said
to
the
snake,
Because
you
have
done
this
you
are
cursed
more
than
all
cattle
and
every
beast
of
the
field;
you
will go flat
on
the
earth,
and
dust
will
be
your
food
all
the
days
of
your
life:
And there
will
be war
between
you
and
the
woman
and
between
your
seed
and
her
seed:
by
him
will
your
head
be crushed
and
by
you
his foot
will
be wounded.
To
the
woman
he
said, Great
will
be
your
pain
in
childbirth;
in sorrow
will
your
children come
to
birth;
still
your
desire
will
be
for
your
husband,
but
he
will
be
your
master.
And
to
Adam
he
said,
Because
you
gave ear
to
the
voice
of
your
wife
and
took
of
the
fruit
of
the
tree
which
I
said
you
were
not
to take,
the
earth
is
cursed
on
your
account;
in
pain
you
will get
your
food
from
it
all
your
life.
Thorns
and waste
plants
will come
up,
and
the
plants
of
the
field
will be
your
food;
With
the hard work
of
your hands
you
will
get
your
bread
till
you
go
back
to
the
earth
from
which
you
were
taken:
for
dust
you
are
and
to
the
dust
you
will
go
back.
And
the
man
gave
his
wife
the
name
of
Eve
because
she
was
the
mother
of
all
who
have
life.
And
the
Lord
God
made
for Adam
and
for
his
wife coats
of
skins
for
their
clothing.
And
the
Lord
God
said,
Now
the
man
has
become
like
one
of
us,
having
knowledge
of
good
and
evil;
and
now
if
he
puts
out
his
hand
and
takes
of
the
fruit
of
the
tree
of
life,
he
will
go
on
living
for
ever.
So
the
Lord
God
sent
him
out
of
the
garden
of
Eden
to
be
a worker
on
the
earth
from
which
he
was
taken.
So
he sent
the
man
out;
and
at
the
east
of
the
garden
of
Eden
he put winged ones
and
a flaming
sword
turning every
way
to
keep
the
way
to
the
tree
of
life.
And
the
man
had connection
with
Eve
his
wife,
and she
became
with
child
and
gave
birth
to
Cain,
and
said,
I
have got
a
man
from
the
Lord.
Then
again she
became
with
child
and
gave
birth
to
Abel,
his
brother.
And
Abel
was
a keeper
of
sheep,
but
Cain
was
a
farmer.
And
after
a
time,
Cain
gave
to
the
Lord
an
offering
of
the
fruits
of
the
earth.
And
Abel
gave
an
offering
of
the young
lambs
of
his
flock
and
of
their
fat.
And
the
Lord
was
pleased
with Abel's
offering;
But
in
Cain
and
his
offering
he
had
no pleasure.
And
Cain
was
angry
and
his
face
became sad.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Cain,
Why
are
you
angry?
and
why
is
your
face sad?
If
you
do
well,
will
you
not
have honour?
and
if
you
do wrong,
sin
is waiting
at
the
door, desiring
to
have
you,
but
do
not
let
it
be
your
master.
And
Cain
said
to
his
brother,
Let
us
go
into
the
field:
and
when
they
were
in
the
field,
Cain
made
an
attack
on
his
brother
Abel
and put
him
to death.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Cain,
Where
is
your
brother
Abel?
And
he
said,
I
have
no idea:
am
I
my brother's
keeper?
And
he
said,
What
have
you
done?
the
voice
of
your brother's
blood
is
crying
to
me
from
the
earth.
And
now
you
are
cursed
from
the
earth,
whose
mouth
is
open
to
take
your brother's
blood
from
your
hand;
No
longer
will
the
earth
give
you
her fruit
as
the reward
of
your
work;
you
will
be
a
wanderer
in flight
over
the
earth.
And
Cain
said,
My
punishment
is
greater
than
my strength.
You
have sent
me
out
this
day
from
the
face
of
the
earth
and
from
before
your
face;
I
will
be
a
wanderer
in flight
over
the
earth,
and
whoever sees
me
will put
me
to death.
And
the
Lord
said, Truly,
if
Cain
is
put
to death,
seven lives
will
be
taken
for
his.
And
the
Lord
put
a
mark
on
Cain
so
that
no
one
might
put
him
to death.
And
Cain
went
away
from
before
the
face
of
the
Lord,
and made
his living-place
in
the
land
of
Nod
on
the
east
of
Eden.
And
Cain
had connection
with
his
wife
and
she
became
with
child
and
gave
birth
to
Enoch:
and
he
made
a
town,
and
gave
the
town
the
name
of
Enoch
after
his
son.
And
Enoch
had
a son
Irad:
and
Irad
became
the
father
of
Mehujael:
and
Mehujael
became
the
father
of
Methushael:
and
Methushael
became
the
father
of
Lamech.
And
Lamech
had
two
wives;
the
name
of
the
one
was
Adah,
and
the
name
of
the
other
Zillah.
And
Adah
gave
birth
to
Jabal:
he
was
the
father
of
such
as
are
living
in
tents
and keep
cattle.
And
his brother's
name
was
Jubal:
he
was
the
father
of
all players
on instruments
of music.
And
Zillah
gave
birth
to
Tubal-cain,
who
is
the
father
of
every maker
of cutting instruments
of
brass
and
iron:
and
the
sister
of
Tubal-cain
was
Naamah.
And
Lamech
said
to
his
wives,
Adah
and
Zillah,
give
ear
to
my
voice;
you
wives
of
Lamech,
give
attention
to
my
words,
for
I
would put
a
man
to death
for
a
wound,
and
a
young
man
for
a blow;
If
seven lives are
to
be
taken
as punishment
for Cain's death,
seventy-seven will
be
taken
for Lamech's.
And
Adam
had connection
with
his
wife
again,
and
she
gave
birth
to
a
son
to
whom
she
gave
the
name
of
Seth:
for
she said,
God
has
given
me
another
seed
in
place
of
Abel,
whom
Cain
put
to death.
And
Seth
had
a
son,
and
he
gave
him
the
name
of
Enosh:
at
this
time
men
first
made
use
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
in
worship.
This
is
the
book
of
the
generations
of
Adam.
In
the
day
when
God
made
man,
he
made
him
in
the
image
of
God;
Male
and
female
he
made
them, naming
them
Man,
and giving
them
his
blessing
on
the
day
when
they
were
made.
Adam
had been living
for
a
hundred
and
thirty
years
when
he
had
a son
like
himself,
after
his
image,
and
gave
him
the
name
of
Seth:
And
after
the
birth
of
Seth,
Adam
went
on living
for
eight
hundred
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Adam's
life
were
nine
hundred
and
thirty:
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
Seth
was
a
hundred
and
five
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Enosh:
And
he went
on living
after
the
birth
of
Enosh
for
eight
hundred
and
seven
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Seth's
life
were
nine
hundred
and
twelve:
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
Enosh
was
ninety
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Kenan:
And
after
the
birth
of
Kenan,
Enosh went
on living
for
eight
hundred
and
fifteen
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of
Enosh
were
nine
hundred
and
five:
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
Kenan
was
seventy
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Mahalalel:
And
after
the
birth
of
Mahalalel,
Kenan went
on living
for
eight
hundred
and
forty
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Kenan's
life
were
nine
hundred
and
ten;
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
Mahalalel
was sixty-five
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Jared:
And
after
the
birth
of
Jared,
Mahalalel went
on living
for
eight
hundred
and
thirty
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Mahalalel's
life
were
eight
hundred
and ninety-five:
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
Jared
was
a
hundred
and sixty-two
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Enoch:
And
Jared went
on living
after
the
birth
of
Enoch
for
eight
hundred
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Jared's
life
were
nine
hundred
and sixty-two:
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
Enoch
was sixty-five
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Methuselah:
And
after
the
birth
of
Methuselah,
Enoch
went
on
in God's ways
for
three
hundred
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Enoch's
life
were
three
hundred
and sixty-five:
And
Enoch
went
on
in God's ways:
and
he
was
not seen again,
for
God
took
him.
And
Methuselah
was
a
hundred
and
eighty-seven
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Lamech:
And
after
the
birth
of
Lamech,
Methuselah went
on living
for
seven
hundred
and
eighty-two
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Methuselah's
life
were
nine
hundred
and sixty-nine:
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
Lamech
was
a
hundred
and
eighty-two
years
old
when
he
had
a
son:
And
he
gave
him
the
name
of
Noah,
saying, Truly,
he
will
give
us
rest
from
our
trouble
and
the hard
work
of
our
hands,
because
of
the
earth
which
was
cursed
by
God.
And
after
the
birth
of
Noah,
Lamech went
on living
for
five
hundred
and ninety-five
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
all
the
years
of Lamech's
life
were
seven
hundred
and
seventy-seven:
and
he
came
to
his end.
And
when
Noah
was
five
hundred
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
And
after
a
time,
when
men
were increasing
on
the
earth,
and
had
daughters,
The
sons
of
God
saw
that
the
daughters
of
men
were fair;
and
they
took
wives
for
themselves
from
those
who
were pleasing
to
them.
And
the
Lord
said,
My
spirit
will
not
be
in
man
for
ever,
for
he
is
only
flesh;
so
the
days
of
his
life
will
be
a
hundred
and
twenty
years.
There
were
men
of
great strength
and size
on
the
earth
in
those
days;
and
after
that,
when
the
sons
of
God
had connection
with
the
daughters
of
men,
they
gave
birth
to
children:
these
were
the
great
men
of
old
days,
the
men
of
great
name.
And
the
Lord
saw
that
the sin
of
man
was
great
on
the
earth,
and
that
all
the
thoughts
of
his
heart
were
evil.
And
the
Lord
had sorrow
because
he
had
made
man
on
the
earth,
and grief
was
in
his
heart.
And
the
Lord
said,
I
will take away
man,
whom
I
have
made,
from
the
face
of
the
earth,
even
man
and
beast
and
that
which
goes
on
the
earth
and every
bird
of
the air;
for
I
have
sorrow
for
having
made
them.
But
Noah
had
grace
in
the
eyes
of
God.
These
are
the
generations
of
Noah.
Noah
was
an upright
man
and
without sin
in
his
generation:
he
went
in
the ways
of
God.
And
Noah
had
three
sons,
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
And
the
earth
was evil
in God's eyes
and
full
of
violent ways.
And
God,
looking
on
the
earth,
saw
that
it
was evil:
for
the
way
of
all
flesh
had
become evil
on
the
earth.
And
God
said
to
Noah,
The
end
of
all
flesh
has
come;
the
earth
is
full
of
their
violent doings,
and
now
I
will
put
an
end
to
them
with
the
earth.
Make
for
yourself an
ark
of
gopher
wood
with
rooms
in
it,
and
make
it safe
from
the water
inside
and
out.
And
this
is
the
way
you
are
to
make
it:
it
is
to be
three
hundred
cubits
long,
fifty
cubits
wide,
and
thirty
cubits
high.
You
are
to
put
a window
in
the
ark,
a
cubit
from
the roof,
and
a
door
in
the
side
of
it,
and
you
are
to
make
it
with
a
lower
and
second
and
third floors.
For truly,
I
will send
a great
flow
of
waters
over
the
earth,
for
the
destruction
from
under
the
heaven
of
all
flesh
in
which
is
the
breath
of
life;
everything
on
the
earth
will
come
to
an end.
But
with
you
I
will
make
an
agreement;
and
you
will
come
into
the
ark,
you
and
your
sons
and
your
wife
and
your sons'
wives
with
you.
And
you
will
take
with
you
into
the
ark
two
of
every sort
of
living
thing,
and
keep
them safe
with
you;
they
will
be
male
and
female.
Two
of
every sort
of
bird
and
cattle
and
of
every sort
of living
thing
which
goes
on
the
earth
will
you
take
with
you
to
keep
them
from destruction.
And
make
a store
of
every sort
of
food
for
yourself
and
them.
And
all
these
things
Noah
did;
as
God
said,
so
he
did.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Noah,
Take
all
your
family
and
go
into
the
ark,
for
you
only
in
this
generation
have
I
seen
to
be upright.
Of
every
clean
beast
you
will
take
seven males
and
seven females,
and
of
the
beasts
which
are
not
clean,
two,
the
male
and
his
female;
And
of
the
birds
of
the air,
seven
males
and
seven females,
so
that
their
seed
may
still
be living
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
For
after
seven
days
I
will
send
rain
on
the
earth
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights,
for
the destruction
of
every
living
thing
which
I
have
made
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
And
Noah
did
everything
which
the
Lord said
he
was
to
do.
And
Noah
was
six
hundred
years
old
when
the
waters
came
flowing
over all
the
earth.
And
Noah,
with
his
sons
and
his
wife
and
his sons'
wives,
went
into
the
ark
because
of
the
flowing
of
the
waters.
Of
clean
beasts,
and
of
beasts
which
are
not
clean,
and
of
birds,
and
of
everything
which goes
on
the
earth,
In
twos,
male
and
female,
they
went
into
the
ark
with
Noah,
as
God
had
said.
And
after
the
seven
days,
the
waters
came
over
all
the
earth.
In
the
six
hundredth
year
of Noah's
life,
in
the
second
month,
on
the seventeenth
day
of
the
month,
all
the
fountains
of
the
great
deep
came bursting
through,
and
the
windows
of
heaven
were
open;
And
rain
came
down
on
the
earth
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights.
On
the
same
day
Noah,
with
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth,
his
sons,
and
his
wife
and
his sons'
wives,
went
into
the
ark;
And
with
them,
every sort
of
beast
and
cattle,
and
every sort
of
thing
which goes
on
the
earth,
and
every sort
of
bird.
They
went
with
Noah
into
the
ark,
two
and
two
of
all
flesh
in
which
is
the
breath
of
life.
Male
and
female
of
all
flesh
went
in,
as
God
had said,
and
the ark
was
shut
by
the
Lord.
And
for
forty
days
the
waters
were
over
all
the
earth;
and
the
waters
were
increased
so
that
the
ark
was
lifted
up
high
over
the
earth.
And
the
waters overcame everything
and
were
increased
greatly
on
the
earth,
and
the
ark
was resting
on
the
face
of
the
waters.
And
the
waters overcame
everything
on
the
earth;
and
all
the
mountains
under
heaven
were
covered.
The
waters went
fifteen
cubits
higher, till all
the
mountains
were
covered.
And destruction came
on
every
living
thing moving
on
the
earth,
birds
and
cattle
and
beasts
and
everything
which went
on
the
earth,
and
every
man.
Everything
on
the
dry
land,
in
which
was
the
breath
of
life,
came
to
its end.
Every
living
thing
on
the
face
of
all
the
earth,
man
and
cattle
and
things
moving
on
the
face
of
the
earth,
and
birds
of
the air, came
to destruction:
only
Noah
and
those
who
were
with
him
in
the
ark,
were kept
from death.
And
the
waters
were
over
the
earth
a
hundred
and
fifty
days.
And
God kept
Noah
in
mind,
and
all
the
living
things
and
the
cattle
which
were
with
him
in
the
ark:
and
God sent
a
wind
over
the
earth,
and
the
waters went
down.
And
the
fountains
of
the
deep
and
the
windows
of
heaven
were
shut,
and
the
rain
from
heaven
was
stopped.
And
the
waters
went slowly
back
from
the
earth,
and
at
the
end
of
a
hundred
and
fifty
days
the
waters
were
lower.
And
on
the seventeenth
day
of
the
seventh
month
the
ark
came
to
rest
on
the
mountains
of
Ararat.
And
still
the
waters
went
on falling,
till
on
the
first
day
of
the
tenth
month
the
tops
of
the
mountains
were
seen.
Then,
after
forty
days,
through
the
open
window
of
the
ark
which
he
had
made,
Noah
sent
out
a
raven,
which
went
this
way
and
that
till
the
waters
were
gone
from
the
earth.
And
he
sent
out
a
dove,
to
see
if
the
waters
had gone
from
the
face
of
the
earth;
But
the
dove saw
no resting-place
for
her
foot,
and
came
back
to
the
ark,
for
the
waters
were
still
over
all
the
earth;
and
he
put
out
his
hand,
and
took
her
into
the
ark.
And
after waiting
another
seven
days,
he
sent
the
dove
out
again;
And
the
dove
came
back
at
evening,
and
in
her
mouth
was
an olive-leaf broken
off:
so
Noah
was
certain
that
the
waters
had
gone
down
on
the
earth.
And
after
seven
days
more,
he
sent
the
dove
out
again,
but
she
did
not
come
back
to
him.
And
in
the
six
hundred
and
first
year,
on
the
first
day
of
the
first
month,
the
waters
were
dry
on
the
earth:
and
Noah
took
the cover
off
the
ark
and
saw
that
the
face
of
the
earth
was
dry.
And
on
the twenty-seventh
day
of
the
second
month
the
earth
was
dry.
And
God
said
to
Noah,
Go
out
of
the
ark,
you
and
your
wife
and
your
sons
and
your sons'
wives.
Take
out
with
you
every
living
thing
which
is
with
you,
birds
and
cattle
and
everything
which
goes
on
the
earth,
so
that
they
may
have offspring
and
be fertile
and
be
increased
on
the
earth.
And
Noah
went
out
with
his
sons
and
his
wife
and
his sons'
wives;
And
every
beast
and
bird
and
every
living
thing
of
every sort which
goes
on
the
earth,
went
out
of
the
ark.
And
Noah
made
an
altar
to
the
Lord,
and
from
every
clean
beast
and
bird
he
made burned
offerings
on
the
altar.
And
when
the sweet
smell
came
up
to
the
Lord,
he
said
in
his
heart,
I
will
not
again put
a
curse
on
the
earth
because
of
man,
for
the
thoughts
of man's
heart
are
evil
from
his earliest days;
never
again
will
I send
destruction
on
all
living
things
as
I
have
done.
While
the
earth goes
on,
seed
time
and
the getting
in
of
the
grain,
cold
and
heat,
summer
and
winter,
day
and
night,
will
not come
to an end.
And
God
gave
his
blessing
to
Noah
and
his
sons,
and
said,
Be fertile,
and
have
increase,
and
make
the
earth
full.
And
the
fear
of
you
will
be strong
in
every
beast
of
the
earth
and
every
bird
of
the air;
everything
which goes
on
the
land,
and
all
the fishes
of
the
sea,
are
given
into
your
hands.
Every
living
and
moving
thing
will
be
food
for
you;
I
give
them
all
to
you
as before
I
gave
you
all
green
things.
But
flesh
with
the life-blood
in
it
you
may
not take
for
food.
And
for
your
blood, which
is
your
life,
will
I take payment;
from
every
beast
I
will take
it,
and
from
every
man
will
I take payment
for
the
blood
of
his brother-man.
Whoever takes
a man's
life,
by
man
will
his
life
be taken;
because
God
made
man
in
his
image.
And
now,
be fertile
and
have
increase;
have offspring
on
the
earth
and
become great
in
number.
And
God
said
to
Noah
and
to
his
sons,
Truly,
I
will
make
my
agreement
with
you
and
with
your
seed
after
you,
And
with
every
living
thing
with
you,
all
birds
and
cattle
and
every
beast
of
the
earth
which
comes
out
of
the
ark
with
you.
And
I
will
make
my
agreement
with
you;
never
again
will
all
flesh
be
cut
off
by
the
waters;
never
again
will
the
waters
come
over
all
the
earth
for
its
destruction.
And
God
said,
This
is
the
sign
of
the
agreement
which
I
make
between
me
and
you
and
every
living
thing
with
you,
for
all future
generations:
I
will
put
my
bow
in
the
cloud
and
it
will
be
for
a
sign
of
the
agreement
between
me
and
the
earth.
And
whenever
I
make
a
cloud
come
over
the
earth,
the
bow
will
be
seen
in
the
cloud,
And
I
will
keep
in
mind
the
agreement
between
me
and
you
and
every
living
thing;
and
never
again
will
there
be
a great flow
of
waters causing
destruction
to
all
flesh.
And
the
bow
will
be
in
the
cloud,
and
looking
on
it,
I
will
keep
in
mind
the
eternal
agreement
between
God
and
every
living
thing
on
the
earth.
And
God
said
to
Noah,
This
is
the
sign
of
the
agreement
which
I
have
made
between
me
and
all
flesh
on
the
earth.
And
the
sons
of
Noah
who
went
out
of
the
ark
were
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth;
and
Ham
is
the
father
of
Canaan.
These
three
were
the
sons
of
Noah
and
from
them
all
the
earth
was peopled.
In
those days
Noah became
a
farmer,
and
he made
a vine-garden.
And
he took
of
the
wine
of
it
and
was overcome
by
drink;
and
he
was
uncovered
in
his
tent.
And
Ham,
the
father
of
Canaan,
saw
his
father unclothed,
and gave news
of
it
to
his
two
brothers
outside.
And
Shem
and
Japheth
took
a robe,
and
putting
it
on
their backs
went
in
with
their
faces
turned
away,
and
put
it
over
their
father
so
that
they might
not
see
him unclothed.
And, awaking
from
his
wine,
Noah saw
what
his
youngest
son
had
done
to
him,
and
he said,
Cursed
be
Canaan;
let
him
be
a
servant
of
servants
to
his
brothers.
And
he
said,
Praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Shem;
let
Canaan
be
his
servant.
May
God make
Japheth
great,
and
let
his living-place
be
in
the
tents
of
Shem,
and
let
Canaan
be
his
servant.
And
Noah went
on living
three
hundred
and
fifty
years
after
the great flow
of waters;
all
the
years
of
his
life
were
nine
hundred
and
fifty:
and
he
came
to
his end.
Now
these
are
the
generations
of
the
sons
of
Noah,
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth:
these
are
the
sons
which
they
had
after
the great flow
of waters
The
sons
of
Japheth:
Gomer
and
Magog
and
Madai
and
Javan
and
Tubal
and
Meshech
and
Tiras.
And
the
sons
of
Gomer:
Ashkenaz
and
Riphath
and
Togarmah.
And
the
sons
of
Javan:
Elishah
and
Tarshish,
the
Kittim
and
the
Dodanim.
From
these
came
the
nations
of
the sea-lands,
with
their different
families
and
languages.
And
the
sons
of
Ham:
Cush
and
Mizraim
and
Put
and
Canaan.
And
the
sons
of
Cush:
Seba
and
Havilah
and
Sabtah
and
Raamah
and
Sabteca;
and
the
sons
of
Raamah:
Sheba
and
Dedan.
And
Cush
was
the
father
of
Nimrod,
who
was
the first
of
the
great
men
of
the
earth.
He
was
a
very
great bowman,
so
that
there
is
a
saying,
Like
Nimrod,
a
very
great bowman.
And
at
the
first,
his
kingdom
was
Babel
and
Erech
and
Accad
and
Calneh,
in
the
land
of
Shinar.
From
that
land
he
went
out
into
Assyria,
building
Nineveh
with
its wide streets
and
Calah,
And
Resen
between
Nineveh
and
Calah,
which
is
a
very
great
town.
And
Mizraim
was
the
father
of
the
Ludim
and
Anamim
and
Lehabim
and
Naphtuhim;
And
Pathrusim
and
Casluhim
and
Caphtorim,
from
whom
came
the
Philistines.
And
Canaan
was
the
father
of Zidon,
who
was
his
oldest son,
and
Heth,
And
the
Jebusite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Girgashite,
And
the
Hivite
and
the
Arkite
and
the
Sinite,
And
the
Arvadite
and
the
Zemarite
and
the
Hamathite;
after
that
the
families
of
the
Canaanites went far
and wide
in
all directions;
Their country stretching
from Zidon
to
Gaza,
in
the direction
of
Gerar;
and
to
Lasha,
in
the direction
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
Admah
and
Zeboiim.
All
these,
with
their different
families,
languages,
lands,
and
nations,
are
the
offspring
of
Ham.
And
Shem,
the
older
brother
of
Japheth,
the
father
of
the
children
of
Eber,
had
other
sons
in
addition.
These
are
the
sons
of
Shem:
Elam
and
Asshur
and
Arpachshad
and
Lud
and
Aram.
And
the
sons
of
Aram:
Uz
and
Hul
and
Gether
and
Mash.
And
Arpachshad
became
the
father
of
Shelah;
and
Shelah
became
the
father
of
Eber.
And
Eber
had
two
sons:
the
name
of
the
one
was
Peleg,
because
in
his
time
the peoples
of
the
earth
became separate;
and
his brother's
name
was
Joktan.
And
Joktan
was
the
father
of
Almodad
and
Sheleph
and
Hazarmaveth
and
Jerah
And
Hadoram
and
Uzal
and
Diklah
And
Obal
and
Abimael
and
Sheba
And
Ophir
and
Havilah
and
Jobab;
all
these
were
the
sons
of
Joktan.
And
their
country
was
from
Mesha,
in
the direction
of
Sephar,
the
mountain
of
the
east.
These,
with
their
families
and
their
languages
and
their
lands
and
their
nations,
are
the
offspring
of
Shem.
These
are
the
families
of
the
sons
of
Noah,
in
the
order
of
their
generations
and
their
nations:
from
these came
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
after
the great flow
of waters.
And
all
the
earth
had
one
language
and
one tongue.
And
it
came
about
that
in
their wandering
from
the
east,
they
came
to
a stretch
of flat
country
in
the
land
of
Shinar,
and
there
they
made
their living-place.
And
they
said
one
to
another,
Come,
let
us
make
bricks,
burning
them well.
And
they
had
bricks
for
stone, putting
them together
with sticky earth.
And
they
said,
Come, let
us
make
a
town,
and
a
tower
whose
top
will go
up
as high
as
heaven;
and let
us
make
a great
name
for
ourselves,
so
that
we
may
not
be wanderers
over
the
face
of
the
earth.
And
the
Lord
came
down
to
see
the
town
and
the
tower
which
the
children
of
men
were
building.
And
the
Lord
said,
See,
they
are
all
one
people
and
have
all
one
language;
and
this
is
only
the start
of
what
they
may
do:
and
now
it
will
not
be possible
to
keep
them
from
any
purpose
of
theirs.
Come,
let
us
go
down
and
take away
the sense
of
their
language,
so
that
they
will
not
be able
to
make
themselves clear
to
one
another.
So
the
Lord
God sent
them
away
into
every
part
of
the
earth:
and
they
gave
up
building
their
town.
So
it
was
named
Babel,
because
there
the
Lord took
away
the sense
of
all languages
and
from
there
the
Lord sent
them
away
over
all
the
face
of
the
earth.
These
are
the
generations
of
Shem.
Shem
was
a
hundred
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Arpachshad,
two
years
after
the great flow
of waters;
And
after
the
birth
of
Arpachshad,
Shem went
on living
for
five
hundred
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Arpachshad
was thirty-five
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Shelah:
And
after
the
birth
of
Shelah,
Arpachshad went
on living
for
four
hundred
and
three
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Shelah
was
thirty
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Eber:
And
after
the
birth
of
Eber,
Shelah went
on living
for
four
hundred
and
three
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Eber
was thirty-four
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Peleg:
And
after
the
birth
of
Peleg,
Eber went
on living
for
four
hundred
and
thirty
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Peleg
was
thirty
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Reu:
And
after
the
birth
of
Reu,
Peleg went
on living
for
two
hundred
and
nine
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Reu
was thirty-two
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Serug:
And
after
the
birth
of
Serug,
Reu went
on living
for
two
hundred
and
seven
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Serug
was
thirty
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Nahor:
And
after
the
birth
of
Nahor,
Serug went
on living
for
two
hundred
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Nahor
was
twenty-nine
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Terah:
And
after
the
birth
of
Terah,
Nahor went
on living
for
a
hundred
and
nineteen
years,
and
had
sons
and
daughters:
And
Terah
was
seventy
years
old
when
he
became
the
father
of
Abram,
Nahor,
and
Haran.
These
are
the
generations
of
Terah:
Terah
was
the
father
of
Abram,
Nahor,
and
Haran;
and
Haran
was
the
father
of
Lot.
And
death came
to
Haran
when
he
was
with
his
father
Terah
in
the
land
of
his
birth, Ur
of
the
Chaldees.
And
Abram
and
Nahor
took
wives
for themselves:
the
name
of Abram's
wife
was
Sarai,
and
the
name
of Nahor's
wife
was
Milcah,
the
daughter
of
Haran,
the
father
of
Milcah
and
Iscah.
And
Sarai
had
no
child.
And
Terah
took
Abram,
his
son,
and
Lot,
the
son
of
Haran,
and
Sarai,
his
daughter-in-law,
the
wife
of
his
son
Abram
and
they
went
out
from Ur
of
the
Chaldees,
to
go
to
the
land
of
Canaan;
and
they
came
to
Haran,
and
were
there
for
some
time.
And
all
the
years
of Terah's
life
were
two
hundred
and
five:
and
Terah
came
to
his end
in
Haran.
Now
the
Lord
said
to
Abram, Go
out
from
your
country
and
from
your
family
and
from
your father's
house,
into
the
land
to
which
I
will
be
your guide:
And
I
will
make
of
you
a
great
nation,
blessing
you
and
making
your
name
great;
and
you
will
be
a
blessing:
To
them
who are good
to
you
will
I give
blessing,
and
on
him
who does
you wrong
will
I put
my
curse:
and
you
will become
a name
of
blessing
to
all
the
families
of
the
earth.
So
Abram
went
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
him,
and
Lot
went
with
him:
Abram
was
seventy-five
years
old
when
he
went
away
from
Haran.
And
Abram
took
Sarai,
his
wife,
and
Lot,
his brother's
son,
and
all
their
goods
and
the servants
which
they
had
got
in
Haran,
and
they
went
out
to
go
to
the
land
of
Canaan.
And
Abram went
through
the
land
till
he came
to
Shechem,
to
the holy tree
of
Moreh.
At
that
time,
the
Canaanites
were
still living
in
the
land.
And
the
Lord
came
to
Abram,
and
said,
I
will
give all
this
land
to
your
seed;
then
Abram
made
an
altar
there
to
the
Lord
who
had
let
himself
be
seen
by
him.
And moving
on
from
there
to
the
mountain
on
the
east
of Beth-el,
he put
up
his
tent, having Beth-el
on
the
west
and
Ai
on
the
east:
and
there
he
made
an
altar
and
gave
worship
to
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
he
went
on,
journeying still
to
the
South.
And
because
there
was little food
to
be
had
in
that
land,
he
went
down
into
Egypt.
Now
when
he
came
near
to
Egypt,
he
said
to
Sarai,
his
wife,
Truly,
you
are
a
fair
woman
and
beautiful
to
the eye;
And
I
am certain
that
when
the
men
of
Egypt
see
you,
they
will
say,
This
is
his
wife:
and
they
will put
me
to death
and
keep
you.
Say,
then,
that
you
are
my
sister,
and
so
it
will
be
well
with
me
because
of
you,
and
my
life
will
be kept safe on
your
account.
And
so
it
was
that
when
Abram
came
into
Egypt,
the men
of
Egypt,
looking
on
the
woman,
saw
that
she
was
fair.
And Pharaoh's great
men, having
seen
her,
said words
in
praise
of
her
to
Pharaoh,
and she
was
taken
into Pharaoh's
house.
And
because
of
her,
he
was
good
to
Abram,
and
he
had
sheep
and
oxen
and asses,
and men-servants
and women-servants,
and
camels.
And
the
Lord sent
great troubles
on Pharaoh's
house
because
of
Sarai, Abram's
wife.
Then
Pharaoh
sent
for
Abram,
and
said,
What
have
you
done
to
me?
why
did
you
not
say
that
she
was
your
wife?
Why
did
you
say
that
she
was
your
sister?
so
that
I
took
her
for
my
wife:
now,
take
your
wife
and
go
on
your way.
And
Pharaoh
gave
orders
to
his
men,
and
they
sent
him
on
his
way,
with
his
wife
and
all
he
had.
And
Abram
went
up
out
of
Egypt
with
his
wife
and
all
he
had,
and
Lot
with
him,
and
they
came
in
to
the
South.
Now
Abram
had
great wealth
of
cattle
and
silver
and
gold.
And travelling
on
from
the
South,
he
came
to Beth-el,
to
the
place
where
his
tent
had
been
before,
between Beth-el
and
Ai;
To
the
place
where
he
had
made
his
first
altar,
and
there
Abram
gave
worship
to
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
Lot,
who
went
with
him,
had
flocks
and
herds
and
tents;
So
that
the
land
was
not wide
enough
for
the
two
of
them:
their
property
was
so
great
that
there
was
not room
for
them
together.
And
there
was
an argument
between
the keepers
of Abram's
cattle
and
the keepers
of Lot's
cattle:
at
that
time
the
Canaanites
and
Perizzites
were
still
living
in
the
land.
Then
Abram
said
to
Lot,
Let
there
be
no argument
between
me
and
you,
and
between
my herdmen
and
your herdmen,
for
we
are
brothers.
Is
not
all
the
land
before
you?
then
let
us
go
our
separate ways:
if
you
go
to
the
left,
I
will
go
to
the
right;
or
if
you take
the
right,
I
will
go
to
the
left.
And
Lot, lifting
up
his
eyes
and
looking
an
the
valley
of
Jordan,
saw
that
it
was well watered
everywhere,
before
the
Lord
had sent
destruction
on
Sodom
and
Gomorrah;
it
was
like
the
garden
of
the
Lord,
like
the
land
of
Egypt,
on
the
way
to
Zoar.
So
Lot
took
for
himself
all
the
valley
of
Jordan,
and
went
to
the
east,
and
they
were
parted
from
one
another.
Abram went
on
living
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
Lot went
to
the lowland
towns, moving
his
tent
as
far
as
Sodom.
Now
the
men
of
Sodom
were
evil,
and
great
sinners before
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
had
said
to
Abram,
after
Lot
was
parted
from
him,
From
this
place
where
you
are
take
a
look
to
the
north
and
to
the
south,
to
the
east
and
to
the
west:
For
all
the
land
which
you
see
I
will
give
to
you
and
to
your
seed
for
ever.
And
I
will
make
your
children
like
the
dust
of
the
earth,
so
that
if
the
dust
of
the
earth
may
be
numbered,
then
will
your
children
be
numbered.
Come,
go
through all
the
land
from
one end
to
the other
for
I
will
give
it
to
you.
And
Abram, moving
his
tent,
came
and
made
his living-place
by
the holy tree
of
Mamre,
which
is
in
Hebron,
and
made
an
altar
there
to
the
Lord.
Now
in
the
days
of
Amraphel,
king
of
Shinar,
Arioch,
king
of
Ellasar,
Chedorlaomer,
king
of
Elam,
and
Tidal,
king
of
Goiim,
They
made
war
with
Bera,
king
of
Sodom,
and
with
Birsha,
king
of
Gomorrah,
Shinab,
king
of
Admah,
and
Shemeber,
king
of
Zeboiim,
and
the
king
of
Bela (which
is
Zoar).
All
these
came
together
in
the
valley
of
Siddim (which
is
the
Salt
Sea).
For
twelve
years
they
were under
the rule
of
Chedorlaomer,
but
in
the thirteenth
year
they put
off
his control.
And
in
the fourteenth
year,
Chedorlaomer
and
the
kings
who
were
on
his
side, overcame
the
Rephaim
in
Ashteroth-karnaim,
and
the
Zuzim
in
Ham,
and
the Emim
in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
And
the
Horites
in
their
mountain
Seir, driving
them
as
far
as
El-paran,
which
is
near
the waste land.
Then
they
came
back
to
En-mishpat (which
is
Kadesh),
making waste
all
the
country
of
the
Amalekites
and
of
the
Amorites
living
in
Hazazon-tamar.
And
the
king
of
Sodom
with
the
king
of
Gomorrah
and
the
king
of
Admah
and
the
king
of
Zeboiim
and
the
king
of
Bela (that
is
Zoar),
went
out,
and
put
their
forces
in position
in
the
valley
of
Siddim,
Against
Chedorlaomer,
king
of
Elam,
and
Tidal,
king
of
Goiim,
and
Amraphel,
king
of
Shinar,
and
Arioch,
king
of
Ellasar:
four
kings
against
the
five.
Now
the
valley
of
Siddim
was full
of holes
of sticky earth;
and
the
kings
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
were
put
to
flight
and
came
to
their end
there,
but
the
rest got
away
to
the
mountain.
And
the four kings
took
all
the
goods
and
food
from
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and went
on
their
way.
And
in addition
they
took
Lot, Abram's brother's
son,
who
was
living
in
Sodom,
and all
his
goods.
And
one
who
had got
away
from
the fight
came
and
gave
word
of
it
to
Abram
the
Hebrew,
who
was
living
by
the holy tree
of
Mamre,
the
Amorite,
the
brother
of
Eshcol
and
Aner,
who
were friends
of
Abram.
And
Abram,
hearing
that
his brother's son
had been
made
a
prisoner,
took
a band
of
his
trained
men,
three
hundred
and
eighteen
of
them, sons
of
his
house,
and
went
after
them
as
far
as
Dan.
And separating
his forces
by
night,
he overcame
them, putting
them
to
flight
and going
after
them
as
far
as
Hobah,
which
is
on
the
north
side
of
Damascus.
And
he got
back
all
the
goods,
and
Lot,
his brother's son,
with
his
goods
and
the
women
and
the
people.
And
when
he
was
coming
back
after putting
to flight
Chedorlaomer
and
the other
kings,
he
had
a meeting
with
the
king
of
Sodom
in
the
valley
of
Shaveh,
that
is,
the King's
Valley.
And
Melchizedek,
king
of
Salem,
the
priest
of
the
Most High
God,
took
bread
and
wine,
And
blessing
him,
said,
May
the
blessing
of
the Most High
God, maker
of
heaven
and
earth,
be
on
Abram:
And
let
the Most High
God
be
praised,
who
has
given
into
your
hands
those
who
were
against
you.
Then Abram
gave
him
a
tenth
of
all
the goods
he
had
taken.
And
the
king
of
Sodom
said
to
Abram,
Give
me
the prisoners
and
take
the
goods
for
yourself.
But
Abram
said
to
the
king
of
Sodom,
I
have taken
an oath
to
the
Lord,
the
Most
High
God, maker
of
heaven
and
earth,
That
I
will
not
take
so
much
as
a
thread
or
the
cord
of
a
shoe
of yours;
so
that
you
may
not
say,
I
have given
wealth
to
Abram:
Give
me
nothing
but
the
food
which
the fighting-men
who
went
with
me
have
had;
but
let
Aner
and
Eshcol
and
Mamre
have
their part
of
the goods.
After
these
things,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Abram
in
a
vision,
saying,
Have
no
fear,
Abram:
I
will keep
you safe,
and
great
will
be
your
reward.
And
Abram
said,
What
will
you
give
me?
for
I
have
no
child
and
this
Eliezer
of
Damascus
will
have all
my wealth
after
me.
And
Abram
said,
You
have
given
me
no
child,
and
a servant
in
my
house
will get
the heritage.
Then
said
the
Lord,
This man
will
not
get
the heritage,
but
a son
of
your
body
will
have
your
property
after
you.
And
he
took
him
out
into
the
open air,
and
said
to
him,
Let
your eyes
be lifted
to
heaven,
and
see
if
the
stars
may
be
numbered;
even
so
will
your
seed
be.
And
he
had
faith
in
the
Lord,
and
it
was
put
to
his account
as
righteousness.
And
he
said
to
him,
I
am
the
Lord,
who
took
you
from Ur
of
the
Chaldees,
to
give
you
this
land
for
your heritage.
And
he
said,
O
Lord
God,
how may
I
be
certain
that
it
will
be mine?
And
he
said,
Take
a
young cow
of
three years
old,
and
a she-goat
of
three years
old,
and
a sheep
of
three years
old,
and
a dove
and
a
young
pigeon.
All
these
he
took, cutting
them
in
two
and
putting
one
half
opposite
the
other,
but
not cutting
the
birds
in
two.
And evil
birds
came
down
on
the
bodies,
but
Abram sent
them
away.
Now
when
the
sun
was
going
down,
a
deep
sleep
came
on
Abram,
and
a dark cloud
of
fear.
And
he
said
to
Abram,
Truly,
your
seed
will
be living
in
a
land which
is
not theirs,
as
servants
to
a
people
who
will
be cruel
to
them
for
four
hundred
years;
But
I
will
be
the
judge
of
that
nation
whose
servants
they
are,
and
they
will
come
out
from among
them
with
great
wealth.
As
for
you,
you
will
go
to
your
fathers
in
peace;
at
the end
of
a
long life
you
will
be
put
in
your last resting-place.
And
in
the
fourth
generation
they
will
come
back
here;
for
at
present
the
sin
of
the
Amorite
is
not
full.
Then
when
the
sun
went
down
and
it
was
dark,
he
saw
a
smoking
fire
and
a
flaming light
which
went
between
the parts
of
the bodies.
In
that
day
the
Lord
made
an
agreement
with
Abram,
and
said,
To
your
seed
have
I
given
this
land
from
the
river
of
Egypt
to
the
great
river,
the
river
Euphrates:
The
Kenite,
the
Kenizzite,
and
the
Kadmonite,
And
the
Hittite,
and
the
Perizzite,
and
the
Rephaim,
And
the
Amorite,
and
the
Canaanite,
and
the
Girgashite,
and
the
Jebusite.
Now
Sarai, Abram's
wife,
had
given
him
no
children;
and
she
had
a
servant,
a
woman
of
Egypt
whose
name
was
Hagar.
And
Sarai
said
to
Abram,
See,
the
Lord
has
not
let
me
have
children;
go
in
to
my
servant,
for
I
may
get
a family
through
her.
And
Abram did
as
Sarai
said.
So
after
Abram
had
been
living
for
ten
years
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
Sarai
took
Hagar,
her
Egyptian
servant,
and
gave
her
to
Abram
for
his
wife.
And
he
went
in
to
Hagar
and
she
became
with
child,
and
when
she
saw
that
she
was
with
child,
she no longer
had
any respect
for
her master's wife.
And
Sarai
said
to
Abram,
May
my
wrong
be
on
you:
I
gave
you
my
servant
for
your wife
and
when
she
saw
that
she
was
with
child,
she
no longer
had
any
respect
for
me:
may
the
Lord
be
judge
between
you
and
me.
And
Abram
said,
The woman
is
in
your
power;
do
with
her
whatever
seems
good
to
you.
And
Sarai
was cruel
to
her,
so
that
she
went running
away
from
her.
And
an
angel
of
the
Lord
came
to
her
by
a fountain
of
water
in
the waste land,
by
the fountain
on
the
way
to
Shur.
And
he
said,
Hagar, Sarai's
servant,
where
have
you
come
from
and
where
are
you
going?
And
she
said,
I
am running
away
from
Sarai,
my master's wife.
And
the
angel
said
to
her,
Go
back,
and
put
yourself
under
her
authority.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said,
Your
seed
will
be
greatly
increased
so
that
it
may
not
be
numbered.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said,
See,
you
are
with
child
and
will
give
birth
to
a
son,
to
whom
you
will
give
the
name
Ishmael,
because
the ears
of
the
Lord
were open
to
your sorrow.
And
he
will
be
like
a mountain ass
among
men;
his
hand
will
be
against
every
man
and
every man's
hand
against
him,
and
he
will keep
his
place
against
all
his
brothers.
And
to
the
Lord
who
was
talking
with
her
she
gave
this
name,
You
are
a
God
who
is
seen;
for
she
said,
Have
I
not
even
here
in
the waste land
had
a
vision
of
God
and
am
still living?
So
that fountain
was
named, Fountain
of Life
and Vision:
it
is
between
Kadesh
and
Bered.
And
Hagar
gave
birth
to
a
child,
the
son
of
Abram,
to
whom
Abram
gave
the
name
of
Ishmael.
Abram
was
eighty-six
years
old
when
Hagar
gave
birth
to
Ishmael.
When
Abram
was ninety-nine
years
old,
the
Lord
came
to
him,
and
said,
I
am
God, Ruler
of all;
go
in
my ways
and
be upright
in all
things,
And
I
will
make
an
agreement
between
you
and
me,
and
your offspring
will
be
greatly
increased.
And
Abram
went
down
on
his
face
on
the earth,
and
the Lord
God
went
on
talking
with
him,
and
said,
As
for
me,
my
agreement
is
made
with
you,
and
you
will
be
the
father
of
nations without end.
No
longer
will
your
name
be
Abram,
but
Abraham,
for
I
have
made
you
the
father
of
a number
of
nations.
I
will
make
you
very fertile,
so
that
nations
will
come
from
you
and
kings
will
be
your offspring.
And
I
will
make
between
me
and
you
and
your
seed
after
you
through
all
generations,
an
eternal
agreement
to
be
a
God
to
you
and
to
your
seed
after
you.
And
to
you
and
to
your
seed
after
you,
I
will
give
the
land
in which
you
are living,
all
the
land
of
Canaan
for
an
eternal heritage;
and
I
will
be
their
God.
And
God
said
to
Abraham,
On
your
side,
you
are
to
keep
the
agreement,
you
and
your
seed
after
you
through
all
generations.
And
this
is
the
agreement
which
you
are
to
keep
with
me,
you
and
your
seed
after
you:
every
male
among
you
is
to undergo circumcision.
In
the
flesh
of
your private parts
you
are
to undergo
it,
as
a
mark
of
the
agreement
between
me
and
you.
Every
male
among
you,
from
one
generation
to
another,
is
to undergo circumcision
when
he
is
eight
days
old,
with
every servant
whose
birth takes
place
in
your
house,
or
for
whom
you gave
money
to someone
of
another country,
and
not
of
your
seed.
He
who
comes
to birth
in
your
house
and
he
who
is
made yours
for
a
price,
all
are
to undergo circumcision;
so
that
my
agreement
may
be marked
in
your
flesh,
an
agreement
for
all
time.
And
any
male
who
does
not undergo circumcision
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people:
my
agreement
has
been
broken
by
him.
And
God
said,
As
for
Sarai,
your
wife,
from
now
her
name
will
be
not
Sarai,
but
Sarah.
And
I
will
give
her
a
blessing
so
that
you
will
have
a
son
by
her:
truly
my
blessing
will
be
on
her,
and
she
will
be
the mother
of
nations:
kings
of
peoples
will
be
her
offspring.
Then
Abraham
went
down
on
his
face,
and laughing,
said
in
his
heart,
May
a
man
a
hundred
years
old
have
a
child?
will
Sarah,
at
ninety
years
old,
give
birth?
And
Abraham
said
to
God,
If
only Ishmael's
life
might
be
your care!
And
God
said,
Not
so;
but
Sarah,
your
wife,
will
have
a
son,
and
you
will
give
him
the
name
Isaac,
and
I
will
make
my
agreement
with
him
for
ever
and
with
his
seed
after
him.
As
for
Ishmael,
I
have
given ear
to
your prayer:
truly
I
have
given
him
my
blessing
and
I
will
make
him fertile
and
give
him
great
increase;
he
will
be
the
father
of
twelve
chiefs,
and
I
will
make
him
a
great
nation.
But
my
agreement
will be
with
Isaac,
to
whom
Sarah
will
give
birth
a
year
from
this
time.
And having
said
these words,
God
went
up
from
Abraham.
And
Abraham
took
Ishmael,
his
son,
and
all
whose birth
had
taken
place
in
his
house,
and
all
his
servants
whom
he
had
made
his
for
a
price,
every
male
of
his
house,
and
on
that
very
day
he
gave
them circumcision
in
the
flesh
of
their private parts
as
God
had
said
to
him.
Abraham
was ninety-nine
years
old
when
he underwent circumcision.
And
Ishmael,
his
son,
was
thirteen
years
old
when
he underwent circumcision.
Abraham
and
Ishmael,
his
son, underwent circumcision
on
that
very
day.
And
all
the
men
of
his
house,
those
whose birth
had taken
place
in
the
house
and
those whom
he
had got
for
money
from
men
of
other
lands, underwent circumcision
with
him.
Now
the
Lord
came
to
him
by
the holy tree
of
Mamre,
when
he
was
seated
in
the
doorway
of
his
tent
in
the middle
of
the
day;
And lifting
up
his
eyes,
he
saw
three
men
before
him;
and
seeing
them,
he
went
quickly
to
them
from
the
door
of
the
tent,
and
went
down
on
his
face
to
the
earth;
And
said,
My
Lord,
if
now
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
do
not
go
away
from
your
servant:
Let
me
get
water
for
washing
your
feet,
and
take
your
rest
under
the
tree:
And
let
me
get
a bit
of
bread
to
keep
up
your strength,
and
after
that
you
may
go
on
your
way:
for
this
is
why
you
have come
to
your
servant.
And
they
said,
Let
it
be
so.
Then
Abraham
went
quickly
into
the
tent,
and
said
to
Sarah, Get
three
measures
of
meal straight away
and
make
cakes.
And
running
to
the
herd,
he
took
a
young
ox,
soft
and fat,
and
gave
it
to
the
servant
and
he
quickly
made
it ready;
And
he
took
butter
and
milk
and
the
young
ox
which
he
had
made ready
and
put
it
before
them, waiting
by
them
under
the
tree
while
they
took
food.
And
they
said
to
him,
Where
is
Sarah
your
wife?
And
he
said, She
is
in
the
tent.
And
he
said,
I
will
certainly
come
back
to
you
in
the spring,
and
Sarah
your
wife
will
have
a
son.
And
his words
came
to
the ears
of
Sarah
who
was
at
the
back
of
the tent-door.
Now
Abraham
and
Sarah
were very
old,
and
Sarah
was
past
the
time
for giving birth.
And
Sarah, laughing
to
herself,
said,
Now
that
I
am
used
up
am
I
still
to
have pleasure,
my husband himself
being
old?
And
the
Lord
said,
Why
was
Sarah laughing
and
saying,
Is
it possible
for
me,
being
old,
to
give
birth
to
a
child?
Is
there any wonder
which
the
Lord
is
not able
to do?
At
the
time
I
said,
in
the spring,
I
will
come
back
to
you,
and
Sarah
will
have
a
child.
Then
Sarah
said,
I
was
not laughing;
for
she
was full
of
fear.
And
he
said,
No,
but
you
were laughing.
And
the
men
went
on
from
there
in
the
direction
of
Sodom;
and
Abraham
went
with
them
on
their
way.
And
the
Lord
said,
Am
I
to
keep back
from
Abraham
the knowledge
of
what
I
do;
Seeing
that
Abraham
will certainly
become
a
great
and
strong
nation,
and
his name
will
be
used
by
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
as
a
blessing?
For
I
have
made
him mine
so
that
he
may
give
orders
to
his
children
and
those
of
his
line
after
him,
to
keep
the
ways
of
the
Lord,
to
do
what
is good
and
right:
so
that
the
Lord
may
do
to
Abraham
as
he
has
said.
And
the
Lord
said,
Because
the
outcry
against
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
is
very
great,
and
their
sin
is
very evil,
I
will
go
down
now,
and
see
if
their
acts
are
as bad
as
they seem
from
the
outcry which
has
come
to
me;
and
if
they
are
not,
I
will
see.
And
the
men,
turning
from
that
place,
went
on
to
Sodom:
but
Abraham
was
still waiting
before
the
Lord.
And
Abraham
came
near,
and
said,
Will
you
let destruction
come
on
the upright
with
the sinners?
If
by chance
there
are
fifty upright
men
in
the
town,
will
you
give
the
place
to
destruction
and
not
have mercy
on
it
because
of
the
fifty upright
men?
Let
such
a
thing
be
far
from
you,
to
put
the upright
to
death
with
the sinner:
will
not
the
judge
of
all
the
earth
do
right?
And
the
Lord
said,
If
there
are
fifty upright
men
in
the
town,
I
will
have
mercy
on
it
because
of
them.
And
Abraham answering
said, Truly,
I
who
am only
dust,
have undertaken
to put
my thoughts
before
the
Lord:
If
by chance
there
are
five
less
than
fifty upright
men,
will
you give
up
all
the
town
to
destruction
because
of
these
five?
And
he
said,
I
will
not give
it
to
destruction
if
there
are
forty-five.
And
again
he
said
to
him,
By chance
there
may
be
forty
there.
And
he
said,
I
will
not
do
it
if
there
are
forty.
And
he
said,
Let
not
the
Lord
be
angry
with
me
if
I
say,
What
if
there
are
thirty
there?
And
he
said,
I
will
not
do
it
if
there
are
thirty.
And
he
said,
See
now,
I
have undertaken
to put
my thoughts
before
the
Lord:
what
if
there
are
twenty
there?
And
he
said,
I
will
have mercy
because
of
the
twenty.
And
he
said,
O
let
not
the
Lord
be
angry
and
I
will
say
only
one
word
more:
by chance
there
may
be
ten
there.
And
he
said,
I
will
have mercy
because
of
the
ten.
And
the
Lord
went
on
his way
when
his
talk
with
Abraham
was
ended,
and
Abraham
went
back
to
his
place.
And
at nightfall
the
two
angels
came
to
Sodom;
and
Lot
was
seated
at
the way
into
the
town:
and
when
he
saw
them
he
got
up
and
came
before
them, falling
down
on
his
face
to
the
earth.
And
he
said,
My
masters,
come
now
into
your servant's
house
and
take
your rest
there
for
the night,
and
let
your
feet
be
washed;
and
early
in
the
morning
you
may
go
on
your
way.
And
they
said,
Not
so,
but
we
will
take
our night's rest
in
the
street.
But
he
made
his request
more
strongly,
so
they
went
with
him
into
his
house;
and
he got
food ready
for
them,
and
made
unleavened
bread,
of
which
they
took.
But
before
they
had gone
to
bed,
the
men
of
the
town,
all
the
men
of
Sodom,
came
round
the
house,
young
and
old,
from
every
part
of
the
town;
And
crying
out
to
Lot,
they
said,
Where
are
the
men
who
came
to
your house
this
night?
Send
them
out
to
us,
so
that
we
may
take
our pleasure
with
them.
And
Lot
went
out
to
them
in
the
doorway, shutting
the
door
after
him.
And
he
said,
My
brothers,
do
not
this
evil.
See
now,
I
have
two
unmarried
daughters;
I
will
send
them
out
to
you
so
that
you
may
do
to
them
whatever
seems
good
to
you:
only
do
nothing
to
these
men,
for
this
is
why
they
have
come
under
the
shade
of
my
roof.
And
they
said,
Give way
there.
This
one
man,
they
said,
came
here
from
a strange country,
and
will
he
now
be
our
judge?
now
we
will
do worse
to
you than
to
them;
and pushing
violently
against
Lot,
they
came
near
to
get
the
door
broken
in.
But
the
men
put
out
their
hands
and
took
Lot
into
the
house
to
them, shutting
the
door
again.
But
the
men
who
were outside
the
door
they
made blind,
all
of
them,
small
and
great,
so
that
they
were
tired
out
with
looking
for
the
door.
Then
the
men
said
to
Lot,
Are
there
any others
of
your family
here? sons-in-law
or
sons
or
daughters,
take
them
all
out
of
this
place;
For
we
are
about
to
send
destruction
on
this
place,
because
a
great
outcry
against
them
has come
to
the ears
of
the
Lord;
and
the
Lord
has
sent
us
to
put
an end
to
the town.
And
Lot
went
out
and
said
to
his sons-in-law,
who
were
married
to
his
daughters,
Come,
let
us
go
out
of
this
place,
for
the
Lord
is
about
to
send
destruction
on
the
town.
But
his sons-in-law did
not
take
him seriously.
And
when
morning
came,
the
angels did
all
in
their power
to
make
Lot
go,
saying,
Get
up quickly
and
take
your
wife
and
your
two
daughters
who
are
here,
and
go,
for
fear
that
you
come
to destruction
in
the
punishment
of
the
town.
But
while
he
was waiting,
the
men
took
him
and
his
wife
and
his
daughters
by
the
hand,
for
the
Lord
had
mercy
on
them,
and
put
them
outside
the
town.
And
when
they
had
put
them
out,
he
said,
Go
for
your
life,
without
looking
back
or waiting
in
the lowland;
go quickly
to
the
mountain
or
you
will
come
to destruction.
And
Lot
said
to
them,
Not
so,
O
my
Lord;
See
now,
your
servant
has
had
grace
in
your
eyes
and
great
is
your mercy
in keeping
my
life
from
destruction,
but
I
am
not
able
to
get
as far
as
the
mountain
before
evil overtakes
me
and
death;
This
town,
now,
is
near,
and
it
is
a
little
one:
O,
let
me
go
there (is
it
not
a
little
one?)
so
that
my
life
may
be safe.
And
he
said,
See,
I
have given
you
your
request
in
this
one
thing
more:
I
will
not send destruction
on
this
town.
Go
there
quickly,
for
I am
not
able
to
do
anything
till
you
have
come
there.
For
this
reason,
the
town
was
named
Zoar.
The
sun
was
up
when
Lot
came
to
Zoar.
Then
the
Lord
sent
fire
and
flaming smoke raining
down
from
heaven
on
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
And
he sent destruction
on
those
towns,
with
all
the lowland
and
all
the
people
of
those
towns
and
every green
thing
in
the
land.
But Lot's
wife,
looking
back,
became
a
pillar
of
salt.
And
Abraham
got
up
early
in
the
morning
and
went
to
the
place
where
he
had
been talking
with
the
Lord:
And
looking
in
the
direction
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
the lowland,
he
saw
the
smoke
of
the
land
going
up
like
the
smoke
of
an oven.
So
it
came
about
that
when
God
sent
destruction
on
the
towns
of
the lowland,
he kept
his word
to
Abraham,
and
sent
Lot safely
away
when
he
put
an end
to
the
towns
where
he
was
living.
Then
Lot
went
up
out
of
Zoar
to
the
mountain,
and
was
living
there
with
his
two
daughters,
for
fear kept
him
from
living
in
Zoar:
and
he
and
his
daughters
made
their living-place
in
a hole
in
the rock.
And
the
older daughter
said
to
her sister,
Our
father
is
old,
and
there
is
no
man
to
be
a
husband
to
us
in
the natural
way:
Come, let
us
give
our
father much
wine,
and we
will go into
his
bed,
so
that we
may
have
offspring
by
our
father,
And
that
night
they
made
their
father
take much
wine;
and
the
older daughter
went
into
his
bed;
and
he
had
no
knowledge
of
when
she
went
in
or
when
she
went
away.
And
on
the
day
after,
the
older daughter
said
to
the
younger,
Last
night
I
was
with
my
father;
let
us
make
him
take much
wine
this
night
again,
and
do
you
go
to
him,
so
that
we
may
have
offspring
by
our
father.
And
that
night
again
they
made
their
father
take much
wine;
and
the
younger daughter
went
into
his
bed;
and
he
had
no
knowledge
of
when
she
went
in
or
when
she
went
away.
And so
the
two
daughters
of
Lot
were
with
child
by
their
father.
And
the older daughter
had
a
son,
and
she
gave
him
the
name
Moab:
he
is
the
father
of
the
Moabites
to
this
day.
And
the
younger
had
a
son
and
gave
him
the
name
Ben-ammi:
from
him come
the
children
of
Ammon
to
this
day.
And
Abraham
went
on
his way
from
there
to
the
land
of
the
South,
and
was
living
between
Kadesh
and
Shur,
in
Gerar.
And
Abraham
said
of
Sarah,
his
wife,
She
is
my
sister:
and
Abimelech,
king
of
Gerar,
sent
and
took
Sarah.
But
God
came
to
Abimelech
in
a
dream
in
the
night,
and
said
to
him, Truly
you
are
a
dead
man
because
of
the
woman
whom
you
have
taken;
for
she
is
a man's
wife.
Now
Abimelech
had
not
come
near
her;
and
he
said,
Lord,
will
you put
to death
an upright
nation?
Did
he
not
say
to
me
himself,
She
is
my
sister?
and
she
herself
said,
He
is
my
brother:
with
an
upright
heart
and clean
hands
have
I
done
this.
And
God
said
to
him
in
the
dream,
I
see
that
you
have
done
this
with
an
upright
heart,
and
I
have
kept
you
from
sinning
against
me:
for
this
reason
I
did
not
let
you
come
near
her.
So
now,
give
the
man
back
his
wife,
for
he
is
a
prophet,
and
let
him say
a prayer
for
you,
so
your
life
may
be safe:
but
if
you
do
not
give
her
back,
be
certain
that
death
will
come
to
you
and
all
your house.
So
Abimelech
got
up
early
in
the
morning
and sent
for
all
his
servants
and
gave
them
word
of
these
things,
and
they
were
full
of
fear.
Then
Abimelech
sent
for
Abraham,
and
said,
What
have
you
done
to
us?
what
wrong
have
I
done
you
that
you
have
put
on
me
and
on
my
kingdom
so
great
a
sin?
You
have
done
to
me
things
which
are
not
to
be
done.
And
Abimelech
said
to
Abraham,
Why
did
you
do
this
thing?
And
Abraham
said,
Because
it seemed
to
me
that
there
was
no
fear
of
God
in
this
place,
and
that
they
might put
me
to death
because
of
my
wife.
And,
in fact,
she
is
my
sister,
the
daughter
of
my
father,
but
not
the
daughter
of
my
mother;
and
she
became
my
wife:
And
when
God
sent
me
wandering
from
my father's
house,
I
said
to
her,
Let
this
be
the sign
of
your
love
for
me;
wherever
we
go,
say
of
me,
He
is
my
brother.
Then
Abimelech
gave
to
Abraham
sheep
and
oxen
and men-servants
and women-servants,
and
gave
him
back
his
wife
Sarah.
And
Abimelech
said,
See,
all
my
land
is
before
you;
take
whatever
place
seems
good
to
you.
And
he
said
to
Sarah,
See,
I
have
given
to
your
brother
a
thousand bits
of
silver
so
that
your wrong
may
be
put
right;
now
your honour
is
clear
in
the
eyes
of
all.
Then
Abraham
made prayer
to
God,
and
God
made
Abimelech well again,
and
his
wife
and
his women-servants,
so
that
they
had
children.
For
the
Lord
had
kept
all
the
women
of
the
house
of
Abimelech
from
having children,
because
of
Sarah, Abraham's
wife.
And
the
Lord
came
to
Sarah
as
he
had
said
and
did
to
her
as
he
had undertaken.
And
Sarah
became
with
child,
and
gave
Abraham
a
son
when
he
was
old,
at
the
time
named
by
God.
And
Abraham
gave
to
his
son,
to
whom
Sarah
had
given
birth,
the
name
Isaac.
And
when
his
son
Isaac
was
eight
days
old,
Abraham
made
him undergo circumcision,
as
God
had said
to
him.
Now
Abraham
was
a
hundred
years
old
when
the
birth
of
Isaac
took place.
And
Sarah
said,
God
has
given
me cause
for laughing,
and
everyone
who
has
news
of
it
will
be laughing
with
me.
And
she
said,
Who
would
have
said
to
Abraham
that
Sarah
would
have
a
child
at
her breast?
for see,
I
have
given
him
a
son
now
when
he
is
old.
And
when
the
child
was
old
enough
to
be taken
from
the breast,
Abraham
made
a
great
feast.
And
Sarah
saw
the
son
of
Hagar
the
Egyptian playing
with Isaac.
So
she
said
to
Abraham, Send
away
that woman
and
her
son:
for
the
son
of
that woman
is
not
to
have
a part
in
the heritage
with
my
son
Isaac.
And
this
was
a
great
grief
to
Abraham
because
of
his
son.
But
God
said,
Let
it
not
be
a grief
to
you
because
of
the
boy
and Hagar
his mother;
give ear
to
whatever
Sarah
says
to
you,
because
it
is
from
Isaac
that
your
seed
will take
its
name.
And
I
will
make
a
nation
of
the
son
of
your servant-woman,
because
he
is
your
seed.
And
early
in
the
morning
Abraham
got
up,
and
gave
Hagar some
bread
and
a water-skin,
and
put
the
boy
on
her
back,
and
sent
her
away:
and she
went,
wandering
in
the waste land
of Beer-sheba.
And
when
all
the
water
in
the
skin
was
used
up, she
put
the
child
down
under
a tree.
And
she
went
some
distance
away,
about
an arrow flight,
and seating herself
on
the earth,
she
gave way
to bitter
weeping,
saying,
Let
me
not
see
the
death
of
my
child.
And
the boy's
cry
came
to
the ears
of
God;
and
the
angel
of
God
said
to
Hagar
from
heaven,
Hagar,
why
are
you weeping?
have
no
fear,
for
the child's
cry
has come
to
the ears
of
God.
Come,
take
your
child
in
your
arms,
for
I
will
make
of
him
a
great
nation.
Then
God
made
her
eyes
open,
and
she
saw
a water-spring,
and
she got
water
in
the
skin
and
gave
the
boy
a
drink.
And
God
was
with
the
boy,
and
he
became
tall
and strong,
and
he
became
a bowman,
living
in
the waste land.
And
while
he
was
in
the waste
land
of
Paran,
his
mother
got
him
a
wife
from
the
land
of
Egypt.
Now
at
that
time,
Abimelech
and
Phicol,
the
captain
of
his
army,
said
to
Abraham,
I
see
that
God
is
with
you
in
all
you
do.
Now,
then, give
me
your
oath,
in
the
name
of
God,
that
you
will
not
be false
to
me
or
to
my sons
after
me,
but
that
as
I
have
been good
to
you,
so
you
will
be
to
me
and
to
this
land
where
you
have
been
living.
And
Abraham
said,
I
will give you
my
oath.
But
Abraham
made
a protest
to
Abimelech
because
of
a water-hole
which Abimelech's
servants
had
taken
by
force.
But
Abimelech
said,
I
have
no
idea
who
has
done
this
thing;
you
never
gave
me
word
of
it,
and
I
had
no
knowledge
of
it till
this
day.
And
Abraham
took
sheep
and
oxen
and
gave
them
to
Abimelech,
and
the
two
of
them
made
an
agreement together.
And
Abraham put
seven young
lambs
of
the
flock on
one side
by
themselves.
Then
Abimelech
said,
What
are
these
seven
lambs
which
you
have put
on
one side?
And
he
said,
Take
these
seven
lambs
from
me
as
a witness
that
I
have
made
this water-hole.
So
he
gave
that
place
the
name Beer-sheba,
because
there
the
two
of
them
had
given
their
oaths.
So
they
made
an
agreement
at Beer-sheba,
and
Abimelech
and
Phicol,
the
captain
of
his
army,
went
back
to
the
land
of
the
Philistines.
And
Abraham,
after planting
a holy
tree
in Beer-sheba,
gave
worship
to
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the
Eternal
God.
And
Abraham went
on
living
in
the
land
of
the
Philistines
as
in
a strange
country.
Now
after
these
things,
God
put
Abraham
to
the
test,
and
said
to
him,
Abraham;
and
he
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said
to
him,
Take
your
son,
your
dearly
loved
only
son
Isaac,
and
go
to
the
land
of
Moriah
and
give
him
as
a burned
offering
on
one
of
the
mountains
of
which
I
will
give
you knowledge.
And
Abraham
got
up
early
in
the
morning,
and
made ready
his ass,
and
took
with
him
two
of
his
young
men
and
Isaac,
his
son,
and
after
the
wood
for
the burned offering
had
been cut,
he
went
on
his way
to
the
place
of
which
God
had given
him
word.
And
on
the
third
day,
Abraham, lifting
up
his
eyes,
saw
the
place
a
long way
off.
Then
he
said
to
his
young
men, Keep
here
with
the ass;
and
I
and
the
boy
will
go
on
and
give
worship
and
come
back
again
to
you.
And
Abraham
put
the
wood
for
the burned offering
on
his son's
back,
and
he
himself
took
the
fire
and
the
knife
in
his
hand,
and
the
two
of
them went
on
together.
Then
Isaac
said
to
Abraham,
My
father;
and
he
said,
Here am
I,
my
son.
And
he
said, We
have
wood
and
fire
here,
but
where
is
the
lamb
for
the burned offering?
And
Abraham
said,
God himself
will
give
the
lamb
for
the burned offering:
so
they went
on
together.
And
they
came
to
the
place
of
which
God
had given
him knowledge;
and
there
Abraham
made
the
altar
and
put
the
wood
in
place
on
it,
and having
made
tight
the bands round
Isaac
his
son,
he
put
him
on
the
wood
on
the
altar.
And stretching
out
his
hand,
Abraham
took
the
knife
to
put
his
son
to death.
But
the voice
of
the
angel
of
the
Lord
came
from
heaven,
saying,
Abraham,
Abraham:
and
he
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said,
Let
not
your
hand
be
stretched
out
against
the
boy
to
do
anything
to
him;
for
now
I
am
certain
that
the
fear
of
God
is
in
your heart,
because
you
have
not
kept
back
your
son,
your
only
son,
from
me.
And lifting
up
his
eyes,
Abraham
saw
a
sheep fixed
by
its
horns
in
the brushwood:
and
Abraham
took
the
sheep
and
made
a burned
offering
of
it
in
place
of
his
son.
And
Abraham
gave
that
place
the
name Yahweh-yireh:
as
it
is
said
to
this
day,
In
the
mountain
the
Lord
is
seen.
And
the voice
of
the
angel
of
the
Lord
came
to
Abraham
a
second
time
from
heaven,
Saying,
I
have taken
an
oath
by
my
name,
says
the
Lord,
because
you
have
done
this
and
have
not
kept
back
from
me
your dearly loved
only
son,
That
I
will
certainly give
you
my
blessing,
and
your
seed
will
be
increased
like
the
stars
of
heaven
and
the
sand
by
the seaside;
your
seed
will
take
the
land
of
those
who
are
against
them;
And
your
seed
will
be
a
blessing
to
all
the
nations
of
the
earth,
because
you
have
done
what
I
gave
you orders
to
do.
Then
Abraham
went
back
to
his
young
men
and
they
went
together
to Beer-sheba,
the place
where
Abraham
was
living.
After
these
things,
Abraham
had
news
that
Milcah,
the wife
of
his
brother
Nahor,
had
given
birth
to
children;
Uz
the
oldest,
and
Buz
his
brother,
and
Kemuel,
the
father
of
Aram,
And
Chesed
and
Hazo
and
Pildash
and
Jidlaph
and
Bethuel.
Bethuel
was
the
father
of
Rebekah:
these
eight
were
the
children
of
Milcah
and
Nahor, Abraham's
brother.
And
his servant
Reumah
gave
birth
to
Tebah
and
Gaham
and
Tahash
and
Maacah.
Now
the
years
of Sarah's
life
were
a
hundred
and twenty-seven.
And Sarah's
death
took
place
in
Kiriath-arba,
that
is,
Hebron,
in
the
land
of
Canaan:
and
Abraham
went
into
his house,
weeping
and sorrowing
for
Sarah.
And
Abraham
came
from
his
dead
and
said
to
the
children
of
Heth,
I
am living
among
you
as one
from
a strange country:
give
me some
land
here
as
my
property,
so
that
I
may
put
my
dead
to rest.
And
in
answer
the
children
of
Heth
said
to
Abraham,
My
lord,
truly
you
are
a
great chief
among
us; take
the best
of
our resting-places
for
your
dead;
not
one
of
us
will
keep
back
from
you
a
place
where
you
may
put
your
dead
to rest.
And
Abraham
got
up
and gave honour
to
the
children
of
Heth,
the
people
of
that
land.
And
he
said
to
them,
If
you
will
let
me
put
my
dead
to rest
here,
make
a
request
for
me
to
Ephron,
the
son
of
Zohar,
That
he
will
give
me
the hollow
in
the rock named
Machpelah,
which
is
his
property
at
the
end
of
his
field;
let
him
give
it
to
me
for
its
full
price
as
a resting-place
for
my dead
among
you.
Now
Ephron
was
seated
among
the
children
of
Heth:
and
Ephron
the
Hittite
gave
Abraham
his
answer
in
the
hearing
of
the
children
of
Heth,
and
of
all
those
who
came
into
his
town,
saying,
No,
my
lord,
I
will
give
you
the
field
with
the hollow
in
the rock;
before all
the
children
of
my
people
will
I
give
it
to
you
for
a resting-place
for
your
dead.
And
Abraham
went
down
on
his
face
before
the
people
of
the
land.
And
Abraham
said
to
Ephron,
in
the
hearing
of
the
people
of
the
land,
If
only
you
will
give
ear
to
me,
I
will
give
you
the
price
of
the
field;
take
it,
and
let
me
put
my
dead
to rest
there.
So
Ephron
said
to
Abraham,
My
lord,
give ear
to
me:
the value
of
the
land
is
four
hundred
shekels;
what
is
that
between
me
and
you?
so
put
your
dead
to rest there.
And
Abraham
took note
of
the
price fixed
by
Ephron
in
the
hearing
of
the
children
of
Heth,
and
gave
him
four
hundred
shekels
in current
money.
So Ephron's
field
at
Machpelah
near
Mamre,
with
the hollow
in
the rock
and
all
the
trees
in
the
field
and
round
it,
Became
the
property
of
Abraham
before
the
eyes
of
the
children
of
Heth
and
of
all
who
came
into
the
town.
Then
Abraham put
Sarah
his
wife
to rest
in
the hollow rock
in
the
field
of
Machpelah
near
Mamre,
that
is,
Hebron
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
And
the
field
and
the hollow rock
were handed
over
to
Abraham
as
his
property
by
the
children
of
Heth.
Now
Abraham
was
old
and
far
on
in
years:
and
the
Lord
had given
him
everything
in
full measure.
And
Abraham
said
to
his chief
servant,
the manager
of
all
his
property,
Come
now,
put
your
hand
under
my leg:
And
take
an
oath
by
the
Lord,
the
God
of
heaven
and
the
God
of
the
earth,
that
you
will
not
get
a
wife
for
my
son Isaac
from
the
daughters
of
the
Canaanites
among
whom
I
am
living;
But
that
you
will go
into
my
country
and
to
my
relations
and
get
a
wife there
for
my
son
Isaac.
And
the
servant
said,
If
by chance
the
woman
will
not
come
with
me
into
this
land, am
I
to
take
your
son
back
again
to
the
land
from
which
you
came?
And
Abraham
said,
Take
care
that
you
do
not let
my
son
go
back
to
that land.
The
Lord
God
of
heaven,
who
took
me
from
my father's
house
and
from
the
land
of
my
birth,
and
made
an
oath
to
me,
saying,
To
your
seed
I
will
give
this
land:
he
will
send
his
angel
before
you
and
give
you
a
wife
for
my
son
in
that
land.
And
if
the
woman
will
not
come
with
you,
then
you
are
free
from
this
oath;
only
do
not
take
my
son
back
there.
And
the
servant
put
his
hand
under Abraham's leg,
and
gave
him
his
oath
about
this
thing.
And
the
servant
took
ten
of
his master's
camels,
and
all sorts
of
good
things
of
his master's,
and
went
to
Mesopotamia,
to
the
town
of
Nahor.
And
he made
the
camels
take
their rest
outside
the
town
by
the water-spring
in
the
evening,
at
the
time
when
the women
came
to
get
water.
And
he
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
my
master
Abraham,
let
me
do
well
in
what
I
have undertaken
this
day,
and
give
your
mercy
to
my
master
Abraham.
See,
I
am
waiting
here
by
the water-spring;
and
the
daughters
of
the
town
are
coming
out
to
get
water:
Now,
may
the
girl
to
whom
I
say,
Let
down
your vessel
and
give
me
a
drink,
and
who
says
in
answer, Here
is
a
drink
for
you
and
let
me
give
water
to
your
camels:
may
she
be
the
one marked
out
by
you
for
your
servant
Isaac:
so
may
I
be
certain
that
you
have
been good
to
my
master
Abraham.
And
even
before
his words
were
ended,
Rebekah,
the daughter
of
Bethuel,
the
son
of
Milcah,
who
was
the
wife
of
Nahor, Abraham's
brother,
came
out
with
her water-vessel
on
her arm.
She
was
a
very
beautiful
girl,
a
virgin,
who
had
never
been touched
by
a
man:
and
she
went
down
to
the
spring
to
get
water
in
her vessel.
And
the
servant
came
running
to
her
and
said,
Give
me
a
little
water
from
your vessel.
And
she
said,
Take
a
drink,
my
lord:
and
quickly letting
down
her vessel
onto
her
hand,
she
gave
him
a
drink.
And having done
so,
she
said,
I
will get
water
for
your
camels
till
they
have
had
enough.
And
after putting
the
water
from
her vessel
into
the animals' drinking-place, she
went
quickly
back
to
the spring
and got
water
for
all
the
camels.
And
the
man, looking
at
her, said
nothing, waiting
to
see
if
the
Lord
had given
his
journey
a good outcome.
And
when
the
camels
had
had
enough,
the
man
took
a
gold nose-ring, half
a shekel
in
weight,
and
two ornaments
for
her
arms
of
ten
shekels
weight
of
gold;
And
said
to
her,
Whose
daughter
are
you?
is
there
room
in
your father's
house
for
us?
And
she
said
to
him,
I
am
the
daughter
of
Bethuel,
the
son
of
Milcah, Nahor's wife.
And
she
said, We
have
a
great store
of dry grass
and cattle-food,
and there
is
room
for
you.
And
with bent head
the
man gave
worship
to
the
Lord;
And
said,
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
my
master
Abraham,
who
has given
a sign
that
he
is good
and
true
to
my
master,
by
guiding
me straight
to
the
house
of
my master's
family.
So
the
girl
went
running
and took
the news
of
these
things
to
her mother's
house
Now
Rebekah
had
a
brother
named
Laban,
and
he
came
out
quickly
to
the
man
at
the water-spring.
And
when
he
saw
the nose-ring
and
the ornaments
on
his sister's
hands,
and
when she
gave
him
word
of
what
the
man
had
said
to
her,
then
he
went
out
to
the
man
who
was waiting
with
the
camels
by
the water-spring.
And
he
said
to
him,
Come
in,
you
on whom
is
the
blessing
of
the
Lord;
why
are
you waiting
outside?
for
I
have made
the
house ready
for
you,
and
a
place
for
the
camels.
Then
the
man
came
into
the
house,
and Laban
took
their cords
off
the
camels
and
gave
them dry grass
and
food,
and
he
gave
to
him
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
water
for
washing
their
feet.
And meat
was put
before
him,
but
he
said,
I
will
not take
food
till
I
have
made
my
business clear
to
you.
And
they
said,
Do
so.
And
he
said,
I
am Abraham's
servant.
The
Lord
has
given
my
master every
blessing,
and
he
has
become
great:
he
has
given
him
flocks
and
herds
and
silver
and
gold,
and men-servants
and women-servants
and
camels
and asses.
And
when
Sarah,
my master's
wife,
was
old,
she
gave
birth
to
a
son,
to
whom
he
has
given
all
he
has.
And
my
master
made
me
take
an
oath,
saying,
Do
not
get
a
wife
for
my
son
from
the
daughters
of
the
Canaanites
among
whom
I
am
living;
But go
to
my father's
house
and
to
my
relations
for
a
wife
for
my
son.
And
I
said
to
my
master, What
if
the
woman
will
not come
with
me?
And
he
said,
The
Lord,
whom
I
have ever kept
before
me,
will
send
his
angel
with
you,
who
will
make
it possible
for
you
to
get
a
wife
for
my
son
from
my
relations
and
my father's
house;
And
you
will
be
free
from
your
oath
to
me
when
you
come
to
my
people;
and
if
they
will
not
give
her
to
you,
you
will
be
free
from
your
oath.
And
I
came
today
to
the water-spring,
and
I
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
my
master
Abraham,
if
it
is
your purpose
to
give
a good outcome
to
my
journey,
Let
it
come
about
that,
while
I
am
waiting
here
by
the water-spring,
if
a
girl
comes
to
get
water
and
I
say
to
her,
Give
me
a
little
water
from
your vessel,
and
she
says,
Take
a
drink,
and
I
will get
water
for
your
camels; let
her
be
the
woman marked
out
by
the
Lord
for
my master's
son.
And
even
while
I
was
saying
this
to
myself,
Rebekah
came
out
with
her vessel
on
her arm;
and
she
went
down
to
the
spring
to
get
water;
and
I
said
to
her,
Give
me
a
drink.
And straight away
she
took
down
her vessel
from
her arm,
and
said,
Take
a
drink,
and
I
will get
water
for
your
camels.
And questioning
her,
I
said,
Whose
daughter
are
you?
And
she
said,
The
daughter
of
Bethuel,
the
son
of
Nahor,
and
Milcah
his wife.
Then
I
put
the
ring
on
her
nose
and
the ornaments
on
her
hands.
And
with bent head
I
gave
worship
and
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
my
master
Abraham,
by
whom
I
had
been
guided
in
the
right
way,
to
get
the
daughter
of
my master's
brother
for
his
son.
And
now,
say
if
you
will
do
what
is good
and
right
for
my
master
or
not,
in order
that
it
may
be
clear
to
me
what
I
have
to
do.
Then
Laban
and
Bethuel
said
in
answer,
This
is
the Lord's
doing:
it
is
not
for
us
to
say Yes
or
No
to
you.
See,
here
is
Rebekah:
take
her
and
go,
and
let
her
be
your master's son's
wife,
as
the
Lord
has
said.
And
at
these
words, Abraham's
servant
went
down
on
his face
and
gave praise
to
the
Lord.
Then
he
took
jewels
of
silver
and
jewels
of
gold
and fair
robes
and
gave
them
to
Rebekah:
and
he
gave
things
of value
to
her
mother
and
her
brother.
Then
he
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
had
food
and
drink,
and
took
their rest
there
that night;
and
in
the
morning
he
got
up,
and
said,
Let
me now
go back
to
my
master.
But
her
brother
and
her
mother
said, Let
the
girl
be
with
us
a week
or
ten
days,
and
then
she
may go.
And
he
said,
Do
not keep
me;
the
Lord
has given
a good outcome
to
my
journey;
let
me now
go
back
to
my
master.
And
they
said, We
will send
for
the
girl,
and let
her
make
the decision.
And
they
sent
for
Rebekah
and
said
to
her,
Are
you ready
to go
with
this
man?
And
she
said,
I am ready.
So
they
sent
their
sister
Rebekah
and
her
servant
with Abraham's
servant
and
his
men.
And
they
gave
Rebekah
their
blessing,
saying,
O
sister,
may
you
be
the mother
of
thousands
and
ten
thousands;
and
may
your
seed overcome
all
those
who make war
against
them.
So
Rebekah
and
her servant-women
went
with
the
man,
seated
on
the
camels;
and
so
the
servant
took
Rebekah
and
went
on
his
way.
Now
Isaac
had
come
through
the waste
land
to
Beer-lahai-roi;
for
he
was
living
in
the
South.
And
when
the
evening
was near,
he
went wandering
out
into
the
fields,
and lifting
up
his
eyes
he
saw
camels
coming.
And
when
Rebekah,
looking
up,
saw
Isaac,
she got
down
from
her
camel,
And
said
to
the
servant,
Who
is
that
man
coming
to
us
through
the
field?
And
the
servant
said,
It
is
my
master:
then
she
took
her
veil,
covering
her face
with
it.
Then
the
servant
gave
Isaac
the story
of
all
he
had
done.
And
Isaac
took
Rebekah
into
his
tent
and
she
became
his
wife;
and
in
his
love
for
her,
Isaac
was
comforted
after
his father's death.
And
Abraham
took
another
wife
named
Keturah.
She
became
the mother
of
Zimran
and
Jokshan
and
Medan
and
Midian
and
Ishbak
and
Shuah.
And
Jokshan
became
the
father
of
Sheba
and
Dedan.
And
from
Dedan
came
the Asshurim
and
Letushim
and
Leummim.
And
from
Midian came
Ephah
and
Epher
and
Hanoch
and
Abida
and
Eldaah.
All
these
were
the
offspring
of
Keturah.
Now
Abraham
gave
all
his
property
to
Isaac;
But
to
the
sons
of
his
other women
he
gave offerings,
and
sent
them
away,
while
he
was
still
living,
into
the
east
country.
Now
the
years
of Abraham's
life
were
a
hundred
and
seventy-five.
And
Abraham
came
to
his
death, an
old
man,
full
of
years;
and
he
was
put
to rest
with
his
people.
And
Isaac
and
Ishmael,
his
sons, put
him
to rest
in
the hollow rock
of
Machpelah,
in
the
field
of
Ephron,
the
son
of
Zohar
the
Hittite,
near
Mamre;
The
same
field
which
Abraham got
from
the
children
of
Heth:
there
Abraham
was put
to rest
with
Sarah,
his
wife.
Now
after
the
death
of
Abraham,
the
blessing
of
God
was
with
Isaac,
his
son.
Now
these
are
the
generations
of
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Abraham,
whose mother
was
Hagar
the
Egyptian,
the
servant
of
Sarah:
These
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Ishmael
by their
generations: Ishmael's first
son
was
Nebaioth;
then
Kedar
and
Adbeel
and
Mibsam
And
Mishma
and
Dumah
and
Massa,
Hadad
and
Tema,
Jetur,
Naphish,
and
Kedemah:
These
are
the
sons
of
Ishmael,
and
these
are
their
names
in
their
towns
and
their tent-circles;
twelve
chiefs
with
their
peoples.
And
the
years
of Ishmael's
life
were
a
hundred
and thirty-seven:
and
he
came
to
his end,
and
was
put
to rest
with
his
people.
And
their country
was
from
Havilah
to
Shur
which
is
east
of
Egypt:
they
took
their
place
to
the
east
of
all
their
brothers.
Now
these
are
the
generations
of Abraham's
son
Isaac:
Isaac
was
forty
years
old
when
he
took
Rebekah,
the
daughter
of
Bethuel
the Aramaean
of
Paddan-aram,
and
the
sister
of
Laban
the Aramaean,
to
be
his
wife.
Isaac
made
prayer
to
the
Lord
for
his
wife
because
she
had no children;
and
the
Lord gave ear
to
his
prayer,
and
Rebekah became
with
child.
And
the
children
were fighting
together
inside
her,
and
she
said,
If
it
is
to
be
so,
why
am
I
like
this?
So
she went
to put
her question
to
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
her,
Two
nations
are
in
your
body,
and
two
peoples
will come
to
birth
from
you:
the
one
will
be
stronger
than
the
other,
and
the older
will
be
the
servant
of
the
younger.
And
when
the
time came
for
her
to
give
birth,
there
were two
children
in
her
body.
And
the
first
came
out
red
from head
to foot
like
a
robe
of
hair,
and
they
gave
him
the
name
of
Esau.
And
after
him,
his
brother
came
out, gripping Esau's foot;
and
he
was
named
Jacob:
Isaac
was
sixty
years
old
when
she
gave
birth
to
them.
And
the
boys
came
to full growth;
and
Esau
became
a
man
of
the open
country,
an
expert bowman;
but
Jacob
was
a quiet
man,
living
in
tents.
Now Isaac's
love
was
for
Esau,
because Esau's meat
was greatly
to
his
taste:
but
Rebekah
had
more
love
for
Jacob.
And
one day
Jacob
was cooking
some soup
when
Esau
came
in
from
the
fields
in great need
of
food;
And
Esau
said
to
Jacob,
Give
me
a full meal
of
that
red soup,
for
I
am overcome
with
need
for food:
for
this
reason
he
was
named
Edom.
And
Jacob
said,
First
of
all give
me
your
birthright.
And
Esau
said, Truly,
I
am
at
the point
of
death:
what profit
is
the
birthright
to
me?
And
Jacob
said,
First
of
all give
me
your
oath;
and
he
gave
him
his
oath, handing
over
his
birthright
to
Jacob.
Then
Jacob
gave
him
bread
and soup;
and
he
took
food
and
drink
and
went
away, caring little
for
his
birthright.
Then
came
a
time
of great need
in
the
land,
like
that
which
had
been
before
in
the
days
of
Abraham.
And
Isaac
went
to
Abimelech,
king
of
the
Philistines,
at
Gerar.
And
the
Lord
came
to
him
in
a
vision
and
said,
Do
not
go
down
to
Egypt;
keep
in
the
land
of
which
I
will
give
you knowledge:
Keep
in
this
land,
and
I
will
be
with
you
and
give
you
my
blessing;
for
to
you
and
to
your
seed
will
I
give
all
these
lands,
giving
effect
to
the
oath
which
I
made
to
your
father
Abraham;
I
will
make
your
seed
like
the
stars
of
heaven
in
number,
and
will
give
them
all
these
lands,
and
your
seed
will
be
a
blessing
to
all
the
nations
of
the
earth;
Because
Abraham
gave ear
to
my
voice
and
kept
my
words,
my
rules,
my
orders,
and
my
laws.
So
Isaac went
on
living
in
Gerar;
And
when
he
was
questioned
by
the
men
of
the
place
about
his
wife,
he
said,
She
is
my
sister; fearing
to
say,
She
is
my
wife;
for,
he
said,
the
men
of
the
place
may put
me
to death
on
account
of
Rebekah;
because
she
is very
beautiful.
And
when
he
had
been
there
for
some
time,
Abimelech,
king
of
the
Philistines,
looking
through
a
window,
saw
Isaac playing
with
Rebekah
his
wife.
And
he
said
to
Isaac,
It
is clear
that
she
is
your
wife:
why
then did
you
say,
She
is
my
sister?
And
Isaac
said,
For
fear
that
I
might
be
put
to
death
because
of
her.
Then
Abimelech
said,
What
have
you
done
to
us?
one
of
the
people might well
have
had
connection
with
your
wife,
and
the
sin
would
have
been ours.
And
Abimelech
gave
orders
to
his
people
that
anyone
touching
Isaac
or
his
wife
was
to
be
put
to
death.
Now
Isaac, planting
seed
in
that
land, got
in
the
same
year fruit
a
hundred
times
as much,
for
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
was
on
him.
And
his wealth
became
very
great, increasing
more
and
more;
For
he
had
great wealth
of
flocks
and
herds
and
great numbers
of
servants;
so
that
the
Philistines
were
full
of
envy.
Now
all
the water-holes,
which
his father's
servants
had
made
in
the
days
of
Abraham,
had
been
stopped
up
with
earth
by
the
Philistines.
And
Abimelech
said
to
Isaac, Go
away
from
us,
for
you
are stronger
than
we
are.
So
Isaac went away
from
there,
and put
up
his tents
in
the
valley
of
Gerar, making
his living-place
there.
And
he
made
again
the water-holes
which
had
been
made
in
the
days
of
Abraham
his
father,
and
which
had
been
stopped
up
by
the
Philistines;
and
he
gave
them
the
names
which
his
father
had
given
them.
Now Isaac's
servants made holes
in
the
valley,
and
came
to
a
spring
of
flowing
water.
But
the herdmen
of
Gerar
had
a
fight
with Isaac's herdmen,
for
they
said,
The
spring
is ours:
so
he
gave
the
spring
the
name
of
Esek,
because there
was
a
fight
about
it.
Then
they
made
another water-hole,
and there
was
a
fight
about
that,
so
he
gave
it
the
name
of
Sitnah.
Then
he went
away
from
there,
and
made
another water-hole,
about
which
there
was
no fighting:
so
he
gave
it
the
name
of
Rehoboth,
for
he
said,
Now
the
Lord
has
made
room
for
us,
and
we
will
have
fruit
in
this
land.
And
from
there
he
went
on
to Beer-sheba.
That
night
the
Lord
came
to
him
in
a
vision,
and
said,
I
am
the
God
of
your
father
Abraham:
have
no
fear
for
I
am
with
you,
blessing
you,
and
your
seed
will
be
increased
because
of
my
servant
Abraham.
Then
he
made
an
altar
there,
and
gave
worship
to
the
name
of
the
Lord,
and
he put
up
his
tents
there,
and
there
his
servants
made
a water-hole.
And
Abimelech
had
come
to
him
from
Gerar,
with
Ahuzzath
his friend
and
Phicol,
the
captain
of
his
army.
And
Isaac
said
to
them,
Why
have
you
come
to
me, seeing
that
in
your
hate
for
me
you
sent
me
away
from
you?
And
they
said,
We
saw clearly
that
the
Lord
was
with
you:
so
we
said,
Let
there
be
an
oath
between
us
and
you,
and
let
us
make
an
agreement
with
you;
That
you
will
do
us
no damage,
even
as
we
put
no hand
on
you,
and
did
you
nothing
but
good,
and
sent
you
away
in
peace:
and
now
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
is
on
you.
Then
he
made
a
feast
for
them,
and
they
all
had
food
and
drink.
And
early
in
the
morning
they
took
an
oath
one
to
the
other:
then
Isaac
sent
them
away
and
they
went
on
their
way
in
peace.
And
that
day Isaac's
servants
came
to
him
and
gave
him
word
of
the water-hole
which
they
had
made,
and
said
to
him,
We
have
come
to
water.
And
he
gave
it
the
name
of
Shibah:
so
the
name
of
that
town
is Beer-sheba
to
this
day.
And
when
Esau
was
forty
years
old,
he
took
as
his
wives
Judith,
the
daughter
of
Beeri
the
Hittite,
and
Basemath,
the
daughter
of
Elon
the
Hittite:
And
Isaac
and
Rebekah
had grief
of
mind because
of
them.
Now
when
Isaac
was
old
and
his
eyes
had
become clouded
so
that
he
was
not able
to
see,
he
sent
for
Esau,
his first
son,
and
said
to
him,
My
son:
and
he
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said,
See
now,
I
am
old,
and
my
death
may
take place
at
any
time:
So
take
your
arrows
and
your
bow
and
go
out
to
the
field
and
get meat
for
me;
And
make
me
food, good
to
the taste,
such
as
is pleasing
to
me,
and
put
it
before
me,
so
that
I
may
have
a meal
and
give
you
my
blessing
before
death
comes
to
me.
Now Isaac's words
to
his
son
were
said
in Rebekah's
hearing.
Then
Esau
went
out
to
get
the meat.
And
Rebekah
said
to
Jacob,
her
son,
Your
father
said
to
your
brother
Esau
in
my
hearing,
Go
and
get some roe's meat
and
make
me
a good meal,
so
that
I
may
be full,
and
give
you
my
blessing
before
the
Lord
before
my
death.
Now,
my
son,
do
what
I
say.
Go
to
the
flock
and
get
me
two fat
young
goats;
and
I
will
make
of
them
a meal
to
your father's taste:
And
you
will
take
it
to
him,
so
that
he
may
have
a good meal
and
give
you
his
blessing
before
his
death.
And
Jacob
said
to
Rebekah,
his
mother,
But
Esau
my
brother
is covered
with hair,
while
I
am
smooth:
If
by chance
my
father puts
his hand
on
me,
it
will
seem
to
him
that
I
am tricking
him,
and
he
will
put
a
curse
on
me
in
place
of
a
blessing.
And
his
mother
said,
Let
the
curse
be
on
me,
my
son:
only
do
as
I
say,
and go
and
get
them
for
me.
So
he
went
and
got
them
and
took
them
to
his
mother:
and
she
made
a meal
to
his father's taste.
And
Rebekah
took
the fair
robes
of
her
oldest
son,
which
were
with
her
in
the
house,
and
put
them
on
Jacob,
her
younger
son:
And she
put
the
skins
of
the
young
goats
on
his
hands
and
on
the smooth
part
of
his
neck:
And
she
gave
into
the
hand
of
Jacob,
her
son,
the meat
and
the
bread
which
she
had
made ready.
And
he
came
to
his
father,
and
said,
My
father:
and
he
said,
Here am
I:
who
are
you,
my
son?
And
Jacob
said,
I
am
Esau,
your
oldest son;
I
have
done
as
you
said:
come
now,
be
seated
and
take
of
my meat,
so
that
you
may
give
me
a
blessing.
And
Isaac
said,
How
is
it
that
you
have got
it
so
quickly,
my
son?
And
he
said,
Because
the
Lord
your
God
made
it
come
my
way.
And
Isaac
said,
Come
near
so
that
I
may
put
my hand
on
you,
my
son,
and
see
if
you
are
truly
my
son
Esau
or
not.
And
Jacob
went
near
his
father
Isaac:
and
he
put
his
hands
on
him;
and
he
said,
The
voice
is Jacob's
voice,
but
the
hands
are
the
hands
of
Esau.
And
he
did
not
make
out
who
he
was,
because
his
hands
were covered
with hair
like
his
brother Esau's
hands:
so
he
gave
him
a
blessing.
And
he
said,
Are
you truly
my
son
Esau?
And
he
said,
I
am.
And
he
said,
Put
it before
me
and
I
will
take
of
my son's meat,
so
that
I
may
give
you
a
blessing.
And
he
put
it before
him
and
he
took
it;
and
he
gave
him
wine,
and
he
had
a
drink.
And
his
father
Isaac
said
to
him,
Come
near
now,
my
son,
and
give
me
a kiss.
And
he
came
near
and
gave
him
a kiss;
and smelling
the
smell
of
his
clothing,
he
gave
him
a
blessing,
and
said,
See,
the
smell
of
my
son
is
like
the
smell
of
a
field
on
which
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
has
come:
May
God
give
you
the
dew
of
heaven,
and
the good things
of
the
earth,
and
grain
and
wine
in full measure:
Let
peoples
be
your
servants,
and
nations go
down before
you:
be
lord over
your
brothers,
and let
your mother's
sons go
down before
you:
a
curse
be on everyone
by whom
you
are
cursed,
and
a
blessing on
those
who give
you
a
blessing.
And
when
Isaac
had
come
to
the
end
of
blessing
Jacob,
and
Jacob
had
not
long
gone
away
from
Isaac
his
father,
Esau
came
in
from
the field.
And
he
made ready
a meal,
good
to
the taste,
and
took
it
to
his
father,
and
said
to
him,
Let
my
father
get
up
and
take
of
his son's meat,
so
that
you
may
give
me
a
blessing.
And
Isaac
his
father
said
to
him,
Who
are
you?
And
he
said,
I
am
your
oldest
son,
Esau.
And
in
great
fear
Isaac
said,
Who
then
is
he
who got meat
and
put
it
before
me,
and
I
took
it
all
before
you
came,
and
gave
him
a
blessing,
and
his
it
will
be?
And
hearing
the
words
of
his
father,
Esau
gave
a
great
and
bitter
cry,
and
said
to
his
father,
Give
a
blessing
to
me,
even
to
me,
O
my
father!
And
he
said,
Your
brother
came
with
deceit,
and
took
away
your
blessing.
And
he
said,
Is
it
because
he
is
named
Jacob
that
he
has
twice
taken
my
place?
for
he
took
away
my
birthright,
and
now
he
has
taken
away
my
blessing.
And
he
said,
Have
you
not kept
a
blessing
for
me?
And
Isaac answering
said,
But
I
have
made
him
your
master,
and
have
given
him
all
his
brothers
for
servants;
I
have
made
him strong
with
grain
and
wine:
what
then
am
I
to
do
for
you,
my
son?
And
Esau
said
to
his
father,
Is
that
the
only
blessing
you
have,
my
father?
give
a
blessing
to
me,
even
me!
And
Esau
was overcome
with
weeping.
Then
Isaac
his
father
made
answer
and
said
to
him,
Far
from
the fertile
places
of
the
earth,
and
far
from
the
dew
of
heaven
on high
will
your living-place
be:
By
your
sword
will
you get
your living
and
you
will
be
your brother's
servant;
but
when
your power
is increased
his
yoke
will
be broken
from
off
your
neck.
So
Esau
was
full
of hate
for
Jacob
because
of
his father's
blessing;
and
he
said
in
his
heart,
The
days
of weeping
for
my
father
are
near;
then
I
will put
my
brother
Jacob
to death.
Then
Rebekah, hearing
what
Esau
had
said,
sent
for
Jacob,
her
younger
son,
and
said
to
him,
It seems
that
your
brother
Esau
is purposing
to
put
you
to death.
So
now,
my
son,
do
what
I
say:
go quickly
to
Haran,
to
my
brother
Laban;
And
be
there
with
him
for
a little
time,
till
your brother's
wrath
is
turned
away;
Till
the memory
of
what
you
have
done
to
him
is past
and
he
is
no longer
angry:
then
I
will
send word
for
you
to
come
back;
are
the
two
of
you
to
be
taken
from
me
in
one
day?
Then
Rebekah
said
to
Isaac,
My
life
is
a weariness
to
me
because
of
the
daughters
of
Heth:
if
Jacob
takes
a
wife
from
among
the
daughters
of
Heth,
such
as
these,
the
women
of
this
land,
of
what
use
will
my
life
be
to
me?
Then
Isaac
sent
for
Jacob,
and
blessing
him,
said,
Do
not
take
a
wife
from
among
the
women
of
Canaan;
But
go
to
Paddan-aram,
to
the
house
of
Bethuel,
your mother's
father,
and
there
get
yourself
a
wife
from
the
daughters
of
Laban,
your mother's
brother.
And
may
God,
the Ruler
of
all,
give
you
his
blessing, giving
you
fruit
and
increase,
so
that
you
may
become
an
army
of
peoples.
And
may
God
give
you
the
blessing
of
Abraham,
to
you
and
to
your
seed,
so
that
the
land
of
your wanderings,
which
God
gave
to
Abraham,
may
be
your heritage.
So
Isaac
sent
Jacob
away:
and
he
went
to
Paddan-aram,
to
Laban,
son
of
Bethuel
the Aramaean,
the
brother
of
Rebekah,
the
mother
of
Jacob
and
Esau.
So
when
Esau
saw
that
Isaac
had
given
Jacob
his
blessing,
and
sent
him
away
to
Paddan-aram
to
get
a
wife
for
himself
there,
blessing
him
and
saying
to
him,
Do
not
take
a
wife
from
among
the
women
of
Canaan;
And
that
Jacob
had done
as
his
father
and
mother
said
and
had gone
to
Paddan-aram;
It
was clear
to
Esau
that
his
father
had no love
for
the
women
of
Canaan,
So
Esau
went
to
Ishmael
and
took
Mahalath,
the
daughter
of Abraham's
son
Ishmael,
the
sister
of
Nebaioth,
to
be
his
wife
in
addition
to
the
wives
he
had.
So
Jacob
went
out
from Beer-sheba
to
go
to
Haran.
And
coming
to
a certain
place,
he
made
it
his resting-place
for
the night,
for
the
sun
had
gone
down;
and
he
took
one
of
the
stones
which
were
there,
and
putting
it
under
his
head
he
went
to
sleep
in
that
place.
And
he
had
a
dream,
and
in
his
dream
he
saw steps stretching
from
earth
to
heaven,
and
the
angels
of
God
were
going
up
and
down
on
them.
And
he
saw
the
Lord
by
his side,
saying,
I
am
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Abraham
your
father,
and
the
God
of
Isaac:
I
will
give
to
you
and
to
your
seed
this
land
on
which
you
are sleeping.
Your
seed
will
be
like
the
dust
of
the
earth, covering
all
the
land
to
the
west
and
to
the
east,
to
the
north
and
to
the
south:
you
and
your
seed
will
be
a name
of
blessing
to
all
the
families
of
the
earth.
And
truly,
I
will
be
with
you,
and
will
keep
you
wherever
you
go, guiding
you
back
again
to
this
land;
and
I
will
not
give
you
up
till
I
have
done
what
I
have
said
to
you.
And
Jacob, awaking
from
his
sleep,
said,
Truly,
the
Lord
is
in
this
place
and
I
was
not conscious
of
it.
And
fear
came
on
him,
and
he
said,
This
is
a holy
place;
this
is
nothing
less
than
the
house
of
God
and
the doorway
of
heaven.
And
early
in
the
morning
Jacob
took
the
stone
which
had
been
under
his
head,
and
put
it
up
as
a
pillar
and
put
oil
on
it.
And
he
gave
that
place
the
name
of Beth-el,
but
before
that
time
the
town
was
named
Luz.
Then
Jacob
took
an oath,
and
said,
If
God
will
be
with
me,
and
keep
me safe
on
my
journey,
and
give
me
food
and
clothing
to
put
on,
So
that
I
come
again
to
my father's
house
in
peace,
then
I
will
take
the
Lord
to
be
my
God,
And
this
stone
which
I
have
put
up
for
a
pillar
will
be God's
house:
and
of
all
you
give
me,
I
will
give
a
tenth part
to
you.
Then
Jacob
went
on
his
journey till
he came
to
the
land
of
the
children
of
the
East.
And
there
he
saw
a water-hole
in
a
field,
and
by
the side
of
it
three
flocks
of
sheep,
for
there
they got
water
for
the
sheep:
and
on
the
mouth
of
the water-hole
there
was
a
great
stone.
And
all
the
flocks
would
come
together
there,
and
when
the
stone
had
been
rolled
away,
they
would
give
the
sheep
water,
and
put
the
stone
back
again
in
its
place
on
the
mouth
of
the water-hole.
Then
Jacob
said
to
the herdmen,
My
brothers,
where do
you come
from?
And
they
said,
From
Haran.
And
he
said
to
them,
Have
you any
knowledge
of
Laban,
the
son
of
Nahor?
And
they
said, We
have.
And
he
said
to
them,
Is
he
well?
And
they
said,
He
is
well,
and
here
is
Rachel
his
daughter
coming
with
the
sheep.
Then
Jacob
said,
The sun
is
still
high
and
it
is
not
time
to get
the
cattle
together: get
water
for
the
sheep
and
go
and
give
them
their food.
And
they
said,
We
are
not
able
to
do
so
till
all
the
flocks
have come
together
and
the
stone
has
been
rolled
away
from
the
mouth
of
the water-hole;
then
we
will get
water
for
the
sheep.
While
he
was
still
talking
with
them,
Rachel
came
with
her father's
sheep,
for
she
took care
of
them.
Then
when
Jacob
saw
Rachel,
the
daughter
of
Laban,
his mother's
brother,
coming
with Laban's
sheep,
he
came
near,
and rolling
the
stone
away
from
the
mouth
of
the hole,
he got
water
for Laban's
flock.
And
weeping
for joy,
Jacob gave
Rachel
a kiss.
And
Rachel, hearing
from
Jacob
that
he
was
her father's relation
and
that
he
was
the
son
of
Rebekah, went
running
to
give
her
father news
of
it.
And
Laban,
hearing
news
of
Jacob,
his sister's
son,
came
running,
and
took
Jacob
in
his arms,
and kissing
him,
made
him
come
into
his
house.
And
Jacob
gave
him
news
of
everything.
And
Laban
said
to
him,
Truly,
you
are
my
bone
and
my
flesh.
And
he kept
Jacob
with
him
for
the space
of
a
month.
Then
Laban
said
to
Jacob,
Because
you
are
my
brother
are
you
to
be
my
servant
for
nothing?
say
now,
what
is
your
payment
to
be?
Now
Laban
had
two
daughters:
the
name
of
the
older
was
Leah,
and
the
name
of
the
younger
was
Rachel.
And Leah's
eyes
were clouded,
but
Rachel
was
fair
in
face
and
form.
And
Jacob
was
in
love
with
Rachel;
and
he
said,
I
will
be
your
servant
seven
years
for
Rachel,
your
younger
daughter.
And
Laban
said,
It
is
better
for
you
to
have
her
than
another
man: go
on
living here
with
me.
And
Jacob
did
seven years'
work
for
Rachel;
and
because
of
his
love
for
her
it
seemed
to
him
only
a very little
time.
Then
Jacob
said
to
Laban,
Give
me
my
wife
so
that
I
may
have
her,
for
the
days
are
ended.
And
Laban got
together
all
the
men
of
the
place
and
gave
a
feast.
And
in
the
evening
he
took
Leah,
his
daughter,
and
gave
her
to
him,
and
he
went
in
to
her.
And
Laban
gave
Zilpah,
his servant-girl,
to
Leah,
to
be
her waiting-woman.
And
in
the
morning
Jacob
saw
that
it
was
Leah:
and
he
said
to
Laban,
What
have
you
done
to
me?
was
I
not
working
for
you
so
that
I might
have
Rachel?
why
have
you
been false
to
me?
And
Laban
said,
In
our
country
we
do
not
let
the
younger daughter
be married
before
the older.
Let
the
week
of
the bride-feast
come
to
its end
and
then
we
will
give
you
the
other
in
addition,
if
you
will
be
my
servant
for
another
seven
years.
And
Jacob
did
so;
and
when
the
week
was
ended, Laban
gave
him
his
daughter
Rachel
for
his
wife.
And
Laban
gave
Rachel
his servant-girl
Bilhah
to
be
her waiting-woman.
Then
Jacob
took
Rachel
as
his wife,
and
his
love
for
her
was greater
than
his
love
for
Leah;
and
he
went
on
working
for
Laban
for
another
seven
years.
Now
the
Lord,
seeing
that
Leah
was
not loved, gave
her
a child;
while
Rachel
had no children.
And
Leah
was
with
child,
and
gave
birth
to
a
son
to
whom
she
gave
the
name
Reuben:
for
she
said,
The
Lord
has
seen
my sorrow;
now
my
husband
will
have
love
for
me.
Then
she
became
with
child
again,
and
gave
birth
to
a
son;
and
said,
Because
it
has come
to
the Lord's ears
that
I
am
not loved,
he
has
given
me
this
son
in
addition:
and
she
gave
him
the
name
Simeon.
And
she
was
with
child
again,
and
gave
birth
to
a
son;
and
said,
Now
at last
my
husband
will
be united
to
me,
because
I
have
given
him
three
sons:
so
he
was
named
Levi.
And
she
was
with
child
again,
and
gave
birth
to
a
son:
and
she
said,
This
time
I
will
give
praise
to
the
Lord:
so
he
was
named
Judah;
after
this
she
had no
more
children
for
a
time.
Now
Rachel,
because
she
had
no
children,
was full
of
envy
of
her
sister;
and
she
said
to
Jacob,
If
you
do
not
give
me
children
I
will
not go
on living.
But
Jacob
was
angry
with
Rachel,
and
said,
Am
I
in
the
place
of
God,
who
has
kept
your
body
from having
fruit?
Then
she
said,
Here
is
my
servant
Bilhah,
go
in
to
her,
so
that
she
may
have
a
child
on
my
knees,
and
I
may
have
a family
by
her.
So she
gave
him
her
servant
Bilhah
as
a
wife,
and
Jacob
went
in
to
her.
And
Bilhah
became with
child,
and
gave
birth
to
a
son.
Then
Rachel
said,
God
has been
my
judge,
and
has
given ear
to
my
voice,
and
has
given
me
a
son;
so
he
was
named
Dan.
And
again
Bilhah, Rachel's
servant,
was
with
child,
and
gave
birth
to
a
second
son.
And
Rachel
said,
I
have
had
a
great fight
with
my
sister,
and
I
have
overcome
her:
and
she
gave
the
child
the
name
Naphtali.
When
it
was clear
to
Leah
that
she
would
have
no
more
children
for
a time,
she
gave
Zilpah,
her
servant,
to
Jacob
as
a
wife.
And
Zilpah, Leah's
servant,
gave
birth
to
a
son.
And
Leah
said,
It has gone well
for
me:
and
she
gave
him
the
name
Gad.
And
Zilpah, Leah's
servant,
gave
birth
to
a
second
son.
And
Leah
said,
Happy am
I!
and all
women
will
give witness
to
my joy:
and
she
gave
him
the
name
Asher.
Now
at
the
time
of
the grain-cutting,
Reuben saw
some love-fruits
in
the
field,
and
took
them
to
his
mother
Leah.
And
Rachel
said
to
her,
Let
me
have
some
of
your son's love-fruits.
But Leah
said
to
her,
Is
it
a
small
thing
that
you
have
taken
my
husband
from
me?
and
now
would
you
take
my son's love-fruits?
Then
Rachel
said,
You
may
have
him
tonight
in
exchange
for
your son's love-fruits.
In
the
evening,
when
Jacob
came
in
from
the
field,
Leah
went
out
to
him
and
said,
Tonight
you
are
to
come
to
me,
for
I
have given
my son's love-fruits
as
a price
for
you.
And
he
went
in
to
her
that
night.
And
God
gave ear
to
her
and she
became
with
child,
and
gave
Jacob
a
fifth
son.
Then
Leah
said,
God
has
made payment
to
me
for
giving
my servant-girl
to
my
husband:
so
she
gave
her son
the
name
Issachar.
And
again
Leah
became
with
child,
and she
gave
Jacob
a
sixth
son.
And
she
said,
God
has
given
me
a
good bride-price;
now
at last
will
I
have
my
husband
living
with
me,
for
I
have
given
him
six
sons:
and
she
gave
him
the
name
Zebulun.
After
that
she
had
a
daughter,
to
whom
she
gave
the
name
Dinah.
Then
God
gave
thought
to
Rachel,
and
hearing
her prayer
he
made
her fertile.
And she
was
with
child,
and
gave
birth
to
a
son:
and she
said,
God
has
taken
away
my
shame.
And
she
gave
him
the
name
Joseph,
saying,
May
the
Lord
give
me
another
son.
Now
after
the
birth
of
Joseph,
Jacob
said
to
Laban,
Let
me
go
away
to
my
place
and
my
country.
Give
me
my
wives
and
my
children,
for
whom
I
have
been
your
servant,
and
let
me go:
for
you
have
knowledge
of
all
the
work
I
have done
for
you.
And
Laban
said,
If
you
will
let
me
say
so,
do
not
go away;
for
I
have
seen
by
the signs
that
the
Lord
has
been good
to
me
because
of
you.
Say
then
what
your payment
is
to
be
and
I
will
give
it.
Then
Jacob
said,
You
have seen
what
I
have
done
for
you,
and
how
your
cattle
have
done
well under
my care.
For
before
I
came
you
had
little,
and
it
has
been
greatly
increased;
and
the
Lord
has given
you
a
blessing
in
everything
I
have
done;
but
when
am
I
to
do something
for
my
family?
And Laban
said,
What am
I
to
give
you?
And
Jacob
said,
Do
not
give
me
anything;
but
I
will
again
take
up
the
care
of
your
flock
if
you
will
only
do
this
for
me:
Let
me
go
through
all
your
flock
today, taking
out
from
among
them
all
the
sheep
which
are marked
or coloured
or
black,
and
all
the marked
or coloured
goats:
these
will
be
my payment.
And
so
you
will
be able
to
put
my honour
to
the test
in
time
to
come;
if
you
see
among
my flocks
any
goats
which
are
not marked
or coloured,
or
any
sheep
which
is
not
black,
you
may
take
me
for
a thief.
And
Laban
said,
Let
it
be
as
you
say.
So
that
day
he
took
all
the he-goats
which
were banded
or coloured,
and
all
the she-goats
which
were marked
or coloured
or
had
white marks,
and
all
the
black
sheep,
and
gave
them
into
the
care
of
his
sons;
And sent
them
three days'
journey away:
and
Jacob
took care
of
the
rest
of Laban's
flock.
Then
Jacob
took young
branches
of
trees, cutting
off
the skin
so
that
the
white wood
was seen
in bands.
And
he
put
the banded
sticks
in
the drinking-places
where
the
flock
came
to
get
water;
and
they became
with young
when
they
came
to
the
water.
And
because
of this,
the
flock
gave
birth
to young which
were marked
with bands
of colour.
These
lambs
Jacob
kept
separate;
and
he
put
his
flock
in
a
place
by
themselves
and
not
with Laban's
flock.
And
whenever
the
stronger ones
of
the
flock
became
with young,
Jacob
put
the
sticks
in front
of
them
in
the drinking-places,
so
that
they might
become
with young
when
they saw
the
sticks.
But
when
the
flocks
were feeble,
he
did
not
put
the sticks
before
them;
so
that
the feebler
flocks
were Laban's
and
the
stronger
were Jacob's.
So Jacob's wealth
was
greatly
increased;
he
had
great
flocks
and women-servants
and men-servants
and
camels
and asses.
Now
it
came
to
the ears
of
Jacob
that Laban's
sons
were
saying,
Jacob
has
taken
away
all
our father's
property,
and
in
this
way
he
has
got
all
this wealth.
And
Jacob
saw
that Laban's feeling
for
him
was
no
longer what
it
had been
before.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Jacob,
Go
back
to
the
land
of
your
fathers,
and
to
your
relations,
and
I
will
be
with
you.
And
Jacob
sent
for
Rachel
and
Leah
to come
to
him
in
the
field
among
his
flock.
And
he
said
to
them,
It
is clear
to
me
that
your father's feeling
is
no
longer
what
it
was
to
me;
but
the
God
of
my
father
has
been
with
me
And
you
have seen
how
I
have
done
all
in
my
power
for
your
father,
But
your
father
has
not
kept faith
with
me,
and
ten
times
he
has
made changes
in
my payment;
but
God
has
kept
him
from doing
me damage.
If
he
said,
All
those
in
the
flock which
have marks
are
to
be yours,
then
all
the
flock
gave
birth
to marked young;
and
if
he
said,
All
the banded ones
are
to
be yours,
then
all
the
flock
had banded young.
So
God
has
taken
away
your father's
cattle
and
has
given
them
to
me.
And
at
the
time
when
the
flock
were
with young,
I
saw
in
a
dream
that
all
the he-goats
which
were joined
with
the she-goats
were banded
and marked
and coloured.
And
in
my
dream
the
angel
of
the Lord
said
to
me,
Jacob:
and
I
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said,
See
how
all
the he-goats
are banded
and marked
and coloured:
for
I
have
seen
what
Laban
has
done
to
you.
I
am
the
God
of Beth-el,
where
you
put
oil
on
the
pillar
and
took
an oath
to
me:
now
then,
come
out
of
this
land
and
go
back
to
the
country
of
your
birth.
Then
Rachel
and
Leah
said
to
him
in
answer, What part
or
heritage
is there
for
us
in
our father's
house?
Are
we
not
as
people
from
a strange country
to
him?
for
he
took
a
price
for
us
and
now
it
is
all used
up.
For
the
wealth
which
God
has
taken
from
him
is ours
and
our children's;
so
now,
whatever
God
has
said
to
you,
do.
Then
Jacob
put
his
wives
and
his
sons
on
camels;
And sending
on
before
him
all
his
cattle
and
his
property
which
he
had got together
in
Paddan-aram,
he
made ready
to
go
to
Isaac
his
father
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
Now
Laban
had
gone
to
see
to
the cutting
of
the wool
of
his
sheep;
so
Rachel secretly
took
the images
of
the
gods
of
her father's house.
And
Jacob went
away secretly,
without giving news
of
his
flight
to
Laban
the Aramaean.
So
he
went
away
with
all
he
had,
and
went
across
the
River
in
the
direction
of
the hill-country
of
Gilead.
And
on
the
third
day
Laban
had news
of Jacob's
flight.
And
taking
the
men
of
his family
with
him,
he
went
after
him
for
seven
days
and
overtook
him
in
the hill-country
of
Gilead.
Then
God
came
to
Laban
in
a
dream
by
night,
and
said
to
him,
Take
care
that
you
say nothing
good
or
bad
to
Jacob.
Now
when
Laban
overtook
him,
Jacob
had
put
up
his
tent
in
the hill-country;
and
Laban
and
his
brothers
put
up
their
tents
in
the hill-country
of
Gilead.
And
Laban
said
to
Jacob,
Why
did
you go
away secretly, taking
my
daughters
away
like prisoners
of
war?
Why
did
you
make
a secret
of
your
flight,
not giving
me
word
of
it,
so
that
I might
have
sent
you
away
with
joy
and
songs,
with melody
and
music?
You
did
not
even
let
me give
a kiss
to
my
sons
and
my
daughters.
This
was
a
foolish thing
to
do.
It
is
in
my
power
to
do
you damage:
but
the
God
of
your
father
came
to
me
this
night,
saying,
Take
care
that
you
say nothing
good
or
bad
to
Jacob.
And
now,
it seems,
you
are
going
because
your heart's desire
is
for
your father's
house;
but
why
have
you taken
my
gods?
And
Jacob,
in
answer,
said
to
Laban,
My
fear
was
that
you
might
take
your
daughters
from
me
by
force.
As
for
your
gods,
if
anyone
of
us
has
them,
let
him
be
put
to death:
make search
before
us
all
for
what
is yours,
and
take
it.
For
Jacob
had
no
knowledge
that
Rachel
had
taken
them.
So
Laban
went
into Jacob's
tent
and
into Leah's
tent,
and
into
the
tents
of
the
two servant-women,
but
they
were
not
there;
and
he
came
out
of Leah's
tent
and
went
into Rachel's.
Now
Rachel
had
taken
the images,
and
had
put
them
in
the camels' basket,
and
was
seated
on
them.
And
Laban, searching
through
all
the
tent,
did
not
come
across
them.
And
she
said
to
her
father,
Let
not
my
lord
be
angry
because
I
do
not
get
up
before
you,
for
I am
in
the common
condition
of
women.
And
with
all
his
searching,
he
did
not
come
across
the images.
Then
Jacob
was
angry
with
Laban,
and
said,
What crime
or
sin
have
I done
that
you
have come
after
me
with such passion?
Now
that
you
have
made search
through
all
my
goods,
what
have
you seen
which
is yours?
Make
it
clear
now
before
my people
and
your people,
so
that
they
may
be judges
between
us.
These
twenty
years
I
have
been
with
you;
your
sheep
and
your
goats
have
had young
without loss,
not
one
of
your he-goats
have
I taken
for
food.
Anything which
was wounded
by
beasts
I
did
not
take
to
you,
but
myself
made
up
for
the
loss
of
it;
you
made
me responsible
for whatever
was taken
by thieves,
by
day
or
by
night.
This
was
my condition, wasted
by heat
in
the
day
and
by
the bitter cold
at
night;
and
sleep
went
from
my
eyes.
These
twenty
years
I
have
been
in
your
house;
I
was
your
servant
for
fourteen
years because
of
your
daughters,
and
for
six
years
I kept
your
flock,
and
ten
times
was
my payment
changed.
If
the
God
of
my
father,
the
God
of
Abraham
and
the
Fear
of
Isaac,
had
not
been
with
me,
you would
have
sent
me
away
with
nothing
in
my
hands.
But
God
has
seen
my
troubles
and
the work
of
my
hands,
and
this
night
he kept
you back.
Then
Laban, answering,
said,
These
women
are
my
daughters
and
these
children
my
children,
the
flocks
and
all
you
see
are mine:
what
now
may
I
do
for
my
daughters
and
for
their
children?
Come,
let
us
make
an
agreement,
you
and
I;
and
let
it
be
for
a
witness
between
us.
Then
Jacob
took
a
stone
and
put
it
up
as
a
pillar.
And
Jacob
said
to
his people,
Get
stones
together;
and
they
did
so;
and
they
had
a meal
there
by
the
stones.
And
the
name
Laban
gave
it
was
Jegar-sahadutha:
but
Jacob
gave
it
the
name
of
Galeed.
And
Laban
said,
These stones
are
a
witness
between
you
and
me
today.
For
this
reason
its
name
was
Galeed,
And
Mizpah,
for
he
said,
May
the
Lord
keep
watch
on
us
when
we
are unable
to
see
one another's doings.
If
you
are cruel
to
my
daughters,
or
if
you
take
other
wives
in
addition
to
my
daughters,
then
though
no
man
is
there
to
see,
God
will
be
the
witness
between
us.
And
Laban
said,
See
these stones
and
this
pillar
which
I
have put
between
you
and
me;
They
will
be
witness
that
I
will
not
go
over
these stones
to
you,
and
you
will
not
go
over
these stones
or
this
pillar
to
me,
for
any
evil
purpose.
May
the
God
of
Abraham
and
the
God
of
Nahor,
the
God
of
their
father,
be
our
judge. Then
Jacob
took
an
oath
by
the
Fear
of
his
father
Isaac.
And
Jacob
made
an
offering
on
the
mountain,
and
gave orders
to
his people
to take
food:
so
they
had
a
meal
and
took
their rest
that night
on
the
mountain.
And early in the morning Laban, after kissing and blessing his daughters, went on his way back to his country.
And
on
his way Jacob
came face
to face
with
the angels
of God.
And
when
he saw
them
he said, This
is
the army
of
God:
so
he gave
that place
the name
of Mahanaim.
Now
Jacob
sent servants
before
him
to
Esau,
his brother,
in
the
land
of Seir,
the
country
of Edom;
And
he
gave
them orders
to say these words
to
Esau:
Your servant
Jacob says, Till now
I
have
been living
with Laban:
And
I
have oxen
and asses
and flocks
and men-servants
and women-servants:
and
I
have
sent
to
give
my
lord
news
of these
things
so
that
I
may
have grace
in
his eyes.
When
the
servants
came back they said,
We
have
seen
your brother Esau
and
he
is coming
out
to
you,
and four hundred
men
with
him.
Then
Jacob
was
in great fear
and trouble
of mind:
and
he
put
all
the
people
and
the flocks
and
the herds
and
the camels
into
two groups;
And said,
If Esau, meeting
one group, makes an attack
on
them,
the
others
will get away safely.
Then
Jacob
said,
O
God
of
my father
Abraham,
the
God
of
my father
Isaac,
the Lord
who
said
to
me,
Go
back
to
your country
and
your family
and
I
will
be good
to
you:
I
am less than nothing
in comparison
with all
your mercies
and
your faith
to
me
your servant;
for
with only
my stick
in
my hand
I
went across Jordan,
and
now
I
have
become two armies.
Be
my saviour
from
the hand
of Esau,
my brother:
for
my fear
is
that
he
will
make
an attack
on
me,
putting
to death mother
and child.
And
you said,
Truly,
I
will
be good
to
you,
and
make
your seed
like
the sand
of
the sea which
may
not
be numbered.
Then
he
put
up
his tent
there
for
the night;
and
from
among
his goods
he
took,
as
an offering
for
his brother
Esau,
Two hundred she-goats
and twenty he-goats,
two hundred females
and twenty males
from
the sheep,
Thirty camels
with their young
ones, forty cows, ten oxen,
twenty asses,
and ten young asses.
These
he gave
to
his servants, every herd
by itself,
and
he said
to
his servants, Go
on before
me,
and let there
be
a space between
one herd
and another.
And
he
gave
orders
to
the
first,
saying,
When
my brother
Esau
comes
to
you
and
says,
Whose
servant
are
you,
and
where
are
you going,
and
whose
are
these
herds?
Then
say
to
him,
These
are
your servant Jacob's;
they
are
an offering
for
my lord,
for
Esau;
and
he
himself
is coming
after
us.
And
he
gave
the
same
orders
to
the second
and
the third
and
to
all
those
who
were
with
the herds,
saying,
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
Esau
when
you
see
him;
And
you
are
to
say further,
Jacob,
your servant,
is
coming
after
us.
For
he
said
to
himself,
I
will
take
away
his wrath
by
the offering
which
I
have
sent
on,
and
then
I
will
come
before
him:
it
may
be
that
I
will
have grace
in
his eyes.
So
the
servants
with
the
offerings
went
on
in
front,
and
he
himself
took
his rest
that night
in
the tents
with
his
people.
And
in
the
night
he got
up,
and taking
with
him
his two wives
and
the two servant-women
and
his eleven children,
he
went
over
the river Jabbok.
He
took
them
and
sent
them
over
the stream
with
all
he
had.
Then Jacob
was
by himself;
and
a man
was fighting
with
him till dawn.
But
when
the
man saw
that
he
was not able
to overcome
Jacob,
he gave
him
a
blow
in
the hollow
part
of
his leg,
so
that
his leg
was damaged.
And
he said
to
him,
Let
me go
now,
for
the dawn
is
near.
But
Jacob said,
I
will
not
let
you go till
you
have given
me
your blessing.
Then
he
said,
What
is
your
name?
And
he
said,
Jacob.
And
he
said,
Your
name
will no longer
be
Jacob,
but Israel:
for
in
your fight
with
God
and
with
men
you
have overcome.
Then
Jacob
said,
What
is
your
name?
And
he
said,
What
is
my
name
to
you?
Then
he
gave
him
a blessing.
And
Jacob
gave
that
place
the
name
of Peniel,
saying,
I
have seen
God face
to face,
and
still
I am living.
And
while
he
was going past
Peniel,
the sun
came
up.
And
he
went
with unequal steps
because
of
his damaged leg.
For
this
reason
the children
of Israel,
even today, never take
that muscle
in
the hollow
of
the leg
as food,
because
the hollow
of Jacob's leg
was touched.
Then
Jacob, lifting
up
his
eyes,
saw
Esau
coming
with
his
four
hundred
men.
So
he made
a division
of
the
children
between
Leah
and
Rachel
and
the
two women-servants.
He
put
the
servants
and
their
children
in
front,
Leah
and
her
children after
them,
and
Rachel
and
Joseph at
the back.
And
he
himself, going
before
them,
went
down
on
his
face
to
the
earth
seven
times
till
he
came
near
his
brother.
Then
Esau
came
running
up
to
him,
and folding
him
in
his arms, gave
him
a kiss:
and
the two
of
them
were
overcome
with
weeping.
Then
Esau, lifting
up
his
eyes,
saw
the
women
and
the
children,
and
said,
Who
are
these
with
you?
And
he
said,
The
children
whom
God
in
his
mercy
has
given
to
your
servant.
Then
the
servants
and
their
children
came
near,
and
went
down on
their faces.
And
Leah
came
near
with
her
children,
and
then
Joseph
and
Rachel,
and
they
did
the same.
And
he
said,
What
were
all
those herds
which
I saw
on
the
way?
And
Jacob
said,
They
were
an offering
so
that
I
might
have
grace
in
my lord's
eyes.
But
Esau
said,
I
have
enough; keep
what
is yours,
my
brother,
for yourself.
And
Jacob
said,
Not
so;
but
if
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
take
them
as
a sign
of
my love,
for
I
have
seen
your
face
as
one
may
see
the
face
of
God,
and
you
have been
pleased
with
me.
Take
my offering
then,
with
my
blessing;
for
God
has
been very good
to
me
and
I
have enough:
so
at
his strong request,
he
took
it.
And
he
said, Let
us
go
on
our
journey together,
and
I will
go
in
front.
But
Jacob
said,
My
lord
may
see
that
the
children
are
only small,
and
there
are
young ones
in
my
flocks
and
herds:
one day's over-driving
will
be
the destruction
of
all
the
flock.
Do
you,
my
lord,
go
on
before
your
servant;
I
will
come
on slowly,
at
the rate
at
which
the
cattle
and
the
children
are able
to
go,
till
I
come
to
my
lord
at
Seir.
And
Esau
said,
Then keep
some
of
my
men
with
you.
And
he
said,
What need
is
there
for
that,
if
my
lord
is
pleased
with
me?
So
Esau,
turning
back
that
day,
went
on
his
way
to
Seir.
And
Jacob
went
on
to
Succoth,
where
he
made
a
house
for
himself
and put
up tents
for
his
cattle:
for
this
reason
the
place
was
named
Succoth.
So
Jacob
came
safely
from
Paddan-aram
to
the
town
of
Shechem
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
put
up
his tents
near
the
town.
And
for
a
hundred bits
of
money
he got
from
the
children
of
Hamor,
the builder
of
Shechem,
the
field
in
which
he
had
put
up
his
tents.
And
there
he put
up
an
altar, naming
it
El,
the
God
of
Israel.
Now
Dinah,
the
daughter
whom
Leah
had
by
Jacob,
went
out
to
see
the
women
of
that
country.
And
when
Shechem,
the
son
of
Hamor
the
Hivite
who
was
the chief
of
that
land,
saw
her,
he
took
her
by force
and
had connection
with
her.
Then
his
heart went
out
in
love
to
Dinah,
the
daughter
of
Jacob,
and
he
said comforting words
to
her.
And
Shechem
said
to
Hamor,
his
father,
Get
me
this
girl
for
my
wife.
Now
Jacob
had word
of
what
Shechem
had
done
to
his
daughter;
but
his
sons
were
in
the
fields
with
the
cattle,
and
Jacob
said nothing
till
they
came.
Then
Hamor,
the
father
of
Shechem,
came
out
to
have
a
talk
with
Jacob.
Now
the
sons
of
Jacob
came
in
from
the
fields
when
they
had news
of
it,
and
they
were wounded
and
very
angry
because
of
the shame
he
had
done
in
Israel
by
having connection
with Jacob's
daughter;
and
they
said,
Such
a
thing
is
not
to
be
done.
But
Hamor
said
to
them,
Shechem,
my
son,
is full
of
desire
for
your
daughter:
will
you
then
give
her
to
him
for
a
wife?
And
let
our
two peoples
be
joined
together;
give
your
daughters
to
us,
and
take
our
daughters
for yourselves.
Go
on
living
with
us,
and
the
country
will
be
open
to
you; do
trade
and get
property
there.
And
Shechem
said
to
her
father
and
her
brothers,
If
you
will
give ear
to
my request,
whatever
you
say
I
will
give
to
you.
However
great
you
make
the bride-price
and
payment,
I
will
give
it;
only
let
me
have
the
girl
for
my
wife.
But
the
sons
of
Jacob gave
a
false
answer
to
Shechem
and
Hamor
his
father,
because
of
what
had
been done
to
Dinah
their
sister.
And
they
said,
It
is
not possible
for
us
to
give
our
sister
to
one
who
is
without circumcision,
for
that
would
be
a
cause
of
shame
to
us:
But
on
this condition
only
will
we
come
to
an agreement
with
you:
if
every
male among
you
becomes
like
us
and undergoes circumcision;
Then
we
will
give
our
daughters
to
you
and
take
your
daughters
to
us
and
go
on
living
with
you
as
one
people.
But
if
you
will
not undergo circumcision
as
we say,
then
we
will
take
our
daughter
and
go.
And their
words
were
pleasing
to
Hamor
and
his
son
Shechem.
And
without loss
of time
the
young
man
did
as
they
said,
because
he
had
delight
in Jacob's
daughter,
and
he
was
the noblest
of
his father's
house.
Then
Hamor
and
Shechem,
his
son,
went
to
the meeting-place
of
their
town,
and
said
to
the
men
of
the
town,
It
is
the desire
of
these
men
to
be
at peace
with
us;
let
them
then
go
on
living
in
this
country
and
doing
trade
here,
for
the
country
is
wide
open
before
them;
let
us
take
their
daughters
as
wives
and
let
us
give
them
our
daughters.
But
these
men
will make
an agreement
with
us
to
go
on
living
with
us
and
to
become
one
people,
only
on
the condition
that
every
male
among
us undergoes circumcision
as
they
have
done.
Then
will
not
their
cattle
and
their
goods
and
all
their
beasts
be ours?
so
let
us come
to an agreement
with
them
so
that
they
may go
on
living
with
us.
Then
all
the
men
of
the
town
gave ear
to
the words
of
Hamor
and
Shechem
his
son;
and
every
male
in
the
town underwent circumcision.
But
on
the
third
day
after,
before
the wounds
were well,
two
of
the
sons
of
Jacob,
Simeon
and
Levi, Dinah's
brothers,
took
their
swords
and
came
into
the
town
by surprise
and
put
all
the
males
to death.
And
Hamor
and
his
son
they
put
to death
with
the
sword,
and
they
took
Dinah
from Shechem's
house
and
went
away.
And
the
sons
of
Jacob
came
on
them
when
they
were
wounded
and
made waste
the
town
because
of
what
had
been done
to
their
sister;
They
took
their
flocks
and
their
herds
and
their asses
and
everything
in
their
town
and
in
their
fields,
And
all
their
wealth
and
all
their
little
ones
and
their
wives;
everything
in
their
houses
they
took
and
made
them waste.
And
Jacob
said
to
Simeon
and
Levi,
You
have
made
trouble
for
me
and given
me
a bad
name
among
the
people
of this
country,
among
the
Canaanites
and
the
Perizzites:
and
because
we
are small
in
number
they
will come
together
against
me
and make war
on
me;
and
it
will
be
the end
of
me
and
all
my
people.
But
they
said, Were
we
to let
him
make use
of our
sister as
a loose woman?
And
God
said
to
Jacob,
Go
up now
to Beth-el
and
make
your living-place
there:
and
put
up
an
altar
there
to
the
God
who
came
to
you
when
you
were
in
flight
from
your
brother
Esau.
Then
Jacob
said
to
all
his
people,
Put
away
the
strange
gods
which
are
among
you,
and make
yourselves
clean,
and
put
on
a
change
of
clothing:
And
let
us
go
up
to Beth-el:
and
there
I
will
make
an
altar
to
God,
who
gave
me
an
answer
in
the
day
of
my
trouble,
and
was
with
me
wherever
I
went.
Then
they
gave
to
Jacob
all
the
strange
gods
which
they
had,
and
the
rings
which
were
in
their
ears;
and
Jacob
put
them
away
under
the holy tree
at
Shechem.
So
they
went
on
their
journey:
and
the fear
of
God
was
on
the
towns
round
about,
so
that
they
made
no attack
on
the
sons
of
Jacob.
And
Jacob
came
to
Luz
in
the
land
of
Canaan (which
is
the
same
as Beth-el),
he
and
all
his
people.
And
there
he
made
an
altar, naming
the
place El-beth-el:
because
it
was
there
he
had
the vision
of
God
when
he
was
in
flight
from
his
brother.
And
Deborah,
the servant
who
had taken care
of
Rebekah
from
her birth, came
to
her end,
and
was
put
to rest near Beth-el,
under
the holy tree:
and
they
gave
it
the
name
of
Allon-bacuth.
Now
when
Jacob
was
on
his way
from
Paddan-aram,
God
came
to
him
again
and,
blessing
him,
said,
Jacob
is
your
name,
but
it
will
be
so
no
longer;
from
now
your
name
will
be
Israel;
so
he
was
named
Israel.
And
God
said
to
him,
I
am
God,
the Ruler
of
all:
be fertile,
and
have
increase;
a
nation, truly
a
group
of
nations,
will
come
from
you,
and
kings
will
be
your offspring;
And
the
land
which
I
gave
to
Abraham
and
Isaac,
I
will
give
to
you;
and
to
your
seed
after
you
I
will
give
the
land.
Then
God
went
up
from
him
in
the
place
where
he
had
been
talking
with
him.
And
Jacob put
up
a
pillar
in
the
place
where
he
had
been
talking
with God,
and put
a drink offering
on
it,
and
oil.
And
he
gave
to
the
place
where
God
had
been
talking
with
him,
the
name
of Beth-el.
So
they
went
on
from Beth-el;
and
while
they
were
still
some distance
from
Ephrath,
the pains
of
birth
came
on
Rachel
and she
had
a
hard
time.
And
when
her pain
was
very great,
the
woman
who
was helping
her
said,
Have
no
fear;
for
now
you
will
have
another
son.
And
in
the hour
when
her
life
went
from
her (for
death
came
to
her),
she
gave
the
child
the
name
Ben-oni:
but
his
father
gave
him
the
name
of
Benjamin.
So
Rachel came
to
her end
and
was
put
to rest
on
the
road
to
Ephrath (which
is Beth-lehem).
And
Jacob put
up
a
pillar
on
her resting-place;
which
is named,
The
Pillar
of
the resting-place
of
Rachel,
to
this
day.
And
Israel
went
journeying
on
and put up
his
tents
on
the other
side
of
the
tower
of
the flock.
Now
while
they
were
living
in
that
country,
Reuben
had
connection
with
Bilhah,
his father's servant-woman:
and
Israel
had news
of
it.
Now
Jacob
had twelve
sons:
the
sons
of
Leah:
Reuben, Jacob's first
son,
and
Simeon
and
Levi
and
Judah
and
Issachar
and
Zebulun;
The
sons
of
Rachel:
Joseph
and
Benjamin;
The
sons
of
Bilhah, Rachel's
servant:
Dan
and
Naphtali;
The
sons
of
Zilpah, Leah's
servant:
Gad
and
Asher;
these
are
the
sons
whom
Jacob
had
in
Paddan-aram.
And
Jacob
came
to
his
father
Isaac
at
Mamre,
at
Kiriath-arba,
that
is,
Hebron,
where
Abraham
and
Isaac
had
been
living.
And
Isaac
was
a
hundred
and
eighty
years
old.
Then
Isaac
came
to
his end
and
was
put
to rest
with
his father's
people, an
old
man
after
a
long
life:
and
Jacob
and
Esau,
his
sons,
put
him
in
his
last resting-place.
Now
these
are
the
generations
of
Esau,
that
is
to say,
Edom.
Esau's
wives
were
women
of
Canaan:
Adah,
the
daughter
of
Elon
the
Hittite,
and
Oholibamah,
the
daughter
of
Anah,
the
daughter
of
Zibeon
the
Hivite,
And
Basemath, Ishmael's
daughter,
the
sister
of
Nebaioth.
Adah
had
a son
Eliphaz;
and
Basemath
was
the mother
of
Reuel;
Oholibamah
was
the mother
of Jeush,
Jalam,
and
Korah;
these
are
the
sons
of
Esau,
whose
birth
took
place
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
Esau
took
his
wives
and
his
sons
and
his
daughters,
and
all
the
people
of
his
house,
and
his
beasts
and
his
cattle
and
all
his
goods
which
he
had
got together
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
went
into
the
land
of Seir,
away
from
his
brother
Jacob.
For
their
wealth
was
so
great
that
the
land
was
not wide
enough
for
the
two
of
them
and
all
their
cattle.
So
Esau made
his living-place
in
the hill-country
of
Seir (Esau
is
Edom).
And
these
are
the
generations
of
Esau,
the
father
of
the
Edomites
in
the hill-country
of
Seir:
These
are
the
names
of Esau's
sons:
Eliphaz,
the
son
of Esau's
wife
Adah,
and
Reuel,
the
son
of Esau's
wife
Basemath.
The
sons
of
Eliphaz
were
Teman,
Omar,
Zepho,
Gatam,
and
Kenaz.
And
Eliphaz,
the
son
of
Esau,
had connection
with
a
woman named
Timna,
who
gave
birth
to
Amalek: all
these
were
the
children
of Esau's
wife
Adah.
And
these
are
the
sons
of
Reuel:
Nahath,
Zerah,
Shammah,
and
Mizzah:
they
were
the
children
of Esau's
wife
Basemath.
And
these
are
the
sons
of Esau's
wife
Oholibamah,
the
daughter
of
Anah,
the
daughter
of
Zibeon: she
was
the mother
of Jeush,
Jalam,
and
Korah.
These
were
the chiefs
among
the
sons
of
Esau:
the
sons
of
Eliphaz, Esau's first
son:
Teman,
Omar,
Zepho,
Kenaz,
Korah,
Gatam,
Amalek: all
these
were chiefs
in
the
land
of
Edom,
the
offspring
of
Eliphaz,
the seed
of
Adah.
And
these
are
the
sons
of Esau's
son
Reuel:
Nahath,
Zerah,
Shammah,
Mizzah:
these
were
the chiefs
of
Reuel
in
the
land
of
Edom,
the
children
of Esau's
wife
Basemath.
And
these
are
the
sons
of Esau's
wife
Oholibamah:
Jeush,
Jalam,
and
Korah:
these
were
the chiefs
who came
from Esau's
wife
Oholibamah,
daughter
of
Anah.
These
were
the
sons
of
Esau (that
is,
Edom),
and
these
were their chiefs.
These
are
the
sons
of
Seir
the
Horite
who
were
living
in
that
country;
Lotan,
Shobal,
Zibeon,
Anah,
Dishon,
Ezer,
and
Dishan:
these
are
the chiefs
of
the
Horites,
offspring
of
Seir
in
the
land
of
Edom.
The
children
of
Lotan
were
Hori
and Hemam; Lotan's
sister
was
Timna.
And
these
are
the
children
of
Shobal:
Alvan,
Manahath,
Ebal,
Shepho,
and
Onam.
And
these
are
the
children
of
Zibeon:
Aiah
and
Anah;
that
same
Anah
who
made
the
discovery
of
the water-springs
in
the waste land,
when
he
was
looking after
the asses
of
his
father
Zibeon.
And
these
are
the
children
of
Anah:
Dishon
and
Oholibamah
his
daughter.
These
are
the
children
of Dishon:
Hemdan,
Eshban,
Ithran,
and Keran.
These
are
the
children
of
Ezer:
Bilhan,
Zaavan,
and
Akan.
These
are
the
children
of
Dishan:
Uz
and
Aran.
These
were
the
Horite chiefs:
Lotan,
Shobal,
Zibeon,
Anah,
Dishon,
Ezer,
and
Dishan.
Such
were
the Horite chiefs
in their order
in
the
land
of
Seir.
And
these
are
the
kings
who
were ruling
in
the
land
of
Edom
before
there
was
any
king
over
the
children
of
Israel.
Bela,
son
of
Beor,
was
king
in
Edom,
and
the
name
of
his chief
town
was
Dinhabah.
At
his
death,
Jobab,
son
of
Zerah
of
Bozrah,
became
king
in
his
place.
And
at
the
death
of
Jobab,
Husham,
from
the
country
of
the
Temanites,
became
king
in
his
place.
And
at
the
death
of
Husham,
Hadad,
son
of
Bedad,
who overcame
the
Midianites
in
the
field
of
Moab,
became
king;
his chief
town
was
named
Avith.
And
at
the
death
of
Hadad,
Samlah
of
Masrekah
became
king.
And
at
the
death
of
Samlah,
Shaul
of
Rehoboth
by
the
River
became
king
in
his
place.
And
at
the
death
of
Shaul,
Baal-hanan,
son
of
Achbor,
became
king.
And
at
the
death
of
Baal-hanan,
Hadar
became
king
in
his
place;
his chief
town
was
named
Pau,
and
his wife's
name
was
Mehetabel; she
was
the
daughter
of
Matred,
the
daughter
of Me-zahab.
These
are
the
names
of
the chiefs
of
Esau
in
the order
of their
families
and their
places:
Timna,
Alvah,
Jetheth,
Oholibamah,
Elah,
Pinon,
Kenaz,
Teman,
Mibzar,
Magdiel,
Iram;
these
are
the Edomite chiefs,
in their
places
in their heritage;
this
is
Esau,
the
father
of
the
Edomites.
Now
Jacob
was
living
in
the
land
where
his
father
had made
a
place
for
himself,
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
These
are
the
generations
of
Jacob:
Joseph,
a
boy
seventeen
years
old,
was
looking
after
the
flock,
together
with
his
brothers,
the
sons
of
Bilhah
and
Zilpah,
his father's
wives;
and
Joseph
gave
their
father
a
bad
account
of
them.
Now
the
love
which
Israel
had
for
Joseph
was greater
than
his
love
for
all
his
other
children,
because
he got
him
when
he
was
an
old
man:
and
he
had
a long
coat
made
for
him.
And
because
his
brothers
saw
that
Joseph
was dearer
to
his
father
than
all
the others,
they
were
full
of
hate
for
him,
and
would
not
say
a kind
word
to
him.
Now
Joseph
had
a
dream,
and
he gave
his
brothers
an account
of
it, which
made
their
hate greater
than
ever.
And
he
said
to
them,
Let
me
give
you
the story
of
my
dream.
We
were
in
the
field, getting
the grain stems
together,
and
my grain kept upright,
and yours came
round
and
went
down
on
the earth before mine.
And
his
brothers
said
to
him,
Are
you
to
be
our
king?
will
you
have
authority
over
us?
And
because
of
his
dream
and
his
words,
their
hate
for
him
became greater
than
ever.
Then
he
had
another
dream,
and
gave
his
brothers
an
account
of
it,
saying,
I
have
had
another
dream:
the
sun
and
the
moon
and
eleven
stars
gave honour
to
me.
And
he
gave
word
of
it
to
his
father
and
his
brothers;
but
his
father protesting
said,
What sort
of
a
dream
is
this?
am
I
and
your
mother
and
your
brothers
to
go
down
on
our faces
to
the
earth
before
you?
And
his
brothers
were full
of
envy; but
his
father
kept
his
words
in mind.
Now his
brothers went
to keep watch
over their father's
flock
in
Shechem.
And
Israel
said
to
Joseph,
Are
not
your
brothers
with
the flock
in
Shechem? come,
I
will
send
you
to
them.
And
he
said
to
him,
Here am
I.
And
he
said
to
him,
Go
now,
and
see
if
your
brothers
are
well
and
how
the
flock
is;
then
come
back
and
give
me
word.
So
he
sent
him
out
of
the
valley
of
Hebron,
and
he
came
to
Shechem.
And
a
man
saw
him
wandering
in
the
country,
and
said
to
him,
What
are
you
looking
for?
And
he
said,
I
am
looking
for
my
brothers;
please
give
me
word
of
where
they
are keeping
their flock.
And
the
man
said,
They
have gone
away
from
here,
for
they
said
in
my
hearing, Let
us
go
to
Dothan.
So
Joseph
went
after
them
and
came up
with
them
at
Dothan.
But
they
saw
him
when
he was
a
long way
off,
and
before
he
came
near
them
they
made
a secret design
against
him
to
put
him
to
death;
Saying
to
one
another,
See,
here
comes
this dreamer.
Let
us
now put
him
to death
and put
his body
into
one
of these holes,
and
we
will
say,
An
evil
beast
has put
him
to death:
then
we
will
see
what
becomes
of
his
dreams.
But
Reuben,
hearing these words, got
him
out
of
their
hands,
saying,
Let
us
not
take
his
life.
Do
not
put
him
to
a
violent
death,
but
let
him
be placed
in
one
of
the holes;
this
he
said
to keep
him safe
from
their
hands,
with
the
purpose
of taking
him
back
to
his
father
again.
So
when
Joseph
came
to
his
brothers,
they
took
off
his
long
coat
which
he
had
on;
And
they
took
him
and
put
him
in
the hole:
now
the hole
had
no
water
in
it.
Then seating themselves,
they
took
their
meal:
and
looking
up,
they
saw
a travelling band
of
Ishmaelites,
coming
from
Gilead
on
their
way
to
Egypt,
with
spices
and perfumes
on
their
camels.
And
Judah
said
to
his
brothers,
What
profit
is there
in putting
our
brother
to
death
and
covering
up
his
blood?
Let
us
give
him
to
these
Ishmaelites
for
a price,
and
let
us
not
put violent
hands
on
him,
for
he
is
our
brother,
our
flesh.
And
his
brothers
gave ear
to
him.
And
some
traders
from Midian
went
by;
so pulling
Joseph
up
out
of
the hole,
they
gave
him
to
the
Ishmaelites
for
twenty bits
of
silver,
and
they
took
him
to
Egypt.
Now
when
Reuben
came
back
to
the hole,
Joseph
was
not
there;
and giving signs
of grief,
He
went
back
to
his
brothers,
and
said,
The
child
is
gone;
what
am
I
to
do?
Then
they
took Joseph's
coat,
and
put
on
it some
of
the
blood
from
a young
goat which
they
had
put
to
death,
And
they
took
the
coat
to
their
father,
and
said,
We
came across
this;
is
it
your son's
coat
or
not?
And
he saw
that
it
was,
and
said,
It
is
my son's
coat;
an
evil
beast
has put
him
to death; without doubt
Joseph
has come
to
a cruel end.
Then
Jacob, giving signs
of grief,
put
on haircloth,
and
went
on weeping
for
his
son
day
after
day.
And
all
his
sons
and
all
his
daughters
came
to
give
him
comfort,
but
he
would
not
be
comforted,
saying
with
weeping,
I
will
go
down
to
the underworld
to
my
son.
So great
was
his father's sorrow
for
him.
And
in
Egypt
the
men
of Midian gave
him
for
a price
to
Potiphar,
a
captain
of high position
in Pharaoh's house.
Now
at
that
time,
Judah
went
away
from
his
brothers
and
became
the
friend
of
a
man
of Adullam
named
Hirah.
And
there
he
saw
the
daughter
of
a
certain
man
of Canaan
named
Shua,
and
took
her
as
his wife.
And
she
gave
birth
to
a
son,
and
he
gave
him
the
name
Er.
And
again
she
gave
birth
to
a
son,
and
he
gave
him
the
name
Onan.
Then
she
had
another
son,
to
whom
she
gave
the
name
Shelah;
she
was
at
Chezib
when
the
birth
took
place.
And
Judah
took
a
wife
for
his first son
Er,
and
her
name
was
Tamar.
Now
Er, Judah's first son, did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
so
that
he
put
him
to
death.
Then
Judah
said
to
Onan,
Go
in
to
your brother's
wife
and
do
what
it
is right
for
a husband's
brother
to
do;
make
her
your
wife
and
get
offspring
for
your
brother.
But
Onan,
seeing
that
the
offspring would
not
be
his,
went
in
to
his brother's
wife,
but
let
his
seed
go
on
to
the
earth,
so
that
he might
not
get
offspring
for
his
brother.
And
what
he
did
was
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
so
that
he
put
him
to
death,
like
his brother.
Then
Judah
said
to
Tamar,
his
daughter-in-law, Go
back
to
your father's
house
and keep yourself
as
a
widow
till
my
son
Shelah
becomes
a
man:
for
he
had
in
his mind
the
thought
that
death
might come
to
him
as
it
had come
to
his
brothers.
So
Tamar
went
back
to
her father's
house.
And
after
a
time, Bath-shua, Judah's
wife,
came
to
her end;
and
after
Judah
was
comforted
for
her loss,
he
went
to
Timnah,
where
they
were cutting
the wool
of
his
sheep,
and
his
friend
Hirah
of Adullam
went
with
him.
And
when
Tamar
had
news
that
her
father-in-law
was
going
up
to
Timnah
to
the wool-cutting,
She
took
off
her widow's
clothing,
and
covering
herself
with
her
veil,
she
took
her
seat
near Enaim
on
the
road
to
Timnah;
for
she
saw
that
Shelah
was
now
a
man,
but
she
had
not
been
made
his
wife.
When
Judah
saw
her
he took
her
to
be
a loose woman
of
the town,
because
her
face
was
covered.
And
turning
to
her
by
the roadside,
he
said
to
her,
Let
me
come
in
to
you;
for
he
had
no idea
that
she
was
his
daughter-in-law.
And
she
said,
What
will
you
give
me
as
my price?
And
he
said,
I
will
give
you
a
young
goat
from
the
flock.
And
she
said, What
will
you
give
me
as
a sign
till
you
send
it?
And
he
said,
What
would
you
have?
And
she
said,
Your ring
and
its
cord
and
the stick
in
your
hand.
So
he
gave
them
to
her
and
went
in
to
her,
and
she became
with
child
by
him.
Then
she
got
up
and
went
away
and
took
off
her
veil
and
put
on
her widow's
clothing.
Then
Judah
sent
his
friend
Hirah
with
the
young
goat,
to
get
back
the
things
which
he
had
given
as
a sign
to
the
woman:
but
she
was
not
there.
And
he put questions
to
the
men
of
the
place,
saying,
Where
is
the
loose
woman
who
was
in Enaim
by
the
wayside?
And
they
said,
There
was
no
such
woman
there.
So
he
went
back
to
Judah,
and
said,
I
have
not seen
her,
and
the
men
of
the
place
say
that
there
is
no
such
woman
there.
And
Judah
said,
Let
her
keep
the
things,
so
that
we
may
not
be shamed;
I
sent
the
young
goat,
but
you
did
not
see
the
woman.
Now
about
three
months
after
this,
word
came
to
Judah
that
Tamar,
his
daughter-in-law,
had
been acting
like
a loose
woman
and
was
with
child.
And
Judah
said,
Take
her
out
and
let
her
be
burned.
And
while
she
was being
taken
out,
she
sent
word
to
her
father-in-law,
saying,
The
man
whose
property
these
things
are,
is
the father
of
my
child:
say
then,
whose
are
this
ring
and
this
cord
and
this stick?
Then
Judah
said openly
that
they
were
his,
and
said,
She
is
more
upright
than
I am,
for
I
did
not
give
her
to
Shelah
my
son.
And
he
had
no
more
connection
with
her.
And
when
the
time
came
for
her
to
give
birth,
it
was clear
that
there
were two
children
in
her
body.
And
while she
was
in
the
act
of
giving
birth,
one
of
them
put
out
his
hand;
and
the
woman
who
was
with
her
put
a
red thread round
his
hand,
saying,
This
one
came
out
first.
But
then
he
took
his
hand
back
again,
and
his
brother
came first
to birth:
and
the
woman
said,
What
an opening
you
have
made
for
yourself!
So
he
was
named
Perez.
And
then
his
brother
came
out,
with
the
red thread round
his
hand,
and
he
was
named
Zerah.
Now
Joseph
was
taken
down
to
Egypt;
and
Potiphar
the
Egyptian,
a
captain
of high position
in Pharaoh's house, got
him
for
a price
from
the
Ishmaelites
who
had
taken
him
there.
And
the
Lord
was
with
Joseph,
and
he
did well;
and
he
was
living
in
the
house
of
his
master
the
Egyptian.
And
his
master
saw
that
the
Lord
was
with
him,
making
everything
he
did go
well.
And having
a high
opinion
of
Joseph
as
his
servant,
he
made
him
the
overseer
of
his
house
and
gave
him
control
over
all
he
had.
And
from
the
time
when
he
made
him
overseer
and
gave
him control
of
all
his
property,
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
was
with
the
Egyptian,
because
of
Joseph;
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
was
on
all
he
had,
in
the
house
and
in
the
field.
And
he
gave
Joseph
control
of
all
his
property, keeping
no account
of
anything,
but
only
the
food
which
was
put
before
him.
Now
Joseph
was
very
beautiful
in
form
and
face.
And
after
a
time,
his master's
wife,
looking
on
Joseph
with
desire,
said
to
him,
Be
my lover.
But
he
would
not,
and
said
to
her,
You
see
that
my
master keeps
no account
of
what
I
do
in
his
house,
and
has
put
all
his
property
in
my
control;
So
that
no
one
has
more authority
in
this
house
than
I
have;
he
has
kept
nothing
back
from
me
but
you,
because
you
are
his
wife;
how
then
may
I
do
this
great
wrong,
sinning
against
God?
And
day
after
day
she
went
on requesting
Joseph
to
come
to
her
and
be
her lover,
but
he would
not
give ear
to
her.
Now
one
day
he
went
into
the
house
to
do
his
work;
and
not
one
of
the
men
of
the
house
was
inside.
And pulling
at
his coat,
she
said,
Come
to
my
bed;
but slipping
out
of
his coat,
he
went running
away.
And
when
she
saw
that
he
had got
away, letting
her
keep
his coat,
She
sent
for
the
men
of
her
house
and
said
to
them,
See,
he
has let
a
Hebrew
come here
and
make
sport
of
us;
he
came
to
my
bed,
and
I
gave
a
loud
cry;
And
hearing
it
he
went
running
out without
his coat.
And
she kept
his coat
by
her,
till
his
master
came
back.
Then
she
gave
him
the
same story,
saying,
The
Hebrew
servant
whom
you
have taken
into
our house
came
in
to
make
sport
of
me;
And
when
I
gave
a
loud
cry
he
went
running
out without
his coat.
And
hearing
his wife's
account
of
what
his
servant
had
done,
he
became
very
angry.
And Joseph's
master
took
him
and
put
him
in
prison,
in
the
place
where
the king's
prisoners
were
kept
in chains,
and
he
was
there
in
the prison-house.
But
the
Lord
was
with
Joseph,
and
was good
to
him,
and
made
the
keeper
of
the
prison
his friend.
And
the
keeper
of
the
prison
put
all
the
prisoners
under Joseph's
control,
and
he
was
responsible
for
whatever
was
done
there.
And
the
keeper
of
the
prison
gave
no
attention
to
anything
which
was
under
his
care,
because
the
Lord
was
with
him;
and
the
Lord
made
everything
he
did go
well.
Now
after
these
things
the chief servant
who
had
the
care
of
the wine,
and
the chief bread-maker
in Pharaoh's house, did
something
against Pharaoh's
orders;
And
Pharaoh
was
angry
with
his
two servants,
with
the
chief wine-servant
and
the
chief bread-maker;
And
he
put
them
in
prison
under
the care
of
the
captain
of
the army,
in
the
same
prison
where
Joseph
himself
was shut
up.
And
the
captain
put
them
in Joseph's
care,
and
he
did what
was needed
for
them;
and
they
were kept
in
prison
for
some
time.
And
these
two
had
a
dream
on
the
same
night;
the chief wine-servant
and
the chief bread-maker
of
the
king
of
Egypt,
who
were
in
prison,
the
two
of
them
had
dreams
with
a special sense.
And
in
the
morning
when
Joseph
came
to
them
he
saw
that
they
were
looking sad.
And
he
said
to
the servants
of
Pharaoh
who
were
in
prison
with
him,
Why
are
you looking
so sad?
Then
they
said
to
him,
We
have
had
a
dream,
and
no
one
is able
to
give
us
the sense.
And
Joseph
said,
Does
not
the sense
of
dreams
come
from
God? what
was
your
dream?
Then
the
chief wine-servant
gave
Joseph
an
account
of
his
dream,
and
said,
In
my
dream
I
saw
a
vine
before
me;
And
on
the
vine
were
three
branches;
and
it seemed
as
if
it
put out buds
and flowers,
and
from
them
came
grapes ready
for cutting.
And Pharaoh's
cup
was
in
my
hand,
and
I
took
the
grapes
and crushing
them
into Pharaoh's
cup,
gave
the
cup
into Pharaoh's
hand.
Then
Joseph
said,
This
is
the sense
of
your dream:
the
three
branches
are
three
days;
After
three
days
Pharaoh
will
give
you honour,
and
put
you
back
into
your
place,
and
you
will
give
him
his
cup
as
you
did
before,
when
you
were
his wine-servant.
But
keep
me
in
mind
when
things
go
well
for
you,
and
be
good
to
me
and say
a
good word
for
me
to
Pharaoh
and
get
me
out
of
this
prison:
For
truly
I
was
taken
by force
from
the
land
of
the
Hebrews;
and
I
have
done
nothing
for which
I might
be
put
in prison.
Now
when
the
chief bread-maker
saw
that
the
first
dream
had
a
good sense,
he
said
to
Joseph,
I
had
a
dream;
and
in
my
dream
there
were
three
baskets
of
white
bread
on
my
head;
And
in
the
top
basket
were
all sorts
of cooked meats
for
Pharaoh;
and
the
birds
were taking
them
out
of
the
baskets
on
my
head.
Then
Joseph
said,
This
is
the sense
of
your dream:
the
three
baskets
are
three
days;
After
three
days
Pharaoh
will
take
you
out
of prison,
hanging
you
on
a
tree,
so
that
your
flesh
will
be
food
for
birds.
Now
the
third
day
was Pharaoh's
birthday,
and
he
gave
a
feast
for
all
his
servants;
and
he
gave honour
to
the
chief wine-servant
and
the
chief bread-maker
among
the others.
And
he
put
the
chief wine-servant
back
in
his old
place;
and
he
gave
the
cup
into Pharaoh's
hand.
But
the
chief bread-maker
was put
to death
by
hanging,
as
Joseph
had said.
But
the wine-servant
did
not
keep
Joseph
in
mind
or give
a
thought
to
him.
Now
after two
years
had
gone
by,
Pharaoh
had
a
dream;
and
in
his
dream
he
was
by
the side
of
the
Nile;
And
out
of
the
Nile
came
seven
cows, good-looking
and
fat,
and
their food
was
the river-grass.
And
after
them
seven
other
cows
came
out
of
the
Nile, poor-looking
and
thin;
and
they
were
by
the
side
of
the
other
cows.
And
the
seven
thin
cows made
a meal
of
the
seven
fat
cows.
Then
Pharaoh came
out
of
his sleep.
But
he
went
to
sleep
again
and
had
a
second
dream,
in which
he
saw
seven
heads
of
grain, full
and
good,
all
on
one stem.
And
after
them came
up
seven other
heads,
thin
and wasted by
the
east
wind.
And
the
seven
thin
heads made
a meal
of
the good
heads.
And
when
Pharaoh
was awake
he
saw
it
was
a
dream.
And
in
the
morning
his
spirit
was
troubled;
and
he
sent
for
all
the
wise
men
of
Egypt
and
all
the holy
men,
and
put
his
dream before
them,
but
no
one
was able
to
give
him
the sense
of
it.
Then
the
chief wine-servant
said
to
Pharaoh,
The memory
of
my
sin
comes back
to
me
now;
Pharaoh
had been
angry
with
his
servants,
and
had
put
me
in
prison
in
the
house
of
the
captain
of
the army,
together
with
the
chief bread-maker;
And
we
had
a
dream
on
the
same
night,
the two
of us,
and
the
dreams
had
a special sense.
And
there
was
with
us
a
young
Hebrew,
the captain's
servant,
and
when
we put
our
dreams
before
him,
he gave
us
the sense
of
them.
And
it
came
about
as
he
said:
I
was
put
back
in
my
place,
and
the bread-maker
was
put
to death
by
hanging.
Then
Pharaoh
sent
for
Joseph,
and
they
took
him
quickly
out
of prison;
and
when
his hair
had been
cut
and
his dress
changed,
he
came
before
Pharaoh.
And
Pharaoh
said
to
Joseph,
I
have
had
a
dream,
and
no
one
is able
to
give
me
the sense
of
it;
now
it
has come
to
my ears
that
you
are able
to
give
the sense
of
a
dream
when
it
is put
before
you.
Then
Joseph
said,
Without
God
there
will
be no
answer
of
peace
for
Pharaoh.
Then
Pharaoh
said,
In
my
dream
I
was
by
the side
of
the
Nile:
And
out
of
the
Nile
came
seven
cows,
fat
and good-looking,
and
their food
was
the river-grass;
Then
after
them
came
seven
other
cows,
very
thin
and poor-looking,
worse
than
any
I
ever
saw
in
the
land
of
Egypt;
And
the
thin
cows made
a meal
of
the
seven
fat
cows who came
up
first;
And
even
with
the fat cows
inside
them
they seemed
as
bad
as
before.
And
so
I
came
out
of
my sleep.
And again
in
a
dream
I
saw
seven
heads
of
grain,
full
and
good,
coming
up
on
one stem:
And
then
I
saw
seven other
heads, dry,
thin,
and wasted by
the
east
wind,
coming
up
after
them:
And
the
seven
thin
heads
made
a meal
of
the
seven
good
heads;
and
I put
this dream
before
the wise
men,
but
not
one
of
them
was able
to
give
me
the sense
of
it.
Then
Joseph
said,
These two
dreams
have
the
same sense:
God
has
made clear
to
Pharaoh
what
he
is
about
to
do.
The
seven fat
cows
are
seven
years,
and
the
seven
good
heads
of
grain
are
seven
years:
the two
have
the
same sense.
The
seven
thin
and poor-looking
cows who
came
up
after
them
are
seven
years;
and
the
seven
heads
of
grain, dry
and wasted
by
the
east
wind,
are
seven
years
when
there
will
be no food.
As
I
said
to
Pharaoh
before,
God
has
made clear
to
him
what
he
is
about
to
do.
Seven
years
are
coming
in which
there
will
be
great wealth
of
grain
in
Egypt;
And
after
that
will
come
seven
years
when
there
will
not
be enough food;
and
the memory
of
the
good
years
will
go
from men's minds;
and
the
land
will
be
made
waste
by
the bad
years;
And men
will
have
no memory
of
the good time
because
of
the
need
which
will come
after,
for
it
will
be
very bitter.
And
this
dream
came
to
Pharaoh
twice,
because
this
thing
is
certain,
and
God
will
quickly
make
it come
about.
And
now
let
Pharaoh
make
search
for
a
man
of
wisdom
and good sense,
and
put
him
in
authority
over
the
land
of
Egypt.
Let
Pharaoh
do
this,
and
let
him
put
overseers
over
the
land
of
Egypt
to
put
in store
a
fifth
part
of
the
produce
of
the
land
in
the good
years.
And let
them
get
together
all
the
food
in
those
good
years
and
make
a
store
of
grain
under Pharaoh's
control
for
the use
of
the
towns,
and let
them
keep
it.
And
let
that
food
be kept
in store
for
the
land till
the
seven bad
years
which
are
to
come
in
Egypt;
so
that
the
land
may
not
come
to destruction
through need
of
food.
And
this
seemed
good
to
Pharaoh
and
to
all
his
servants.
Then
Pharaoh
said
to
his
servants,
Where
may
we get
such
a
man
as
this,
a
man
in
whom
is
the
spirit
of
God?
And
Pharaoh
said
to
Joseph, Seeing
that
God
has
made
all
this
clear
to
you,
there
is
no
other
man
of
such
wisdom
and good sense
as
you:
You,
then,
are
to
be
over
my
house,
and
all
my
people
will
be ruled
by
your
word:
only
as
king
will
I
be
greater
than
you.
And
Pharaoh
said
to
Joseph,
See,
I
have
put
you
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
Then
Pharaoh
took
off
his
ring
from
his
hand
and
put
it
on Joseph's
hand,
and
he
had
him
clothed
with
the best
linen,
and
put
a
chain
of
gold round
his
neck;
And
he
made
him
take
his seat
in
the
second
of
his carriages;
and
they
went
before
him
crying,
Make
way!
So
he
made
him ruler
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
Then
Pharaoh
said
to
Joseph,
I
am
Pharaoh;
and
without
your
order
no
man
may
do
anything
in
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
Pharaoh
gave
Joseph
the
name
of Zaphnath-paaneah;
and
he
gave
him
Asenath,
the
daughter
of Poti-phera,
the
priest
of
On,
to
be
his
wife.
So
Joseph
went
through all
the
land
of
Egypt.
Now
Joseph
was
thirty
years
old
when
he
came
before
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt.
And
Joseph
went
out
from
before
the
face
of
Pharaoh
and
went
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
Now
in
the
seven good
years
the
earth
gave fruit
in masses.
And
Joseph got
together
all
the
food
of
those
seven
years,
and
made
a store
of
food
in
the
towns:
the
produce
of
the
fields
round
every
town
was
stored
up
in
the
town.
So
he got
together
a
store
of
grain
like
the
sand
of
the
sea;
so
great
a
store
that
after
a
time
he
gave
up
measuring
it,
for
it
might
not
be measured.
And
before
the
time
of need,
Joseph
had
two
sons,
to
whom
Asenath,
the
daughter
of Poti-phera,
priest
of
On,
gave
birth.
And
to
the first
he
gave
the
name
Manasseh,
for
he said,
God
has taken
away
from
me
all
memory
of
my
hard life
and
of
my father's
house.
And
to
the
second
he
gave
the
name
Ephraim,
for
he said,
God
has
given
me
fruit
in
the
land
of
my sorrow.
And
so
the
seven good
years
in
Egypt
came
to
an
end.
Then
came
the first
of
the
seven
years
of need
as
Joseph
had
said:
and
in
every
other
land
they
were short
of
food;
but
in
the
land
of
Egypt
there
was
bread.
And
when
all
the
land
of
Egypt
was
in need
of
food,
the
people
came
crying
to
Pharaoh
for
bread;
and
Pharaoh
said
to
the
people, Go
to
Joseph,
and
whatever
he
says
to
you,
do
it.
And
everywhere
on
the
earth
they
were short
of food;
then
Joseph, opening
all
his store-houses,
gave
the
people
of
Egypt
grain
for money;
so great
was
the need
of food
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
all
lands sent
to
Egypt,
to
Joseph,
to
get
grain,
for
the need
was great
over
all
the
earth.
Now
Jacob, hearing
that
there
was
grain
in
Egypt,
said
to
his
sons,
Why
are
you
looking
at
one
another?
And
he
said,
I
have
had
news
that
there
is
grain
in
Egypt:
go
down
there
and get
grain
for
us,
so
that
life
and
not
death
may
be ours.
So Joseph's
ten
brothers
went
down
to get
grain
from
Egypt.
But
Jacob
did
not
send
Benjamin, Joseph's
brother,
with
them,
for
fear,
as
he
said,
that some evil
might
come
to
him.
And
the
sons
of
Israel
came
with all
the others
to
get
grain:
for
they
were very short
of food
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
Now
Joseph
was
ruler
over
all
the
land,
and
it
was
he
who
gave
out
the
grain
to
all
the
people
of
the
land;
and Joseph's
brothers
came
before
him
and
went
down
on
their
faces
to
the
earth.
And
when
Joseph
saw
his
brothers,
it
was clear
to
him
who
they
were,
but
he
made
himself strange
to
them,
and
talking roughly
to
them,
said,
Where
do
you
come
from?
And
they
said,
From
the
land
of
Canaan,
to
get
food.
Now though
Joseph saw
that
these
were
his
brothers,
they
had
no idea
who
he
was.
Then
the memory
of
his
dreams
about
them
came
back
to
Joseph,
and
he
said
to
them,
You
have
come secretly
to
see
how poor
the
land
is.
And
they
said
to
him,
Not
so,
my
lord:
your
servants
have
come
with money
to
get
food.
We
are
all
one man's
sons,
we
are
true
men;
we
have
not
come
with
any secret purpose.
And
he
said
to
them,
No,
but
you
have
come
to
see
how poor
the
land
is.
Then
they
said,
We
your
servants
are
twelve
brothers,
sons
of
one
man
in
the
land
of
Canaan;
the
youngest
of
us
is
now
with
our
father,
and
one
is dead.
And
Joseph
said,
It
is
as
I
said;
you
have come
with some secret purpose;
But
in
this
way
will
you
be
put
to
the
test:
by
the
life
of
Pharaoh,
you
will
not
go
away
from
this
place till
your
youngest
brother
comes
here.
Send
one
of
your number
to
get
your
brother,
and
the rest
of
you
will
be kept
in prison,
so
that
your
words
may
be
tested
to
see
if
you
are
true;
if
not,
by
the
life
of
Pharaoh,
your
purpose
is
certainly secret.
So
he
put
them
in
prison
for
three
days.
And
on
the
third
day
Joseph
said
to
them,
Do
this, if
you
would
keep
your
lives:
for
I
am
a
god-fearing man:
If
you
are
true men,
let
one
of
you
be kept
in
prison,
while
you
go
and
take
grain
for
the needs
of
your
families;
And
come
back
to
me
with
your
youngest
brother,
so
that
your
words
may
be seen
to
be
true,
and
you
will
not
be
put
to
death.
This
is
what
you
are
to
do.
And
they
said
to
one
another,
Truly,
we
did wrong
to
our
brother,
for
we
saw
his grief
of
mind,
and
we
did
not
give ear
to
his prayers;
that
is
why
this
trouble
has
come
on
us.
And
Reuben
said
to
them,
Did
I
not
say
to
you,
Do
the
child
no
wrong?
but
you
gave
no
attention;
so
now, punishment
has come
on
us
for
his
blood.
They
were
not conscious
that
the sense
of
their words
was clear
to
Joseph,
for
he
had
been talking
to
them
through
one
who
had
knowledge
of
their language.
And
turning
away
from
them,
he
was overcome
with
weeping;
then
he
went
on
talking
to
them
again
and
took
Simeon
and
put chains
on
him
before
their
eyes.
Then
Joseph
gave
orders
for
their
bags
to
be
made
full
of
grain,
and
for
every man's
money
to
be
put
back
into
his
bag,
and
for
food
to
be
given
them
for
the
journey: which
was
done.
Then
they
put
the bags
of
grain
on
their asses
and
went
away.
Now
at
their night's resting-place
one
of
them,
opening
his bag
to
give
his ass
some
food,
saw
his
money
in
the
mouth
of
the bag.
And
he
said
to
his
brothers,
My
money
has
been given
back:
it
is
in
my bag;
then
their
hearts
became
full
of
fear,
and
turning
to
one
another
they
said,
What
is
this
which
God
has
done
to
us?
So
when
they
came
to
Jacob
their
father,
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
they
gave
him
an account
of
all
their experiences,
saying,
The
man
who
is
the ruler
of
the
country
was rough
with
us
and
put
us
in prison,
saying
that
we
had come
with
a secret evil purpose.
And
we
said
to
him,
We
are
true
men,
we
have
no evil designs;
We
are
twelve
brothers,
sons
of
our
father;
one
is dead,
and
the
youngest
is
now
with
our
father
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
And
the ruler
of
the
land
said,
In
this
way
I
may
be
certain
that
you
are
true
men;
let
one
of
you
be kept
here
with
me,
while
you
go
and
take
grain
for
the needs
of
your
families;
And
come
back
to
me
with
your
youngest
brother:
then
I
will
be
certain
that
you
are
true men,
and
I
will
give
your
brother
back
to
you
and
let
you
do
trade
in
the
land.
And
when
they
took
the grain
out
of
their bags,
it
was
seen
that
every man's parcel
of
money
was
in
his
bag;
and
when
they
and
their
father
saw
the
money,
they
were full
of
fear.
And
Jacob
their
father
said
to
them,
You
have
taken
my
children
from
me:
Joseph
is
gone
and
Simeon
is
gone,
and
now
you
would
take
Benjamin
away;
all
these
things
have
come
on
me.
And
Reuben
said,
Put
my
two
sons
to
death
if
I
do
not
come
back
to
you
with
him;
let
him
be
in
my
care
and
I
will
give
him safely
back
to
you.
And
he
said,
I
will
not
let
my
son
go
down
with
you;
for
his
brother
is
dead
and
he
is all
I
have:
if evil overtakes
him
on
the
journey,
then
through
you
will
my grey
head
go
down
to
the underworld
in
sorrow.
Now
the
land
was
in bitter need
of food.
And
when
the
grain
which
they
had got
in
Egypt
was
all
used
up,
their
father
said
to
them,
Go
again
and
get
us
a
little
food.
And
Judah
said
to
him,
The
man
said
to
us
with
an oath,
You
are
not
to come
before
me
again
without
your
brother.
If
you
will
let
our
brother
go
with
us,
we
will
go
down
and
get
food:
But
if
you
will
not
send
him,
we
will
not
go
down:
for
the
man
said
to
us,
You
are
not
to
come
before
me
if
your
brother
is
not
with
you.
And
Israel
said,
Why
were
you so cruel
to
me
as
to
say
to
him
that
you
had
a
brother?
And
they
said,
The
man
put
a number
of
questions
to
us
about
ourselves
and
our
family,
saying,
Is
your
father
still
living?
have
you
another
brother?
And
we
had
to
give
him
answers;
how
were
we
to
have
any
idea
that
he
would
say,
Come
back
with
your
brother?
Then
Judah
said
to
Israel,
his
father,
Send
the
boy
with
me,
and
let
us
be
up
and going,
so
that
we
and
you
and
our
little
ones
may
not
come
to destruction.
Put
him
into
my
care
and
make
me responsible
for
him:
if
I
do
not
give
him safely
back
to
you,
let mine
be
the
sin
for ever.
Truly,
if
we
had
not
let
the
time
go
by,
we might
have
come
back
again
by
now.
Then
their
father
Israel
said
to
them,
If
it
has
to
be
so,
then
do
this:
take
of
the
best fruits
of
the
land
in
your
vessels
to
give
the
man, perfumes
and
honey
and
spices
and
nuts:
And
take
twice
as
much
money
with
you;
that
is
to
say,
take
back
the
money
which
was
put
in
your bags,
for
it
may
have been
an error;
And
take
your
brother
and
go
back
to
the
man:
And
may
God,
the Ruler
of
all,
give
you
mercy
before
the
man,
so
that
he
may
give
you back
your
other
brother
and
Benjamin.
If
my
children
are
to
be
taken
from
me;
there
is
no help
for
it.
So
they
took
what
their father said
for
the
man,
and
twice
as
much
money
in
their
hands,
and
Benjamin,
and
went
on
their journey
to
Egypt,
and
came
before
Joseph.
And
when
Joseph
saw
Benjamin,
he
said
to
his chief servant,
Take
these
men
into
my
house,
and
make
ready
a meal,
for
they
will
take
food
with
me
in
the middle
of
the day.
And
the servant
did
as
Joseph
said,
and
took
the
men
into Joseph's
house.
Now
the
men
were
full
of
fear
because
they
had been
taken
into Joseph's
house
and
they
said,
It
is
because
of
the
money
which
was
put
back
in
our bags
the
first
time;
he
is looking
for
something
against
us,
so
that
he
may
come
down
on
us
and
take
us
and
our asses
for
his
use.
So
they
went
up
to Joseph's chief servant
at
the
door
of
the
house,
And
said,
O
my
lord, we only
came
down
the
first
time
to get
food;
And
when
we
came
to
our night's resting-place,
on
opening
our bags
we
saw
that
every man's
money
was
in
the
mouth
of
his bag,
all
our
money
in
full
weight:
and
we
have
it
with
us
to
give
it
back;
As
well
as
more
money,
with
which
to get
food: we
have
no idea
who
put
our
money
in
our bags.
Then
the servant
said,
Peace
be
with
you:
have
no
fear:
your
God,
even
the
God
of
your
father,
has
put
wealth
in
your bags
for
you:
I
had
your
money.
Then
he
let
Simeon
come
out
to
them.
And
the servant
took
them
into Joseph's
house,
and
gave
them
water
for
washing
their
feet;
and
he
gave
their asses
food.
And
they got
ready
the things
for
Joseph
before
he
came
in
the middle
of
the day:
for
word
was
given
to
them
that
they
were
to
have
a
meal
there.
And
when
Joseph
came
in,
they
gave
him
the
things
which
they
had
for
him,
and
went
down
to
the
earth before
him.
And
he
said,
How
are
you?
is
your
father
well,
the
old
man
of
whom
you
were talking
to
me?
is
he
still
living?
And
they
said,
Your
servant,
our
father,
is
well,
he
is
still
living.
And
they went
down
on
their faces
before
him.
Then, lifting
up
his
eyes,
he
saw
Benjamin,
his
brother,
his mother's
son,
and
he
said,
Is
this
your
youngest
brother
of
whom
you
gave
me
word?
And
he
said,
God
be good
to
you,
my
son.
Then Joseph's heart
went
out
to
his
brother,
and
he
went
quickly
into
his
room,
for
he
was overcome
with
weeping.
Then,
after
washing
his
face,
he
came
out,
and controlling
his feelings
said,
Put
food
before
us.
And
they
put
a
meal ready
for
him
by
himself,
and
for
them
by
themselves,
and
for
the
Egyptians
who
were
with
him
by
themselves;
because
the
Egyptians
may
not
take
food
with
the
Hebrews,
for
that would
make
them unclean.
And
they
were
all given
their seats
before
him
in order
of birth,
from
the
oldest
to
the
youngest:
so
that
they
were looking
at
one
another
in
wonder.
And
Joseph
sent food
to
them
from
his
table,
but
he
sent
five
times
as
much
to
Benjamin
as
to
any
of
the others.
And
they
took wine
freely
with
him.
Then
he
gave
orders
to
the servant
who
was
over
his
house,
saying,
Put
as
much
food
into
the men's bags
as
will go
into
them,
and
put
every man's
money
in
the
mouth
of
his bag;
And
put
my
cup,
my
silver
cup,
in
the
youngest one's bag,
with
his
money.
So
he
did
as
Joseph
said.
And
at
dawn
the
men,
with
their asses,
were
sent
away.
And
when
they
had
gone only
a little
way
out
of
the
town,
Joseph
said
to
the servant
who
was
over
his
house,
Go
after
them;
and
when
you
overtake
them,
say
to
them,
Why
have
you
done
evil
in
reward
for
good?
Is
not
this
the
cup
from
which
my
lord takes wine
and
by
which
he gets knowledge
of
the future? Truly,
you
have
done
evil.
So
he
overtook
them
and
said
these
words
to
them.
And
they
said
to
him,
Why
does
my
lord
say
such
words
as
these?
far
be
it
from
your
servants
to
do
such
a
thing:
See,
the
money
which
was
in
the
mouth
of
our bags
we
gave
back
to
you
when
we
came
again
from
Canaan:
how
then
might
we
take
silver
or
gold
from
your lord's
house?
If
it
comes
to light
that
any
of
your
servants
has
done
this,
let
him
be
put
to
death,
and
we
will
be
your lord's
servants.
And
he
said,
Let
it
be
as
you
say:
he
in
whose bag
it
is seen
will
become
my
servant;
and
you
will
not
be responsible.
Then
every
man
quickly got
his bag
down
and undid
it.
And
he made
a
search, starting
with
the
oldest
and
ending
with
the
youngest;
and
the
cup
was
in Benjamin's bag.
Then
in bitter grief
they
put
the bags
on
the asses
again
and
went
back
to
the
town.
So
Judah
and
his
brothers
came
to Joseph's
house;
and
he
was
still
there:
and
they
went
down
on
their
faces
before
him.
And
Joseph
said,
What
is
this
thing
which
you
have
done?
had
you
no
thought
that
such
a
man
as
I
would
have power
to
see
what
is secret?
And
Judah
said,
What
are
we
to
say
to
my
lord?
how
may
we
put
ourselves
right
in
his eyes?
God
has
made clear
the
sin
of
your
servants:
now
we
are
in
your
hands,
we
and
the man
in
whose bag
your
cup
was seen.
Then
he
said,
Far
be
it
from
me
to
do
so:
but
the
man
who
had
my
cup
will
be
my
servant;
and
you
may
go
back
to
your
father
in
peace.
Then
Judah
came
near
him,
and
said,
Let
your
servant
say
a
word
in
my lord's
ears,
and
let
not
your
wrath
be burning
against
your
servant:
for
you
are
in
the place
of
Pharaoh
to
us.
My
lord
said
to
his
servants,
Have
you
a
father
or
a
brother?
And
we
said
to
my
lord,
We
have
an
old
father
and
a
young
child, whom
he
had
when
he
was
old;
his
brother
is
dead
and
he
is
the
only son
of
his
mother,
and
is very dear
to
his
father.
And
you
said
to
your
servants,
Let
him
come
down
to
me
with
you,
so
that
I
may
see
him.
And
we
said
to
my
lord,
His
father
will
not
let
him go;
for if
he
went away
his
father
would come
to
his
death.
But
you
said
to
your
servants,
If
your
youngest
brother
does
not
come
with
you,
you
will
not
see
my
face
again.
And
when
we
went
back
to
your
servant,
our
father,
we
gave
him
an
account
of
my lord's
words.
And
our
father
said,
Go
again
and
get
us
a
little
food.
And
we
said,
Only
if
our
youngest
brother
goes
with
us
will
we
go
down;
for
we
may
not
see
the man's
face
again
if
our
youngest
brother
is
not
with
us.
And
our
father
said
to
us,
You
have
knowledge
that
my
wife
gave
me
two
sons;
The
one
went
away
from
me,
and
I
said,
Truly
he
has
come
to
a violent death;
and
from
that
time
I
have
not
seen
him,
If
now
you
take
this
one
from
me,
and some
evil
comes
to
him,
you
will
make
my grey
head
go
down
in sorrow
to
the underworld.
If
then
I
go
back
to
your
servant,
my
father,
without
the
boy,
because
his
life
and
the boy's
life
are
one,
When
he
sees
that
the
boy
is
not
with
us,
he
will
come
to
his
death,
and
our father's grey
head
will
go
down
in
sorrow
to
the underworld.
For
I
made myself responsible
for
the
boy
to
my
father,
saying,
If
I
do
not
give
him safely
back
to
you,
let
mine
be
the
sin
for ever.
So
now
let
me
be
my lord's
servant
here
in
place
of
the
boy,
and
let
him
go
back
with
his
brothers.
For
how
may
I
go
back
to
my
father
without
the
boy,
and
see
the
evil
which
will
come
on
my
father?
Then
Joseph,
unable
to keep
back
his feelings
before
those
who
were
with
him,
gave orders
for
everyone
to
be
sent
away,
and
no
one
was
present
when
he
made
clear
to
his
brothers
who
he
was.
And
so loud
was
his
weeping,
that
it came
to
the ears
of
the
Egyptians
and all Pharaoh's
house.
And
Joseph
said
to
his
brothers,
I
am
Joseph:
is
my
father
still
living?
But
his
brothers
were
not
able
to
give
him
an
answer
for
they
were troubled
before
him.
Then
Joseph
said
to
his
brothers,
Come
near
to
me.
And
they
came
near,
And
he
said,
I
am
Joseph
your
brother,
whom
you
sent
into
Egypt.
Now
do
not
be troubled
or
angry
with
yourselves
for
sending
me
away,
because
God
sent
me
before
you
to
be
the saviour
of
your lives.
For
these
two
years
have
been
years
of need,
and
there
are
still
five
more
years
to come
in
which
there
will
be
no ploughing
or cutting
of grain.
God
sent
me
before
you
to keep
you
and yours living
on
earth
so
that
you might become
a
great nation.
So
now
it
was
not
you
who
sent
me
here,
but
God:
and
he
has
made
me
as
a
father
to
Pharaoh,
and
lord
of
all
his
house,
and
ruler
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
Now
go
quickly
to
my
father,
and
say
to
him,
Your
son
Joseph
says,
God
has
made
me ruler
over
all
the land
of
Egypt:
come
down
to
me straight
away:
The
land
of
Goshen
will
be
your living-place,
and
you
will
be
near
me;
you
and
your
children
and
your children's
children,
and
your
flocks
and
herds
and
all
you
have:
And
there
I
will
take care
of
you,
so
that
you
and
your
family
may
not
be
in need,
for
there
are
still
five bad
years
to
come.
Now
truly,
your
eyes
see,
and
the
eyes
of
my
brother
Benjamin
see,
that
it
is
my
mouth
which
says
these things
to
you.
Give
my
father
word
of
all
my
glory
in
Egypt
and
of
all
you
have
seen;
and
come
back
quickly
with
my
father.
Then,
weeping,
he took
Benjamin
in
his arms,
and
Benjamin
himself
was
weeping
on Joseph's
neck.
Then
he gave
a kiss
to
all
his
brothers,
weeping
over
them;
and
after
that
his
brothers
had
no fear
of
talking
to
him.
And
news
of these things
went
through Pharaoh's
house,
and
it
was
said
that Joseph's
brothers
were
come;
and
it
seemed
good
to
Pharaoh
and
his
servants.
And
Pharaoh
said
to
Joseph,
Say
to
your
brothers,
Put
your goods
on
your
beasts
and
go
back
to
the
land
of
Canaan;
And
get
your
father
and
your
families
and
come
back
to
me:
and
I
will
give
you
all
the
good
things
of
Egypt,
and
the
fat
of
the
land
will
be
your
food.
And say
to
them,
This
you
are
to
do:
take
carts
from
the
land
of
Egypt
for
your
little
ones
and
for
your
wives,
and
get
your
father
and
come
back.
And take
no
thought
for
your
goods,
for
the
best
of
all
the
land
of
Egypt
is yours.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
as
he
said;
and
Joseph
gave
them
carts
as
had been ordered
by
Pharaoh,
and
food
for
their
journey.
To
every
one
of
them
he
gave
three
changes
of
clothing;
but
to
Benjamin
he
gave
three
hundred bits
of
silver
and
five
changes
of
clothing.
And
to
his
father
he
sent
ten asses
with
good
things
from
Egypt
on
their backs,
and
ten she-asses
with
grain
and
bread
and
food
for
his
father
on
the
journey.
And
he
sent
his
brothers
on
their
way,
and
said
to
them, See
that
you
have
no argument
on
the
road.
So
they
went
up
from
Egypt
and
came
to
the
land
of
Canaan,
to
their
father
Jacob.
And
they
said
to
him,
Joseph
is
living,
and
is
ruler
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
at
this
word
Jacob
was quite overcome,
for
he
had
no
faith
in
it.
And
they
gave
him
an
account
of
everything
Joseph
had
said
to
them;
and
when
he
saw
the
carts
which
Joseph
had
sent
for
them,
his
spirit
came
back
to
him:
And
Israel
said,
It
is
enough:
Joseph
my
son
is
still
living;
I
will go
and
see
him
before
my
death.
And
Israel
went
on
his
journey
with
all
he
had,
and
came
to Beer-sheba,
where
he
made
offerings
to
the
God
of
his
father
Isaac.
And
God
said
to
Israel
in
a night-vision,
Jacob,
Jacob.
And
he
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said,
I
am
God,
the
God
of
your
father:
go
down
to
Egypt
without
fear,
for
I
will
make
a
great
nation
of
you
there:
I
will
go
down
with
you
to
Egypt,
and
I
will
see
that
you
come
back again,
and
at
your death
Joseph
will
put
his
hands
on
your
eyes.
Then
Jacob
went
on
from Beer-sheba;
and
the
sons
of
Jacob
took
their
father
and
their
little
ones
and
their
wives
in
the
carts
which
Pharaoh
had
sent
for
them.
And
they
took
their
cattle
and
all
the
goods
which
they
had
got
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
came
to
Egypt,
even
Jacob
and
all
his
seed:
His
sons
and
his sons'
sons,
his
daughters
and
his daughters'
sons
and
all
his
family
he
took
with
him
into
Egypt.
And
these
are
the
names
of
the
children
of
Israel
who
came
into
Egypt,
even
Jacob
and all
his
sons:
Reuben, Jacob's
oldest
son;
And
the
sons
of
Reuben:
Hanoch
and
Pallu
and
Hezron
and
Carmi;
And
the
sons
of
Simeon:
Jemuel
and
Jamin
and
Ohad
and
Jachin
and
Zohar
and
Shaul,
the
son
of
a woman
of Canaan;
And
the
sons
of
Levi:
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari;
And
the
sons
of
Judah:
Er
and
Onan
and
Shelah
and
Perez
and
Zerah:
but
Er
and
Onan
had
come
to
their
death
in
the
land
of
Canaan;
and
the
sons
of
Perez
were
Hezron
and
Hamul.
And
the
sons
of
Issachar:
Tola
and
Puah
and Job
and
Shimron;
And
the
sons
of
Zebulun:
Sered
and
Elon
and
Jahleel;
All
these,
together
with
his
daughter
Dinah,
were
the
children
of
Leah,
whom
Jacob
had
by
her
in
Paddan-aram;
they
were
thirty-three
in
number.
And
the
sons
of
Gad:
Ziphion
and
Haggi,
Shuni
and
Ezbon,
Eri
and
Arodi
and
Areli;
And
the
sons
of
Asher: Jimnah
and
Ishvah
and
Ishvi
and
Beriah,
and Sarah,
their
sister;
and
the
sons
of
Beriah:
Heber
and
Malchiel.
These
are
the
children
of
Zilpah,
whom
Laban
gave
to
his
daughter
Leah,
and
Jacob
had
these
sixteen
children
by
her.
The
sons
of Jacob's
wife
Rachel:
Joseph
and
Benjamin.
And
Joseph
had
Manasseh
and
Ephraim
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
by
Asenath,
the
daughter
of Poti-phera,
priest
of
On.
And
the
sons
of
Benjamin
were Belah
and
Becher
and
Ashbel,
Gera
and
Naaman,
Ehi
and
Rosh,
Muppim
and
Huppim
and
Ard.
All
these
were
the
children
of
Rachel
whom
Jacob
had
by
her,
fourteen
persons.
And
the
son
of
Dan
was
Hushim.
And
the
sons
of
Naphtali:
Jahzeel
and
Guni
and
Jezer
and
Shillem.
These
were
the
children
of
Bilhah,
whom
Laban
gave
to
his
daughter
Rachel,
seven
persons.
All
the
persons
who
came
with
Jacob
into
Egypt,
the
offspring
of
his
body,
were sixty-six, without
taking
into account
the
wives
of Jacob's
sons.
And
the
sons
of
Joseph
whom
he
had
in
Egypt
were
two.
Seventy
persons
of
the
family
of
Jacob
came
into
Egypt.
Now
he
had
sent
Judah
before
him
to
Goshen,
to
get
word
from
Joseph;
and
so
they
came
to
the
land
of
Goshen.
And
Joseph
got
his carriage
ready
and
went
to
Goshen
for
the meeting
with
his
father;
and
when
he
came
before
him,
he
put
his arms round
his
neck,
weeping.
And
Israel
said
to
Joseph,
Now
that
I
have
seen
you
living
again,
I am ready
for
death.
And
Joseph
said
to
his
brothers
and
to
his father's
people,
I
will
go
and
give
the
news
to
Pharaoh,
and
say
to
him,
My
brothers
and
my father's
people,
from
the
land
of
Canaan,
have
come
to
me;
And
these
men
are
keepers
of
sheep
and owners
of
cattle,
and
have
with
them
their
flocks
and
their
herds
and
all
they
have.
Now
when
Pharaoh sends
for
you
and
says,
What
is
your
business?
You
are
to
say,
Your
servants
have
been
keepers
of
cattle
from
our early days
up
to
now,
like
our
fathers;
in
this
way
you
will
be able
to
have
the
land
of
Goshen
for
yourselves;
because
keepers
of
sheep
are unclean
in
the eyes
of
the
Egyptians.
Then
Joseph
went
to
Pharaoh,
and
said,
My
father
and
my
brothers
with
their
flocks
and
their
herds
and
all
they
have,
are
come
from
Canaan,
and
are
now
in
the
land
of
Goshen.
And
he
took
five
of
his
brothers
to
Pharaoh.
And
Pharaoh
said
to
them,
What
is
your
business?
And
they
said,
Your
servants
are keepers
of
sheep,
as
our
fathers
were
before
us.
And
they
said
to
Pharaoh,
We
have
come
to
make
a
living
in
this
land,
because
we
have
no grass
for
our
flocks
in
the
land
of
Canaan;
so
now
let
your
servants
make
a
place
for themselves
in
the
land
of
Goshen.
And
Pharaoh
said
to
Joseph, Let
them
have
the land
of Goshen;
and if there
are any able
men
among
them,
put
them
over
my cattle.
And Jacob
and
his
sons
came
to Joseph
in
Egypt,
and
when word
of
it
came
to
the ears
of Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
he said
to Joseph,
Your
father
and
brothers
have come
to
you;
all
the
land
of
Egypt
is
before
you;
let
your
father
and
your
brothers
have
the
best
of
the
land
for
their resting-place.
Then
Joseph made
his
father
Jacob
come
before
Pharaoh,
and
Jacob
gave
him
his
blessing.
And
Pharaoh
said
to
him,
How
old
are
you?
And
Jacob
said,
The
years
of
my wanderings
have
been
a
hundred
and
thirty;
small
in number
and
full
of sorrow
have
been
the
years
of
my
life,
and less
than
the
years
of
the wanderings
of
my
fathers.
And
Jacob
gave
Pharaoh
his
blessing,
and
went
out
from
before
him.
And
Joseph
made
a
place
for
his
father
and
his
brothers,
and
gave
them
a heritage
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
in
the
best
of
the
land,
the
land
of
Rameses,
as
Pharaoh
had
given
orders.
And
Joseph
took care
of
his
father
and
his
brothers
and
all
his father's people, giving
them
food
for
the needs
of
their
families.
Now
there
was
no
food
to
be
had
in
all
the
land,
so
that
all
Egypt
and
Canaan
were wasted
from need
of
food.
And
all
the
money
in
Egypt
and
in
the
land
of
Canaan
which
had
been given
for
grain,
came
into
the hands
of
Joseph:
and
he
put
it
in Pharaoh's
house.
And
when
all
the
money
in
Egypt
and
Canaan
was
gone,
the
Egyptians
came
to
Joseph,
and
said,
Give
us
bread;
would
you
have
us
come
to destruction
before
your eyes?
for
we
have
no
more
money.
And
Joseph
said,
Give
me
your
cattle;
I
will
give
you grain
in
exchange
for
your
cattle
if
your
money
is all
gone.
So
they
took
their
cattle
to
Joseph
and
he
gave
them
bread
in
exchange
for
their
horses
and
flocks
and
herds
and asses,
so
all
that
year
he
gave
them
food
in
exchange
for
their
cattle.
And
when
that
year
was
ended,
they
came
to
him
in
the
second
year,
and
said,
We
may
not
keep
it
from
our lord's knowledge
that
all
our
money
is
gone,
and
all
the
herds
of
cattle
are
my lord's;
there
is
nothing
more
to
give
my
lord
but
our
bodies
and
our
land;
Are
we
to
come
to destruction
before
your
eyes,
we
and
our
land?
take
us
and
our
land
and
give
us
bread;
and
we
and
our
land
will
be
servants
to
Pharaoh;
and
give
us
seed
so
that
we
may
have
life
and
the
land
may
not
become waste.
So
Joseph got
all
the
land
in
Egypt
for
Pharaoh;
for
every
Egyptian
gave
up
his
land
in exchange
for food,
because
of
their great
need;
so
all
the
land
became Pharaoh's.
And
as
for
the
people,
he made servants
of
them,
town
by
town,
from one
end
of
Egypt
to
the other.
Only
he
did
not
take
the
land
of
the
priests,
for
the
priests
had
their
food
given
them
by
Pharaoh,
and
having
what
Pharaoh
gave
them,
they
had
no
need
to
give
up
their
land.
Then
Joseph
said
to
the
people,
I
have
made
you
and
your
land
this
day
the property
of
Pharaoh;
here
is
seed
for
you
to put
in
your
fields.
And
when
the
grain
is cut,
you
are
to
give
a
fifth
part
to
Pharaoh,
and
four
parts
will
be
yours
for
seed
and
food,
and
for
your
families
and
your
little
ones.
And
they
said
to
him, Truly
you
have kept
us
from death;
may
we
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
and
we
will
be Pharaoh's
servants.
Then
Joseph
made
a law
which
is
in force
to
this
day,
that
Pharaoh
was
to
have
the
fifth
part;
only
the
land
of
the
priests
did
not
become
his.
And
so
Israel
was
living
among
the
Egyptians
in
the
land
of
Goshen;
and
they got
property
there,
and became
very
great
in numbers
and
in wealth.
And
Jacob
was
living
in
the
land
of Goshen
for
seventeen
years;
so
the
years
of
his
life
were
a
hundred
and forty-seven.
And
the
time
of
his
death
came
near,
and
he
sent
for
his
son
Joseph
and
said
to
him,
If
now
I am dear
to
you,
put
your
hand
under
my leg
and
take
an oath
that
you
will
not
put
me
to rest
in
Egypt;
But
when
I go
to
my
fathers,
you
are
to
take
me
out
of
Egypt
and
put
me
to
rest
in
their last resting-place.
And
he
said,
I
will
do
so.
And
he
said,
Take
an
oath
to
me;
and
he
took
an
oath
to
him:
and
Israel
gave
worship
on
the bed's
head.
Now
after
these
things,
word
came
to
Joseph
that
his
father
was ill:
and
he
took
with
him
his
sons
Manasseh
and
Ephraim.
And
when
they
said
to
Jacob,
Your
son
Joseph
is
coming
to
see
you:
then
Israel, getting
all
his
strength
together,
had
himself
lifted
up
in
his
bed.
And
Jacob
said
to
Joseph,
God,
the Ruler
of
all,
came
to
me
in
a
vision
at
Luz
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
gave
me
his
blessing,
And
said
to
me, Truly,
I
will
make
you
fertile
and
give
you
increase
and
will
make
of
you
a great
family
of
nations:
and
I
will
give
this
land
to
your
seed
after
you
to
be
their heritage
for
ever.
And
now
your
two
sons
who
came
to
birth
in
Egypt
before
I
came
to
you
here,
are mine;
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
will
be mine,
in
the same
way
as
Reuben
and
Simeon
are.
And
any
other
offspring
which
you
have
after
them,
will
be yours,
and
will
be
named
after
their
brothers
in
their
heritage.
And
as
for
me,
when
I
came
from
Paddan,
death overtook
Rachel
on
the
way,
when
we
were
still
some
distance
from
Ephrath;
and
I
put
her
to rest
there
on
the
road
to
Ephrath,
which
is Beth-lehem.
Then
Israel,
looking
at Joseph's
sons,
said,
Who
are
these?
And
Joseph
said
to
his
father,
They
are
my
sons,
whom
God
has
given
me
in
this land.
And
he
said,
Let
them
come near
me,
and
I
will
give
them
a
blessing.
Now
because
Israel
was old,
his
eyes
were
no
longer clear,
and
he
was
not
able
to
see.
So
he
made
them
come
near
to
him,
and
he gave
them
a kiss, folding
them
in
his arms.
And
Israel
said
to
Joseph,
I
had
no hope
of
seeing
your
face
again,
but
God
in
his mercy
has
let
me
see
you
and
your
children.
Then
Joseph
took
them
from
between
his
knees,
and
went
down
on
his
face
to
the
earth.
Then
taking
Ephraim
with
his
right
hand,
Joseph
put
him
at Israel's
left
side,
and
with
his
left
hand
he
put
Manasseh
at Israel's
right
side, placing
them
near
him.
And
Israel, stretching
out
his
right
hand,
put
it
on
the
head
of
Ephraim,
the
younger,
and
his
left
hand
on
the
head
of
Manasseh, crossing
his
hands
on purpose,
for
Manasseh
was
the older.
And
he
gave
Joseph
a
blessing,
saying,
May
the
God
to
whom
my
fathers,
Abraham
and
Isaac,
gave worship,
the
God
who
has taken care
of
me
all
my
life
till
this
day,
The
angel
who
has
been
my saviour
from
all
evil, send
his
blessing
on
these
children:
and
let
my
name
and
the
name
of
my
fathers,
Abraham
and
Isaac,
be
given
to
them;
and
let
them
become
a
great nation
in
the
earth.
Now
when
Joseph
saw
that
his
father
had
put
his
right
hand
on
the
head
of
Ephraim,
it did
not
seem
right
to
him;
and lifting
his father's
hand
he
would
have
put
it
on
the
head
of
Manasseh.
And
Joseph
said
to
his
father,
Not
so,
my
father,
for
this
is
the older;
put
your
right
hand
on
his
head.
But
his
father
would
not,
saying,
I
am doing
it
on purpose,
my
son;
he
will
certainly
become
a
nation
and
a
great
one;
but
his
younger
brother
will
be
greater
than
he,
and
his
seed
will
become
a
great
family
of
nations.
So
he
gave
them
his
blessing
that
day,
saying,
You
will
be
the sign
of
blessing
in
Israel,
for
they
will
say,
May
God
make
you
like
Ephraim
and
Manasseh;
and
he
put
Ephraim
before
Manasseh.
Then
Israel
said
to
Joseph,
Now
my
death
is
near;
but
God
will
be
with
you, guiding
you
back
to
the
land
of
your
fathers.
And
I
have
given
you
more
than
your
brothers,
even Shechem
as
your heritage,
which
I
took
from
the
Amorites
with
my
sword
and
my
bow.
And
Jacob
sent
for
his
sons,
and
said,
Come
together,
all
of
you,
so
that
I
may
give
you
news
of
your
fate
in
future
times.
Come near,
O
sons
of
Jacob,
and
give ear
to
the words
of
Israel
your
father.
Reuben,
you
are my
oldest son,
the first-fruit
of my
strength,
first
in pride
and
first
in
power:
But
because
you
were
uncontrolled,
the
first
place
will
not
be yours;
for
you
went
up
to
your father's
bed,
even
his bride-bed,
and
made
it unclean.
Simeon
and
Levi
are
brothers; deceit
and force
are their secret designs.
Take
no part
in
their
secrets,
O
my
soul;
keep far
away,
O
my
heart,
from
their meetings;
for
in
their
wrath
they
put
men
to
death,
and
for
their
pleasure
even
oxen
were wounded.
A
curse
on
their passion
for
it
was bitter;
and
on
their
wrath
for
it
was
cruel.
I
will let
their heritage
in
Jacob
be broken up, driving
them
from
their places
in
Israel.
To
you,
Judah,
will
your
brothers
give
praise:
your
hand
will
be
on
the
neck
of
your haters;
your father's
sons
will go
down
to
the earth before
you.
Judah
is
a
young
lion;
like
a
lion full
of meat
you
have become great,
my
son; now
he takes
his
rest
like
a
lion stretched
out
and
like
an
old
lion;
by
whom
will
his sleep
be broken?
The
rod
of
authority
will
not
be
taken
from
Judah,
and
he
will
not
be
without
a law-giver,
till
he
comes
who
has
the right
to
it,
and
the
peoples
will
put themselves
under
his rule.
Knotting
his ass's cord
to
the
vine,
and
his
young ass
to
the best
vine; washing
his
robe
in
wine,
and
his
clothing
in
the
blood
of
grapes:
His
eyes
will
be dark
with
wine,
and
his
teeth
white
with
milk.
The resting-place
of
Zebulun
will
be
by
the
sea,
and
he
will
be
a harbour
for
ships;
the edge
of
his land
will
be
by Zidon.
Issachar
is
a
strong ass stretched out
among
the flocks:
And
he
saw
that
rest
was
good
and
the
land
was pleasing;
so
he
let
them put weights
on
his
back
and
became
a
servant.
Dan
will
be
the
judge
of
his
people,
as
one
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
May
Dan
be
a
snake
in
the
way,
a
horned
snake
by
the
road, biting
the horse's foot
so
that
the
horseman
has
a
fall.
I
have
been waiting
for
your
salvation,
O
Lord.
Gad, an army
will come against
him,
but
he
will come down on
them
in their flight.
Asher's
bread
is fat;
he
gives delicate
food
for
kings.
Naphtali
is
a roe
let
loose,
giving fair young ones.
Joseph
is
a
young ox,
whose steps
are turned
to
the fountain;
He was
troubled
by the archers; they sent out their
arrows
against him, cruelly wounding him:
But
their
bows
were broken
by
a strong
one,
and
the cords
of
their
arms
were cut
by
the
Strength
of
Jacob,
by
the name
of
the
Stone
of
Israel:
Even
by
the
God
of
your
father,
who
will
be
your
help,
and
by
the Ruler
of
all,
who
will make
you full
with
blessings
from
heaven
on high,
blessings
of
the
deep stretched
out
under
the
earth,
blessings
of
the
breasts
and
of
the fertile body:
Blessings
of
sons,
old
and young,
to
the
father:
blessings
of
the oldest
mountains
and
the fruit
of
the
eternal
hills:
let
them
come
on
the
head
of
Joseph,
on
the
crown
of
him
who
was separate
from
his
brothers.
Benjamin
is
a
wolf, searching
for meat:
in
the
morning
he takes
his
food,
and
in
the
evening
he makes division
of what
he
has taken.
These
are
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel:
and
these
are
the words
their
father
said
to
them,
blessing
them;
to
every
one
he gave
his
blessing.
And
he
gave
orders
to
them,
saying,
Put
me
to rest
with
my
people
and
with
my
fathers,
in
the hollow
of
the rock
in
the
field
of
Ephron
the
Hittite,
In
the rock
in
the
field
of
Machpelah,
near
Mamre
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
which
Abraham got
from
Ephron
the
Hittite,
to
be
his resting-place.
There
Abraham
and
Sarah
his
wife
were put
to rest,
and
there
they put
Isaac
and
Rebekah
his
wife,
and
there
I put
Leah
to rest.
In
the rock
in
the
field
which
was got
for
a price
from
the
people
of
Heth.
And
when
Jacob
had
come
to
the
end
of
these words
to
his
sons, stretching
himself
on
his
bed,
he
gave
up
his spirit,
and
went
the way
of
his
people.
And
Joseph put
his
head
down
on
his father's
face,
weeping
and kissing
him.
And
Joseph
gave
orders
to
his
servants
who
had
the necessary knowledge,
to make
his father's body ready, folding
it
in linen
with spices,
and
they did
so.
And
the
forty
days needed
for making
the body ready went
by:
and there
was
weeping
for
him among
the
Egyptians
for
seventy
days.
And
when
the
days
of weeping
for
him
were past,
Joseph
said
to
the servants
of
Pharaoh,
If
now
you
have love
for
me,
say
these words
to
Pharaoh:
My
father
made
me
take
an
oath,
saying,
When
I
am
dead,
put
me
to rest
in
the
place
I
have
made
ready
for
myself
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
So
now
let
me
go
and
put
my
father
in
his last resting-place,
and
I
will
come
back
again.
And
Pharaoh
said,
Go
up
and
put
your
father
to rest,
as
you
gave
your
oath
to
him.
So
Joseph
went
up
to
put
his
father
in
his last resting-place;
and
with
him
went
all
the
servants
of
Pharaoh,
and
the chief
men
of
his
house
and
all
the chiefs
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
And
all
the
family
of
Joseph,
and
his
brothers
and
his father's
people:
only
their
little
ones
and
their
flocks
and
herds
they
did
not take
with
them
from
the
land
of
Goshen.
And carriages
went
up
with
him
and
horsemen,
a
great
army.
And
they
came
to
the grain-floor
of
Atad
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
and
there
they
gave
the last honours
to
Jacob,
with
great
and bitter
sorrow, weeping
for
their
father
for
seven
days.
And
when
the
people
of
the
land,
the
people
of Canaan,
at
the grain-floor
of
Atad,
saw
their grief,
they
said,
Great
is
the grief
of
the
Egyptians:
so
the
place
was
named
Abel-mizraim,
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan.
So
his
sons
did
as
he
had
given
them
orders
to
do:
For
they
took
him
into
the
land
of
Canaan
and
put
him
to rest
in
the hollow rock
in
the
field
of
Machpelah,
which
Abraham got
with
the
field,
for
a resting-place,
from
Ephron
the
Hittite
at
Mamre.
And
when
his
father
had
been
put
to rest,
Joseph
and
his
brothers
and
all
who
had
gone
with
him,
went
back
to
Egypt.
Now
after
the
death
of
their
father, Joseph's
brothers
said
to
themselves,
It
may
be
that Joseph's heart
will
be
turned
against
us,
and
he
will
give
us punishment
for
all
the
evil
which
we
did
to
him.
So
they
sent
word
to
Joseph,
saying,
Your
father,
before
his
death,
gave
us
orders,
saying,
You
are
to
say
to
Joseph,
Let
the wrongdoing
of
your
brothers
be overlooked,
and
the
evil
they
did
to
you:
now,
if
it
is
your pleasure,
let
the
sin
of
the
servants
of
your father's
God
have forgiveness.
And
at
these words,
Joseph
was overcome
with
weeping.
Then
his
brothers
went,
and
falling
at
his feet,
said,
Truly, we
are
your
servants.
And
Joseph
said,
Have
no
fear:
am
I
in
the
place
of
God?
As
for
you,
it
was
in
your mind
to
do
me
evil,
but
God
has given
a
happy outcome,
the salvation
of numbers
of
people,
as
you see
today.
So
now,
have
no
fear:
for
I
will take
care
of
you
and
your
little
ones.
So
he gave
them
comfort
with kind words.
Now
Joseph
and all
his father's
family
went
on
living
in
Egypt:
and
the
years
of Joseph's
life
were
a
hundred
and
ten.
And
Joseph
saw Ephraim's
children
of
the
third
generation:
and
the
children
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Manasseh, came
to
birth
on Joseph's
knees.
Then
Joseph
said
to
his
brothers,
The time
of
my
death
has
come;
but
God
will keep
you
in mind
and
take
you
out
of
this
land
into
the
land
which
he
gave
by
his
oath
to
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob.
Then
Joseph
made
the
children
of
Israel
take
an
oath,
saying,
God
will certainly
give effect
to
his
word,
and
you
are
to
take
my
bones
away
from
here.
So
Joseph
came
to
his
death,
being
a
hundred
and
ten
years
old:
and
they made
his
body ready,
and
he
was
put
in
a
chest
in
Egypt.
Exodus
The Second Book of Moses, Commonly Called Exodus
Exodus
Exo
The Second Book of Moses,
Commonly Called
Exodus
Now
these
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Israel
who
came
into
Egypt;
every
man
and
his
family
came
with
Jacob.
Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi,
and
Judah;
Issachar,
Zebulun,
and
Benjamin;
Dan
and
Naphtali,
Gad
and
Asher.
All
the offspring
of
Jacob
were
seventy
persons:
and
Joseph
had
come
to
Egypt before
them.
Then
Joseph came
to
his end,
and
all
his
brothers,
and
all
that
generation.
And
the
children
of
Israel
were fertile, increasing
very
greatly
in numbers
and
in
power;
and
the
land
was
full
of
them.
Now
a
new
king came
to power
in
Egypt,
who
had
no
knowledge
of
Joseph.
And
he
said
to
his
people,
See,
the
people
of
Israel
are
greater
in
number
and
in
power
than we
are:
Let
us
take
care
for
fear
that
their numbers
may
become
even
greater,
and
if
there
is
a
war,
they
may
be
joined
with
those
who
are
against
us,
and
make
an
attack
on
us,
and
go
up
out
of
the
land.
So
they
put
overseers
of
forced
work
over
them,
in
order
to
make
their strength less
by
the weight
of
their
work.
And
they
made store-towns
for
Pharaoh,
Pithom
and
Raamses.
But
the
more cruel
they
were
to
them,
the
more
their
number
increased, till all
the
land
was full
of
them.
And
the
children
of
Israel
were hated
by
the Egyptians.
And
they gave
the
children
of
Israel
even harder
work
to
do:
And
made
their
lives
bitter
with
hard
work,
making building-material
and
bricks,
and doing
all sorts
of
work
in
the
fields under
the hardest conditions.
And
the
king
of
Egypt
said
to
the
Hebrew
women
who
gave help
at
the
time
of
childbirth (the
name
of
the
one
was
Shiphrah
and
the
name
of
the
other
Puah),
When
you
are
looking
after
the
Hebrew
women
in
childbirth,
if
it
is
a
son
you
are
to
put
him
to
death;
but
if
it
is
a
daughter,
she
may go
on living.
But
the women
had
the
fear
of
God,
and
did
not
do
as
the
king
of
Egypt
said,
but
let
the male
children go
on living.
And
the
king
of
Egypt
sent
for
the women,
and
said
to
them,
Why
have
you
done
this,
and let
the male
children go
on living?
And
they
said
to
Pharaoh,
Because
the
Hebrew
women
are
not
like
the
Egyptian
women,
for
they
are strong,
and
the
birth
takes
place
before
we
come
to
them.
And
the blessing
of
God
was
on
these women:
and
the
people
were
increased
in
number
and
became
very
strong.
And
because
the women
who
took care
of
the Hebrew mothers
had
the
fear
of
God,
he
gave
them
families.
And
Pharaoh
gave
orders
to
all
his
people,
saying,
Every
son
who comes
to birth
is
to
be
put
into
the
river,
but
every
daughter
may go
on living.
Now
a
man
of
the
house
of
Levi
took
as
his wife
a
daughter
of
Levi.
And
she
became
with
child
and
gave
birth
to
a
Son;
and
when
she
saw
that
he
was
a beautiful
child,
she
kept
him
secretly
for
three
months.
And
when
she
was
no
longer
able
to
keep
him
secret,
she
made
him
a
basket
out
of
the stems
of water-plants, pasting sticky earth
over
it
to
keep
the water
out;
and placing
the baby
in
it
she
put
it
among
the plants
by
the
edge
of
the
Nile.
And
his
sister
took
her place
at
a
distance
to
see
what
would become
of
him.
Now Pharaoh's
daughter
came
down
to
the
Nile
to
take
a bath,
while
her
women
were
walking
by
the riverside;
and
she
saw
the
basket
among
the river-plants,
and
sent
her servant-girl
to
get
it.
And opening
it, she
saw
the
child,
and
he
was
crying.
And she
had
pity
on
him,
and
said,
This
is
one
of
the Hebrews'
children.
Then
his
sister
said
to Pharaoh's
daughter,
May
I go
and get
you
one
of
the
Hebrew
women
to give
him
the breast?
And Pharaoh's
daughter
said
to
her, Go.
And
the
girl went
and got
the child's
mother.
And Pharaoh's
daughter
said
to
her,
Take
the
child
away
and
give
it milk
for
me,
and
I
will
give
you payment.
And
the
woman
took
the
child
and
gave
it milk
at
her breast.
And
when
the
child
was
older,
she
took
him
to Pharaoh's
daughter
and
he
became
her
son,
and
she
gave
him
the
name
Moses,
Because,
she
said,
I
took
him
out
of
the
water.
Now
when
Moses
had
become
a
man,
one
day
he
went
out
to
his
people
and
saw
how
hard
their work
was;
and
he
saw
an
Egyptian giving
blows
to
a
Hebrew,
one
of
his
people.
And
turning
this
way
and
that,
and
seeing
no
one,
he put
the
Egyptian
to death, covering
his body
with
sand.
And
he
went
out
the
day
after
and
saw
two
of
the
Hebrews
fighting:
and
he
said
to
him
who
was
in
the wrong,
Why
are
you
fighting
your brother?
And
he
said,
Who
made
you
a
ruler
and
a
judge
over
us?
are
you going
to
put
me
to death
as
you
did
the
Egyptian?
And
Moses
was
in
fear,
and
said,
It
is clear
that
the
thing
has come
to
light.
Now
when
Pharaoh
had news
of
this,
he
would
have
put
Moses
to death.
But
Moses
went
in
flight
from
Pharaoh
into
the
land
of
Midian:
and
he
took
his
seat
by
a water-spring.
Now
the
priest
of
Midian
had
seven
daughters:
and
they
came
to
get
water
for
their father's
flock.
And
the keepers
of
the
sheep
came
up
and
were
driving
them
away;
but
Moses
got
up
and
came
to
their
help,
watering
their
flock
for
them.
And
when
they
came
to
Reuel
their
father,
he
said, How
is
it
that
you
have
come
back
so
quickly
today?
And
they
said,
An
Egyptian
came
to
our help
against
the
keepers
of
sheep
and got
water
for
us
and
gave it
to
the
flock.
And
he
said
to
his
daughters,
Where
is
he?
why
have
you let
the
man go?
make
him come
in
and
give
him
a
meal.
And
Moses
was happy
to go
on
living
with
the
man;
and
he
gave
his
daughter
Zipporah
to
Moses.
And
she
gave
birth
to
a
son,
to
whom
he
gave
the
name
Gershom:
for
he
said,
I
have
been living
in
a strange
land.
Now
after
a
long
time
the
king
of
Egypt
came
to
his end:
and
the
children
of
Israel
were
crying
in
their grief
under
the weight
of
their
work,
and
their
cry
for
help
came
to
the ears
of
God.
And
at
the
sound
of
their weeping
the
agreement which
God
had
made
with
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob came
to
his
mind.
And God's eyes
were turned
to
the
children
of
Israel
and
he gave
them
the
knowledge
of
himself.
Now
Moses
was
looking
after
the
flock
of
Jethro,
his
father-in-law,
the
priest
of
Midian:
and
he
took
the
flock
to
the
back
of
the waste land
and
came
to
Horeb,
the
mountain
of
God.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
was
seen
by
him
in
a
flame
of
fire
coming
out
of
a thorn-tree:
and
he
saw
that
the tree
was
on
fire,
but
it
was
not
burned
up.
And
Moses
said,
I
will
go
and
see
this strange
thing,
why
the tree
is
not
burned
up,
And
when
the
Lord
saw
him
turning
to
one side
to
see,
God
said
his
name
out
of
the tree,
crying,
Moses,
Moses.
And
he
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said,
Do
not
come
near:
take
off
your
shoes
from
your
feet,
for
the
place
where
you
are
is
holy.
And
he
said,
I
am
the
God
of
your
fathers,
the
God
of
Abraham,
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of
Jacob.
And
Moses kept
his
face covered
for
fear
of looking
on
God.
And
God
said,
Truly,
I
have
seen
the grief
of
my
people
in
Egypt,
and
their
cry
because
of
their cruel
masters
has come
to
my ears;
for
I
have
knowledge
of
their
sorrows;
And
I
have
come
down
to
take
them
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Egyptians, guiding
them
out
of
that
land
into
a
good
land
and
wide,
into
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey;
into
the
place
of
the
Canaanite
and
the
Hittite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Perizzite
and
the
Hivite
and
the
Jebusite.
For
now,
truly,
the
cry
of
the
children
of
Israel
has
come
to
me,
and
I
have
seen
the cruel behaviour
of
the
Egyptians
to
them.
Come,
then,
and
I
will
send
you
to
Pharaoh,
so
that
you
may
take
my
people,
the
children
of
Israel,
out
of
Egypt.
And
Moses
said
to
God,
Who
am
I
to
go
to
Pharaoh
and
take
the
children
of
Israel
out
of
Egypt?
And
he
said,
Truly
I
will
be
with
you;
and
this
will
be
the
sign
to
you
that
I
have
sent
you:
when
you
have
taken
the children
of
Israel
out
of
Egypt,
you
will
give
worship
to
God
on
this
mountain.
And
Moses
said
to
God,
When
I
come
to
the
children
of
Israel
and
say
to
them,
The
God
of
your
fathers
has
sent
me
to
you:
and
they
say
to
me,
What
is
his
name?
what
am
I
to
say
to
them?
And
God
said
to
him,
I
AM
WHAT
I
AM:
and
he
said,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
I
AM
has
sent
me
to
you.
And
God
went
on
to
say
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
the
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Jacob,
has
sent
me
to
you:
this
is
my
name
for
ever,
and
this
is
my sign
to
all
generations.
Go
and get
together
the chiefs
of
the children
of
Israel,
and
say
to
them,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
the
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Jacob,
has
been
seen
by
me,
and
has
said, Truly
I
have
taken
up
your cause,
because
of
what
is
done
to
you
in
Egypt;
And
I
have
said,
I
will
take
you
up
out
of
the sorrows
of
Egypt
into
the
land
of
the
Canaanite
and
the
Hittite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Perizzite
and
the
Hivite
and
the
Jebusite,
into
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
And
they
will
give ear
to
your
voice:
and
you,
with
the chiefs
of
Israel,
will
go
to Pharaoh,
the
king
of
Egypt,
and
say
to
him,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
the
Hebrews,
has
come
to
us:
let
us
then
go
three days'
journey
into
the waste land
to
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord
our
God.
And
I
am
certain
that
the
king
of
Egypt
will
not
let
you
go
without being forced.
But
I
will
put
out
my
hand
and overcome
Egypt
with
all
the
wonders
which
I
will
do
among
them:
and
after
that
he
will
let
you
go.
And
I
will
give
this
people
grace
in
the
eyes
of
the
Egyptians,
so
that
when
you
go
out
you
will
go
out
with
your hands full.
For
every
woman
will get
from
her neighbour
and
from
the
woman
living
in
her
house,
ornaments
of
silver
and
gold,
and
clothing;
and
you
will
put
them
on
your
sons
and
your
daughters;
you
will
take
the best
of
their
goods
from
the
Egyptians.
And
Moses, answering,
said,
It
is
certain
that
they
will
not
have
faith
in
me
or
give ear
to
my
voice;
for
they
will
say,
You
have
not
seen
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
What
is
that
in
your
hand?
And
he
said,
A
rod.
And
he
said,
Put
it
down
on
the
earth.
And
he
put
it
down
on
the
earth
and
it
became
a
snake;
and
Moses
went
running
from
it.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Put
out
your
hand
and
take
it
by
the
tail: (and
he
put
out
his
hand
and
took
a grip
of
it
and
it
became
a
rod
in
his
hand:)
So
that
they
may
be certain
that
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
the
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Jacob,
has
been
seen
by
you.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
him
again,
Put
your
hand
inside
your clothing.
And
he
put
his
hand
inside
his robe:
and
when
he
took
it
out
it
was
like
the
hand
of
a
leper,
as white
as
snow.
And
he
said,
Put
your
hand
inside
your robe
again. (And
he
put
his
hand
into
his robe
again,
and
when
he
took
it
out
he
saw
that
it
had
become
like
his other
flesh.)
And
if
they
do
not
have
faith
in
you
or
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
first
sign,
they
will
have
faith
in
the second
sign.
And
if
they
have
no
faith
even
in
these
two
signs
and
will
not
give ear
to
your
voice,
then
you
are
to
take
the
water
of
the
Nile
and
put
it
on
the
dry
land:
and
the
water
you
take
out
of
the
river
will
become
blood
on
the
dry
land.
And
Moses
said
to
the
Lord,
O
Lord,
I
am
not
a
man
of
words;
I
have
never
been
so,
and
am
not
now,
even
after
what
you
have
said
to
your
servant:
for
talking
is
hard
for
me,
and
I
am
slow
of
tongue.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Who
has
made man's
mouth?
who
takes away
a man's voice
or hearing,
or
makes
him
seeing
or
blind?
Is
it
not
I,
the
Lord?
So
go
now,
and
I
will
be
with
your
mouth,
teaching
you
what
to
say.
And
he
said,
O
Lord,
send, if
you
will,
by
the
hand
of anyone whom
it seems good
to
you
to
send.
And
the
Lord
was
angry
with
Moses,
and
said,
Is
there
not
Aaron,
your
brother,
the
Levite?
To
my
knowledge
he
is good
at
talking.
And
now
he
is
coming
out
to
you:
and
when
he
sees
you
he
will
be
glad
in
his
heart.
Let
him
give ear
to
your voice,
and
you
will
put
my
words
in
his
mouth;
and
I
will
be
with
your
mouth
and
with
his,
teaching
you
what
you
have
to
do.
And
he
will do
the
talking
for
you
to
the
people:
he
will
be
to
you
as
a
mouth
and
you
will
be
to
him
as
God.
And
take
in
your
hand
this
rod
with
which
you
will
do
the
signs.
And
Moses
went
back
to
Jethro,
his
father-in-law,
and
said
to
him,
Let
me
go
back
now
to
my
relations
in
Egypt
and
see
if
they
are
still
living.
And
Jethro
said
to
Moses,
Go
in
peace.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
in
Midian,
Go
back
to
Egypt,
for
all
the
men
are
dead
who
were attempting
to
take
your
life.
And
Moses
took
his
wife
and
his
sons
and
put
them
on
an ass
and
went
back
to
the
land
of
Egypt:
and
he
took
the
rod
of
God
in
his
hand.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
When
you
go
back
to
Egypt,
see
that
you
do
before
Pharaoh
all
the
wonders
which
I
have
given
you
power
to
do:
but
I
will
make
his
heart hard
and
he
will
not
let
the
people
go.
And
you
are
to
say
to
Pharaoh,
The
Lord
says,
Israel
is
the first
of
my
sons:
And
I
said
to
you,
Let
my
son
go,
so
that
he
may give
me
worship;
and
you did
not
let
him
go:
so
now
I
will
put
the first
of
your
sons
to death.
Now
on
the
journey,
at
the night's resting-place,
the
Lord
came
in
his
way
and
would
have
put
him
to
death.
Then
Zipporah
took
a sharp stone,
and cutting
off
the skin
of
her son's private parts,
and
touching
his
feet
with
it,
she
said,
Truly
you
are
a husband
of
blood
to
me.
So
he
let
him
go.
Then
she
said,
You
are
a husband
of
blood
because
of
the
circumcision.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Aaron, Go
into
the waste land
and
you
will see
Moses.
So
he
went
and
came across
Moses
at
the
mountain
of
God,
and
gave
him
a kiss.
And
Moses
gave
Aaron
an
account
of
all
the
words
of
the
Lord
which
he
had
sent
him
to
say,
and
of
all
the
signs
which
he
had
given
him
orders
to
do.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron went
and got
together
all
the chiefs
of
the
children
of
Israel:
And
Aaron
said
to
them
all
the
words
the
Lord
had
said
to
Moses,
and
did
the
signs
before
all
the
people.
And
the
people
had
faith
in
them;
and
hearing
that
the
Lord
had taken
up
the cause
of
the
children
of
Israel
and
had
seen
their
troubles,
with bent heads
they
gave
him
worship.
And
after
that,
Moses
and
Aaron
came
to
Pharaoh,
and
said,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
says,
Let
my
people
go
so
that
they
may
keep
a
feast
to
me
in
the waste land.
And
Pharaoh
said,
Who
is
the
Lord,
to
whose
voice
I
am
to
give ear
and
let
Israel
go?
I
have
no
knowledge
of
the
Lord
and
I
will
not
let
Israel
go.
And
they
said,
The
God
of
the
Hebrews
has
come
to
us:
let
us
then
go
three days'
journey
into
the waste land
to
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord
our
God,
so
that
he
may
not send death
on
us
by disease
or
the
sword.
And
the
king
of
Egypt
said
to
them,
Why
do
you,
Moses
and
Aaron, take
the
people away
from
their
work? get
back
to
your
work.
And
Pharaoh
said, Truly,
the
people
of
the
land
are increasing
in number,
and
you
are keeping
them back
from
their work.
The
same
day
Pharaoh
gave
orders
to
the
overseers
and
those
who
were responsible
for
the work,
saying,
Give
these
men
no
more dry stems
for
their brick-making
as
you
have
been doing;
let
them go
and get
the material
for
themselves.
But
see
that
they
make
the
same number
of
bricks
as
before,
and
no
less:
for
they
have
no love
for
work;
and
so
they
are
crying
out
and
saying,
Let
us
go
and
make
an
offering
to
our
God.
Give
the
men harder
work,
and see
that
they
do
it;
let
them
not give
attention
to
false
words.
And
the
overseers
of
the
people
and
their responsible
men
went
out
and
said
to
the
people,
Pharaoh
says,
I
will
give
you
no
more dry stems.
Go
yourselves
and
get dry stems
wherever
you
are able;
for
your
work
is
not
to
be
any
less.
So
the
people
were sent
in
all directions
through
the
land
of
Egypt
to get dry grass
for stems.
And
the
overseers
went
on driving
them
and
saying,
Do
your
full day's
work
as
before
when
there
were dry stems
for
you.
And
the responsible
men
of
the
children
of
Israel,
whom Pharaoh's
overseers
had
put
over
them,
were given
blows,
and
they
said
to
them,
Why
have
you
not done
your regular
work,
in making
bricks
as
before?
Then
the
responsible
men
of
the
children
of
Israel
came
to
Pharaoh, protesting
and
saying,
Why
are
you acting
in
this
way
to
your
servants?
They
give
us
no dry stems
and
they
say
to
us,
Make
bricks:
and
they
give
your
servants
blows;
but
it
is
your
people
who
are
in
the
wrong.
But
he
said,
You
have no love
for work:
that
is
why
you
say,
Let
us
go
and make
an
offering
to
the
Lord.
Go
now, get back
to
your
work;
no dry stems
will
be
given
to
you,
but
you
are
to
make
the full number
of
bricks.
Then
the responsible
men
of
the
children
of
Israel
saw
that
they
were purposing
evil
when
they
said,
The number
of
bricks
which
you
have
to
make
every
day
will
be
no less
than
before.
And
they
came face
to face
with
Moses
and
Aaron,
who
were
in
their way
when
they
came
out
from
Pharaoh:
And
they
said
to
them,
May
the
Lord
take
note
of
you
and
be
your
judge;
for
you
have
given
Pharaoh
and
his
servants
a bad
opinion
of
us,
putting
a
sword
in
their
hands
for
our destruction.
And
Moses
went
back
to
the
Lord
and
said,
Lord,
why
have
you done
evil
to
this
people?
why
have
you
sent
me?
For
from
the
time
when
I
came
to
Pharaoh
to
put
your words
before
him,
he
has done
evil
to
this
people,
and
you
have given
them
no
help.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Now
you
will
see
what
I
am
about
to
do
to
Pharaoh;
for
by
a
strong
hand
he
will
be forced
to
let
them
go,
driving
them
out
of
his
land
because
of
my outstretched
arm.
And
God
said
to
Moses,
I
am
Yahweh:
I
let
myself
be
seen
by
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
as
God,
the Ruler
of
all;
but
they
had
no
knowledge
of
my
name
Yahweh.
And
I
made
an
agreement
with
them,
to
give
them
the
land
of
Canaan,
the
land
of
their wanderings.
And
truly
my ears
are open
to
the cry
of
the
children
of
Israel
whom
the
Egyptians
keep under
their yoke;
and
I
have kept
in
mind
my
agreement.
Say
then
to
the
children
of
Israel,
I
am
Yahweh,
and
I
will
take
you
out
from
under
the yoke
of
the
Egyptians,
and make
you safe
from
their
power,
and
will make
you
free
by
the
strength
of
my
arm
after
great punishments.
And
I
will
take
you
to
be
my
people
and
I
will
be
your
God;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
takes
you
out
from
under
the yoke
of
the
Egyptians.
And
I
will
be
your guide
into
the
land
which
I
made
an oath
to
give
to
Abraham,
to
Isaac,
and
to
Jacob;
and
I
will
give
it
to
you
for
your heritage:
I
am
Yahweh.
And
Moses
said
these words
to
the
children
of
Israel,
but
they
gave
no
attention
to
him,
because
of
the grief
of
their
spirit
and
the
cruel weight
of
their
work.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
in
and
say
to
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
that
he
is
to
let
the
children
of
Israel
go
out
of
his
land.
And
Moses, answering
the
Lord,
said,
See,
the
children
of
Israel
will
not
give ear
to
me;
how
then
will
Pharaoh
give ear
to
me,
whose
lips
are unclean?
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
with
orders
for
the
children
of
Israel
and
for
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
to
take
the
children
of
Israel
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
These
are
the
heads
of their fathers'
families:
the
sons
of
Reuben
the
oldest
son
of
Israel:
Hanoch
and
Pallu,
Hezron
and
Carmi:
these
are
the
families
of
Reuben.
And
the
sons
of
Simeon:
Jemuel
and
Jamin
and
Ohad
and
Jachin
and
Zohar
and
Shaul,
the
son
of
a woman
of Canaan:
these
are
the
families
of
Simeon.
And
these
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Levi
in
the
order
of
their
generations:
Gershon
and
Kohath
and
Merari:
and
the
years
of Levi's
life
were
a
hundred
and thirty-seven.
The
sons
of
Gershon:
Libni
and
Shimei,
in
the order
of their
families.
And
the
sons
of
Kohath:
Amram
and
Izhar
and
Hebron
and
Uzziel:
and
the
years
of Kohath's
life
were
a
hundred
and
thirty-three.
And
the
sons
of
Merari:
Mahli
and
Mushi:
these
are
the
families
of
the
Levites,
in
the
order
of
their
generations.
And
Amram
took
Jochebed,
his father's
sister,
as
wife;
and she
gave
birth
to
Aaron
and
Moses:
and
the
years
of Amram's
life
were
a
hundred
and thirty-seven.
And
the
sons
of
Izhar:
Korah
and
Nepheg
and
Zichri.
And
the
sons
of
Uzziel:
Mishael
and
Elzaphan
and
Sithri.
And
Aaron
took
as
his
wife
Elisheba,
the
daughter
of
Amminadab,
the
sister
of
Nahshon;
and she
gave
birth
to
Nadab
and
Abihu,
Eleazar
and
Ithamar.
And
the
sons
of
Korah:
Assir
and
Elkanah
and
Abiasaph:
these
are
the
families
of
the
Korahites.
And
Eleazar, Aaron's
son,
took
as
his
wife
one
of
the
daughters
of
Putiel;
and she
gave
birth
to
Phinehas.
These
are
the
heads
of
the
families
of
the
Levites,
in
the order
of
their
families.
These
are
the
same
Aaron
and
Moses
to
whom
the
Lord
said,
Take
the
children
of
Israel
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
in
their
armies.
These
are
the
men
who
gave orders
to
Pharaoh
to let
the
children
of
Israel
go
out
of
Egypt:
these
are
the
same
Moses
and
Aaron.
And
on
the
day
when
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Moses
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
The
Lord
said
to
Moses,
I
am
the
Lord:
say
to
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
everything
I
am
saying
to
you.
And
Moses
said
to
the
Lord,
My
lips
are unclean;
how
is
it possible
that
Pharaoh
will
give
me
a
hearing?
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
See
I
have
made
you
a
god
to
Pharaoh,
and
Aaron
your
brother
will
be
your
prophet.
Say
whatever
I
give
you
orders
to
say:
and
Aaron
your
brother
will
give
word
to
Pharaoh
to
let
the
children
of
Israel
go
out
of
his
land.
And
I
will make Pharaoh's
heart
hard,
and
my
signs
and
wonders
will
be
increased
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
But
Pharaoh
will
not
give ear
to
you,
and
I
will
put
my
hand
on
Egypt,
and
take
my
armies,
my
people,
the
children
of
Israel,
out
of
Egypt,
after
great punishments.
And
the
Egyptians
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
my
hand
is
stretched
out
over
Egypt,
and
I
take
the
children
of
Israel
out
from
among
them.
And
Moses
and
Aaron
did
so:
as
the
Lord
gave
them
orders,
so
they
did.
And
Moses
was
eighty
years
old,
and
Aaron
eighty-three
years
old,
when
they gave
the Lord's
word
to
Pharaoh.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
If
Pharaoh
says
to
you,
Let
me see
a
wonder:
then
say
to
Aaron,
Take
your
rod
and
put
it
down
on
the earth
before
Pharaoh
so
that
it
may
become
a snake.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron
went
in
to
Pharaoh
and
they
did
as
the
Lord
had
said:
and
Aaron
put
his
rod
down
on
the earth
before
Pharaoh
and
his
servants,
and
it
became
a snake.
Then
Pharaoh sent
for
the
wise
men
and
the wonder-workers,
and
they,
the wonder-workers
of
Egypt,
did
the
same
with
their secret arts.
For
every
one
of
them put
down
his
rod
on
the earth,
and
they
became
snakes:
but Aaron's
rod
made
a meal
of
their
rods.
But Pharaoh's
heart
was
made hard,
and
he
did
not
give ear
to
them,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and Aaron, Pharaoh's
heart
is unchanged;
he
will not
let
the
people
go.
Go
to
Pharaoh
in
the
morning;
when
he
goes
out
to
the
water,
you
will
be
waiting
for
him
by
the
edge
of
the
Nile,
with
the
rod
which
was
turned
into
a
snake
in
your
hand;
And
say
to
him,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
the
Hebrews,
has
sent
me
to
you,
saying,
Let
my
people
go
so
that
they
may
give
me
worship
in
the waste land;
but
up
to
now
you
have
not
given ear
to
his words.
So
the
Lord
says,
By
this
you
may
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord;
see,
by
the touch
of
this
rod
in
my
hand
the
waters
of
the
Nile
will
be
turned
to
blood;
And
the
fish
in
the
Nile
will come
to destruction,
and
the
river
will send
up
a bad smell,
and
the
Egyptians
will
not
be able,
for disgust,
to make use
of
the
water
of
the
Nile
for
drinking.
And
the
Lord
said,
Say
to
Aaron,
Let
the
rod
in
your
hand
be
stretched
out
over
the
waters
of
Egypt,
and
over
the
rivers
and
the
streams
and
the
pools,
and
over
every
stretch
of
water,
so
that
they
may
be
turned
to
blood;
and
there
will
be
blood
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
in vessels
of
wood
and
in vessels
of
stone.
And
Moses
and
Aaron
did
as
the
Lord
had
said;
and
when
his
rod
had
been
lifted
up
and stretched
out
over
the
waters
of
the
Nile
before
the
eyes
of
Pharaoh
and
his
servants,
all
the
water
in
the
Nile
was
turned
to
blood;
And
the
fish
in
the
Nile
came
to destruction,
and
a bad smell
went
up
from
the
river,
and
the
Egyptians
were
not
able
to make
use
of
the
water
of
the
Nile
for
drinking;
and
there
was
blood
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
the wonder-workers
of
Egypt
did
the
same
with
their
secret
arts:
but Pharaoh's
heart
was
made hard,
and
he
would
not
give ear
to
them,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
Then
Pharaoh
went
into
his
house,
and
did
not
take
even
this
to
heart.
And
all
the
Egyptians
made holes
round
about
the
Nile
to get drinking-water,
for
they
were
not
able
to
make use
of
the
Nile
water.
And
seven
days went past,
after
the
Lord
had put
his hand
on
the
Nile.
And
this
is
what
the
Lord
said
to
Moses:
Go
to Pharaoh
and
say
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Let
my
people
go
so
that
they
may
give
me worship.
And if
you
will
not
let
them
go, see,
I
will
send
frogs
into every
part
of
your
land:
The Nile
will
be full
of
frogs,
and
they
will
come
up
into
your house
and
into
your bedrooms
and
on
your bed,
and
into
the houses
of
your servants
and
your
people,
and
into
your ovens
and
into
your bread-basins.
The
frogs
will come
up
over
you
and
your
people
and
all
your servants.
And
the Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to Aaron, Let
the rod
in
your hand
be stretched
out
over
the
streams
and
the waterways
and
the pools, causing
frogs
to come
up
on
the land
of Egypt.
And
when Aaron put
out
his hand
over
the waters
of Egypt,
the frogs
came up
and
all
the land
of Egypt
was covered
with
them.
And
the wonder-workers
did
the
same
with
their secret arts, making
frogs come
up
over
the land
of Egypt.
Then
Pharaoh
sent
for
Moses
and
Aaron
and
said,
Make prayer
to
the
Lord
that
he
will
take
away
these
frogs
from
me
and
my
people;
and
I
will
let
the
people
go
and
make
their
offering
to
the
Lord.
And
Moses
said,
I
will let
you
have
the honour
of
saying
when
I
am
to
make prayer
for
you
and
your servants
and
your people,
that
the
frogs
may
be sent
away
from
you
and
your
houses,
and
be only
in
the Nile.
And
he said,
By tomorrow.
And
he said, Let it
be
as
you say:
so
that
you
may see
that there
is no other
like
the Lord
our God.
And
the frogs
will
be
gone
from
you
and
from
your houses
and
from
your servants
and
from
your
people
and
will
be only
in
the Nile.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron
went
out
from Pharaoh;
and
Moses
made prayer
to
the
Lord
about
the frogs which
he
had
sent
on Pharaoh.
And
the Lord
did
as Moses
said;
and
there
was
an end
of
all
the frogs
in
the houses
and
in
the
open spaces
and
in
the fields.
And
they
put
them together
in masses,
and
a bad smell
went
up
from
the land.
But
when
Pharaoh saw
that
there
was peace
for
a
time,
he
made
his
heart hard
and
did
not
give ear
to
them,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to Aaron,
Let
your rod
be
stretched
out
over
the dust
of
the earth
so
that
it
may
become insects
through
all
the
land
of Egypt.
And
they
did
so;
and Aaron, stretching
out
the rod
in
his hand,
gave
a touch
to
the
dust
of
the
earth,
and insects came
on
man
and
on beast;
all
the
dust
of
the
earth
was changed
into insects
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
the wonder-workers
with
their secret arts, attempting
to
make insects,
were unable
to
do
so:
and
there
were insects
on man
and
on beast.
Then
the wonder-workers said
to Pharaoh,
This
is
the finger
of God:
but Pharaoh's heart
was hard,
and
he did
not
give ear
to
them,
as
the Lord
had said.
And
the
Lord
said
to Moses,
Get
up early
in
the morning
and
take
your
place
before
Pharaoh
when
he
comes
out
to
the water;
and say
to
him,
This
is
what
the
Lord says:
Let
my
people
go
to
give
me
worship.
For if
you do
not let
my
people go, see,
I
will send clouds
of flies
on
you
and
on
your servants
and
on
your
people
and
into
their houses;
and
the houses
of
the Egyptians
and
the
land
where
they
are
will
be full
of flies.
And
at
that time
I
will
make
a division between
your land
and
the land
of Goshen
where
my
people
are,
and
no flies
will
be
there;
so
that
you
may
see
that
I
am
the
Lord
over all
the earth.
And
I
will put
a division between
my
people
and
your
people; tomorrow
this sign
will
be seen.
And
the
Lord
did
so;
and
great clouds
of flies
came
into
the house
of
Pharaoh
and
into
his servants' houses,
and all
the land
of Egypt
was
made waste
because
of
the flies.
And
Pharaoh
sent
for
Moses
and Aaron
and
said,
Go
and
make
your
offering
to
your
God
here
in
the land.
And
Moses
said,
It
is not right
to
do
so;
for we
make
our
offerings
of
that
to which
the Egyptians give worship;
and if we
do
so
before
their eyes, certainly we
will
be stoned.
But
we
will
go three days' journey
into
the waste land
and
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord
our
God
as
he
may give
us
orders.
Then
Pharaoh said,
I
will
let
you
go
to
make
an offering
to
the Lord
your
God
in
the waste land;
but do
not
go
very far
away,
and
make prayer
for
me.
And Moses said, When I go out from you I will make prayer to the Lord that the cloud of flies may go away from Pharaoh and from his people and from his servants tomorrow: only let Pharaoh no longer by deceit keep back the people from making their offering to the Lord.
Then Moses went out from Pharaoh and made prayer to the Lord.
And the Lord did as Moses said, and took away the cloud of flies from Pharaoh and from his servants and from his people; not one was to be seen.
But again Pharaoh made his heart hard and did not let the people go.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
in
to
Pharaoh
and
say
to
him,
This
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
the
Hebrews,
says:
Let
my
people
go
so
that
they
may
give
me
worship.
For
if
you
will
not
let
them
go,
but
still keep
them
in
your
power,
Then
the
hand
of
the
Lord
will
put
on
your
cattle
in
the
field,
on
the
horses
and
the asses
and
the
camels,
on
the
herds
and
the
flocks,
a
very evil disease.
And
the
Lord
will
make
a division
between
the
cattle
of
Israel
and
the
cattle
of
Egypt;
there
will
be
no loss
of
any
of
the
cattle
of
Israel.
And
the
time
was
fixed
by
the
Lord,
and
he
said,
Tomorrow
the
Lord
will
do
this
thing
in
the
land.
And
on
the
day
after,
the
Lord
did
as
he
had
said, causing
the
death
of
all
the
cattle
of
Egypt,
but
there
was
no loss
of
any
of
the
cattle
of
Israel.
And
Pharaoh
sent
and got word
that
there
was
no loss
of
any
of
the
cattle
of
Israel.
But
the
heart
of
Pharaoh
was hard
and
he
did
not
let
the
people
go.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
to
Aaron,
Take
in
your hand
a little dust
from
the fire
and let
Moses send
it
in
a shower
up
to
heaven
before
the
eyes
of
Pharaoh.
And
it
will
become small
dust
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
will
be
a skin-disease bursting
out
in wounds
on
man
and
beast
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
So
they
took some dust
from
the fire,
and placing themselves
before
Pharaoh,
Moses
sent
it
out
in
a shower
up
to
heaven;
and
it
became
a skin-disease bursting
out
on
man
and
on
beast.
And
the wonder-workers
were
not
able
to
take
their
places
before
Moses,
because
of
the disease;
for
the disease
was
on
the wonder-workers
and
on
all
the
Egyptians.
And
the
Lord
made Pharaoh's
heart hard,
and
he
would
not
give ear
to
them,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Get
up
early
in
the
morning
and
take
your place
before
Pharaoh,
and
say
to
him,
This
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
the
Hebrews,
says:
Let
my
people
go
so
that
they
may give
me
worship.
For
this
time
I
will
send
all
my punishments
on
yourself
and
on
your
servants
and
on
your
people;
so
that
you
may
see
that
there
is
no
other
like
me
in
all
the
earth.
For
if
I
had
put
the full weight
of
my
hand
on
you
and
your
people,
you would
have
been
cut
off
from
the
earth:
But,
for
this very
reason,
I
have
kept
you
from destruction,
to
make
clear
to
you
my
power,
and
so
that
my
name
may
be honoured
through
all
the
earth.
Are
you
still uplifted
in pride against
my
people
so
that
you
will
not
let
them
go?
Truly,
tomorrow
about
this
time
I
will
send
down
an ice-storm,
such
as
never
was
in
Egypt
from
its earliest
days
till
now.
Then
send quickly
and
get
in
your
cattle
and
all
you
have
from
the
fields;
for
if
any
man
or
beast
in
the
field
has
not
been
put
under cover,
the ice-storm
will
come
down
on
them
with destruction.
Then everyone
among
the
servants
of
Pharaoh
who
had
the
fear
of
the
Lord, made
his
servants
and
his
cattle come quickly
into
the
house:
And
he
who
gave
no
attention
to
the
word
of
the
Lord, kept
his
servants
and
his
cattle
in
the
field.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Now
let
your
hand
be
stretched
out
to
heaven
so
that
there
may
be
an ice-storm
on
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
on
man
and
on
beast
and
on
every
plant
of
the
field
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
Moses
put
out
his
rod
to
heaven:
and
the
Lord
sent
thunder,
and
an ice-storm,
and
fire running
down
on
the
earth;
the
Lord
sent
an ice-storm
on
the
land
of
Egypt.
So
there
was
an ice-storm
with
fire
running
through
it, coming
down
with
great
force,
such
as
never
was
in
all
the
land
of
Egypt
from
the
time
when
it
became
a
nation.
And
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt
the ice-storm came
down
on
everything
which
was
in
the
fields,
on
man
and
on
beast;
and
every green
plant
was
crushed
and
every
tree
of
the
field
broken.
Only
in
the
land
of
Goshen,
where
the
children
of
Israel
were,
there
was
no ice-storm.
Then
Pharaoh
sent
for
Moses
and
Aaron,
and
said
to
them,
I
have
done
evil
this
time:
the
Lord
is upright,
and
I
and
my
people
are sinners.
Make
prayer
to
the
Lord;
for
there
has
been
enough
of these
thunderings
of
God
and
this ice-storm;
and
I
will
let
you
go
and
will
keep
you
no
longer.
And
Moses
said,
When
I
am
gone
outside
the
town,
my
hands
will
be
stretched
out
to
the
Lord;
the thunders
and
the ice-storm
will
come
to
an
end,
so
that
you
may
see
that
the
earth
is
the Lord's.
But
as
for
you
and
your
servants,
I
am
certain
that
even
now
the
fear
of
the
Lord
God
will
not
be
in
your hearts.
And
the
flax
and
the
barley
were damaged,
for
the
barley
was almost ready
to
be cut
and
the
flax
was
in flower.
But
the rest
of
the grain-plants
were undamaged,
for
they
had
not come up.
So
Moses
went
out
of
the
town,
and
stretching
out
his
hands made prayer
to
God:
and
the thunders
and
the ice-storm
came
to
an
end;
and
the fall
of
rain
was
stopped.
But
when
Pharaoh
saw
that
the
rain
and
the ice-storm
and
the thunders
were ended,
he
went
on
sinning,
and
made
his
heart hard,
he
and
his
servants.
And
the
heart
of
Pharaoh
was hard,
and
he
did
not
let
the
people
go,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
the mouth
of
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
in
to
Pharaoh:
for
I
have
made
his
heart
and
the
hearts
of
his
servants hard,
so
that
I
may let
my
signs
be seen
among
them:
And
so
that
you
may
be able
to
give
to
your
son
and
to
your son's
son
the story
of
my wonders
in
Egypt,
and
the
signs
which
I
have done among
them;
so
that
you
may
see
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron
went
in
to
Pharaoh,
and
said
to
him,
This
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
the
Hebrews,
says:
How
long
will
you
be
lifted
up
in
your pride
before
me?
let
my
people
go
so
that
they
may
give
me
worship.
For
if
you
will
not
let
my
people
go,
tomorrow
I
will
send
locusts
into
your
land:
And
the
face
of
the
earth
will
be
covered
with
them,
so
that
you
will
not
be
able
to
see
the
earth:
and
they
will
be
the destruction
of
everything
which
up
to
now
has
not
been damaged,
everything
which
was
not crushed
by
the ice-storm,
and
every
tree still living
in
your
fields.
And
your
houses
will
be
full
of
them,
and
the
houses
of
your
servants
and
of
all
the
Egyptians;
it
will
be worse
than
anything
your
fathers
have
seen
or
their
fathers,
from
the
day
when
they
were living
on
the
earth
till
this
day.
And
so
he
went
out
from
Pharaoh.
And Pharaoh's
servants
said
to
him,
How
long
is
this
man
to
be
the
cause
of evil
to
us?
let
the
men
go
so
that
they
may
give
worship
to
the
Lord
their
God:
are
you
not awake
to Egypt's danger?
Then
Moses
and
Aaron
came
in
again
before
Pharaoh:
and
he
said
to
them,
Go
and
give
worship
to
the
Lord
your
God:
but
which
of
you
are
going?
And
Moses
said,
We
will go
with
our
young
and
our
old,
with
our
sons
and
our
daughters,
with
our
flocks
and
our
herds;
for
we
are
to keep
a
feast
to
the
Lord.
And
he
said
to
them,
May
the
Lord
be
with
you,
if
I
will
let
you
and
your
little
ones
go!
take care,
for
your purpose clearly
is
evil.
Not
so;
but
let
your males
go
and
give
worship
to
the
Lord,
as
your
desire
is.
This
he
said,
driving
them
out
from
before
him.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Let
your
hand
be
stretched
out
over
the
land
of
Egypt
so
that
the
locusts
may
come
up
on
the
land
for
the destruction
of
every green
plant
in
the
land,
even
everything untouched
by
the ice-storm.
And Moses'
rod
was
stretched
out
over
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
the
Lord sent
an
east
wind
over
the
land
all
that
day
and
all
the
night;
and
in
the
morning
the
locusts
came
up
with
the
east
wind.
And
the
locusts
went
up
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
resting
on
every
part
of
the
land,
in
very
great numbers;
such
an
army
of
locusts
had
never
been seen
before,
and
never
will
be
again.
For
all
the
face
of
the
earth
was
covered
with
them,
so
that
the
land
was black;
and
every
green
plant
and
all
the
fruit
of
the
trees
which
was untouched
by
the ice-storm
they
took
for
food:
not
one
green
thing,
no
plant
or
tree,
was
to
be
seen
in
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
Then
Pharaoh
quickly
sent
for
Moses
and
Aaron,
and
said,
I
have
done evil
against
the
Lord
your
God
and
against
you.
Let
me
now
have forgiveness
for
my
sin
this
time
only,
and
make
prayer
to
the
Lord
your
God
that
he
will
take
away
from
me
this
death
only.
So
he
went
out
from
Pharaoh
and
made
prayer
to
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord sent
a
very
strong
west
wind,
which
took
up
the
locusts, driving
them
into
the Red
Sea;
not
one
locust
was
to
be seen
in
any part
of
Egypt.
But
the
Lord
made Pharaoh's
heart hard,
and
he
did
not
let
the
children
of
Israel
go.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Let
your
hand
be
stretched
out
to
heaven,
and all
the
land
of
Egypt
will
be
dark,
so
that
men
will
be feeling
their
way
about
in
the
dark.
And
when Moses'
hand
was
stretched
out,
dark night
came
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt
for
three
days;
They
were
not able
to
see
one
another,
and
no
one
got
up
from
his
place
for
three
days:
but
where
the
children
of
Israel
were
living
it
was
light.
Then
Pharaoh
sent
for
Moses,
and
said, Go
and give
worship
to
the
Lord;
only let
your
flocks
and
your
herds
be kept here:
your
little
ones
may go
with
you.
But
Moses
said,
You
will
have
to
let
us
take burned
offerings
to
put
before
the
Lord
our
God.
So
our
cattle
will
have
to
go
with
us,
not
one
may
be kept
back;
for
they
are needed
for
the
worship
of
the
Lord
our
God;
we
have
no
knowledge
what
offering
we
have
to
give
till
we
come
to
the
place.
But
the
Lord
made Pharaoh's
heart hard,
and
he
would
not
let
them
go.
And
Pharaoh
said
to
him, Go away
from
me,
take
care
that
you come
not
again
before
me;
for
the
day
when
you
see
my
face
again
will
be
your last.
And
Moses
said,
You
say truly;
I
will
not
see
your
face
again.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
I
will
send
one
more punishment
on
Pharaoh
and
on
Egypt;
after
that
he
will
let
you
go;
and
when
he
does
let
you
go,
he
will
not
keep
one
of
you
back,
but
will
send
you
out
by force.
So
go
now
and
give orders
to
the
people
that
every
man
and
every
woman
is
to get
from
his
or
her neighbour
ornaments
of
silver
and
of
gold.
And
the
Lord
gave
the
people
grace
in
the
eyes
of
the
Egyptians.
For
the
man
Moses
was
highly honoured
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
by Pharaoh's
servants
and
the
people.
And
Moses
said,
This
is
what
the
Lord
says:
About
the
middle
of
the
night
I
will
go
out
through
Egypt:
And
death
will come
to
every mother's first male child
in
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
from
the child
of
Pharaoh
on
his
seat
of power,
to
the child
of
the servant-girl crushing
the
grain;
and
the first births
of
all
the
cattle.
And
there
will
be
a
great
cry
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
such
as
never
has
been
or
will
be
again.
But
against
the
children
of
Israel,
man
or
beast,
not
so
much
as
the
tongue
of
a
dog
will
be moved:
so
that
you
may
see
how
the
Lord
makes
a division
between
Israel
and
the
Egyptians.
And
all
these
your
servants
will
come
to
me,
going
down
on
their
faces
before
me
and
saying,
Go
out,
and
all
your
people
with
you:
and
after
that
I
will
go
out.
And
he
went
away
from
Pharaoh burning
with
wrath.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Pharaoh
will
not
give ear
to
you,
so
that
my
wonders
may
be
increased
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
All
these
wonders
Moses
and
Aaron
did
before
Pharaoh:
but
the
Lord
made Pharaoh's
heart hard,
and
he
did
not
let
the
children
of
Israel
go
out
of
his
land.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
Let
this
month
be
to
you
the
first
of
months,
the
first
month
of
the
year.
Say
to
all
the children
of
Israel
when
they
are come together,
In
the
tenth
day
of
this
month
every
man
is
to
take
a
lamb,
by
the number
of
their fathers'
families,
a
lamb
for
every
family:
And
if
the
lamb
is
more
than enough
for
the
family,
let
that
family
and
its
nearest neighbour
have
a
lamb
between
them,
taking
into
account
the
number
of
persons
and how
much
food
is needed
for
every
man.
Let
your
lamb
be
without
a mark,
a
male
in
its first
year:
you
may
take
it
from
among
the
sheep
or
the
goats:
Keep
it
till
the fourteenth
day
of
the
same
month,
when
everyone
who
is
of
the children
of
Israel
is
to put
it
to death
between
sundown
and dark.
Then
take
some
of
the
blood
and
put
it
on
the
two sides
of
the
door
and
over
the
door
of
the
house
where
the meal
is
to
be
taken.
And let
your
food
that
night
be
the
flesh
of
the lamb, cooked
with
fire
in
the oven,
together
with
unleavened
bread
and bitter-tasting plants.
Do
not take
it uncooked
or cooked
with
boiling
water,
but
let
it
be cooked
in
the oven;
its
head
with
its
legs
and
its
inside parts.
Do
not keep
any
of
it
till
the
morning;
anything
which
is
not used
is
to
be
burned
with
fire.
And take
your meal dressed
as
if
for
a
journey,
with
your
shoes
on
your
feet
and
your
sticks
in
your
hands: take
it
quickly:
it
is
the Lord's
Passover.
For
on
that
night
I
will
go
through
the
land
of
Egypt, sending death
on
every
first male child,
of
man
and
of
beast,
and judging
all
the
gods
of
Egypt:
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
blood
will
be
a
sign
on
the
houses
where
you
are:
when
I
see
the
blood
I
will
go
over
you,
and
no evil
will
come
on
you
for
your
destruction,
when
my hand
is
on
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
this
day
is
to
be kept
in
your memories:
you
are
to keep
it
as
a
feast
to
the
Lord
through
all
your
generations,
as
an
order
for
ever.
For
seven
days
let
your
food
be
unleavened
bread;
from
the
first
day
no
leaven
is
to
be seen
in
your
houses:
whoever takes
bread
with
leaven
in
it,
from
the
first
till
the
seventh
day,
will
be
cut
off
from
Israel.
And
on
the
first
day
there
is
to
be
a
holy meeting
and
on
the
seventh
day
a
holy meeting;
no sort
of
work
may
be
done
on
those
days
but
only
to
make ready
what
is necessary
for everyone's
food.
So
keep
the feast
of
unleavened
bread;
for
on
this
very
day
I
have
taken
your
armies
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt:
this
day,
then,
is
to
be
kept
through
all
your
generations
by
an
order
for
ever.
In
the
first
month,
from
the
evening
of
the fourteenth
day, let
your
food
be
unleavened
bread
till
the
evening
of
the twenty-first
day
of
the
month.
For
seven
days
no
leaven
is
to
be seen
in
your
houses:
for
whoever takes
bread
which
is
leavened
will
be
cut
off
from
the
people
of
Israel,
if
he
is
from
another
country
or
if
he
is
an
Israelite
by
birth.
Take
nothing
which
has
leaven
in
it;
wherever
you
are living
let
your
food
be
unleavened
cakes.
Then
Moses
sent
for
the chiefs
of
Israel,
and
said
to
them, See
that
lambs
are marked
out
for
yourselves
and
your
families,
and let
the
Passover lamb
be
put
to death.
And
take
some
hyssop
and
put
it
in
the
blood
in
the basin,
touching
the
two sides
and
the top
of
the
doorway
with
the
blood
from
the basin;
and
let
not
one
of
you
go
out
of
his
house
till
the
morning.
For
the
Lord
will
go
through
the land, sending
death
on
the
Egyptians;
and
when
he
sees
the
blood
on
the
two sides
and
the
top
of
the
door,
the
Lord
will
go
over
your
door
and
will
not
let
death
come
in
for
your
destruction.
And
you
are
to
keep
this
as
an
order
to
you
and
to
your
sons
for
ever.
And
when
you
come
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
will
make
yours,
as
he
gave
his
word,
you
are
to
keep
this
act
of worship.
And
when
your
children
say
to
you,
What
is
the reason
of
this
act
of worship?
Then
you
will
say,
This
is
the
offering
of
the Lord's
Passover;
for
he
went
over
the
houses
of
the
children
of
Israel
in
Egypt,
when
he
sent death
on
the
Egyptians,
and kept
our
families safe.
And
the
people
gave
worship
with bent heads.
And
the
children
of
Israel went
and
did
so;
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
so
they
did.
And
in
the
middle
of
the
night
the
Lord sent death
on
every first male child
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
from
the child
of
Pharaoh
on
his
seat
of power
to
the child
of
the prisoner
in
the
prison;
and
the first births
of
all
the
cattle.
Then
Pharaoh
got
up
in
the
night,
he
and
all
his
servants
and
all
the
Egyptians;
and
a
great
cry
went
up
from
Egypt;
for
there
was
not
a
house
where
someone
was
not
dead.
And
he
sent
for
Moses
and
Aaron
by
night,
and
said,
Get
up
and
go
out
from
among
my
people,
you
and
the
children
of
Israel;
go
and
give
worship
to
the
Lord
as
you
have
said.
And
take
your
flocks
and
your
herds
as
you
have
said,
and
be gone;
and
give
me
your
blessing.
And
the
Egyptians
were forcing
the
people
on,
to
get
them
out
of
the
land
quickly;
for
they
said,
We
are
all
dead
men.
And
the
people
took
their bread-paste
before
it was leavened, putting
their basins
in
their
clothing
on
their backs.
And
the
children
of
Israel
had
done
as
Moses
had
said;
and
they got
from
the
Egyptians
ornaments
of
silver
and
of
gold,
and
clothing:
And
the
Lord
had
given
the
people
grace
in
the
eyes
of
the
Egyptians
so
that
they
gave
them whatever
was
requested.
So
they
took
away
all
their goods
from
the
Egyptians.
And
the
children
of
Israel made
the
journey
from
Rameses
to
Succoth; there
were
about
six
hundred
thousand
men
on
foot,
as well
as
children.
And
a mixed band
of people
went
with
them;
and
flocks
and
herds
in
great numbers.
And
they
made
unleavened
cakes
from
the paste
which
they
had
taken
out
of
Egypt;
it
was
not leavened,
for
they
had
been
sent
out
of
Egypt
so quickly,
that
they
had
no
time
to
make
any
food ready.
Now
the
children
of
Israel
had
been
living
in
Egypt
for
four
hundred
and
thirty
years.
And
at
the
end
of
four
hundred
and
thirty
years,
to
the
very
day,
all
the
armies
of
the
Lord
went
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
It
is
a watch-night before
the
Lord
who
took
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt:
this
same
night
is
a watch-night
to
the
Lord
for
all
the
children
of
Israel,
through
all
their
generations.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
This
is
the law
of
the
Passover:
no
man
who
is
not
an
Israelite
is
to take
of
it:
But
every man's
servant, whom
he
has got
for
money,
may take
of
it,
when
he
has
had circumcision.
A
man
from
a strange country living
among
you,
and
a
servant working
for payment,
may
not take part
in
it.
It
is
to
be
taken
in
one
house;
not
a bit
of
the
flesh
is
to
be
taken
out
of
the
house,
and
no
bone
of
it
may
be
broken.
All
Israel
is
to
keep
the feast.
And
if
a
man
from
another
country
is
living
with
you,
and
has
a desire
to
keep
the
Passover
to
the
Lord,
let
all
the
males
of
his family undergo circumcision,
and
then
let
him
come
near
and
keep
it;
for
he
will
then
be
as
one
of
your
people;
but
no
one
without circumcision
may
keep
it.
The
law
is
the
same
for
him
who
is
an Israelite
by birth
and
for
the
man
from
a strange country
who
is
living
with
you.
So
the
children
of
Israel
did
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses
and
Aaron.
And
on
that
very
day
the
Lord
took
the
children
of
Israel
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
by
their
armies.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Let
the first
male
child
of
every
mother
among
the
children
of
Israel
be kept
holy
for
me, even
the first
male
birth
among
man
or
beast;
for
it
is mine.
And
Moses
said
to
the
people,
Let
this
day,
on
which
you
came
out
of
Egypt,
out
of
your prison-house,
be
kept
for
ever
in memory;
for
by
the
strength
of
his
hand
the
Lord
has
taken
you
out
from
this
place;
let
no
leavened
bread
be used.
On
this
day,
in
the
month
Abib,
you
are
going
out.
And
it
will
be
that,
when
the
Lord
takes
you
into
the
land
of
the
Canaanite
and
the
Hittite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Hivite
and
the
Jebusite,
the
land
which
he
made
an
oath
to
your
fathers
that
he
would
give
you,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
you
will
do
this
act
of
worship
in
this
month.
For
seven
days let
your
food
be
unleavened
cakes;
and
on
the
seventh
day
there
is
to
be
a
feast
to
the
Lord.
Unleavened
cakes
are
to
be
your
food
through
all
the
seven
days;
let
no
leavened
bread
be
seen
among
you,
or
any
leaven,
in
any part
of
your
land.
And
you
will
say
to
your
son
in
that
day,
It
is
because
of
what
the
Lord
did
for
me
when
I
came
out
of
Egypt.
And
this
will
be
for
a
sign
to
you
on
your
hand
and
for
a
mark
on
your brow,
so
that
the
law
of
the
Lord
may
be
in
your
mouth:
for
with
a
strong
hand
the
Lord
took
you
out
of
Egypt.
So let
this
order
be
kept,
at
the right
time,
from
year
to
year.
And
when
the
Lord
takes
you
into
the
land
of Canaan,
as
he
made
his
oath
to
you
and
to
your
fathers,
and
gives
it
to
you,
You
are
to put
on
one side
for
the
Lord
every mother's first
male child,
the first-fruit
of
her body,
and
the first young
one
of
every
beast;
every
male
is holy
to
the
Lord.
And
for
the
young
of
an ass
you
may give
a
lamb
in payment,
or
if
you
will
not make payment
for
it,
its
neck
is
to
be
broken;
but
for
all
the first
sons
among
your
children,
let payment
be
made.
And
when
your
son
says
to
you
in
time
to
come,
What
is
the reason
for
this?
say
to
him,
By
the
strength
of
his
hand
the
Lord
took
us
out
of
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house:
And
when
Pharaoh
made
his heart
hard
and
would
not
let
us
go,
the
Lord
sent death
on
all
the first
sons
in
Egypt,
of
man
and
of
beast:
and
so
every first
male
who
comes
to
birth
is
offered
to
the
Lord;
but
for
all
the first
of
my
sons
I
give
a
price.
And
this
will
be
for
a
sign
on
your
hand
and
for
a
mark
on
your brow:
for
by
the
strength
of
his
hand
the
Lord
took
us
out
of
Egypt.
Now
after
Pharaoh
had
let
the
people
go,
God
did
not
take
them
through
the
land
of
the
Philistines,
though
that
was
near:
for
God
said,
If
the
people
see
war,
they
may
have
a
change
of heart
and
go
back
to
Egypt.
But
God
took
the
people
round
by
the waste
land near
the Red
Sea:
and
the
children
of
Israel
went
up
in fighting order
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
Moses
took
the
bones
of
Joseph
with
him,
for
Joseph
had
made
the
children
of
Israel
take
an
oath,
saying,
God
will
certainly
keep
you
in mind;
and
you
are
to
take
my
bones
away
with
you.
Then they
went
on their
journey
from
Succoth,
and put up their tents
in Etham
at the edge of the waste land.
And
the
Lord
went
before
them
by
day
in
a
pillar
of
cloud,
guiding
them
on
their
way;
and
by
night
in
a
pillar
of
fire
to
give
them
light:
so
that
they
were able
to
go
on
day
and
night:
The
pillar
of
cloud
went ever
before
them
by
day,
and
the
pillar
of
fire
by
night.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Give orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to
go
back
and
put
up
their tents
before
Pi-hahiroth,
between
Migdol
and
the
sea,
in
front
of
Baal-zephon,
opposite
to which
you
are
to
put
up
your tents
by
the
sea.
And
Pharaoh
will
say
of
the
children
of
Israel,
They
are
wandering without direction,
they
are
shut
in
by
the waste
land.
And
I
will
make Pharaoh's
heart hard,
and
he
will come
after
them
and
I
will
be honoured
over
Pharaoh
and
all
his
army,
so
that
the
Egyptians
may
see
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
they
did
so.
And
word
came
to
Pharaoh
of
the
flight
of
the
people:
and
the feeling
of
Pharaoh
and
of
his
servants
about
the
people
was
changed,
and
they
said,
Why
have
we
let
Israel
go,
so
that
they
will
do no
more
work
for
us?
So
he
had
his war-carriage
made
ready
and
took
his
people
with
him:
And
he
took
six
hundred carriages,
all
the carriages
of
Egypt,
and captains
over
all
of
them.
And
the
Lord
made
the
heart
of
Pharaoh hard,
and
he
went
after
the
children
of
Israel:
for
the
children
of
Israel
had
gone
out without fear.
But
the
Egyptians
went
after
them,
all
the
horses
and carriages
of
Pharaoh,
and
his
horsemen,
and
his
army,
and
overtook
them
in
their tents
by
the
sea,
by Pihahiroth,
before
Baal-zephon.
And
when
Pharaoh
came
near,
the
children
of
Israel, lifting
up
their
eyes,
saw
the
Egyptians
coming
after
them,
and
were full
of
fear;
and
their
cry
went
up
to
God.
And
they
said
to
Moses,
Was
there
no resting-place
for
the
dead
in
Egypt,
that
you
have
taken
us
away
to
come
to
our
death
in
the waste land?
why
have
you
taken
us
out
of
Egypt?
Did
we
not
say
to
you
in
Egypt,
Let
us
be
as
we
are,
working
for
the
Egyptians?
for
it
is
better
to
be
the
servants
of
the
Egyptians
than
to come
to
our
death
in
the waste land.
But
Moses
said,
Keep
where
you
are
and
have
no
fear;
now
you
will
see
the
salvation
of
the
Lord
which
he
will
give
you
today;
for
the
Egyptians
whom
you
see
today
you
will
never
see
again.
The
Lord
will make war
for
you,
you
have only
to keep quiet.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Why
are
you
crying
out
to
me?
give
the
children
of
Israel
the
order
to
go
forward.
And
let
your
rod
be
lifted
up
and
your
hand
stretched
out
over
the
sea,
and
it
will
be parted
in
two;
and
the
children
of
Israel
will
go
through
on
dry
land.
And
I
will
make
the
heart
of
the
Egyptians hard,
and
they
will
go
in
after
them:
and
I
will
be honoured
over
Pharaoh
and
over
his
army,
his war-carriages,
and
his
horsemen.
And
the
Egyptians
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I get honour
over
Pharaoh
and
his war-carriages
and
his
horsemen.
Then
the
angel
of
God,
who
had been
before
the tents
of
Israel,
took
his
place
at
their
back;
and
the
pillar
of
cloud,
moving
from
before
them,
came
to rest
at
their
back:
And
it
came
between
the
army
of
Egypt
and
the
army
of
Israel;
and
there
was
a
dark
cloud
between
them,
and
they
went
on
through
the
night;
but
the
one
army
came
no nearer
to
the
other
all
the
night.
And
when Moses'
hand
was
stretched
out
over
the
sea,
the
Lord
with
a
strong
east
wind
made
the
sea go
back
all
night,
and
the
waters
were parted
in two
and
the
sea became
dry
land.
And
the
children
of
Israel
went
through
the
sea
on
dry
land:
and
the
waters
were
a
wall
on
their
right
side
and
on
their
left.
Then
the
Egyptians
went
after
them
into
the
middle
of
the
sea,
all Pharaoh's
horses
and
his war-carriages
and
his
horsemen.
And
in
the
morning
watch,
the
Lord,
looking
out
on
the
armies
of
the
Egyptians
from
the
pillar
of
fire
and
cloud, sent trouble
on
the
army
of
the
Egyptians;
And made
the
wheels
of
their war-carriages stiff,
so
that
they
had hard work driving
them:
so
the
Egyptians
said, Let
us
go
in
flight
from
before
the
face
of
Israel,
for
the
Lord
is
fighting
for
them
against
the
Egyptians.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Let
your
hand
be
stretched
out
over
the
sea,
and
the
waters
will
come
back
again
on
the
Egyptians,
and
on
their war-carriages
and
on
their
horsemen.
And
when Moses'
hand
was
stretched
out
over
the
sea,
at
dawn
the
sea
came flowing
back, meeting
the
Egyptians
in
their
flight,
and
the
Lord
sent destruction
on
the
Egyptians
in
the
middle
of
the
sea.
And
the
waters
came
back,
covering
the war-carriages
and
the
horsemen
and
all
the
army
of
Pharaoh
which
went
after
them
into
the middle
of
the
sea;
not
one
of
them
was
to
be seen.
But
the
children
of
Israel
went
through
the
sea
walking
on
dry
land,
and
the
waters
were
a
wall
on
their
right
side
and
on
their
left.
So
that
day
the
Lord
gave
Israel
salvation
from
the
hands
of
the
Egyptians;
and
Israel
saw
the
Egyptians
dead
on
the sea's
edge.
And
Israel
saw
the
great work
which
the
Lord
had
done
against
the
Egyptians,
and
the
fear
of
the
Lord came
on
the
people
and
they
had
faith
in
the
Lord
and
in
his
servant
Moses.
Then
Moses
and
the
children
of
Israel made
this
song
to
the
Lord,
and
said,
I
will
make
a
song
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
lifted
up
in glory:
the
horse
and
the
horseman
he
has
sent
down
into
the
sea.
The
Lord
is
my
strength
and
my
strong helper,
he
has
become
my
salvation:
he
is
my
God
and
I
will
give
him
praise;
my father's
God
and
I
will
give
him glory.
The
Lord
is
a
man
of
war:
the
Lord
is
his
name.
Pharaoh's war-carriages
and
his
army
he
has sent
down
into
the
sea:
the best
of
his captains have gone
down
into
the Red
Sea.
They
were
covered by
the
deep waters:
like
a
stone
they
went
down under
the waves.
Full
of glory,
O
Lord,
is
the
power
of
your
right
hand;
by
your
right
hand those
who came against
you
are broken.
When
you are lifted
up
in power,
all
those who
come against
you are crushed:
when
you
send
out
your
wrath,
they are burned
up like dry grass.
By your
breath
the
waves
were massed
together,
the
flowing
waters
were lifted
up
like
a
pillar;
the
deep
waters became solid
in
the
heart
of
the
sea.
Egypt
said,
I
will go
after
them,
I
will
overtake,
I
will
make division
of
their goods:
my
desire
will
have
its way
with
them;
my
sword
will
be uncovered,
my
hand
will send destruction
on
them.
You sent
your
wind
and
the
sea
came
over them:
they went down
like
lead
into
the great
waters.
Who
is
like
you,
O
Lord,
among
the
gods?
who
is
like
you,
in
holy glory,
to
be praised
with
fear,
doing
wonders?
When
your
right
hand
was
stretched
out,
the mouth
of
the
earth
was
open
for
them.
In
your mercy
you
went
before
the
people
whom
you
have made yours;
guiding
them
in
your
strength
to
your
holy
place.
Hearing
of
you
the
peoples
were shaking
in fear:
the
people
of
Philistia
were
gripped
with
pain.
The chiefs
of
Edom
were troubled
in heart;
the strong
men
of
Moab
were
in
the grip
of fear:
all
the
people
of
Canaan became
like water.
Fear
and grief
came
on
them;
by
the
strength
of
your
arm
they
were
turned
to
stone;
till
your
people went
over,
O
Lord,
till
the
people went
over
whom
you
have
made yours.
You
will
take
them
in, planting
them
in
the
mountain
of
your
heritage,
the
place,
O
Lord, where
you
have
made
your house,
the
holy
place,
O
Lord,
the building
of
your
hands.
The
Lord
is
King
for
ever
and
ever.
For
the
horses
of
Pharaoh,
with
his war-carriages
and
his
horsemen,
went
into
the
sea,
and
the
Lord
sent
the
waters
of
the
sea
back
over
them;
but
the
children
of
Israel
went
through
the
sea
on
dry
land.
And
Miriam,
the
woman prophet,
the
sister
of
Aaron,
took
an instrument
of music
in
her
hand;
and
all
the
women
went
after
her
with music
and
dances.
And
Miriam, answering,
said,
Make
a
song
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
lifted
up
in glory;
the
horse
and
the
horseman
he
has sent
into
the
sea.
Then
Moses
took
Israel
forward
from
the Red
Sea,
and
they
went
out
into
the waste land
of
Shur;
and
for
three
days
they
were
in
the waste land
where
there
was
no
water.
And
when
they
came
to
Marah,
the
water
was
no good
for
drinking,
for
the
waters
of
Marah
were
bitter,
which
is
why
it
was
named
Marah.
And
the
people, crying
out
against
Moses,
said,
What
are we
to
have
for
drink?
And
in answer
to
his prayer,
the
Lord
made
him see
a
tree,
and
when
he
put
it
into
the
water,
the
water
was
made
sweet.
There
he
gave
them
a law
and
an
order,
testing
them;
And
he
said,
If
with
all
your
heart
you
will
give
attention
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
do
what
is
right
in
his
eyes,
giving
ear
to
his
orders
and
keeping
his
laws,
I
will
not
put
on
you
any
of
the diseases
which
I
put
on
the
Egyptians:
for
I
am
the
Lord
your life-giver.
And
they
came
to
Elim
where
there
were
twelve water-springs
and
seventy palm-trees:
and
they
put
up
their tents
there
by
the
waters.
And
they
went
on
their
way
from
Elim,
and
all
the
children
of
Israel
came
into
the waste
land
of Sin,
which
is
between
Elim
and
Sinai,
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
second
month
after
they
went
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
all
the
children
of
Israel
were crying
out
against
Moses
and
Aaron
in
the waste land:
And
the
children
of
Israel
said
to
them,
It
would
have
been
better
for
the
Lord
to
have
put
us
to
death
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
where
we
were
seated
by
the flesh-pots
and
had
bread
enough
for
our needs;
for
you
have
taken
us
out
to
this waste
of sand,
to
put
all
this
people
to
death
through need
of
food.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
See,
I
will
send
down
bread
from
heaven
for
you;
and
the
people
will
go
out
every
day
and
get enough
for
the day's needs;
so
that
I
may
put
them
to
the
test
to
see
if
they
will keep
my
laws
or
not.
And
on
the
sixth
day
they
are
to
make
ready
what
they
get
in,
and
it
will
be
twice
as
much
as
they
get
on
the
other
days.
And
Moses
and
Aaron
said
to
all
the
children
of
Israel,
This
evening
it
will
be
clear
to
you
that
it
is
the
Lord
who
has
taken
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt:
And
in
the
morning
you
will
see
the
glory
of
the
Lord;
for
your angry words
against
the
Lord
have come
to
his ears:
and
what
are
we
that
you
are crying
out
against
us?
And
Moses
said,
The
Lord
will
give
you
meat
for
your
food
at
evening,
and
in
the
morning
bread
in
full measure;
for
your outcry
against
the
Lord
has come
to
his ears:
for
what
are
we?
your outcry
is
not
against
us
but
against
the
Lord.
And
Moses
said
to
Aaron,
Say
to
all
the
people
of
Israel,
Come
near
before
the
Lord
for
he
has
given ear
to
your outcry.
And
while
Aaron
was
talking
to
the
children
of
Israel,
their eyes
were
turned
in
the direction
of
the waste land,
and
they
saw
the
glory
of
the
Lord shining
in
the
cloud.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
The outcry
of
the
children
of
Israel
has come
to
my ears:
say
to
them
now,
At nightfall
you
will
have
meat
for
your
food,
and
in
the
morning
bread
in
full measure;
and
you
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
And
it
came
about
that
in
the
evening little birds
came
up
and
the
place
was
covered
with
them:
and
in
the
morning
there
was
dew
all
round
about
the tents.
And
when
the
dew
was
gone,
on
the
face
of
the
earth
was
a small round
thing,
like small drops
of ice
on
the
earth.
And
when
the
children
of
Israel
saw
it,
they
said
to
one
another,
What
is
it?
for
they
had
no idea
what
it
was.
And
Moses
said
to
them,
It
is
the
bread
which
the
Lord
has
given
you
for
your
food.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said,
Let
every
man
take
up
as
much
as
he
has
need
of;
at
the rate
of
one omer
for
every
person,
let
every
man
take
as
much
as
is needed
for
his
family.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
so,
and some took
more
and some
less.
And
when
it
was
measured,
he
who
had taken
up
much
had
nothing
over,
and
he
who
had
little
had enough;
every
man
had taken
what
he
was able
to
make use
of.
And
Moses
said
to
them,
Let
nothing
be kept
till
the
morning.
But
they
gave
no
attention
to
Moses,
and
some
of
them kept
it
till
the
morning
and
there
were
worms
in
it
and
it
had
an evil smell:
and
Moses
was
angry
with
them.
And
they
took
it
up
morning
by
morning,
every
man
as
he
had
need:
and
when
the
sun
was high
it
was gone.
And
on
the
sixth
day
they
took
up
twice
as
much
of
the
bread,
two
omers
for
every
person:
and
all
the rulers
of
the people
gave
Moses
word
of
it.
And
he
said,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said,
Tomorrow
is
a
day
of
rest,
a
holy
Sabbath
to
the
Lord:
what
has
to
be cooked
may
be cooked;
and
what
is
over,
put
on
one side
to
be
kept
till
the
morning.
And
they kept
it
till
the
morning
as
Moses
had said:
and
no smell
came
from
it,
and
it
had
no
worms.
And
Moses
said,
Make
your meal
today
of
what
you
have,
for
this
day
is
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord:
today
you
will
not get
any
in
the
fields.
For
six
days
you
will get
it,
but
on
the
seventh
day,
the
Sabbath,
there
will
not
be
any.
But still
on
the
seventh
day
some
of
the
people
went
out
to
get
it,
and
there
was
not
any.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
How
long
will
you go
against
my
orders
and
my
laws?
See,
because
the
Lord
has
given
you
the
Sabbath,
he
gives
you
on
the
sixth
day
bread
enough
for
two
days;
let
every
man
keep
where
he
is;
let
no
man
go
out
of
his
place
on
the
seventh
day.
So
the
people took
their rest
on
the
seventh
day.
And
this bread
was
named
manna
by
Israel:
it
was
white,
like
a
grain
seed,
and
its
taste
was
like cakes
made
with
honey.
And
Moses
said,
This
is
the
order
which
the
Lord
has
given: Let
one omer
of
it
be
kept
for future
generations,
so
that
they
may
see
the
bread
which
I
gave
you
for
your
food
in
the waste
land,
when
I
took
you
out
from
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
Moses
said
to
Aaron,
Take
a pot
and
put
one omer
of
manna
in
it,
and
put
it
away
before
the
Lord,
to
be
kept
for future
generations.
So
Aaron
put
it away
in
front
of
the holy chest
to
be
kept,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
the
children
of
Israel
had
manna
for
their
food
for
forty
years,
till
they
came
to
a
land
with
people
in
it,
till
they
came
to
the edge
of
the
land
of
Canaan.
Now an omer
is
the
tenth
part
of an
ephah.
And
the
children
of
Israel
went
on
from
the waste land
of Sin,
by
stages
as
the
Lord gave
them orders,
and
put
up
their tents
in
Rephidim:
and
there
was
no drinking-water
for
the
people.
So
the
people
were angry
with
Moses,
and
said,
Give
us
water
for
drinking.
And
Moses
said,
Why
are
you angry
with
me?
and
why
do
you
put
God
to
the
test?
And
the
people
were
in great need
of
water;
and
they
made
an outcry
against
Moses,
and
said,
Why
have
you
taken
us
out
of
Egypt
to
send
death
on
us
and
our
children
and
our
cattle
through need
of
water?
And
Moses,
crying
out
to
the
Lord,
said,
What
am
I
to
do
to
this
people?
they
are
almost ready
to put
me
to death
by
stoning.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
on
before
the
people,
and
take
some
of
the chiefs
of
Israel
with
you,
and
take
in
your
hand
the
rod
which
was stretched
out
over
the
Nile,
and
go.
See,
I
will
take
my
place
before
you
on
the
rock
in
Horeb;
and
when
you give
the
rock
a blow,
water
will
come
out
of
it,
and
the
people
will
have
drink.
And
Moses
did
so
before
the
eyes
of
the chiefs
of
Israel.
And
he
gave
that
place
the
name
Massah
and
Meribah,
because
the
children
of
Israel
were angry,
and
because
they
put
the
Lord
to
the
test,
saying,
Is
the
Lord
with
us
or
not?
Then
Amalek
came
and made war
on
Israel
in
Rephidim.
And
Moses
said
to
Joshua,
Get
together
a
band
of
men
for
us
and
go
out,
make war
on
Amalek:
tomorrow
I
will
take
my
place
on
the
top
of
the
hill
with
the
rod
of
God
in
my
hand.
So
Joshua
did
as
Moses
said
to
him,
and
went
to war
with
Amalek:
and
Moses,
Aaron,
and
Hur
went
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill.
Now
while Moses'
hand
was
lifted
up,
Israel
was
the
stronger:
but
when
he
let
his
hand
go
down,
Amalek
became
the
stronger.
But Moses'
hands
became tired;
so
they
put
a
stone
under
him
and
he
took
his
seat
on
it,
Aaron
and
Hur supporting
his
hands,
one
on
one
side
and
one
on
the
other;
so
his
hands
were kept
up without falling
till
the
sun
went
down.
And
Joshua overcame
Amalek
and
his
people
with
the
sword.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Make
a
record
of
this
in
a
book,
so
that
it
may
be kept
in
memory,
and
say
it again
in
the
ears
of
Joshua:
that all
memory
of
Amalek
is
to
be completely uprooted
from
the
earth.
Then
Moses put
up
an
altar
and
gave
it
the
name
of Yahweh-nissi:
For
he
said,
The
Lord
has taken
his oath
that
there
will
be
war
with
Amalek
from
generation
to
generation.
Now news
came
to
Jethro,
the
priest
of
Midian, Moses'
father-in-law,
of
all
God
had
done
for
Moses
and
for
Israel
his
people,
and
how
the
Lord
had
taken
Israel
out
of
Egypt.
And
Jethro, Moses'
father-in-law,
took
Zipporah, Moses'
wife,
after
he
had
sent
her
away,
And
her
two
sons,
one
of
whom
was
named
Gershom,
for
he
said,
I
have
been living
in
a strange
land:
And
the
name
of
the
other
was
Eliezer,
for
he said,
The
God
of
my
father
was
my
help,
and kept
me safe
from
the
sword
of
Pharaoh:
And
Jethro, Moses'
father-in-law,
came
with
his
sons
and
his
wife
to
where
Moses
had
put
up
his tent
in
the waste land,
by
the
mountain
of
God.
And
he
said
to
Moses,
I,
your
father-in-law,
have
come
to
you,
with
your
wife
and
your
two
sons.
And
Moses
went
out
to
his
father-in-law,
and
went
down
on
his face before
him
and
gave
him
a kiss;
and
they said
to
one
another,
Are
you
well?
and
they
came
into
the
tent.
And
Moses
gave
his
father-in-law
an
account
of
all
the
Lord
had
done
to
Pharaoh
and
to
the
Egyptians
because
of
Israel,
and
of
all
the troubles
which
had
come
on
them
by
the
way,
and
how
the
Lord
had given
them salvation.
And
Jethro
was glad
because
the
Lord
had
been
good
to
Israel, freeing
them
from
the
power
of
the
Egyptians.
And
Jethro
said,
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
who
has
taken
you
out
of
the
hand
of
Pharaoh
and
out
of
the
hand
of
the
Egyptians; freeing
the
people
from
the yoke
of
the
Egyptians.
Now
I
am
certain
that
the
Lord
is
greater
than
all
gods,
for
he
has overcome
them
in
their pride.
Then
Jethro, Moses'
father-in-law,
made
a burned offering
to
God:
and
Aaron
came,
with
the chiefs
of
Israel,
and
had
a
meal
with Moses'
father-in-law,
before
God.
Now
on
the
day
after,
Moses
took
his
seat
to
give decisions
for
the
people:
and
the
people
were
waiting
before
Moses
from
morning
till
evening.
And
when Moses'
father-in-law
saw
all
he
was
doing,
he
said,
What
is
this
you
are
doing
for
the
people?
why
are
you
seated
here
by
yourself,
with
all
the
people
waiting
before
you
from
morning
till
evening?
And
Moses
said
to
his
father-in-law,
Because
the
people
come
to
me
to
get directions
from
God:
And
if
they
have
any
question
between themselves,
they
come
to
me,
and
I
am
judge
between
a
man
and
his neighbour,
and
I
give
them
the
orders
and
laws
of
God.
And Moses'
father-in-law
said
to
him,
What
you
are
doing
is
not
good.
Your strength
and
that
of
the
people
will
be completely
used
up:
this
work
is
more
than
you
are
able
to
do
by
yourself.
Give ear
now
to
my suggestion,
and
may
God
be
with
you:
you
are
to
be
the people's representative
before
God,
taking
their causes
to
him:
Teaching
them
his
rules
and
his
laws, guiding
them
in
the
way
they
have
to go,
and
making clear
to
them
the
work
they
have
to
do.
But
for
the rest,
take
from
among
the
people
able
men,
such
as
have
the
fear
of
God,
true
men
hating profits wrongly
made;
and
put
such
men
over
them,
to
be
captains
of
thousands,
captains
of
hundreds
and
of
fifties
and
of
tens;
And
let
them
be
judges
in
the causes
of
the
people
at
all
times:
and
let
them
put
before
you
all
important
questions,
but
in
small
things
let
them
give decisions
themselves:
in
this
way,
it
will
be
less
hard
for
you,
and
they
will
take
the weight
off
you.
If
you
do
this,
and
God
gives approval,
then
you
will
be
able
to
go
on without weariness,
and
all
this
people
will
go
to
their tents
in
peace.
So
Moses took note
of
the words
of
his
father-in-law,
and
did
as
he
had
said.
And
he
made selection
of
able
men
out
of
all
Israel,
and
made
them
heads
over
the
people,
captains
of
thousands,
captains
of
hundreds
and
of
fifties
and
of
tens.
And
they
were
judges
in
the causes
of
the
people
at
all
times:
the
hard
questions
they
put
before
Moses;
but
on
every
small point
they
gave decisions
themselves.
And
Moses
let
his
father-in-law
go
away,
and
he
went
back
to
his
land.
In
the
third
month
after
the
children
of
Israel
went
out
from
Egypt,
on
the
same
day,
they
came
into
the waste
land
of
Sinai.
And
when
they
had
gone
away
from
Rephidim
and
had
come
into
the waste land
of
Sinai,
they
put
up
their tents
in
the waste land
before
the
mountain:
there
Israel
put
up
its tents.
And
Moses
went
up
to
God,
and
the voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
him
from
the
mountain,
saying,
Say
to
the
family
of
Jacob,
and
give
word
to
the
children
of
Israel:
You
have
seen
what
I
did
to
the
Egyptians,
and
how
I
took
you,
as
on eagles'
wings, guiding
you
to myself.
If
now
you
will
truly
give ear
to
my
voice
and
keep
my
agreement,
you
will
be
my special property
out
of
all
the
peoples:
for
all
the
earth
is mine:
And
you
will
be
a
kingdom
of
priests
to
me,
and
a
holy
nation.
These
are
the
words
which
you
are
to
say
to
the
children
of
Israel.
And
Moses
came
and
sent
for
the chiefs
of
the
people
and
put
before
them
all
these
words
which
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders
to
say.
And
all
the
people, answering
together,
said,
Whatever
the
Lord
has
said
we
will
do.
And
Moses
took
back
to
the
Lord
the
words
of
the
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
See,
I
will
come
to
you
in
a
thick
cloud,
so
that
what
I
say
to
you
may
come
to
the ears
of
the
people
and
they
may
have
belief
in
you
for
ever.
And
Moses
gave
the
Lord
word
of
what
the
people
had
said.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses, Go
to
the
people
and make
them
holy
today
and
tomorrow,
and let
their
clothing
be
washed.
And
by
the
third
day
let
them
be
ready:
for
on
the
third
day
the
Lord
will
come
down
on
Mount
Sinai,
before
the
eyes
of
all
the
people.
And let limits
be marked
out
for
the
people
round
the
mountain,
and
say
to
them,
Take
care not
to
go
up
the
mountain
or
near
the
sides
of
it:
whoever
puts
his foot
on
the
mountain
will
certainly
come
to
his
death:
He
is
not
to
be
touched
by
a
hand,
but
is
to
be
stoned
or
have
an arrow
put
through
him;
man
or
beast,
he
is
to
be
put
to death:
at
the
long sounding
of
a
horn
they
may
come
up
to
the
mountain.
Then
Moses
went
down
from
the
mountain
to
the
people,
and
made
the
people
holy;
and
their
clothing
was
washed.
And
he
said
to
the
people,
Be
ready
by
the
third
day:
do
not
come
near
a
woman.
And
when
morning
came
on
the
third
day,
there
were thunders
and flames
and
a
thick
cloud
on
the
mountain,
and
a
horn sounding
very
loud;
and
all
the
people
in
the tents
were shaking
with
fear.
And
Moses made
the
people
come
out
of
their tents
and
take
their places
before
God;
and
they
came
to
the
foot
of
the
mountain,
And
all
the
mountain
of
Sinai
was
smoking,
for
the
Lord
had
come
down
on
it
in
fire:
and
the
smoke
of
it
went
up
like
the
smoke
of
a
great
burning;
and
all
the
mountain
was shaking.
And
when
the
sound
of
the
horn
became
louder
and
louder, Moses' words
were
answered
by
the
voice
of
God.
Then
the
Lord
came
down
on
to
Mount
Sinai,
to
the
top
of
the
mountain,
and
the
Lord
sent
for
Moses
to
come
up
to
the
top
of
the
mountain,
and
Moses
went
up.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
down
and
give
the
people
orders
to
keep
back,
for
fear
that
a
great number
of
them, forcing
their way
through
to
see
the
Lord,
may
come
to destruction.
And let
the
priests
who
come
near
to
the
Lord
make
themselves
holy,
for
fear
that
the
Lord
may
come
on
them suddenly.
And
Moses
said
to
the
Lord,
The
people
will
not
be
able
to
come
up
the
mountain,
for
you
gave
us
orders
to
put limits round
the
mountain, marking
it
out
and making
it
holy.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Go
down,
and
you
and
Aaron
may
come
up;
but
let
not
the
priests
and
the
people
make
their way
through
to
the
Lord,
or
he
will
come
on
them suddenly.
So
Moses
went
down
to
the
people
and
said this
to
them.
And
God
said
all
these
words:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house.
You
are
to
have
no
other
gods
but
me.
You
are
not
to
make
an
image
or picture
of
anything
in
heaven
or
on
the
earth
or
in
the
waters
under
the
earth:
You
may
not go
down
on
your faces
before
them
or give
them
worship:
for
I,
the
Lord
your
God,
am
a
God
who
will
not give
his honour
to
another;
and
I
will send
punishment
on
the
children
for
the wrongdoing
of
their
fathers,
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation
of
my haters;
And I
will
have mercy through
a
thousand
generations on those
who
have
love
for
me
and
keep
my laws.
You
are
not
to
make
use
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
your
God
for
an evil purpose;
whoever
takes
the Lord's
name
on
his lips
for
an evil purpose
will
be judged
a sinner
by
the
Lord
Keep
in memory
the
Sabbath
and
let
it
be
a
holy
day.
On
six
days
do
all
your
work:
But
the
seventh
day
is
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord
your
God;
on
that
day
you
are
to
do
no
work,
you
or
your
son
or
your
daughter,
your man-servant
or
your woman-servant,
your
cattle
or
the
man
from
a strange country
who
is living
among
you:
For
in
six
days
the
Lord
made
heaven
and
earth,
and
the
sea,
and
everything
in
them,
and
he
took
his
rest
on
the
seventh
day:
for
this
reason
the
Lord
has
given
his
blessing
to
the
seventh
day
and
made
it
holy.
Give honour
to
your
father
and
to
your
mother,
so
that
your
life
may
be
long
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
Do
not
put
anyone
to
death
without cause.
Do
not
be false
to
the married relation.
Do
not take
the property
of
another.
Do
not
give
false
witness
against
your neighbour.
Let
not
your
desire
be
turned
to
your neighbour's
house,
or
his
wife
or
his man-servant
or
his woman-servant
or
his
ox
or
his ass
or
anything
which
is
his.
And
all
the
people
were watching
the
thunderings
and
the
flames
and
the
sound
of
the
horn
and
the
mountain
smoking;
and
when
they
saw
it,
they
kept
far
off, shaking
with fear.
And
they
said
to
Moses,
To
your words
we
will
give ear,
but
let
not
the voice
of
God come
to
our ears,
for
fear
death
may come
on
us.
And
Moses
said
to
the
people,
Have
no
fear:
for
God
has
come
to
put
you
to
the
test,
so
that
fearing
him
you
may
be kept
from
sin.
And
the
people
kept
their places
far
off,
but
Moses
went
near
to
the
dark
cloud
where
God
was.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
You
yourselves
have
seen
that
my voice
has come
to
you
from
heaven
Gods
of
silver
and
gods
of
gold
you
are
not
to
make
for yourselves.
Make
for
me
an
altar
of
earth,
offering
on
it
your burned
offerings
and
your peace-offerings,
your
sheep
and
your
oxen:
in
every
place
where
I
have
put
the
memory
of
my
name,
I
will
come
to
you
and
give
you
my
blessing.
And
if
you
make
me
an
altar
of
stone
do
not
make
it
of
cut
stones:
for
the touch
of
an instrument
will
make
it unclean.
And do
not
go
up
by
steps
to
my
altar,
for fear
that
your bodies
may
be seen
uncovered.
Now
these
are
the laws
which
you
are
to
put
before
them.
If
you
get
a
Hebrew
servant
for money,
he
is
to
be
your
servant
for
six
years,
and
in
the
seventh
year
you
are
to let
him
go
free
without
payment.
If
he
comes
to
you
by
himself, let
him
go
away
by
himself:
if
he
is
married, let
his
wife
go
away
with
him.
If
his
master
gives
him
a
wife,
and
he gets
sons
or
daughters
by
her,
the
wife
and
her
children
will
be
the property
of
the
master,
and
the servant
is
to
go
away
by
himself.
But
if
the
servant
says clearly,
My
master
and
my
wife
and
children
are dear
to
me;
I
have
no desire
to
be
free:
Then
his
master
is
to take
him
to
the
gods
of
the house,
and
at
the
door,
or
at
its framework,
he
is
to
make
a hole
in
his
ear
with
a sharp-pointed instrument;
and
he
will
be
his
servant
for
ever.
And
if
a
man gives
his
daughter
for
a price
to
be
a
servant,
she
is
not
to
go
away
free
as
the men-servants
do.
If
she
is
not pleasing
to
her
master
who
has taken
her
for
himself,
let
a payment
be
made
for
her
so
that
she
may go free;
her
master
has
no power
to get
a
price
for
her
and send
her
to
a strange land,
because
he
has
been false
to
her.
And
if
he gives
her
to
his
son,
he
is
to
do everything
for
her
as
if
she
was
his
daughter.
And
if
he
takes
another
woman,
her
food
and
clothing
and
her
married rights
are
not
to
be less.
And
if
he
does
not
do
these
three
things
for
her,
she
has
the right
to
go
free
without
payment.
He
who gives
a
man
a death-blow
is
himself
to
be
put
to
death.
But
if
he
had
no evil purpose
against
him,
and
God
gave
him
into
his
hand,
I
will
give
you
a
place
to
which
he
may go
in
flight.
But
if
a
man makes
an attack
on
his neighbour
on purpose,
to
put
him
to
death
by deceit,
you
are
to
take
him
from
my
altar
and
put
him
to
death.
Any
man
who gives
a blow
to
his
father
or
his
mother
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
Any
man
who gets
another
into
his
power
in
order
to get
a price
for
him
is
to
be
put
to
death,
if
you take
him
in
the act.
Any
man
cursing
his
father
or
his
mother
is
to
be
put
to
death.
If,
in
a
fight,
one
man gives
another
a blow
with
a
stone,
or
with
the shut hand,
not causing
his
death,
but
making
him keep
in
bed;
If
he
is able
to
get
up
again
and
go
about
with
a stick,
the other
will
be
let
off;
only
he
will
have
to
give
him payment
for
the
loss
of
his
time,
and
see
that
he
is cared
for till
he
is well.
If
a
man gives
his man-servant
or
his woman-servant
blows
with
a
rod, causing
death,
he
is
certainly
to undergo
punishment.
But,
at
the
same
time,
if
the servant goes
on
living
for
a
day
or
two,
the master
is
not
to get punishment,
for
the servant
is
his
property.
If
men,
while
fighting,
do damage
to
a
woman
with
child, causing
the
loss
of
the
child,
but
no
other evil
comes
to
her,
the
man
will
have
to
make payment
up
to
the
amount
fixed
by
her
husband,
in agreement
with
the decision
of
the
judges.
But
if damage
comes
to
her,
let
life
be
given
in payment
for
life,
Eye
for
eye,
tooth
for
tooth,
hand
for
hand,
foot
for
foot,
Burning
for burning,
wound
for
wound, blow
for blow.
If
a
man gives
his man-servant
or
his woman-servant
a blow
in
the
eye, causing
its
destruction,
he
is
to
let
him
go
free
on
account
of
the damage
to
his
eye.
Or
if
the loss
of
a
tooth
is caused
by
his blow,
he
will
let
him
go
free
on
account
of
his
tooth.
If
an
ox comes
to
be
the cause
of
death
to
a
man
or
a
woman,
the
ox
is
to
be
stoned,
and
its
flesh
may
not
be used
for
food;
but
the
owner
will
not
be judged responsible.
But
if
the
ox
has frequently done
such damage
in
the
past,
and
the
owner
has
had word
of
it
and
has
not
kept
it under control,
so
that
it
has
been
the cause
of
the
death
of
a
man
or
woman,
not
only
is
the
ox
to
be
stoned,
but
its
owner
is
to
be
put
to
death.
If
a
price
is
put
on
his
life,
let
him
make payment
of
whatever
price
is
fixed.
If
the death
of
a
son
or
of
a
daughter
has been caused,
the punishment
is
to
be
in agreement
with
this
rule.
If
the death
of
a man-servant
or
of
a woman-servant
is
caused
by
the
ox,
the
owner
is
to
give
their
master
thirty
shekels
of
silver,
and
the
ox
is
to
be
stoned.
If
a
man makes
a hole
in
the earth
without
covering
it up,
and
an
ox
or
an ass dropping
into
it comes
to
its death;
The
owner
of
the hole
is responsible;
he
will
have
to
make payment
to
their
owner,
but
the
dead beast
will
be
his.
And
if
one man's
ox
does damage
to
another man's
ox, causing
its
death,
then
the
living
ox
is
to
be exchanged
for
money,
and division
made
of
the
price
of
it,
and
of
the
price
of
the
dead
one.
But
if
it
is common
knowledge
that
the
ox
has frequently
done
such damage
in
the
past,
and
its
owner
has
not
kept
it
under control,
he
will
have
to
give
ox
for
ox;
and
the
dead beast
will
be
his.
If
a
man
takes
without right
another man's ox
or
his sheep,
and
puts
it
to
death
or gets
a price
for
it,
he
is
to give five oxen
for
an ox,
or four sheep
for
a sheep,
in payment:
the
thief
will
have
to make payment
for what
he
has
taken;
if
he
has
no money,
he himself
will
have
to
be exchanged
for money,
so
that payment may
be
made.
If
a thief
is taken
in
the act
of forcing
his
way
into
a house,
and
his
death
is caused
by
a blow,
the owner
of
the house
is
not
responsible
for
his
blood.
But
if
it
is
after dawn,
he
will
be responsible.
If
he still
has
what
he
had taken, whatever
it
is, ox
or ass
or sheep,
he
is
to give twice
its value.
If
a
man makes
a
fire
in
a
field
or
a vine-garden,
and
lets
the
fire
do damage
to another man's
field,
he
is
to
give
of
the best produce
of
his
field
or
his vine-garden
to
make
up
for
it.
If
there
is
a fire
and
the flames get
to
the thorns
at
the edge
of
the field, causing destruction
of
the cut grain
or
of
the
living grain,
or
of
the field,
he
who
made
the fire
will
have
to
make
up
for
the damage.
If
a
man
puts money
or goods
in
the
care
of
his neighbour
to
keep
for
him,
and
it
is
taken
from
the man's
house,
if
they
get
the
thief,
he
will
have
to
make payment
of twice
the value.
If
they
do
not
get
the thief, let
the
master
of
the house
come
before
the
judges
and
take
an
oath
that
he
has
not
put
his hand
on
his neighbour's goods.
In
any question
about
an
ox
or
an ass
or
a
sheep
or clothing,
or
about
the loss
of
any property
which
anyone says
is
his,
let
the two sides
put
their
cause
before
God;
and
he
who
is judged
to
be
in
the wrong
is
to
make payment
to
his neighbour
of twice
the value.
If
a
man
puts
an ass
or
an ox
or
a sheep
or
any beast
into
the keeping
of
his neighbour,
and
it
comes
to death
or
is damaged
or
is
taken
away,
without
any
person seeing
it:
If
he takes
his oath
before
the Lord
that
he
has
not put
his hand
to
his neighbour's goods,
the
owner
is
to
take
his word
for
it
and
he
will
not
have
to make payment
for
it.
But
if
it
is taken
from
him
by
a thief,
he
is
to make
up
for
the loss
of
it
to
its owner.
But
if
it
has been damaged
by
a beast,
and
he
is able
to
make
this clear,
he
will
not
have
to
make payment
for
what
was damaged.
If
a
man
gets
from
his neighbour
the
use
of
one
of
his beasts,
and
it
is damaged
or
put
to death
when
the
owner
is
not
with
it,
he
will
certainly
have
to make payment
for
the loss.
If
the owner
is
with
it,
he
will
not
have
to
make payment:
if
he gave money
for
the use
of
it,
the loss
is covered
by
the payment.
If
a man
takes
a
virgin,
who
has
not
given
her word
to another man,
and
has
connection
with
her,
he
will
have
to
give
a bride-price
for
her
to
be
his wife.
If her father
will
not give her
to him
on
any account,
he
will
have
to give
the regular payment
for virgins.
Any woman using unnatural powers
or secret arts
is
to
be
put
to
death.
Any man
who
has sex connection
with
a beast
is
to
be put
to death.
Complete destruction
will
come
on
any man
who makes
offerings
to
any other
god
but
the Lord.
Do
no wrong
to
a
man
from
a strange country,
and
do
not
be hard
on
him;
for
you
yourselves were living
in
a strange country,
in
the land
of Egypt.
Do
no wrong
to
a widow,
or
to
a child
whose father
is dead.
If
you
are cruel
to
them
in
any way,
and
their cry
comes
up
to
me,
I
will certainly
give ear;
And
in
the heat
of
my wrath
I
will
put
you
to death
with
the sword,
so
that
your wives
will
be
widows
and
your children
without fathers.
If
you let any
of
the poor among
my
people
have
the use
of
your money,
do
not
be
a hard creditor
to
him,
and
do
not
take interest.
If ever
you
take
your neighbour's
clothing
in exchange
for
the
use
of
your money,
let
him
have
it
back
before
the sun goes
down:
For
it
is
the only
thing
he
has
for covering
his skin; what
is
he
to go
to sleep
in?
and when
his cry comes up
to
me,
I
will give ear,
for
my mercy
is
great.
You
may
not say evil
of
the judges,
or
put
a curse
on
the ruler
of
your
people.
Do
not
keep back
your offerings
from
the wealth
of
your grain
and
your vines.
The
first
of
your sons
you
are
to
give
to
me.
In
the
same way
with
your oxen
and
your sheep:
for seven days
let
the young
one
be
with
its mother;
on
the eighth day
give
it
to
me.
You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.
Do
not
let
a
false statement
go further;
do
not
make
an agreement
with evil-doers
to
be
a
false
witness.
Do
not
be moved
to do
wrong
by
the general opinion,
or
give
the support
of
your words
to
a
wrong decision:
But,
on
the other hand, do
not
be turned
from what
is right
in order
to give support
to
a
poor man's
cause.
If
you
come across
the
ox
or
the ass
of
one
who
is no friend
to
you
wandering
from
its way,
you are
to
take
it
back
to
him.
If
you
see
the ass
of
one
who
has
no love
for
you bent
down
to
the earth
under
the weight which
is put
on
it,
you
are
to come
to
its help,
even
against
your desire.
Let
no wrong
decisions
be given
in
the
poor man's
cause.
Keep yourselves
far
from
any
false
business;
never
let
the upright
or
him
who
has done
no wrong
be
put
to death:
for
I
will
make
the evil-doer responsible
for
his sin.
Take
no rewards
in
a
cause:
for rewards
make
blind
those
who
have eyes
to see,
and
make
the decisions
of
the upright false.
Do
not
be hard
on
the
man
from
a strange
country
who
is
living
among
you;
for
you
have
had
experience
of
the
feelings
of
one
who
is far
from
the
land
of
his
birth,
because
you
yourselves
were
living
in
Egypt,
in
a strange
land.
For
six
years
put
seed
into
your fields
and get
in
the
increase;
But
in
the
seventh
year
let
the
land
have
a
rest
and
be unplanted;
so
that
the
poor
may
have
food
from
it:
and
let
the
beasts
of
the
field take
the
rest.
Do
the
same
with
your vine-gardens
and
your olive-trees.
For
six
days
do
your
work,
and
on
the
seventh
day
keep
the Sabbath;
so
that
your
ox
and
your ass
may
have
rest, together
with
the
son
of
your
servant
and
the
man
from
a strange land living among
you.
Take
note
of
all
these
things
which
I
have
said
to
you,
and
let
not
the
names
of
other
gods
come
into
your minds
or
from
your
lips.
Three
times
in
the
year
you
are
to keep
a
feast
to me.
You
are
to
keep
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread;
for
seven
days
let
your
bread
be
without leaven,
as
I
gave
you
orders,
at
the regular
time
in
the
month
Abib (for
in
it
you
came
out
of
Egypt);
and
let
no
one
come
before
me
without
an offering:
And
the
feast
of
the grain-cutting,
the first-fruits
of
your
planted
fields:
and
the
feast
at
the start
of
the
year,
when
you
have
got
in
all
the
fruit
from
your
fields.
Three
times
in
the
year
let
all
your
males come
before
the
Lord
God.
Do
not give
the
blood
of
my
offering
with
leavened
bread;
and do
not
let
the
fat
of
my
feast
be kept
all night
till
the
morning.
The best
of
the first-fruits
of
your
land
are
to
be taken
into
the
house
of
the
Lord
your
God.
The
young
goat
is
not
to
be cooked
in
its mother's
milk.
See,
I
am
sending
an
angel
before
you,
to
keep
you
on
your
way
and
to
be
your guide
into
the
place
which
I
have
made
ready
for
you.
Give
attention
to
him
and
give ear
to
his
voice;
do
not go
against
him;
for
your wrongdoing
will
not
be overlooked
by
him,
because
my
name
is
in
him.
But
if
you
truly
give ear
to
his
voice,
and
do
whatever
I
say,
then
I
will
be
against
those
who
are
against
you, fighting
those
who
are fighting
you.
And
my
angel
will
go
before
you, guiding
you
into
the
land
of
the
Amorite
and
the
Hittite
and
the
Perizzite
and
the
Canaanite
and
the
Hivite
and
the
Jebusite,
and
they
will
be
cut
off
by
my hand.
Do
not go
down
on
your faces
and give
worship
to
their
gods,
or
do
as
they
do;
but overcome
them completely,
and
let
their
pillars
be
broken
down.
And give
worship
to
the
Lord
your
God,
who
will send
his
blessing
on
your
bread
and
on
your
water;
and
I
will
take
all
disease
away
from
among
you.
All
your
animals
will
give
birth
without loss,
not
one
will
be
without
young
in
all
your
land;
I
will
give
you
a
full
measure
of
life.
I
will
send
my
fear
before
you,
putting
to flight
all
the
people
to
whom
you
come;
all
those
who
are
against
you
will
go
in flight, turning
their
backs
before
you.
I
will
send
hornets
before
you,
driving
out
the
Hivite
and
the
Canaanite
and
the
Hittite
before
your
face.
I
will
not send
them
all
out
in
one
year,
for
fear
that
their
land
may
become
waste,
and
the
beasts
of
the
field
be increased overmuch
against
you.
Little
by
little
I
will send
them
away
before
you,
till
your numbers
are
increased
and
you
take
up
your heritage
in
the
land.
I
will
let
the limits
of
your
land
be
from
the Red
Sea
to
the
sea
of
the
Philistines,
and
from
the waste
land
to
the
river
Euphrates:
for
I
will
give
the
people
of
those
lands
into
your
power;
and
you
will
send
them
out
before
you.
Make
no
agreement
with
them
or
with
their
gods.
Let
them
not
go
on
living
in
your
land,
or
they
will
make
you
do evil
against
me:
for
if
you
give
worship
to
their
gods,
it
will
certainly
be
a
cause
of
sin
to
you.
And
he
said
to
Moses,
Come
up
to
the
Lord,
you
and
Aaron,
and
Nadab
and
Abihu
and
seventy
of
the chiefs
of
Israel;
and
give
me
worship
from
a
distance.
And
Moses
only
may
come
near
to
the
Lord;
but
the
others
are
not
to
come
near,
and
the
people
may
not
come
up
with
them.
Then
Moses
came
and
put before
the
people
all
the
words
of
the
Lord
and
his laws:
and
all
the
people, answering
with
one
voice,
said,
Whatever
the
Lord
has
said
we
will
do.
Then
Moses put
down
in
writing
all
the
words
of
the
Lord,
and
he
got
up
early
in
the
morning
and
made
an
altar
at
the
foot
of
the
mountain,
with
twelve
pillars
for
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
And
he
sent some
of
the
young
men
of
the
children
of
Israel
to make burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
of
oxen
to
the
Lord.
And
Moses
took
half
the
blood
and
put
it
in
basins; draining
out
half
of
the
blood
over
the
altar.
And
he
took
the
book
of
the
agreement,
reading
it
in
the
hearing
of
the
people:
and
they
said,
Everything
which
the
Lord
has
said
we
will
do,
and
we
will
keep
his laws.
Then
Moses
took
the
blood
and let
it come
on
the
people,
and
said,
This
blood
is
the sign
of
the
agreement
which
the
Lord
has
made
with
you
in
these
words.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron,
Nadab,
and
Abihu,
and
seventy
of
the chiefs
of
Israel
went
up:
And
they
saw
the
God
of
Israel;
and
under
his
feet
there
was,
as
it
seemed,
a jewelled floor,
clear
as
the
heavens.
And
he
put
not
his
hand
on
the chiefs
of
the
children
of
Israel:
they
saw
God,
and
took
food
and
drink.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Come
up
to
me
on
the
mountain,
and
take
your
place
there:
and
I
will
give
you
the
stones
on
which
I
have
put
in
writing
the
law
and
the
orders,
so
that
you
may
give
the
people knowledge
of
them.
Then
Moses
and
Joshua
his
servant
got
up;
and
Moses
went
up
into
the
mountain
of
God.
And
he
said
to
the chiefs, Keep
your
places
here
till
we
come
back
to
you:
Aaron
and
Hur
are
with
you;
if
anyone
has any
cause let
him
go
to
them.
And
Moses
went
up
into
the
mountain,
and
it
was
covered
by
the
cloud.
And
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was resting
on
Mount
Sinai,
and
the
cloud
was
over
it
for
six
days;
and
on
the
seventh
day
he
said Moses'
name
out
of
the
cloud.
And
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
like
a
flame
on
the
top
of
the
mountain
before
the
eyes
of
the
children
of
Israel.
And
Moses
went
up
the
mountain,
into
the
cloud,
and
was
there
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel
that
they
are
to
make
me
an
offering;
from
every
man
who
has
the impulse
in
his
heart
take
an
offering
for
me.
And
this
is
the
offering
you
are
to
take
from
them:
gold
and
silver
and
brass;
And
blue
and
purple
and
red,
and the best
linen,
and goats' hair;
And sheepskins coloured
red,
and
leather,
and hard
wood;
Oil
for the
light,
spices
for the sweet-smelling
oil,
sweet perfumes
for burning;
Beryls
and
stones
of value
to be put
on the
ephod
and
on the priest's bag.
And let
them
make me
a
holy
place,
so
that I
may be ever present
among
them.
Make
the House
and
everything
in
it
from
the designs
which
I
will
give
you.
And
they
are
to
make an
ark
of hard
wood;
two
and
a
half
cubits
long,
and
a
cubit
and
a
half
wide
and
high.
It
is
to
be
plated
inside
and
out
with
the best
gold,
with
an edge
of
gold
all
round
it
And
make
four
rings
of
gold
for
it,
to
be fixed
on
its
four
feet,
two
rings
on
one
side
of
it
and
two
on
the
other.
And
make rods
of
the
same
wood, plating
them
with
gold.
And
put
the rods
through
the
rings
at
the
sides
of
the
ark,
for lifting
it.
The rods
are
to
be kept
in
the
rings,
and
never
taken
out.
Inside
the
ark
you
are
to
put
the record
which
I
will
give
you.
And
you
are
to
make
a cover
of
the best
gold,
two
and
a
half
cubits
long
and
a
cubit
and
a
half
wide.
And at
the
two
ends
of
the cover
you
are
to
make
two winged ones
of
hammered
gold,
One
at
one
end
and
one
at
the
other;
the winged ones
are
to
be
part
of
the cover.
And
their
wings
are
to
be outstretched
over
the cover,
and
the
winged ones
are
to
be
opposite
one
another,
facing
the cover.
And
put
the cover
over
the
ark,
and
in
the
ark
the record
which
I
will
give
you.
And
there,
between
the
two winged
ones
on
the cover
of
the
ark,
I
will come
to
you, face
to face,
and make
clear
to
you
all
the
orders
I
have
to
give
you
for
the
children
of
Israel.
And
you
are
to
make
a
table
of
the same
wood,
two
cubits
long,
a
cubit
wide
and
a
cubit
and
a
half
high,
Plated
with
the best
gold,
with a
gold edge
all
round
it;
And
make a
frame
all
round
it,
as wide
as a man's hand,
with a
gold edge
to
the
frame.
And
make
four
gold
rings
and
put
them
at
the
four angles,
on
the
four
feet
of
the table;
The
rings
are
to
be fixed
under
the
frame
to
take
the rods
with
which
the
table
is
to
be
lifted.
Make rods
of
the
same
wood,
plated
with
gold,
for lifting
the
table.
And
make
the table-vessels,
the
spoons
and
the cups
and
the basins
for liquids, all
of
the best
gold.
And
on
the
table
at
all
times
you
are
to keep
my holy
bread.
And
you
are
to
make
a support
for lights,
of
the best
gold;
its
base
and
its pillar
are
to
be
of
hammered
gold;
its
cups,
its
buds,
and
its
flowers
are
to
be
made
of
the
same
metal.
It
is
to have
six
branches
coming
out
from
its
sides;
three
branches
from
one
side
and
three
from
the
other.
Every
branch
having
three
cups made
like
almond
flowers,
every
cup
with
a
bud
and
a
flower,
on
all
the
branches.
And on the pillar,
four
cups
like
almond
flowers, every one
with its
bud
and its
flower:
And
under every
two
branches
a bud, made
with
the
branch,
for
all
the
six
branches
of
it.
The buds
and
the
branches
are
to
be
made
of
the
same metal;
all
together
one
complete
work
of
hammered
gold.
Then
you
are
to
make
its
seven vessels
for
the lights, putting
them
in
their place
so
that
they
give
light
in
front
of
it.
And the instruments
and
trays
for use
with
it are all
to be
of the best
gold.
A
talent
of
gold
will
be needed
for
it,
with
all
these
vessels.
And
see
that
you
make
them
from
the design
which
you
saw
on
the
mountain.
And
you
are
to
make
a House
for
me,
with
ten
curtains
of
the best
linen,
blue
and
purple
and
red,
worked
with designs
of winged ones
by
a good
workman.
Every
curtain
is
to
be
twenty-eight
cubits
long
and
four
cubits
wide,
all
of
the
same
measure.
Five
curtains
are
to
be
joined
together,
and
the
other
five
are
to
be
joined
together.
And
you
are
to put twists
of
blue cord
on
the
edge
of
the
outside
curtain
of
the
first group
of five,
and
on
the
edge
of
the
outside
curtain
of
the
second group
of five;
Fifty twists
on
one
curtain
and
fifty
on
the
other,
the twists
to
be
opposite
one
another.
Then
make
fifty
gold
hooks, joining
the
curtains
together
by
the
hooks,
and
in
this way
the House
will
be
made.
And
you
are
to
make
curtains
of goats'
hair
for
a
tent
over
the House,
eleven
curtains.
Every
curtain
is
to
be
thirty
cubits
long
and
four
cubits
wide,
all
of
the
same
measure.
Five
of these
curtains
are
to be
joined
together,
and
the other
six
are
to be
joined
together,
the
sixth being
folded
over
to make
a hanging
in
front
of
the
tent.
And
you
are
to put
fifty twists
of cord
on
the
edge
of
the
outside
curtain
of
one group,
and
fifty twists
on
the
edge
of
the
outside
curtain
of
the
other group.
Then
make
fifty
brass
hooks
and
put
the
hooks
into
the twists, joining
the
tent
together
to
make
it
one.
And
the folded
part which
is
over
of
the
curtains
of
the
tent,
the half-curtain which
is folded
back, will be hanging
down
over
the
back
of
the House.
And
the
cubit
which
is
over
of
the ten
curtains
at
the
sides
will
be hanging
over
the
two
sides
of
the House
as
a
cover.
And
then
you
are
to
make
a cover
for
the
tent,
of sheepskins coloured
red,
and
a cover
of
leather
over that.
And
you
are
to
make
upright boards
of hard
wood
for
the House.
Every board
is
to
be
ten
cubits
high
and
a
cubit
and
a
half
wide.
Every board
is
to
be joined
to
the
one nearest
to
it
by
two tongues,
and
so
for
every board
in
the House.
These
are
the boards needed
for
the house;
twenty boards
for
the
south
side,
With
forty
silver
bases
under
the
twenty boards,
two
bases
under
every board
to take
its tongues.
And
twenty
boards
for
the
second
side
of
the house
on
the
north,
With
their
forty
silver
bases,
two
under
every board.
And
six boards
for
the back
of
the House
on
the
west,
With
two boards
for
the angles
of
the House
at
the back.
The
two
are
to
be joined
together
at
the base
and
at
the
top
to
one
ring, forming
the
two angles.
So
there
are
to
be
eight boards,
with
their
sixteen
silver
bases,
two
bases
under
every board.
And
make rods
of
the
same
wood,
five
for
the
boards
on
the
one
side,
And
five
for
the
boards
on
the
other
side
of
the House,
and
five
for
the
west
side
of
the House
at
the back.
And
the
middle rod is
to go
through
the rings
of
all
the boards
from
end
to
end.
And
the boards
are
to
be
plated
with
gold, having
gold
rings
for
the rods
to go through:
and
the rods
are
to
be
plated
with
gold.
And
you
are
to
make
the House
from
the design
which
you
saw
on
the
mountain.
And
you
are
to
make
a
veil
of
the best
linen,
blue
and
purple
and
red,
worked
with designs
of winged ones by
a good
workman:
Hanging
it
by
gold
hooks
from
four
pillars
of wood,
plated
with
gold
and fixed
in
silver
bases.
And
you
are
to
put
up
the
veil
under
the
hooks,
and
put
inside
it
the
ark
of
the law:
the
veil
is
to
be
a division
between
the
holy
place
and
the
most
holy.
You
are
to
put
the cover
on
the
ark
of
the law, inside
the
most
holy
place.
And
outside
the
veil
you
are
to
put
the
table,
and
the support
for
the lights
opposite
the
table
on
the
south
side
of
the House;
and
the
table is
to
be
on
the
north
side.
And
you
are
to
make a
curtain
for
the
doorway
of
the
Tent,
of
the best
linen
with needlework
of
blue
and
purple
and
red.
And
make
five
pillars
for
the
curtain,
of
hard wood
plated
with
gold;
their
hooks
are
to be
of
gold
and
their
bases
of
brass.
And
make
an
altar
of hard
wood,
a
square
altar,
five
cubits
long,
five
cubits
wide
and
three
cubits
high.
Put
horns
at
the
four angles
of
it,
made
of
the
same, plating
it
all
with
brass.
And
make
all
its
vessels,
the baskets
for taking
away
the dust
of
the fire,
the spades
and
basins
and meat-hooks
and fire-trays,
of
brass.
And
make
a
network
of
brass,
with
four
brass
rings
at
its
four angles.
And
put
the
network
under
the shelf round
the
altar
so
that
the
net
comes half-way
up
the
altar.
And
make rods
for
the
altar,
of hard
wood,
plated
with
brass.
And
put
the rods
through
the
rings
at
the
two
opposite
sides
of
the
altar,
for lifting
it.
The altar
is
to be
hollow, boarded
in
with wood;
make
it
from
the design
which
you
saw
on
the
mountain.
And let there
be
an open space round
the House,
with
hangings
for
its
south
side
of
the best
linen,
a
hundred
cubits
long.
Their
twenty
pillars
and their
twenty
bases
are
to
be
of
brass; the
hooks
of the
pillars
and their
bands
are
to
be
of
silver.
And
on
the
north
side
in
the
same
way,
hangings
a
hundred cubits
long,
with
twenty
pillars
of
brass
on
bases
of
brass;
their
hooks
and
their
bands
are
to
be
of
silver.
And for
the open space
on
the
west
side,
the
hangings
are
to
be
fifty
cubits
wide,
with
ten
pillars
and
ten
bases;
And
on
the
east
side
the space is
to be
fifty
cubits
wide.
On
the one
side
of
the doorway will be
hangings
fifteen
cubits long,
with
three
pillars
and
three
bases;
And
on
the
other
side,
hangings
fifteen cubits long,
with
three
pillars
and
three
bases.
And across
the doorway, a
veil
of
twenty
cubits
of
the best
linen,
made
of needlework
of
blue
and
purple
and
red,
with
four
pillars
and
four
bases.
All
the
pillars
round
the open space are
to
have
silver
bands,
with
hooks
of
silver
and
bases
of
brass.
The open space
is
to be
a
hundred
cubits
long,
fifty
cubits
wide, with sides
five
cubits
high, curtained with
the best
linen, with
bases
of
brass.
All
the
instruments
for
the
work
of
the House,
and
all
its nails,
and
the nails
of
the open space
are
to
be
of
brass.
Give
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to
give
you
clear
olive
oil
for
the
lights,
so
that
a
light
may
be burning
there
at
all
times.
Let
Aaron
and
his
sons put
this
in
order,
evening
and
morning,
before
the
Lord,
inside
the
Tent
of
meeting,
outside
the
veil
which
is
before
the ark;
this
is
to
be
an
order
for
ever,
from
generation
to
generation,
to
be kept
by
the
children
of
Israel.
Now let
Aaron
your
brother,
and
his
sons
with
him,
come
near
from
among
the
children
of
Israel,
so
that
they
may
be
my
priests,
even
Aaron,
and
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar,
his
sons.
And
make
holy
robes
for
Aaron
your
brother,
so
that
he
may
be clothed
with
glory
and honour.
Give orders
to
all
the wise-hearted workmen,
whom
I
have
made
full
of
the
spirit
of
wisdom,
to
make
robes
for
Aaron,
so
that
he
may
be
made
holy
as
my
priest.
This
is
what
they
are
to
make:
a priest's bag,
an
ephod,
and
a
robe,
and
a
coat
of coloured needlework,
a head-dress,
and
a linen band;
they
are
to
make
holy
robes
for
Aaron
your
brother
and
for
his
sons,
so
that
they
may
do
the
work
of
priests
for
me.
They
are
to
take
the
gold
and
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen,
And
make
the
ephod
of
gold
and
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen,
the
work
of
a
designer.
It
is
to
have
two bands stitched
to
it
at
the top
of
the arms, joining
it
together.
And
the beautifully worked
band,
which goes
on
it,
is
to
be
of
the
same
work
and
the
same material,
of
gold
and
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
twisted linen-work.
You
are
to
take
two beryl
stones,
on which
the
names
of
the
children
of
Israel
are
to
be cut:
Six
names
on
the
one
stone
and
six
on
the
other,
in
the
order
of
their
birth.
With
the
work
of
a jeweller,
like
the cutting
of
a stamp,
the
names
of
the
children
of
Israel
are
to
be cut
on
them,
and
they
are
to
be fixed
in twisted frames
of
gold.
And
the
two
stones
are
to
be
placed
on
the
ephod,
over
the arm-holes,
to
be
stones
of
memory
for
the
children
of
Israel:
Aaron
will
have
their
names
on
his arms
when
he
goes
in
before
the
Lord,
to keep
the
Lord
in
mind
of
them.
And
you
are
to
make twisted frames
of
gold;
And
two
chains
of
the best
gold,
twisted
like
cords;
and
have
the
chains fixed
on
to
the frames.
And
make
a priest's bag
for giving
decisions, designed
like
the
ephod,
made
of
gold
and
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen.
It
is
to
be
square,
folded
in two,
a hand-stretch
long
and
a hand-stretch
wide.
And
on it you
are
to put
four lines
of jewels;
the
first
line
is
to
be
a cornelian,
a chrysolite,
and
an emerald;
The
second,
a ruby,
a
sapphire,
and an onyx;
The
third,
a
jacinth, an
agate,
and an
amethyst;
The
fourth,
a topaz,
a
beryl,
and
a
jasper;
they
are
to
be fixed
in twisted frames
of
gold.
The jewels
are
to
be
twelve
in number,
for
the
names
of
the
children
of
Israel;
every jewel
having
the
name
of
one
of
the
twelve
tribes cut
on
it
as
on
a stamp.
And
you
are
to
make two
chains
of
gold,
twisted
like
cords,
to be fixed
to
the priest's bag.
And
put
two
gold
rings
on
the
two
ends
of
the bag.
Put
the
two
gold
chains
on
the
two
rings
at
the
ends
of
the bag;
Joining
the
other
ends
of
the
chains
to
the gold frames
and
putting
them
on
the
front
of
the
ephod,
at
the
top
of
the arms.
Then
make
two
gold
rings
and
put
them
on
the lower
ends
of
the bag,
at
the
edge
of
it
on
the
inner
side nearest
to
the
ephod.
And
make
two
more
gold
rings
and
put
them
on
the
front
of
the
ephod
at
the
top
of
the arms,
at
the join,
over
the
worked
band:
So
that
the
rings
on
the bag
may
be fixed
to
the
rings
of
the
ephod
by
a
blue
cord
and
on
to
the
band
of
the
ephod,
so
that
the bag
may
not
come
loose
from
the
ephod.
And
so
Aaron
will
have
the
names
of
the
children
of
Israel
on
the priest's bag
over
his
heart whenever
he
goes
into
the
holy
place,
to
keep
the
memory
of
them
before
the
Lord.
And
in
the bag
you
are
to
put
the
Urim
and
Thummim,
so
that
they
may
be
on Aaron's
heart
whenever
he
goes
in
before
the
Lord;
and
Aaron
may
have
the
power
of
making
decisions
for
the
children
of
Israel
before
the
Lord
at
all
times.
The
robe which goes
with
the
ephod is
to be
made
all
of
blue;
With
a hole
at
the
top,
in
the
middle
of
it;
the hole
is
to
be edged
with
a
band
to make
it strong
like
the hole
in
the
coat
of
a fighting-man,
so
that
it
may
not
be broken
open.
And
round
the
skirts
of
it put fruits
in
blue
and
purple
and
red,
with
bells
of
gold
between;
A
gold
bell
and
a fruit
in turn
all
round
the
skirts
of
the
robe.
Aaron
is
to
put
it
on
for
his
holy work;
and
the
sound
of
it
will
be
clear,
when
he
goes
into
the
holy
place
before
the
Lord,
and
when
he
comes
out, keeping
him safe
from
death.
You
are
to
make
a
plate
of
the best
gold, cutting
on
it,
as
on
a stamp, these words:
HOLY
TO
THE
LORD.
Put
a
blue
cord
on
it
and
put
it
on
the
front
of
the twisted head-dress:
And
it
will
be
over Aaron's brow,
so
that
Aaron
will
be responsible
for
any error
in
all
the
holy
offerings
made
by
the
children
of
Israel;
it
will
be
on
his brow
at
all
times,
so
that
their
offerings
may
be pleasing
to
the
Lord.
The
coat
is
to be
made
of
the best
linen,
worked
in squares;
and
you
are
to
make a head-dress
of
linen,
and a
linen band
worked
in needlework.
And
for Aaron's
sons
you
are
to
make coats,
and bands,
and head-dresses,
so
that
they
may
be clothed with
glory
and honour.
These
you
are
to
put
on
Aaron,
your
brother,
and
on
his
sons,
putting
oil
on
them, separating
them
and making
them
holy,
to
do
the work
of
priests
to
me.
And
you
are
to
make
them
linen trousers,
covering
their
bodies
from
the middle
to
the knee;
Aaron
and
his
sons
are
to
put
these
on
whenever
they
go
into
the
Tent
of
meeting
or
come
near
the
altar,
when
they
are doing
the work
of
the
holy
place,
so
that
they
may
be free
from
any
sin
causing
death:
this
is
to
be
an
order
for
him
and
his
seed
after
him
for
ever.
This
is
what
you
are
to
do
to
make
them
holy,
to
do
the
work
of
priests
to
me:
Take
one
young
ox
and
two
male sheep,
without
any mark
on
them,
And
unleavened
bread,
and
unleavened
cakes
mixed
with
oil,
and thin
unleavened
cakes
on
which
oil
has been put,
made
of
the best bread-meal;
Put these
in
a
basket
and
take
them,
with
the
ox
and
the
two sheep.
And let
Aaron
and
his
sons
come
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and there let
them
be
washed
with
water.
Take
the
robes,
and
put
the
coat
and
the
dress
and
the
ephod
and
the priest's bag
on
Aaron;
put
the
band
of needlework round
him,
And
let
the head-dress
be
placed
on
his
head
and
the
holy
crown
on
the head-dress.
Then
take
the
oil
and
put
it
on
his
head.
And take
his
sons
and
put
their
robes
on
them;
And
put
the linen bands round
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
the head-dresses
on
them,
to
make
them priests
by
my
order
for
ever:
so
you
are
to
make
Aaron
and
his
sons holy
to
me.
Then let
the
ox
be taken
in
front
of
the
Tent
of
meeting:
and let
Aaron
and
his
sons
put
their
hands
on
its
head.
And
you
are
to put
the
ox
to death
before
the
Lord
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
Then
take
some
of
the
blood
of
the
ox,
and
put
it
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
with
your
finger, draining
out
all
the rest
of
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
And
take
all
the
fat
covering
the
inside
of
the ox,
and
the
fat joining
the
liver
and
the
two
kidneys
with
the
fat round
them,
and let
them
be
burned
on
the
altar;
But
the
flesh
of
the
ox
and
its
skin
and
its waste parts
are
to
be
burned
outside
the circle
of
the tents,
for
it
is
a sin-offering.
Then
take
one
of
the sheep,
and let
Aaron
and
his
sons
put
their
hands
on
its
head.
Then let
it be
put
to
death,
so
that
the
sides
of
the
altar
are marked
with
its
blood.
Then
the sheep
is
to
be
cut
up
into
its
parts,
and
after
washing
its
legs
and
its
inside
parts,
you are
to
put
them
with
the
parts
and
the
head,
And let
them
all
be
burned
on
the
altar
as
a
burned
offering
to
the
Lord:
a sweet smell,
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
Then
take
the
other sheep;
and
after
Aaron
and
his
sons
have
put
their
hands
on
its
head,
You
are
to
put
the sheep
to
death,
and
take
some
of
its
blood
and
put
it
on
the point
of Aaron's
right
ear,
and
of
the
right
ears
of
his
sons,
and
on
the
thumbs
of
their
right
hands
and
the great
toes
of
their
right
feet, dropping
the rest
of
the
blood
on
the
sides
of
the
altar.
Then
take
some
of
the
blood
on
the
altar,
and
the
oil,
and
put
it
on
Aaron
and
his
robes
and
on
his
sons
and
on
their
robes,
so
that
he
and
his
robes
and
his
sons
and
their
robes
may
be
made
holy.
Then
take
the
fat
of
the sheep,
the
fat
tail,
the
fat
covering
the insides,
and
the
fat joining
the
liver
and
the
two
kidneys
with
the
fat round
them,
and
the
right
leg;
for
by
the
offering
of
this sheep
they
are
to
be marked
out
as priests:
And take
one bit
of
bread
and
one
cake
of oiled
bread
and
one thin
cake
out
of
the
basket
of
unleavened
bread
which
is
before
the
Lord:
And
put
them
all
on
the
hands
of
Aaron
and
of
his
sons,
to
be
waved
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord.
Then
take
them
from
their
hands,
and let
them
be
burned
on
the
burned
offering
on
the
altar,
a sweet smell
before
the
Lord,
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
Then
take
the
breast
of Aaron's sheep,
waving
it
before
the
Lord;
and
it
is
to
be
your part
of
the
offering.
So
you
are
to
make
holy
the
breast
of
the sheep
which
is
waved
and
the
leg
which
is
lifted
up on
high,
that
is,
of
the sheep
which
is
offered
for
Aaron
and
his
sons;
And
it
will
be
their
part
as
a
right
for
ever
from
the
children
of
Israel,
it
is
a special
offering
from
the
children
of
Israel,
made
from
their peace-offerings,
a special
offering lifted
up
to
the
Lord.
And Aaron's
holy
robes
will
be
used
by
his
sons
after
him;
they
will
put
them
on
when
they
are
made priests.
For
seven
days
the
son
who becomes
priest
in
his
place
will
put
them
on
when
he
comes
into
the
Tent
of
meeting
to
do
the work
of
the
holy
place.
Then
take
the sheep
of
the wave
offering
and let
its
flesh be cooked
in water
in
a
holy
place.
And let
Aaron
and
his
sons make
a
meal
of
it,
with
the
bread
in
the
basket,
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
All
those
things
which
were used
as
offerings
to take
away sin,
and
to
make
them
holy
to
be
priests,
they
may
have
for
food:
but
no
one
who
is
not
a priest
may
have
them,
for
they
are
holy
food.
And
if
any
of
the
flesh
of
the
offering
or
of
the
bread
is
over
till
the
morning,
let
it
be
burned
with
fire;
it
is
not
to
be used
for
food,
for
it
is
holy.
All
these
things
you
are
to
do
to
Aaron
and
his
sons
as
I
have
given
you
orders:
for
seven
days
the work
of
making
them priests
is
to go
on.
Every
day
an
ox
is
to
be
offered
as
a sin-offering,
to take away
sins:
and
by
this
offering
on
it,
you
will
make
the
altar clean
from
sin;
and
you
are
to put
oil
on
it
and
make
it
holy.
For
seven
days
you
are
to make offerings
for
the
altar
and make
it
holy,
so
that
it
may
become
completely
holy,
and
anything
touching
it
will
become
holy.
Now
this
is
the offering
which
you
are
to
make
on
the
altar:
two
lambs
in
their
first
year,
every
day
regularly.
One
lamb
is
to
be offered
in
the
morning
and
the
other
in
the
evening:
And
with the
one
lamb,
a
tenth part
of
an ephah
of the best meal,
mixed
with
a
fourth part
of
a
hin
of clear
oil;
and the
fourth part
of
a
hin
of
wine
for
a drink
offering.
And
the
other
lamb
is
to
be offered
in
the
evening,
and
with
it
the
same
meal
offering
and drink
offering,
for
a sweet smell,
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
This
is
to
be
a
regular burned
offering
made
from
generation
to
generation,
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
before
the
Lord,
where
I
will come
face
to
face
with
you
and
have
talk
with
you.
There
I
will come face
to face
with
the
children
of
Israel,
and
the Tent
will
be
made
holy
by
my
glory
I
will make
holy
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
altar:
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
I
will make
holy,
to
be
my
priests
Among
the
children
of
Israel
I
will make
my living-place,
and
I
will
be
their
God.
And
they
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord
their
God,
who
took
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
so
that
I
might
be ever
with
them:
I
am
the
Lord
their
God.
And
you
are
to
make an
altar
for
the burning
of
perfume;
of hard
wood let
it
be
made.
The altar
is
to
be
square,
a
cubit
long
and
a
cubit
wide,
and
two
cubits
high,
and
its
horns
are
to
be
made
of
the
same.
It
is
to be
plated
with
the best
gold,
the
top
of
it
and
the
sides
and
the
horns,
with an edging
of
gold
all
round
it.
Under
the edge
on
the
two
opposite
sides,
you
are
to
make
two
gold
rings,
to
take
the rods
for lifting
it.
And
make these rods
of
the
same
wood, plating
them
with
gold.
And
let
it
be
placed
in
front
of
the
veil
before
the
ark
of
the law,
before
the cover
which
is
over
the law,
where
I
will come
face
to
face
with
you.
And
on this altar
sweet
spices
are
to be
burned
by
Aaron
every
morning
when
he sees
to
the lights.
And
every
evening,
when
he puts
the lights
up
in
their places,
the spices
are
to
be
burned,
a sweet-smelling
smoke
going
up
before
the
Lord
from
generation
to
generation
for
ever.
No
strange
perfume,
no burned
offering
or
meal
offering,
and
no drink
offering
is
to
be
offered
on
it.
And
once
every
year
Aaron
is
to make
its
horns clean:
with
the
blood
of
the sin-offering
he
is
to make
it clean
once
every
year
from
generation
to
generation:
it
is
most
holy
to
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
When
you
are taking
the
number
of
the
children
of
Israel,
let
every
man
who
is
numbered
give
to
the
Lord
a
price
for
his
life,
so
that
no disease
may
come
on
them
when
they
are
numbered.
And
this
is
what
they
are
to
give;
let
every
man
who
is
numbered
give
half
a
shekel,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place: (the
shekel being valued
at
twenty
gerahs:)
this money
is
an
offering
to
the
Lord.
Everyone
who
is
numbered,
from
twenty
years
old
and
over,
is
to
give
an
offering
to
the
Lord.
The
man
of
wealth
is
to
give
no
more
and
the
poor
man
no
less
than
the half-shekel
of silver,
when
the
offering
is
made
to
the
Lord
as
the
price
for
your
lives.
And
you
are
to
take
this
money
from
the
children
of
Israel
to
be
used
for
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
to
keep
the memory
of
the
children
of
Israel
before
the
Lord
and
to
be
the
price
of
your
lives.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
You
are
to
make
a
brass washing-vessel,
with
a
brass
base;
and
put
it
between
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
altar,
with
water
in
it;
That
it
may
be used
by
Aaron
and
his
sons
for
washing
their
hands
and
feet;
Whenever
they
go
into
the
Tent
of
meeting
they
are
to
be
washed
with
water,
to
keep
them
from
death;
and whenever
they
come
near
to
do
the work
of
the
altar,
or
to
make
an
offering
by
fire
to
the
Lord,
Their
hands
and
feet
are
to
be
washed.
so
that
they
may
be safe
from
death: this
is
an
order
to
them
for
ever;
to
him
and
his
seed
from
generation
to
generation.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
the
best
spices,
five
hundred shekels' weight
of liquid
myrrh,
and
of
sweet
cinnamon
half
as
much,
that
is,
two
hundred
and
fifty shekels,
and
two
hundred
and
fifty shekels
of
sweet
calamus,
And
of
cassia,
five
hundred shekels' weight measured
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place,
and
of
olive
oil
a
hin:
And
make these
into
a
holy
oil,
a
perfume
made
by
the
art
of
the perfume-maker;
it
is
to
be
a
holy
oil.
This
oil
is
to be put on
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and on
the
ark
of
the law,
And
on
the
table
and
all
its
vessels,
and
on
the support
for
the lights,
with
its
vessels,
and
on
the
altar
for burning spices,
And
on
the
altar
of burned
offerings
with
its
vessels,
and
on
the washing-vessel
and
its
base.
And
you
are
to make
them
most
holy;
anything
touching
them
will
become
holy.
And put
the
oil on
Aaron
and
his
sons, making
them
holy
to do
the work
of
priests
to
me.
And
say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
This
is
to
be
the Lord's
holy
oil,
from
generation
to
generation.
It
is
not
to
be
used
for man's
flesh,
and
no other
is
to
be
made
like
it:
holy
it
is,
and
you
are
to
keep
it
holy.
Whoever
makes
any
like
it,
or
puts
it
on
one
who
is not
a priest,
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
sweet
spices, stacte
and
onycha
and
galbanum,
with
the best
frankincense,
in equal weights;
And
make
from
them a
perfume, such
as
is
made by
the
art
of
the perfume-maker, mixed
with salt,
and
clean
and
holy.
And
put
some
of
it,
crushed
very small,
in
front
of
the ark
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
where
I
will
come
face
to
face
with
you;
it
is
to
be
most
holy.
You
are
not
to
make
any
perfume
like
it
for
yourselves:
it
is
to
be
kept
holy
to
the
Lord.
Whoever
makes
any
like
it,
for
its sweet
smell,
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
I
have
made selection
of
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri,
by
name,
the
son
of
Hur,
of
the
tribe
of
Judah:
And
I
have
given
him
the
spirit
of
God
and
made
him
wise
and
full
of
knowledge
and expert
in
every sort
of handwork,
To
do all sorts
of delicate work
in
gold
and
silver
and
brass;
In
cutting
stones
for framing,
and
to
do
every form
of woodwork.
And
I
have
made selection
of
Oholiab
with
him,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
of
the
tribe
of
Dan;
and
in
the
hearts
of
all
who
are
wise
I
have
put
the knowledge
to
make
whatever
I
have
given
you
orders
to
have
made;
The
Tent
of
meeting,
and
the
ark
of
the law,
and
the cover
which
is
on
it,
and
all
the
things
for
the
tent,
And
the
table
with
its
vessels,
and
the holy light-support
with
all
its
vessels,
and
the
altar
for
the burning
of spices,
And
the
altar
of burned
offerings
with
all
its
vessels,
and
the washing-vessel
with
its
base,
And
the
robes
of needlework,
the
holy
robes
for
Aaron
and
for
his
sons,
for
their use
when acting
as
priests,
And
the
holy
oil,
and
the
perfume
of
sweet
spices
for
the
holy
place;
they
will
do
whatever
I
have
given
you
orders
to
have
done.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel
that
they
are
to
keep
my
Sabbaths;
for
the
Sabbath day
is
a
sign
between
me
and
you
through
all
your
generations;
so
that
you
may
see
that
I
am
the
Lord
who
makes
you
holy.
So
you
are
to
keep
the
Sabbath
as
a
holy day;
and
anyone
not honouring
it
will
certainly
be
put
to
death:
whoever
does
any
work
on
that day
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
Six
days
may
work
be
done,
but
the
seventh
day
is
a
Sabbath
of
complete
rest,
holy
to
the
Lord;
whoever
does
any
work
on
the
Sabbath
day
is
to
be
put
to
death.
And
the
children
of
Israel
are
to
keep
the
Sabbath holy,
from
generation
to
generation,
by
an
eternal
agreement.
It
is
a
sign
between
me
and
the
children
of
Israel
for
ever;
because
in
six
days
the
Lord
made
heaven
and
earth,
and
on
the
seventh
day
he
took
his rest
and
had pleasure
in
it.
And
when
his
talk
with
Moses
on
Mount
Sinai
was
ended,
he
gave
him
the
two
stones
of
the law,
two
stones
on
which
was
the
writing
made
by
the
finger
of
God.
And
when
the
people
saw
that
Moses
was
a
long
time
coming
down
from
the
mountain,
they
all
came
to
Aaron
and
said
to
him,
Come,
make
us
a
god
to
go
before
us:
as
for
this
Moses,
who
took
us
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
we
have
no idea
what
has
become
of
him.
Then
Aaron
said
to
them,
Take
off
the
gold
rings
which
are
in
the
ears
of
your
wives
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters,
and
give
them
to
me.
And
all
the
people
took
the
gold
rings
from
their
ears
and
gave
them
to
Aaron.
And
he
took
the gold
from
them
and, hammering
it
with
an instrument,
he
made
it
into
the
metal image
of
a young ox:
and
they
said,
This
is
your
god,
O
Israel,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
when
Aaron
saw
this,
he
made
an
altar
before
it,
and
made
a
public statement,
saying,
Tomorrow
there
will
be
a
feast
to
the
Lord.
So
early
on
the
day
after
they
got
up
and
made burned
offerings
and peace-offerings;
and
took
their seats
at
the
feast,
and
then gave themselves
to pleasure.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
down quickly;
for
your
people,
whom
you
took
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
are
turned
to evil ways;
Even
now
they
are
turned
away
from
the rule
I
gave
them,
and
have
made
themselves
a
metal ox
and
given
worship
to
it
and
offerings,
saying,
This
is
your
god,
O
Israel,
who
took
you
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
I
have
been watching
this
people,
and
I
see
that
they
are
a stiff-necked
people.
Now
do not get
in
my way, for
my
wrath
is burning
against
them;
I
will send
destruction
on
them,
but
of
you
I
will
make
a
great
nation.
But
Moses
made prayer
to
God,
saying,
Lord,
why
is
your
wrath burning
against
your
people
whom
you
took
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
with
great
power
and
with
the
strength
of
your
hand?
Why let
the
Egyptians
say,
He
took
them
out
to
an
evil fate,
to
put
them
to death
on
the
mountains, cutting
them
off
from
the
earth? Let
your
wrath
be
turned
away
from
them,
and
send not
this
evil
on
your
people.
Have
in
mind
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Israel,
your
servants,
to
whom
you
gave
your
oath,
saying,
I
will
make
your
seed
like
the
stars
of
heaven
in
number,
and
all
this
land
will
I
give
to
your
seed,
as
I
said,
to
be
their heritage
for
ever.
So
the
Lord let himself
be turned
from
his purpose
of sending punishment
on
his
people.
Then
Moses
came
down
the
mountain
with
the
two stones
of
the law
in
his
hand;
the stones
had
writing
on
their
two
sides,
on
the front
and
on
the
back.
The stones
were
the
work
of
God,
and
the
writing
was
the
writing
of
God, cut
on
the stones.
Now
when
the
noise
and
the
voices
of
the
people
came
to
the ears
of
Joshua,
he
said
to
Moses, There
is
a
noise
of
war
in
the tents.
And
Moses
said, It
is
not
the
voice
of
men
who
are overcoming
in
the fight,
or
the
cry
of those
who
have been
overcome; it
is
the
sound
of songs which comes
to
my ear.
And
when
he
came
near
the tents
he
saw
the image
of
the ox,
and
the
people
dancing;
and
in
his
wrath
Moses
let
the stones
go
from
his
hands,
and
they
were
broken
at
the
foot
of
the
mountain.
And
he
took
the ox
which
they
had
made,
burning
it
in
the
fire
and crushing
it
to
powder,
and
he
put
it
in
the
water
and
made
the
children
of
Israel
take
a
drink
of
it.
And
Moses
said
to
Aaron,
What
did
the
people
do
to
you
that
you let
this
great
sin
come
on
them?
And
Aaron
said,
Let
not
my
lord
be
angry;
you
have seen
how
the purposes
of
this
people
are
evil.
For
they
said
to
me,
Make
us
a
god
to
go
before
us:
as
for
this
Moses,
who
took
us
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
we
have
no idea
what
has
come
to
him.
Then
I
said
to
them,
Whoever
has
any
gold,
let
him
take
it
off;
so
they
gave
it
to
me,
and
I
put
it
in
the
fire,
and
this image
of
an ox
came
out.
And
Moses
saw
that
the
people
were
out
of control,
for
Aaron
had let
them loose
to
their shame before
their haters:
Then
Moses
took
his
place
at
the
way
into
the tents,
and
said,
Whoever
is
on
the Lord's side, let
him come
to
me.
And
all
the
sons
of
Levi
came
together
to
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel:
Let
every
man
take
his
sword
at
his
side,
and
go
from
one end
of
the tents
to
the
other,
putting
to death
his
brother
and
his
friend
and
his neighbour.
And
the
sons
of
Levi
did
as
Moses
said;
and
about
three
thousand
of
the
people
were put
to death
that
day.
And
Moses
said,
You
have
made
yourselves priests
to
the
Lord
this
day;
for
every
one
of
you
has
made
the
offering
of
his
son
and
his
brother;
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
is
on
you
this
day.
And
on
the
day
after,
Moses
said
to
the
people,
Great
has
been
your
sin:
but
I
will
go
up
to
the
Lord,
and see
if
I
may
get forgiveness
for
your
sin.
Then
Moses
went
back
to
the
Lord
and
said,
This
people
has
done
a
great
sin,
making themselves
a
god
of
gold;
But
now,
if
you
will
give
them forgiveness —
but
if
not,
let
my
name
be
taken
out
of
your
book.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Whoever
has
done evil
against
me
will
be taken
out
of
my
book.
But
now,
go,
take
the
people
into
that place
of
which
I
have given
you
word;
see,
my
angel
will
go
before
you:
but
when
the
time
of
my judging
has come,
I
will send
punishment
on
them
for
their
sin.
And
the
Lord sent punishment
on
the
people
because
they
gave worship
to
the ox
which
Aaron
made.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go forward
from
this
place,
you
and
the
people
whom
you
have
taken
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
to
that
land
about
which
I
made
an
oath
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
saying,
To
your
seed
will
I
give
it.
And
I
will
send
an
angel
before
you,
driving
out
the
Canaanite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Hittite
and
the
Perizzite
and
the
Hivite
and
the
Jebusite:
Go
up
to
that
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey;
but
I
will
not
go
up
among
you,
for
you
are
a stiff-necked
people,
for
fear
that
I
send
destruction
on
you
while
you
are
on
the
way.
Hearing
this
bad news
the
people
were full
of
grief,
and
no
one
put
on
his
ornaments.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
You
are
a stiff-necked
people:
if
I
come
among
you,
even
for
a minute,
I
will
send
destruction
on
you;
so
take
off
all
your
ornaments,
so
that
I
may
see
what
to
do
with
you.
So
the
children
of
Israel
took
off
their
ornaments
at
Mount
Horeb,
and did
not put
them
on again.
Now
it
was Moses'
way
to
put
up
the
Tent
of
meeting
outside
the tent-circle,
at
some
distance
away; giving
it
the
name
of
The
Tent
of
meeting.
And
everyone desiring
to
make
his prayer
to
the
Lord
went
to
the
Tent
of
meeting
outside
the tent-circle.
And
whenever
Moses
went
out
to
the
Tent
of meeting,
all
the
people
got
up
and
everyone
went
to
the
door
of
his
tent,
looking
after
Moses
till
he
went
inside
the
Tent.
And
whenever
Moses
went
into
the
Tent,
the
pillar
of
cloud
came
down,
and
took
its
place
by
the
door
of
the
Tent,
as long
as
the Lord
was
talking
with
Moses.
And
all
the
people
saw
the
cloud
at
the
door
of
the
Tent,
and
they
went
down
on
their faces,
everyone
at
the
door
of
his
tent.
And
the
Lord
had
talk
with
Moses
face
to
face,
as
a
man
may
have
talk
with
his
friend.
And
when
Moses
came
back
to
the
tents,
his
servant,
the
young
man
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
did
not
come
away
from
the
Tent.
And
Moses
said
to
the
Lord,
See,
you
say
to
me,
Be
this people's guide
on
their journey,
but
you
have
not
made clear
to
me
whom
you
will
send
with
me.
But
you
have
said,
I
have
knowledge
of
you
by
name,
and
you
have
grace
in
my
eyes.
If
then
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
let
me
see
your
ways,
so
that
I
may
have
knowledge
of
you
and
be
certain
of
your
grace;
and
my prayer
is
that
you
will
keep
in
mind
that
this
nation
is
your
people.
And
he
said,
I myself
will go
with
you
and
give
you
rest.
And
Moses
said,
If
you
yourself
are
not
going
with
us,
do
not
send
us
on
from
here.
For
is
not
the fact
of
your
going
with
us
the sign
that
I
and
this
people
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
so
that
we,
that
is,
I
and
your
people,
are separate
from
all
other
people
on
the
face
of
the
earth?
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
I
will
do
as
you
say:
for
you
have
grace
in
my
eyes,
and
I
have
knowledge
of
you
by
your
name.
And
Moses
said,
O Lord,
let
me
see
your
glory.
And
he
said,
I
will
make
all
the light
of
my
being come
before
you,
and
will
make
clear
to
you
what
I
am;
I
will
be kind
to
those
to
whom
I
will
be kind,
and
have
mercy
on
those
on
whom
I
will
have
mercy.
But
it
is
not possible
for
you
to
see
my
face,
for
no
man
may
see
me
and
still go
on living.
And
the
Lord
said,
See,
there
is
a
place
near
me,
and
you
may take
your
place
on
the
rock:
And
when
my
glory goes
by,
I
will
put
you
in
a hole
in
the
rock, covering
you
with
my
hand
till
I
have
gone past:
Then
I
will
take
away
my
hand,
and
you
will
see
my
back:
but
my
face
is
not
to
be
seen.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Make
two
other
stones
like
the
first
two;
and
I
will put
on
them
the
words
which
were
on
the
first
stones,
which
were
broken
by
you.
And
be
ready
by
the
morning,
and
come
up
on
Mount
Sinai,
and
come
before
me
there
in
the
morning,
on
the
top
of
the
mountain.
No
one
is
to
come
up
with
you,
and
let
no
man
be
seen
anywhere
on
the
mountain;
let
no
flocks
or
herds
come
near
to
get
their food
at
its foot.
So
Moses
got
two
stones
cut
like
the
first;
and
early
in
the
morning
he
went
up
Mount
Sinai,
as
the
Lord
had
said,
with
the
two
stones
in
his
hand.
And
the
Lord
came
down
in
the
cloud
and
took
his
place
by
the
side
of
Moses,
and
Moses
gave
worship
to
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
went past
before
his eyes, saying,
The
Lord,
the
Lord,
a
God
full
of pity
and grace,
slow
to
wrath
and
great
in
mercy
and
faith;
Having mercy
on
thousands, overlooking
evil
and wrongdoing
and
sin;
he
will
not
let wrongdoers
go
free,
but
will send
punishment
on
children
for
the
sins
of
their
fathers,
and
on
their children's
children
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation.
Then
Moses
quickly went
down
on
his face
in
worship.
And
he
said,
If
now
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
let
the
Lord
go
among
us,
for
this
is
a stiff-necked
people,
and
give
us forgiveness
for
our wrongdoing
and
our
sin,
and
take
us
for
your heritage.
And
the
Lord
said,
See,
this
is
what
I
will undertake:
before
the eyes
of
your
people
I
will
do
wonders,
such
as
have
not
been
done
in
all
the
earth
or
in
any
nation:
and
all
your
people
will
see
the
work
of
the
Lord,
for
what
I
am
about
to
do
for
you
is greatly
to
be
feared.
Take
care
to
do
the
orders
which
I
give
you
today;
I
will send
out
from
before
you
the
Amorite
and
the
Canaanite
and
the
Hittite
and
the
Perizzite
and
the
Hivite
and
the
Jebusite.
But
take
care,
and
do
not
make
any
agreement
with
the
people
of
the
land
where
you
are
going,
for
it
will
be
a
cause
of sin
to
you.
But
their
altars are
to
be overturned
and
their
pillars
broken
and
their images
cut
down:
For
you
are
to
be worshippers
of
no
other
god:
for
the
Lord
is
a
God
who
will
not give
his honour
to
another.
So see
that
you
make
no
agreement
with
the
people
of
the
land,
and do
not go
after
their
gods,
or
take part
in
their
offerings,
or
be
guests
at
their feasts,
Or
take
their
daughters
for
your
sons;
for
when
their
daughters
give worship
before
their
gods,
they
will
make
your
sons
take part
with
them.
Make
for yourselves
no
gods
of
metal.
Keep
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread;
for
seven
days
your
food
is
to
be
bread without leaven,
as
I
gave
you
orders,
at
the regular
time
in
the
month
Abib;
for
in
that
month
you
came
out
of
Egypt.
Every first male child
is mine;
the first male
birth
of
your
cattle,
the first male
of
every
ox
and
sheep.
A
lamb
may
be given
in payment
for
the
young
of
an ass,
but
if
you
will
not
make payment
for
it,
its
neck
will
have
to
be
broken.
For
all
the
first
of
your
sons
you
are
to
make payment.
No
one
is
to come
before
me
without
an offering.
Six
days let
work
be done,
but
on
the
seventh
day take
your rest:
at ploughing
time
and
at
the grain-cutting
you
are
to
have
a
day
for rest.
And
you
are
to
keep
the
feast
of
weeks
when
you get
in
the first-fruits
of
the
grain,
and
the
feast
at
the
turn
of
the
year
when
you take
in
the
produce
of your fields.
Three
times
in
the
year
let
all
your
males come
before
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
For
I
will
send
out
the
nations
before
you
and
make
wide
the limits
of
your
land;
and
no
man
will
make
an attempt
to
take
your
land
while
you
go
up
to
give worship
to
the
Lord,
three
times
in
the
year.
No
leaven
is
to
be offered
with
the
blood
of
my offering,
and
the offering
of
the
Passover
feast
may
not
be kept till
the
morning.
Take
the first-fruits
of
your
land
as
an
offering
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
your
God.
Let
not
the
young
goat
be cooked
in
its mother's
milk
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Put
all
these
words
in
writing;
for
on
them
is based
the
agreement
which
I
will
make
with
you.
And
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights
Moses
was
there
with
the
Lord,
and
in
that
time
he
had
no
food
or
drink.
And
he put
in
writing
on
the stones
the
words
of
the
agreement,
the
ten rules
of
the law.
Now
when
Moses
came
down
from
Mount
Sinai,
with
the
two stones
in
his
hand,
he
was
not conscious
that
his
face
was shining
because
of
his
talk
with
God.
But
when
Aaron
and
all
the
children
of
Israel
saw
Moses,
and
the shining
of
his
face,
they
would
not
come
near
him
for
fear.
Then
Moses
sent
for
them;
and
Aaron,
with
the
chiefs
of
the
people,
came
to
him;
and
Moses
had
talk
with
them.
And
later,
all
the
children
of
Israel
came
near,
and
he
gave
them
all
the
orders
which
the
Lord
had
given
him
on
Mount
Sinai.
And
at
the
end
of
his
talk
with
them,
Moses
put
a
veil
over
his
face.
But
whenever
Moses
went
in
before
the
Lord
to
have
talk
with
him,
he
took
off
the
veil
till
he
came
out.
And
whenever
he
came
out
he
said
to
the
children
of
Israel
what
he
had
been
ordered
to
say;
And
the
children
of
Israel
saw
that
the
face
of
Moses
was shining:
so
Moses
put
the
veil
over
his
face
again
till
he
went
to
the Lord.
And
Moses
sent
for
all
the
children
of
Israel
to come
together,
and
said
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
and
these
are
his
orders.
Six
days
let
work
be
done,
but
the
seventh
day
is
to
be
a
holy
day
to
you,
a
Sabbath
of
rest
to
the
Lord;
whoever
does
any
work
on
that
day
is
to
be
put
to
death.
No
fire
is
to
be lighted
in
any
of
your houses
on
the
Sabbath
day.
And
Moses
said
to
all
the meeting
of
the
children
of
Israel,
This
is
the
order
which
the
Lord
has
given:
Take
from among
you
an
offering
to
the
Lord;
everyone
who
has
the impulse
in
his
heart, let
him
give
his
offering
to
the
Lord;
gold
and
silver
and
brass;
And
blue
and
purple
and
red
and the best
linen
and goats' hair,
And sheepskins coloured
red,
and
leather,
and hard
wood,
And
oil
for the
lights,
and
spices
for the holy
oil
and
for the
sweet perfumes
for burning.
And beryls
and jewels
to be cut
for the
ephod
and
for the priest's bag.
And let
every wise-hearted
man among
you
come
and
make
whatever
has
been
ordered
by
the
Lord;
The House
and
its
tent
and
its cover,
its
hooks
and
its boards,
its rods
and
its
pillars
and
its
bases;
The
ark
with
its cover
and
its rods
and
the
veil
hanging before
it;
The
table
and
its rods
and
all
its
vessels,
and
the holy
bread;
And
the support
for
the
lights,
with
its
vessels
and
its
lights
and
the
oil
for
the
light;
And
the
altar
for burning
spices,
with
its rods,
and
the holy
oil
and
the
sweet
perfume,
and
the
curtain
for
the
door,
at
the
door
of
the House;
The
altar
of burned
offerings,
with
its network
of
brass,
its rods,
and
all
its
vessels,
the washing-vessel
and
its
base;
The
hangings for
the open space,
its
pillars
and their
bases,
and
the
curtain for
the doorway;
The nails
for
the House,
and
the nails
for
the open space
and their
cords;
The
robes
of needlework
for
the work
of
the
holy
place,
the
holy
robes
for
Aaron
the
priest,
and
the
robes
for
his
sons
when acting
as
priests.
And
all
the
children
of
Israel
went
away
from
Moses.
And
everyone
whose
heart
was
moved,
everyone
who
was guided
by
the impulse
of
his
spirit,
came
with
his
offering
for
the
Lord,
for
whatever
was needed
for
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
its
work
and
for
the
holy
robes.
They
came,
men
and
women,
all
who
were ready
to
give,
and
gave pins
and nose-rings
and finger-rings
and neck-ornaments,
all
of
gold;
everyone
gave
an
offering
of
gold
to
the
Lord.
And
everyone
who
had
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen
and goats' hair
and sheepskins coloured
red
and
leather,
gave
them.
Everyone
who
had
silver
and
brass
gave
an
offering
of
them
to
the
Lord;
and
everyone
who
had hard
wood,
such
as
was needed
for
the
work,
gave
it.
And
all
the
women
who
were
expert
with
their
hands,
made cloth,
and
gave
the work
of
their
hands,
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen.
And
those
women
who
had
the knowledge,
made
the goats' hair into cloth.
And
the rulers
gave
the beryls
and
the cut jewels
for
the
ephod
and
the priest's bag;
And
the
spice
and
the
oil
for
the
light,
and
the holy
oil
and
the
sweet perfumes.
The
children
of
Israel,
every
man
and
woman,
from
the impulse
of
their
hearts,
gave
their
offerings
freely
to
the
Lord
for
the
work
which
the
Lord
had
given
Moses
orders
to
have
done.
And
Moses
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
See,
the
Lord
has
made selection
of
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri,
the
son
of
Hur,
of
the
tribe
of
Judah;
And
he
has
made
him
full
of
the
spirit
of
God,
in
all
wisdom
and
knowledge
and art
of
every sort;
As
an expert
designer
of beautiful things, working
in
gold
and
silver
and
brass;
Trained
in
the
cutting
of
stones
and
the ornamenting
of
wood
and
in
every sort
of handwork.
And
he
has
given
to
him,
and
to
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
of
the
tribe
of
Dan,
the power
of training others.
To
them
he
has
given knowledge
of
all
the arts
of
the handworker,
of
the
designer,
and
the expert
workman;
of
the maker
of needlework
in
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen,
and
of
the maker
of cloth;
in
all
the arts
of
the
designer
and
the
trained
workman
they
are expert.
So
let
Bezalel
and
Oholiab get
to
work,
with
every wise-hearted
man
to
whom
the
Lord
has
given
wisdom
and
knowledge,
to
do
whatever
is necessary
for
the ordering
of
the
holy
place,
as
the
Lord
has
given
orders.
Then
Moses
sent
for
Bezalel
and
Oholiab,
and
for
all
the wise-hearted
men
to
whom
the
Lord
had
given
wisdom,
even
everyone
who
was moved
by
the impulse
of
his
heart
to
come
and
take part
in
the
work:
And
they
took
from
Moses
all
the
offerings
which
the
children
of
Israel
had given
for
the building
of
the
holy
place.
And
still
they
went
on giving
him
more free
offerings
every
morning.
Then
the
wise
men,
who
were
doing
all
the
work
of
the
holy
place,
came
from
their
work;
And
said
to
Moses,
The
people
are
giving
much
more
than
is
needed
for
the
work
which
the
Lord
has
given
us
orders
to
do.
So
Moses
made
an
order
and
had
it
given
out
through
all
the tents,
saying,
Let
no
man
or
woman
make
any
more
offerings
for
the
holy
place.
So
the
people
were
kept
from
giving
more.
For
the
material
they
had
was
enough
and
more
than
enough
for
all
the
work which
had
to
be
done.
Then
all
the
expert
workmen among
them
made
the House
with
its
ten
curtains;
of
the best
linen,
blue
and
purple
and
red,
they
made
them,
with winged ones
worked
by
expert designers.
Every
curtain
was
twenty-eight
cubits
long
and
four
cubits
wide,
all
of
the
same
measure.
And
five
curtains
were
joined
together,
and
the
other
five
curtains
were
joined
together.
And
they put twists
of
blue cord
on
the
edge
of
the
outside
curtain
of
the
first group,
and
in
the
same
way
on
the
outside
curtain
of
the
second group.
Fifty twists
on
the
one
curtain
and
fifty
on
the edge
of
the
curtain
of
the
other group;
the twists being
opposite
to
one
another.
And
they
made
fifty
hooks
of
gold, joining
the
curtains
one
to
another
with
the
hooks;
and
so
the House
was
made.
And
they
made
curtains
of goats'
hair
for
the
tent;
eleven
curtains
were
made.
Every
curtain
was
thirty
cubits
long
and
four
cubits
wide,
all
of
the
same
measure.
Five
curtains were
joined
together
to make
one group,
and
six
curtains were
joined
together
to make
the other group.
And
they put
fifty twists
of cord
on
the
edge
of
the
outside
curtain
of
the first group,
and
fifty twists
on
the
edge
of
the
outside
curtain
of
the
second group,
And
fifty
hooks
of
brass
for joining
them
together
to
make
the
tent.
And
they
made
a cover
of sheepskins coloured
red,
to go
over
the
tent,
and
a cover
of
leather
over that.
And
for
the uprights
of
the House
they
made boards
of hard
wood.
The boards were
ten
cubits
long
and
one
cubit
and
a
half
wide.
Every board
had
two tongues fixed
into
it;
all
the boards
were
made
in
this
way.
They
made
twenty boards
for
the
south
side
of
the House:
And
for these
twenty boards,
forty
silver
bases,
two
bases
under
every board,
to take
its tongues.
And
for
the
second
side
of
the House,
on
the
north,
they
made
twenty
boards,
With
their
forty
silver
bases,
two
bases
for
every board.
And
for
the
west
side
of
the House,
at
the back,
they
made
six boards,
And
two boards
for
the angles
at
the back.
These
were joined
together
at
the base
and
at
the
top
to
one
ring,
so forming
the
two angles.
So
there
were
eight boards
with
sixteen
bases
of
silver,
two
bases
under
every board.
And
they
made rods
of hard
wood;
five
for
the
boards
on
one
side
of
the House,
And
five
for
the
boards
on
the
other
side
of
the House,
and
five
for
the
boards
at
the back,
on
the
west.
The
middle rod was
made
to go right
through
the rings
of
all
the boards
from
one
end
to
the other.
All
the boards
were
plated
with
gold,
and
the
rings through
which
the rods
went
were
of
gold,
and
the rods
were
plated
with
gold.
And
he
made
the
veil
of
the best
linen,
blue
and
purple
and
red,
worked
with winged ones designed by expert workmen.
And
they
made
four
pillars
for
it
of
hard wood
plated
with
gold:
they
had
hooks
of
gold
and
four
silver
bases.
And
they
made a
curtain
for
the
door
of
the
tent,
of
the best
linen
with needlework
of
blue
and
purple
and
red;
And
five
pillars
for
the curtain,
with
their
hooks;
the
heads
of
the
pillars
were
of
gold
and
they
were circled
with
bands
of
gold;
and
their
five
bases
were
of
brass.
And
Bezalel
made
the
ark
of hard
wood,
two
and
a
half
cubits
long,
a
cubit
and
a
half
wide
and
a
cubit
and
a
half
high;
Plating
it
inside
and
out
with
the best
gold,
and putting an edge
of
gold
all
round
it.
And
he made
four
gold
rings
for
its
four angles,
two
on
one
side
and
two
on
the
other,
And rods
of
the
same
wood
plated
with
gold.
These rods
he
put
in
the
rings
at
the
sides
of
the
ark,
for lifting
it.
And
he
made
the cover all
of
gold,
two
and
a
half
cubits
long
and
a
cubit
and
a
half
wide.
And
he
made
two winged ones,
hammered
out
of
one bit
of
gold,
for
the
two
ends
of
the cover;
Placing
one
at
one
end
and
one
at
the
other;
the winged ones
were
part
of
the cover.
And
their
wings
were
stretched
out
over
the cover;
the
faces
of
the
winged ones
were
opposite
one
another
and
facing
the cover.
And
he
made
the
table
of hard
wood,
two
cubits
long,
a
cubit
wide
and
a
cubit
and
a
half
high;
Plating
it
with
the best
gold
and putting a
gold edge
all
round
it.
And
he
made a
frame
all
round
it
about
as wide
as a man's hand, edged
with
gold
all
round.
And
he
made
four
gold
rings,
and
put
the
rings
at
the angles
of
its
four
feet.
The
rings
were fixed
under
the
frame
to
take
the rods
with
which
the
table
was
to
be
lifted.
The rods
for lifting
the
table
he
made
of hard
wood
plated
with
gold.
And all
the table-vessels,
the plates
and
spoons
and basins
and
the cups
for liquids,
he
made
of
the best
gold.
Then
he
made
the support
for
the lights,
all
of
the best
gold;
its
base
and
its pillar
were
of
hammered
gold;
its
cups
and
buds
and
flowers
were
all
made
out
of
the
same
metal:
It
had
six
branches
coming
out
from
its
sides,
three
from
one
side
and
three
from
the
other;
Every
branch
having
three
cups made
like
almond
flowers,
every
cup
with
a
bud
and
a
flower
on
all
the
branches;
And on its pillar,
four
cups
like
almond
flowers, every one
with its
bud
and its
flower;
And
under every
two
branches
a bud, made
with
the
branch,
for
all
six
branches
of
it.
The buds
and
the
branches
were
made
of
the
same metal,
all
together
one
complete
work
of
the best
hammered
gold.
And
he
made
the
seven vessels
for
the lights,
and all
the necessary instruments
for
it,
of
gold.
A
talent
of
the best
gold
was
used
for
the
making
of
it
and
its
vessels.
And
he
made
the
altar
for
the burning
of spices, using
the
same hard
wood;
it
was
square,
a
cubit
long
and
a
cubit
wide
and
two
cubits
high;
the
horns
made
of
the
same.
The
top
and
the
sides
and
the
horns
were
all
plated
with
the best
gold;
and
he put an edge
of
gold
all
round
it.
And
he
made
two
gold
rings, placing
them
on
the
two
opposite
sides
under
the edge,
to
take
the rods
for lifting
it.
The rods
he
made
of
the
same hard
wood, plating
them
with
gold.
And
he
made
the
holy
oil
and
the
perfume
of
sweet
spices
for burning, after
the
art
of
the perfume-maker.
The
altar
of burned
offerings
he
made
of hard
wood;
a
square
altar,
five
cubits
long,
five
cubits
wide
and
three
cubits
high,
And
he put
horns
at
its
four angles
made
of
the
same, plating
it
all
with
brass;
And
brass
was
used
for
all
the
vessels
of
the
altar,
the baskets
and
the spades,
the
basins
and
the meat-hooks
and
the fire-trays;
all
the
vessels
he
made
of
brass
And
he
made
a
network
of
brass
for
the
altar,
under
the frame round
it, stretching half-way
up;
And
four
rings
for
the
four angles
of this network,
to take
the rods.
The rods
he
made
of hard
wood
plated
with
brass.
He
put
the rods
through
the
rings
at
the
opposite
sides
of
the
altar
for lifting
it;
he
made
the
altar
hollow, boarded
in
with wood.
And
he
made
the washing-vessel
of
brass
on
a
brass
base, using
the polished
brass looking-glasses given
by
the
women
who
did work
at
the
doors
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
To
make
the open space,
he put
hangings
on
the
south
side,
of
the best
linen, a
hundred
cubits long:
Their
twenty
pillars
and their
twenty
bases were
brass;
and the
hooks
of the
pillars
and their
bands were
of
silver.
And
for
the
north
side.
hangings
a
hundred
cubits long,
on
twenty
brass
pillars
in
brass
bases,
with
silver
hooks
and
bands.
And
on
the
west
side,
hangings
fifty
cubits long,
on
ten
pillars
in
ten
bases,
with
silver
bands.
And
on
the
east
side,
the open space
was
fifty
cubits long.
The
hangings
on
one
side
of
the doorway
were
fifteen
cubits
long,
on
three
pillars
with
their
three
bases;
And
the
same
on
the
other
side
of
the doorway;
on
this
side
and
on
that
the
hangings
were
fifteen
cubits long,
on
three
pillars
with
their
three
bases.
All
the
hangings
were
of
the best
linen.
And
the
bases
of
the
pillars
were
of
brass;
their
hooks
and
the
bands round
the
tops
of
them
were
of
silver;
all
the
pillars
were ringed
with
silver.
And
the
curtain
for
the doorway
of
the open space
was
of
the best
linen,
with designs
of
blue
and
purple
and
red
in needlework; it
was
twenty
cubits
long
and
five
cubits
high,
to go
with
the
hangings round
the sides.
There
were
four
pillars
with their
bases, all
of
brass,
the
hooks being
of
silver,
and their
tops
and their
bands being covered
with
silver.
All
the nails
used
for
the House
and
the open space
round
it
were
of
brass.
This
is
the price
of
the making
of
the House,
even
the House
of witness,
as
it
was valued
by
the
word
of
Moses,
for
the
work
of
the
Levites
under
the
direction
of
Ithamar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest.
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri,
the
son
of
Hur,
of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
made
everything
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
And
with
him
was
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
of
the
tribe
of
Dan;
a
designer
and
a trained
workman, expert
in needlework
of
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen.
The
gold
used
for
all
the different
work
done
for
the
holy
place,
the
gold which
was given,
was
twenty-nine
talents,
and
seven
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in weight,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place.
And
the
silver given
by those
who
were
numbered
of
the people
was
a
hundred
talents,
and
a
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
seventy-five
shekels
in weight,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place.
A
beka,
that
is,
half
a
shekel
by
the
holy scale,
for
everyone
who
was
numbered;
there
were
six
hundred
and
three
thousand,
five
hundred
and
fifty
men
of
twenty
years
old
and
over.
Of
this
silver,
a
hundred
talents
was
used
for making
the
bases
of
the pillars
of
the
holy
place
and
of
the
veil;
a
talent
for every base.
And
a
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
seventy-five shekels
of silver
was
used
to
make
the
hooks
for
the
pillars,
and
for plating
the
tops
of
the
pillars
and
for
making
their
bands.
The
brass which
was given
was
seventy
talents,
two
thousand
four
hundred
shekels;
From
it
he
made
the
bases
of
the
doorway
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
brass
altar
and
the network
for
it
and
all
the
vessels
for
the
altar,
And
the
bases
for
the open space
all
round
and
for
its doorway,
and
all
the nails
for
the House
and
for
the open space.
And
from
the needlework
of
blue
and
purple
and
red
they
made
the
robes
used
for
the work
of
the
holy
place,
and
the
holy
robes
for
Aaron,
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
The
ephod
he
made
of
gold
and
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
the best
linen;
Hammering
the
gold
into thin
plates
and cutting
it
into wires
to be
worked
into
the
blue
and
the
purple
and
the
red
and
the
linen
by
the
designer.
And
they
made
two bands
for joining
its edges
together
at
the
top
of
the arms.
And
the beautifully worked
band
which went
on
it
was
of
the
same
design
and
the
same material, worked
in
gold
and
blue
and
purple
and
red
and
twisted linen-work,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
Then
they
made
the beryl
stones, fixed
in twisted frames
of
gold
and cut
like
the cutting
of
a stamp,
with
the
names
of
the
children
of
Israel.
These
he
put
on
the
ephod,
over
the arm-holes,
to
be
stones
of memory
for
the
children
of
Israel,
as
the
Lord
had said
to
Moses.
The priest's bag
was designed
like
the
ephod,
of
the best
linen
worked
with
gold
and
blue
and
purple
and
red.
It
was
square
and
folded
in two,
as
long
and
as
wide
as
the stretch
of
a man's hand;
And
on it they put
four lines
of
stones:
in
the
first
line
was
a carnelian,
a chrysolite,
and
an emerald;
In the
second,
a ruby,
a
sapphire,
and an onyx;
In
the
third,
a
jacinth, an
agate,
and an
amethyst;
In
the
fourth,
a topaz,
a
beryl,
and
a
jasper;
they were fixed
in twisted frames
of
gold.
There
were
twelve
stones
for
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel;
on
every
one
the
name
of
one
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
was cut,
like
the cutting
of
a stamp.
And
on
the bag
they put
gold
chains,
twisted
like
cords.
And
they
made
two
gold frames
and
two
gold
rings,
the
rings being fixed
to
the
ends
of
the priest's bag;
And
they
put
the
two twisted
chains
on
the
two
rings
at
the
ends
of
the priest's bag;
And
the
other
two
ends
of
the
chains
were joined
to
the
two frames
and fixed
to
the
front
of
the
ephod
over
the arm-holes.
And
they
made
two
rings
of
gold
and
put
them
on
the
two lower
ends
of
the bag,
on
the
inner
side nearest
to
the
ephod.
And
two
other
gold
rings
were
put
on
the
front
of
the
ephod,
over
the arm-holes,
at
the join,
and
over
the
worked
band.
And
the
rings
on
the bag
were fixed
to
the
rings
of
the
ephod
by
a
blue
cord, keeping
it
in
place
over
the
band,
so
that
the bag
might
not get
loose,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
The
robe which went
with
the
ephod
was
made
all
of
blue;
With
a hole
at
the
top
in
the
middle,
like
the hole
in
the
coat
of
a fighting-man, edged
with
a band
to make
it strong.
The
skirts
of
the
robe
were
worked all round
with fruits
in
blue
and
purple
and
red
made
of
twisted linen.
And
between
the fruits
all
round
the skirt
they
put
gold
bells,
as
the Lord
gave orders
to
Moses.
All
round
the skirt
of
the
robe
were
bells
and fruits
in turn.
The coats
for
Aaron
and
his
sons
they
made
of
the best
linen;
And
the
twisted head-dress
for Aaron,
and beautiful head-dresses
of
linen,
and
linen trousers,
And
a
linen band worked
with
a
design
of
blue
and
purple
and
red,
as
the
Lord
had said
to
Moses.
The
plate
for
the
holy
crown
was
made
of
the best
gold,
and
on
it
were cut these words,
HOLY
TO
THE
LORD.
It
was fixed
to
the head-dress
by
a
blue
cord,
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
So
all
the
work
on
the House
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
was
done;
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses,
so
the
children
of
Israel
did
it.
Then
they
took
the House
to
Moses,
the
tent
with
all
the
things
for
it;
its
hooks,
its boards,
its rods,
its
pillars,
and
its
bases;
The outer cover
of sheepskins coloured
red,
and
the cover
of
leather,
and
the
veil
for
the doorway;
The
ark
of
the law,
with
its rods
and
its cover;
The
table,
with
all
its
vessels
and
the holy
bread;
The support
for
the
lights,
with
the
vessels
for
the
lights
to
be put
in
their
places
on
it,
and
all
its
vessels,
and
the
oil
for
the
lights;
And
the
gold
altar,
and
the holy
oil,
and
the
sweet
perfume
for burning,
and
the
curtain
for
the
doorway
of
the
tent;
And
the
brass
altar,
with
its network
of
brass,
and
its rods
and
all
its
vessels,
and
the washing-vessel
and
its
base;
The
hangings
for
the open space,
with
the
pillars
and
their
bases,
and
the
curtain
for
the doorway,
and
the
cords
and nails,
and
all
the
instruments necessary
for
the
work
of
the House
of
the
Tent
of
meeting;
The
robes
for use
in
the
holy
place,
and
the
holy
robes
for
Aaron
and
his
sons
when acting
as
priests.
The
children
of
Israel
did
everything
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
Then
Moses,
when
he
saw
all
their
work
and
saw
that
they
had
done
everything
as
the
Lord
had
said,
gave
them
his
blessing.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
On
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
you
are
to put
up
the House
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And inside
it
put
the
ark
of
the law, hanging
the
veil
before
it.
And
put
the
table
inside, placing
all
the things
on
it
in order;
and
put
in
the support
for
the lights,
and let
its lights be burning.
And
put
the
gold
altar
for burning perfumes
in
front
of
the
ark
of
the law,
hanging
the
curtain
over
the
doorway
of
the House.
And
put
the
altar
of burned
offerings
before
the
doorway
of
the House
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
let
the washing-vessel,
with
water
in
it,
be
put
between
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
altar.
And
put
up
the hangings forming
the open space
all
round
it,
with
the
curtain
over
its doorway.
And
take
the
holy
oil
and
put
it
on
the House
and
everything
in
it,
and
make
it
and
everything
in
it
holy:
And put
oil
on
the
altar
of burned offering,
and make
it
and
all
its
vessels
holy;
this
altar
is
to
be
most
holy.
And put
oil on
the washing-vessel
and
its
base,
and make
them
holy.
Then let
Aaron
and
his
sons
come
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting;
and
after
washing
them
with
water,
You
are
to
put
on
Aaron
the
holy
robes;
and
you
are
to
put
oil
on
him,
and make
him
holy,
so
that
he
may be
my
priest.
And take
his
sons
with
him
and
put coats
on
them;
And put
oil
on
them
as
you
did
on
their
father,
so
that
they
may
be
my
priests:
the putting
on
of
oil
will make
them
priests
for
ever,
from
generation
to
generation.
And
Moses
did
this;
as
the
Lord
gave
him
orders,
so
he
did.
So
on
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
in
the
second
year
the House
was put
up.
Moses
put
up
the House;
placing
its
bases
in position
and lifting
up
its uprights,
putting
in
the rods
and planting
the
pillars
in
their
places;
Stretching
the outer
tent
over
it,
and
covering
it,
as
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders.
And
he
took
the law
and
put
it
inside
the
ark,
and
put
the rods
at
its side
and
the cover
over
it;
And
he
took
the
ark
into
the House,
hanging
up
the
veil
before
it
as
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders.
And
he
put
the
table
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
on
the
north
side
outside
the
veil.
And
he
put
the
bread
on
it
in
order
before
the
Lord,
as
the
Lord
had said.
The support
for
the lights
he
put
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
opposite
the
table,
on
the
south
side:
Lighting
the
lights
before
the
Lord,
as
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders.
And
he
put
the
gold
altar
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
in
front
of
the
veil:
Burning
sweet perfumes
on
it,
as
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders.
And
he
put
up
the
curtain
at
the
doorway
of
the House.
And
at
the
door
of
the House
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
he
put
the
altar
of burned
offerings,
offering
on
it
the burned
offering
and
the
meal
offering,
as
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders.
And
between
the
altar
and
the
Tent
of
meeting
he
put
the vessel
with
water
in
it
for
washing.
In
it
the
hands
and
feet
of
Moses
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
were
washed,
Whenever
they
went
into
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
when
they
came
near
the
altar,
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
And
he
put
up
the hangings forming
the open space
round
the House
and
the
altar,
and
put
the
curtain
over
the doorway.
So
Moses
made
the
work
complete.
Then
the
cloud came down
covering
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
the House
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord;
So
that
Moses
was
not
able
to
go
into
the
Tent
of
meeting,
because
the
cloud
was
resting
on
it,
and
the House
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
And
whenever
the
cloud
was
taken
up
from
the House,
the
children
of
Israel
went
forward
on
their
journey:
But
while
the
cloud
was
there,
they
made
no
move
till
it
was
taken
up.
For
the
cloud
of
the
Lord
was
resting
on
the
House
by
day,
and
at
night
there
was
fire
in
the
cloud,
before
the
eyes
of
all
the
people
of
Israel,
and
so
it
was
through
all
their
journeys.
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And
the voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
Moses
out
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
saying,
Give
these
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel:
When
anyone
of
you
makes
an
offering
to
the
Lord,
you
are
to take
it
from
the
cattle,
from
the
herd
or
from
the
flock.
If
the
offering
is
a burned
offering
of
the
herd, let
him give
a
male
without
a mark:
he
is
to give
it
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
so
that
he
may
be pleasing
to
the
Lord.
And
he
is
to
put
his
hand
on
the
head
of
the burned
offering
and
it
will
be
taken
for
him,
to
take away
his sin.
And
the
ox
is
to
be put
to
death
before
the
Lord:
then Aaron's
sons,
the
priests,
are
to take
the
blood
and put some
of
it
on
and
round
the
altar
which
is
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
the burned offering is
to be
skinned
and
cut
up into
its
parts.
And Aaron's
sons,
the
priests,
are
to
put
fire
on
the
altar
and
put
the
wood
in order
on
the
fire:
And Aaron's
sons,
the
priests,
are
to put
the
parts,
the
head
and
the fat,
in order
on
the
wood
which
is
on
the
fire
on
the
altar:
But
its
inside parts
and
its
legs
are
to
be
washed
with
water,
and
it
will
all
be
burned
on
the
altar
by
the
priest
for
a
burned
offering,
an
offering
made
by
fire,
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
if
his
offering
is
of
the
flock,
a burned
offering
of
sheep
or
goats, let
him give
a
male
without
a mark.
And
he
is
to put
it
to
death
on
the
north
side
of
the
altar
before
the
Lord:
and Aaron's
sons,
the
priests,
are
to put some
of
the
blood
on
and
round
the
altar.
And
the
offering
is
to
be
cut
into
its
parts,
with
its
head
and
its fat;
and
the
priest
is
to put
them
in order
on
the
wood
which
is
on
the
fire
on
the
altar:
But
the
inside parts
and
the
legs
are
to
be
washed
with
water;
and
the
priest
will make
an
offering
of
all
of
it,
burning
it
on
the
altar:
it
is
a
burned
offering,
an
offering
made
by
fire,
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
if
his
offering
to
the
Lord
is
a burned
offering
of
birds,
then
he
is
to make
his
offering
of
doves
or
of
young
pigeons.
And
the
priest
is
to take
it
to
the
altar,
and
after
its
head
has been twisted
off,
it
is
to
be
burned
on
the
altar,
and
its
blood
drained
out
on
the
side
of
the
altar:
And
he
is
to
take
away
its stomach,
with
its
feathers,
and
put
it
down
by
the
east
side
of
the
altar,
where
the burned waste
is
put:
And
let
it
be broken open
at
the
wings,
but
not cut
in
two;
and
let
it
be
burned
on
the
altar
by
the
priest
on
the
wood
which
is
on
the
fire;
it
is
a
burned
offering;
an
offering
made
by
fire
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
when
anyone
makes
a
meal
offering
to
the
Lord,
let
his
offering
be
of
the best
meal,
with
oil
on
it
and perfume:
And let
him
take
it
to Aaron's
sons,
the
priests;
and having taken
in
his hand
some
of
the meal
and
of
the
oil,
with
all
the perfume, let
him
give
it
to
the
priest
to
be
burned
on
the
altar,
as
a sign,
an
offering
made
by
fire,
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
the
rest
of
the
meal
offering
will
be
for
Aaron
and
his
sons;
it
is
most
holy
among
the Lord's
fire
offerings.
And
when
you give
a
meal
offering cooked
in
the
oven, let
it
be
of
unleavened
cakes
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil,
or thin
unleavened
cakes covered
with
oil.
And
if
you
give
a
meal
offering cooked
on
a flat
plate,
let
it
be
of
the best
meal,
unleavened
and
mixed
with
oil.
Let
it
be broken
into
bits,
and put
oil
on
it;
it
is
a
meal
offering.
And
if
your
offering
is
of
meal cooked
in fat over
the fire, let
it
be
made
of
the best
meal mixed
with
oil.
And
you
are
to
give
the
meal
offering
made
of
these
things
to
the
Lord,
and let
the
priest
take
it
to
the
altar.
And
he
is
to
take
from
the
meal
offering
a
part,
for
a sign,
burning
it
on
the
altar;
an
offering
made
by
fire
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
the
rest
of
the
meal
offering
will
be
for
Aaron
and
his
sons;
it
is
most
holy
among
the Lord's
fire
offerings.
No
meal
offering
which
you give
to
the
Lord
is
to
be
made
with
leaven;
no
leaven
or
honey
is
to
be
burned
as
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
You
may
give
them
as
an
offering
of first-fruits
to
the
Lord,
but
they
are
not
to
go
up
as
a sweet smell
on
the
altar.
And
every
meal
offering
is
to
be salted
with
salt;
your
meal
offering
is
not
to
be
without
the
salt
of
the
agreement
of
your
God:
with
all
your
offerings give
salt.
And
if
you give
a
meal
offering
of first-fruits
to
the
Lord, give,
as
your
offering
of first-fruits,
new
grain,
made dry
with
fire, crushed
new
grain.
And
put
oil
on
it
and perfume:
it
is
a
meal
offering.
And
part
of
the meal
of
the
offering
and
part
of
the
oil
and
all
the perfume
is
to
be
burned
for
a sign
by
the
priest:
it
is
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
And
if
his
offering
is given
for
a peace-offering;
if
he gives
of
the
herd,
male
or
female, let
him give
it
without
any mark
on
it,
before
the
Lord.
And
he
is
to
put
his
hand
on
the
head
of
his
offering
and
put
it
to
death
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting;
and Aaron's
sons,
the
priests,
are
to
put
some
of
the
blood
on
and
round
the
altar.
And
he
is
to give
of
the peace-offering,
as
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord;
the
fat
covering
the
inside parts
and
all
the
fat
on
the
inside parts,
And
the
two
kidneys,
and
the
fat
on
them,
which
is
by
the
top
part
of
the legs,
and
the
fat joining
the
liver
and
the
kidneys,
he
is
to
take
away;
That
it
may
be
burned
by Aaron's
sons
on
the
altar,
on
the
burned
offering
which
is
on
the
wood
on
the
fire:
it
is
an
offering
made
by
fire
of
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
if what
he gives
for
a peace-offering
to
the
Lord
is
of
the
flock, let
him give
a
male
or
female,
without
any mark
on
it.
If
his
offering
is
a
lamb,
then let
it
be placed
before
the
Lord:
And
he
is
to
put
his
hand
on
the
head
of
his
offering
and
put
it
to
death
before
the
Tent
of
meeting;
and Aaron's
sons
are
to
put
some
of
its
blood
on
and
round
the
altar.
And
of
the peace-offering, let
him give
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord;
the
fat
of
it,
all
the
fat
tail,
he
is
to
take
away
near
the
backbone;
and
the
fat
covering
the
inside parts
and
all
the
fat
on
the
inside parts,
And
the
two
kidneys,
with
the
fat
on
them,
which
is
by
the
top
part
of
the legs,
and
the
fat joining
the
liver
and
the
kidneys,
he
is
to
take
away;
That
it
may
be
burned
by
the
priest
on
the
altar;
it
is
the
food
of
the
offering made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
And
if
his
offering
is
a
goat,
then let
it
be placed
before
the
Lord,
And let
him
put
his
hand
on
the
head
of
it
and
put
it
to
death
before
the
Tent
of
meeting;
and
the
sons
of
Aaron
are
to
put
some
of
its
blood
on
and
round
the
altar.
And
of
it let
him make
his
offering,
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord;
the
fat
covering
the
inside parts
and
all
the
fat
on
the
inside parts,
And
the
two
kidneys,
with
the
fat
on
them,
which
is
by
the
top
part
of
the legs,
and
the
fat joining
the
liver
and
the
kidneys, let
him
take
away;
That
it
may
be
burned
by
the
priest
on
the
altar;
it
is
the
food
of
the
offering
made
by
fire
for
a sweet smell:
all
the
fat
is
the Lord's.
Let
it
be an
order
for
ever,
through
all
your
generations,
in
all
your houses,
that
you
are
not
to take
fat
or
blood
for
food.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel:
These
are
the
offerings
of
anyone
who
does
wrong
through
error,
doing
any
of
the
things
which
by
the Lord's
order
are
not
to
be
done:
If
the
chief
priest
by doing
wrong becomes
a
cause
of
sin
to
the
people,
then let
him give
to
the
Lord
for
the
sin
which
he
has
done,
an
ox,
without any mark,
for
a sin-offering.
And
he
is
to
take
the
ox
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
before
the
Lord;
and
put
his
hand
on
its
head
and
put
it
to death
before
the
Lord.
And
the
chief
priest
is
to
take some
of
its
blood
and
take
it
to
the
Tent
of
meeting;
And
the
priest
is
to put
his
finger
in
the
blood, shaking drops
of
it
before
the
Lord
seven
times,
in
front
of
the
veil
of
the
holy
place.
And
the
priest
is
to
put
some
of
the
blood
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
on
which
perfume
is burned
before
the
Lord
in
the
Tent
of
meeting, draining
out
all
the rest
of
the
blood
of
the
ox
at
the
base
of
the
altar
of burned
offering
which
is
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
he
is
to
take
away
all
the
fat
of
the
ox
of
the sin-offering;
the
fat
covering
the
inside parts
and
all
the
fat
of
the
inside parts,
And
the
two
kidneys,
with
the
fat
on
them,
which
is
by
the
top
part
of
the legs,
and
the
fat joining
the
liver
and
the
kidneys,
he
is
to
take
away,
As
it
is taken
from
the
ox
of
the peace-offering;
and
it
is
to
be
burned
by
the
priest
on
the
altar
of
burned
offerings.
And
the
skin
of
the
ox
and
all
its
flesh,
with
its
head
and
its
legs
and
its
inside parts
and
its waste,
All
the
ox,
he
is
to
take
away
outside
the circle
of
the tents
into
a
clean
place
where
the
burned waste
is
put,
and
there
it
is
to
be
burned
on
wood
with
fire.
And
if
all
the
people
of
Israel
do
wrong,
without anyone's
knowledge;
if
they
have
done
any
of
the
things
which
by
the Lord's
order
are
not
to
be
done, causing sin
to come
on
them;
When
the
sin
which
they
have
done
comes
to light,
then let
all
the
people
give
an
ox
for
a sin-offering,
and
take
it
before
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And let
the
chiefs
of
the people
put
their
hands
on
its
head
before
the
Lord,
and
put
the
ox
to death
before
the
Lord.
And
the
priest
is
to
take some
of
its
blood
to
the
Tent
of
meeting;
And put
his
finger
in
the
blood, shaking drops
of
the
blood
seven
times
before
the
Lord
in
front
of
the
veil.
And
he
is
to
put
some
of
the
blood
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
which
is
before
the
Lord
in
the
Tent
of
meeting;
and
all
the rest
of
the
blood
is
to
be drained
out
at
the
base
of
the
altar
of burned
offering
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
he
is
to
take
off
all
its
fat,
burning
it
on
the
altar.
Let
him
do
with
the
ox
as
he
did
with
the
ox
of
the sin-offering;
and
the
priest
will take away
their
sin
and
they
will
have forgiveness.
Then let
the
ox
be
taken
away
outside
the tent-circle,
that
it
may
be
burned
as
the other
ox
was
burned;
it
is
the sin-offering
for all
the
people.
If
a ruler
does
wrong,
and
in
error
does
any
of
the
things
which,
by
the order
of
the
Lord
his
God,
are
not
to
be
done, causing
sin
to come
on
him;
When
the
sin
which
he
has
done
is
made clear
to
him, let
him
give
for
his
offering
a
goat,
a
male
without
any mark.
And
he
is
to
put
his
hand
on
the
head
of
the
goat
and
put
it
to death
in
the
place
where
they
put
to death
the burned
offering
before
the
Lord:
it
is
a sin-offering.
And
the
priest
is
to
take some
of
the
blood
of
the
offering
with
his
finger
and
put
it
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
of burned
offering, draining
out
the rest
of
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar
of burned
offering.
And
all
the
fat
of
it
is
to
be
burned
on
the
altar
like
the
fat
of
the peace-offering;
and
the
priest
will take
away
his
sin
and
he
will
have forgiveness.
And
if
any
one
of
the
common
people
does
wrong
in
error,
doing
any
of
the
things
which
the
Lord
has
given
orders
are
not
to
be
done, causing
sin
to come
on
him;
When
the
sin
which
he
has
done
is
made clear
to
him,
then
he
is
to
give
for
his
offering
a
goat,
a
female
without
any mark,
for
the
sin
which
he
has
done.
And
he
is
to
put
his
hand
on
the
head
of
the sin-offering
and
put
it
to death
in
the
place
where
they
put
to death
the burned offering.
And
the
priest
is
to
take
some
of
the
blood
with
his
finger,
and
put
it
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
of burned
offering,
and
all
the rest
of
its
blood
is
to
be drained
out
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
And let
all
its
fat
be
taken
away,
as
the
fat
is
taken
away
from
the peace-offerings,
and let
it
be
burned
on
the
altar
by
the
priest
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord;
and
the
priest
will
take
away
his sin
and
he
will
have forgiveness.
And
if
he gives
a
lamb
as
his sin-offering, let
it be
a
female
without any mark;
And
he
is
to
put
his
hand
on
the
head
of
the offering
and
put
it
to death
for
a sin-offering
in
the
place
where
they
put
to death
the burned offering.
And
the
priest
is
to
take
some
of
the
blood
of
the
offering
with
his
finger
and
put
it
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
of burned
offering,
and
all
the rest
of
the
blood
is
to
be drained
out
at
the
base
of
the
altar;
And let
him
take
away
all
its
fat,
as
the
fat
is
taken
away
from
the
lamb
of
the peace-offerings;
and let
it
be
burned
by
the
priest
on
the
altar
among
the
offerings
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord:
and
the
priest
will
take
away
his
sin
and
he
will
have forgiveness.
And
if
anyone
does
wrong
by
saying
nothing
when
he
is
put under
oath
as
a
witness
of something
he
has
seen
or
had
knowledge
of,
then
he
will
be responsible:
If
anyone
becomes
unclean
through
touching unconsciously
some
unclean
thing,
such
as
the
dead
body
of
an
unclean
beast
or
of
unclean
cattle
or
of
any
unclean
animal
which goes flat
on
the earth,
he
will
be responsible:
Or
if
he
becomes
unclean
through
touching unconsciously
any
unclean
thing
of
man,
whatever
it
may
be,
when
it
is
made
clear
to
him
he
will
be responsible:
Or
if
anyone,
without
thought,
takes
an
oath
to
do
evil
or
to
do
good,
whatever
he says
without
thought,
with
an
oath,
having
no
knowledge
of
what
he
is
doing;
when
it
becomes
clear
to
him,
he
will
be responsible
for
any
of
these
things.
And
whoever
is responsible
for
any
such
sin,
let
him
make
a statement openly
of
his wrongdoing;
And
take
to
the
Lord
the
offering
for
the
wrong
which
he
has
done,
a
female
from
the
flock,
a
lamb
or
a
goat,
for
a sin-offering,
and
the
priest
will
take
away
his
sin.
And
if
he
has
not money
enough
for
a
lamb,
then
let
him
give,
for
his
offering
to
the
Lord,
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons;
one
for
a sin-offering
and
one
for
a burned
offering.
And
let
him
take
them
to
the
priest,
who
will
first
give
the sin-offering, twisting
off
its
head
from
its
neck,
but
not cutting
it
in
two;
And
he
is
to put drops
of
the
blood
of
the offering
on
the
side
of
the
altar,
and
the
rest
of
the
blood
is
to
be
drained
out
at
the
base
of
the
altar;
it
is
a sin-offering.
And
the
second
is
for
a burned
offering,
in agreement
with
the law;
and
the
priest
will take away
his
sin
and
he
will
have forgiveness.
But
if
he
has
not
enough money
for
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons,
then
let
him
give,
for
the
sin
he
has
done,
the
tenth
part
of
an
ephah
of
the best meal,
for
a sin-offering;
let
him
put
no
oil
on
it,
and
no perfume,
for
it
is
a sin-offering.
And let
him
come
to
the
priest
with
it,
and
the
priest
will
take
some
of
it
in
his hand,
to
be
burned
on
the
altar
as
a sign,
among
the
offerings
of
the
Lord made
by
fire:
it
is
a sin-offering.
And
the
priest
will
take away
his
sin
and
he
will
have forgiveness:
and
the
rest
of
the
offering
will
be
the priest's,
in
the
same
way
as
the
meal
offering.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
If
anyone
is untrue,
sinning
in
error
in connection
with
the
holy
things
of
the
Lord,
let
him
take
his
offering
to
the
Lord,
a male
sheep
from
the
flock,
without
any mark,
of
the
value fixed
by
you
in
silver
by
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place.
And
he
is
to
make payment
to
the
priest
for
what
he
has
done
wrong
in relation
to
the
holy
thing,
together
with
a
fifth
part
of
its value
in
addition;
and
the
priest
will
take
away
his
sin
by
the sheep
of
his
offering,
and
he
will
have forgiveness.
And
if
anyone
does
wrong,
and
does
any
of
the
things
which
the
Lord
has
given
orders
are
not
to
be
done,
though
he
has
no
knowledge
of
it, still
he
is
in
the
wrong
and
he
is
responsible.
Let
him
come
to
the
priest
with
a
sheep,
a male
without
any mark
out
of
the
flock,
of
the
value fixed
by
you,
as
an
offering
for
his
error;
and
the
priest
will
take
away
the
sin
which
he
did
in
error,
and
he
will
have forgiveness.
It
is
an
offering
for
his error:
he
is
certainly responsible before
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
If
anyone does wrong,
and
is untrue
to
the Lord, acting falsely
to
his neighbour
in
connection
with something
put
in
his
care,
or something
given
for
a debt,
or
has taken
away
anything
by force,
or
has
been cruel
to
his neighbour,
Or
has
taken
a false oath
about
the loss
of something
which
he
has come
across
by chance;
if
a
man
has done
any
of
these evil
things,
Causing sin
to
come
on
him,
then
he
will have
to give
back
the thing
he
took
by force or
got
by cruel acts, or
the goods which
were
put
in
his care or
the thing
he
came
on
by chance,
Or
anything
about
which
he took
a false oath;
he
will
have
to give
it all back,
with
the
addition
of
a fifth
of
its value,
to
him whose property
it
is,
when
he
has
been judged
to
be
in
the wrong.
Then
let
him take
to
the Lord
the offering
for
his wrongdoing; giving
to
the priest
for
his offering,
a male sheep
from
the flock,
without
any mark,
of
the value fixed
by
you:
And
the priest
will take away
his sin
from
before
the
Lord,
and
he
will
have forgiveness
for whatever crime
he
has done
And
the
Lord said
to Moses,
Give orders
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons, saying,
This
is
the law
for
the burned
offering:
the
offering
is
to
be
on
the fire-wood
on
the altar
all night till
the morning;
and
the
fire
of
the altar
is
to
be
kept burning.
And
the priest
is
to
put
on
his linen robes
and
his linen trousers,
and
take
up what
is
over
of
the
offering after
it
has
been burned
on
the altar,
and
put
it
by
the side
of
the altar.
Then having taken
off
his linen robes
and put
on
other clothing,
he
is
to take
it
away into
a clean
place, outside
the tent-circle.
The fire
on
the altar
is
to
be kept burning;
it
is never
to go
out; every morning
the priest
is
to put wood
on
it, placing
the burned
offering
in
order
on
it,
and
there
the fat
of
the peace-offering
is
to
be burned.
Let
the fire
be kept burning
on
the altar
at
all
times;
it
is never
to
go
out.
And
this
is
the law
for
the
meal
offering:
it
is
to
be
offered
to
the
Lord
before
the altar
by
the sons
of Aaron.
The
priest
is
to take
in
his hand some
of
the meal
of
the meal
offering
and
of
the oil
of
it,
and
all
the perfume
on
it,
burning
it
on
the altar
as
a sign,
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
whatever
is
over Aaron
and
his sons
may
have
for
their
food, taking
it
without leaven
in
a holy
place;
in
the open space
of
the Tent
of meeting
they
may
take
a
meal
of
it.
It
is not
to
be cooked
with leaven.
I
have given
it
to
them
as
their part
of
the
offerings
made
by fire
to
me;
it
is most holy,
as
are
the sin-offerings
and
the
offerings
for error.
Every
male
among
the
children
of
Aaron
may
have
it
for food;
it
is
their
right
for ever
through all
your generations,
from
the
offerings
made
by fire
to
the
Lord:
anyone touching
them
will
be
holy.
And
the Lord said
to Moses,
This
is
the offering
which Aaron
and
his sons
are
to make
to
the Lord
on
the day
when
he
is
made
a priest:
the tenth
part
of
an ephah
of
the best meal
for
a meal offering
for
ever; half
of
it
in
the morning
and half
in
the evening.
Let
it
be
made
with oil
on
a flat plate;
when
it
is
well mixed
and cooked, let
it
be
broken
and taken
in
as
a meal offering,
for
a sweet smell
to
the Lord.
And
the
same
offering
is
to
be given
by
that
one
of
his sons
who takes
his
place
as
priest;
by an order
for ever,
all
of
it
is
to
be burned before
the Lord.
Every meal
offering offered
for
the priest
is
to
be
completely
burned:
nothing
of
it
is
to
be taken
for
food.
And the Lord said to Moses,
Say to Aaron and his sons, This is the law for the sin-offering: the sin-offering is to be put to death before the Lord in the same place as the burned offering; it is most holy.
The priest by whom it is offered for sin, is to take it for his food in a holy place, in the open space of the Tent of meeting.
Anyone touching the flesh of it will be holy: and if any of the blood is dropped on any clothing, the thing on which the blood has been dropped is to be washed in a holy place.
But the vessel of earth in which the flesh was cooked is to be broken; or if a brass vessel was used, it is to be rubbed clean and washed out with water.
Every male among the priests may take it for his food: it is most holy.
No sin-offering, the blood of which is taken into the Tent of meeting, to take away sin in the holy place, may be used for food: it is to be burned with fire.
And
this
is
the
law
of
the
offering
for wrongdoing:
it
is
most
holy.
They
are
to put
to
death
the
offering
for wrongdoing
in
the
same
place
as
the burned
offering;
and
the priest
is
to put
the
blood
on
and
round
the
altar.
And
all
the
fat
of
it,
the
fat
tail
and
the
fat
covering
the
inside parts,
is
to
be given as
an
offering.
And
the
two
kidneys,
and
the
fat
on
them,
which
is
by
the
top
of
the legs,
and
the
fat joining
the
liver
and
the
kidneys,
he
is
to
take
away:
They
are
to
be
burned
by
the
priest
on
the
altar
for
an
offering made
by
fire
to
the
Lord:
it
is
an
offering
for wrongdoing.
Every
male among
the
priests
may
have
it
as
food
in
a
holy
place:
it
is
most
holy.
As
is
the sin-offering,
so
is
the
offering
for wrongdoing;
there
is
one
law
for
them:
the
priest
who makes
the
offering
to
take away
sin,
he
is
to
have
it.
And
the
priest
offering
any man's burned
offering
for
him,
may
have
the
skin
of
the burned
offering
which
is
offered
by
him.
And
every
meal
offering
which
is cooked
in
the
oven
and
everything
made
in
a cooking pot
or
on
a flat
plate,
is
for
the
priest
by
whom
it
is
offered.
And
every
meal
offering,
mixed
with
oil
or dry,
is
for
all
the
sons
of
Aaron
in equal measure.
And
this
is
the
law
for
the peace-offerings
offered
to
the
Lord.
If any man gives
his
offering
as
a praise-offering,
then let
him give
with
the
offering,
unleavened
cakes
mixed
with
oil
and thin
unleavened
cakes covered
with
oil
and
cakes
of
the best meal well
mixed
with
oil.
With
his peace-offering let
him give
cakes
of
leavened
bread,
as
a praise-offering.
And
let
him
give
one
out
of
every
offering
to
be lifted
up
before
the
Lord;
that
it
may
be
for
the
priest
who puts
the
blood
of
the peace-offering
on
the altar.
And
the
flesh
of
the praise-offering
is
to
be taken
as
food
on
the
day
when
it
is offered;
no
part
of
it
may
be
kept
till
the
morning.
But
if
his
offering
is
made
because
of
an oath
or given
freely,
it
may
be taken
as
food
on
the
day
when
it
is
offered;
and
the
rest
may
be used
up
on
the
day
after:
But if
any
of
the
flesh
of
the offering
is still unused
on
the
third
day,
it
is
to
be
burned
with
fire.
And
if
any
of
the
flesh
of
the peace-offering
is
taken
as
food
on
the
third
day,
it
will
not
be
pleasing
to
God
and
will
not
be
put
to
the
account
of
him
who gives
it;
it
will
be
unclean
and
a
cause
of
sin
to
him
who
takes
it
as
food.
And
flesh
touched
by
any
unclean
thing
may
not
be taken
for
food:
it
is
to
be
burned
with
fire;
and
as
for
the
flesh
of
the peace-offerings,
everyone
who
is
clean
may take
it
as
food:
But
he
who
is
unclean
when
he takes
as
food
the
flesh
of
the peace-offerings,
which
are
the Lord's,
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
anyone
who,
after
touching
any
unclean
thing
of
man
or
an
unclean
beast
or
any
unclean
and disgusting
thing, takes
as
food
the
flesh
of
the peace-offerings,
which
are
the Lord's,
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel:
You
are
not
to take
any
fat,
of
ox
or
sheep
or
goat,
for
food.
And
the
fat
of
that
which comes
to
a
natural
death,
and
the
fat
of
that
which
is attacked
by
beasts,
may
be
used
for
other purposes,
but
not
in
any
way
for
food.
For
anyone
who takes
as
food
the
fat
of
any
beast
of
which
men
make
an
offering
by
fire
to
the
Lord,
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
you
are
not
to take
for
food
any
blood,
of
bird
or
of
beast,
in
any
of
your houses.
Whoever takes
any
blood
for
food
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel:
He
who
makes
a peace-offering
to
the
Lord,
is
to
give
an
offering
to
the
Lord
out
of
his peace-offering:
He
himself
is
to
take
to
the
Lord
the
offering made
by
fire,
even
the
fat
with
the
breast,
so
that
the
breast
may
be
waved
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord.
And
the
fat
is
to
be
burned
by
the
priest
on
the
altar,
but
the
breast
is
for
Aaron
and
his
sons.
And
the
right
leg
you
are
to
give
to
the
priest
for
an
offering
to
be lifted
up
out
of what
is
given
for
your peace-offerings.
That
man, among
the
sons
of
Aaron,
by whom
the
blood
of
the peace-offering
and
the
fat
are
offered,
is
to
have
the
right
leg
for
his part.
For
the
breast which
is waved
and
the
right
leg which
is lifted
up
on high
I
have
taken
from
the
children
of
Israel,
from
their peace-offerings,
and
have
given
them
to
Aaron
the
priest
and
to
his
sons
as
their
right
for
ever
from
the
children
of
Israel.
This
is
the holy part given
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons,
out
of
the
offerings
made
to
the
Lord
by
fire,
on
the
day
when
they
were
made
priests
before
the
Lord;
Which
the
Lord said
the
children
of
Israel
were
to
give
them,
on
the
day
when
he
made
them
his priests.
It
is
their right
for
ever
from
generation
to
generation.
These are
the
laws
for
the burned
offering,
the
meal
offering,
and
the
offering
for wrongdoing;
and
for
the making
of priests,
and
for
the giving
of peace-offerings;
As
they
were
given
by
the
Lord
to
Moses
on
Mount
Sinai,
on
the
day
when
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to make
their
offerings
to
the
Lord,
in
the waste land
of
Sinai.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
Aaron,
and
his
sons
with
him,
and
the
robes
and
the holy
oil
and
the
ox
of
the sin-offering
and
the
two
male sheep
and
the
basket
of
unleavened
bread;
And let
all
the people come
together
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
Moses
did
as
the
Lord
said,
and all
the
people
came
together
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
Moses
said
to
the
people,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
given
orders
to
be
done.
Then
Moses
took
Aaron
and
his
sons;
and after
washing
them
with
water,
He
put
the
coat
on
him,
making
it tight
with
its
band,
and
then
the
robe,
and
over
it
the
ephod,
with
its
band
of needlework
to keep
it
in
place.
And
he
put
the priest's bag
on
him,
and
in
the bag
he
put
the
Urim
and
Thummim.
And
on
his
head
he
put
the head-dress,
and
in
front
of
the head-dress
the
plate
of
gold,
the
holy
crown,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
Moses
took
the
holy
oil
and
put
it
on
the House
and
on
all
the
things
in
it,
to
make
them
holy.
Seven
times
he put
oil
on
the
altar
and
on
all
its
vessels,
and
on
the washing-basin
and
its
base,
to make
them
holy.
And some
of
the
oil
he put
on Aaron's
head,
to make
him
holy.
Then
he
took Aaron's
sons,
clothing
them
with
the coats,
and
putting
the bands round
them,
and
the head-dresses
on
their heads,
as
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders.
And
he
took
the
ox
of
the sin-offering:
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
put
their
hands
on
the
head
of
the
ox,
And
he
put
it
to
death;
and
Moses
took
the
blood
and
put
it
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
and
round
it
with
his
finger,
and
made
the
altar clean, draining
out
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar;
so
he
made
it
holy,
taking
away
what
was unclean.
And
he
took
all
the
fat
on
the
inside
parts,
and
the
fat
on
the
liver,
and
the
two
kidneys
with
their
fat,
to
be
burned
on
the
altar;
But
the
ox,
with
its
skin
and
its
flesh
and
its waste,
was
burned
with
fire
outside
the tent-circle,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
he
put
the
male sheep
of
the burned
offering
before
the Lord,
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
put
their
hands
on
its
head,
And
he put
it
to
death;
and
Moses put some
of
the
blood
on
and
round
the
altar.
And
when
the sheep
had been
cut into
parts,
the
head
and
the
parts
and
the fat
were
burned by
Moses.
And
the
inside parts
and
the
legs
were
washed
with
water
and
all
the sheep
was
burned
by
Moses
on
the
altar;
it
was
a
burned
offering
for
a sweet smell:
it
was
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
he
put
the
other sheep
before
the Lord,
the sheep
with which
they
were
made priests;
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
put
their
hands
on
the
head
of
the sheep,
And
he
put
it
to
death;
and
Moses
took
some
of
the
blood
and
put
it
on
the point
of Aaron's
right
ear
and
on
the
thumb
of
his
right
hand
and
on
the great
toe
of
his
right
foot.
Then
he
took Aaron's
sons,
and
Moses
put
some
of
the
blood
on
the point
of
their
right
ears
and
on
the
thumbs
of
their
right
hands
and
on
the great
toes
of
their
right
feet:
and
Moses
put
the
blood
on
and
round
the
altar.
And
he
took
the
fat,
and
the
fat
tail,
and
the
fat
on
the
inside
parts,
and
the
fat
on
the
liver,
and
the
two
kidneys
with
their
fat,
and
the
right
leg;
And
out
of
the
basket
of
unleavened
bread
which
was
before
the
Lord
he
took
one
unleavened
cake,
and
one
cake
of
bread
with
oil
on
it,
and
one thin
cake,
and
put
them
on
the
fat
and
on
the
right
leg:
And
he
put
them
all
on
the
hands
of
Aaron
and
on
the
hands
of
his
sons,
waving
them
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord.
And
Moses
took
them
from
their
hands,
and
they
were
burned
on
the
altar
on
the
burned
offering,
as
a priest's
offering
for
a sweet smell,
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
And
Moses
took
the
breast,
waving
it
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord;
it
was Moses' part
of
the sheep
of
the priest's
offering,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
Moses
took
some
of
the
holy
oil
and
of
the
blood
which
was
on
the
altar
and
put
it
on
Aaron
and
on
his
robes,
and
on
his
sons
and
on
his sons'
robes;
and
made
Aaron
holy,
and
his
robes
and
his
sons
and
his sons'
robes
with
him.
And
Moses
said
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons,
The
flesh
is
to
be cooked
in water
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
there
you
are
to take
it
as
food, together
with
the
bread
in
the
basket,
as
I
have
given
orders,
saying,
It
is
the
food
of
Aaron
and
his
sons.
And
that
which
is
over
of
the
flesh
and
of
the
bread
is
to
be
burned
with
fire.
And
you
are
not
to
go
out
from
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
for
seven
days,
till
the
days
for making
you priest
are
ended;
for
this
will
be
the work
of
seven
days.
What
has
been
done
this
day,
has
been
ordered
by
the
Lord
to take away
your sin.
And
you
are
to
keep
watch
for
the
Lord
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
day
and
night
for
seven
days,
so
that
death
may
not come
to
you:
for
so
he
has
given
me
orders.
And
Aaron
and
his
sons
did
all
the
things
about
which
the
Lord
had
given
orders
through
Moses.
And
on
the
eighth
day
Moses sent
for
Aaron
and
his
sons
and
the responsible
men
of
Israel;
And
he
said
to
Aaron,
Take
a
young
ox
for
a sin-offering
and
a
male sheep
for
a burned
offering,
without
a mark,
and
make
an
offering
of
them
before
the
Lord.
And
say
to
the
children
of
Israel:
Take
a he-goat
for
a sin-offering,
and
a
young ox
and
a
lamb,
in
their first
year,
without any mark
on
them,
for
a burned offering;
And
an
ox
and
a male sheep
for peace-offerings,
to
be put
to death
before
the
Lord;
and
a
meal
offering
mixed
with
oil:
for
this
day
you
are
to
see
the
Lord.
And
they
took
the
things
ordered
by
Moses,
before
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
all
the
people
came
near, waiting
before
the
Lord.
And
Moses
said,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
you
are
to
do;
and
you
will
see
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
And
Moses
said
to
Aaron,
Come
near
to
the
altar
and
make
your sin-offering
and
your burned
offering
to take away
your
sin
and
the
sin
of
the
people,
and
make
the people's
offering
to take away
their
sin;
as
the
Lord
has
given
orders.
So
Aaron
came
near
to
the
altar
and put
to death
the ox
for
the sin-offering
for
himself;
And
the
sons
of
Aaron
gave
him
the
blood
and
he
put
his
finger
in
the
blood
and
put
it
on
the
horns
of
the
altar, draining
out
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar;
But
the
fat
and
the
kidneys
and
the
fat
on
the
liver
of
the sin-offering
were
burned
by
him
on
the
altar
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
the
flesh
and
the
skin
were
burned
with
fire
outside
the tent-circle;
And
he put
to
death
the burned offering;
and Aaron's
sons gave
him
the
blood
and
he put some
of
it
on
and
round
the
altar;
And
they gave
him
the
parts
of
the
burned
offering,
in
their order,
and
the
head,
to be
burned
on
the
altar.
And
the
inside parts
and
the
legs,
when
they
had been
washed
with water,
were
burned
on
the
burned
offering
on
the
altar.
And
he
made
an
offering
for
the
people
and
took
the
goat
of
the sin-offering
for
the
people
and
put
it
to death,
offering
it
for
sin,
in
the
same way
as
the
first.
And
he
took
the burned
offering,
offering
it
in
the ordered
way;
And
he put
the
meal
offering
before
the Lord,
and taking
some
of
it
in
his
hand
he
had
it
burned
on
the
altar, separately
from
the
burned
offering
of
the
morning.
And
he put
to
death
the
ox
and
the sheep,
which
were
the peace-offerings
for
the
people;
and Aaron's
sons gave
him
the
blood
and
he put
some
of
it
on
and
round
the
altar;
And as
for
the
fat
of
the
ox
and
the
fat
tail
of
the sheep
and
the
fat
covering
the inside
parts
and
the
kidneys
and
the
fat
on
the
liver;
They
put
the
fat
on
the
breasts,
and
the
fat
was
burned
on
the
altar.
And
Aaron
took
the
breasts
and
the
right
leg,
waving
them
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord,
as
Moses
gave
orders.
And
Aaron, lifting
up
his
hands
to
the
people,
gave
them
a
blessing;
and
he
came
down
from
offering
the sin-offering,
and
the burned
offering,
and
the peace-offerings.
And
Moses
and
Aaron
went
into
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
came
out
and
gave
the
people
a
blessing,
and
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
seen
by
all
the
people.
And
fire
came
out
from
before
the
Lord,
burning
up
the
offering
on
the
altar
and
the
fat:
and
when
all
the
people
saw
it,
they
gave
a loud
cry,
falling
down
on
their
faces.
And
Nadab
and
Abihu,
the
sons
of
Aaron,
took
their vessels
and
put
fire
in
them
and
perfume,
burning
strange
fire
before
the
Lord,
which
he
had
not
given
them
orders
to
do.
And
fire
came
out
from
before
the
Lord,
burning
them
up
and causing
their destruction
before
the
Lord.
Then
Moses
said
to
Aaron,
This
is
what
the
Lord
said,
I
will
be
holy
in
the eyes
of
all
those
who come
near
to
me,
and
I
will
be honoured
before
all
the
people.
And
Aaron
said
nothing.
And
Moses
sent
for
Mishael
and
Elzaphan,
the
sons
of
Uzziel,
the
brother
of Aaron's father,
and
said
to
them,
Come
near
and
take
your
brothers
away
from
before
the
holy
place,
outside
the tent-circle.
So
they
came
and
took
them,
in
their coats,
outside
the tent-circle,
as
Moses
had
said.
And
Moses
said
to
Aaron
and
to
Eleazar
and
Ithamar,
his
sons,
Do
not
let
your
hair
be
loose,
and give
no signs
of grief;
so
that
death
may
not
overtake
you,
and
his
wrath come
on
all
the
people;
but
let
there
be
weeping
among
your
brothers
and
all
the
house
of
Israel
for
this
burning
of
the Lord's
fire.
And
do
not
go
out
from
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
or
death
will
come
to
you;
for
the holy
oil
of
the
Lord
is
on
you.
And
they
did
as
Moses
said.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Aaron:
Take
no
wine,
or
strong
drink,
you
or
your
sons
with
you,
when
you
go
into
the
Tent
of
meeting,
that
it
may
not
be
the cause
of
death
to
you;
this
is
an
order
for
ever
through
all
your
generations.
And
make
a division
between
the
holy
and
the
common,
and
between
the
unclean
and
the
clean;
Teaching
the
children
of
Israel
all
the
laws
which
the
Lord
has
given
them
by
the
hand
of
Moses.
And
Moses
said
to
Aaron
and
to
Eleazar
and
Ithamar,
his
sons
who
were still living,
Take
the
rest
of
the
meal
offering
from
the
offerings
of
the
Lord
made
by
fire,
and
take
it
for
your
food, without leaven,
at
the
side
of
the
altar,
for
it
is
most
holy.
It
is
to
be
for
your
food
in
a
holy
place,
because
it
is
your
right
and
your sons'
right,
from
the
offerings
of
the
Lord made
by
fire:
for
so
am
I
ordered.
And
the
breast which
is waved
and
the
leg which
is lifted
up
on high,
you
are
to
take
as
your
food
in
a
clean
place;
you
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters
with
you:
for
they
are
given
to
you
as
your right
and
your sons' right,
from
the peace-offerings
of
the
children
of
Israel.
Let
them
take
the
breast
which
is
waved
and
the
leg
which
is
lifted
up
on high,
with
the
fat
of
the burned
offering,
to
be
waved
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord;
and
this
will
be
for
you
and
for
your
sons
with
you,
for
a right
for
ever,
as
the
Lord
has
given
orders.
And
Moses
was looking
for
the
goat
of
the sin-offering,
but
it
was
burned;
and
he
was
angry
with
Eleazar
and
Ithamar,
the
sons
of
Aaron,
who
were
still living,
saying,
Why
did
you
not
make
a meal
of
the sin-offering
in
the
holy
place?
For
it
is
most
holy
and
he
has
given
it
to
you,
so
that
the
sin
of
the
people
may
be
put
on
it,
to
take
away
their
sin
before
the
Lord.
See,
its
blood
was
not taken
into
the
holy
place:
certainly
it
was right
for
you
to
have taken
it
as
food
in
the
holy
place,
as
I
gave
orders.
And
Aaron
said
to
Moses,
You
have
seen
that
today
they
have
made
their sin-offering
and
their burned
offering
before
the
Lord,
and
such
things
as
these
have
come
on
me.
If
I
had taken
the sin-offering
as
food
today,
would
it
have
been
pleasing
to
the
Lord?
And after
hearing this,
Moses
was no longer angry.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel:
These
are
the
living
things
which
you
may
have
for
food
among
all
the
beasts
on
the
earth.
You
may
have
as
food
any
beast
which
has
a division
in
the horn
of
its foot,
and
whose
food
comes
back
into
its mouth
to
be crushed again.
But,
at
the
same time,
of
those beasts,
you
may
not
take
for
food
the
camel,
because
its
food
comes
back
but
the horn
of
its foot
is
not parted
in
two;
it
is
unclean
to
you.
And
the rock-badger,
for
the
same reason,
is
unclean
to
you.
And
the
hare,
because
the horn
of
its foot
is
not parted
in
two,
is
unclean
to
you.
And
the
pig
is
unclean
to
you,
because
though
the horn
of
its foot
is parted,
its food
does
not come back.
Their
flesh
may
not
be used
for
food,
and
their
dead
bodies
may
not
even
be
touched;
they
are
unclean
to
you.
These
you
may
have
for
food
of
all
things living
in
the
water:
anything living
in
the
water,
in
the
seas
or rivers,
which
has special parts
for swimming
and skin formed
of thin plates,
may
be
used
for
food.
All
other
things
living
and moving
in
the
water,
in
the
sea
or
in
the rivers,
are
a disgusting
thing
to
you;
They
may
not
be
used
for
food,
and
their
dead
bodies
are disgusting
to
you.
Anything
in
the
water
which
has
no special parts
for swimming
and
no thin plates
on
its skin
is disgusting
to
you.
And
among
birds
these
are
to
be disgusting
to
you,
and
not
to
be used
for
food:
the
eagle
and
the gier-eagle
and
the ospray;
And
the
kite
and
the
falcon,
and birds
of that sort;
Every
raven,
and birds
of
that sort;
And
the
ostrich
and
the night-hawk
and
the sea-hawk,
and birds
of that sort;
And
the little
owl
and
the
cormorant
and
the
great
owl;
And
the water-hen
and
the
pelican
and
the
vulture;
The
stork
and
the
heron,
and birds
of that sort,
and
the
hoopoe
and
the
bat.
Every
winged four-footed
thing
which
goes
on
the earth
is disgusting
to
you;
But
of
the
winged four-footed
things,
those
which
have long
legs
for jumping
on
the
earth
you
may
have
for
food;
Such
as
all
the different sorts
of
locust.
But
all
other
winged four-footed
things
which go
on
the earth
are disgusting
to
you.
By
these
you
will
be
made
unclean;
anyone
touching
their
dead
bodies
will
be
unclean
till
evening:
Whoever
takes
away
the
dead
body
of
one
of
them
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed,
and
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
Every
beast,
in
the horn
of
whose foot
there
is
not
a
complete division,
and
whose food
does
not
come
back,
is
unclean
to
you:
anyone
touching
one
of
these
will
be
unclean.
Any four-footed
beast
which
goes
on
the ball
of
its foot,
is
unclean
to
you:
anyone
touching
the
dead
body
of
one
of
these
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
Anyone
who
takes
away
the
dead
body
of
one
of
these is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
these
are
unclean
to
you
among
things
which go
low
down
on
the
earth;
the weasel
and
the
mouse
and
the great lizard,
and animals
of
that sort;
And
the ferret and
the land crocodile and
the
lizard and
the sand-lizard and
the
chameleon.
All
these
are
unclean
to
you:
anyone
touching
them
when
they
are
dead
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
The
dead
body
of
any
of
these,
falling
on
anything,
will
make
that
thing
unclean;
if
it
is
any
vessel
of
wood,
or
clothing,
or
skin,
or
bag,
whatever
it
is,
if
it
is
used
for
any
purpose,
it
will
have
to
be
put
into
water,
and
will
be
unclean
till
evening;
after
that
it
will
be
clean.
And
if
one
of
them gets
into
any
vessel
of earth,
whatever
is
in
the
vessel
will
be
unclean
and
the
vessel
will
have
to
be
broken.
Any
food
in
it,
and
anything
on
which
water
from
it
comes,
will
be
unclean:
any
drink taken
from
such
a
vessel
will
be
unclean.
Any
part
of
the
dead
body
of
one
of
these,
falling
on
anything,
will
make
it
unclean;
if
it
is
an
oven or
a cooking-pot
it
will
have
to
be
broken:
they
are
unclean
and
will
be
unclean
to
you.
But
at
the same
time
a
fountain or
a
place where
water
is stored
for
use
will
be
clean;
but anyone
touching
their
dead
bodies
will
be
unclean.
If
any
part
of
the
dead
body
of
one
of
these gets
on
to
any
seed
for
planting,
it
is
clean;
But
if
water
is
put
on
the
seed,
and
any
part
of
the
dead
body gets
on
to
it,
it
will
be
unclean
to
you.
And
if
any
beast
which
may
be used
for
food comes
to
a
natural
death,
anyone
touching
its
dead
body
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
he who makes
use
of
any part
of
its
body
for
food is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
be
unclean
till
evening;
and anyone taking
away
its
body is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
Everything
which goes flat
on
its body
on
the
earth
is disgusting,
and
is
not
to
be
used
for
food.
Whatever
goes
on
its stomach
or
on
four
feet
or
has
a great
number
of
feet,
even
all
those
going flat
on
the
earth,
may
not
be
used
for
food,
for
they
are disgusting.
You
are
not
to
make
yourselves disgusting
with
anything
which goes
about flat
on
the earth;
you
may
not
make
yourselves
unclean
with
them,
in
such
a
way
that
you
are
not holy
to
me.
For
I
am
the
Lord
your
God:
for
this
reason,
make
and
keep
yourselves
holy,
for
I
am
holy;
you
are
not
to
make
yourselves
unclean
with
any sort
of
thing
which goes
about flat
on
the
earth.
For
I
am
the
Lord,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
to
be
your
God;
so
be
you
holy,
for
I
am
holy.
This
is
the
law
about
beasts
and
birds
and
every
living
thing moving
in
the
waters,
and
every
living
thing
which goes flat
on
the
earth:
Marking out
the
unclean
from
the
clean,
and
the
living
thing
which
may
be used
for
food
from
that
which
may
not.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
a
woman
is
with
child
and
gives
birth
to
a
male
child,
she
will
be
unclean
for
seven
days,
as
when
she
is unwell.
And
on
the
eighth
day let
him
be given circumcision.
And
she
will
be unclean
for
thirty-three
days
till
the
flow
of
her
blood
is
stopped;
no
holy
thing
may
be
touched
by
her,
and
she
may
not
come
into
the
holy
place,
till
the
days
for
making
her
clean
are
ended.
But
if
she
gives
birth
to
a
female
child, then
she
will
be
unclean
for
two
weeks,
as
when
she
is unwell;
and
she
will
not
be completely
clean
for sixty-six
days.
And
when
the
days
are
ended
for making
her
clean
for
a
son
or
a
daughter, let
her
take
to
the
priest
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
a
lamb
of
the
first
year
for
a burned
offering
and
a
young
pigeon
or
a
dove
for
a sin-offering:
And
the priest
is
to make
an
offering
of
it
before
the
Lord
and take away
her sin,
and
she
will
be
made
clean
from
the
flow
of
her
blood.
This
is
the
law
for
a
woman
who
gives
birth
to
a
male
or
a
female.
And
if
she
has
not money
enough
for
a
lamb,
then
let
her
take
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons,
one
for
a burned
offering
and
the
other
for
a sin-offering,
and
the
priest
will
take
away
her
sin
and
she
will
be
clean,
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
If
a
man
has
on
his
skin
a growth
or
a
mark
or
a white
place,
and
it
becomes
the
disease
of
a leper,
let
him
be
taken
to
Aaron
the
priest,
or
to
one
of
the
priests,
his
sons;
And
if,
when
the
priest
sees
the
mark
on
his
skin,
the
hair
on
the place
is
turned
white
and
the
mark seems
to go
deeper than
the
skin,
it
is
the
mark
of
a leper:
and
the
priest, after
looking
at
him,
will say
that
he
is
unclean.
But
if
the
mark
on
his
skin
is
white,
and
does
not seem
to go
deeper
than
the
skin,
and
the
hair
on
it
is
not
turned
white,
then
the
priest
will keep
him
shut
up
for
seven
days;
And
the
priest
is
to
see
him
on
the
seventh
day;
and
if,
in
his
opinion,
the
place
on
his
skin
has
not
become worse
and
is
not increased
in size,
then
the
priest
will
keep
him
shut
up
for
seven
days
more:
And
the
priest
is
to
see
him
again
on
the
seventh
day;
and
if
the
mark
is less bright
and
is
not increased
on
his
skin,
then
let
the
priest say
that
he
is
clean:
it
is only
a skin-mark,
and
after
his
clothing
has
been
washed
he
will
be
clean.
But
if
the size
of
the mark
on
his
skin
is increased
after
he
has been
seen
by
the
priest, let
him go
to
the
priest
again:
And
if,
after
looking
at
him,
he
sees
that
the
mark
is increased
in
his
skin, let
the
priest say
that
he
is
unclean;
he
is
a leper.
When
the
disease
of
a leper
is seen
on
a
man,
let
him
be
taken
to
the
priest;
And
if
the
priest
sees
that
there
is
a
white growth
on
the
skin,
and
the
hair
is
turned
white,
and
there
is diseased
flesh
in
the growth,
It
is
an old
disease
in
the
skin
of
his
flesh,
and
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
unclean;
he
will
not
have
to
be
shut
up,
for
he
is clearly
unclean.
And
if
the
disease comes
out
all
over
his
skin,
from
his
head
to
his
feet,
as
far
as
the
priest
is able
to
see,
And
if
the
priest
sees
that
all
his
flesh
is
covered
with
the leper's
disease,
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
clean:
it
is
all
turned
white,
he
is
clean.
But
whenever diseased
flesh
is
seen
on
him,
he
will
be
unclean.
And
when
the
priest
sees
the
diseased
flesh
he
will say
that
he
is
unclean;
the
diseased
flesh
is
unclean,
he
is
a leper.
Or
if
the diseased
flesh
is
turned
again
and
changed
to
white
then
he
is
to
come
to
the
priest,
And
the
priest
will
see
him:
and
if
the place
is
turned
white,
then
the
priest
will say
that
he
is free
from
the disease.
And
if
a bad
place
has
come
out
on
the
skin
and
is well
again,
And
on
the same
place
there
is
a
white growth
of
a
bright mark, red
and
white,
then
let
the
priest
see
it;
And
after
looking
at
it,
if
it seems
to
go
deeper
than
the
skin,
and
the
hair
on
it
is
turned
white,
then
the
priest
will say
that
the
man
is
unclean:
it
is
the leper's
disease,
it
has
come
out
in
the bad place.
But
if,
after
looking
at
it,
he
sees
that
there
are
no
white
hairs
on
it,
and
it
is
not
deeper
than
the
skin,
and
it
is
not very bright,
then let
the
priest
keep
him
shut
up
for
seven
days:
And
if
it
is increasing
on
the
skin,
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
unclean:
it
is
a disease.
But
if
the
bright mark keeps
in
the
same
place
and gets
no greater,
it
is
the mark
of
the
old wound,
and
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
clean.
Or
if
there
is
a
burn
on
the
skin
of
the
flesh,
and
if
the diseased
flesh
in
the
burn
becomes
a
bright
place, red
and
white
or
white,
The
priest
is
to
see
it:
and
if
the
hair
on
the
bright place
is
turned
white
and
it seems
to
go
deeper
than
the
skin,
he
is
a leper:
it
has
come
out
in
the
burn,
and
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
unclean:
it
is
the leper's
disease.
But
if,
after
looking
at
it,
the
priest
sees
that
there
is
no
white
hair
on
the
bright place,
and
it
is
not
deeper
than
the
skin,
and
is
not very
bright,
then let
the
priest
keep
him
shut
up
for
seven
days:
And
the
priest
is
to
see
him again
on
the
seventh
day;
if
it
is increased
in
the
skin,
then
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
unclean:
it
is
the leper's
disease.
And
if
the
bright
place keeps
the
same size
and gets
no greater
on
the
skin,
but
is
less
bright,
it
is
the effect
of
the
burn,
and
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
clean:
it
is
the mark
of
the
burn.
And
when
a
man
or
a
woman
has
a disease
on
the
head,
or
in
the
hair
of
the chin,
Then
the
priest
is
to
see
the
diseased place:
and
if
it seems
to
go
deeper
than
the
skin,
and
if
there
is
thin yellow
hair
in
it,
then
the
priest
will
say
that
he
is
unclean:
he
has
the
mark
of
the leper's
disease
on
his
head
or
in
the
hair
of
his chin.
And
after
looking
at
the diseased place,
if
it
does
not seem
to
go
deeper
than
the
skin,
and
there
is
no
black
hair
in
it,
then
the
priest
will
have
him
shut
up
for
seven
days:
And
on
the
seventh
day
the
priest
will
see
the
place:
and
if
it
is
not increased,
and
there
is
no yellow
hair
in
it,
and
it
does
not seem
to
go
deeper
than
the
skin,
Then
his hair
is
to
be
cut
off,
but
not
on
the diseased place,
and
he
is
to
be
shut
up
for
seven
days
more:
And
on
the
seventh
day
the
priest
will
see
the place:
and
if
it
is
not increased,
and
does
not seem
to
go
deeper
than
the
skin,
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
clean:
and
after
his
clothing
has
been
washed
he
will
be
clean.
But
if
the disease
in
his
skin
becomes worse
after
he
has been made
clean,
Then
the
priest
is
to
see
him:
and
if
the mark
is increased,
the
priest,
without
looking
for
the yellow
hair,
will say
that
he
is
unclean.
But
if,
in
his
opinion,
the growth
is
stopped,
and
black
hair
has come
up
on
it,
the disease
has gone;
he
is
clean
and
the
priest
will say
that
he
is
clean.
And
if
a
man
or
a
woman
has
bright marks
on
the
skin
of
their
flesh,
that
is,
bright
white marks,
Then
the
priest
is
to
see
them:
and
if
the
white marks
on
their
skin
are not very
bright,
it
is
a
skin disease
which
has come
out
on
the
skin;
he
is
clean.
And
if
a man's
hair
has come
out
and
he
has no
hair, still
he
is
clean.
And
if
the
hair
has gone
from
the
front
part
of
his
head,
so
that
he
has
no
hair there, still
he
is
clean.
But
if,
on
his
head
or
on
his brow, where
he
has no hair,
there
is
a red
and
white
place,
it
is
the
disease
of
the leper coming out
on
his
head
or
on
his brow.
Then
if
the
priest
sees
that
the growth
of
the
disease
has
become red
and
white
on
his
head
or
on
his brow
where
there
is no hair,
like
the
mark
in
the
skin
of
a leper;
He
is
a
leper
and
unclean;
the
priest
is
to say
that
he
is most certainly
unclean:
the disease
is
in
his
head.
And
the
leper
who
has
the disease
on
him
is
to
go
about
with signs
of grief,
with
his
hair
loose
and
his mouth covered,
crying,
Unclean,
unclean.
While
the disease
is
on
him,
he
will
be
unclean.
He
is
unclean: let
him keep
by
himself,
living
outside
the tent-circle.
And
any
clothing
of
wool
or
of
linen
in which
is
the
mark
of
the
disease;
If
it
is
in
the threads
of
the
linen
or
of
the
wool,
or
in
leather,
or
in
anything
made
of
skin;
If
there
are red
or green marks
on
the
clothing,
or
on
the
leather,
or
in
the threads
of
the
cloth,
or
in
anything
made
of
skin,
it
is
the leper's
disease:
let
the
priest
see
it.
And
after
it
has been
seen
by
the
priest,
the thing which
is
so marked
is
to
be
shut
up
for
seven
days:
And
he
is
to
see
the
mark
on
the
seventh
day;
if
the
mark
is increased
in
the
clothing,
or
in
the threads
of
the
material,
or
in
the
leather,
whatever
the
leather
is
used
for,
it
is
the
disease biting
into
it:
it
is
unclean.
And
the
clothing,
or
the
wool
or
linen material,
or
anything
of
leather
in
which
is
the
disease,
is
to
be
burned:
for
the
disease
is biting
into
it;
let
it
be
burned
in
the
fire.
And
if
the
priest
sees
that
the
mark
is
not increased
in
the
clothing
or
in
any part
of
the material
or
in
the
leather,
Then
the
priest
will
give
orders
for
the
thing
on
which
the
mark
is,
to
be
washed,
and
to
be
shut
up
for
seven
days
more:
And
if,
after
the
mark
has
been
washed,
the
priest
sees
that
the colour
of
it
is
not
changed
and
it
is
not increased,
it
is
to
be
burned
in
the
fire:
the disease
is working
in
it,
though
the damage
may
be inside
or outside.
And
if
the
priest
sees
that
the
mark
is less bright
after
the washing,
then let
him
have
it
cut
out
of
the
clothing
or
the
leather
or
from
the threads
of
the material:
And
if
the
mark
is
still
seen
in
the
clothing
or
in
the threads
of
the material
or
in
the
leather,
it
is
the disease coming
out:
the
thing
in
which
the disease
is
will
have
to
be
burned
with
fire.
And
the material
of
the
clothing,
or
anything
of
skin,
which
has
been
washed,
if
the
mark
has
gone
out
of
it, let
it
be
washed
a
second
time
and
it
will
be
clean.
This
is
the
law
about
the leper's
disease
in
the thread
of
wool
or
linen material,
in
clothing
or
in
anything
of
skin, saying how
it
is
to
be judged
clean
or
unclean.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
This
is
the
law
of
the
leper
on
the
day
when
he
is
made
clean:
he
is
to
be
taken
to
the
priest;
And
the
priest
is
to
go
outside
the tent-circle;
and
if,
after
looking,
the
priest
sees
that
the
mark
of
the
disease
has
gone
from
him,
Then
the
priest
is
to
give
orders
to
take,
for
him
who
is
to
be
made
clean,
two
living
clean
birds
and some
cedar
wood
and
red thread
and
hyssop.
And
the
priest
will
give
orders
for
one
of
the
birds
to
be
put
to death
in
a
vessel
made
of earth,
over
flowing
water.
And
he
will
take
the
living
bird
and
the
wood
and
the
red thread
and
the
hyssop
and
put
them
in
the
blood
of
the
bird
which
was
put
to
death
over
flowing
water.
And shaking
it
seven
times
over
the man who
is
to
be made
clean,
he
will say
that
he
is
clean
and
will
let
the
living
bird
go
free
into
the
open
country.
And
he
who
is
to
be
made
clean
will
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his
hair
cut
and
have
a bath,
and
he
will
be
clean.
And
after
that
he
will
come
back
to
the tent-circle;
but
he
is
to
keep
outside
his
tent
for
seven
days.
And
on
the
seventh
day
he
is
to
have
all
the
hair
cut
off
his
head
and
his chin
and
over
his
eyes —
all
his
hair
is
to
be
cut
off —
and
he
will
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his
body
bathed
in
water
and
he
will
be
clean.
And
on
the
eighth
day let
him
take
two
male
lambs,
without
any marks
on
them,
and
one
female
lamb
of
the
first
year,
without
a mark,
and
three
tenth parts
of
an ephah
of
the best
meal,
mixed
with
oil,
and
one
log
of
oil.
And
the
priest
who
is making
him
clean
will put
the
man
who
is being made
clean,
together
with these things,
before
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
the
priest
is
to
take
one
of
the
male
lambs
and
give
it
as
an
offering
for wrongdoing,
and
the
log
of
oil,
waving
them
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord;
And
he
is
to put
the
male
lamb
to death
in
the
place
where
they put
to death
the sin-offering
and
the burned
offering,
in
the
holy
place;
for
as
the sin-offering
is
the
property
of
the
priest,
so
is
the
offering
for wrongdoing:
it
is
most
holy.
And
let
the
priest
take
some
of
the
blood
of
the
offering
for wrongdoing
and
put
it
on
the point
of
the
right
ear
of
him
who
is
to
be
made
clean,
and
on
the
thumb
of
his
right
hand
and
on
the great
toe
of
his
right
foot;
And
take some
of
the
oil
and
put
it
in
the
hollow
of
his
left
hand;
And
let
the
priest put
his
right
finger
in
the
oil
which
is
in
his
left
hand, shaking
it
out
with
his
finger
seven
times
before
the
Lord;
And
of
the
rest
of
the
oil
which
is
in
his
hand,
the
priest
will
put
some
on
the point
of
the
right
ear
of
the man
who
is
to
be
made
clean,
and
on
the
thumb
of
his
right
hand
and
on
the great
toe
of
his
right
foot,
over
the
blood
of
the
offering
for wrongdoing;
And
the
rest
of
the
oil
in
the priest's
hand
he
will
put
on
the
head
of
him
who
is
to
be
made
clean;
and
so
the
priest
will
make
him free
from sin
before
the
Lord.
And
the
priest will give
the sin-offering,
and take
away
the
sin
of
him
who
is
to
be
made
clean
from
his
unclean condition;
and
after
that
he will put
the burned
offering
to death.
And
the
priest
is
to
have
the burned
offering
and
the
meal
offering burned
on
the
altar;
and
the
priest
will
take
away
his sin
and
he
will
be
clean.
And
if
he
is
poor
and
not
able
to
get
so
much,
then
he
may
take
one
male
lamb
as
an
offering
for wrongdoing,
to
be waved
to
take
away
his
sin,
and
one
tenth
part
of
an ephah
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering,
and
a
log
of
oil;
And
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons,
such
as
he
is
able
to get;
and
one
will
be
for
a sin-offering
and
the
other
for
a burned
offering.
And
on
the
eighth
day
he
will
take
them
to
the
priest,
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
before
the
Lord,
so
that
he
may
be made
clean.
And
the
priest
will
take
the
lamb
of
the
offering
for wrongdoing
and
the
oil,
waving
them
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord;
And
he
will
put
to
death
the
lamb
of
the
offering
for wrongdoing
and
the
priest
will
take
some
of
the
blood
of
the
offering
for wrongdoing
and
put
it
on
the point
of
the
right
ear
of
him
who
is
to
be
made
clean,
and
on
the
thumb
of
his
right
hand
and
on
the great
toe
of
his
right
foot;
And
the
priest will put
out
some
of
the
oil
in
the
hollow
of
his
left
hand,
Shaking
out drops
of
oil
with
his
right
finger
before
the
Lord
seven
times:
And
the
priest
will
put
some
of
the
oil
which
is
in
his
hand
on
the point
of
the
ear
of
the man
who
is
to
be
made
clean
and
on
the
thumb
of
his
right
hand
and
on
the great
toe
of
his
right
foot,
on
the
place
where
the
blood
of
the
offering
for wrongdoing
was
put;
And
the
rest
of
the
oil
which
is
in
the priest's
hand
he
will
put
on
the
head
of
him
who
is
to
be
made
clean,
to
take
away
his sin
before
the
Lord.
And
he
will
make
an
offering
of
one
of
the
doves
or
the
young
pigeons,
such
as
he
is
able
to get;
And
of
these,
he
will give
one
for
a sin-offering
and
one
for
a burned
offering,
with
the
meal
offering;
and
the
priest
will take away
the
sin
of
him
who
is
to
be
made
clean
before
the
Lord.
This
is
the
law
for
the man
who
has
the
disease
of
the leper
on
him,
and
who
is
not
able
to get
that
which
is necessary
for making
himself
clean.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
When
you
have
come
into
the
land
of
Canaan
which
I
will
give
you
for
your heritage,
if
I
put
the leper's
disease
on
a
house
in
the
land
of
your heritage,
Then
let
the owner
of
the
house
come
and
say
to
the
priest,
It seems
to
me
that
there
is
a sort
of leper's disease
in
the
house.
And
the
priest
will
give
orders
for
everything
to
be taken
out
of
the
house,
before
he
goes
in
to
see
the disease,
so
that
the
things
in
the
house
may
not
become
unclean;
and
then
the
priest
is
to
go
in
to
see
the
house;
And
if
he
sees
that
the
walls
of
the
house
are marked
with hollows
of green
and red,
and
if
it seems
to
go
deeper
than
the
face
of
the
wall;
Then
the
priest
will
go
out
of
the
door
of
the
house,
and keep
the
house
shut
up
for
seven
days:
And
the
priest
is
to
come
again
on
the
seventh
day
and
have
a
look
and
see
if
the marks
on
the
walls
of
the
house
are increased
in size;
Then
the
priest
will
give
orders
to
them
to take
out
the
stones
in
which
the disease
is seen,
and
put
them
out
into
an
unclean
place
outside
the
town:
And
he
will
have
the
house rubbed
all
over
inside,
and
the paste
which
is rubbed
off
will
be put
out
into an
unclean
place
outside
the
town:
And
they
will
take
other
stones
and
put
them
in
place
of
those
stones,
and
he
will
take
other paste
and
put
it
on
the walls
of
the
house.
And
if
the disease comes
out
again
in
the
house
after
he
has taken
out
the
stones
and
after
the walls
have been rubbed
and
the new paste
put
on,
Then
the
priest
will
come
and
see
it;
and
if
the
disease
in
the
house
is increased
in size,
it
is
the leper's
disease working
out
in
the
house:
it
is
unclean.
And
the
house
will
have
to
be
pulled
down,
the
stones
of
it
and
the
wood
and
the paste;
and
everything
is
to
be
taken
out
to an
unclean
place
outside
the
town.
And,
in
addition,
anyone
who
goes
into
the
house
at
any
time,
while
it
is
shut
up,
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
And anyone who
has been sleeping
in
the
house
will
have
to
have
his
clothing
washed;
and anyone who takes
food
in
that
house
will
have
to
have
his
clothing
washed.
And
if
the
priest
comes
in,
and
sees
that
the disease
is
not increased
after
the new paste
has
been
put
on
the
house,
then
the
priest
will say
that
the
house
is
clean,
because
the disease
is
gone.
And
in order
to
make
the
house clean, let
him
take
two
birds
and cedar-wood
and
red thread
and
hyssop;
And put
one
of
the
birds
to death
in
a
vessel
of earth
over
flowing
water;
And
take
the cedar-wood
and
the
hyssop
and
the
red thread
and
the
living
bird
and
put
them
in
the
blood
of
the dead
bird
and
in
the
flowing
water, shaking
it
over
the
house
seven
times.
And
he
will make
the
house clean
with
the
blood
of
the
bird
and
the
flowing
water
and
with
the
living
bird
and
with
the cedar-wood
and
the
hyssop
and
the
red thread.
But
he
will
let
the
living
bird
go
out
of
the
town
into
the
open
country;
so
he
will take
away sin
from
the
house
and
it
will
be
clean.
This
is
the
law
for
all signs
of
the leper's
disease
and
for skin
diseases;
And
for signs
of
disease
in
clothing,
or
in a
house;
And for a growth or a bad place or a
bright mark on the skin;
To make clear
when it
is
unclean
and
when it
is
clean:
this
is
the
law
about
the
disease
of
the leper.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
to
Aaron,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel:
If
a
man
has
an
unclean
flow
from
his
flesh,
it
will
make
him
unclean.
If
the flow goes
on
or
if
the
part
is stopped
up,
to keep back
the flow,
he
is still
unclean.
Every
bed
on
which
he
has
been
resting
will
be
unclean,
and
everything
on
which
he
has
been
seated
will
be
unclean.
And
anyone
touching
his
bed
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
he
who
has
been
seated
on
anything
on
which
the
unclean man
has
been
seated
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And anyone
touching
the
flesh
of
the
unclean
man
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his
body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
if liquid
from
the mouth
of
the
unclean man comes
on
to
him
who
is
clean,
then
he
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
any leather
seat
on
a horse
on
which
the
unclean
man
has
been
seated
will
be
unclean.
And
anyone
touching
anything
which
was
under
him
will
be
unclean
till
the
evening;
anyone taking
up
any
of
these
things
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
anyone
on
whom
the
unclean
man puts
his
hands,
without
washing
them
in
water,
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
any
vessel
of earth
which
has
been
touched
by
the unclean
man
will
have
to
be
broken
and
any
vessel
of
wood
washed.
And
when
a
man
who
has
a
flow
from
his
body
is made
clean
from
it,
he
is
to take
seven
days
to
make
himself
clean,
washing
his
clothing
and
bathing
his
body
in
flowing
water,
and
then
he
will
be
clean.
And
on
the
eighth
day
he
is
to
take
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons
and
come
before
the
Lord
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
give
them
to
the
priest:
And
they
are
to
be offered
by
the
priest,
one
for
a sin-offering
and
one
for
a burned
offering,
and
the
priest
will take away
his
sin
before
the
Lord
on
account
of
his flow.
And
if
a man's
seed
goes
out
from
him,
then
all
his
body
will
have
to
be
bathed
in
water
and
he
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
any
clothing
or
skin
on
which
the
seed
comes
is
to
be
washed
with
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
if
a
man
has
sex relations
with
a
woman
and
his
seed goes
out
from
him,
the two
of
them
will
have
to
be
bathed
in
water
and
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
if
a
woman
has
a
flow
of
blood
from
her
body,
she
will
have
to
be kept separate
for
seven
days,
and
anyone
touching
her
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
everything
on
which
she
has
been resting,
while
she
is kept separate,
will
be
unclean,
and
everything
on
which
she
has
been
seated
will
be
unclean.
And
anyone
touching
her
bed
will
have
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
anyone
touching
anything
on
which
she
has
been
seated
will
have
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
Anyone
touching
anything
on
the
bed
or
on
the
thing
on
which
she
has
been
seated,
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
if
any
man
has
sex relations
with
her
so
that
her blood
comes
on
him,
he
will
be
unclean
for
seven
days
and
every
bed
on
which
he
has
been
resting
will
be
unclean.
And
if
a
woman
has
a
flow
of
blood
for
a
long
time,
not
at
the
time
when
she generally
has
it,
or
if
the
flow goes
on
longer
than
the normal
time,
she
will
be
unclean
while
the
flow
of
blood goes
on,
as
she
is
at
other normal
times.
Every
bed
on
which
she
has
been
resting
will
be
unclean,
as
at
the
times
when
she normally
has
a flow
of blood,
and
everything
on
which
she
has
been
seated
will
be
unclean,
in
the same
way.
And
anyone
touching
these
things
will
be
unclean,
and
his
clothing
will
have
to
be
washed
and
his body
bathed
in
water
and
he
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
But
when
her flow
of blood
is stopped,
after
seven
days
she
will
be
clean.
And
on
the
eighth
day let
her
get
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons
and
take
them
to
the
priest
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
To
be offered
by
the
priest,
one
for
a sin-offering
and
one
for
a burned
offering;
and
the
priest
will take away
her
sin
before
the
Lord
on
account
of
her
unclean
condition.
In
this way
may
the
children
of
Israel
be
made free
from all sorts
of
unclean conditions,
so
that
death
may
not overtake
them
when
they
are
unclean
and
when
they
make
unclean
my holy
place
which
is
among
them.
This
is
the
law
for
the man
who
has
a
flow
from
his body,
or
whose
seed
goes
from
him
so
that
he
is
unclean;
And
for
her
who
has
a
flow
of blood,
and
for
any
man
or
woman
who
has
an
unclean
flow,
and
for
him
who
has
sex
relations
with
a
woman
when
she
is
unclean.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
after
the
death
of
the
two
sons
of
Aaron
when
they
took
in strange fire
before
the
Lord
and
death overtook
them;
The
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
Aaron,
your
brother,
that
he
may
not
come
at
all
times
into
the
holy
place
inside
the
veil,
before
the cover
which
is
on
the
ark,
for fear
that
death
may
overtake
him;
for
I
will
be
seen
in
the
cloud
on
the cover
of
the
ark.
Let
Aaron
come
into
the
holy
place
in
this
way:
with
an
ox
for
a sin-offering
and
a
male sheep
for
a burned offering.
Let
him
put
on
the
holy
linen
coat,
and
the
linen trousers
on
his
body,
and
the
linen band round
him,
and
the
linen head-dress
on
his head;
for
this
is
holy
clothing,
and
before
he puts
them
on
his
body
is
to
be
washed
with
water.
And let
him
take
from
the
children
of
Israel
two he-goats
for
a sin-offering
and
one
male sheep
for
a burned
offering.
And
Aaron
is
to give
the
ox
of
the sin-offering
for
himself,
to make
himself
and
his
house free
from
sin.
And
he
is
to
take
the
two
goats
and
put
them
before
the
Lord
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
Aaron
will
make selection
from
the
two
goats
by
the decision
of
the
Lord,
one
goat
for
the
Lord
and
one
for Azazel.
And
the
goat
which
is marked
out
for
the
Lord, let
Aaron
give
for
a sin-offering.
But
the
goat
for Azazel
is
to
be
placed
living
before
the
Lord,
for
the taking
away
of sin,
that
it
may
be
sent
away
for Azazel
into
the waste
land.
And
Aaron
is
to give
the
ox
of
the sin-offering
for
himself
and take away
sin
from
himself
and
his
house,
and put
to death
the
ox
of
the sin-offering
which
is
for
himself.
And
he
is
to
take
a vessel
full
of
burning
coal
from
the
altar
before
the
Lord
and
in
his hand some
sweet
perfume crushed small,
and
take
it
inside
the
veil;
And
let
him
put
the
perfume
on
the
fire
before
the
Lord
so
that
the ark
may
be
covered
with
a
cloud
of
the
smoke
of
the
perfume,
in order
that
death
may
not
overtake
him.
And
let
him
take
some
of
the
blood
of
the
ox, shaking drops
of
it
from
his
finger
on
the cover
of
the ark
on
the
east side,
and
before
it,
seven
times.
Then let
him
put
to
death
the
goat
of
the sin-offering
for
the
people,
and
take
its
blood
inside
the
veil
and
do
with
it
as
he
did
with
the
blood
of
the
ox, shaking drops
of
it
on
and
before
the cover
of
the ark.
And
let
him
make
the
holy
place free
from
whatever
is
unclean
among
the
children
of
Israel
and
from
their wrongdoing
in
all
their
sins;
and
let
him
do
the
same
for
the
Tent
of
meeting,
which
has
its
place
among
an
unclean
people.
And
no
man
may
be
in
the
Tent
of
meeting
from
the
time
when Aaron
goes
in
to
take
away sin
in
the
holy
place
till
he
comes
out,
having
made
himself
and
his
house
and
all
the
people
of
Israel
free
from sin.
And
he
is
to
go
out
to
the
altar
which
is
before
the
Lord
and
make
it
free
from sin;
and
he
is
to
take some
of
the
blood
of
the
ox
and
the
blood
of
the
goat
and
put
it
on
the
horns
of
the
altar
and
round
it;
Shaking drops
of
the
blood
from
his
finger
on
it
seven
times
to make
it
holy
and
clean
from whatever
is
unclean
among
the
children
of
Israel.
And
when
he
has done whatever
is necessary
to
make
the
holy
place
and
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
altar free
from sin, let
him
put
the
living
goat before
the Lord;
And
Aaron,
placing
his
two
hands
on
the
head
of
the
living
goat,
will
make
a public statement
over
him
of
all
the
evil doings
of
the
children
of
Israel
and
all
their wrongdoing,
in
all
their
sins;
and
he
will
put
them
on
the
head
of
the
goat
and
send
him
away,
in
the
care
of
a
man
who
will
be waiting
there,
into
the waste land.
And
the
goat
will
take
all
their
sins
into
a
land cut
off
from
men,
and
he
will
send
the
goat
away
into
the waste
land.
Then let
Aaron
come
into
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
take
off
the
linen
clothing
which
he
put
on
when
he
went
into
the
holy
place,
and
put
them down
there;
And
after
bathing
his
body
in
water
in
a
holy
place,
he
is
to
put
on
his
clothing
and
come
out
and give
his burned
offering
and
the burned
offering
of
the
people,
to
take
away
his sin
and
the sin
of
the
people.
And
the
fat
of
the sin-offering is
to be
burned
by
him
on
the
altar.
And
the
man who
takes
away
the
goat
for Azazel
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his
body
bathed
in
water
and
then
he
may
come
back
to
the tent-circle.
And
the
ox
of
the sin-offering
and
the
goat
of
the sin-offering,
whose
blood
was
taken
in
to make
the
holy
place
free
from
sin,
are
to be
taken
away
outside
the tent-circle
and
their
skins
and
their
flesh
and
their waste
are
to be
burned
with
fire.
And
the
man
by whom
they
are
burned
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his
body
bathed
in
water,
and
then
he
may
come
back
to
the tent-circle.
And
let
this
be
an
order
to
you
for
ever:
in
the
seventh
month,
on
the
tenth
day,
you
are
to
keep
yourselves
from pleasure
and
do
no sort
of
work,
those
who
are Israelites
by
birth
and
those
from
other lands
who
are
living
among
you:
For
on
this
day
your
sin
will
be taken
away
and
you
will
be
clean:
you
will
be
made free
from
all
your
sins
before
the
Lord.
It
is
a special
Sabbath
for
you,
and
you
are
to keep
yourselves
from pleasure;
it
is an
order
for
ever.
And
the man
on
whose head
the
holy
oil
has
been
put,
and
who
has
been marked
out
to
be
a
priest
in
his father's
place,
will
do
what
is necessary
to take away sin,
and
will
put
on
the
linen
clothing,
even
the
holy
robes:
And
he
will make
the
holy
place
and
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
altar free
from sin;
he
will take
away sin
from
the
priests
and
from
all
the
people.
And
let
this
be
an
order
for
ever
for
you,
so
that
the
sin
of
the
children
of
Israel
may
be
taken
away
once
every
year.
And
he
did
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons
and
to
all
the
children
of
Israel:
This
is
the
order
which
the
Lord
has
given.
If
any
man
of
Israel puts
to death
an
ox
or
a
lamb
or
a
goat,
in
or
outside
the tent-circle;
And
has
not taken
it
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
to
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord,
before
the Lord's House,
its
blood
will
be
on
him,
for
he
has taken
life,
and
he
will
be
cut
off
from
among
his
people:
So
that
the
children
of
Israel
may
take
to
the
Lord,
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
to
the
priest,
the
offerings
which
they
have
put
to death
in
the
open
country,
and
that
they
may make
their peace-offerings
to
the
Lord.
And
the
priest
will put
blood
on
the
altar
of
the
Lord
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
burning
the
fat
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
let
them make
no
more
offerings
to evil spirits,
after
which
they
have
gone, turning
away
from
the Lord.
Let
this
be
a law
to
them
for
ever,
through
all
their
generations.
And
say
to
them,
If
any
man
of
Israel,
or
any
other
living
among
them,
makes
a burned
offering
or
other
offering,
And
does
not
take
it
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
to
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord,
that
man
will
be
cut
off
from
among
his
people.
And
if
any
man
of
Israel,
or
any
other
living
among
them,
takes
any sort
of
blood
for
food,
my wrath
will
be
turned
against
that
man
and
he
will
be
cut
off
from
among
his
people.
For
the
life
of
the
flesh
is
in
its
blood;
and
I
have
given
it
to
you
on
the
altar
to
take away
your sin:
for
it
is
the
blood
which
makes free
from sin
because
of
the
life
in
it.
For
this
reason
I
have
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
No
man
among
you,
or
any
others
living
with
you,
may take
blood
as
food.
And
any
man
of
Israel,
or
any
other
living
among
them,
who gets
with
his bow
any
beast
or
bird used
for
food,
is
to
see
that
its
blood
is
covered
with
earth.
For
the
blood
is
the
life
of
all
flesh:
and
so
I
have
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
You
may
not take
any sort
of
blood
as
food,
and
any
man
who
does
so
will
be
cut
of.
And
anyone
who takes
as
food
anything
which
has come
to
a
natural end,
or
anything
which
has
been put
to
death
by
beasts,
if
he
is
one
of
you
by birth,
or
of another nation,
will
have
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his
body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening,
and
then
he
will
be
clean.
But
if
his clothing
is
not
washed
and
his
body
bathed,
his
sin
will
be
on
him.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
You
may
not
do
those
things
which
were
done
in
the
land
of
Egypt
where
you
were
living;
and
you
may
not
do
those
things
which
are
done
in
the
land
of
Canaan
where
I
am
taking
you,
or
be guided
in
your behaviour
by
their
rules.
But
you
are
to
be guided
by
my
decisions
and
keep
my
rules,
and
be guided
by
them:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
So
keep
my
rules
and
my
decisions,
which,
if
a
man
does
them,
will
be
life
to
him:
I
am
the
Lord.
You
may
not
have sex connection
with
anyone
who
is
a
near relation:
I
am
the
Lord.
You
may
not
have sex relations
with
your
father
or
your
mother:
she
is
your
mother,
you
may
not take
her.
And
you
may
not
have sex relations
with
your father's
wife:
she
is
your father's.
You
may
not take
your
sister,
the
daughter
of
your
father
or
of
your
mother, wherever
her
birth took
place,
among
you
or
in
another country.
You
may
not
have sex relations
with
your son's
daughter
or
your daughter's
daughter,
for
they
are part
of yourself;
Or
your father's wife's
daughter,
the child
of
your
father,
for
she
is
your
sister.
You
may
not
have sex
connection
with
your father's
sister,
for
she
is
your father's
near relation.
You
may
not
have sex connection
with
your mother's
sister,
for
she
is
your mother's
near relation.
You
may
not
have sex
relations
with
the
wife
of
your father's
brother,
for
she
is
of
your
family;
Or
with
your
daughter-in-law,
for
she
is
your son's
wife,
and
you
may
not take
her.
You
may
not
have sex relations
with
your brother's
wife,
for
she
is
your brother's.
You
may
not
take
as
wife
a
woman
and
her
daughter,
or
her son's
daughter
or
her daughter's
daughter,
for
they
are
of
one family:
it
is
an act
of
shame.
And
you
may
not
take
as
wife
a
woman
and
at
the same time
her
sister,
to
be
in competition
with
her
in
her life-time.
And
you
may
not
go
near
a
woman
or
have sex
relations
with
her
when
she
is
unclean,
at
her regular
time.
And
you
may
not
have sex
relations
with
your neighbour's
wife,
making
yourself
unclean
with
her.
And
you
may
not
make
any
of
your
children
go
through
the fire
as
an
offering
to
Molech,
and
you
may
not
put shame
on
the
name
of
your
God:
I
am
the
Lord.
You
may
not
have
sex relations
with
men,
as
you do
with
women:
it
is
a
disgusting
thing.
And
you
may
not
have sex relations
with
a
beast,
making
yourself
unclean
with
it;
and
a
woman
may
not
give
herself
to
a
beast:
it
is
an unnatural
act.
Do
not
make yourself
unclean
in
any
of
these ways;
for
so
have
those
nations
whom
I
am
driving
out
from
before
you
made
themselves
unclean:
And
the
land itself
has
become
unclean;
so
that
I
have sent
on
it
the reward
of
its wrongdoing,
and
the
land itself puts
out
those
who
are
living
in
it.
So
then
keep
my
rules
and
my
decisions,
and
do
not
do
any
of
these
disgusting
things,
those
of
you
who
are Israelites
by
birth,
or
any
others
who
are
living
with
you:
(For
all
these
disgusting
things
were
done
by
the
men
of
this
country
who
were
there
before
you,
and
the
land
has
been
made
unclean
by
them;)
So
that
the
land
may
not put
you
out
from
it,
when
you
make
it
unclean,
as
it put
out
the
nations
which
were
there
before
you.
For
all
those
who
do
any
of
these
disgusting
things
will
be
cut
off
from
among
their
people.
So
then,
keep
my orders,
so
that
you
may
not
do
any
of
these
disgusting
things
which
were
done
before
you,
or
make
yourselves
unclean through
them:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
all
the
people
of
Israel,
You
are
to
be
holy,
for
I,
the
Lord
your
God,
am
holy.
Let
every
man
give honour
to
his
mother
and
to
his
father
and
keep
my
Sabbaths:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Do
not go
after false
gods,
and
do
not
make
metal
images
of
gods
for
yourselves:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
And
when
you give
a
peace
offering
to
the
Lord, do
it
in
the way which
is pleasing
to
the
Lord.
Let
it
be used
for
food
on
the same
day
on
which
it
is offered,
or
on
the
day
after;
and whatever
is
over
on
the
third
day
is
to
be
burned
with
fire.
If
any
of
it
is used
for
food
on
the
third
day,
it
is
a disgusting
thing
and
will
not
be
pleasing
to
the Lord.
And
as
for
anyone
who
takes
it
for
food,
his
sin
will
be
on
him,
for
he
has
put shame
on
the
holy
thing
of
the
Lord:
he
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
when
you get
in
the grain
from
your
land, do
not
let
all
the grain
be cut
from
the
edges
of
the
field,
or take
up what
has
been dropped
on
the
earth
after
the getting
in
of
the grain.
And
do
not take all
the grapes
from
your vine-garden,
or
the
fruit dropped
on
the earth;
let
the
poor
man,
and
the
man
from
another country,
have these:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Do
not take anyone's property
or
be false
in act
or word
to
another.
And
do
not
take
an
oath
in
my
name
falsely, putting shame
on
the
name
of
your
God:
I
am
the
Lord.
Do
not
be cruel
to
your neighbour
or
take what
is
his; do
not keep back
a servant's payment
from
him
all night
till
the
morning.
Do
not
put
a
curse
on those
who
have
no
hearing,
or
put
a
cause
of falling
in
the
way
of
the
blind,
but keep
the
fear
of
your
God
before
you:
I
am
the
Lord.
Do
no
wrong
in
your
judging:
do
not
give thought
to
the position
of
the
poor,
or honour
to
the position
of
the
great;
but
be
a
judge
to
your neighbour
in
righteousness.
Do
not go
about saying untrue
things
among
your
people,
or
take away
the
life
of
your neighbour
by false witness:
I
am
the
Lord.
Let there
be
no
hate
in
your
heart
for
your
brother;
but
you
may
make
a
protest
to
your neighbour,
so
that
he
may
be stopped
from doing evil.
Do
not make attempts
to get equal
with
one
who
has done
you wrong,
or
keep hard feelings
against
the
children
of
your
people,
but
have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for yourself:
I
am
the
Lord.
Keep
my laws.
Do
not
let
your
cattle
have offspring
by
those
of
a different sort;
do
not
put
mixed
seed
into
your
field;
do
not
put
on
a robe
made
of
two sorts
of
cloth.
If
any
man
has
sex relations
with
a servant-woman
who
has
given
her word
to
be
married
to
a
man,
and
has
not
been
made
free
for
a
price
or
in
any
other
way,
the
thing
will
be looked
into;
but
they
will
not
be
put
to
death
because
she
was
not
a
free
woman.
Let
him
take
his
offering
for wrongdoing
to
the
Lord,
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting; let
him
give
a male sheep
as
an
offering
for wrongdoing.
And
the
priest
will take away
his
sin
before
the
Lord
with
the sheep
which
is
offered
for
his wrongdoing,
and
he
will
have forgiveness
for
the
sin
which
he
has
done.
And
when
you
have
come
into
the
land,
and
have
put
in
all sorts
of fruit-trees,
their
fruit
will
be
as
if
they
had
not
had circumcision,
and
for
three
years
their
fruit
may
not
be
used
for
food.
And
in
the
fourth
year
all
the
fruit
will
be
holy
as
a praise-offering
to
the
Lord.
But
in
the
fifth
year
you
may
take
the
fruit
and
the
increase
of
it
for
your
food:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Nothing
may
be
used
for
food
with
its
blood
in
it;
you
may
not make
use
of strange arts,
or go
in search
of signs
and wonders.
The
ends
of
the
hair
round
your face
and
on
your chin
may
not
be cut
off.
You
may
not
make cuts
in
your
flesh
in respect
for
the
dead,
or
have
marks printed
on
your
bodies:
I
am
the
Lord.
Do
not make
your
daughter
common
by letting
her
become
a loose
woman,
for fear
that
the
land
may
become
full
of shame.
Keep
my
Sabbaths
and
have respect
for
my
holy
place:
I
am
the
Lord.
Do
not go
after those
who
make use
of spirits,
or wonder-workers;
do
not go
in
their ways
or
become
unclean
through
them:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Get
up
from
your seats
before
the white-haired,
and give honour
to
the
old,
and let
the
fear
of
your
God
be
before
you:
I
am
the
Lord.
And
if
a man
from
another
country
is
living
in
your
land
with
you,
do
not
make life hard
for
him;
Let
him
be
to
you
as
one
of
your countrymen
and
have
love
for
him
as
for
yourself;
for
you
were
living
in
a strange
land,
in
the
land
of
Egypt:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Do
not
make false
decisions
in questions
of yard-sticks
and weights
and measures.
Have
true
scales,
true
weights
and
measures
for all
things:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt;
You
are
to
keep
all
my
rules
and
my
decisions
and
do
them:
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Again,
say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
any
man
of
the
children
of
Israel,
or
any
other
man
living
in
Israel,
gives
his
offspring
to
Molech,
he
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death:
he
is
to
be
stoned
by
the
people
of
the
land;
And
my
face
will
be
turned
against
that
man,
and
he
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people;
because
he
has
given
his
offspring
to
Molech,
making
my
holy
place
unclean,
and
making
my
holy
name common.
And
if
the
people
of
the
land
do
not
take note
of
that
man
when
he
gives
his
offspring
to
Molech,
and
do
not
put
him
to
death,
Then
my
face
will
be
turned
against
him
and
his
family,
and
he
and
all
those
who
do evil
with
him
will
be
cut
off
from
among
their
people.
And
whoever
goes
after
those
who
make
use
of spirits
and wonder-workers, doing evil
with
them,
against
him
will
my
face
be
turned,
and
he
will
be
cut
off
from
among
his
people.
So
make
and
keep
yourselves
holy,
for
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
And
keep
my
rules
and
do
them:
I
am
the
Lord,
who
make
you
holy.
Every
man
cursing
his
father
or
his
mother
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death;
because
of
his
curse
on
his
father
or
his
mother,
his
blood
will
be
on
him.
And
if
a
man
has sex relations
with
another man's
wife,
even
the
wife
of
his neighbour,
he
and
she
are
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
And
the
man
who
has
sex relations
with
his father's
wife
has
put
shame
on
his
father:
the
two
of
them
are
to
be
put
to
death;
their
blood
will
be
on
them.
And
if
a
man
has
sex relations
with
his son's wife,
the
two
of
them
are
to
be
put
to
death:
it
is unnatural;
their
blood
will
be
on
them.
And
if
a
man
has
sex relations
with
a
man,
the
two
of
them
have
done
a
disgusting
thing: let
them
be
put
to
death;
their
blood
will
be
on
them.
And
if
a
man
takes
as
wife
a
woman
and
her
mother,
it
is
an
act
of shame;
let
them
be
burned
with
fire,
all three
of
them,
so
that
there
may
be
no shame
among
you.
And
if
a
man
has sex relations
with
a
beast,
let
him
be
put
to
death,
and
let
the
beast
be
put
to destruction.
And
if
a
woman goes
near
a
beast
and
has sex
relations
with
it,
you
will
put
an end
to
the
woman
and
the
beast:
their
blood
will
be
on
them.
And
if
a
man
takes
his
sister,
daughter
of
his
father
or
his
mother,
and
has sex relations
with
her
and
she
with
him,
it
is
an act
of
shame:
they
are
to
be
cut
off
before
the
children
of
their
people;
he
has
had sex relations
with
his
sister,
and
his
sin
will
be
on
him.
And
if
a
man
has
sex relations
with
a
woman
at
the
time
when
she
is unwell,
he
has seen
her
fountain
and
she
has
let
the
fountain
of
her
blood
be
uncovered,
and
the
two
of
them
are
to
be
cut
off
from
among
their
people.
And
you
may
not
have sex
connection
with
your mother's
sister
or
your father's
sister,
for
they
are
his
near relations:
their
sin
will
be
on
them.
And
if
a
man
has
sex relations
with
the
wife
of
his father's brother,
he
has
put
shame
on
his father's brother:
their
sin
will
be
on
them; till
the day
of
their
death
they
will
have no children.
And
if
a
man
takes
his brother's
wife,
it
is
an
unclean
act;
he
has
put
shame
on
his
brother;
they
will
have no children.
So
then,
keep
my
rules
and
my
decisions
and
do
them,
so
that
the
land
which
I
am
giving
you
as
your resting-place
may
not violently send
you
out again.
And
do
not
keep
the
rules
of
the
nations
which
I
am
driving
out
before
you;
for
they
did
all
these
things,
and
for
that
reason
my soul
was turned
against
them.
But
I
have
said
to
you,
You
will
take
their
land
and
I
will
give
it
to
you
for
your heritage,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God
who
have
made
you
separate
from
all other
peoples.
So
then,
make division
between
the
clean
beast
and
the
unclean,
and
between
the
clean
bird
and
the
unclean:
do
not
make
yourselves disgusting
by
any
beast
or
bird
or
anything
which goes flat
on
the
earth,
which
has
been marked
by
me
as
unclean
for
you.
And
you
are
to
be
holy
to
me;
for
I
the
Lord
am
holy
and
have
made
you
separate
from
the
nations,
so
that
you
may
be
my
people.
Any
man
or
woman
who makes
use
of spirits,
or
who
is
a wonder-worker,
is
to
be
put
to
death:
they
are
to
be
stoned
with
stones:
their
blood
will
be
on
them.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Aaron,
Let
no
man
make
himself
unclean
for
the
dead
among
his
people;
But
only
for
his
near
relations,
for
his
mother
or
his
father,
his
son
or
his
daughter,
and
his
brother;
And
for
his
sister,
a
virgin,
for
she
is
his
near relation
and
has
had
no
husband,
he
may
make
himself
unclean.
But
let
him, being
a chief
among
his
people,
not
make
himself
unclean
in
such
a way as
to put shame
on
himself.
They
are
not
to
have
their
hair
cut
off
for
the dead,
or
the
hair
on
their chins
cut short,
or
make
cuts
in
their
flesh.
Let
them
be
holy
to
their
God
and
not
make
the
name
of
their
God common;
for
the
fire
offerings
of
the
Lord
and
the
bread
of
their
God
are
offered
by
them,
and
they
are
to
be
holy.
They
may
not
take
as
wife
a loose
or common
woman,
or
one
who
has
been
put
away
by
her
husband:
for
the priest
is
holy
to
his
God.
And
he
is
to
be
holy
in
your eyes,
for
by
him
the
bread
of
your
God
is
offered;
he
is
to
be
holy
in
your eyes,
for
I
the
Lord,
who
make
you
holy,
am
holy.
And
if
the
daughter
of
a
priest makes
herself common
and
by
her loose behaviour puts shame
on
her
father, let
her
be
burned
with
fire.
And
he
who
is
the
chief
priest
among
his
brothers,
on
whose
head
the holy
oil
has
been
put,
who
is marked
out
to
put
on
the holy
robes,
may
not
let
his
hair go
loose
or
have
his
clothing
out
of
order
as
a sign
of
sorrow.
He
may
not
go
near
any
dead
body
or
make
himself
unclean
for
his
father
or
his
mother;
He
may
not
go
out
of
the
holy
place
or
make
the
holy
place
of
his
God common;
for
the
crown
of
the
holy
oil
of
his
God
is
on
him:
I
am
the
Lord.
And let
him
take
as
his
wife
one
who
has not
had relations
with
a man.
A
widow,
or
one
whose husband
has
put
her
away,
or
a common
woman
of loose behaviour,
may
not
be
the
wife
of
a priest;
but
let
him
take
a
virgin
from
among
his
people.
And
he
may
not
make
his
seed unclean
among
his
people,
for
I
the
Lord
have
made
him
holy.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
Aaron,
If
a
man
of
your
family,
in
any
generation,
is damaged
in body,
let
him
not
come
near
to make
the
offering
of
the
bread
of
his
God.
For
any
man
whose body
is damaged
may
not
come
near:
one
who
is
blind,
or
has
not
the use
of
his legs,
or
one
who
has
a broken nose
or
any unnatural growth,
Or
a
man
with
broken
feet
or
hands,
Or
one whose back
is bent,
or
one who
is unnaturally small,
or
one who
has
a damaged
eye,
or whose skin
is diseased,
or whose sex parts
are damaged;
No
man
of
the
offspring
of
Aaron
whose body
is damaged
in
any
way
may
come
near
to give
the
fire
offerings
of
the
Lord:
he
is damaged,
he
may
not
come
near
to
make
the
offerings.
He
may take
of
the
bread
of
God,
the
holy
and
the
most
holy;
But
he
may
not
go
inside
the
veil
or
come
near
the
altar,
because
he
is damaged;
and
he
may
not
make
my
holy
places common;
for
I
the
Lord
have
made
them
holy.
These
are
the words which
Moses
said
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons
and
to
all
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Give orders
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons
to
keep
themselves separate
from
the
holy
things
of
the
children
of
Israel
which
they
give
to
me,
and
not
to
make
my
holy
name
common:
I
am
the
Lord,
Say
to
them,
If
any
man
of
all
your
seed
through
all
your
generations,
being
unclean,
comes
near
the
holy
things
which
the
children
of
Israel
make
holy
to
the
Lord,
he
will
be
cut
off
from
before
me:
I
am
the
Lord.
No
man
of
the
seed
of
Aaron
who
is
a
leper,
or
who
has
a
flow
from
his
body,
may
take
of
the
holy
food
till
he
is
clean.
And
any
man
touching
anything
which
is
unclean
because
of
the
dead,
or
any
man
whose
seed
goes
from
him;
Or
anyone
touching
any
unclean
thing
which goes flat
on
the earth,
or
someone
by
whom
he
may
be
made
unclean
in
any
way
whatever;
Any
person
touching
any
such
unclean
thing
will
be
unclean
till
evening,
and
may
not take
of
the
holy
food
till
his
flesh
has
been
bathed
in
water;
And
when
the
sun
has
gone
down
he
will
be
clean;
and
after
that
he
may
take
part
in
the
holy
food,
because
it
is
his
bread.
That
which comes
to
a
natural
death,
or
is attacked
by
beasts,
he
may
not take
as
food,
for
it
will
make
him
unclean:
I
am
the
Lord.
So
then,
let
them
keep
what
I
have
put
into
their
care,
for fear
that
sin
may come
on
them
because
of
it,
so causing
their
death
because
they
have
made
it common:
I
am
the
Lord,
who
make
them
holy.
No outside
person
may take
of
the
holy
food,
or
one living
as
a
guest
in
the priest's house,
or
a
servant working
for payment.
But
any
person
for whom
the
priest
has given
money,
to
make
him
his,
may take
of
it
with
him;
and
those
who come
to birth
in
his
house
may take
of
his
bread.
And
if
the
daughter
of
a
priest
is married
to
an outside
person
she
may
not
take
of
the
holy
things
which
are lifted
up
as
offerings.
But
if
a priest's
daughter
is
a
widow,
or parted
from
her husband,
and
has
no
child,
and
has
come
back
to
her father's
house
as
when
she
was
a
girl,
she
may
take
of
her father's
bread;
but
no
outside
person
may
do
so.
And
if
a
man
takes
the
holy
food
in
error,
he
will
have
to
give
the
holy
thing back
to
the
priest,
with
the
addition
of
a
fifth
part.
And
they
may
not
make
common
the
holy
things
which
the
children
of
Israel give
to
the
Lord,
So causing
sin
to come
on
them
when
they
take
their
holy
things
for
food:
I
am
the
Lord
who
make
them
holy.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons
and
to
all
the
children
of
Israel,
If
any
man
of
the
children
of
Israel,
or
of
another
nation
living
in
Israel,
makes
an
offering, given
because
of
an oath
or
freely given
to
the
Lord
for
a burned
offering;
So that it may
be pleasing
to
the Lord, let him give
a
male,
without any mark,
from among
the
oxen
or
the
sheep
or
the
goats.
But
anything
which
has
a mark
you
may
not
give;
it
will
not
make
you pleasing
to
the Lord.
And
whoever
makes
a peace-offering
to
the
Lord,
in payment
of
an oath
or
as
a free
offering,
from
the
herd
or
the
flock,
if
it
is
to
be pleasing
to
the
Lord,
let
it
be free
from
any mark
or damage.
Anything blind
or
broken
or damaged
or
having
any disease
or
any mark
on
it
may
not
be
offered
to
the
Lord;
you
may
not
make
an
offering
of
it
by
fire
on
the
altar
to
the
Lord.
An
ox
or
a
lamb which
has
more
or less
than
its natural parts,
may
be given as
a free
offering;
but
it
will
not
be
taken
in payment
of
an oath.
An animal which
has
its sex parts damaged
or
crushed
or
broken
or
cut,
may
not
be
offered
to
the
Lord;
such
a thing
may
not
be
done
anywhere
in
your
land.
And
from
one
who
is
not
an
Israelite
you
may
not
take
any
of
these
for
an
offering
to
the Lord;
for
they
are unclean,
there
is
a mark
on
them,
and
the Lord
will
not
be
pleased
with
them.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
When
an
ox
or
a
sheep
or
a
goat
is
given
birth,
let
it
be
with
its
mother
for
seven
days;
and
after
the
eighth
day
it
may
be
taken
as
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
A cow
or
a
sheep
may
not
be put
to death
with
its
young
on
the
same
day.
And
when
you
make
an
offering
of
praise
to
the
Lord,
make
it
in
a way which
is pleasing
to
him.
Let
it
be used
for
food
on
the
same
day;
do
not keep
any
part
of
it
till
the
morning:
I
am
the
Lord.
So
then,
keep
my
orders
and
do
them:
I
am
the
Lord.
And
do
not
make
my
holy
name
common;
so
that
it
may
be kept
holy
by
the
children
of
Israel:
I
am
the
Lord
who
make
you
holy,
Who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
that
I
might
be
your
God:
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
These
are
the
fixed
feasts
of
the
Lord,
which
you
will keep
for
holy meetings:
these
are
my
feasts.
On
six
days
work
may
be
done;
but
the
seventh
day
is
a special
day
of
rest,
a
time
for worship;
you
may
do
no sort
of
work:
it
is
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord
wherever
you
may
be living.
These
are
the
fixed
feasts
of
the
Lord,
the
holy days
of
worship
which
you
will keep
at
their regular
times.
In
the
first
month,
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month
at nightfall,
is
the Lord's
Passover;
And
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
same
month
is
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread;
for
seven
days let
your
food
be
unleavened
bread.
On
the
first
day
you
will
have
a
holy meeting;
you
may
do
no sort
of field-work.
And
every
day
for
seven
days
you
will give
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord;
and
on
the
seventh
day
there
will
be
a
holy meeting;
you
may
do
no field-work.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
When
you
have
come
to
the
land
which
I
will
give
you,
and
have got
in
the grain
from
its fields,
take some
of
the first-fruits
of
the grain
to
the
priest;
And let
the grain
be
waved
before
the
Lord,
so
that
you
may
be pleasing
to
him;
on
the
day
after
the
Sabbath let
it
be
waved
by
the
priest.
And
on
the
day
of
the
waving
of
the grain,
you
are
to give
a
male
lamb
of
the
first
year,
without any mark,
for
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord.
And let
the
meal
offering
with
it
be
two
tenth parts
of
an ephah
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil,
an
offering made
by
fire
to
the
Lord
for
a sweet smell;
and
the drink
offering
with
it
is
to
be
of
wine,
the
fourth part
of
a
hin.
And
you
may
take
no
bread
or dry
grain
or
new
grain
for
food
till
the
very
day
on
which
you
have given
the
offering
for
your
God:
this
is
a rule
for
ever
through
all
your
generations
wherever
you
are living.
And
let
seven
full
weeks
be
numbered
from
the
day
after
the
Sabbath,
the
day
when
you
give
the grain
for
the
wave
offering;
Let
fifty
days
be
numbered,
to
the
day
after
the
seventh
Sabbath;
then
you
are
to give
a
new
meal
offering
to
the
Lord.
Take
from
your houses
two cakes
of
bread,
made
of
a fifth part
of
an ephah
of
the best
meal, cooked
with
leaven,
to
be waved
for first-fruits
to
the
Lord.
And
with
the
bread,
take
seven
lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any marks,
and
one
ox
and
two
male
sheep,
to
be
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord,
with
their
meal
offering
and
their drink
offerings,
an
offering
of
a sweet smell
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
And
you
are
to give
one
male
goat
for
a sin-offering
and
two
male
lambs
of
the
first
year
for peace-offerings.
And these
will
be
waved
by
the
priest,
with
the
bread
of
the first-fruits,
for
a
wave
offering
to
the
Lord,
with
the
two
lambs:
they
will
be
holy
to
the
Lord
for
the
priest.
And
on
the
same
day,
let
it
be
given
out
that
there
will
be
a
holy meeting
for
you:
you
may
do
no field-work
on
that
day:
it
is
a rule
for
ever
through
all
your
generations
wherever
you
are living.
And
when
you get
in
the grain
from
your
land,
do
not
let
all
the grain
at
the
edges
of
the
field
be cut,
and
do
not take
up
the grain which
has
been dropped
in
the
field;
let
that
be
for
the
poor,
and
for
the
man
from
another
country:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
In
the
seventh
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
let
there
be
a special
day
of
rest
for
you,
a
day
of memory, marked
by
the
blowing
of horns,
a meeting
for
worship.
Do
no field-work
and give
to
the
Lord
an
offering
made
by
fire.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
The
tenth
day
of
this
seventh
month
is
the
day
for
the taking away
of sin;
let
it
be
a
holy
day
of worship;
you
are
to
keep
from pleasure,
and
give
to
the
Lord
an
offering
made
by
fire.
And
on
that
day
you
may
do
no sort
of
work,
for
it
is
a
day
of taking
away sin,
to
make
you clean
before
the
Lord
your
God.
For
any
person,
whoever
he
may
be,
who takes
his pleasure
on
that
day
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
And
if
any
person,
whoever
he
may
be,
on
that
day
does
any sort
of
work,
I
will send
destruction
on
him
from
among
his
people.
You
may
not
do
any sort
of
work:
this
is an
order
for
ever
through
all
your
generations
wherever
you
may
be living.
Let
this
be
a
Sabbath
of special
rest
to
you,
and keep
yourselves
from
all pleasure; on
the
ninth
day
of
the
month
at nightfall
from
evening
to
evening,
let
this
Sabbath
be kept.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
On
the fifteenth
day
of
this
seventh
month let
the
feast
of tents
be kept
to
the
Lord
for
seven
days.
On
the
first
day
there
will
be
a
holy meeting:
do
no field-work.
Every
day
for
seven
days
give
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord;
and
on
the
eighth
day
there
is
to
be
a
holy meeting,
when
you
are
to
give
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord;
this
is
a special
holy
day:
you
may
do
no field-work
on
that
day.
These
are
the
fixed
feasts
of
the
Lord,
to
be kept
by
you
as
holy
days
of
worship,
for making
an
offering
by
fire
to
the
Lord;
a burned
offering,
a
meal
offering,
an
offering
of beasts,
and drink
offerings;
every
one
on
its special
day;
In addition
to
the
Sabbaths
of
the
Lord,
and
in addition
to
the
things
you
give
and
the oaths
you
make
and
the free
offerings
to
the
Lord.
But
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
seventh
month,
when
you
have got
in
all
the fruits
of
the
land,
you
will keep
the
feast
of
the
Lord
for
seven
days:
the
first
day
will
be
a
Sabbath,
and
the
eighth
day
the
same.
On
the
first
day,
take
the
fruit
of fair
trees,
branches
of palm-trees,
and
branches
of thick
trees
and
trees
from
the riverside,
and
be
glad
before
the
Lord
for
seven
days.
And let
this
feast
be kept
before
the
Lord
for
seven
days
in
the
year:
it
is
a rule
for
ever
from
generation
to
generation;
in
the
seventh
month let
it
be kept.
For
seven
days
you
will
be
living
in tents;
all
those
who
are
Israelites
by birth
are
to make tents
their living-places:
So
that future
generations
may keep
in
mind
how
I
gave
the
children
of
Israel tents
as
their living-places
when
I
took
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
And
Moses
made clear
to
the
children
of
Israel
the orders
about
the
fixed
feasts
of
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Give
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to
give
you
clean
olive
oil
for
the
light,
so
that
a
light
may
be burning
at
all
times,
Outside
the
veil
of
the ark
in
the
Tent
of
meeting; let
Aaron see
that
it
is burning
from
evening
till
morning
at
all
times
before
the
Lord:
it
is
a rule
for
ever
through
all
your
generations.
Let
Aaron put
the lights
in order
on
the support
before
the
Lord
at
all
times.
And
take
the best meal
and
make
twelve
cakes
of
it,
a fifth part
of
an ephah
in
every
cake.
And
put
them
in
two lines,
six
in
a
line,
on
the holy
table
before
the
Lord.
And
on
the lines
of cakes
put
clean sweet-smelling spices,
for
a sign
on
the
bread,
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
Every
Sabbath
day
regularly,
the priest
is
to put
it
in order
before
the
Lord:
it
is offered
for
the
children
of
Israel,
an
agreement made
for
ever.
And
it
will
be
for
Aaron
and
his
sons;
they
are
to
take
it
for
food
in
a
holy
place:
it
is
the
most
holy
of
all
the
offerings
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord,
a rule
for
ever.
And
a
son
of
an
Israelite
woman,
whose father
was
an
Egyptian,
went
out
among
the
children
of
Israel
and
had
a
fight
with
a
man
of
Israel
by
the tents;
And
the
son
of
the
Israelite
woman
said evil
against
the holy
Name,
with
curses;
and
they
took
him
to
Moses.
His mother's
name
was
Shelomith,
the
daughter
of
Dibri,
of
the
tribe
of
Dan.
And
they kept
him shut
up, till
a decision
might
be given
by
the
mouth
of
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
the curser
outside
the tent-circle;
and let
all
in
whose
hearing
the words
were
said
put
their
hands
on
his
head,
and let
him
be
stoned
by
all
the
people.
And
say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
As
for
any
man
cursing
God,
his
sin
will
be
on
his head.
And
he
who says evil
against
the
name
of
the
Lord
will
certainly
be
put
to
death;
he
will
be
stoned
by
all
the people;
the
man
who
is not
of
your nation
and
one
who
is
an Israelite
by birth,
whoever says evil
against
the holy
Name
is
to
be
put
to
death.
And
anyone
who
takes another's
life
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
And
anyone wounding
a
beast
and causing
its
death,
will
have
to make payment
for
it:
a
life
for
a
life.
And
if
a
man
does damage
to
his neighbour,
as
he
has
done,
so
let
it
be
done
to
him;
Wound
for wound,
eye
for
eye,
tooth
for
tooth;
whatever damage
he
has done,
so
let
it
be done
to
him.
He
who
puts
a
beast
to
death
will
have
to make payment
for
it;
he
who
puts
a
man
to
death
will
himself
be
put
to
death.
You
are
to
have
the
same law
for
a
man
of
another nation living among
you
as
for
an Israelite;
for
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
And
Moses
said
these words
to
the
children
of
Israel,
and
they
took
the
man
who
had
been
cursing
outside
the tent-circle
and
had
him
stoned.
The
children
of
Israel
did
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
on
Mount
Sinai,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
When
you
come
into
the
land
which
I
will
give
you,
let
the
land
keep
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord.
For
six
years
put
seed into
your
land,
and
for
six
years give care
to
your
vines
and get
in
the
produce
of
them;
But
let
the
seventh
year
be
a
Sabbath
of
rest
for
the
land,
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord; do
not put
seed
into
your
land
or
have
your
vines cut.
That which
comes
to growth
of itself
may
not
be
cut,
and
the
grapes
of
your uncared-for
vines
may
not
be
taken
off;
let
it
be
a
year
of
rest
for
the
land.
And
the
Sabbath
of
the
land
will
give
food
for
you
and
your man-servant
and
your woman-servant
and
those working
for payment,
and
for
those
of another
country
who
are
living
among
you;
And
for
your
cattle
and
the
beasts
on
the
land;
all
the natural
increase
of
the
land
will
be
for
food.
And
let
seven
Sabbaths
of
years
be
numbered
to
you,
seven
times
seven
years;
even
the
days
of
seven
Sabbaths
of
years,
that
is forty-nine
years;
Then let
the loud
horn
be sounded
far
and wide
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
seventh
month;
on
the
day
of taking
away sin let
the
horn
be sounded
through
all
your
land.
And
let
this
fiftieth
year
be kept
holy,
and say publicly
that
everyone
in
the
land
is free
from debt:
it
is
the
Jubilee,
and
every
man
may
go
back
to
his heritage
and
to
his
family.
Let
this
fiftieth
year
be
the
Jubilee:
no
seed
may
be
planted,
and
that
which
comes
to growth
of
itself
may
not
be
cut,
and
the grapes
may
not
be
taken
from
the uncared-for
vines.
For
it
is
the
Jubilee,
and
it
is
holy
to
you;
your
food
will
be
the natural
increase
of
the
field.
In
this
year
of
Jubilee, let
every
man
go
back
to
his heritage.
And
in
the business
of trading goods
for money,
do
no
wrong
to
one
another.
Let
your exchange
of goods
with
your neighbours
have relation
to
the
number
of
years
after
the
year
of
Jubilee,
and
the
number
of
times
the earth has given her
produce.
If
the
number
of
years
is
great,
the
price
will
be
increased,
and
if
the
number
of
years
is
small,
the
price
will
be
less,
for
it
is
the
produce
of
a
certain
number
of
years
which
the man
is giving
you.
And
do
no
wrong,
one
to
another,
but
let
the
fear
of
your
God
be
before
you;
for
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
So
keep
my
rules
and
my
decisions
and
do
them,
and
you
will
be safe
in
your
land.
And
the
land
will
give
her
fruit,
and
you
will
have
food
in
full measure
and
be safe
in
the
land.
And
if
you
say,
Where
will
our
food come
from
in
the
seventh
year,
when
we
may
not
put
in
seed,
or get
in
the
increase
Then
I
will send
my
blessing
on
you
in
the
sixth
year,
and
the land
will
give fruit
enough
for
three
years.
And
in
the
eighth
year
you
will
put
in
your
seed,
and
get
your
food
from
the
old stores,
till
the
fruit
of
the
ninth
year
is ready.
No exchange
of
land
may
be
for ever,
for
the
land
is mine,
and
you
are
as
my guests, living
with
me
for
a time.
Wherever
there
is
property
in
land,
the owner
is
to
have
the
right
of getting
it back.
If
your
brother
becomes
poor,
and
has
to
give
up some
of
his land
for money,
his
nearest relation
may
come
and
get
back
that which
his
brother
has given
up.
And
if
he
has
no
one
to get
it
back
for
him,
and
later
he
himself gets
wealth
and
has
enough money
to get
it
back;
Then let
him
take
into account
the
years
from
the
time
when
he
gave
it
up,
and
make
up
the loss
for
the rest
of
the
years
to
him
who
took
it,
and
so
get
back
his
property.
But
if
he
is
not
able
to
get
it
back
for
himself,
then
it
will
be kept
by
him
who
gave
a price
for
it,
till
the
year
of
Jubilee;
and
in
that
year
it
will
go
back
to
its first
owner
and
he
will
have
his
property
again.
And
if
a
man gives
his
house
in
a
walled
town
for money,
he
has
the
right
to get
it
back
for
the space
of
a
full
year
after
he
has given
it
up.
And
if
he
does
not
get
it
back
by
the
end
of
the
year,
then
the
house
in
the
town
will
become
the
property
of
him
who
gave
the money
for
it,
and
of
his children
for
ever;
it
will
not
go
from
him
in
the
year
of
Jubilee.
But
houses
in small unwalled
towns
will
be
the same
as
property
in
the
country;
they
may
be
got
back,
and
they
will
go
back
to
their owners
in
the year
of
Jubilee.
But
the
houses
in
the
towns
of
the
Levites
may
be got
back
by
the
Levites
at
any
time.
And
if
a
Levite
does
not give money
to
get
back
his
property,
his
house
in
the
town
which
was exchanged
for money
will
come
back
to
him
in
the year
of
Jubilee.
For
the
houses
of
the
towns
of
the
Levites
are
their
property
among
the
children
of
Israel.
But
the
land
on
the outskirts
of
their
towns
may
not
be exchanged
for money,
for
it
is
their
property
for
ever.
And
if
your
brother
becomes
poor
and
is
not
able
to
make
a living,
then
you
are
to keep
him
with
you, helping
him
as
you would
a man
from
another country
who
is living
among
you.
Take
no
interest
from
him,
in money
or
in goods,
but
have
the
fear
of
your
God
before
you,
and
let
your
brother
make
a living
among
you.
Do
not
take
interest
on
the
money which
you
let
him
have
or
on
the
food which
you
give
him.
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
to
give
you
the
land
of
Canaan,
that
I
might
be
your
God.
And
if
your
brother
becomes
poor
and gives
himself
to
you
for money,
do
not
make
use
of
him
like
a
servant
who
is
your property;
But
let
him
be
with
you
as
a
servant
working
for payment,
till
the
year
of
Jubilee;
Then
he
will
go
out
from
you,
he
and
his
children
with
him,
and
go
back
to
his
family
and
to
the
property
of
his
fathers.
For
they
are
my
servants
whom
I
took
out
from
the
land
of
Egypt;
they
may
not
become
the
property
of
another.
Do
not
be
a hard master
to
him,
but
have
the
fear
of
God
before
you.
But
you
may
get
servants
as
property
from among
the
nations
round
about;
from
them
you
may
take men-servants
and women-servants.
And
in
addition,
you
may
get,
for money, servants
from
among
the
children
of
other
nations
who
are
living
with
you,
and
from
their
families
which
have
come
to
birth
in
your
land;
and
these
will
be
your
property.
And
they
will
be
your children's heritage
after
you,
to
keep
as
their
property;
they
will
be
your
servants
for
ever;
but
you
may
not
be hard masters
to
your
countrymen,
the
children
of
Israel.
And
if
one
from
another
nation living
among
you gets wealth,
and
your
countryman,
at
his
side,
becomes
poor
and gives
himself
for money
to
the man
from
another
nation
or
to
one
of
his
family;
After
he
has given himself
he
has
the
right
to
be
made free,
for
a price,
by
one
of
his
brothers,
Or
his father's brother,
or
the
son
of
his father's brother,
or
any near relation;
or
if
he gets money,
he
may
make
himself free.
And
let
the
years
be
numbered
from
the
time
when
he
gave
himself
to
his
owner
till
the
year
of
Jubilee,
and
the
price given
for
him
will
be
in relation
to
the
number
of
years,
on
the scale
of
the payment
of
a
servant.
If
there
is
still
a
long
time,
he
will
give
back,
on account
of
it,
a part
of
the
price which
was given
for
him.
And
if
there
is
only
a short
time,
he
will
take
account
of
it
with
his master,
and
in relation
to
the number
of
years
he
will
give
back
the price
of making
him free.
And
he
will
be
with
him
as
a
servant working
for payment
year
by
year;
his master
is
not
to
be cruel
to
him
before
your
eyes.
And
if
he
is
not made
free
in
this way,
he
will
go
out
in
the
year
of
Jubilee,
he
and
his
children
with
him.
For
the
children
of
Israel
are
servants
to
me;
they
are
my
servants
whom
I
took
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Do
not
make
images
of false
gods,
or
put
up
an
image cut
in
stone
or
a
pillar
or
any pictured
stone
in
your
land,
to
give
worship
to
it;
for
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Keep
my
Sabbaths
and
give honour
to
my
holy
place:
I
am
the
Lord.
If
you
are guided
by
my
rules,
and
keep
my laws
and
do
them,
Then
I
will
give
you
rain
at
the right
time,
and
the
land
will
give
her
increase
and
the
trees
of
the
field
will
give
their
fruit;
And
the crushing
of
the
grain
will
overtake
the cutting
of
the grapes,
and
the cutting
of
the grapes
will
overtake
the
planting
of
the
seed,
and
there
will
be
bread
in
full measure,
and
you
will
be
living
in
your
land
safely.
And
I
will
give
you
peace
in
the
land,
and
you
will
take
your
rest
and
no
one
will
give
you
cause
for
fear;
and
I
will
put
an end
to
all
evil
beasts
in
the
land,
and
no
sword
of
war
will
go
through
your
land.
And
you
will put
to
flight
those who
are
against
you,
and
they
will
be put
to death
by
your
swords.
Then
five
of
you
will put
to
flight
a
hundred,
and
a
hundred
of
you
will put
to
flight
ten
thousand,
and
all who
are
against
you
will
be put
to death
by
your
swords.
And
I
will
have pleasure
in
you
and
make
you fertile
and
greater
in
number;
and
I
will keep
my
agreement
with
you.
And
old stores
long
kept
will be
your
food,
and
you
will
take
out
the
old
because
of
the
new;
And
I
will
put
my holy House
among
you,
and
my
soul
will
not
be
turned away
from
you
in disgust.
And
I
will
be
present
among
you
and
will
be
your
God
and
you
will
be
my
people.
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
so
that
you
might
not
be
servants
to
them;
by
me
the cords
of
your
yoke
were
broken
and
I
made
you
go
upright.
But
if
you
do
not
give ear
to
me,
and
do
not
keep
all
these
my laws;
And
if
you go
against
my
rules
and
if
you
have hate
in
your
souls
for
my
decisions
and
you
do
not
do
all
my
orders,
but go
against
my
agreement;
This
will
I
do
to
you:
I
will
put fear
in
your hearts,
even wasting disease
and burning pain, drying
up
the
eyes
and
making
the
soul feeble,
and
you
will get
no profit
from
your
seed,
for
your haters
will
take
it
for
food.
And
my
face
will
be
turned
from
you,
and
you
will
be broken
before
those
who
are
against
you,
and
your haters
will become
your rulers,
and
you
will go
in
flight
when
no
man
comes
after
you.
And
if,
even
after
these
things,
you
will
not
give ear
to
me,
then
I
will send
you punishment
seven
times
more
for
your
sins.
And
the
pride
of
your
strength
will
be
broken,
and
I
will
make
your
heaven
as
iron
and
your
earth
as brass;
And
your
strength
will
be
used
up
without profit;
for
your
land
will
not
give
her
increase
and
the
trees
of
the field
will
not
give
their
fruit.
And
if
you still go
against
me
and
will
not
give ear
to
me,
I
will put
seven
times
more punishments
on
you
because
of
your
sins.
I
will
let
loose
the
beasts
of
the
field among
you,
and
they
will
take
away
your
children
and
send destruction
on
your
cattle,
so
that
your numbers
will
become
small
and
your
roads
become
waste.
And
if
by
these
things
you
will
not
be
turned
to
me,
but still
go
against
me;
Then
I
will
go
against
you,
and
I
will give
you punishment,
I
myself,
seven
times
for
all
your
sins.
And
I
will
send
a
sword
on
you
to
give effect
to
the
punishment
of
my
agreement;
and
when
you
come
together
into
your
towns
I
will
send disease
among
you
and
you
will
be
given
up
into
the
hands
of
your haters.
When
I
take
away
your
bread
of life,
ten
women
will
be cooking
bread
in
one
oven,
and
your
bread
will
be measured
out
by
weight;
you
will
have
food
but
never
enough.
And
if,
after all
this,
you
do
not
give ear
to
me,
but
go
against
me still,
Then
my
wrath
will be
burning
against
you,
and
I
will give
you punishment,
I
myself,
seven
times
for
your
sins.
Then
you
will take
the
flesh
of
your
sons
and
the
flesh
of
your
daughters
for
food;
And
I
will
send
destruction
on
your
high
places, overturning
your perfume
altars,
and
will
put
your
dead
bodies
on
your broken images,
and
my
soul
will
be
turned
from
you
in disgust.
And
I
will
make
your
towns
waste
and
send destruction
on
your
holy
places;
I
will
take
no
pleasure
in
the
smell
of
your sweet perfumes;
And
I
will
make
your
land
a
waste,
a wonder
to
your haters
living
in
it.
And
I
will send
you
out
in
all directions
among
the
nations,
and
my
sword
will
be uncovered
against
you,
and
your
land
will
be without
any living thing,
and
your
towns
will
be
made
waste.
Then
will
the
land
take
pleasure
in
its
Sabbaths
while
it
is
waste
and
you
are living
in
the
land
of
your haters;
then
will
the
land
have rest.
All
the
days
while
it
is
waste
will
the land
have rest,
such rest
as
it
never
had
in
your
Sabbaths,
when
you
were
living
in
it.
And
as
for
the
rest
of
you,
I
will make
their
hearts feeble
in
the
land
of
their haters,
and
the
sound
of
a
leaf
moved
by
the wind
will send
them
in
flight,
and
they
will
go
in
flight
as
from
the
sword,
falling
down
when
no
one
comes
after
them;
Falling
on
one
another,
as
before
the
sword,
when
no
one
comes
after
them;
you
will
give
way
before
your haters.
And death
will overtake
you
among strange
nations,
and
the
land
of
your haters
will
be
your
destruction.
And those
of
you
who
are still living
will
be wasting
away
in
their
sins
in
the
land
of
your haters;
in
the
sins
of
their
fathers
they
will
be wasting
away.
And
they
will
have grief
for
their
sins
and
for
the
sins
of
their
fathers,
when
their hearts
were untrue
to
me,
and
they
went
against
me;
So
that
I
went
against
them
and sent
them
away
into
the
land
of
their haters:
if
then
the pride
of
their
hearts
is broken
and
they
take
the
punishment
of
their
sins,
Then
I
will
keep
in
mind
the
agreement which
I made
with
Jacob
and
with
Isaac
and
with
Abraham,
and
I
will
keep
in
mind
the
land.
And
the
land,
while she
is without
them,
will keep
her
Sabbaths;
and
they
will undergo
the
punishment
of
their
sins,
because
they
were turned away
from
my
decisions
and
in
their
souls
was hate
for
my laws.
But
for
all
that,
when
they
are
in
the
land
of
their haters
I
will
not
let
them
go,
or
be
turned
away
from
them,
or
give
them
up
completely;
my
agreement
with
them
will
not
be
broken,
for
I
am
the
Lord
their
God.
And
because
of
them
I
will
keep
in
mind
the
agreement
which
I
made
with
their fathers,
whom
I
took
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
before
the
eyes
of
the
nations,
to
be
their
God:
I
am
the
Lord.
These
are
the
rules,
decisions,
and
laws,
which
the
Lord
made
between
himself
and
the
children
of
Israel
in
Mount
Sinai,
by
the
hand
of
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
a
man
makes
a
special oath,
you
will
give
your decision
as
to
the
value
of
the
persons
for
the
Lord.
And
you
will put
the
value
of
a
male
from
twenty
years
to
sixty
years
old
at
fifty
shekels
of
silver,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place.
And
if
it
is
a
female,
the
value
will
be
thirty
shekels.
And
if
the person
is
from
five
to
twenty
years
old,
the
value
will
be
twenty
shekels
for
a
male,
and
ten
for
a
female.
And
if
the person
is
from
one
month
to
five
years
old,
then
the
value
for
a
male
will
be
five
shekels
of
silver,
and
for
a
female
three
shekels.
And
for
sixty
years
old
and
over,
for
a
male
the
value
will
be
fifteen
shekels,
and
for
a
female,
ten.
But
if
he
is
poorer
than
the
value
which
you
have
put
on
him,
then let
him
be taken
to
the
priest,
and
the
priest
will
put
a
value
on
him,
such
as
it
is possible
for
him
to give.
And
if
it
is
a
beast
of
which
men
make
offerings
to
the
Lord,
whatever
any
man
gives
of
such
to
the
Lord
will
be
holy.
It
may
not
be
changed
in
any way,
a
good given
for
a
bad,
or
a
bad
for
a
good;
if
one
beast
is
changed
for
another,
the
two
will
be
holy.
And
if
it
is
any
unclean
beast,
of
which
offerings
are
not
made
to
the
Lord,
then
let
him
take
the
beast
before
the
priest;
And
let
the
priest put
a
value
on
it,
if
it
is
good
or
bad;
whatever
value
the
priest puts
on
it,
so
will
it
be.
But
if
he
has
a desire
to get
it
back
for himself,
let
him
give
a
fifth
more
than
your
value.
And
if
a
man
has given
his
house
as
holy
to
the
Lord,
then
the
priest
will put
a value
on
it,
if
it
is
good
or
bad;
as
the
priest gives decision
so
will
the value
be fixed.
And
if
the owner
has
a desire
to get
back
his
house,
let
him
give
a
fifth
more
than
your
value,
and
it
will
be
his.
And
if
a
man gives
to
the
Lord part
of
the
field which
is
his
property,
then
let
your
value
be
in relation
to
the
seed which
is planted
in
it;
a measure
of
barley
grain
will
be valued
at
fifty
shekels
of
silver.
If
he gives
his
field
from
the
year
of
Jubilee,
the
value
will be fixed
by
your decision.
But
if
he gives
his
field
after
the
year
of
Jubilee,
the amount
of
the
money
will
be
worked
out
by
the
priest
in relation
to
the number
of
years
till
the coming
year
of
Jubilee,
and
the necessary amount
will
be
taken
off
your
value.
And
if
the man who
has given
the
field
has
a desire
to
get
it
back,
let
him
give
a
fifth
more
than
the
price
at which
it
was valued
and
it
will
be
his.
But
if
he
has
no desire
to get
it
back,
or
if
he
has given
it
for
a price
to
another
man,
it
may
not
be got
back
again.
But
the
field,
when
it
becomes
free
at
the year
of
Jubilee,
will
be
holy
to
the
Lord,
as
a
field given under oath:
it
will
be
the
property
of
the
priest.
And
if
a man gives
to
the
Lord
a
field
which
he
has got
for money
from
another,
which
is
not part
of
his heritage;
Then
the
value fixed
by
you
up
to
the
year
of
Jubilee
will
be
worked
out
for
him
by
the
priest,
and
in
that
day
he
will
give
the
amount
of
your
value
as
holy
to
the
Lord.
In
the
year
of
Jubilee
the
field
will
go
back
to
him
from
whom
he got
it,
that
is,
to
him
whose heritage
it
was.
And
let
all
your values
be based
on
the
shekel
of
the
holy
place,
that
is,
twenty
gerahs
to
the
shekel.
But
a
man
may
not give
by oath
to
the
Lord
the first-fruits
of
cattle
which
are offered
to
the
Lord:
if
it
is
an
ox
or
a
sheep
it
is
the Lord's.
And
if
it
is
an
unclean
beast,
then
the owner
of
it
may
give money
to get
it
back,
in agreement
with
the
value fixed
by
you,
by giving
a
fifth
more;
or
if
it
is
not taken
back,
let
it
be given
for money
in agreement
with
your valuing.
But
nothing
which
a
man
has given
completely
to
the
Lord,
out
of
all
his
property,
of
man
or
beast,
or
of
the
land
which
is
his heritage,
may
be given
away
or got
back
in exchange
for money;
anything
completely given
is
most
holy
to
the
Lord.
Any
man given
completely
to
the Lord
may
not
be got back:
he
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
And
every
tenth
part
of
the
land,
of
the
seed planted,
or
of
the
fruit
of
trees,
is
holy
to
the
Lord.
And
if
a
man
has
a desire
to get
back
any
of
the
tenth
part which
he
has given,
let
him
give
a
fifth
more.
And
a
tenth
part
of
the
herd
and
of
the
flock,
whatever goes
under
the
rod
of
the valuer,
will
be
holy
to
the
Lord.
He
may
not
make search
to
see
if
it
is
good
or
bad,
or
make
any changes
in
it;
and
if
he makes
exchange
of
it
for
another,
the
two
will
be
holy;
he
will
not get
them
back
again.
These
are
the
orders
which
the
Lord
gave
to
Moses
for
the
children
of
Israel
in
Mount
Sinai.
Numbers
The Fourth Book of Moses, Commonly Called Numbers
Numbers
Num
The Fourth Book of Moses,
Commonly Called
Numbers
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
in
the waste
land
of
Sinai,
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
on
the
first
day
of
the
second
month,
in
the
second
year
after
they
came
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
Take
the
full
number
of
the
children
of
Israel,
by
their
families,
and
by
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
by
name;
All
those
of
twenty
years
old
and
over,
who
are able
to
go
to
war
in
Israel,
are
to
be
numbered
by
you
and
Aaron.
And
to
give
you help,
take
one
man
from
every
tribe,
the
head
of
his father's
house.
These
are
the
names
of
those
who
are
to
be
your helpers:
from
Reuben,
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur;
From
Simeon,
Shelumiel,
the
son
of Zurishaddai;
From
Judah,
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab;
From
Issachar,
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar;
From
Zebulun,
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon;
Of
the
children
of
Joseph:
from
Ephraim,
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud;
from
Manasseh,
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
From
Benjamin,
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni;
From
Dan,
Ahiezer,
the
son
of Ammi-shaddai;
From
Asher,
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ochran;
From
Gad,
Eliasaph,
the
son
of Reuel;
From
Naphtali,
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan.
These
are
the
men named out
of
all
the people,
chiefs
of
their fathers' houses,
heads
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
And
Moses
and
Aaron
took
these
men, marked
out
by
name;
And
they got
together
all
the
people
on
the
first
day
of
the
second
month;
and
everyone
made
clear
his
family
and
his father's
house,
by
the
number
of
the
names,
from
twenty
years
old
and
over.
As
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses,
so
they
were
numbered
by
him
in
the waste place
of
Sinai.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Reuben,
the
oldest
son
of
Israel,
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over,
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Forty-six
thousand,
five
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Simeon
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over,
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Fifty-nine
thousand,
three
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Simeon
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Gad
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Forty-five
thousand,
six
hundred
and
fifty
of
the
tribe
of
Gad
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Judah
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Seventy-four
thousand,
six
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Issachar
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Fifty-four
thousand,
four
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Issachar
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Zebulun
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Fifty-seven
thousand,
four
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Joseph
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Forty
thousand,
five
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Manasseh
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Thirty-two
thousand,
two
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Benjamin
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Thirty-five
thousand,
four
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Dan
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Sixty-two
thousand,
seven
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Asher
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Forty-one
thousand,
five
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Asher
were
numbered.
The
generations
of
the
sons
of
Naphtali
were
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses,
every
male
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
was able
to
go
to
war;
Fifty-three
thousand,
four
hundred
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
were
numbered.
These
are
they
who
were
numbered
by
Moses
and
Aaron
and
by
the
twelve
chiefs
of
Israel,
one
from
every tribe.
So
all
those
who
were
numbered
of
the
children
of
Israel,
by
their
families,
all
those
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
were able
to
go
to
war,
Were
six
hundred
and
three
thousand,
five
hundred
and
fifty.
But
the
Levites,
of
the
tribe
of
their
fathers,
were
not
numbered
among
them.
For
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Only
the
tribe
of
Levi
is
not
to
be
numbered
among
the
children
of
Israel,
But
to
them
you
are
to
give
the
care
of
the Tent
of meeting
with
its
vessels
and
everything
in
it:
they
are
to
take
up
the Tent,
and
be responsible
for
everything
to
do
with
it,
and
put
up
their
tents
round
it.
And
when
the Tent
of meeting
goes
forward,
the
Levites
are
to
take
it
down;
and
when
it
is
to
be
put
up, they
are
to
do
it: any
strange
person
who
comes
near
it
is
to
be
put
to
death.
The
children
of
Israel
are
to put
up
their tents,
every
man
in
his tent-circle round
his flag.
But
the
tents
of
the
Levites
are
to
be
round
the Tent
of meeting,
so
that
wrath
may
not
come
on
the
children
of
Israel:
the Tent
of meeting
is
to
be
in
the
care
of
the
Levites.
So
the
children
of
Israel
did
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
The
children
of
Israel
are
to put
up
their
tents
in
the order
of
their
families,
by
the flags
of
their fathers'
houses, facing
the
Tent
of
meeting
on
every
side.
Those
whose tents
are
on
the
east
side, looking
to
the dawn,
will
be round
the flag
of
the
children
of
Judah, with
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
as their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was seventy-four
thousand,
six
hundred.
And nearest
to
him
will
be
the
tribe
of
Issachar,
with
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar,
as
their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was fifty-four
thousand,
four
hundred.
After
him,
the
tribe
of
Zebulun,
with
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon,
as their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was fifty-seven
thousand,
four
hundred.
The
number
of
all
the
armies
of
Judah
was
a
hundred
and
eighty-six
thousand,
four
hundred.
They
go
forward
first.
On
the
south
side
is
the flag
of
the
children
of
Reuben,
in
the order
of their
armies, with
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur,
as their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was forty-six
thousand,
five
hundred.
And nearest
to
him,
the
tribe
of
Simeon,
with
Shelumiel,
the
son
of Zurishaddai,
as
their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was fifty-nine
thousand,
three
hundred.
Then
the
tribe
of
Gad,
with
Eliasaph,
son
of
Reuel,
as
their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was
forty-five
thousand,
six
hundred
and
fifty.
The
number
of
all
the
armies
of
Reuben
together came
to
a
hundred
and fifty-one
thousand,
four
hundred
and
fifty.
They
go
forward
second.
Then
the
Tent
of
meeting
is
to
go
forward,
with
the
tents
of
the
Levites,
in
the
middle
of
the
armies;
in
the
same
order
as
their
tents
are placed,
they
are
to
go
forward,
every
man
under
his flag.
On
the
west
side
will
be
the flag
of
the
children
of
Ephraim,
with
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
as their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was
forty
thousand,
five
hundred.
And
by
him
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
with
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
as
their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was thirty-two
thousand,
two
hundred.
Then
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
with
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni,
as their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was thirty-five
thousand,
four
hundred.
The
number
of
all
the
armies
of
Ephraim
was
a
hundred
and
eight
thousand,
one
hundred.
They
go
forward
third.
On
the
north
side
will
be
the flag
of
the
children
of
Dan,
with
Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai,
as
their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was sixty-two
thousand,
seven
hundred.
Nearest
to
him
will
be
the
tribe
of
Asher,
with
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ochran,
as
their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was forty-one
thousand,
five
hundred;
Then
the
tribe
of
Naphtali,
with
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan,
as their chief.
The
number
of
his
army
was fifty-three
thousand,
four
hundred.
The
number
of
all
the
armies
in
the tents
of
Dan
was
a
hundred
and fifty-seven
thousand,
six
hundred.
They
will
go
forward
last,
by
their flags.
These
are
all
who
were
numbered
of
the
children
of
Israel,
in
the order
of
their fathers'
families:
all
the
armies
in
their tents together came
to
six
hundred
and
three
thousand,
five
hundred
and
fifty.
But
the
Levites
were
not
numbered
among
the
children
of
Israel,
as
the
Lord said
to
Moses.
So
the
children
of
Israel
did
as
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
so
they
put
up
their tents
by
their flags,
and
they
went
forward
in
the
same
order,
by
their
families,
and
by
their fathers'
houses.
Now
these
are
the
generations
of
Aaron
and
Moses,
in
the
day
when
the
word
of
the
Lord came
to
Moses
on
Mount
Sinai.
These
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Aaron:
Nadab
the
oldest,
and
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
These
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Aaron,
the
priests,
on
whom
the holy
oil
was
put,
who
were marked
out
as
priests.
And
Nadab
and
Abihu
were
put
to
death
before
the
Lord
when
they
made
an
offering
of
strange
fire
before
the
Lord,
in
the waste
land
of
Sinai,
and
they
had
no
children:
and
Eleazar
and
Ithamar
did
the work
of
priests
before
Aaron
their
father.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Make
the
tribe
of
Levi
come
near,
and put
them
before
Aaron
the
priest,
to
be
his helpers,
In order
that
they may
be responsible
to
him
and
to
all
Israel
for
the
care
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
to
do
the
work
of
the House;
And
they
will
have
the
care
of
all
the
vessels
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
will
do
for
the
children
of
Israel
all
the necessary
work
of
the House.
Give
the
Levites
to
Aaron
and
his
sons;
so
that
they
may
be
his without question
from
among
the
children
of
Israel.
And
give orders
that
Aaron
and
his
sons
are
to
keep
their place
as priests;
any
strange
person
who
comes
near
is
to
be
put
to
death.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
See,
I
have
taken
the
Levites
out
of
the
children
of
Israel
to
be
mine
in
place
of
the first
sons
of
the
children
of
Israel;
For
all
the
first sons
are mine;
on
the
day
when
I put
to death
all
the
first sons
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
I
took
for
myself
every
first male birth
of
man
and
beast.
They
are mine;
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
in
the waste land
of
Sinai,
Let
all
the
children
of
Levi
be
numbered
by
their
families
and
their fathers'
houses;
let
every
male
of
a
month
old
and
over
be
numbered.
So
Moses
did
as
the
Lord
said, numbering
them
as
he
had
been
ordered.
These
were
the
sons
of
Levi
by
name:
Gershon
and
Kohath
and
Merari.
And
these
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Gershon,
by their
families:
Libni
and
Shimei.
And
the
sons
of
Kohath,
by their
families:
Amram
and
Izhar
and
Hebron
and
Uzziel.
And
the
sons
of
Merari
by
their
families:
Mahli
and
Mushi.
These
are
the
families
of
the
Levites
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses.
From
Gershon come
the Libnites
and
the
Shimeites;
these
are
the
families
of
the
Gershonites.
Those
who
were
numbered
of
them,
the
males
from
one
month
old
and
over,
were
seven
thousand,
five
hundred.
The
tents
of
the
Gershonites
are
to
be placed
at
the
back
of
the House,
to
the
west.
The chief
of
the
Gershonites
is
Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Lael.
In
the
Tent
of
meeting,
the Gershonites
are
to
have
the
care
of
the House,
and
the
Tent
with its cover,
and
the
veil
for
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
And
the
hangings
for
the open space
round
the House
and
the
altar,
and
the
curtain
for
its
doorway,
and
all
the
cords needed
for
its
use.
From
Kohath come
the
Amramites
and
the
Izharites
and
the
Hebronites
and
the
Uzzielites;
these
are
the
families
of
the
Kohathites.
Those
who
were
numbered
of
them,
the
males
from
one
month
old
and
over,
were
eight
thousand,
six
hundred,
who
were responsible
for
the
care
of
the
holy
place.
The
tents
of
the Kohathites
are
to
be placed
on
the
south
side
of
the House.
Their chief
is
Elizaphan,
the
son
of
Uzziel.
In
their
care
are
the
ark,
and
the
table,
and
the lights,
and
the
altars,
and
all
the
vessels
used
in
the
holy
place,
and
the
veil,
and
all
they
are
used
for.
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest,
will
be head over all
the
Levites
and
overseer
of
those responsible
for
the
care
of
the
holy
place.
From
Merari come
the
Mahlites
and
the
Mushites;
these
are
the
families
of
Merari.
Those
who
were
numbered
of
them,
the
males
of
a
month
old
and
over,
were
six
thousand,
two
hundred.
The chief
of
the
families
of
Merari
was
Zuriel,
the
son
of
Abihail:
their
tents
are
to
be placed
on
the
north
side
of
the
House.
And
in
their
care
are
to
be
all
the boards
of
the Tent,
with
their rods
and
pillars
and
bases,
and
all
the
instruments,
and
all
they
are
used
for,
And
the
pillars
of
the open space
round
it,
with
their
bases
and nails
and
cords.
And
those
whose
tents
are
to
be placed
on
the
east
side
of
the House
in
front
of
the
Tent
of
meeting, looking
to
the dawn,
are
Moses
and
Aaron
and
his
sons,
who
will
do
the work
of
the
holy
place
for
the
children
of
Israel;
and
any
strange
person
who
comes
near
will
be
put
to
death.
All
the
Levites
numbered
by
Moses
and
Aaron
at
the order
of
the
Lord,
all
the
males
of
one
month
old
and
over
numbered
in
the order
of
their
families,
were
twenty-two
thousand.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Let
all
the first
male
children
be
numbered,
and
take
the
number
of
their
names.
And
give
to
me
the
Levites (I
am
the
Lord)
in
place
of
the first
sons
of
the
children
of
Israel;
and
the
cattle
of
the
Levites
in
place
of
the first births
among
the
cattle
of
the
children
of
Israel.
So
Moses
had
all
the first
sons
among
the
children
of
Israel
numbered,
as
the
Lord said
to
him.
Every first
son
from
a
month
old
and
over
was
numbered
by
name,
and
the
number
came
to
twenty-two
thousand,
two
hundred
and seventy-three.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
the
Levites
in
place
of
all
the first
sons
of
the
children
of
Israel,
and
the
cattle
of
the
Levites
in
place
of
their
cattle;
the
Levites
are
to
be
mine;
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the price
you
have
to give
for
the
two
hundred
and seventy-three first
sons
of
the
children
of
Israel which
are
in
addition
to
the number
of
the
Levites,
Will be
five
shekels
for every one,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place (the
shekel
is
twenty
gerahs);
And this
money,
the
price
of
those
over
the number
of
the Levites,
is
to
be
given
to
Aaron
and
his
sons.
So
Moses
took
the
money,
the
price
of
those whose place
had not been
taken
by
the
Levites;
From
the first
sons
of
Israel
he
took
it,
a
thousand,
three
hundred
and sixty-five
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
And
he
gave
the
money
to
Aaron
and
his
sons,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
Let
the
sons
of
Kohath,
from
among
the
sons
of
Levi,
be numbered
by
their
families,
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses;
All
those
from
thirty
to
fifty
years
old
who
are able
to
do
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
this
is
to
be
the
work
of
the
sons
of
Kohath
in connection
with
the
most
holy
things.
When all
the
people
go
forward,
Aaron
is
to
go
in
with
his
sons,
and
take
down
the
veil
of
the
curtain,
covering
the
ark
of witness
with
it;
And
putting
over
it
the
leather
cover
and
over
that
a
blue
cloth;
and
putting
its rods
in
place.
And
on
the
table
of
the holy
bread
they
are
to
put
a
blue
cloth,
and
on
it
all
the vessels,
the
spoons
and
the basins
and
the cups;
and
the holy
bread
with
them;
And
over
them
they are
to
put
a
red
cloth,
covering
it
with
a
leather
cover,
and
putting
its rods
in
their
places.
And
they
are
to
take
a
blue
cloth,
covering
with
it
the light-support
with
its
lights
and
its
instruments
and
its
trays
and
all
the
oil
vessels
which
are
used
for
it:
All
these
they
are
to
put
in
a
leather cover,
and
put
it
on
the frame.
On
the
gold
altar
they are
to
put
a
blue
cloth,
covering
it
with
a
leather
cover;
and
they are
to
put
its rods
in
their
places.
All
the
vessels
which
are
used
in
the
holy
place
they
are
to
put
in
a
blue
cloth,
covering
them
with
a
leather
cover,
and
put
them
on
the frame.
And
they are
to
take
away
the burned waste
from
the
altar,
and put
a
purple
cloth
on
it;
Placing
on
the cloth
all
its
vessels,
the fire-baskets,
the meat-hooks,
the spades,
and
the
basins;
all
the
vessels
of
the
altar;
they
are
to
put
a
leather
cover
over
all
these,
and
put
its rods
in
their
places.
And
after
the
holy
place
and
all
its
vessels
have
been
covered
up
by
Aaron
and
his
sons,
when
the
tents
of
the
people
go
forward,
the
sons
of
Kohath
are
to
come
and
take
it
up;
but
the
holy
things
may
not
be
touched
by
them
for fear
of
death.
And
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest,
is
to
be responsible
for
the
oil
for
the
light,
and
the
sweet perfumes
for burning,
and
the
regular
meal
offering,
and
the
holy
oil;
the House
and
the
holy
place
and
everything
in
it
will
be
in
his
care.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
Do
not
let
the
family
of
the
Kohathites
be
cut
off
from
among
the
Levites;
But
do
this
to
them,
so
that
life
and
not
death
may
be theirs
when
they
come
near
the
most
holy
things;
let
Aaron
and
his
sons
go
in
and
give
to
every
one
his
work
and
that which
he
is
to
take
up;
But
they themselves
are
not
to
go
in
to
see
the
holy
place,
even
for
a minute,
for fear
of
death.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Let
the
sons
of
Gershon
be numbered
by
families,
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses;
All
those
from
thirty
to
fifty
years
old
who
are able
to
do
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
This is
to
be
the
work
of
the
Gershonites,
the things
they are
to
do
and take up.
They
are
to
take
up
the
curtains
of
the House,
and
the
Tent
of
meeting
with
its cover
and
the leather cover
over
it,
and
the hangings
for
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting;
And
the
hangings
for
the open space
round
the House
and
the
altar,
and
the
curtain
for
its
doorway,
with
the
cords
and
all
the
things
used
for
them;
whatever
is necessary
for
these,
they
are
to
do.
From
the
mouth
of
Aaron
and
his
sons
the
Gershonites
will
have
word
about
all
the
things
they
are
to
do
and
take
up;
you
are
to
give
them
their orders.
This
is
the
work
of
the
family
of
the
Gershonites
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
they
will
be
under
the
direction
of
Ithamar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest.
The
sons
of
Merari
are
to
be
numbered
by
families,
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses;
Every
one
from
thirty
to
fifty
years
old
who
is able
to
do
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
this
is
their part
in
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting:
the transport
of
the boards
and
the rods
of
the
Tent,
with
the
pillars
and
their
bases;
And
the
pillars
of
the open space
outside
it,
with
their
bases
and
their nails
and
cords
and
all
the
instruments
used,
and
everything which
has
to
be
done
there;
all
the
instruments
for which
they
are responsible
are
to
be
numbered
by
name.
This
is
the
work
which
the
sons
of
Merari
are
to
do
in connection
with
the
Tent
of
meeting,
under
the
direction
of
Ithamar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest.
So
Moses
and
Aaron
and
the
chiefs
of
the
people
took
in hand
the numbering
of
the
sons
of
the
Kohathites,
by
families,
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses;
Numbering
all
those
from
thirty
to
fifty
years
old
who
were able
to
do
the
work
in
the
Tent
of
meeting;
And
the
number
of
all these
was
two
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
fifty.
This
is
the
number
of
those
of
the
Kohathites
who
did
the
work
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
as
they
were
numbered
by
Moses
and
Aaron
at
the
order
of
the
Lord.
And
those
of
the
sons
of
Gershon
who
were
numbered
by
families,
All
those
from
thirty
to
fifty
years
old
who
were able
to
do
the
work
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
Who
were
numbered
by
families
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses,
were
two
thousand,
six
hundred
and
thirty.
This
is
the
number
of
the
sons
of
Gershon
who
did
the
work
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
as
they
were
numbered
by
Moses
and
Aaron
at
the order
of
the
Lord.
And
those
of
the
sons
of
Merari
who
were
numbered
by
families,
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses,
All
those
from
thirty
to
fifty
years
old
who did
the
work
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
Who
were
numbered
by
families,
were
three
thousand,
two
hundred.
This
is
the
number
of
the
sons
of
Merari,
numbered
by
Moses
and
Aaron
at
the
order
of
the
Lord.
And
all
the
Levites
who
were
numbered
by
Moses
and
Aaron
and
the
chiefs
of
the
people,
by
families,
in
the order
of
their fathers'
houses,
Those
from
thirty
to
fifty
years
old
who
were able
to
do
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
of
its transport,
Came
to
eight
thousand,
five
hundred
and
eighty.
At
the
order
of
the
Lord
they
were
numbered
by
Moses,
every
one
in relation
to
his
work
and
to
his
part
in
the transport;
so
they
were
numbered
by
Moses
at
the
order
of
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Give
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to
put outside
the tent-circle
every
leper,
and
anyone
who
has
any sort
of
flow
from
his
body,
and
anyone
who
is
unclean
from
the touch
of
the
dead;
Male
or
female
they
are
to
be
put
outside
the tent-circle,
so
that
they
may
not
make
unclean
my resting-place
among
them.
So
the
children
of
Israel
did
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
Moses,
and
put
them
outside
the tent-circle.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
a
man
or
a
woman
does
any
of
the
sins
of
men, going
against
the
word
of
the
Lord,
and
is
in
the
wrong;
Let
them
say openly
what
they
have
done;
and
make payment
for
the
wrong
done,
with
the
addition
of
a
fifth
part,
and
give
it
to
him
to
whom
the
wrong
was
done.
But
if
the
man
has
no relation
to
whom
the payment
may
be
made,
then
the payment
for
sin
made
to
the
Lord
will
be
the priest's,
in
addition
to
the sheep offered
to
take
away
his
sin.
And
every
offering lifted
up
of
all
the
holy
things
which
the
children
of
Israel
give
to
the
priest,
will
be
his.
And
every man's
holy
things
will
be
his:
whatever
a
man
gives
to
the
priest
will
be
his.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
any man's
wife does wrong, sinning
against
him
By
taking
as
her lover
another
man,
and keeps
it
secret
so
that
her
husband
has
no
knowledge
of
it,
and
there
is
no
witness
against
her,
and
she
is
not
taken
in
the act;
If
the
spirit
of doubt comes
into
her husband's
heart,
and
he
has doubts
of
his
wife,
with good cause;
or
if
he
has doubts
of
her
without cause:
Then
let
him
take
her
to
the
priest,
offering
for
her
the
tenth
part
of
an
ephah
of
barley
meal,
without
oil
or perfume;
for
it
is
a
meal
offering
of
a bitter spirit,
a
meal
offering
keeping wrongdoing
in
mind.
And
the
priest
will
make
her
come
near
and put
her
before
the
Lord;
And
the
priest
will
take
holy
water
in
a pot
and
put
in
it
dust
from
the
floor
of
the House;
And
he
will
make
the
woman
come
before
the
Lord
with
her
hair
loose,
and
will
put
the
meal
offering,
the
offering
of
a
bitter spirit,
in
her
hands;
and
the
priest
will
take
in
his
hand
the
bitter
water causing
the
curse;
And
he
will
make
her
take
an
oath,
and
say
to
her,
If
no
man
has
been
your lover
and
you
have
not
been
with
another
in
place
of
your
husband,
you
are
free
from
this
bitter
water causing
the
curse;
But
if
you
have
been
with
another
in
place
of
your
husband
and
have
made
yourself
unclean
with
a lover:
Then
the
priest
will
put
the
oath
of
the
curse
on
the
woman,
and
say
to
her,
May
the
Lord
make
you
a
curse
and
an
oath
among
your
people, sending
on
you wasting
of
the legs
and disease
of
the
stomach;
And
this
water
of
the
curse
will
go
into
your
body,
causing disease
of
your
stomach
and wasting
of
your legs:
and
the
woman
will
say,
So
be
it.
And
the
priest
will put
these
curses
in
a
book, washing
out
the
writing
with
the
bitter
water;
And
he
will
give
to
the
woman
the
bitter
water
for
drink;
and
the
bitter
water
causing
the
curse
will
go
into
her.
And
the
priest
will
take
from
her
hand
the
meal
offering
of doubt,
waving
it
before
the
Lord,
and
will
take
it
to
the
altar;
And
he
will
take
some
of
it
in
his hand,
burning
it
on
the
altar
as
a sign,
and
then
he
will
give
the
woman
the bitter
water.
And
it
will
be
that
if
the
woman
has
become
unclean, sinning
against
her
husband,
when
she
has
taken
the
bitter
water
it
will
go
into
her
body,
causing disease
of
the
stomach
and wasting
of
the legs,
and
she
will
be
a
curse
among
her
people.
But
if
she
is
clean
she
will
be
free
and
will
have
offspring.
This
is
the
law
for testing
a
wife
who
goes
with
another
in
place
of
her
husband
and
becomes
unclean;
Or
for
a
husband
who,
in
a bitter
spirit,
has doubts
in
his
heart
about
his
wife; let
him
take
her
to
the
priest,
who
will put
in force
this
law.
Then
the
man
will
be
free
from
all
wrong,
and
the woman's
sin
will
be
on
her.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
a
man
or
a
woman
takes
an oath
to keep
himself separate
and
give
himself
to
the
Lord;
He
is
to keep
himself
from
wine
and
strong
drink,
and take
no mixed
wine
or
strong
drink
or
any
drink
made
from
grapes,
or
any
grapes,
green
or
dry.
All
the
time
he
is separate
he
may take
nothing
made
from
the grape-vine,
from
its
seeds
to
its
skin.
All
the
time
he
is
under
his oath
let
no blade
come
near
his
head;
till
the
days
while
he
is separate
are
ended
he
is
holy
and
his
hair
may
not
be cut.
All
the
time
he
is separate
he
may
not
come
near
any
dead
body.
He
may
not
make
himself
unclean
for
his
father
or
his
mother,
his
sister
or
his
brother,
if
death comes
to
them;
because
he
is
under
an oath
to keep
himself separate
for
God.
All
the
time
he
is separate
he
is
holy
to
the
Lord.
If
death
comes
suddenly
to
a
man
at
his side,
so
that
he
becomes
unclean, let
his
hair
be
cut
off
on
the
day
when
he
is
made
clean,
on
the
seventh
day.
And
on
the
eighth
day let
him
take
to
the
priest,
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons;
And
the
priest
will give
one
for
a sin-offering
and
the
other
for
a burned
offering
to take away
the
sin
which came
on
him
on
account
of
the
dead,
and
he
will
make
his
head
holy
that
same
day.
And
he
will
give
to
the
Lord
his
days
of
being separate,
offering
a he-lamb
of
the
first
year
as
an
offering
for error:
but
the
earlier
days
will
be
a loss,
because
he
became
unclean.
And
this
is
the
law
for
him who
is separate,
when
the necessary
days
are
ended:
he
is
to
come
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
And make
his
offering
to
the
Lord;
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
without
a mark,
for
a burned
offering,
and
one
female
lamb
of
the
first
year,
without
a mark,
for
a sin-offering,
and
one
male
sheep,
without
a mark,
for peace-offerings,
And
a
basket
of
unleavened
bread,
cakes
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil,
and thin
unleavened
cakes covered
with
oil,
with
their
meal
offering
and drink
offerings.
And
the
priest
will take
them
before
the
Lord,
and
make
his sin-offering
and
his burned
offering;
Giving
the sheep
of
the peace-offerings,
with
the
basket
of
unleavened
bread;
and
at
the
same time,
the
priest
will
make
his
meal
offering
and
his drink
offering.
Then
let
his long
hair,
the
sign
of
his oath,
be
cut
off
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
let
him
put
it
on
the
fire
on
which
the peace-offerings
are
burning.
And
the
priest
will
take
the cooked leg
of
the sheep
and
one
unleavened
cake
and
one thin
cake
out
of
the
basket,
and
put
them
on
the
hands
of
the separate
one
after
his
hair
has been
cut,
Waving
them
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord;
this
is
holy
for
the
priest,
together
with
the
waved
breast
and
the
leg
which
is
lifted
up;
after
that,
the man
may take
wine.
This
is
the
law
for
him
who
takes
an oath
to
keep
himself
separate,
and
for
his
offering
to
the
Lord
on
that
account,
in
addition
to
what
he
may
be
able
to get;
this
is
the
law
of
his oath,
which
he
will
have
to
keep.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
Aaron
and
his
sons,
These
are
the words
of
blessing which
are
to
be used
by
you
in
blessing
the
children
of
Israel;
say
to
them,
May
the
Lord send
his
blessing
on
you
and
keep
you:
May
the
light
of
the Lord's
face
be shining
on
you
in grace:
May
the Lord's
approval
be resting
on
you
and
may
he
give
you
peace.
So
they
will
put
my
name
on
the
children
of
Israel,
and
I
will
give
them
my
blessing.
And
when
Moses
had
put
up
the House
completely,
and
had
put
oil
on
it
and
made
it
holy,
with
all
the
things
in
it,
and
had
made
the
altar
and
all
its
vessels
holy
with
oil;
Then
the
chiefs
of
Israel,
the
heads
of
their fathers'
houses,
made
offerings;
these
were
the
chiefs
of
the
tribes,
who
were
over
those
who
were
numbered.
And
they
came
with
their
offerings
before
the
Lord,
six
covered
carts
and
twelve
oxen;
a
cart
for
every
two
of
the
chiefs,
and
for
every
one
an
ox.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
the
things
from
them,
to
be
used
for
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting;
and
give
them
to
the
Levites,
to
every
man
what
is needed
for
his
work.
So
Moses
took
the
carts
and
the
oxen
and
gave
them
to
the
Levites.
Two
carts
and
four
oxen
he
gave
to
the
sons
of
Gershon
for
their
work;
And
four
carts
and
eight
oxen
he
gave
to
the
sons
of
Merari
for
their
work,
under
the
direction
of
Ithamar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest.
But
to
the
sons
of
Kohath
he
gave
nothing;
because
they
had
the
care
of
the
holy
place, taking
it
about
on
their
backs.
And
the
chiefs gave
an
offering
for
the
altar
on
the
day
when
the holy
oil
was put
on
it;
they
made
their
offering
before
the
altar.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses, Let
every chief
on
his
day give
his
offering
to make
the
altar holy.
And
he
who
made
his
offering
on
the
first
day
was
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
of
the
tribe
of
Judah:
And
his
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice
for burning;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab.
On
the
second
day
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar, chief
of
Issachar,
made
his
offering:
He gave
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar.
On
the
third
day
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon, chief
of
the
children
of
Zebulun:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon.
On
the
fourth
day
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur, chief
of
the
children
of
Reuben:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur.
On
the
fifth
day
Shelumiel,
the
son
of Zurishaddai, chief
of
the
children
of
Simeon:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Shelumiel,
the
son
of Zurishaddai.
On
the
sixth
day
Eliasaph,
the
son
of Reuel, chief
of
the
children
of
Gad:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Eliasaph,
the
son
of Reuel
On
the
seventh
day
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud, chief
of
the
children
of
Ephraim:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud.
On
the
eighth
day
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur, chief
of
the
children
of
Manasseh:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur.
On
the
ninth
day
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni, chief
of
the
children
of
Benjamin:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni.
On
the
tenth
day
Ahiezer;
the
son
of
Ammishaddai, chief
of
the
children
of
Dan:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai.
On
the
eleventh
day
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ochran, chief
of
the
children
of
Asher:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate;
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ochran.
On
the twelfth
day
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan, chief
of
the
children
of
Naphtali:
His
offering
was
one
silver plate,
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels
in
weight,
one
silver
basin
of
seventy
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
the
two
of
them
full
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering;
One
gold spoon
of
ten
shekels,
full
of spice;
One
young
ox,
one
male
sheep,
one he-lamb
of
the
first
year,
for
a burned
offering;
One
male
of the
goats
for
a sin-offering;
And
for
the peace-offerings,
two
oxen,
five
male
sheep,
five he-goats,
five he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
this
was
the
offering
of
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan.
These
were
the
offerings given
for
the
altar
by
the
chiefs
of
Israel,
when
the holy
oil
was put
on
it:
twelve
silver plates,
twelve
silver
basins,
twelve
gold
spoons;
The weight
of
every
silver plate
was
a
hundred
and
thirty
shekels,
and
of
every
basin
seventy;
the weight
of
all
the
silver
of
the
vessels
was
two
thousand
and
four
hundred
shekels,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
The weight
of
the
twelve
gold
spoons
of spice
for burning
was
ten
shekels
for
every
one,
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place;
all
the
gold
of
the
spoons
was
a
hundred
and
twenty
shekels;
All
the
oxen,
for
the burned
offering
were
twelve,
the
male
sheep
twelve,
the he-lambs
of
the first
year
twelve,
with
their
meal
offering;
and
the
males
of
the
goats
for sin-offering
twelve;
And
all
the
oxen
for
the peace-offerings,
twenty-four
oxen,
the
male
sheep
sixty,
and
the he-goats
sixty,
the he-lambs
of
the first
year
sixty.
This
was given
for
the
altar
after
the holy
oil
was put
on
it.
And
when
Moses
went
into
the
Tent
of
meeting
to
have
talk
with
him,
then
the
Voice
came
to
his ears
from
over
the cover
which
was
on
the
ark
of
witness,
from
between
the
two winged ones.
And
he
had
talk
with
him.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
Aaron,
When
you
put
the lights
in
their
places,
the
seven lights
will
give
light
in
front
of
the support.
And
Aaron
did
so;
he
put
the
lights
in
their
places
so
that
they
gave light
in
front
of
the support,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
The support
for
the lights
was
of
hammered
gold
work,
from
its
base
to
its
flowers
it
was
of
hammered
work;
from
the
design
which
the
Lord
had given
to
Moses,
he
made
the support
for
the lights.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
the
Levites
out
from
among
the
children
of
Israel
and
make
them
clean.
And
this
is
how
you
are
to
make
them
clean: let
the holy
water
which takes
away
sin
be put
on
them,
and let
the hair
all
over
their
bodies
be cut
off
with
a sharp blade,
and let
their
clothing
be
washed
and
their
bodies
made
clean.
Then let
them
take
a
young
ox
and
its
meal
offering, crushed grain
mixed
with
oil,
and
take
another
ox
for
a sin-offering.
And make
the
Levites
come
forward
in
front
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and let
all
the
children
of
Israel
come
together:
And
you
are
to take
the
Levites
before
the
Lord:
and
the
children
of
Israel
are
to
put
their
hands
on
them:
And
Aaron
is
to
give
the
Levites
to
the
Lord
as
a
wave
offering
from
the
children
of
Israel,
so
that
they
may
do
the Lord's
work.
And
the
Levites
are
to
put
their
hands
on
the
heads
of
the
oxen,
and
one
of
the
oxen
is
to
be offered
for
a sin-offering
and
the
other
for
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord
to take away
the
sin
of
the
Levites.
Then
the
Levites
are
to
be put
before
Aaron
and
his
sons,
to
be
offered
as
a
wave
offering
to
the
Lord.
So
you
are
to
make
the
Levites
separate
from
the
children
of
Israel,
and
the
Levites
will
be mine.
After
that,
the
Levites
will
go
in
to
do whatever
has
to
be done
in
the
Tent
of
meeting;
you
are
to
make
them
clean
and
give
them
as
a
wave
offering.
For
they
have
been
given
to
me
from
among
the
children
of
Israel;
in
place
of
every mother's first
son,
the first
to come
to
birth
in
Israel,
I
have
taken
them
for myself.
For
every mother's
first
son
among
the
children
of
Israel
is mine,
the
first
male birth
of
man
or
beast:
on
the
day
when
I sent death
on
all
the
first
sons
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
I
made
them mine.
And
in
place
of
the first
sons
among
the
children
of
Israel,
I
have
taken
the
Levites.
And
I
have
given
them
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons,
from
among
the
children
of
Israel,
to undertake
for
them all
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
to
take away sin
from
the
children
of
Israel
so
that
no evil
may
come
on
them
when
they
come
near
the
holy
place.
All
these
things
Moses
and
Aaron
and
the
children
of
Israel
did
to
the
Levites;
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses
about
the
Levites,
so
the
children
of
Israel
did.
And
the
Levites
were made
clean
from
sin,
and
their
clothing
was
washed,
and
Aaron gave
them
for
a
wave
offering
before
the
Lord;
and
Aaron
took away
their
sin
and made
them
clean.
And
then
the
Levites
went
in
to
do
their
work
in
the
Tent
of
meeting
before
Aaron
and
his
sons:
all
the
orders
which
the
Lord
had
given
Moses
about
the
Levites
were
put
into effect.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
This
is
the rule
for
the
Levites:
those
of
twenty-five
years
old
and
over
are
to
go
in
and
do
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting;
But
after
they
are
fifty
years
old,
they
are
to
give
up
their
work
and
do
no
more;
But
be
with
their
brothers
in
the
Tent
of
meeting, taking
care
of
it
but
doing
no
work.
This
is
what
you
are
to
do
in connection
with
the
Levites
and
their
work.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
in
the waste
land
of
Sinai,
in
the
first
month
of
the
second
year
after
they
had
come
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
Let
the
children
of
Israel
keep
the
Passover
at
its regular
time.
In
the fourteenth
day
of
this
month,
at
evening,
you
are
to
keep
it
at
the regular
time,
and
in
the
way ordered
in
the law.
And
Moses
gave orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to
keep
the
Passover.
So
they
kept
the
Passover
in
the
first
month,
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month,
at
evening,
in
the waste land
of
Sinai:
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses,
so
the
children
of
Israel
did.
And
there
were
certain
men
who
were
unclean
because
of
a
dead
body,
so
that
they
were
not
able
to
keep
the
Passover
on
that
day;
and
they
came
before
Moses
and
before
Aaron
on
that
day:
And
these
men
said
to
him,
We
have
been
made
unclean
by
the
dead
body
of
a
man;
why
may
we
not make
the
offering
of
the
Lord
at
the regular
time
among
the
children
of
Israel?
And
Moses
said
to
them,
Do nothing till
the
Lord
gives
me directions
about
you.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
any
one
of
you
or
of
your
families
is
unclean
because
of
a
dead
body,
or
is
on
a
journey
far
away,
still
he
is
to
keep
the
Passover
to
the
Lord:
In
the
second
month,
on
the fourteenth
day,
in
the
evening,
they
are
to
keep
it, taking
it
with
unleavened
bread
and bitter-tasting plants;
Nothing
of
it
is
to
be
kept
till
the
morning,
and
no
bone
of
it
is
to
be
broken:
they
are
to
keep
it
by
the
rules
of
the
Passover.
But
the
man
who,
not
being unclean
or
on
a
journey,
does
not
keep
the
Passover,
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people:
because
he
did
not
make
the
offering
of
the
Lord
at
the regular
time,
his
sin
will
be
on
him.
And
if
a
man
from
another
country
is
among
you
and
has
a desire
to
keep
the
Passover
to
the
Lord,
let
him
do
as
is ordered
in
the law
of
the
Passover:
there
is
to
be
the
same
rule
for
the
man
from
another nation
and
for
him
who
had
his birth
in
the
land.
And
on
the
day
when
the House
was put
up,
the
cloud
came
down
on
it,
on
the
Tent
of witness;
and
in
the
evening
there
was
a light
like
fire
over
the House
till
the
morning.
And
so
it
was
at
all
times:
it
was
covered
by
the
cloud,
and
by
a light
as
of
fire
by
night.
And
whenever
the
cloud
was
taken
up
from
over
the House,
then
the
children
of
Israel
went
journeying
on;
and
in
the
place
where
the
cloud
came
to
rest,
there
the
children
of
Israel
put
up
their
tents.
At
the order
of
the
Lord
the
children
of
Israel
went
forward,
and
at
the order
of
the
Lord
they
put
up
their
tents:
as
long
as
the
cloud
was
resting
on
the House,
they
did
not
go
away
from
that
place.
When
the
cloud
was
resting
on
the House
for
a
long
time
the
children
of
Israel,
waiting
for
the order
of
the
Lord,
did
not
go
on.
Sometimes
the
cloud
was
resting
on
the House
for two
or three
days;
then,
by
the order
of
the
Lord,
they kept
their
tents
in
that
place,
and
when
the
Lord
gave
the order
they
went
on.
And
sometimes
the
cloud
was
there
only
from
evening
to
morning;
and
when
the
cloud
was
taken
up
in
the
morning
they
went
on
their
journey
again:
or
if
it
was resting
there
by
day
and
by
night,
whenever
the
cloud
was
taken
up
they
went
forward.
Or
if
the
cloud
came
to
rest
on
the House
for
two
days
or
a
month
or
a
year
without moving,
the
children
of
Israel
went
on waiting
there
and
did
not
go
on;
but
whenever
it
was
taken
up
they
went
forward
on
their
journey.
At
the
word
of
the
Lord
they
put
up
their tents,
and
at
the
word
of
the
Lord
they
went
forward
on
their
journey:
they
kept
the orders
of
the
Lord
as
he gave
them
by
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Make
two
silver horns
of
hammered
work,
to
be
used
for getting
the people together
and
to
give
the sign
for
the moving
of
the tents.
When
they
are
sounded,
all
the people
are
to come
together
to
you
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
If
only
one
of
them
is
sounded,
then
the
chiefs,
the
heads
of
the
thousands
of
Israel,
are
to come
to
you.
When
a loud note
is
sounded,
the tents placed
on
the
east side
are
to
go
forward.
At
the
sound
of
a
second loud note,
the tents
on
the
south
side
are
to
go
forward:
the loud note will be
the sign
to
go
forward.
But
when all
the
people
are
to come
together,
the horn
is
to
be
sounded
but
not loudly.
The horns
are
to
be
sounded
by
the
sons
of
Aaron,
the
priests;
this
is
to
be
a law
for
you
for
ever,
from
generation
to
generation.
And
if
you
go
to
war
in
your
land
against
any
who
do
you wrong,
then
let
the
loud
note
of
the horn
be sounded;
and
the
Lord
your
God
will
keep
you
in
mind
and
give
you
salvation
from
those
who
are
against
you.
And
on
days
of
joy
and
on
your regular
feasts
and
on
the
first
day
of
every
month,
let
the horns
be
sounded
over
your burned
offerings
and
your peace-offerings;
and
they
will put
the
Lord
in
mind
of
you:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Now
in
the
second
year,
on
the
twentieth
day
of
the
second
month,
the
cloud
was
taken
up
from
over
the Tent
of witness.
And
the
children
of
Israel
went
on their
journey
out
of
the waste land
of
Sinai;
and
the
cloud came
to
rest
in
the waste land
of
Paran.
They
went
forward
for
the
first
time
on
their
journey
as
the
Lord
had
given orders
by
the
hand
of
Moses.
First
the flag
of
the
children
of
Judah
went
forward
with
their
armies:
and
at
the head
of
his
army
was
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab.
And
at
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Issachar
was
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar.
And
at
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Zebulun
was
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon.
Then
the House
was
taken
down;
and
the
sons
of
Gershon
and
the
sons
of
Merari,
who
were responsible
for moving
the House,
went
forward.
Then
the flag
of
the
children
of
Reuben
went
forward
with
their
armies:
and
at
the head
of
his
army
was
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur.
And
at
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Simeon
was
Shelumiel,
the
son
of Zurishaddai.
At
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Gad
was
Eliasaph,
the
son
of Reuel.
Then
the
Kohathites
went
forward
with
the
holy
place;
the others
put
up
the House ready
for
their
coming.
Then
the flag
of
the
children
of
Ephraim
went
forward
with
their
armies:
and
at
the head
of
his
army
was
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud.
At
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Manasseh
was
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur.
At
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Benjamin
was
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni.
And
the flag
of
the
children
of
Dan,
whose tents
were
moved last
of
all,
went
forward
with
their
armies:
and
at
the head
of
his
army
was
Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai.
At
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Asher
was
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ochran.
And
at
the head
of
the
army
of
the
children
of
Naphtali
was
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan.
This
was
the
order
in
which
the
children
of
Israel
were
journeying
by
armies;
so
they
went
forward.
Then
Moses
said
to
Hobab,
the
son
of
his
father-in-law
Reuel
the
Midianite,
We
are
journeying
to
that
place
of
which
the
Lord
has
said,
I
will
give
it
to
you:
so come
with
us,
and
it
will
be
for
your profit:
for
the
Lord
has
good
things
in store
for
Israel.
But
he
said,
I
will
not go
with
you,
I
will go
back
to
the
land
of
my
birth
and
to
my
relations.
And
he
said,
Do
not
go
from
us;
for
you
will
be
eyes
for
us, guiding
us
to
the
right
places
in
the waste land
to put
up
our tents.
And
if
you
come
with
us,
we
will
give
you
a
part
in
whatever
good
the
Lord
does
for
us.
So
they
went
forward
three days'
journey
from
the
mountain
of
the
Lord;
and
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
went
three days'
journey
before
them, looking
for
a resting-place
for
them;
And
by
day
the
cloud
of
the
Lord
went
over
them,
when
they
went
forward
from
the place
where
they
had put
up
their tents.
And
when
the
ark
went
forward
Moses
said,
Come
up,
O
Lord,
and
let
the armies
of
those
who
are
against
you
be broken,
and
let
your haters
go
in
flight
before
you.
And
when
it
came
to
rest,
he
said,
Take
rest,
O
Lord,
and
give
a blessing
to
the
families
of
Israel.
Now
the
people
were saying
evil
against
the
Lord;
and
the
Lord,
hearing
it,
was
angry
and sent
fire
on
them,
burning
the outer parts
of
the tent-circle.
And
the
people
made
an outcry
to
Moses,
and
Moses
made prayer
to
the
Lord,
and
the
fire
was stopped.
So
that
place
was
named
Taberah,
because
of
the
fire
of
the
Lord
which
had
been
burning
among
them.
And
the mixed band
of
people
who
went
with
them
were overcome
by
desire:
and
the
children
of
Israel,
weeping
again,
said,
Who
will
give
us
flesh
for
our
food?
Sweet
is
the memory
of
the
fish
we
had
in
Egypt
for
nothing,
and
the fruit
and green plants
of every sort, sharp
and pleasing
to
the taste:
But
now
our
soul
is wasted
away;
there
is
nothing
at
all:
we
have
nothing
but
this
manna
before
our
eyes.
Now
the
manna
was
like
a
seed
of
grain,
like small clear drops.
The
people
went
about taking
it
up
from
the earth, crushing
it between stones
or hammering
it
to powder,
and
boiling
it
in pots,
and
they
made
cakes
of
it:
its
taste
was
like
the
taste
of
cakes cooked
with
oil.
When
the
dew
came
down
on
the tents
at
night,
the
manna
came
down
with
it.
And
at
the
sound
of
the
people
weeping,
every
man
at
his tent-door,
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was
great,
and
Moses
was
very
angry.
And
Moses
said
to
the
Lord,
Why
have
you
done
me
this
evil?
and
why
have
I
not
grace
in
your
eyes,
that
you
have
put
on
me
the
care
of
all
this
people?
Am
I
the
father
of
all
this
people?
have
I
given
them
birth,
that
you
say
to
me,
Take
them
in
your
arms,
like
a
child
at
the breast,
to
the
land
which
you
gave
by
an
oath
to
their
fathers?
Where am
I
to get
flesh
to
give
to
all
this
people?
For
they
are
weeping
to
me
and
saying,
Give
us
flesh
for
our
food.
I
am
not
able
by
myself
to
take
the weight
of
all
this
people,
for
it
is
more
than
my strength.
If
this
is
to
be
my fate, put
me
to death
now
in answer
to
my prayer,
if
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes;
and
let
me
not
see
my shame.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses, Send
for
seventy
of
the responsible
men
of
Israel,
who
are
in
your opinion
men
of weight
and authority
over
the
people;
make
them come
to
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
be
there
with
you.
And
I
will
come
down
and
have
talk
with
you
there:
and
I
will
take
some
of
the
spirit
which
is
on
you
and
put
it
on
them,
and
they
will
take
part
of
the weight
of
the
people
off
you,
so
that
you
do
not
have
to
take
it
by
yourself.
And
say
to
the
people,
Make
yourselves clean
before
tomorrow
and
you
will
have
flesh
for
your
food:
for
in
the
ears
of
the
Lord
you
have
been
weeping
and
saying,
Who
will
give
us
flesh
for
food?
for
we
were
well
off
in
Egypt:
and
so
the
Lord
will
give
you
flesh,
and
it
will
be
your
food;
Not
for
one
day
only,
or
even
for
five
or
ten
or
twenty
days;
But
every
day
for
a
month,
till
you
are tired
of
it, turning
from
it
in disgust:
because
you
have
gone
against
the
Lord
who
is
with
you,
and
have
been
weeping
before
him
saying,
Why
did
we
come
out
of
Egypt?
Then
Moses
said,
The
people,
among
whom
I
am,
are
six
hundred
thousand
men
on
foot;
and
you
have
said,
I
will
give
them
flesh
to
be
their
food
for
a
month.
Are
flocks
and
herds
to
be
put
to death
for
them?
or are
all
the
fish
in
the
sea
to
be got
together
so
that
they
may
be
full?
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Has
the Lord's
hand
become short?
Now
you
will
see
if
my
word comes
true
for
you
or
not.
And
Moses
went
out
and
gave
the
people
the
words
of
the
Lord:
and
he
took
seventy
of
the responsible
men
of
the
people, placing
them
round
the
Tent.
Then
the
Lord
came
down
in
the
cloud
and
had
talk
with
him,
and
put
on
the
seventy
men
some
of
the
spirit
which
was
on
him:
now
when
the
spirit
came
to
rest
on
them,
they
were
like prophets,
but only
at
that
time.
But
two
men
were still
in
the tent-circle
one
of
them
named
Eldad
and
the
other
Medad:
and
the
spirit
came
to
rest
on
them;
they
were
among
those
who
had
been
sent
for,
but
they
had
not
gone
out
to
the
Tent:
and
the prophet's power
came
on
them
in
the tent-circle.
And
a
young
man went
running
to
Moses
and
said,
Eldad
and
Medad
are acting
as prophets
in
the tent-circle.
Then
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
who
had been Moses'
servant
from
the time
when
he
was
a
child,
said,
My
lord
Moses, let
them
be
stopped.
And
Moses
said
to
him,
Are
you
moved
by
envy
on
my
account?
If
only
all
the Lord's
people
were
prophets,
and
the
Lord
might
put
his
spirit
on
them!
Then
Moses,
with
the responsible
men
of
Israel,
went
back
to
the tent-circle.
Then
the
Lord sent
a
wind, driving little birds
from
the
sea,
so
that
they
came
down
on
the tents,
and
all
round
the tent-circle,
about
a day's
journey
on
this
side
and
on
that,
in masses
about
two
cubits high
over
the
face
of
the
earth.
And
all
that
day
and
all
night
and
the
day
after,
the
people
were taking
up
the birds;
the smallest amount
which
anyone
got
was
ten
homers:
and
they
put
them
out
all
round
the tents.
But
while
the
meat
was
still
between
their
teeth,
before
it
was tasted,
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was moved
against
the
people
and
he sent
a
great outburst
of
disease
on
them.
So
that
place
was
named
Kibroth-hattaavah;
because
there
they put
in
the earth
the bodies
of
the
people
who
had
given way
to
their
desires.
From
Kibroth-hattaavah
the
people
went
on
to
Hazeroth;
and
there
they put
up
their tents.
Now
Miriam
and
Aaron
said evil
against
Moses,
because
of
the
Cushite
woman
to
whom
he
was
married,
for
he
had
taken
a
Cushite
woman
as
his
wife.
And
they
said,
Have
the words
of
the
Lord
been
given
to
Moses
only?
have
they
not come
to
us?
And
the
Lord took note
of
it.
Now
the
man
Moses
was
more gentle
than
any
other
man
on
earth.
And
suddenly
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron
and
Miriam,
Come
out,
you
three,
to
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
the
three
of
them
went
out.
And
the
Lord
came
down
in
a
pillar
of
cloud, taking
his
place
at
the
door
of
the
Tent,
and
made
Aaron
and
Miriam
come before
him.
And
he
said,
Now
give ear
to
my
words:
if
there
is
a
prophet
among
you
I
will
give
him
knowledge
of
myself
in
a
vision
and
will
let
my
words
come
to
him
in
a
dream.
My
servant
Moses
is
not
so;
he
is
true
to
me
in
all
my
house:
With
him
I
will
have
talk
mouth
to
mouth,
openly
and
not
in
dark
sayings;
and
with
his eyes
he
will
see
the
form
of
the
Lord:
why
then
had
you
no
fear
of
saying evil
against
my
servant
Moses?
And burning
with
wrath
against
them,
the
Lord went away.
And
the
cloud
was moved
from
over
the
Tent;
and straight
away
Miriam
became
a
leper,
as white
as
snow:
and
Aaron, looking
at
Miriam,
saw
that she
was
a
leper.
Then
Aaron
said
to
Moses,
O
my
lord,
let
not
our
sin
be
on
our heads,
for
we
have
done
foolishly
and
are sinners.
Let
her
not
be
as
one
dead,
whose
flesh
is
half wasted
when
he
comes
out
from
the
body
of
his
mother.
And
Moses,
crying
to
the
Lord,
said,
Let
my prayer
come
before
you,
O
God,
and make
her well.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses, If
her
father
had
put
a mark
of
shame
on
her,
would
she
not
be shamed
for
seven
days?
Let
her
be
shut
up
outside
the tent-circle
for
seven
days,
and
after
that
she
may come
in
again.
So
Miriam
was
shut
up
outside
the tent-circle
for
seven
days:
and
the
people
did
not
go
forward
on
their
journey
till
Miriam
had come
in
again.
After
that,
the
people
went
on
from
Hazeroth
and put up
their tents
in
the waste land
of
Paran.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Send
men
to
get knowledge
about
the
land
of
Canaan,
which
I
am
giving
to
the
children
of
Israel;
from
every
tribe
of
their
fathers
you
are
to
send
a
man,
every
one
a chief
among
them.
And
Moses
sent
them
from
the waste land
of
Paran
as
the
Lord
gave orders,
all
of
them
men
who
were
heads
of
the
children
of
Israel.
And
these
were their
names:
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
Shammua,
the
son
of
Zaccur.
Of
the
tribe
of
Simeon,
Shaphat,
the
son
of
Hori.
Of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh.
Of
the
tribe
of
Issachar,
Igal,
the
son
of
Joseph.
Of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Nun.
Of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
Palti,
the
son
of
Raphu.
Of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun,
Gaddiel,
the
son
of
Sodi.
Of
the
tribe
of
Joseph,
that
is
of
the family
of
Manasseh,
Gaddi,
the
son
of
Susi.
Of
the
tribe
of
Dan,
Ammiel,
the
son
of
Gemalli.
Of
the
tribe
of
Asher,
Sethur,
the
son
of
Michael
Of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali,
Nahbi,
the
son
of
Vophsi.
Of
the
tribe
of
Gad, Gevel,
the
son
of
Machi.
These
are
the
names
of
the
men
whom
Moses
sent
to
get knowledge
about
the
land.
And
Moses
gave
to
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Nun,
the
name
of
Joshua.
So
Moses
sent
them
to
have
a look
at
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
said
to
them,
Go
up
into
the
South
and
into
the hill-country;
And
see
what
the
land
is
like;
and
if
the
people
living
in
it
are
strong
or
feeble,
small
or
great
in number;
And
what sort
of
land
they
are
living
in,
if
it
is
good
or
bad;
and
what
their living-places
are, tent-circles
or walled
towns;
And
if
the
land
is
fertile
or
poor,
and
if
there
is
wood
in
it
or
not.
And
be
of good heart,
and come
back
with
some
of
the
produce
of
the
land.
Now
it
was
the
time
when
the
first
grapes
were ready.
So
they
went
up
and
got
a view
of
the
land,
from
the waste
land
of
Zin
to
Rehob,
on
the
way
to
Hamath.
They
went
up
into
the
South
and
came
to
Hebron;
and
Ahiman
and
Sheshai
and
Talmai,
the
children
of
Anak,
were living
there. (Now
the
building
of
Hebron
took
place
seven
years
before
that
of
Zoan
in
Egypt.)
And
they
came
to
the
valley
of
Eshcol,
and cutting
down
a vine-branch
with
its
grapes,
two
of
them
took
it
on
a rod
between
them;
and
they
took
some
pomegranates
and
figs.
That
place
was
named
the
valley
of
Eshcol
because
of
the grapes
which
the
children
of
Israel took
from
there.
At
the
end
of
forty
days
they
came
back
from viewing
the
land.
And
they
came
back
to
Moses
and
Aaron
and
all
the
children
of
Israel,
to
Kadesh
in
the waste
land
of
Paran;
and
gave
an
account
to
them
and
to
all
the
people
and let
them
see
the
produce
of
the
land.
And
they
said,
We
came
to
the
land
where
you
sent
us,
and
truly
it
is
flowing
with
milk
and
honey:
and
here
is some
of
the
produce
of
it.
But
the
people
living
in
the
land
are
strong,
and
the
towns
are walled
and
very
great; further,
we
saw
the
children
of
Anak
there.
And
the
Amalekites
are
in
the
South;
and
the
Hittites
and
the
Jebusites
and
the
Amorites
are
living
in
the hill-country;
and
the
Canaanites
by
the
sea
and
by
the
side
of
Jordan.
Then
Caleb
made signs
to
the
people
to
keep
quiet,
and
said
to
Moses, Let
us
go
up straight
away
and
take
this land;
for
we
are well
able
to
overcome
it.
But
the
men
who
had
gone
up
with
him
said,
We
are
not
able
to
go
up
against
the
people,
for
they
are
stronger
than
we.
And
they
gave
the
children
of
Israel
a
bad account
of
the
land
they
had
been
to
see,
saying,
This
land
through
which
we
went
is
a
land causing destruction
to
those
living
in
it;
and
all
the
people
we
saw
there
are
men
of more
than
common
size.
There
we
saw
those great
men,
the
sons
of
Anak,
offspring
of
the
Nephilim:
and
we
seemed
to
ourselves
no
more
than insects,
and
so
we
seemed
to
them.
Then
all
the
people
gave
load
cries
of grief,
and
all
that
night
they
gave themselves
up
to
weeping.
And
all
the
children
of
Israel, crying
out
against
Moses
and
Aaron,
said,
If
only
we
had come
to
our
death
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
or
even
in
this waste
land!
Why
is
the
Lord
taking
us
into
this
land
to
come
to
our death
by
the
sword?
Our
wives
and
our
little
ones
will
get
into strange hands:
would
it
not
be
better
for
us
to
go
back
to
Egypt?
And
they
said
to
one
another,
Let
us
make
a captain
over
us,
and
go
back
to
Egypt.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron
went
down
on
their
faces
before
the meeting
of
the
people.
And
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
and
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
two
of
those
who
had
been
to see
the
land, giving signs
of grief,
Said
to
all
the
children
of
Israel,
This
land
which
we
went
through
to
see
is
a
very
good
land.
And
if
the
Lord
has
delight
in
us,
he
will
take
us
into
this
land
and
give
it
to
us,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
Only,
do
not
go
against
the
Lord
or
go
in
fear
of
the
people
of
the
land,
for
they
will
be
our
food;
their strength
has
been
taken
from
them
and
the
Lord
is
with
us:
have
no
fear
of
them.
But
all
the
people
said
they
were
to
be
stoned.
Then
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
seen
in
the
Tent
of
meeting,
before
the eyes
of
all
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
How
long
will
this
people
have
no respect
for
me?
how
long
will
they
be
without
faith,
in
the face
of
all
the
signs
I
have
done
among
them?
I
will send disease
on
them
for
their destruction,
and
take
away
their heritage,
and
I
will
make
of
you
a
nation
greater
and
stronger
than
they.
And
Moses
said
to
the
Lord,
Then
it
will
come
to
the ears
of
the
Egyptians;
for
by
your
power
you
took
this
people
out
from
among
them;
And
they
will
give
the
news
to
the
people
of
this
land:
they
have
had
word
that
you,
Lord,
are
present
with
this
people, letting
yourself
be
seen
face
to
face,
and
that
your
cloud
is resting
over
them,
and
that
you
go
before
them
in
a
pillar
of
cloud
by
day
and
in
a
pillar
of
fire
by
night.
Now
if
you
put
to
death
all
this
people
as
one
man,
then
the
nations
who
have
had
word
of
your glory
will
say,
Because
the
Lord
was
not
able
to
take
this
people
into
the
land
which
he
made
an
oath
to
give
them,
he sent destruction
on
them
in
the waste
land.
So
now,
may
my prayer
come before
you,
and
let
the
power
of
the
Lord
be
great,
as
you
said:
The
Lord
is
slow
to
wrath
and
great
in
mercy, overlooking wrongdoing
and
evil,
and
will
not
let wrongdoers
go
free; sending
punishment
on
children
for
the
sins
of
their
fathers,
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation.
May
the
sin
of
this
people
have forgiveness,
in
the measure
of
your great mercy,
as
you
have
had mercy
on
them
from
Egypt
up
till
now.
And
the
Lord
said,
I
have
had
mercy,
as
you
say:
But
truly,
as
I
am
living,
and
as
all
the
earth
will
be
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord;
Because
all
these
men,
having
seen
my
glory
and
the
signs
which
I
have
done
in
Egypt
and
in
the waste land, still
have
put
me
to
the
test
ten
times,
and
have
not
given ear
to
my
voice;
They
will
not
see
the
land
about
which
I
made
an
oath
to
their
fathers;
not
one
of
these
by
whom
I
have
not
been honoured
will
see
it.
But
my
servant
Caleb,
because
he
had
a
different
spirit
in
him,
and
has
been true
to
me
with
all
his
heart,
him
I
will
take
into
that
land
into
which
he
went,
and
his
seed
will
have
it
for
their heritage.
Now
the
Amalekites
and
the
Canaanites
are
in
the
valley;
tomorrow,
turning round,
go
into
the waste land
by
the
way
to
the Red
Sea.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
How
long am
I
to put
up
with
this
evil
people
and
their outcries
against
me?
The words
which
they
say
against
me
have come
to
my ears.
Say
to
them,
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
as
certainly
as
your words
have come
to
my
ears,
so
certainly
will
I
do
this
to
you:
Your
dead
bodies
will
be stretched
out
in
this
waste land;
and
of
all
your
number,
all
those
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
have
been crying
out
against
me,
Not
one
will
come
into
the
land
which
I
gave
my word
you
would
have
for
your resting-place,
but
only
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun.
And
your
little
ones,
whom
you
said
would
come
into strange hands,
I
will
take
in,
and
they
will
see
the
land
which
you
would
not
have.
But
as
for
you,
your
dead
bodies
will be stretched
in
this
waste land.
And
your
children
will
be wanderers
in
the waste land
for
forty
years, undergoing punishment
for
your false ways,
till
your
bodies
become dust
in
the waste land.
And
as
you
went
through
the
land viewing
it
for
forty
days,
so
for
forty
years,
a
year
for
every
day,
you
will undergo
punishment
for
your wrongdoing,
and
you
will
see
that
I am against
you.
I
the
Lord
have
said
it,
and
this
I
will
certainly
do
to
all
this
evil
people
who
have
come
together
against
me:
in
this waste land
destruction
will
come
on
them,
and
death
will
be
their fate.
And
the
men
whom
Moses
sent
to
see
the
land,
and
who,
by
the
bad
account
they
gave
of
the
land,
were
the
cause
of
the outcry
the
people
made
against
Moses,
Those same
men
who said
evil
of
the
land,
came
to
their
death
by disease
before
the
Lord.
But
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
and
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
of
those
who
went
to see
the
land,
were
not touched
by disease.
And
when
Moses put
these
words
before
the
children
of
Israel,
the
people
were
full
of
grief.
And
early
in
the
morning
they
got
up
and
went
to
the
top
of
the
mountain,
saying,
We
are
here
and
we
will
go
up
to
the
place
which
the
Lord
said
he
would
give
us:
for
we
have
done
wrong.
And
Moses
said,
Why
are
you
now acting against
the Lord's
order, seeing
that
no good
will come
of
it?
Go
not
up,
for
the
Lord
is
not
with
you,
and
you
will
be
overcome
by
those
who
are fighting
against
you.
For
the
Amalekites
and
the
Canaanites
are
there
before
you,
and
you
will
be
put
to death
by
their
swords:
because
you
have
gone
back
from
the
way
of
the
Lord,
the
Lord
will
not
be
with
you.
But
they gave
no attention
to
his words
and
went
to
the
top
of
the
mountain, though
Moses
and
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
did
not
go
out
of
the tent-circle.
Then
the
Amalekites
came
down,
and
the
Canaanites
who
were
living
in
the hill-country,
and overcame
them completely, driving
them back
as
far
as
Hormah.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
When
you
have
come
into
the
land
which
I
am
giving
to
you
for
your resting-place,
And
are going
to
make
an
offering
by
fire
to
the
Lord,
a burned
offering
or
an
offering
in connection
with
an oath,
or
an
offering
freely given,
or
at
your regular
feasts,
an
offering
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord,
from
the
herd
or
the
flock:
Then let
him
who
is making
his
offering, give
to
the
Lord
a
meal
offering
of
a
tenth part
of
a measure
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
a
fourth part
of
a
hin
of
oil:
And
for
the drink
offering,
you
are
to give
with
the burned
offering
or
other
offering,
the
fourth
part
of
a
hin
of
wine
for
every
lamb.
Or
for
a male sheep, give
as
a
meal
offering
two
tenth parts
of
a measure
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
a
third
part
of
a
hin
of
oil:
And
for
the drink
offering give
a
third
part
of
a
hin
of
wine,
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
when
you
make ready
a
young
ox
for
a burned
or other
offering,
or
for
the effecting
of
an oath,
or
for peace-offerings
to
the
Lord:
Then
with
the
ox give
a
meal
offering
of
three
tenth
parts
of
a measure
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
half
a
hin
of
oil.
And
for
the drink
offering: give
half
a
hin
of
wine,
for
an
offering
made
by
fire
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
This
is
to
be
done
for
every young
ox
and
for
every
male
sheep
or he-lamb
or young
goat.
Whatever
number
you
make ready,
so
you
are
to
do
for
every
one.
All
those
who
are Israelites
by birth
are
to
do
these
things
in
this
way,
when giving
an
offering
made
by
fire
of
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
if
a man
from
another country
or
any other person
living
among
you,
through
all
your
generations,
has
the desire
to give
an
offering
made
by
fire
of
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord,
let
him
do
as
you
do.
There
is
to
be
one law
for
you
and
for
the
man
of
another country
living
with
you,
one law
for
ever
from
generation
to
generation;
as
you
are,
so
is
he
to
be
before
the
Lord.
The
law
and
the
rule
are
to
be
the
same
for
you
and
for
those
from
other lands
living
with
you.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
When
you
come
into
the
land
where
I
am guiding
you,
Then,
when
you
take
for
your
food
the
produce
of
the
land,
you
are
to
give
an
offering
lifted
up before
the
Lord.
Of
the
first
of
your rough meal
you are
to give
a
cake
for
a
lifted
offering,
lifting
it
up before
the Lord
as
the
offering
of
the grain-floor
is
lifted
up.
From
generation
to
generation
you
are
to
give
to
the
Lord
a lifted
offering
from
the
first
of
your rough meal.
And
if
in
error
you
go
against
any
of
these laws
which
the
Lord
has
given
to
Moses,
All
the laws
which
the
Lord
has
given
you
by
the
hand
of
Moses,
from
the
day
when
the
Lord
gave
them,
and ever
after
from
generation
to
generation;
Then,
if
the wrong
is
done
in
error, without
the
knowledge
of
the meeting
of
the
people,
let
all
the meeting
give
a
young
ox
as
a burned
offering,
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord,
with
its
meal
offering
and
its drink
offering,
as
is ordered
in
the law,
together
with
a he-goat
for
a sin-offering.
So
the
priest
will
make
the
people free
from
sin,
and
they
will
have forgiveness;
for
it
was
an
error,
and
they
have given
their
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord,
and
their sin-offering
before
the
Lord,
on
account
of
their
error:
And
all
the meeting
of
the
children
of
Israel,
as well
as
those
from
other lands
living
among
them,
will
have forgiveness;
for
it
was
an
error
on
the
part
of
the
people.
And
if
one
person
does
wrong, without
being conscious
of
it,
then
let
him give
a she-goat
of
the
first
year
for
a sin-offering.
And
the
priest
will take away
the
sin
of
the
person
who
has
done
wrong,
if
the
wrong
was
done unconsciously,
and
he
will
have forgiveness.
The
law
in connection
with wrong
done unconsciously
is
to
be
the
same
for
him
who
is
an
Israelite
by birth
and
for
the
man
from
another country
who
is
living
among
them.
But
the
person
who
does wrong
in
the pride
of
his
heart,
if
he
is
one
of
you
or
of another
nation
by birth,
is acting
without respect
for
the
Lord,
and
will
be
cut
off
from
his
people.
Because
he
had no respect
for
the
word
of
the
Lord,
and did
not
keep
his law,
that
man
will
be
cut
off without
mercy
and
his
sin
will
be
on
him.
Now
while
the
children
of
Israel
were
in
the waste land,
they saw
a
man
who
was getting
sticks
on
the
Sabbath
day.
And
those
who saw
him getting
sticks
took
him
before
Moses
and
Aaron
and
all
the people.
And
they
had
him shut
up,
because
they
had
no directions about
what
was
to
be
done
with
him.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Certainly
the
man
is
to
be
put
to
death: let
him
be
stoned
by
all
the
people
outside
the tent-circle.
So
all
the
people
took
him
outside
the tent-circle
and
he
was
stoned
to
death
there,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel
that
through
all
their
generations
they
are
to
put
on
the
edges
of
their
robes
an ornament
of twisted
threads,
and
in
every ornament
a
blue
cord;
So
that,
looking
on
these ornaments,
you
may
keep
in
mind
the
orders
of
the
Lord
and
do
them;
and
not
be guided
by
the desires
of
your
hearts
and
eyes,
through
which
you
have
been untrue
to
me:
And
that
you
may
keep
in
mind
all
my
orders
and
do
them
and
be
holy
to
your
God.
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
so
that
I
might
be
your
God:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
Now
Korah,
the
son
of
Izhar,
the
son
of
Kohath,
the
son
of
Levi,
with
Dathan
and
Abiram,
the
sons
of
Eliab,
and
On,
the
son
of Pallu,
the
son
of
Reuben,
made themselves ready,
And
came
before
Moses,
with
certain
of
the
children
of
Israel,
two
hundred
and
fifty
chiefs
of
the
people,
men
of
good
name
who
had
a
place
in
the
meeting
of
the
people.
They
came
together
against
Moses
and
against
Aaron,
and
said
to
them,
You
take overmuch
on
yourselves,
seeing
that
all
the people
are
holy,
every
one
of
them,
and
the
Lord
is
among
them;
why
then
have
you
put
yourselves
in
authority
over
the people
of
the
Lord?
And
Moses,
hearing this,
went
down
on
his
face;
And
he
said
to
Korah
and
his
band,
In
the
morning
the
Lord
will
make
clear
who
are
his,
and
who
is
holy,
and
who
may
come
near
him:
the
man
of
his selection
will
be
caused
to
come
near
him.
So
do
this: let
Korah
and
all
his
band
take vessels
for burning perfumes;
And
put spices
on
the
fire
in
them
before
the
Lord
tomorrow;
then
the
man marked
out
by
the
Lord
will
be
holy:
you
take overmuch
on
yourselves,
you
sons
of
Levi.
And
Moses
said
to
Korah,
Give ear
now,
you
sons
of
Levi:
Does
it seem only
a
small
thing
to
you
that
the
God
of
Israel
has
made
you
separate
from
the rest
of
Israel, letting
you
come
near
himself
to
do
the
work
of
the House
of
the
Lord,
and
to
take
your
place
before
the people
to
do
what
has
to
be done
for
them;
Letting
you,
and
all
your
brothers
the
sons
of
Levi,
come
near
to
him?
and
would
you
now
be priests?
So
you
and
all
your
band
have come
together
against
the
Lord;
and
Aaron,
who
is
he,
that
you
are crying
out
against
him?
Then
Moses
sent
for
Dathan
and
Abiram,
the
sons
of
Eliab:
and
they
said, We
will
not
come
up:
Is
it
not
enough
that
you
have
taken
us
from
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
to
put
us
to
death
in
the waste
land,
but
now
you
are desiring
to
make
yourself
a chief
over
us?
And
more
than
this,
you
have
not
taken
us
into
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
or
given
us
a
heritage
of
fields
and vine-gardens:
will
you
put
out
the
eyes
of
these
men?
We
will
not
come
up.
Then
Moses
was
very
angry,
and
said
to
the
Lord,
Give
no attention
to
their
offering:
not
one
of
their asses
have
I
taken,
or done
wrong
to
any
of
them.
And
Moses
said
to
Korah,
You
and
all
your
band
are
to
come
before
the
Lord
tomorrow,
you
and
they
and
Aaron:
And
let
every
man
take
a vessel
for burning perfumes,
and
put sweet spices
in
them;
let
every
man
take
his vessel
before
the
Lord,
two
hundred
and
fifty vessels;
you
and
Aaron
and
everyone
with
his vessel.
So
every
man
took
his vessel
and
they
put
fire
in
them,
with spices,
and
came
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
with
Moses
and
Aaron.
And
Korah
made
all
the
people come
together
against
them
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting:
and
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
seen
by
all
the
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
Come
out
from
among
this people,
so
that
I may send sudden
destruction
on
them.
Then
falling
down
on
their
faces
they
said,
O
God,
the
God
of
the
spirits
of
all
flesh,
because
of
one man's
sin
will
your
wrath
be
moved
against
all
the
people?
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
people,
Come
away
from
the tent
of
Korah
Dathan,
and
Abiram.
So
Moses
got
up
and
went
to
Dathan
and
Abiram,
and
the responsible
men
of
Israel
went
with
him.
And
he
said
to
the
people,
Come
away
now
from
the
tents
of
these
evil
men,
without
touching
anything
of theirs,
or
you
may
be
taken
in
the punishment
of
their
sins.
So
on
every
side
they
went
away
from
the
tent
of
Korah
Dathan,
and
Abiram:
and
Dathan
and
Abiram
came
out
to
the
door
of
their
tents,
with
their
wives
and
their
sons
and
their
little
ones.
And
Moses
said,
Now
you
will
see
that
the
Lord
has
sent
me
to
do
all
these
works,
and
I
have
not
done
them
of
myself.
If
these
men
have
the common
death
of
men,
or
if
the natural
fate
of
all
men overtakes
them,
then
the
Lord
has
not
sent
me.
But
if
the
Lord
does something
new,
opening
the
earth
to
take
them
in,
with
everything
which
is theirs,
and
they
go
down
living
into
the underworld,
then
it
will
be
clear
to
you
that
the
Lord
has
not
been honoured
by
these
men.
And
while
these
words
were
on
his lips,
the
earth
under
them
was parted
in two;
And
the
earth,
opening
her
mouth,
took
them
in,
with
their
families,
and
all
the
men
who
were joined
to
Korah,
and
their
goods.
So
they
and
all
theirs
went
down
living
into
the underworld,
and
the
earth
was shut
over
them,
and
they
were cut
off
from
among
the meeting
of
the
people.
And
all
Israel
round
about
them went
in
flight
at
their
cry,
For
fear,
said
they,
that
we go
down
into
the heart
of
the
earth.
Then
fire
came
out
from
the
Lord,
burning
up
the
two
hundred
and
fifty
men
who
were
offering
the
perfume.
And the Lord said to Moses,
Say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he is to take out of the flames the vessels with the perfumes in them, turning the fire out of them, for they are holy;
And let the vessels of those men, who with their lives have made payment for their sin, be hammered out into plates as a cover for the altar; for they have been offered before the Lord and are holy; so that they may be a sign to the children of Israel.
So Eleazar the priest took the brass vessels which had been offered by those who were burned up, and they were hammered out to make a cover for the altar:
To be a sign, kept in memory for ever by the children of Israel, that no man who is not of the seed of Aaron has the right of burning spices before the Lord, so that he may not be like Korah and his band: as the Lord said to him by the mouth of Moses.
But on the day after, all the children of Israel made an outcry against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have put to death the Lord's people.
Now when the people had come together against Moses and Aaron, looking in the direction of the Tent of meeting, they saw the cloud covering it, and the glory of the Lord came before their eyes.
Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of meeting.
And the Lord said to Moses,
Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them. And they went down on their faces.
And Moses said to Aaron, Take your vessel and put in it fire from the altar, and sweet spices, and take it quickly into the meeting of the people, and make them free from sin: for wrath has gone out from the Lord, and the disease is starting.
And at the words of Moses, Aaron took his vessel, and went running among the people; and even then the disease had made a start among them; and he put spices in his vessel to take away the sin of the people.
And he took his place between the dead and the living: and the disease was stopped.
Now fourteen thousand, seven hundred deaths were caused by that disease, in addition to those who came to their end because of what Korah had done.
Then Aaron went back to Moses to the door of the Tent of meeting: and the disease came to a stop.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of Israel
that
they
are
to give
you rods,
one
for every family,
for every
chief,
the head
of
his father's house,
making twelve rods; let every man's
name
be placed
on
his rod.
And
let Aaron's name
be
placed
on
the rod
of Levi:
for
there
is
to
be
one rod
for
the
head
of every family.
And let
them
be stored
up
in
the Tent
of meeting,
in front
of
the ark
of witness
where
I
come
to
you.
And
the rod
of
that
man
who
is marked
out
by
me
for myself
will
have buds
on
it;
so
I
will
put
a
stop
to
the outcries
which
the
children
of
Israel
make
to
me
against
you.
So
Moses
gave
these
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel,
and
all
their chiefs
gave
him rods,
one
for
the head
of
every
family,
making twelve rods:
and Aaron's rod
was
among
them.
And
Moses put
the rods
before
the
Lord
in
the
Tent
of witness.
Now
on
the
day
after,
Moses
went
into
the
Tent
of witness;
and
he saw
that Aaron's rod,
the rod
of
the house
of Levi,
had
put
out buds,
and
was covered
with buds
and flowers
and fruit.
Then
Moses took
out all
the rods
from
before
the
Lord,
and
gave
them
back
to
the children
of Israel:
and
they saw
them,
and every man took
his rod.
And
the Lord said
to Moses,
Put Aaron's rod back
in
front
of
the ark
of witness,
to
be kept
for
a sign
against
this false-hearted people,
so
that
you
may
put
a stop
to
their outcries
against
me,
and death
may not
overtake
them.
This
Moses did:
as
the
Lord
gave
orders,
so
he did.
And
the children
of
Israel
said
to
Moses, Truly, destruction
has come
on
us;
an evil fate
has overtaken
us
all.
Death
will
overtake everyone
who comes
near,
who comes
near
the House
of
the Lord:
are
we all
to come
to destruction?
And
the
Lord
said
to
Aaron,
You
and
your
sons
and
your father's
family
are
to
be responsible
for all wrongdoing
in relation
to
the
holy
place:
and
you
and
your
sons
are
to
be responsible
for
the errors
which come
about
in
your work
as priests.
Let
your
brothers,
the
family
of
Levi,
come
near
with
you,
so
that
they
may
be
joined
with
you
and
be
your
servants:
but
you
and
your
sons
with
you
are
to
go
in
before
the ark
of witness.
They
are
to
do
your orders
and
be responsible
for
the work
of
the
Tent;
but
they
may
not
come
near
the
vessels
of
the
holy
place
or
the
altar,
so
that
death
may
not overtake
them
or
you.
They
are
to
be
joined
with
you
in
the
care
of
the
Tent
of
meeting, doing
whatever
is needed
for
the
Tent:
and
no
one
of
any
other
family
may
come
near
you.
You
are
to
be responsible
for
the
holy
place
and
the
altar,
so
that
wrath
may
never
again
come
on
the
children
of
Israel.
Now,
see,
I
have
taken
your
brothers
the
Levites
from
among
the
children
of
Israel:
they
are
given
to
you
and
to
the
Lord,
to
do
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
you
and
your
sons
with
you
are
to
be responsible
as priests
for
the
altar
and
everything
on
it,
and
everything
inside
the
veil;
you
are
to
do
the
work
of priests;
I
have
given
you
your position
as priests;
and
any
other
man
who
comes
near
will
be
put
to
death.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Aaron,
See,
I
have
given
into
your
care
my lifted
offerings;
even
all
the
holy
things
of
the
children
of
Israel
I
have
given
to
you
and
to
your
sons
as
your
right
for
ever,
because
you
have
been marked
with
the
holy oil.
This
is
to
be yours
of
the
most
holy
things,
out
of
the
fire
offerings;
every
offering
of theirs,
every
meal
offering
and sin-offering,
and
every
offering
which
they
make
on
account
of error,
is
to
be
most
holy
for
you
and
your
sons.
As
most
holy
things
they
are
to
be
your
food:
let
every
male
have
them
for
food;
it
is
to
be
holy
to
you.
And
this
is
yours:
the lifted
offering
which
they
give
and
all
the
wave
offerings
of
the
children
of
Israel
I
have
given
to
you
and
to
your
sons
and
to
your
daughters
as
your right
for
ever:
everyone
in
your
house
who
is
clean
may
have
them
for
food.
All
the
best
of
the
oil
and
the
wine
and
the
grain,
the first-fruits
of
them
which
they
give
to
the
Lord,
to
you
have
I
given
them.
The earliest
produce
from
their
land
which
they
take
to
the
Lord
is
to
be yours;
everyone
in
your
house
who
is
clean
may
have
it
for
his
food.
Everything given
by oath
to
the Lord
in
Israel
is
to
be yours.
The first
birth
of
every
living
thing
which
is
offered
to
the
Lord,
of
man
or
beast,
is
to
be yours;
but
for
the first sons
of
man payment
is
to
be
made,
and
for
the first young
of
unclean
beasts.
Payment
is
to
be made
for
these
when
they
are
a
month
old,
at
the
value fixed
by you,
a
price
of
five
shekels
by
the scale
of
the
holy
place,
that
is,
twenty
gerahs
to
the
shekel.
But
no
such payment
may
be made
for
the first
birth
of
an
ox
or
a
sheep
or
a
goat;
these
are
holy:
their
blood
is
to
be dropped
on
the
altar,
and
their
fat
burned
for
an
offering made
by
fire,
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
Their
flesh
is
to
be yours;
like
the
breast
of
the
wave
offering
and
the
right
leg,
it
is
to
be yours.
All
the
lifted
offerings
of
the
holy
things
which
the
children
of
Israel
give
to
the
Lord,
I
have
given
to
you
and
to
your
sons
and
to
your
daughters
as
a right
for
ever.
This
is
an
agreement
made
with
salt
before
the
Lord,
to
you
and
to
your
seed
for
ever.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Aaron,
You
will
have
no
heritage
in
their
land,
or
any
part
among
them;
I
am
your
part
and
your
heritage
among
the
children
of
Israel.
And
to
the
children
of
Levi
I
have
given
as
their
heritage
all
the tenths
offered
in
Israel,
as payment
for
the
work
they
do,
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
In future
the
children
of
Israel
are
not
to
come
near
the
Tent
of
meeting,
so
that
death
may
not
come
to
them
because
of
sin.
But
the
Levites
are
to
do
the
work
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
be responsible
for errors
in connection
with
it:
this
is
a law
for
ever
through
all
your
generations;
and
among
the
children
of
Israel
they
will
have
no
heritage.
For
the tenths
which
the
children
of
Israel
give
as
a
lifted
offering
to
the
Lord
I
have
given
to
the
Levites
as
their
heritage.
and
so
I
have
said
to
them,
Among
the
children
of
Israel
they
will
have
no
heritage.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
Levites,
When
you
take
from
the
children
of
Israel
the
tenth
which
I
have
given
to
you
from
them
as
your
heritage,
a
tenth
part
of
that
tenth
is
to
be
offered
as
an
offering
lifted
up
before
the
Lord.
And this lifted
offering
is
to
be put
to
your credit
as if
it was
grain
from
the grain-floor
and
wine
from
the vines.
So
you
are
to
make
an
offering
lifted
up
to
the
Lord
from
all
the tenths
which
you
get
from
the
children
of
Israel,
giving
out
of
it
the Lord's
lifted
offering
to
Aaron
the
priest.
From
everything given
to
you, let
the
best
of
it,
the
holy
part
of
it,
be
offered
as
a
lifted
offering
to
the
Lord.
Say
to
them,
then,
When
the
best
of
it
is
lifted
up
on
high,
it
is
to
be put
to
the
account
of
the
Levites
as
the
increase
of
the grain-floor
and
of
the place
where
the grapes are crushed.
It
is
to
be
your
food,
for
you
and
your
families
in
every
place:
it
is
your
reward
for
your
work
in
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
no
sin
will
be yours
on
account
of
it,
when
the
best
of
it
has
been
lifted
up
on
high;
you
are
not
to
make
a wrong
use
of
the
holy
things
of
the
children
of
Israel,
so
that
death
may
not
overtake
you.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
This
is
the rule
of
the
law
which
the
Lord
has
made,
saying,
Give
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to
give
you
a
red
cow
without
any mark
on
her,
and
on
which
the
yoke
has
never
been
put:
Give
her
to
Eleazar
the
priest
and
let
him
take
her
outside
the tent-circle
and
have
her
put
to death
before
him.
Then
let
Eleazar
the
priest
take some
of
her
blood
on
his
finger, shaking
the
blood
seven
times
in
the
direction
of
the
front
of
the
Tent
of
meeting:
And
the
cow
is
to
be
burned
before
him,
her
skin
and
her
flesh
and
her
blood
and
her waste
are
to
be
burned:
Then let
the
priest
take cedar-wood
and
hyssop
and
red thread,
and
put
them
into
the
fire
where
the
cow
is
burning.
And
the
priest,
after
washing
his
clothing
and
bathing
his
body
in
water,
may
come
back
to
the tent-circle,
and
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
And
he who does
the
burning
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
and
his
body
bathed
in
water
and
be
unclean
till
evening.
Then
let
a
man
who
is
clean
take
the
dust
of
the burned
cow
and
put
it
outside
the tent-circle
in
a
clean
place,
where
it
is
to
be
kept
for
the
children
of
Israel
and
used
in making
the
water
which takes
away what
is
unclean:
it
is
a sin-offering.
And
he
who takes
up
the
dust
of
the burned
cow
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed
with water
and
be
unclean
till
evening:
this
is
to
be
a law
for
ever,
for
the
children
of
Israel
as well
as
for
the
man
from
another country
who
is
living
among
them.
Anyone
touching
a
dead
body
will
be
unclean
for
seven
days:
On
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day
he
is
to make
himself
clean
with
the water,
and
so
he
will
be
clean:
but
if
he
does
not
do
this
on
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day,
he
will
not
be
clean.
Anyone
touching
the
body
of
a
dead
man
without
making
himself clean
in
this
way,
makes
the House
of
the
Lord
unclean;
and
that
man
will
be
cut
off
from
Israel:
because
the
water
was
not
put
on
him,
he
will
be
unclean;
his
unclean condition
is unchanged.
This
is
the
law
when
death
comes
to
a
man
in
his
tent:
everyone
who
comes
into
the
tent,
and
everyone
who
is
in
the
tent,
will
be
unclean
for
seven
days.
And
every
open
vessel
without
a cover fixed
on
it
will
be
unclean.
And
anyone
touching
one
who
has
been
put
to
death
with
the
sword
in
the
open
country,
or
the
body
of
one
who
has
come
to
his end
by
a natural
death,
or
a man's
bone,
or
the resting-place
of
a
dead
body,
will
be
unclean
for
seven
days.
And
for
the
unclean,
they
are
to
take
the
dust
of
the
burning
of
the sin-offering,
and
put
flowing
water
on
it
in
a
vessel:
And
a
clean
person
is
to
take
hyssop
and
put
it
in
the
water, shaking
it
over
the
tent,
and
all
the
vessels,
and
the
people
who
were
there,
and
over
him
by
whom
the
bone,
or
the
body
of
one
who
has
been
put
to
death
with
the sword,
or
the
body
of
one
who
has
come
to
his end
by
a natural
death,
or
the resting-place
was
touched.
Let
the
clean person do
this
to
the
unclean
on
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day:
and
on
the
seventh
day
he
is
to make
him
clean;
and
after
washing
his
clothing
and
bathing
himself
in
water,
he
will
be
clean
in
the
evening.
But
the
man
who,
being
unclean,
does
not
make
himself clean
in
this
way,
will
be
cut
off
from
the meeting
of
the
people,
because
he
has
made
the
holy
place
of
the
Lord
unclean:
the
water
has
not
been put
on
him,
he
is
unclean.
This
is
to
be
a law
for
them
for
ever:
he who puts
the
water
on
the
unclean person
is
to
have
his
clothing
washed;
and anyone
touching
the
water
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
Anything
touched
by
the
unclean
person
will
be
unclean;
and
any
person
touching
it
will
be
unclean
till
evening.
In
the
first
month
all
the
children
of
Israel
came
into
the waste land
of
Zin,
and
put
up
their tents
in
Kadesh;
there
death
came
to
Miriam,
and
they
put
her
body
to rest
in
the earth.
And
there
was
no
water
for
the
people:
and
they
came
together
against
Moses
and
against
Aaron.
And
the
people
were angry
with
Moses
and
said,
If
only death
had overtaken
us
when
our
brothers
came
to
their death
before
the
Lord!
Why
have
you taken
the Lord's people
into
this waste,
for
death
to
come
to
us
and
to
our
cattle
there?
Why
have
you
made
us
come
out
of
Egypt
into
this
evil
place?
This
is
no
place
of
seed
or
figs
or
vines
or
other fruits,
and
there
is
no
water
for
drinking.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron
went
away
from
the
people
to
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting;
and,
falling
on
their
faces
there,
they
saw
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
the
rod,
you
and
Aaron,
your
brother,
and
make
all
the
people
come
together,
and
before
their
eyes
give orders
to
the
rock
to
give
out
its
water;
and
so
make
water
come
out
of
the
rock
for
them,
and
give
the
people
and
their
cattle
drink.
And
Moses
took
the
rod
from
before
the
Lord
as
he
gave
him
orders.
Then
Moses
and
Aaron
made
the
people
come
together
in
front
of
the
rock,
and
he
said
to
them,
Give ear
now,
you
people whose hearts
are
turned
from
the Lord;
are
we
to
get
water
for
you
out
of
the
rock?
And
lifting
up
his
hand,
Moses
gave
the
rock
two
blows
with
his
rod:
and
water
came streaming
out,
and
the people
and
their
cattle
had
drink
enough.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
Because
you
had
not
enough
faith
in
me
to
keep
my
name
holy
before
the
children
of
Israel,
you
will
not
take
this
people
into
the
land
which
I
have
given
them.
These
are
the
waters
of
Meribah;
because
the
children
of
Israel went
against
the
Lord,
and
they
saw
that
he
was
holy
among
them.
Then
Moses
sent
men
from
Kadesh
to
the
king
of
Edom
to
say
to
him,
Your
brother
Israel
says,
You
have
knowledge
of
all
the
things
we
have
been
through;
How
our
fathers
went
down
into
Egypt,
and
we
were
living
in
Egypt
for
a
long
time;
and
the
Egyptians
were cruel
to
us
and
to
our
fathers:
And
the
Lord
gave ear
to
the
voice
of
our
cry,
and
sent
an
angel
and
took
us
out
of
Egypt:
and
now
we
are
in
Kadesh,
a
town
on
the edge
of
your
land;
Let
us
now
go
through
your
land:
we
will
not
go
into
field
or vine-garden,
or take
the
water
of
the springs;
we
will
go
by
the
highway,
not
turning
to
the
right
or
to
the
left,
till
we
have
gone past
the limits
of
your
land.
And
Edom
said,
You
are
not
to
go
through
my land,
for
if
you
do
I
will
come
out
against
you
with
the
sword.
And
the
children
of
Israel
said
to
him,
We
will
go
up
by
the
highway:
and
if
we
or
our
cattle
take
of
your
water,
we
will
give
you
a
price
for
it:
only
let
us
go
through
on
our
feet,
nothing
more.
But
he
said,
You
are
not
to
go
through.
And
Edom
came
out
against
them
in
his
strength,
with
a
great
army.
So
Edom
would not
let
Israel
go
through
his
land;
and
Israel went
in another direction.
And
they
went
on
from
Kadesh,
and
came,
with
all
their
people,
to
Mount
Hor.
And
at
Mount
Hor,
at
the edge
of
the
land
of
Edom,
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
Aaron
will
be
put
to rest
with
his
people;
he
will
not
go
into
the
land
which
I
have
given
to
the
children
of
Israel,
because
you
went
against
my
word
at
the
waters
of
Meribah.
So
take
Aaron
and
Eleazar,
his
son,
up
into
Mount
Hor;
And
take Aaron's
robes
off
him
and
put
them
on
Eleazar,
his
son:
and
death
will come
to
Aaron
there,
and
he
will
be
put
to rest
with
his
people.
So
Moses
did
as
the
Lord
had
said,
and
before
the
eyes
of
all
the
people
they
went
up
Mount
Hor.
And
Moses
took
off Aaron's
robes,
and
put
them
on
Eleazar,
his
son;
and
there
on
the
top
of
the
mountain
death
came
to
Aaron:
then
Moses
and
Eleazar
came
down
from
the
mountain.
And
when
the
people
saw
that
Aaron
was dead,
all
the children
of
Israel gave themselves
up
to
weeping
for
him
for
thirty
days.
And
it
came
to
the ears
of
the
Canaanite,
the
king
of
Arad,
living
in
the
South,
that
Israel
was
coming
by
the
way
of
Atharim,
and
he
came
out
against
them
and
took
some
of
them
prisoners.
Then
Israel
made
an oath
to
the
Lord,
and
said,
If
you
will
give
up
this
people
into
my
hands,
then
I
will
send complete destruction
on all
their
towns.
And
the
Lord,
in answer
to
the
voice
of
Israel,
gave
the
Canaanites
up
to
them;
and
they
put
them
and
their
towns
completely
to destruction:
and
that
place
was
named
Hormah.
Then
they
went
on
from
Mount
Hor
by
the
way
to
the Red
Sea, going
round
the
land
of
Edom:
and
the
spirit
of
the
people
was overcome
with weariness
on
the
way.
And crying
out
against
God
and
against
Moses,
they
said,
Why
have
you
taken
us
out
of
Egypt
to
come
to
our
death
in
the waste land?
For
there
is
no
bread
and
no
water,
and
this poor
bread
is disgusting
to
us.
Then
the
Lord
sent poison-snakes
among
the
people;
and
their bites
were
a cause
of
death
to numbers
of
the
people
of
Israel.
Then
the
people
came
to
Moses
and
said,
We
have
done
wrong
in crying
out
against
the
Lord
and
against
you:
make prayer
to
the
Lord
to
take
away
the
snakes
from
us.
So
Moses
made prayer
for
the
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Make
an image
of
a snake
and
put
it
on
a rod,
and
anyone
who
has
been wounded
by
the snakes,
looking
on
it
will
be
made well.
So
Moses
made
a
snake
of
brass
and
put
it
on
a rod;
and
anyone
who
had
a snakebite,
after
looking
on
the
snake
of
brass,
was
made well.
Then
the
children
of
Israel
went
on
and put
up their tents
in
Oboth.
And
journeying
on
again
from
Oboth,
they put
up
their tents
in
Iye-abarim,
in
the waste
land
before
Moab looking
east.
And moving
on
from
there,
they put up
their tents
in
the
valley of
Zered.
From
there
they
went
on
and
put up
their tents
on
the
other
side
of
the
Arnon,
which
is
on
the waste
land
at
the edge
of
the
land
of
the
Amorites;
for
the
Arnon
is
the
line
of division
between
Moab
and
the
Amorites:
As
it
says
in
the
book
of
the
Wars
of
the
Lord, Vaheb
in Suphah,
and
the
valley
of
the Amon;
The
slope
of
the
valleys going
down
to
the tents
of
Ar
and touching
the edge
of
Moab.
From
there
they went
on
to
Beer,
the water-spring
of
which
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Make
the
people come
together
and
I
will
give
them
water.
Then
Israel gave voice
to
this
song:
Come
up, O water-spring, let
us make
a
song
to
it:
The fountain made by
the
chiefs, made deep by
the great ones
of
the
people,
with
the law-givers' rod,
and
with their sticks. Then
from
the waste land
they went on
to
Mattanah:
And from
Mattanah
to
Nahaliel: and from
Nahaliel
to
Bamoth:
And
from
Bamoth
to
the
valley
in
the
open
country
of
Moab,
and
to
the
top
of
Pisgah looking
over
Jeshimon.
And
Israel
sent
men
to
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
saying,
Let
me
go
through
your
land:
we
will
not
go
into
field
or vine-garden,
or take
the
water
of
the springs;
we
will
go
by
the
highway
till
we
have
gone past
the limits
of
your
land.
And
Sihon
would
not
let
Israel
go
through
his
land;
but
got
all
his
people
together
and
went
out
against
Israel
into
the waste
land,
as
far
as
Jahaz,
to
make war
on
Israel.
But
Israel overcame
him,
and
took
all
his
land
from
the
Arnon
to
the
Jabbok,
as
far
as
the
country
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
for
the
country
of
the
children
of
Ammon
was strongly armed.
And
Israel
took
all
their
towns,
living
in
Heshbon
and
all
the
towns
and small
places
of
the
Amorites.
For
Heshbon
was
the
town
of
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
who
had
made war
against
an
earlier
king
of
Moab
and
taken
from
him
all
his
land
as
far
as
the
Arnon.
So
the makers
of wise sayings
say,
Come
to
Heshbon,
building
up
the
town
of
Sihon
and
making
it strong:
For
a
fire
has
gone
out
of
Heshbon,
a
flame
from
the
town
of
Sihon:
for
the destruction
of
Ar
in
Moab,
and
the
lords
of
the
high
places
of
the
Arnon.
Sorrow
is
yours, O
Moab!
Destruction
is
your fate, O
people
of
Chemosh:
his
sons
have gone
in flight,
and
his
daughters
are
prisoners,
in
the hands
of
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites.
They
are wounded
with
our arrows;
destruction
has come on
Heshbon,
even
to
Dibon;
and
we
have
made
the land
waste
as
far
as
Nophah, stretching
out
to
Medeba.
So
Israel put
up
their tents
in
the
land
of
the
Amorites.
And
Moses
sent
men secretly
to
Jazer,
and
they
took
its
towns,
driving
out
the
Amorites
who
were living
there.
Then
turning
they
went
up
by
the
way
of
Bashan;
and
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
went
out
against
them
with
all
his
people,
to
the
fight
at
Edrei.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Have
no
fear
of
him:
for
I
have
given
him
up
into
your
hands,
with
all
his
people
and
his
land;
do
to
him
as
you
did
to
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
at
Heshbon.
So
they overcame
him
and
his
sons
and
his
people,
driving
them
all
out:
and
they
took
his
land
for
their heritage.
Then
the
children
of
Israel,
journeying
on, put
up their tents
in
the lowlands
of
Moab,
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan
at
Jericho.
Now
Balak,
the
son
of
Zippor,
saw
what
Israel
had
done
to
the
Amorites.
And
in
Moab there
was
great
fear
of
the
people,
because
their numbers
were
so
great:
and
the feeling
of
Moab
was bitter
against
the
children
of
Israel.
Then
Moab
said
to
the responsible
men
of
Midian,
It
is
clear
that
this great
people
will
be
the destruction
of
everything
round
us,
making
a meal
of
us
as
the
ox does
of
the
grass
of
the
field.
At
that
time
Balak,
the
son
of
Zippor,
was
king
of
Moab.
So
he
sent
men
to
Balaam,
son
of
Beor,
at Pethor
by
the
River
in
the
land
of
the
children
of
his
people,
saying
to
him,
See,
a
people
has
come
out
of
Egypt,
covering
all
the
face
of
the
earth,
and
they
have
put
up
their tents
opposite
to
me:
Come
now,
in answer
to
my prayer,
and put
a
curse
on
this
people,
for
they
are greater
than
I:
and
then
I
may
be
strong enough
to
overcome
them
and send
them
out
of
the
land:
for
it
is clear
that good comes
to
him
who
has
your
blessing,
but
he
on
whom
you put
your
curse
is
cursed.
So
the responsible
men
of
Moab
and
Midian
went
away,
taking
in
their
hands rewards
for
the
prophet;
and
they
came
to
Balaam
and
said
to
him
what
Balak
had
given
them
orders
to
say.
And
he
said
to
them,
Take
your rest
here
tonight,
and
I
will
give
you
an
answer
after hearing
what
the
Lord
says;
so
the
chiefs
of
Moab kept
there
with
Balaam
that
night.
And
God
came
to
Balaam
and
said,
Who
are
these
men
with
you?
And
Balaam
said
to
God,
Balak,
the
son
of
Zippor,
king
of
Moab,
has
sent
them
to
me,
saying,
See,
the
people
who
have
come
out
of
Egypt
are
covering
all
the
earth:
now,
put
a
curse
on
this
people
for
me,
so
that
I
may
be
able
to make war
on
them,
driving
them
out
of
the
land.
And
God
said
to
Balaam,
You
are
not
to go
with
them,
or put
a
curse
on
this
people,
for
they
have
my
blessing.
In
the
morning
Balaam
got
up
and
said
to
the
chiefs
of
Balak,
Go
back
to
your
land,
for
the
Lord
will
not
let
me
go
with
you.
So
the
chiefs
of
Moab
went
back
to
Balak
and
said,
Balaam
will not
come
with
us.
So
Balak
sent
more
chiefs,
greater
in number
and
of higher position
than
the
others.
And
they
came
to
Balaam
and
said,
Balak,
son
of
Zippor,
says,
Let
nothing
keep
you
from
coming
to
me:
For
I
will
give
you
a
place
of
very
great honour,
and
whatever
you
say
to
me
I
will
do;
so
come,
in
answer
to
my prayer,
and put
a
curse
on
this
people.
But
Balaam,
in
answer;
said
to
the
servants
of
Balak,
Even
if
Balak
gave
me
his
house
full
of
silver
and
gold,
it
would
not
be possible
for
me
to
do
anything
more
or
less
than
the
orders
of
the
Lord
my
God.
So
take
your rest
here
this
night, till
I
have
knowledge
what
more
the
Lord
has
to
say
to
me.
And
that
night
God
came
to
Balaam
and
said
to
him,
If
these
men
have
come
for
you,
go
with
them:
but
do
only
what
I
say
to
you.
So
in
the
morning
Balaam
got
up
and, making
his ass ready,
went
with
the
chiefs
of
Moab.
But
God
was
moved
to
wrath
because
he
went:
and
the
angel
of
the
Lord
took
up
a position
in
the
road
to keep
him
from
his purpose.
Now
he
was
seated
on
his ass,
and
his
two
servants
were
with
him.
And
the ass
saw
the
angel
of
the
Lord
waiting
in
the
road
with
his
sword
in
his
hand;
and
turning
from
the
road,
the ass went
into
the
field;
and
Balaam gave
the ass
blows,
to get
her
back
on
to
the
road.
Then
the
angel
of
the
Lord
took
up
his
position
in
a
narrow road through
the vine-gardens,
with
a
wall
on
this
side
and
on
that.
And
the ass
saw
the
angel
of
the
Lord,
and
went near
the
wall, crushing Balaam's
foot
against
the
wall;
and
he gave
her
more
blows.
Then
the
angel
of
the
Lord
went
further, stopping
in
a narrow
place
where
there
was
no
room
for
turning
to
the
right
or
to
the
left.
And
the ass
saw
the
angel
of
the
Lord
and went
down
on
the earth
under
Balaam;
and full
of
wrath,
Balaam gave
her hard
blows
with
his
stick.
Then
the
Lord
gave
the ass
the power
of talking,
and
opening
her
mouth
she
said
to
Balaam,
What
have
I
done
to
you
that
you
have given
me
blows
these
three
times?
And
Balaam
said
to
the ass,
You
have made
me seem foolish:
if
only
I
had
a
sword
in
my
hand
I
would
put
you
to death.
And
the ass
said
to
Balaam,
Am
I
not
your ass
upon
which
you
have
gone
all
your
life
till
this
day?
and
have
I
ever
done
this
to
you
before?
And
he
said,
No.
Then
the
Lord
made Balaam's
eyes
open,
and
he
saw
the
angel
of
the
Lord
in
the
way
with
his
sword
in
his
hand:
and
he
went
down
on
his
face
to
the earth.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Why
have
you given
your ass
blows
these
three
times?
See,
I
have
come
out
against
you
to keep
you
back,
because
your
purpose
is
not pleasing
to
me.
And
the ass
saw
me,
turning
to
one
side
from
me
three
times:
if
she
had
not gone
to
one
side,
I would
certainly
have put
you
to death
and kept
her safe.
And
Balaam
said
to
the
angel
of
the
Lord,
I
have
done
wrong,
for
I
did
not
see
that
you
were
in
the
way
against
me:
but
now,
if
it
is
evil
in
your
eyes,
I
will
go
back
again.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
Balaam, Go
with
the
men;
but
say
only
what
I
give
you
to
say.
Then
Balaam
went
on
with
the
chiefs
of
Balak.
Now
Balak,
hearing
that
Balaam
had
come,
went
to
the chief
town
of
Moab,
on
the edge
of
the
Arnon,
in
the farthest
part
of
the
land,
for
the purpose
of meeting
him.
And
Balak
said
to
Balaam,
Did
I
not
send
to
you, requesting
you
with
all
my heart
to
come
to
me?
why
did
you
not
come?
am
I
not
able
to give
you
a place
of honour?
Then
Balaam
said
to
Balak,
Now
I
have
come
to
you;
but
have
I power
to
say
anything? Only
what
God
puts
into
my
mouth
may
I
say.
And
Balaam
went
with
Balak
to
Kiriath-huzoth.
And
Balak
made offerings
of
oxen
and
sheep,
and
sent
to
Balaam
and
the
chiefs
who
were
with
him.
And
in
the
morning
Balak
took
Balaam
up
to
the high places
of Baal,
and
from
there
he
was able
to
see
the outer limits
of
the
people.
And
Balaam
said
to
Balak,
Make
me
here
seven
altars
and
get
ready
seven
oxen
and
seven male sheep.
And
Balak
did
as
Balaam
had
said;
and
Balak
and
Balaam
made an
offering
on every
altar
of an
ox
and
a male
sheep.
Then
Balaam
said
to
Balak,
Take
your place
by
your burned
offering,
and
I
will go
and
see
if
the
Lord comes
to
me:
and
I
will
give
you
word
of
whatever
he
says
to
me.
And
he
went
to
an open place
on
a
hill.
And
God
came
to
Balaam,
and
Balaam
said
to
him,
I
have
made ready
seven
altars,
offering
an
ox
and
a male
sheep
on every
altar.
And
the
Lord
put
words
in Balaam's
mouth,
and
said,
Go
back
to
Balak,
and
this
is
what
you
are
to
say.
So
he
went
back
to
him
where
he
was
waiting
by
his burned offering
with
all
the
chiefs
of
Moab.
And
in
the words which
the Lord
had given
him
he
said,
From
Aram
Balak
has
sent
for
me,
the
king
of
Moab
from
the
mountains
of
the
East: come,
put
curses
on
Jacob
for
me
and
be
angry
with
Israel.
How
may
I put curses
on
him
who
is
not
cursed
by
God?
how
may
I
be
angry
with
him
with
whom
the
Lord
is
not
angry?
From
the
top
of
the
rocks
I
see
him,
looking
down
on
him
from
the
hills:
it
is
a
people made separate,
not
to
be numbered
among
the
nations.
Who
is able
to
take
the
measure
of
the
dust
of
Jacob
or
the
number
of
the thousands
of
Israel?
May
my
death
be
the
death
of
the
upright
and
my
last
end
like
his!
Then
Balak
said
to
Balaam,
What
have
you
done
to
me?
I
sent
for
you
so
that
my haters might
be
cursed,
and
see,
you
have given
them
a
blessing.
And
in
answer
he
said,
Am
I
not
ordered
to
say only
what
the
Lord
puts into
my
mouth?
And
Balak
said
to
him, Come
with
me now
into
another
place
from
which
you
will
not
be able
to
see
them
all,
but
only
the outskirts
of
them;
and
you
will send curses
on
them
from
there.
So
he
took
him
into
the
country
of
Zophim,
to
the
top
of
Pisgah,
and
there
they
made
seven
altars,
offering
an
ox
and
a male
sheep
on
every
altar.
Then
he
said
to
Balak,
Take
your place
here
by
your burned offering,
while
I go
over
there
to
the Lord.
And
the
Lord
came
to
Balaam,
and
put
words
in
his
mouth,
and
said,
Go
back
to
Balak,
and
this
is
what
you
are
to
say.
So
he
came
to
him
where
he
was
waiting
by
his burned
offering
with
the
chiefs
of
Moab
by
his
side.
And
Balak
said
to
him,
What
has
the
Lord
said?
And
in
the words which
the Lord
had
given
him
he
said,
Up!
Balak,
and
give
ear;
give
attention
to
me,
O
son
of
Zippor:
God
is
not
a
man,
to
say
what
is
false;
or
the
son
of
man,
that
his purpose
may
be
changed:
what
he
has
said,
will
he
not
do?
and
will
he
not
give
effect
to
the words
of
his mouth?
See,
I
have
had orders
to
give
blessing:
and
he
has given
a
blessing which
I
have
no power
to
take
away.
He
has
seen
no
evil
in
Jacob
or
wrongdoing
in
Israel:
the
Lord
his
God
is
with
him,
and
the glad
cry
of
a
king
is
among
them.
It
is
God
who
has
taken
them
out
of
Egypt;
his
horns
are
like those
of
the mountain
ox.
No evil
power
has effect
against
Jacob,
no secret arts
against
Israel;
at
the right
time
it
will
be
said
of
Jacob
and
of
Israel, See
what
God
has
done!
See,
Israel comes
up
like
a she-lion, lifting
himself
up
like
a
lion:
he
will
take
no
rest
till
he
has made
a meal
of
those
he
has overcome,
drinking
the
blood
of
those
he
has
put
to
death.
Then
Balak
said
to
Balaam,
If
you
will
not put
a
curse
on
them,
at
all events do
not give
them
a
blessing.
But
Balaam
in
answer
said
to
Balak,
Did
I
not
say
to
you,
I
may
only
do
what
the
Lord
says?
Then
Balak
said
to
Balaam,
Come
now,
I
will
take
you
to
another
place;
it
may
be
that
God
will
let
you
put
a
curse
on
them
from
there.
So
Balak
took
Balaam
to
the
top
of
Peor, looking
down
over
the waste
land.
And
Balaam
said
to
Balak,
Make
me
seven
altars
here
and
get
seven
oxen
and
seven male sheep
ready
for
me.
And
Balak
did
as
Balaam
said,
offering
an
ox
and
a male
sheep
on every
altar.
Now
when
Balaam
saw
that
it
was
the Lord's
pleasure
to
give
his
blessing
to
Israel,
he
did
not,
as
at
other
times,
make use
of secret arts,
but
turning
his
face
to
the waste
land,
And lifting
up
his
eyes,
he
saw
Israel
there,
with
their tents
in
the order
of
their
tribes:
and
the
spirit
of
God
came
on
him.
And moved
by
the spirit,
he
said, These
are
the words
of
Balaam,
son
of
Beor,
the words
of
the
man
whose
eyes
are open:
He
says,
whose ears
are
open
to
the
words
of
God,
who
has
seen
the
vision
of
the Ruler
of all,
falling
down,
but having
his
eyes
open:
How
fair
are
your
tents,
O
Jacob,
your houses,
O
Israel!
They
are
stretched
out
like
valleys,
like
gardens
by
the riverside,
like flowering trees
planted
by
the
Lord,
like cedar-trees
by
the
waters.
Peoples
will
be
in fear before
his strength,
his arm
will
be
on
great nations:
his
king
will
be
higher
than
Agag,
and
his
kingdom
made
great
in honour.
It
is
God
who
has
taken
him
out
of
Egypt;
his
horns
are
like
those
of
the mountain
ox;
the
nations warring
against
him
will
be
his
food,
their
bones
will
be broken,
they
will
be
wounded
with
his
arrows.
He took
his
sleep stretched
out
like
a
lion,
and
like
a she-lion:
by
whom
will
his
rest
be broken?
May
a
blessing
be
on everyone
who gives
you
blessing,
and
a
curse
on everyone
by
whom
you
are
cursed.
Then
Balak
was full
of
wrath
against
Balaam,
and
angrily waving
his
hands
he
said
to
Balaam,
I
sent
for
you
so
that
those
who
are
against
me might
be
cursed,
but
now,
see,
three
times
you
have
given
them
a
blessing.
Go
back quickly
to
the
place
you
came
from:
it
was
my purpose
to give
you
a
place
of honour,
but
now
the
Lord
has
kept
you
back
from honour.
Then
Balaam
said
to
Balak,
Did
I
not
say
to
the
men
you
sent
to
me,
Even
if
Balak
gave
me
his
house
full
of
silver
and
gold,
it
would
not
be possible
for
me
to
go outside
the orders
of
the
Lord,
doing
good
or
evil
at
the impulse
of
my
mind;
whatever
the
Lord
says
I
will
say?
So
now
I
will
go
back
to
my
people:
but
first
let
me
make clear
to
you
what
this
people
will
do
to
your
people
in
days
to
come.
Then
he
went
on
with
his story
and
said, These
are
the words
of
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor,
the words
of
him
whose
eyes
are open:
He
says, whose ear
is
open
to
the
words
of
God,
who
has
knowledge
of
the Most High,
who
has
seen
the
vision
of
the Ruler
of
all,
falling
down
and having
his
eyes
open:
I
see
him,
but
not
now:
looking
on
him,
but
not
near:
a
star
will
come
out
of
Jacob,
and
a
rod
of authority
out
of
Israel, sending destruction
to
the
farthest limits
of
Moab
and
on
the head
of
all
the
sons
of Sheth.
Edom
will
be
his heritage,
and
he
will put
an end
to
the last
of
the people
of
Seir.
And Israel
will go on
in strength,
and
Jacob
will have
rule
over
his haters.
Then, turning
his eyes
to
Amalek,
he
went
on
with
his story
and
said,
Amalek
was
the
first
of
the
nations,
but
his
part
will
be
destruction
for
ever.
And
looking
on
the
Kenites
he
went
on
with
his story
and
said, Strong
is
your living-place,
and
your secret
place
is safe
in
the
rock.
But
still
the Kenites
will
be wasted,
till
Asshur takes
you
away
prisoner.
Then
he
went
on
with
his story
and
said,
But
who
may keep
his
life
when
God does this?
But
ships
will come
from
the
direction
of
Kittim, troubling
Asshur
and troubling
Eber,
and like
the others
their fate
will
be
destruction.
Then
Balaam
got
up
and
went
back
to
his
place:
and
Balak
went
away.
Now
when
Israel
was
living
in
Shittim
the
people became false
to
the Lord, doing evil
with
the
daughters
of
Moab:
For
they sent
for
the
people
to
be present
at
the
offerings
made
to
their
gods;
and
the
people
took part
in
their feasts
and
gave honour
to
their
gods.
So
Israel
had relations
with
the women
of Moab
in honour
of
the
Baal
of
Peor:
and
the
Lord
was moved
to
wrath
against
Israel.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
all
the
chiefs
of
the
people, hanging
them
up
in
the
sun
before
the
Lord,
so
that
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
may
be
turned
from
Israel.
So
Moses
said
to
the
judges
of
Israel, Let
everyone put
to death
those
of
his
men
who
have
had
relations
with
the women
of Moab
in honour
of
the
Baal
of
Peor.
Then
one
of
the
children
of
Israel
came
to
his
brothers,
taking
with
him
a
woman
of Midian,
before
the
eyes
of
Moses
and
all
the
meeting
of
the
people,
while
they
were
weeping
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest,
seeing
it,
got
up
from
among
the
people
and
took
a
spear
in
his
hand,
And
went
after
the
man
of
Israel
into
the
tent, driving
the spear
through
the
two
of
them,
through
the
man
of
Israel
and
through
the stomach
of
the
woman.
So
the disease
was
stopped
among
the
children
of
Israel.
But
twenty-four
thousand
of
them
had
come
to
their
death
by
the disease.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Through
Phinehas,
and
because
of
his
passion
for
my honour,
my
wrath
has
been
turned
away
from
the
children
of
Israel,
so
that
I
have
not
sent
destruction
on
them
all
in
my
wrath.
So
say
to
them
that
I
will
make
with
him
an
agreement
of
peace:
And
by
this
agreement,
he
and
his
sons
after
him
have
the
right
to
be priests
for
ever;
because,
by
his
care
for
the honour
of
his
God,
he
took
away
the sin
of
the
children
of
Israel.
Now
the
man
of
Israel
who
was put
to death
with
the
woman
of Midian
was
Zimri,
the
son
of Salu,
a chief
of
one
of
the
families
of
the
Simeonites.
And
the
woman
of
Midian
who
was put
to death
was
Cozbi,
the
daughter
of
Zur;
he
was
the
head
of
a
family
in
Midian.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
up arms against
the
Midianites
and overcome
them;
For
they
are
a danger
to
you
with
their false
ways, causing sin
to come
on
you
in
the
question
of
Peor,
and
because
of
Cozbi,
their
sister,
the
daughter
of
the chief
of
Midian,
who
was put
to death
at
the
time
of
the
disease
which came
on
you
because
of
Peor.
Now
after
the disease
was
over,
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
and
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest,
Let
all
the
children
of
Israel
be numbered,
by
the names
of
their fathers'
families,
all
those
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
are able
to
go
to
war
in
Israel.
So
Moses
and
Eleazar
the
priest
gave
them
the
order
in
the lowlands
of
Moab
by
Jordan
at
Jericho,
saying,
Let all
the
people
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
be numbered,
as
the
Lord
has
given
orders
to
Moses
and
the
children
of
Israel
who
have
come
out
of
Egypt.
Reuben,
the first
son
of
Israel:
the
sons
of
Reuben
by their
families:
of
Hanoch,
the
family
of
the
Hanochites:
of
Pallu,
the
family
of
the Palluites:
Of
Hezron,
the
family
of
the
Hezronites:
of
Carmi,
the
family
of
the
Carmites.
These
are
the
families
of
the
Reubenites:
their
number
was forty-three
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
thirty.
And
the
sons
of
Pallu,
Eliab
And
the
sons
of
Eliab:
Nemuel
and
Dathan
and
Abiram.
These
are
the
same
Dathan
and
Abiram
who
had
a place
in
the meeting
of
the
people,
who
together
with
Korah
made
an outcry
against
Moses
and
Aaron
and
against
the
Lord:
And
they
went down
into
the
open
mouth
of
the
earth,
together
with
Korah,
when
death overtook
him
and
all
his
band;
at
the
time
when
two
hundred
and
fifty
men
were burned
in
the
fire,
and
they
became
a sign.
But
death
did
not overtake
the
sons
of
Korah.
The
sons
of
Simeon
by their
families:
of
Nemuel,
the
family
of
the
Nemuelites:
of
Jamin,
the
family
of
the
Jaminites:
of
Jachin,
the
family
of
the
Jachinites:
Of
Zerah,
the
family
of
the
Zerahites:
of
Shaul,
the
family
of
the
Shaulites.
These
are
the
families
of
the
Simeonites,
twenty-two
thousand,
two
hundred.
The
sons
of
Gad
by their
families:
of
Zephon,
the
family
of
the
Zephonites:
of
Haggi,
the
family
of
the
Haggites:
of
Shuni,
the
family
of
the
Shunites:
Of Ozni,
the
family
of
the Oznites:
of
Eri,
the
family
of
the
Erites:
Of
Arod,
the
family
of
the
Arodites:
of
Areli,
the
family
of
the
Arelites.
These
are
the
families
of
the
sons
of
Gad
as
they
were
numbered,
forty
thousand,
five
hundred.
The
sons
of
Judah,
Er
and
Onan:
and
Er
and
Onan
had come
to
their
death
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
And
the
sons
of
Judah
by
their
families
were:
of
Shelah,
the
family
of
the Shelahites:
of
Perez,
the
family
of
the
Perezites:
of
Zerah,
the
family
of
the
Zerahites.
And
the
sons
of
Perez
were:
of
Hezron,
the
family
of
the
Hezronites:
of
Hamul,
the
family
of
the
Hamulites.
These
are
the
families
of
Judah
as
they
were
numbered, seventy-six
thousand,
five
hundred.
The
sons
of
Issachar
by their
families:
of
Tola,
the
family
of
the
Tolaites:
of
Puvah,
the
family
of
the
Punites:
Of
Jashub,
the
family
of
the
Jashubites:
of
Shimron,
the
family
of
the
Shimronites.
These
are
the
families
of
Issachar, as
they
were
numbered, sixty-four
thousand,
three
hundred.
The
sons
of
Zebulun
by their
families:
of
Sered,
the
family
of
the
Seredites:
of
Elon,
the
family
of
the
Elonites:
of
Jahleel,
the
family
of
the
Jahleelites.
These
are
the
families
of
the
Zebulunites as
they
were
numbered,
sixty
thousand,
five
hundred.
The
sons
of
Joseph
by their
families:
Manasseh
and
Ephraim.
The
sons
of
Manasseh:
of
Machir,
the
family
of
the
Machirites:
and
Machir
was
the
father
of
Gilead:
of
Gilead,
the
family
of
the
Gileadites.
These
are
the
sons
of
Gilead:
of
Iezer,
the
family
of
the
Iezerites:
of
Helek,
the
family
of
the
Helekites:
And
of
Asriel,
the
family
of
the
Asrielites:
and
of
Shechem,
the
family
of
the
Shechemites:
And
of
Shemida,
the
family
of
the
Shemidaites:
and
of
Hepher,
the
family
of
the
Hepherites.
And
Zelophehad,
the
son
of
Hepher,
had
no
sons,
but
only
daughters,
and
the
names
of
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad
were
Mahlah,
and
Noah,
Hoglah,
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
These
are
the
families
of
Manasseh;
and
those
who
were
numbered
of
them
were
fifty-two
thousand,
seven
hundred.
These
are
the
sons
of
Ephraim
by their
families:
of
Shuthelah,
the
family
of
the
Shuthelahites:
of
Becher,
the
family
of
the
Becherites:
of
Tahan,
the
family
of
the
Tahanites.
And
these
are
the
sons
of
Shuthelah:
of
Eran,
the
family
of
the
Eranites:
These
are
the
families
of
Ephraim
as
they
were
numbered, thirty-two
thousand,
five
hundred.
These
are
the
sons
of
Joseph
by
their
families.
The
sons
of
Benjamin
by their
families:
of
Bela,
the
family
of
the
Belaites:
of
Ashbel,
the
family
of
the
Ashbelites:
of
Ahiram,
the
family
of
the
Ahiramites:
Of Shephupham,
the
family
of
the
Shuphamites:
and
of
Hupham,
the
family
of
the
Huphamites.
And
the
sons
of
Bela
were
Ard
and
Naaman:
of
Ard,
the
family
of
the
Ardites:
of
Naaman,
the
family
of
the
Naamites.
These
are
the
sons
of
Benjamin
by
their
families:
and
those
who
were
numbered
of
them
were
forty-five
thousand,
six
hundred.
These
are
the
sons
of
Dan
by
their
families:
of
Shuham,
the
family
of
the
Shuhamites.
These
are
the
families
of
Dan
by
their
families.
All
the
families
of
the
Shuhamites, as
they
were
numbered,
were sixty-four
thousand,
four
hundred.
The
sons
of
Asher
by their
families:
of
Imnah,
the
family
of
the
Imnites:
of
Ishvi,
the
family
of
the
Ishvites:
of
Beriah,
the
family
of
the
Beriites.
Of
the
sons
of
Beriah:
of
Heber,
the
family
of
the
Heberites:
of
Malchiel,
the
family
of
the
Malchielites:
And
the
name
of
the
daughter
of
Asher
was
Serah.
These
are
the
families
of
the
sons
of
Asher
as
they
were
numbered, fifty-three
thousand,
four
hundred.
The
sons
of
Naphtali
by their
families:
of
Jahzeel,
the
family
of
the
Jahzeelites:
of
Guni,
the
family
of
the
Gunites:
Of
Jezer,
the
family
of
the
Jezerites:
of
Shillem,
the
family
of
the
Shillemites.
These
are
the
families
of
Naphtali
by
their
families:
and
those
who
were
numbered
of
them
were
forty-five
thousand,
four
hundred.
Those
who
were
numbered
of
the
children
of
Israel
were
six
hundred
and
one
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
thirty.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Let there
be
a division
of
the
land
among
these,
for their
heritage,
in relation
to
the
number
of
names.
To
those families
who
are
more
in
number,
give
a
greater
heritage;
to
those
who
are
less
in
number,
a
smaller part:
to
every
one
let
the
heritage
be
given
in relation
to
the
number
in
his family.
But
let
the distribution
of
the
land
be made
by
the decision
of
the Lord:
by
the
names
of
the
tribes
of
their
fathers
let
their heritage
be given
them.
As
it
is ordered
by
the decision
of
the Lord, let distribution
be made
between
those who
are
more
in number
and
those who
are less.
These
were
those
of
the
Levites
who
were
numbered
by
their
families:
of
Gershon,
the
family
of
the
Gershonites:
of
Kohath,
the
family
of
the
Kohathites:
of
Merari,
the
family
of
the
Merarites.
These
are
the
families
of
Levi:
the
family
of
the Libnites,
the
family
of
the
Hebronites,
the
family
of
the
Mahlites,
the
family
of
the
Mushites,
the
family
of
the
Korahites.
And
Kohath
was
the
father
of
Amram.
Amram's
wife
was
Jochebed,
the
daughter
of
Levi,
whom
he
had
in
Egypt:
by
Amram
she
had
Moses
and
Aaron
and
their
sister
Miriam.
Aaron's
sons
were
Nadab
and
Abihu,
Eleazar
and
Ithamar.
Death overtook
Nadab
and
Abihu
when
they
made
an
offering
of
strange
fire
before
the
Lord.
Of
these, twenty-three
thousand
males,
from
one
month
old
and
over,
were
numbered:
they
were
not
numbered
with
the
rest
of
the
children
of
Israel,
for
they
had
no
heritage
among
the
children
of
Israel.
All
these
were
numbered
by
Moses
and
Eleazar
the
priest
when
the
children
of
Israel
were
numbered
in
the lowlands
of
Moab
by
the
Jordan
at
Jericho.
But
among
all
these
was
not
one
of
those
numbered
by
Moses
and
Aaron
the
priest
when
the
children
of
Israel
were
numbered
in
the waste land
of
Sinai.
For
the
Lord
had
said
of
them,
Death
will
certainly overtake
them
in
the waste land.
And
of
them
all,
only
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
were
still
living.
Then
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad,
the
son
of
Hepher,
the
son
of
Gilead,
the
son
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Manasseh,
of
the
families
of
Manasseh,
the
son
of
Joseph,
came
forward:
their
names
are
Mahlah,
Noah,
and
Hoglah,
and
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
They
came
before
Moses
and
Eleazar
the
priest
and
the
chiefs
and
all
the people
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
said,
Death overtook
our
father
in
the waste land;
he
was
not
among
those
who
were banded
together
with
Korah
against
the
Lord;
but
death
came
to
him
in
his
sin;
and
he
had
no
sons.
Why
is
the
name
of
our
father
to
be
taken
away
from
among
his
family,
because
he
had
no
son?
Give
us
a heritage
among
our father's
brothers.
So
Moses put
their cause
before
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
What
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad
say
is
right:
certainly
you
are
to
give
them
a
heritage
among
their father's
brothers:
and
let
the
property which would
have been
their father's
go
to
them.
And
say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
If
a
man
has
no
son
at
the
time
of
his
death, let
his
heritage
go
to
his
daughter.
And
if
he
has
no
daughter,
then
give
his
heritage
to
his
brothers.
And
if
he
has
no
brothers,
then
give
his
heritage
to
his father's
brothers.
And
if
his
father
has
no
brothers,
then
give
it
to
his
nearest relation
in
the
family,
as
his
heritage:
this
is
to
be
a
decision
made
by law
for
the
children
of
Israel,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
up
into
this
mountain
of
Abarim
so
that
you
may
see
the
land
which
I
have
given
to
the
children
of
Israel.
And
when
you
have
seen
it,
you
will
be
put
to rest
with
your
people,
as
your
brother
Aaron
was:
Because
in
the waste land
of
Zin,
when
the
people
were angry,
you
and
he went
against
my
word
and
did
not
keep
my name
holy
before
their
eyes,
at
the
waters. (These
are
the
waters
of
Meribah
in
Kadesh
in
the waste land
of
Zin.)
Then
Moses
said
to
the
Lord,
Let
the
Lord,
the
God
of
the
spirits
of
all
flesh,
put
a
man
at
the head
of
this
people,
To
go
out
and
come
in
before
them
and
be
their guide;
so
that
the
people
of
the
Lord
may
not
be
like
sheep
without
a keeper.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Take
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
a
man
in
whom
is
the
spirit,
and
put
your
hand
on
him;
And
take
him
before
Eleazar
the
priest
and
all
the meeting
of
the
people,
and
give
him
his
orders
before
their
eyes.
And
put
your honour
on
him,
so
that
all
the
children
of
Israel
may
be
under
his
authority.
He
will
take
his
place
before
Eleazar
the
priest,
so
that
he
may
get
directions
from
the
Lord
for
him,
with
the
Urim:
at
his
word
they
will
go
out,
and
at
his
word
they
will
come
in,
he
and
all
the
children
of
Israel.
So
Moses
did
as
the
Lord said:
he
took
Joshua
and
put
him
before
Eleazar
the
priest
and
the meeting
of
the
people:
And
he
put
his
hands
on
him
and
gave
him
his
orders,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
Moses.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Give
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
and
say
to
them, Let
it
be
your
care
to
give
me
my
offerings
at
their regular
times,
the
food
of
the
offerings
made
by
fire
to
me
for
a sweet smell.
Say
to
them,
This
is
the
offering
made
by
fire
which
you
are
to give
to
the
Lord; he-lambs
of
the
first
year
without any mark,
two
every
day
as
a
regular burned
offering.
Let
one
be offered
in
the
morning,
and
the
other
at
evening;
And
the
tenth part
of
an
ephah
of
the best
meal
for
a
meal
offering
mixed
with
the
fourth part
of
a
hin
of clear
oil.
It
is
a
regular burned
offering,
as
it
was ordered
in
Mount
Sinai,
for
a sweet smell,
an
offering
made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
And
for its
drink
offering take
the
fourth part
of
a
hin
for
one
lamb:
in
the
holy
place let
the wine
be drained out
for
a
drink
offering
for
the
Lord.
Let
the
other
lamb
be offered
at
evening;
like
the
meal
offering
of
the
morning
and
its drink
offering, let
it
be offered
as
an
offering
made
by
fire
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord.
And
on
the
Sabbath
day,
two he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without any mark,
and
two
tenth parts
of
the best
meal
for
a
meal
offering
mixed
with
oil,
and its drink
offering:
This
is
the burned offering
for
every
Sabbath day,
in
addition
to
the
regular burned offering,
and
its drink offering.
And
on
the
first
day
of
every
month
you
are
to give
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord;
two
oxen,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark;
And
three
tenth parts
of
the best
meal
for
a
meal
offering
mixed
with
oil,
for
every
ox;
and
two
tenth parts
of
the best
meal
for
a
meal
offering
mixed
with
oil,
for
the
one sheep;
And
a separate
tenth part
of
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil
for
a
meal
offering
for
every
lamb;
for
a burned
offering
of
a sweet smell,
an
offering made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
And
their drink
offerings
are
to
be
half
a
hin
of
wine
for
an
ox,
and
the
third
part
of
a
hin
for
a
male
sheep,
and
the
fourth
part
of
a
hin
for
a
lamb:
this
is
the burned offering
for
every
month through all
the
months
of
the
year.
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering
to
the
Lord;
it
is
to
be offered
in
addition
to
the
regular burned
offering
and
its drink
offering.
And
in
the
first
month,
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month,
is
the Lord's
Passover.
On
the fifteenth
day
of
this
month
there
is
to
be
a
feast;
for
seven
days let
your
food
be
unleavened
cakes.
On
the
first
day
there
is
to
be
a
holy meeting:
you
may
do
no sort
of field-work:
And
you
are
to
give
an
offering
made
by
fire,
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord;
two
oxen,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark:
And
their
meal
offering,
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil: let
three
tenth parts
of
an ephah
be offered
for
an
ox
and
two
tenth parts
for
a male sheep;
And
a separate
tenth part
for
every
one
of
the
seven
lambs;
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering
to take away
your
sin.
These
are
to be offered
in addition
to
the
morning burned offering,
which
is
a
regular burned offering at
all
times.
In
this
way,
every
day
for
seven
days, give
the
food
of
the
offering
made
by
fire,
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord:
it
is
to
be offered
in
addition
to
the
regular burned
offering,
and
its drink
offering.
Then
on
the
seventh
day
there
will
be
a
holy meeting;
you
may
do
no field-work.
And
at
the
time
of
the first-fruits,
when
you
give
an
offering
of
new
meal
to
the
Lord
at
your feast
of
weeks,
there
is
to
be
a
holy meeting:
you
may
do
no field-work:
And give
a burned
offering
for
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord;
two
oxen,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven he-lambs
of
the
first
year;
And
their
meal
offering,
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil,
three
tenth parts
for
an
ox,
two
tenth parts
for
a male sheep,
And
a separate
tenth part
for
every
one
of the
seven
lambs;
And
one he-goat
to take away
your sin.
These
are
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering
and
its
meal
offering;
take care
that
they
are
without
any mark,
and
let
them
be offered
with
their drink
offerings.
In
the
seventh
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
let
there
be
a
holy meeting;
on
it
you
may
do
no field-work;
let
the
day
be marked
by
the
blowing
of horns;
And give
to
the
Lord
a burned
offering
for
a sweet smell;
one
ox,
one
male
sheep,
seven he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark
on
them:
And
their
meal
offering,
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil,
three
tenth parts
for
an
ox,
two
tenth parts
for
a male sheep,
And
a separate
tenth part
for
every
one
of the
seven
lambs;
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering,
to take away
your
sin:
In addition
to
the burned
offering
of
the
new
moon,
and its
meal
offering,
and
the
regular burned
offering
and its
meal
offering,
and
their drink
offerings,
as
they
are ordered,
for
a sweet smell,
an
offering made
by
fire
to
the
Lord.
And
on
the
tenth
day
of
this
seventh
month
there
will
be
a
holy meeting;
keep
yourselves
from pleasure,
and
do
no sort
of
work;
And
give
to
the
Lord
a burned
offering
for
a sweet smell;
one
ox,
one
male
sheep,
seven he-lambs
of
the
first
year:
only
those
without
any mark
on
them
may
be
used:
And
their
meal
offering,
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil,
three
tenth parts
for
an
ox,
two
tenth parts
for
a male sheep,
A separate
tenth part
for
every
one
of the
seven
lambs;
One he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
offering
for taking away your
sin,
and
the
regular burned
offering
and its
meal
offering,
and their drink
offerings.
And
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
seventh
month
let
there
be
a
holy meeting;
do
no field-work,
and
keep
a
feast
to
the
Lord
for
seven
days;
And
give
a burned
offering,
an
offering
made
by
fire
of
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord,
thirteen
oxen,
two
male
sheep,
fourteen he-lambs
of
the first
year, all
without
any mark
on
them;
And
their
meal
offering,
the best
meal
mixed
with
oil,
three
tenth parts
for
every
one
of
the
thirteen
oxen,
two
tenth parts
for
every male sheep,
And
a separate
tenth part
for
every
one
of
the
fourteen
lambs;
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering,
and its
meal
offering,
and its drink
offering.
On
the
second
day
of
the feast give an offering
of
twelve
oxen,
two
male
sheep,
fourteen he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark
on
them;
And their
meal
offering
and their drink
offerings
for
the
oxen
and
the
sheep
and
the
lambs,
in relation
to their
number,
as
it
is ordered:
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering,
and its
meal
offering,
and their drink
offerings.
And
on
the
third
day
eleven
oxen,
two
male
sheep,
fourteen he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark;
And their
meal
offering
and drink
offerings
for
the
oxen,
for
the
male
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs,
in relation
to their
number,
as
it
is ordered:
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering,
and its
meal
offering,
and its drink
offering.
And
on
the
fourth
day
ten
oxen,
two
male
sheep,
fourteen he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark:
And their
meal
offering
and their drink
offerings
for
the
oxen,
for
the
male
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs,
in relation
to their
number,
as
it
is ordered.
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering,
and its
meal
offering,
and its drink
offering.
And
on
the
fifth
day
nine
oxen,
two
male
sheep,
fourteen he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark:
And their
meal
offering
and their drink
offerings
for
the
oxen,
for
the
male
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs,
in relation
to their
number,
as
it
is ordered:
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering,
and its
meal
offering,
and its drink
offering.
And
on
the
sixth
day
eight
oxen,
two
male
sheep,
fourteen he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark:
And their
meal
offering
and their drink
offerings
for
the
oxen,
for
the
male
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs,
in relation
to their
number,
as
it
is ordered:
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering, its
meal
offering,
and its drink
offerings.
And
on
the
seventh
day
seven
oxen,
two
male
sheep,
fourteen he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark:
And their
meal
offering
and their drink
offerings
for
the
oxen,
for
the
male
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs,
in relation
to their
number,
as
it
is ordered:
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering, its
meal
offering,
and its drink
offering.
On
the
eighth
day
let
there
be
a holy meeting:
you
may
do
no field-work;
And give
a burned
offering,
an
offering
made
by
fire
of
a sweet smell
to
the
Lord:
one
ox,
one
male
sheep,
seven he-lambs
of
the
first
year,
without
any mark:
With
the
meal
offering
and
the drink
offerings
for
the
ox,
the
male
sheep,
and
the
lambs,
in relation
to their
number,
as
it
is ordered:
And
one he-goat
for
a sin-offering;
in addition
to
the
regular burned
offering,
and its
meal
offering,
and its drink
offering.
These
are
the
offerings
which
you
are
to give
to
the
Lord
at
your regular
feasts,
in addition
to
the
offerings
for
an oath,
and
the free
offerings
you give,
for
your burned
offerings
and
your drink
offerings
and
your peace-offerings.
So Moses gave the children of Israel all these directions as the Lord had given him orders.
And
Moses
said
to
the heads
of
the tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel,
This
is
the
order
of
the
Lord.
When
a
man takes
an
oath
to
the
Lord,
or gives
an undertaking having
the force
of
an
oath, let
him
not go
back
from
his
word,
but let
him
do
whatever
he
has
said
he
will
do.
If
a woman,
being young
and
under
the
authority
of
her father,
takes
an
oath
to
the
Lord
or gives
an undertaking;
If
her
father, hearing
of
her oath
or
the undertaking
she
has given, says nothing
to
her,
then all
her oaths
and
every undertaking
she
has given
will
have force.
But
if
her
father,
hearing
of
it, makes
her
take back
her word,
then
the oaths
or
the undertakings
she
has
given
will
have
no force;
and
she
will
have forgiveness
from
the Lord,
because
her oath
was broken
by
her
father.
And
if
she
is married
to
a husband
at
the
time
when
she
is
under
an oath
or
an undertaking
given
without thought;
If
her
husband, hearing
of
it, says
nothing
to
her
at
the
time,
then
the oaths
she
made
and
the undertakings
she
gave
will
have force.
But
if
her
husband,
hearing
of
it, makes
her
take
it back,
then
the oath
she
made
and
the undertaking
she
gave without thought
will
have no force
or
effect,
and
she
will
have
the Lord's forgiveness.
But
an oath
made
by
a widow
or
one
who
is
no longer married
to
her
husband,
and
every undertaking
she
has
given,
will
have force.
If
she
made
an oath
while
she
was
under
the
authority
of
her husband,
And
her
husband, hearing
of
it, said
nothing
to
her
and
did
not
put
a stop
to
it,
then
all
her
oaths
and
every undertaking
she gave
will
have force.
But
if
her
husband,
on
hearing
of
it,
made
them
without force
or
effect,
then
whatever
she
has
said
about
her oaths
or
her undertaking
has
no force:
her
husband
has
made
them
without
effect,
and
she
will
have
the Lord's forgiveness.
Every oath,
and
every undertaking which
she gives,
to
keep
herself
from pleasure,
may
be supported
or
broken
by
her
husband.
But
if
the days
go
on,
and
her
husband says
nothing
whatever
to
her,
then
he
is giving
the support
of
his authority
to
her
oaths
and undertakings,
because
at
the time
of hearing
them
he said
nothing
to
her.
But
if
at
some
time
after
hearing
of
them,
he makes
them without force,
then
he
is responsible
for
her wrongdoing.
These
are
the laws which
the Lord
gave Moses
in relation
to
a man
and
his wife,
or
a father
and
a young daughter who
is under
his authority.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Give
the
Midianites punishment
for
the wrong
they did
to
the
children
of
Israel:
and
after
that
you
will
go
to rest
with
your
people.
So
Moses
said
to
the
people,
Let
men
from
among
you
be
armed
for
war
to
put
into effect
against
Midian
the Lord's punishment
on
them.
From
every
tribe
of
Israel
send
a
thousand
to
the
war.
So
from
the
thousands
of
Israel
a
thousand
were taken
from every
tribe,
twelve
thousand
men
armed
for
war.
And
Moses
sent
them
out
to
war,
a
thousand
from every
tribe,
and
with
them
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest, taking
in
his
hands
the
vessels
of
the
holy
place
and
the horns
for sounding
the note
of
war.
And
they
made
war
on
Midian,
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses;
and
they
put
to death
every
male.
They put
the
kings
of
Midian
to death
with
the rest,
Evi
and Reken
and
Zur
and
Hur
and
Reba,
the
five
kings
of
Midian:
and
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor,
they put
to death
with
the
sword.
The
women
of
Midian
with
their
little
ones
the
children
of
Israel
took
prisoner;
and
all
their
cattle
and
flocks
and
all
their
goods
they
took
for themselves;
And after
burning
all
their
towns
and
all
their tent-circles,
They went
away
with
the goods
they
had
taken,
man
and
beast.
And
the
prisoners
and
the goods
and
everything
they
had taken,
they
took
to
Moses
and
Eleazar
the
priest
and
the
people
of
Israel,
to
the tent-circle
in
the lowlands
of
Moab
by
the
Jordan
at
Jericho.
Then
Moses
and
Eleazar
the
priest
and
the
chiefs
of
the people
went
out
to
them
before
they
had
come
into
the tent-circle.
And
Moses
was
angry
with
the
chiefs
of
the
army,
the
captains
of
thousands
and
the
captains
of
hundreds
who
had
come
back
from
the
war.
And
Moses
said
to
them, Why
have
you kept
all
the
women safe?
It
was
these
who, moved
by
Balaam,
were
the
cause
of Israel's sin
against
the
Lord
in
the
question
of
Peor,
because
of
which
disease
came
on
the
people
of
the
Lord.
So
now put
every
male child
to death,
and
every
woman
who
has
had sex
relations
with
a
man.
But
all
the
female
children
who
have
had
no sex
relations
with
men,
you
may keep
for
yourselves.
You
yourselves
will
have
to keep
outside
the tent-circle
for
seven
days,
anyone
of
you
who
has put
any
person
to
death
or
come
near
a
dead
body;
and
on
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day make
yourselves
and
your
prisoners clean.
And
every bit
of
clothing,
and
anything
made
of
leather
or goats' hair
or
wood,
you
are
to make clean.
Then
Eleazar
the
priest
said
to
the
men
of
war
who
had
been
to
the
fight,
This
is
the rule
of
the
law
which
the
Lord
has
given
to
Moses:
But
gold
and
silver
and
brass
and
iron
and
tin
and
lead,
And
anything
which
may
be heated,
is
to
go
through
the
fire
and
be
made
clean;
but
in addition
it
is
to
be
put
in
the
water
of cleaning:
and
anything
which
may
not
go
through
the
fire
is
to
be
put
in
the
water.
And
on
the
seventh
day,
after washing
your
clothing,
you
will
be
clean,
and
then
you
may
come
into
the tent-circle.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Get
an account
of everything
which
was
taken
in
the war,
of
man
and
of
beast,
you
and
Eleazar
the
priest
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
people:
And let division
be
made
of
it
into two parts,
one
for
the
men
of
war
who
went
out
to
the
fight,
and
one
for
all
the people:
And
from
the
men
of
war
who
went
out
let
there
be
offered
to
the
Lord
one
out
of
every
five
hundred,
from
the
persons,
and
from
the
oxen
and asses
and
sheep:
Take
this
from
their part
and
give
it
to
Eleazar
the
priest
as
an
offering
to
be lifted
up
to
the
Lord.
And
from
the
part
given
to
the
children
of
Israel,
take
one
out
of
every
fifty,
from
the
persons,
and
from
the
oxen
and asses
and
sheep,
and
give
it
to
the
Levites
who
have
the
care
of
the House
of
the
Lord.
So
Eleazar
and
Moses
did
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
Now
the beasts
taken,
in addition
to
what
the fighting-men
took
for themselves,
were
six
hundred
and
seventy-five
thousand
sheep,
And seventy-two
thousand
oxen,
And sixty-one
thousand asses;
And thirty-two
thousand
persons,
that
is,
women
who
had
never
had sex
relations
with
a
man.
And
the
half given
as
their part
to
the
men
who
went
to
the
war,
was
three
hundred
and thirty-seven
thousand,
five
hundred
sheep,
Of which
the Lord's
part
was
six
hundred
and
seventy-five.
The number
of
oxen
was thirty-six
thousand,
of which
the Lord's part
was seventy-two;
The number
of asses
was
thirty
thousand,
five
hundred,
of which
the Lord's part
was sixty-one.
And
the
number
of
persons
was
sixteen
thousand,
of which
the Lord's part
was thirty-two
persons.
And
Moses
gave
the Lord's part, lifted
up
as
an
offering,
to
Eleazar
the
priest,
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
And
from
the
half given
to
the
children
of
Israel,
which
Moses
had kept separate
from
that given
to
the fighting-men,
(Now
the people's
half
was
three
hundred
and thirty-seven
thousand,
five
hundred
sheep,
And thirty-six
thousand
oxen,
And
thirty
thousand,
five
hundred asses,
And
sixteen
thousand
persons;)
Even
from
the
children
of Israel's
half,
Moses
took
one
out
of
every
fifty,
men
and
beasts,
and
gave
them
to
the
Levites
who
had
the
care
of
the House
of
the
Lord;
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses.
Then
the
men
in authority
over
the
thousands
of
the
army,
the
captains
of
thousands
and
captains
of
hundreds,
came
to
Moses,
And
said
to
him,
Your
servants
have
taken
note
of
the
number
of
all
the fighting-men
under
our
orders,
and
every
one
is present;
And
we
have
here
an
offering
for
the
Lord
from
what
every
man
took
in
the war,
ornaments
of
gold, leg-chains
and arm-rings, finger-rings, ear-rings,
and neck-ornaments,
to make
our
souls free
from sin
before
the
Lord.
So
Moses
and
Eleazar
the
priest
took
the
gold
from
them,
even
all
the worked
ornaments.
And
the
gold
which
the
captains
of
thousands
and
captains
of
hundreds
gave,
as
an
offering
to
be
lifted
up before
the
Lord,
came
to
sixteen
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
fifty
shekels.
(For
every
man
of
the
army
had
taken goods
for
himself
in
the
war.)
Then
Moses
and
Eleazar
the
priest
took
the
gold given
by
the
captains
of
thousands
and
captains
of
hundreds,
and
took
it
into
the
Tent
of
meeting,
to
be
a
sign
in memory
of
the
children
of
Israel
before
the
Lord.
Now
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
had
a
great
number
of
cattle:
and
when
they
saw
that
the
land
of
Jazer
and
the
land
of
Gilead
was
a good
place
for
cattle;
The
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Reuben
came
and
said
to
Moses
and
to
Eleazar
the
priest
and
to
the
chiefs
of
the meeting,
Ataroth,
and
Dibon,
and
Jazer,
and
Nimrah,
and
Heshbon,
and
Elealeh,
and
Sebam,
and
Nebo,
and
Beon,
The
land
which
the
Lord gave
into
the hands
of
the children
of
Israel,
is
a
land
for
cattle,
and
your
servants
have
cattle.
And
they
said,
With
your approval,
let
this
land
be
given
to
your
servants
as
their heritage:
do
not
take
us
over
Jordan.
And
Moses
said
to
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Reuben,
Are
your
brothers
to
go
to
the
war,
while
you
take
your rest
here?
Why
would
you
take
from
the
children
of
Israel
the desire
to
go
over
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
has
given
them?
So
did
your
fathers,
when
I
sent
them
from
Kadesh-barnea
to
see
the
land.
For
when
they
went
up
to
the
valley
of
Eshcol,
and
saw
the
land,
they
took
from
the
children
of
Israel
the desire
to
go
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
had
given
them.
And
at
that
time
the
Lord
was moved
to
wrath,
and
made
an
oath,
saying,
Truly,
not
one
of
the
men
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
came
out
of
Egypt
will
see
the
land
which
I
gave
by
oath
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob;
because
they
have
not
been true
to
me
with
all
their heart;
But only
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh
the
Kenizzite,
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun:
because
they
have
been
true
to
the
Lord.
Then
the
Lord
was
angry
with
Israel,
and
he
made
them wanderers
in
the waste land
for
forty
years?
till
all
that
generation
who
had
done
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
was dead.
And
now
you
have
come
to
take
the
place
of
your
fathers,
another generation
of
sinners, increasing
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
against
Israel.
For
if
you are
turned
away
from
him,
he
will send
them wandering
again
in
the
waste land;
and
you
will
be
the
cause
of
the
destruction
of
all
this
people.
Then
they
came
to
him,
and
said, We
will
make safe
places
for
our
cattle
here,
and
towns
for
our
little
ones;
But
we
ourselves
will
be ready
armed
to
go
before
the
children
of
Israel
till
we
have
taken
them
to
their
place:
but
our
little
ones
will
be safe
in
the walled
towns
against
the
people
of
the
land.
We
will
not
come
back
to
our
houses
till
every
one
of
the
children
of
Israel
has
come
into
his
heritage.
For
we
will
not
have
our
heritage
with
them
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan
and
forward;
because
our
heritage
has
come
to
us
on
this
side
of
Jordan
to
the
east.
Then
Moses
said
to
them,
If
you
will
do
this, arming
yourselves
to go
before
the
Lord
to
the
war,
Every
armed
man
of
you going
across
Jordan
before
the
Lord
till
he
has overcome
and sent
in flight
all
who
are
against
him,
And
the
land
is
under
the rule
of
the
Lord:
then
after
that
you
may
come
back,
having
done no wrong
to
the
Lord
and
to
Israel;
and
this
land
will
be yours
for
your heritage
before
the
Lord.
But
if
you
do
not
do
this,
then
you
are sinners
against
the
Lord;
and
you
may
be
certain
that
your
sin
will
have
its reward.
So
get
to work
building
your
towns
for
your
little
ones,
and safe places
for
your
sheep;
and
do
as
you
have
said.
And
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Reuben
said
to
Moses,
Your
servants
will
do
as
my
lord
says.
Our
little
ones,
our
wives,
and
our
flocks,
and
all
our
cattle,
will
be
there
in
the
towns
of
Gilead;
But
your
servants
will
go
over,
every
man
armed
for
war,
before
the
Lord
to
the
fight,
as
my
lord
says.
So
Moses
gave
orders about
them
to
Eleazar
the
priest
and
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
and
to
the
heads
of
families
of
the
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel.
And
Moses
said
to
them,
If
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Reuben
go
with
you
over
Jordan,
every
man
armed
for
the
fight
before
the
Lord,
and
all
the
land
is
given
into
your hands,
then
let
them
have
the
land
of
Gilead
for
a heritage:
But
if
they
do
not
go
over
with
you
armed,
they
will
have
to
take
their heritage
with
you
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
Then
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Reuben
said,
As
the
Lord
has
said
to
your
servants,
so
will
we
do.
We
will
go
over
armed
before
the
Lord
into
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
you
will
give
us
our
heritage
on
this
side
of
Jordan.
So
Moses
gave
to
them,
even
to
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Reuben
and
to
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
the
son
of
Joseph,
the
kingdom
of
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites
and
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
all
the
land
with
its
towns
and
the
country
round
them.
And
the
children
of
Gad
were
the
builders
of
Dibon
and
Ataroth
and
Aroer;
And
Atroth-shophan
and
Jazer
and
Jogbehah;
And
Beth-nimrah
and Beth-haran: walled
towns
and shut-in places
for
sheep.
And
the
children
of
Reuben
were
the
builders
of
Heshbon
and
Elealeh
and
Kiriathaim;
And
Nebo
and
Baal-meon, (their
names
being
changed,)
and
Sibmah:
and
they
gave other
names
to
the
towns
they
made.
And
the
children
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Manasseh, went
to
Gilead
and
took
it,
driving
out
the
Amorites
who
were living
there.
And
Moses
gave
Gilead
to
Machir,
the
son
of
Manasseh;
and
he
made
it
his living-place.
And
Jair,
the
son
of
Manasseh,
went
and
took
the
towns
of Gilead, naming
them
Havvoth-Jair.
And
Nobah
went
and
took
Kenath
and
its small
towns, naming
it
Nobah,
after
himself.
These
are
the
journeys
of
the
children
of
Israel,
when
they
went
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
in
their
armies,
under
the
direction
of
Moses
and
Aaron.
And
the
stages
of
their
journey
on
their
way
out
were
put
down
in
writing
by
Moses
at
the
order
of
the
Lord:
these
are
the
stages
of
their
journey
and
the
way
they went.
On
the fifteenth
day
of
the
first
month
they
went
out
from
Rameses;
on
the
day
after
the
Passover
the
children
of
Israel
went
out
by
the
power
of
the Lord
before
the
eyes
of
all
the
Egyptians,
While
the
Egyptians
were placing
in
the earth
the bodies
of
their sons
on
whom
the
Lord
had sent destruction:
and
their
gods
had
been judged
by
him.
So
the
children
of
Israel
went
from
Rameses
and put
up their tents
in
Succoth.
And
they
went
on
from
Succoth
and put up
their tents
in Etham
on
the edge
of
the waste land.
And
from Etham,
turning
back
to
Pi-hahiroth
which
is
before
Baal-zephon,
they
put
up
their tents
before
Migdol.
And
journeying
on
from
before
Hahiroth,
they
went
through
the
sea
into
the waste
land:
they
went
three days'
journey
through
the waste
land
of Etham
and put
up
their tents
in
Marah.
And
from
Marah
they
went
on
to
Elim:
and
in
Elim
there
were
twelve water-springs
and
seventy palm-trees;
and
they
put
up
their tents
there.
And
they
went
on
from
Elim
and put
up
their tents
by
the Red
Sea.
Then
from
the Red
Sea they
went
on
and put
up their tents
in
the waste land
of Sin.
And they
went
on
from the waste land of Sin,
and put up their tents
in
Dophkah.
And they
went
on
from
Dophkah,
and put up their tents
in
Alush.
And
they
went
on
from
Alush,
and put
up
their tents
in
Rephidim,
where
there
was
no drinking-water
for
the
people.
And they
went
on
from
Rephidim,
and put up their tents
in the waste land of
Sinai.
And they
went
on
from the waste land of
Sinai
and put up their tents
in
Kibroth-hattaavah.
And they
went
on
from
Kibroth-hattaavah,
and put up their tents
in
Hazeroth.
And they
went
on
from
Hazeroth,
and put up their tents
in
Rithmah.
And they
went
on
from
Rithmah,
and put up their tents
in
Rimmon-perez.
And they
went
on
from
Rimmon-perez,
and put up their tents
in
Libnah.
And they
went
on
from
Libnah,
and put up their tents
in
Rissah.
And they
went
on
from
Rissah,
and put up their tents
in
Kehelathah.
And they
went
on
from
Kehelathah,
and put up their tents
in
Mount
Shepher.
And they
went
on
from
Mount
Shepher,
and put up their tents
in
Haradah.
And they
went
on
from
Haradah,
and put up their tents
in
Makheloth.
And they
went
on
from
Makheloth,
and put up their tents
in
Tahath.
And they
went
on
from
Tahath,
and put up their tents
in
Terah.
And they
went
on
from
Terah,
and put up their tents
in
Mithkah.
And they
went
on
from
Mithkah,
and put up their tents
in
Hashmonah.
And they
went
on
from
Hashmonah,
and put up their tents
in
Moseroth.
And they
went
on
from
Moseroth,
and put up their tents
in
Bene-jaakan.
And they
went
on
from
Bene-jaakan,
and put up their tents
in
Hor-haggidgad.
And they
went
on
from
Hor-haggidgad,
and put up their tents
in
Jotbathah.
And they
went
on
from
Jotbathah,
and put up their tents
in
Abronah.
And they
went
on
from
Abronah,
and put up their tents
in
Ezion-geber.
And
they
went
on
from
Ezion-geber,
and put up their tents
in
the waste land
of
Zin (which
is
Kadesh).
And
they
went
on
from
Kadesh,
and put up their tents
in
Mount
Hor,
on
the edge
of
the
land
of
Edom.
And
Aaron
the
priest
went
up
into
the
mountain
at
the order
of
the
Lord,
and
came
to
his
death
there,
in
the
fortieth
year
after
the
children
of
Israel
had
come
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
in
the
fifth
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month.
Aaron
was
a
hundred
and twenty-three
years
old
at
the
time
of
his
death
in
Mount
Hor.
And news
of
the
coming
of
the
children
of
Israel
came
to
the
king
of
Arad,
the
Canaanite,
who
was
living
in
the
South
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
And
from
Mount
Hor they
went
on,
and put up their tents
in
Zalmonah.
And they
went
on
from
Zalmonah,
and put up their tents
in
Punon.
And they
went
on
from
Punon,
and put up their tents
in
Oboth.
And they
went
on
from
Oboth,
and put up their tents
in
Iye-abarim
at the edge
of
Moab.
And they
went
on
from
Iyim,
and put up their tents
in Dibon-gad.
And
from Dibon-gad they
went
on,
and put up their tents
in
Almon-diblathaim.
And
from
Almon-diblathaim
they
went
on,
and put up
their tents
in
the
mountains
of
Abarim,
before
Nebo.
And
they
went
on
from
the
mountains
of
Abarim,
and put
up
their tents
in
the lowlands
of
Moab
by
Jordan
at
Jericho;
Planting
their tents
by
the
side
of
Jordan
from
Beth-jeshimoth
as
far
as
Abel-shittim
in
the lowlands
of
Moab.
And
in
the lowlands
of
Moab
by
Jordan
at
Jericho,
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
When
you
go
over
Jordan
into
the
land
of
Canaan,
See
that
all
the
people
of
the
land
are forced
out
from
before
you,
and put
to
destruction
all
their pictured
stones,
and
all
their
metal
images,
and
all
their
high
places:
And
take
the
land
for yourselves,
for
your resting-place:
for
to
you
I
have
given
the
land
as
your heritage.
And
you
will
take
up
your
heritage
in
the
land
by
the decision
of
the Lord,
to
every
family
its part;
the
greater
the
family
the
greater
its
heritage,
and
the
smaller
the
family
the
smaller
will
be
its
heritage;
wherever
the decision
of
the Lord gives
to
any man
his part,
that
will
be
his; distribution
will
be
made
to
you
by
your fathers'
tribes.
But
if
you
are slow
in
driving
out
the
people
of
the
land,
then
those
of
them
who
are
still
there
will
be
like pin-points
in
your
eyes
and
like
thorns
in
your
sides, troubling
you
in
the
land
where
you
are
living.
And
it
will
come
about
that
as
it
was
my purpose
to
do
to
them,
so
I
will
do
to
you.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Give
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
and
say
to
them,
When
you
come
into
the
land
of
Canaan; (this
is
the
land
which
is
to
be
your
heritage,
the
land
of
Canaan
inside
these limits,)
Then
your
south quarter
will
be
from
the waste
land
of
Zin
by
the
side
of
Edom,
and
your limit
on
the
south
will
be
from
the
east
end
of
the
Salt
Sea,
And
round
to
the
south
of
the slope
of
Akrabbim,
and
on
to
Zin:
and
its
direction
will
be
south
of
Kadesh-barnea,
and
it
will
go
as far
as Hazar-addar
and
on
to
Azmon:
And
from
Azmon
it
will
go
round
to
the
stream
of
Egypt
as far
as
the
sea.
And
for
your limit
on
the
west
you
will
have
the
Great
Sea
and
its edge:
this
will
be
your limit
on
the
west.
And
your limit
on
the
north
will
be
the
line
from
the
Great
Sea
to
Mount
Hor:
And
from
Mount
Hor
the
line
will
go
in
the direction
of
Hamath;
the
farthest point
of
it
will
be
at
Zedad:
And
the limit
will
go
on
to
Ziphron,
with
its
farthest point
at
Hazar-enan:
this
will
be
your limit
on
the
north.
And
on the
east, your limit will be marked
out
from
Hazar-enan
to
Shepham,
Going
down
from
Shepham
to
Riblah
on
the
east
side
of
Ain,
and
on
as
far
as
the
east
side
of
the
sea
of
Chinnereth:
And
so
down
to
Jordan, stretching
to
the
Salt
Sea:
all
the
land inside
these limits
will
be yours.
And
Moses
gave
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
saying,
This
is
the
land
which
is
to
be
your heritage,
by
the decision
of
the
Lord,
which
by
the Lord's
order
is
to
be
given
to
the
nine
tribes
and
the
half-tribe:
For
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Reuben,
by
their fathers'
families,
and
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Gad,
by
their fathers'
families,
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
have
been given
their
heritage:
The
two
tribes
and
the
half-tribe
have
been given
their
heritage
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan
at
Jericho,
on
the
east looking
to
the dawn.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
These
are
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
to
make
the distribution
of
the
land
among
you:
Eleazar
the
priest
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun.
And
you
are
to
take
one chief
from
every
tribe
to
make
the distribution
of
the
land.
And
these
are
the
names
of
the
men:
of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh.
And
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Simeon,
Shemuel,
the
son
of
Ammihud.
Of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
Elidad,
the
son
of
Chislon.
And
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Dan,
a chief,
Bukki,
the
son
of
Jogli.
Of
the
children
of
Joseph:
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Manasseh,
a chief,
Hanniel,
the
son
of
Ephod:
And
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Ephraim,
a chief,
Kemuel,
the
son
of
Shiphtan.
And
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Zebulun,
a chief,
Elizaphan,
the
son
of
Parnach.
And
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Issachar,
a chief,
Paltiel,
the
son
of
Azzan.
And
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Asher,
a chief,
Ahihud,
the
son
of
Shelomi.
And
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Naphtali,
a chief,
Pedahel,
the
son
of
Ammihud.
These
are
they
to
whom
the
Lord
gave
orders
to make
the distribution
of
the heritage
among
the
children
of
Israel
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses
in
the lowlands
of
Moab
by
Jordan
at
Jericho,
Give
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel
to
give
to
the
Levites,
from
the
heritage which
is theirs,
towns
for themselves,
with
land
on
the outskirts
of
the
towns.
These
towns
are
to
be
their living-places,
with land round
them
for
their
cattle
and
their food
and
all
their
beasts,
Stretching
from
the
wall
of
the
towns
a distance
of
a
thousand
cubits
all
round.
The
measure
of
this
space
of land
is
to
be
two
thousand
cubits
outside
the
town
on
the
east,
and
two
thousand
cubits
on
the
south
and
on
the
west
and
on
the
north,
the
town
being
in
the
middle.
This
space
will
be
the outskirts
of
their
towns.
And
the
towns
which
you
give
the
Levites
are
to
be
the
six safe places
to
which
the taker
of life
may go
in
flight;
and
in
addition
you
are
to
give
them
forty-two
towns.
Forty-eight
towns
are
to
be
given
to
the
Levites,
all
with land round
them.
And
these
towns
are
to
be
given
out
of
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Israel, taking
the
greater
number
from
those
who
have
much,
and
a
smaller
number
from
those
who
have
little:
everyone,
in
the measure
of
his
heritage,
is
to
give
of
his
property
to
the
Levites.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
when
you
have gone
over
Jordan
into
the
land
of
Canaan;
Then
let certain
towns
be marked
out
as safe places
to
which
anyone
who
takes
the
life
of another
in
error
may
go
in
flight.
In
these
towns
you
may
be safe
from
him
who
has
the
right
of punishment;
so
that
death
may
not overtake
the taker
of
life
till
he
has
been
judged
by
the meeting
of
the
people.
Six
of
the
towns
which
you
give
will
be
such safe places;
Three
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan
and
three
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
to
be safe places
for flight.
For
the
children
of
Israel
and
for
the
man
from
another country
who
is
living
among
them,
these
six
towns
are
to
be safe
places,
where
anyone causing
the
death
of
another
through
error
may
go
in
flight.
But
if
a
man gives another
man
a blow
with
an
iron instrument, causing
his
death,
he
is
a taker
of
life
and
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
Or
if
he gives
him
a blow
with
a
stone
in
his
hand, causing
his
death,
he
is
a taker
of
life
and
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
Or
if
he gave
him
blows
with
a
wood instrument
in
his
hands, causing
his
death,
he
is
a taker
of
life
and
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
He whose right
it
is
to give punishment
for
blood,
may
himself
put
to
death
the taker
of
life when
he comes face
to face
with
him.
If
in
his
hate
he
put
a sword
through
him,
or waiting secretly
for
him sent
a spear
or stone
at
him, causing
his
death;
Or
in hate gave
him
blows
with
his
hand, causing
death;
he
who gave
the death-blow
is
to
be
put
to
death;
he
is
a taker
of
life:
he whose right
it
is
to give
punishment
for
blood
may
put
to
death
the taker
of
life
when
he comes face
to face
with
him.
But
if
a
man
has given
a wound
to
another
suddenly
and
not
in hate,
or
without design
has sent something
against
him,
Or
has given
him
a blow
with
a
stone,
without
seeing
him,
so causing
his
death,
though
he
had
nothing
against
him
and
no
desire
to
do
him
evil:
Then
let
the meeting
of
the
people
be
judge
between
the man
responsible
for
the
death
and
him
who
has
the
right
of punishment
for
blood,
acting
by
these rules:
And
let
the
people keep
the
man
responsible
for
the
death safe
from
the
hands
of
him
who
has
the right
of
punishment
for
blood,
and send
him
back
to
his safe
town
where
he
had
gone
in
flight:
there
let
him
be
till
the
death
of
the
high
priest
who
was marked
with
the
holy
oil.
But
if ever
he
goes
outside
the walls
of
the safe
town
where
he
had
gone
in
flight,
And
the giver
of punishment, meeting
him
outside
the walls
of
the
town, puts
him
to
death,
he
will
not
be
responsible for
his
blood:
Because
he
had
been ordered
to keep inside
the safe
town
till
the
death
of
the
high
priest:
but
after
the
death
of
the
high
priest
the taker
of life
may
come
back
to
the
place
of
his heritage.
These
rules
are
to
be
your guide
in judging
through
all
your
generations
wherever
you
may
be living.
Anyone causing
the
death
of
another
is
himself
to
be
put
to
death
on
the
word
of
witnesses:
but
the
word
of
one
witness
is
not enough.
Further,
no
price
may
be given
for
the
life
of
one
who
has
taken
life
and
whose right reward
is
death:
he
is
certainly
to
be
put
to
death.
And
no
price
may
be offered
for
one
who
has
gone
in
flight
to
a safe
town,
for
the purpose
of letting
him
come
back
to
his
place
before
the
death
of
the high
priest.
So
do
not
make
the
land
where
you
are living unholy:
for
blood makes
the
land unholy:
and
there
is
no way
of making
the
land free
from
the
blood
which
has come
on
it,
but
only
by
the
death
of
him
who
was
the cause
of
it.
Do
not
make
unclean
the
land
where
you
are
living
and
in
which
is
my House:
for
I
the
Lord
am present
among
the
children
of
Israel.
Now
the
heads
of
the
families
of
the
children
of
Gilead,
the
son
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Manasseh,
of
the
families
of
the
sons
of
Joseph,
came
to
Moses,
the
chiefs
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
children
of
Israel
being
present,
And
said,
The
Lord
gave
orders
to
my
lord
to
make distribution
of
the
land
as
their
heritage
to
the
children
of
Israel:
and
my
lord
was
ordered
by
the
Lord
to
give
the
heritage
of
Zelophehad,
our
brother,
to
his
daughters.
Now
if
they get
married
to
any
of
the
sons
of
other
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel,
then
their
property
will
be
taken
away
from
the
heritage
of
our
fathers,
and
become
part
of
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
into
which
they get
married:
and
their
heritage
will
be
taken
away
from
the
heritage
of
our
tribe.
And
at
the
time
of
the
Jubilee
of
the
children
of
Israel,
their
property
will
be joined
to
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
which
they
are
part
and
will
be
taken
away
from
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
our
fathers.
So
by
the direction
of
the
Lord,
Moses
gave
orders
to
the
children
of
Israel,
saying,
What
the
tribe
of
the
sons
of
Joseph
have
said
is
right.
This
is
the
order
of
the
Lord
about
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad:
The
Lord
says,
Let
them
take
as
their husbands
whoever
is most pleasing
to
them,
but
only
among
the
family
of
their father's
tribe.
And
so
no
property
will
be handed
from
tribe
to
tribe
among
the
children
of
Israel;
but
every
one
of
the
children
of
Israel
will keep
the
heritage
of
his father's
tribe.
And
every
daughter owning
property
in
any
tribe
of
the
children
of
Israel
is
to
be
married
to
one
of
the
family
of
her father's
tribe,
so
that
every
man
of
the
children
of
Israel
may keep
the
heritage
of
his
fathers.
And
no
property
will
be handed
from
one
tribe
to
another,
but
every
tribe
of
the
children
of
Israel
will keep
its
heritage.
So
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad
did
as
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses:
For
Mahlah,
Tirzah,
and
Hoglah,
and
Milcah,
and
Noah,
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad,
took
as
their husbands
the
sons
of
their father's brothers:
And
were
married
into
the
families
of
the
sons
of
Manasseh,
the
son
of
Joseph,
and
their
property
was kept
in
the
tribe
of
their father's
family
These
are
the laws
and
the
orders
which
the
Lord
gave
to
the
children
of
Israel
by
Moses,
in
the lowlands
of
Moab
by
Jordan
at
Jericho.
Deuteronomy
The Fifth Book of Moses, Commonly Called Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
Deu
The Fifth Book of Moses,
Commonly Called
Deuteronomy
These
are
the
words
which
Moses
said
to
all
Israel
on
the
far
side
of
Jordan,
in
the waste
land
in
the
Arabah
opposite
Suph,
between
Paran
on
the
one
side,
and
Tophel,
Laban,
Hazeroth,
and
Dizahab
on
the
other.
It
is
eleven days'
journey
from
Horeb
by
the
way
of
Mount
Seir
to
Kadesh-barnea.
Now
in
the
fortieth
year,
on
the
first
day
of
the
eleventh
month,
Moses
gave
to
the
children
of
Israel
all
the
orders
which
the
Lord
had
given
him
for
them;
After
he
had overcome
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
ruling
in
Heshbon,
and
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
ruling
in
Ashtaroth,
at
Edrei:
On
the far
side
of
Jordan
in
the
land
of
Moab,
Moses
gave
the
people
this
law,
saying,
The
Lord
our
God
said
to
us
in
Horeb,
You
have
been
long
enough
in
this
mountain:
Make
a
move
now,
and
go
on
your
way
into
the hill-country
of
the
Amorites
and
the
places
near
it,
in
the
Arabah
and
the hill-country
and
in
the lowlands
and
in
the
South
and
by
the seaside,
all
the
land
of
the
Canaanites,
and
Lebanon,
as
far
as
the
great
river,
the
river
Euphrates.
See,
all
the
land
is
before
you:
go
in
and
take
for
yourselves
the
land
which
the
Lord
gave
by
an
oath
to
your
fathers,
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
and
to
their
seed
after
them.
At
that
time
I
said
to
you,
I
am
not
able
to undertake
the care
of
you
by
myself;
The
Lord
your
God
has given
you
increase,
and
now
you
are
like
the
stars
of
heaven
in
number.
May
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
make
you
a
thousand
times greater
in number
than
you
are,
and
give
you
his
blessing
as
he
has
said!
How
is
it possible
for
me by
myself
to
be responsible
for
you,
and undertake
the weight
of all
your troubles
and
your arguments?
Take
for yourselves
men
who
are
wise, far-seeing,
and respected
among
you,
from
your
tribes,
and
I
will
make
them
rulers
over
you.
And
you
made
answer
and
said
to
me,
It
is
good
for
us
to
do
as
you
say.
So
I
took
the
heads
of
your
tribes,
wise
men
and respected,
and
made
them
rulers
over
you,
captains
of
thousands
and
captains
of
hundreds
and
captains
of
fifties
and
captains
of
tens,
and
overseers
of
your
tribes.
And
at
that
time
I
gave
orders
to
your
judges,
saying,
Let
all questions
between
your
brothers come before
you
for
hearing,
and
give decisions uprightly
between
a
man
and
his
brother
or
one
from
another nation
who
is
with
him.
In judging,
do
not
let
a man's position
have
any weight
with
you;
give
hearing equally
to
small
and
great;
have
no
fear
of
any
man,
for
it
is
God
who
is
judge:
and
any
cause
in
which
you
are
not
able
to
give
a
decision,
you
are
to put
before
me
and
I
will
give
it
a
hearing.
And
at
that
time
I
gave
you
all
the
orders
which
you
were
to
do.
Then
we
went
on
from
Horeb,
through
all
that
great
and cruel waste
which
you
saw,
on
our
way
to
the hill-country
of
the
Amorites,
as
the
Lord
gave
us
orders;
and
we
came
to
Kadesh-barnea.
And
I
said
to
you,
You
have
come
to
the hill-country
of
the
Amorites,
which
the
Lord
our
God
is
giving
us.
See
now,
the
Lord
your
God
has
put
the
land
into
your hands:
go
up
and
take
it,
as
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
has
said
to
you;
have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled.
And
you
came
near
to
me,
every
one
of
you,
and
said,
Let
us
send
men
before
us
to
go
through
the
land
with care
and
give
us
an
account
of
the
way
we
are
to
go
and
the
towns
to
which
we
will
come.
And
what
you
said
seemed
good
to
me,
and
I
took
twelve
men
from
among
you,
one
from
every
tribe;
And
they
went
up
into
the hill-country
and
came
to
the
valley
of
Eshcol,
and saw what
was
there.
And
taking
in
their
hands
some
of
the
fruit
of
the
land,
they
came
down
again
to
us,
and
gave
us
their
account,
saying,
It
is
a
good
land
which
the
Lord
our
God
is
giving
us.
But
going
against
the order
of
the
Lord
your
God,
you
would
not
go
up:
And
you
made
an angry outcry
in
your
tents,
and
said,
In
his
hate
for
us
the
Lord
has
taken
us
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
to
give
us
up
into
the
hands
of
the
Amorites
for
our
destruction.
Where
are
we
going
up?
Our
brothers
have
made
our
hearts feeble
with fear
by
saying,
The
people
are
greater
and
taller
than
we
are,
and
the
towns
are
great
and walled
up
to
heaven;
and
more
than this,
we
have
seen
the
sons
of
the
Anakim
there.
Then
I
said
to
you,
Have
no
fear
of
them.
The
Lord
your
God
who
goes
before
you
will
be
fighting
for
you,
and
will
do
such wonders
as
he
did
for
you
in
Egypt
before
your
eyes;
And
in
the waste
land,
where
you
have
seen
how
the
Lord
was supporting
you,
as
a
man
does
his
son,
in
all
your journeying
till
you
came
to
this
place.
But
for
all
this,
you
had
no
faith
in
the
Lord
your
God,
Who
goes
before
you
on
your
way,
looking
for
a
place
where
you
may put
up
your tents,
in
fire
by
night, lighting
up
the
way
you
are
to
go,
and
in
a
cloud
by
day.
And
the
Lord,
hearing
your
words,
was
angry,
and
said
with
an
oath,
Truly,
not
one
of
this
evil
generation
will
see
that
good
land
which
I said
I
would
give
to
your
fathers,
But
only
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
he
will
see
it;
and
to
him
and
to
his
children
I
will
give
the
land
over
which
his feet
have gone,
because
he
has
been
true
to
the
Lord
with
all
his heart.
And,
in
addition,
the
Lord
was
angry
with
me
because
of
you,
saying,
You
yourself
will
not
go
into
it:
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
your servant,
he
will
go
into
the
land:
say
to
him
that
he
is
to
be
strong,
for
he
will
be Israel's guide
into
their heritage.
And
your
little
ones,
who,
you
said,
would
come
into strange hands,
your
children,
who
now
have
no
knowledge
of
good
or
evil,
they
will
go
into
that land,
and
to
them
I
will
give
it
and
it
will
be
theirs.
But
as
for
you,
go
back,
journeying
into
the waste land
by
the
way
of
the Red
Sea.
Then
you
said
to
me,
We
have
done evil
against
the
Lord,
we
will
go
up
to
the
attack,
as
the
Lord
our
God
has
given
us
orders.
And arming
yourselves
every
one,
you
made ready
to
go
up without care
into
the hill-country.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Say
to
them,
Do
not
go
up
to
the
attack;
for
I
am
not
among
you,
and
you
will
be
overcome
by
those
who
are
against
you.
This
I
said
to
you,
but
you
gave
no
attention
and
went
against
the orders
of
the
Lord,
and
in
your pride
went
up
into
the hill-country.
And
the
Amorites
who
were
in
the hill-country
came
out
against
you
and
put
you
to
flight, rushing
after
you
like
bees,
and overcame
you
in
Seir, driving
you
even
as
far
as
Hormah.
And
you
came
back,
weeping
before
the
Lord;
but
the
Lord
gave
no
attention
to
your
cries
and
did
not
give
ear
to
you.
So
you
were kept waiting
in
Kadesh
for
a
long
time.
Then
we
went
back,
journeying
into
the waste land
by
the
way
to
the Red
Sea,
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
me:
and
we
were
a
long
time going
round
Mount
Seir.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
You
have been journeying
round
this
mountain long
enough:
now
go
to
the
north;
And
give
the
people
orders,
saying,
You
are
about
to
go
through
the
land
of
your
brothers,
the
children
of
Esau,
who
are
living
in
Seir;
and
they
will
have
fear
of
you;
so
take
care
what
you
do:
Make
no attack
on
them,
for
I
will
not
give
you
any
of
their
land,
not
even space enough
for
a man's
foot:
because
I
have
given
Mount
Seir
to
Esau
for
his heritage.
You
may get
food
for
your needs
from
them
for
a
price,
and
water
for
drinking.
For
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
has
been
on
you
in
all
the
work
of
your
hands:
he
has
knowledge
of
your wanderings
through
this
great waste:
these
forty
years
the
Lord
your
God
has
been
with
you,
and
you
have
been short
of
nothing.
So
we went
on past
our
brothers,
the
children
of
Esau,
living
in
Seir,
by
the
road
through
the
Arabah,
from
Elath
and
Ezion-geber.
And
turning,
we went
by
the
road
through
the waste land
of
Moab.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Make
no
attack
on
Moab
and
do
not go
to
war
with
them,
for
I
will
not
give
you
any
of
his
land:
because
I
have
given
Ar
to
the
children
of
Lot
for
their heritage.
(In
the past
the Emim
were
living
there;
a
great
people, equal
in numbers
to
the
Anakim
and
as
tall;
They
are numbered among
the
Rephaim,
like
the
Anakim;
but
are
named Emim
by
the
Moabites.
And
the
Horites
in earlier
times
were
living
in
Seir,
but
the
children
of
Esau
took
their
place;
they
sent
destruction
on
them
and
took
their
land
for themselves,
as
Israel
did
to
the
land
of
his heritage
which
the
Lord
gave
them.)
Get
up
now,
and
go
over
the
stream
Zered.
So
we
went
over
the
stream
Zered.
Thirty-eight
years
had
gone
by
from
the
time
when
we
came
away
from
Kadesh-barnea
till
we
went
over
the
stream
Zered;
by
that
time
all
the
generation
of
the
men
of
war
among
us
were dead,
as
the
Lord
had said.
For
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
against
them, working
their
destruction,
till
all
were dead.
So
when
death
had overtaken
all
the
men
of
war
among
the
people,
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
You
are
about
to
go
by
Ar,
the limit
of
the country
of
Moab;
And
when
you
come
near
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
give
them
no
cause
of trouble
and
do
not
make
war
on
them,
for
I
will
not
give
you
any
of
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon
for
your heritage:
because
I
have
given
it
to
the
children
of
Lot.
(That
land
is said
to
have
been
a
land
of
the
Rephaim,
for
Rephaim
had
been
living
there
in earlier
times,
but
they
were
named Zamzummim
by
the
Ammonites;
They
were
a
great
people,
tall
as
the
Anakim,
and equal
to
them
in number;
but
the
Lord sent
destruction
on
them
and
the children
of Ammon
took
their
place,
living
in
their
land;
As
he
did
for
the
children
of
Esau
living
in
Seir,
when
he sent
destruction
on
the
Horites
before
them,
and
they
took
their
land
where
they
are
living
to
this
day:
And
the
Avvim,
living
in
the small towns
as
far
as
Gaza,
came
to
destruction
by
the hands
of
the
Caphtorim
who
came
out
from
Caphtor
and
took
their land.)
Get
up
now,
and
go
on
your
journey,
crossing
over
the
valley
of
the
Arnon:
see,
I
have
given
into
your
hands
Sihon,
the
Amorite,
king
of
Heshbon,
and all
his
land:
go
forward
to
make
it
yours,
and
make
war
on
him,
From
now
on
I
will
put
the
fear
of
you
in
all
peoples
under
heaven,
who,
hearing
of
you,
will
be shaking
with
fear
and grief
of
heart
because
of
you.
Then
from
the waste land
of
Kedemoth
I
sent representatives
to
Sihon,
king
of
Heshbon,
with
words
of
peace,
saying,
Let
me
go
through
your
land:
I
will
keep
to
the
highway,
not
turning
to
the
right
or
to
the
left;
Let
me
have
food,
at
a
price,
for
my needs,
and
water
for
drinking:
only
let
me
go
through
on
foot;
As
the
children
of
Esau
did
for
me
in
Seir
and
the
Moabites
in
Ar;
till
I
have gone
over
Jordan
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
our
God
is
giving
us.
But
Sihon,
king
of
Heshbon,
would
not
let
us
go
through;
for
the
Lord
your
God
made
his
spirit
hard
and
his
heart
strong,
so
that
he
might
give
him
up
into
your
hands
as
at
this
day.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
See,
from
now
on
I
have
given
Sihon
and
his
land
into
your hands:
go
forward
now
to
take
his
land
and
make
it
yours.
Then
Sihon
came
out
against
us
with
all
his
people,
to make an
attack
on
us
at
Jahaz.
And
the
Lord
our
God
gave
him
into
our hands;
and
we overcame
him
and
his
sons
and
all
his
people.
At
that
time
we
took
all
his
towns,
and gave
them
over
to
complete destruction, together
with
men,
women,
and
children;
we
had
no mercy
on
any:
Only
the
cattle
we
took
for ourselves,
with
the goods
from
the
towns
we
had
taken.
From
Aroer
on
the
edge
of
the
valley
of
the
Arnon
and
from
the
town
in
the
valley
as
far
as
Gilead,
no
town
was strong enough
to keep
us
out;
the
Lord
our
God
gave
them
all
into
our hands:
But
you
did
not
go
near
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
that
is,
all
the
side
of
the
river
Jabbok
or
the
towns
of
the hill-country,
wherever
the
Lord
our
God
had
said
we
were
not
to
go.
Then
turning
we
took
the
road
to
Bashan:
and
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
came
out
against
us
with
all
his
people,
and
made an
attack
on
us
at
Edrei.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Have
no
fear
of
him:
for
I
have
given
him
and
all
his
people
and
his
land
into
your
hands;
do
to
him
as
you
did
to
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
who
was
ruling
in
Heshbon.
So
the
Lord
our
God
gave
up
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
and
all
his
people
into
our
hands;
and
we overcame
him
so
completely
that
all
his
people came
to
their end
in
the fight.
At
that
time
we
took
all
his
towns;
there
was
not
one
town
of
the
sixty
towns,
all
the country
of Argob,
the
kingdom
of
Og
in
Bashan,
which
we
did
not
take.
All
these
towns
had
high
walls round them
with
doors
and locks;
and
in addition
we took
a
great
number
of
unwalled
towns.
And
we put
them
to
the curse,
every
town together
with
men,
women,
and
children.
But
we
took
for ourselves
all
the
cattle
and
the stored wealth
of
the
towns.
At
that
time
we
took
their
land
from
the
two
kings
of
the
Amorites
on
the
far
side
of
Jordan,
from
the
valley
of
the
Arnon
to
Mount
Hermon;
(By
the
Sidonians,
Hermon is
named
Sirion,
and
by
the
Amorites Shenir;)
All
the
towns
of
the table-land
and
all
Gilead
and
Bashan
as
far
as
Salecah
and
Edrei,
towns
of
the
kingdom
of
Og
in
Bashan.
(For
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
was
the last
of
all
the
Rephaim;
his
bed
was made
of
iron;
is
it
not
in
Rabbah,
in
the land
of
the
children
of
Ammon?
It
was
nine
cubits
long
and
four
cubits
wide, measured
by
the
common
cubit.)
And
this
land
which
we
took
at
that
time,
from
Aroer
by
the
valley
of
the
Arnon,
and
half
the hill-country
of
Gilead
with
its
towns,
I
gave
to
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites.
The
rest
of
Gilead
and
all
Bashan,
the
kingdom
of
Og,
all
the
land
of Argob, together
with
Bashan,
I
gave
to
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh. (This
land
is
named
the
land
of
the
Rephaim.
Jair,
the
son
of
Manasseh,
took
all
the
land
of Argob,
as
far
as
the country
of
the
Geshurites
and
the
Maacathites, naming
it,
Bashan,
Havvoth-Jair
after
himself,
as
it
is
to
this
day.)
And
Gilead
I
gave
to
Machir.
And
the
land
from
Gilead
to
the
valley
of
the
Arnon,
with
the
middle
of
the
valley
as
a limit,
as
far
as
the
river
Jabbok
which
is
the limit
of
the country
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
I
gave
to
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites;
As well
as
the
Arabah,
with
the
river
Jordan
as
their limit,
from
Chinnereth
to
the
Salt
Sea,
under
the
slopes
of
Pisgah
to
the
east.
At
that
time
I
gave
you
orders,
saying,
The
Lord
has
given
you
this
land
for
your heritage:
all
the
men
of war
are
to
go
over
armed
before
your
brothers
the
children
of
Israel.
But
your
wives
and
your
little
ones
and
your
cattle (for
it
is clear
that
you
have
much
cattle)
may go
on
living
in
the
towns
I
have
given
you;
Till
the
Lord
has
given
rest
to
your
brothers
as
to
you,
and
till
they
have
taken
for
themselves
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
them
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan:
then
you
may
go
back,
every
man
of
you,
to
the heritage
which
I
have
given
you.
And
I
gave
orders
to
Joshua
at
that
time,
saying,
Your
eyes
have
seen
what
the
Lord
your
God
has
done
to
these
two
kings:
so
will
the
Lord
do
to
all
the
kingdoms
into
which
you come.
Have
no
fear
of
them,
for
the
Lord
your
God
will
be
fighting
for
you.
And
at
that
time
I made request
to
the
Lord,
saying,
O
Lord
God,
you
have
now
for
the first time let
your
servant
see
your
great
power
and
the
strength
of
your
hand;
for
what
god
is
there
in
heaven
or
on
earth
able
to
do
such
great
works
and
such
acts
of
power?
Let
me
go
over,
O Lord,
and
see
the
good
land
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
and
that fair
mountain
country,
even
Lebanon.
But
the
Lord
was angry
with
me
because
of
you
and
would
not
give ear
to
my prayer;
and
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Let
it
be
enough,
say
no
more
about
this
thing.
Go
up
to
the
top
of
Pisgah,
and turning
your
eyes
to
the
west
and
the
north,
to
the
south
and
the
east,
see
the land
with
your
eyes:
for
you
are
not
to
go
over
Jordan.
But
give
my
orders
to
Joshua, comforting
him
and
making
him
strong;
for
he
is
to
go
over Jordan
at
the
head
of
this
people,
and
he
will
give
them
this
land
which
you
will
see
for
their heritage.
So we
were waiting
in
the
valley facing
Beth-peor.
And
now
give ear,
O
Israel,
to
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
I
am
teaching
you,
and
do
them;
so
that
life
may
be
yours,
and
you
may
go
in
and
take
for
yourselves
the
land
which
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
is
giving
you.
Make
no
addition
to
the
orders
which
I
give
you,
and
take
nothing
from
them,
but
keep
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God
which
I
give
you.
Your
eyes
have
seen
what
the
Lord
did
because
of
Baal-peor:
for
destruction
came
from
the
Lord
on
all
those
among
you
who
went
after
Baal-peor.
But
you
who kept faith
with
the
Lord
are
living,
every
one
of
you,
today.
I
have
been
teaching
you
laws
and
decisions,
as
I
was
ordered
to
do
by
the
Lord
my
God,
so
that
you
might
keep
them
in
the
land
to
which
you
are
going
to
take
it
for
your heritage.
So
keep
these
laws
and
do
them;
for
so
will
your
wisdom
and good sense
be
clear
in
the
eyes
of
the
peoples,
who
hearing
all
these
laws
will
say,
Truly,
this
great
nation
is
a
wise
and far-seeing
people.
For
what
great
nation
has
a
god
so
near
to
them
as
the
Lord
our
God
is,
whenever
we
are
turned
to
him
in prayer?
And
what
great
nation
has
laws
and
decisions
so
right
as
all
this
law
which
I
put
before
you
today?
Only
take
care,
and
keep
watch
on
your
soul,
for
fear
that
the
things
which
your
eyes
have
seen
go
from
your memory
and
from
your
heart
all
the
days
of
your
life;
but
let
the
knowledge
of
them
be given
to
your
children
and
to
your children's
children;
That
day
when
you
were waiting
before
the
Lord
your
God
in
Horeb,
and
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Make
all
the
people come
together,
so
that
hearing
my
words
they
may go
in
fear
of
me
all
the
days
of
their
life
on
earth
and
give
this
teaching
to
their
children.
And
you
came
near,
waiting
at
the
foot
of
the
mountain;
and flames
of
fire went
up
from
the
mountain
to
the
heart
of
heaven,
with
dark
clouds,
and
all
was black
as night.
And
the
voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
you
out
of
the
fire:
the
sound
of
his
words
came
to
your ears
but
you
saw
no
form;
there
was
nothing
but
a
voice.
And
he
gave
you
his
agreement
with
you,
the
ten rules
which
you
were
to
keep,
which
he
put
in
writing
on
the
two
stones
of
the law.
And
the
Lord
gave
me
orders
at
that
time
to
make clear
to
you
these
laws
and
decisions,
so
that
you
might
do
them
in
the
land
to
which
you
are going,
and
which
is
to
be
your heritage.
So
keep
watch
on
yourselves
with
care;
for
you
saw
no
form
of
any sort
on
the
day
when
the voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
you
in
Horeb
out
of
the
heart
of
the
fire:
So
that
you
may
not
be turned
to evil ways
and
make
for
yourselves
an
image
in
the
form
of
any living
thing,
male
or
female,
Or
any
beast
of
the
earth,
or
winged
bird
of
the air,
Or
of
anything
which goes
flat
on
the
earth,
or
any
fish
in
the
water
under
the
earth.
And
when
your
eyes
are
lifted
up
to
heaven,
and
you
see
the
sun
and
the
moon
and
the
stars,
all
the
army
of
heaven,
do
not let
yourselves
be moved
to
give
them
worship,
or
become
the
servants
of
what
the
Lord
has
given equally
to
all
peoples
under
heaven.
But
the
Lord
has
taken
you
out
of
the flaming fire,
out
of
Egypt,
to
be
to
him
the
people
of
his
heritage,
as
you
are
today.
And
the
Lord
was
angry
with
me
because
of
you,
and
made
an
oath
that
I
was
not
to
go
over
Jordan
into
the
good
land
which
the
Lord
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage:
But
death
is
to
come
to
me
in
this
land,
I
may
not
go
over
Jordan:
but
you
will
go
over
and
take
that
good
land
for
your heritage.
Take
care
that
you
do
not let
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
your
God,
which
he
has
made
with
you, go
out
of
your mind,
or
make
for
yourselves
images
of
any sort,
against
the
orders
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you.
For
the
Lord
your
God
is
an all-burning
fire,
and
he
will
not let
the honour
which
is
his
be given
to
any other.
If,
when
you
have
had
children
and children's
children,
and
have
been living
a
long time
in
the
land,
you
are turned
to
evil ways,
and
make
an
image
of
any sort,
and
do
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
your
God, moving
him
to wrath:
May
heaven
and
earth
be
my witnesses
against
you
today,
that
destruction
will
quickly
overtake
you, cutting
you
off
from
that
land
which
you
are going
over
Jordan
to
take;
your
days
will
not
be
long
in
that
land,
but
you
will
come
to
a complete end.
And
the
Lord
will send
you wandering
among
the
peoples; only
a small band
of
you
will
be kept
from death
among
the
nations
where
the
Lord
will send
you.
There
you
will
be
the
servants
of
gods,
made
by men's
hands,
of
wood
and
stone,
having
no
power
of
seeing
or
hearing
or taking
food
or smelling.
But
if
in
those lands
you
are turned again
to
the
Lord
your
God,
searching
for
him
with
all
your
heart
and
soul,
he
will
not keep
himself
from
you.
When
you
are
in
trouble
and
all
these
things
have
come
on
you, if,
in
the
future,
you
are
turned
again
to
the
Lord
your
God,
and
give ear
to
his
voice:
Because
the
Lord
your
God
is
a
God
of
mercy,
he
will
not
take away
his help
from
you
or
let
destruction overtake
you,
or
be false
to
the
agreement
which
he
made
by
an
oath
with
your
fathers.
Give
thought
now
to
the
days
which
are
past,
before
your
time,
from
the
day
when
God
first
gave
life
to
man
on
the
earth,
and searching
from
one
end
of
heaven
to
the
other,
see
if
such
a
great
thing
as
this
has
ever
been,
or
if
anything
like
it
has
been talked
of
in story.
Has any
people ever gone
on living after
hearing
the
voice
of
God
out
of
the
heart
of
the
fire
as
you
did?
Has
God ever
before
taken
a
nation
for
himself
from
out
of another
nation,
by punishments
and
signs
and
wonders,
by
war
and
by
a
strong
hand
and
a
stretched-out
arm
and
great
acts
of
wonder
and
fear,
as
the
Lord
your
God
did
for
you
in
Egypt,
before
your
very
eyes?
All
this
he let
you
see,
so
that
you
might
be
certain
that
the
Lord
is
God
and
there
is
no
other.
Out
of
heaven itself
his
voice came
to
you, teaching
you;
and
on
earth
he let
you
see
his
great
fire;
and
his
words came
to
your ears
out
of
the
heart
of
the
fire.
And
because
of
his
love
for
your
fathers,
he
took
their
seed
and made
it
his,
and
he
himself, present
among
you,
took
you
out
of
Egypt
by
his
great
power;
Driving
out
before
you
nations
greater
and
stronger
than
you,
to
take
you
into
their
land
and
give
it
to
you
for
your
heritage,
as
at
this
day.
So
today
be
certain,
and keep
the
knowledge deep
in
your
hearts,
that
the
Lord
is
God,
in
heaven
on
high
and
here
on
earth;
there
is
no
other
God.
Then
keep
his
laws
and
his
orders
which
I
give
you
today,
so
that
it
may
be
well
for
you
and
for
your
children
after
you,
and
that
your lives
may
be
long
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for ever.
Then
Moses
had
three
towns marked out
on
the far
side
of
Jordan looking
to
the
east;
To
which
anyone causing
the
death
of
his neighbour
in error
and
not
through
hate,
might go
in
flight;
so
that
in
one
of
these
towns
he
might
be kept
from
death:
The names
of
the towns
were
Bezer
in
the waste
land,
in
the table-land,
for
the
Reubenites;
and
Ramoth
in
Gilead
for
the
Gadites;
and
Golan
in
Bashan
for Manasseh.
This
is
the
law
which
Moses
put
before
the
children
of
Israel:
These
are
the
rules
and
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
Moses
gave
to
the
children
of
Israel
after
they
came
out
of
Egypt;
On
the far
side
of
Jordan,
in
the
valley facing
Beth-peor,
in
the
land
of
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
who
was
ruling
in
Heshbon,
whom
Moses
and
the
children
of
Israel overcame
after
they
had
come
out
of
Egypt:
And
they
took
his
land
for
a heritage,
and
the
land
of
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
the
two
kings
of
the
Amorites,
whose
lands
were
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan
to
the
east;
From
Aroer
on
the
edge
of
the
valley
of
the
Arnon
as
far
as
Mount
Sion,
which
is
Hermon,
And
all
the
Arabah
on
the
far
side
of
Jordan
to
the
east,
as
far
as
the
sea
of
the
Arabah
under
the
slopes
of
Pisgah.
And
Moses
sent
for
all
Israel,
and
said
to
them,
Give
ear,
O
Israel,
to
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
I
give
you
today,
and
give
attention
to
them
so
that
you
may
keep
and
do
them.
The
Lord
our
God
made
an
agreement
with us
in
Horeb.
The
Lord
did
not
make
this
agreement
with
our
fathers
but
with
us,
who
are
all
living
and
present
here
today.
The
word
of
the
Lord came
to
you
face
to
face
on
the
mountain,
out
of
the heart
of
the
fire,
(I
was
between
the
Lord
and
you
at
that
time,
to
make clear
to
you
the
word
of
the
Lord:
because,
through
fear
of
the
fire,
you
did
not
go
up
the
mountain;)
saying,
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house.
You
are
to
have
no
other
gods
but
me.
You
may
not
make
for
yourselves
an
image
in
the
form
of
anything
in
heaven
or
on
earth
or
in
the
waters
under
the
earth:
You
may
not go
down
on
your faces
before
them
or give
them
worship:
for
I,
the
Lord
your
God,
am
a
God
who
will
not give
his honour
to
another;
and
I
will send
punishment
on
the
children
for
the wrongdoing
of
their
fathers,
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation
of
my haters;
And I
will
have mercy through
a
thousand
generations on those
who
have
love
for
me
and
keep
my laws.
You
are
not
to
make
use
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
your
God
for
an evil purpose;
whoever
takes
the Lord's
name
on
his lips
for
an evil purpose
will
be judged
as
a sinner
by
the
Lord.
Keep
the
Sabbath
day
as
a
holy
day,
as
you
have
been
ordered
by
the
Lord
your
God.
On
six
days
do
all
your
work:
But
the
seventh
day
is
a
Sabbath
to
the
Lord
your
God;
on
that
day
do
no
work,
you
or
your
son
or
your
daughter,
or
your man-servant
or
your woman-servant,
or
your
ox
or
your ass
or
any
of
your
cattle,
or
the
man
from
a strange country
who
is living
among
you;
so
that
your man-servant
and
your woman-servant
may
have
rest
as
well
as
you.
And
keep
in
mind
that
you
were
a
servant
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
that
the
Lord
your
God
took
you
out
of
that
land
by
his
strong
hand
and
his
stretched-out
arm:
for
this
reason
the
Lord
has
given
you
orders
to
keep
the
Sabbath
day.
Give honour
to
your
father
and
your
mother,
as
you
have
been
ordered
by
the
Lord
your
God;
so
that
your
life
may
be
long
and
all
may
be
well
for
you
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
Do
not
put
anyone
to
death
without cause.
Do
not
be false
to
the married relation.
Do
not take
the property
of
another.
Do
not
give
false
witness
against
your neighbour;
Or
let
your
desire
be
turned
to
your neighbour's
wife,
or
his
house
or
his
field
or
his man-servant
or
his woman-servant
or
his
ox
or
his ass
or
anything
which
is
your neighbour's.
These
words
the
Lord
said
to
all
of
you
together
on
the
mountain,
out
of
the heart
of
the
fire,
out
of
the
cloud
and
the
dark,
with
a
great
voice:
and
he
said
no
more;
he
put
them
in
writing
on
the
two
stones
of
the law
and
gave
them
to
me.
And
after
hearing
the
voice
which
came
out
of
the
dark
while
the
mountain
was
burning
with
fire,
all
the
heads
of
your
tribes
and
your
chiefs
came
to
me,
And
said,
The
Lord
has let
us
see
his
glory
and
his power,
and
his
voice
has come
to
us
out
of
the
fire:
today
we
have
seen
that
a
man
may go
on living
even
after
hearing
the
voice
of
God.
Why
then
is
death
to
be
our fate?
For
if
the
voice
of
the
Lord
our
God comes
to
us
any
more,
death
will overtake
us,
and
we
will
be burned
up
in
this
great
fire.
For
what
man
is
there
in
all
the earth,
who,
hearing
the
voice
of
the
living
God
as
we
have,
out
of
the
heart
of
the
fire,
has
been kept
from death?
Do
you
go
near:
and
after
hearing
everything
which
the
Lord
our
God
has
to
say,
give
us
an account
of
all
he
has
said
to
you,
and
we
will
give ear,
and
do
it.
Then
the
Lord,
hearing
your
words
to
me,
said
to
me,
The
words
which
this
people
have
said
to
you
have come
to
my ears:
what
they
have
said
is
well
said.
If
only
they
had
such
a
heart
in
them
at
all
times,
so
that
they
might
go
in
fear
of
me
and
keep
my
orders
and
that
it
might
be
well
for
them
and
for
their
children
for
ever!
Now
say
to
them,
Go
back
to
your
tents.
But
as
for
you,
keep
your
place
here
by
me,
and
I
will
give
you
all
the
orders
and
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
you
are
to
make
clear
to
them,
so
that
they
may
do
them
in
the
land
which
I
am
giving
them
for
their heritage.
Take
care,
then,
to
do
whatever
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you
orders
to
do;
let
there
be
no
turning
away
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left.
Go
on walking
in
the
way
ordered
for
you
by
the
Lord
your
God,
so
that
life
may
be yours
and
it
may
be
well
for
you,
and
your
days
may
be
long
in
the
land
of
your heritage.
Now
these
are
the
orders
and
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
the
Lord
your
God
gave
me
for
your
teaching,
so
that
you
might
do
them
in
the
land
of
your heritage
to
which
you
are going:
So
that
living
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God,
you
may
keep
all
his laws
and
his
orders,
which
I
give
you:
you
and
your
son
and
your son's
son,
all
the
days
of
your
life;
and
so
that
your
life
may
be
long.
So
give ear,
O
Israel,
and
take
care
to
do
this;
so
that
it
may
be
well
for
you,
and
you
may
be
greatly
increased,
as
the
Lord
the
God
of
your
fathers
has
given
you
his
word,
in
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
Give ear,
O
Israel:
the
Lord
our
God
is
one
Lord:
And
the
Lord
your
God
is
to
be
loved
with
all
your
heart
and
with
all
your
soul
and
with
all
your
strength.
Keep
these
words,
which
I
say
to
you
this
day, deep
in
your
hearts;
Teaching
them
to
your
children
with
all care,
talking
of
them
when
you
are
at
rest
in
your
house
or walking
by
the
way,
when
you
go
to
sleep
and
when
you
get
up.
Let
them
be fixed
as
a
sign
on
your
hand,
and marked
on
your brow;
Have
them lettered
on
the pillars
of
your
houses
and
over
the doors
of
your
towns.
And
when
the
Lord
your
God
has
taken
you
into
the
land
which
he
gave
his
oath
to
your
fathers,
to
Abraham,
to
Isaac,
and
to
Jacob,
that
he
would
give
you;
with
great
and fair
towns
which
were
not
of
your
building;
And
houses
full
of
good
things
not stored
up
by
you,
and
places
for storing
water
which
you
did
not make,
and vine-gardens
and olive-trees
not
of
your planting;
and
you
have taken
food
and
are
full;
Then
take
care
that
you
keep
your hearts
true
to
the
Lord,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house.
Let
the
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God
be
in
your hearts,
and
be
his
servants, taking
your
oaths
by
his
name.
Do
not go
after
other
gods,
the
gods
of
the
peoples
round
about
you;
For
the
Lord
your
God
who
is
with
you
is
a
God
who
will
not let
his honour
be given
to another;
or
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
will
be burning
against
you, causing
your
destruction
from
the
face
of
the
earth.
Do
not
put
the
Lord
your
God
to
the
test
as
you
did
in
Massah.
Keep
with
care
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
his
rules
and
his
laws
which
he
has
given
you;
And
do
what
is
upright
and
good
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
your
God,
so
that
it
may
be
well
for
you
and
you
may
go
in
and
take
for
your heritage
that
good
land
from
which
the
Lord undertook
by
an
oath
to
your
fathers,
To send
out
from
before
you
all
those
who
are
against
you.
And
when
your
son
says
to
you
in
time
to
come,
What
is
the
reason
for
these
rules
and
laws
and
decisions
which
the
Lord
our
God
has
given
you?
Then
you
will
say
to
your
son, We
were
servants
under Pharaoh's yoke
in
Egypt;
and
the
Lord
took
us
out
of
Egypt
with
a
strong
hand:
And
the
Lord did
great
signs
and
wonders
against
Egypt,
and
against
Pharaoh
and
all
his
house,
before
our
eyes:
And
he
took
us
out
from
that
place, guiding
us
here
to
give
us
this
land,
as
he said
in
his
oath
to
our
fathers.
And
the
Lord
gave
us
orders
to
keep
all
these
laws,
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
our
God,
so
that
it
might
be
well
for
us
for
ever,
and
that
he
might
keep
us
from death,
as
he
has
done
to
this
day.
And
it
will
be
our
righteousness
if
we
take
care
to
keep
all
this
order
before
the
Lord
our
God
as
he
has
given
it
to
us.
When
the
Lord
your
God
takes
you
into
the
land
where
you
are
going,
which
is
to
be
your heritage,
and
has sent
out
the
nations
before
you,
the
Hittites
and
the
Girgashites
and
the
Amorites
and
the
Canaanites
and
the
Perizzites
and
the
Hivites
and
the
Jebusites,
seven
nations
greater
and
stronger
than
you;
And
when
the
Lord
has
given
them
up
into
your hands
and
you
have overcome
them,
give
them
up
to complete destruction:
make
no
agreement
with
them,
and
have
no
mercy
on
them:
Do
not
take wives
or husbands
from
among
them; do
not
give
your
daughters
to
their
sons,
or
take
their
daughters
for
your
sons.
For
through
them
your
sons
will
be
turned
from
me
to
the
worship
of
other
gods:
and
the
Lord
will
be moved
to
wrath
against
you
and send
destruction
on
you
quickly.
But
this
is
what
you
are
to
do
to
them:
their
altars
are
to
be
pulled
down
and
their
pillars
broken,
and
their holy
trees
cut
down
and
their
images
burned
with
fire.
For
you
are
a
holy
people
to
the
Lord
your
God: marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
to
be
his special
people
out
of
all
the
nations
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
The
Lord
did
not give
you
his love
or take
you
for
himself
because
you were
more
in
number
than
any
other
people;
for
you were
the smallest
of
the
nations:
But
because
of
his
love
for
you,
and
in
order
to
keep
his
oath
to
your
fathers,
the
Lord
took
you
out
with
the
strength
of
his
hand, making
you
free
from
the prison-house
and
from
the
hand
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt.
Be
certain,
then,
that
the
Lord
your
God
is
God; whose
faith
and
mercy
are unchanging,
who
keeps
his word
through
a
thousand
generations
to
those
who
have
love
for
him
and
keep
his laws;
Rewarding
his haters
to
their
face
with
destruction;
he
will
have
no mercy
on
his hater,
but
will
give
him
open punishment.
So
keep
the
orders
and
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
I
give
you
today
and
do
them.
And
it
will
be,
that
if
you
give
attention
to
these
decisions
and
keep
and
do
them,
then
the
Lord
will
keep
his
agreement
with
you
and
his
mercy,
as
he
said
in
his
oath
to
your
fathers.
And
he
will
give
you
his
love,
blessing
you
and increasing
you:
he
will
send
his
blessing
on
the
offspring
of
your
body
and
the
fruit
of
your
land,
your
grain
and
your
wine
and
your
oil,
the
increase
of
your cattle
and
the
young
of
your
flock,
in
the
land
which
by
his
oath
to
your
fathers
he undertook
to
give
you.
You
will
have greater
blessings
than
any
other
people:
no male
or female
among
you
or
among
your
cattle
will
be
without offspring.
And
the
Lord
will
take
away
from
you
all
disease,
and
will
not
put
on
you
any
of
the
evil
diseases
of
Egypt
which
you
have seen,
but
will
put
them
on
your haters.
And
you
are
to
send destruction
on
all
the
peoples
which
the
Lord
your
God
gives
into
your hands;
have
no
pity
on
them,
and
do
not
give
worship
to
their
gods;
for
that
will
be
a
cause
of sin
to
you.
If
you
say
in
your
hearts,
These
nations
are
greater
in number
than
we
are:
how
are
we
to
take
their land
from
them?
Have
no
fear
of
them,
but
keep
well
in
mind
what
the
Lord
your
God
did
to
Pharaoh
and
to
all
Egypt;
The
great punishments
which
your
eyes
saw,
and
the
signs
and
the
wonders
and
the
strong
hand
and
the
stretched-out
arm,
by
which
the
Lord
your
God
took
you
out:
so
will
the
Lord
your
God
do
to
all
the
peoples
who
are
the cause
of
your
fears.
And
the
Lord
will
send
a
hornet among
them,
till
all
the
rest
who
have kept themselves safe
from
you
in
secret places
have
been cut
off.
Have
no
fear
of
them:
for
the
Lord
your
God
is
with
you,
a
great
God
greatly
to
be
feared.
The
Lord
your
God
will send
out
the
nations
before
you
little
by
little;
they
are
not
to
be rooted
out
quickly,
for
fear
that
the
beasts
of
the
field
may
be
increased overmuch
against
you.
But
the
Lord
your
God
will
give
them
up
into
your hands, overpowering
them
till
their
destruction
is complete.
He
will
give
their
kings
into
your
hands,
and
you
will
put
their
names
out
of existence
under
heaven;
there
is
not
one
of
them
who
will
not
give
way
before
you,
till
their
destruction
is complete.
The
images
of
their
gods
are
to
be
burned
with
fire:
have
no
desire
for
the
gold
and
silver
on
them,
and do
not
take
it
for
yourselves,
for
it
will
be
a danger
to
you:
it
is
a
thing
disgusting
to
the
Lord
your
God:
And
you
may
not
take
a
disgusting
thing
into
your
house,
and
so
become cursed
with
its curse:
but
keep yourselves
from
it, turning
from
it
with fear
and
hate,
for
it
is
a cursed
thing.
Take
care
to
keep
all
the
orders
which
I
give
you
today,
so
that
you
may
have
life
and
be
increased
and
go
in
and
take
as
a heritage
the
land
which
the
Lord,
by
his
oath
to
your
fathers, undertook
to
give
you.
And
keep
in
mind
the
way
by
which
the
Lord
your
God
has taken
you
through
the waste land
these
forty
years,
so
that
he
might
make low
your pride
and
put
you
to
the
test,
to
see
what
was
in
your
heart
and
if
you
would
keep
his
orders
or
not.
And
he
made low
your pride
and
let
you
be
without
food
and gave
you
manna
for
your
food,
a
thing new
to
you,
which
your
fathers
never saw;
so
that
he
might
make
it
clear
to
you
that
bread
is
not man's
only need,
but
his
life
is
in
every
word
which comes
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
Lord.
Through all
these
forty
years
your
clothing
did
not get
old
or
your
feet
become tired.
Keep
in
mind
this
thought,
that
as
a
son
is
trained
by
his father,
so
you
have
been
trained
by
the
Lord
your
God.
Then
keep
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God, fearing
him
and walking
in
his
ways.
For
the
Lord
your
God
is guiding
you
into
a
good
land,
a
land
of water-springs,
of
fountains,
and
deep
streams
flowing
out
from
the
valleys
and
the
hills;
A
land
of
grain
and
vines
and fig-trees
and fair fruits;
a
land
of oil-giving olive-trees
and
honey;
Where
there
will
be
bread
for
you
in
full measure
and
you
will
be
in
need
of
nothing;
a
land
where
the very
stones
are
iron
and
from
whose
hills
you
may get
copper.
And
you
will
have
food
enough
and
be
full, praising
the
Lord
your
God
for
the
good
land
he
has
given
you.
Then
take
care
that
you
are
not turned away
from
the
Lord
your
God
and
from
keeping
his
orders
and
decisions
and laws
which
I
give
you
this
day:
And
when
you
have
taken
food
and
are
full,
and
have
made fair
houses
for
yourselves
and
are
living
in
them;
And
when
your
herds
and
your
flocks
are
increased,
and
your stores
of
silver
and
gold,
and
you
have wealth
of
every sort;
Take care
that
your
hearts
are
not
lifted
up
in pride, giving no
thought
to
the
Lord
your
God
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house;
Who
was
your guide
through
that
great
and cruel waste,
where
there
were poison-snakes
and
scorpions
and
a dry land
without
water;
who
made
water
come
out
of
the
hard
rock
for
you;
Who gave
you
manna
for
your
food
in
the waste land,
a
food
which
your
fathers
had
never seen;
so
that
your pride
might
be broken
and
your hearts
tested
for
your
good
in
the
end;
Say
not
then,
in
your
hearts,
My
power
and
the
strength
of
my
hands
have got
me
this
wealth.
But
keep
in
mind
the
Lord
your
God:
for
it
is
he
who
gives
you
the
power
to
get
wealth,
so
that
he
may
give
effect
to
the
agreement
which
he
made
by
his
oath
with
your
fathers,
as
at
this
day.
And
it
is certain
that
if
at
any
time
you
are
turned
away
from
the
Lord
your
God,
and
go
after
other
gods,
to
be
their
servants
and
to
give
them
worship,
destruction
will overtake
you.
Like
the
nations
which
the
Lord
is cutting off
before
you,
so
you
will
be cut off;
because
you
would
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God.
Give ear,
O
Israel:
today
you
are
to
go
over
Jordan,
to
take
the heritage
of
nations
greater
and
stronger
than
yourselves,
and
towns
of
great size
with walls
as
high
as
heaven;
A
people
great
and
tall,
the
sons
of
the
Anakim,
of
whom
you
have
knowledge
and
of
whom
it
has
been
said,
All
are forced
to
give
way
before
the
sons
of
Anak.
Be
certain
then
today
that
it
is
the
Lord
your
God
who
goes
over
before
you
like
an all-burning
fire;
he
will send
destruction
on
them, crushing
them
before
you;
and
you
will send
them
in flight,
putting
an end
to
them
quickly,
as
the
Lord
has
said.
And
after
the
Lord
has
sent
them
in flight
from
before
you,
say
not
in
your
heart,
Because
of
my
righteousness
the
Lord
has
given
me
this
land;
when
it
is
because
of
their evil-doing
that
the
Lord
is
driving
these
nations
out
before
you.
Not
for
your
righteousness
or
because
your
hearts
are
upright
are
you
going
in
to
take
their
land;
but
because
of
the evil-doing
of
these
nations
the
Lord
your
God
is
driving
them
out
from
before
you,
and
to
give
effect
to
his
oath
to
your
fathers,
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob.
Be
certain
then
that
the
Lord
your
God
is
not
giving
you
this
good
land
as
a reward
for
your
righteousness;
for
you
are
a stiff-necked
people.
Keep
well
in
mind
how
you
made
the
Lord
your
God
angry
in
the waste
land;
from
the
day
when
you
went
out
of
Egypt
till
you
came
to
this
place,
you
have
gone
against
the
orders
of
the
Lord.
Again
in
Horeb
you made
the
Lord
angry,
and
in
his
wrath
he
would
have put
an end
to
you.
When
I
had
gone
up
into
the
mountain
to
be given
the
stones
on
which
was
recorded
the
agreement
which
the
Lord
made
with
you,
I
was
on
the
mountain
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights
without
taking
food
or
drinking
water.
And
the
Lord
gave
me
the
two
stones
with
writing
on
them
done
by
the
finger
of
God:
on
them
were
recorded
all
the
words
which
the
Lord
said
to
you
on
the
mountain
out
of
the heart
of
the
fire,
on
the
day
of
the
great meeting.
Then
at
the
end
of
forty
days
and
forty
nights
the
Lord
gave
me
those
stones,
the
stones
of
the
agreement.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Get
up
now,
and
go
down
quickly
from
this
place;
for
the
people
you
have
taken
out
of
Egypt
have
given themselves
over
to evil;
they
have
quickly
been
turned
from
the
way
in
which
I
gave
them
orders
to
go;
they
have
made themselves
a
metal image.
And
then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
I
have
seen
that
this
people
is stiff-necked:
Let
me send
destruction
on
them till
their
very
name
is cut
off;
and
I
will
make
of
you
a
nation
greater
and
stronger
than
they.
So
turning round
I
came
down
from
the
mountain,
and
the
mountain
was
burning
with
fire;
and
the
two stones
of
the
agreement
were
in
my
hands.
And
I
saw
that
you
had
done evil
against
the
Lord,
and
had
made
for
yourselves
a
metal image
of
a young ox:
you
had
quickly
been
turned
from
the
way
in
which
the
Lord
had
given
you
orders
to
go.
And
I let
the stones go
from
my
hands,
and
they
were
broken
before
your
eyes.
And
I
went
down
on
my
face
before
the
Lord,
as
at
the
first,
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights,
without taking
food
or
drinking
water,
because
of
all
your
sin,
in
doing
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
and moving
him
to wrath.
For
I
was full
of fear
because
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
which
was
burning
against
you,
with
your
destruction
in
view.
But
again
the Lord's ear
was
open
to
my prayer.
And
the
Lord,
in
his wrath,
would
have put
Aaron
to death:
and
I
made prayer
for
Aaron
at
the
same
time.
And
I
took
your
sin,
the image
which
you
had
made,
and
put
it
in
the
fire
and
had
it hammered
and
crushed
very
small
till
it
was
only
dust:
and
the
dust
I
put
in
the
stream
flowing
down
from
the
mountain.
Again
at
Taberah
and
at
Massah
and
at
Kibroth-hattaavah
you
made
the
Lord
angry.
And
when
the
Lord
sent
you
from
Kadesh-barnea,
saying,
Go
up
and
take
the
land
which
I
have
given
you;
you
went
against
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
had
no
faith
in
him,
and
would
not
give ear
to
his
voice.
From
the
day
when
I
first
had
knowledge
of
you,
you
have
gone
against
the word
of
the
Lord.
So
I
went
down
on
my
face
in prayer
before
the
Lord
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights
as
I
did
at
first;
because
the
Lord
had
said
that
he
would put
an end
to
you.
And
I
made prayer
to
the
Lord
and
said,
O
Lord
God,
do
not
send
destruction
on
your
people
and
your
heritage,
to
whom,
by
your
great
power,
you
have
given salvation,
whom
you
have
taken
out
of
Egypt
by
the
strength
of
your
hand.
Keep
in
mind
your
servants,
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
not looking
at
the hard heart
of
this
people,
or
their evil-doing
and
their
sin:
Or
it
may
be
said
in
the
land
from
which
you
have
taken
them,
Because
the
Lord
was
not
able
to
take
them
into
the
land
which
he
said
he
would
give
them,
and
because
of
his
hate
for
them,
he
has
taken
them
out
to
put
them
to
death
in
the waste
land.
But still
they
are
your
people
and
your
heritage,
whom
you
took
out
by
your
great
power
and
by
your
stretched-out
arm.
At
that
time
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Make
two
other
stones,
cut
like
the
first
two,
and
come
up
to
me
on
the
mountain,
and
make
an
ark
of
wood.
And
I
will
put
on
the stones
the
words
which
were
on
the
first stones
which
were
broken
by
you,
and
you
are
to
put
them
into
the
ark.
So
I
made an
ark
of hard
wood,
and
had
two
stones
cut
like
the others,
and
went
up
the
mountain
with
the
stones
in
my
hands.
And
he
put
on
the stones,
as
in
the
first
writing,
the
ten rules
which
the
Lord
gave
you
on
the
mountain
out
of
the
fire
on
the
day
of
the great meeting:
and
the
Lord
gave
the stones
to
me.
And
turning round
I
came
down
from
the
mountain
and
put
the stones
in
the
ark
which
I
had
made;
and
there
they
are
as
the
Lord
gave
me
orders.
(And
the
children
of
Israel
went
on
from
Beeroth
Bene-jaakan
to
Moserah:
there
death came
to
Aaron
and
he
was
put
to rest
in
the earth;
and
Eleazar,
his
son,
took
his
place
as
priest.
From
there
they
went
on
to
Gudgodah,
and
from
Gudgodah
to
Jotbathah,
a
land
of
streams
of
water.
At
that
time
the
Lord
had
the
tribe
of
Levi marked
out
to
take
up
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement,
to
be
before
the
Lord
and
to
do
his work
and
to
give
blessings
in
his
name,
to
this
day.
For
this
reason
Levi
has
no
part
or
heritage
for
himself
among
his
brothers:
the
Lord
is
his
heritage,
as
the
Lord
your
God
said
to
him.)
And
I
was
in
the
mountain,
as
at
the
first
time,
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights;
and again
the ears
of
the
Lord
were open
to
my prayer,
and
he
did
not send
destruction
on
you.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Get
up
and
go
on
your
journey
before
the
people,
so
that
they
may
go
in
and
take
the
land
which
I
said
in
my
oath
to
their
fathers
that
I
would
give
them.
And
now,
Israel,
what
would
the
Lord
your
God
have
you
do,
but
to go
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God, walking
in
all
his
ways
and
loving
him
and
doing
his pleasure
with
all
your
heart
and
all
your
soul,
Doing
the
orders
of
the
Lord
and
keeping
his laws
which
I
give
you
this
day
for
your
good?
The
Lord
your
God
is ruler
of
heaven,
of
the
heaven
of
heavens,
and
of
the
earth
with
everything
in
it.
But
the
Lord
had delight
in
your
fathers
and
love
for
them, marking
out
for
himself
their
seed
after
them,
even
you,
from
all
peoples,
as
at
this
day.
Let
your circumcision
be
of
the
heart,
and put
away
your pride.
For
the
Lord
your
God
is
God
of
gods
and
Lord
of
lords,
the
great
God,
strong
in
power
and
greatly
to
be
feared,
who
has
no
respect
for
any man's position
and
takes
no rewards:
Judging uprightly
in
the
cause
of
the
widow
and
of
the child
who
has
no father,
and
giving
food
and
clothing
in
his mercy
to
the man
from
a strange country.
So
be kind
to
the man
from
a strange
country
who
is living
among
you,
for
you yourselves
were living
in
a strange
country
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
Let
the
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God
be
before
you, give
him
worship
and
be
true
to
him
at all times, taking
your
oaths
in
his
name.
He
is
your
God,
the
God
of
your
praise,
your
God
who
has
done
for
you
all
these
works
of power
which
your
eyes
have
seen.
Your
fathers
went
down
into
Egypt
with
seventy
persons;
and
now
the
Lord
your
God
has
made
you
like
the
stars
of
heaven
in
number.
So
have
love
for
the
Lord
your
God,
and
give
him
worship,
and
keep
his laws
and
his
decisions
and
his
orders
at
all
times.
And
be
certain
in
your minds
this
day;
for
these words
are
not said
to
your
children,
who
have
had
no
experience
of
the training
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
who
have
not
seen
his
great
power
or
his
strong
hand
and
his
stretched-out
arm,
Or
his
signs
and wonders
which
he
did
in
Egypt,
to
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
all
his
land;
And
what
he
did
to
the
army
of
Egypt,
to
their
horses
and
their war-carriages;
how
he
made
the
waters
of
the Red
Sea come
up
over
them
when
they
went
after
you,
and
how
the
Lord put
an
end
to
them
even
to
this
day;
And
what
he
did
for
you
in
the waste
land,
till
you
came
to
this
place;
And
what
he
did
to
Dathan
and
Abiram,
the
sons
of
Eliab,
the
son
of
Reuben;
when
they
went down
into
the
open
mouth
of
the
earth,
with
their
families
and
their
tents
and
every
living
thing
which
was theirs, before
the eyes
of
all
Israel:
But
your
eyes
have
seen
all
the
great
works
of
the
Lord
which
he
has
done.
So
keep
all
the
orders
which
I
give
you
today,
so
that
you
may
be
strong,
and
go
in
and
take
the
land
which
is
to
be
your heritage;
And
that
your
days
may
be
long
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
gave
by
an
oath
to
your
fathers
and
to
their
seed
after
them,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
For
the
land
where
you
are
going
is
not
like
the
land
of
Egypt
from
which
you
have
come,
where
you
put
in
your
seeds,
watering
them
with
your
foot,
like
a
planted
garden:
But
the
land
where
you
are
going
is
a
land
of
hills
and
valleys,
drinking
in
the
rain
of
heaven:
A
land cared
for
by
the
Lord
your
God:
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
your
God
are
on
it
at
all
times
from
one
end
of
the
year
to
the other.
And
it
will
be
that
if
you
truly
give ear
to
the
orders
which
I
put
before
you
this
day,
loving
the
Lord
your
God
and worshipping
him
with
all
your
heart
and
all
your
soul,
Then
I
will
send
rain
on
your
land
at
the right
time,
the
early rains
and
the
late rains,
so
that
you
may get
in
your
grain
and
your
wine
and
your
oil.
And
I
will
give
grass
in
your
fields
for
your
cattle,
so
that
you
may
have
food
in
full measure.
But
take
care
that
your
hearts
are
not
turned
to false ways
so
that
you
become
servants
and worshippers
of
other
gods;
For
if
you do
so,
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
will
be burning
against
you,
and
the
heaven
will
be
shut
up
so
that
there
is
no
rain
and
the
land
will
give
no
fruit;
and
in
a
very little
time
you
will
be cut
off
from
the
good
land
which
the
Lord
is
giving
you.
So keep
these
words deep
in
your
heart
and
in
your
soul,
and
have
them fixed
on
your
hand
for
a
sign
and marked
on
your brow;
Teaching
them
to
your
children,
and
talking
of
them
when
you
are
at
rest
in
your
house
or walking
by
the
way,
when
you
go
to
sleep
and
when
you
get
up:
Writing
them
on
the pillars
of
your
houses
and
over
the doors
of
your
towns:
So
that
your
days,
and
the
days
of
your
children,
may
be
long
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
by
his
oath
to
your
fathers said
he
would
give
them,
like
the
days
of
the eternal
heavens.
For
if
you
take
care
to
keep
all
the
orders
which
I
give
you,
and
to
do
them;
loving
the
Lord
your
God
and walking
in
all
his
ways
and
being
true
to
him:
Then
the
Lord
will send
these
nations
in flight
before
you,
and
you
will
take
the lands
of
nations
greater
and
stronger
than
yourselves.
Every
place
where
you put
your
foot
will
be yours:
from
the waste
land
and
Lebanon,
from
the
river,
the
river
Euphrates
as
far
as
the Great
Sea,
will
be
the limits
of
your
land.
All
people
will
give
way
before
you:
for
the
Lord
your
God
will
put
the
fear
of
you
on
all
the
land
through
which
you go,
as
he
has
said.
Today
I
put
before
you
a
blessing
and
a
curse:
The
blessing
if
you
give ear
to
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God,
which
I
give
you
this
day:
And
the
curse
if
you
do
not
give ear
to
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God,
but
let
yourselves
be
turned
from
the
way
which
I
have
put
before
you
this
day,
and
go
after
other
gods
which
are
not yours.
And
when
the
Lord
your
God
has
taken
you
into
the
land
of
your heritage,
you
are
to
put
the
blessing
on
Mount
Gerizim
and
the
curse
on
Mount
Ebal.
Are
they
not
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan, looking
west,
in
the
land
of
the
Canaanites
living
in
the
Arabah,
opposite
Gilgal,
by
the holy tree
of
Moreh?
For
you
are
about
to
go
over
Jordan
to
take
the heritage
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
and
it
will
be
your resting-place.
And
you
are
to
take
care
to
keep
all
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
I
put
before
you
today.
These
are
the
laws
and
the
decisions
which
you
are
to
keep
with
care
in
the
land
which
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
has
given
you
to
be
your heritage
all
the
days
of
your
life
on
earth.
You
are
to
give
up
to
the curse
all
those
places
where
the
nations,
whom
you
are
driving
out, gave
worship
to
their
gods,
on
the
high
mountains
and
the
hills
and
under
every
green
tree:
Their
altars
and
their
pillars
are
to
be
broken
down,
and
their holy
trees
burned
with
fire,
and
the
images
of
their
gods
cut
down;
you
are
to
take
away
their
names
out
of
that
place.
Do
not
so
to
the
Lord
your
God.
But
let
your hearts
be
turned
to
the
place
which
will
be marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God,
among
your
tribes,
to
put
his
name
there;
And
there
you
are
to
take
your burned
offerings
and other
offerings,
and
the
tenth
part
of
your goods,
and
the
offerings
to
be
lifted
up
to
the Lord,
and
the
offerings
of
your oaths,
and
those
which
you
give
freely
from
the impulse
of
your hearts,
and
the first births
among
your
herds
and
your
flocks;
There
you
and
all
your
families
are
to
make
a
feast
before
the
Lord
your
God,
with
joy
in
everything
to
which
you
put
your
hand,
because
the
Lord
has
given
you
his
blessing.
You
are
not
to
do
things
then
in
the
way
in
which
we
now
do
them
here,
every
man
as
it
seems
right
to
him:
For
you
have
not
come
to
the
rest
and
the
heritage
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
But
when
you
have gone
over
Jordan
and
are
living
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is giving
you
as
your heritage,
and
when
he
has
given
you
rest
from
all
those
on
every
side
who
are fighting
against
you,
and
you
are
living
there
safely;
Then
there
will
be
a
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
as
the resting-place
for
his
name,
and
there
you
will
take
all
the
things
which
I
give
you
orders
to
take:
your burned
offerings
and
other
offerings,
and
the
tenth
part
of
your goods,
and
the
offerings
to
be
lifted
up,
and
the
offerings
of
your oaths
which
you
make
to
the
Lord;
And
you
will
be
glad
before
the
Lord
your
God,
you
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters,
and
your men-servants
and
your women-servants,
and
the
Levite
who
is
with
you
in
your house,
because
he
has
no
part
or
heritage
among
you.
Take
care
that
you
do
not
make
your burned
offerings
in
any
place
you
see:
But
in
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
in
one
of
your
tribes,
there let
your burned
offerings
be
offered,
and
there
do
what
I
have
given
you
orders
to
do.
Only
you
may
put
to
death animals,
such
as
the gazelle
or
the roe,
for
your
food
in
any
of
your
towns,
at
the
desire
of
your
soul,
in
keeping
with
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
which
he
has
given
you:
the
unclean
and
the
clean
may
take
of
it.
But
you
may
not take
the
blood
for
food,
it
is
to
be drained
out
on
the
earth
like
water.
In
your
towns
you
are
not
to take
as
food
the
tenth
part
of
your
grain,
or
of
your
wine
or
your
oil,
or
the first births
of
your
herds
or
of
your
flocks,
or
anything
offered
under an oath,
or
freely
offered
to
the Lord,
or
given
as
a lifted
offering;
But
they
will
be
your
food
before
the
Lord
your
God
in
the
place
of
his selection,
where
you
may
make
a
feast
of
them,
with
your
son
and
your
daughter,
and
your man-servant
and
your woman-servant,
and
the
Levite
who
is living
with
you:
and
you
will
have
joy
before
the
Lord
your
God
in
everything
to
which
you
put
your
hand.
See
that
you
do
not
give
up caring
for
the
Levite
as
long
as
you
are living
in
your
land.
When
the
Lord
your
God
makes
wide
the limit
of
your
land,
as
he
has
said,
and
you
say,
I
will take
flesh
for
my
food,
because
you
have
a
desire
for
it;
then
you
may take
whatever
flesh
you
have
a
desire
for.
If
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
as
the resting-place
for
his
name
is
far
away
from
you,
then
take
from
your
herds
and
from
your
flocks
which
the
Lord
has
given
you,
as
I
have said,
and
have
a meal
of
it
in
the
towns
where
you
may
be
living.
It
will
be
your
food,
like
the gazelle
and
the roe;
the
unclean
and
the
clean
may take
of
it.
But see
that
you do
not
take
the
blood
for
food;
for
the
blood
is
the
life;
and
you
may
not
make
use
of
the
life
as
food
with
the
flesh.
Do
not take
it
for
food
but
let
it
be drained
out
on
the
earth
like
water.
Do
not take
it
for
food;
so
that
it
may
be
well
for
you
and
for
your
children
after
you,
while
you
do
what
is
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
But
the
holy
things
which
you
have,
and
the
offerings
of
your oaths,
you
are
to
take
to
the
place
which
will
be marked
out
by
the
Lord:
Offering
the
flesh
and
the
blood
of
your burned
offerings
on
the
altar
of
the
Lord
your
God;
and
the
blood
of
your
offerings
is
to
be drained
out
on
the
altar
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
the
flesh
will
be
your
food.
Take
note
of
all
these
orders
I
am
giving
you
and
give
attention
to
them,
so
that
it
may
be
well
for
you
and
for
your
children
after
you
for
ever,
while
you
do
what
is
good
and
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
your
God.
When
the
people
of
the
land
where
you
are
going
have
been
cut
off
before
you
by
the
Lord
your
God,
and
you
have
taken
their
land
and
are
living
in
it;
After
their
destruction
take
care
that
you
do
not go
in
their ways,
and
that
you
do
not
give
thought
to
their
gods,
saying,
How
did
these
nations
give
worship
to
their
gods?
I
will
do
as
they
did.
Do
not
so
to
the
Lord
your
God:
for
everything
which
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord
and
hated
by
him
they
have
done
in honour
of
their
gods:
even
burning
their
sons
and
daughters
in
the
fire
to
their
gods.
You are to keep with care all the words I give you, making no addition to them and taking nothing from them.
If ever
you
have
among
you
a prophet
or
a dreamer
of dreams
and
he gives
you
a sign
or
a wonder,
And
the
sign
or
the
wonder
takes
place,
and
he says
to
you,
Let
us
go
after other gods,
which
are strange
to
you,
and
give
them worship;
Then
give
no
attention
to
the words
of
that
prophet
or
that dreamer
of dreams:
for
the Lord
your
God
is testing
you,
to
see
if
all
the love
of
your heart
and soul
is
given
to
him.
But
keep
on
in
the
ways
of
the
Lord
your
God, fearing
him
and keeping
his
orders
and
hearing
his voice, worshipping
him
and
being
true
to
him.
And
that
prophet
or
that dreamer
of dreams
is
to
be put
to death;
for
his words
were
said
with
the purpose
of turning
you
away
from
the
Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
out
of
the land
of Egypt
and
made
you free
from
the prison-house;
and
of forcing
you
out
of
the way
in which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you
orders
to go.
So
you
are
to put
away
the evil
from among
you.
If
your brother,
the son
of
your mother,
or
your son
or
your
daughter
or
the
wife
of
your
heart,
or
the friend
who
is
as dear
to
you
as
your
life, working
on
you secretly
says
to
you, Let
us
go
and
give worship
to other
gods, strange
to
you
and
to
your fathers;
Gods
of
the peoples round
about
you,
near
or far,
from
one end
of
the earth
to
the
other;
Do
not
be guided
by
him
or give attention
to
him;
have
no pity
on
him
or mercy,
and give
him
no cover;
But put
him
to death
without question;
let
your hand
be
the first stretched
out
against
him
to put
him
to death,
and
then
the hands
of all
the
people.
Let
him
be stoned
with stones till
he
is
dead;
because
it
was
his purpose
to
make
you false
to
the Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
out
of
the land
of Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house.
And all Israel, hearing
of
it,
will
be full
of fear,
and no
one
will again
do such evil
as
this
among
you.
And if
word comes
to
you,
in
one
of
the towns
which
the Lord
your
God
is giving
you
for
your resting-place,
That good-for-nothing persons
have gone
out
from
among
you, turning
the
people
of
their
town
from
the right way
and
saying,
Let
us go
and
give worship
to
other
gods,
of
whom
you
have
no knowledge;
Then
let
a full search
be
made,
and
let questions
be
put
with care;
and
if
it
is true
and
certain
that
such
a disgusting thing
has
been done
among
you;
Then take up arms
against
the people
of
that town
and give
it up
to
the curse,
with
all
its cattle
and everything
in
it.
And
take
all
the goods
into
the middle
of
its open space, burning
the
town
and
all
its
property
with fire
as
an offering
to
the Lord
your God;
it
is
to
be
a waste
for ever;
there
is
to
be
no more building
there.
Keep
not
a
thing
of what
is cursed
for
yourselves:
so
the
Lord
may
be
turned
away
from
the heat
of
his wrath,
and
have
mercy
on
you,
and
give
you increase
as
he
said
in
his oath
to
your fathers:
So long
as
you
give ear
to
the voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and keep
all
his orders
which
I
give
you today,
and
do
what
is right
in
the eyes
of
the
Lord
your
God.
You
are
the
children
of
the
Lord
your
God:
you
are
not
to
make cuts
on
your
bodies
or
take off
the hair
on
your brows
in honour
of
the
dead;
For
you
are
a
holy
people
to
the
Lord
your
God,
and
the
Lord
has
taken
you
to
be
his special
people
out
of
all
the
nations
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
No
disgusting
thing
may
be
your
food.
These
are
the
beasts
which
you
may
have
for
food:
the
ox,
the
sheep,
and
the
goat;
The hart, the gazelle, and the roe, the
mountain
goat and the pygarg and the
antelope and the
mountain
sheep.
Any
beast
which
has
a division
in
the horn
of
its foot
and
whose
food
comes
back
into
its mouth
to
be crushed again,
may
be
used
for
food.
But
even
among
these,
there
are
some
which
may
not
be used
for
food:
such
as
the
camel,
the
hare,
and
the coney,
which
are
unclean
to
you,
because,
though
their
food
comes
back,
the horn
of
their feet
is
not parted
in
two.
And
the
pig
is
unclean
to
you,
because
though
it
has
a division
in
the horn
of
its foot,
its
food
does
not
come back;
their
flesh
may
not
be used
for
food
or
their
dead
bodies
touched
by
you.
And
of
the
things living
in
the
waters,
you
may take
all
those
who
have wings
for swimming
with
and skins formed
of thin plates.
But
any
which
have
no skin-plates
or wings
for swimming,
you
may
not take;
they
are
unclean
for
you.
All
clean
birds
may
be
used
for
food.
But
these birds
you
may
not take:
the
eagle
and
the gier-eagle
and
the ospray;
The
falcon
and
the kite,
and birds
of that sort;
Every
raven,
and
all birds
of
that sort;
And
the
ostrich
and
the night-hawk
and
the sea-hawk
and birds
of that sort;
The little
owl
and
the
great
owl
and
the water-hen;
And
the
pelican
and
the
vulture
and
the
cormorant;
The
stork and the
heron and birds of that sort, and the
hoopoe and the
bat.
Every
winged
thing
which goes flat
on
the earth
is
unclean
to
you
and
may
not
be
used
as
food.
But
all
clean
birds
you
may take.
You
may
not
have
as
food
anything
which
has come
to
a
natural
death;
the
man
from
another country
who
is living
with
you
may
take
it
for
food,
or
you
may get
a price
for
it
from
one
of
another
nation;
for
you
are
a
holy
people
to
the
Lord
your
God.
The
young
goat
is
not
to
be cooked
in
its mother's
milk.
Put
on
one side
a
tenth
of
all
the
increase
of
your
seed,
produced
year
by
year.
And
make
a
feast
before
the
Lord
your
God,
in
the
place
which
is
to
be marked
out,
where
his
name
will
be
for ever,
of
the
tenth
part
of
your
grain
and
your
wine
and
your
oil,
and
the
first births
of
your
herds
and
your
flocks;
so
that
you
may
have
the
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God
in
your hearts
at
all
times.
And
if
the
way
is
so long
that
you
are
not
able
to
take
these
things
to
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
for
his
name,
when
he
has given
you
his
blessing,
because
it
is
far
away
from
you;
Then
let
these
things
be exchanged
for
money,
and,
taking
the
money
in
your
hand,
go
to
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
for
himself;
And
with
the
money get
whatever
you
have
a
desire
for,
oxen
or
sheep
or
wine
or
strong
drink,
whatever
your soul's
desire
may
be:
and
make
a
feast
there
before
the
Lord
your
God,
and
be
glad,
you
and
all
your
house;
And
give
a thought
to
the
Levite
who
is living
among
you,
for
he
has
no part
or
heritage
in
the
land.
At
the
end
of
every
three
years
take
a
tenth
part
of
all
your
increase
for
that
year,
and
put
it
in store inside
your walls:
And
the
Levite,
because
he
has
no
part
or
heritage
in
the
land,
and
the
man
from
a strange country,
and
the child
who
has
no father,
and
the
widow,
who
are living
among
you,
will
come
and
take
food
and
have
enough;
and
so
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
will
be
on
you
in
everything
you
do.
At
the
end
of
every
seven
years there
is
to be
a general forgiveness
of debt.
This
is
how
it
is
to
be
done:
every
creditor
is
to give
up
his right
to
whatever
he
has
let
his neighbour
have;
he
is
not
to
make
his neighbour,
his
countryman, give
it back;
because
a general forgiveness
has
been ordered
by
the
Lord.
A man
of
another nation
may
be forced
to
make payment
of
his
debt,
but
if
your
brother
has anything
of yours,
let
it
go;
But
there
will
be
no
poor
among
you;
for
the
Lord
will
certainly
give
you
his
blessing
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage;
If
only
you
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
take
care
to
keep
all
these
orders
which
I
give
you
today.
For
the
Lord
your
God
will
give
you
his
blessing
as
he
has
said:
you
will
let other
nations
have
the use
of
your money,
but
you
will
not
make use
of theirs;
you
will
be
rulers
over
a number
of
nations,
but
they
will
not
be
your
rulers.
If
in
any
of
your
towns
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
there
is
a
poor
man,
one
of
your
countrymen,
do
not
let
your
heart
be hard
or
your
hand
shut
to
him;
But let
your
hand
be
open
to give
him
the use
of
whatever
he
is
in
need
of.
And
see
that
there
is
no
evil
thought
in
your
heart, moving
you
to
say
to
yourself,
The
seventh
year,
the
year
of forgiveness
is
near;
and
so
looking coldly
on
your
poor
countryman
you
give
him
nothing;
and
he
will
make
an outcry
to
the
Lord
against
you,
and
it
will
be judged
as
sin
in
you.
But
it
is right
for
you
to
give
to
him,
without
grief
of
heart:
for
because
of
this,
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
will
be
on
all
your
work
and
on
everything
to
which
you
put
your
hand.
For there
will
never
be
a time
when there
are
no
poor
in
the
land;
and
so
I
give
orders
to
you,
Let
your
hand
be
open
to
your
countrymen,
to
those
who
are
poor
and
in
need
in
your
land.
If
one
of
your
countrymen,
a
Hebrew
man
or
woman,
becomes
your
servant
for
a price
and does
work
for
you
six
years,
in
the
seventh
year
let
him
go
free.
And
when
you
make
him
free, do
not
let
him
go
away
with
nothing
in
his hands:
But
give
him freely
from
your
flock
and
from
your grain
and
your
wine:
in
the measure
of
the wealth
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you,
you
are
to
give
to
him.
And
keep
in
mind
that
you
yourself
were
a
servant
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
the
Lord
your
God
made
you free:
so
I
give
you
this
order
today.
But
if
he
says
to
you,
I
have
no desire
to
go
away
from
you;
because
you
and
your
family
are dear
to
him
and
he
is happy
with
you;
Then
take
a sharp-pointed instrument, driving
it
through
his
ear
into
the
door,
and
he
will
be
your
servant
for
ever.
And
you
may
do
the
same
for
your servant-girl.
Let
it
not
seem
hard
to
you
that
you
have
to
send
him
away
free;
for
he
has
been
working
for
you
for
six
years,
which
is
twice
the regular
time
for
a
servant:
and
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
will
be
on
you
in
everything
you
do.
All
the first
males
to come
to
birth
in
your
herd
and
your
flock
are
to
be
holy
to
the
Lord
your
God:
the first
birth
of
your
ox
is
not
to
be
used
for
work,
the wool
of
your first lamb
is
not
to
be
cut.
But
year
by
year
you
and
all
your
house
are
to take
a meal
of
it
before
the
Lord,
in
the
place
of
his selection.
But
if
it
has
any mark
on
it,
if
it
is
blind
or
has damaged legs,
or
if
there
is
anything
wrong
with
it,
it
may
not
be
offered
to
the
Lord
your
God.
It
may
be used
for
food
in
your houses:
the
unclean
and
the
clean
may take
of
it,
as
of
the gazelle
and
the roe.
Only do
not take
its
blood
for
food,
but
let
it
be drained
out
on
the
earth
like
water.
Take
note
of
the
month
of
Abib
and
keep
the
Passover
to
the
Lord
your
God:
for
in
the
month
of
Abib
the
Lord
your
God
took
you
out
of
Egypt
by
night.
The
Passover
offering,
from
your
flock
or
your
herd,
is
to
be given
to
the
Lord
your
God
in
the
place marked
out
by
him
as
the resting-place
of
his
name.
Take
no
leavened
bread
with
it;
for
seven
days
let
your
food
be
unleavened
bread,
that
is,
the
bread
of
sorrow;
for
you
came
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
quickly:
so
the memory
of
that
day,
when
you
came
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
will
be
with
you
all
your
life.
For
seven
days
let
no
leaven
be
used
through
all
your
land;
and
nothing
of
the
flesh
which
is put
to death
in
the
evening
of
the
first
day
is
to
be kept
through
the
night till
morning.
The
Passover
offering
is
not
to
be
put
to death
in
any
of
the
towns
which
the
Lord
your
God
gives
you:
But
in
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
as
the resting-place
of
his
name,
there
you
are
to
put
the
Passover
to death
in
the
evening,
at
sundown,
at
that
time
of
the year
when
you
came
out
of
Egypt.
It
is
to
be cooked
and taken
as
food
in
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord:
and
in
the
morning
you
are
to
go
back
to
your
tents.
For
six
days
let
your
food
be
unleavened
bread;
and
on
the
seventh
day
there
is
to
be
a holy meeting
to
the
Lord
your
God;
no
work
is
to
be
done.
Let
seven
weeks be
numbered
from
the first day when
the
grain is cut.
Then
keep
the
feast
of
weeks
to
the
Lord
your
God,
with
an
offering
freely
given
to
him
from
the wealth
he
has
given
you:
Then
you
are
to
be
glad
before
the
Lord
your
God,
you
and
your
son
and
your
daughter,
your man-servant
and
your woman-servant,
and
the
Levite
who
is
with
you,
and
the
man
from
a strange
country,
and
the
child without
a father,
and
the
widow,
who
are
living
among
you,
in
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
as
a resting-place
for
his
name.
And
you
will
keep
in
mind
that
you
were
a
servant
in
the land
of
Egypt:
and
you
will
take
care
to
keep all
these
laws.
You
are
to
keep
the
feast
of tents
for
seven
days
after
you
have got
in
all
your grain
and
made
your
wine:
You
are
to keep
the
feast
with
joy,
you
and
your
son
and
your
daughter,
your man-servant
and
your woman-servant,
and
the
Levite,
and
the
man
from
a strange country,
and
the
child without
a father,
and
the
widow,
who
are living among
you.
Keep
the
feast
to
the
Lord
your
God
for
seven
days,
in
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord:
because
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
will
be
on
all
the
produce
of
your
land
and
all
the
work
of
your
hands,
and
you
will
have
nothing
but joy.
Three
times
in
the
year
let
all
your
males come
before
the
Lord
your
God
in
the
place named
by
him;
at
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread,
the
feast
of
weeks,
and
the
feast
of tents:
and
they
are
not
to come
before
the
Lord
with
nothing
in
their hands;
Every
man
is
to
give
as
he
is
able,
in
the measure
of
the
blessing
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you.
You
are
to
make
judges
and overseers
in
all
your
towns
which
the
Lord
your
God
gives
you,
for
every
tribe:
and
they
are
to
be upright
men,
judging
the
people
in
righteousness.
You
are
not
to
be moved
in
your judging
by
a man's position,
you
are
not
to
take rewards;
for rewards
make
the
eyes
of
the
wise
man
blind,
and
the
decisions
of
the upright false.
Let
righteousness
be
your guide,
so
that
you
may
have
life,
and
take
for
your heritage
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
Let
no holy
tree
of
any sort
be
planted
by
the
altar
of
the
Lord
your
God
which
you
will
make.
You
are
not
to put
up
stone
pillars,
for
they
are
hated
by
the
Lord
your
God.
No
ox
or
sheep
which
has
a mark
on
it
or
is damaged
in
any
way
may
be
offered
to
the
Lord
your
God:
for
that
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord
your
God.
If
there
is
any
man
or
woman
among
you,
in
any
of
the
towns
which
the
Lord
your
God
gives
you,
who
does
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
your
God, sinning
against
his
agreement,
By becoming
a
servant
of
other
gods
and worshipping
them
or
the
sun
or
the
moon
or
all
the stars
of
heaven,
against
my
orders;
If
word
of
this
comes
to
your ears,
then
let
this
thing
be
looked into
with
care,
and
if
there
is no doubt
that
it
is
true,
and
such evil
has been
done
in
Israel;
Then
you
are
to
take
the
man
or
woman
who
has
done
the
evil
to
the public
place
of
your
town,
and
they
are
to
be
stoned
with
stones till
they
are
dead.
On
the
word
of
two
or
three
witnesses,
a
man
may
be given
the punishment
of
death;
but
he
is
not
to
be
put
to
death
on
the
word
of
one
witness.
The
hands
of
the
witnesses
will
be
the
first
to
put
him
to
death,
and
after
them
the
hands
of
all
the
people.
So
you
are
to
put
away
the
evil
from
among
you.
If
you
are
not able
to
give
a
decision
as
to
who
is
responsible
for
a
death,
or
who
is
right
in
a
cause,
or
who gave
the first
blow
in
a fight,
and
there
is
a division
of opinion
about
it
in
your
town:
then
go
to
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God;
And
come
before
the
priests,
the
Levites,
or
before
him
who
is
judge
at
the
time:
and
they
will
go
into
the
question
and
give
you
a
decision:
And
you
are
to
be guided
by
the decision
they
give
in
the
place named
by
the
Lord,
and
do
whatever
they
say:
Acting
in
agreement
with
their
teaching
and
the
decision
they
give:
not
turning
to
one
side
or
the
other
from
the
word
they
have given
you.
And
any
man
who,
in
his
pride,
will
not
give ear
to
the
priest
whose
place
is
there
before
the
Lord
your
God,
or
to
the
judge,
is
to
be
put
to
death:
you
are
to
put
away
the
evil
from
Israel.
And
all
the
people,
hearing
of
it,
will
be
full
of
fear
and put
away
their pride.
When
you
have
come
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
and
have
taken
it
for
a heritage
and
are
living
in
it,
if
it
is
your desire
to
have
a
king
over
you,
like
the
other
nations
round
about
you;
Then
see
that
you
take
as
your
king
the
man named
by
the
Lord
your
God:
let
your
king
be
one
of
your
countrymen,
not
a
man
of
another nation
who
is
not
one
of
yourselves.
And
he
is
not
to
get
together
a great
army
of
horses
for
himself,
or
make
the
people
go
back
to
Egypt
to
get
horses
for
him:
because
the
Lord
has
said,
You
will
never
again
go
back
that
way.
And
he
is
not
to
have
a
great
number
of
wives,
for fear
that
his
heart
may
be
turned
away;
or
great
wealth
of
silver
and
gold.
And
when
he
has
taken
his
place
on
the
seat
of
his
kingdom,
he
is
to make
in
a
book
a
copy
of
this
law,
from
that which
the
priests,
the
Levites,
have
in
their
care:
And
it
is
to
be
with
him
for
his
reading
all
the
days
of
his
life,
so
that
he
may
be
trained
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
his
God
to
keep
and
do
all
the
words
of
this
teaching
and
these
laws:
So
that
his
heart
may
not
be
lifted
up
over
his
countrymen,
and
he
may
not
be
turned
away
from
the
orders,
to
one
side
or
the
other:
but
that
his
life
and
the
lives
of
his
children
may
be
long
in
his
kingdom
in
Israel.
The
priests,
the
Levites,
that
is,
all
the
tribe
of
Levi,
will
have
no part
or
heritage
with
Israel:
their
food
and
their
heritage
will
be
the
offerings
of
the
Lord
made
by
fire.
And
they
will
have
no
heritage
among
their
countrymen:
the
Lord
is
their
heritage,
as
he
has
said
to
them.
And
this
is
to
be
the priests'
right:
those
who
make
an
offering
of
a
sheep
or
an
ox
are
to
give
to
the
priest
the top part
of
the leg
and
the
two
sides
of
the head
and
the
stomach.
And
in addition
you are
to
give
him
the
first
of
your
grain
and
wine
and
oil,
and
the
first wool cut
from
your
sheep.
For
he,
and
his
sons
after
him
for ever,
have
been marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
from
all
your
tribes,
to
do
the work
of priests
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
if
a
Levite,
moved
by
a strong
desire,
comes
from
any
town
in
all
Israel
where
he
is
living
to
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord;
Then
he
will
do
the work
of
a priest
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
his
God,
with
all
his
brothers
the
Levites
who
are
there
before
the
Lord.
His
food
will
be
the same
as theirs,
in
addition
to
what
has come
to
him
as
the price
of
his
property.
When
you
have
come
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
do
not
take
as
your example
the
disgusting ways
of
those
nations.
Let
there
not
be seen
among
you anyone
who makes
his
son
or
his
daughter
go
through
the
fire,
or anyone using secret arts,
or
a maker
of strange sounds,
or
a reader
of signs,
or
any wonder-worker,
Or anyone using secret force
on people,
or
putting questions
to
a
spirit,
or having secret knowledge,
or going
to
the
dead
for directions.
For
all
who
do
such
things
are
disgusting
to
the
Lord;
and
because
of
these
disgusting
things
the
Lord
your
God
is
driving
them
out
before
you.
You
are
to
be upright
in heart
before
the
Lord
your
God.
For
these
nations,
whose land
you
are taking,
give
attention
to
readers
of signs
and
to
those using secret arts:
but
the
Lord
your
God
will
not
let
you
do
so.
The
Lord
your
God
will
give
you
a
prophet
from
among
your
people,
like
me;
you
will
give ear
to
him;
In
answer
to
the
request
you
made
to
the
Lord
your
God
in
Horeb
on
the
day
of
the
great meeting,
when
you
said,
Let
not
the
voice
of
the
Lord
my
God come
to
my ears
again,
and
let
me
not
see
this
great
fire
any
more,
or
death
will overtake
me.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
What
they
have
said
is
well
said.
I
will
give
them
a
prophet
from
among
themselves,
like
you,
and
I
will
put
my
words
in
his
mouth,
and
he
will
say
to
them
whatever
I
give
him
orders
to
say.
And
whoever
does
not
give ear
to
my
words
which
he
will
say
in
my
name,
will
be responsible
to
me.
But
the
prophet
who takes
it
on
himself
to
say
words
in
my
name
which
I
have
not
given
him
orders
to
say,
or
who
says
anything
in
the
name
of
other
gods,
will come
to
his
death.
And
if
you
say
in
your
hearts,
How
are
we
to
be
certain
that
the
word
does
not come
from
the
Lord?
When
a
prophet
makes
a statement
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
if
what
he
says
does
not
take
place
and
his
words
do
not
come
true,
then
his
word
is
not
the
word
of
the
Lord:
the
words
of
the
prophet
were
said
in
the
pride
of
his heart,
and
you
are
to
have
no
fear
of
him.
When
the
nations,
whose
land
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
have
been
cut
off
by
him,
and
you
have
taken
their
place
and
are
living
in
their
towns
and
in
their
houses;
You
are
to
have
three
towns marked
out
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for
your heritage.
You
are
to
make
ready
a
way,
and
see
that
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is giving
you
for
your heritage,
is marked
out
into
three
parts,
to
which
any taker
of life
may
go
in
flight.
This
is
to
be
the
rule
for
anyone
who goes
in
flight
there,
after causing
the
death
of
his neighbour
in error
and
not through
hate;
For example,
if
a
man
goes
into
the
woods
with
his neighbour
for
the purpose
of cutting
down
trees,
and
when
he
takes
his
axe
to
give
a blow
to
the
tree,
the
head
of
the
axe
comes
off,
and falling
on
to
his neighbour gives
him
a wound
causing
his
death;
then
the
man
may
go
in
flight
to
one
of
these
towns
and
be safe:
For
if
not,
he
who
has
the
right
of punishment
may go running
after
the taker
of
life
in
the heat
of
his wrath,
and
overtake
him
because
the
way
is
long,
and give
him
a death-blow;
though
it
is
not
right
for
him
to
be
put
to
death
because
he
was
not moved
by
hate.
And
so
I
am
ordering
you
to see
that
three
towns are marked
out
for
this purpose.
And
if
the
Lord
your
God
makes
wide
the limits
of
your
land,
as
he
said
in
his
oath
to
your
fathers,
and
gives
you
all
the
land
which
he undertook
to
give
to
your
fathers;
If
you
keep
and
do
all
these
orders
which
I
give
you
today,
loving
the
Lord
your
God
and walking
ever
in
his
ways;
then let
three
more
towns,
in
addition
to
these
three,
be marked
out
for
you:
So
that
in all
your
land,
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage,
no man
may
be wrongly
put
to
death,
for
which
you
will
be
responsible.
But
if
any
man
has
hate
for
his neighbour,
and waiting
for
him secretly makes
an
attack
on
him
and gives
him
a blow causing
his
death,
and
then goes
in
flight
to
one
of
these
towns;
The
responsible
men
of
his
town
are
to
send
and
take
him,
and
give
him
up
to
the
one who
has
the right
of
punishment
to
be
put
to
death.
Have
no
pity
on
him,
so
that
Israel
may
be clear
from
the
crime
of putting
a man
to
death
without cause,
and
it
will
be
well
for
you.
Your neighbour's landmark,
which
was
put
in
its
place
by
the
men
of
old times,
is
not
to
be moved
or
taken away
in
the
land
of
your
heritage
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
One
witness
may
not
make
a statement
against
a
man
in relation
to
any
sin
or wrongdoing
which
he
has
done:
on
the
word
of
two
or
three
witnesses
a
question
is
to
be judged.
If
a false
witness makes
a statement
against
a
man, saying
that
he
has done
wrong,
Then
the
two
men, between
whom
the argument
has
taken
place,
are
to
come
before
the
Lord,
before
the
priests
and
judges
who
are
then
in power;
And
the
judges
will
have
the question
looked
into
with
care:
and
if
the
witness
is seen
to
be
false
and
to
have
made
a
false statement against
his
brother,
Then
do
to
him
what
it
was
his
purpose
to
do
to
his
brother:
and
so put
away
the
evil
from
among
you.
And
the
rest
of
the
people,
hearing
of
it,
will
be full
of
fear,
and
never
again
do
such
evil
among
you.
Have
no
pity;
let
life
be
given
for
life,
eye
for
eye,
tooth
for
tooth,
hand
for
hand,
foot
for
foot.
When
you
go
out
to
war
against other
nations,
and
come
face
to
face
with
horses
and war-carriages
and
armies
greater
in number
than
yourselves,
have
no
fear
of
them:
for
the
Lord
your
God
is
with
you,
who
took
you
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
when
you
are
on
the point
of attacking,
let
the
priest
come
forward
and
say
to
the
people,
Give ear,
O
Israel:
today
you
are going
forward
to
the
fight;
let
your
heart
be strong;
do
not
let uncontrolled
fear overcome
you
because
of
those
who
are
against
you;
For
the
Lord
your
God
goes
with
you,
fighting
for
you
to give
you
salvation
from
those
who
are
against
you.
And
let
the overseers
say
to
the
people,
If
there
is
any
man
who
has
made
for
himself
a
new
house
and
has
not
gone
into
it,
let
him
go
back
to
his
house,
so
that
in
the event
of
his
death
in
the
fight,
another
may
not
take
his
house
for
himself.
Or
if
any
man
has
made
a vine-garden
without taking
the first-fruits
of
it,
let
him
go
back
to
his
house,
so
that
in
the event
of
his
death
in
the
fight,
another
may
not
be
the
first
to
make use
of
the fruit.
Or
if
any
man
is newly
married
and
has
had
no sex relations
with
his
wife,
let
him
go
back
to
his
house,
so
that
in
the event
of
his
death
in
the
fight,
another
man
may
not
take
her.
And
let
the overseers
go
on
to
say
to
the
people,
If
there
is
any
man
whose
heart
is feeble
with
fear,
let
him
go
back
to
his
house
before
he
makes
the
hearts
of
his
countrymen feeble.
Then,
after
saying
these words
to
the
people,
let
the
overseers
put
captains
over
the
army.
When
you
come
to
a
town,
before attacking
it,
make
an
offer
of
peace.
And
if
it gives
you back
an
answer
of
peace, opening
its doors
to
you,
then
all
the
people
in
it
may
be put
to
forced
work
as
your
servants.
If
however
it
will
not
make peace
with
you,
but
war,
then
let
it
be shut
in
on all sides:
And
when
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
it
into
your
hands,
let
every male
in
it
be
put
to death without
mercy.
But
the
women
and
the
children
and
the
cattle
and
everything
in
the
town
and
all
its wealth,
you
may
take
for
yourselves:
the wealth
of
your haters,
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you,
will
be
your
food.
So
you
are
to
do
to
all
the
towns
far
away,
which
are
not
the
towns
of
these
nations.
But
in
the
towns
of
these
peoples
whose
land
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage,
let
no living
thing
be
kept
from death:
Give
them up
to
the curse;
the
Hittite,
the
Amorite,
the
Canaanite,
the
Perizzite,
the
Hivite,
and
the
Jebusite,
as
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you
orders:
So
that
you
may
not take
them
as
your example
and
do
all
the
disgusting
things
which
they
do
in
the worship
of
their
gods,
so
sinning
against
the
Lord
your
God.
If
in war
a
town
is shut
in
by
your
armies
for
a
long
time,
do
not
let
its
trees
be
cut
down
and
made
waste;
for
their
fruit
will
be
your
food;
are
the
trees
of
the
countryside
men
for
you
to
take
up arms
against
them?
Only
those
trees
which
you
are
certain
are
not
used
for
food
may
be
cut
down
and
put
to
destruction:
and
you
are
to
make walls
of
attack
against
the
town
till
it
is
taken.
If,
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
you
come across
the
dead body
of
a man
in
the open
country,
and
you
have
no idea
who
has
put
him
to death:
Then
your responsible
men
and
your
judges
are
to
come
out,
and give orders
for
the distance
from
the
dead body
to
the
towns
round
about
it
to be
measured;
And
whichever
town
is
nearest
to
the body,
the responsible
men
of
that
town
are
to
take
from
the
herd
a
young cow
which
has
never
been
used
for
work
or
put under
the
yoke;
And
they
are
to
take
the cow
into
a
valley
where
there
is
flowing
water,
and
which
is
not ploughed
or
planted,
and
there
the
neck
of
the cow
is
to
be
broken:
Then
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Levi,
are
to
come
near;
for
they
have
been marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God
to
be
his
servants
and
to
give
blessings
in
the
name
of
the
Lord;
and
by
their decision
every argument
and
every blow
is
to
be judged:
And
all
the responsible
men
of
that
town
which
is
nearest
to
the
dead
man,
washing
their
hands
over
the cow
whose
neck
was
broken
in
the
valley,
Will
say,
This
death
is
not
the work
of
our
hands
and
our
eyes
have
not
seen
it.
Have
mercy,
O
Lord,
on
your
people
Israel
whom
you
have
made
free,
and
take away
from
your
people
the
crime
of
a
death
without
cause.
Then
they
will
no longer
be
responsible
for
the man's
death.
So
you
will take away
the
crime
of
a
death without cause
from
among
you,
when
you
do
what
is
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
When
you
go
out
to
war
against other nations,
and
the
Lord
your
God
gives
them
up
into
your
hands
and
you
take
them
as
prisoners;
If
among
the prisoners
you
see
a
beautiful
woman
and
it
is
your desire
to
make
her
your
wife;
Then
take
her
back
to
your
house;
and let
her
hair
and
her
nails
be
cut;
And
let
her
take
off
the dress
in
which
she
was
made prisoner
and
go
on
living
in
your
house
and
weeping
for
her
father
and
mother
for
a
full
month:
and
after
that
you
may
go
in
to
her
and
be
her
husband
and
she
will
be
your
wife.
But
if
you
have
no
delight
in
her,
you
are
to
let
her
go
wherever
she
will;
you
may
not
take
a
price
for
her
as
if
she
was
your
property,
for
you
have
made
use
of
her
for
your
pleasure.
If
a
man
has
two
wives,
one greatly
loved
and
the
other
hated,
and
the
two
of
them
have
had
children
by
him;
and
if
the
first
son
is
the
child
of
the
hated
wife:
Then
when
he gives
his
property
to
his
sons
for
their heritage,
he
is
not
to put
the
son
of
his
loved
one
in
the
place
of
the
first
son,
the
son
of
the
hated wife:
But
he
is
to
give
his
first
son
his
birthright,
and
twice
as great
a
part
of
his
property:
for
he
is
the first-fruits
of
his
strength
and
the
right
of
the
first
son
is
his.
If
a
man
has
a
son
who
is hard-hearted
and uncontrolled,
who gives
no
attention
to
the
voice
of
his
father
and
mother,
and
will
not
be ruled
by
them,
though
they
give
him punishment:
Then let
his
father
and
mother
take
him
to
the responsible
men
of
the
town,
to
the public
place;
And
say
to
them,
This
son
of ours
is hard-hearted
and uncontrolled,
he
will
not
give
attention
to
us;
he gives
himself
up
to pleasure
and strong
drink.
Then
he
is
to
be
stoned
to
death
by
all
the
men
of
the
town:
so
you
are
to
put
away
the
evil
from
among
you;
and
all
Israel,
hearing
of
it,
will
be
full
of
fear.
If
a
man does
a crime
for
which
the punishment
is
death,
and
he
is
put
to
death
by
hanging
him
on
a
tree;
Do
not
let
his
body
be
on
the
tree
all night,
but
put
it
to rest
in
the
earth
the
same
day;
for
the man
who undergoes
hanging
is cursed
by
God;
so do
not
make
unclean
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage.
If
you
see
your brother's
ox
or
his
sheep wandering, do
not
go
by
without helping,
but
take
them
back
to
your
brother.
If
their owner
is
not
near,
or
if
you
are
not
certain
who
he
is,
then
take
the beast
to
your
house
and keep
it
till
its owner
comes
in
search
of
it,
and
then
you
are
to
give
it
back
to
him.
Do
the
same
with
his ass
or
his robe
or
anything
which
has
gone
from
your brother's keeping
and
which
you
have
come across:
do
not
keep
it
to yourself.
If
you
see
your brother's
ox
or
his ass
falling
down
on
the
road,
do
not
go
by
without giving
him
help
in
lifting
it
up
again.
It
is
not right
for
a
woman
to
be
dressed
in man's
clothing,
or
for
a
man
to
put
on
a woman's robe:
whoever
does
such
things
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord
your
God.
If
by
chance
you see
a
place
which
a
bird
has
made
for itself
in
a
tree
or
on
the
earth,
with
young
ones
or
eggs,
and
the
mother
bird
seated
on
the
young
ones
or
on
the
eggs,
do
not
take
the
mother
bird
with
the
young:
See
that
you
let
the
mother bird
go,
but
the
young
ones
you
may
take;
so
it
will
be
well
for
you
and
your
life
will
be
long.
If
you
are
building
a
house,
make
a railing
for
the
roof,
so
that
the
blood
of
any man
falling
from
it
will
not
come
on
your
house.
Do
not
have
your vine-garden
planted
with
two sorts
of
seed:
or
all
of
it
may
become
a loss,
the
seed
you
have put
in
as
well
as
the
increase.
Do
not do
your ploughing with an
ox
and an ass yoked
together.
Do
not
have
clothing made
of
two sorts
of thread,
wool
and
linen
together.
On
the
four
edges
of
your robe,
with
which
your body
is
covered, put ornaments
of
twisted
threads.
If
any
man
takes
a
wife,
and
having
had connection
with
her,
has no delight
in
her,
And
says
evil
things
about
her
and gives
her
a
bad
name,
saying,
I
took
this
woman,
and
when
I
had
connection
with
her
it
was
clear
to
me
that
she
was
not
a
virgin:
Then let
the girl's
father
and
mother
put
before
the responsible
men
of
the
town,
in
the public place, signs
that
the
girl
was
a
virgin:
And
let
the girl's
father
say
to
the responsible
men,
I
gave
my
daughter
to
this
man
for
his
wife,
but
he
has
no love
for
her;
And
now
he
has
put shame
on
her,
saying
that
she
is
not
a
virgin;
but
here
is
the sign
that
she
is
a
virgin.
Then
they
are
to
put
her
clothing
before
the responsible
men
of
the
town.
Then
the responsible
men
of
the
town
are
to
give
the
man
his punishment;
They
will
take
from
him
a
hundred
shekels
of
silver,
which
are
to
be
given
to
the
father
of
the
girl,
because
he
has
given
an
evil
name
to
a
virgin
of
Israel:
she
will
go
on
being
his
wife,
he
may
never
put
her
away
all
his
life.
But
if
what
he
has
said
is
true,
and
she
is seen
to
be
not
a
virgin,
Then
they
are
to
make
the
girl
come
to
the
door
of
her father's
house
and
she
will
be
stoned
to
death
by
the
men
of
the
town,
because
she
has
done
evil
and
put shame
on
Israel,
by acting
as
a loose
woman
in
her father's
house:
so
you
are
to
put
away
evil
from
among
you.
If
a
man
is
taken
in
the act
of
going
in
to
a
married
woman,
the
two
of
them,
the
man
as
well
as
the
woman,
are
to
be
put
to
death:
so
you
are
to
put
away
the
evil
from
Israel.
If
a
young
virgin
has given
her word
to
be married
to
a
man,
and
another
man meeting
her
in
the
town,
has connection
with
her;
Then
you
are
to
take
the
two
of
them
to
the doorway
of
the
town,
and
have
them
stoned
to
death;
the
young virgin,
because
she
gave
no
cry
for help,
though
it
was
in
the
town,
and
the
man,
because
he
has
put shame
on
his neighbour's
wife:
so
you
are
to
put
away
evil
from
among
you.
But
if
the
man, meeting
such
a virgin
in
the open
country,
takes
her
by force,
then
only
the
man
is
to
be
put
to
death;
Nothing
is
to
be
done
to
the virgin,
because
there
is
no
cause
of
death
in
her:
it
is
the
same
as
if
a
man
made
an
attack
on
his neighbour
and
put
him
to
death:
For
he
came across
her
in
the open
country,
and
there
was
no
one
to
come
to
the
help
of
the virgin
in answer
to
her
cry.
If
a
man sees
a
young
virgin,
who
has
not given
her word
to
be married
to
anyone,
and
he takes
her
by force
and
has connection
with
her,
and
discovery
is
made
of
it;
Then
the
man
will
have
to
give
the virgin's
father
fifty
shekels
of
silver
and
make
her
his
wife,
because
he
has
put shame
on
her;
he
may
never
put
her
away
all
his
life.
A man may not take his father's wife or have sex relations with a woman who is his father's.
No
man
whose private parts
have
been wounded
or cut
off
may come
into
the meeting
of
the Lord's
people.
One whose father
and mother
are
not married
may
not
come
into
the meeting
of
the Lord's
people,
or
any
of
his family
to
the tenth generation.
No Ammonite
or Moabite
or
any
of
their
people
to
the
tenth
generation
may
come
into
the meeting
of
the Lord's
people:
Because
they
gave
you
no bread
or water
on
your
way,
when
you
came
out
of Egypt:
and
they got Balaam,
the son
of Peor,
from Pethor
in Aram-naharaim
to
put curses
on
you.
But
the Lord
your
God
would
not give ear
to
Balaam,
but
let
the
curse
be changed
into
a blessing
to
you,
because
of
his love
for
you.
Do
nothing
for
their
peace
or well-being
for ever.
But
have
no hate
for an Edomite,
because
he
is
your brother,
or
for an Egyptian,
for
you
were living
in
his land.
Their children
in
the third generation
may
come
into
the meeting
of
the Lord's
people.
When
you
go
out
to war
and
put
your tents
in position,
keep
from
every evil thing.
If
any
man
among
you
becomes unclean
through
anything
which
has
taken
place
in
the night,
he
is
to
go
out
from
the tent-circle
and
keep
outside
it:
But
when
evening
comes
near,
let
him
take
a bath:
and
after sundown
he
may
come
back
to
the tents.
Let
there
be
a
place
outside
the tent-circle
to
which
you
may
go;
And
have
among
your
arms
a spade;
and
when
you
have
been
to
that
place,
let
that
which
comes
from
you
be covered
up
with earth:
For
the Lord
your God
is walking
among
your tents,
to
keep
you safe
and
to
give
up
into
your hands
those
who
are fighting
against
you;
then
let
your tents
be holy,
so
that
he
may see no unclean thing
among
you,
and
be
turned
away
from
you.
Do
not
give
back
to
his
master
a servant
who
has
gone
in flight
from
his
master
and
come
to
you:
Let
him go
on living
among
you
in
whatever place
is most pleasing
to
him: do
not
be hard
on
him.
No daughter
of Israel
is
to
let
herself
be used
as
a
loose woman
for
a strange
god,
and
no son
of Israel
is
to give
himself
to
a
man.
Do
not
take
into
the house
of
the Lord
your
God,
as
an offering
for
an oath,
the price
of
a loose
woman
or
the money given
to
one
used
for sex purposes
in
the
worship
of
the gods:
for these
two
things
are disgusting
to
the Lord
your
God.
Do
not
take interest
from
an
Israelite
on
anything,
money
or
food
or
any
other goods,
which
you
let
him
have:
From
men
of
other nations
you
may take
interest,
but
not
from
an
Israelite:
so
that
the blessing
of
the Lord
your
God
may
be
on
everything
to
which
you put
your hand,
in
the land
which
you
are
about
to take
as
your heritage.
When
you
take
an oath
to
the
Lord,
do
not
be slow
to
give effect
to
it:
for
without doubt
the
Lord
your
God
will
make
you responsible,
and
will
put
it
to
your
account
as sin.
But
if
you
take
no oath,
there
will
be
no
sin.
Whatever
your lips
have said, see
that
you do
it;
for
you
gave
your word freely
to
the Lord
your
God.
When
you go
into
your neighbour's vine-garden,
you
may
take
of
his grapes
at
your pleasure,
but
you
may not
take
them away
in
your vessel.
When
you
go
into
your neighbour's field,
you
may
take
the heads
of grain
with
your
hand;
but
you
may
not
put
your blade
to
his grain.
If
a
man
takes
a
wife,
and
after
they
are
married
she
is unpleasing
to
him
because
of
some bad quality
in
her,
let
him
give
her
a statement
in
writing
and
send
her
away
from
his
house.
And
when
she
has
gone
away
from
him,
she
may
become
another man's wife.
And
if
the second
husband
has
no love
for
her
and,
giving
her
a statement
in
writing,
sends
her
away;
or
if
death
comes
to
the second
husband
to
whom
she
was
married;
Her
first
husband,
who
had
sent
her
away,
may
not
take
her
back
after
she
has
been
wife
to
another;
for
that
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord:
and
you
are
not
to
be
a
cause
of
sin
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage.
A newly
married
man
will
not
have
to
go
out
with
the
army
or undertake
any
business,
but
may
be
free
for
one
year,
living
in
his
house
for
the comfort
of
his
wife.
No
one
is
to
take,
on account
of
a debt,
the stones
with
which grain
is crushed:
for
in doing
so
he takes
a man's
living.
If
a
man takes
by force
one
of
his
countrymen,
the
children
of
Israel, using
him
as
his property
or getting
a price
for
him,
that
thief
is
to
be
put
to
death:
so
you
are
to
put
away
evil
from
among
you.
In connection
with
the leper's
disease,
take
care
to
keep
and
do
every detail
of
the
teaching
of
the
priests,
the
Levites:
as
I
gave
them
orders,
so
you
are
to
do.
Keep
in
mind
what
the
Lord
your
God
did
to
Miriam
on
the
way,
when
you
came
out
of
Egypt.
If
you
let
your brother
have
the use
of
anything
which
is yours,
do
not
go
into
his
house
and
take
anything
of
his
as
a sign
of
his debt;
But keep
outside till
he
comes
out
and
gives
it
to
you.
If
he
is
a
poor
man,
do
not keep
his property
all night;
But
be certain
to
give
it
back
to
him
when
the
sun
goes
down,
so
that
he
may
have
his
clothing
for sleeping
in,
and
will
give
you
his
blessing:
and
this
will
be
put
to
your
account
as
righteousness
before
the
Lord
your
God.
Do
not
be hard
on
a
servant
who
is
poor
and
in need,
if
he
is
one
of
your
countrymen
or
a
man
from
another nation living
with
you
in
your
land.
Give
him
his payment
day
by
day,
not
keeping
it
back
over night;
for
he
is
poor
and
his
living
is dependent
on
it;
and
if
his
cry
against
you
comes
to
the ears
of
the
Lord,
it
will
be judged
as
sin
in
you.
Fathers
are
not
to
be
put
to
death
for
their
children
or
children
for
their
fathers:
every
man
is
to
be
put
to
death
for
the
sin which
he
himself
has done.
Be upright
in judging
the
cause
of
the man
from
a strange country
and
of
him
who
has
no father; do
not
take
a widow's
clothing
on account
of
a debt:
But
keep
in
mind
that
you
were
a
servant
in
the land
of
Egypt,
and
the
Lord
your
God
made
you free:
for
this
is
why
I
give
you
orders
to
do
this.
When
you
get
in
the
grain
from
your
field,
if
some
of
the
grain
has
been dropped
by chance
in
the
field,
do
not
go
back
and
get
it,
but
let
it
be
for
the
man
from
a strange
land,
the child
without
a father,
and
the
widow:
so
that
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
may
be
on
all
the
work
of
your
hands.
When
you
are shaking
the fruit
from
your olive-trees, do
not
go over
the branches
a second
time:
let some
be
for
the man
from
a strange land,
the child
without
a father,
and
the
widow.
When
you
are pulling
the grapes
from
your
vines, do
not
take
up
those which
have
been dropped;
let
them
be
for
the man
from
a strange land,
the child
without
a father,
and
the
widow.
Keep
in
mind
that
you
were
a
servant
in
the
land
of
Egypt:
for
this
is
why
I
give
you
orders
to
do
this.
If
there
is
an argument
between
men
and
they
go
to law
with
one
another,
let
the
judges
give
their
decision
for
the upright,
and
against
the wrongdoer.
And
if
the wrongdoer
is
to undergo punishment
by whipping,
the
judge
will
give orders
for
him
to
go
down
on
his
face
and
be whipped
before
him,
the
number
of
the
blows
being
in relation
to
his crime.
He
may
be given
forty
blows,
not
more;
for
if
more
are given,
your
brother
may
be shamed
before
you.
Do
not keep
the
ox
from taking
the grain when
he
is crushing
it.
If
brothers
are
living
together
and
one
of
them,
at
his
death,
has
no
son,
the
wife
of
the
dead
man
is
not
to
be
married
outside
the
family
to
another
man:
let
her husband's
brother
go
in
to
her
and
make
her
his
wife, doing
as
it
is right
for
a
brother-in-law
to
do.
Then
the first male
child
she
has
will
take
the rights
of
the
brother
who
is
dead,
so
that
his
name
may
not
come
to
an end
in
Israel.
But
if
the
man
says
he
will
not
take
his brother's
wife,
then
let
the
wife
go
to
the responsible
men
of
the
town,
and
say,
My husband's
brother
will
not
keep
his brother's
name
living
in
Israel;
he
will
not
do what
it
is right
for
a husband's
brother
to
do.
Then
the responsible
men
of
the
town
will send
for
the
man,
and
have
talk
with
him:
and if
he
still
says,
I
will
not
take
her;
Then
his brother's
wife
is
to
come
to
him,
before
the
responsible
men
of
the town,
and take
his
shoe
off
his
foot,
and
put shame
on
him,
and
say,
So
let
it
be
done
to
the
man
who
will
not take
care
of
his brother's
name.
And
his
family
will
be
named
in
Israel,
The
house
of
him
whose
shoe
has been taken off.
If
two
men
are
fighting,
and
the
wife
of
one
of
them, coming
to
the help
of
her
husband,
takes
the
other
by
the private
parts;
Her
hand
is
to
be
cut
off;
have
no
pity
on
her.
Do
not
have
in
your
bag different
weights,
a
great
and
a
small;
Or
in
your
house different
measures,
a
great
and
a
small.
But
have
a
true
weight
and
a
true
measure:
so
that
your
life
may
be
long
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
For
all
who
do
such
things,
and
all
whose ways
are
not upright,
are
disgusting
to
the
Lord
your
God.
Keep
in
mind
what
Amalek
did
to
you
on
your
way
from
Egypt;
How, meeting
you
on
the
way,
he
made
an
attack
on
you
when
you
were
tired
and
without strength, cutting
off
all
the feeble ones
at
the
end
of
your
line;
and
the
fear
of
God
was
not
in
him.
So
when
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you
rest
from
all
who
are
against
you
on
every
side,
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage,
see
to
it
that
the
memory
of
Amalek
is cut
off
from
the
earth; keep
this
in
mind.
Now
when
you
have
come
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
is
giving
you
for
your
heritage,
and
you
have
made
it
yours
and
are
living
in
it;
You
are
to
take
a part
of
the first-fruits
of
the
earth,
which
you
get
from
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
and
put
it
in
a
basket,
and
go
to
the
place marked
out
by
the
Lord
your
God,
as
the resting-place
of
his
name.
And
you
are
to
come
to
him
who
is
priest
at
that
time,
and
say
to
him,
I
give witness
today
before
the
Lord
your
God,
that
I
have
come
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
made
an
oath
to
our
fathers
to
give
us.
Then
the
priest
will
take
the
basket
from
your
hand
and
put
it
down
in
front
of
the
altar
of
the
Lord
your
God.
And these
are
the words
which
you
will
say
before
the
Lord
your
God:
My
father
was
a
wandering Aramaean,
and
he
went
down
with
a
small
number
of
people
into
Egypt;
there
he
became
a
great
and
strong
nation:
And
the
Egyptians
were
cruel
to
us, crushing
us
under
a
hard yoke:
And
our
cry
went
up
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
our
fathers,
and
the Lord's ear
was open
to
the
voice
of
our
cry,
and
his eyes
took
note
of
our grief
and
the crushing weight
of
our
work:
And
the
Lord
took
us
out
of
Egypt
with
a
strong
hand
and
a
stretched-out
arm,
with works
of
power
and
signs
and
wonders:
And
he
has
been
our guide
to
this
place,
and
has
given
us
this
land,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
So
now,
I
have
come
here
with
the
first
of
the
fruits
of
the
earth
which
you,
O
Lord,
have
given
me.
Then
you
will
put
it
down
before
the
Lord
your
God
and
give
him
worship:
And
you
will
have
joy
in
every
good
thing
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
to
you
and
to
your
family;
and
the
Levite,
and
the
man
from
a strange
land
who
is
with
you,
will
take
part
in
your
joy.
When
you
have
taken
out
a
tenth
from
the
tenth
of
all
your
produce
in
the
third
year, which
is
the
year
when
this
has
to
be
done,
give
it
to
the
Levite,
and
the
man
from
a strange land,
and
the child without
a father,
and
the
widow,
so
that
they
may
have
food
in
your
towns
and
be
full;
And
say
before
the
Lord
your
God,
I
have
taken
all
the
holy
things
out
of
my
house
and
have
given
them
to
the
Levite,
and
the
man
from
a strange
land,
and
him
who
has
no father,
and
the
widow,
as
you
have
given
me
orders:
I
have
kept
in
mind
all
your
orders,
in
nothing
have
I
gone
against
them:
No
part
of
these
things
has
been
used
for
food
in
a time
of weeping,
or
put
away
when
I
was
unclean,
or
given
for
the
dead:
I
have
given ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
my
God,
and
have
done
all
you
have
given
me
orders
to
do.
So, looking
down
from
your
holy
place
in
heaven,
send
your
blessing
on
your
people
Israel
and
on
the
land
which
you
have
given
us,
as
you said
in
your
oath
to
our
fathers,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
Today
the
Lord
your
God gives
you
orders
to
keep
all
these
laws
and
decisions:
so
then
keep
and
do
them
with
all
your
heart
and
all
your
soul.
Today
you
have
given
witness
that
the
Lord
is
your
God,
and
that
you
will
go
in
his
ways
and
keep
his
laws
and
his
orders
and
his
decisions
and
give ear
to
his
voice:
And
the
Lord
has
made
it
clear
this
day
that
you
are
a special
people
to
him,
as
he
gave
you
his
word;
and
that
you
are
to
keep
all
his
orders;
And
that
he
will
make
you
high
over
all
the
nations
he
has
made,
in
praise,
in
name,
and
in honour,
and
that
you
are
to
be
a
holy
people
to
the
Lord
your
God
as
he
has
said.
Then
Moses
and
the responsible
men
of
Israel
gave
the
people
these
orders:
Keep
all
the
orders
which
I
have
given
you
this
day;
And
on
the
day
when
you
go
over
Jordan
into
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
put
up
great
stones, coating
them
with building-paste,
And
writing
on
them
all
the
words
of
this
law,
after
you
have
gone
over;
so
that
you
may
take
the heritage
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
as
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
has
said.
And
when
you
have
gone
over
Jordan,
you
are
to
put
up
these
stones,
as
I
have said
to
you
today,
in
Mount
Ebal,
and
have
them coated
with building-paste.
There
you
are
to make
an
altar
to
the
Lord
your
God,
of
stones
on
which
no
iron instrument
has
been used.
You
are
to make
the
altar
of
the
Lord
your
God
of
uncut
stones;
offering
on
it burned
offerings
to
the
Lord
your
God:
And
you
are
to
make
your peace-offerings, feasting
there
with
joy
before
the
Lord
your
God.
And put
on
the
stones
all
the
words
of
this
law,
writing
them
very clearly.
Then
Moses
and
the
priests,
the
Levites,
said
to
all
Israel,
Be quiet
and
give ear,
O
Israel;
today
you
have
become
the
people
of
the
Lord
your
God.
For
this cause
you
are
to
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
do
his
orders
and
his
laws
which
I
give
you
this
day.
That
same
day
Moses
said
to
the
people,
These
are
to
take
their places
on
Mount
Gerizim
for
blessing
the
people
when
you
have gone
over
Jordan:
Simeon
and
Levi
and
Judah
and
Issachar
and
Joseph
and
Benjamin;
And
these
are
to be
on
Mount
Ebal
for
the
curse:
Reuben,
Gad,
and
Asher,
and
Zebulun,
Dan,
and
Naphtali.
Then
the
Levites
are
to
say
in
a
loud
voice
to
all
the
men
of
Israel,
Cursed
is
the
man
who
makes
any
image
of wood
or
stone
or
metal,
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
the
work
of man's
hands,
and
puts
it
up
in secret.
And
let
all
the
people
say,
So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who does not give honour
to
his
father
or
mother.
And let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who takes
his neighbour's landmark
from
its
place.
And let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
by whom
the
blind
are turned
out
of
the
way.
And let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who gives
a wrong
decision
in
the
cause
of
a
man
from
a strange land,
or
of
one without
a father,
or
of
a
widow.
And
let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who
has
sex
relations
with
his father's
wife,
for
he
has put shame
on
his
father.
And
let
all
the
people
say,
So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who
has
sex
relations
with
any sort
of
beast.
And let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who
has
sex
relations
with
his
sister,
the
daughter
of
his
father
or
of
his
mother.
And let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who
has
sex
relations
with
his mother-in-law.
And let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who
takes
his neighbour's life secretly.
And let
all
the
people
say, So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who
for
a
reward puts
to
death
one
who
has
done
no wrong.
And
let
all
the
people
say,
So
be
it.
Cursed
is
he
who
does
not
take
this
law
to heart
to
do
it.
And
let
all
the
people
say,
So
be
it.
Now
if
you
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
keep
with
care
all
these
orders
which
I
have
given
you
today,
then
the
Lord
your
God
will
put
you
high
over
all
the
nations
of
the
earth:
And
all
these
blessings
will
come
on
you
and
overtake
you,
if
your ears
are open
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God.
A
blessing
will
be on
you
in
the
town,
and
a
blessing
in
the
field.
A
blessing
will
be
on
the
fruit
of
your
body,
and
on
the
fruit
of
your
land,
on
the
fruit
of
your
cattle,
the
increase
of
your
herd,
and
the
young
of
your
flock.
A
blessing will
be on
your
basket
and on
your bread-basin.
A
blessing
will
be
on
your
coming
in
and
on
your
going
out.
By
the power
of
the
Lord,
those
who
take arms
against
you
will
be overcome
before
you:
they
will
come
out
against
you
one
way,
and
will
go
in
flight
from
you
seven
ways.
The
Lord
will
send
his
blessing
on
your store-houses
and
on
everything
to
which
you
put
your
hand:
his
blessing
will
be
on
you
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
The
Lord
will
keep
you
as
a
people
holy
to
himself,
as
he
has said
to
you
in
his
oath,
if
you
keep
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God
and
go
on
walking
in
his
ways.
And
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
will
see
that
the
name
of
the
Lord
is
on
you,
and
they
will go
in
fear
of
you.
And
the
Lord
will
make
you fertile
in every
good thing,
in
the
fruit
of
your
body,
and
the
fruit
of
your
cattle,
and
the
fruit
of
your
fields,
in
the
land
which
the
Lord,
by
his
oath
to
your
fathers, said
he
would
give
you.
Opening
his store-house
in
heaven,
the
Lord
will
send
rain
on
your
land
at
the
right
time,
blessing
all
the
work
of
your
hands:
other
nations
will
make use
of
your
wealth,
and
you
will
have
no need
of theirs.
The
Lord
will
make
you
the
head
and
not
the
tail;
and
you
will ever
have
the highest
place,
if
you
give ear
to
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God
which
I
give
you
today,
to
keep
and
to
do
them;
Not
turning
away
from
any
of
the
orders
which
I
give
you
today,
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left,
or going
after
any
other
gods
to
give
them
worship.
But
if
you
do
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
take
care
to
do
all
his
orders
and
his laws
which
I
give
you
today,
then
all
these
curses
will
come
on
you
and
overtake
you:
You
will
be
cursed
in
the
town
and
cursed
in
the
field.
A
curse
will
be on
your
basket
and on
your bread-basin.
A
curse
will
be
on
the
fruit
of
your
body,
and
on
the
fruit
of
your
land,
on
the
increase
of
your cattle,
and
the
young
of
your
flock.
You
will
be
cursed
when
you
come
in
and
cursed
when
you
go
out.
The
Lord
will
send
on
you cursing
and trouble
and
punishment
in
everything
to
which
you
put
your
hand,
till sudden
destruction overtakes
you;
because
of
your
evil ways
in
which
you
have
been false
to
me.
The
Lord
will send disease
after disease
on
you,
till
you
have
been cut
off
by death
from
the
land
to
which
you
are
going.
The
Lord
will send wasting
disease,
and burning pain,
and flaming
heat
against
you, keeping back
the rain
till
your land
is waste
and dead;
so
will
it
be
till
your
destruction
is complete.
And
the
heaven
over
your
heads
will
be
brass,
and
the
earth
under
you hard
as
iron.
The
Lord
will
make
the
rain
of
your
land
powder
and
dust, sending
it
down
on
you
from
heaven
till
your
destruction
is complete.
The
Lord
will
let
you
be overcome
by
your haters:
you
will
go
out
against
them
one
way,
and
you
will
go
in
flight
before
them
seven
ways:
you
will
be
the
cause
of fear
among
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth.
Your
bodies
will
be meat
for
all
the
birds
of
the air
and
the
beasts
of
the
earth;
there
will
be
no
one
to send
them
away.
The
Lord
will send
on
you
the disease
of
Egypt,
and other sorts
of skin diseases
which
nothing
will make
well.
He
will make
your
minds diseased,
and
your eyes blind,
and
your
hearts wasted
with fear:
You
will
go feeling
your
way
when
the sun
is high,
like
a
blind
man
for
whom
all
is dark,
and
nothing
will
go
well
for
you:
you
will
be
crushed
and
made poor
for ever,
and
you
will
have
no saviour.
You
will
take
a
wife,
but
another
man
will
have
the use
of
her:
the
house
which
your hands
have
made
will
never
be
your resting-place:
you
will make
a vine-garden,
and
never
take
the fruit
of
it.
Your
ox
will
be
put
to death
before
your
eyes,
but
its flesh
will
not
be
your
food:
your ass
will
be violently
taken
away
before
your
face,
and
will
not
be
given
back
to
you:
your
sheep
will
be
given
to
your haters,
and
there
will
be
no saviour
for
you.
Your
sons
and
your
daughters
will
be
given
to
another
people,
and
your
eyes
will
be wasted
away
with
looking
and weeping
for
them
all
the
day:
and
you
will
have
no
power
to
do
anything.
The
fruit
of
your
land
and
all
the work
of
your hands
will
be
food
for
a
nation
which
is strange
to
you
and
to
your fathers;
you
will
only
be
crushed down
and
kept under
for ever:
So
that
the
things
which
your
eyes
have
to
see
will send
you
out
of
your minds.
The
Lord
will send
a skin disease,
attacking
your
knees
and
your
legs, bursting
out
from
your
feet
to
the
top
of
your
head,
so
that
nothing
will
make
you
well.
And
you,
and
the
king
whom
you
have put
over
you,
will
the
Lord
take away
to
a
nation strange
to
you
and
to
your
fathers;
there
you
will
be
servants
to
other
gods
of
wood
and
stone.
And
you
will
become
a wonder
and
a name
of shame
among
all
the
nations
where
the
Lord
will
take
you.
You
will
take
much
seed
out
into
the
field,
and
get
little
in;
for
the
locust
will
get
it.
You
will put
in
vines
and take care
of
them,
but
you
will get
no
wine
or grapes
from
them;
for
they
will
be
food
for
worms.
Your
land
will
be
full
of olive-trees,
but
there
will
be
no
oil
for
the comfort
of
your body;
for
your olive-tree
will
give
no
fruit.
You
will
have
sons
and
daughters,
but
they
will
not
be yours;
for
they
will
go away
prisoners
into
a strange land.
All
your
trees
and
the
fruit
of
your
land
will
be
the locust's.
The man
from
a strange
land
who
is living
among
you
will
be
lifted
up
higher
and
higher
over
you,
while
you
go
down
lower
and
lower.
He
will
let
you
have
his
wealth
at interest,
and
will
have
no need
of
yours:
he
will
be
the
head
and
you
the
tail.
And
all
these
curses
will
come
after
you
and
overtake
you,
till
your
destruction
is
complete;
because
you
did
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
or
keep
his laws
and
his
orders
which
he
gave
you:
These
things
will
come
on
you
and
on
your
seed,
to
be
a
sign
and
a
wonder
for
ever;
Because
you
did
not give honour
to
the
Lord
your
God, worshipping
him gladly,
with
joy
in
your
hearts
on
account
of
all
your
wealth
of
good
things;
For
this
cause
you
will
become
servants
to
those
whom
the
Lord
your
God
will
send
against
you, without food
and drink
and clothing,
and
in need
of
all
things:
and
he
will
put
a
yoke
of
iron
on
your
neck
till
he
has
put
an end
to
you.
The
Lord
will send
a
nation
against
you
from
the
farthest ends
of
the
earth, coming
with
the flight
of
an
eagle;
a
nation
whose
language
is strange
to
you;
A hard-faced
nation,
who
will
have
no
respect
for
the
old
or
mercy
for
the
young:
He
will
take
the
fruit
of
your
cattle
and
of
your
land
till death puts
an end
to
you:
he
will
let
you
have
nothing
of
your
grain
or
wine
or
oil
or
any
of
the
increase
of
your
cattle
or
the
young
of
your
flock,
till
he
has
made
your
destruction complete.
Your
towns
will
be shut
in
by
his armies,
till
your
high
walls,
in
which
you
put
your faith,
have
come
down:
his armies
will
be round
your
towns,
through
all
your
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you.
And
your
food
will
be
the
fruit
of
your
body,
the
flesh
of
the
sons
and
daughters
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you;
because
of
your bitter need
and
the cruel grip
of
your haters.
That
man
among
you
who
is
soft
and used
to comfort
will
be
hard
and cruel
to
his
brother,
and
to
his dear
wife,
and
to
of
those
his
children
who
are still
living;
And
will
not
give
to
any
of
them
the
flesh
of
his
children
which
will
be
his
food
because
he
has
no
other;
in
the cruel grip
of
your haters
on
all
your
towns.
The most
soft
and
delicate
of
your
women,
who
would
not
so
much
as
put
her
foot
on
the
earth,
so
delicate
is
she,
will
be hard-hearted
to
her
husband
and
to
her
son
and
to
her
daughter;
And
to
her
baby newly
come
to
birth,
and
to
the
children
of
her body;
for
having
no
other
food,
she
will
make
a meal
of
them secretly,
because
of
her bitter need
and
the cruel grip
of
your haters
on
all
your
towns.
If
you
will
not
take
care
to
do
all
the
words
of
this
law,
recorded
in
this
book, honouring
that
name
of
glory
and
of
fear,
THE
LORD
YOUR
GOD;
Then
the
Lord
your
God
will make
your punishment,
and
the punishment
of
your
seed,
a
thing
to
be wondered
at;
great punishments
and cruel diseases stretching
on through long years.
He
will send
on
you
again
all
the
diseases
of
Egypt,
which
were
a
cause
of fear
to
you,
and
they
will
take
you
in
their
grip.
And
all
the diseases
and
the
pains
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
this
law
will
the
Lord
send
on
you
till
your
destruction
is
complete.
And
you
will
become
a very
small band,
though
your
numbers
were
like
the
stars
of
heaven;
because
you
did
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God.
And
as
the
Lord
took
delight
in
doing
you
good
and increasing
you,
so
the
Lord
will
take pleasure
in cutting
you
off
and
causing
your
destruction,
and
you
will
be
uprooted
from
the
land
which
you
are
about
to
take
as
your heritage.
And
the
Lord
will send
you wandering
among
all
peoples,
from
one
end
of
the
earth
to
the
other:
there
you
will
be
servants
to
other
gods,
of
wood
and
stone,
gods
of
which
you
and
your
fathers
had
no
knowledge.
And
even
among
these
nations
there
will
be
no peace
for
you,
and
no
rest
for
your
feet:
but
the
Lord
will
give
you
there
a shaking
heart
and wasting
eyes
and weariness
of
soul:
Your very
life
will
be hanging
in doubt
before
you,
and
day
and
night
will
be dark
with
fears,
and
nothing
in
life
will
be certain:
In
the
morning
you
will
say,
If
only
it
was
evening!
And
at
evening
you
will
say,
If
only
morning
would
come!
Because
of
the
fear
in
your
hearts
and
the
things
which
your
eyes
will
see.
And
the
Lord
will
take
you
back
to
Egypt
again
in
ships,
by
the
way
of
which
I
said
to
you,
You
will
never
see
it
again:
there
you
will
be
offering
yourselves
as men-servants
and women-servants
to
your haters
for
a price,
and
no
man
will
take
you.
These
are
the words
of
the agreement
which
Moses
was
ordered
by
the
Lord
to
make
with
the children
of
Israel
in
the
land
of Moab,
in
addition
to
the agreement
which
he
made
with
them
in Horeb.
And Moses said
in
the hearing
of
all Israel,
You
have
seen
all
the Lord
did
before
your
eyes
in
the land
of Egypt
to Pharaoh
and
to
all
his servants
and
all
his land;
The great tests
which
your
eyes
saw,
and
the signs
and wonders:
But
even
to this day
the Lord
has
not given
you
a
mind open
to knowledge,
or seeing eyes
or hearing ears.
For forty years
I
have
been
your guide
through
the waste land:
your clothing
has
not become old
on
your backs,
or
your shoes
on
your feet.
You
have
had no bread,
or wine,
or strong drink:
so
that
you
might
see
that
I am
the Lord
your
God.
When
you came
to this
place, Sihon, king
of Heshbon,
and Og, king
of Bashan, came
out
to
make war against
us
and
we overcame
them:
And
we
took
their land
and
gave
it
to
the Reubenites
and
the Gadites
and
the half-tribe
of Manasseh,
for
their heritage.
So keep
the words
of
this agreement
and
do
them,
so
that
it
may
be well
for
you
in
everything
you
do.
You
have come here today,
all
of
you,
before
the Lord
your God;
the heads
of
your tribes,
the overseers,
and
those
who
are
in authority
over
you,
with
all
the
men
of Israel,
And
your little ones,
your wives,
and
the
men
of other lands
who
are
with
you
in
your tents,
down
to
the wood-cutter
and
the servant
who gets water
for
you:
With
the
purpose
of taking
part
in
the agreement
of
the Lord
your
God,
and
his
oath
which
he
makes
with
you
today:
And
so
that
he
may
make
you
his
people today,
and
be
your
God,
as
he
has said
to
you,
and
as
he
made
an
oath
to
your fathers, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob.
And
not
with
you only
do
I
make
this agreement
and
this oath;
But
with everyone
who
is here
with
us today
before
the Lord
our God,
as
well
as
with
those
who
are
not here:
(For
you
have
in mind
how
we
were living
in
the land
of Egypt;
and
how
we came
through all
the nations
which
were
on
your way;
And
you
have seen
their disgusting doings,
and
the images
of wood
and
stone
and silver
and gold
which
were
among
them:)
So
that
there
may
not
be
among
you
any
man
or woman
or family
or tribe whose
heart
is
turned
away
from
the Lord
our
God today,
to
go
after other gods
and
give
them worship;
or
any root
among
you whose fruit
is poison
and bitter sorrow;
If
such
a
man, hearing
the words
of
this
oath, takes comfort
in
the thought
that
he
will
have peace
even
if
he goes
on
in
the pride
of
his heart, taking
whatever chance
may give
him:
The
Lord
will
have
no
mercy
on
him,
but
the wrath
of
the
Lord
will
be burning
against
that
man,
and
all
the
curses
recorded
in
this
book
will
be waiting
for
him,
and
the
Lord
will take
away
his name
completely
from
the earth.
He
will
be marked
out
by
the
Lord,
from
all
the tribes
of Israel,
for
an evil fate,
in keeping
with
all
the curses
of
the agreement recorded
in
this book
of
the law.
And future generations,
your children
coming
after
you,
and travellers
from
far
countries,
will say,
when
they
see
the punishments
of
that
land
and
the diseases
which
the
Lord
has
sent
on
it;
And
that
all
the
land
is
a salt
and smoking waste,
not planted
or giving
fruit
or clothed
with grass,
but wasted
like Sodom
and Gomorrah, Admah
and Zeboiim,
on
which
the
Lord
sent destruction
in
the heat
of
his
wrath:
Truly all
the
nations
will
say,
Why
has
the
Lord done
so
to
this
land?
what
is
the
reason
for
this
great
and burning wrath?
Then men
will say,
Because
they gave up
the agreement
of
the Lord,
the
God
of
their fathers,
which
he
made
with
them
when
he
took
them
out
of
the land
of Egypt:
And
they
went
after
other gods
and
gave
them worship, gods
who
were strange
to
them,
and whom
he
had
not given
them:
And
so
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was moved
against
this
land,
to send
on
it
all
the curse recorded
in
this book:
Rooting
them
out
of
their land,
in
the heat
of
his wrath
and passion,
and driving
them
out
into another land,
as
at
this day.
The secret things are the Lord our God's: but the things which have been made clear are ours and our children's for ever, so that we may do all the words of this law.
Now
when
all
these
things
have
come
on
you,
the
blessing
and
the
curse
which
I
have
put
before
you,
if
the
thought
of
them
comes
back
to
your
minds,
when
you
are living
among
the
nations
where
the
Lord
your
God
has
sent
you,
And
your
hearts
are
turned
again
to
the
Lord
your
God,
and
you
give ear
to
his word
which
I
give
you
today,
you
and
your
children,
with
all
your
heart
and
with
all
your
soul:
Then
the
Lord
will
have
pity
on
you, changing
your fate,
and taking
you
back
again
from
among
all
the
nations
where
you
have
been forced
to
go.
Even
if
those
who
have
been forced
out
are living
in
the farthest part
of
heaven,
the
Lord
your
God
will
go
in search
of
you,
and
take
you
back;
Placing
you again
in
the
land
of
your
fathers
as
your heritage;
and
he
will
do
you
good, increasing
you till
you
are
more
in
number
than
your
fathers
were.
And
the
Lord
your
God
will
give
to
you
and
to
your
seed
a circumcision
of
the
heart,
so
that,
loving
him
with
all
your
heart
and
all
your
soul,
you
may
have
life.
And
the
Lord
your
God
will
put
all
these
curses
on
those
who
are
against
you,
and
on
your haters
who
put
a cruel yoke
on
you.
And
you
will
again
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord,
and
do
all
his
orders
which
I
have
given
you
today.
And
the
Lord
your
God
will
make
you fertile
in
all
good
things, blessing
the
work
of
your
hands,
and
the
fruit
of
your
body,
and
the
fruit
of
your
cattle,
and
the
fruit
of
your
land:
for
the
Lord
will
have
joy
in
you,
as
he
had
in
your
fathers:
If
you
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
keeping
his
orders
and
his
laws
which
are
recorded
in
this
book
of
the
law,
and
turning
to
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart
and
with
all
your
soul.
For
these
orders
which
I
have
given
you
today
are
not strange
and secret,
and
are
not
far
away.
They
are
not
in
heaven,
for
you
to
say,
Who
will
go
up
to
heaven
for
us
and
give
us knowledge
of
them
so
that
we
may
do
them?
And
they
are
not
across
the
sea,
for
you
to
say,
Who
will
go
over
the
sea
for
us
and
give
us
news
of
them
so
that
we
may
do
them?
But
the
word
is
very
near
you,
in
your
mouth
and
in
your
heart,
so
that
you
may
do
it.
See,
I
have
put
before
you
today,
life
and
good,
and
death
and
evil;
In
giving
you
orders
today
to
have
love
for
the
Lord
your
God,
to
go
in
his
ways
and
keep
his laws
and
his
orders
and
his
decisions,
so
that
you
may
have
life
and
be
increased,
and
that
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
your
God
may
be
with
you
in
the
land
where
you
are
going,
the
land
of
your heritage.
But
if
your
heart
is
turned
away
and
your ear
is shut,
and
you go after those
who would
make
you
servants
and worshippers
of
other
gods:
I
give witness
against
you
this
day
that
destruction
will
certainly
be
your
fate,
and
your
days
will
be cut short
in
the
land
where
you
are
going,
the
land
of
your heritage
on
the other
side
of
Jordan.
Let
heaven
and
earth
be
my witnesses
against
you
this
day
that
I
have
put
before
you
life
and
death,
a
blessing
and
a
curse:
so
take
life
for
yourselves
and
for
your
seed:
In
loving
the
Lord
your
God,
hearing
his
voice
and
being
true
to
him:
for
he
is
your
life
and
by
him
will
your
days
be
long:
so
that
you
may go
on
living
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
gave
by
an
oath
to
your
fathers,
Abraham,
Isaac
and
Jacob.
So
Moses
said
all
these
things
to
Israel.
Then
he
said
to
them,
I
am
now
a
hundred
and
twenty
years
old;
I
am
no
longer
able
to
go
out
and
come
in:
and
the
Lord
has
said
to
me,
You
are
not
to
go
over
Jordan.
The
Lord
your
God,
he
will
go
over
before
you;
he
will send
destruction
on all
those
nations,
and
you
will
take
their
land
as
your heritage:
and
Joshua
will
go
over
at
your
head
as
the
Lord
has
said.
The
Lord
will
do
to
them
as
he
did
to
Sihon
and
to
Og,
the
kings
of
the
Amorites,
and
to
their
land,
whom
he put
to
destruction.
The
Lord
will
give
them
up
into
your hands,
and
you
are
to
do
to
them
as
I
have
given
you
orders.
Be
strong
and
take heart,
and
have
no
fear
of
them:
for
it
is
the
Lord
your
God
who
is
going
with
you;
he
will
not
take
away
his help
from
you.
Then
Moses
sent
for
Joshua,
and
before
the
eyes
of
all
Israel
said
to
him,
Be
strong
and
take heart:
for
you
are
to
go
with
this
people
into
the
land
which
the
Lord,
by
his
oath
to
their
fathers,
has
given
them;
by
your
help
they
will
take
it
for
their heritage.
It
is
the
Lord
who
goes
before
you;
he
will
be
with
you,
he
will
not
take
away
his help
from
you
or
give
you
up:
so
have
no
fear.
Then
Moses
put
all
this
law
in
writing,
and
gave
it
to
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Levi,
who
take
up
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement,
and
to
all
the responsible
men
of
Israel.
And
Moses
said
to
them,
At
the
end
of
every
seven
years,
at
the
time
fixed
for
the ending
of debts,
at
the
feast
of tents,
When
all
Israel
has
come
before
the
Lord
your
God
in
the
place
named
by
him, let
a
reading
be
given
of
this
law
in
the
hearing
of
all
Israel.
Make
all
the
people come
together,
men
and
women
and
children,
and
anyone
from
another country
who
is
with
you,
so
that
hearing
they
may become wise
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
take
care
to
do
all
the
words
of
this
law;
And
so
that
your
children,
to
whom
it
is
new,
may
give ear
and
be
trained
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God,
while
you
are
living
in
the
land
which
you
are going
over
Jordan
to
take
for
your heritage.
At
that
time
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
The
day
of
your
death
is
near: send
for
Joshua,
and
come
to
the
Tent
of
meeting
so
that
I
may
give
him
his
orders.
So
Moses
and
Joshua
went
to
the
Tent
of
meeting.
And
the
Lord
was
seen
in
the
Tent
in
a
pillar
of
cloud resting
by
the
door
of
the
Tent.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Now
you
are
going
to
rest
with
your
fathers;
and
this
people
will
be false
to
me, uniting
themselves
to
the
strange
gods
of
the
land
where
they
are
going;
they
will
be
turned
away
from
me
and
will
not
keep
the
agreement
I
have
made
with
them.
In
that
day
my
wrath
will
be moved
against
them,
and
I
will
be
turned
away
from
them, veiling
my
face
from
them,
and
destruction
will
overtake
them,
and unnumbered evils
and troubles
will
come
on
them;
so
that
in
that
day
they
will
say,
Have
not
these evils
come
on
us
because
our
God
is
not
with
us?
Truly,
my
face
will
be
turned
away
from
them
in
that
day,
because
of
all
the
evil
they
have
done
in going
after
other
gods.
Make
then
this
song
for yourselves,
teaching
it
to
the
children
of
Israel:
put
it
in
their
mouths,
so
that
this
song
may
be
a
witness
for
me against
the
children
of
Israel.
For
when
I
have taken
them
into
the
land named
in
my
oath
to
their
fathers,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
and
they
have
made themselves
full
of
food
and
are
fat,
then
they
will
be
turned
to
other
gods
and
will
give
them
worship, no longer honouring
me
or keeping
my
agreement.
Then
when evils
and troubles
without number
have
overtaken
them,
this
song
will
be
a
witness
to
them,
for
the
words
of
it
will
be clear
in
the memories
of
their
children:
for
I
see
the thoughts
which
are moving
in
their hearts
even
now,
before
I
have
taken
them
into
the
land
of
my
oath.
So
that
same
day
Moses made
this
song,
teaching
it
to
the
children
of
Israel.
Then
he
gave
orders
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
saying
to
him,
Be
strong
and
take heart:
for
you
are
to
go
at
the head
of
the
children
of
Israel
into
the
land
which
I
made
an
oath
to
give
them;
and
I
will
be
with
you.
Now
after
writing
all
the
words
of
this
law
in
a
book
till
the
record
of
them
was
complete,
Moses
said
to
the
Levites
who
were responsible
for taking
up
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement,
Take
this
book
of
the
law
and
put
it
by
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement,
so
that
it
may
be
a
witness against
you.
For
I
have
knowledge
of
your
hard
and uncontrolled hearts:
even
now,
while
I
am
still
living,
you
will
not
be ruled
by
the
Lord;
how
much
less
after
my
death?
Get
together
before
me
all
those
who
are
in
authority
in
your
tribes,
and
your overseers,
so
that
I
may
say
these
things
in
their
hearing,
and make
heaven
and
earth
my witnesses
against
them.
For
I
am
certain
that
after
my
death
you
will
give
yourselves
up
to sin, wandering
from
the
way
which
I
have
given
you;
and
evil
will overtake
you
in
the
end,
because
you
will
do
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, moving
him
to wrath
by
the
work
of
your
hands.
Then
in
the
hearing
of
all
the meeting
of
Israel,
Moses
said
the
words
of
this
song,
to
the
end.
Give
ear,
O
heavens,
to
my voice; let
the
earth take note
of
the
words
of
my
mouth:
My
teaching
is dropping
like
rain, coming
down
like
dew
on
the fields;
like
rain
on
the young
grass
and
showers
on
the garden
plants:
For
I
will
give honour
to
the
name
of
the
Lord: let
our
God
be
named
great.
He
is
the
Rock,
complete
is
his
work;
for
all
his
ways
are righteousness:
a
God
without
evil
who keeps
faith, true
and
upright
is
he.
They
have become false,
they
are
not
his
children,
the mark
of sin
is
on
them;
they
are an evil
and hard-hearted
generation.
Is
this
your answer
to
the
Lord,
O
foolish
people
and
unwise?
Is
he
not
your
father
who
has given
you life?
He
has
made
you
and given
you
your
place.
Keep
in
mind
the
days
of
the
past,
give
thought
to
the
years
of
generations gone
by: go
to
your
father
and
he
will
make it clear
to
you,
to
the
old
men
and
they
will
give
you
the story.
When
the Most
High
gave
the
nations
their heritage, separating into
groups
the
children
of
men,
he
had
the limits
of
the
peoples marked
out, keeping
in mind
the
number
of
the
children
of
Israel.
For
the Lord's wealth
is
his
people;
Jacob
is
the
land
of
his
heritage.
He
came
to
him
in
the
waste
land,
in
the unpeopled
waste
of sand: putting
his arms
round
him
and caring
for
him,
he
kept
him
as
the light
of
his
eye.
As
an
eagle, teaching
her
young
to
make
their flight,
with
her
wings outstretched
over
them,
takes
them
up
on
her strong feathers:
So
the
Lord only
was
his
guide,
no
other
god
was
with
him.
He
put
him
on
the
high
places
of
the
earth,
his
food
was
the increase
of
the
field;
honey
he gave
him
out
of
the
rock
and
oil
out
of
the hard
rock;
Butter
from
his
cows
and
milk
from
his
sheep,
with
fat
of
lambs
and
sheep
of
Bashan,
and
goats,
and
the
heart
of
the
grain;
and
for
your
drink,
wine
from
the
blood
of
the
grape.
But
Jeshurun became
fat
and
would not be controlled:
you
have become
fat,
you
are
thick
and full
of food:
then
he was untrue
to
the
God
who
made
him, giving no honour
to
the
Rock
of
his
salvation.
The honour which was his
they gave
to
strange gods;
by their
disgusting ways he was moved
to wrath.
They
made offerings
to evil spirits which
were
not
God,
to
gods
who
were strange
to
them, which
had newly
come
up,
not feared
by
your
fathers.
You
have no thought
for
the
Rock,
your
father,
you
have no memory
of
the
God
who
gave
you
birth.
And
the
Lord
saw
with disgust
the evil-doing
of
his
sons
and
daughters.
And
he
said,
My
face
will
be veiled
from
them,
I
will
see
what
their
end
will
be:
for
they
are
an uncontrolled
generation,
children
in whom
is
no faith.
They
have given
my honour
to
that
which
is
not
God, moving
me
to wrath
with
their false worship:
I
will give
their honour
to
those
who
are
not
a
people, moving
them
to wrath
by
a
foolish
nation,
For
my
wrath
is
a
flaming
fire,
burning
to
the deep
parts
of
the underworld,
burning
up
the
earth
with
her
increase,
and firing
the deep roots
of
the
mountains.
I
will send
a rain
of troubles
on
them,
my
arrows
will be showered
on
them.
They
will be
wasted
from need
of food,
and overcome
by
burning
heat
and
bitter
destruction;
and
the
teeth
of
beasts
I
will
send
on
them,
with
the
poison
of
the worms
of
the
dust.
Outside
they
will
be cut
off
by
the
sword,
and
in
the
inner
rooms
by
fear; death
will
take
the
young
man
and
the
virgin,
the baby
at
the breast
and
the grey-haired
man.
I
said
I
would send
them wandering far away,
I
would make
all
memory
of
them go from
the minds
of
men:
But
for
the
fear
that
their haters,
uplifted
in
their pride,
might
say,
Our
hand
is strong,
the
Lord
has
not
done
all
this.
For
they
are
a
nation
without
wisdom;
there
is
no sense
in
them.
If
only they were
wise,
if
only
this was clear
to
them,
and they
would
give thought
to
their
future!
How
would
it
be possible
for
one
to overcome
a
thousand,
and
two
to send
ten
thousand
in
flight,
if
their
rock
had
not
let
them go,
if
the
Lord
had
not
given
them
up?
For
their
rock
is
not
like
our
Rock,
even
our haters themselves being
judges.
For
their
vine
is
the
vine
of
Sodom,
from
the
fields
of
Gomorrah:
their
grapes
are
the
grapes
of evil,
and
the berries
are
bitter:
Their
wine
is the
poison
of dragons, the
cruel
poison
of
snakes.
Is
not
this
among
my secrets, kept safe
in
my store-house?
Punishment
is mine
and reward,
at
the
time
of
the slipping
of
their
feet:
for
the
day
of
their downfall
is
near, sudden
will
be
their
fate.
For
the
Lord
will
be
judge
of
his
people,
he
will
have
pity
for
his
servants;
when
he
sees
that
their
power
is
gone,
there
is
no
one,
shut
up
or free.
And
he
will
say,
Where
are
their
gods,
the
rock
in which
they put
their faith?
Who
took
the
fat
of
their
offerings,
and
the
wine
of
their
drink offering?
Let
them
now
come
to
your
help,
let
them
be
your salvation.
See
now,
I
myself
am
he;
there
is
no
other
god
but
me: giver
of
death
and
life, wounding
and
making well:
and
no
one
has
power
to
make
you free
from
my
hand.
For lifting
up
my
hand
to
heaven
I
say,
By
my
unending
life,
If
I
make
sharp
my shining
sword,
and
my
hand
is outstretched
for judging,
I
will
give
punishment
to
those
who
are
against
me,
and
their
right
reward
to
my haters.
I
will
make
my
arrows red
with
blood,
my
sword
will
be feasting
on
flesh,
with
the
blood
of
the
dead
and
the prisoners,
of
the
long-haired
heads
of
my haters.
Be glad, O
you
his
people,
over
the
nations;
for
he
will
take payment
for
the
blood
of
his
servants,
and
will
give punishment
to
his haters,
and
take
away
the sin
of
his
land,
for
his
people.
So
Moses
said
all
the
words
of
this
song
in
the
hearing
of
the
people,
he
and
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Nun.
And
after
saying
all
this
to
the
people,
Moses
said
to
them,
Let
the
words
which
I
have
said
to
you
today go deep
into
your
hearts,
and
give
orders
to
your
children
to
do
every
word
of
this
law.
And
this
is
no small
thing
for
you,
but
it
is
your
life,
and
through
this
you
may
make
your
days
long
in
the
land
which
you
are going
over
Jordan
to
take
for
your heritage.
That
same
day
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
Go
up
into
this
mountain
of
Abarim,
to
Mount
Nebo
in
the
land
of
Moab
opposite
Jericho;
there
you
may
see
the
land
of
Canaan,
which
I
am
giving
to
the
children
of
Israel
for
their heritage:
And let
death
come
to
you
on
the
mountain
where
you
are
going,
and
be
put
to rest
with
your
people;
as
death
came
to
Aaron,
your
brother,
on
Mount
Hor,
where
he
was
put
to rest
with
his
people:
Because
of
your sin
against
me
before
the
children
of
Israel
at
the
waters
of Meribath
Kadesh
in
the waste land
of
Zin;
because
you
did
not
keep
my name
holy
among
the
children
of
Israel.
So
you
will
see
the
land
before
you,
but
you
will
not
go
into
the
land
which
I
am
giving
to
the
children
of
Israel.
Now
this
is
the
blessing
which
Moses,
the
man
of
God, gave
to
the
children
of
Israel
before
his
death.
He
said,
The
Lord
came
from
Sinai, dawning
on
them
from
Seir; shining
out
from
Mount
Paran,
coming
from Meribath Kadesh:
from
his
right
hand
went flames
of fire:
his wrath made waste
the peoples.
All
his
holy
ones
are
at
his
hand;
they go
at
his
feet;
they
are
lifted
up
on
his wings.
Moses
gave us
a
law,
a heritage
for
the people
of
Jacob.
And
there
was
a
king
in
Jeshurun,
when
the
heads
of
the
people
and
the
tribes
of
Israel
came
together.
Let
life
not
death
be Reuben's,
let
not
the
number
of
his
men
be small.
And
this
is
the blessing
of
Judah:
he
said,
Give ear,
O
Lord,
to
the
voice
of
Judah
and
make
him
one
with
his
people:
let
your
hands
take
up
his
cause,
and
be
his
help
against
his attackers.
And
of
Levi
he
said, Give
your
Thummim
to
Levi
and let
the
Urim
be
with
your loved
one,
whom
you
put
to
the
test
at
Massah,
with
whom
you
were angry
at
the
waters
of
Meribah;
Who
said
of
his
father,
Who
is
he?
and
of
his
mother,
I
have
not
seen
her;
he
kept
himself separate
from
his
brothers
and
had
no
knowledge
of
his
children:
for
they
have given ear
to
your
word
and
kept
your
agreement.
They
will
be
the teachers
of
your
decisions
to
Jacob
and
of
your
law
to
Israel:
the burning
of perfumes
before
you
will
be
their
right,
and
the ordering
of
burned
offerings
on
your
altar.
Let
your
blessing,
O
Lord,
be
on
his
substance,
may
the
work
of
his
hands
be
pleasing
to
you:
may
those
who
take
up
arms
against
him
and
all
who
have
hate
for
him,
be
wounded
through
the
heart, never
to
be lifted
up
again.
And
of
Benjamin
he
said,
Benjamin
is
the loved
one
of
the
Lord,
he
will
be kept safe
at
all
times;
he
will
be covered
by
the Most High, resting
between
his arms.
And
of
Joseph
he
said, Let
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
be
on
his
land;
for
the good
things
of
heaven
on high,
and
the
deep waters flowing
under
the
earth,
And the good
things
of the fruits
of the
sun,
and the good
things
of the growth
of the moons,
And
the
chief
things
of
the oldest
mountains,
and
the good
things
of
the
eternal
hills,
The
good
things
of
the
earth
and
all
its wealth,
the
good
pleasure
of
him
who
was seen
in
the burning tree:
may
they
come
on
the
head
of
Joseph,
on
the
head
of
him
who
was prince
among
his
brothers.
He
is
a young
ox, glory
is
his;
his
horns
are
the
horns
of
the mountain
ox,
with
which
all
peoples
will
be wounded,
even
to
the
ends
of
the
earth:
they
are
the
ten
thousands
of
Ephraim
and
the
thousands
of
Manasseh.
And
of
Zebulun
he
said, Be
glad,
Zebulun,
in
your
going
out;
and,
Issachar,
in
your
tents.
They
will send
out
the word
for
the
people
to come
to
the
mountain, taking
there
the
offerings
of
righteousness:
for
the store
of
the
seas
will
be theirs,
and
the secret wealth
of
the
sand.
Of
Gad
he
said,
A
blessing
be
on
him
who
makes
wide
the limits
of
Gad:
he takes
his
rest
like
a she-lion, taking
for himself
the
arm
and
the
crown
of
the
head.
He
kept
for himself
the
first part,
for
his
was
the ruler's
right:
he put
in force
the
righteousness
of
the
Lord,
and
his
decisions
for
Israel.
And
of
Dan
he
said,
Dan
is
a
young
lion, springing
out
from
Bashan.
And
of
Naphtali
he
said,
O
Naphtali, made glad
with grace
and
full
of
the
blessing
of
the
Lord:
the
sea
and
its fishes
will
be
his.
And
of
Asher
he
said,
Let
Asher
have
the
blessing
of
children;
may
he
be
pleasing
to
his
brothers,
and
let
his
foot
be wet
with
oil.
Your shoes
will
be
iron
and
brass;
and
as
your
days, so
may
your work
be.
No
other
is
like
the
God
of
Jeshurun, coming
on
the
heavens
to
your
help,
and letting
his glory
be seen
in
the
skies.
The
God
of
your fathers
is
your safe resting-place,
and
under
you
are
his
eternal
arms:
driving
out
the
forces
of
your haters
from
before
you,
he
said, Let
destruction overtake
them.
And
Israel
is
living
in peace,
the fountain
of
Jacob
by
himself,
in
a
land
of
grain
and
wine,
with
dew dropping
from
the
heavens.
Happy
are
you,
O
Israel:
who
is
like
you,
a
people
whose saviour
is
the
Lord,
whose
help
is
your cover,
whose
sword
is
your strength! All
those
who
are
against
you
will put
themselves
under
your rule,
and
your feet
will
be planted
on
their
high
places.
And
Moses
went
up
from
the table-lands
of
Moab
to
Mount
Nebo,
to
the
top
of
Pisgah
which
is
facing
Jericho.
And
the
Lord let
him
see
all
the
land,
the
land
of
Gilead
as
far
as
Dan;
And
all
Naphtali
and
the
land
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
and
all
the
land
of
Judah,
as
far
as
the Great
Sea
of
the
west;
And
the
South,
and
the circle
of
the
valley
of
Jericho,
the
town
of palm-trees,
as
far
as
Zoar.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
This
is
the
land
about
which
I
made
an
oath
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
saying,
I
will
give
it
to
your
seed:
now
I
have
let
you
see
it
with
your
eyes,
but
you
will
not
go
in
there.
So
death came
to
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
there
in
the
land
of
Moab,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
the Lord put
him
to rest
in
the
valley
in
the
land
of
Moab
opposite
Beth-peor:
but
no
man
has
knowledge
of
his resting-place
to
this
day.
And
Moses
at
his
death
was
a
hundred
and
twenty
years
old:
his
eye
had
not become clouded,
or
his natural force become feeble.
For
thirty
days
the
children
of
Israel
were
weeping
for
Moses
in
the table-lands
of
Moab, till
the
days
of
weeping
and
sorrow
for
Moses
were
ended.
And
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
was
full
of
the
spirit
of
wisdom;
for
Moses
had
put
his
hands
on
him:
and
the
children
of
Israel
gave ear
to
him,
and
did
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
There
has
never
been
another
prophet
in
Israel
like
Moses,
whom
the
Lord
had
knowledge
of
face
to
face;
In
all
the
signs
and
wonders
which
the
Lord
sent
him
to
do
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
to
Pharaoh
and
to
all
his
servants
and
all
his
land;
And
in
all
the
acts
of
power
and
fear
which
Moses
did
before
the
eyes
of
all
Israel.
Joshua
The Book of Joshua
Joshua
Jos
The Book of
Joshua
Now
after
the
death
of
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun, Moses' helper,
saying,
Moses
my
servant
is
dead;
so
now
get
up!
Go
over
Jordan,
you
and
all
this
people,
into
the
land
which
I
am
giving
to
them,
to
the
children
of
Israel.
Every
place
on
which
you
put
your
foot
I
have
given
to
you,
as
I
said
to
Moses.
From
the waste
land
and
this mountain
Lebanon,
as
far
as
the
great
river,
the
river
Euphrates,
and
all
the
land
of
the
Hittites
to
the
Great
Sea,
in
the
west,
will
be
your
country.
While
you
are
living,
all
will
give
way
before
you:
as
I
was
with
Moses,
so
I
will
be
with
you;
I
will
not
take
away
my help
from
you
or
give
you
up.
Take heart
and
be
strong;
for
you
will
give
to
this
people
for
their heritage
the
land
which
I
gave
by
an
oath
to
their
fathers.
Only
take heart
and
be
very
strong;
take
care
to
do
all
the
law
which
Moses
my
servant
gave
you,
not
turning
from
it
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left,
so
that
you
may
do
well
in
all
your undertakings.
Let
this
book
of
the
law
be
ever
on
your
lips
and
in
your thoughts
day
and
night,
so
that
you
may
keep
with
care
everything
in
it;
then
a blessing
will
be
on
all
your
way,
and
you
will
do well.
Have
I
not
given
you
your
orders?
Take heart
and
be
strong;
have
no fear
and
do
not
be troubled;
for
the
Lord
your
God
is
with
you
wherever
you go,
Then
Joshua
gave
their
orders
to
those
who
were
in authority
over
the
people,
saying,
Go
through
the tents
and
give
orders
to
the
people,
saying,
Get
ready
a store
of
food;
for
in
three
days
you
are
to
go
over
this
river
Jordan
and
take
for
your heritage
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
you.
And
to
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
Joshua
said,
Keep
in
mind
what
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
said
to
you,
The
Lord
your
God
is sending
you
rest
and
will
give
you
this
land.
Your
wives,
your
little
ones,
and
your
cattle
will
be
kept here
in
the
land
which
Moses
gave
you
on
this
side
of
Jordan;
but
you,
the fighting-men,
are
to
go
over
before
your
brothers, armed,
to
give
them
help;
Till
the
Lord
has
given
your
brothers
rest,
as
he
has
given
it
to
you,
and
they
have
taken
their heritage
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
is
giving
them:
then
you
will
go
back
to
the
land
of
your heritage
which
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
gave
you
on
the
east
side
of
Jordan.
Then
they
said
to
Joshua
in
answer,
Whatever
you
say
to
us
we
will
do,
and
wherever
you
send
us
we
will
go.
As
we
gave
attention
to
Moses
in
all
things,
so
we
will
give
attention
to
you:
and
may
the
Lord
your
God
be
with
you
as
he
was
with
Moses.
Whoever goes
against
your
orders,
and
does
not
give
attention
to
all
your
words,
will
be
put
to
death:
only
take
heart
and
be
strong.
Then
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
sent
two
men
from
Shittim
secretly,
with
the purpose
of searching
out
the
land,
and
Jericho.
So
they
went
and
came
to
the
house
of
a
loose
woman
of
the town,
named
Rahab,
where
they
took
their
rest
for
the night.
And
it
was
said
to
the
king
of
Jericho,
See,
some
men
have
come
here
tonight
from
the
children
of
Israel
with
the purpose
of searching
out
the
land.
Then
the
king
of
Jericho
sent
to
Rahab,
saying,
Send
out
the
men
who
have
come
to
you
and
are
in
your
house;
for
they
have
come
with
the purpose
of searching
out
all
the
land.
And
the
woman
took
the
two
men
and
put
them
in
a
secret
place;
then
she
said,
Yes,
the
men
came
to
me,
but
I
had
no idea
where
they
came
from;
And
when
it
was
the
time
for shutting
the doors
at
dark,
they
went
out;
I
have
no idea
where
the
men
went:
but
if
you
go
after
them
quickly,
you
will
overtake
them.
But
she
had
taken
them
up
to
the
roof, covering
them
with
the stems
of
flax
which
she
had
put
out
in order
there.
So
the
men
went
after
them
on
the
road
to
Jordan
as
far
as
the river-crossing:
and
when
they
had
gone
out
after
them,
the door
into
the
town
was
shut.
And
before
the men
went
to
rest,
she
came
up
to
them
on
the
roof,
And
said
to
them,
It
is
clear
to
me
that
the
Lord
has
given
you
the
land,
and
that
the
fear
of
you
has
come
on
us;
For
we
have
had news
of
how
the
Lord
made
the Red
Sea
dry
before
you
when
you
came
out
of
Egypt;
and
what
you
did
to
the
two
kings
of
the
Amorites,
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
to
Sihon
and
Og,
whom
you
gave
up
to
the curse.
And
because
of
this news,
our
hearts became
like water,
and
there
was
no
more
spirit
in
any
of
us
because
of
you;
for
the
Lord
your
God
is
God
in
heaven
on
high
and
here
on
earth.
So
now,
will
you
give
me
your
oath
by
the
Lord,
that,
because
I
have
been kind
to
you,
you
will
be kind
to
my father's
house,
And
that
you
will keep safe
my
father
and
mother
and
my
brothers
and
sisters
and
all
they
have,
so
that
death
may
not come
on
us?
And
the
men
said
to
her,
Our
life
for
yours
if
you
keep
our
business secret;
and
when
the
Lord
has
given
us
the
land,
we
will
keep
faith
and
be kind
to
you.
Then
she
let
them
down
from
the
window
by
a
cord,
for
the
house
where
she
was
living
was
on
the town
wall.
And
she
said
to
them,
Get
away
into
the hill-country,
or
the
men
who
have
gone
after
you
will overtake
you; keep
yourselves safe
there
for
three
days,
till
the searchers
have
come
back,
and
then
go
on
your
way.
And
the
men
said
to
her,
We
will only
be responsible
for
this
oath
which
you
have
made
us
take,
If,
when
we
come
into
the
land,
you
put
this
cord
of bright
red
thread
in
the
window
from
which
you
let
us
down;
and
get
your
father
and
mother
and
your
brothers
and
all
your
family
into
the
house;
Then
if
anyone
goes
out
of
your
house
into
the
street,
his
blood
will
be
on
his
head,
we
will
not
be
responsible;
but
if
any damage
comes
to
anyone
in
the
house,
his
blood
will
be
on
our
heads.
But
if
you
say
anything
about
our
business
here,
then
we
will
be
free
from
the
oath
you
have
made
us
take.
And
she
said,
Let
it
be
as
you
say.
Then
she
sent
them
away,
and
they went;
and
she
put
the bright
red cord
in
the
window.
And
they
went
into
the hill-country
and
were
there
three
days,
till
the
men
who
had
gone
after
them
had
come
back;
and
those
who
went
after
them
were
searching
for
them
everywhere
without
coming across
them.
Then
the
two
men
came
down
from
the hill-country
and
went
over
and
came
back
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun;
and
they
gave
him
a
complete
account
of what
had
taken
place.
And
they
said
to
Joshua,
Truly,
the
Lord
has
given
all
the
land
into
our
hands;
and
all
the
people
of
the
land
have become
like water
because
of
us.
Then
Joshua
got
up
early
in
the
morning,
and, moving
on
from
Shittim,
he
and
all
the
children
of
Israel
came
to
Jordan
and
were
there
for
the night
before
going
over.
And
at
the
end
of
three
days,
the
men
in authority
over
the people
went
through
the tents,
Giving
the
people
their
orders,
and
saying,
When
you
see
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
your
God
lifted
up
by
the
priests,
the
Levites,
then
get
up
from
your
places
and
go
after
it;
But
let
there
be
a space
between
you
and
it
of
about
two
thousand
cubits:
come
no nearer
to
it,
so
that
you
may
see
the
way
you
have
to
go,
for
you
have
not
been
over
this
way
before.
And
Joshua
said
to
the
people,
Make
yourselves
holy,
for
tomorrow
the
Lord
will
do
works
of wonder
among
you.
Then
Joshua
said
to
the
priests,
Take
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
and
go
over
in
front
of
the
people.
So
they
took
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
and
went
in
front
of
the
people.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
From
now
on
I
will
give
you glory
in
the
eyes
of
all
Israel,
so
that
they
may
see
that,
as
I
was
with
Moses,
so
I
will
be
with
you.
And
you
are
to
give
orders
to
the
priests
who
take
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement,
and
say,
When
you
come
to
the edge
of
the
waters
of
Jordan,
go no further.
And
Joshua
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
Come
to
me
here:
and
give ear
to
the
words
of
the
Lord
your
God.
And
Joshua
said,
By
this
you
will
see
that
the
living
God
is
among
you,
and
that
he
will
certainly send
out
from
before
you
the
Canaanite
and
the
Hittite
and
the
Hivite
and
the
Perizzite
and
the
Girgashite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Jebusite.
See,
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth
is going
over
before
you
into
Jordan.
So
take
twelve
men
out
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
a
man
from
every
tribe.
And
when
the
feet
of
the
priests
who
take
up
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth,
come
to
rest
in
the
waters
of
Jordan,
the
waters
of
Jordan
will
be
cut
off,
all
the
waters
flowing
down
from
higher
up,
and
will
come
together
in
a mass.
So
when
the
people
went
out
from
their
tents
to
go
over
Jordan,
the
priests
who
took
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
were
in
front
of
the
people;
And
when
those
who
took
up
the
ark
came
to
Jordan,
and
the
feet
of
the
priests
who
took
up
the
ark
were touching
the edge
of
the
water (for
the
waters
of
Jordan
are overflowing
all
through
the
time
of
the grain-cutting),
Then
the
waters
flowing
down
from
higher
up
were
stopped
and
came
together
in
a mass
a long
way back
at
Adam,
a
town
near
Zarethan;
and
the
waters
flowing
down
to
the
sea
of
the
Arabah,
the
Salt
Sea,
were
cut
off:
and
the
people
went
across
opposite
Jericho.
And
the
priests
who
took
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
kept
their
places,
with
their feet
on
dry
land
in
the
middle
of
Jordan,
while
all
Israel
went
over
on
dry
land,
till
all
the
nation
had
gone
over
Jordan.
Now
when
all
the
nation
had
come
to
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Take
twelve
men
from
the
people,
a
man
for
every
tribe,
And
say
to
them,
Take
up
from
the
middle
of
Jordan,
from
the
place
where
the
feet
of
the
priests
were resting,
twelve
stones,
and
take
them
over
with
you
and
put
them
down
in
the
place
where
you
take
your rest
tonight.
So
Joshua sent
for
the
twelve
men,
whom
he
had
ready,
one
man
out
of
every
tribe
of
the
children
of
Israel,
And
he
said
to
them,
Go
over
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord
your
God
into
the
middle
of
Jordan,
and let
every
one
of
you
take
up
a
stone
on
his
back,
one
for
every
tribe
of
the
children
of
Israel:
So
that
this
may
be
a
sign
among
you;
when
your
children
say
to
you
in
time
to
come,
What
is
the
reason
for
these
stones?
Then
you
will
say
to
them,
Because
the
waters
of
Jordan
were
cut
off
before
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement;
when
it
went
over
Jordan
the
waters
of
Jordan
were
cut
off:
and
these
stones
will
be
a
sign
for
the
children
of
Israel, keeping
it
in
their memory
for
ever.
So
the
children
of
Israel
did
as
Joshua
gave
them
orders,
and
took
twelve
stones
from
the
middle
of
Jordan,
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
Joshua,
one
for every
tribe
of
the
children
of
Israel;
these
they
took
across
with
them
to
their night's resting-place
and
put
them
down
there.
And
Joshua
put
up
twelve
stones
in
the
middle
of
Jordan,
where
the
feet
of
the
priests
who
took
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
had
been
placed:
and
there
they
are
to
this
day.
For
the
priests
who
took
up
the
ark
kept
there
in
the
middle
of
Jordan
till
all
the
orders
given
to
Joshua
by
Moses
from
the
Lord
had
been
done:
then
the
people
went
over
quickly.
And
when
all
the
people
had
come
to
the
other side,
the
ark
of
the
Lord
went
over,
and
the
priests,
before
the eyes
of
the
people.
And
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
went
over armed
before
the
children
of
Israel
as
Moses
had
said
to
them:
About
forty
thousand
armed
for
war
went
over
before
the
Lord
to
the
fight,
to
the lowlands
of
Jericho.
That
day
the
Lord
made
Joshua
great
in
the
eyes
of
all
Israel;
and
all
the
days
of
his
life
they went
in
fear
of
him,
as
they
had gone
in
fear
of
Moses.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Give
orders
to
the
priests
who
take
up
the
ark
of witness,
to
come
up
out
of
Jordan.
So
Joshua
gave
orders
to
the
priests,
saying,
Come
up now
out
of
Jordan.
And
when
the
priests
who
took
up
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
came
up
out
of
Jordan
and
their
feet
came
out
on
to
dry
land,
the
waters
of
Jordan
went
back
to
their
place, overflowing
its edges
as
before.
So
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
first
month
the
people
came
up
out
of
Jordan,
and
put
up
their tents
in
Gilgal,
on
the
east
side
of
Jericho.
And
the
twelve
stones
which
they
took
out
of
Jordan,
Joshua
put
up
in
Gilgal.
And
he
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
When
your
children
say
to
their
fathers
in
time
to
come,
What
is
the
reason
for
these
stones?
Then give
your
children
the story,
and
say,
Israel
came
over
this river
Jordan
on
dry
land.
For
the
Lord
your
God
made
the
waters
of
Jordan
dry
before
you
till
you
had gone
across,
as
he
did
to
the Red
Sea, drying
it
up
before
us
till
we
had gone
across:
So
that
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
may
see
that
the
hand
of
the
Lord
is
strong;
and
that
they
may go
in
fear
of
the
Lord
your
God
for ever.
Now
when
the news
came
to
all
the
kings
of
the
Amorites
on
the
west
side
of
Jordan,
and
all
the
kings
of
the
Canaanites living
by
the
sea,
how
the
Lord
had
made
the
waters
of
Jordan
dry
before
the
children
of
Israel,
till
they
had
gone
across,
their
hearts
became
like
water,
and
there
was
no
more
spirit
in
them,
because
of
the
children
of
Israel.
At
that
time
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Make
yourself stone
knives
and
give
the
children
of
Israel circumcision
a
second
time.
So
Joshua
made stone
knives
and
gave
the
children
of
Israel circumcision
at Gibeath-ha-araloth.
And
this
is
the
reason
why
Joshua
did
so:
all
the
males
of
the
people
who
came
out
of
Egypt,
all
the fighting-men,
had
been overtaken
by
death
in
the waste land
on
the
way,
after
they
came
out
of
Egypt.
All
the
people
who
came
out
had undergone circumcision;
but
all
the
people
whose
birth
had
taken
place
in
the waste land
on
their
journey
from
Egypt
had
not.
For
the
children
of
Israel
were wandering
in
the waste
land
for
forty
years,
till
all
the
nation,
that
is,
all
the fighting-men,
who
had
come
out
of
Egypt,
were dead,
because
they
did
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord:
to
whom
the
Lord
said,
with
an
oath,
that
he
would
not
let
them
see
the
land
which
the
Lord
had
given
his word
to
their
fathers
to
give
us,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
And
their
children,
who
came
up
in
their
place,
now underwent circumcision
by
the hands
of
Joshua,
not
having
had
it
before:
for
there
had
been
no circumcision
on
the
journey.
So
when
all
the
nation
had undergone circumcision,
they kept
in
their tents
till
they
were
well
again.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Today
the
shame
of
Egypt
has
been
rolled
away
from
you.
So
that
place
was
named
Gilgal,
to
this
day.
So
the
children
of
Israel put
up
their tents
in
Gilgal;
and
they
kept
the
Passover
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month,
in
the
evening,
in
the lowlands
of
Jericho.
And
on
the
day
after
the
Passover,
they
had
for
their
food
the
produce
of
the
land,
unleavened
cakes
and dry grain
on
the
same
day.
And
there
was
no
more
manna
from
the
day
after
they
had
for
their
food
the
produce
of
the
land;
the
children
of
Israel
had
manna
no
longer,
but
that
year
the
produce
of
the
land
of
Canaan
was
their
food.
Now
when
Joshua
was
near
Jericho, lifting
up
his
eyes
he
saw
a
man
in
front
of
him,
with
his
sword uncovered
in
his
hand:
and
Joshua
went
up
to
him
and
said,
Are
you
for
us
or
against
us?
And
he
said,
No;
but
I
have
come
as
captain
of
the
armies
of
the
Lord.
Then
Joshua,
falling
down
with
his
face
to
the
earth
in
worship,
said,
What
has
my
lord
to
say
to
his
servant?
And
the
captain
of
the Lord's
army
said
to
Joshua,
Take
off
your
shoes
from
your
feet,
for
the
place
where
you
are
is
holy.
And
Joshua
did
so.
(Now
Jericho
was all
shut
up
because
of
the
children
of
Israel:
there
was
no
going
out
or
coming
in.)
And
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
See,
I
have
given
into
your
hands
Jericho
with
its
king
and all
its
men
of war.
Now
let
all
your fighting-men
make
a
circle
round
the
town, going
all
round
it
once.
Do
this
for
six
days.
And
let
seven
priests
go
before
the
ark
with
seven loud-sounding
horns
in
their hands:
on
the
seventh
day
you
are
to
go
round
the
town
seven
times,
the
priests
blowing
their
horns.
And
at
the
sound
of
a
long note
on
the
horns,
let
all
the
people
give
a
loud
cry;
and
the
wall
of
the
town
will
come
down
flat,
and
all
the
people
are
to
go
straight forward.
Then
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
sent
for
the
priests
and
said
to
them,
Take
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement,
and let
seven
priests
take
seven
horns
in
their hands
and go
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord.
And
he
said
to
the
people,
Go
forward,
circling
the
town,
and let
the
armed
men
go
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord.
So
after
Joshua
had
said
this
to
the
people,
the
seven
priests
with
their
seven
horns
went
forward
before
the
Lord,
blowing
on
their
horns:
and
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
went
after
them.
And
the
armed
men
went
before
the
priests
who
were
blowing
the
horns,
and
the mass
of
the people
went
after
the
ark,
blowing
their
horns.
And
to
the
people
Joshua
gave
an
order,
saying,
You
will
give
no
cry,
and
make
no
sound,
and
let
no
word
go
out
of
your
mouth
till
the
day
when
I
say,
Give
a
loud
cry;
then
give
a
loud
cry.
So
he
made
the
ark
of
the
Lord
go
all
round
the
town
once:
then
they
went
back
to
the tents
for
the night.
And
early
in
the
morning
Joshua
got
up,
and
the
priests
took
up
the
ark
of
the
Lord.
And
the
seven
priests
with
their
seven
horns
went
on
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
blowing
their
horns:
the
armed
men
went
before
them,
and
the mass
of
the people
went
after
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
blowing
their
horns.
The
second
day
they
went
all
round
the
town
once,
and
then
went
back
to
their tents:
and
so
they
did
for
six
days.
Then
on
the
seventh
day
they
got
up
early,
at
the
dawn
of
the
day,
and
went
round
the
town
in
the
same
way,
but
that
day
they
went
round
it
seven
times.
And
the
seventh
time,
at
the
sound
of
the priests'
horns,
Joshua
said
to
the
people,
Now
give
a
loud
cry;
for
the
Lord
has
given
you
the
town.
And
the
town
will
be
put
to
the curse,
and
everything
in
it
will
be given
to
the
Lord:
only
Rahab,
the
loose
woman,
and
all
who
are
in
the
house
with
her,
will
be kept safe,
because
she kept secret
the
men
we
sent.
And
as
for
you,
keep
yourselves
from
the cursed thing,
for
fear
that
you
may
get
a desire
for
it
and
take
some
of
it
for
yourselves,
and
so
be
the cause
of
a curse
and great
trouble
on
the tents
of
Israel.
But
all
the
silver
and
gold
and
the
vessels
of
brass
and
iron
are
holy
to
the
Lord:
they
are
to
come
into
the store-house
of
the
Lord.
So
the
people
gave
a
loud
cry,
and
the
horns
were
sounded;
and
on
hearing
the
horns
the
people
gave
a
loud
cry,
and
the
wall
came
down
flat,
so
that
the
people
went
up
into
the
town,
every
man
going
straight
before
him,
and
they
took
the
town.
And
they
put
everything
in
the
town
to
the curse;
men
and
women,
young
and
old,
ox
and
sheep
and ass,
they
put
to death without mercy.
Then
Joshua
said
to
the
two
men
who
had
been
sent
to make
a search
through
the
land,
Go
into
the
house
of
the loose
woman,
and
get
her
out,
and
all
who
are
with
her,
as
you
gave
her
your
oath.
So
the searchers
went
in
and
got
out
Rahab
and
her
father
and
mother
and
her
brothers
and
all
she
had,
and
they
got
out
all
her
family;
and
they
took
them
outside
the tents
of
Israel.
Then, after
burning
up
the
town
and
everything
in
it,
they
put
the
silver
and
gold
and
the
vessels
of
brass
and
iron
into
the store-house
of
the Lord's
house.
But
Joshua kept
Rahab,
the
loose
woman,
and
her father's
family
and
all
she
had,
from death,
and
so
she got
a living-place
among
the children
of
Israel
to
this
day;
because
she kept safe
the
men
whom
Joshua
had
sent
to
make
a search
through
the
land.
Then
Joshua
gave
the
people
orders
with
an
oath,
saying,
Let
that
man
be
cursed
before
the
Lord
who puts
his hand
to
the
building
up
of
this
town:
with
the loss
of
his
first
son
will
he
put
the
first
stone
of
it
in place,
and
with
the loss
of
his
youngest
son
he
will
put
up
its
doors.
So
the
Lord
was
with
Joshua;
and news
of
him
went
through
all
the
land.
But
the
children
of
Israel did wrong
about
the cursed thing:
for
Achan,
the
son
of
Carmi,
the
son
of
Zabdi,
the
son
of
Zerah,
of
the family
of
Judah,
took
of
the cursed thing, moving
the
Lord
to
wrath
against
the
children
of
Israel.
Now
Joshua
sent
men
from
Jericho
to
Ai,
which
is
by
the
side
of Beth-aven,
on
the
east
side
of Beth-el,
and
said
to
them,
Go
up
and make
a search
through
the
land.
And
the
men
went
up
and saw
how
Ai
was
placed.
Then
they
came
back
to
Joshua
and
said
to
him,
Do
not
send
all
the
people
up,
but
let
about
two
or
three
thousand
men
go
up
and
make
an
attack
on
Ai;
there
is
no
need
for
all
the
people
to
be
tired
with
the journey
there,
for
it
is
only
a
small town.
So
about
three
thousand
of
the
people
went
up,
and
were
sent
in
flight
by
the
men
of
Ai.
The
men
of
Ai put
to death
about thirty-six
of
them, driving
them
from
before
the
town
as
far
as
the stoneworks,
and overcoming
them
on
the
way
down:
and
the
hearts
of
the
people
became
like
water.
Then
Joshua,
in great grief,
went
down
on
the
earth
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord
till
the
evening,
and
all
the
chiefs
of
Israel
with
him,
and
they
put
dust
on
their
heads.
And
Joshua
said,
O
Lord
God,
why
have
you
taken
us
over
Jordan
only
to
give
us
up
into
the
hands
of
the
Amorites
for
our
destruction?
If
only
it
had
been
enough
for
us
to keep
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan!
O
Lord,
what am
I
to
say
now
that
Israel
have given
way
before
their attackers?
For
when
the news comes
to
the
Canaanites
and
all
the
people
of
the
land,
they
will
come
up, shutting
us
in
and cutting
off
our
name
from
the
earth:
and
what
will
you
do
for
the honour
of
your
great
name?
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Get
up;
what
are
you doing
with
your
face
to
the earth?
Israel
has
done
wrong,
sinning
against
the
agreement
which
I
made
with
them:
they
have
even
taken
of
the cursed
thing; acting falsely
like thieves
they
have
put
it
among
their
goods.
For
this reason
the
children
of
Israel
have given
way,
turning
their
backs
in flight
before
their attackers,
because
they
are cursed:
I
will
no
longer
be
with
you,
if
you
do
not put
the cursed
thing
away
from
among
you.
Up!
make
the
people
holy;
say
to
them,
Make
yourselves
holy
before
tomorrow,
for
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
There
is
a cursed
thing
among
you,
O
Israel,
and
you
will give
way
before
your attackers
in
the fight
till
the cursed
thing
has
been
taken
away
from
among
you.
So
in
the
morning
you
are
to
come
near,
tribe
by
tribe;
and
the
tribe marked out
by
the
Lord
is
to
come
near,
family
by
family;
and
the
family marked out
by
the
Lord
is
to
come
near,
house
by
house;
and
the
house marked out
by
the
Lord
is
to
come
near,
man
by
man.
Then
the
man
who
is
taken
with
the cursed
thing
is
to
be
burned,
with
everything
which
is
his;
because
he
has
gone
against
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
and
has
done
an
act
of shame
in
Israel.
So
Joshua
got
up
early
in
the
morning,
and
made
Israel
come before
him
by
their
tribes;
and
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
taken;
Then
he
made
Judah
come
forward,
and
the
family
of
the
Zerahites
was
taken;
and
he
made
the
family
of
the
Zerahites
come
forward
man
by
man;
and
Zabdi
was
taken;
Then
the
house
of
Zabdi
came
forward
man
by
man,
and
Achan,
the
son
of
Carmi,
the
son
of
Zabdi,
the
son
of
Zerah,
of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
was
taken.
And
Joshua
said
to
Achan,
My
son,
give
glory
and
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel;
give
me
word
now
of
what
you
have
done,
and
keep
nothing
back
from
me.
And
Achan, answering,
said
to
Joshua,
Truly
I
have
done
wrong
against
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
and
this
is
what
I
have
done:
When
I
saw
among
their goods
a fair
robe
of Babylon
and
two
hundred
shekels
of
silver,
and
a mass
of
gold,
fifty
shekels
in
weight,
I
was overcome
by
desire
and
took
them;
and
they
are
put
away
in
the
earth
in
my
tent,
and
the
silver
is
under
it.
So
Joshua
sent men
quickly,
and looking
in
his
tent,
they
saw
where
the robe
had been
put
away
secretly
with
the
silver
under
it.
And
they
took
them
from
the
tent
and
came
back
with
them
to
Joshua
and
the
children
of
Israel,
and
put
them
before
the
Lord.
Then
Joshua
and
all
Israel
took
Achan,
the
son
of
Zerah,
and
the
silver
and
the
robe
and
the mass
of
gold,
and
his
sons
and
his
daughters
and
his
oxen
and
his asses
and
his
sheep
and
his
tent
and
everything
he
had;
and
they
took
them
up
into
the
valley
of
Achor.
And
Joshua
said,
Why
have
you
been
a cause
of
trouble
to
us?
Today
the
Lord
will send
trouble
on
you.
And
all
Israel
took part
in
stoning
him;
they
had
him
stoned
to
death
and
then
burned
with
fire.
And
over
him
they
put
a
great mass
of
stones,
which
is
there
to
this
day;
then
the heat
of
the Lord's
wrath
was
turned
away.
So
that
place
was
named,
The
Valley
of
Achor,
to
this
day.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled:
take
with
you
all
the fighting-men
and
go
up
against
Ai:
for
I
have
given
into
your
hands
the
king
of
Ai
and
his
people
and
his
town
and
his
land:
And
you
are
to
do
to
Ai
and
its
king
as
you
did
to
Jericho
and
its
king:
but
their goods
and
their
cattle
you
may
take
for yourselves:
let
a secret force
be
stationed
to
make
a surprise attack
on
the
town
from
the
back.
So
Joshua
and
the fighting-men
got ready
to
go
up
against
Ai;
and
Joshua
took
thirty
thousand
men
of
war,
and
sent
them
out
by
night.
And
he
gave
them
their
orders,
saying,
Go
and
take
up
your
position secretly
at
the
back
of
the
town:
do
not
go
very
far
away,
and
let
all
of
you
be
ready:
And
I
and
all
the
people
with
me
will
come
near
the
town,
and
when
they
come
out
against
us
as
they
did
before,
we
will
go
in
flight
from
them;
And
they
will
come
out
after
us,
till
we
have
got
them
away
from
the
town;
for
they
will
say,
They
have
gone
in
flight
from
us
as
before;
so
we
will
go
in
flight
before
them;
Then
you
will
get
up
from
your secret position
and
take
the
town,
for
the
Lord
your
God
will
give
it
up
into
your
hands.
And
when
you
have
taken
the
town,
put
fire
to
it,
as
the
Lord
has
said:
see,
I
have
given
you
your
orders.
So
Joshua
sent
them
out:
and
they took
up
a secret position
between Beth-el
and
Ai,
on
the
west
side
of
Ai:
but
Joshua kept
with
the
people
that
night.
And
early
in
the
morning
Joshua
got
up,
and
put
the
people
in order,
and
he
and
the chiefs
of
Israel
went
up
before
the
people
to
Ai.
And
all
the fighting-men
who
were
with
him
went
up
and
came
near
the
town,
and
took
up
a position
on
the
north
side
of
Ai facing
the
town,
with
a
valley
between
him
and
the
town.
And
taking
about
five
thousand
men,
he
put
them
in position
for
a surprise attack
on
the
west
side
of
Ai,
between Beth-el
and
Ai.
So
all
the
people
were
in
their
places,
the
army
on
the
north
side
of
the
town
and
the secret force
on
the
west;
and
that
night
Joshua went
down
into
the
valley.
Now
when
the
king
of
Ai
saw
it,
he
got
up
quickly
and
went
out
to
war
against
Israel,
he
and
all
his
people,
to
the slope
going
down
to
the valley;
but
he
had
no idea
that
a secret force
was waiting
at
the
back
of
the
town.
Then
Joshua
and
all
Israel, acting
as if
they
were overcome
before
them,
went
in
flight
by
way
of
the waste
land.
And
all
the
people
in Ai came
together
to go
after
them;
and
they
went
after
Joshua, moving
away
from
the
town.
There
was
not
a
man
in
Ai
and Beth-el
who
did
not
go
out
after
Israel;
and
the
town
was
open
and unwatched
while
they
went
after
Israel.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Let
your
spear
be
stretched
out
against
Ai;
for
I
will
give
it
into
your
hands.
So
Joshua
took
up
his
spear,
stretching
it
out
in
the
direction
of
the
town.
Then
the secret
force
came
quickly
from
their
place,
and
running
forward
when
they saw
his
hand
stretched
out,
went
into
the
town
and
took
it,
and
put
fire
to
it straight
away.
Then
the
men
of
Ai,
looking
back,
saw
the
smoke
of
the
town
going
up
to
heaven,
and
were unable
to
go
this
way
or
that:
and
the
people
who
had
gone
in
flight
to
the waste
land
were
turned
back
on
those
who
were
coming
after
them.
And
when
Joshua
and
all
Israel
saw
that
the
town
had
been
taken
by
the surprise
attack,
and
that
the
smoke
of
the
town
had
gone
up,
turning round
they overcame
the
men
of
Ai.
Then
the
other force
came
out
of
the
town
against
them,
so
that
they
were
being
attacked
on
this
side
and
on
that:
and
Israel overcame
them
and
let
not
one
of
them
get
away
with
his life.
But
the
king
of
Ai
they
made prisoner,
and
took
him
to
Joshua.
Then,
after
the
destruction
of
all
the
people
of
Ai
in
the
field
and
in
the
waste
land
where
they
went
after
them,
and
when
all
the
people
had
been
put
to death without mercy,
all
Israel
went
back
to
Ai,
and
put
to death
all
who
were
in
it without mercy.
On
that
day
twelve
thousand
were put
to death,
men
and
women,
all
the
people
of
Ai.
For
Joshua
did
not
take
back
his
hand
with
the
outstretched
spear
till
the destruction
of
the
people
of
Ai
was
complete.
But
the
cattle
and
the goods
from
that
town,
Israel
took
for
themselves,
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Joshua.
So
Joshua
gave
Ai
to
the flames,
and
made
it
a
waste mass
of stones
for
ever,
as
it
is
to
this
day.
And
he
put
the
king
of
Ai
to
death,
hanging
him
on
a
tree
till
evening:
and
when
the
sun
went
down,
Joshua
gave
them
orders
to
take
his
body
down
from
the
tree,
and
put
it
in
the public
place
of
the
town, covering
it
with
a
great mass
of
stones,
which
is
there
to
this
day.
Then
Joshua put
up
an
altar
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
in
Mount
Ebal,
In
the
way
ordered
by
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
as
it
is
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses,
an
altar
of
uncut
stones, untouched
by
any
iron instrument:
and
on
it
they
made burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
to
the
Lord.
And
he
made
there
on
the
stones
a
copy
of
the
law
of
Moses,
writing
it
before
the eyes
of
the
children
of
Israel.
And
all
Israel,
those
who
were
Israelites
by birth,
as
well
as
the
men
from
other lands
living
with
them,
and
their
responsible
men
and
their overseers
and
judges,
took
their
places round
the
ark,
in
front
of
the
priests,
the
Levites,
whose work
it
was
to
take
up
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement;
half
of
them
were
stationed
in
front
of
Mount
Gerizim
and
half
in
front
of
Mount
Ebal,
in
agreement
with
the
orders
for
the
blessing
of
the children
of
Israel
which
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
had
given.
And
after,
he
gave
them
all
the
words
of
the
law,
the
blessing
and
the
curse,
as
it
is
all
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
law;
Reading
to
all
the meeting
of
Israel,
with
the
women
and
the
children
and
the
men
from
other lands
who
were
living
among
them,
every
word
of
the
orders
which
Moses
had
given.
Now
on
hearing
the news
of
these
things,
all
the
kings
on
the
west
side
of
Jordan,
in
the hill-country
and
the lowlands
and
by
the
Great
Sea
in
front
of
Lebanon,
the
Hittites
and
the
Amorites,
the
Canaanites,
the
Perizzites,
the
Hivites,
and
the
Jebusites,
Came
together
with
one purpose,
to make war
against
Joshua
and
Israel.
And
the
men
of
Gibeon,
hearing
what
Joshua
had
done
to
Jericho
and
Ai,
Acting
with deceit,
got food
together
as if
for
a long journey;
and
took old food-bags
for
their asses,
and old
and cracked wine-skins
kept
together
with cord;
And put old stitched-up
shoes
on
their
feet,
and old
clothing
on
their backs;
and
all
the
food
they
had
with
them
was
dry
and broken
up.
And
they
came
to
Joshua
to
the tent-circle
at
Gilgal,
and
said
to
him
and
to
the
men
of
Israel,
We
have
come
from
a
far
country:
so
now
make
an
agreement
with
us.
And
the
men
of
Israel
said
to
the
Hivites,
It
may
be
that
you
are
living
among
us;
how
then
may
we
make
an
agreement
with
you?
And
they
said
to
Joshua,
We
are
your
servants.
Then
Joshua
said
to
them,
Who
are
you
and
where
do
you
come
from?
And
they
said
to
him,
Your
servants
have
come
from
a
very
far
country,
because
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
your
God:
for
the story
of
his
great
name,
and
of
all
he
did
in
Egypt
has
come
to
our ears,
And
what
he
did
to
the
two
kings
of
the
Amorites
east
of
Jordan,
to
Sihon,
king
of
Heshbon,
and
to
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
at
Ashtaroth.
So
the responsible
men
and
all
the
people
of
our
country
said
to
us,
Take
food
with
you
for
the
journey
and go
to
them,
and
say
to
them,
We
are
your
servants:
so
now
make
an
agreement
with
us.
This
bread
which
we
have
with
us
for
our
food,
we
took
warm
and new
from
our
houses
when
starting
on
our journey
to
you;
but
now
see,
it
has
become
dry
and broken
up.
And
these wine-skins
were
new
when
we put
the
wine
in
them,
and
now
they
are cracked
as
you
see;
and
our
clothing
and
our
shoes
have
become
old
because
of
our
very
long
journey
here.
And
the
men
took
some
of
their food,
without requesting directions
from
the
Lord.
So
Joshua
made
peace
with
them,
and
made
an
agreement
with
them
that
they
were not
to
be
put
to death:
and
the
chiefs
of
the people
took
an
oath
to
them.
Now
three
days
after,
when
they
had
made
this
agreement
with
them,
they
had word
that
these
men
were
their neighbours,
living
near
them.
And
the
children
of
Israel
went
forward
on
their
journey,
and
on
the
third
day
came
to
their
towns.
Now
their
towns
were
Gibeon
and Chephirah
and
Beeroth
and
Kiriath-jearim.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
not
put
them
to death,
because
the
chiefs
of
the
people
had
taken
an
oath
to
them
by
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
And
all
the
people
made
an outcry
against
the
chiefs.
But
all
the
chiefs
said
to
the
people,
We
have taken
an
oath
to
them
by
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
and
so
we
may
not
put
our hands
on
them.
This
is
what
we
will
do
to
them:
we
will
not
put
them
to death,
for fear
that
wrath
may
come
on
us
because
of
our
oath
to
them.
Keep
them living,
and
let
them
be servants, cutting
wood
and getting
water
for
all
the
people.
And
all
the
people
did
as
the
chiefs
had
said
to
them.
Then
Joshua
sent
for
them,
and
said
to
them,
Why
have
you been false
to
us,
saying,
We
are
very
far
from
you,
when
you
are
living
among
us?
Now
because
of
this
you
are
cursed,
and
you
will
for ever
be
our
servants, cutting
wood
and getting
water
for
the
house
of
my
God.
And, answering
Joshua,
they
said,
Because
it
came
to
the ears
of
your
servants
that
the
Lord
your
God
had
given
orders
to
his
servant
Moses
to
give
you
all
this
land,
and
to
send
destruction
on
all
the
people
living
in
it,
because
of
you;
so, fearing
greatly
for
our
lives
because
of
you,
we
have
done
this.
And
now
we
are
in
your
hands:
do
to
us
whatever
seems
good
and
right
to
you.
So
he
kept
them safe
from
the
children
of
Israel,
and
did
not
let
them
be
put
to death.
And
that
day
Joshua
made
them servants, cutting
wood
and getting
water
for
the
people
and
for
the
altar
of
the
Lord,
in
the
place marked
out
by
him,
to
this
day.
Now
when
it
came
to
the ears
of
Adoni-zedek,
king
of
Jerusalem,
that
Joshua
had
taken
Ai,
and
had
given
it
up
to
the curse (for
as
he
had
done
to
Jericho
and
its
king,
so
he
had
done
to
Ai
and
its
king);
and
that
the
people
of
Gibeon
had
made peace
with
Israel
and
were
living
among
them;
He
was
in
great
fear,
because
Gibeon
was
a
great
town,
like
one
of
the king's
towns,
greater
than
Ai,
and
all
the
men
in
it
were
men
of war.
So
Adoni-zedek,
king
of
Jerusalem,
sent
to
Hoham,
king
of
Hebron,
and
to
Piram,
king
of
Jarmuth,
and
to
Japhia,
king
of
Lachish,
and
to
Debir,
king
of
Eglon,
saying,
Come
up
to
me
and
give
me
help,
and let
us
make
an
attack
on
Gibeon:
for
they
have
made peace
with
Joshua
and
the
children
of
Israel.
So
the
five
kings
of
the
Amorites,
the
king
of
Jerusalem,
the
king
of
Hebron,
the
king
of
Jarmuth,
the
king
of
Lachish,
and
the
king
of
Eglon,
were banded
together,
and
went
up
with
all
their
armies
and
took
up
their position
before
Gibeon
and
made war
against
it.
And
the
men
of
Gibeon
sent
to
Joshua
to
the tent-circle
at
Gilgal,
saying,
Be
not slow
to
send
help
to
your
servants;
come
up
quickly
to
our
support
and keep
us
safe:
for
all
the
kings
of
the
Amorites
from
the hill-country
have
come
together
against
us.
So
Joshua
went
up
from
Gilgal
with
all
his
army
and
all
his
men
of
war.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Have
no
fear
of
them,
for
I
have
given
them
into
your
hands;
they
will
all
give
way
before
you.
So
Joshua, having
come
up
from
Gilgal
all
night,
made
a
sudden
attack
on
them.
And
the
Lord
made
them full
of fear
before
Israel,
and
they put
great numbers
of
them
to death
at
Gibeon,
and
went
after
them
by
the
way going
up
to
Beth-horon, driving
them back
to
Azekah
and
Makkedah
And
in
their
flight
before
Israel,
on
the
way
down
from
Beth-horon,
the
Lord sent
down
great
stones
from
heaven
on
them
all
the
way
to
Azekah, causing
their
death:
those
whose
death
was
caused
by
the
stones
were
more
than
those
whom
the
children
of
Israel
put
to
death
with
the
sword.
It
was
on
the
day
when
the
Lord
gave
up
the
Amorites
into
the hands
of
the
children
of
Israel
that
Joshua
said
to
the
Lord,
before
the
eyes
of
Israel,
Sun,
be
at rest
over
Gibeon;
and
you,
O
moon,
in
the
valley
of
Aijalon.
And
the
sun
was
at rest
and
the
moon
kept
its
place
till
the
nation
had given punishment
to
their attackers. (Is
it
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
Jashar?)
So
the
sun
kept
its
place
in
the
middle
of
the
heavens,
and
was
waiting,
and
did
not
go
down,
for
the space
of
a
day.
And
there
was
no
day
like
that,
before
it
or
after
it,
when
the
Lord
gave ear
to
the
voice
of
a
man;
for
the
Lord
was
fighting
for
Israel.
And
Joshua,
with
all
Israel,
went
back
to
the tent-circle
at
Gilgal.
But
these
five
kings went
in
flight
secretly
to
a hole
in
the rock
at
Makkedah.
And
word
was given
to
Joshua
that
the
five
kings
had been
taken
in
a hole
in
the rock
at
Makkedah.
And
Joshua
said,
Let
great
stones
be
rolled
against
the
mouth
of
the hole,
and
let
men
keep
watch
by
it:
But
do
you,
without waiting,
go
after
their army, attacking
them
from
the
back;
do
not
let
them
get
into
their
towns,
for
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
them
into
your
hands.
Now
when
Joshua
and
the
children
of
Israel
had
come
to
the
end
of
their war
of
complete
destruction,
and
had
put
to death
all
but
a small band
who
had got safely
into
the walled
towns,
All
the
people
went
back
to
Joshua
to
the tent-circle
at
Makkedah
in
peace:
and
no
one
said
a
word
against
the
children
of
Israel.
Then
Joshua
said,
Take
away
the stones
from
the
mouth
of
the hole
in
the rock,
and make
those
five
kings
come
out
to
me.
And
they
did
so,
and
made
those
five
kings
come
out
of
the hole
to
him,
the
king
of
Jerusalem,
the
king
of
Hebron,
the
king
of
Jarmuth,
the
king
of
Lachish,
and
the
king
of
Eglon.
And
when
they
had
made
those
kings
come
out
to
Joshua,
Joshua
sent
for
all
the
men
of
Israel,
and
said
to
the
chiefs
of
the
men
of
war
who
had
gone
with
him,
Come
near
and
put
your
feet
on
the
necks
of
these
kings.
So
they
came
near
and
put
their
feet
on
their
necks.
And
Joshua
said
to
them,
Have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled;
be
strong
and
take heart:
for
so
will
the
Lord
do
to
all
against
whom
you
make war.
Then
Joshua
had
them
put
to
death,
hanging
them
on
five
trees,
where
they
were
till
evening.
And
when
the
sun
went
down,
they
were
taken
down
from
the
trees,
by Joshua's
orders,
and
put
into
the hole
where
they
had
gone
to
be safe;
and
great
stones
were
placed
at
the
mouth
of
the hole,
where
they
are
to
this
day.
That
day
Joshua
took
Makkedah,
and
put
it
and
its
king
to
the
sword;
every
soul
in
it
he
gave
up
to
the curse
without mercy:
and
he
did
to
the
king
of
Makkedah
as
he
had
done
to
the
king
of
Jericho.
Then
Joshua
and
all
Israel
with
him went
on
from
Makkedah
and came
to
Libnah,
and
made an
attack
on
it;
And again
the
Lord
gave
it
and
its
king
into
the
hands
of
Israel;
and
he
put
it
and
every
person
in
it
to
the
sword, till
their destruction
was
complete;
and
he
did
to
its
king
as
he
had
done
to
the
king
of
Jericho.
Then
Joshua
and
all
Israel
with
him went
on
from
Libnah
to
Lachish,
and took
up
their position
against
it
and
made
an
attack
on
it,
And
the
Lord
gave
Lachish
into
the
hands
of
Israel,
and
on
the
second
day
he
took
it,
putting
it
and
every
person
in
it
to
the
sword without
mercy,
as
he
had
done
to
Libnah.
Then
Horam,
king
of
Gezer,
came
up
to
the
help
of
Lachish;
and
Joshua overcame
him
and
his
people, putting
all
of
them
to death.
And
Joshua
and
all
Israel
with
him went
on
from
Lachish
to
Eglon:
and
they took
up
their position
against
it
and
made
an
attack
on
it;
And
that
day
they
took
it, putting
it
and
every
person
in
it
to
the
sword,
as
he
had
done
to
Lachish.
And
Joshua
and
all
Israel
with
him
went
up
from
Eglon
to
Hebron,
and
made
an
attack
on
it;
And
took
it, overcoming
it
and putting
it
and
its
king
and
its
towns
and
every
person
in
it
to
the
sword:
as
he
had
done
to
Eglon,
he
put
them
all
to
death,
and
gave
it
up
to
the curse
with
every
person
in
it.
And
Joshua
and
all
Israel
with
him
went
on
to
make
an
attack
on
Debir;
And
he
took
it,
with
its
king
and
all
its
towns:
and
he
put
them
to
the
sword, giving
every
person
in
it
to
the curse;
all
were
put
to
death:
as
he
had
done
to
Hebron,
so
he
did
to
Debir
and
its
king.
So
Joshua overcame
all
the
land,
the hill-country
and
the
South
and
the
lowland
and
the
mountain
slopes,
and
all
their
kings;
all
were
put
to death:
and
every living
thing
he
gave
up
to
the curse,
as
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
had
given
him
orders.
Joshua overcame
them
from
Kadesh-barnea
to
Gaza,
and
all
the
land
of
Goshen
as
far
as
Gibeon.
And
all
these
kings
and
their
land
Joshua
took
at
the
same
time,
because
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
was
fighting
for
Israel.
Then
Joshua
and
all
Israel
with
him
went
back
to
their tents
at
Gilgal.
Now
Jabin,
king
of
Hazor,
hearing
of these
things,
sent
to
Jobab,
king
of
Madon,
and
to
the
king
of
Shimron,
and
to
the
king
of
Achshaph,
And
to
the
kings
on
the
north
in
the hill-country,
and
in
the
Arabah
south
of
Chinneroth,
and
in
the
lowland,
and
in
the highlands
of
Dor
on
the
west,
And
to
the
Canaanites
on
the
east
and
on
the
west,
and
to
the
Amorites
and
the
Hittites
and
the
Perizzites,
and
the
Jebusites
in
the hill-country,
and
the
Hivites
under
Hermon
in
the
land
of
Mizpah.
And
they
went
out,
they
and
all
their
armies
with
them,
a
great
people,
in
number
like
the
sand
on
the seaside,
with
horses
and war-carriages
in
great
number.
And
all
these
kings
came
together,
and
put
their
forces
in position
at
the
waters
of
Merom,
to make war
on
Israel.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Have
no
fear
of
them:
for
tomorrow
at
this
time
I
will
give
them
all
up
dead
before
Israel;
you
are
to
have
the leg-muscles
of
their
horses cut
and
their war-carriages
burned
with
fire.
So
Joshua
and
all
the
men
of
war
with
him
came
against
them
suddenly
at
the
waters
of
Merom,
and
made
an
attack
on
them.
And
the
Lord
gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Israel,
and
they overcame
them driving
them back
to
great Zidon
and
to
Misrephoth-maim
and
into
the
valley
of
Mizpeh
to
the
east;
and
they
put
them
all
to death,
no man got away safely.
And
Joshua
did
to
them
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
him;
he
had
the leg-muscles
of
their
horses cut
and
their war-carriages
burned
with
fire.
At
that
time,
Joshua
went
on
to
take
Hazor
and
put
its
king
to
the
sword:
for
in earlier
times
Hazor
was
the
chief
of
all
those
kingdoms.
And
they
put
every
person
in
it
to
death
without mercy, giving
every
living
thing
up
to
the curse,
and
burning
Hazor.
And
all
the
towns
of
these
kings,
and
all
the
kings,
Joshua
took,
and
put
them
to
the
sword:
he
gave
them
up
to
the curse,
as
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
had
said.
As
for
the
towns
made
on hills
of earth,
not
one
was
burned
by
Israel
but
Hazor, which
was
burned
by
Joshua.
And
all
the goods
taken
from
these
towns,
and
their
cattle,
the
children
of
Israel kept
for
themselves;
but
every
man
they
put
to death
without mercy,
till
their
destruction
was
complete,
and
there
was
no
one living.
As
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses
his
servant,
so
Moses
gave
orders
to
Joshua,
and
so
Joshua
did;
every
order
which
the
Lord
had
given
to
Moses
was
done.
So
Joshua
took
all
that
land,
the hill-country
and
all
the
South,
and
all
the
land
of
Goshen,
and
the
lowland
and
the
Arabah,
the hill-country
of
Israel
and
its
lowland;
From
Mount
Halak,
which
goes
up
to
Seir,
as
far
as
Baal-gad
in
the
valley
of
Lebanon
under
Mount
Hermon:
and
all
their
kings
he overcame
and
put
to
death.
For
a
long
time
Joshua
made
war
on
all
those
kings.
Not
one
town
made peace
with
the
children
of
Israel,
but
only
the
Hivites
of
Gibeon:
they
took
them
all
in
war.
For
the
Lord
made
them
strong
in
heart
to
go
to
war
against
Israel,
so
that
he
might
give
them
up
to
the curse
without
mercy,
and
that
destruction
might
come
on
them,
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses.
And
Joshua
came
at
that
time
and
put
an end
to
the
Anakim
in
the hill-country,
in
Hebron,
in
Debir,
in
Anab,
and
in
all
the hill-country
of
Judah
and
Israel:
Joshua
gave
them
and
their
towns
to
the curse.
Not
one
of
the
Anakim
was
to
be seen
in
the
land
of
the
children
of
Israel:
only
in
Gaza,
in
Gath,
and
in
Ashdod,
some
were still living.
So
Joshua
took
all
the
land,
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
Moses;
and
Joshua
gave
it
to
the children
of
Israel
as
their
heritage,
making
division
of
it
among
them
by
their
tribes.
And
the
land
had
rest
from
war.
Now
these
are
the
kings
of
the
land
whom
the
children
of
Israel overcame, taking
as
their heritage
their
land
on
the
east
side
of
Jordan,
from
the
valley
of
the
Arnon
to
Mount
Hermon,
and
all
the
Arabah
to
the
east:
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
who
was
living
in
Heshbon,
ruling
from
Aroer,
which
is
on
the
edge
of
the
valley
of
the
Arnon,
and
the town
in
the
middle
of
the
valley,
and
half
Gilead,
as
far
as
the
river
Jabbok,
the limits
of
the
children
of
Ammon;
And
the
Arabah
to
the
sea
of
Chinneroth,
to
the
east,
and
to
the
sea
of
the
Arabah,
that
is
the
Salt
Sea,
to
the
east,
the
way
to
Beth-jeshimoth;
and
on
the
south,
under
the
slopes
of
Pisgah:
And
the
land
of
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
of
the
rest
of
the
Rephaim,
who
was
living
at
Ashtaroth
and
at
Edrei,
Ruling
in
the
mountain
of
Hermon,
and
in
Salecah,
and
in
all
Bashan,
as
far
as
the limits
of
the
Geshurites
and
the
Maacathites,
and
half
Gilead,
to
the
land
of
Sihon,
king
of
Heshbon.
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
and
the
children
of
Israel overcame
them;
and
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
gave
their land
for
a heritage
to
the
Reubenites,
and
the
Gadites,
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh.
And
these
are
the
kings
of
the
land
whom
Joshua
and
the
children
of
Israel overcame
on
the
west
side
of
Jordan,
from
Baal-gad
in
the
valley
of
Lebanon
to
Mount
Halak,
which
goes
up
to
Seir;
and
Joshua
gave
the
land
to
the
tribes
of
Israel
for
a heritage,
in
keeping
with
their
divisions;
In
the hill-country,
and
in
the
lowland,
and
in
the
Arabah,
and
on
the
mountain
slopes,
and
in
the waste land,
and
in
the
South;
the
Hittites,
the
Amorites,
and
the
Canaanites,
the
Perizzites,
the
Hivites,
and
the
Jebusites.
The
king
of
Jericho,
one;
the
king
of
Ai,
which
is
near Beth-el,
one;
The
king
of
Jerusalem,
one;
the
king
of
Hebron,
one;
The
king
of
Jarmuth,
one; the
king
of
Lachish,
one;
The
king
of
Eglon,
one; the
king
of
Gezer,
one;
The
king
of
Debir,
one; the
king
of
Geder,
one;
The
king
of
Hormah,
one; the
king
of
Arad,
one;
The
king
of
Libnah,
one; the
king
of
Adullam,
one;
The
king
of
Makkedah,
one; the
king
of Beth-el,
one;
The
king
of
Tappuah,
one;
the
king
of
Hepher,
one;
The
king
of
Aphek,
one; the
king
of Lassharon,
one;
The
king
of
Madon,
one; the
king
of
Hazor,
one;
The
king
of
Shimron-meron,
one; the
king
of
Achshaph,
one;
The
king
of
Taanach,
one; the
king
of
Megiddo,
one;
The
king
of
Kedesh,
one; the
king
of
Jokneam
in
Carmel,
one;
The
king
of
Dor
on
the hill
of
Dor,
one;
the
king
of
Goiim
in
Gilgal,
one;
The
king
of
Tirzah,
one;
all
the
kings
together
were thirty-one.
Now
Joshua
was
old
and
full
of
years;
and
the
Lord
said
to
him,
You
are
old
and
full
of
years,
and
there
is
still
very
much
land
to
be
taken.
This
is
the
land which
is still
to
be taken:
all
the
country
of
the
Philistines,
and
all
the
Geshurites;
From
the
Shihor,
which
is
before
Egypt,
to
the
edge
of
Ekron
to
the
north,
which
is taken
to
be
Canaanite
property:
the
five chiefs
of
the
Philistines;
the
Gazites,
and
the
Ashdodites,
the Ashkelonites,
the
Gittites,
and
the
Ekronites,
as
well
as
the Avvim;
On
the
south:
all
the
land
of
the
Canaanites,
and
Mearah
which
is
the
property
of
the Zidonians,
to
Aphek,
as
far
as
the limit
of
the
Amorites:
And
the
land
of
the
Gebalites,
and
all
Lebanon, looking
east,
from
Baal-gad
under
Mount
Hermon
as
far
as
Hamath:
All
the
people
of
the hill-country
from
Lebanon
to
Misrephoth-maim,
all
the Zidonians;
them
will
I send
out
from
before
the
children
of
Israel:
only make division
of
it
to
Israel
for
a
heritage,
as
I
have
given
you
orders
to
do.
So
now make division
of
this
land
for
a
heritage
to
the
nine
tribes,
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh.
With
him
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites
have
been
given
their
heritage,
which
Moses
gave
them,
on
the
east
side
of
Jordan,
as
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
gave
them;
From
Aroer,
on
the
edge
of
the
valley
of
the
Arnon,
and
the
town
in
the
middle
of
the
valley,
and
all
the table-land
from
Medeba
to
Dibon;
And
all
the
towns
of
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
who
was ruling
in
Heshbon,
to
the limits
of
the
children
of
Ammon;
And
Gilead,
and
the
land
of
the
Geshurites
and
the
Maacathites,
and
all
Mount
Hermon,
and
all
Bashan
to
Salecah;
All
the
kingdom
of
Og
in
Bashan,
who
was ruling
in
Ashtaroth
and
in
Edrei (he
was
one
of
the last
of
the
Rephaim);
these
did
Moses overcome,
driving
them
out
of
their country.
However,
the
people
of
Israel
did
not send
out
the
Geshurites,
or
the
Maacathites:
but
Geshur
and
Maacath
are
living
among
Israel
to
this
day.
Only
to
the
tribe
of
Levi
he
gave
no
heritage;
the
offerings
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
made
by
fire
are
his
heritage,
as
he
said
to
him.
And
Moses
gave
their heritage
to
the
tribe
of
Reuben
by
their
families.
Their limit
was
from
Aroer,
on
the
edge
of
the
valley
of
the
Arnon,
and
the
town
in
the
middle
of
the
valley,
and
all
the table-land
by
Medeba;
Heshbon
and
all
her
towns
in
the table-land;
Dibon,
and Bamoth-baal,
and
Beth-baal-meon;
And
Jahaz,
and
Kedemoth,
and
Mephaath;
And
Kiriathaim,
and
Sibmah,
and
Zereth-shahar
in
the
mountain
of
the
valley;
And
Beth-peor,
and the
slopes
of
Pisgah,
and
Beth-jeshimoth;
And
all
the
towns
of
the table-land,
and
all
the
kingdom
of
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
who
was
ruling
in
Heshbon,
whom
Moses overcame, together
with
the
chiefs
of
Midian,
Evi,
and
Rekem,
and
Zur,
and
Hur,
and
Reba,
the
chiefs
of
Sihon,
who
were
living
in
the
land.
And
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor,
the
prophet,
the
children
of
Israel put
to death
with
the
sword.
And
the limit
of
the
children
of
Reuben
was
the edge
of
Jordan.
This
was
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Reuben
by
their
families,
with
its
towns
and
its unwalled places.
And
Moses
gave
their heritage
to
the
tribe
of
Gad
by
their
families.
And
their limit
was
Jazer,
and
all
the
towns
of
Gilead,
and
half
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
to
Aroer
before
Rabbah;
And
from
Heshbon
to
Ramath-mizpeh,
and
Betonim;
and
from
Mahanaim
to
the edge
of
Debir;
And
in
the
valley,
Beth-haram,
and
Beth-nimrah,
and
Succoth,
and
Zaphon,
the
rest
of
the
kingdom
of
Sihon,
king
of
Heshbon,
having
Jordan
for
its limit,
to
the
end
of
the
sea
of
Chinnereth
on
the
east
side
of
Jordan.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Gad
by their
families,
with
its
towns
and
its unwalled places
And
Moses
gave
their heritage
to
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
by
their
families.
And
their limit
was
from
Mahanaim,
all
Bashan,
all
the
kingdom
of
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
and
all Havvoth-Jair,
in
Bashan,
sixty
towns;
And
half
Gilead,
and
Ashtaroth,
and
Edrei,
towns
of
the
kingdom
of
Og
in
Bashan,
were
for
the
children
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Manasseh,
for
half
of
the
children
of
Machir
by their
families.
These
are
the heritages
of
which
Moses
made distribution
in
the lowlands
of
Moab,
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan
in
Jericho,
to
the
east.
But
to
the
tribe
of
Levi
Moses
gave
no
heritage:
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
is
their
heritage,
as
he
said
to
them.
And
these
are
the heritages
which
the
children
of
Israel
took
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
which
Eleazar,
the
priest,
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
and
the
heads
of
the
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel,
gave
out
to
them;
Their
heritage
by
the Lord's decision,
as
he
gave
orders
by
Moses,
for
the
nine
tribes
and
the
half-tribe.
For
Moses
had
given
their
heritage
to
the
two
tribes
and
the
half-tribe
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
but
to
the
Levites
he
gave
no
heritage
among
them.
Because
the
children
of
Joseph
were
two
tribes,
Manasseh
and
Ephraim;
and
they
gave
the
Levites
no part
in
the
land,
only
towns
for
their living-places,
with
the grass-lands
for
their
cattle
and
for
their
property.
As
the
Lord
had
given
orders
to
Moses,
so
the
people
of
Israel
did,
and
they
made division
of
the
land.
Then
the
children
of
Judah
went
to
Joshua
in
Gilgal;
and
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh
the
Kenizzite,
said
to
him,
You
have
knowledge
of
what
the
Lord
said
to
Moses,
the
man
of
God,
about
me
and
about
you
in
Kadesh-barnea.
I
was
forty
years
old
when
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
sent
me
from
Kadesh-barnea
to
make
a search
through
the
land;
and
the
account
which
I
gave
him
was
in keeping
with
his
desire.
My
brothers, however,
who
went
up
with
me,
made
the
heart
of
the
people
like
water:
but
I
was
true
to
the
Lord
with
all
my
heart.
And
on
that
day
Moses
took
an
oath,
saying,
Truly
the
land
where
your
feet
have
been
placed
will
become
a
heritage
for
you
and
your
children
for
ever,
because
you
have
been
true
to
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your heart.
And
now,
as
you
see,
the
Lord
has kept
me safe
these
forty-five
years,
from
the
time
when
the
Lord
said
this
to
Moses,
while
Israel
was wandering
in
the waste land:
and
now
I
am
eighty-five
years
old.
And
still,
I am
as
strong
today
as
I
was
when
Moses
sent
me
out:
as
my
strength
was
then,
so
is
it
now,
for
war
and
for
all
the business
of
life.
So
now,
give
me
this hill-country
named
by
the
Lord
at
that
time;
for
you
had
an account
of
it
then,
how
the
Anakim
were
there,
and
great walled
towns:
it
may
be
that
the
Lord
will
be
with
me,
and
I
will
be able
to
take
their land,
as
the
Lord
said.
And
Joshua
gave
him
his
blessing;
and
he
gave
Hebron
to
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
for
his
heritage.
So
Hebron
became
the
heritage
of
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh
the
Kenizzite,
to
this
day,
because
with
all
his heart
he
was
true
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
In earlier
times
the
name
of
Hebron
had
been
Kiriath-arba,
named
after Arba,
the
greatest
of
the
Anakim.
And
the
land
had
rest
from
war.
Now
the part
of
the
land marked
out
for
the
children
of
Judah
by
families,
went
up
to
the edge
of
Edom,
as
far
as
the waste
land
of
Zin
to
the
south,
to
the farthest point
of
it
on
the
south.
Their
south limit
was
from
the farthest
part
of
the
Salt
Sea,
from
the inlet
looking
to
the
south:
From
there
it
goes
south
of
the slope
up
to
Akrabbim,
and
on
to
Zin,
then
south past
Kadesh-barnea,
and
on
by
Hezron
and
up
to
Addar,
turning
in
the
direction
of
Karka:
Then
on
to
Azmon, ending
at
the
stream
of
Egypt:
and
the
end
of
the limit
is
at
the
sea;
this
will
be
your limit
on
the
south.
And
the
east limit
is
the
Salt
Sea
as
far
as
the
end
of
Jordan.
And
the limit
of
the
north part
of
the
land
is
from
the inlet
of
the
sea
at
the
end
of
Jordan:
Then
the
line
goes
up
to
Beth-hoglah, past
the
north
of
Beth-arabah,
and
up
to
the
stone
of
Bohan,
the
son
of
Reuben;
Then
the
line
goes
up
to
Debir
from
the
valley
of
Achor,
and
so
to
the
north,
in
the direction
of
Gilgal,
which
is
opposite
the
slope
up
to
Adummim,
on
the
south
side
of
the
river:
and
the
line
goes
on
to
the
waters
of
En-shemesh, ending
at
En-rogel:
Then
the
line
goes
up
by
the
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom
to
the
south
side
of
the
Jebusite (which
is
Jerusalem):
then
up
to
the
top
of
the
mountain
in
front
of
the
valley
of
Hinnom
to
the
west,
which
is
at
the farthest point
of
the
valley
of
Rephaim
on
the
north:
And
the limit
is marked
out
from
the
top
of
the
mountain
to
the
fountain
of
the
waters
of
Nephtoah,
and
out
to
the
towns
of
Mount
Ephron,
as
far
as
Baalah (which
is
Kiriath-jearim):
Then
turning
west,
the
line
goes
from
Baalah
to
Mount
Seir,
and
on
to
the
side
of
Mount
Jearim (which
is
Chesalon)
on
the
north,
then
down
to
Beth-shemesh,
and
on past
Timnah:
And
out
to
the
side
of
Ekron
to
the
north:
then
it
is marked
out
to
Shikkeron
and
on
to
Mount
Baalah, ending
at
Jabneel;
the
end
of
the
line
is
at
the
sea.
And
the limit
on
the
west
is
the edge
of
the
Great
Sea.
This
is
the
line going
round
the
land marked
out
for
the
children
of
Judah,
by
their
families.
And
to
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
he
gave
a
part
among
the
children
of
Judah,
as
the
Lord
had
given orders
to
Joshua,
that
is,
Kiriath-arba, named
after Arba,
the
father
of
Anak
which
is
Hebron.
And
the
three
sons
of
Anak,
Sheshai
and
Ahiman
and
Talmai,
the
children
of
Anak,
were forced
out
from
there
by
Caleb.
From
there
he
went
up
against
the
people
of
Debir: (now
the
name
of
Debir
before
that
was
Kiriath-sepher.)
And
Caleb
said,
I
will
give
Achsah,
my
daughter,
as
wife
to
the man
who overcomes
Kiriath-sepher
and
takes
it.
And
Othniel,
the
son
of
Kenaz, Caleb's
brother,
took
it:
so
he
gave
him
his
daughter
Achsah
for
his
wife.
Now
when
she
came
to
him,
he
put
into
her mind
the idea
of requesting
a
field
from
her
father:
and
she got
down
from
her ass;
and
Caleb
said
to
her,
What
is
it?
And
she
said,
Give
me
a
blessing;
because
you
have
put
me
in dry south-land,
now
give
me
springs
of
water.
So
he
gave
her
the higher
spring
and
the
lower
spring.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
by their
families.
The farthest
towns
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
in
the direction
of
the limits
of
Edom
to
the
south,
were
Kabzeel,
and
Eder,
and
Jagur;
And
Kinah,
and
Dimonah,
and
Adadah;
And
Kedesh,
and
Hazor,
and
Ithnan;
Ziph,
and
Telem,
and
Bealoth;
And
Hazor-hadattah,
and Kerioth-hezron (which
is
Hazor);
Amam,
and
Shema,
and
Moladah;
And
Hazar-gaddah,
and
Heshmon,
and
Beth-pelet;
And
Hazar-shual,
and Beer-sheba,
and
Biziothiah;
Baalah,
and
Iim,
and
Ezem;
And
Eltolad,
and
Chesil,
and
Hormah;
And
Ziklag,
and
Madmannah,
and
Sansannah;
And
Lebaoth,
and
Shilhim,
and
Ain,
and
Rimmon;
all
the
towns
are
twenty-nine,
with
their unwalled
places.
In
the
lowland,
Eshtaol,
and
Zorah,
and
Ashnah;
And
Zanoah,
and
En-gannim,
Tappuah,
and
Enam;
Jarmuth,
and
Adullam,
Socoh,
and
Azekah;
And
Shaaraim,
and
Adithaim,
and
Gederah,
and
Gederothaim;
fourteen
towns with their unwalled places.
Zenan,
and
Hadashah,
and
Migdal-gad;
And Dilan,
and
Mizpeh,
and
Joktheel;
Lachish,
and
Bozkath,
and
Eglon;
And
Cabbon,
and
Lahmas,
and Chithlish;
And
Gederoth,
Beth-dagon,
and
Naamah,
and
Makkedah;
sixteen
towns with their unwalled places.
Libnah,
and
Ether,
and
Ashan;
And
Iphtah,
and
Ashnah,
and
Nezib;
And
Keilah,
and
Achzib,
and
Mareshah;
nine
towns with their unwalled places.
Ekron, with
her daughter-towns
and
her unwalled places;
From
Ekron
to
the
sea,
all
the
towns
by
the
side
of
Ashdod,
with
their unwalled
places.
Ashdod,
with
her daughter-towns
and
her unwalled places;
Gaza,
with
her daughter-towns
and
her unwalled places,
to
the
stream
of
Egypt,
with
the Great
Sea
as
a limit.
And
in
the hill-country, Shamir,
and
Jattir,
and
Socoh;
And
Dannah,
and
Kiriath-sannah (which
is
Debir);
And
Anab,
and
Eshtemoh,
and
Anim;
And
Goshen,
and
Holon,
and
Giloh;
eleven
towns with their unwalled places.
Arab,
and
Dumah,
and
Eshan;
And
Janim,
and
Beth-tappuah,
and
Aphekah;
And
Humtah,
and
Kiriath-arba (which
is
Hebron),
and
Zior;
nine
towns
with their unwalled places.
Maon,
Carmel,
and
Ziph,
and Jutah;
And
Jezreel,
and
Jokdeam,
and
Zanoah;
Kain,
Gibeah,
and
Timnah;
ten
towns
with their unwalled places.
Halhul,
Beth-zur,
and
Gedor;
And
Maarath,
and
Beth-anoth,
and
Eltekon;
six
towns with their unwalled places.
Kiriath-baal (which
is
Kiriath-jearim),
and
Rabbah;
two
towns
with
their unwalled places.
In the waste land,
Beth-arabah,
Middin,
and
Secacah;
And
Nibshan,
and
the
Town
of
Salt,
and En-gedi;
six
towns with their unwalled places.
And
as
for
the
Jebusites
living
in
Jerusalem,
the
children
of
Judah
were
unable
to make
them go
out;
but
the
Jebusites
are
living
with
the
children
of
Judah
at
Jerusalem,
to
this
day.
And
the limit
of
the
land marked
out
for
the
children
of
Joseph
went
out
from
Jordan
at
Jericho,
at
the
waters
of
Jericho
on
the
east,
in
the waste
land,
going
up
from
Jericho
through
the hill-country
to Beth-el;
And
it
goes
out
from Beth-el
to
Luz,
and
on
as
far
as
the limit
of
the
Archites
to
Ataroth;
And
it
goes
down
to
the
west
to
the limit
of
the
Japhletites,
to
the limit
of
Beth-horon
the
lower,
as
far
as
Gezer; ending
at
the
sea.
And
the
children
of
Joseph,
Manasseh
and
Ephraim, took
their heritage.
And
the limit
of
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ephraim
by
their
families
was marked
out
in this
way:
the limit
of
their
heritage
to
the
east
was
Ataroth-addar,
to
Beth-horon
the higher;
The
line
goes
out
to
the
west
at
Michmethath
on
the
north;
then
turning
to
the
east
to
Taanath-shiloh,
going past
it
on
the
east
of
Janoah;
And
from
Janoah
down
to
Ataroth,
and
to
Naarah,
and touching
Jericho,
it
goes
on
to
Jordan.
From
Tappuah
the
line goes
on
to
the
west
to
the
river
of
Kanah; ending
at
the
sea.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Ephraim
by
their
families;
Together
with
the
towns marked
out
for
the
children
of
Ephraim
in
the
heritage
of
Manasseh,
all
the
towns
with
their unwalled
places.
And
the
Canaanites
who
were
living
in
Gezer
were
not
forced
out;
but
the
Canaanites
have
been
living
among
Ephraim,
to
this
day,
as
servants, doing
forced
work.
And
this
was
the
part marked
out
for
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
because
he
was
the
oldest son
of
Joseph.
As
for
Machir,
the
oldest son
of
Manasseh,
the
father
of
Gilead,
because
he
was
a
man
of
war
he
had
Gilead
and
Bashan.
And
as
for
the
rest
of
the
children
of
Manasseh,
their heritage
was given
to
them
by
families;
for
the
children
of
Abiezer,
and
for
the
children
of
Helek,
and
for
the
children
of
Asriel,
and
for
the
children
of
Shechem,
and
for
the
children
of
Hepher,
and
for
the
children
of
Shemida:
these
were
the
male
children
of
Manasseh,
the
son
of
Joseph,
by
their
families.
But
Zelophehad,
the
son
of
Hepher,
the
son
of
Gilead,
the
son
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Manasseh,
had
no
sons,
but
only
daughters;
and
these
are
the
names
of
his
daughters:
Mahlah,
and
Noah,
Hoglah,
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
And
they
came
before
Eleazar
the
priest,
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
and
before
the
chiefs,
saying,
The
Lord
gave
orders
to
Moses
to
give
us
a
heritage
among
our
brothers:
so
in agreement
with
the
orders
of
the
Lord
he
gave
them
a
heritage
among
their father's
brothers.
And
ten parts
were given
to
Manasseh,
in addition
to
the
land
of
Gilead
and
Bashan,
which
is
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan;
Because
the
daughters
of
Manasseh
had
a
heritage
among
his
sons,
and
the
land
of
Gilead
was
the
property
of
the other
sons
of
Manasseh.
And
the limit
of Manasseh's
land
was
from
Asher
to
Michmethath,
which
is
before
Shechem;
the
line
goes
on
to
the
right
hand,
to
the
people
of
En-tappuah.
The
land
of
Tappuah
was
the property
of
Manasseh;
but
Tappuah
on
the edge
of
Manasseh
was
the property
of
the
children
of
Ephraim.
And
the limit
goes
down
to
the
stream
Kanah,
to
the
south
of
the
stream:
these
towns
were Ephraim's
among
the
towns
of
Manasseh; Manasseh's limit
was
on
the
north
side
of
the
stream, ending
at
the
sea:
To
the
south
it
is Ephraim's,
and
to
the
north
it
is Manasseh's,
and
the
sea
is
his limit;
and they
are touching
Asher
on
the
north,
and
Issachar
on
the
east.
In
Issachar
and
Asher,
Manasseh
had
Beth-shean
and
its daughter-towns,
and
Ibleam
and
its daughter-towns,
and
the
people
of
Dor
and
its daughter-towns,
and
the
people
of
En-dor
and
its daughter-towns,
and
the
people
of
Taanach
and
its daughter-towns,
and
the
people
of
Megiddo
and
its daughter-towns,
that
is,
the
three hills.
But
the
children
of
Manasseh
were
not
able
to make
the
people
of
those
towns go
out;
but
the
Canaanites would go
on
living
in
that
land.
And
when
the
children
of
Israel
had
become
strong,
they
put
the
Canaanites
to
forced
work,
in
place
of
driving
them
out.
Then
the
children
of
Joseph
said
to
Joshua,
Why
have
you
given
me
only
one part
and
one stretch
of
land
for
my
heritage?
For
through
the
blessing
given
to
me
by
the
Lord
up
to
now,
I
am
a
great
people.
Then
Joshua
said
to
them,
If
you
are such
a
great
people,
go
up
into
the woodlands, clearing
a
place
there
for
yourselves
in
the
land
of
the
Perizzites
and
the
Rephaim,
if
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
is
not wide
enough
for
you.
And
the
children
of
Joseph
said,
The hill-country
is
not
enough
for
us:
and
all
the
Canaanites
living
in
the
valley
have
iron war-carriages,
those
in
Beth-shean
and
its
towns
as
well
as
those
in
the
valley
of
Jezreel.
Then
Joshua
said
to
the children
of
Joseph,
to
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
You
are
a
great
people,
and
have
great
power:
you
are
not
to
have
one property
only,
For
the hill-country
of Gilead
will
be yours ...
the woodland
and cut
down ...
its outskirts
will
be yours ... get
the
Canaanites
out,
for
they
have
iron war-carriages ...
strong.
And
all
the
meeting
of
the
children
of
Israel came
together
at
Shiloh
and put
up
the
Tent
of
meeting
there:
and
the
land
was crushed
before
them.
But
there
were still
seven
tribes
among
the
children
of
Israel
who
had
not taken
up
their
heritage.
Then
Joshua
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
Why
are
you
so slow
to
go
in
and
take
up
your heritage
in
the
land
which
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
has
given
you?
Take
from
among
you
three
men
from
every
tribe;
and
I
will
send
them
to
go
through
the
land
and
make
a
record
of
it
for distribution
as
their
heritage;
then
let
them
come
back
to
me.
And let
them
make division
of
it
into
seven parts: let
Judah keep
inside
his limit
on
the
south,
and let
the children
of
Joseph keep
inside
their limit
on
the
north.
And
you
are
to
have
the
land marked
out
in
seven parts,
and
come
back
to
me
with
the
record;
and
I
will
make
the distribution
for
you
here
by
the decision
of
the
Lord
our
God.
For
the
Levites
have
no
part
among
you;
to
be
the Lord's priests
is
their
heritage;
and
Gad
and
Reuben
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
have
had
their
heritage
on
the
east
side
of
Jordan,
given
to
them
by
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord.
So
the
men
got
up
and
went;
and
Joshua
gave
orders
to
those
who
went,
to
make
a
record
of
the
land,
saying,
Go
up
and
down
through
the
land,
and
make
a
record
of
it
and
come
back
here
to
me,
and
I
will
make
the distribution
for
you
here
by
the decision
of
the
Lord
in
Shiloh.
So
the
men
went, travelling
through
the
land,
and made
a
record
of
it
by
towns
in
seven parts
in
a
book,
and
came
back
to
Joshua
to
the tent-circle
at
Shiloh.
And
Joshua made
the distribution
for
them
in
Shiloh
by
the decision
of
the
Lord, marking
out
the
land
for
the
children
of
Israel
by
their
divisions.
And
the first heritage
came
out
for
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
by
their
families:
and
the limit
of
their heritage
went
between
the
children
of
Judah
and
the
children
of
Joseph.
And
their limit
on
the
north
was
from
the
Jordan,
and
the
line
goes
up
to
the
side
of
Jericho
on
the
north
and
through
the hill-country
to
the
west, ending
at
the waste
land
of Beth-aven.
And
from
there
the
line
goes
south
to
Luz,
to
the
side
of
Luz (which
is Beth-el),
then
down
to
Ataroth-addar,
by
the
mountain
to
the
south
of
Beth-horon
the
lower.
And
the limit
is marked
as coming
round
to
the
south
on
the
west
side
from
the
mountain
which
is
south
of
Beth-horon,
and ending
at
Kiriath-baal (which
is
Kiriath-jearim),
a
town
of
the
children
of
Judah:
this
is
the
west
part.
And
the
south part
is
from
the farthest point
of
Kiriath-jearim,
and
the
line
goes
out
to
the
west
to
the
fountain
of
the
waters
of
Nephtoah:
And
the
line
goes
down
to
the farthest
part
of
the
mountain
facing
the
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom,
which
is
on
the
north
of
the
valley
of
Rephaim:
from
there
it
goes
down
to
the
valley
of
Hinnom,
to
the
side
of
the
Jebusite
on
the
south
as
far
as
En-rogel;
And
it
goes
to
En-shemesh
and
on
to
Geliloth,
opposite
the way
up
to
Adummim,
and
it
goes
down
to
the
stone
of
Bohan,
the
son
of
Reuben;
And
it
goes
on
to
the
side facing
the
Arabah
to
the
north,
and
down
to
the
Arabah;
And
on
to
the
north
side
of
Beth-hoglah, ending
at
the
north inlet
of
the
Salt
Sea
at
the
south
end
of
Jordan;
this
is
their limit
on
the
south.
And
the limit
of
the
east part
is
the
Jordan.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Benjamin, marked
out
for
their
families
by
these limits
on
all
sides.
And
the
towns
of
the
children
of
Benjamin, given
to
them
in
the order
of
their
families,
are
Jericho
and
Beth-hoglah
and Emek-kezziz
And
Beth-arabah
and
Zemaraim
and Beth-el
And
Avvim
and
Parah
and
Ophrah
And
Chephar-Ammoni
and
Ophni
and
Geba;
twelve
towns
with
their unwalled places;
Gibeon
and
Ramah
and
Beeroth
And
Mizpeh
and Chephirah
and
Mozah
And
Rekem
and
Irpeel
and
Taralah
And
Zela, Eleph
and
the
Jebusite (which
is
Jerusalem), Gibeath
and
Kiriath;
fourteen
towns
with their unwalled places.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Benjamin
by their
families.
And
the
second
heritage
came
out
for
the
tribe
of
Simeon
by
their
families;
and
their
heritage
was
in
the
middle
of
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Judah.
And
they
had
for
their
heritage Beer-sheba
and Shema
and
Moladah
And
Hazar-shual
and
Balah
and
Ezem
And
Eltolad
and
Bethul
and
Hormah
And
Ziklag
and
Beth-marcaboth
and
Hazar-susah
And
Beth-lebaoth
and
Sharuhen;
thirteen
towns
with their unwalled places;
Ain,
Rimmon,
and
Ether
and
Ashan;
four
towns with their unwalled places;
And
all
the unwalled
places
round
about
these
towns
as
far
as Baalath-beer-ramah
to
the
south.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
Simeon
by
their
families.
The
heritage
of
Simeon
was
taken out
of Judah's stretch
of
land,
for Judah's
part
was
more
than
they
had need
of,
so
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Simeon
was
inside
their
heritage.
And
the
third
heritage
came
out
for
Zebulun
by
their
families;
the limit
of
their
heritage
was
as
far
as Sarid;
And
their limit
goes
up
to
the
west
to
Maralah, stretching
to
Dabbesheth,
and
to
the
stream
in
front
of
Jokneam;
Then
turning
east
from Sarid
to
the limit
of
Chisloth-tabor,
it
goes
out
to
Daberath,
and
up
to
Japhia;
And
from
there
it
goes
on
east
to
Gath-hepher,
to
Eth-kazin; ending
at
Rimmon
which
goes
as far
as
Neah;
And
the
line goes
round
it
on
the
north
to
Hannathon, ending
at
the
valley
of Iphtah-el;
And Kattath
and
Nahalal
and
Shimron
and
Idalah
and Beth-lehem;
twelve
towns
with
their unwalled places.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Zebulun
by their
families,
these
towns
with their unwalled places.
For
Issachar
the
fourth heritage
came
out,
for
the
children
of
Issachar
by
their
families;
And
their limit
was
to
Jezreel
and
Chesulloth
and
Shunem
And
Hapharaim
and
Shion
and
Anaharath
And
Rabbith
and
Kishion
and
Ebez
And
Remeth
and
En-gannim
and
En-haddah
and
Beth-pazzez;
And
their limit goes
as far
as
Tabor
and Shahazimah
and
Beth-shemesh, ending
at
Jordan;
sixteen
towns
with
their unwalled places.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Issachar
by their
families,
these
towns
with their unwalled places.
And
the
fifth heritage
came
out
for
the
tribe
of
Asher
by
their
families.
And
their limit
was
Helkath
and
Hali
and
Beten
and
Achshaph
And
Alammelech
and
Amad
and
Mishal, stretching
to
Carmel
on
the
west
and
Shihor-libnath;
Turning
to
the
east
to
Beth-dagon
and stretching
to
Zebulun
and
the
valley
of Iphtah-el
as
far
as
Beth-emek
and Neiel
to
the
north;
on
the
left
it
goes
as
far
as
Cabul
And
Ebron
and
Rehob
and
Hammon
and
Kanah,
to
great Zidon;
And
the limit goes round
to
Ramah
and
the walled
town
of
Tyre
and
Hosah, ending
at
the
sea
by Heleb
and
Achzib;
And
Ummah
and
Aphek
and
Rehob;
twenty-two
towns
with
their unwalled places.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Asher
by their
families,
these
towns
with their unwalled places.
For
the
children
of
Naphtali
the
sixth heritage
came
out,
for
the
children
of
Naphtali
by
their
families;
And
their limit
was
from
Heleph,
from
the oak-tree
in
Zaanannim,
and Adami-hannekeb
and
Jabneel,
as
far
as
Lakkum, ending
at
Jordan;
And
turning
west
to
Aznoth-tabor,
the limit
goes
out
from
there
to
Hukkok, stretching
to
Zebulun
on
the
south,
and
Asher
on
the
west,
and
Judah
at
Jordan
on
the
east.
And
the walled
towns
are
Ziddim,
Zer,
and
Hammath,
Rakkath,
and
Chinnereth
And
Adamah
and
Ramah
and
Hazor
And
Kedesh
and
Edrei
and
En-Hazor
And Iron
and
Migdal-el,
Horem
and
Beth-anath
and
Beth-shemesh;
nineteen
towns with their unwalled places.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Naphtali
by their
families,
these
towns
with their unwalled places.
For
the
tribe
of
Dan
by
their
families
the
seventh heritage
came
out;
And
the limit
of
their
heritage
was
Zorah
and
Eshtaol
and
Ir-shemesh
And
Shaalabbin
and
Aijalon
and
Ithlah
And
Elon
and
Timnah
and
Ekron
And
Eltekeh
and
Gibbethon
and
Baalath
And
Jehud
and
Bene-berak
and
Gath-rimmon;
And
on
the west
was ...
opposite
Joppa.
(But
the limit
of
the
children
of
Dan
was
not
wide enough
for
them;
so
the
children
of
Dan
went
up
and
made
war
on
Leshem
and
took
it, putting
it
to
the
sword without mercy,
and
they
took
it
for
their heritage
and
made
a place
for
themselves
there, giving
it
the
name
of Leshem-dan,
after
the
name
of
their
father,
Dan.)
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Dan
by
their
families,
these
towns
with
their unwalled places.
So
the distribution
of
the
land
and
its limits
was
complete;
and
the
children
of
Israel
gave
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
a
heritage
among
them;
By
the orders
of
the
Lord
they
gave
him
the
town
for
which
he
made
request, Timnath-serah
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim:
there,
after
building
the
town,
he
made
his living-place.
These
are
the
heritages
which
Eleazar
the
priest
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel
gave
out
at
Shiloh,
by
the decision
of
the
Lord,
at
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
So
the distribution
of
the
land
was
complete.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Joshua,
Say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
Let
certain
towns
be marked
out
as safe
places,
as
I
said
to
you
by
the mouth
of
Moses,
So
that
any
man
who
in
error
and
without design
has
taken
the
life
of
another,
may
go
in
flight
to
them:
and
they
will
be safe places
for
you
from
him
who
has
the right
of punishment
for
blood.
And
if
anyone goes
in
flight
to
one
of
those
towns,
and
comes
into
the public
place
of
the
town,
and
puts
his
cause
before
the responsible
men
of
the
town,
they
will
take
him
into
the
town
and
give
him
a
place
among
them
where
he
may
be safe.
And
if
the
one
who
has
the right
of
punishment
comes
after
him,
they
are
not
to give
the taker
of
life
up
to
him;
because
he
was
the cause
of
his neighbour's
death
without designing
it
and
not
in
hate.
And
he
is
to
go
on
living
in
that
town
till
he
has
to
come
before
the meeting
of
the
people
to
be
judged; (till
the
death
of
him
who
is
high
priest
at
that
time:)
then
the taker
of
life
may
come
back
to
his
town
and
to
his
house,
to
the
town
from
which
he
had
gone
in
flight.
So
they
made selection
of
Kedesh
in
Galilee
in
the hill-country
of
Naphtali,
and
Shechem
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
and
Kiriath-arba (which
is
Hebron)
in
the hill-country
of
Judah.
And
on
the
east
side
of
Jordan
at
Jericho, they
made selection
of
Bezer
in
the waste
land,
in
the table-land,
out
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
and
Ramoth
in
Gilead
out
of
the
tribe
of
Gad,
and
Golan
in
Bashan
out
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
These
were
the
towns marked
out
for
all
the
children
of
Israel
and
for
the
man
from
a strange country
living
among
them,
so
that
anyone causing
the
death
of
another
in
error,
might
go
in
flight
there,
and
not
be
put
to
death
by
him
who
has
the right
of
punishment
for
blood
till
he
had
come
before
the meeting
of
the
people.
Then
the
heads
of
the
families
of
the
Levites
came
to
Eleazar
the
priest
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
and
to
the
heads
of
families
of
the
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel;
And
said
to
them
in
Shiloh
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
The
Lord
gave
orders
by
Moses
that
we
were
to
have
towns
for
living
in,
with
their grass-lands
for
our
cattle.
And
the
children
of
Israel
out
of
their
heritage
gave
to
the
Levites
these
towns
with
their grass-lands,
by
the order
of
the
Lord.
And
the heritage
came
out
for
the
families
of
the
Kohathites:
the
children
of
Aaron
the
priest,
who
were
of
the
Levites,
were given
thirteen
towns
from
the
tribes
of
Judah,
Simeon,
and
Benjamin.
The
rest
of
the
children
of
Kohath
by
their
families
were given
ten
towns
from
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Dan
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh.
The
children
of
Gershon
by their
families
were given
thirteen
towns
from
the
tribes
of
Issachar
and
Asher
and
Naphtali
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh which
was
in
Bashan.
The
children
of
Merari
by
their
families
were given
twelve
towns
from
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
and
Zebulun.
All
these
towns
with
their grass-lands
the
children
of
Israel
gave
by
the decision
of
the
Lord
to
the
Levites,
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders
by
Moses.
From
the
tribes
of
the
children
of
Judah
and
the
children
of
Simeon
they
gave
these
towns,
listed here
by
name:
These
were
for
the
children
of
Aaron among
the
families
of
the
Kohathites,
of
the
children
of
Levi:
for
they
came
first
in
the distribution.
They
gave
them
Kiriath-arba,
the town
of Arba,
the
father
of
Anak, (which
is
Hebron)
in
the hill-country
of
Judah,
with
its grass-lands.
But
the open
country round
the
town,
and
its unwalled places, they
gave
to
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
as
his
property.
And
to
the
children
of
Aaron
the
priest
they
gave
Hebron
with
its grass-lands,
the
town where
the taker
of life
might
be safe,
and
Libnah
with
its grass-lands;
And
Jattir
with
its grass-lands,
and
Eshtemoa
with
its grass-lands;
And
Holon
with
its grass-lands,
and
Debir
with
its grass-lands;
And
Ain,
and
Juttah,
and
Beth-shemesh,
with
their grass-lands;
nine
towns
from
those
two
tribes.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin they gave
Gibeon
and
Geba
with their grass-lands;
Anathoth
and
Almon
with their grass-lands,
four
towns.
Thirteen
towns
with
their grass-lands
were given
to
the
children
of
Aaron,
the
priests.
The
rest
of
the
families
of
the
children
of
Kohath,
the
Levites,
were given
towns
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
And they
gave
them
Shechem
with
its grass-lands
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
the
town where
the taker
of life
might
be safe,
and
Gezer
with
its grass-lands;
And
Kibzaim
and
Beth-horon
with their grass-lands,
four
towns.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
Elteke
and
Gibbethon
with
their grass-lands;
Aijalon
and
Gath-rimmon
with their grass-lands,
four
towns.
And
from
the half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
Taanach
and
Gath-rimmon
with
their grass-lands,
two
towns.
All
the
towns
of
the
rest
of
the
families
of
the
children
of
Kohath
were
ten
with
their grass-lands.
And
to
the
children
of
Gershon,
of
the
families
of
the
Levites, they gave
from
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
Golan
in
Bashan
with
its grass-lands,
the
town where
the taker
of life
might
be safe,
and Ashtaroth
with
its grass-lands,
two
towns.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar,
Kishion
and
Daberath
with their grass-lands;
Jarmuth
and
En-gannim
with their grass-lands,
four
towns.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Asher,
Mishal
and
Abdon,
with their grass-lands:
Helkath
and
Rehob
with their grass-lands,
four
towns.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali,
Kedesh
in
Galilee
with
its grass-lands,
the
town where
the taker
of life
might be safe,
and
Hammoth-dor
and
Kartan
with their grass-lands,
three
towns.
All
the
towns
of
the
Gershonites
with
their
families
were
thirteen
with
their grass-lands.
And
to
the
rest
of
the
Levites,
that
is,
the
families
of
the
children
of
Merari, they gave
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun,
Jokneam
and
Kartah
with
their grass-lands;
Dimnah
and
Nahalal
with their grass-lands,
four
towns.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
Bezer
and
Jahaz
with their grass-lands;
Kedemoth
and
Mephaath
with their grass-lands,
four
towns.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Gad,
Ramoth
in
Gilead,
the
town where
the taker
of life
might be safe,
and
Mahanaim
with their grass-lands;
Heshbon
and
Jazer
with
their grass-lands,
four
towns.
All
these
towns
were given
to
the
children
of
Merari
by
their
families,
that
is,
the
rest
of
the
families
of
the
Levites;
and
their heritage
was
twelve
towns.
All
the
towns
of
the
Levites,
among
the heritage
of
the
children
of
Israel,
were
forty-eight
towns
with
their grass-lands.
Every
one
of
these
towns
had grass-lands
round
it.
So
the
Lord
gave
to
Israel
all
the
land
which
he
gave
by
oath
to
their
fathers;
so
it became
their heritage
and
their living-place.
And
the
Lord
gave
them
peace
on
every
side,
as
he
had said
to
their
fathers:
all
those
who
were
against
them
gave
way
before
them,
for
the
Lord
gave
them
all
up
into
their
hands.
The
Lord kept faith
with
the
house
of
Israel
about
all
the
good
which
he
said
he
would
do
for
them,
and
all
his
words
came
true.
Then
Joshua sent
for
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
And
said
to
them,
You
have
kept
all
the
orders
of
Moses,
the Lord's
servant,
and
have
done
everything
I
gave
you
orders
to
do:
You
have
now
been
with
your
brothers
for
a
long
time;
till
this
day
you
have
been doing
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God.
And
now
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
your
brothers
rest,
as
he
said:
so
now
you
may go
back
to
your
tents,
to
the
land
of
your heritage,
which
Moses,
the Lord's
servant,
gave
to
you
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan.
Only
take
great
care
to
do
the
orders
and
the
law
which
Moses,
the Lord's
servant,
gave
you;
to
have
love
for
the
Lord
your
God
and
to go
in
all
his
ways;
and
to
keep
his
laws
and
to
be
true
to
him
and
to
be
his
servants
with
all
your
heart
and
with
all
your
soul.
Then
Joshua
gave
them
his
blessing
and
sent
them
away:
and they
went
back
to
their
tents.
Now
to
the
one
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
Moses
had
given
a heritage
in
Bashan;
but
to
the
other
half,
Joshua
gave
a heritage
among
their
brothers
on
the
west
side
of
Jordan.
Now
when
Joshua
sent
them
away
to
their
tents,
he
gave
them
his
blessing,
And
said
to
them,
Go
back
with
much
wealth
to
your
tents,
and
with
very
much
cattle,
with
silver
and
gold
and
brass
and
iron,
and
with
a
very
great store
of
clothing;
give
your
brothers
a part
of
the goods taken
in
the war.
So
Reuben
and
Gad
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
went
back, parting
from
the
children
of
Israel
at
Shiloh
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
to
go
to
the
land
of
Gilead,
to
the
land
of
their heritage
which
had
been
given
to
them
by
the Lord's
order
to
Moses.
Now
when
they
came
to
the
country
by
Jordan
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
put
up
there,
by
Jordan,
a
great
altar, seen
from
far.
And
news
came
to
the
children
of
Israel,
See,
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
have put
up
an
altar
opposite
the
land
of
Canaan,
in
the
country
by
Jordan
on
the
side
which
is Israel's.
Then
all
the meeting
of
the
children
of
Israel,
hearing
this,
came
together
at
Shiloh
to
go
up
against
them
to
war.
And
the
children
of
Israel
sent
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
to
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
to
the
land
of
Gilead,
And
with
him
they sent
ten
chiefs,
one
for
every
tribe
of
the children
of
Israel,
every
one
of
them
the
head
of
his
house
among
the
families
of
Israel.
And
they
came
to
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
to
the
land
of
Gilead,
and
said
to
them,
This
is
what
all
the meeting
of
the
people
of
the
Lord
has
said,
What
is
this wrong
which
you
have
done
against
the
God
of
Israel,
turning
back
this
day
from
the
Lord
and
building
an
altar
for
yourselves,
and
being false
to
the
Lord?
Was
not
the
sin
of Baal-peor great
enough,
from
which
we
are
not clear
even
to
this
day, though
punishment
came
on
the
people
of
the
Lord,
That
now
you
are
turned
back
from
the
Lord?
and,
because
you
are false
to
him
today,
tomorrow
his
wrath
will
be
let loose
on
all
the people
of
Israel.
But
if
the
land
you now
have
is
unclean, come
over
into
the Lord's
land
where
his House
is,
and
take
up
your heritage
among
us:
but
do
not
be false
to
the
Lord
and
to
us
by
building
yourselves
an
altar
in
addition
to
the
altar
of
the
Lord
our
God.
Did
not
Achan,
the
son
of
Zerah,
do
wrong
about
the cursed
thing, causing
wrath
to
come
on
all
the
people
of
Israel?
And
not
on
him
only
came
the
punishment
of death.
Then
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
said
in
answer
to
the
heads
of
the
families
of
Israel,
God,
even
God
the
Lord,
God,
even
God
the
Lord,
he sees,
and
Israel
will
see —
if
it
is
in pride
or
in sin
against
the
Lord,
That
we
have
made
ourselves
an
altar, being false
to
the
Lord,
keep
us
not safe
from death
this day;
and
if
for
the purpose
of
offering burned
offerings
on
it
and
meal
offerings,
or peace-offerings, let
the
Lord
himself
send punishment
for
it;
And
if
we
have
not,
in fact,
done
this designedly
and
with
purpose,
having
in
our minds
the fear
that
in
time
to
come
your
children
might
say
to
our
children,
What
have
you
to
do
with
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel?
For
the
Lord
has
made
Jordan
a
line
of division
between
us
and
you,
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad;
you
have
no part
in
the
Lord:
so
your
children
will
make
our
children
give
up fearing
the
Lord.
So
we
said,
Let
us
now
make
an
altar
for
ourselves,
not
for burned
offerings
or
for
the
offerings
of beasts:
But
to
be
a
witness
between
us
and
you,
and
between
the future
generations,
that
we
have
the right
of worshipping
the
Lord
with
our burned
offerings
and
our
offerings
of
beasts
and
our peace-offerings;
so
that
your
children
will
not
be able
to
say
to
our
children
in
time
to
come,
You
have
no
part
in
the
Lord.
For
we
said
to
ourselves,
If
they
say
this
to
us
or
to future
generations,
then
we
will
say,
See
this
copy
of
the Lord's
altar
which
our
fathers
made,
not
for burned
offerings
or
offerings
of beasts,
but
for
a
witness
between
us
and
you.
Never let
it
be said
that
we
were false
to
the
Lord,
turning
back
this
day
from
him
and
building
an
altar
for burned
offerings
and
meal
offerings
and
offerings
of beasts,
in addition
to
the
altar
of
the
Lord
our
God
which
is
before
his House.
Then
Phinehas
the
priest
and
the
chiefs
of
the meeting
and
the
heads
of
the
families
of
Israel
who
were
with
him,
hearing
what
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Manasseh
said,
were
pleased.
And
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
said
to
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
and
the
children
of
Manasseh,
Now
we
are
certain
that
the
Lord
is
among
us,
because
you
have
not
done
this wrong
against
the
Lord:
and
you
have kept
us
from falling
into
the
hands
of
the
Lord.
Then
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
and
the
chiefs
went
back
from
the
land
of
Gilead,
from
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad,
and
came
to
the
children
of
Israel
in
Canaan
and
gave
them
the news.
And
the
children
of
Israel
were
pleased
about
this;
and
they
gave
praise
to
God,
and
had
no
more
thought
of
going
to
war
against
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
for
the
destruction
of
their
land.
And
the
children
of
Reuben
and
the
children
of
Gad
gave
to
that
altar
the
name
of Ed.
For,
they said,
It
is
a
witness
between
us
that
the
Lord
is
God.
Now
after
a
long
time,
when
the
Lord
had
given
Israel
rest
from wars
on
every
side,
and
Joshua
was
old
and
full
of
years,
Joshua
sent
for
all
Israel,
for
their
responsible
men
and
their
chiefs
and
their
judges
and
their overseers,
and
said
to
them,
I
am
old,
and
full
of
years:
You
have
seen
everything
the
Lord
your
God
has
done
to
all
these
nations
because
of
you;
for
it
is
the
Lord
your
God
who
has
been
fighting
for
you.
Now
I
have given
to
you,
as
the
heritage
of
your
tribes,
all
these
nations
which
are
still
in
the
land,
together
with
those
cut
off
by
me,
from
Jordan
as
far
as
the
Great
Sea
on
the
west.
The
Lord
your
God
will send
them
away
by force,
driving
them
out
before
you;
and
you
are
to
take
their
land
for
your heritage,
as
the
Lord
your
God
said
to
you.
So
be
very
strong
to
keep
and
do
whatever
is
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses,
not
turning
away
from
it
to
the
right
or
to
the
left;
Have
nothing
to
do
with
these
nations
who
still
are living
among
you;
let
not
their
gods
be
named
by
you
or
used
in
your
oaths;
do
not
be
their
servants
or
give
them
worship:
But
be
true
to
the
Lord
your
God
as
you
have
been
till
this
day.
For
the
Lord
has sent
out
from
before
you
nations
great
and
strong:
and
they
have
all
given
way
before
you
till
this
day.
One
man
of
you
is able
to put
to
flight
a
thousand;
for
it
is
the
Lord
your
God
who
is
fighting
for
you,
as
he
has
said
to
you.
So
keep
watch
on
yourselves,
and see
that
you
have
love
for
the
Lord
your
God.
For
if
you
go
back, joining yourselves
to
the
rest
of
these
nations
who
are
still
among
you, getting married
to
them
and living
with
them
and
they
with
you:
Then
you
may
be
certain
that
the
Lord
your
God
will
not
go
on
driving
these
nations
out
from
before
you;
but
they
will
become
a danger
and
a
cause
of sin
to
you,
a
whip
for
your
sides
and
thorns
in
your
eyes,
till
you
are cut
off
from
this
good
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you.
Now
I
am
about
to
go
the
way
of
all
the
earth:
and
you
have seen
and
are
certain,
all
of
you,
in
your
hearts
and
souls,
that
in
all
the
good
things
which
the
Lord
said
about
you,
he
has kept faith
with
you;
everything
has
come
true
for
you.
And
you
will
see
that,
as
all
the
good
things
which
the
Lord
your
God undertook
to
do
for
you,
have
come
to
you,
so
the
Lord
will
send
down
on
you
all
the
evil
things
till
he
has
made
your
destruction
complete,
and
you
are cut
off
from
the
good
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
has
given
you.
If
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
your
God,
which
was
given
to
you
by
his
orders,
is
broken,
and
you
become
the
servants
of
other
gods
and
give
them
worship,
then
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
will
be burning
against
you,
and
you
will
quickly
be cut
off
from
the
good
land
which
he
has
given
you.
Then
Joshua got
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
together
at
Shechem;
and
he sent
for
the
responsible
men
of
Israel
and
their
chiefs
and
their
judges
and
their overseers;
and
they
took
their
place
before
God.
And
Joshua
said
to
all
the
people,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel:
In
the
past
your
fathers,
Terah,
the
father
of
Abraham,
and
the
father
of
Nahor,
were
living
on
the
other
side
of
the
River:
and
they
were worshipping
other
gods.
And
I
took
your
father
Abraham
from
the
other
side
of
the
River, guiding
him
through
all
the
land
of
Canaan;
I
made
his
offspring great
in
number,
and
gave
him
Isaac.
And
to
Isaac
I
gave
Jacob
and
Esau:
to
Esau
I
gave
Mount
Seir,
as
his heritage;
but
Jacob
and
his
children
went
down
to
Egypt.
And
I
sent
Moses
and
Aaron, troubling
Egypt
by
all
the signs
I
did
among
them:
and
after
that
I
took
you
out.
I
took
your
fathers
out
of
Egypt:
and
you
came
to
the Red
Sea;
and
the
Egyptians
came
after
your
fathers
to
the Red
Sea,
with
their war-carriages
and
their
horsemen.
And
at
their
cry,
the
Lord
made
it
dark
between
you
and
the
Egyptians,
and
made
the
sea
go
over
them,
covering
them
with
its waters;
your
eyes
have
seen
what
I
did
in
Egypt:
then
for
a
long
time
you
were
living
in
the waste land.
And
I
took
you
into
the
lands
of
the
Amorites
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan;
and
they
made war
on
you,
and
I
gave
them
into
your
hands
and
you
took
their
land;
and
I
sent
destruction
on
them
before
you.
Then
Balak,
the
son
of
Zippor,
king
of
Moab,
went
up
to war
against
Israel;
and
he
sent
for
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor,
to
put
a
curse
on
you:
But
I
did
not
give ear
to
Balaam;
and
so
he went
on
blessing
you;
and
I kept
you safe
from
him.
Then
you
went
over
Jordan
and
came
to
Jericho:
and
the
men
of
Jericho
made war
on
you,
the
Amorites
and
the
Perizzites
and
the
Canaanites
and
the
Hittites
and
the
Girgashites
and
the
Hivites
and
the
Jebusites:
and
I
gave
them
up
into
your
hands.
And
I
sent
the
hornet
before
you,
driving
out
the
two
kings
of
the
Amorites
before
you,
not
with
your
sword
and
your
bow.
And
I
gave
you
a
land
on
which
you
had done
no
work,
and
towns
not
of
your
building,
and
you
are
now
living
in
them;
and
your
food
comes
from vine-gardens
and olive-gardens
not
of
your planting.
So
now,
go
in
fear
of
the
Lord,
and
be
his
servants
with
true hearts:
put
away
the
gods worshipped
by
your
fathers
across
the
River
and
in
Egypt,
and
be
servants
of
the
Lord.
And
if
it
seems
evil
to
you
to
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord,
make
the decision
this
day
whose
servants
you
will
be:
of
the
gods
whose
servants
your
fathers
were
across
the
River,
or
of
the
gods
of
the
Amorites
in
whose
land
you
are
living:
but
I
and
my
house
will
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord.
Then
the
people
in
answer
said, Never
will we
give
up
the
Lord
to
be
the
servants
of
other
gods;
For
it
is
the
Lord
our
God
who
has
taken
us
and
our
fathers
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house,
and
who
did
all
those
great
signs
before
our
eyes,
and
kept
us safe
on
all
our journeys,
and
among
all
the
peoples
through
whom
we
went:
And
the
Lord sent
out
from
before
us
all
the
peoples,
the
Amorites
living
in
the
land:
so
we
will
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord,
for
he
is
our
God.
And
Joshua
said
to
the
people,
You
are
not
able
to
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord,
for
he
is
a
holy
God,
a
God
who
will
not
let
his honour
be
given
to
another:
he
will
have
no
mercy
on
your wrongdoing
or
your
sins.
If
you
are
turned
away
from
the
Lord
and
become
the
servants
of
strange
gods,
then
turning against
you
he
will
do
you
evil, cutting
you
off,
after
he
has
done
you
good.
And
the
people
said
to
Joshua,
No!
But
we
will
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord.
And
Joshua
said
to
the
people,
You
are
witnesses
against
yourselves
that
you
have
made
the decision
to
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord.
And
they
said,
We
are
witnesses.
Then,
he
said,
put
away
the
strange
gods
among
you,
turning
your
hearts
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
And
the
people
said
to
Joshua,
We
will
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord
our
God,
and
we
will
give ear
to
his
voice.
So
Joshua
made
an
agreement
with
the
people
that
day,
and
gave
them
a
rule
and
a law
in
Shechem.
And
Joshua
put
these
words
on
record,
writing
them
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
God;
and
he
took
a
great
stone,
and
put
it
up
there
under
the oak-tree
which
was
in
the
holy
place
of
the
Lord.
And
Joshua
said
to
all
the
people,
See
now,
this
stone
is
to
be
a
witness
against
us;
for
all
the
words
of
the
Lord
have
been
said
to
us
in
its
hearing:
so
it
will
be
a
witness
against
you
if
you
are false
to
the
Lord
your
God.
Then
Joshua
let
the
people
go
away,
every
man
to
his
heritage.
Now
after
these
things,
the
death
of
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
took
place,
he
being
then
a
hundred
and
ten
years
old.
And
they put
his body
in
the earth
in
the
land
of
his
heritage
in Timnath-serah,
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
to
the
north
of
Mount
Gaash.
And
Israel
was
true
to
the
Lord
all
the
days
of
Joshua,
and
all
the
days
of
the
older
men
who
were still living
after Joshua's death,
and
had seen
what
the
Lord
had
done
for
Israel.
And
the
bones
of
Joseph,
which
the
children
of
Israel
had
taken
up
from
Egypt,
they
put
in
the
earth
in
Shechem,
in
the
property
which
Jacob
had
got
from
the
sons
of
Hamor,
the
father
of
Shechem,
for
a
hundred shekels:
and
they
became
the
heritage
of
the
children
of
Joseph.
Then
the
death
of
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Aaron,
took
place;
and
his
body
was
put
in
the earth
in
the
hill
of
Phinehas
his
son,
which
had
been
given
to
him
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim.
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The Book of
Judges
Now
after
the
death
of
Joshua,
the
children
of
Israel
made
request
to
the
Lord,
saying,
Who
is
to
go
up
first
to make war
for
us
against
the
Canaanites?
And
the
Lord
said,
Judah
is
to
go
up:
see,
I
have
given
the
land
into
his
hands.
Then
Judah
said
to
Simeon
his
brother,
Come
up
with
me
into
my heritage,
so
that
we
may
make war
against
the
Canaanites;
and
I
will
then
go
with
you
into
your heritage.
So
Simeon
went
with
him.
And
Judah
went
up;
and
the
Lord
gave
the
Canaanites
and
the
Perizzites
into
their
hands;
and
they overcame
ten
thousand
of
them
in
Bezek.
And
they
came across Adoni-zedek,
and
made war
on
him;
and
they overcame
the
Canaanites
and
the
Perizzites.
But Adoni-zedek
went
in
flight;
and
they
went
after
him
and overtook
him,
and
had
his
thumbs
and
his great
toes
cut
off.
And Adoni-zedek
said,
Seventy
kings,
whose
thumbs
and
great
toes
had
been
cut
off, got broken meat
under
my
table:
as
I
have
done,
so
has
God
done
to
me
in full.
And
they
took
him
to
Jerusalem,
and
he
came
to
his end
there.
Then
the
children
of
Judah
made
an
attack
on
Jerusalem,
and
took
it,
burning
down
the
town after
they
had
put
its
people
to
the
sword without mercy.
After
that
the
children
of
Judah
went
down
to
make war
on
the
Canaanites
living
in
the hill-country
and
in
the
south
and
in
the lowlands.
And Caleb
went
against
the
Canaanites
of
Hebron: (now
in earlier
times
Hebron
was
named
Kiriath-arba:)
and
he put
Sheshai
and
Ahiman
and
Talmai
to
the sword.
And
from
there
he
went
up
against
the
people
of
Debir. (Now
the
name
of
Debir
in earlier
times
was
Kiriath-sepher.)
And
Caleb
said,
I
will
give
Achsah,
my
daughter,
as
wife
to
the man
who overcomes
Kiriath-sepher
and
takes
it.
And
Othniel,
the
son
of
Kenaz, Caleb's
younger
brother,
took
it;
so
he
gave
him
his
daughter
Achsah
for
his
wife.
Now
when
she
came
to
him,
he
put
into
her mind
the idea
of requesting
a
field
from
her
father:
and
she got
down
from
her ass;
and
Caleb
said
to
her,
What
is
it?
And
she
said
to
him,
Give
me
a
blessing;
because
you
have
put
me
in
a dry south-land,
now
give
me
springs
of
water.
So
Caleb
gave
her
the higher
spring
and
the
lower
spring.
Now Hobab
the
Kenite, Moses'
father-in-law,
had
come
up
out
of
the
town
of palm-trees,
with
the
children
of
Judah,
into
the waste land
of
Arad;
and
he
went
and
was
living
among
the Amalekites;
And
Judah went
with
Simeon,
his
brother,
and overcame
the
Canaanites
living
in
Zephath,
and put
it
under
the curse;
and
he
gave
the
town
the
name
of
Hormah.
Then
Judah
took
Gaza
and
its limit,
and
Ashkelon
and
its limit,
and
Ekron
and
its limit.
And
the
Lord
was
with
Judah;
and
he
took
the hill-country
for
his heritage;
but
he
was unable
to
make
the
people
of
the
valley
go
out,
for
they
had war-carriages
of
iron.
And
they
gave
Hebron
to
Caleb,
as
Moses
had
said;
and
he
took
the land
of
the
three
sons
of Anak,
driving
them
out
from
there.
And
the
children
of Judah
did
not make
the
Jebusites
who
were
living
in
Jerusalem go
out;
the
Jebusites
are
still
living
with
the
children
of
Benjamin
in
Jerusalem.
And
the
family
of
Joseph
went
up
against Beth-el,
and
the
Lord
was
with
them.
So
they sent men
to
make
a search round Beth-el. (Now
the
name
of
the
town
in earlier
times
was
Luz.)
And
the watchers
saw
a
man
coming
out
of
the
town,
and
said
to
him,
If
you
will
make
clear
to
us
the way
into
the
town,
we
will
be kind
to
you.
So
he
made
clear
to
them
the
way
into
the
town,
and
they
put
it
to
the
sword;
but
they
let
the
man
and
all
his
family
get
away safe.
And
he
went
into
the
land
of
the
Hittites,
building
a
town
there
and naming
it
Luz:
which
is
its
name
to
this
day.
And
Manasseh
did
not
take away
the
land
of
the
people
of
Beth-shean
and
its daughter-towns,
or
of
Taanach
and
its daughter-towns,
or
of
the
people
of
Dor
and
its daughter-towns,
or
of
the
people
of
Ibleam
and
its daughter-towns,
or
of
the
people
of
Megiddo
and
its daughter-towns,
driving
them
out;
but
the
Canaanites would go
on
living
in
that
land.
And
whenever
Israel
became
strong,
they
put
the
Canaanites
to
forced
work,
without
driving
them
out
completely.
And
Ephraim
did
not make
the
Canaanites
who
were
living
in
Gezer go
out;
but
the
Canaanites went
on
living
in
Gezer
among
them.
Zebulun
did
not make
the
people
of
Kitron
or
the
people
of
Nahalol
go
out;
but
the
Canaanites
went
on
living
among
them
and
were put
to
forced work.
And
Asher
did
not
take
the land
of
the
people
of
Acco,
or Zidon,
or
Ahlab,
or
Achzib,
or
Helbah,
or
Aphik,
or
Rehob,
driving
them
out;
But
the
Asherites went
on
living
among
the
Canaanites,
the
people
of
the
land,
without
driving
them
out.
Naphtali
did
not
take
the
land
of
the
people
of
Beth-shemesh
or
of
Beth-anath,
driving
them
out;
but
he
was
living
among
the
Canaanites
in
the
land; however,
the
people
of
Beth-shemesh
and
Beth-anath
were put
to
forced work.
And
the
children
of
Dan
were
forced
into
the hill-country
by
the
Amorites,
who would
not
let
them
come
down
into
the
valley;
For
the
Amorites would
go
on
living
in
Mount
Heres,
in
Aijalon,
and
in
Shaalbim;
but
the children
of
Joseph
became stronger
than
they,
and
put
them
to
forced work.
And
the limit
of
the Edomites went
from
the slope
of
Akrabbim
from
Sela
and
up.
Now
the
angel
of
the
Lord
came
up
from
Gilgal
to
Bochim.
And
he
said, ***I
took
you
out
of
Egypt, guiding
you
into
the
land
which
I
gave
by
an
oath
to
your
fathers;
and
I
said,
My
agreement
with
you
will
never
be
broken
by
me:
And
you
are
to
make
no
agreement
with
the
people
of
this
land;
you
are
to see
that
their
altars
are
broken
down:
but
you
have
not
given ear
to
my
voice:
what
have
you
done?
And
so
I
have
said,
I
will
not send
them
out
from
before
you;
but
they
will
be
a danger
to
you,
and
their
gods
will
be
a
cause
of falling
to
you.
Now
on hearing
these
words
which
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
all
the
children
of
Israel,
the
people
gave
themselves
up
to loud
crying
and
weeping.
And
they
gave
that
place
the
name
of
Bochim,
and
made
offerings
there
to
the
Lord.
And
Joshua
let
the
people
go
away,
and
the
children
of
Israel
went,
every
man
to
his
heritage,
to
take
the
land
for themselves.
And
the
people
were
true
to
the
Lord
all
the
days
of
Joshua,
and
all
the
days
of
the
responsible
men
who
were still living
after
the death
of
Joshua,
and
had
seen
all
the
great
work
of
the
Lord
which
he
had
done
for
Israel.
And
death
came
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
he
being
a
hundred
and
ten
years
old.
And they put
his body
in
the earth
in
the
land
of
his
heritage
in Timnath-heres,
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
to
the
north
of
Mount
Gaash.
And
in
time death overtook
all
that
generation;
and
another
generation
came
after
them,
having
no
knowledge
of
the
Lord
or
of
the
things
which
he
had
done
for
Israel.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
and became
servants
to
the
Baals;
And
they
gave
up
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
who
had
taken
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
went
after
other
gods,
the
gods
of
the
peoples
round
about
them, worshipping
them
and moving
the
Lord
to wrath.
And
they gave
up
the
Lord,
and became
the
servants
of
Baal
and
the Astartes.
And
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was burning
against
Israel,
and
he
gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
those
who
violently
took
their property,
and
into
the
hands
of
their haters
all
round
them,
so
that
they
were forced
to
give
way
before
them.
Wherever
they
went
out,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
against
them
for
evil,
as
the
Lord
had
taken
his
oath
it
would
be;
and
things
became
very
hard
for
them.
Then
the
Lord
gave
them
judges,
as
their saviours
from
the
hands
of
those
who
were cruel
to
them.
But
still
they
would
not
give ear
to
their
judges,
but
went
after
other
gods
and
gave
them
worship;
quickly
turning
from
the
way
in
which
their
fathers
had
gone, keeping
the
orders
of
the
Lord;
but
they
did
not
do
so.
And
whenever
the
Lord
gave
them
judges,
then
the
Lord
was
with
the
judge,
and
was
their saviour
from
the
hands
of
their haters
all
the
days
of
the
judge;
for
the
Lord
was
moved
by
their cries
of grief
because
of
those
who
were cruel
to
them.
But
whenever
the
judge
was
dead,
they
went
back
and
did
more evil
than
their
fathers,
going
after
other
gods,
to
be
their
servants
and
their worshippers; giving
up
nothing
of
their sins
and
their hard-hearted
ways.
And
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was burning
against
Israel,
and
he
said,
Because
this
nation
has
not
been
true
to
my
agreement
which
I
made
with
their
fathers,
and
has
not
given ear
to
my
voice;
From
now
on
I
will
not go
on
driving
out
from
before
them
any
of
the
nations
which
at
the
death
of
Joshua
were
still
living
in
this
land;
In
order
to
put
Israel
to
the
test,
and
see
if
they
will
keep
the
way
of
the
Lord, walking
in
it
as
their
fathers
did,
or
not.
So
the
Lord
let
those
nations
go
on living
in
the land,
not
driving
them
out
quickly,
and
did
not
give
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Joshua.
Now
these
are
the
nations
which
the
Lord kept
in
the land
for
the purpose
of
testing
Israel
by
them,
all
those
who
had
had
no
experience
of
all
the
wars
of
Canaan;
Only
because
of
the
generations
of
the
children
of
Israel,
for
the
purpose
of
teaching
them
war —
only
those
who
up till
then
had
no
experience
of
it;
The
five chiefs
of
the
Philistines,
and
all
the
Canaanites
and
the Zidonians
and
the
Hivites
living
in
Mount
Lebanon,
from
the
mountain
Baal-hermon
as
far
as
Hamath:
For
the purpose
of
testing
Israel
by
them,
to
see
if
they
would
give ear
to
the
orders
of
the
Lord,
which
he
had
given
to
their
fathers
by
the
hand
of
Moses.
Now
the
children
of
Israel
were
living
among
the
Canaanites,
the
Hittites,
and
the
Amorites,
and
the
Perizzites,
and
the
Hivites,
and
the
Jebusites:
And
they
took
as
wives
the
daughters
of
these nations
and
gave
their
daughters
to
their
sons,
and became
servants
to
their
gods.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and put
out
of
their minds
the
Lord
their
God,
and became
servants
to
the
Baals
and
the Astartes.
So
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was burning
against
Israel,
and
he gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Cushan-rishathaim,
king
of
Mesopotamia;
and
the
children
of
Israel
were
his
servants
for
eight
years.
And
when
the
children
of
Israel made prayer
to
the
Lord,
he
gave
them
a saviour,
Othniel,
the
son
of
Kenaz, Caleb's
younger
brother.
And
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came
on
him
and
he
became
judge
of
Israel,
and
went
out
to
war,
and
the
Lord
gave
up
Cushan-rishathaim,
king
of Mesopotamia,
into
his
hands
and
he overcame
him.
Then
for
forty
years
the
land
had
peace, till
the
death
of
Othniel,
the
son
of
Kenaz.
Then
the
children
of
Israel
again
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
and
the
Lord
made
Eglon,
king
of
Moab,
strong
against
Israel,
because
they
had
done
evil
in
the Lord's
eyes.
And Eglon got
together
the
people
of
Ammon
and
Amalek,
and
they
went
and overcame
Israel
and
took
the
town
of palm-trees.
And
the
children
of
Israel
were
servants
to
Eglon,
king
of
Moab,
for
eighteen
years.
Then
when
the
children
of
Israel made prayer
to
the
Lord,
he
gave
them
a saviour,
Ehud,
the
son
of
Gera,
the
Benjamite,
a
left-handed
man;
and
the
children
of
Israel
sent
an
offering
by
him
to
Eglon,
king
of
Moab.
So
Ehud
made himself
a two-edged
sword,
a
cubit
long,
which
he
put
on
at
his
right
side
under
his
robe.
And
he
took
the
offering
to
Eglon,
king
of
Moab,
who
was
a
very
fat
man.
And
after giving
the
offering,
he
sent
away
the
people
who
had
come
with
the
offering.
But
he
himself,
turning
back
from
the
stone
images
at
Gilgal,
said,
I
have
something
to
say
to
you
in secret, O
king.
And
he
said, Let
there
be
quiet.
Then
all
those
who
were waiting
before
him
went
out.
Then
Ehud
came
in
to
him
while
he
was
seated
by
himself
in
his summer-house.
And
Ehud
said,
I
have
a
word
from
God
for
you.
And
he
got
up
from
his
seat.
And
Ehud
put
out
his
left
hand,
and
took
the
sword
from
his
right
side,
and
sent
it
into
his
stomach;
And
the hand-part
went
in
after
the
blade,
and
the
fat
was
joined
up
over
the
blade;
for
he
did
not
take
the
sword
out
of
his
stomach.
And
he
went
out
into
the ...
Then
Ehud
went
out
into
the covered way, shutting
the
doors
of
the summer-house
on
him
and locking
them.
Now
when
he
had
gone,
the king's
servants
came,
and
saw
that
the
doors
of
the summer-house
were locked;
and
they
said,
It
may
be
that
he
is
in
his summer-house
for
a private purpose.
And
they went
on
waiting
till
they
were
shamed,
but
the
doors
were
still shut;
so
they
took
the
key,
and,
opening
them,
saw
their
lord stretched
out
dead
on
the
floor.
But
Ehud
had got
away
while
they were
waiting
and
had gone past
the stone
images
and got
away
to
Seirah.
And
when
he
came
there,
he
had
a
horn
sounded
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
and
all
the
children
of
Israel
went
down
with
him
from
the hill-country,
and
he
at
their
head.
And
he
said
to
them,
Come
after
me;
for
the
Lord
has
given
the
Moabites,
your haters,
into
your
hands.
So
they
went
down
after
him
and
took
the crossing-places
of
Jordan
against
Moab,
and
let
no
one
go
across.
At
that
time
they put
about
ten
thousand
men
of
Moab
to
the sword,
every
strong
man
and
every
man
of war;
not
a
man got
away.
So
Moab
was broken
that
day
under
the
hand
of
Israel.
And
for
eighty
years
the
land
had
peace.
And
after
him
came
Shamgar,
the
son
of
Anath,
who put
to death
six
hundred
Philistines
with
an ox-stick;
and
he
was
another saviour
of
Israel.
And
the
children
of
Israel
again
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
when
Ehud
was
dead.
And
the
Lord gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Jabin,
king
of
Canaan,
who
was
ruling
in
Hazor;
the
captain
of
his
army
was
Sisera,
who
was
living
in Harosheth
of
the
Gentiles.
Then
the
children
of
Israel made prayer
to
the
Lord;
for
he
had
nine
hundred
iron war-carriages,
and
for
twenty
years
he
was very cruel
to
the
children
of
Israel.
Now
Deborah,
a
woman prophet,
the
wife
of Lapidoth,
was
judge
of
Israel
at
that
time.
(And
she
had
her
seat
under
the palm-tree
of
Deborah
between
Ramah
and Beth-el
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim;
and
the
children
of
Israel
came
up
to
her
to
be
judged.)
And
she
sent
for
Barak,
the
son
of
Abinoam,
from Kedesh-naphtali,
and
said
to
him,
Has
not
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
given
orders
saying,
Go
and
get
your force
into line
in
Mount
Tabor,
and
take
with
you
ten
thousand
men
of
the
children
of
Naphtali
and
of
the
children
of
Zebulun?
And
I
will
make
Sisera,
the
captain
of Jabin's
army,
with
his war-carriages
and
his
forces,
come
against
you
at
the
river
Kishon,
where
I
will
give
him
into
your
hands.
And
Barak
said
to
her,
If
you
will
go
with
me
then
I
will
go;
but
if
you
will
not
go
with
me
I
will
not
go.
And
she
said,
I
will
certainly
go
with
you:
though
you
will
get
no honour
in
your undertaking,
for
the
Lord
will
give
Sisera
into
the
hands
of
a
woman.
So
Deborah
got
up
and
went
with
Barak
to
Kedesh.
Then
Barak
sent
for
Zebulun
and
Naphtali
to
come
to
Kedesh;
and
ten
thousand
men
went
up
after
him,
and
Deborah
went
up
with
him.
Now
Heber
the
Kenite, separating
himself
from
the rest
of
the
Kenites,
from
the
children
of
Hobab,
the brother-in-law
of
Moses,
had put
up
his
tent
as
far
away
as
the oak-tree
in
Zaanannim,
by
Kedesh.
And
word
was given
to
Sisera
that
Barak,
the
son
of
Abinoam,
had
gone
up
to
Mount
Tabor.
So
Sisera got
together
all
his war-carriages,
nine
hundred war-carriages
of
iron,
and
all
the
people
who
were
with
him,
from Harosheth
of
the
Gentiles
as
far
as
the
river
Kishon.
Then
Deborah
said
to
Barak,
Up!
for
today
the
Lord
has
given
Sisera
into
your
hands:
has
not
the
Lord
gone
out
before
you?
So
Barak
went
down
from
Mount
Tabor
and
ten
thousand
men
after
him.
And
the
Lord sent fear
on
Sisera
and
all
his war-carriages
and
all
his
army
before
Barak;
and
Sisera got
down
from
his war-carriage
and
went
in
flight
on
foot.
But
Barak
went
after
the war-carriages
and
the
army
as
far
as Harosheth
of
the
Gentiles;
and
all Sisera's
army
was
put
to
the
sword;
not
a
man got
away.
But
Sisera
went
in
flight
on
foot
to
the
tent
of
Jael,
the
wife
of
Heber
the
Kenite;
for
there
was
peace
between
Jabin,
king
of
Hazor,
and
the
family
of
Heber
the
Kenite.
And
Jael
went
out
to
Sisera,
and
said
to
him,
Come
in,
my
lord,
come
in
to
me
without
fear.
So
he
went
into
her
tent,
and she
put
a
cover
over
him.
Then
he
said
to
her,
Give
me
now
a
little
water,
for
I
have need
of
a
drink.
And opening
a skin
of
milk,
she
gave
him
drink,
and put
the
cover
over
him again.
And
he
said
to
her,
Take
your
place
at
the
door
of
the
tent,
and
if
anyone
comes
and
says
to
you,
Is
there
any
man
here,
say,
No.
Then
Jael, Heber's
wife,
took
a tent-pin
and
a hammer
and
went
up
to
him quietly, driving
the
pin
into
his head,
and
it
went
through
his head
into
the
earth,
for
he
was
in
a deep sleep
from weariness;
and
so
he
came
to
his end.
Then
Jael
went
out,
and meeting
Barak
going
after
Sisera,
said
to
him,
Come,
and
I
will let
you
see
the
man
you
are
searching
for.
So
he
came
into
her
tent
and
saw,
and
there
was
Sisera stretched
out
dead
with
the tent-pin
in
his
head.
So
that
day
God overcame
Jabin,
king
of
Canaan,
before
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
power
of
the
children
of
Israel
went
on increasing
against
Jabin,
king
of
Canaan,
till
he
was
cut
off.
At
that
time
Deborah
and
Barak,
the
son
of
Abinoam, made
this
song,
saying:
Because
of
the flowing hair
of
the fighters
in
Israel,
because
the
people gave themselves freely, give
praise
to
the
Lord.
Give
attention,
O
kings;
give
ear,
O
rulers;
I, even
I,
will
make
a
song
to
the
Lord;
I
will
make melody
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
Lord,
when
you
went
out
from
Seir, moving
like
an
army
from
the
field
of
Edom,
the
earth
was shaking
and
the
heavens
were troubled,
and
the
clouds
were dropping
water.
The
mountains
were shaking
before
the
Lord,
before
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
In
the
days
of
Shamgar,
the
son
of
Anath,
in
the
days
of
Jael,
the
highways
were
not used,
and travellers
went
by side roads.
Country towns
were
no more
in
Israel, ***were
no more,
till
you,
Deborah, came
up,
till
you came
up
as
a
mother
in
Israel.
They
had
no
one
to
make arms, there
were
no more
armed
men
in
the
towns;
was there
a body-cover
or
a
spear
to
be
seen
among
forty
thousand
in
Israel?
Come,
you rulers
of
Israel,
you
who gave
yourselves freely
among
the
people: give
praise
to
the
Lord.
Let
them give thought
to
it,
who
go
on
white asses,
and
those
who
are
walking
on
the
road.
Give ear
to
the women laughing
by
the water-springs;
there
they
will give again
the story
of
the upright
acts
of
the
Lord, all
the upright
acts
of
his arm
in
Israel.
Awake!
awake!
Deborah:
awake!
awake!
give
a
song:
Up!
Barak,
and
take
prisoner
those
who
took
you
prisoner, O
son
of
Abinoam.
Then
the chiefs went down
to
the doors;
the Lord's
people went down
among
the
strong
ones.
Out
of
Ephraim
they
came
down
into
the valley;
after
you,
Benjamin,
among
your tribesmen;
from
Machir
came
down
the captains,
and
from
Zebulun
those
in
whose hand
is
the ruler's
rod.
Your
chiefs,
Issachar,
were
with
Deborah;
and Naphtali
was
true
to
Barak; into
the
valley
they went rushing
out
at
his
feet.
In
Reuben there
were divisions,
and
great searchings
of
heart.
Why
did
you
keep quiet
among
the sheep,
hearing nothing
but
the watchers
piping
to
the
flocks?
Gilead
was
living
over
Jordan;
and
Dan
was waiting
in
his
ships;
Asher kept
in
his
place
by
the sea's edge,
living
by
his inlets.
It
was
the
people
of
Zebulun
who
put
their
lives
in danger,
even
to
death,
with
Naphtali
on
the
high
places
of
the
field.
The
kings
came
on
to
the
fight,
the
kings
of
Canaan
were warring;
in
Taanach
by
the
waters
of
Megiddo:
they
took
no
profit
in
money.
The
stars
from
heaven
were
fighting;
from
their
highways
they
were
fighting
against
Sisera.
The
river
Kishon took
them violently
away, stopping
their flight,
the
river
Kishon. Give praise,
O
my
soul,
to
the
strength
of
the Lord!
Then loudly
the feet
of
the
horses were sounding
with
the stamping,
the stamping
of
their war-horses.
A
curse,
a
curse
on
Meroz!
said
the
angel
of
the
Lord.
A bitter
curse
on
her townspeople!
Because
they
came
not
to
the
help
of
the
Lord,
to
the
help
of
the
Lord
among
the
strong
ones.
Blessings
be on
Jael, more than on
all
women!
Blessings greater than on
any
in
the
tents!
His
request
was
for
water,
she
gave
him
milk;
she
put
butter before
him
on
a fair plate.
She
put
out
her
hand
to
the tent-pin,
and
her
right
hand
to
the workman's
hammer;
and she
gave
Sisera
a blow, crushing
his
head, wounding
and
driving
through
his brow.
Bent
at
her
feet
he went
down,
he
was stretched
out; bent
at
her
feet
he went
down;
where
he
was bent
down,
there
he went
down
in death.
Looking
out
from
the
window
she
gave
a cry,
the
mother
of
Sisera
was crying
out
through
the
window,
Why
is
his carriage
so
long
in
coming?
When
will
the noise
of
his wheels
be sounding?
Her
wise
women
gave
answer
to
her,
yes,
she
made
answer
again
to
herself,
Are
they
not getting,
are
they
not parting
the goods
among
them:
a young girl
or
two
to
every
man;
and
to
Sisera robes
of coloured needlework, worked
in fair colours
on
this side
and
on
that,
for
the
neck
of
the queen?
So
may
destruction
come
on
all
your haters,
O
Lord;
but
let
your
lovers
be
like
the
sun
going
out
in
his
strength.
And
for
forty
years
the
land
had
peace.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
and
the
Lord
gave
them
up
into
the
hand
of
Midian
for
seven
years.
And
Midian
was stronger
than
Israel;
and
because
of
the
Midianites,
the
children
of
Israel
made holes
for
themselves
in
the
mountains,
and hollows
in
the rocks,
and
strong places.
And
whenever Israel's grain
was
planted,
the
Midianites
and
the
Amalekites
and
the
people
of
the
east
came
up
against
them;
And
put
their
army
in position
against
them;
and
they
took
all
the
produce
of
the
earth
as
far
as
Gaza,
till
there
was
no food
in
Israel,
or
any
sheep
or
oxen
or asses.
For
they
came
up regularly
with
their oxen
and
their
tents;
they
came
like
the
locusts
in
number;
they
and
their
camels
were
without
number;
and
they
came
into
the
land
for
its
destruction.
And
Israel
was
in
great need
because
of
Midian;
and
the
cry
of
the
children
of
Israel
went
up
to
the
Lord.
And
when
the
cry
of
the
children
of
Israel,
because
of
Midian,
came
before
the
Lord,
The
Lord
sent
a
prophet
to
the
children
of
Israel,
who
said
to
them,
The
Lord
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
I
took
you
up
from
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house;
And
I
took
you
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Egyptians
and
out
of
the
hands
of
all
who
were cruel
to
you,
and
I
sent
them
out
by
force
from
before
you
and
gave
you
their
land;
And
I
said
to
you,
I
am
the
Lord
your
God;
you
are
not
to
give
worship
to
the
gods
of
the
Amorites
in
whose
land
you
are
living,
but
you
did
not
give ear
to
my
voice.
Now
the
angel
of
the
Lord
came
and
took
his
seat
under
the oak-tree
in
Ophrah,
in
the field
of
Joash
the
Abiezrite;
and
his
son
Gideon
was crushing
grain
in
the
place
where
the grapes
were crushed,
so
that
the
Midianites
might
not
see
it.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
came
before
his eyes,
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord
is
with
you,
O
man
of war.
Then
Gideon
said
to
him,
O
my
lord,
if
the
Lord
is
with
us
why
has
all
this
come
on
us?
And
where
are
all
his
works
of
power,
of
which
our
fathers
have
given
us
word,
saying,
Did
not
the
Lord
take
us
out
of
Egypt?
But
now
he
has
given
us
up, handing
us
over
to
the
power
of
Midian.
And
the
Lord,
turning
to
him,
said,
Go
in
the
strength
you
have
and
be Israel's saviour
from
Midian:
have
I
not
sent
you?
And
he
said
to
him,
O
Lord,
how
may
I
be
the saviour
of
Israel?
See,
my
family
is
the poorest
in
Manasseh,
and
I
am
the
least
in
my father's
house.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Truly,
I
will
be
with
you,
and
you
will overcome
the
Midianites
as
if
they
were
one
man.
So
he
said
to
him,
If
now
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
then
give
me
a
sign
that
it
is
you
who
are
talking
to
me.
Do
not
go
away
till
I
come
with
my
offering
and
put
it
before
you.
And
he
said,
I
will
not
go
away
before
you
come
back.
Then
Gideon
went
in
and
made ready
a
young
goat,
and
with
an
ephah
of
meal
he
made
unleavened
cakes:
he
put
the
meat
in
a
basket
and
the soup
in which
it
had been cooked
he
put
in
a
pot,
and
he
took
it
out
to
him
under
the oak-tree
and
gave
it
to
him
there.
And
the
angel
of
God
said
to
him,
Take
the
meat
and
the
unleavened
cakes
and
put
them down
on
the
rock
over
there, draining
out
the soup
over
them.
And
he
did
so.
Then
the
angel
of
the
Lord
put
out
the stick
which
was
in
his
hand,
touching
the
meat
and
the
cakes
with
the
end
of
it;
and
a
flame
came
up
out
of
the
rock,
burning
up
the
meat
and
the
cakes:
and
the
angel
of
the
Lord
was
seen
no
longer.
Then
Gideon
was certain
that
he
was
the
angel
of
the
Lord;
and
Gideon
said,
I
am
in fear,
O
Lord
God!
for
I
have
seen
the
angel
of
the
Lord
face
to
face.
But
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Peace
be
with
you;
have
no
fear:
you
are
in
no danger
of
death.
Then
Gideon
made
an
altar
there
to
the
Lord,
and
gave
it
the
name Yahweh-shalom;
to
this
day
it
is
in
Ophrah
of
the
Abiezrites.
The
same
night
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Take ten
men
of
your servants
and
an
ox
seven
years
old,
and
after pulling
down
the
altar
of
Baal
which
is
your father's,
and cutting
down
the holy tree
by
its side,
Make
an
altar
to
the
Lord
your
God
on
the
top
of
this rock,
in
the
ordered
way
and
take
the
ox
and
make
a burned
offering
with
the
wood
of
the holy
tree
which
has
been
cut
down.
Then
Gideon
took
ten
of
his
servants
and
did
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
him;
but fearing
to
do
it
by
day,
because
of
his father's
people
and
the
men
of
the
town,
he
did
it
by
night.
And
the
men
of
the
town
got
up
early
in
the
morning,
and
they
saw
the
altar
of
Baal
broken
down,
and
the holy tree
which
was
by
it
cut
down,
and
the
ox
offered
on
the
altar
which
had
been
put
up
there.
And
they
said
to
one
another,
Who
has
done
this
thing?
And
after
searching
with
care,
they
said,
Gideon,
the
son
of
Joash,
has
done
this
thing.
Then
the
men
of
the
town
said
to
Joash,
Make
your
son
come
out
to
be
put
to
death,
for pulling
down
the
altar
of
Baal
and cutting
down
the holy tree
which
was
by
it.
But
Joash
said
to
all
those
who
were attacking
him,
Will
you
take
up
the cause
of
Baal?
will
you
be
his saviour? Let
anyone
who
will
take
up
his cause
be
put
to
death
while
it
is
still
morning:
if
he
is
a
god, let
him
take
up
his cause
himself
because
of
the pulling
down
of
his
altar.
So
that
day
he
gave
him
the
name
of
Jerubbaal,
saying, Let
Baal take
up
his
cause
against
him
because
his
altar
has been
broken
down.
Then
all
the
Midianites
and
the
Amalekites
and
the
people
of
the
east, banding
themselves
together, went
over
and
put
up
their tents
in
the
valley
of
Jezreel.
But
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came
on
Gideon;
and
at
the
sound
of
his
horn
all
Abiezer
came
together
after
him.
And
he
sent
through
all
Manasseh,
and
they
came
after
him;
and
he
sent
to
Asher
and
Zebulun
and
Naphtali,
and
they
came
up
and
were
joined
to
the others.
Then
Gideon
said
to
God,
If
you
are
going
to
give
Israel
salvation
by
my
hand,
as
you
have
said,
See,
I
will
put
the
wool
of
a sheep
on
the grain-floor;
if
there
is
dew
on
the
wool
only,
while
all
the
earth
is
dry,
then
I
will
be
certain
that
it
is
your purpose
to
give
Israel
salvation
by
my
hand
as
you
have
said.
And
it
was
so:
for
he
got
up
early
on
the
morning
after,
and twisting
the wool
in
his hands,
he
got
a basin
full
of
water
from
the
dew
on
the wool.
Then
Gideon
said
to
God,
Do
not
be moved
to
wrath
against
me
if
I
say
only
this:
let
me
make
one
more
test
with
the wool;
let
the wool
now
be
dry,
while
the
earth
is covered
with
dew.
And
that
night
God
did
so;
for
the wool
was
dry,
and
there
was
dew
on
all
the
earth round
it.
Then
Jerubbaal,
that
is,
Gideon,
and
all
the
people
with
him,
got
up
early
and put
up
their tents
by
the
side
of
the water-spring
of Harod;
the tents
of
Midian
were
on
the
north
side
of
him,
under
the
hill
of
Moreh
in
the
valley.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Gideon,
So
great
is
the number
of
your
people,
that
if
I
give
the
Midianites
into
their
hands
they
will
be uplifted
in pride
over
me
and
will
say,
I myself
have
been
my saviour.
So
now,
let
it
be
given
out
to
the
people
that anyone
who
is shaking
with
fear
is
to
go
back
from
Mount Galud.
So
twenty-two
thousand
of
the
people
went
back,
but
there
were
still
ten
thousand.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Gideon,
There
are
still
more
people
than
is necessary;
take
them
down
to
the
water
so
that
I
may
put
them
to
the
test
for
you
there;
then
whoever
I
say
is
to
go
with
you
will
go,
and
whoever
I
say
is
not
to
go
will
not
go.
So
he
took
the
people
down
to
the
water;
and
the
Lord
said
to
Gideon,
Put
on
one side
by
themselves
all
those
drinking
up
the
water
with
their
tongues
like
a
dog;
and
in
the
same
way,
all
those
who
go
down
on
their
knees
to
the
water
while
drinking.
Now
the
number
of
those
who
took
up
the
water
with
their tongues
was
three
hundred;
all
the
rest
of
the
people
went
down
on
their
knees
to
the
water.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Gideon,
By
those
three
hundred
who
were drinking
with
their tongues
I
will
give
you
salvation
and
give
the
Midianites
into
your
hands;
let
the rest
of
the
people go
away,
every
man
to
his
place.
So
they
took
the vessels
of
the
people,
and
their
horns
from
their
hands,
and
he
sent
them
away,
every
man
to
his
tent, keeping
only
the
three
hundred;
and
the
tents
of
Midian
were lower
down
in
the
valley.
The
same
night
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Up!
go
down
now
against
their
army,
for
I
have
given
them
into
your
hands.
But
if
you
have
fear
of
going
down,
take
your
servant
Purah
with
you
and
go
down
to
the tents;
And
after
hearing
what
they
are
saying,
you
will get
strength
to
go
down
against
the
army.
So
he
went
down
with
his
servant
Purah
to
the outer line
of
the tents
of
the armed
men.
Now
the
Midianites
and
the
Amalekites
and
all
the
people
of
the
east
were covering
the
valley
like
locusts;
and
their
camels
were
like
the
sand
by
the seaside,
without
number.
When
Gideon
came
there,
a
man
was giving
his
friend
an
account
of
his
dream,
saying,
See,
I
had
a
dream
about
a cake
of
barley
bread
which,
falling
into
the
tents
of
Midian,
came
on
to
the
tent, overturning
it
so
that
it
was stretched
out
flat
on
the earth.
And
his
friend
in
answer
said,
This
is
certainly
the
sword
of
Gideon,
the
son
of
Joash,
the
men
of
Israel:
into
their
hands
God
has
given
up
all
the
army
of
Midian.
Then
Gideon,
hearing
the story
of
the
dream
and
the sense
in which
they
took
it,
gave
worship;
then
he
went
back
to
the tents
of
Israel,
and
said,
Up!
for
the
Lord
has
given
the
army
of
Midian
into
your
hands.
Then separating
the
three
hundred
men
into
three
bands,
he
gave
every
man
a
horn,
and
a vessel
in which
was
a flaming branch.
And
he
said
to
them,
Keep
your eyes
on
me,
and
do
what
I
do;
when
I
come
to
the outer
line
of tents,
whatever
I
do,
you
are
to
do
the
same.
At
the
sound
of
my
horn,
and
the
horns
of
those
who
are
with
me, let
your
horns
be
sounded
all
round
the tents,
and
say,
For
the
Lord
and
for
Gideon.
So
Gideon
and
the three
hundred
men
who
were
with
him
came
to
the outer
line
of tents,
at
the start
of
the
middle
watch,
when
the
watchmen
had
only
then
taken
their stations;
and
the
horns
were
sounded
and
the vessels broken.
So
the
three
bands all
gave
a loud note
on
their
horns,
and
when
the vessels
had
been
broken,
they
took
the flaming branches
in
their
left
hands,
and
the
horns
in
their
right
hands ready
for
blowing,
crying
out,
For
the
Lord
and
for
Gideon.
Then
they
made
a line
round
the tents,
every
man
in
his
place;
and
all
the
army, awaking
from sleep,
came
running
out,
and
with
loud cries
went
in
flight.
And
the
three
hundred
gave
a loud note
on
their
horns,
and
every man's
sword
was
turned
by
the
Lord
against
his brother
all
through
the
army;
and
the
army
went
in
flight
as
far
as
Beth-shittah
in
the direction
of Zeredah,
to
the
edge
of
Abel-meholah
by
Tabbath.
And
the
men
of
Israel
came
together
from
Naphtali
and
from
Asher
and
all
Manasseh,
and
went
after
Midian.
Then
Gideon
sent
through
all
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
saying,
Come
down
against
Midian,
and keep
the ways across
Jordan
before
they
come.
So
all
the
men
of
Ephraim, massing themselves
together, kept
the ways across
Jordan.
And
they
took
the
two
chiefs
of
Midian,
Oreb
and
Zeeb;
and
they
put
Oreb
to death
at
the
rock
of
Oreb,
and
Zeeb
they
put
to death
at
the
place
of
the grape-crushing
in
Zeeb,
and
they
went
after
Midian;
but
the
heads
of
Oreb
and
Zeeb
they
took
across
Jordan
to
Gideon.
And
the
men
of
Ephraim
came
and
said
to
him,
Why
did
you
not send
for
us
when
you
went
to war
against
Midian?
And
they
said sharp
and angry
words
to
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
What
have
I
done
in comparison
with
you?
Is
not
that
which
Ephraim took
up
after
the grape-cutting
better
than all
the grapes
which
Abiezer got
in
from
the grape-cutting?
God
has
given
into
your
hands
the
chiefs
of
Midian,
Oreb
and
Zeeb;
what
have
I been
able
to
do
in comparison
with
you?
And
when
he
said
this,
their feeling
about
him
became kinder.
Then
Gideon
came
to
Jordan
and
went
over
it
with
his
three
hundred, overcome
with weariness
and
in
need
of food.
And
he
said
to
the
men
of
Succoth,
Give
bread cakes
to
my
people,
for
they
are overcome
with weariness,
and
I
am going
on
after
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
the
kings
of
Midian.
But
the
chiefs
of
Succoth
said,
Are
the
hands
of
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
even
now
in
your
hand
that
we
are
to
give
bread
to
your
army?
Then
Gideon
said,
Because
of
this,
when
the
Lord
has
given
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
into
my
hands,
I
will
have
you stretched
on
a bed
of
thorns
of
the waste land
and
on sharp stems,
and
have
you crushed
as grain
is crushed
on
a grain-floor.
So
he
went
up
from
there
to
Penuel
and
made
the
same request
to
the
men
of
Penuel;
but
they gave
him
the
same
answer
as
the
men
of
Succoth
had given.
So
he
said
to
the
men
of
Penuel,
When
I
come
back
in
peace,
I
will
have
this
tower
broken
down.
Now
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
were
in Karkor
and
their
armies
with
them,
about
fifteen
thousand
men,
those
of
all
the
army
of
the
children
of
the
east
who
were still
living;
for
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
of
their
swordsmen
had
been put
to death.
And
Gideon
went
up
by
the
way
used
by
the people
living
in
tents
on
the
east
of
Nobah
and
Jogbehah,
and
made
an
attack
on
the
army
when
they
had no thought
of danger.
And
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
went
in
flight;
and
he
went
after
them,
and
took
the
two
kings
of
Midian,
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
and
put
all
the
army
to
the curse.
Then
Gideon,
the
son
of
Joash,
went
back
from
the
fight:
And taking prisoner
a
young
man
of
the
people
of
Succoth,
he got
from
him,
in answer
to
his questions,
a list
of
the
chiefs
of
Succoth
and
the responsible
men,
seventy-seven
men.
So
he
came
to
the
men
of
Succoth
and
said,
Here
are
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
on account
of
whom
you
made sport
of
me,
saying,
Are
the
hands
of
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
even
now
in
your
hand,
that
we
are
to
give
bread
to
your army
who
are overcome
with weariness?
Then
he
took
the responsible
men
of
the
town
and
had
them crushed
on
a bed
of
thorns
and sharp stems.
And
he
had
the
tower
of
Penuel
broken
down
and
the
men
of
the
town put
to death.
Then
he
said
to
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
Where
are
the
men
whom
you put
to death
at
Tabor?
And
they
gave
answer,
As
you
are,
so
were
they;
every
one
of
them
was
like
a king's
son.
And
he
said,
They
were
my
brothers,
my mother's
sons:
by
the
life
of
the
Lord,
if
you
had kept
them safe,
I
would
not put
you
to death.
Then
he
said
to
Jether,
his
oldest son,
Up! Put
them
to death.
But
the
boy
did
not
take
out
his
sword, fearing
because
he
was
still
a
boy.
Then
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
said,
Up!
Put
an end
to
us
yourself:
for
you
have
a man's
strength.
Then
Gideon
got
up
and
put
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
to death
and
took
the
ornaments
which
were
on
their camels'
necks.
Then
the
men
of
Israel
said
to
Gideon,
Be
our
ruler,
you
and
your
son
and
your son's
son
after
him;
for
you
have been
our saviour
from
the
hands
of
Midian.
But
Gideon
said
to
them,
I
will
not
be
a
ruler
over
you,
and
my
son
will
not
be
a
ruler
over
you:
it
is
the
Lord
who
will
be
ruler
over
you.
Then
Gideon
said
to
them,
I
have
a
request
to
make
to
you;
let
every
man
give
me
the ear-rings
he
has
taken. (For
they
had
gold ear-rings,
because
they
were
Ishmaelites.)
And
they
gave
answer,
We
will gladly
give
them.
So
they
put
down
a robe,
every
man dropping
into
it
the ear-rings
he
had
taken.
The
weight
of
the
gold ear-rings
which
he got
from
them
was
one
thousand,
seven
hundred
shekels
of
gold;
in
addition
to
the moon-ornaments
and jewels
and
the
purple
robes
which
were
on
the
kings
of
Midian,
and
the chains
on
their camels'
necks.
And
Gideon
made
an
ephod
from
them
and
put
it
up
in
his
town
Ophrah;
and
all
Israel
went
after
it
there
and
were false
to
the Lord;
and
it
became
a
cause
of sin
to
Gideon
and
his
house.
So
Midian
was broken
before
the
children
of
Israel
and
the
Midianites
never got back
their strength.
And
the
land
had
peace
for
forty
years,
in
the
days
of
Gideon.
And
Jerubbaal,
the
son
of
Joash,
went
back
to
his
house
and
was
living
there.
Gideon
had
seventy
sons,
the
offspring
of
his body;
for
he
had
a number
of
wives.
And
the servant-wife
he
had
in
Shechem
had
a
son
by
him,
to
whom
he
gave
the
name
Abimelech.
And
Gideon,
the
son
of
Joash, came
to
his end
when
he
was very
old,
and
his
body
was
put
in
the resting-place
of
Joash
his
father,
in
Ophrah
of
the
Abiezrites.
And
after
the
death
of
Gideon,
the
children
of
Israel
again
went
after
the
gods
of Canaan
and
were false
to
the Lord,
and
made
Baal-berith
their
god.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
not
keep
in
their minds
the
Lord
their
God,
who
had
been
their saviour
from
all
their haters
on
every
side;
And
they
were
not
kind
to
the
house
of
Jerubbaal,
that
is,
Gideon,
in reward
for
all
the
good
he
had
done
to
Israel.
Now
Abimelech,
the
son
of
Jerubbaal,
went
to
Shechem
to
his mother's
family,
and
said
to
them
and
to
all
the
family
of
his mother's
father,
Say
now
in
the
ears
of
all
the townsmen
of
Shechem,
Is
it
better
for
you
to
be
ruled
by
all
the
seventy
sons
of
Jerubbaal
or
by
one
man
only?
And
keep
in
mind
that
I
am
your
bone
and
your
flesh.
So
his mother's family
said
all
this
about
him
in
the
ears
of
all
the townsmen
of
Shechem:
and
their
hearts
were
turned
to
Abimelech,
for
they
said,
He
is
our
brother.
And
they
gave
him
seventy
shekels
of
silver
from
the
house
of
Baal-berith,
with
which
Abimelech got
the support
of
a number
of uncontrolled
and good-for-nothing
persons.
Then
he
went
to
his father's
house
at
Ophrah,
and
put
his
brothers,
the
seventy
sons
of
Jerubbaal,
to
death
on
the
same
stone; however,
Jotham,
the
youngest, kept
himself safe
by
going
away
to
a secret
place.
And
all
the townsmen
of
Shechem
and
all Beth-millo came
together
and
went
and
made
Abimelech
their
king,
by
the
oak
of
the
pillar
in
Shechem.
Now
Jotham,
on
hearing
of
it,
went
to
the
top
of
Mount
Gerizim,
and
crying
out
with
a loud
voice
said
to
them,
Give ear
to
me,
you townsmen
of
Shechem,
so
that
God
may
give ear
to
you.
One day
the
trees
went
out
to make
a
king
for
themselves;
and
they
said
to
the olive-tree,
Be
king
over
us.
But
the olive-tree
said
to
them,
Am
I
to give
up
my wealth
of oil,
by
which
men give honour
to
God,
and
go waving
over
the
trees?
Then
the
trees
said
to
the fig-tree,
You come
and
be
king
over
us.
But
the fig-tree
said
to
them,
Am
I
to give
up
my sweet taste
and
my
good
fruit
and
go waving
over
the
trees?
Then
the
trees
said
to
the
vine,
You come
and
be
king
over
us.
But
the
vine
said
to
them,
Am
I
to
give
up
my
wine,
which
makes
glad
God
and
men,
to
go waving
over
the
trees?
Then
all
the
trees
said
to
the thorn,
You come
and
be
king
over
us.
And
the thorn
said
to
the
trees,
If
it
is
truly
your desire
to make
me
your
king,
then
come
and
put
your
faith
in
my
shade;
and
if
not,
may
fire
come
out
of
the thorn,
burning
up
the
cedars
of
Lebanon.
So
now,
if
you
have
done
truly
and
uprightly
in
making
Abimelech
king,
and
if
you
have
done
well
to
Jerubbaal
and
his
house
in reward
for
the work
of
his
hands;
(For
my
father
made war
for
you,
and
put
his
life
in danger,
and
made
you free
from
the
hands
of
Midian;
And
you
have gone
against
my father's
family
this
day,
and
have put
to
death
his
sons,
even
seventy
men
on
one
stone,
and
have made
Abimelech,
the
son
of
his servant-wife,
king
over
the townsmen
of
Shechem
because
he
is
your
brother;)
If
then
you
have
done
what
is
true
and upright
to
Jerubbaal
and
his
family
this
day,
may
you
have
joy
in
Abimelech,
and
may
he
have
joy
in
you;
But
if
not,
may
fire
come
out
from
Abimelech,
burning
up
the townsmen
of
Shechem
and Beth-millo;
and
may
fire
come
out
from
the townsmen
of
Shechem
and Beth-millo,
for
the destruction
of
Abimelech.
Then
Jotham straight
away
went
in
flight
to
Beer,
and
was
living
there
for fear
of
his
brother
Abimelech.
So
Abimelech
was chief
over
Israel
for
three
years.
And
God
sent
an
evil
spirit
between
Abimelech
and
the townsmen
of
Shechem;
and
the townsmen
of
Shechem
were false
to
Abimelech;
So
that
punishment
for
the
violent
attack
made
on
the
seventy
sons
of
Jerubbaal,
and
for
their
blood,
might
come
on
Abimelech,
their
brother,
who
put
them
to
death,
and
on
the townsmen
of
Shechem
who
gave
him
their help
in
putting
his
brothers
to
death.
And
the townsmen
of
Shechem
put secret watchers
on
the
tops
of
the
mountains,
and
they
made attacks
on
all
who went
by
on
the
road
and
took
their goods;
and
word
of
this came
to
Abimelech.
Then
Gaal,
the
son
of
Ebed,
came
with
his
brothers,
and
went
over
to
Shechem;
and
the
men
of
Shechem
put
their faith
in
him.
And
they
went
out
into
their
fields
and
got
in
the fruit
of
their
vines,
and
when
the grapes
had been crushed,
they
made
a holy
feast
and
went
into
the
house
of
their
god,
and
over
their
food
and
drink
they
were
cursing
Abimelech.
And
Gaal,
the
son
of
Ebed,
said,
Who
is
Abimelech
and
who
is
Shechem,
that
we
are
to
be
his
servants?
Is
it
not right
for
the
son
of
Jerubbaal
and
Zebul
his captain
to
be
servants
to
the
men
of
Hamor,
the
father
of
Shechem?
But
why
are
we
to
be
his
servants?
If
only
I
had
authority
over
this
people!
I
would
put
Abimelech
out
of
the
way,
and
I
would
say
to
Abimelech,
Make
your
army strong,
and
come
out.
Now
Zebul,
the
ruler
of
the
town,
hearing
what
Gaal,
the
son
of
Ebed,
had
said,
was moved
to
wrath.
And
he
sent
to
Abimelech
at Arumah,
saying,
See,
Gaal,
the
son
of
Ebed,
and
his
brothers
have
come
to
Shechem,
and
they
are working
up
the
town
against
you.
So
now,
get
up
by
night,
you
and
your
people,
and keep watch
in
the
field secretly;
And
in
the
morning,
when
the
sun
is
up,
get
up
early
and
make
a
rush
on
the
town;
and
when
he
and
his
people
come
out
against
you,
do
to
them
whatever
you
have
a chance
to
do.
So
Abimelech
and
the
people
with
him
got
up
by
night,
in
four
bands,
to
make
a surprise
attack
on
Shechem.
And
Gaal,
the
son
of
Ebed,
went
out,
and
took
his
place
at
the
doorway
into
the
town;
then
Abimelech
and
his
people
got
up
from
the
place
where
they
had
been waiting.
And
when
Gaal
saw
the
people,
he
said
to
Zebul,
See!
people
are
coming
down
from
the
tops
of
the
mountains.
And
Zebul
said
to
him,
You
see
the
shade
of
the
mountains
like
men.
And
Gaal
said
again,
See!
people
are
coming
down
from
the middle
of
the
land,
and
one
band
is
coming
by
way
of
the oak-tree
of
the Seers.
Then
Zebul
said
to
him,
Now
where
is
your loud
talk
when
you
said,
Who
is
Abimelech
that
we
are
to
be
his
servants?
Is
this
not
the
people
whom
you
were rating
so low?
Go
out
now,
and
make war
on
them.
So
Gaal
went
out at
the
head
of
the townsmen
of
Shechem
and made war
on
Abimelech.
And
Abimelech
went
after
him
and
he
went
in
flight
before
him;
and
a
great number
were
falling
by
the sword
all
the
way
up
to
the
town.
Then
Abimelech went back
to
Arumah;
and
Zebul sent
Gaal
and
his
brothers
away
and would not let
them go
on
living
in
Shechem.
Now
the
day
after,
the
people
went
out
into
the
fields;
and news
of
it
came
to
Abimelech.
And
he
took
his
people, separating
them
into
three
bands,
and
was waiting secretly
in
the
field;
and
when
he
saw
the
people
coming
out
of
the
town,
he
went
up
and
made
an
attack
on
them.
And
Abimelech
with
his
band
made
a
rush,
and
took
up
their
position
at
the
doorway
into
the
town;
and
the
other
two
bands
made
a
rush
on
all
those
who
were
in
the
fields,
and overcame
them.
And
all
that
day
Abimelech
was
fighting
against
the
town;
and
he
took
it,
and put
to death
the
people
who
were
in
it,
and
had
the
town
pulled
down
and covered
with
salt.
Then
all
the townsmen
of
the
tower
of
Shechem,
hearing
of
it,
went
into
the
inner
room
of
the
house
of El-berith.
And
word
was given
to
Abimelech
that
all
the
men
of
the
tower
of
Shechem
were
there
together.
Then
Abimelech
went
up
to
Mount
Zalmon,
with
all
his
people;
and
Abimelech
took
an
axe
in
his
hand
and, cutting
down branches
of
trees,
took
them
and
put
them
on
his
back.
And
he
said
to
the
people
who
were
with
him,
Be
quick
and
do
as
you
have
seen
me
do.
So
all
the
people got branches,
every
man cutting
down
a
branch,
and
they
went
with
Abimelech
at
their head
and, massing
the branches
against
the
inner room,
put
fire
to
the room
over
them;
so
all
those
who
were
in
the
tower
of
Shechem,
about
a
thousand
men
and
women,
were
burned
to
death
with
it.
Then
Abimelech
went
to
Thebez,
and put
his army
in position
against
Thebez
and
took
it.
But
in
the
middle
of
the
town
there
was
a
strong
tower,
to
which
all
the
men
and
women
of
the
town
went
in
flight
and, shutting
themselves
in,
went
up
to
the
roof
of
the
tower.
And
Abimelech
came
to
the
tower
and
made
an
attack
on
it,
and got
near
to
the
door
of
the
tower
for
the purpose
of firing
it.
But
a
certain
woman sent
a great stone, such
as
is used
for
crushing grain,
on
to
the
head
of
Abimelech, cracking
the bone.
Then
quickly
crying
out
to
his body-servant,
he
said
to
him,
Take
out
your
sword
and
put
an end
to
me straight
away,
so
that
men may
not
say
of
me,
His
death
was
the work
of
a
woman.
So
the
young
man
put
his
sword
through
him, causing
his
death.
And
when
the
men
of
Israel
saw
that
Abimelech
was
dead,
they
went away,
every
man
to
his
place.
In
this way
Abimelech
was
rewarded
by
God
for
the
evil
he
had
done
to
his
father
in putting
his
seventy
brothers
to death;
And
God
sent
back
on
to
the
heads
of
the
men
of
Shechem
all
the
evil
they
had
done,
and
the
curse
of
Jotham,
the
son
of
Jerubbaal,
came
on
them.
Now
after
Abimelech,
Tola,
the
son
of
Puah,
the
son
of
Dodo,
a
man
of
Issachar, became
the saviour
of
Israel;
he
was
living
in Shamir
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim.
He
was
judge
over
Israel
for twenty-three
years;
and
at
his
death
his
body
was
put
to rest
in
the earth
in Shamir.
And
after
him
came
Jair
the
Gileadite,
who
was
judge
over
Israel
for
twenty-two
years.
And
he
had
thirty
sons,
who
went
on
thirty
young asses;
and
they
had
thirty towns
in
the
land
of
Gilead,
which
are
named
Havvoth-Jair
to
this
day.
And
at
the
death
of
Jair
his
body was
put
to rest
in
the earth
in
Kamon.
And
again
the
children
of
Israel
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, worshipping
the
Baals
and Astartes,
and
the
gods
of
Aram
and
the
gods
of Zidon
and
the
gods
of
Moab
and
the
gods
of
the
children
of
Ammon
and
the
gods
of
the
Philistines;
they
gave
up
the
Lord
and
were
servants
to
him
no
longer.
And
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was burning
against
Israel,
and
he gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
the
Philistines
and
into
the
hands
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
And
that
year
the
children
of
Israel
were
crushed under
their yoke;
for
eighteen
years
all
the
children
of
Israel
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
in
the
land
of
the
Amorites
which
is
in
Gilead,
were cruelly
crushed down.
And
the
children
of
Ammon
went
over
Jordan,
to make war
against
Judah
and
Benjamin
and
the
house
of
Ephraim;
and
Israel
was
in
great trouble.
Then
the
children
of
Israel,
crying
out
to
the
Lord,
said,
Great
is
our
sin
against
you,
for
we
have
given
up
our
God
and
have
been
servants
to
the
Baals.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
Were
not
the
Egyptians
and
the
Amorites
and
the
children
of
Ammon
and
the
Philistines
And
the Zidonians
and
Amalek
and Midian crushing
you
down,
and
in answer
to
your
cry did
I
not give
you
salvation
from
their
hands?
But,
for all
this,
you
have
given
me
up
and
have
been
servants
to
other
gods:
so
I
will
be
your saviour
no
longer.
Go, send
up
your
cry
for
help
to
the
gods
of
your selection;
let
them
be
your saviours
in
the
time
of
your
trouble.
And
the
children
of
Israel
said
to
the
Lord,
We
are sinners;
do
to
us
whatever
seems
good
to
you:
only
give
us salvation
this
day.
So
they
put
away
the
strange
gods
from
among
them,
and became
the Lord's
servants;
and
his
soul
was angry because
of
the sorrows
of
Israel.
Then
the
children
of
Ammon came
together
and
put
their
army
in position
in
Gilead.
And
the
children
of
Israel came
together
and
put
their
army
in position
in
Mizpah.
And
the
people
of
Israel
said
to
one
another,
Who
will
be
the
first
to make
an
attack
on
the
children
of
Ammon?
We
will make
him
head
over
all
Gilead.
Now
Jephthah
the
Gileadite
was
a
great
man
of war;
he
was
the
son
of
a loose
woman,
and
Gilead
was
his
father.
And Gilead's
wife
gave
birth
to
sons,
and
when
her
sons
became
men,
they
sent
Jephthah
away,
saying,
You
have
no
part
in
the heritage
of
our father's
house,
for
you
are
the
son
of
another
woman.
So
Jephthah
went
in
flight
from
his
brothers
and
was
living
in
the
land
of
Tob,
where
a number
of good-for-nothing
men,
joining
Jephthah,
went
out
with
him
on
his undertakings.
Now
after
a
time
the
children
of
Ammon
made war
against
Israel.
And
when
the
children
of
Ammon
made war
against
Israel,
the responsible
men
of
Gilead
went
to
get
Jephthah
back
from
the
land
of
Tob;
And
they
said
to
Jephthah,
Come
and
be
our
chief
so
that we
may make war
against
the
children
of
Ammon.
But
Jephthah
said
to
the responsible
men
of
Gilead,
Did
you
not,
in
your
hate
for
me, send
me
away
from
my father's
house?
Why
do
you
come
to
me
now
when
you
are
in
trouble?
And
the
responsible
men
of
Gilead
said
to
Jephthah,
That
is
the
reason
we
have
come
back
to
you;
so
go
with
us
and
make war
against
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
we
will
make
you
our
head
over
all
the
people
of
Gilead.
Then
Jephthah
said
to
the
responsible
men
of
Gilead,
If
you
take
me
back
to
make war
against
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
if
with
the help
of
the
Lord
I overcome
them,
will
you
make
me
your
head?
And
the
responsible
men
of
Gilead
said
to
Jephthah,
May
the
Lord
be
our
witness:
we
will
certainly
do
as
you
say.
So
Jephthah
went
with
the
responsible
men
of
Gilead,
and
the
people
made
him
head
and
chief
over
them;
and
Jephthah
said
all
these
things
before
the
Lord
in
Mizpah.
Then
Jephthah
sent
men
to
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
saying,
What
have
you
against
me
that
you
have
come
to
make war
against
my
land?
And
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon
said
to
the
men
sent
by
Jephthah,
Because
Israel,
when
he
came
up
out
of
Egypt,
took
away
my
land,
from
the
Arnon
as
far
as
the
Jabbok
and
as
far
as
Jordan:
so
now,
give
me
back
those
lands quietly.
And
Jephthah
sent
again
to
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
And
said
to
him,
This
is
the
word
of
Jephthah:
Israel
did
not
take
away
the
land
of
Moab
or
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon;
But
when
they
came
up
from
Egypt,
Israel
went
through
the waste land
to
the Red
Sea
and
came
to
Kadesh;
Then
Israel
sent
men
to
the
king
of
Edom
saying,
Let
me
now
go
through
your
land;
but
the
king
of
Edom
did
not
give ear
to
them.
And
in
the same
way
he
sent
to
the
king
of
Moab,
but
he
would
not;
so
Israel
went
on
living
in
Kadesh.
Then
he
went
on
through
the waste
land
and
round
the
land
of
Edom
and
the
land
of
Moab,
and
came
by
the
east
side
of
the
land
of
Moab,
and
put
up
their tents
on
the
other
side
of
the
Arnon;
they
did
not
come
inside
the limit
of
Moab,
for
the
Arnon
was
the limit
of
Moab.
And
Israel
sent
men
to
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
the
king
of
Heshbon;
and
Israel
said
to
him,
Let
me
now
go
through
your
land
to
my
place.
But
Sihon
would
not give
way
and
let
Israel
go
through
his
land;
and
Sihon got
together
all
his
people,
and
put
his
army
in position
in
Jahaz,
and
made war
on
Israel.
And
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
gave
Sihon
and
all
his
people
into
the
hands
of
Israel,
and
they overcame
them;
so
all
the
land
of
the
Amorites,
the
people
of
that
land, became Israel's.
All
the limit
of
the
Amorites
was theirs,
from
the
Arnon
as
far
as
the
Jabbok
and
from
the waste
land
even
to
Jordan.
So
now
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
taken away
their
land
from
the
Amorites
and
given
it
to
his
people
Israel;
are
you
then
to
have
it?
Do
you
not keep
the lands
of
those
whom
Chemosh
your
god sends
out
from
before
you?
So
we
will keep
all
the lands
of
those
whom
the
Lord
our
God sends
out
from
before
us.
What!
are
you any
better
than
Balak,
the
son
of
Zippor,
king
of
Moab? Did
he
ever
take
up
a cause
against
Israel
or make war
against
them?
While
Israel
was
living
in
Heshbon
and
its daughter-towns
and
in
Aroer
and
its daughter-towns
and
in
all
the
towns
which
are
by
the
side
of
the
Arnon,
for
three
hundred
years,
why
did
you
not get
them back
at
that
time?
So
I
have
done
no
wrong
against
you,
but
you
are
doing
wrong
to
me
in
fighting
against
me:
may
the
Lord,
who
is
Judge
this
day,
be
judge
between
the
children
of
Israel
and
the
children
of
Ammon.
The
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
however,
did
not
give ear
to
the
words
which
Jephthah
sent
to
him.
Then
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came
on
Jephthah,
and
he
went
through
Gilead
and
Manasseh,
and
came
to
Mizpeh
of
Gilead;
and
from
Mizpeh
of
Gilead
he
went
over
to
the
children
of
Ammon.
And
Jephthah
took
an oath
to
the
Lord,
and
said,
If
you
will
give
the
children
of
Ammon
into
my
hands,
Then
whoever
comes
out
from
the
door
of
my
house, meeting
me
when
I
come
back
in
peace
from
the
children
of
Ammon,
will
be
the Lord's
and
I
will
give
him
as
a burned
offering.
So
Jephthah
went
over
to
the
children
of
Ammon
to
make war
on
them;
and
the
Lord
gave
them
into
his
hands.
And
he
made
an
attack
on
them
from
Aroer
all
the
way
to
Minnith, overrunning
twenty
towns,
as
far
as Abel-cheramim,
and
put
great numbers
to
the sword.
So
the
children
of
Ammon
were
crushed
before
the
children
of
Israel.
Then
Jephthah
came
back
to
his
house
in
Mizpah,
and
his
daughter
came
out, meeting
him
on
his way
with music
and
with
dances;
she
was
his
only
child;
he
had
no
other
sons
or
daughters.
And
when
he
saw
her
he
was
overcome
with grief,
and
said,
Ah!
my
daughter!
I
am crushed
with sorrow,
and
it
is
you
who
are
the chief
cause
of
my
trouble;
for
I
have
made
an oath
to
the
Lord
and
I
may
not
take
it
back.
And
she
said
to
him,
My
father,
you
have
made
an oath
to
the
Lord;
do
then
to
me
whatever
you
have
said;
for
the
Lord
has
sent
a
full reward
on
your haters,
on
the
children
of
Ammon.
Then
she
said
to
her
father, Only
do
this
for
me:
let
me
have
two
months
to
go
away
into
the
mountains
with
my friends,
weeping
for
my sad fate.
And
he
said,
Go
then.
So
he
sent
her
away
for
two
months;
and
she went
with
her friends
to
the
mountains,
weeping
for
her sad fate.
And
at
the
end
of
two
months
she
went
back
to
her
father,
who
did
with
her
as
he
had
said
in
his oath:
and
she
had
never
been touched
by
a
man.
So
it
became
a rule
in
Israel,
For
the
women
to go
year
by
year sorrowing
for
the
daughter
of
Jephthah
the
Gileadite,
four
days
in
every
year.
Now
the
men
of
Ephraim
came
together
and took
up arms
and
went
over
to Zaphon;
and
they
said
to
Jephthah,
Why
did
you
go
over
to
make war
against
the
children
of
Ammon
without sending
for
us
to
go
with
you? Now we
will put
your
house
on
fire
over
you.
And
Jephthah
said
to
them,
I
and
my
people
were
in danger,
and
the
children
of
Ammon
were
very cruel
to
us,
and
when
I
sent
for
you,
you
gave
me
no
help
against
them.
So
when
I
saw
that
there
was
no
help
to
be
had
from
you,
I
put
my
life
in
my
hand
and
went
over
against
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
the
Lord
gave
them
into
my
hands:
why
then
have
you
come
up
to
me
this
day
to
make war
on
me?
Then
Jephthah got
together
all
the
men
of
Gilead
and
made war
on
Ephraim;
and
the
men
of
Gilead overcame
Ephraim.
And
the
Gileadites
took
the crossing-places
of
Jordan
against
the
Ephraimites;
and
when
any
of
the
men
of
Ephraim
who
had
gone
in flight
said,
let
me
go
over;
the
men
of
Gilead
said
to
him,
Are
you
an
Ephraimite?
And
if
he
said,
No;
Then
they
said
to
him,
Now
say Shibboleth;
and
he
said
Sibboleth,
and
was
not able
to
say
it
in
the
right
way;
then
they
took
him
and
put
him
to death
at
the crossing-places
of
Jordan;
and
at
that
time
forty-two
thousand
Ephraimites
were
put
to death.
Now
Jephthah
was
judge
of
Israel
for
six
years.
And
Jephthah
the
Gileadite
came
to
his
death,
and
his
body
was
put
to rest
in
his
town, Mizpeh
of
Gilead.
And
after
him,
Ibzan
of Beth-lehem
was
judge
of
Israel.
He
had
thirty
sons,
and
thirty
daughters whom
he
sent
to other places,
and
he got
thirty wives
from other places
for
his
sons.
And
he
was
judge
of
Israel
for
seven
years.
And
Ibzan came
to
his
death
and
his
body was
put
to rest
at Beth-lehem.
And
after
him,
Elon
the Zebulonite
was
judge
of
Israel;
and
he
was
judge
of
Israel
for
ten
years.
And Elon
the Zebulonite came
to
his
death,
and
his
body
was
put
to rest
in
Aijalon
in
the
land
of
Zebulun.
And
after
him,
Abdon,
the
son
of
Hillel,
the
Pirathonite,
was
judge
of
Israel.
He
had
forty
sons
and
thirty sons'
sons
who
went
on
seventy
young asses;
and
he
was
judge
of
Israel
for
eight
years.
And
Abdon,
the
son
of
Hillel, came
to
his
death,
and
his
body
was
put
to rest
in
Pirathon
in
the
land
of
Ephraim,
in
the hill-country
of
the
Amalekites.
And
the
children
of
Israel
again
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
and
the
Lord
gave
them
into
the
hands
of
the
Philistines
for
forty
years.
Now
there
was
a
certain
man
of
Zorah
of
the
family
of
the
Danites,
and
his
name
was
Manoah;
and
his
wife
had
never
given
birth
to
a
child.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
came
to
the
woman,
and
said
to
her,
See
now! though
you
have
never
given
birth
to
children,
you
will
be
with
child
and
give
birth
to
a
son.
Now
then
take
care
to
have
no
wine
or
strong
drink
and
to
take
no
unclean
thing
for
food;
For
you
are
with
child
and
will
give
birth
to
a
son;
his
hair
is
never
to
be cut,
for
the
child
is
to
be separate
to
God
from
his
birth;
and
he
will
take
up
the work
of freeing
Israel
from
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
Then
the
woman
came
in,
and
said
to
her
husband,
A
man
came
to
me,
and
his
form
was
like
the
form
of
a
god,
causing
great
fear;
I
put
no
question
to
him
about
where
he
came
from,
and
he
did
not
give
me
his
name;
But
he
said
to
me,
You
are
with
child
and
will
give
birth
to
a
son;
and
now
do
not
take
any
wine
or
strong
drink
or
let
anything
unclean
be
your
food;
for
the
child
will
be separate
to
God
from
his
birth
to
the
day
of
his
death.
Then
Manoah
made
prayer
to
the
Lord,
and
said,
O
Lord,
let
the
man
of
God
whom
you
sent
come
to
us
again
and
make clear
to
us
what
we
are
to
do
for
the
child
who
is
to
come.
And
God
gave ear
to
the
voice
of
Manoah;
and
the
angel
of
God
came
to
the
woman
again
when
she
was
seated
in
the
field;
but
her
husband
Manoah
was
not
with
her.
So
the
woman,
running
quickly,
gave
her
husband
the
news,
saying,
I
have
seen
the
man
who
came
to
me
the
other
day.
And
Manoah
got
up
and
went
after
his
wife,
and
came
up
to
the
man
and
said
to
him,
Are
you
the
man
who
was
talking
to
this
woman?
And
he
said,
I
am.
And
Manoah
said,
Now
when
your
words
come true,
what
is
to
be
the
rule
for
the
child
and
what
will
be
his
work?
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
Manoah, Let
the
woman
take
note
of
what
I
have
said
to
her.
She
is
to
have
nothing
which
comes
from
the
vine
for
her
food,
and
let
her
take
no
wine
or
strong
drink
or
anything
which
is
unclean;
let
her
take
care
to
do
all
I
have
given
her
orders
to
do.
And
Manoah
said
to
the
angel
of
the
Lord,
Now
let
us
keep
you while
we
make ready
a
young
goat
for
you.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
Manoah,
Though
you
keep
me
I
will
not
take
of
your
food;
but
if
you
will
make
a burned
offering,
let
it
be
offered
to
the
Lord.
For
it
had
not
come
into Manoah's
mind
that
he
was
the
angel
of
the
Lord.
Then
Manoah
said
to
the
angel
of
the
Lord,
What
is
your
name,
so
that
when
your
words
come
true
we
may
give
you honour?
But
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Why
are
you questioning
me
about
my
name, seeing
that
it
is
a wonder?
So
Manoah
took
the
young
goat
with
its
meal
offering,
offering
it
on
the
rock
to
the
Lord,
who
did strange
things.
And
when
the
flame
went
up
to
heaven
from
the
altar,
the
angel
of
the
Lord
went
up
in
the
flame
of
the
altar,
while
Manoah
and
his
wife
were
looking
on;
and
they
went
down
on
their
faces
to
the
earth.
But
the
angel
of
the
Lord
was
seen
no
more
by
Manoah
and
his
wife.
Then
it
was clear
to
Manoah
that
he
was
the
angel
of
the
Lord.
And
Manoah
said
to
his
wife,
Death
will
certainly
be
our fate,
for
it
is
a
god whom
we
have
seen.
But
his
wife
said
to
him,
If
the
Lord
was purposing
our
death,
he
would
not
have
taken
our burned
offering
and
our
meal
offering,
or
have
given
us
such
orders
about
the child.
So
the
woman
gave
birth
to
a
son,
and
gave
him
the
name
Samson;
and
he
became
a
man
and
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
was
on
him.
And
the
spirit
of
the
Lord first
came
on
him
in Mahaneh-dan,
between
Zorah
and
Eshtaol.
Now
Samson
went
down
to
Timnah,
and
saw
a
woman
in
Timnah,
of
the
daughters
of
the
Philistines;
And
when
he
came
back
he
said
to
his
father
and
mother,
I
have
seen
a
woman
in
Timnah,
of
the
daughters
of
the
Philistines:
get
her
now
for
me
for
my
wife.
Then
his
father
and
mother
said
to
him,
Is
there
no
woman
among
the
daughters
of
your
relations
or
among
all
my
people,
that
you
have
to
go
for
your
wife
to
the
Philistines,
who
are
without circumcision?
But
Samson
said
to
his
father,
Get
her
for
me,
for
she
is
pleasing
to
me.
Now
his
father
and
mother
had
no
knowledge
that
this
was
the purpose
of
the
Lord,
who
had
the destruction
of
the
Philistines
in
mind.
Now
the
Philistines
at
that
time
were
ruling
over
Israel.
Then
Samson
went
down
to
Timnah (and
his
father
and
his
mother,)
and
came
to
the vine-gardens
of
Timnah;
and
a
young
lion
came rushing
out
at
him.
And
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came
on
him
with
power,
and, unarmed
as
he
was, pulling
the lion
in
two
as
one
might
do
to
a
young
goat,
he
put
him
to death; (but
he said
nothing
to
his
father
and
mother
of
what
he
had
done.)
So
he
went
down
and
had
talk
with
the
woman;
and she
was
pleasing
to
Samson.
Then
after
a
time
he
went
back
to
take
her;
and
turning
from
the road
to
see
the dead body
of
the
lion,
he
saw
a mass
of
bees
in
the body
of
the
lion,
and
honey
there.
And
he
took
the
honey
in
his
hand,
and
went
on,
tasting
it
on
the
way;
and
when
he
came
to
his
father
and
mother
he
gave some
to
them;
but
did
not say
that
he
had
taken
the
honey
from
the body
of
the
lion.
Then
Samson
went
down
to
the
woman,
and
made
a
feast
there,
as
was
the
way
among
young
men.
And
he
took
thirty
friends,
and
they
were
with
him.
And
Samson
said,
Now
I
have
a hard question
for
you:
if
you
are able
to
give
me
the
answer
before
the
seven
days
of
the
feast
are
over,
I
will
give
you
thirty
linen
robes
and
thirty
changes
of
clothing;
But
if
you
are
not
able
to
give
me
the
answer,
then
you
will
have
to
give
me
thirty
linen
robes
and
thirty
changes
of
clothing.
And
they
said
to
him,
Put
your hard question
and
let
us
see what
it
is.
And
he
said,
Out
of
the taker
of
food
came
food,
and
out
of
the
strong
came
the
sweet.
And
at
the
end
of
three
days
they
were
still
not
able
to
give
the
answer.
So
on
the
fourth
day
they
said
to Samson's
wife, Get
from
your
husband
the
answer
to
his question
by
some trick
or
other,
or
we
will
have
you
and
your father's
house
burned
with
fire;
did
you get
us here
to
take
all
we
have?
Then Samson's
wife,
weeping
over
him,
said, Truly
you
have
no
love
for
me
but
only
hate;
you
have put
a hard question
to
the
children
of
my
people
and
have
not given
me
the
answer.
And
he
said
to
her,
See,
I
have
not given
the
answer
even
to
my
father
or
my
mother; am
I
to
give
it
to
you?
And
all
the
seven
days
of
the
feast
she
went
on
weeping
over
him;
and
on
the
seventh
day
he
gave
her
the answer,
because
she
gave
him no peace;
and
she sent
word
of
it
to
the
children
of
her
people.
Then
on
the
seventh
day,
before
he
went
into
the bride's room,
the
men
of
the
town
said
to
him,
What
is
sweeter
than
honey?
and
what
is
stronger
than
a
lion?
And
he
said
to
them,
If
you
had
not
been ploughing
with
my cow
you
would
not
have got
the
answer
to
my question.
And
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came rushing
on
him,
and
he
went
down
to
Ashkelon
and,
attacking
thirty
men
there,
took
their clothing
from
them,
and
gave
it
to
the
men
who
had
given
the answer
to
his
hard question.
Then, full
of
wrath,
he
went
back
to
his father's
house.
But Samson's
wife
was given
to
the friend
who
had
been
his best man.
Now
a short
time
after,
at
the
time
of
the grain-cutting,
Samson,
taking
with
him
a
young
goat,
went
to
see
his
wife;
and
he
said,
I
will
go
in
to
my
wife
into
the bride's
room.
But
her
father
would
not
let
him
go
in.
And
her
father
said,
It seemed
to
me
that
you
had only
hate
for
her;
so
I
gave
her
to
your friend:
but
is
not
her
younger
sister fairer
than
she?
so
please
take
her
in
place
of
the
other.
Then
Samson
said
to
them,
This
time
I
will give payment
in full
to
the
Philistines,
for
I
am going
to
do
them great
evil.
So
Samson
went
and
got
three
hundred
foxes
and
some sticks
of fire-wood;
and
he
put
the
foxes
tail
to
tail
with
a stick
between
every
two
tails;
Then firing
the sticks,
he
let
the foxes
loose
among
the uncut
grain
of
the
Philistines,
and
all
the corded stems
as well
as
the living
grain
and
the vine-gardens
and
the
olives went
up
in
flames.
Then
the
Philistines
said,
Who
has
done
this?
And
they
said,
Samson,
the
son-in-law
of
the
Timnite,
because
he
took
his
wife
and
gave
her
to
his friend.
So
the
Philistines
came
up
and
had
her
and
her father's house
burned.
And
Samson
said
to
them,
If
you go on like
this,
truly
I
will
take
my full payment
from
you;
and
that
will
be
the
end
of
it.
And
he
made
an
attack
on
them, driving
them
in uncontrolled flight,
and causing
great destruction;
then
he
went away
to
his safe place
in
the crack
of
the
rock
at
Etam.
Then
the
Philistines
went
and
put
up
their tents
in
Judah,
all round
Lehi.
And
the
men
of
Judah
said,
Why
have
you
come
up
against
us?
And
they
said,
We
have
come
up
to
take
Samson,
and
to
do
to
him
as
he
has
done
to
us.
Then
three
thousand
of
the
men
of
Judah
went
down
to
the crack
of
the
rock
of
Etam,
and
said
to
Samson,
Is
it
not clear
to
you
that
the
Philistines
are
our
rulers?
What
is
this
you
have
done
to
us?
And
he
said
to
them,
I only
did
to
them
as
they
did
to
me.
Then
they
said
to
him,
We
have
come
down
to
take
you
and
give
you
up
into
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
And
Samson
said
to
them,
Give
me
your
oath
that
you
will
not
make
an
attack
on
me
yourselves.
And
they
said,
No;
we
will
take
you
and
give
you
up
into
their
hands,
but
truly
we
will
not
put
you
to
death.
So knotting
two
new
cords round
him
they
took
him
up
from
the
rock.
And
when
he
came
to
Lehi,
the
Philistines
came
out, meeting
him
with
loud cries;
then
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came rushing
on
him,
and
the
cords
on
his
arms
became
like grass
which
has
been
burned
with
fire,
and
the bands
came falling
off
his
hands.
And
taking up
the mouth-bone
of
an ass newly dead, which
he saw
by chance
on
the earth,
he
put
to death
a
thousand
men
with
it.
And
Samson
said,
With
a red ass's mouth-bone
I
have
made
them red
with blood,
with
a red ass's mouth-bone
I
have
sent destruction
on
a
thousand
men.
And
having
said
these words,
he
let
the mouth-bone
go
out
of
his
hand;
so
that
place
was
named Ramath-lehi.
After
this,
he
was
in
great need
of
water,
and
crying
out
to
the
Lord,
he
said,
You
have
given
this
great
salvation
by
the
hand
of
your
servant,
and
now need
of
water
will
be
my
death;
and
I
will
be
given
into
the
hands
of
this people
who
are without circumcision.
Then
God
made
a crack
in
the
hollow rock
in
Lehi
and
water
came
out
of
it;
and
after
drinking,
his
spirit
came
back
to
him
and
he
was strong
again;
so
that
place
was
named
En-hakkore;
it
is
in
Lehi
to
this
day.
And
he
was
judge
of
Israel
in
the
days
of
the
Philistines
for
twenty
years.
Now
Samson
went
to
Gaza,
and
there
he
saw
a loose
woman
and
went
in
to
her.
And
it
was
said
to
the
Gazites,
Samson
is
here.
So
they
went
round, watching
for
him
all
day
at
the doorway
of
the
town,
but
at
night
they kept quiet,
saying,
When
daylight
comes
we
will
put
him
to death.
And
Samson
was
there
till
the
middle
of
the
night;
then
he
got
up,
and
took
a grip
on
the
doors
of
the
town, pulling
them
up,
together
with
their
two
supports
and
their locks,
and
put
them
on
his
back
and
took
them
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill
in
front
of
Hebron.
Now
after
this,
he
was
in
love
with
a
woman
in
the
valley
of Sorek,
named
Delilah.
And
the chiefs
of
the
Philistines
came
up
to
her,
and
said
to
her,
Make use
of
your
power
over
him
and
see
what
is
the secret
of
his
great
strength,
and
how
we
may
get
the better
of
him,
and
put bands
on
him,
so
that
we
may
make
him feeble;
and
every
one
of
us
will
give
you eleven
hundred
shekels
of
silver.
So
Delilah
said
to
Samson,
Make clear
to
me
now
what
is
the secret
of
your
great
strength,
and
how
you
may
be
put
in bands
and
made feeble.
And
Samson
said
to
her,
If
seven new bow-cords
which
have
never
been
made
dry
are knotted round
me,
I
will
become feeble
and
will
be
like
any
other
man.
So
the chiefs
of
the
Philistines gave her
seven new bow-cords
which
had
never
been
made
dry,
and
she
had
them
tightly knotted round
him.
Now
she
had
men waiting secretly
in
the
inner
room;
and
she
said
to
him,
The
Philistines
are
on
you,
Samson.
And
the
cords
were
broken
by
him
as
a twist
of
thread
is
broken
when touched
by
a
flame.
So
the secret
of
his
strength
did
not come
to light.
Then
Delilah
said
to
Samson,
See,
you
have
been making sport
of
me
with
false words;
now,
say truly
how
may
you
be
put
in bands?
And
he
said
to
her,
If
they
only
put round
me
new thick
cords
which
have
never
been
used,
then
I
will
become feeble
and
will
be
like
any
other
man.
So
Delilah
took
new thick
cords, knotting
them
tightly round
him,
and
said
to
him,
The
Philistines
are
on
you,
Samson.
And
men
were waiting secretly
in
the
inner
room.
And
the
cords
were
broken
off
his
arms
like threads.
Then
Delilah
said
to
Samson,
Up
to
now
you
have
made sport
of
me
with
false words;
now
say
truly,
how may
you be
put
in
bands?
And
he
said
to
her,
If
you
get
the
seven twists
of
my
hair
worked
into
the cloth
you
are making
and fixed
with
the pin,
I
will become feeble
and
will be
like any
other
man.
So
while
he
was sleeping she got
the seven twists
of
his hair worked
into
her cloth
and fixed
with
the
pin,
and
said
to
him,
The
Philistines
are
on
you,
Samson.
Then awaking
from
his
sleep,
he got
up quickly, pulling
up cloth
and machine
together.
And
she
said
to
him,
Why
do
you
say
you
are
my
lover
when
your
heart
is
not mine?
Three
times
you
have
made sport
of
me,
and
have
not
made clear
to
me
the secret
of
your
great
strength.
So
day
after
day
she
gave
him
no peace,
for ever questioning
him till
his
soul
was troubled
to
death.
And opening
all
his
heart
to
her,
he
said
to
her,
My
head
has
never
been touched
by
a blade,
for
I
have
been separate
to
God
from
the day
of
my
birth:
if
my
hair
is
cut
off,
then
my
strength
will
go
from
me
and
I
will
become feeble,
and
will
be
like
any
other
man.
And
when
Delilah
saw
that
he
had
let
her
see
into
his
heart,
she
sent
word
to
the chiefs
of
the
Philistines
saying,
Come
up
this
time,
for
he
has
let
out
all
his
heart
to
me.
Then
the chiefs
of
the
Philistines
came
to
her,
with
the
money
in
their
hands.
And
she
made
him
go
to
sleep
on
her
knees;
and
she sent
for
a
man
and
had
his
seven twists
of
hair
cut
off;
and
while
it
was being done
he became feeble
and
his
strength
went
from
him.
Then
she
said,
The
Philistines
are
on
you,
Samson.
And awaking
from
his
sleep,
he
said,
I
will
go
out
as
at
other
times, shaking
myself
free.
But
he
was
not conscious
that
the
Lord
had
gone
from
him.
So
the
Philistines
took
him
and
put
out
his
eyes;
then
they
took
him
down
to
Gaza,
and, chaining
him
with bands
of
brass,
put
him
to work crushing grain
in
the prison-house.
But
the growth
of
his
hair
was starting
again after
it
had
been
cut
off.
And
the chiefs
of
the
Philistines
came
together
to
make
a
great
offering
to
Dagon
their
god,
and
to
be glad;
for
they
said,
Our
god
has
given
into
our
hands
Samson
our hater.
And
when
the
people
saw
him,
they
gave
praise
to
their
god;
for
they
said,
Our
god
has
given
into
our
hands
the
one
who
was fighting
against
us,
who
made
our
country waste,
and
who
put
great numbers
of
us
to death.
Now
when
their
hearts
were full
of joy,
they
said, Send
for
Samson
to
make
sport
for
us.
And
they
sent
for
Samson
out
of
the prison-house,
and
he
made
sport
before
them;
and
they put
him
between
the
pillars.
And
Samson
said
to
the
boy
who
took
him
by
the
hand, Let
me
put
my
hand
on
the
pillars supporting
the
house,
so
that
I
may
put
my
back
against
them.
Now
the
house
was
full
of
men
and
women;
and
all
the
lords
of
the
Philistines
were
there;
and
about
three
thousand
men
and
women
were
on
the
roof,
looking
on
while
Samson
made
sport.
And
Samson,
crying
out
to
the
Lord,
said,
O
Lord
God,
do
have
me
now
in
mind,
and
do
make
me
strong
only
this
once,
O
God,
so
that
I
may
take
one last payment
from
the
Philistines
for
my
two
eyes.
Then
Samson
put
his arms round
the
two
middle
pillars supporting
the
house, putting
his weight
on
them,
on
one
with
his
right
hand
and
on
the
other
with
his
left.
And
Samson
said,
Let
death
overtake
me
with
the
Philistines.
And
he
put
out
all
his
strength,
and
the
house
came
down
on
the chiefs
and
on
all
the
people
who
were
in
it.
So
the
dead
whom
he
sent
to destruction
by
his
death
were
more
than
all
those
on
whom
he
had
sent destruction
in
his
life.
Then
his
brothers
and
his father's
people
came
down
and
took
him
up
and
put
his body
to rest
in
the
earth
between
Zorah
and
Eshtaol
in
the resting-place
of
Manoah
his
father.
And
he
had
been
judge
of
Israel
for
twenty
years.
Now
there
was
a
man
of
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
named
Micah.
And
he
said
to
his
mother,
The eleven
hundred
shekels
of
silver
which
were
taken
from
you,
about
which
you
took
an
oath
and
said
in
my
hearing,
I
have given
this
silver
to
the
Lord
from
my hand
for
myself,
to
make
a pictured image
and
a metal image:
see,
I
have
the
silver,
for
I
took
it:
so
now
I
will
give
it
back
to
you.
And
his
mother
said,
May
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
be
on
my
son.
And
he
gave
back
the eleven
hundred
shekels
of
silver
to
his
mother,
and
his
mother
said,
I
have
made
the
silver
holy
to
the
Lord
from
me
for
my
son,
to
make
a pictured
image
and
a
metal
image.
So
he
gave
the
silver
back
to
his
mother.
Then
his
mother
took
two
hundred
shekels
of
silver
and
gave
them
to
a metal-worker
who
made
a pictured
image
and
a
metal
image
from
them:
and
it
was
in
the
house
of
Micah.
And
the
man
Micah
had
a
house
of
gods;
and
he
made
an
ephod
and
family
gods
and
put
one
of
his
sons
in
the position
of
priest.
In
those
days
there
was
no
king
in
Israel:
every
man
did
as
seemed
right
to
him.
Now
there
was
a
young
man
living
in Beth-lehem-judah,
of
the
family
of
Judah
and
a
Levite,
who
was
not
a townsman
of
the
place.
And
he
went
away
from
the
town
of Beth-lehem-judah,
looking
for
somewhere
to
make
his living-place;
and
on
his
journey
he
came
to
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
to
the
house
of
Micah.
And
Micah
said
to
him,
Where
do
you
come
from?
And
he
said
to
him,
I
am
a
Levite
from Beth-lehem-judah,
and
I
am
looking
for
a living-place.
Then
Micah
said
to
him,
Make
your living-place
with
me,
and
be
a
father
and
a
priest
to
me,
and
I
will
give
you
ten
shekels
of
silver
a
year
and
your
clothing
and food.
And
the
Levite said
he
would make
his living-place
with
the
man,
and
he
became
to
him
as
one
of
his
sons.
And
Micah
gave
the position
to
the
Levite,
and
the
young
man
became
his
priest,
and
was
in
the
house
of
Micah.
Then
Micah
said,
Now
I
am
certain
that
the
Lord
will
do
me
good,
seeing
that
the
Levite
has
become
my
priest.
In
those
days
there
was
no
king
in
Israel,
and
in
those
days
the
Danites
were
looking
for
a
heritage
for
themselves,
to
be
their living-place;
for
up
to
that
time
no distribution
of
land
had
been
made
to
them
among
the
tribes
of
Israel.
So
the
children
of
Dan
sent
five
men
from
among
their
number,
strong
men,
from
Zorah
and
from
Eshtaol,
to
take
a look
at
the
land
and
make
a
search
through
it;
and
they
said
to
them,
Go
and
make
a
search
through
the
land;
and
they
came
to
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
to
the
house
of
Micah,
where
they made
a stop
for
the night.
When
they
were
near
the
house
of
Micah, hearing
a
voice
which
was
not strange
to
them,
that
of
the
young
Levite,
they
went
out
of
their road
to
his
place,
and
said
to
him,
How
did
you
come
here?
and
what
are
you
doing
in
this
place?
and
why
are
you
here?
And
he
said
to
them,
This
is
what
Micah
did
for
me,
and
he
gave
me payment
and
I
became
his
priest.
Then
they
said,
Do
get
directions
from
God
for
us,
to
see
if
the
journey
on
which
we
are
going
will
have
a good outcome.
And
the
priest
said
to
them, Go
in
peace:
your
way
is guided
by
the
Lord.
Then
the
five
men
went
on
their
way
and
came
to Laish
and
saw
the
people
who
were
there,
living
without
thought
of danger,
like
the Zidonians,
quiet
and safe;
for
they
had
everything
on
earth
for
their needs,
and
they
were
far
from
the Zidonians
and
had
no
business
with Aram.
So
they
came
back
to
their
brothers
in
Zorah
and
Eshtaol,
and
their
brothers
said
to
them,
What
news
have
you?
And
they
said,
Up!
and
let
us
go
against Laish;
for
we
have
seen
the
land,
and
it
is
very
good:
why
are
you
doing
nothing?
Do
not
be slow
to
go
in
and
take
the
land
for
your heritage.
When
you
come
there
you
will
come
to
a
people living
without
thought
of danger;
and
the
land
is
wide,
and
God
has
given
it
into
your
hands:
a
place
where
there
is
everything
on
earth
for man's
needs.
So
six
hundred
men
of
the
Danites
from
Zorah
and
Eshtaol
went
out
armed
with
instruments
of
war.
And
they
went
up
and
put
up
their tents
in
Kiriath-jearim
in
Judah:
so
that
place
is
named
Mahaneh-dan
to
this
day.
It
is
to
the
west
of
Kiriath-jearim.
From
there
they
went
on
to
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
and
came
to
the
house
of
Micah.
Then
the
five
men
who
had
gone
to
make
a search
through
the
country
of Laish,
said
to
their
brothers,
Have
you
knowledge
that
in
these
houses
there
is
an
ephod
and
family
gods
and
a pictured
image
and
a
metal
image?
So
now
you
see
what
to
do.
And
turning
from
their road
they
came
to
the
house
of
the
young
Levite,
the
house
of
Micah,
and
said
to
him,
Is
it
well
with
you?
And
the
six
hundred
armed
men
of
the
Danites took
their places
by
the
doorway.
Then
the
five
men
who
had
gone
to
make
a search
through
the
land,
went
in
and
took
the pictured image
and
the
ephod
and
the family
gods
and
the
metal image;
and
the
priest
was
by
the
doorway
with
the
six
hundred
armed
men.
And
when
they
went
into Micah's
house
and
took
out
the pictured
image
and
the
ephod
and
the
family gods
and
the
metal
image,
the
priest
said
to
them,
What
are
you
doing?
And
they
said
to
him,
Be quiet;
say nothing,
and
come
with
us
and
be
our
father
and
priest;
is
it
better
for
you
to
be
priest
to
one man's
house
or
to
be
priest
to
a
tribe
and
a
family
in
Israel?
Then
the priest's
heart
was
glad,
and
he
took
the
ephod
and
the family gods
and
the pictured
image
and
went
with
the
people.
So
they
went
on
their
way
again,
putting
the
little
ones
and
the oxen
and
the goods
in
front
of
them.
When
they
had
gone
some way
from
the
house
of
Micah,
the
men
from
the
houses
near Micah's
house
came
together
and
overtook
the
children
of
Dan,
Crying
out
to
them.
And
the
Danites,
turning
round,
said
to
Micah,
What
is
your trouble,
that
you
have
taken
up arms?
And
he
said,
You
have
taken
my
gods
which
I
made,
and
my
priest,
and
have gone
away;
what
is
there
for
me
now?
Why
then
do
you
say
to
me,
What
is
your
trouble?
And
the
children
of
Dan
said
to
him,
Say
no
more,
or
men
of
bitter
spirit
may
make
an
attack
on
you, causing loss
of
your
life
and
the
lives
of
your
people.
Then
the
children
of
Dan
went
on
their
way;
and
when
Micah
saw
that
they
were
stronger
than
he,
he
went
back
to
his
house.
And
they
took
that
which
Micah
had
made,
and
his
priest,
and
came
to Laish,
to
a
people living
quietly
and without thought
of danger,
and
they
put
them
to
the
sword without mercy,
burning
down
their
town.
And
they
had
no saviour,
because
it
was
far
from Zidon,
and
they
had
no
business
with Aram;
and
it
was
in
the
valley
which
is
the
property
of
Beth-rehob.
And
building
up
the
town again
they
took
it
for
their living-place.
And
they
gave
the
town
the
name
of
Dan,
after
Dan
their
father,
who
was
the son
of
Israel: though
the
town
had
been
named Laish
at
first.
(And
the
children
of
Dan put
up
the pictured
image
for themselves;
and
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Gershom,
the
son
of Moses,
and
his
sons
were
priests
for
the
tribe
of
the
Danites
till
the
day
when
the ark
was
taken prisoner.)
And
they
put
up
for
themselves
the
image
which
Micah
had
made,
and
it
was
there
all
the
time
that
the
house
of
God
was
in
Shiloh.
Now
in
those
days,
when
there
was
no
king
in
Israel,
a
certain
Levite
was
living
in
the inmost
parts
of
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
and
he
got
for
himself
a servant-wife
from Beth-lehem-judah.
And
his servant-wife
was angry
with
him,
and
went away
from
him
to
her father's
house
at Beth-lehem-judah,
and
was
there
for
four
months.
Then
her
husband
got
up
and
went
after
her,
with
the
purpose
of
talking
kindly
to
her,
and
taking
her
back
with
him;
he
had
with
him
his
young
man
and
two asses:
and
she
took
him
into
her father's
house,
and
her
father,
when
he
saw
him,
came
forward
to
him
with
joy.
And
his
father-in-law,
the girl's
father,
kept
him
there
for
three
days;
and
they
had
food
and
drink
and
took
their rest
there.
Now
on
the
fourth
day
they
got
up
early
in
the
morning
and
he
made ready
to
go
away;
but
the girl's
father
said
to
his
son-in-law,
Take
a little
food
to keep
up
your strength,
and
then
go
on
your way.
So seating themselves
they
had
food
and
drink,
the
two
of
them
together;
and
the girl's
father
said
to
the
man,
If
it
is
your pleasure,
take
your rest here tonight,
and
let
your
heart
be
glad.
And
the
man
got
up
to
go
away,
but
his
father-in-law
would not let
him
go,
so
he
took
his rest
there
again
for
the night.
Then
early
on
the
morning
of
the
fifth
day
he
got
up
to
go
away;
but
the girl's
father
said, Keep
up
your strength;
so
the
two
of
them
had
a meal,
and
the man
and
his
woman
and
his servant
did
not
go
till
after
the middle
of
the
day.
And
when
they
got
up
to
go
away,
his
father-in-law,
the girl's
father,
said
to
him,
Now
evening
is
coming
on,
so
do
not
go tonight;
see,
the
day
is
almost
gone;
take
your rest
here
and
let
your
heart
be
glad,
and
tomorrow
early,
go
on
your
way
back
to
your house.
But
the
man
would
not
be kept
there
that night,
and
he
got
up
and
went
away
and
came
opposite
to
Jebus (which
is
Jerusalem);
and
he
had
with
him
the
two asses, ready
for travelling,
and
his woman.
When
they got
near
Jebus
the
day
was
far
gone;
and
the
servant
said
to
his
master,
Now
let
us
go
from
our road
into
this
town
of
the
Jebusites
and
take
our night's rest
there.
But
his
master
said
to
him,
We
will
not
go
out
of
our
way
into
a strange
town,
whose
people
are
not
of
the
children
of
Israel;
but
we
will
go
on
to
Gibeah.
And
he
said
to
his
servant,
Come, let
us
go
on
to
one
of these
places, stopping
for
the night
in
Gibeah
or
Ramah.
So
they
went
on
their way;
and
the
sun
went down
when
they
were
near
Gibeah
in
the land
of
Benjamin.
And
they
went
off
the road
there
with
the purpose
of
stopping
for
the night
in
Gibeah:
and
he
went
in, seating
himself
in
the
street
of
the
town,
for
no
one
took
them
into
his
house
for
the night.
Now
when
it
was
evening
they
saw
an
old
man
coming
back
from
his
work
in
the
fields;
he
was
from
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
and
was
living
in
Gibeah:
but
the
men
of
the
place
were
Benjamites.
And
when
he
saw
the traveller
in
the
street
of
the
town,
the
old
man
said,
Where
are
you
going?
and
where
do
you
come
from?
And
he
said
to
him,
We
are
on
our
way
from Beth-lehem-judah
to
the inmost
parts
of
the hill-country
of
Ephraim:
I
came
from
there
and
went
to Beth-lehem-judah:
now
I
am
on
my
way
back
to
my
house,
but
no
man
will
take
me
into
his
house.
But
we
have dry grass
and
food
for
our asses,
as
well
as
bread
and
wine
for
me,
and
for
the woman,
and
for
the
young
man
with us:
we
have
no
need
of
anything.
And
the
old
man
said,
Peace
be
with
you;
let
all
your
needs
be
my
care;
only
do
not take
your rest
in
the
street.
So
he
took
them
into
his
house
and
gave
the asses
food;
and
after
washing
their
feet
they
took
food
and
drink.
While
they
were
taking
their pleasure
at
the meal,
the
good-for-nothing
men
of
the
town
came
round
the
house, giving blows
on
the
door;
and
they
said
to
the
old
man,
the
master
of
the
house,
Send
out
that
man
who
came
to
your
house,
so
that
we
may
take
our pleasure
with
him.
So
the
man,
the
master
of
the
house,
went
out
to
them,
and
said,
No,
my
brothers,
do
not
this
evil
thing;
this
man
has
come
into
my
house,
and
you
are
not
to
do
him
this
wrong.
See,
here
is
my
daughter,
a
virgin,
and
his servant-wife:
I
will
send
them
out
for
you
to
take
them
and
do
with
them
whatever
you
will.
But
do
no
such
thing
of shame
to
this
man.
But
the
men
would
not
give ear
to
him:
so
the
man
took
his woman
and
sent
her
out
to
them;
and
they
took
her
by force,
using
her
for
their pleasure
all
night
till
the
morning;
and
when
dawn
came
they
let
her
go.
Then
at
the
dawn
of
day
the
woman
came,
and,
falling
down
at
the
door
of
the man's
house
where
her
master
was,
was stretched
there
till
it
was
light.
In
the
morning
her
master
got
up,
and
opening
the
door
of
the
house
went
out
to
go
on
his
way;
and
he
saw
his servant-wife stretched
on
the earth
at
the
door
of
the
house
with
her
hands
on
the step.
And
he
said
to
her,
Get
up
and let
us
be going;
but
there
was
no
answer;
so
he
took
her
up
and
put
her
on
the ass,
and
went
on
his
way
and
came
to
his house.
And
when
he
had
come
to
his
house,
he
got
his
knife,
and
took
the
woman, cutting
her
up
bone
by
bone
into
twelve
parts,
which
he
sent
through
all
Israel.
And
he
gave
orders
to
the
men whom
he
sent,
saying,
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
all
the
men
of
Israel,
Has
ever
an
act
like
this
been
done
from
the
day
when
the
children
of
Israel
came
out
of
Egypt
to
this
day?
Give
thought
to
it, turning
it
over
in
your minds,
and
give
your opinion
of
it.
Then
all
the
children
of
Israel
took
up arms,
and
the
people
came
together
like
one
man,
from
Dan
to Beer-sheba,
and
the
land
of
Gilead,
before
the
Lord
at
Mizpah.
And
the
chiefs
of
the
people,
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
took
their
places
in
the meeting
of
the
people
of
God,
four
hundred
thousand
footmen armed
with
swords.
(Now
the
children
of
Benjamin
had
word
that
the
children
of
Israel
had
gone
up
to
Mizpah.)
And
the
children
of
Israel
said,
Make clear
how
this
evil
thing
took
place.
Then
the
Levite,
the
husband
of
the dead
woman,
said
in
answer,
I
came
to
Gibeah
in
the land
of
Benjamin,
I
and
my servant-wife,
for
the purpose
of stopping
there
for
the night.
And
the townsmen
of
Gibeah came
together
against
me, going
round
the
house
on
all sides
by
night;
it
was
their purpose
to
put
me
to
death,
and
my servant-wife
was violently used
by
them
and
is
dead.
So
I
took
her, cutting
her into parts which
I
sent
through
all
the
country
of
the
heritage
of
Israel:
for
they
have
done
an
act
of shame
in
Israel.
Here
you
all
are,
you
children
of
Israel;
give
now
your suggestions
about
what
is
to
be
done.
Then
all
the
people
got
up
as
one
man
and
said,
Not
one
of
us
will
go
to
his
tent
or
go
back
to
his
house:
But
this
is
what
we
will
do
to
Gibeah:
we
will go
up
against
it
by
the decision
of
the Lord;
And
we
will
take
ten
men
out
of
every
hundred,
through
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
a
hundred
out
of
every
thousand,
a
thousand
out
of
every
ten
thousand,
to
get
food
for
the
people,
so
that
they
may
give
to Gibeah
of
Benjamin
the right punishment
for
the
act
of shame
they
have
done
in
Israel.
So
all
the
men
of
Israel
were banded
together
against
the
town,
united
like
one
man.
And
the
tribes
of
Israel
sent
men
through
all
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
saying,
What
is
this
evil
which
has
been
done
among
you?
Now
give
up
those
good-for-nothing
persons
in
Gibeah
so
that
we
may
put
them
to
death, clearing
away
the
evil
from
Israel.
But
the
children
of
Benjamin
would
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
their
brothers,
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
children
of
Benjamin
came
together
from
all
their
towns
to
Gibeah,
to
go
to
war
with
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
children
of
Benjamin
who
came
that
day
from
the
towns
were
twenty-six
thousand
men armed
with
swords,
in addition
to
the
people
of
Gibeah, numbering
seven
hundred
of
the best fighting-men,
Who
were
left-handed,
able
to send
a
stone
at
a
hair
without error.
And
the
men
of
Israel,
other
than
Benjamin,
were
four
hundred
thousand
in
number,
all
armed
with
swords;
they
were
all
men
of
war.
And
they
got
up
and
went
up
to Beth-el
to
get directions
from
God,
and
the
children
of
Israel
said,
Who
is
to
be
the
first
to
go
up
to
the
fight
against
the
children
of
Benjamin?
And
the
Lord
said,
Judah
is
to
go
up
first.
So
the
children
of
Israel
got
up
in
the
morning
and put
themselves
in position
against
Gibeah.
And
the
men
of
Israel
went
out
to
war
against
Benjamin (and
the
men
of
Israel
put
their
forces
in fighting order
against
them
at
Gibeah).
Then
the
children
of
Benjamin
came
out
from
Gibeah, cutting down
twenty-two
thousand
of
the
Israelites
that
day.
But
the
people,
the
men
of
Israel, taking heart
again,
put
their
forces
in order
and
took
up
the same
position
as
on
the
first
day.
Now
the
children
of
Israel
went
up,
weeping
before
the
Lord
till
evening, requesting
the
Lord
and
saying,
Am
I
to
go
forward
again
to
the
fight
against
the
children
of
Benjamin
my
brother?
And
the
Lord
said,
Go
up
against
him.
So
the
children
of
Israel
went
forward
against
the
children
of
Benjamin
the
second
day.
And
the
second
day
Benjamin
went
out
against
them
from
Gibeah, cutting
down
eighteen
thousand
men
of
the
children
of
Israel,
all
swordsmen.
Then
all
the
children
of
Israel,
and
all
the
people,
went
up
to Beth-el,
weeping
and
waiting
there
before
the
Lord,
going without food
all
day
till
evening,
and
offering burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
before
the
Lord.
And
the
children
of
Israel made
request
to
the
Lord, (for
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
was
there
in
those
days,
And
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Aaron,
was
in
his
place
before
it,)
and
said,
Am
I
still
to
go
on
with
the
fight
against
the
children
of
Benjamin
my
brother,
or
am
I
to
give
it
up?
And
the
Lord
said,
Go
on;
for
tomorrow
I
will
give
him
into
your
hands.
So
Israel
put
men secretly
all
round
Gibeah
to
make
a surprise attack
on
it.
And
the
children
of
Israel
went
up
against
the
children
of
Benjamin
on
the
third
day,
and
put themselves
in fighting order
against
Gibeah
as
before.
And
the
children
of
Benjamin
went
out
against
the
people, moving
away
from
the
town;
and
as
before,
at
their
first
attack,
they
put
to death
about
thirty
men
of
Israel
on
the
highways,
of
which
one
goes
up
to Beth-el
and
the
other
to
Gibeah,
and
in
the open
country.
And
the
children
of
Benjamin
said,
They
are giving
way
before
us
as
at
first.
But
the
children
of
Israel
said, Let
us go
in
flight
and get
them
away
from
the
town,
into
the
highways.
So
all
the
men
of
Israel
got
up
and put themselves
in fighting order
at
Baal-tamar:
and
those
who
had
been waiting secretly
to
make
a surprise
attack
came rushing
out
of
their
place
on
the west
of Geba.
And
they
came
in
front
of
Gibeah,
ten
thousand
of
the best
men
in
all
Israel,
and
the fighting
became
more violent;
but
the children
of Benjamin
were
not conscious
that
evil
was
coming
on
them.
Then
the
Lord sent sudden fear
on
Benjamin
before
Israel;
and
that
day
the
children
of
Israel put
to death
twenty-five
thousand,
one
hundred
men
of
Benjamin,
all
of
them
swordsmen.
So
the
children
of
Benjamin
saw
that
they
were overcome:
and
the
men
of
Israel
had
given way
before
Benjamin,
putting
their faith
in
the watchers
who
were
to
make
the surprise attack
on
Gibeah.
And
the watchers, rushing
on
Gibeah
and overrunning
it,
put
all
the
town
to
the
sword without mercy.
Now
the
sign
fixed
between
the
men
of
Israel
and
those making
the surprise
attack
was
that
when
they
made
a pillar
of
smoke
go
up
from
the
town,
The
men
of
Israel
were
to
make
a
turn
about
in
the
fight.
And
Benjamin
had overcome
and put
to death
about
thirty
of
the
men
of
Israel,
and
were
saying,
Certainly
they
are falling
back
before
us
as
in
the
first
fight.
Then
the sign
went
up
out
of
the
town
in
the
pillar
of
smoke,
and
the Benjamites,
turning
back,
saw
all
the
town
going
up
in
smoke
to
heaven.
And
the
men
of
Israel
had made
a
turn
about,
and
the
men
of
Benjamin
were overcome
with fear,
for
they
saw
that
evil
had overtaken
them.
So
turning
their backs
on
the
men
of
Israel,
they
went
in
the
direction
of
the
waste
land;
but
the
fight
overtook
them;
and
those
who
came
out
of
the
town
were heading
them
off
and putting
them
to
the sword.
And crushing
Benjamin
down,
they
went
after
them, driving
them
from Nohah
as
far
as
the
east
side
of
Gibeah.
Eighteen
thousand
men
of
Benjamin
came
to
their death,
all
strong
men
of war.
And
turning,
they
went
in
flight
to
the
rock
of
Rimmon
in
the waste land:
and
on
the
highways
five
thousand
of
them
were cut
off
by
the
men
of Israel,
who, pushing
on hard
after
them
to Geba,
put
to death
two
thousand
more.
So
twenty-five
thousand
of
the
swordsmen
of
Benjamin
came
to
their end
that
day,
all
strong
men
of
war.
But
six
hundred
men,
turning
back,
went
in
flight
to
the
rock
of
Rimmon
in
the waste land,
and
were
living
on
the
rock
of
Rimmon
for
four
months.
And
the
men
of
Israel,
turning
again
against
the
children
of
Benjamin,
put
to
the
sword without mercy
all
the
towns
and
the
cattle
and
everything
there
was,
burning
every
town
which
came
into
their hands.
Now
the
men
of
Israel
had
taken
an
oath
in
Mizpah,
saying,
Not
one
of
us
will
give
his
daughter
as
a
wife
to
Benjamin.
And
the
people
came
to Beth-el,
waiting
there
till
evening
before
God,
and
gave themselves
up
to bitter
weeping.
And
they
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
why
has
this
fate
come
on
Israel,
that
today
one
tribe
has
been cut off
from
Israel?
Then
on
the
day
after,
the
people
got
up
early
and
made
an
altar
there,
offering burned
offerings
and peace-offerings.
And
the
children
of
Israel
said,
Who
is
there
among
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
who
did
not
come
up
to
the
Lord
at
the meeting
of
all
Israel?
For
they
had
taken
a
great
oath
that
whoever
did
not
come
up
to
Mizpah
to
the
Lord
was
to
be
put
to
death.
And
the
children
of
Israel
were
moved
with
pity
for
Benjamin
their
brother,
saying,
Today
one
tribe
has been
cut
off
from
Israel.
What
are
we
to
do about
wives
for those
who
are still living?
For
we
have
taken
an
oath
by
the
Lord
that
we
will
not
give
them
our
daughters
for
wives.
And
they
said,
Which
one
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
did
not
come
up
to
Mizpah
to
the
Lord?
And
it
was seen
that
no
one
had
come
from Jabesh-gilead
to
the meeting.
For
when
the
people
were
numbered,
not
one
man
of
the
people
of Jabesh-gilead
was
present.
So
they (the meeting)
sent
twelve
thousand
of
the best fighting-men,
and
gave
them
orders,
saying,
Go
and
put
the
people
of Jabesh-gilead
to
the
sword without mercy,
with
their
women
and
their
little
ones.
And
this
is
what
you
are
to
do:
every
male,
and
every
woman
who
has
had sex
relations
with
a
man,
you
are
to put
to
the curse,
but
you
are
to
keep safe
the virgins.
And
they
did
so.
Now
there
were
among
the
people
of Jabesh-gilead
four
hundred
young
virgins
who
had
never
had sex
relations
with
a
man;
these
they
took
to
their tents
in
Shiloh
in
the
land
of
Canaan.
And
all
the meeting
sent
to
the
men
of
Benjamin
who
were
in
the
rock
of
Rimmon, offering
them
peace.
Then
Benjamin
came
back;
and
they
gave
them
the
women
whom
they
had
kept
from death
among
the
women
of Jabesh-gilead:
but
still
there
were
not
enough
for
them.
And
the
people
were
moved
with
pity
for
Benjamin,
because
the
Lord
had let
his wrath loose
on
the
tribes
of
Israel.
Then
the
responsible
men
of
the meeting
said,
What
are
we
to
do about
wives
for
the
rest
of
them,
seeing
that
the
women
of
Benjamin
are dead?
And
they
said, How
is
the rest
of
Benjamin
to
be given offspring
so
that
one
tribe
of
Israel
may
not
be put
out
of existence,
Seeing
that
we
may
not
give
them
our
daughters
as
wives?
For
the
children
of
Israel
had
taken
an
oath,
saying,
Cursed
is
he
who
gives
a
wife
to
Benjamin.
And
they
said,
See,
every
year
there
is
a
feast
of
the
Lord
in
Shiloh,
which
is
to
the
north
of Beth-el,
on
the
east
side
of
the
highway
which
goes
up
from Beth-el
to
Shechem,
and
on
the
south
of
Lebonah.
And
they
said
to
the
men
of
Benjamin, Go into
the vine-gardens, waiting there secretly,
And watching;
and
if
the
daughters
of
Shiloh
come
out
to
take
part
in
the
dances,
then
come
from
the vine-gardens
and
take
a
wife
for
every
one
of
you
from
among
the
daughters
of
Shiloh,
and
go
back
to
the
land
of
Benjamin.
And
when
their
fathers
or
their
brothers
come
and
make trouble,
you
are
to
say
to
them,
Give
them
to
us
as
an
act
of grace;
for
we
did
not
take
them
as
wives
for ourselves
in
war;
and
if
you
yourselves
had
given
them
to
us
you
would
have
been responsible
for
the broken oath.
So
the
men
of
Benjamin
did
this,
and got
wives
for
themselves
for
every
one
of
their
number, taking
them
away
by
force
from
the dance;
then
they
went
back
to
their
heritage,
building
up
their
towns
and
living
in
them.
Then
the
children
of
Israel
went
away
from
there,
every
man
to
his
tribe
and
his
family,
every
man
went
back
to
his
heritage.
In
those
days
there
was
no
king
in
Israel:
every
man
did
what
seemed
right
to
him.
Ruth
The Book of Ruth
Ruth
Rut
The Book of
Ruth
Now
there
came
a
time,
in
the
days
of
the
judges,
when
there
was no food
in
the
land.
And
a
certain
man
went
from Beth-lehem-judah,
he
and
his
wife
and
his
two
sons,
to make
a living-place
in
the
country
of
Moab.
And
the
name
of
the
man
was
Elimelech,
and
the
name
of
his
wife
Naomi,
and
the
name
of
his
two
sons
Mahlon
and
Chilion,
Ephrathites
of Beth-lehem-judah.
And
they
came
into
the
country
of
Moab,
and
were
there
for
some
time.
And
Elimelech, Naomi's
husband,
came
to
his end;
and only
her
two
sons
were
with
her.
And
they
took
two
women
of
Moab
as
their
wives:
the
name
of
the
one
was
Orpah,
and
the
name
of
the
other
Ruth;
and
they
went
on
living
there
for
about
ten
years.
And
Mahlon
and
Chilion
came
to
their end;
and
the
woman
was without
her
two
sons
and
her
husband.
So
she
and
her
daughters-in-law
got ready
to
go
back
from
the
country
of
Moab,
for news
had
come
to
her
in
the
country
of
Moab
that
the
Lord,
in
mercy
for
his
people,
had
given
them
food.
And
she
went
out
of
the
place
where
she
was,
and
her
two
daughters-in-law
with
her;
and
they
went
on
their
way
to
go
back
to
the
land
of
Judah.
And
Naomi
said
to
her
two
daughters-in-law,
Go
back
to
your mothers'
houses:
may
the
Lord
be good
to
you
as
you
have
been good
to
the
dead
and
to
me:
May
the
Lord
give
you
rest
in
the
houses
of
your
husbands.
Then she
gave
them
a kiss;
and
they
were
weeping
bitterly.
And
they
said
to
her, No,
but
we
will
go
back
with
you
to
your
people.
But
Naomi
said,
Go
back,
my
daughters;
why
will
you
come
with
me?
Have
I
more
sons
in
my
body,
to
become
your
husbands?
Go
back,
my
daughters,
and
go
on
your way;
I
am
so
old
now
that
I
may
not
have
another
husband.
If
I
said,
I
have hopes,
if
I
had
a
husband
tonight,
and
might
have
sons,
Would
you keep
yourselves
till
they
were
old
enough?
would
you keep
from
having
husbands
for
them?
No,
my
daughters;
but
I
am
very sad
for
you
that
the
hand
of
the
Lord
is
against
me.
Then
again
they were
weeping;
and
Orpah gave
her
mother-in-law
a kiss, but
Ruth would
not
be parted
from
her.
And Naomi
said,
See,
your
sister-in-law
has
gone
back
to
her
people
and
to
her
gods:
go
back
after
your
sister-in-law.
But
Ruth
said,
Give
up requesting
me
to
go
away
from
you,
or
to
go
back
without
you:
for
where
you
go
I
will
go;
and
where
you
take
your rest
I
will
take
my rest;
your
people
will
be
my
people,
and
your
God
my
God.
Wherever
death comes
to
you,
death
will come
to
me,
and
there
will
be
my last resting-place;
the
Lord
do
so
to
me
and
more
if
we
are
parted
by anything
but
death.
And
when
she
saw
that
Ruth
was
strong
in
her purpose
to go
with
her
she
said
no
more.
So
the
two
of
them
went
on
till
they
came
to Beth-lehem.
And
when
they
came
to Beth-lehem
all
the
town
was
moved
about
them,
and
they
said,
Is
this
Naomi?
And
she
said
to
them,
Do
not
let
my
name
be
Naomi,
but
Mara,
for
the Ruler
of
all
has
given
me
a
bitter fate.
I
went
out
full,
and
the
Lord
has
sent
me
back
again
with
nothing;
why
do
you
give
me
the
name
Naomi, seeing
that
the
Lord
has
given witness against
me,
and
the Ruler
of all
has
sent sorrow
on
me?
So
Naomi
came
back
out
of
the
country
of
Moab,
and
Ruth
the
Moabitess,
her
daughter-in-law,
with
her;
and
they
came
to Beth-lehem
in
the
first days
of
the grain-cutting.
And
Naomi
had
a relation
of
her
husband,
a
man
of
wealth,
of
the
family
of
Elimelech;
and
his
name
was
Boaz.
And
Ruth
the
Moabitess
said
to
Naomi,
Now
let
me
go
into
the
field
and take
up
the
heads
of
grain
after
him
in
whose
eyes
I
may
have
grace.
And
she
said
to
her,
Go,
my
daughter.
And
she
went,
and
came
and
took
up
the heads
of grain
in
the
field
after
the cutters;
and
by
chance
she
went
into
that part
of
the
field
which
was
the
property
of
Boaz,
who
was
of
the
family
of
Elimelech.
And
Boaz
came
from Beth-lehem,
and
said
to
the grain-cutters,
The
Lord
be
with
you.
And
they made
answer,
The
Lord
give
you
his
blessing.
Then
Boaz
said
to
his
servant
who
was
in
authority
over
the cutters,
Whose
girl
is
this?
And
the
servant
who
was
in
authority
over
the cutters
said,
It
is
a
Moabite
girl
who
came
back
with
Naomi
out
of
the
country
of
Moab;
And
she
said
to
me,
Let
me
come
into
the grain-field
and
take
up
the grain
after
the cutters.
So
she
came,
and
has
been
here
from
morning
till
now, without resting
even
for
a minute.
Then
said
Boaz
to
Ruth,
Give ear
to
me,
my
daughter:
do
not
go
to
take
up
the grain
in
another
field,
or
go
away
from
here,
but
keep
here
by
my
young
women:
Keep
your
eyes
on
the
field
they
are cutting,
and
go
after
them;
have
I
not
given
orders
to
the
young
men
not
to
put
a hand
on
you?
And
when
you
are
in need
of
drink
go
to
the
vessels
and
take
of
what
the
young
men
have
put
there.
Then
she
went
down
on
her
face
to
the
earth,
and
said
to
him,
Why
have
I
grace
in
your
eyes,
that
you
give
attention
to
me, seeing
I
am
from
a strange
people?
And
Boaz answering
said
to
her,
I
have
had
news
of
everything
you
have
done
for
your
mother-in-law
after
the
death
of
your
husband;
how
you
went
away
from
your
father
and
mother
and
the
land
of
your
birth,
and
came
to
a
people
who
are strange
to
you.
The
Lord
give
you
a
reward
for
what
you
have
done,
and
may
a
full
reward
be given
to
you
by
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
under
whose
wings
you
have
come
to
take cover.
Then
she
said,
May
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
my
lord,
for
you
have given
me
comfort,
and
you
have
said kind words
to
your
servant,
though
I
am
not
like
one
of
your
servants.
And
at meal-time
Boaz
said
to
her,
Come
here,
and
take
some
of
the
bread,
and
put
your bit
into
the wine.
And
she
took
her
seat
among
the grain-cutters:
and
he
gave
her dry
grain,
and
she
took
it,
and
there
was
more
than
enough
for
her
meal.
And
when
she
got ready
to
take
up
the grain,
Boaz
gave
his
young
men
orders,
saying,
Let
her
take
it
even
from
among
the cut grain,
and
say
nothing
to
her.
And
let
some heads
of grain
be pulled
out
of
what
has
been corded
up,
and dropped
for
her
to take,
and
let
no sharp word
be said
to
her.
So
she
went
on getting together
the heads
of grain
till
evening;
and
after crushing
out
the seed
it
came
to
about
an
ephah
of grain.
And
she
took
it
up
and
went
into
the
town;
and
she
let
her
mother-in-law
see
what
she
had
got,
and
after
taking
enough
for herself
she
gave
her
the
rest.
And
her
mother-in-law
said
to
her,
Where
did
you
take
up
the grain
today,
and
where
were
you working?
May
a
blessing
be
on
him
who
gave
such attention
to
you.
And
she
gave
her
mother-in-law
an account
of
where
she
had
been working,
and
said,
The
name
of
the
man
with
whom
I
was working
today
is
Boaz.
And
Naomi
said
to
her
daughter-in-law,
May
the
blessing
of
the
Lord,
who
has
at
all times
been kind
to
the
living
and
to
the
dead,
be
on
him.
And
Naomi
said
to
her,
The
man
is
of
our
family,
one
of
our
near relations.
And
Ruth
the
Moabitess
said,
Truly,
he
said
to
me, Keep
near
my
young
men
till
all
my
grain
is cut.
And
Naomi
said
to
Ruth,
her
daughter-in-law,
It
is
better,
my
daughter,
for
you
to
go
out
with
his servant-girls,
so
that
no danger
may
come
to
you
in
another
field.
So
she kept
near
the servant-girls
of
Boaz
to
take
up
the
grain
till
the cutting
of
the early
grain
and
the cutting
of
the late
grain
were
ended;
and
she went
on
living
with
her
mother-in-law.
And
Naomi,
her
mother-in-law,
said
to
her,
My
daughter, am
I
not
to get
you
a resting-place
where
you
may
be
in comfort?
And
now,
is
there
not
Boaz,
our relation,
with
whose
young
women
you
were?
See,
tonight
he
is separating
the grain
from
the waste
in
his grain-floor.
So
take
a bath,
and,
after rubbing
your body
with sweet oil,
put
on
your best robe,
and
go
down
to
the grain-floor;
but
do
not
let
him
see
you
till
he
has
come
to
the
end
of
his meal.
But
see
to
it,
when
he
goes
to
rest,
that
you
take
note
of
the
place
where
he
is sleeping,
and
go
in
there,
and, uncovering
his
feet,
take
your
place
by
him;
and
he
will say
what
you
are
to
do.
And
she
said,
I
will
do
all
you
say.
So
she
went
down
to
the grain-floor
and
did
all
her
mother-in-law
had said
to
her.
Now
when
Boaz
had
taken meat
and
drink,
and
his
heart
was
glad,
he
went
to
take
his
rest
at
the
end
of
the mass
of
grain;
then
she
came softly
and, uncovering
his
feet,
went
to
rest.
Now
in
the
middle
of
the
night,
the
man awaking
from
his
sleep
in
fear,
and lifting
himself
up,
saw
a
woman stretched
at
his
feet.
And
he
said,
Who
are
you?
And
she answering
said,
I
am
your
servant
Ruth: take
your
servant
as wife,
for
you
are
a
near relation.
And
he
said,
May
the
Lord give
you
his
blessing,
my
daughter:
even
better
than what
you did
at
the
first
is
this
last kind act
you
have
done,
in
not going
after
young
men,
with
or
without wealth.
And
now,
my
daughter,
have
no
fear;
I
will
do
for
you
whatever
you
say:
for
it
is
clear
to
all
my townspeople
that
you
are
a
woman
of virtue.
Now
it
is
true
that
I
am
a
near relation:
but
there
is
a relation nearer
than
I.
Take
your
rest
here
tonight;
and
in
the
morning,
if
he
will
do
for
you
what
it
is
right
for
a relation
to
do,
very
well,
let
him
do
so:
but
if
he
will
not,
then
by
the
living
Lord
I
myself
will
do
so.
And
she
took
her
rest
at
his
feet
till
the
morning:
and
she
got
up
before
it
was light enough
for
one
to
see
another.
And
he
said,
Let
it
not
come
to anyone's
knowledge
that
the
woman
came
to
the grain-floor.
And
he
said,
Take
your robe, stretching
it
out
in
your hands:
and
she
did
so,
and
he
took
six measures
of grain
and
put
them
into
it,
and
gave
it
her
to
take:
and
she
went
back
to
the
town.
And
when
she
came
back
her
mother-in-law
said
to
her,
How
did
it
go
with
you,
my
daughter?
And
she
gave
her
an
account
of
all
the
man
had
done
to
her.
And
she
said,
He
gave
me
these
six measures
of grain,
saying,
Do
not
go
back
to
your
mother-in-law
with
nothing
in
your hands.
Then
she
said,
Do
nothing
now,
my
daughter,
till
you
see
what
will
come
of
this;
for
the
man
will
take
no
rest
till
he
has
put
this
thing
through.
And
Boaz
went
up
to
the public
place
of
the
town,
and
took
his
seat
there:
and
the
near relation
of
whom
he
had
been
talking
came
by;
and
Boaz, crying
out
to
him
by
name,
said,
Come
and be
seated
here.
And
he
came
and
was
seated.
Then
he
got
ten
of
the responsible
men
of
the
town,
and
said,
Be
seated
here.
And
they
took
their seats.
Then
he
said
to
the near relation,
Naomi,
who
has
come
back
from
the
country
of
Moab,
is offering
for
a price
that bit
of
land
which
was
our
brother Elimelech's:
And
it
was
in
my
mind
to
give
you
the chance
of taking
it,
with
the approval
of
those
seated
here
and
of
the
responsible
men
of
my
people.
If
you
are ready
to
do
what
it
is right
for
a relation
to
do,
then
do
it:
but
if
you
will
not
do
it,
say
so
to
me
now;
for
there
is
no
one
who
has
the right
to
do
it
but
you,
and
after
you
myself.
And
he
said,
I
will
do
it.
Then
Boaz
said,
On
the
day
when
you
take
this
field,
you
will
have
to
take
with
it
Ruth,
the
Moabitess,
the
wife
of
the
dead,
so
that
you
may keep
the
name
of
the
dead living
in
his
heritage.
And
the
near relation
said,
I am
not
able
to
do
the relation's
part,
for
fear
of damaging
the
heritage
I
have:
you
may
do
it
in
my place,
for
I am
not
able
to
do
it myself.
Now,
in earlier
times
this
was
the
way
in
Israel
when property
was
taken
over
by
a
near relation,
or
when
there
was
a change
of owner.
To
make
the
exchange
certain
one
man
took
off
his
shoe
and
gave
it
to
the
other;
and
this
was
a witness
in
Israel.
So
the near relation
said
to
Boaz, Take
it
for yourself.
And
he took off
his
shoe.
Then
Boaz
said
to
the responsible
men
and
to
all
the
people,
You
are
witnesses
today
that
I
have taken
at
a price
from
Naomi
all
the
property
which
was Elimelech's,
and
everything
which
was Chilion's
and Mahlon's.
And, further,
I
have
taken
Ruth,
the
Moabitess,
who
was
the
wife
of
Mahlon,
to
be
my
wife,
to keep
the
name
of
the
dead
man living
in
his
heritage,
so
that
his
name
may
not
be
cut
off
from
among
his
countrymen,
and
from
the
memory
of
his
town:
you
are
witnesses
this
day.
And
all
the
people
who
were
in
the public
place,
and
the
responsible
men,
said,
We
are
witnesses.
May
the
Lord
make
this
woman,
who
is
about
to
come
into
your
house,
like
Rachel
and
Leah,
which
two
were
the
builders
of
the
house
of
Israel:
and
may
you
have
wealth
in
Ephrathah,
and
be
great
in Beth-lehem;
May
your
family
be
like
the
family
of
Perez,
the son
whom
Tamar
gave
to
Judah,
from
the
offspring
which
the
Lord
may
give
you
by
this
young
woman.
So
Boaz
took
Ruth
and she
became
his
wife;
and
he
went
in
to
her,
and
the
Lord
made
her
with
child
and she
gave
birth
to
a
son.
And
the
women
said
to
Naomi,
A
blessing
on
the
Lord,
who
has
not
let
you
be
this
day
without
a
near relation,
and
may
his
name
be great
in
Israel.
He
will
be
a giver
of new
life
to
you,
and
your comforter
when
you
are
old,
for
your
daughter-in-law,
who,
in
her
love
for
you,
is
better
than
seven
sons,
has
given
birth
to
him.
And
Naomi
took
the
child
and
put
her
arms round
it,
and she
took
care
of
it.
And
the
women
who
were
her neighbours
gave
it
a
name,
saying,
Naomi
has
a
child;
and
they
gave
him
the
name
of
Obed:
he
is
the
father
of
Jesse,
the
father
of
David.
Now
these
are
the
generations
of
Perez:
Perez
became
the
father
of
Hezron;
And
Hezron
became
the
father
of
Ram,
and
Ram
became
the
father
of
Amminadab;
And
Amminadab
became
the
father
of
Nahshon,
and
Nahshon
became
the
father
of
Salmon;
And
Salmon
became
the
father
of
Boaz,
and
Boaz
became
the
father
of
Obed;
And
Obed
became
the
father
of
Jesse,
and
Jesse
became
the
father
of
David.
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The First Book of Samuel
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The First Book of Samuel
Now
there
was
a
certain
man
of Ramathaim,
a Zuphite
of
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
named
Elkanah;
he
was
the
son
of
Jeroham,
the
son
of
Elihu,
the
son
of
Tohu,
the
son
of
Zuph,
an
Ephraimite:
And
he
had
two
wives,
one
named
Hannah
and
the
other
Peninnah:
and
Peninnah
was
the mother
of
children,
but
Hannah
had
no
children.
Now
this
man
went
up
from
his
town
every
year
to
give
worship
and
to make
offerings
to
the
Lord
of
armies
in
Shiloh.
And
the
two
sons
of
Eli,
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
the
priests
of
the
Lord,
were
there.
And
when
the
day
came
for
Elkanah
to
make
his
offering,
he
gave
to
Peninnah
his
wife,
and
to
all
her
sons
and
daughters,
their part
of
the feast:
But
to
Hannah
he
gave
one part,
though
Hannah
was very dear
to
him,
but
the
Lord
had
not
let
her
have children.
And
the other wife did everything possible
to
make
her unhappy,
because
the
Lord
had
not
let
her
have children;
And
year
by
year,
whenever
she
went
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord,
she
kept
on attacking
her,
so
that
Hannah
gave herself
up
to
weeping
and
would
take
no
food.
Then
her
husband
Elkanah
said
to
her,
Hannah,
why
are
you
weeping?
and
why
are
you taking
no
food?
why
is
your
heart troubled?
am
I
not
more
to
you
than
ten
sons?
So
after
they
had
taken
food
and wine
in
the
guest room,
Hannah
got
up.
Now
Eli
the
priest
was
seated
by
the pillars
of
the doorway
of
the
Temple
of
the
Lord.
And
with grief
in
her
soul,
weeping
bitterly,
she
made
her prayer
to
the
Lord.
And
she
made
an oath,
and
said,
O
Lord
of
armies,
if
you
will
truly
take
note
of
the
sorrow
of
your
servant,
not turning
away
from
me
but
keeping
me
in
mind,
and
will
give
me
a man-child,
then
I
will
give
him
to
the
Lord
all
the
days
of
his
life,
and
his
hair
will
never
be cut.
Now
while
she
was
a
long
time
in prayer
before
the
Lord,
Eli
was
watching
her
mouth.
For Hannah's prayer came
from
her
heart,
and
though
her
lips
were
moving
she
made
no
sound:
so
it seemed
to
Eli
that
she
was overcome
with wine.
And
Eli
said
to
her,
How
long are
you going
to be
the worse
for drink?
Put
away
the effects
of
your
wine
from
you.
And
Hannah, answering
him,
said,
No,
my
lord,
I
am
a
woman whose
spirit
is broken
with sorrow:
I
have
not taken
wine
or
strong
drink,
but
I
have
been opening
my
heart
before
the
Lord.
Do
not
take
your
servant
to
be
a
good-for-nothing
woman:
for
my words
have come
from
my stored-up sorrow
and
pain.
Then
Eli
said
to
her, Go
in
peace:
and
may
the
God
of
Israel
give
you
an
answer
to
the prayer
you
have
made
to
him.
And
she
said,
May
your
servant
have
grace
in
your
eyes.
So
the
woman
went
away,
and
took part
in
the
feast,
and
her
face
was
no
longer sad.
And
early
in
the
morning
they
got
up,
and
after worshipping
before
the
Lord
they
went
back
to
Ramah,
to
their
house:
and
Elkanah
had connection
with
his
wife;
and
the
Lord kept
her
in
mind.
Now
the
time
came
when
Hannah,
being
with
child,
gave
birth
to
a
son;
and
she
gave
him
the
name
Samuel,
Because,
she said,
I
made
a prayer
to
the
Lord
for
him.
And
the
man
Elkanah
with
all
his
family
went
up
to make
the year's
offering
to
the
Lord,
and
to
give
effect
to
his oath.
But
Hannah
did
not
go,
for
she
said
to
her
husband,
I
will
not
go
till
the
child
has
been
taken
from
the breast,
and
then
I
will
take
him
with
me
and
put
him
before
the
Lord,
where
he
may
be
for
ever.
And
her
husband
Elkanah
said
to
her,
Do
whatever
seems
right
to
you,
but
not
till
you
have
taken
him
from
the breast;
only
may
the
Lord
do
as
he
has
said.
So
the
woman,
waiting
there,
gave
her
son milk
till
he
was
old
enough
to
be
taken
from
the breast.
Then
when
she
had
done
so,
she
took
him
with
her,
with
a three-year old
ox
and
an
ephah
of
meal
and
a skin full
of
wine,
and
took
him
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
at
Shiloh:
now
the
child
was still very
young.
And
when
they
had made
an offering
of
the
ox,
they
took
the
child
to
Eli.
And
she
said,
O
my
lord,
as
your
soul
is
living,
my
lord,
I
am
that
woman
who
was making
a prayer
to
the
Lord
here
by
your
side:
My prayer
was
for
this
child;
and
the
Lord
has
given
him
to
me
in answer
to
my
request:
So
I
have given
him
to
the
Lord;
for
all
his
life
he
is
the Lord's.
Then
he
gave
the
Lord
worship
there.
And
Hannah,
in prayer
before
the
Lord,
said,
My
heart
is
glad
in
the
Lord,
my
horn
is
lifted
up
in
the
Lord:
my
mouth
is
open
wide
over
my haters;
because
my
joy
is
in
your
salvation.
No
other
is
holy
as
the
Lord,
for
there
is
no
other
God
but
you:
there
is
no
Rock
like
our
God.
Say
no
more
words
of pride;
let
not uncontrolled sayings
come
out
of
your
mouths:
for
the
Lord
is
a
God
of
knowledge,
by
him
acts
are judged.
The
bows
of the
men
of war
are broken,
and the
feeble
are clothed
with
strength.
Those
who
were
full
are offering themselves
as servants
for
bread;
those
who
were
in need
are
at
rest; truly,
she
who
had
no
children
has
become
the mother
of
seven;
and
she
who
had
a family
is wasted
with sorrow.
The
Lord
is
the giver
of
death
and
life: sending men
down
to
the underworld
and lifting
them
up.
The
Lord
gives
wealth
and
takes
a man's goods
from
him: crushing
men
down
and again
lifting
them
up;
Lifting
the
poor
out
of
the
dust,
and
him
who
is
in need
out
of
the lowest
place,
to
give
them
their
place
among
rulers,
and
for
their heritage
the
seat
of
glory:
for
the
pillars
of
the
earth
are
the Lord's
and
he
has
made
them
the base
of
the
world.
He
will
keep
the
feet
of
his
holy
ones,
but
the evil-doers
will come
to
their end
in
the
dark night,
for
by
strength
no
man
will overcome.
Those
who
make war
against
the
Lord
will
be broken;
against
them
he
will
send
his
thunder
from
heaven:
the
Lord
will
be
judge
of
the
ends
of
the
earth,
he
will
give
strength
to
his
king,
lifting
up
the
horn
of
him
on whom
the holy oil
has
been
put.
Then
Elkanah
went
to
Ramah
to
his
house.
And
the
child
became
the
servant
of
the
Lord
under
the
direction
of
Eli
the
priest.
Now
the
sons
of
Eli
were
evil
and
good-for-nothing
men,
having
no
knowledge
of
the
Lord.
And
the priests'
way
with
the
people
was
this:
when
any
man
made
an
offering,
the priest's
servant
came
while
the
flesh
was being cooked, having
in
his
hand
a meat-hook
with
three
teeth;
This
he
put
into
the
pot,
and
everything
which
came
up
on
the hook
the
priest
took
for himself.
This
they
did
in
Shiloh
to
all
the
Israelites
who
came
there.
And
more
than
this,
before
the
fat
was
burned,
the priest's
servant
would
come
and
say
to
the
man
who
was
making
the
offering,
Give
me
some
of
the
flesh
to
be cooked
for
the
priest;
he
has
no taste
for
meat cooked
in water,
but
would
have
you
give
it uncooked.
And
if
the
man
said
to
him,
First
let
the
fat
be
burned,
then
take
as
much
as
you
will;
then
the servant
would
say,
No,
you
are
to
give
it
to
me
now,
or
I
will
take
it
by
force.
And
the
sin
of these
young
men
was
very
great
before
the
Lord;
for
they
gave no honour
to
the Lord's
offerings.
But
Samuel
did
the work
of
the Lord's house, while
he
was
a
child, dressed
in
a
linen
ephod.
And
his
mother
made
him
a
little
robe
and
took
it
to
him
every
year
when
she
came
with
her
husband
for
the year's
offering.
And
every year
Eli
gave
Elkanah
and
his
wife
a
blessing,
saying,
May
the
Lord
give
you
offspring
by
this
woman
in
exchange
for
the
child
you
have given
to
the
Lord.
And
they
went
back
to
their house.
And
the
Lord
had
mercy
on
Hannah
and
she
gave
birth
to
three
sons
and
two
daughters.
And
the
young
Samuel
became older
before
the
Lord.
Now
Eli
was
very
old;
and
he
had news
from
time
to
time
of
what
his
sons
were
doing
to
all
Israel.
And
he
said
to
them,
Why
are
you
doing
such
things?
for
from
all
this
people
I get accounts
of
your
evil
ways.
No,
my
sons,
the account
which
is
given
me,
which
the Lord's
people
are sending
about,
is
not
good.
If
one
man
does
wrong
to
another,
God
will
be
his judge:
but
if
a man's
sin
is
against
the
Lord,
who
will take up
his cause?
But
they
gave
no
attention
to
the
voice
of
their
father,
for
it
was
the Lord's purpose
to send destruction
on
them.
And
the
young
Samuel,
becoming older,
had
the
approval
of
the
Lord
and
of
men.
And
a
man
of
God
came
to
Eli
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Did
I
let myself
be seen
by
your father's
people
when
they
were
in
Egypt,
servants
in Pharaoh's
house?
Did
I
take
him
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
to
be
my
priest
and
to
go
up
to
my
altar
to
make
the
smoke
of
the
offerings
go
up
and
to
take
up
the
ephod? Did
I
give
to
your father's
family
all
the
offerings
made
by
fire
by
the
children
of
Israel?
Why
then
are
you looking
with envy
on
my
offerings
of meat
and
of
meal
which
were
ordered
by
my word, honouring
your
sons
before
me,
and
making
yourselves fat
with
all
the best
of
the
offerings
of
Israel,
my
people?
For
this
reason
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
has
said,
Truly
I
did
say
that
your
family
and
your father's people
would
have
their
place
before
me
for
ever:
but
now
the
Lord
says,
Let
it
not
be
so;
I
will give honour
to
those
by whom
I
am honoured,
and
those
who
have no
respect
for
me
will
be
of
small value
in
my eyes.
See,
the
days
are
coming
when
your
arm
and
the
arm
of
your father's people
will
be
cut
off;
And
never
again
will
there
be
an
old
man
in
your
family.
But
one
man
of
your
family
will
not
be
cut
off
by
my hand,
and
his
eyes
will
be
made dark,
and grief
will
be
in
his
heart:
and
all
the offspring
of
your
family
will
come
to
their
end
by
the sword
of
men.
And
this
will
be
the
sign
to
you,
which
will
come
on
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
your
sons;
death
will overtake
them
on
the
same
day.
And
I
will
make
a true
priest
for
myself,
one
who
will
do
what
is
in
my
heart
and
in
my
mind:
and
I
will
make
for
him
a
family
which
will
not
come
to
an end;
and
his
place
will
be
before
my holy
one
for ever.
Then
it
will
be
that
the
rest
of
your
family,
anyone
who
has
not
been cut
off,
will
go
down
on
his knees
to
him
for
a bit
of
silver
or
a bit
of
bread,
and
say,
Be pleased
to
put
me
into
one
of
the priest's
places
so
that
I
may
have
a little
food.
Now
the
young
Samuel
was
the
servant
of
the
Lord
before
Eli.
In
those
days
the
Lord kept
his
word secret
from
men;
there
was
no
open
vision.
And
at
that
time,
when
Eli
was resting
in
his
place, (now
his
eyes
were
becoming clouded
so
that
he
was
not
able
to
see,)
And
the light
of
God
was
still burning,
while
Samuel
was sleeping
in
the
Temple
of
the
Lord
where
the
ark
of
God
was,
The voice
of
the
Lord
said Samuel's
name;
and
he
said,
Here
am
I.
And
running
to
Eli
he
said,
Here
am
I,
for
you
said
my
name.
And
Eli
said,
I
did
not
say
your
name;
go
to
your
rest
again.
So
he
went
back
to
his
bed.
And
again
the
Lord
said,
Samuel.
And
Samuel
got
up
and
went
to
Eli
and
said,
Here
am
I;
for
you
certainly
said
my
name.
But
he
said
in
answer,
I
said
nothing,
my
son;
go
to
your
rest
again.
Now
at
that time
Samuel
had no
knowledge
of
the
Lord,
and
the revelation
of
the
word
of
the
Lord
had
not come
to
him.
And
for
the
third
time
the
Lord
said Samuel's
name.
And
he
got
up
and
went
to
Eli
and
said,
Here
am
I;
for
you
certainly
said
my
name.
Then
it
was clear
to
Eli
that
the voice which
had
said
the child's
name
was
the Lord's.
So
Eli
said
to
Samuel,
Go
back:
and
if
the voice
comes
again,
let
your
answer
be,
Say
on,
Lord;
for
the ears
of
your
servant
are open.
So
Samuel
went
back
to
his
bed.
Then
the
Lord
came
and
said
as before,
Samuel,
Samuel.
Then
Samuel
made
answer,
Say
on,
Lord;
for
the ears
of
your
servant
are open.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Samuel,
See,
I
will
do
a
thing
in
Israel
at
which
the
ears
of
everyone
hearing
of
it
will
be burning.
In
that
day
I
will
do
to
Eli
everything
which
I
have
said
about
his
family,
from
first
to
last.
And
you
are
to say
to
him
that
I
will send
punishment
on
his
family
for
ever,
for
the
sin
which
he
had
knowledge
of;
because
his
sons
have
been
cursing
God
and
he
had
no control
over
them.
So
I
have
made
an
oath
to
the
family
of
Eli
that
no
offering
of meat
or
of
meal
which
they
may make
will
ever
take away
the
sin
of
his
family.
And
Samuel kept
where
he
was, not moving
till
the
time
came
for
opening
the
doors
of
the
house
of
God
in
the
morning.
And
fear kept
him
from giving
Eli
an
account
of
his
vision.
Then
Eli
said,
Samuel,
my
son.
And
Samuel answering
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said,
What
did
the Lord
say
to
you?
Do
not
keep
it
from
me:
may God's punishment
be
on
you
if
you
keep
from
me
anything
he
said
to
you.
Then
Samuel
gave
him
an
account
of
everything, keeping
nothing back.
And
he
said,
It
is
the
Lord;
let
him
do
what
seems
good
to
him.
And
Samuel
became older,
and
the
Lord
was
with
him
and
let
not
one
of
his
words
be
without effect.
And
it
was
clear
to
all
Israel
from
Dan
to Beer-sheba
that
Samuel
had
been
made
a
prophet
of
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
was
seen
again
in
Shiloh;
for
the
Lord gave
to
Samuel
in
Shiloh
the revelation
of
his
word.
Now
at
that
time
the
Philistines
came
together
to make
war
against
Israel,
and
the
men
of
Israel
went
out
to
war
against
the
Philistines
and
took
up
their position
at
the side
of Eben-ezer:
and
the
Philistines
put
their
forces
in position
in
Aphek.
And
the
Philistines put
their
forces
in order
against
Israel,
and
the fighting
was hard,
and
Israel
was overcome
by
the
Philistines,
who put
to
the sword
about
four
thousand
of
their
army
in
the
field.
And
when
the
people
came
back
to
their tents,
the responsible
men
of
Israel
said,
Why
has
the
Lord let
the
Philistines overcome
us
today? Let
us
get
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement here
from
Shiloh,
so
that
it
may
be
with
us
and
give
us
salvation
from
the
hands
of
those
who
are
against
us.
So
the
people
sent
to
Shiloh
and got
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
of
armies
whose resting-place
is
between
the winged
ones;
and
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
the
two
sons
of
Eli,
were
there
with
the
ark
of God's
agreement.
And
when
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
came
into
the tent-circle,
all
Israel
gave
a
great
cry,
so
that
the
earth
was
sounding
with
it.
And
the
Philistines,
hearing
the
noise
of
their
cry,
said,
What
is
this
great
cry
among
the tents
of
the
Hebrews?
Then
it became clear
to
them
that
the
ark
of
the
Lord
had
come
to
the tent-circle.
And
the
Philistines, full
of
fear,
said,
God
has
come
into
their tents.
And
they
said, Trouble
is ours!
for
never
before
has
such
a
thing
been seen.
Trouble
is ours!
Who
will give
us salvation
from
the
hands
of
these
great
gods?
These
are
the
gods
who
sent
all
sorts
of
blows
on
the
Egyptians
in
the waste land.
Be
strong, O
Philistines,
be
men!
Do
not
be
servants
to
the
Hebrews
as
they
have
been
to
you:
go forward
to
the
fight without
fear.
So
the
Philistines
went
to
the
fight,
and
Israel
was
overcome,
and
every
man
went
in
flight
to
his
tent:
and
great
was
the destruction,
for
thirty
thousand
footmen
of
Israel
were
put
to
the sword.
And
the
ark
of
God
was
taken;
and
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
the
sons
of
Eli,
were
put
to
the sword.
And
a
man
of
Benjamin
went
running
from
the fight
and
came
to
Shiloh
the
same
day
with
his clothing
out
of order
and
earth
on
his
head.
And
when
he
came,
Eli
was
seated
by
the
wayside
watching:
and
in
his
heart
was fear
for
the
ark
of
God.
And
when
the
man
came
into
the
town
and
gave
the news,
there
was
a
great outcry.
And
Eli,
hearing
the
noise
and
the
cries,
said,
What
is
the reason
of
this
outcry?
And
the
man
came
quickly
and
gave
the
news
to
Eli.
Now
Eli
was ninety-eight
years
old,
and
his
eyes
were fixed
so
that
he
was
not
able
to
see.
And
the
man
said
to
Eli,
I
have
come
from
the
army
and
have
come
in
flight
today
from
the fight.
And
he
said,
How
did
it
go,
my
son?
And
the
man
said,
Israel
went
in
flight
from
the
Philistines,
and
there
has
been
great destruction
among
the
people,
and
your
two
sons,
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
are
dead,
and
the
ark
of
God
has
been
taken.
And
at
these words
about
the
ark
of
God,
Eli,
falling
back
off
his
seat
by
the
side
of
the doorway
into
the
town,
came
down
on
the earth
so
that
his
neck
was
broken
and
death overtook
him,
for
he
was
an
old
man
and
of
great weight.
He
had
been
judging
Israel
for
forty
years.
And
his
daughter-in-law,
the
wife
of
Phinehas,
was
with
child
and
near
the time
when
she
would
give
birth;
and
when
she
had
the
news
that
the
ark
of
God
had been
taken
and
that
her
father-in-law
and
her
husband
were
dead,
her pains
came
on
her suddenly
and
she
gave
birth.
And
when
she
was very
near
death
the women
who
were
with
her
said,
Have
no
fear,
for
you
have
given
birth
to
a
son.
But
she
made
no
answer
and
gave
no
attention
to
it.
And
she
gave
the
child
the
name
of
Ichabod,
saying,
The
glory
has
gone
from
Israel:
because
the
ark
of
God
was
taken
and
because
of
her
father-in-law
and
her
husband.
And
she
said,
The
glory
is
gone
from
Israel,
for
the
ark
of
God
has been
taken.
Now
the
Philistines, having
taken
the
ark
of
God,
took
it
with
them
from Eben-ezer
to
Ashdod.
They
took
the
ark
of
God
into
the
house
of
Dagon
and
put
it
by
the
side
of
Dagon.
And
when
the
people
of
Ashdod
got
up
early
on
the
morning
after,
they
saw
that
Dagon
had
come
down
to
the
earth
on
his
face
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord.
And
they
took
Dagon
up
and
put
him
in
his
place
again.
And
when
they
got
up
early
on
the
morning
after,
Dagon
had
come
down
to
the
earth
on
his
face
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord;
and
his
head
and
his
hands
were broken
off
on
the doorstep;
only
the base
was
in
its
place.
So
to
this
day
no
priest
of
Dagon,
or
any
who
come
into Dagon's
house,
will
put
his
foot
on
the doorstep
of
the
house
of
Dagon
in
Ashdod.
But
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was hard
on
the people
of
Ashdod
and
he
sent disease
on
them
through all
the country
of
Ashdod.
And
when
the
men
of
Ashdod
saw
how
it
was,
they
said,
Let
not
the
ark
of
the
God
of
Israel
be
with
us,
for
his
hand
is
hard
on
us
and
on
Dagon
our
god.
So
they
sent
for
all
the
lords
of
the
Philistines
to
come
together
there,
and
said,
What
are
we
to
do
with
the
ark
of
the
God
of
Israel?
And
their
answer
was,
Let
the
ark
of
the
God
of
Israel
be
taken
away
to
Gath.
So
they
took
the
ark
of
the
God
of
Israel
away.
But
after
they
had
taken
it
away,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was stretched
out
against
the
town
for
its destruction:
and
the signs
of disease
came
out
on
all
the
men
of
the
town,
small
and
great.
So
they
sent
the
ark
of
God
to
Ekron.
And
when
the
ark
of
God
came
to
Ekron,
the
people
of
the town
made
an outcry,
saying,
They
have
sent
the
ark
of
the
God
of
Israel
to
us
for
the destruction
of
us
and
of
our
people.
So
they
sent
and got
together
all
the
lords
of
the
Philistines,
and
they
said,
Send
away
the
ark
of
the
God
of
Israel,
and
let
it
go
back
to
its
place,
so
that
it
may
not
be
the
cause
of
death
to
us
and
to
our
people:
for
there
was
a
great fear
of
death
through
all
the
town;
the
hand
of
God
was
very
hard
on
them
there.
And
those
men
who
were
not overtaken
by
death
were cruelly diseased:
and
the
cry
of
the
town
went
up
to
heaven.
Now
the
ark
of
the
Lord
was
in
the
country
of
the
Philistines
for
seven
months.
And
the
Philistines
sent
for
the
priests
and
those
who
were wise
in secret arts,
and
said
to
them,
What
are
we
to
do
with
the
ark
of
the
Lord?
How
are
we
to
send
it
away
to
its
place?
And
they
said,
If
you
send
away
the
ark
of
the
God
of
Israel,
do
not
send
it
without
an
offering,
but
send
him
a sin-offering
with
it:
then
you
will
have peace
again,
and
it
will
be clear
to
you
why
the weight
of
his
hand
has
not
been lifted
from
you.
Then
they
said,
What sin-offering
are
we
to send
to
him?
And
they
said,
Five
gold images
of
the growths
caused
by
your disease
and
five
gold
mice,
one
for
every lord
of
the
Philistines:
for
the
same disease
came
on
you
and
on
your
lords.
So
make
images
of
the growths
caused
by
your disease
and
of
the
mice which
are damaging
your
land;
and
give
glory
to
the
God
of
Israel:
it
may
be
that
the weight
of
his
hand
will
be lifted
from
you
and
from
your
gods
and
from
your
land.
Why
do
you
make
your
hearts hard,
like
the
hearts
of
Pharaoh
and
the
Egyptians?
When
he
had
made sport
of
them,
did
they
not
let
the
people
go,
and
they
went
away?
So
now,
take
and
make
ready
a
new
cart,
and
two
cows
which
have
never
come
under
the
yoke,
and
have
the
cows yoked
to
the
cart,
and
take
their
young
ones
away
from
them:
And
put
the
ark
of
the
Lord
on
the
cart,
and
the
gold images
which
you
are
sending
as
a sin-offering
in
a
chest
by
its
side;
and
send
it
away
so
that
it
may
go.
If
it
goes
by
the
land
of Israel
to
Beth-shemesh,
then
this
great
evil
is
his work;
but
if
not,
then
we
may
be
certain
that
the
evil
was
not
his
doing,
but
was
the working
of
chance.
And
the
men
did
so;
they
took
two
cows, yoking
them
to
the
cart
and shutting
up
their
young
ones
in
their living-place:
And
they
put
the
ark
of
the
Lord
on
the
cart
and
the
chest
with
the
gold
images.
And
the
cows
took
the
straight
way,
by
the
road
to
Beth-shemesh;
they
went
by
the
highway,
not
turning
to
the
right
or
to
the
left,
and
the sound
of
their voices
was clear
on
the
road;
and
the
lords
of
the
Philistines
went
after
them
as
far
as
the edge
of
Beth-shemesh.
And
the
people
of
Beth-shemesh
were cutting
their
grain
in
the
valley,
and lifting
up
their
eyes
they
saw
the
ark
and
were full
of
joy
when
they
saw
it.
And
the
cart
came
into
the
field
of
Joshua
the
Beth-shemite,
and
came
to
a
stop
there
by
a
great
stone:
and cutting
up
the
wood
of
the
cart
they
made
a burned
offering
of
the
cows
to
the
Lord.
Then
the
Levites
took
down
the
ark
of
the
Lord
and
the
chest
in
which
were
the
gold images,
and
put
them
on
the
great
stone:
and
the
men
of
Beth-shemesh
made burned
offerings
and
gave worship
that
day
before
the
Lord.
And
the
five
lords
of
the
Philistines, having
seen
it,
went
back
to
Ekron
the
same
day.
Now
these
are
the
gold images
which
the
Philistines
sent
as
a sin-offering
to
the
Lord;
one
for
Ashdod,
one
for
Gaza,
one
for
Ashkelon,
one
for
Gath,
one
for
Ekron;
And
the
gold
mice,
one
for
every
town
of
the
Philistines,
the
property
of
the
five
lords, walled
towns
as
well
as
country
places:
and
the
great
stone
where
they
put
the
ark
of
the
Lord
is
still
in
the
field
of
Joshua
the
Beth-shemite
to
this
day.
But
the
Lord sent destruction
on
seventy
men
of
the
people
of
Beth-shemesh
for
looking
into
the
ark
of
the
Lord;
and
great
was
the sorrow
of
the
people
for
the destruction which
the
Lord
had sent
on
them.
And
the
men
of
Beth-shemesh
said,
Who
is
able
to keep
his
place
before
the
Lord,
this
holy
God?
and
to
whom
may
he
go
from
us?
And
they
sent
men
to
the
people
living
in
Kiriath-jearim,
saying,
The
Philistines
have
sent
back
the
ark
of
the
Lord;
come
and
take
it
up
to
your country.
So
the
men
of
Kiriath-jearim
came
and
took
the
ark
of
the
Lord
to
the
house
of
Abinadab
in Gibeah,
and
they
made
his
son
Eleazar
holy
and
put
the
ark
in
his
care.
And
the
ark
was
in
Kiriath-jearim
for
a
long
time,
as
much
as
twenty
years:
and
all
Israel
was searching
after
the
Lord
with weeping.
Then
Samuel
said
to
all
Israel,
If
with
all
your
hearts
you
would
come
back
to
the
Lord,
then
put
away
all
the
strange
gods
and
the Astartes
from
among
you,
and let
your
hearts
be
turned
to
the
Lord,
and
be
servants
to
him
only:
and
he
will
make
you safe
from
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
So
the
children
of
Israel gave
up
the
worship
of
Baal
and Astarte,
and became worshippers
of
the
Lord
only.
Then
Samuel
said, Let
all
Israel come
to
Mizpah
and
I
will
make prayer
to
the
Lord
for
you.
So
they
came
together
to
Mizpah,
and got
water, draining
it
out
before
the
Lord,
and
they
took no food
that
day,
and
they
said,
We
have
done evil
against
the
Lord.
And
Samuel
was
judge
of
the
children
of
Israel
in
Mizpah.
Now
when
the
Philistines
had news
that
the
children
of
Israel
had
come
together
at
Mizpah,
the
lords
of
the
Philistines
went
up
against
Israel.
And
the
children
of
Israel,
hearing
of
it,
were full
of
fear.
And
the
children
of
Israel
said
to
Samuel, Go
on
crying
to
the
Lord
our
God
for
us
to
make
us
safe
from
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
And
Samuel
took
a young
lamb,
offering
all
of
it
as
a
burned
offering
to
the
Lord;
and
Samuel
made prayers
to
the
Lord
for
Israel
and
the
Lord
gave
him
an
answer.
And
while
Samuel
was
offering
the burned
offering,
the
Philistines
came
near
for
the
attack
on
Israel;
but
at
the
thunder
of
the Lord's
voice
that
day
the
Philistines
were overcome
with fear,
and
they
gave
way
before
Israel.
And
the
men
of
Israel
went
out
from
Mizpah
and
went
after
the
Philistines,
attacking
them
till
they
came
under
Beth-car.
Then
Samuel
took
a
stone
and
put
it
up
between
Mizpah
and Jeshanah, naming
it Eben-ezer,
and
saying,
Up
to
now
the
Lord
has
been
our
help.
So
the
Philistines
were overcome,
and
did
not
come
into
the country
of
Israel
again:
and
all
the
days
of
Samuel
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
against
the
Philistines.
And
the
towns
which
the
Philistines
had
taken
were
given
back
to
Israel,
from
Ekron
to
Gath,
and
all
the country round
them
Israel
made free
from
the
power
of
the
Philistines.
And
there
was
peace
between
Israel
and
the
Amorites.
And
Samuel
was
judge
of
Israel
all
the
days
of
his
life.
From
year
to
year
he
went
in
turn
to Beth-el
and
Gilgal
and
Mizpah,
judging
Israel
in
all
those
places.
And
his base
was
at
Ramah,
where
his
house
was;
there
he
was
judge
of
Israel
and
there
he
made
an
altar
to
the
Lord.
Now
when
Samuel
was
old,
he
made
his
sons
judges
over
Israel.
The
name
of
his first
son
was
Joel
and
the
name
of
his
second
Abijah:
they
were
judges
in Beer-sheba.
And
his
sons
did
not
go
in
his
ways,
but
moved
by
the love
of money
took rewards,
and
were
not upright
in judging.
Then
all
the responsible
men
of
Israel got
together
and
went
to
Samuel
at
Ramah,
And
said
to
him,
See
now,
you
are
old,
and
your
sons
do
not
go
in
your
ways:
give
us
a
king
now
to
be
our
judge,
so
that
we
may
be
like
the
other
nations.
But
Samuel
was not
pleased
when
they
said
to
him,
Give
us
a
king
to
be
our
judge.
And
Samuel
made prayer
to
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Samuel,
Give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
people
and
what
they
say
to
you:
they
have
not
been
turned
away
from
you,
but
they
have
been
turned
away
from
me,
not desiring
me
to
be
king
over
them.
As
they
have
done
from
the
first,
from
the
day
when
I
took
them
out
of
Egypt
till
this
day, turning
away
from
me
and worshipping
other
gods,
so
now
they
are
acting
in
the
same
way
to
you.
Give ear
now
to
their
voice:
but
make
a serious protest
to
them,
and
give
them
a picture
of
the sort
of
king
who
will
be
their ruler.
And
Samuel
said
all
these
words
of
the
Lord
to
the
people
who
were desiring
a
king.
And
he
said,
This
is
the sort
of
king
who
will
be
your ruler:
he
will
take
your
sons
and
make
them
his servants,
his
horsemen,
and drivers
of
his war-carriages,
and
they
will
go
running
before
his war-carriages;
And
he
will
make
them
captains
of
thousands
and
of
fifties; some
he
will
put
to
work ploughing
and cutting
his grain
and
making
his
instruments
of
war
and building
his war-carriages.
Your
daughters
he
will
take
to be makers
of perfumes
and
cooks
and bread-makers.
He
will
take
your
fields
and
your vine-gardens
and
your olive-gardens, all
the
best
of
them,
and
give
them
to
his
servants.
He
will
take
a
tenth
of
your
seed
and
of
the fruit
of
your
vines
and
give
it
to
his
servants.
He
will
take
your men-servants
and
your servant-girls,
and
the
best
of
your oxen
and
your asses
and
put
them
to
his
work.
He
will
take
a
tenth
of
your
sheep:
and
you
will
be
his
servants.
Then
you
will
be
crying
out
because
of
your
king
whom
you
have taken
for
yourselves;
but
the
Lord
will
not
give
you
an
answer
in
that
day.
But
the
people
gave
no
attention
to
the
voice
of
Samuel;
and
they
said,
No,
but
we
will
have
a
king
over
us,
So
that
we
may
be
like
the
other
nations,
and
so
that
our
king
may
be
our
judge
and
go
out
before
us
to
war.
Then
Samuel, after
hearing
all
the
people
had
to
say, went
and
gave
an
account
of
it
to
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Samuel,
Give ear
to
their
voice
and
make
a
king
for
them.
Then
Samuel
said
to
the
men
of
Israel, Let
every
man go
back
to
his
town.
Now
there
was
a
man
of Benjamin
named
Kish,
the
son
of
Abiel,
the
son
of Zeror,
the
son
of
Becorath,
the
son
of Aphiah,
a Benjamite,
a
man
of
wealth.
He
had
a
son
named
Saul,
a specially
good-looking
young
man;
there
was
no
one better-looking
among
the
children
of
Israel:
he
was
taller
by
a head
than
any
other
of
the
people.
Now
the asses
of Saul's
father
Kish
had gone
wandering
away.
And
Kish
said
to
his
son
Saul,
Take
one
of
the
servants
with
you,
and
get
up
and
go
in
search
of
the asses.
So
they went
through
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
and
through
the
land
of
Shalishah,
but
they saw
no sign
of
them:
then
they went
through
the
land
of
Shaalim,
but
they
were
not
there:
and
they went
through
the
land
of
the Benjamites,
but
they
did
not
come
across
them.
And
when
they
had
come
to
the
land
of
Zuph,
Saul
said
to
the
servant
who
was
with
him,
Come,
let
us
go
back,
or
my
father
may
give
up caring
about
the asses
and
be troubled
about
us.
But
the servant
said
to
him,
See
now,
in
this
town
there
is
a
man
of
God,
who
is highly honoured,
and
everything
he
says
comes true:
let
us
go
there
now;
it
may
be
that
he
will
give
us
directions
about
our
journey.
Then
Saul
said
to
his
servant,
But
if
we
go,
what
are
we
to
take
the
man?
all
our
bread
is
gone,
and
we
have
no offering
to
take
to
the
man
of
God:
what
are
we
to
do?
But
the
servant
said
in
answer,
I
have
here
a
fourth
part
of
a
shekel
of
silver:
I
will
give
that
to
the
man
of
God,
and
he
will
give
us
directions
about
our
way.
(In
the past
in
Israel,
when
a
man
went
to get
directions
from
God,
he
said, Come let
us go
to
the Seer,
for
he
who
now
is
named
Prophet
was
in
those
days
given
the
name
of Seer.)
Then
Saul
said
to
his
servant,
You
have
said
well; come, let
us go.
So
they
went
to
the
town
where
the
man
of
God
was.
And
when
they
were
on
the
way
up
to
the
town,
they saw
some
young
girls
going
out
to
get
water
and
said
to
them,
Is
the seer
here?
And
they
said,
He
is;
in fact
he
is
before
you:
go
quickly
now,
for
he
has
come
into
the
town
today,
for
the
people
are making
an offering
in
the
high
place
today:
When
you
come
into
the
town
you
will
see
him straight
away,
before
he
goes
up
to
the
high
place
for
the
feast:
the
people
are
waiting
for
his
blessing
before starting
the
feast,
and
after
that
the
guests
will
take
part
in
it.
So
go
up
now
and
you
will
see
him.
So
they
went
up
to
the
town,
and
when
they
came
inside
the
town,
Samuel
came face
to face
with
them
on
his way
to
the
high
place.
Now
the
day
before
Saul
came,
the
word
of
God
had
come
to
Samuel,
saying,
Tomorrow
about
this
time
I
will
send
you
a
man
from
the
land
of
Benjamin,
and
on
him
you
are
to
put
the holy
oil, making
him
ruler
over
my
people
Israel,
and
he
will
make
my
people
safe
from
the
hands
of
the
Philistines:
for
I
have
seen
the
sorrow
of
my
people,
whose
cry
has
come
up
to
me.
And
when
Samuel
saw
Saul,
the
Lord
said
to
him,
This
is
the
man
of
whom
I
gave
you
word!
he
it
is
who
is
to
have authority
over
my
people.
Then
Saul
came
up
to
Samuel
in
the doorway
of
the
town
and
said,
Give
me directions, if
you
will
be
so good,
to
the
house
of
the seer.
Then
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
I
am
the seer;
go
up
before
me
to
the
high
place
and
take
food
with
me
today:
and
in
the
morning
I
will
let
you
go,
after opening
to
you
all
the secrets
of
your
heart.
As
for
your asses
which
have
been
wandering
for
three
days,
give
no
thought
to
them,
for
they
have
come
back.
And
for
whom
are
all
the desired
things
in
Israel?
are
they
not
for
you
and
your father's
family?
And
Saul
said,
Am
I
not
a
man
of
Benjamin,
the smallest
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel?
and
my
family
the
least
of
the
families
of
Benjamin?
why
then
do
you
say
these
words
to
me?
Then
Samuel
took
Saul
and
his
servant
into
the guest
room,
and
made
them
take
the
chief
place
among
all
the
guests
who
were
there,
about
thirty
persons.
And
Samuel
said
to
the
cook,
Give
me
that part
which
I
gave
you
orders
to keep
by
you.
And
the
cook
took
up
the
leg
with
the fat tail
on
it,
and
put
it
before
Saul.
And
Samuel
said,
This
is
the
part
which
has been
kept
for
you:
take
it
as
your
part
of
the
feast;
because
it
has been
kept
for
you till
the
right
time
came
and till
the
guests
were
present.
So
that
day
Saul
took
food
with
Samuel.
And
when
they
had
come
down
from
the
high
place
into
the
town,
where
a bed
was
made ready
for
Saul,
he
went
to rest.
And
about
dawn
Samuel
said
to
Saul
on
the
roof,
Get
up
so
that
I
may
send
you
away.
So
Saul
got
up,
and
he
and
Samuel
went
out together.
And
on
their
way
down
to
the
end
of
the
town,
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
Give
your
servant
orders
to
go
on
in
front
of
us, (so
he
went
on,)
but
you
keep here,
so
that
I
may
give
you
the
word
of
God.
Then
Samuel
took
the bottle
of
oil,
and
put
the
oil
on
his
head
and
gave
him
a kiss
and
said,
Is
not
the
Lord
with
the holy
oil making
you
ruler
over Israel,
his
people?
and
you
will
have
authority
over
the
people
of
the
Lord,
and
you
will
make
them safe
from
the hands
of
their attackers round
about
them,
and
this
will
be
the sign
for
you:
When
you
have
gone
away
from
me
today,
you
will
see
two
men
by
the resting-place
of Rachel's body,
in
the
land
of
Benjamin
at
Zelzah;
and
they
will
say
to
you,
The asses
which
you
went
in
search
of
have
come
back,
and
now
your
father, caring
no
longer
for
the asses,
is troubled
about
you,
saying,
What
am
I
to
do
about
my
son?
Then
you
are
to
go
on
from
there,
and
when
you
come
to
the oak-tree
of
Tabor,
you
will
see
three
men
going
up
to
God
to Beth-el,
one
having
with
him
three
young
goats
and
another
three cakes
of
bread
and
another
a
skin full
of
wine:
They
will say,
Peace
be
with
you,
and
will
give
you
two cakes
of
bread,
which
you
are
to
take
from
them.
After
that
you
will
come
to Gibeah,
the
hill
of
God,
where
an armed force
of
the
Philistines
is stationed:
and
when
you
come
to
the
town,
you
will
see
a band
of
prophets
coming
down
from
the
high
place
with instruments
of music
before
them;
and
they
will
be
acting
like
prophets:
And
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
will
come
on
you
with power,
and
you
will
be acting
like
a
prophet
with
them,
and
will
be
changed
into
another
man.
And
when
these
signs
come
to
you,
see
that
you
take
the chance
which
is offered
you;
for
God
is
with
you.
Then
you
are
to
go
down
before
me
to
Gilgal,
where
I
will
come
to
you,
for
the
offering
of burned
offerings
and peace-offerings:
go
on
waiting
there
for
seven
days
till
I
come
to
you
and
make clear
to
you
what
you
have
to
do.
And
it
came
about,
that
when
he
went
away
from
Samuel,
God
gave
him
a
changed
heart:
and
all
those
signs
took
place
that
day.
And
when
they
came
to Gibeah,
a band
of
prophets
came face
to face
with
him;
and
the
spirit
of
God
came
on
him
with power
and
he
took
his
place
among
them
as
a
prophet.
Now
when Saul's
old
friends
saw
him
among
the band
of
prophets,
the
people
said
to
one
another,
What
has
come
to
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish?
Is
even
Saul
among
the
prophets?
And
one
of
the
people
of
that
place
said
in
answer,
And
who
is
their
father?
So
it
became
a common
saying,
Is
even
Saul
among
the
prophets?
Then
going
away
from
the prophets,
he
came
to
the house.
And Saul's father's brother
said
to
him
and
his
servant,
Where
have
you been?
And
he
said,
Searching
for
the asses:
and
when
we
saw
no sign
of
them,
we
came
to
Samuel.
Then
he
said,
And
what
did
Samuel
say
to
you?
And
Saul, answering
him,
said,
He
gave
us
word
that
the asses
had
come
back.
But
he
said
nothing
to
him
of Samuel's
words
about
the
kingdom.
Then
Samuel sent
for
the
people
to come
together
before
the
Lord
at
Mizpah;
And
he
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
I
took
Israel
out
of
Egypt,
and
made
you free
from
the
hands
of
the
Egyptians
and
from
all
the
kingdoms which kept
you
down:
But
today
you
are
turned
away
from
your
God,
who
himself
has
been
your saviour
from
all
your troubles
and sorrows;
and
you
have
said
to
him,
Put
a
king
over
us.
So
now,
take
your
places
before
the
Lord
by
your
tribes
and
by
your
thousands.
So
Samuel
made
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
come
near,
and
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
was
taken.
Then
he
made
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
come
near
by
families,
and
the
family
of
the Matrites
was
taken:
and
from
them,
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish,
was
taken:
but
when
they went
in
search
of
him
he
was nowhere
to
be seen.
So
they
put
another
question
to
the
Lord,
Is
the
man
present
here?
And
the
answer
of
the
Lord
was,
He
is keeping
himself
from view
among
the
goods.
So
they went
quickly
and
made
him come
out;
and
when
he
took
his
place
among
the
people,
he
was taller
by
a head
than
any
of
the
people.
And
Samuel
said
to
all
the
people,
Do
you
see
the
man
of
the Lord's selection,
how
there
is
no
other
like
him
among
all
the
people?
And
all
the
people
with
loud cries
said,
Long
life
to
the
king!
Then
Samuel
gave
the
people
the laws
of
the
kingdom,
writing
them
in
a
book
which
he
put
in
a safe
place
before
the
Lord.
And
Samuel
sent
all
the
people
away,
every
man
to
his
house.
And
Saul
went
to
Gibeah,
to
his
house;
and
with
him
went
the
men
of war
whose
hearts
had
been
touched
by
God.
But certain
good-for-nothing persons
said,
How
is
this
man
to
be
our saviour?
And
having
no respect
for
him,
they
gave
him
no
offering.
Then
about
a month
after
this,
Nahash
the
Ammonite
came
up
and
put
his
forces
in position
for attacking Jabesh-gilead:
and
all
the
men
of
Jabesh
said
to
Nahash,
Make
an
agreement
with
us
and
we
will
be
your
servants.
And
Nahash
the
Ammonite
said
to
them,
I
will
make
an agreement
with
you
on
this condition,
that
all
your
right
eyes
are
put
out;
so
that
I
may
make
it
a cause
of
shame
to
all
Israel.
Then
the responsible
men
of
Jabesh
said
to
him, Give
us
seven
days,
so
that
we
may
send
men
to
every part
of
Israel:
and
then,
if
no
one
comes
to
our
help,
we
will
come
out
to
you.
So
they sent representatives
to Saul's town
Gibeah,
and
these
gave
the
news
to
the
people:
and
all
the
people
gave
themselves
to
weeping.
Now
Saul
came
from
the
field, driving
the
oxen
before
him;
and
he
said,
Why
are
the
people
weeping?
And
they
gave
him
word
of
what
the
men
of
Jabesh
had
said.
And
at
their
words,
the
spirit
of
God
came
on
Saul
with power,
and
he
became
very
angry.
And
he
took
two
oxen
and, cutting
them
up,
sent
them
through
all
the
land
of
Israel
by
the
hand
of runners,
saying,
If
any
man
does
not
come
out
after
Saul
and
Samuel,
this
will
be
done
to
his
oxen.
And
the
fear
of
the
Lord
came
on
the
people
and
they
came
out
like
one
man.
And
he
had
them
numbered
in
Bezek:
the
children
of
Israel
were
three
hundred
thousand,
and
the
men
of
Judah
thirty
thousand.
Then
he
said
to
the representatives
who
had
come,
Say
to
the
men
of Jabesh-gilead,
Tomorrow,
by
the
time
the
sun
is high,
you
will
be
made safe.
And
the representatives
came
and
gave
the
news
to
the
men
of
Jabesh;
and
they
were
glad.
So
the
men
of
Jabesh
said,
Tomorrow
we
will
come
out
to
you,
and
you
may
do
to
us
whatever
seems
good
to
you.
Now
on
the
day
after,
Saul
put
the
people
into
three
bands,
and
in
the
morning
watch
they
came
to
the tents
of
the
Ammonites,
and
they
went
on
attacking
them
till
the
heat
of
the
day:
and
those
who
were
not
put
to death
were
put
to flight
in
every direction,
so
that
no
two
of
them
were
together.
And
the
people
said
to
Samuel,
Who
was
it
who
said,
Is
Saul
to
be
our
king?
give
the
men
up,
so
that
we
may
put
them
to
death.
And
Saul
said,
Not
a
man
is
to
be
put
to
death
today:
for
today
the
Lord
has
made
Israel safe.
Then
Samuel
said
to
the
people, Come, let
us go
to
Gilgal
and
there make
the
kingdom strong
in
the hands
of
Saul.
So
all
the
people
went
to
Gilgal;
and
there
in
Gilgal
they
made
Saul
king
before
the
Lord;
and peace-offerings
were
offered
before
the
Lord;
and
there
Saul
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
were
glad
with
great
joy.
And
Samuel
said
to
all
Israel,
You
see
that
I
have
given ear
to
everything
you
said
to
me,
and
have
made
a
king
over
you.
And
now,
see,
the
king
is
before
you:
and
I
am
old
and grey-headed,
and
my
sons
are
with
you:
I
have
been
living
before
your eyes
from
my early
days
till
now.
Here
I
am:
give
witness
against
me
before
the
Lord
and
before
the
man
on
whom
he
has
put
the holy oil:
whose
ox
or ass
have
I
taken?
to
whom
have
I
been untrue?
who
has
been
crushed
down
by
me?
from
whose
hand
have
I
taken
a
price
for
the blinding
of
my
eyes?
I
will
give
it all
back
to
you.
And
they
said,
You
have
never
been untrue
to
us
or cruel
to
us;
you
have
taken
nothing
from
any
man.
Then
he
said,
The
Lord
is
witness
against
you,
and
the man
on whom
he
has
put
the holy oil
is
witness
this
day
that
you
have seen
no wrong
in
me.
And
they
said,
He
is
witness.
And
Samuel
said
to
the
people,
The
Lord
is witness,
who
gave authority
to
Moses
and
Aaron,
and
who
took
your
fathers
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
Keep
your
places
now,
while
I
take
up
the argument
with
you
before
the
Lord,
and give
you
the story
of
the
righteousness
of
the
Lord,
which
he
has
made
clear
by
his
acts
to
you
and
to
your
fathers.
When
Jacob
and
his
sons
had
come
into
Egypt,
and
were crushed
by
the
Egyptians,
the prayers
of
your
fathers
came
up
to
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
sent
Moses
and
Aaron,
who
took
your
fathers
out
of
Egypt,
and
he
put
them
into
this
place.
But
they
were false
to
the
Lord
their
God,
and
he gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Sisera,
captain
of
the
army
of Jabin,
king
of
Hazor,
and
into
the
hands
of
the
Philistines,
and
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Moab,
who made
war
against
them.
Then
crying
out
to
the
Lord,
they
said,
We
have
done evil,
because
we
have
been
turned
away
from
the
Lord, worshipping
the
Baals
and
the Astartes:
but
now,
make
us safe
from
those
who
are
against
us
and
we
will
be
your
servants.
So
the
Lord
sent
Jerubbaal
and
Barak
and
Jephthah
and
Samuel
and
took
you
out
of
the
power
of
those
who
were fighting
against
you
on
every
side,
and made
you safe.
And
when
you
saw
that
Nahash,
the
king
of
the
Ammonites,
was
coming
against
you,
you
said
to
me,
No
more
of
this;
we
will
have
a
king
for
our ruler:
when
the
Lord
your
God
was
your
king.
Here,
then,
is
the
king marked
out
by
you:
the
Lord
has
put
a
king
over
you.
If
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
you
are
his
servants,
hearing
his
voice
and
not going
against
the orders
of
the
Lord,
but
being
true
to
the
Lord
your
God,
you
and
the
king ruling
over
you,
then
all
will
be
well:
But
if
you
do
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord,
but
go
against
his orders,
then
the
hand
of
the
Lord
will
be
against
you
and
against
your king
for
your destruction,
as
it
was
against
your
fathers.
Now
keep
where
you
are
and
see
this
great
thing
which
the
Lord
will
do
before
your
eyes.
Is
it
not
now
the
time
of
the
grain cutting?
My
cry
will go
up
to
the
Lord
and
he
will
send
thunder
and
rain:
so
that
you
may
see
and
be conscious
of
your
great sin
which
you
have
done
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
in desiring
a
king
for
yourselves.
So
Samuel
made prayer
to
the
Lord;
and
the
Lord
sent
thunder
and
rain
that
day:
and
all
the
people
were
in
fear
of
the
Lord
and
of
Samuel.
And
all
the
people
said
to
Samuel,
Make prayer
for
us
to
the
Lord
your
God
so
that
death
may
not
overtake
us:
for
in
addition
to
all
our
sins
we
have
done
this
evil,
in desiring
a
king.
Then
Samuel
said
to
the
people,
Have
no
fear:
truly
you
have
done
evil,
but
do
not
be
turned
away
from
the
Lord;
be
his
servants
with
all
your
heart;
And
do
not
go
from
the right way
turning
to
those false gods
in
which
there
is
no
profit
and
no salvation,
for
they
are false.
For
the
Lord
will
not give
his
people
up,
because
of
the honour
of
his
name;
for
it
was
the Lord's pleasure
to
make
of
you
a
people
for
himself.
And
as
for
me,
never
will
I go
against
the orders
of
the
Lord
by giving
up
my prayers
for
you:
but
I
will go
on
teaching
you
the
good
and
right
way.
Only go
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord,
and
be
his
true
servants
with
all
your
heart, keeping
in
mind
what
great
things
he
has
done
for
you.
But
if
you
still
do
evil, destruction
will overtake
you
and
your
king.
***
And
Saul
took
for
himself
three
thousand
men
of
Israel,
of whom
he kept two
thousand
with
him
in
Michmash
and
in
the
mountain
of Beth-el,
and
a
thousand
were
with
Jonathan
in
Gibeah
in
the land
of
Benjamin:
the
rest
of
the
people
he
sent back
to
their
tents.
And
Jonathan
made
an
attack
on
the armed force
of
the
Philistines stationed
at Gibeah;
and
news
was
given
to
the
Philistines
that
the
Hebrews
were turned
against
them.
And
Saul
had
a
horn
sounded
through
all
the
land,
And
all
Israel
had
the
news
that
Saul
had
made
an
attack
on
the
Philistines,
and
that
Israel
was bitterly hated
by
the
Philistines.
And
the
people
came
together
after
Saul
to
Gilgal.
And
the
Philistines
came
together
to make war
on
Israel,
three
thousand war-carriages
and
six
thousand
horsemen
and
an
army
of
people
like
the sands
of
the
sea
in
number:
they
came
up
and
took
up
their position
in
Michmash,
to
the
east
of Beth-aven.
When
the
men
of
Israel
saw
the danger
they
were
in, (for
the
people
were troubled,)
they took cover
in cracks
in
the hillsides
and
in
the woods
and
in
rocks
and holes
and hollows.
And
a great number
of
the
people
had gone
over
Jordan
to
the
land
of
Gad
and
Gilead;
but
Saul
was
still
in
Gilgal,
and
all
the
people went
after
him shaking
in
fear.
And
he
went
on waiting
there
for
seven
days,
the
time
fixed
by
Samuel:
but
Samuel
did
not
come
to
Gilgal;
and
the
people
were starting
to
go
away
from
him.
Then
Saul
said,
Come
here
and
give
me
the burned
offering
and
the peace-offerings.
And
he
made
a burned
offering
to
the Lord.
And
when
the burned
offering
was
ended,
Samuel
came;
and
Saul
went
out
to
see
him
and
to
give
him
a
blessing.
And
Samuel
said,
What
have
you
done?
And
Saul
said,
Because
I
saw
that
the
people
were
going
away
from
me,
and
you
had
not
come
at
the
time
which
had
been
fixed,
and
the
Philistines
had
come
together
at
Michmash;
I
said,
Now
the
Philistines
will
come
down
on
me
at
Gilgal,
and
I
have
made
no prayer
for help
to
the
Lord:
and
so, forcing myself
to
do
it,
I
made
a burned
offering.
And
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
You
have
done
a
foolish
thing:
you
have
not
kept
the
rules
which
the
Lord
your
God
gave
you;
it
was
the purpose
of
the
Lord
to
make
your
authority
over
Israel safe
for
ever.
But
now,
your
authority
will
not
go
on:
the
Lord,
searching
for
a
man
who
is pleasing
to
him
in
every
way,
has
given
him
the place
of
ruler
over
his
people,
because
you
have
not done
what
the
Lord
gave
you
orders
to
do.
Then
Samuel
went
up
from
Gilgal
and
the rest
of
the
people
went
up
after
Saul
against
the
men
of war,
and
they
came
from
Gilgal
to
Gibeah
in
the land
of
Benjamin:
and
Saul
took
the
number
of
the
people
who
were
with
him,
about
six
hundred
men.
And
Saul,
with
Jonathan
his
son
and
the
people
who
were
with
them,
was waiting
in
Geba
in
the land
of
Benjamin:
but
the tents
of
the
Philistines
were
in
Michmash.
And
three
bands
of
men
came
out
from
the
Philistines
to make
an attack;
one
band
went
by
the
road which
goes
to
Ophrah,
into
the
land
of
Shual:
And
another went
in
the
direction
of
Beth-horon:
and
another went
by
the hill looking
down
on
the
valley
of Zeboiim,
in
the
direction
of
the waste
land.
Now
there
was
no iron-worker
in
all
the
land
of
Israel:
for
the
Philistines
said,
For
fear
the
Hebrews
make themselves
swords
or
spears:
But
all
the
Israelites
had
to
go
to
the
Philistines
to get
their ploughs
and blades
and
axes
and hooks
made
sharp;
For
they
had instruments
for putting
an
edge
on
their ploughs
and blades
and forks
and
axes,
and
for putting iron points
on
their ox-driving rods.
So
on
the
day
of
the
fight
at Michmash,
not
a
sword
or
a
spear
was
to
be seen
in
the
hands
of
any
of
the
people
with
Saul
and
Jonathan:
only
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
had
them.
And
the armed force
of
the
Philistines
went
out
to
the narrow way
of
Michmash.
Now
one
day
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Saul,
said
to
the
young
man
who
was
with
him,
looking
after
his arms,
Come,
let
us
go
over
to
the
Philistine force
over
there.
But
he
said
nothing
to
his
father.
And
Saul
was
still waiting
in
the farthest part
of Geba,
under
the fruit-tree
in
Migron:
there
were about
six
hundred
men
with
him;
And
Ahijah,
the
son
of
Ahitub,
brother
of
Ichabod,
the
son
of
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eli,
the
priest
of
the
Lord
in
Shiloh,
who
had
the
ephod.
And
the
people
had
no idea
that
Jonathan
had
gone.
Now
between
the narrow roads
over
the mountains
by
which
Jonathan
was making
his
way
to
the Philistines' forces,
there
was
a
sharp overhanging
rock
on
one
side,
and
a
sharp
rock
on
the
other
side:
one
was
named
Bozez
and
the
other
Seneh.
The
one rock went
up
on
the
north
in
front
of
Michmash
and
the
other
on
the
south
in
front
of
Geba.
And
Jonathan
said
to
his
young
servant
who
had
his arms, Come, let
us
go
over
to
the armies
of
these
men
who
have
no circumcision:
it
may
be
that
the
Lord
will
give
us
help,
for
there
is
no limit
to
his power;
the
Lord
is able
to
give
salvation
by
a
great army
or
by
a
small band.
And
his servant
said
to
him,
Do
whatever
is
in
your
mind:
see,
I
am
with
you
in
every impulse
of
your
heart.
Then
Jonathan
said,
Now
we
will
go
over
to these
men
and
let
them
see
us.
If
they
say
to
us, Keep quiet
where
you
are
till
we
come
to
you;
then
we
will keep
our
places
and
not
go
up
to
them.
But
if
they
say,
Come
up
to
us;
then
we
will
go
up,
for
the
Lord
has
given
them
into
our
hands:
and
this
will
be
the
sign
to
us.
And
they
let
the
Philistine force
see
the
two
of
them:
and
the
Philistines
said,
Look!
the
Hebrews
are
coming
out
of
the
holes
where
they
have
taken cover.
And
the armed
men
of
the
force
gave
Jonathan
and
his servant
their
answer,
saying,
Come
up here
to
us,
and
we
will
let
you
see
something.
Then
Jonathan
said
to
his servant,
Come
up
after
me:
for
the
Lord
has
given
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Israel.
And
Jonathan
went
up, gripping
with
his
hands
and
his
feet,
his servant
going
up
after
him;
and
the Philistines gave
way
before
Jonathan
when
he
made
an
attack
on
them,
and
his servant
put
them
to
death
after
him.
And
at
their
first
attack,
Jonathan
and
his servant
put
to
the sword
about
twenty
men,
all inside
the space
of
half
an
acre
of
land.
And
there
was
great
fear
in
the tents
and
in
the
field
and
among
all
the
men
of
the armed force,
and
the attackers
were shaking
with
fear;
even
the
earth
was
moved
with
a
great shaking
and
there
was
a
fear
as
from
God.
And
the
watchmen
of
Saul,
looking
out
from Geba
in
the land
of
Benjamin,
saw
all
the
army flowing
away
and running
here
and
there.
Then
Saul
said
to
the
people
who
were
with
him,
Let everyone
be
numbered
and
let
us
see
who
has
gone
from
us.
And
when
they
had
been
numbered,
it
was
seen
that
Jonathan
and
his servant
were
not
there.
And
Saul
said
to
Ahijah,
Let
the ephod
come
here.
For
he
went
before
Israel
with
the ephod
at
that
time.
Now
while
Saul
was
talking
to
the
priest,
the
noise
in
the tents
of
the
Philistines
became louder
and louder;
and
Saul
said
to
the
priest,
Take
back
your
hand.
And
Saul
and
all
the
people
with
him
came
together
and
went
forward
to
the
fight:
and
every man's
sword
was
turned
against
the
man
at
his
side,
and
there
was
a
very
great noise.
Then
the
Hebrews
who
had
been
with
the
Philistines
for
some
time,
and
had
gone
up
with
them
to
their tents, turning
round
were
joined
to
those
who
were
with
Saul
and
Jonathan.
And
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
had
taken cover
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
hearing
that
the
Philistines
had
been
put
to
flight,
went
after
them, attacking
them.
So
the
Lord made
Israel
safe
that
day:
and
the
fight went
over
to Beth-aven.
And
all
the
people
were
with
Saul,
about twenty thousand
men,
and
the fight
was general
through
all
the hill-country
of Ephraim;
but
Saul
made
a great error
that
day,
by putting
the
people
under
an
oath,
saying,
Let
that
man
be
cursed
who
takes
food
before
evening
comes
and
I
have given punishment
to
those
who
are
against
me.
So
the
people
had
not
a
taste
of
food.
And
there
was
honey
on
the
face
of
the
field,
and
all
the
people
came
to
the
honey,
the bees
having
gone
from
it;
But
not
a
man
put
his
hand
to
his
mouth
for
fear
of
the
curse.
But
Jonathan,
having
no
knowledge
of
the
oath
his
father
had
put
on
the
people, stretching
out
the
rod
which
was
in
his
hand,
put
the
end
of
it
in
the
honey,
and
put
it
to
his
mouth;
then
his
eyes
were
made bright.
Then
one
of
the
people
said
to
him,
Your
father
put
the
people
under
an
oath,
saying, Let
that
man
be
cursed
who
takes
any
food
this
day.
And
the
people
were feeble, needing
food.
Then
Jonathan
said,
My
father
has made
trouble
come
on
the
land:
now
see
how
bright
my
eyes
have
become
because
I
have taken
a
little
of
this
honey.
How
much
more
if
the
people
had
freely
taken
their
food
from
the goods
of
those
who
were fighting against
them!
would
there
not
have
been
much
greater destruction
among
the
Philistines?
That
day
they overcame
the
Philistines
from
Michmash
to
Aijalon:
and
the
people
were feeble
from need
of food.
And rushing
at
the goods
taken
in
the fight,
the
people
took
oxen
and
sheep
and
young
oxen,
and
put
them
to
death there
on
the
earth,
and
had
a meal,
taking
the flesh
with
the
blood
in
it.
Then
it
was
said
to
Saul,
See,
the
people
are
sinning
against
the
Lord, taking
the
blood
with
the flesh.
And
he
said
to
those
who
gave
him
the
news,
Now
let
a
great
stone
be
rolled
to
me
here.
And
Saul
said,
Go
about
among
the
people
and
say
to
them,
Let
every
man
come
here
to
me
with
his
ox
and
his
sheep,
and
put
them
to
death
here,
and take
his meal:
do
no
sin
against
the
Lord
by taking
the
blood
with
the flesh.
So
all
the
people
took
their
oxen
with
them
that
night
and
put
them
to
death
there.
And
Saul put
up
an
altar
to
the
Lord:
this
was
the first
altar which
he put
up
to
the
Lord.
And
Saul
said,
Let
us
go
down
after
the
Philistines
by
night, attacking
them
till
the
morning,
till
there
is
not
a
man
of
them
living.
And
they
said,
Do
whatever
seems
right
to
you.
Then
the
priest
said,
Let
us
come
near
to
God.
And
Saul, desiring
directions
from
God,
said,
Am
I
to
go
down
after
the
Philistines?
will
you
give
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Israel?
But
he
gave
him
no
answer
that
day.
And
Saul
said,
Come
near,
all
you
chiefs
of
the
people,
and
let
us get
word
from
God
and
see
in whom
is
this
sin
today.
For,
by
the
living
Lord,
the saviour
of
Israel,
even
if
the sinner
is
Jonathan,
my
son,
death
will
certainly
be
his fate.
But
not
a
man
among
all
the
people
gave
him
any
answer.
Then
he
said
to
all
Israel,
You
be
on
one
side,
and
I
with
Jonathan
my
son
will
be
on
the
other
side.
And
the
people
said
to
Saul,
Do
whatever
seems
good
to
you.
Then
Saul
said
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel, Why
have
you not given
me
an
answer today? If
the sin
is
in
me
or
in
Jonathan
my son,
O
Lord
God
of
Israel,
give Urim,
and if
it
is
in
your
people
Israel,
give Thummim.
And
by
the decision
of
the
Lord,
Saul
and
Jonathan
were marked
out,
and
the
people
went
free.
And
Saul
said,
Give
your decision
between
my
son
Jonathan
and
me.
And
Jonathan
was
taken.
Then
Saul
said
to
Jonathan,
Give
me
an account
of
what
you
have
done.
And
Jonathan
gave
him
the story
and
said,
Certainly
I
took
a
little
honey
on
the
end
of
my
rod;
and
now
death
is
to
be
my fate.
And
Saul
said,
May God's punishment
be
on
me
if
death
is
not
your fate,
Jonathan.
And
the
people
said
to
Saul,
Is
death
to
come
to
Jonathan,
the worker
of
this
great
salvation
for
Israel?
Let
it
not
be
so:
by
the
living
Lord,
not
one
hair
of
his
head
is
to
be touched,
for
he
has
been working
with
God
today.
So
the
people
kept
Jonathan
from
death.
Then
Saul,
turning
back,
went
after
the
Philistines no
longer:
and
the
Philistines
went
back
to
their
place.
Now
when
Saul
had
taken
his
place
as ruler
of
Israel,
he
made war
on
those
who
were
against
him
on
every
side,
Moab
and
the
Ammonites
and
Edom
and
the
kings
of
Zobah
and
the
Philistines:
and
whichever
way
he went,
he overcame
them.
And
he
did
great
things,
and overcame
the
Amalekites,
and
made
Israel safe
from
the
hands
of
their attackers.
Now
the
sons
of
Saul
were
Jonathan
and
Ishvi
and
Malchi-shua;
and these
are
the
names
of
his
daughters:
the older
was
named
Merab
and
the
younger
Michal;
The
name
of Saul's
wife
was
Ahinoam,
the
daughter
of
Ahimaaz;
the
captain
of
his
army
was
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner, brother
of Saul's father.
Kish,
the
father
of
Saul,
and
Ner,
the
father
of
Abner,
were
sons
of
Abiel.
All
through
the
life
of
Saul
there
was bitter
war
against
the
Philistines;
and
whenever
Saul
saw
any
strong
man
or
any good fighting
man,
he kept
him
near
himself.
And
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
The
Lord
sent
me
to
put
the holy
oil
on
you
and
to
make
you
king
over
his
people,
over
Israel:
so
give ear
now
to
the
words
of
the
Lord.
The
Lord
of
armies
says,
I
will
give
punishment
to
Amalek
for
what
he
did
to
Israel, fighting
against
him
on
the
way
when
Israel
came
out
of
Egypt.
Go
now
and
put
Amalek
to
the sword,
putting
to
the curse
all
they
have,
without
mercy:
put
to
death
every
man
and
woman,
every
child
and baby
at
the breast,
every
ox
and
sheep,
camel
and ass.
And
Saul sent
for
the
people
and
had
them
numbered
in
Telaim,
two
hundred
thousand
footmen
and
ten
thousand
men
of
Judah.
And
Saul
came
to
the
town
of
Amalek,
and
took
up
his position
in
the
valley secretly.
And
Saul
said
to
the
Kenites,
Go
away,
take
yourselves
out
from
among
the
Amalekites,
or destruction
will overtake
you
with
them:
for
you
were kind
to
the
children
of
Israel
when
they
came
out
of
Egypt.
So
the
Kenites
went
away
from
among
the
Amalekites.
And
Saul
made
an
attack
on
the
Amalekites
from
Havilah
on
the road
to
Shur,
which
is
before
Egypt.
He
took
Agag,
king
of
the
Amalekites, prisoner,
and
put
all
the
people
to
the
sword without mercy.
But
Saul
and
the
people
did
not put
Agag
to death,
and
they kept
the
best
of
the
sheep
and
the
oxen
and
the fat beasts
and
the
lambs,
and
whatever
was
good,
not desiring
to put
them
to
the curse:
but
everything which
was bad
and
of
no
use
they put
to
the curse.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Samuel,
It
is
no
longer
my pleasure
for
Saul
to
be
king;
for
he
is
turned
back
from
going
in
my
ways,
and
has
not
done
my
orders.
And
Samuel
was
very sad,
crying
to
the
Lord
in prayer
all
night.
And
early
in
the
morning
he
got
up
and
went
to
Saul;
and
word
was
given
to
Samuel
that
Saul
had
come
to
Carmel
and
put
up
a
pillar,
and
had
gone
from
there
down
to
Gilgal.
And
Samuel
came
to
Saul;
and
Saul
said
to
him,
May
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
be
with
you:
I
have done
what
was
ordered
by
the
Lord.
And
Samuel
said,
What
then
is
this
sound
of
the
crying
of
sheep
and
the
noise
of
oxen
which comes
to
my
ears?
And
Saul
said,
They
have taken
them
from
the
Amalekites:
for
the
people
have kept
the
best
of
the
sheep
and
of
the
oxen
as
an
offering
to
the
Lord
your
God; all
the
rest
we
have given
up
to destruction.
Then
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
Say no more!
Let
me
give
you
word
of
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
me
this
night.
And
he
said
to
him,
Say
on.
And
Samuel
said,
Though
you
may
seem
little
to
yourself,
are
you
not
head
of
the
tribes
of
Israel?
for
the
Lord
with
the holy
oil made
you
king
over
Israel,
And
the
Lord
sent
you
on
a
journey
and
said,
Go
and
put
to
the curse
those
sinners,
the
Amalekites,
fighting
against
them
till every
one
is dead.
Why
then
did
you
not
do
the orders
of
the
Lord,
but
by violently taking
their goods
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord?
And
Saul
said,
Truly,
I
have done
the
orders
of
the
Lord
and
have
gone
the
way
the
Lord
sent
me;
I
have taken
Agag,
the
king
of
Amalek,
and
have
given
the
Amalekites
up
to destruction.
But
the
people
took
some
of
their goods,
sheep
and
oxen,
the chief
of
the things which
were
put
to
the curse,
to
make
an
offering
of
them
to
the
Lord
your
God
in
Gilgal.
And
Samuel
said,
Has
the
Lord
as much
delight
in
offerings
and burned
offerings
as
in
the doing
of
his
orders?
Truly,
to
do
his
pleasure
is
better
than
to
make
offerings,
and
to
give ear
to
him
than
the
fat
of sheep.
For
to go
against
his
orders
is
like
the
sin
of
those
who
make use
of secret arts,
and pride
is
like giving worship
to images.
Because
you
have put away
from
you
the
word
of
the
Lord,
he
has put
you
from
your place
as
king.
And
Saul
said
to
Samuel, Great
is
my
sin:
for
I
have gone
against
the
orders
of
the
Lord
and
against
your
words:
because, fearing
the
people,
I did
what
they
said.
So
now,
let
my
sin
have forgiveness,
and
go
back
with
me
to
give
worship
to
the
Lord.
And
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
I
will
not
go
back
with
you:
for
you
have
put
away
from
you
the
word
of
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
has
put
you
from
your
place
as
king
over
Israel.
And when
Samuel
was
turning
round
to
go
away,
Saul
took
the
skirt
of
his
robe
in
his hand,
and
the cloth came
away.
And
Samuel
said
to
him,
The
Lord
has
taken
away
the
kingdom
of
Israel
from
you
this
day
by force,
and
has
given
it
to
a neighbour
of
yours
who
is
better
than
you.
And further,
the
Glory
of
Israel
will
not
say
what
is false,
and
his purpose
may
not
be
changed:
for
he
is
not
a
man,
whose purpose
may
be
changed.
Then
he
said,
Great
is
my
sin:
but
still,
give
me honour
now
before
the heads
of
my
people
and
before
Israel,
and
come
back
with
me
so
that
I
may
give
worship
to
the
Lord
your
God.
So
Samuel
went
back
after
Saul,
and
Saul
gave
worship
to
the
Lord.
Then
Samuel
said,
Make
Agag,
the
king
of
the
Amalekites,
come
here
to
me.
And
Agag
came
to
him shaking
with fear.
And
Agag
said,
Truly
the pain
of
death
is
past.
And
Samuel
said,
As
your
sword
has
made
women without
children,
so
now
your
mother
will
be without
children
among
women.
And
Agag
was cut
up
by
Samuel, bone
from bone,
before
the
Lord
in
Gilgal.
Then
Samuel
went
to
Ramah;
and
Saul
went
up
to
his
house
in
Gibeah,
in
the land
of
Saul.
And
Samuel
never
saw
Saul
again
till
the
day
of
his
death;
but
Samuel
was sorrowing
for
Saul:
and
it
was
no
longer
the Lord's
pleasure
for
Saul
to
be
king
over
Israel.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Samuel,
How
long
will
you
go
on sorrowing
for
Saul,
seeing
that
I
have
put
him
from
his place
as
king
over
Israel?
Take
oil
in
your vessel
and
go;
I
will
send
you
to
Jesse,
the Beth-lehemite:
for
I
have got
a
king
for
myself
among
his
sons.
And
Samuel
said,
How
is
it possible
for
me
to
go? If
Saul
gets
news
of
it
he
will
put
me
to death.
And
the
Lord
said,
Take
a
young cow
with
you
and
say,
I
have
come
to
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord.
And send
for
Jesse
to be present
at
the offering,
and
I
will
make clear
to
you
what
you
are
to
do:
and
you
are
to put
the holy
oil
on
him
whose
name
I give
you.
And
Samuel
did
as
the
Lord
said
and
came
to Beth-lehem.
And
the
responsible
men
of
the
town
came
out
to
him
in
fear
and
said,
Do
you
come
in
peace?
And
he
said,
In
peace:
I
have
come
to
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord:
make
yourselves clean
and
come
with
me
to
make
the
offering.
And
he
made
Jesse
and
his
sons clean,
and
sent
for
them
to
be
present
at
the
offering.
Now
when
they
came,
looking
at
Eliab,
he
said, Clearly
the
man
of
the Lord's selection
is
before
him.
But
the
Lord
said
to
Samuel,
Do
not
take
note
of
his
face
or
how
tall
he
is,
because
I
will
not
have
him:
for
the Lord's
view
is
not man's;
man takes
note
of
the outer
form,
but
the
Lord
sees
the
heart.
Then
Jesse
sent
for
Abinadab
and
made
him come
before
Samuel.
And
he
said,
The
Lord
has
not
taken
this
one.
Then
Jesse
made
Shammah come
before
him.
And
he
said,
The
Lord
has
not
taken
this
one.
And
Jesse
made
his
seven
sons come
before
Samuel.
And
Samuel
said
to
Jesse,
The
Lord
has
not
taken
any
of
these.
Then
Samuel
said
to
Jesse,
Are
all
your
children
here?
And
he
said,
There
is
still
the
youngest,
and
he
is looking
after
the
sheep.
And
Samuel
said
to
Jesse,
Send
and
make
him
come
here:
for
we
will
not
take
our seats
till
he
is
here.
So
he
sent
and made
him
come
in.
Now
he
had
red hair
and
beautiful
eyes
and pleasing
looks.
And
the
Lord
said,
Come,
put
the
oil
on
him,
for
this
is
he.
Then
Samuel
took
the bottle
of
oil,
and
put
the
oil
on
him
there
among
his
brothers:
and
from
that
day
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came
on
David
with power.
So
Samuel
went
back
to
Ramah.
Now
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
had
gone
from
Saul,
and
an
evil
spirit
from
the
Lord
was
troubling
him.
And Saul's
servants
said
to
him,
See
now,
an
evil
spirit
from
God
is
troubling
you.
Now
give
orders
to
your
servants
who
are
here
before
you
to
go
in
search
of
a
man
who
is
an
expert
player
on
a corded instrument:
and
it
will
be
that
when
the
evil
spirit
from
God
is
on
you,
he
will
make music
for
you
on
his instrument,
and
you
will get
well.
And
Saul
said
to
his
servants,
Then
get
me
a
man
who
is
an
expert
player,
and
make
him
come
to
me.
Then
one
of
the
servants
in
answer
said,
I
have
seen
a
son
of
Jesse,
the Beth-lehemite,
who
is
expert
at
playing,
and
a
strong
man
and
a
man
of
war;
and
he
is wise
in
his
words,
and pleasing
in
looks,
and
the
Lord
is
with
him.
So
Saul
sent
his servants
to
Jesse
and
said,
Send
me
your
son
David
who
is
with
the
sheep.
And
Jesse
took five cakes
of
bread
and
a skin
of
wine
and
a
young
goat
and
sent
them
to
Saul
by
David.
And
David
came
to
Saul, waiting
before
him:
and
he
became
very dear
to
Saul,
who
made
him
his servant, giving
him
the care
of
his arms.
And
Saul
sent
to
Jesse
saying,
Let
David
be
with
me,
for
he
is pleasing
to
me.
And
whenever
the
evil
spirit
from
God
came
on
Saul,
David
took
his instrument
and
made music:
so new
life
came
to
Saul,
and
he
got
well,
and
the
evil
spirit
went
away
from
him.
Now
the
Philistines got
their
armies
together
for
war,
and came
together
at
Socoh
in
the land
of
Judah,
and
took
up
their
position
between
Socoh
and
Azekah
in Ephes-dammim.
And
Saul
and
the
men
of
Israel
came
together
and
took
up
their position
in
the
valley
of
Elah,
and
put
their
forces
in order
against
the
Philistines.
The
Philistines
were
stationed
on
the
mountain
on
one
side
and
Israel
on
the
mountain
on
the
other
side:
and
there
was
a
valley
between
them.
And
a fighter
came
out
from
the tents
of
the
Philistines,
named
Goliath
of
Gath;
he
was more than
six
cubits
tall.
And
he
had
a head-dress
of
brass
on
his
head,
and
he
was
dressed
in
a coat
of metal,
the
weight
of
which
was
five
thousand
shekels
of
brass.
His
legs
were covered
with plates
of
brass
and hanging
on
his back
was
a
javelin
of
brass.
The stem
of
his
spear
was
as
long
as
a cloth-worker's rod,
and
its
head
was
made
of
six
hundred shekels' weight
of
iron:
and
one
went
before
him
with
his body-cover.
He
took
up
his
position
and
in
a loud voice
said
to
the
armies
of
Israel,
Why
have
you
come
out
to
make
war?
Am
I
not
a
Philistine
and
you
servants
of
Saul?
Send
out
a
man
for
yourselves
and
let
him
come
down
to
me.
If
he
is
able
to
have
a
fight
with
me
and
overcome
me,
then
we
will
be
your
servants:
but
if
I
am
able
to
overcome
him,
then
you
will
be
our
servants
and
do
work
for
us.
And
the
Philistine
said,
I
have
put
to shame
the
armies
of
Israel
this
day;
give
me
a
man
so
that
we
may
have
a
fight
together.
And
Saul
and
all
Israel,
hearing
those
words
of
the
Philistine,
were
troubled
and
full
of
fear.
Now
David
was
the
son
of
that
Ephrathite
of Beth-lehem-judah
named
Jesse,
who
had
eight
sons;
and
he
was
an
old
man
in Saul's
day,
and far
on
in
years.
And
the
three
oldest
sons
of
Jesse
had
gone
with
Saul
to
the
fight:
the
names
of
the
three
who
went
to
the
fight
were
Eliab,
the
oldest,
and
Abinadab
the
second,
and
Shammah
the
third.
And
David
was
the
youngest:
and
the
three
oldest
were
with Saul's army.
Now
David
went
to
and
from
Saul, looking
after
his father's
sheep
at Beth-lehem.
And
the
Philistine
came
near
every
morning
and
evening
for
forty
days.
And
Jesse
said
to
his
son
David,
Take
now
for
your
brothers
an
ephah
of
this dry
grain
and
these
ten cakes
of
bread,
and
go
quickly
with
them
to
the tents
to
your
brothers;
And
take
these
ten cheeses
to
the
captain
of
their
thousand,
and
see
how
your
brothers
are
and
come
back
with
a sign
to say
how
they
are.
Now
Saul,
and
they,
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
were
in
the
valley
of
Elah,
fighting
with
the
Philistines.
And
David
got
up
early
in
the
morning,
and,
giving
the
sheep
into
the
care
of
a
keeper,
took
the
things
and
went
as
Jesse
had
said;
and
he
came
to
the lines
where
the carts
were,
when
the
army
was
going
out
to
the
fight
giving
their war-cry.
And
Israel
and
the
Philistines
had put
their forces
in position,
army
against
army.
And
David
gave
his parcels
into
the
hands
of
the
keeper
of
the
army stores,
and
went
running
to
the
army
and
came
to
his
brothers
to
get knowledge
about
them.
And
while
he
was
talking
to
them,
the fighter,
the
Philistine
of
Gath,
Goliath
by
name,
came
out
from
the Philistines' lines
and
said
the
same
words,
in David's
hearing.
And
all
the
men
of
Israel,
when
they
saw
him,
went
in
flight, overcome
with
fear.
And
the
men
of
Israel
said,
Have
you
seen
this
man? Clearly
he
has
come
out
to
put shame
on
Israel:
and
it
is
certain
that
if
any
man overcomes
him,
the
king
will
give
that
man
great
wealth,
and
will
give
him
his
daughter,
and
make
his father's
family
free
in
Israel.
And
David
said
to
the
men
near
him,
What
will
be
done
to
the
man
who overcomes
this
Philistine
and
takes
away
the
shame
from
Israel?
for
who
is
this
Philistine,
a
man without circumcision,
that
he
has
put
shame
on
the
armies
of
the
living
God?
And
the
people
gave
him
this
answer,
So
it
will
be
done
to
the
man
who overcomes
him.
And
Eliab,
his
oldest
brother,
hearing
what
David
said
to
the
men,
was moved
to
wrath
against
David,
and
said,
Why
have
you
come
here?
Into
whose
care
have
you
given
that
little
flock
of
sheep
in
the waste land?
I
have
knowledge
of
your
pride
and
the
evil
of
your
heart,
you
have
come
down
to
see
the
fight.
And
David
said,
What
have
I
done
now?
was
it
not only
a
word?
And
turning
away
from
him
to
one
of
the
other
men,
he
said
the
same
words:
and
the
people
gave
him
the
same
answer.
And,
hearing
what
David
said,
they
gave
Saul
word
of
it:
and
he
sent
for
him.
And
David
said
to
Saul,
Let
no man's
heart become feeble
because
of
him;
I,
your
servant,
will
go
out
and
have
a
fight
with
this
Philistine.
And
Saul
said
to
David,
You
are
not
able
to go
out
against
this
Philistine
and
have
a
fight
with
him:
for
you
are only
a
boy,
and
he
has
been
a
man
of
war
from
his earliest days.
And
David
said
to
Saul,
Your
servant
has
been keeper
of
his father's
sheep;
and
if
a
lion
or
a
bear
came
and
took
a
lamb
from
the
flock,
I
went
out
after
him,
and overcame
him,
and
took
it
out
of
his
mouth:
and if, turning
on
me,
he
came
at
me,
I
took
him
by
the hair
and overcame
him
and
put
him
to
death.
Your
servant
has overcome
lion
and
bear:
and
the fate
of
this
Philistine,
who
is without circumcision,
will
be
like
theirs,
seeing
that
he
has put shame
on
the
armies
of
the
living
God.
And
David
said,
The
Lord,
who kept
me safe
from
the grip
of
the
lion
and
the
bear,
will
be
my saviour
from
the
hands
of
this
Philistine.
And
Saul
said
to
David,
Go!
and
may
the
Lord
be
with
you.
Then
Saul
gave
David
his
clothing
of war,
and
put
a head-dress
of
brass
on
his
head
and
had
him
clothed
with
a coat
of metal.
And
David
took Saul's
sword
and
put
the band round
him
over
the metal coat,
and
was
unable
to
go forward;
for
he
was
not
used
to
them.
Then
David
said
to
Saul,
It
is
not possible
for
me
to
go
out
with
these,
for
I am
not
used
to
them.
So
David
took
them
off.
Then
he
took
his
stick
in
his
hand,
and
got
five
smooth
stones
from
the bed
of
the
stream
and
put
them
in
a
bag
such
as
is
used
by sheep-keepers;
and
in
his
hand
was
a leather band
used
for sending
stones:
and
so
he
went
in
the
direction
of
the
Philistine.
And
the
Philistine
came
nearer
to
David;
and
the
man
who
had
his body-cover
went
before
him.
And
when
the
Philistine, taking
note,
saw
David,
he
had
a poor opinion
of
him:
for
he
was only
a
boy, red-haired
and good-looking.
And
the
Philistine
said
to
David,
Am
I
a
dog,
that
you
come
out
to
me
with
sticks?
And
the
Philistine
put
curses
on
David
by all
his
gods.
And
the
Philistine
said
to
David, Come here
to
me,
and
I
will
give
your
flesh
to
the
birds
of
the air
and
the
beasts
of
the
field.
Then
David
said
to
the
Philistine,
You
come
to
me
with
a
sword
and
a
spear
and
a
javelin:
but
I
come
to
you
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
the
armies
of
Israel
on
which
you
have
put shame.
This
day
the
Lord
will
give
you
up
into
my
hands,
and
I
will overcome
you,
and
take
your
head
off
you;
and
I
will
give
the
bodies
of
the
Philistine
army
to
the
birds
of
the air
and
the
beasts
of
the
earth
today,
so
that
all
the
earth
may
see
that
Israel
has
a
God;
And
all
these
people
who
are
here today
may
see
that
the
Lord
does
not
give
salvation
by
sword
and
spear:
for
the
fight
is
the Lord's,
and
he
will
give
you
up
into
our
hands.
Now
when
the
Philistine
made
a move
and
came
near
to
David,
David
quickly
went
at
a
run
in
the direction
of
the
army, meeting
the
Philistine face
to face.
And
David
put
his
hand
in
his
bag
and
took
out
a
stone
and
sent
it
from
his leather band straight
at
the
Philistine,
and
the
stone
went deep
into
his brow,
and
he
went
down
to
the
earth,
falling
on
his
face.
So
David overcame
the
Philistine
with
his leather band
and
a
stone, wounding
the
Philistine
and causing
his
death:
but
David
had
no
sword
in
his
hand.
So
running
up
to
the
Philistine
and
putting
his foot
on
him,
David
took
his
sword
out
of
its cover,
and
put
him
to
death, cutting
off
his
head
with
it.
And
when
the
Philistines
saw
that
their fighter
was
dead,
they
went
in
flight.
And
the
men
of
Israel
and
of
Judah
got
up,
and
gave
a
cry,
and
went
after
the
Philistines
as
far
as
Gath
and
the
town doors
of
Ekron.
And
the
wounded
of
the
Philistines
were
falling
down
by
the
road
from
Shaaraim
all
the
way
to
Gath
and
Ekron.
Then
the
children
of
Israel
came
back
from
going
after
the
Philistines,
and
took
their goods
from
the tents.
And
David
took
the
head
of
the
Philistine
to
Jerusalem,
but
the metal war-dress
and
the arms
he
put
in
his
tent.
And
when
Saul
saw
David
going
out
against
the
Philistine,
he
said
to
Abner,
the
captain
of
the
army,
Abner,
whose
son
is
this
young
man?
And
Abner
said,
On
your
life,
O
king,
I
have
no idea.
And
the
king
said, Make search
and see
whose
son
this
young
man
is.
And
when
David
was
coming
back
after
the destruction
of
the
Philistine,
Abner
took
him
to
Saul,
with
the
head
of
the
Philistine
in
his
hand.
And
Saul
said
to
him,
Young
man,
whose
son
are
you?
And
David
in
answer
said,
I am
the
son
of
your
servant
Jesse
of Beth-lehem.
Now
after David's
talk
with
Saul
was
ended,
the
soul
of
Jonathan
was
joined
with
the
soul
of
David,
and
David
became
as dear
to
him
as
his very
life.
And
that
day
Saul
took
David
and would
not
let
him
go
back
to
his father's
house.
Then
Jonathan
and
David
made
an
agreement together, because
of Jonathan's
love
for
David.
And
Jonathan
took
off
the
robe
he
had
on
and
gave
it
to
David,
with
all
his military dress,
even
to
his
sword
and
his
bow
and
the band round
his body.
And
David
went
wherever
Saul
sent
him,
and
did wisely:
and
Saul
put
him
at
the head
of
his
men
of
war,
and
this
was
pleasing
to
all
the
people
as
well
as
to Saul's
servants.
Now
on
their
way,
when
David
came
back
after
the destruction
of
the
Philistine,
the
women
came
out
of
all
the
towns
of
Israel,
with songs
and
dances, meeting
David
with melody
and
joy
and instruments
of music.
And
the
women, answering
one
another
in
their song,
said,
Saul
has put
to death
his
thousands
and
David
his tens
of
thousands.
And
Saul
was
very
angry
and
this
saying
was unpleasing
to
him;
and
he
said,
They
have
given
David credit
for tens
of
thousands,
and
to
me
for
only
thousands:
what
more
is
there
for
him
but
the
kingdom?
And
from
that
day
Saul
was
looking
with envy
on
David.
Now
on
the
day
after,
an
evil
spirit
from
God
came
on
Saul
with
great
force
and
he
was acting
like
a
prophet
among
the men
of
his
house,
while
David
was making music
for
him,
as
he
did
day
by
day:
and
Saul
had
his
spear
in
his
hand.
And
Saul, balancing
the
spear
in
his hand,
said,
I
will give
David
a blow, pinning
him
to
the
wall.
And
David got
away
from
him
twice.
And
Saul
went
in
fear
of
David,
because
the
Lord
was
with
David
and
had
gone
away
from
Saul.
So
Saul
sent
him
away,
and
made
him
a
captain
over
a
thousand;
and
he
went
about
his business
before
the
people.
And
in
all
his undertakings
David did wisely;
and
the
Lord
was
with
him.
And
when
Saul
saw
how wisely
he
did,
he
was
in
fear
of
him.
But
David
was
loved
by
all
Israel
and
Judah,
for
he
went
out
and
came
in
before
them.
And
Saul
said
to
David,
Here
is
my
oldest
daughter
Merab, whom
I
will
give
you
for
your
wife:
only
be
strong
for
me,
fighting
in
the Lord's
wars.
For
Saul
said,
Let
it
not
be
through
me
that
his fate
comes
to
him,
but
through
the
Philistines.
And
David
said
to
Saul,
Who
am
I,
and
what
is
my father's
family
in
Israel,
that
I
am
to
be
son-in-law
to
the
king?
But
when
the
time
came
to
give
Merab, Saul's
daughter,
to
David,
she
was
given
to
Adriel
of Meholath.
And Saul's
daughter
Michal
was
in
love
with
David:
and
Saul
had
word
of
it
and
was
pleased.
And
Saul
said,
I
will
give
her
to
him,
so
that she
may
be
a
cause
of danger
to
him,
and
so
that
the
hands
of
the
Philistines
may
be
against
him.
So
Saul
said
to
David,
Today
you
are
to
become
my
son-in-law
for
the
second
time.
And
Saul
gave
his
servants
orders
saying,
Have
talk
with
David
secretly
and
say
to
him,
See
how
the
king
has
delight
in
you,
and
how
you
are
loved
by
all
his
servants:
then
be
the king's
son-in-law.
And Saul's
servants
said
these
things
to
David.
And
David
said, Does
it
seem
to
you
a
small
thing
to
be
the king's
son-in-law, seeing
that
I
am
a
poor
man,
of no great
name?
And
the
servants
of
Saul
gave
him
an
account
of
what
David
had
said.
And
Saul
said,
Then
say
to
David,
The
king
has
no
desire
for
any bride-price,
but
only
for
the private
parts
of
a
hundred
Philistines
so
that
the
king
may get
the
better
of
his haters.
But
it
was
in Saul's mind
that
David might
come
to
his end
by
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
And
when
his
servants
said
these
words
to
David,
he
was well
pleased
to
be
the
son-in-law
of
the
king.
And
the
days
were still
not past.
So
David
and
his
men
got
up
and
went,
and
put
to death
two
hundred
of
the
Philistines;
and
David
took
their private parts
and
gave
the
full number
of
them
to
the
king,
so
that
he
might
be
the king's
son-in-law.
And
Saul
gave
him
his
daughter
Michal
for
his
wife.
And
it
was clear
to
Saul
that
the
Lord
was
with
David;
and
he
was
loved
by
all Israel.
And Saul's
fear
of
David
became
all
the greater,
and
he
went
on hating
him,
day
by
day.
Then
the
rulers
of
the
Philistines
went
out
to war:
and
whenever
they
went
out,
David did
more wisely
than
all
the
other
servants
of
Saul,
so
that
his
name
became
greatly honoured.
And
Saul gave orders
to
his
son
Jonathan
and
to
all
his
servants
to
put
David
to
death.
But Saul's
son
Jonathan
had
great
delight
in
David.
And
Jonathan
said
to
David,
Saul,
my
father,
is purposing
your
death:
so
now,
take
care
in
the
morning,
and
keep yourself safe
in
a secret place:
And
I
will
go
out
and
take
my
place
by
my father's
side
in
the
field
near
where
you
are;
and
I
will
get
into
talk
with
my
father
about
you,
and
when
I
see
how
things
are,
I
will
give
you
word.
And
Jonathan
gave
his
father
Saul
a
good account
of
David,
and
said
to
him,
Let
not
the
king
do
wrong
against
his
servant,
against
David;
because
he
has
done
you
no
wrong,
and
all
his acts
have
had
a
good outcome
for
you:
For
he
put
his
life
in
danger
and overcame
the
Philistine,
and
the
Lord
gave
all
Israel
salvation:
you
saw
it
and
were
glad:
why
then
are
you
sinning
against
him
who
has
done
no
wrong, desiring
the
death
of
David
without
cause?
And
Saul
gave ear
to
the
voice
of
Jonathan,
and
said
with
an
oath,
By
the
living
Lord,
he
is
not
to
be
put
to
death.
Then
Jonathan sent
for
David
and
gave
him
word
of
all
these
things.
And
Jonathan
took
David
to
Saul,
who kept
him
by
his side
as
in
the past.
And
there
was
war
again:
and
David
went
out
fighting
the
Philistines, causing
great destruction among
them;
and
they
went
in
flight
before
him.
And
an
evil
spirit
from
the
Lord
came
on
Saul,
when
he
was
seated
in
his
house
with
his
spear
in
his
hand;
and
David
made music
for
him.
And
Saul
would
have sent
his
spear through
him, pinning
him
to
the
wall,
but
he got
away
and
the
spear
went
into
the
wall:
and
that
night
David
went
in
flight
and got
away.
Then
in
that
night
Saul
sent
men
to David's
house
to
keep
watch
on
him
so
as
to
put
him
to
death
in
the
morning:
and David's
wife
Michal
said
to
him,
If
you
do
not
go
away
to
a safe
place
tonight
you
will
be
put
to
death
in
the
morning.
So
Michal
let
David
down
through
the
window,
and
he
went
in
flight
and got
away.
Then
Michal
took
the image
and
put
it
in
the
bed,
with
a cushion
of goat's hair
at
its
head,
and she
put
clothing
over
it.
And
when
Saul
sent
men
to
take
David,
she
said,
He
is ill.
And
Saul
sent
his
men
to
see
David,
saying, Do
not
come
back without
him,
take
him
in
his
bed,
so
that
I
may
put
him
to
death.
And
when
the men
came
in,
there
was
the image
in
the
bed,
with
the cushion
of goat's hair
at
its
head
And
Saul
said
to
Michal,
why have
you been false
to
me,
letting
my hater
go
and
get safely
away?
And
in
answer
Michal
said
to
Saul,
He
said
to
me,
Let
me
go,
or
I
will
put
you
to
death.
So
David
went
in
flight
and got
away
and
came
to
Ramah,
to
Samuel,
and
gave
him
an account
of
all
Saul
had
done
to
him.
And
he
and
Samuel
went
and
were
living
in
Naioth.
And
word
was given
to
Saul
that
David
was
at
Naioth
in
Ramah.
And
Saul
sent
men
to
take
David;
and
when
they
saw
the band
of
prophets
at work,
with
Samuel
in
his
place
at
their head,
the
spirit
of
God
came
on Saul's
men,
and
they
became
like
prophets.
And
Saul, having news
of
this,
sent
other men,
who
in
the same
way became like prophets.
And
a
third
time
Saul
sent men,
and
they like
the
others became like prophets.
Then
he
himself
went
to
Ramah,
and
came
to
the
great water-spring
in
Secu;
and questioning
the
people
he
said,
Where
are
Samuel
and
David?
And
one
said,
They
are
at
Naioth
in
Ramah.
And
he
went
on
from
there
to
Naioth
in
Ramah:
and
the
spirit
of
God
came
on
him,
and
he
went
on,
acting
like
a
prophet,
till
he
came
to
Naioth
in
Ramah.
And
he took
off
his
clothing, acting
like
a
prophet
before
Samuel,
and
falling
down
he
was stretched
out, without
his
clothing,
all
that
day
and
all
that
night.
This
is
the
reason
for
the
saying,
Is
even
Saul
among
the
prophets?
And
David
went
in
flight
from
Naioth
in
Ramah
and
came
to
Jonathan
and
said,
What
have
I
done?
What
is
my crime
and
my
sin
against
your
father
that
he
is attempting
to
take
my
life?
And
he
said
to
him,
Far
be
the
thought:
you
will
not
be
put
to
death:
see,
my
father
does
nothing,
great
or
small,
without giving
me
word
of
it:
would
he
keep
this
secret
from
me?
It
is
not
so.
But
David
took
his
oath
again
and
said,
Your
father sees
that
I
am dear
to
you;
so
he
says
to
himself,
Let
Jonathan
have
no idea
of
this,
for
it
will
be
a grief
to
him;
but
as
the
Lord
is
living,
and
as
your
soul
is
living,
there
is only
a
step
between
me
and
death.
Then
Jonathan
said
to
David,
Whatever
your
desire
is,
I
will
do
it
for
you.
And
David
said
to
Jonathan,
Tomorrow
is
the
new
moon,
and
I
will
not
be
seated
with
the
king
at
his table:
but
let
me
go
to
a safe place
in
the
country
till
the
evening.
And
if
your
father takes
note
of
the fact
that
I
am
away,
say,
David
made
a
request
to
me
for
himself
that
he might go
to Beth-lehem,
to
his
town:
for
it
is
the
time
when
his
family
make
their
offering
year
by
year.
If
he
says,
It
is
well,
your
servant
will
be
at
peace:
but
if
he
is
angry,
then
it
will
be clear
to
you
that
he
has
an
evil purpose
in
mind
against
me.
So,
then,
be kind
to
your
servant;
for
you
have
been united
with
your
servant
in
an
agreement
made
before
the
Lord:
but
if
there
is
any wrongdoing
in
me,
put
me
to
death
yourself;
why
take
me
to
your
father?
And
Jonathan
said,
Do
not
have
such
a
thought:
for
if
I saw
that
my
father
was designing
evil
against
you,
would
I
not
give
you
word
of
it?
Then
David
said
to
Jonathan,
Who
will
give
me
word
if
your
father gives
you
a rough
answer?
And
Jonathan
said
to
David,
Come, let
us
go
out
into
the
country.
And
the
two
of
them
went
out together
into
the open
country.
And
Jonathan
said
to
David,
May
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
be witness;
when
I
have
had
a chance
of talking
to
my
father,
about
this
time
tomorrow,
if
his feelings
to
David
are
good,
will
I
not
send
and give
you
the
news?
May
the Lord's punishment
be
on
Jonathan,
if
it
is
my father's pleasure
to
do
you
evil
and
I
do
not
give
you word
of
it
and
send
you
away
so
that
you
may
go
in
peace:
and
may
the
Lord
be
with
you,
as
he
has
been
with
my
father.
And
may
you,
while
I
am
still
living,
O
may
you
be kind
to
me,
as
the
Lord
is kind,
and
keep
me
from
death!
And
let
not
your
mercy
ever
be
cut
off
from
my
family,
even
when
the
Lord
has sent destruction
on
all David's haters, cutting
them
off
from
the
face
of
the
earth.
And if
it
comes
about
that
the name
of
Jonathan
is
cut
off
from
the
family
of
David,
the
Lord
will
make
David responsible.
And
Jonathan
again
took
an
oath
to
David,
because
of
his
love
for
him:
for
David
was
as dear
to
him
as
his very
soul.
Then
Jonathan
said
to
him,
Tomorrow
is
the
new
moon:
and
it
will
be seen
that
you
are
not present,
for there
will
be no
one
in
your
seat.
And
on
the
third
day
it
will
be specially noted,
and
you
will
go
to
the
place
where
you
took
cover
when
the other
business
was
in hand, waiting
by
the hill
over
there.
And
on
the
third day
I
will
send
arrows
from
my bow against
its
side
as if
at
a mark.
And
I
will
send
my
boy
to
have
a
look
for
the
arrow.
And
if
I
say
to
him,
See,
the
arrow
is
on
this
side
of
you;
take
it
up!
then
you
may
come;
for
there
is
peace
for
you
and
no evil,
by
the
living
Lord.
But
if
I
say
to
the
boy,
See,
the
arrow
has
gone past
you:
then
go
on
your
way,
for
the
Lord
has
sent
you
away.
As
for
what
you
and
I
were
talking
of,
the
Lord
is
between
you
and
me
for
ever.
So
David
went
to
a
secret
place
in
the
country:
and
when
the
new
moon
came,
the
king
took
his
place
at
the
feast.
And
the
king
took
his
seat,
as
at
other
times,
by
the
wall:
and
Jonathan
was
in front,
and
Abner
was
seated
by Saul's
side,
but
there
was no
one
in David's
seat.
But
Saul
said
nothing
that
day,
for
his
thought
was,
Something
has taken place making
him unclean;
it
is clear
that
he
is
not
clean.
And
on
the
day
after
the
new
moon,
that
is,
the
second
day,
there
was
still
no
one
in David's seat:
and
Saul
said
to
his
son
Jonathan,
Why
has
the
son
of
Jesse
not
come
to
the feast
yesterday
or
today?
And answering
Saul,
Jonathan
said,
He
made
a
request
to
me
that
he might go
to Beth-lehem,
Saying,
Our
family
is making
an offering
in
the
town,
and
my
brothers
have
given
me
orders
to
be
there:
so
now,
if
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
let
me
go
away
and
see
my
brothers.
This
is
why
he
has
not
come
to
the king's
table.
Then
Saul
was moved
to
wrath
against
Jonathan,
and
he
said
to
him,
You
son
of
an evil
and uncontrolled woman,
have
I
not seen
how
you
have given
your love
to
the
son
of
Jesse,
to
your
shame
and
the
shame
of
your
mother?
For
while
the
son
of
Jesse
is living
on
the
earth,
your
position
is unsafe
and
your
kingdom
is
in danger.
So
make
him come
here
to
me,
for
it
is
certainly
right
for
him
to
be
put
to
death.
And
Jonathan, answering
his
father
Saul,
said
to
him,
Why
is
he
to
be
put
to
death?
What
has
he
done?
And
Saul, pointing
his
spear
at
him,
made
an attempt
to give
him
a wound:
from
which
it
was clear
to
Jonathan
that
his father's purpose
was
to
put
David
to
death.
So
Jonathan
got
up
from
the
table, burning
with
wrath,
and
took
no part
in
the
feast
the
second
day
of
the
month, being
full
of grief
for
David
because
his
father
had put
shame
on
him.
Now
in
the
morning,
Jonathan
went
out
into
the
fields
at
the
time
he
had said
to
David,
and
he
had
a
little
boy
with
him.
And
he
said
to
the
boy,
Go
and get
the
arrow
I
let loose
from
my bow.
And
while
the
boy
was
running,
he
sent
an
arrow past
him.
And
when
the
boy
came
to
the
place
where
the
arrow
was,
Jonathan,
crying
out
after
the
boy,
said,
Has
it
not
gone past
you?
And
Jonathan
went
on
crying
out
after
the
boy,
Be quick,
do
not
keep waiting
about,
go
quickly.
And Jonathan's
boy got
the
arrow
and
came
back
to
his
master.
But
the
boy
had
no
idea
what
was going
on;
only
Jonathan
and
David
had
knowledge
of
it.
And
Jonathan
gave
his bow
and arrows
to
the
boy,
and
said
to
him,
Take
these
and
go
back
to
the
town.
And
when
the
boy
had
gone,
David
came
from
his secret
place
by
the hill,
and
falling
to
the
earth
went
down
on
his
face
three
times:
and
they
gave
one
another
a kiss,
weeping together,
till David's grief
was
the
greater.
And
Jonathan
said
to
David,
Go
in
peace,
for
we
two
have
taken
an
oath,
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
saying,
The
Lord
will
be
between
me
and
you,
and
between
my
seed
and
your
seed
for
ever.
Then
David
went
away,
and
Jonathan
went
into
the town.
Then David
came
to Nob,
to Ahimelech
the priest:
and Ahimelech
was full
of fear
at meeting David,
and said
to
him, Why
are
you
by yourself, having no man
with
you?
And
David
said
to
Ahimelech
the
priest,
The king
has given
me
orders
and
has
said
to
me,
Say
nothing
to
anyone
about
the business
on which
I
am sending
you
and
the
orders
I
have given
you:
and
a
certain
place
has
been fixed
to which
the young
men
are
to
go.
So now,
if
you
have
here five cakes
of bread,
give
them
into
my hand,
or
whatever
you
have.
And
the priest, answering
David, said,
I
have
no common
bread
here
but
there
is holy
bread;
if only
the young men
have
kept themselves
from women.
And
David
in
answer
said
to
the
priest,
Certainly
women
have
been
kept
from
us;
and
as
has
been
done
before
when
I
have
gone
out
the
arms
of
the
young
men
were
made
holy,
even
though
it
was
a
common journey;
how
much
more today
will
their
arms
be
made
holy.
So
the
priest
gave
him
the
holy bread:
there
was
no other,
only
the
holy bread
which
had
been
taken
from
before
the Lord,
so
that new bread might
be
put
in
its
place
on
the
day
when
it
was
taken
away.
Now
a certain man
of
the
servants
of Saul
was
there
that
day,
kept
back
before
the
Lord;
his
name
was Doeg,
an Edomite,
the strongest
of Saul's runners.
And
David said
to Ahimelech,
Have
you no sword
or spear
with
you
here?
for
I
have come without
my sword
and
other arms,
because
the king's business
had
to
be done quickly.
And
the priest
said,
The
sword
of Goliath
the Philistine, whom
you
put
to death
in
the valley
of Elah,
is
here folded
in
a cloth
at
the
back
of
the ephod:
take
that,
if
you
will,
for
there
is
no
other
sword
here.
And
David
said,
there
is
no
other
sword
like
that;
give
it
to
me.
Then
David
got
up
and went
in flight
that day
for fear
of
Saul,
and went
to Achish,
the king
of Gath.
And
the servants
of
Achish
said
to
him,
Is
not
this
David,
the
king
of
the
land?
did
they
not
make songs
about
him
in
their dances, saying,
Saul
has
put
to death thousands,
and
David tens
of thousands?
And
David took
these words
to heart, fearing
Achish,
the
king
of Gath.
So changing
his behaviour
before
them,
he
made
it seem
as
if
he
was
off
his
head, hammering
on
the doors
of
the town,
and letting
the water
from
his
mouth go
down
his chin.
Then Achish
said
to
his servants,
Look!
the
man
is clearly
off
his head; why
have
you
let
him
come
before
me?
Are
there not enough unbalanced
men
about
me,
that
you
have let
this
person
come
and
do such tricks
before
me?
is such
a
man
to
come
into
my house?
So
David
went
away
from
there
and
took cover
in
a strong
place
at
Adullam;
and
his
brothers
and
all
his father's
people,
hearing
of
it,
went
down
to
him
there.
And
everyone
who
was
in trouble,
and
everyone
who
was
in debt,
and
everyone
who
was
bitter
in
soul,
came
together
to
him,
and
he
became
captain
over
them:
about
four
hundred
men
were
joined
to
him.
And
from
there
David
went
to
Mizpeh
in
the land
of
Moab:
and
he
said
to
the
king
of
Moab,
Let
my
father
and
mother
come
and
make
their living-place
with
you
till
it
is
clear
to
me
what
God
will
do
for
me.
And
he
took
them
to
the
king
of
Moab
and
they
went
on
living
with
him
while
David
was
in
his safe
place.
And
the
prophet
Gad
said
to
David,
Do
not
go
on
living
in
this
place
but
go
into
the
land
of
Judah.
Then
David
went
away
and
came
to
the woodland
of
Hereth.
And news
was
given
to
Saul
that
David
had
been seen,
and
the
men
who
were
with
him:
now
Saul
was
in
Gibeah,
seated
under
the
tree
in
the
high
place,
with
his
spear
in
his
hand,
and
all
his
servants
were
in
their
places
before
him.
Then
Saul
said
to
his
servants
who
were
there
about
him,
Give ear
now,
you Benjamites;
will
the
son
of
Jesse
give
to
every
one
of
you
fields
and vine-gardens,
will
he
make
you
all
captains
of
hundreds
and
captains
of
thousands;
That
all
of
you
have
made designs
against
me,
and
not
one
of
you gave
me word
when
my
son
made
an agreement
with
the
son
of
Jesse,
and
not
one
of
you
has pity
for
me
or
has
made
my eyes
open
to
the fact
that
my
servant
has
been moved
by
my
son
against
me,
as
at
this
day?
Then
Doeg,
the
Edomite,
who
was
by
the side
of
the
servants
of
Saul,
in
answer
said,
I
saw
the
son
of
Jesse
coming
to
Nob,
to
Ahimelech,
the
son
of
Ahitub.
And
he got directions
from
the
Lord
for
him,
and
gave
him
food,
and
put
in
his
hand
the
sword
of
Goliath
the
Philistine.
Then
the
king
sent
for
Ahimelech
the
priest,
the
son
of
Ahitub,
and
for
all
the
men
of
his father's
family
who
were
priests
in
Nob:
and
they
all
came
to
the
king.
And
Saul
said,
Give ear
now,
O
son
of
Ahitub.
And answering
he
said,
Here
I
am,
my
lord.
And
Saul
said
to
him,
Why
have
you
made designs
against
me
with
the
son
of
Jesse,
giving
him
food
and
a
sword
and getting directions
from
the Lord
for
him,
and helping
him
to
take
up arms
against
me,
and
to
be
on
the watch
to
make
a secret
attack
on
me
as
he
is doing
now?
Then
Ahimelech answering
said
to
the
king,
Who
among
all
your
servants
is
so true
to
you
as
David,
who
is
the king's
son-in-law,
and
is
a captain
of
your armed
men,
and
has
a
place
of honour
in
your
house?
Is
this
the
first
time
I
have got directions
from
God
for
him?
Far
be
the
thought!
let
the
king
make
no
such statement
against
his
servant
or
my father's
family,
for
your
servant
has
no
knowledge,
great
or
small,
of
this
thing.
And
the
king
said,
You
will
certainly
be
put
to
death,
Ahimelech,
you
and
all
your father's
family.
Then
the
king
said
to
the
runners
who
were
waiting
near
him,
Put
the
priests
of
the
Lord
to
death;
because
they
are
on David's
side,
and
having
knowledge
of
his
flight,
did
not give
me
word
of
it.
But
the king's
servants
would
not
put
out
their
hands
to
make
an
attack
on
the Lord's
priests.
Then
the
king
said
to
Doeg,
You
are
to
put
the
priests
to
death.
And
Doeg
the
Edomite,
turning
on
the
priests
and attacking
them,
put
to
death
that
day
eighty-five
men
who
took
up
the
ephod.
And
Nob,
the
town
of
the
priests,
he
put
to
the
sword,
all
the
men
and
women,
children
and
babies
at
the breast,
and
oxen
and asses
and
sheep.
And
Abiathar,
one
of
the
sons
of
Ahimelech,
the
son
of
Ahitub, got
away
and went
in
flight
after
David;
And gave
him
the news
of
how
Saul
had put
to death
the Lord's
priests.
And
David
said
to
Abiathar,
I
was
certain
that
day,
when
Doeg
the
Edomite
was
there,
that
he
would
take
the
news
to
Saul:
I
am responsible
for
the
lives
of
all
your father's
family.
Keep here
with
me
and
have
no
fear;
for
he
who
has designs
on
my
life
has designs
on
yours:
but
with
me
you
will
be
safe.
And
they
sent
word
to
David,
saying,
The
Philistines
are
fighting
against
Keilah
and taking
the grain
from
the grain-floors.
So
David, questioning
the
Lord,
said,
Am
I
to go
and make
an
attack
on
these
Philistines?
And
the
Lord
said
to
David, Go
and make
an
attack
on
the
Philistines
so
that
Keilah
may
be kept
from falling
into
their hands.
And David's
men
said
to
him,
Even
here
in
Judah
we
are full
of
fear:
how
much
more
then
if
we
go
to
Keilah
against
the
armies
of
the
Philistines?
Then
David
put
the
question
to
the
Lord
again,
and
the
Lord answering
said,
Up!
go
down
to
Keilah;
for
I
will
give
the
Philistines
into
your
hands.
So
David
and
his
men
went
to
Keilah,
and
had
a
fight
with
the
Philistines,
and
took
away
their
cattle,
and put
them
to
the sword
with
great destruction.
So
David
was
the saviour
of
the
people
of
Keilah.
Now
when
Abiathar,
the
son
of
Ahimelech,
went
in
flight
to
David,
he
came
down
to
Keilah
with
the
ephod
in
his
hand.
And
news
was
given
to
Saul
that
David
had
come
to
Keilah.
And
Saul
said,
Now
God
has
given
him
into
my
hands;
for
by
going
into
a walled
town
with
locked
doors,
he
has
let
himself
be
shut
in.
And
Saul sent
for
all
the
people
to
come
to
the
fight,
and
go
down
to
Keilah
to
make
an
attack
on
David
and
his
men.
And
it
was clear
to
David
that
Saul
had
evil designs
against
him,
and
he
said
to
Abiathar
the
priest,
Come
here
with
the
ephod.
Then
David
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
news
has
been
given
to
your
servant
that
it
is Saul's
purpose
to
come
to
Keilah
and send
destruction
on
the
town
because
of
me.
And
now,
is
it
true,
as
they
have
said
to
me,
that
Saul
is
coming?
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
give ear
to
your
servant,
and
say
if
these
things
are
so.
And
the
Lord
said,
He
is
coming
down.
Then
David
said,
Will
the
men
of
Keilah give
me
and
my
men
up
to
Saul?
and
the
Lord
said,
They
will give
you
up.
Then
David
and
his
men,
about
six
hundred
of
them,
went
out
of
Keilah,
and
got
away
wherever
they
were able
to
go.
And
Saul, hearing
that
David
had
got
away
from
Keilah,
did
not
go
there.
And
David
kept
in
the waste land,
in safe
places, waiting
in
the hill-country
in
the waste land
of
Ziph.
And
Saul
was
searching
for
him
every
day,
but
God
did
not
give
him
up
into
his
hands.
And
David
was full
of fear,
in
the knowledge
that
Saul
had
come
out
to
take
his
life;
and
David
was
in
the waste land
of
Ziph,
in
Horesh.
And Saul's
son
Jonathan
went
to
David
in
Horesh,
and
made
his
hands
strong
in
God;
And
said
to
him,
Have
no
fear,
for
Saul
my
father
will
not get
you
into
his
power;
and
you
will
be
king
of
Israel,
and
I
will
be
by
your
side,
and
my
father
Saul
is
certain
of
this.
And
the
two
of
them
made
an
agreement
before
the
Lord:
and
David
went
on
living
in
Horesh,
and
Jonathan
went
back
to
his
house.
Then
the
Ziphites
came
up
to
Gibeah
to
see
Saul,
and
said,
Is
not
David living secretly
among
us
in
the strong
places
in
Horesh,
in
the
hill
of
Hachilah
to
the
south
of
the waste land?
So
now,
O
king,
have
your soul's
desire
and
come
down,
and
we,
for
our
part,
will give
him
up
into
the king's
hands.
And
Saul
said,
The Lord's
blessing
will
be
yours,
for
you
have
had
pity
on
me.
Go
now,
and
take
more
steps,
and
see
where
he
is living:
for
they
say
that
he
is expert
in deceit.
So
take care
to
get
knowledge
of
all
the secret
places
where
he
is
taking cover,
and
be
certain
to
come
back
to
me,
and
I
will
go
with
you:
and without
doubt,
if
he
is
anywhere
in
the
land,
I
will
get
him,
among
all
the
families
of
Judah.
And
they
went
back
and
came
to
Ziph
before
Saul:
but
David
and
his
men
were
in
the waste
land
of
Maon,
in
the dry
land
south
of
the waste
land.
And
Saul
and
his
men
went
in
search
of
him.
And
David
had
word
of
it,
so
he
came
down
to
the
rock
in
the waste land
of
Maon.
And
Saul,
hearing
of
this,
went
after
David
into
the waste land
of
Maon.
And
Saul
and
his
men
went
on
one
side
of
the
mountain,
and
David
and
his
men
went
on
the
other:
and David's
purpose
was
to get
away
as quickly
as possible,
for fear
of
Saul;
for
Saul
and
his
men
were making
a circle round
David
and
his
men
in order
to
take
them.
But
a man
came
to
Saul
saying,
Be
quick
and
come;
for
the
Philistines
have
made
an
attack
on
the
land.
So
turning
back
from
going
after
David,
Saul
went
against
the
Philistines:
so
that
place
was
named Sela-hammah-lekoth.
And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place of En-gedi.
Now
when Saul
came
back
from fighting
the Philistines, news
was given
him
that
David
was
in
the waste land
of En-gedi.
Then
Saul
took three thousand
of
the best
men out
of
all Israel,
and
went
in search
of
David
and
his
men
on
the rocks
of
the mountain goats.
And
on
the
way
he
came
to
a
place
where sheep
were kept,
where
there
was
a hollow
in
the
rock;
and
Saul
went
in
for
a private purpose. Now
David
and
his
men
were
in
the deepest
part
of
the hollow.
And David's
men
said
to
him,
Now
is
the time
when
the Lord says
to
you,
I
will
give
up
your hater
into
your hands
to
do
with
him whatever seems good
to
you.
Then
David, getting
up,
took
the skirt
of Saul's robe
in
his hand, cutting
off
the end
of
it without
his knowledge.
And later,
David
was
full
of regret
for cutting
off Saul's
skirt.
And
David
said
to
his
men,
Before
the Lord, never
let
it
be
said
that
my hand
was lifted
up
against
my lord,
the man
of
the Lord's selection,
for
the Lord's holy oil
has
been put
on
him.
So
with
these
words
David
kept
his
servants back,
and
did
not
let
them
make
an attack
on
Saul.
And
Saul got
up
and
went
on
his
way.
And
after
that
David
came
out
of
the hollow rock,
and crying
after
Saul
said,
My lord
the king.
And
when
Saul
gave
a look
back,
David
went
down
on
his face
and
gave
him honour.
And
David
said
to
Saul,
Why
do
you give
any
attention
to
those
who
say
that
it
is
my desire
to
do
you wrong?
Look!
you
have seen today
how
the Lord
gave
you
up into
my hands
even
now
in
the hollow
of
the rocks:
and
some
would
have
had
me put
you
to death,
but
I
had pity
on
you:
for
I
said, Never
will
my hand
be lifted
up
against
my lord,
who
has been marked
with
the holy oil.
And
see,
my father,
see
the skirt
of
your robe
in
my
hand:
for
the fact
that
I
took
off
the skirt
of
your robe
and
did
not
put
you
to death
is
witness
that
I
have
no evil
purpose,
and
I
have
done
you
no wrong,
though
you
are waiting
for
my
life
to
take
it.
May
the Lord
be judge between
me
and
you,
and
may
the Lord
give
me
my rights
against
you,
but
my
hand
will
never
be lifted
up
against
you.
There
is
an old saying,
From
the evil-doer
comes evil:
but
my
hand
will
never
be lifted
up
against
you.
After
whom
has
the king
of Israel
come
out?
for
whom
are
you searching?
for
a dead dog,
an insect.
So let
the Lord
be judge,
and give
a decision between
me
and
you,
and see
and give support
to
my cause,
and keep
me
from falling
into
your hands.
Now
when
David
had said these words
to Saul, Saul said,
Is
this
your voice,
David,
my son?
And Saul
was overcome
with weeping.
And
he
said
to
David,
You
are right
and
I
am wrong:
for
you
have given
me
back good,
but
I
have given
you evil.
And
you
have made clear
to
me
how
good
you
have been
to
me today:
because,
when
the
Lord
gave
me
up
into
your hands,
you
did
not put
me
to death.
If
a man
comes across
his hater,
will
he
let
him get away safe?
so
may
you
be rewarded
by
the
Lord
for
what
you
have
done
for
me
today.
And
now
I
am
certain
that
you
will
be king,
and
that
the kingdom
of Israel
will
be
made strong
under
your authority.
So give
me
your oath
by
the Lord,
that
you
will
not
put
an end
to
my seed
after
me
or
let
my name
be cut off
from
my father's family.
And David gave Saul
his
oath.
And Saul
went
back
to
his
house;
but David
and
his
men
went
up
to
their safe
place.
And
death
came
to
Samuel;
and
all
Israel
came
together, weeping
for
him,
and
put
his
body
in
its resting-place
in
his
house
at
Ramah.
Then
David
went
down
to
the waste land
of Maon.
Now
there
was
a
man
in
Maon
whose
business
was
in
Carmel;
he
was
a
great
man
and
had
three
thousand
sheep
and
a
thousand
goats:
and
he
was cutting
the wool
of
his
sheep
in
Carmel.
Now
this
man
was
named
Nabal,
and
his wife's
name
was
Abigail:
she
was
a
woman
of
good
sense
and pleasing looks:
but
the
man
was
cruel
and
evil
in
his ways;
he
was
of
the family
of Caleb.
And
David
had word
in
the waste land
that
Nabal
was cutting
the wool
of
his
sheep.
And
David
sent
ten
young
men,
and
said
to
them,
Go
up
to
Carmel
and
go
to
Nabal,
and
say kind words
to
him
in
my
name;
And
say
this
to
my brother,
May
all
be
well
for
you:
peace
be
to
you
and
your
house
and
all
you
have.
I
have
had word
that
you
have wool-cutters:
now
the keepers
of
your sheep
have
been
with
us,
and
we
have
done
them
no evil,
and
taken
nothing
of theirs
while
they
were
in
Carmel.
If
your
young
men
are
questioned
they
will say
the
same
thing.
So
now,
let
my
young
men
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
for
we
are
come
at
a
good
time;
please
give anything
you
may
have
by
you
to
your
servants
and
to
your
son
David.
And
when David's
young
men
came,
they
said
all
this
to
Nabal,
in David's
name,
and
said
nothing more.
And
Nabal
gave
them
his
answer
and
said,
Who
is
David?
who
is
the
son
of
Jesse? there
are
a
number
of
servants
in these
days running
away
from
their
masters.
Am
I
to
take
my
bread
and
my wine
and
the
meat
I
have
got ready
for
my wool-cutters
and
give
it
to
men coming
from
I
have
no idea
where?
So David's
young
men,
turning
away,
went
back
and
gave
him
an
account
of
everything
he
had
said.
And
David
said
to
his
men,
Put
on
your
swords,
every
one
of
you.
And
every
man
put
on
his
sword;
and
David
did
the
same;
and
about
four
hundred
men
went
up
with
David,
and
two
hundred kept watch
over
their
goods.
But
one
of
the
young
men
said
to Nabal's
wife
Abigail,
David
sent
men
from
the waste land
to
say kind words
to
our
master,
and
he
gave
them
a rough
answer.
But
these
men
have
been
very
good
to
us;
they
did
us
no wrong
and
nothing
of ours
was touched
while
we
were
with
them
in
the
fields:
But
day
and
night
they
were
like
a
wall round
us
while
we
were
with
them,
looking
after
the
sheep.
So
now,
give
thought
to
what
you
are going
to
do;
for
evil
is
in store
for
our
master
and
all
his
house:
for
he
is
such
a
good-for-nothing
person
that
it
is
not possible
to
say
anything
to
him.
Then
Abigail
quickly
took
two
hundred
cakes
of
bread
and
two skins full
of
wine
and
five
sheep ready
for cooking
and
five
measures
of dry
grain
and
a
hundred parcels
of dry grapes
and
two
hundred
cakes
of
figs,
and
put
them
on asses.
And
she
said
to
her
young
men,
Go
on
in
front
of
me
and
I
will
come
after
you.
But
she
said
nothing
to
her
husband
Nabal.
Now
while
she
was
going
down
under cover
of
the
mountain
on
her ass,
David
and
his
men
came
down
against
her,
and
suddenly
she
came face
to face
with
them.
Now
David
had
said,
What
was
the use
of
my taking
care
of
this man's goods
in
the waste land,
so
that
there
was
no loss
of
anything
which
was
his?
he
has
only given
me
back
evil
for
good.
May God's punishment
be
on
David,
if
when
morning comes
there
is
so
much
as
one male
of
his
people
still living.
And
when
Abigail
saw
David,
she
quickly got
off
her ass,
falling
down
on
her
face
before
him.
And
falling
at
his
feet she
said,
May
the
wrong
be
on
me,
my
lord,
on
me:
let
your
servant
say
a
word
to
you,
and
give
ear
to
the
words
of
your
servant.
Let
my
lord
give
no
attention
to
Nabal,
that
good-for-nothing:
for
as
his
name
is,
so
is
he,
a
man
without
sense:
but
I,
your
servant,
did
not
see
the
young
men
whom
my
lord
sent.
So
now,
my
lord,
by
the
living
God
and
by
your
living
soul, seeing
that
the
Lord
has
kept
you
from
the
crime
of
blood
and
from
taking
into
your
hands
the
punishment
for
your wrongs,
may all
your haters,
and
those
who
would
do
evil
to
my
lord,
be
like
Nabal.
And
let
this offering,
which
your
servant
gives
to
my
lord,
be
given
to
the
young
men
who
are
with
my
lord.
And
may
the sin
of
your
servant
have forgiveness:
for
the
Lord
will
certainly
make
your
family strong,
because
my
lord
is
fighting
in
the Lord's
war;
and
no
evil
will
be seen
in
you
all
your
days.
And though
a
man
has
taken
up arms
against
you, putting
your
life
in
danger, still
the
soul
of
my
lord
will
be kept safe
among
the band
of
the
living
with
the
Lord
your
God;
and
the
souls
of
those
who
are
against
you
he
will send violently away
from
him,
like stones
from
a
bag.
And
when
the
Lord
has
done
for
my
lord
all
those
good
things
which
he
has
said
he
will
do
for
you,
and
has
made
you
a
ruler
over
Israel;
Then
you
will
have
no
cause
for
grief,
and
my lord's
heart
will
not
be
troubled because
you
have
taken
life
without
cause
and
have
yourself given punishment
for
your wrongs:
and
when
the
Lord
has
been
good
to
you,
then
give
a
thought
to
your
servant.
And
David
said
to
Abigail,
May
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
be
praised,
who
sent
you
to
me
today:
A
blessing
on
your good sense
and
on
you,
who
have
kept
me
today
from
the
crime
of
blood
and
from
taking
into
my
hands
the
punishment
for
my wrongs.
For
truly,
by
the
living
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
has
kept
me
from doing
you
evil,
if
you
had
not
been
so
quick
in
coming
to
me
and meeting
me,
by
dawn
there
would
not
have
been
in Nabal's house
so
much
as
one male
living.
Then
David
took
from
her
hands
her
offering:
and
he
said
to
her,
Go
back
to
your
house
in
peace;
see,
I
have
given ear
to
your
voice,
and
taken
your
offering
with
respect.
And
Abigail
went
back
to
Nabal;
and
he
was
feasting
in
his
house
like
a
king;
and Nabal's
heart
was full
of
joy,
for
he
had taken
much wine;
so
she
said
nothing
to
him
till
dawn
came.
And
in
the
morning,
when
the effect
of
the
wine
was
gone, Nabal's
wife
gave
him
an
account
of
all
these
things,
and
all
the
heart
went
out
of
him,
and
he
became
like
stone.
And
about
ten
days
after,
the
Lord sent disease
on
Nabal
and
death
came
to
him.
And
David,
hearing
that
Nabal
was
dead,
said,
May
the
Lord
be
praised,
who
has
taken
up
my
cause
against
Nabal
for
the
shame
which
he
put
on
me,
and
has
kept
back
his
servant
from
evil,
and
has
sent
on Nabal's
head
the
reward
of
his evil-doing.
And
David
sent
word
to
Abigail, desiring
to
take
her
as
his
wife.
And
when David's
servants
came
to
Carmel,
to
Abigail,
they
said
to
her,
David
has
sent
us
to
you
to
take
you
to
him
as
his
wife.
And
she
got
up,
and going
down
on
her
face
to
the
earth,
said,
See,
I am ready
to
be
a servant-girl,
washing
the
feet
of
the
servants
of
my
lord.
Then
Abigail
got
up
quickly
and
went
on
her ass,
with
five
of
her
young
women,
after
the
men whom
David
had sent;
and
she
became David's
wife.
And
David
had
taken
Ahinoam
of
Jezreel,
to
be
his
wife;
these
two
were
his
wives.
Now
Saul
had
given
his
daughter
Michal, David's
wife,
to
Palti
the
son
of Laish
of
Gallim.
And
the
Ziphites
came
to
Saul
at
Gibeah,
and
said,
Is
not
David waiting secretly
near
us
in
the
hill
of
Hachilah,
before
the waste
land?
Then
Saul
went
down
to
the waste land
of
Ziph, taking
with
him
three
thousand
of
the best
men
of
Israel,
to
make
search
for
David
in
the waste land
of
Ziph.
And
Saul
put
up
his tents
on
the
hill
of
Hachilah,
which
is
in
front
of
the waste
land
on
the
road.
But
David
was
in
the waste
land,
and
he
saw
that
Saul
was
coming
after
him.
And
so
David
sent
out watchers,
and got word
from
them
that
Saul
was
certainly
coming.
And
David
got
up
and
came
to
the
place
where Saul's tents
were:
and
David
had
a
view
of
the
place
where
Saul
was sleeping
with
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
the
captain
of
his
army:
and
Saul
was sleeping
inside
the ring
of carts,
and
the tents
of
the
people
were
all
round
him.
Then
David
said
to
Ahimelech
the
Hittite,
and
to
Abishai,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
brother
of
Joab,
Who
will
go
down
with
me
to
the tents
of
Saul?
And
Abishai
said,
I
will
go
down
with
you.
So
David
and
Abishai
came
down
to
the
army
by
night:
and
Saul
was
sleeping
inside
the ring
of carts
with
his
spear planted
in
the
earth
by
his
head:
and
Abner
and
the
people
were
sleeping
round
him.
Then
Abishai
said
to
David,
God
has
given
up
your hater
into
your
hands
today;
now
let
me
give
him
one blow
through
to
the
earth
with
his
spear,
and there
will
be
no need
to
give
him
a
second.
And
David
said
to
Abishai
Do
not
put
him
to death;
for
who,
without sin,
may
put
out
his
hand
against
the man
on
whom
the
Lord
has
put
the holy oil?
And
David
said,
By
the
living
Lord,
the
Lord
will send destruction
on
him;
the natural
day
of
his
death
will
come,
or
he
will
go
into
the
fight
and
come
to
his end.
Never
will
my
hand
be
stretched
out
against
the man marked
with
the holy oil;
but
take
the
spear
which
is
by
his
head
and
the vessel
of
water,
and
let
us
go.
So
David
took
the
spear
and
the vessel
of
water
from Saul's
head;
and
they
got
away
without
any
man
seeing
them,
or being conscious
of
their coming,
or awaking;
for
they
were
all sleeping
because
a
deep
sleep
from
the
Lord
had
come
on
them.
Then
David went
over
to
the
other
side,
and
took
his
place
on
the
top
of
a
mountain
some
distance
away,
with
a
great
space
between
them;
And
crying
out
to
the
people
and
to
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
David
said,
Have
you
no
answer
to
give,
Abner?
Then
Abner
said,
Who
is
that
crying
out
to
the
king?
And
David
said
to
Abner,
Are
you
not
a
man
of war?
is there
any
other
like
you
in
Israel?
why
then
have
you
not
kept
watch
over
your
lord
the
king?
for
one
of
the
people
came
in
to
put
the
king
your
lord
to death.
What
you
have
done
is
not
good.
By
the
living
Lord,
death
is
the
right fate
for
you,
because
you
have
not
kept
watch
over
your
lord,
the
man
on
whom
the
Lord
has put
the holy oil.
Now
see,
where
is
the king's
spear,
and
the vessel
of
water
which
was
by
his
head?
And
Saul, conscious
that
the
voice
was David's,
said,
Is
that
your
voice,
David,
my
son?
And
David
said,
It
is
my
voice, O
my
lord
king.
And
he
said,
Why
does
my
lord go armed
against
his
servant?
what
have
I
done?
or
what
evil
is
there
in
me?
Let
my
lord
the
king
give ear
now
to
the
words
of
his
servant.
If
it
is
the
Lord
who
is moving
you
against
me,
let
him take
an
offering:
but
if
it
is
the
children
of
men,
may
they
be
cursed
before
the
Lord,
for
driving
me
out
today
and keeping
me
from
my place
in
the
heritage
of
the
Lord,
saying,
Go,
be
the
servant
of
other
gods.
Then
do
not
let
my
blood
be drained
out
on
the
earth
away
from
the
face
of
the
Lord:
for
the
king
of
Israel
has
come
out
to
take
my
life,
like
one
going
after birds
in
the
mountains.
Then
Saul
said,
I
have
done
wrong:
come
back
to
me,
David
my
son:
I
will
do
you
no
more
wrong,
because
my
life
was dear
to
you
today
truly,
I
have
been
foolish
and
my
error
is
very
great.
Then
David
said,
Here
is
the king's
spear! let
one
of
the
young
men come
over
and
get
it.
And
the
Lord
will
give
to
every
man
the reward
of
his
righteousness
and
his
faith:
because
the
Lord
gave
you
into
my
hands
today,
and
I
would
not
put
out
my
hand
against
the
man
who
has
been marked
with
the holy oil.
And
so,
as
your
life
was dear
to
me
today,
may
my
life
be dear
to
the
Lord,
and
may
he
make
me free
from
all
my troubles.
Then
Saul
said
to
David,
May
a
blessing
be
on
you,
David,
my
son;
you
will
do great things
and without doubt
you
will
overcome.
Then
David
went
on
his
way,
and
Saul
went
back
to
his
place.
And
David
said
to
himself,
Some
day death
will come
to
me
by
the
hand
of
Saul:
the
only
thing
for
me
to
do
is
to
get
away
into
the
land
of
the
Philistines;
then
Saul
will give
up hope
of taking
me
in
any
part
of
the
land
of
Israel:
and
so
I
may
be
able
to
get
away
from
him.
So
David
and
the
six
hundred
men
who
were
with
him
went
over
to
Achish,
the
son
of
Maoch,
king
of
Gath.
And
David
and
his
men
were
living
with
Achish
at
Gath;
every
man
had
his
family
with
him,
and
David
had
his
two
wives,
Ahinoam
of Jezreel,
and
Abigail
of Carmel,
who
had been
the
wife
of
Nabal.
And
Saul, hearing
that
David
had
gone
to
Gath,
went
after
him
no
longer.
Then
David
said
to
Achish,
If
now
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
let
me
have
a
place
in
one
of
the smaller
towns
of
your
land,
to
be
my living-place;
for
it
is
not
right
for
your
servant
to
be
living
with
you
in
the king's
town.
So
Achish straight away
gave
him
Ziklag:
and
for
that
reason
Ziklag
has
been
the
property
of
the
kings
of
Judah
to
this
day.
And
David
was
living
in
the
land
of
the
Philistines
for
the space
of
a
year
and
four
months.
And
David
and
his
men
went
up
and
made
attacks
on
the
Geshurites
and
the Girzites
and
the
Amalekites;
for
these
were
the
people
who
were
living
in
the
land
from Telam
on
the
way
to
Shur,
as
far
as
Egypt.
And
David
again
and
again
made
attacks
on
the
land till
not
a
man
or
a
woman
was
still
living;
and
he
took
away
the
sheep
and
the
oxen
and
the asses
and
the
camels
and
the
clothing;
and
he
came
back
to
Achish.
And
every
time
Achish
said,
Where
have
you been fighting
today?
David
said,
Against
the
South
of
Judah
and
the
South
of
the
Jerahmeelites
and
the
South
of
the
Kenites.
Not
one
living
man
or
woman
did
David ever
take
back
with
him
to
Gath, fearing
that
they
might
give
an
account
of
what
had
taken
place,
and
say,
This
is
what
David
did,
and
so
has
he
been
doing
all
the
time
while
he
has
been
living
in
the
land
of
the
Philistines.
And
Achish
had belief
in what
David
said,
saying,
He
has
made
himself hated
by
all
his
people
Israel,
and
so
he
will
be
my
servant
for
ever.
Now
in
those
days
the
Philistines
got
their
forces
together
to
make
war
on
Israel.
And
Achish
said
to
David,
Certainly
you
and
your
men
are
to
go
out
with
me
to
the
fight.
And
David
said
to
Achish,
You
will
see
now
what
your
servant
will
do.
And
Achish
said
to
David,
Then
I
will
make
you
keeper
of
my
head
for ever.
Now
Samuel
was
dead,
and
all
Israel,
after weeping
for
him,
had
put
his
body
in
its last resting-place
in
Ramah,
his
town.
And
Saul
had
put
away
from
the
land
all
those
who
had control
of spirits
and
who
made use
of secret arts.
And
the
Philistines
came
together
and
put
their forces
in position
in
Shunem;
and
Saul got
all
Israel
together
and
they
took
up
their positions
in
Gilboa.
And
when
Saul
saw
the
Philistine
army
he
was
troubled,
and
his
heart
was moved
with
fear.
And
when
Saul went
for directions
to
the
Lord,
the
Lord gave
him
no
answer,
by
a
dream
or
by
the
Urim
or
by
the
prophets.
Then
Saul
said
to
his
servants, Get
me
a
woman
who
has control
of
a
spirit
so
that
I may
go
to
her
and get directions.
And
his
servants
said
to
him,
There
is such
a
woman
at
En-dor.
So
Saul,
putting
on
other
clothing,
so
that
he
might not
be seen
to
be
the king,
took
two
men
with
him
and
went
to
the
woman
by
night;
and
he
said,
Now,
with
the help
of
the
spirit
which
you
have, make
the
person
whose
name
I
will
give
you
come
up.
And
the
woman
said
to
him,
But
you
have
knowledge
of
what
Saul
has
done,
how
he
has
put
away
out
of
the
land
those
who
have control
of spirits
and
the users
of secret arts:
why
would
you,
by
a trick,
put
me
in danger
of
death?
And
Saul
made
an
oath
to
her
by
the
Lord,
saying,
By
the
living
Lord,
no
punishment
will
come
to
you
for
this.
Then
the
woman
said,
Who am
I
to let
you see?
And
he
said, Make
Samuel
come
up
for
me.
And
the
woman
saw
that
it
was
Saul,
and
she
gave
a
loud
cry,
and
said
to
Saul,
Why
have
you
made use
of deceit?
for
you
are
Saul.
And
the
king
said
to
her,
Have
no
fear:
what
do
you
see?
And
the
woman
said
to
Saul,
I
see
a
god
coming
up
out
of
the
earth.
And
he
said
to
her,
What
is
his
form?
And
she
said,
It
is
an
old
man
coming
up covered
with
a
robe.
And
Saul saw
that
it
was
Samuel,
and
with
his
face bent
down
to
the
earth
he
gave
him honour.
And
Samuel
said
to
Saul,
Why
have
you
made
me
come
up, troubling
my rest?
And
Saul
in
answer
said,
I
am
in
great danger;
for
the
Philistines
are
making war
on
me,
and
God
has
gone
away
from
me
and
will
no
longer
give
me
any
answer,
by
the
prophets
or
by
dreams:
so
I
have
sent
for
you
to
make clear
to
me
what
I
am
to
do.
And
Samuel
said,
Why
do
you
put
your questions
to
me, seeing
that
God
has
gone
away
from
you
and
is
on
the side
of
him
who
is
against
you?
And
the
Lord
himself
has
done
what
I
said:
the
Lord
has
taken
the
kingdom
out
of
your
hand
and
given
it
to
your neighbour
David;
Because
you
did
not
do
what
the
Lord
said,
and
did
not
give
effect
to
his
burning
wrath
against
Amalek.
So
the
Lord
has
done
this
thing
to
you
today.
And
more
than
this,
the
Lord
will
give
Israel
up
with
you
into
the
hands
of
the
Philistines:
and
tomorrow
you
and
your
sons
will
be
with
me:
and
the
Lord
will
give
up
the
army
of
Israel
into
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
Then
Saul
went
down
flat
on
the
earth,
and
was
full
of
fear
because
of Samuel's
words:
and
there
was
no
strength
in
him,
for
he
had
taken
no
food
all
that
day
or
all
that
night.
And
the
woman
came
to
Saul
and
saw
that
he
was
in
great trouble,
and
said
to
him,
See
now,
your
servant
has
given ear
to
your
words,
and
I
have
put
my
life
in
danger
by doing
what
you
said.
So
now,
give ear
to
the
voice
of
your
servant,
and
let
me
give
you
a little
bread;
and
take some
food
to
give
you
strength
when
you
go
on
your
way.
But
he
would
not,
saying,
I
have
no desire
for
food.
But
his
servants,
together
with
the
woman,
made
him
take
food,
and
he
gave way
to
them.
So
he
got
up
from
the
earth,
and
took
his
seat
on
the
bed.
And
the
woman
had
in
the
house
a young cow,
made fat
for
food;
and she
put
it
to death straight
away;
and she
took
meal
and
got
it mixed
and
made
unleavened
bread;
And
she
put
it
before
Saul
and
his
servants,
and
they
had
a meal.
Then
they
got
up
and
went
away
the
same
night.
Now
the
Philistines got
all
their
army
together
at
Aphek:
and
the
Israelites put
their
forces
in position
by
the fountain
in
Jezreel.
And
the
lords
of
the
Philistines
went
on
with
their
hundreds
and
their
thousands,
and
David
and
his
men
came
after
with
Achish.
Then
the
rulers
of
the
Philistines
said,
What
are
these
Hebrews doing
here?
And
Achish
said
to
the
rulers
of
the
Philistines,
Is
this
not
David,
the
servant
of
Saul
the
king
of
Israel,
who
has
been
with
me
for
a
year
or
two,
and
I
have
never seen
any wrong
in
him
from
the
time
when
he
came
to
me
till
now?
But
the
rulers
of
the
Philistines
were
angry
with
him,
and
said
to
him,
Make
the
man
go
back
to
the
place
you
have given
him;
do
not
let
him
go
down
with
us
to
the
fight,
or
he
may
be
turned
against
us
and
be false
to
us:
for
how
will
this
man
make peace
with
his
lord?
will
it
not
be
with
the
heads
of
these
men?
Is
this
not
David,
who
was named
in
their songs,
when
in
the
dance
they
said
to
one
another,
Saul
has put
to death
thousands,
and
David tens
of
thousands?
Then
Achish
sent
for
David
and
said
to
him,
By
the
living
Lord,
you
are
upright,
and everything
you
have
done
with
me
in
the
army
has
been pleasing
to
me:
I
have
seen
no
evil
in
you
from
the
day
when
you
came
to
me
till
now:
but
still,
the
lords
are
not
pleased
with
you.
So
now
go
back,
and
go
in
peace,
so
that
you
do
not
make
the
lords
of
the
Philistines angry.
And
David
said
to
Achish,
But
what
have
I
done?
what
have
you seen
in
your
servant
while
I
have
been
with
you
till
this
day,
that
I
may
not
go
and
take
up arms
against
those
who
are
now
making war
on
my
lord
the
king?
And
Achish
in
answer
said,
It
is true
that
in
my
eyes
you
are
good,
like
an
angel
of
God:
but
still,
the
rulers
of
the
Philistines
have
said,
He
is
not
to
go
up
with
us
to
the
fight.
So
get
up
early
in
the
morning,
with
the
servants
of
your
lord
who
are
with
you,
and
go
to
the
place
I
have
given
you,
and
have no evil design
in
your heart,
for
you
are good
in
my eyes;
but
when
there
is
light enough
in
the
morning,
go
away.
So
David
and
his
men
got
up
early
in
the
morning
to
go
back
to
the
land
of
the
Philistines.
And
the
Philistines
went
up
to
Jezreel.
Now
when
David
and
his
men
came
to
Ziklag
on
the
third
day,
the
Amalekites
had
made
an
attack
on
the
South
and
on
Ziklag,
and
had overcome
Ziklag
and
put
it
on
fire;
And
had
made
the
women
and
all
who
were
there,
small
and
great, prisoners:
they
had
not
put
any
of
them
to
death,
but
had
taken
them
all
away.
And
when
David
and
his
men
came
to
the
town,
they
saw
that
it
had been
burned
down,
and
their
wives
and
their
sons
and
daughters
had been
made prisoners.
Then
David
and
the
people
who
were
with
him gave themselves
up
to
weeping
till
they
were able
to go
on
weeping
no
longer.
And David's
two
wives,
Ahinoam
of Jezreel
and
Abigail,
the
wife
of
Nabal
of Carmel,
had been
made prisoners.
And
David
was
greatly
troubled;
for
the
people
were talking
of
stoning
him,
because
their hearts
were
bitter,
every
man sorrowing
for
his
sons
and
his
daughters:
but
David
made
himself
strong
in
the
Lord
his
God.
And
David
said
to
Abiathar
the
priest,
the
son
of
Ahimelech,
Come
here
to
me
with
the
ephod.
And
Abiathar
took
the
ephod
to
David.
Then
David, questioning
the
Lord,
said,
Am
I
to go
after
this
band?
will
I
be able
to
overtake
them?
And
in
answer
he
said, Go
after
them,
for
you
will
certainly
overtake
them,
and get
back everything.
So
David
went,
and
his
six
hundred
men
went
with
him,
and
they
came
to
the
stream
Besor.
And
David,
with
four
hundred
men,
went
on:
but
two
hundred
of
them
were overcome
with weariness,
and
not able
to
go
across
the
stream.
And
in
the
fields
they saw
an
Egyptian whom
they
took
to
David,
and
they
gave
him
bread,
and
he
had
a
meal,
and
they
gave
him
water
for
drink;
And
they
gave
him part
of
a
cake
of
figs
and
some dry grapes;
and
after
the
food,
his
spirit
came
back
to
him,
for
he
had
had
no
food
or
drink
for
three
days
and
nights.
And
David
said
to
him,
Whose
man
are
you
and
where
do
you come
from?
And
he
said,
I
am
a
young
man
of
Egypt,
servant
to
an
Amalekite;
and
my
master
went
on without
me
because
three
days back
I became ill.
We
made
an
attack
on
the
south
part
of
the country
of
the
Cherethites,
and
on
the land
which
is Judah's,
and
on
the
south
of
Caleb;
and
we
put
Ziklag
on
fire.
And
David
said
to
him,
Will
you
take
me
down
to
this
band?
And
he
said,
If
you give
me
your
oath
that
you
will
not
put
me
to
death
or give
me
up
to
my
master,
I
will
take
you
to
them.
And
when
he
had
taken
him
down,
they
saw
them
all,
seated
about
on
all sides,
feasting
and
drinking
among
all
the mass
of goods
which
they
had
taken
from
the
land
of
the
Philistines
and
the
land
of
Judah.
And
David
went
on fighting
them
from
evening
till
the
evening
of
the
day
after;
and
not
one
of
them got
away
but
only
four
hundred
young
men
who
went
in
flight
on
camels.
And
David
got
back
everything
the
Amalekites
had
taken;
and
he
got
back
his
two
wives.
There
was
no loss
of
anything,
small
or
great,
sons
or
daughters
or goods
or
anything
which
they
had
taken
away:
David
got
it
all
back.
And
they
took
all
the
flocks
and
herds,
and driving
them
in
front
of
him,
said,
These
are David's.
And
David
came
to
the
two
hundred
men,
who
because
of weariness
had
not
gone
with
him,
but
were waiting
at
the
stream
Besor:
and
they
went
out, meeting
David
and
the
people
who
were
with
him;
and
when
they
came
near
them,
they
said,
How
are
you?
Then
the
bad
and
good-for-nothing
men
among
those
who
went
with
David
said,
Because
they
did
not
go
with
us,
we
will
give
them
nothing
of
the goods
which
we
have
got
back,
but
only
to
every
man
his
wife
and
children,
so
that
he
may
take
them
and
go.
Then
David
said,
You
are
not
to
do
this,
my
brothers,
after
what
the
Lord
has
given
us,
who
has
kept
us safe
and
given
up
the
band
which
came
against
us
into
our
hands.
Who
is
going
to
give
any
attention
to
you
in
this
question?
for
an
equal
part
will
be
given
to
him
who
went
to
the
fight
and
to
him
who
was waiting
by
the
goods:
they
are
all
to
have
the
same.
And
so
he
made
it
a
rule
and
an
order
for
Israel
from
that
day
till
now.
And
when
David
came
to
Ziklag,
he
sent
some
of
the goods
to
the responsible
men
of
Judah,
and
to
his
friends,
saying,
Here
is
an
offering
for
you
from
the goods
of those
who
were fighting
against
the
Lord;
He sent
to
those
who
were
in Beth-el,
and
in Ramah
of
the South,
and
in
Jattir;
And
to
those
in Arara
and
Eshtemoa
and Carmel
and
in
the
towns
of
the
Jerahmeelites,
and
in
the
towns
of
the
Kenites;
And
to
those
who
were
in
Hormah
and
in Bor-ashan
and
in
Athach;
And
in
Hebron,
and
to
all
the
places
where
David
and
his
men
had
been
living.
Now
the
Philistines
were
fighting
against
Israel:
and
the
men
of
Israel
went
in
flight
before
the
Philistines,
falling
down
wounded
in
Mount
Gilboa.
And
the
Philistines
overtook
Saul
and
his
sons;
and
they put
to death
Jonathan
and
Abinadab
and
Malchi-shua,
the
sons
of
Saul.
And
the
fight
was
going
badly
for
Saul,
and
the
archers
came across
him,
and
he
was wounded
by
the
archers.
Then
Saul
said
to
the servant
who
had
the
care
of
his arms,
Take
out
your
sword
and
put
it
through
me,
before
these
men
without circumcision
come
and
make sport
of
me.
But
his servant, full
of
fear,
would
not
do
so.
Then
Saul
took
out
his
sword,
and
falling
on
it,
put
an end
to
himself.
And
when
his servant
saw
that
Saul
was
dead,
he
did
the
same,
and
was united
with
him
in
death.
So
death overtook
Saul
and
his
three
sons
and
his servant
on
the
same
day.
And
when
the
men
of
Israel
across
the
valley
and
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan
saw
that
the
army
of
Israel
was
in
flight
and
that
Saul
and
his
sons
were
dead,
they
came
out
of
their
towns
and
went
in
flight;
and
the
Philistines
came
and
took
them
for themselves.
Now
on
the
day
after,
when
the
Philistines
came
to
take
their goods
from
the
dead,
they saw
Saul
and
his
three
sons
dead
on
the earth
in
Mount
Gilboa.
And cutting
off
his
head
and taking
away
his war-dress,
they
sent word
into
the
land
of
the
Philistines
round
about,
to
take
the
news
to
their gods
and
to
the
people.
His war-dress
they
put
in
the
house
of Astarte;
and
his body
was fixed
on
the
wall
of
Beth-shan.
And
when
the
people
of Jabesh-gilead
had news
of
what
the
Philistines
had
done
to
Saul,
All
the fighting
men
got
up
and, travelling
all
night,
took Saul's body
and
the
bodies
of
his
sons
from
the
wall
of
Beth-shan;
and
they
came
to
Jabesh
and
had
them
burned
there.
And
their
bones
they
put
in
the earth
under
a
tree
in
Jabesh;
and
for
seven
days
they
took no food.
2 Samuel
The Second Book of Samuel
2 Samuel
2Sa
The Second Book of Samuel
Now
after
the
death
of
Saul,
when
David,
having
come
back
from
the destruction
of
the
Amalekites,
had
been
in
Ziklag
for
two
days;
On
the
third
day
a
man
came
from Saul's tents,
with
his
clothing
out
of order
and
earth
on
his
head:
and
when
he
came
to
David,
he
went
down
on
the
earth
and
gave
him honour.
And
David
said
to
him,
Where
have
you
come
from?
And
he
said,
I
have
come
in flight
from
the tents
of
Israel.
And
David
said
to
him,
How
did
things
go?
Give
me
the
news.
And
in
answer
he
said,
The
people
have
gone
in
flight
from
the
fight,
and
a great
number
of
them
are
dead;
and
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
are
dead.
And
David
said
to
the
young
man
who
gave
him
the
news,
Why
are
you
certain
that
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
are
dead?
And
the
young
man
said,
I
came
by
chance
to
Mount
Gilboa,
and
I
saw
Saul supporting himself
on
his
spear;
and
the war-carriages
and
horsemen
overtook
him.
And
looking
back,
he
saw
me
and
gave
a
cry
to
me.
And answering
him
I
said,
Here
am
I.
And
he
said
to
me,
Who
are
you?
And
I
said,
I
am
an
Amalekite.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Come
here
to
my side,
and
put
me
to
death,
for
the pain
of
death
has
me
in
its grip
but
my
life
is
still strong
in
me.
So
I
put
my foot
on
him
and
gave
him
his death-blow,
because
I
was
certain
that
he
would
not
go
on
living
after
his
fall:
and
I
took
the
crown
from
his
head
and
the
band
from
his
arm,
and
I
have
them
here
for
my
lord.
Then
David
gave
way
to bitter grief,
and
so
did
all
the
men
who
were
with
him:
And
till
evening
they gave
themselves
to
sorrow
and
weeping,
and took no
food,
weeping
for
Saul
and
for
Jonathan,
his
son,
and
for
the
people
of
the
Lord
and
for
the
men
of
Israel;
because
they
had
come
to
their end
by
the
sword.
And
David
said
to
the
young
man
who
had given
him
the
news,
Where
do
you come
from?
And
he
said,
I
am
the
son
of
a
man
from
a strange land;
I
am
an
Amalekite.
And
David
said
to
him,
Had
you
no
fear
of stretching
out
your
hand
to
put
to death
the
one marked
with
the holy oil?
And
David
sent
for
one
of
his
young
men
and
said,
Go
near
and
put
an end
to
him.
And
he
put
him
to
death.
And
David
said
to
him,
May
your
blood
be
on
your
head;
for
your
mouth
has given witness
against
you,
saying,
I
have
put
to
death
the
man marked
with
the holy oil.
Then
David
made
this song
of grief
for
Saul
and
Jonathan,
his
son:
(It
is
recorded
in
the
book
of
Jashar
for
teaching
to
the
sons
of
Judah)
and
he
said:
The glory, O
Israel,
is
dead
on
your
high
places!
How
have
the
great
ones been made low!
Give
no
news
of
it
in
Gath,
let
it
not
be said
in
the
streets
of
Ashkelon;
or
the
daughters
of
the
Philistines
will
be
glad,
the
daughters
of men
without circumcision
will
be uplifted
in
joy.
O
mountains
of
Gilboa,
let
there
be
no
dew
or
rain
on
you,
you
fields
of death:
for
there
the arms
of
the
strong
have been shamed,
the arms
of
Saul,
as
if
he
had
not been marked
with
the holy
oil.
From
the
blood
of
the
dead,
from
the
fat
of
the
strong,
the
bow
of
Jonathan
was
not
turned
back,
the
sword
of
Saul
did
not
come
back unused.
Saul
and
Jonathan
were
loved
and pleasing;
in
their
lives
and
in
their
death
they
were
not
parted;
they went
more quickly
than
eagles,
they
were
stronger
than
lions.
O
daughters
of
Israel,
have
sorrow
for
Saul,
by whom
you
were delicately
clothed
in
robes
of
red,
with
ornaments
of
gold
on
your dresses.
How
have
the
great
ones been
made low
in
the
fight!
Jonathan
is
dead
on
your
high
places.
I am full
of grief
for
you,
my
brother
Jonathan:
very
dear
have
you been
to
me:
your
love
for
me
was
a wonder, greater
than
the
love
of
women.
How have
the
great
ones
been
made low,
and
the arms
of
war
broken!
Now
after
this,
David, questioning
the
Lord,
said,
Am
I
to
go
up
into
any
of
the
towns
of
Judah?
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Go
up.
And
David
said,
Where
am
I
to
go?
And
he
said,
To
Hebron.
So
David
went
there, taking
with
him
his
two
wives,
Ahinoam
of Jezreel,
and
Abigail,
the
wife
of
Nabal
of Carmel.
And
David
took
all
his
men
with
him,
every
man
with
his
family:
and
they
were
living
in
the
towns round
Hebron.
And
the
men
of
Judah
came
there,
and
with
the holy
oil
made
David
king
over
the
people
of
Judah.
And
word
came
to
David
that
it
was
the
men
of Jabesh-gilead
who
put Saul's body
in
its last resting-place.
And
David
sent
to
the
men
of Jabesh-gilead
and
said
to
them,
May
the
Lord give
you
his
blessing,
because
you
have
done
this kind
act
to
Saul
your
lord,
and
have
put
his body
to rest!
May
the
Lord
be
good
and
true
to
you:
and
I
myself
will
see
that
your
kind
act
is rewarded,
because
you
have
done
this
thing.
Then
let
your
hands
be
strong,
and
have no fear:
though
Saul
your
lord
is
dead,
the
people
of
Judah
have
made
me
their
king.
Now
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
captain
of Saul's
army,
had
taken Saul's
son
Ish-bosheth
over
to
Mahanaim,
And
made
him
king
over
Gilead
and
the Asherites
and
over
Jezreel
and
Ephraim
and
Benjamin,
that
is,
over
all
Israel.
(Saul's
son
Ish-bosheth
was
forty
years
old
when
he
became
king
over
Israel,
and
he
was ruler
for
two
years.)
But
Judah
was
on
the
side
of
David.
And
the
time
when
David
was
king
in
Hebron
over
the
people
of
Judah
was
seven
years
and
six
months.
And
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
with
the
servants
of Saul's
son
Ish-bosheth,
went
out
from
Mahanaim
to
Gibeon.
And
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
and
the
servants
of
David,
went
out
and
came face
to face
with
them
by
the
pool
of
Gibeon;
and
they
took
up
their position, facing
one
another
on
opposite
sides
of
the
pool.
And
Abner
said
to
Joab,
Let
the
young
men
give
a test
of
their strength
before
us.
And
Joab
said,
Let
them
do
so.
So
they
got
up
and
went
over
by
number:
twelve
for
Benjamin
and
Ish-bosheth
and
twelve
of
the
servants
of
David.
And
every
one got
the
other
by
the
head, driving
his
sword
into
the other's
side,
so
they
all
went
down
together:
and
that
place
was
named
the Field
of
Sides,
and
it
is
in
Gibeon.
And
there
was
hard fighting
that
day;
and
Abner
and
the
men
of
Israel
gave
way
before
the
servants
of
David.
There
were
three
sons
of
Zeruiah
there,
Joab
and
Abishai
and
Asahel:
and
Asahel
was
as quick-footed
as
a roe
of
the
fields.
Asahel
went running
after
Abner,
not
turning
to
the
right
or
to
the
left.
Then
Abner, looking
back,
said,
Is
it
you,
Asahel?
And
he
said,
It
is
I.
And
Abner
said,
Then
go
to
the
right
or
to
the
left
and
put
your hands
on
one
of
the fighting-men
and
take
his arms.
But
Asahel
would
not
be
turned
away
from going
after
Abner.
Then
again
Abner
said
to
Asahel,
Go
to
one
side,
do
not
keep
on coming
after
me:
why
will
you
make
me
put
an
end
to
you?
for
then
I
will
be shamed
before
your
brother
Joab.
But
still
he
did
not
go
to
one
side:
so
Abner
gave
him
a
back blow
in
the stomach
with
his
spear,
so
that
the
spear
came
out
at
his
back;
and
he
went
down
on
the earth,
wounded
to
death:
and
all
those
who
came
to
the
place
where
Asahel
went
down
dead,
came
to
a
stop.
But
Joab
and
Abishai
went
after
Abner:
and
the
sun
went
down
when
they
came
to
the
hill
of Ammah,
which
is
to
the
east
of
the
road
through
the waste
land
of Geba.
And
the
men
of
Benjamin
came
together
after
Abner
in
one
band,
and
took
their places
on
the
top
of
a
hill.
Then
crying
out
to
Joab,
Abner
said,
Are fighting
and destruction
to
go
on
for
ever? do
you
not
see
that
the
end
will
only
be
bitter?
how
long
will
it
be
before
you send
the
people
back
and
make
them
give
up attacking
their
countrymen?
And
Joab
said,
By
the
living
God,
if
you
had
not given
the
word,
the
people
would
have
gone
on attacking
their
countrymen till
the
morning.
So
Joab
had
a
horn
sounded,
and
all
the
people came
to
a
stop,
and gave
up going
after
Israel
and
fighting
them.
And
all
that
night
Abner
and
his
men
went
through
the
Arabah;
they
went
over
Jordan
and
through
all Bithron
and
came
to
Mahanaim.
And
Joab
came
back
from fighting
Abner:
and
when
he
had got
all
his
men
together,
it
was seen
that
nineteen
of David's
men,
in addition
to
Asahel,
were
not
with
them.
But David's
men
had
put
to
death
three
hundred
and
sixty
of
the
men
of
Benjamin
and
of Abner's
men
And
they
took Asahel's body
and
put
it
in
the last resting-place
of
his
father
in Beth-lehem.
And
Joab
and
his
men, travelling
all
night,
came
to
Hebron
at dawn.
Now
there
was
a
long
war
between Saul's people
and David's people;
and
David
became
stronger
and
stronger,
but
those
on Saul's side
became more
and more feeble.
While
David
was
in
Hebron
he
became
the
father
of
sons:
the
oldest
was
Amnon,
son
of
Ahinoam
of Jezreel;
And
the
second,
Chileab,
whose mother
was
Abigail,
the
wife
of
Nabal
the
Carmelite;
and
the
third,
Absalom,
son
of
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Talmai,
king
of
Geshur;
And
the
fourth,
Adonijah,
the
son
of
Haggith;
and
the
fifth,
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Abital;
And
the
sixth,
Ithream, whose mother
was David's
wife
Eglah.
These
were
the
sons
of
David, whose
birth took place
in
Hebron.
Now
while
there
was
war
between Saul's people
and David's people,
Abner
was
making
himself
strong
among
the supporters
of
Saul.
Now
Saul
had
among
his wives
a
woman
named
Rizpah,
the
daughter
of
Aiah:
and
Ish-bosheth
said
to
Abner,
Why
have
you taken
my father's wife?
And
Abner
was
very
angry
at
the
words
of
Ish-bosheth,
and
he
said,
Am
I
a dog's
head
of
Judah?
I
am
this
day
doing
all
in
my
power
for
the
cause
of
your
father
Saul
and
for
his
brothers
and
his
friends,
and
have
not
given
you
up
into
the
hands
of
David,
and
now
you
say
I
have
done
wrong
with
a
woman.
May God's punishment
be
on
Abner,
if
I
do
not
for
David
as
the
Lord
in
his
oath
has
said,
And if
I do
not
take
away
the
kingdom
from
the
family
of
Saul
and
make
David ruler
over
Israel
and
Judah
from
Dan
as
far
as Beer-sheba!
And
so great
was Ish-bosheth's
fear
of
Abner
that
he
was
not
able
to
say
a
word
in
answer.
And
Abner
sent
men
to
David
at Hebron,
saying,
Make
an
agreement
with
me,
and
I
will give
you
my
support
in getting
all
Israel
on
your
side.
And
he
said,
It
is
well;
I
will
make
an
agreement
with
you,
but
on
one
condition,
which
is,
that
when
you
come
before
me, Saul's
daughter
Michal
is
to
come
with
you; till
she
comes
you
will
not
see
my
face.
And
David
sent
men
to Saul's
son
Ish-bosheth,
saying,
Give
me
back
Michal,
my
wife,
whom
I
made mine
for
the price
of
the private parts
of
a
hundred
Philistines.
So
Ish-bosheth
sent
and
took
her
from
her
husband
Paltiel,
the
son
of Laish.
And
her
husband
went
with
her
as
far
as
Bahurim,
weeping
while
he
went.
Then
Abner
said
to
him,
Go
back.
And
he
went
back.
Then
Abner
had
a
talk
with
the chief
men
of
Israel,
saying,
In
the
past
it
was
your
desire
to make
David
your
king:
so
now, do
it:
For
the
Lord
has
said
of
David,
By
the
hand
of
my
servant
David
I
will
make
my
people
Israel
safe
from
the
Philistines,
and
from
all
who
are
against
them.
And
Abner
said
the
same
things
to
Benjamin:
and
he
went
to
David
in
Hebron
to make
clear
to
him
what
seemed
good
to
Israel
and
to
all
the
people
of
Benjamin.
So
Abner,
with
twenty
men,
came
to
Hebron,
to
David.
And
David
made
a
feast
for
Abner
and
the
men
who
were
with
him.
And
Abner
said
to
David, Now
I
will
go,
and
make
all
Israel
come
to
my
lord
the
king,
so
that
they
may
make
an
agreement
with
you,
and
your
kingdom
may
be
as wide
as
your heart's
desire.
Then
David
sent
Abner
away
and
he
went
in
peace.
Now
the
servants
of
David
and
Joab
had been
out attacking
a
band
of armed
men,
and
they
came
back
with
a
great store
of goods taken
in
the fight:
but
Abner
was
no
longer
in
Hebron
with
David,
for
he
had
sent
him
away
and
he
had
gone
in
peace.
When
Joab
and
his
men
came,
news
was given
them
that
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
had
come
to
the
king,
who
had
let
him
go
away
again
in
peace.
Then
Joab
came
to
the
king,
and
said,
What
have
you
done?
when
Abner
came
to
you
why
did
you
send
him
away
and
let
him
go?
Is
it
not
clear
to
you
that
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
came
with deceit
to
get
knowledge
of
your
going
out
and
your
coming
in
and
of
all
you
are
doing?
And
when
Joab
had
come
out
from
David,
he
sent men
after
Abner,
and
they overtook
him
at
the water-spring
of
Sirah,
and
made
him
come
back
with
them:
but
David
had
no
knowledge
of
it.
And
when
Abner
was
back
in
Hebron,
Joab
took
him
on
one
side
by
the doorway
of
the
town
to
have
a
word
with
him quietly,
and
there
he
gave
him
a wound
in
the stomach, causing
his
death
in payment
for
the
death
of
his
brother
Asahel.
And
when
David
had
word
of
it
he
said,
May
I
and
my
kingdom
be clear
for
ever
in
the eyes
of
the
Lord
from
the
blood
of
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner:
May
it
come
on
the
head
of
Joab
and
all
his father's
family:
among
the
men
of Joab's
family
may
there ever
be
some
who
are diseased
or
lepers,
or
who
do
the work
of women,
or
are
put
to
the
sword,
or
are wasted
from need
of
food!
So
Joab
and
Abishai
his
brother
put
Abner
to
death,
because
he
had
put
to
death
their
brother
Asahel
in
the
fight
at
Gibeon.
And
David
said
to
Joab
and
all
the
people
who
were
with
him,
Go
in grief
and
put haircloth
about
you,
in sorrow
for
Abner.
And
King
David
went
after
the dead body.
And
they
put Abner's body
to rest
in
Hebron;
and
the
king
and
all
the
people
were
weeping
loudly
by
the resting-place
of Abner's body.
And
the
king made
a song
of grief
for
Abner
and
said,
Was
the
death
of
Abner
to
be
like
the
death
of
a
foolish
man?
Your
hands
were free,
your
feet
were
not chained:
like
the
downfall
of
a
man
before
evil
men,
so
was
your
fall.
And
the
weeping
of
the
people
over
him
went
on
again.
And
the
people
came
to
make
David
take
food,
while
it
was
still
day,
but
David
with
an
oath
said,
May God's punishment
be
on
me
if
I
take
a
taste
of
bread
or
any
other
thing till
the
sun
has
gone
down!
And
all
the
people
took
note
of
it
and
were
pleased:
like
everything
the
king
did,
it
was
pleasing
to
the
people.
So
it
was
clear
to
Israel
and
to
all
the
people
on
that
day
that
the
king
was
not responsible
for
the
death
of
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner.
And
the
king
said
to
his
servants,
Do
you
not
see
that
a
chief
and
a
great
man
has
come
to
his end
today
in
Israel?
While
I, though
I
am crowned
king,
have little strength,
and
these
men,
the
sons
of
Zeruiah,
are
out
of
my control:
may
the
Lord
give
to
the evil-doer
the
reward
of
his evil-doing!
And
when Saul's
son Ish-bosheth
had news
that
Abner
was
dead
in
Hebron,
his
hands became
feeble,
and
all
the
Israelites
were troubled.
And Saul's
son
had
two
men,
captains
of
bands,
one
named
Baanah
and
the
other
Rechab,
sons
of
Rimmon
the
Beerothite,
of
the tribe
of
Benjamin; (for
Beeroth
was
at
one
time
taken
to
be
part
of
Benjamin:
But
the people
of Beeroth
had
gone
in
flight
to
Gittaim,
where
they
have
been
living
to
this
day.)
Now
Jonathan, Saul's
son,
had
a
son
whose
feet
were damaged.
He
was
five
years
old
when
news
of
the death
of
Saul
and
Jonathan
came
from
Jezreel,
and
the
woman
who
took care
of
him
took
him
up
and
went
in
flight:
and
while she
was getting
him
away
as quickly
as she
was able,
he
had
a
fall
and
his
feet
were damaged.
His
name
was
Mephibosheth.
And
Rechab
and
Baanah,
the
sons
of
Rimmon
the
Beerothite,
went
out
and
came
to
the
house
of
Ish-bosheth
in
the
heat
of
the
day,
when
he
was
resting
in
the middle
of
the
day.
Now
the
woman
who kept
the door
was cleaning grain,
and
sleep overcame
her.
And
Rechab
and
his
brother
Baanah
got
in without being seen.
And
when
they
came
into
the
house, Ish-bosheth
was stretched
on
his
bed
in
his
bedroom;
and
they
made
an
attack
on
him
and
put
him
to
death,
and, cutting
off
his
head,
they
took
it
with
them
and
went
by
the
road
through
the
Arabah
all
night.
And
they
took
the
head
of
Ish-bosheth
to
David
in
Hebron,
and
said
to
the
king,
Here
is
the
head
of
Ish-bosheth,
the
son
of
Saul
your hater,
who
would
have
taken
your
life;
the
Lord
has
taken payment
for
the wrongs
of
my
lord
the
king
from
Saul
and
his
seed
today.
And
David
made
answer
to
Rechab
and
his
brother
Baanah,
the
sons
of
Rimmon
the
Beerothite,
and
said
to
them,
By
the
living
Lord,
who
has kept
me safe
from
all
my
trouble,
When
one
came
to
me
with
the
news
of Saul's
death,
in
the belief
that
it
would
be
good
news,
I
took
him
and
put
him
to
death
in
Ziklag,
which
was
the
reward
I
gave
him
for
his
news:
How
much
more,
when
evil
men
have
put
an
upright
person
to
death,
in
his
house,
sleeping
on
his
bed,
will
I take payment
from
you
for
his
blood,
and
have
you cut
off
from
the
earth?
And
David
gave
orders
to
his
young
men
and
they
put
them
to death, cutting
off
their
hands
and
their
feet
and
hanging
them
up
by
the
side
of
the
pool
in
Hebron.
But
they
took
the
head
of
Ish-bosheth
and
put
it
in
its last resting-place
with Abner's body
in
Hebron.
Then
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
came
to
David
in
Hebron
and
said, Truly,
we
are
your
bone
and
your
flesh.
In
the past
when
Saul
was
king
over
us,
it
was
you
who
went
at
the head
of
Israel
when
they
went
out
or
came
in:
and
the
Lord
said
to
you,
You
are
to
be
the keeper
of
my
people
Israel
and
their
ruler.
So
all
the responsible
men
of
Israel
came
to
the
king
at
Hebron;
and
King
David
made
an
agreement
with
them
in
Hebron
before
the
Lord:
and
they
put
the holy
oil
on
David
and
made
him
king
over
Israel.
David
was
thirty
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was
king
for
forty
years,
Ruling
over
Judah
in
Hebron
for
seven
years
and
six
months,
and
in
Jerusalem,
over
all
Israel
and
Judah,
for
thirty-three
years.
And
the
king
and
his
men
went
to
Jerusalem
against
the
Jebusites,
the
people
of
the
land:
and
they
said
to
David,
You
will
not
come
in
here,
but
the
blind
and
the feeble-footed
will
keep
you
out;
for
they
said,
David
will
not
be able
to
come
in
here.
But
David
took
the strong place
of
Zion,
which
is
the
town
of
David.
And
that
day
David
said,
Whoever
makes
an
attack
on
the
Jebusites,
let
him
go
up
by
the water-pipe,
and
put
to
death
all
the
blind
and feeble-footed
who
are
hated
by
David.
And
this
is
why
they
say,
The
blind
and feeble-footed
may
not
come
into
the
house.
So
David took
the strong tower
for
his living-place, naming
it
the
town
of
David.
And
David took
in hand
the
building
of
the
town
all
round, starting
from
the
Millo.
And
David
became
greater
and
greater;
for
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
was
with
him.
And
Hiram,
king
of
Tyre,
sent men
to
David,
with cedar-trees
and woodworkers
and stoneworkers:
and
they
made
David
a
house.
And
David saw
that
the
Lord
had
made
his
position safe
as
king
over
Israel,
and
that
he
had
made
his
kingdom great
because
of
his
people
Israel.
And
David
took
more
women
and
wives
in
Jerusalem,
after
he
had
come
from
Hebron:
and
he
had
more
sons
and
daughters.
These
are
the
names
of
those
whose birth took place
in
Jerusalem:
Shammua
and
Shobab
and
Nathan
and
Solomon
And
Ibhar
and
Elishua
and
Nepheg
and
Japhia
And
Elishama
and
Eliada
and
Eliphelet.
And
when
the
Philistines
had news
that
David
had
been
made
king
over
Israel,
they
all
went
up
in
search
of
David;
and
David,
hearing
of
it,
went
down
to
the strong
place.
And
when
the
Philistines
came,
they
went
in every direction
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
And
David, desiring
directions
from
the
Lord,
said,
Am
I
to
go
up
against
the
Philistines?
will
you
give
them
up
into
my
hands?
And
the
Lord
said,
Go
up,
for
I
will
certainly
give
up
the
Philistines
into
your
hands.
And
David
went
to
Baal-perazim,
and overcame
them
there;
and
he
said,
The
Lord
has
let
the forces fighting
against
me
be
broken
before
me
as
a wall
is
broken
by rushing
waters.
So
that
place
was
named
Baal-perazim.
And
the Philistines,
when
they
went
in flight,
did
not
take
their
images
with
them,
and
David
and
his
men
took
them
away.
And
the
Philistines
came
up
again,
and
went
in every direction
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
And
when
David
went
for directions
to
the
Lord,
he
said,
You
are
not
to
go
up
against
them
in
front;
but
make
a
circle
round
them
from
the
back
and
come
on
them
opposite
the spice-trees.
Then
at
the
sound
of footsteps
in
the
tops
of
the
trees,
go
forward quickly,
for
the
Lord
has
gone
out
before
you
to overcome
the
army
of
the
Philistines.
And
David
did
as
the
Lord
had
said;
and
he overcame
the
Philistines,
attacking
them
from Gibeon
to
near
Gezer.
And
David got together
all
the fighting-men
of
Israel
to
the number
of
thirty
thousand;
And
David,
and
all
the
people
who
were
with
him,
went
to Baal
of Judah
to
get
the
ark
of
God,
over
which
the holy
name
is
named,
the
name
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
whose
place
is
between
the winged ones.
And
they
put
the
ark
of
God
on
a
new
cart
and
took
it
out
of
the
house
of
Abinadab
which
was
on
the
hill:
and
Uzzah
and
Ahio,
the
sons
of
Abinadab,
were
the drivers
of
the
cart.
And Uzzah
went
by
the
side
of
the
ark,
while
Ahio
went
before
it.
And
David
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
made melody
before
the
Lord
with
all
their
power,
with songs
and
with corded instruments
and instruments
of brass.
And
when
they
came
to Nacon's grain-floor,
Uzzah
put
his hand
on
the
ark
of
God
to
keep
it safe
in
its
place,
for
the
oxen
were
out
of control.
And
the
wrath
of
the
Lord, burning
against
Uzzah, sent destruction
on
him
because
he
had
put
his hand
on
the
ark,
and
death came
to
him
there
by
the
ark
of
God.
And
David
was
angry
because
of
the Lord's
outburst
of wrath
against
Uzzah:
and
he
gave
that
place
the
name
Perez-uzzah,
which
is
its
name
to
this
day.
And
such
was David's
fear
of
the
Lord
that
day,
that
he
said,
How
may
I let
the
ark
of
God
come
to
me?
So
David
did
not
let
the
ark
of
the
Lord come
back
to
him
to
the
town
of
David:
but
had
it
turned
away
and
put
into
the
house
of
Obed-edom
the
Gittite.
And
the
ark
of
the
Lord
was
in
the
house
of
Obed-edom
the
Gittite
for
three
months:
and
the
Lord sent
a
blessing
on
Obed-edom
and
all
his
family.
And
they
said
to
King
David,
The
blessing
of
the
Lord
is
on
the
family
of
Obed-edom
and
on
all
he
has,
because
of
the
ark
of
God.
And
David
went
and
took
the
ark
of
God
from
the
house
of
Obed-edom
into
the
town
of
David
with
joy.
And
when
those
who
were lifting
the
ark
of
the
Lord
had
gone
six
steps,
he
made
an
offering
of
an
ox
and
a fat young beast.
And
David,
clothed
in
a
linen
ephod,
was
dancing
before
the
Lord
with
all
his
strength.
So
David
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
took
up
the
ark
of
the
Lord
with
cries
of
joy
and sounding
of
horns.
And
when
the
ark
of
the
Lord
came
into
the
town
of
David,
Michal, Saul's
daughter,
looking
out
of
the
window,
saw
King
David
dancing
and jumping
before
the
Lord;
and
to
her
mind
he
seemed foolish.
And
they
took
in
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
and
put
it
in
its
place
inside
the
tent
which
David
had
put
up
for
it:
and
David
made burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
to
the
Lord.
And
after
David
had
made
the burned
offerings
and
the peace-offerings,
he gave
the
people
a
blessing
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
of
armies.
And
he gave
to
every
man
and
woman
among
all
the
people,
among
all
the
masses
of
Israel,
a
cake
of
bread
and
a measure
of wine
and
a
cake
of dry grapes.
Then
all
the
people
went
away,
every
man
to
his
house.
Then
David
came
back
to
give
a
blessing
to
his
family.
And
Michal, Saul's
daughter,
came
out
to
him
and
said,
How
full
of
glory
was
the
king
of
Israel
today,
who
let
himself
be
seen
uncovered
by
his servant-girls
like
a
foolish
person uncovering
himself without shame!
And
David
said
to
Michal,
I
was dancing
before
the
Lord,
who
put
me
over
your
father
and
all
his
sons,
to make
me
a
ruler
over
the
people
of
the
Lord,
over
his
people
Israel:
and
I
will go
on
playing
before
the
Lord;
And
I
will do
even worse
than
this,
and
make myself
even
lower
in
your
eyes:
but
the servant-girls
of
whom
you
were talking
will
give
me honour.
And
Michal, Saul's
daughter,
had
no
child
till
the
day
of
her
death.
Now
when
the
king
was
living
in
his
house,
and
the
Lord
had
given
him
rest
from war
on
every
side;
The
king
said
to
Nathan
the
prophet,
See
now,
I
am
living
in
a
house
of
cedar,
but
the
ark
of
God
is housed
inside
the
curtains
of
a
tent.
And
Nathan
said
to
the
king, Go
and
do
whatever
is
in
your
heart;
for
the
Lord
is
with
you.
Now
that
night
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Nathan,
saying,
Go
and
say
to
my
servant
David,
The
Lord
says,
Are
you
to
be
the builder
of
a
house,
a living-place
for
me?
For
from
the
day
when
I
took
the
children
of
Israel
up
out
of
Egypt
till
this
day,
I
have
had
no
house,
but
have
gone
from
place
to
place
in
a
tent.
In
all
the
places
where
I
went
with
all
the
children
of
Israel,
did
I ever
say
to
any
of
the judges
of
Israel,
to
whom
I
gave
the care
of
my
people
Israel,
Why
have
you
not
made
me
a
house
of
cedar?
Then
say
these words
to
my
servant
David,
The
Lord
of
armies
says,
I
took
you
from
the fields,
from keeping
the
sheep,
so
that
you
might
be
a
ruler
over
my
people,
over
my
people
Israel:
And
I
have
been
with
you
wherever
you
went, cutting
off
before
you
all
those
who
were
against
you;
and
I
will
make
your
name
great,
like
the
name
of
the
greatest
ones
of
the
earth.
And
I
will
make
a resting-place
for
my
people
Israel, planting
them
there,
so
that
they
may
be
living
in
the
place
which
is theirs,
and
never
again
be
moved;
and
never
again
will
they
be
troubled
by
evil
men
as
they
were
at
the
first,
From
the
time
when
I
put
judges
over
my
people
Israel;
and
I
will
give
you
peace
from
all
who
are
against
you.
And
the
Lord says
to
you
that
he
will
make
you
the head
of
a line
of kings.
And
when
the
time
comes
for
you
to
go
to
rest
with
your
fathers,
I
will
put
in
your
place
your
seed
after
you,
the
offspring
of
your
body,
and
I
will
make
his
kingdom strong.
He
will
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
my
name,
and
I
will
make
the
seat
of
his
authority
certain
for
ever.
I
will
be
to
him
a
father
and
he
will
be
to
me
a
son:
if
he
does wrong,
I
will
give
him punishment
with
the
rod
of
men
and
with
the blows
of
the
children
of
men;
But
my mercy
will
not
be
taken
away
from
him,
as
I
took
it
from
him
who
was
before
you.
And
your
family
and
your
kingdom
will keep
their
place
before
me
for
ever:
the
seat
of
your
authority
will
never
be overturned.
So
Nathan gave
David
an
account
of
all
these
words
and
this
vision.
Then
David
the
king
went
in
and
took
his
seat
before
the
Lord,
and
said,
Who
am
I,
O
Lord
God,
and
what
is
my
family,
that
you
have
been
my guide
till
now?
And
this
was
only
a
small
thing
to
you,
O
Lord
God;
but
your words
have
even been
about
the far-off
future
of
your servant's
family,
O
Lord
God!
What
more
may
David
say
to
you?
for
you
have
knowledge
of
your
servant,
O
Lord
God.
Because
of
your
word
and
from
your
heart,
you
have
done
all
this
great
work,
and let
your
servant
see
it.
Truly
you
are
great,
O
Lord
God:
there
is
no
one
like
you
and
no
other
God
but
you,
as
is
clear
from
everything
which
has come
to
our
ears.
And
what
other
nation
in
the
earth,
like
your
people
Israel,
did
a
god
go
out
to
take
for
himself,
to
be
his
people,
and
to
make
a
name
for
himself,
and
to
do
great
and strange
things
for
them, driving
out
a
nation
and
its
gods
from
before
his
people?
But
you
took
and
made strong
for
yourself
your
people
Israel,
to
be
your
people
for
ever;
and
you,
Lord,
became
their
God.
And
now,
O
Lord
God,
may
the
word
which
you
have
said
about
your
servant
and
about
his
family,
be
made
certain
for
ever,
and
may
you
do
as
you
have
said!
And
let
your
name
be
made
great
for
ever,
and
let
men
say,
The
Lord
of
armies
is
God
over
Israel:
and
let
the
family
of
David
your
servant
be
made strong
before
you!
For
you,
O
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
have clearly
said
to
your
servant,
I
will
make
you
the head
of
a
family
of kings:
and
so
it
has
come
into
your servant's
heart
to
make
this
prayer
to
you.
And
now,
O
Lord
God,
you
are
God
and
your
words
are
true
and
you
have
said
you
will
give
your
servant
this
good
thing;
So
may
it
be
your pleasure
to
give
your
blessing
to
the
family
of
your
servant,
so
that
it
may
go
on
for
ever
before
you: (for
you,
O
Lord
God,
have
said
it,)
and
may
your
blessing
be
on
your servant's
family
line
for
ever!
And
it
came
about
after
this
that
David
made
an
attack
on
the
Philistines
and overcame
them;
and
David
took
the
authority
of
the mother-town
from
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
And
he overcame
the
Moabites,
and
he
had
them
measured
with
a
line
when
they
were
stretched
out
on
the
earth; marking
out
two lines
for
death
and
one
full
line
for
life.
So
the
Moabites
became
servants
to
David
and
gave
him
offerings.
And
David overcame
Hadadezer,
the
son
of
Rehob,
king
of
Zobah,
when
he
went
to
make
his
power seen
by
the
River.
And
David
took
from
him
one
thousand,
seven
hundred
horsemen
and
twenty
thousand
footmen:
and
David
had
the leg-muscles
of
the
horses cut,
only keeping
enough
of
them
for
a
hundred war-carriages.
And
when
the Aramaeans
of
Damascus
came
to
the
help
of
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah,
David
put
to
the sword
twenty-two
thousand
of
the Aramaeans.
And
David
put armed
forces
in
Aram
of
Damascus:
and
the Aramaeans
became
servants
to
David
and
gave
him
offerings.
And
the
Lord
made
David overcome
wherever
he
went.
And
David
took
their
gold body-covers
from
the
servants
of
Hadadezer
and
took
them
to
Jerusalem.
And
from Tebah
and Berothai,
towns
of
Hadadezer,
King
David
took
a
great store
of
brass.
And
when
Tou,
king
of
Hamath,
had news
that
David
had overcome
all
the
army
of
Hadadezer,
He
sent
his
son Hadoram
to
David,
with words
of
peace
and
blessing,
because
he
had overcome
Hadadezer
in
the
fight,
for
Hadadezer
had
wars
with
Tou;
and Hadoram
took
with
him
vessels
of
silver
and
gold
and
brass:
These
King
David
made
holy
to
the
Lord,
together
with
the
silver
and
gold
which
he
had taken
from
the
nations
he
had overcome —
The nations
of
Edom
and
Moab,
and
the
children
of
Ammon
and
the
Philistines
and
the
Amalekites
and
the goods
he
had taken
from
Hadadezer,
the
son
of
Rehob,
king
of
Zobah.
And
David got great honour
for himself,
when
he
came
back,
by
the destruction
of
Edom
in
the
valley
of
Salt,
to
the number
of
eighteen
thousand
men.
And
he
put armed
forces
in
Edom;
all
through
Edom
he
had armed
forces
stationed,
and
all
the
Edomites
became
servants
to
David.
And
the
Lord
made
David overcome
wherever
he
went.
And
David
was
king
over
all
Israel, judging
and giving
right
decisions
for
all
his
people.
And
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
was chief
of
the
army;
and
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Ahilud,
was keeper
of
the records;
And
Zadok
and
Abiathar,
the
son
of
Ahimelech,
the
son
of
Ahitub,
were
priests;
and
Seraiah
was
the
scribe;
And
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
was over
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites;
and David's
sons
were
priests.
And
David
said,
Is
there
still
anyone
of Saul's
family living,
so
that
I
may
be
a friend
to
him,
because
of
Jonathan?
Now there
was
of Saul's people
a
servant
named
Ziba,
and
they
sent
him
to
David;
and
the
king
said
to
him,
Are
you
Ziba?
And
he
said,
I am.
And
the
king
said,
Is
there
anyone
of Saul's
family
still
living,
to whom
I
may
be
a
friend
in God's
name?
And
Ziba
said,
There
is
a
son
of
Jonathan,
whose
feet
are damaged.
And
the
king
said
to
him,
Where
is
he?
And
Ziba
said
to
the
king,
He
is
in
the
house
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Ammiel,
in
Lo-debar.
Then
King
David
sent,
and
had
him
taken
from
Lo-debar,
from
the
house
of
Machir,
the
son
of
Ammiel.
And
Mephibosheth,
the
son
of
Jonathan,
came
to
David,
and
falling
down
on
his
face,
gave
him honour.
And
David
said,
Mephibosheth.
And answering
he
said,
Your
servant
is
here.
And
David
said
to
him,
Have
no
fear:
for
truly
I
will
be good
to
you,
because
of
your
father
Jonathan,
and
I
will
give
back
to
you
all
the
land
which
was Saul's;
and
you
will
have
a
place
at
my
table
at
all
times.
And
he
went
down
on
his
face
before
the king,
and
said,
What
is
your
servant,
for
you
to take note
of
a
dead
dog
such
as
I am?
Then
the
king
sent
for
Ziba, Saul's
servant,
and
said
to
him,
All
the
property
of
Saul
and
of
his
family
I
have
given
to
your master's
son.
And
you
and
your
sons
and
your
servants
are
to
take
care
of
the
land
for
him,
and
get
in
the
fruit
of
it,
so
that
your master's
son
may
have
food:
but
Mephibosheth,
your master's
son,
will
have
a
place
at
my
table
at
all
times.
Now
Ziba
had
fifteen
sons
and
twenty
servants.
Then
Ziba
said
to
the
king,
Every
order
which
you
have
given
to
your
servant
will
be
done.
As
for
Mephibosheth,
he
had
a
place
at David's
table,
like
one
of
the king's
sons.
And
Mephibosheth
had
a
young
son
named
Mica.
And
all
the
people living
in
the
house
of
Ziba
were
servants
to
Mephibosheth.
So
Mephibosheth went
on
living
in
Jerusalem;
for
he
took
all
his meals
at
the king's
table;
and
he
had
not
the
use
of
his
feet.
Now
after
this,
death
came
to
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
Hanun,
his
son,
became
king
in
his
place.
And
David
said,
I
will
be
a friend
to
Hanun,
the
son
of
Nahash,
as
his
father
was
a friend
to
me.
So
David
sent
his
servants,
to
give
him words
of
comfort
on account
of
his
father.
And David's
servants
came
into
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
But
the
chiefs
of
the
children
of
Ammon
said
to
Hanun
their
lord,
Does
it
seem
to
you
that
David
is honouring
your
father
by
sending
comforters
to
you?
has
he
not
sent
his
servants
to
go
through
the
town
and
make secret observation
of
it,
and overcome
it?
So
Hanun
took David's
servants,
and
after cutting
off
half
the hair
on
their chins,
and cutting
off
the skirts
of
their robes
up
to
the
middle,
he
sent
them
away.
When
David
had
news
of
it,
he
sent
men
out
with
the purpose
of meeting
them
on
their
way,
for
the
men
were
greatly shamed:
and
the
king
said,
Go
to
Jericho
till
your hair
is
long
again,
and
then
come
back.
And
when
the
children
of
Ammon
saw
that
they
had
made
themselves hated
by
David,
they
sent
to
the Aramaeans
of
Beth-rehob
and
Zobah,
and got
for payment
twenty
thousand
footmen,
and
they got
from
the
king
of
Maacah
a
thousand
men,
and
from
Tob
twelve
thousand.
And
hearing
of
this,
David
sent
Joab
and
all
the
army
and
the best fighting-men.
And
the
children
of
Ammon
came
out
and
put
their
forces
in position
at
the way
into
the
town:
and
the Aramaeans
of
Zobah
and
of
Rehob,
with
the
men
of
Tob
and
Maacah,
were
by
themselves
in
the
field.
Now
when
Joab
saw
that
their
forces
were
in position
against
him
in
front
and
at
his
back,
he
took
the best
of
the
men
of
Israel
and put
them
in
line
against
the Aramaeans;
And
the
rest
of
the
people
he
put
in position
against
the
children
of
Ammon,
with
Abishai,
his
brother,
at
their head.
And
he
said,
If
the Aramaeans
are
stronger
and
get
the better
of
me,
then
you
are
to
come
to
my
help;
but
if
the
children
of
Ammon
get
the better
of
you,
I
will
come
to
your
help.
Take heart,
and let
us
be
strong
for
our
people
and
for
the
towns
of
our
God,
and
may
the
Lord
do
what
seems
good
to
him.
Then
Joab
and
the
people
with
him
went
forward
to
the
fight
against
the Aramaeans,
and
they
went
in
flight
before
him.
And
when
the
children
of
Ammon
saw
the
flight
of
the Aramaeans,
they
themselves
went
in
flight
from
Abishai,
and
came
into
the
town.
So
Joab
went
back
from fighting
the
children
of
Ammon
and
came
to
Jerusalem.
And
when
the Aramaeans
saw
that
Israel
had overcome
them,
they got
themselves
together.
And
Hadadezer
sent
for
the Aramaeans
who
were
on
the
other
side
of
the
River:
and
they
came
to
Helam,
with
Shobach,
the
captain
of Hadadezer's
army,
at
their
head.
And
word
of
this
was given
to
David:
and
he got
all
Israel
together
and
went
over
Jordan
and
came
to
Helam.
And
the Aramaeans
put
their
forces
in position
against
David,
and
made
an
attack
on
him.
And
the Aramaeans
went
in
flight
before
Israel;
and
David
put
to
the sword
the
men
of
seven
hundred Aramaean war-carriages
and
forty
thousand footmen,
and
Shobach,
the
captain
of
the
army,
was
wounded,
and came
to
his
death
there.
And
when
all
the
kings
who
were
servants
of
Hadadezer
saw
that
they
were overcome
by
Israel,
they
made peace
with
Israel
and
became
their
servants.
So
the Aramaeans,
in
fear,
gave
no
more
help
to
the
children
of
Ammon.
Now
in
the
spring,
at
the
time
when
kings
go
out
to war,
David
sent
Joab
and
his
servants
and
all
Israel
with
him;
and
they
made
waste
the land
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
took
up
their position
before
Rabbah, shutting
it
in.
But
David
was
still
at
Jerusalem.
Now
one
evening,
David
got
up
from
his
bed,
and
while
he
was
walking
on
the
roof
of
the king's
house,
he
saw
from
there
a
woman
bathing;
and
the
woman
was
very
beautiful.
And
David
sent
to
get knowledge
who
the
woman
was.
And
one
said,
Is
this
not Bath-sheba,
the
daughter
of
Eliam
and
wife
of
Uriah
the
Hittite?
And
David
sent
and
took
her;
and
she
came
to
him,
and
he
took
her
to
his
bed: (for
she
had been
made clean;)
then
she
went
back
to
her
house.
And
the
woman became
with
child;
and she
sent
word
to
David
that she
was
with
child.
And
David
sent
to
Joab saying,
Send
Uriah
the
Hittite
to
me.
And
Joab
sent
Uriah
to
David.
And
when
Uriah
came
to
him,
David
put questions
to
him
about
how
Joab
and
the
people
were,
and
how
the
war
was
going.
And
David
said
to
Uriah,
Go
down
to
your
house
and
let
your
feet
be
washed.
And
Uriah
went
away
from
the king's
house,
and
an offering
from
the
king
was
sent
after
him.
But
Uriah
took
his
rest
at
the
door
of
the king's
house,
with
all
the
servants
of
his
lord,
and
did
not
go
down
to
his
house.
And
when
word
was given
to
David
that
Uriah
had
not
gone
down
to
his
house,
David
said
to
Uriah,
Have
you
not
come
from
a
journey?
why
did
you
not
go
down
to
your
house?
And
Uriah
said
to
David,
Israel
and
Judah
with
the
ark
are
living
in tents,
and
my
lord
Joab
and
the
other
servants
of
my
lord
are sleeping
in
the
open
field;
and
am
I
to
go
to
my
house
and
take
food
and
drink,
and
go
to
bed
with
my
wife?
By
the
living
Lord,
and
by
the
life
of
your
soul,
I
will
not
do
such
a
thing.
And
David
said
to
Uriah,
Be
here
today,
and
after
that
I
will
let
you
go.
So
Uriah
was
in
Jerusalem
that
day
and
the
day
after.
And
when
David
sent
for
him,
he
took meat
and
drink
with
him,
and
David
made
him
the worse
for
drink:
and
when
evening
came,
he
went
to
rest
on
his
bed
with
the
servants
of
his
lord,
but
he
did
not
go
down
to
his
house.
Now
in
the
morning,
David
gave
Uriah
a
letter
to
take
to
Joab.
And
in
the
letter
he
said,
Take
care
to
put
Uriah
in
the very
front
of
the
line,
where
the fighting
is most violent,
and
go
back
from
him,
so
that
he
may
be overcome
and
put
to
death.
So
while
Joab
was
watching
the
town,
he
put
Uriah
in
the
place
where
it
was clear
to
him
the best fighters
were.
And
the
men
of
the
town
went
out
and
had
a
fight
with
Joab:
and
a number
of David's
men
came
to
their
death
in
the
fight,
and
with
them
Uriah
the
Hittite.
Then
Joab
sent
David news
of
everything
which
had taken
place
in
the
war:
And
he
gave
orders
to
the
man
who
took
the
news,
saying,
After
you
have
given
the
king
all
the
news
about
the
war,
If
the
king
is
angry
and
says,
Why
did
you
go
so
near
the
town
for
the
fight?
was
it
not
certain
that
their
archers
would
be
on
the
wall?
Who
put
Abimelech,
the
son
of Jerubbaal,
to
death?
did
not
a
woman send
a great stone
down
on
him
from
the
wall,
putting
him
to
death
at
Thebez?
why
did
you
go
so
near
the
wall?
Then
say
to
him,
Your
servant
Uriah
the
Hittite
is
among
the
dead.
So
the
man
went,
and
came
to
David,
and
gave
him
all
the news
which
Joab
had
sent
him
to
give;
then
David
was angry
with
Joab
and said,
Why
did
you
go
so near
the town
for
the fight?
was
it
not
certain
that
their archers
would
be
on
the wall?
who
put Abimelech,
the son
of Jerubbaal,
to death?
did
not
a woman
send
a great
stone
down
on
him
from
the wall,
putting
him
to death
at Thebez?
why
did
you
go
so near
the wall?
And
the
man
said
to
David,
Truly
the
men
got
the
better
of
us,
and
came
out
against
us
into
the open
country,
but
we
sent
them
back
to
the
very
doors
of
the
town.
And
the
archers sent
their arrows
at
your
servants
from
the
wall,
and some
of
the king's
servants
are
dead,
and
among
them
is
your
servant
Uriah
the
Hittite.
Then
David
said
to
the man, Go
and
say
to
Joab,
Do
not
let
this
be
a
grief
to
you;
for
one man
may come
to
his death
by
the
sword
like
another:
put
up
an
even
stronger
fight
against
the
town,
and
take
it:
and
do
you
put heart
into
him.
And
when
the
wife
of
Uriah
had news
that
her
husband
was
dead,
she
gave
herself
up
to weeping
for
him.
And
when
the days
of weeping
were past,
David
sent
for
her,
and
took
her
into
his
house,
and
she
became
his
wife
and
gave
him
a
son.
But
the
Lord
was
not
pleased
with
the
thing
David
had
done.
And
the
Lord
sent
Nathan
to
David.
And
Nathan
came
to
him
and
said,
There
were
two
men
in
the
same
town:
one
a
man
of great wealth,
and
the
other
a
poor
man.
The
man
of wealth
had
great numbers
of
flocks
and
herds;
But
the
poor
man
had
only
one
little she-lamb,
which
he
had got
and
taken
care
of:
from
its birth
it
had
been
with
him
like
one
of
his
children;
his meat
was
its
food,
and
from
his
cup
it
took
its
drink, resting
in
his
arms,
and
it
was
like
a
daughter
to
him.
Now
a traveller
came
to
the house
of
the
man
of wealth,
but
he
would not
take anything
from
his
flock
or
his
herd
to
make
a meal
for
the traveller
who
had
come
to
him,
but
he
took
the
poor man's
lamb
and
made
it ready
for
the
man
who
had
come.
And
David
was full
of
wrath
against
that
man;
and
he
said
to
Nathan,
By
the
living
Lord,
death
is
the right punishment
for
the
man
who
has
done
this:
And
he
will
have
to give
back four times
the value
of
the
lamb,
because
he
has
done
this
and
because
he
had
no
pity.
And
Nathan
said
to
David,
You
are
that
man.
The
Lord
God
of
Israel
says,
I made
you
king
over
Israel, putting holy
oil
on
you,
and
I kept
you safe
from
the
hands
of
Saul;
I
gave
you
your master's
daughter
and
your master's
wives
for
yourself,
and
I
gave
you
the daughters
of
Israel
and
Judah;
and
if
that
had
not
been
enough,
I
would
have
given
you
such
and
such
things.
Why
then
have
you
had no respect
for
the
word
of
the
Lord,
doing
what
is
evil
in
his
eyes?
You
have
put
Uriah
the
Hittite
to death
with
the
sword,
and
have
taken
his
wife
to
be
your
wife;
you
have
put
him
to death
with
the
sword
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
So
now
the
sword
will
never
be
turned
away
from
your
family;
because
you
have
had
no respect
for
me,
and
have
taken
the
wife
of
Uriah
the
Hittite
to
be
your
wife.
The
Lord
says,
From
those
of
your
family
I
will
send
evil
against
you,
and
before
your very
eyes
I
will
take
your
wives
and
give
them
to
your neighbour,
and
he
will
take
your
wives
to
his
bed
by
the light
of
this
sun.
You
did
it secretly;
but
I
will
do
this
thing
before
all
Israel
and
in
the light
of
the
sun.
And
David
said
to
Nathan, Great
is
my
sin
against
the
Lord.
And
Nathan
said
to
David,
The
Lord
has
put
away
your
sin;
death
will
not come
on
you.
But
still,
because
you
have
had
no respect
for
the
Lord,
death
will
certainly overtake
the
child
who
has newly come
to birth.
Then
Nathan
went
back
to
his
house.
And
the hand
of
the
Lord
was
on David's son,
the
child
of Uriah's
wife,
and
it
became very ill.
So
David
made prayer
to
God
for
the
child;
and
he
took no food day
after day,
and
went
in
and, stretching
himself
out
on
the
earth,
was there
all night.
And
the chief
men
of
his
house
got
up
and
went
to
his
side
to
make
him
get
up
from
the
earth,
but
he
would
not;
and
he
would
not
take
food
with
them.
And
then
on
the
seventh
day
the child's
death
took
place.
And David's
servants
were
in
fear
of
giving
him
the
news
of
the child's
death:
for
they
said,
Truly,
while
the
child
was
still
living
he
gave
no
attention
when
we
said
anything
to
him:
what
will
he
do
to
himself
if
we
give
him
word
that
the
child
is
dead?
But
when
David
saw
that
his
servants
were talking together quietly,
he
was certain
that
the
child
was
dead:
and
he
said
to
his
servants,
Is
the
child
dead?
and
they
said,
He
is.
Then
David
got
up
from
the
earth,
and
after
washing
and rubbing
himself
with oil
and changing
his
clothing,
he
went
into
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
gave
worship:
then
he
went
back
to
his
house,
and
at
his order
they
put
food
before
him
and
he
had
a
meal.
Then
his
servants
said
to
him,
Why
have
you
been acting
in
this
way?
you
were
weeping
and going without
food
while
the
child
was
still
living;
but
when
the
child
was
dead,
you
got
up
and
had
a
meal.
And
he
said,
While
the
child
was
still
living
I went without food
and
gave
myself up
to
weeping:
for
I
said,
Who
is able
to
say
that
the
Lord
will
not
have
mercy
on
me
and
give
the
child
life?
But
now
that
the child
is
dead
there
is
no reason
for
me
to
go
without food;
am
I
able
to
make
him
come
back
to
life?
I
will
go
to
him,
but
he
will
never
come
back
to
me.
And
David
gave
comfort
to
his
wife Bath-sheba,
and
he
went
in
to
her
and
had connection
with
her:
and
she
had
a
son
to
whom
she
gave
the
name
Solomon.
And
he
was dear
to
the
Lord.
And
he
sent word
by
Nathan
the
prophet,
who
gave
him
the
name
Jedidiah,
by
the word
of
the
Lord.
Now
Joab
was
fighting
against
Rabbah,
in
the land
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
he
took
the water-town.
And
Joab
sent
men
to
David,
saying,
I
have
made war
against
Rabbah
and
have
taken
the water-town.
So
now, get
the
rest
of
the
people
together,
and
put
them
in position
against
the
town
and
take
it,
for
if
I
take
it,
it
will
be
named
after
my
name.
Then
David got
all
the
people
together
and went
to
Rabbah
and
made war
on
it
and
took
it.
And
he
took
the
crown
of Milcom
from
his
head;
the
weight
of
it
was
a
talent
of
gold,
and
in
it
were
stones
of
great price;
and
it
was
put
on David's
head.
And
he
took
a
great store
of goods
from
the
town.
And
he
took
the
people
out
of
the
town
and
put
them
to
work
with wood-cutting
instruments,
and
iron grain-crushers,
and
iron
axes,
and
at brick-making:
this
he
did
to
all
the
towns
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
Then
David
and
all
the
people
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
Now
after
this,
it
came
about
that
Absalom, David's
son,
had
a
beautiful
sister,
whose
name
was
Tamar;
and David's
son
Amnon
was
in
love
with
her.
And
he
was
so deeply
in love
that
he became ill
because
of
his
sister
Tamar;
for
she
was
a
virgin,
and
so
it
seemed
hard
to
Amnon
to
do
anything
to
her.
But
Amnon
had
a
friend
whose
name
was
Jonadab,
the
son
of
Shimeah, David's
brother:
and
Jonadab
was
a
very
wise
man.
And
he
said
to
him,
O
son
of
the
king,
why
are
you getting thinner
day
by
day?
will
you
not
say what
your trouble
is?
And
Amnon
said
to
him,
I
am
in
love
with
Tamar,
my
brother Absalom's
sister.
Then
Jonadab
said
to
him,
Go
to
your
bed,
and
let
it
seem
that
you
are ill:
and
when
your
father
comes
to
see
you,
say
to
him,
Let
my
sister
Tamar
come
and
give
me
bread,
and
get
the
food ready
before
my
eyes,
so
that
I
may
see
it
and
take
it
from
her
hand.
So
Amnon
went
to
bed
and made
himself
seem ill:
and
when
the
king
came
to
see
him,
Amnon
said
to
the
king,
Please
let
my
sister
Tamar
come
and
make
me
one
or
two
cakes
before
my
eyes,
so
that
I
may
take
food
from
her
hand.
Then
David
sent
to
the
house
for
Tamar
and
said,
Go
now
to
your
brother Amnon's
house
and
get
a meal
for
him.
So
Tamar
went
to
her
brother Amnon's
house;
and
he
was
in
bed.
And
she
took paste
and
made
cakes
before
his
eyes, cooking
them
over
the fire.
And
she
took
the cooking-pot,
and
put
the cakes
before
him,
but
he
would
not
take
them.
And
Amnon
said, Let
everyone
go
away
from
me.
So
they
all
went
out.
Then
Amnon
said
to
Tamar,
Take
the
food
and
come
into
my
bedroom,
so
that
I
may
take
it
from
your
hand.
So
Tamar
took
the
cakes
she
had
made
and
went
with
them
into
her
brother Amnon's
bedroom.
And
when
she
took
them
to
give
them
to
him,
he
put
his arms round
her
and
said,
Come
to
bed,
my
sister.
And answering
him,
she
said, O
my
brother,
do
not put shame
on
me;
it
is
not
right
for
such
a
thing
to
be
done
in
Israel:
do
not
this evil
thing.
What
will
become
of
me
in
my
shame?
and
as
for
you,
you
will
be looked
down
on
with disgust
by
all
Israel.
Now
then,
go
and
make
your request
to
the
king,
for
he
will
not
keep
me
from
you.
But
he
would
not
give
attention
to
what
she
said:
but being
stronger
than
she,
he
took
her
by force,
and
had connection
with
her.
Then
Amnon
was full
of
hate
for
her,
hating
her
with
a
hate
greater
than
his earlier
love
for
her.
And
he
said
to
her,
Get
up
and
be gone.
And
she
said
to
him,
Not
so,
my brother,
for
this
great
wrong
in
sending
me
away
is
worse
than
what
you
did
to
me
before.
But
he
gave
no
attention
to
her.
Then
he
gave
a
cry
to
the
servant
who
was waiting
on
him
and
said,
Put
this woman
out,
and
let
the
door
be locked
after
her.
Now
she
had
on
a long
robe,
such
as
in past times
the king's
virgin
daughters
were
dressed
in.
Then
the
servant
put
her
out, locking
the
door
after
her.
And
Tamar,
in
her grief,
put
dust
on
her
head;
and
she
put
her
hand
on
her
head
and
went
away
crying loudly.
And
her
brother
Absalom
said
to
her,
Has
your
brother
Amnon
been
with
you?
but
now,
let
there
be
an end
to
your crying,
my
sister:
he
is
your
brother,
do
not
take
this
thing
to
heart.
So
Tamar
went
on
living uncomforted
in
her brother's
house.
But
when
King
David
had news
of
all
these
things
he
was
very
angry;
but
he did
not
make trouble
for Amnon
his son,
for
he
was dear
to
David, being
his oldest son.
But
Absalom
said
nothing
to
his brother
Amnon,
good
or
bad:
for
he
was full
of
hate
for
him,
because
he
had taken
his
sister
Tamar
by force.
Now
after two
full
years,
Absalom
had
men cutting
the wool
of
his sheep
in
Baal-hazor,
which
is
near
Ephraim:
and
he sent
for
all
the king's
sons
to
come
to
his feast.
And
Absalom
came
to
the
king
and
said,
See
now,
your
servant
is cutting
the wool
of
his sheep;
will
the
king
and
his
servants
be pleased
to
come?
And
the
king
said
to
Absalom,
No,
my
son,
let
us
not
all
go,
or
the number
will
be over-great
for
you.
And
he
made
his request again,
but
he
would
not
go,
but
he
gave
him
his
blessing.
Then
Absalom
said, If
you
will
not
go,
then
let
my
brother
Amnon
go
with
us.
And
the
king
said
to
him,
Is there
any reason
for
him
to
go
with
you?
But
Absalom went
on requesting
him till
he
let
Amnon
and
all
the king's
sons
go
with
him.
And
Absalom
made
a great feast
like
a feast
for
a
king.
Now
Absalom
had
given
orders
to
his
servants,
saying,
Now
take
note
when Amnon's
heart
is glad
with
wine;
and
when
I
say
to
you,
Make
an
attack
on
Amnon,
then
put
him
to
death
without
fear:
have
I
not
given
you
orders?
be
strong
and
without
fear.
So Absalom's
servants
did
to
Amnon
as
Absalom
had
given
them
orders.
Then
all
the king's
sons
got
up,
and
every
man
got
on
his beast
and
went
in
flight.
Now
while
they
were
on
their
way,
news
was given
to
David
that
Absalom
had
put
to death
all
the
sons
of
the
king
and
that
not
one
of
them
was
still
living.
Then
the
king
got
up
in great grief, stretching himself
out
on
the
earth:
and
all
his
servants
were
by
his side,
with
their
clothing parted.
And
Jonadab,
the
son
of
Shimeah, David's
brother,
said,
Let
not
my
lord
have
the idea
that
all
the
sons
of
the
king
have
been
put
to
death;
for
only
Amnon
is
dead:
this
has
been purposed
by
Absalom
from
the
day
when
he
took
his
sister
Tamar
by force.
So
now,
let
not
my
lord
the
king
take
this
thing
to
heart,
with
the
idea
that
all
the king's
sons
are
dead:
for
only
Amnon
is
dead.
But
Absalom
went
in
flight.
And
the
young
man
who kept
the
watch,
lifting
up
his
eyes,
saw
that
a
great band
of
people
was
coming
down
the slope
by
the
way
of
the Horons;
and
the
watchman
came
and gave word
to
the king, saying,
I
saw
men
coming
down
by
the
way
of
the Horons,
from
the hillside.
And
Jonadab
said
to
the
king,
See,
the king's
sons
are
coming;
as
your
servant
said,
so
it
is.
And
while
he
was
talking,
the king's
sons
came,
with
weeping
and
loud
cries:
and
the
king
and
all
his
servants
were
weeping
bitterly.
So
Absalom
went
in
flight
and
came
to
Talmai,
the
son
of Ammihud,
the
king
of
Geshur,
where
he
was
for three
years.
And
the king
was sorrowing
for
his son all
the
time.
And
the heart
of
David
was wasted
with desire
for
Absalom:
for
he
was
comforted
for
the
death
of
Amnon.
Now
it
was clear
to
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
that
the king's
heart
was turning
to
Absalom.
And
Joab
sent
to
Tekoa
and
got
from
there
a
wise
woman,
and
said
to
her,
Now
make
yourself seem
like
one given
up
to grief,
and
put
on
the
clothing
of
sorrow,
not using
any sweet
oil
for
your
body,
but
looking
like
one
who
for
a
long
time
has
been weeping
for
the
dead:
And
come
to
the
king
and
say
these
words
to
him.
So
Joab
gave
her
words
to
say.
And
the
woman
of
Tekoa
came
to
the
king,
and
falling
on
her
face,
gave
him honour
and
said,
Give
me
help, O
king.
And
the
king
said
to
her,
What
is
your trouble?
And
her
answer
was,
Truly
I
am
a
widow,
and
my
husband
is
dead.
And
I
had
two
sons,
and
the
two
of
them
had
a
fight
in
the
field,
and
there
was
no
one
to come
between
them,
and
one
with
a blow
put
the
other
to
death.
And
now
all
the
family
is
turned
against
me,
your
servant,
saying,
Give
up
him
who
was
the
cause
of
his brother's
death,
so
that
we
may
put
him
to
death
in payment
for
the
life
of
his
brother,
whose
life
he
took;
and
we
will
put
an end
to
the
one
who
will
get
the heritage:
so
they
will
put
out
my
last burning
coal,
and
my
husband
will
have
no
name
or offspring
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
And
the
king
said
to
the
woman, Go
to
your
house
and
I
will
give
orders
about this.
And
the
woman
of
Tekoa
said
to
the
king,
My
lord,
O
king,
may
the
sin
be
on
me
and
on
my
family,
and
may
the
king
and
the
seat
of
his
kingdom
be clear
of
sin!
And
the
king
said, If anyone
says
anything
to
you,
make
him
come
to
me,
and
he
will
do
you
no
more damage.
Then
she
said,
Let
the
king
keep
in
mind
the
Lord
your
God,
so
that
he
who gives punishment
for
blood
may
be kept
back
from
further
destruction
and
that
no
one
may send
death
on
my
son.
And
he
said,
By
the
living
Lord,
not
a
hair
of
your son's
head
will
come
to
the
earth.
Then
the
woman
said,
Will
the
king
let
his
servant
say
one
word more?
And
he
said,
Say
on.
And
the
woman
said,
Why
have
you
had
such
a
thought
about
the
people
of
God? (for
in
saying
these
very
words
the
king
has
put himself
in
the wrong
because
he
has
not taken
back
the
one whom
he
sent
far
away.)
For
death comes
to
us
all,
and
we
are
like
water drained
out
on
the
earth,
which
it
is
not possible
to
take
up
again;
and
God
will
not
take
away
the
life
of
the
man
whose purpose
is
that
he
who
has
been sent
away
may
not
be completely cut
off
from
him.
And
now
it
is
my
fear
of
the
people
which
has
made
me
come
to
say
these
words
to
my
lord
the
king:
and
your
servant
said,
I
will
put
my
cause
before
the
king,
and
it
may
be
that
he
will
give effect
to
my
request.
For
the
king
will
give ear,
and
take
his
servant
out
of
the
power
of
the
man
whose purpose
is
the
destruction
of
me
and
my
son
together
from
the
heritage
of
God.
Then
your
servant
said,
May
the
word
of
my
lord
the
king
give
me peace!
for
my
lord
the
king
is
as
the
angel
of
God
in
his
hearing
of
good
and
bad:
and
may
the
Lord
your
God
be
with
you!
Then
the
king
said
to
the
woman,
Now
give
me
an
answer
to
the
question
I
am going
to put
to
you; keep
nothing
back.
And
the
woman
said,
Let
my
lord
the
king
say
on.
And
the
king
said,
Is
not
the
hand
of
Joab
with
you
in
all
this?
And
the
woman
in
answer
said,
By
the
life
of
your
soul,
my
lord
the
king,
it
is
not possible
for
anyone
to
go
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left
from
anything
said
by
the
king:
your
servant
Joab
gave
me
orders,
and
put
all
these
words
in
my
mouth:
This
he
did, hoping
that
the
face
of
this
business
might
be
changed:
and
my
lord
is
wise,
with
the
wisdom
of
the
angel
of
God,
having
knowledge
of
everything
on
earth.
And
the
king
said
to
Joab,
See
now,
I
will
do
this
thing:
go
then
and
Come
back
with
the
young
man
Absalom.
Then
Joab,
falling
down
on
his
face
on
the
earth,
gave
the
king honour
and
blessing;
and
Joab
said,
Today
it
is clear
to
your
servant
that
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
my
lord
king,
because
the
king
has
given
effect
to
the
request
of
his
servant.
So
Joab
got
up
and
went
to
Geshur
and
came
back
again
to
Jerusalem
with
Absalom.
And
the
king
said,
Let
him
go
to
his
house,
but
let
him
not
see
my
face.
So
Absalom
went
back
to
his
house
and
did
not
see
the
face
of
the
king.
Now
in
all
Israel
there
was
no
one
so
greatly
to
be
praised
for
his
beautiful
form
as
Absalom:
from
his
feet
to
the
crown
of
his
head
he
was
completely
beautiful.
And
when
he
had
his
hair
cut, (which
he
did
at
the
end
of
every
year,
because
of
the
weight
of
his
hair;)
the
weight
of
the
hair
was
two
hundred
shekels
by
the king's
weight.
And
Absalom
was
the
father
of
three
sons
and
of
one
daughter
named
Tamar,
who
was very
beautiful.
For
two
full
years
Absalom
was
living
in
Jerusalem
without ever
seeing
the
face
of
the
king.
Then
Absalom
sent
for
Joab
to
send
him
to
the
king,
but
he
would
not
come
to
him:
and
he
sent
again
a
second
time,
but
he
would
not
come.
So
he
said
to
his
servants,
See, Joab's
field
is
near mine,
and
he
has
barley
in
it; go
and
put
it
on
fire.
And Absalom's
servants
put
the
field
on
fire.
Then
Joab
came
to
Absalom
in
his
house
and
said
to
him,
Why
have
your
servants
put
my
field
on
fire?
And Absalom's
answer
was,
See,
I
sent
to
you
saying,
Come
here,
so
that
I
may
send
you
to
the
king
to
say,
Why
have
I
come
back
from
Geshur?
it
would
be
better
for
me
to
be
there
still:
let
me
now
see
the king's
face,
and
if
there
is
any
sin
in
me,
let
him
put
me
to
death.
So
Joab
went
to
the
king
and
said these words
to
him:
and
when
the
king
had sent
for
him,
Absalom
came,
and
went
down
on
his
face
on
the
earth
before
the
king:
and
the
king
gave
him
a kiss.
Now
after
this,
Absalom got
for
himself
a carriage
and
horses,
and
fifty
runners
to
go
before
him.
And
Absalom
got
up
early,
morning
after
morning,
and
took
his
place
at
the
side
of
the public meeting-place:
and
when
any
man
had
a
cause
which
had
to
come
to
the
king
to
be
judged,
then
Absalom,
crying
out
to
him,
said,
What
is
your
town?
and
he
would
say,
Your
servant
is
of
one
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
And
Absalom
would
say
to
him,
See,
your
cause
is true
and
right;
but
no
man
has been named
by
the
king
to
give
you
a
hearing.
And
more
than
this,
Absalom
said,
If
only
I
was
made
judge
in
the
land,
so
that
every
man
who
has
any
cause
or question
might
come
to
me,
and
I
would
give
a
right
decision
for
him!
And
if
any
man
came
near
to
give
him honour,
he
took
him
by
the
hand
and
gave
him
a kiss.
And
this
Absalom
did
to
everyone
in
Israel
who
came
to
the
king
to
have
his
cause
judged:
so
Absalom,
like
a thief,
took
away
the
hearts
of
the
men
of
Israel.
Now
at
the
end
of
four
years,
Absalom
said
to
the
king,
Let
me
go
to
Hebron
and
give effect
to
the oath
which
I
made
to
the
Lord:
For
while
I
was
living
in
Geshur
in
Aram,
your
servant
made
an oath,
saying,
If
ever
the
Lord lets
me
come
back
to
Jerusalem,
I
will
give
him
worship
in Hebron.
And
the
king
said
to
him,
Go
in
peace.
So
he
got
up
and
went
to
Hebron.
But
Absalom
at
the
same
time
sent watchers
through
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
to
say,
At
the
sound
of
the
horn
you
are
to
say,
Absalom
is
king
in
Hebron.
And
with
Absalom,
at
his
request,
went
two
hundred
men
from
Jerusalem,
who
were
completely unconscious
of
his designs.
And
Absalom
sent
for
Ahithophel
the
Gilonite,
one
of David's helpers,
from
Giloh
his
town,
while
he
was making
the
offerings.
And
the design
against
David
became
strong,
for
more
and
more
people
were
joined
to
Absalom.
And
one
came
to
David
and
said,
The
hearts
of
the
men
of
Israel
have
gone
after
Absalom.
And
David
said
to
all
his
servants
who
were
with
him
at
Jerusalem,
Come,
let
us
go
in
flight,
or
not
one
of
us
will
be safe
from
Absalom:
let
us
go
without loss
of
time,
or
he
will
overtake
us
quickly
and send
evil
on
us,
and
put
the
town
to
the
sword.
And
the king's
servants
said
to
the
king,
See,
your
servants
are ready
to
do
whatever
the
king
says
is
to
be
done.
So
the
king
went
out, taking
with
him
all
the
people
of
his
house,
but
for
ten
of
his
women,
who
were
to
take
care
of
the
house.
And
the
king
went
out,
and
all
his servants
went
after
him,
and
made
a
stop
at
the
Far House.
And
all
the
people
went
on
by
his
side;
and
all
the
Cherethites
and
all
the
Pelethites
and
all
the
men
of Ittai
of
Gath,
six
hundred
men
who
came
after
him
from
Gath,
went
on
before
the
king.
Then
the
king
said
to
Ittai
the
Gittite,
Why
are
you coming
with
us?
go
back
and keep
with
the
king:
for
you
are
a man
of
another
country,
you
are
far
from
the
land
of
your birth.
It
was only
yesterday
you
came
to
us;
why
then
am
I
to
make
you
go
up
and
down
with
us?
for
I
have
to
go
where
I
may;
go
back
then,
and
take
your
countrymen
with
you,
and
may
the Lord's mercy
and good
faith
be
with
you.
And
Ittai
the Gittite
in
answer
said,
By
the
living
Lord,
and
by
the
life
of
my
lord
the
king,
in
whatever
place
my
lord
the
king
may
be,
for
life
or
death,
there
will
your
servant
be.
And
David
said
to
Ittai,
Go forward,
then.
And
Ittai
the
Gittite
went
on,
with
all
his
men
and
all
the
little
ones
he
had
with
him.
And
there
was
great
weeping
in
all
the
country
when
all
the
people
went
through;
and
the
king
himself
was waiting
in
the
Kidron
valley
and
all
the
people
went
by
him
in
the
direction
of
the olive-tree
on
the
edge
of
the waste
land.
Then
Zadok
came,
and
Abiathar,
and
with
them
the
ark
of God's
agreement:
and
they
put
down
the
ark
of
God,
till
all
the
people
from
the
town
had
gone
by.
And
the
king
said
to
Zadok,
Take
the
ark
of
God
back
into
the
town:
if
I
have
grace
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
he
will let
me
come
back
and
see
it
and
his House
again:
But
if
he
says,
I
have
no
delight
in
you:
then,
here
I
am;
let
him
do
to
me
what
seems
good
to
him.
The
king
said further
to
Zadok
the
priest,
See,
you
and
Abiathar
are
to
go
back
to
the
town
in
peace,
with
your
two
sons,
Ahimaaz,
your
son,
and
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Abiathar.
See,
I
will
be
waiting
at
the
way across
the
river,
in
the waste land,
till
I
get news
from
you.
So
Zadok
and
Abiathar
took
the
ark
of
God
back
to
Jerusalem,
and did not
go
away
from
there.
And
David
went
up
the slopes
of
the
Mount
of
Olives
weeping
all
the
way,
with
his
head
covered
and
no shoes
on
his feet:
and
all
the
people
who
were
with
him, covering
their
heads,
went
up
weeping.
And
word
came
to
David,
saying,
Ahithophel
is
among
those
who
are
joined
to
Absalom.
And
David
said,
O
Lord,
let
the wisdom
of
Ahithophel
be
made
foolish.
Now
when
David
had
come
to
the
top
of
the slope,
where
they
gave
worship
to
God,
Hushai
the
Archite
came
to
him
in
great grief
with
dust
on
his
head:
David
said
to
him,
If
you
go
on
with
me,
you
will
be
a trouble
to
me:
But
if
you
go
back
to
the
town
and
say
to
Absalom,
I
will
be
your
servant,
O
king;
as
in
the past
I
have
been
your father's
servant,
so
now
I
will
be
yours:
then
you
will
be able
to keep Ahithophel's
designs against
me
from
being
put
into effect.
And
have
you
not
there
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the
priests?
so
whatever
comes
to
your ears
from
the king's
house,
give
word
of
it
to
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the
priests.
See,
they
have
with
them
their
two
sons,
Ahimaaz, Zadok's
son,
and
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Abiathar;
by
them
you
may
send
word
to
me
of
everything
which
comes
to
your ears.
So
Hushai, David's
friend,
went
into
the
town,
and
Absalom
came
to
Jerusalem.
And
when
David
had gone
a
little
way past
the
top
of
the slope,
Ziba,
the
servant
of
Mephibosheth,
came
to
him,
with
two asses
on
which
were
two
hundred cakes
of
bread
and
a
hundred stems
of dry grapes
and
a
hundred
summer fruits
and
a skin
of
wine.
And David
said
to
Ziba,
What
is
your reason
for
this?
And
Ziba
said,
The asses
are
for
the
use
of
the king's
people,
and
the
bread
and
the
fruit
are
food
for
the
young
men;
and
the
wine
is
for
drink
for
those
who
are overcome
by weariness
in
the waste land.
And
the
king
said,
And
where
is
your master's
son?
And
Ziba
said,
He
is
still
at
Jerusalem:
for
he
said,
Today
Israel
will
give
back
to
me
the
kingdom
of
my
father.
Then
the
king
said
to
Ziba, Truly
everything
which
was Mephibosheth's
is yours.
And
Ziba
said,
I give honour
to
my
lord,
may
I
have
grace
in
your
eyes,
my
lord, O
king!
And
when
King
David
came
to
Bahurim,
a
man
of Saul's
family
named
Shimei,
the
son
of
Gera,
came
out
from
there, calling
curses
after
him.
And
he sent
stones
at
David
and
at
all
the king's
servants
and
at
all
the
people
and
at
all
the
men
of war
by
his
side,
on
the
right
hand
and
on
the
left.
And
Shimei
said,
with
curses,
Be
gone,
be
gone,
you
man
of
blood,
you
good-for-nothing:
The
Lord
has
sent
punishment
on
you
for
all
the
blood
of
the
family
of
Saul,
whose
kingdom
you
have
taken;
and
the
Lord
has
given
the
kingdom
to
Absalom,
your
son:
now
you
yourself
are
taken
in
your
evil,
because
you
are
a
man
of
blood.
Then
Abishai,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
said
to
the
king,
Is
this
dead
dog
to
go
on
cursing
my
lord
the
king?
let
me
go
over
and
take
off
his
head.
And
the
king
said,
What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
you
sons
of
Zeruiah?
Let
him go
on
cursing,
for
the
Lord
has
said, Put
a
curse
on
David,
and
who
then
may
say,
Why
have
you
done
so?
And
David
said
to
Abishai
and
to
all
his
servants,
You
see
how
my
son,
the
offspring
of
my
body,
has
made designs
against
my
life:
how
much
more
then
may
this
Benjamite
do
so?
Let
him
be,
and
let
him
go
on
cursing;
for
the
Lord
has
given
him
orders.
It
may
be
that
the
Lord
will
take
note
of
my wrongs,
and
give
me
back
good
in
answer
to
his
cursing
of
me
today.
So
David
and
his
men
went
on
their
way:
and
Shimei
went
by
the hillside
parallel
with
them,
cursing
and sending
stones
and
dust
at
him.
And
the
king
and
his
people
came
tired
to Jordan,
and
took
their rest
there.
And
Absalom
and
the
men
of
Israel
came
to
Jerusalem,
and
Ahithophel
was
with
him.
Then
Hushai
the
Archite, David's
friend,
came
to
Absalom
and
said,
Long
life
to
the
king,
long
life
to
the
king!
And
Absalom
said,
Is
this
your
love
for
your
friend?
why
did
you
not
go
with
your
friend?
And
Hushai
said
to
Absalom,
Not
so;
I
am
for
that
man
whom
the
Lord
and
this
people
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
have
taken
as king,
and
I
will
take
my
place
with
him.
And
more
than
this!
where
is
my
place
as
a
servant?
is
it
not
before
his
son?
as
I
have
been
your father's
servant,
so
will
I
be yours.
Then
Absalom
said
to
Ahithophel,
Give
your opinion now,
what
are
we
to
do?
And
Ahithophel
said
to
Absalom,
Go
in
to
your father's women
who
are here looking
after
his
house;
then
all
Israel
will
have
the
news
that
you
are hated
by
your
father,
and
the
hands
of
your supporters
will
be
strong.
So
they
put
up
the
tent
for
Absalom
on
the
top
of
the house,
and
Absalom
went
in
to
his father's women
before
the
eyes
of
all
Israel.
In
those
days
the opinions
of
Ahithophel
were valued
as
highly
as
if
through
him
a
man
might get direction
from
God;
so
were
they valued
by
David
as
much
as
by
Absalom.
Then
Ahithophel
said
to
Absalom,
Let
me
take
out
twelve
thousand
men
and
this very
night
I
will
go
after
David:
And
I
will
come
up
with
him
when
he
is tired
and
feeble,
and
make
him
full
of
fear:
and
all
the
people
with
him
will
go
in
flight;
and
I
will
make
an
attack
on
the
king
only:
And
I
will
make
all
the
people
come
back
to
you
as
a bride
comes
back
to
her
husband:
it
is
the life
of
only
one
man
you
are
going
after;
so
all
the
people
will
be
at
peace.
And
the
saying
was
pleasing
to
Absalom
and
to
the responsible
men
of
Israel.
Then
Absalom
said,
Now send
for
Hushai
the
Archite,
and
let
us
give ear
to
what
he
has
to
say.
And
when
Hushai
came,
Absalom
said
to
him,
This
is
what
Ahithophel
has
said:
are
we
to
do
as
he
says?
if
not,
what
is
your suggestion?
And
Hushai
said
to
Absalom, Ahithophel's idea
is
not
a
good
one
at
this
time.
Hushai
said further,
You
have
knowledge
of
your
father
and
his
men,
that
they
are
men
of
war,
and
that
their
feelings
are
bitter,
like
those
of
a
bear
in
the
field
whose young
ones
have
been taken
from
her:
and
your
father
is
a
man
of
war,
and
will
not
take
his night's rest
with
the
people;
But
he
will
certainly
have
taken cover
now
in
some hole
or secret
place;
and
if
some
of
our
people,
at
the
first attack,
are
overcome,
then
any
hearing
of
it
will
say,
There
is destruction among
the
people
who
are
on Absalom's
side.
Then
even
the strongest,
whose
heart
is
like
the
heart
of
a
lion,
will become
like water;
for
all
Israel
is conscious
that
your
father
is
a
man
of war,
and
those
who
are
with
him
are
strong
and without fear.
But
my suggestion
is
that
all
Israel,
from
Dan
as
far
as Beer-sheba,
comes
together
to
you,
a
great
army
like
the sands
of
the
sea
in
number;
and
that
you
yourself
go
out
among
them.
Then
we
will
come
on
him
in
some
place,
wherever
he
may
be,
falling
on
him
as
the
dew
comes
on
the
earth:
and
of
him
and
all
the
men
who
are
with
him
not
one
will
get
away
with
his life.
And
if
he
has
gone
into
some
town,
then
let
all
Israel
take strong
cords
to
that
town,
and
we
will
have
it pulled
into
the
valley,
till
not
one small
stone
is
to
be seen
there.
Then
Absalom
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
said, Hushai's suggestion
is
better
than
that
of
Ahithophel.
For
it
was
the
purpose
of
the
Lord
to make
the wise
designs
of
Ahithophel without effect,
so
that
the
Lord
might send
evil
on
Absalom.
Then
Hushai
said
to
Zadok
and
Abiathar,
the
priests,
This
is
the suggestion made
by
Ahithophel
to
Absalom
and
the responsible
men
of
Israel,
and
this
is
what
I
said
to
them.
So
now
send
the
news
quickly
to
David,
and
say,
Do
not take
your night's rest
by
the
way
across
the river
to
the waste land,
but
be
certain
to
go
over;
or
the
king
and
all
the
people
with
him
will come
to destruction.
Now
Jonathan
and
Ahimaaz
were waiting
by
En-rogel;
and
a servant-girl
went
from time
to time
and
gave
them news
and
they
went
with
the news
to
King
David,
for
it
was
not wise
for
them
to
let
themselves
be
seen
coming
into
the
town.
But
a
boy
saw
them,
and
gave
word
of
it
to
Absalom:
so
the
two
of
them
went
away
quickly,
and
came
to
the
house
of
a
man
in
Bahurim
who
had
a water-hole
in
his garden,
and
they
went
down
into
it.
And
a
woman
put
a cover
over
the hole,
and
put
crushed
grain
on
top
of
it,
and
no
one
had
any
knowledge
of
it.
And Absalom's
servants
came
to
the
woman
at
the
house
and
said,
Where
are
Ahimaaz
and
Jonathan?
And
the
woman
said
to
them,
They
have
gone
from
here
to
the
stream.
And
after
searching
for
them,
and seeing
nothing
of
them,
they
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
Then
after
the servants
had
gone
away,
they
came
up
out
of
the water-hole
and
went
to
give
King
David
the
news;
and
they
said,
Get
up
and
go
quickly
over
the
water,
for
such
and
such
are Ahithophel's designs
against
you.
So
David
and
all
the
people
who
were
with
him
went
up
over
Jordan:
when
dawn
came,
every
one
of
them
had
gone
over
Jordan.
Now
when
Ahithophel
saw
that
his suggestion
was
not
acted
on,
he
got
his ass ready,
and
went
back
to
his
house,
to
the
town
where
he
came
from,
and
having
put
his
house
in
order,
he
put
himself
to
death
by hanging;
so
he
came
to
his end
and
was
put
in
the resting-place
of
his
father.
And
David
came
to
Mahanaim.
And
Absalom,
with
all
the
men
of
Israel,
went
over
Jordan.
And
Absalom
put
Amasa
at
the head
of
the
army
in
place
of
Joab.
Now
Amasa
was
the
son
of
a
man
named
Ithra
the Ishmaelite,
who
had
been
the lover
of
Abigail,
the
daughter
of Jesse,
sister
of
Zeruiah, Joab's
mother.
And
Israel
and
Absalom put up their tents
in
the
land
of
Gilead.
Now
when
David
had
come
to
Mahanaim,
Shobi,
the
son
of
Nahash
of
Rabbah,
the
Ammonite,
and
Machir,
the
son
of
Ammiel
of
Lo-debar,
and
Barzillai
the
Gileadite
of
Rogelim,
Came
with
beds
and
basins
and
pots,
and
grain
and
meal,
and all sorts
of dry
foods,
And
honey
and
butter
and
sheep
and milk-cheeses,
for
David
and
his
people:
for
they
said,
This
people
is
in
the waste land, needing
food
and drink
and rest.
And
David
had
the
people
who
were
with
him
numbered,
and
he
put
over
them
captains
of
thousands
and
captains
of
hundreds.
And
David
sent
the
people
out,
a
third
of
them
under
the
orders
of
Joab,
and
a
third
under
the
orders
of
Abishai,
son
of
Zeruiah, Joab's
brother,
and
a
third
under
Ittai
the
Gittite.
And
the
king
said
to
the
people,
And
I
myself
will
certainly
go
out
with
you.
But
the
people
said,
It
is
better
for
you
not
to
go
out:
for
if
we
are
put
to
flight,
they
will
not
give
a
thought
to
us,
and
if
death
overtakes
half
of
us,
it
will
be
nothing
to
them:
but
you
are
of
more value
than
ten
thousand
of
us:
so
it
is
better
for
you
to
be
ready
to
come
to
our
help
from
this
town.
And
the
king
said
to
them,
I
will
do
whatever
seems
best
to
you.
So
the
king
took
his
place
by
the door
of
the
town,
and
all
the
people
went
out
by
hundreds
and
by
thousands.
And
the
king
gave
orders
to
Joab
and
Abishai
and
Ittai,
saying,
Because
of
me,
be gentle
to
the
young
man
Absalom.
And
this
order
about
Absalom
was
given
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
people.
So
the
people
went
out
into
the
field
against
Israel,
and
the
fight
took
place
in
the
woods
of
Ephraim.
And
the
people
of
Israel
were overcome
there
by
the
servants
of
David,
and
there
was
a
great destruction
that
day,
and
twenty
thousand
men
were put
to
the sword.
And
the fighting
went
on
over
all
the
face
of
the
country:
and
the
woods
were responsible
for
more deaths
than
the
sword.
And
Absalom
came
across some
of David's
men.
And
Absalom
was
seated
on
his
mule,
and
the
mule
went
under
the
thick
branches
of
a
great tree,
and
his
head
became fixed
in
the tree
and
he
was
lifted
up
between
earth
and
heaven,
and
the beast
under
him
went
on.
And
a
certain
man
saw
it
and
said
to
Joab,
I
saw
Absalom
hanging
in
a tree.
And
Joab
said
to
the
man
who
had
given
him
the
news,
If
you
saw
this,
why
did
you
not
put
your sword
through
him,
and
I
would
have
given
you
ten bits
of
silver
and
a band
for
your robe?
And
the
man
said
to
Joab,
Even
if
you
gave
me
a
thousand bits
of
silver,
I
would
not
put
out
my
hand
against
the king's
son:
for
in
our
hearing
the
king
gave
orders
to
you
and
Abishai
and
Ittai,
saying,
Take
care
that
the
young
man
Absalom
is
not touched.
And
if
I
had
falsely put
him
to
death (and
nothing
may
be
kept secret
from
the
king),
you
would
have
had
nothing
to
do
with
me.
Then
Joab
said,
I
would
have
made
it safe
for
you.
And
he
took
three
spears
in
his
hand,
and
put
them
through Absalom's
heart,
while
he
was
still
living,
in
the
branches
of
the tree.
And
ten
young
men,
servants
of
Joab, came
round
Absalom
and
put
an end
to
him.
And
Joab
had
the
horn
sounded,
and
the
people
came
back
from
going
after
Israel,
for
Joab
kept
them
back.
And
they
took Absalom's body
and
put
it
into
a
great hole
in
the wood,
and
put
a
great mass
of
stones
over
it:
and
every
man
of
Israel
went
in
flight
to
his
tent.
Now
Absalom,
before
his death,
had
put
up
for
himself
a
pillar
in
the king's
valley, naming
it
after
himself;
for
he
said,
I
have
no
son
to
keep
my
name
in
memory:
and
to
this
day
it
is
named Absalom's
pillar.
Then
Ahimaaz,
the
son
of
Zadok,
said,
Let
me
go
and
give
the
king
news
of
how
the
Lord
has
done right
in
his cause
against
those
who
took
up
arms
against
him.
And
Joab
said,
You
will take
no
news
today;
another
day
you
may give
him
the
news,
but
you
will take
no
news
today,
because
the king's
son
is
dead.
Then
Joab
said
to
the
Cushite, Go
and
give
the
king
word
of
what
you
have
seen.
And
the
Cushite, making
a sign
of respect
to
Joab, went
off
running.
Then
Ahimaaz,
the
son
of
Zadok,
said
to
Joab
again,
Whatever
may
come
of
it,
let
me
go
after
the
Cushite.
And
Joab
said,
Why
have
you
a desire
to
go,
my
son, seeing
that
you
will get
no
reward
for
your
news?
Whatever
may
come
of
it,
he
said,
I
will
go.
Then
he
said
to
him,
Go.
So
Ahimaaz
went
running
by
the lowland
road
and overtook
the
Cushite.
Now
David
was
seated
between
the
two
town doors;
and
the
watchman
went
up
to
the
roof
of
the doorways,
on
the
wall,
and, lifting
up
his
eyes,
saw
a
man
running
by
himself.
And
the
watchman
gave
news
of
it
to
the
king.
And
the
king
said,
If
he
is
coming
by
himself,
then
he
has
news.
And
the man
was travelling quickly,
and
came
near.
Then
the
watchman
saw
another
man
running:
and
crying
out
in
the direction
of
the door
he
said,
Here
is
another
man
running
by
himself.
And
the
king
said,
He,
like
the
other, comes
with
news.
And
the
watchman
said,
It seems
to
me
that
the
running
of
the
first
is
like
the
running
of
Ahimaaz,
the
son
of
Zadok.
And
the
king
said,
He
is
a
good
man,
and
his
news
will
be
good.
And
Ahimaaz,
crying
out
to
the
king,
said,
It
is
well.
And falling
down
before
the
king,
with
his
face
to
the
earth,
he
said,
May
the
Lord
your
God
be
praised,
who
has
given
up
the
men
who
took
up
arms
against
my
lord
the
king!
And
the
king
said,
Is
it
well
with
the
young
man
Absalom?
And
Ahimaaz
said
in
answer,
When
Joab
sent
me,
your
servant,
I
saw
a
great outcry going
on,
but
I
had
no
knowledge
of
what
it
was.
And
the
king
said, Get
back
and
take
your
place
here.
So
turning
to
one
side,
he
took
his
place
there.
And
then
the
Cushite
came
and
said,
I
have
news
for
my
lord
the
king:
today
the
Lord
has
done
right
in
your cause
against
all
those
who
took
up
arms
against
you.
And
the
king
said
to
the
Cushite,
Is
the
young
man
Absalom
safe?
And
the
Cushite
said
in
answer,
May
all
the king's haters
and
those
who
do
evil
against
the
king,
be
as
that
young
man
is!
Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
And
word
was
given
to
Joab
that
the
king
was
weeping
and sorrowing
for
Absalom.
And
the salvation
of
that day
was changed
to
sorrow
for
all
the people:
for
it
was said
to
the people,
The
king
is
in bitter grief
for
his son.
And
the
people
made
their
way back
to
the town quietly
and secretly,
as
those
who
are shamed
go secretly
when
they
go
in flight
from
the war.
But
the king, covering
his face,
gave
a great cry, O
my son Absalom, O Absalom,
my son,
my son!
And Joab came into
the house
to
the
king
and said, Today
you
have put
to shame
the
faces
of
all
your servants
who
even
now
have kept
you
and
your
sons
and
your daughters
and
your wives
and
all
your women safe
from death;
For
your haters,
it
seems,
are dear
to
you,
and
your friends
are hated.
For
you
have
made
it
clear
that captains
and
servants
are
nothing
to
you:
and
now
I
see
that
if Absalom
was
living
and
we
had
all
been
dead
today,
it
would
have
been right
in
your eyes.
So get
up
now,
and go
out
and say
some kind words
to
your
servants;
for,
by
the Lord,
I
give
you
my oath,
that
if
you
do
not go
out,
not
one
of
them
will keep
with
you tonight;
and
that
will
be worse
for
you
than
all
the evil
which
has overtaken
you
from
your earliest
years.
Then
the
king
got
up
and
took
his seat
near
the town-door.
And
word
was
given
to
all
the
people
that
the
king
was
in
the public
place:
and
all
the
people
came
before
the
king.
Now
all
the
men
of Israel
had
gone
back
in flight
to
their tents.
And
through
all
the tribes
of
Israel
the
people
were
having arguments,
saying,
The
king
made
us safe
from
the hands
of
those
who
were
against
us
and
made
us free
from
the hands
of
the Philistines;
and
now
he
has
gone
in
flight
from
the
land,
because
of Absalom.
And
Absalom, whom
we
made
a ruler
over
us,
is dead
in
the fight.
So
now why
do
you
say
nothing
about getting
the
king back?
And
word
of
what
all
Israel
was
saying
came
to
the
king.
And
King David
sent word
to Zadok
and Abiathar,
the priests, Say
to
the responsible men
of Judah,
Why
are
you
the last
to
take steps
to
get
the
king
back
to
his house?
You
are
my brothers,
my bone
and
my flesh;
why
are
you
the
last
to
get
the
king
back
again?
And say
to Amasa,
Are
you
not
my
bone
and
my
flesh?
May God's punishment
be
on
me,
if
I
do
not
make
you chief
of
the army before
me
at all times
in
place
of Joab!
And
the hearts
of
the
men
of Judah
were moved
like
one
man;
so
that
they
sent
to
the king,
saying,
Come back,
with
all
your servants.
So
the
king
came
back,
and
came
as
far
as Jordan.
And
Judah
came
to Gilgal, meeting
the
king
there,
to
take
him
back
with
them
over Jordan.
And Shimei,
the son
of Gera,
the Benjamite
from Bahurim, got
up quickly
and
went down
with
the men
of
Judah
for
the purpose
of meeting
King David;
And
with
him
a thousand
men
of Benjamin,
and Ziba,
the servant
of Saul,
with
his fifteen
sons
and twenty
servants,
came rushing
to Jordan
before
the
king,
And kept going
across
the river
to
take
the
people
of
the king's
house
over,
and
to do whatever
was desired
by
the
king.
And Shimei,
the
son
of Gera,
went
down
on
his
face
in
the dust
before
the
king,
when
he
was
about
to go
over
Jordan,
And said
to
him, Let
me
not
be judged
as
a sinner
in
your
eyes,
O
my lord,
and
do
not
keep
in
mind
the wrong
I
did
on
the day
when
my lord
the
king
went
out
of Jerusalem,
or take
it
to heart.
For
your
servant
is conscious
of
his
sin:
and
so,
as
you
see,
I
have
come
today,
the
first
of
all
the sons
of
Joseph,
for
the
purpose
of meeting
my
lord
the
king.
But Abishai,
the son
of Zeruiah, said,
Is
not death
the
right
fate
for Shimei,
because
he
has
been cursing
the
one marked
by
the holy oil?
And David
said,
What
have
I
to do
with
you,
you
sons
of
Zeruiah,
that
you
put
yourselves against
me today?
is
it
right
for
any
man
in Israel
to
be
put
to
death today?
for
I
am certain today
that
I
am king
in Israel.
So
the
king
said
to Shimei,
You
will
not
be
put
to
death.
And
the
king
gave
him
his oath.
And
Mephibosheth,
the son
of Saul's son,
came down
for
the purpose
of meeting
the
king;
his feet
had
not
been cared
for
or
his hair cut
or
his clothing washed
from
the day
when
the
king
went away till
the day
when
he
came
back
in peace.
Now
when
he
had
come
from Jerusalem
to
see
the
king,
the
king said
to
him,
Why
did
you
not
come
with
me,
Mephibosheth?
And
he
said
in
answer,
Because
of
the deceit
of
my servant,
my lord
king:
for
I,
your servant,
said
to
him,
You
are
to
make ready
an ass
and
on
it
I
will
go
with
the
king,
for
your servant
has
not
the
use
of
his feet.
He
has
given
you
a false
account
of
me:
but
my
lord
the
king
is
like
the angel
of
God: do
then whatever seems good
to
you.
For all
my father's family
were only dead
men
before
my
lord
the
king:
and still
you put
your
servant
among those
whose place
is
at
the king's table.
What
right
then
have
I
to say anything more
to
the
king?
And
the
king
said, Say
nothing
more
about
these
things.
I say,
Let
there
be
a division
of
the land between Ziba
and
you.
And Mephibosheth
said, Let
him take
it
all,
now
that
my lord
the
king
has come
back
to
his house
in peace!
And Barzillai
the Gileadite
came down
from Rogelim;
and
he
went
on
as
far
as Jordan
with
the
king
to
take
him across Jordan.
Now
Barzillai
was
a very old man,
as much
as eighty years old:
and
he
had given
the
king everything
he
had need
of,
while
he
was
at Mahanaim,
for
he
was
a very great man.
And
the
king said
to
Barzillai, Come
over
with
me,
and
I
will take care
of
you
in Jerusalem.
And
Barzillai
said
to
the
king, How much
of
my life
is
still
before
me,
for
me
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem
with
the
king?
I am
now eighty
years old: good
and bad
are
the same
to
me;
have meat
and drink
any taste
for
me
now? am
I able
to
take pleasure
in
the voices
of
men
or women
in song?
why
then am
I
to
be
a trouble
to
my lord
the
king?
Your servant's desire
was
only
to
take
the
king
over Jordan;
why
is
the
king
to
give
me
such
a reward?
Let
your
servant now
go back again,
so
that
when death comes
to
me,
it
may
be
in
my town
and
by
the resting-place
of
my father
and mother.
But
here
is
your
servant Chimham: let
him
go
with
my lord
the
king,
and
do
for
him
what seems good
to
you.
And
the
king said
in
answer,
Let
Chimham
go
over
with
me,
and
I
will
do
for
him
whatever
seems
good
to
you:
and
whatever
your desire
is,
I
will
do
it
for
you.
Then
all
the
people went
over Jordan,
and
the
king went
over:
and
the
king
gave Barzillai
a kiss,
with
his blessing;
and
he went back
to
his
place.
So
the
king
went
over
to Gilgal,
and Chimham
went
with
him:
and
all
the
people
of Judah,
as well
as half
the
people
of
Israel,
took
the
king
on
his
way.
Then
the
men
of
Israel came
to
the
king
and said, Why
have
our countrymen
of
Judah
taken
you
away
in secret
and come
over Jordan
with
the
king
and
all
his family,
because
all
his
people
are David's
men?
And
all
the
men
of
Judah
gave
this
answer
to
the
men
of
Israel,
Because
the
king
is
our
near relation:
why
then
are
you angry
about
this?
have
we
taken
any
of
the king's
food,
or
has
he given
us
any offering?
And
in
answer
to
the
men
of
Judah,
the
men
of
Israel
said,
We
have ten
parts
in
the
king,
and
we
are
the
first
in
order
of birth:
why
did
you
make
nothing
of
us?
and
were
we
not
the
first
to
make suggestions
for getting
the
king
back?
And
the
words
of
the
men
of
Judah
were
more violent
than
the
words
of
the
men
of
Israel.
Now
by
chance
there
was
present
a
good-for-nothing
person
named
Sheba,
the
son
of
Bichri,
a Benjamite:
and
he, sounding
the
horn,
said,
We
have
no part
in
David,
or
any interest
in
the
son
of
Jesse:
let
every
man go
to
his
tent,
O
Israel.
So
all
the
men
of
Israel, turning
away
from
David,
went
after
Sheba,
the
son
of
Bichri:
but
the
men
of
Judah
were true
to
their
king,
going
with
him
from
Jordan
as
far
as
Jerusalem.
And
David
came
to
his
house
at
Jerusalem:
and
the
king
took
the
ten
women
to
whom
he
had
given
the
care
of
the
house,
and
had
them shut
up,
and
gave
them
the necessaries
of
life,
but
did
not
go
near
them.
So
they
were shut
up
till
the
day
of
their
death,
living
as
widows.
Then
the
king
said
to
Amasa, Get
all
the
men
of
Judah
together,
and
in
three
days
be
here
yourself.
So
Amasa went
to get
all
the men
of
Judah
together,
but
he
took longer
than
the
time David
had given
him.
And
David
said
to
Abishai,
Sheba,
the
son
of
Bichri,
will do
us
more damage
than
Absalom did;
so
take
some
of
your lord's
servants
and go
after
him,
before
he
makes
himself safe
in
the walled
towns,
and
gets
away
before
our
eyes.
So
there
went
after Abishai,
Joab
and
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites
and
all
the fighting-men;
they
went
out
of
Jerusalem
to overtake
Sheba,
the
son
of
Bichri.
When
they
were
at
the
great
stone
which
is
in
Gibeon,
Amasa
came
face
to
face
with
them.
Now
Joab
had
on
his war-dress,
and round
him
a band
from
which
his
sword
was hanging
in
its
cover;
and
while
he
was walking,
it
came
out,
falling
to
the earth.
And
Joab
said
to
Amasa,
Is
it
well,
my
brother?
And
with
his
right
hand
he
took
him
by
the hair
of
his chin
to give
him
a kiss.
But
Amasa
did
not
see danger
from
the
sword
which
was
now
in Joab's left
hand,
and
Joab
put
it
through
his
stomach
so
that
his
inside
came
out
on
to
the
earth,
and
he
did
not
give
him
another blow.
So
Joab
and
his
brother
Abishai
went
on
after
Sheba,
the
son
of
Bichri.
And
one
of Joab's
young
men, taking
his place
at Amasa's
side,
said,
Whoever
is
for
Joab
and
for
David, let
him go
after
Joab!
And
Amasa
was stretched
out
in
a pool
of
blood
in
the
middle
of
the
highway.
And
when
the
man
saw
that
all
the
people
were stopping,
he
took
Amasa
out
of
the
highway
and
put
him
in
a
field,
with
a
cloth
over
him,
when
he
saw
that
everyone
who
went
by
came
to
a
stop.
When
he
had
been
taken
off
the road,
all
the
people
went
on
after
Joab
in search
of
Sheba,
the
son
of
Bichri.
And
Sheba
went
through
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
to
Abel
of
Beth-maacah;
and
all
the Bichrites
came together
and
went
in
after
him.
And
Joab
and
his
men got
him shut
up
in
Abel
of
Beth-maacah,
and
put
up
an earthwork
against
the
town:
and
all Joab's
men
did
their best
to
get
the
wall broken
down.
Then
a
wise
woman got
up
on
the wall,
and
crying
out
from
the
town,
said,
Give ear,
give ear;
say
now
to
Joab,
Come
near,
so
that
I
may
have
talk
with
you.
And
he
came
near,
and
the
woman
said,
Are
you
Joab?
And
he
said
in
answer,
I
am.
Then she
said,
Give ear
to
your servant's
words.
And
he
said,
I
am giving ear.
Then
she
said,
In
the
old days, there
was
a
saying,
Let
them put
the
question
in
Abel
and
in Dan,
saying,
Has
what
was
ordered
by
men
of good faith
in Israel ever
come
to
an
end?
Your purpose
is
the destruction
of
a mother-town
in
Israel:
why
would
you
put
an
end
to
the
heritage
of
the
Lord?
And
Joab, answering
her,
said,
Far,
far be
it
from
me
to be
a cause
of death
or
destruction;
Not
so:
but
a
man
of
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
Sheba,
son
of
Bichri,
by
name,
has
taken
up
arms
against
the
king,
against
David:
give
up
this
man
only,
and
I
will
go
away
from
the
town.
And
the
woman
said
to
Joab,
His
head
will
be
dropped
over
the
wall
to
you.
Then
the
woman
in
her
wisdom
had talk
with
all
the
town.
And
they
had Sheba's
head
cut
off
and
sent
out
to
Joab.
And
he
had
the
horn
sounded,
and
sent
them
all
away
from
the
town,
every
man
to
his
tent.
And
Joab
went
back
to
Jerusalem
to
the
king.
Now
Joab
was
over
all
the
army;
and
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
was
at
the head
of
the Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites;
And
Adoram
was overseer
of
the
forced work;
and
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Ahilud,
was
the
recorder;
And Sheva
was
the
scribe,
and
Zadok
and
Abiathar
were
priests;
And
in
addition,
Ira
the
Jairite
was
a
priest
to
David.
In
the
days
of
David
they
were short
of
food
for
three
years,
year
after
year;
and
David
went
before
the
Lord
for
directions.
And
the
Lord
said,
On
Saul
and
on
his
family
there
is
blood,
because
he
put
the
Gibeonites
to
death.
Then
the
king
sent
for
the
Gibeonites; (now
the
Gibeonites
were
not
of
the
children
of
Israel,
but
were
the last
of
the
Amorites,
to
whom
the
children
of
Israel
had
given
an
oath;
but
Saul,
in
his passion
for
the
children
of
Israel
and
Judah,
had
made
an attempt
on
their
lives:)
So
David
said
to
the
Gibeonites,
What
may
I
do
for
you?
how
am
I
to
make
up
to
you
for
your wrongs,
so
that
you
may
give
a
blessing
to
the
heritage
of
the
Lord?
And
the
Gibeonites
said
to
him,
It
is
not
a question
of
silver
and
gold
between
us
and
Saul
or
his
family;
and
it
is
not
in
our
power
to
put
to
death
any
man
in
Israel.
And
he
said,
Say,
then,
what am
I
to
do
for
you?
And
they
said
to
the
king,
As
for
the
man
by
whom
we
were wasted,
and
who
made designs
against
us
to
have
us
completely cut
off
from
the
land
of
Israel,
Let
seven
men
of
his family
be
given
up
to
us
and
we
will
put
an end
to
them
by
hanging
them before
the
Lord
in Gibeon,
on
the hill
of
the
Lord.
And
the
king
said,
I
will
give
them.
But
the
king
did
not give
up
Mephibosheth,
the
son
of Saul's
son
Jonathan,
because
of
the Lord's
oath
made
between
David
and
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Saul.
But
the
king
took
Armoni
and
Mephibosheth,
the
two
sons
of
Saul
to
whom
Rizpah,
the
daughter
of
Aiah,
had
given
birth;
and
the
five
sons
of Saul's
daughter
Merab,
whose
father
was
Adriel,
the
son
of
Barzillai
the
Meholathite:
And
he
gave
them
up
to
the
Gibeonites,
and
they
put
them
to
death,
hanging
them
on
the
mountain
before
the
Lord;
all
seven
came
to
their end
together
in
the
first
days
of
the grain-cutting,
at
the start
of
the cutting
of
the
barley.
And
Rizpah,
the
daughter
of
Aiah,
took haircloth,
placing
it
on
the
rock
as
a bed
for
herself,
from
the start
of
the grain-cutting
till
rain
came
down
on
them
from
heaven;
and
she
did
not
let
the
birds
of
the air come
near
them
by
day,
or
the
beasts
of
the
field
by
night.
And news
was given
to
David
of
what
Rizpah,
the
daughter
of
Aiah,
one
of Saul's wives,
had
done.
And
David went
and
took
the
bones
of
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
from
the
men
of Jabesh-gilead,
who
had
taken
them
away secretly
from
the public
place
of
Beth-shan,
where
the
Philistines
had
put
them,
hanging
up
the bodies
there
on
the
day
when
they
put
Saul
to death
in
Gilboa:
And
he
took
the
bones
of
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
from
that
place;
and
they
got
together
the
bones
of
those
who
had
been
put
to death
by hanging.
And
they
put
them
with
the
bones
of
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
in
the resting-place
of
Kish,
his
father,
in
Zela
in
the
country
of
Benjamin;
they
did
all
the
king
had
given
them
orders
to
do.
And
after
that,
God
gave ear
to
their
prayers
for
the
land.
And
the
Philistines
went
to
war
again
with
Israel;
and
David
went
down
with
his people,
and
while
they
were
at Gob
they
had
a
fight
with
the
Philistines:
And
there
came against
David
one
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim,
whose
spear
was
three
hundred
shekels
of
brass
in
weight,
and having
a
new sword,
he
made
an attempt
to
put
David
to death.
But
Abishai,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
came
to
his
help,
and, turning
on
the
Philistine,
gave
him
his death-blow.
Then David's
men
took
an
oath,
and
said,
Never
again
are
you
to
go
out
with
us
to
the
fight,
so
that
you
may
not
put
out
the light
of
Israel.
Now
after
this
there
was
war
with
the
Philistines
again
at
Gob,
and
Sibbecai
the
Hushathite put
to death
Saph,
one
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim.
And
again
there
was
war
with
the
Philistines
at
Gob,
and
Elhanan,
the
son
of Jair
the Beth-lehemite, put
to death
Goliath
the
Gittite,
the stem
of
whose
spear
was
like
a cloth-worker's rod.
And
again
there
was
war
at
Gath, where
there
was
a
very tall
man,
who
had
twenty-four
fingers
and
toes,
six
fingers
on
his
hands
and
six
toes
on
his
feet;
he
was
one
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim.
And
when
he
was purposing
to put shame
on
Israel,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Shimei, David's
brother, put
him
to death.
These
four
were
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim
in
Gath;
and
they
came
to
their end
by
the
hands
of
David
and
his
servants.
And
David
made
a
song
to
the
Lord
in
these
words,
on
the
day
when
the
Lord
made
him free
from
the
hands
of
all
his haters,
and
from
the
hand
of
Saul:
And
he
said,
The
Lord
is
my
Rock,
my walled town,
and
my saviour, even mine;
My
God,
my
Rock,
in
him
will I put
my faith;
my breastplate,
and
the
horn
of
my
salvation,
my high tower,
and
my
safe place;
my saviour,
who keeps
me
safe
from
the
violent man.
I
will send up
my
cry
to
the
Lord,
who
is
to
be
praised;
so
will
I
be
made
safe
from
those
who
are against
me.
For
the
waves
of
death came round
me,
and
the seas
of
evil put
me
in fear;
The
cords
of hell
were
round
me:
the nets
of
death came
on
me.
In
my
trouble
my
voice
went
up
to
the
Lord,
and
my
cry
to
my
God:
my
voice
came
to
his
hearing
in
his holy
Temple,
and
my prayer
came
to
his
ears.
Then
the
earth
was
moved
with
a violent shock;
the bases
of
heaven
were
moved
and shaking,
because
he
was
angry.
There
went
up
a
smoke
from
his
nose,
and
a
fire
of destruction
from
his
mouth:
coals
were
lighted
by
it.
The
heavens
were
bent,
so
that
he might
come
down;
and
it
was
dark
under
his
feet.
And
he went
through
the
air,
seated
on
a storm-cloud: going quickly
on
the
wings
of
the
wind.
And
he
made
the
dark
his tent
round
him,
a
mass
of
waters,
thick
clouds
of
the
skies.
Before
his shining
light
his dark clouds went past, raining ice
and
coals
of
fire.
The
Lord
made
thunder
in
the
heavens,
and
the
voice
of
the
Highest
was sounding
out.
And
he
sent
out
his
arrows,
driving
them
in all directions;
by
his flames
of fire they were
troubled.
Then
the deep beds
of
the
sea
were
seen,
and
the bases
of
the
world
were
uncovered, because
of
the Lord's
wrath, because
of
the
breath
of
his mouth.
He
sent
from
on
high,
he
took
me, pulling
me
out
of
great
waters.
He
made
me free
from
my
strong hater,
from
those
who were
against
me,
because
they were
stronger
than
I.
They
came
on
me
in
the
day
of
my trouble:
but
the
Lord
was
my support.
He
took
me
out
into
a wide
place;
he was
my saviour
because
he
had
delight
in
me.
The
Lord
gives
me
the reward
of
my
righteousness,
because
my
hands
are clean before
him.
For
I
have
kept
the
ways
of
the
Lord;
I
have
not
been turned away
in sin
from
my
God.
For
all
his
decisions
were
before
me,
and
I
did
not
put
away
his laws
from
me.
And
I
was upright before
him,
and
I
kept myself
from
sin.
Because
of
this
the
Lord
has given
me
the reward
of
my
righteousness, because
my hands
are clean
in
his
eyes.
On
him
who
has mercy
you
will
have mercy;
to
the upright
you
will be upright;
He
who
is holy will see that
you
are holy;
but
to
the man whose way
is not straight
you will
be
a hard judge.
For
you
are
the saviour
of
those
who
are
in
trouble;
but
your
eyes
are
on
men
of pride,
to
make
them
low.
For
you
are
my
light,
O
Lord;
and
the
Lord
will
make
the
dark bright
for
me.
By
your help
I
have made
a way
through
the
wall which
was shutting
me
in:
by
the help
of
my
God
I
have gone over
a
wall.
As
for
God,
his
way
is
all good:
the
word
of
the
Lord
is
tested;
he
is
a safe cover
for
all
those
who put
their faith
in
him.
For
who
is
God
but
the
Lord?
and
who
is
a
Rock
but
our
God?
God puts a
strong band
about me, guiding me
in a straight
way.
He makes
my
feet
like roes'
feet,
and puts
me
on
high
places.
He makes
my
hands
expert
in
war,
so
that
a
bow
of brass
is bent
by
my
arms.
You
have
given
me
the breastplate
of
your
salvation,
and
your mercy
has
made
me great.
You
have
made
my
steps
wide
under
me,
so
that
my
feet
make
no
slip.
I
go
after
my haters
and overtake
them;
not
turning
back
till
they
are
all overcome.
I
have sent destruction
on
them
and given
them
wounds,
so
that
they
are
not able
to
get
up:
they
are stretched
under
my
feet.
For
I have been
armed
by
you
with
strength
for
the
fight:
you have made
low
under
me those
who came
out
against
me.
By
you
their
backs are
turned
in flight,
so
that
my haters are
cut
off.
They
were crying
out,
but
there
was
no
one
to come
to
their
help:
even
to
the
Lord,
but
he
gave
them
no
answer.
Then
they
were
crushed
as small
as
the
dust
of
the
earth,
stamped down under my feet
like
the waste
of
the
streets.
You
have
made
me free
from
the fightings
of
my
people;
you
have
made
me
the
head
of
the
nations:
a
people
of whom
I
had
no
knowledge
will
be
my
servants.
Men
of other countries
will,
with false hearts, put
themselves under
my authority:
from
the time
when
my name comes
to
their
ears,
they
will
be ruled
by
me.
They
will
be wasted
away, they
will
come out
of their secret places shaking
with fear.
The
Lord
is
living;
praise
be
to
my
Rock,
and let
the
God
of
my
salvation
be honoured:
It
is
God
who
sends punishment
on
my haters,
and
puts
peoples
under
my rule.
He
makes
me
free
from
my haters:
I am
lifted
up
over
those
who
come
up
against
me:
you
have
made
me
free
from
the
violent
man.
Because
of
this
I
will
give
you
praise,
O
Lord,
among
the
nations,
and
will
make
a
song
of
praise
to
your
name.
Great
salvation
does
he give
to
his
king;
he
has mercy on
the
king
of
his selection,
David,
and on
his
seed
for
ever.
Now
these
are
the
last
words
of
David.
David,
the
son
of
Jesse,
says,
the
man
who
was lifted
up
on
high,
the
man
on
whom
the
God
of
Jacob put
the holy oil,
the loved
one
of Israel's
songs,
says:
The
spirit
of
the
Lord
had voice
through
me,
his
word
was
on
my
tongue.
The
God
of
Israel
said,
the
word
of
the
Rock
of
Israel
came
to
me:
When
an upright king
is
ruling
over
men,
when
he
is
ruling
in
the
fear
of
God,
It
is
as
the
light
of
the
morning,
when
the
sun
comes
up,
a
morning
without
clouds; making young
grass come
to life
from
the
earth.
For
is
not
my
house
so
with
God?
For
he
has
made
with
me
an
eternal
agreement, ordered
in
all
things
and certain:
as
for
all
my
salvation
and
all
my
desire,
will
he
not
give
it increase?
But
the evil-doers,
all
of
them,
will
be
like
thorns
to
be pushed
away,
because
they
may
not
be gripped
in
the
hand:
But
anyone
touching
them
has
to
be
armed
with
iron
and
the rod
of
a
spear;
and
they
will
be
burned
with
fire,
every
one
of
them.
These
are
the
names
of David's
men
of war: Ishbaal
the Hachmonite,
chief
of
the three;
his axe
was lifted
up
against
eight
hundred put
to death
at
one
time.
After
him
was
Eleazar,
the
son
of Dodai
the
Ahohite,
one
of
the
three
great fighters,
who
was
with
David
in Pas-dammim
when
the
Philistines
came
together
there
for
the
fight;
and
when
the
men
of
Israel
had
gone
in flight,
He
was
with
David
and
went
on fighting
the
Philistines
till
his
hand
became
tired
and stiff
from gripping
his
sword:
and
that
day
the
Lord
gave
a
great
salvation,
and
the
people
came
back
after
him
only
to
take
the goods
of
the
Philistines.
After
him
was Shammah,
the
son
of Ela
the
Hararite.
And
the
Philistines
came
together
in Lehi,
where
there
was
a bit
of
land
full
of seed;
and
the
people
went
in
flight
from
the
Philistines.
But
he
kept
his place
in
the
middle
of
the bit
of
land,
and
kept back
their
attack
and overcame
the
Philistines:
and
the
Lord
gave
a
great
salvation.
And
three
of
the
thirty
went
down
at
the start
of
the grain-cutting,
and
they
came
to
David
at
the strong
place
of
Adullam;
and
the
band
of
Philistines
had
taken
up
their position
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
And
at
that
time
David
had taken cover
in
the strong
place,
and an armed force
of
the
Philistines
was
in Beth-lehem.
And
David, moved
by
a strong
desire,
said,
If only
someone
would
give
me
a
drink
of
water
from
the water-hole
of Beth-lehem,
by
the doorway
into
the
town!
And
the
three
men, forcing
their way
through
the
Philistine
army, got
water
from
the water-hole
of Beth-lehem,
by
the doorway
into
the
town,
and
took
it
back
to
David:
but
he
would
not
take
it,
but, draining
it
out,
made
an
offering
of
it
to
the
Lord.
And
he
said,
Far
be
it
from
me,
O
Lord,
to
do
this;
how
may
I
take
as
my
drink
the life-blood
of
men
who
have put
their
lives
in danger?
So
he
would
not
take
it.
These
things
did
the
three
great
men
of war.
And
Abishai,
the
brother
of
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
was
chief
of
the
thirty.
He put
to death
three
hundred
with
his
spear,
and
he got
for
himself
a
name
among
the
thirty.
Was
he
not
the noblest
of
the
thirty?
so
he
was
made
their
captain:
but
he
was
not
equal
to
the first
three.
And
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
a fighting
man
of
Kabzeel,
had
done
great acts;
he
put
to death
the
two
sons
of
Ariel
of
Moab:
he
went
down
into
a hole
and
put
a
lion
to death
in
time
of
snow:
And
he
made
an
attack
on
an
Egyptian,
a tall
man:
and
the
Egyptian
had
a
spear
in
his
hand;
but
he
went
down
to
him
with
a stick,
and pulling
the
spear
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Egyptian,
put
him
to death
with
that
same
spear.
These
were
the
acts
of
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
who
had
a
great
name
among
the
thirty
men
of war.
He
was honoured
over
the rest
of
the
thirty,
but
he
was
not equal
to
the first
three.
And
David
put
him
over
the fighting men
who kept
him safe.
Asahel,
the
brother
of
Joab,
was
one
of
the
thirty;
and
Elhanan,
the
son
of Dodai,
of Beth-lehem,
Shammah
the
Harodite,
Elika
the
Harodite,
Helez
the
Paltite,
Ira,
the
son
of
Ikkesh
the
Tekoite,
Abiezer
the
Anathothite, Sibbecai
the
Hushathite,
Zalmon
the
Ahohite,
Maharai
the
Netophathite,
Heldai,
the
son
of
Baanah
the
Netophathite,
Ittai,
the
son
of
Ribai
of
Gibeah
of
the
children
of
Benjamin,
Benaiah
the
Pirathonite,
Hiddai of
the
valleys of
Gaash,
Abiel
the
Arbathite,
Azmaveth of Bahurim,
Eliahba
the
Shaalbonite,
Jashen
the Gunite,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Shammah
the
Hararite,
Ahiam,
the
son
of
Sharar
the
Hararite,
Eliphelet,
the
son
of
Ahasbai
the
Maacathite,
Eliam,
the
son
of
Ahithophel
the
Gilonite,
Hezrai
the
Carmelite,
Paarai
the Archite,
Igal,
the
son
of
Nathan
of
Zobah,
Bani
the
Gadite,
Zelek
the
Ammonite,
Naharai
the
Beerothite,
who
had
the care
of
the arms
of
Joab,
son
of
Zeruiah,
Ira
the
Ithrite,
Gareb
the
Ithrite,
Uriah
the
Hittite: thirty-seven
in number.
Again
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was burning
against
Israel,
and moving
David
against
them,
he
said, Go,
take
the
number
of
Israel
and
Judah.
And
the
king
said
to
Joab
and
the
captains
of
the
army,
who
were
with
him,
Go
now
through
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
from
Dan
as
far
as Beer-sheba,
and
have
all
the
people
numbered,
so
that
I
may
be
certain
of
the
number
of
the
people.
And
Joab
said
to
the
king,
Whatever
the number
of
the
people,
may
the
Lord
make
it
a
hundred
times
as
much,
and
may
the
eyes
of
my
lord
the
king
see
it:
but
why
does
my
lord
the
king
take
pleasure
in doing
this
thing?
But
the king's
order
was
stronger
than
Joab
and
the
captains
of
the
army.
And
Joab
and
the
captains
of
the
army
went
out
from
the
king,
to
take
the
number
of
the children
of
Israel.
And
they
went
over
Jordan,
and starting
from
Aroer,
from
the
town
which
is
in
the
middle
of
the
valley,
they
went
in
the direction
of
the
Gadites,
and
on
to
Jazer;
Then
they
came
to
Gilead,
and
to
the
land
of
the Hittites
under Hermon;
and
they
came
to Dan,
and
from Dan
they
came
round
to Zidon,
And
to
the walled
town
of
Tyre,
and
to
all
the
towns
of
the
Hivites
and
the
Canaanites:
and
they
went
out
to
the
South
of
Judah
at Beer-sheba.
So
after
going
through
all
the
land
in
every direction,
they
came
to
Jerusalem
at
the
end
of
nine
months
and
twenty
days.
And
Joab
gave
the
king
the
number
of
all
the
people:
there
were
in
Israel
eight
hundred
thousand fighting
men
able
to
take
up arms;
and
the
men
of
Judah
were
five
hundred
thousand.
And
after
the
people
had
been
numbered, David's
heart
was
troubled.
And
David
said
to
the
Lord,
Great
has
been
my
sin
in
doing
this;
but
now,
O
Lord,
be pleased
to
take
away
the
sin
of
your
servant,
for
I
have
done
very
foolishly
And
David
got
up
in
the
morning;
now
the
word
of
the
Lord
had
come
to
the
prophet
Gad, David's
seer,
saying,
Go
and
say
to
David,
The
Lord
says,
Three
things
are offered
to
you:
say which
of
them
you
will
have,
and
I
will
do
it
to
you.
So
Gad
came
to
David,
and
gave
him
word
of
this
and
said
to
him,
Are
there
to
be
three
years
when
there
is
not enough food
in
your
land?
or
will
you
go
in
flight
from
your haters
for
three
months,
while
they
go
after
you?
or
will
you
have
three
days
of violent
disease
in
your
land?
take
thought
and
say
what
answer
I
am
to
give
to
him
who
sent
me.
And
David
said
to
Gad,
This
is
a
hard decision
for
me
to
make:
let
us
come
into
the
hands
of
the
Lord,
for
great
are
his
mercies:
let
me
not
come
into
the
hands
of
men.
So David
made selection
of
the disease;
and
the
time
was
the days
of
the grain-cutting,
when
the disease
came
among
the
people, causing
the
death
of
seventy
thousand
men
from
Dan
as
far
as Beer-sheba.
And
when
the
hand
of
the
angel
was
stretched
out
in
the
direction
of
Jerusalem,
for
its
destruction,
the
Lord
had
regret
for
the
evil,
and
said
to
the
angel
who
was
sending
destruction
on
the
people,
It
is
enough;
do no
more.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
was
by
the grain-floor
of
Araunah
the
Jebusite.
And
when
David
saw
the
angel
who
was causing
the destruction
of
the
people,
he
said
to
the
Lord, Truly,
the
sin
is mine;
I
have
done
wrong:
but
these
are only
sheep;
what
have
they
done?
let
your
hand
be
against
me
and
against
my
family.
And
that
day
Gad
came
to
David
and
said
to
him,
Go
up,
and
put
up
an
altar
to
the
Lord
on
the grain-floor
of
Araunah
the
Jebusite.
So
David
went
up,
as
Gad
had
said
and
as
the
Lord
had
given
orders.
And
Araunah,
looking
out,
saw
the
king
and
his
servants
coming
to
him:
and
Araunah
went
out,
and
went
down
on
his
face
to
the
earth
before
the
king.
And
Araunah
said,
Why
has
my
lord
the
king
come
to
his
servant?
And
David
said,
To
give
you
a price
for
your grain-floor,
so
that
I
may
put
up
an
altar
to
the
Lord,
and
the disease
may
be
stopped
among
the
people.
And
Araunah
said
to
David, Let
my
lord
the
king
take
whatever
seems
right
to
him,
and
make
an
offering
of
it:
see, here
are
the
oxen
for
the burned
offering,
and
the grain-cleaning
instruments
and
the ox-yokes
for
wood:
All
this
does
the servant
of
my
lord
the
king
give
to
the
king.
And
Araunah
said,
May
the
Lord
your
God
be
pleased
with
your
offering!
And
the
king
said
to
Araunah,
No,
but
I
will
give
you
a
price
for
it;
I
will
not
give
to
the
Lord
my
God burned
offerings
for
which
I
have given
nothing.
So
David
got
the grain-floor
and
the
oxen
for
fifty
shekels
of
silver.
And
there
David
put
up
an
altar
to
the
Lord, making burned
offerings
and peace-offerings.
So
the
Lord gave ear
to
his
prayer
for
the
land,
and
the disease
came
to
an end
in
Israel.
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The First Book of Kings
Now
King
David
was
old
and far
on
in
years;
and though
they
put
covers
over
him,
his body
was cold.
So
his
servants
said
to
him,
Let
search
be
made
for
a
young
virgin
for
my
lord
the
king,
to
take
care
of
him
and
be waiting
on
him;
and
you
may
take
her
in
your
arms,
and
so
my
lord
the
king
will
be
warm.
So after
searching
through
all
the
land
of
Israel
for
a
fair
young
girl,
they saw
Abishag
the
Shunammite,
and
took
her
to
the
king.
Now
she
was
very
beautiful;
and
she
took
care
of
the
king,
waiting
on
him
at
all times;
but
the
king
had
no connection
with
her.
Then
Adonijah,
the
son
of
Haggith, lifting
himself
up
in pride,
said,
I
will become
king;
and
he
made ready
his carriages
of war
and
his
horsemen,
with
fifty
runners
to go
before
him.
Now
all
his
life
his
father
had
never
gone
against
him
or
said
to
him,
Why
have
you
done
so?
and
he
was
a
very
good-looking man,
and younger
than
Absalom.
And
he
had
talk
with
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
and
with
Abiathar
the
priest;
and
they
were
on
his
side
and
gave
him
their
support.
But
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
Nathan
the
prophet
and
Shimei
and
Rei,
and David's
men
of war
did
not
take
the
side
of
Adonijah.
Then
Adonijah put
to
death
sheep
and
oxen
and fat
beasts
by
the
stone
of
Zoheleth,
by
En-rogel;
and
he sent
for
all
his
brothers,
the king's
sons,
and
all
the
men
of
Judah,
the king's
servants,
to come
to
him:
But
he
did
not send
for
Nathan
the
prophet
and
Benaiah
and
the
other
men
of war
and
Solomon
his
brother.
Then
Nathan
said
to Bath-sheba,
the
mother
of
Solomon,
Has
it
not come
to
your ears
that
Adonijah,
the
son
of
Haggith,
has
made
himself
king
without
the
knowledge
of
David
our
lord?
So
now,
let
me make
a suggestion,
so
that
you
may keep
your
life safe
and
the
life
of
your
son
Solomon.
Come
now,
go
to
King
David
and
say
to
him,
Did
you
not,
O
my
lord,
take
an
oath
to
me,
your
servant,
saying,
Truly
Solomon
your
son
will
be
king
after
me,
seated
on
the
seat
of
my
kingdom?
why
then
is
Adonijah acting
as
king?
And
while
you
are
still
talking
there
with
the
king,
see,
I
will
come
in
after
you
and
say
that
your story
is true.
Then Bath-sheba
went
into
the king's
room;
now
the
king
was
very
old,
and
Abishag
the
Shunammite
was waiting
on
him.
And Bath-sheba went
down
on
her face
on
the earth before
the
king giving
him honour.
And
he
said,
What
is
your desire?
And
she
said
to
him,
My
lord,
you
took
an
oath
by
the
Lord
your
God
and
gave
your
word
to
your
servant,
saying,
Truly,
Solomon
your
son
will
be
king
after
me,
seated
on
the
seat
of
my kingdom.
And
now,
see,
Adonijah
has
made
himself
king
without
my lord's
knowledge;
And
has put
to death
oxen
and fat
beasts
and
sheep
in
great
numbers,
and
has sent
for
all
the
sons
of
the
king,
and
Abiathar
the
priest,
and
Joab,
the
captain
of
the
army;
but
he
has
not sent
for
Solomon
your
servant.
And
now,
my
lord
the
king,
the
eyes
of
all
Israel
are
on
you, waiting
for
you
to
say
who
is
to
take
the
place
of
my
lord
the
king
after
him.
For
as
things
are,
it
will
come
about,
when
my
lord
the
king
is sleeping
with
his
fathers,
that
I
and
Solomon
my
son
will
be
made outlaws.
And
while
she
was
still
talking
with
the
king,
Nathan
the
prophet
came
in.
And
they
said
to
the
king,
Here
is
Nathan
the
prophet.
And
when
he
came
in
before
the
king,
he
went
down
on
his
face
on
the
earth.
And
Nathan
said,
O
my
lord
king,
have
you
said,
Adonijah
is
to
be
king
after
me,
seated
on
the
seat
of
my
kingdom?
Because
today
he
has
gone
down
and
has
put
to death
oxen
and fat
beasts
and
sheep
in
great
numbers,
and
has
sent
for
all
the king's
sons
to
come
to
him,
with
the
captains
of
the
army
and
Abiathar
the
priest;
and
they
are
feasting
before
him
and
crying,
Long
life
to
King
Adonijah!
But
me,
your
servant,
and
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
your
servant
Solomon,
he
has
not sent
for.
Has
this
thing
been
done
by
my
lord
the
king,
without giving
word
to
your
servants
who
was
to
be
placed
on
my
lord
the king's
seat
after
him?
Then
King
David
in
answer
said, Send
for Bath-sheba
to
come
to
me.
And
she
came
in
and
took
her
place
before
the
king.
And
the
king
took
an
oath,
and
said,
By
the
living
Lord,
who
has
been
my saviour
from
all
my troubles,
As
I
took
an
oath
to
you
by
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
saying,
Certainly
Solomon
your
son
will become
king
after
me,
seated
on
my
seat
in
my
place;
so
will
I
do
this
day.
Then Bath-sheba went
down
on
her
face
on
the
earth
before
the
king giving
him honour,
and
said,
May
my
lord
King
David go
on living
for
ever.
And
King
David
said, Send
for
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada.
And
they
came
before
the
king.
And
the
king
said
to
them,
Take
with
you
the
servants
of
your
lord,
and
put
Solomon
my
son
on
my beast, yes,
mine,
and
take
him
down
to
Gihon;
And
there let
Zadok
the
priest
and
Nathan
the
prophet put
the holy
oil
on
him
to make
him
king
over
Israel;
and sounding
the
horn
say, Long
life
to
King
Solomon!
Then
come
up
after
him
and
he
will
come
in
and
take
his
place
on
the
seat
of
my kingdom;
for
he
is
to
be
king
in
my
place,
and
I
have
given
orders
that
he
is
to
be
ruler
over
Israel
and
over
Judah.
And
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada, answering
the
king,
said,
So
be
it:
and
may
the
Lord,
the
God
of
my
lord
the
king,
say
so.
As
the
Lord
has
been
with
my
lord
the
king,
even
so
may
he
be
with
Solomon
and
make
the
seat
of
his
authority
greater
than
that
of
my
lord
King
David.
So
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
the Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites,
went
down
and
put
Solomon
on
King David's beast
and
took
him
to
Gihon.
And
Zadok
the
priest
took
the vessel
of
oil
out
of
the
Tent,
and
put
the holy
oil
on
Solomon.
And
when
the
horn
was
sounded,
all
the
people
said, Long
life
to
King
Solomon!
And
all
the
people
came
up
after
him, piping
with pipes,
and
they
were
glad
with
great
joy,
so
that
the
earth
was shaking
with
the
sound.
And
it
came
to
the ears
of
Adonijah
and
all
the
guests
who
were
with
him,
when
their meal
was
ended.
And
Joab,
hearing
the
sound
of
the
horn,
said,
What
is
the
reason
of
this
noise
as
if
the
town
was worked
up?
And
while
the words
were
on
his lips,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Abiathar
the
priest,
came;
and
Adonijah
said,
Come
in;
for
you
are
a
man
of
good faith
and
the
news which
you
have
for
us
will
be
good.
And
Jonathan, answering,
said
to
Adonijah,
Not
so,
but
our
lord
King
David
has made
Solomon
king:
And
he
sent
with
him
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites;
and
they
put
him
on
the king's beast:
And
Zadok
the
priest
and
Nathan
the
prophet
put
the holy
oil
on
him
and
made
him
king
in
Gihon;
and
they
came
back
from
there
with joy,
and
the
town
was
all
worked
up.
This
is
the
noise
which
has
come
to
your ears.
And
now
Solomon
is
seated
on
the
seat
of
the
kingdom.
And
the king's
servants
came
to
our
lord
King
David,
blessing
him
and
saying,
May
God
make
the
name
of
Solomon
better
than
your
name,
and
the
seat
of
his
authority
greater
than
your
seat;
and
the
king
was bent low
in
worship
on
his
bed.
Then
the
king
said,
May
the
God
of
Israel
be
praised,
who
has
given
one
of
my seed
to
be
king
in
my
place
this
day
and
has
let
my
eyes
see
it.
And
all
the
guests
of
Adonijah
got
up
in
fear
and
went
away,
every
man
to
his
place.
And
Adonijah
himself
was full
of
fear
because
of
Solomon;
and
he
got
up
and
went
to
the
altar,
and
put
his hands
on
its
horns.
And
they
gave
Solomon
word
of
it,
saying,
See,
Adonijah goes
in such
fear
of
King
Solomon,
that
he
has
put
his hands
on
the
horns
of
the
altar,
saying,
Let
King
Solomon
first
give
me
his
oath
that
he
will
not
put
his
servant
to
death
with
the
sword.
And
Solomon
said,
If
he
is seen
to
be
a
man
of good faith,
not
a
hair
of
him
will
be touched;
but
if
any wrongdoing
is seen
in
him,
he
is
to
be
put
to
death.
So
King
Solomon
sent,
and
they
took
him
down
from
the
altar.
And
he
came
and
gave honour
to
King
Solomon;
and
Solomon
said
to
him,
Go
to
your
house.
Now
the
time
of David's
death
came
near;
and
he
gave
orders
to
Solomon
his
son,
saying,
I
am
going
the
way
of
all
the
earth:
so
be
strong
and
be
a
man;
And
keep
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God, walking
in
his
ways,
keeping
his
laws
and
his
orders
and
his
rules
and
his
words,
as
they
are
recorded
in
the
law
of
Moses;
so
that
you
may
do
well
in
all
you
do
and
wherever
you go,
So
that
the
Lord
may
give
effect
to
what
he
said
of
me,
If
your
children
give
attention
to
their
ways,
living uprightly
before
me
with
all
their
heart
and
their
soul,
you
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
be
king
in
Israel.
Now
you
have
knowledge
of
what
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
did
to
me,
and
to
the
two
captains
of
the
army
of
Israel,
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
and
Amasa,
the
son
of
Jether,
whom
he
put
to
death,
taking payment
for
the
blood
of
war
in
time
of
peace,
and
making
the band
of
my clothing
and
the
shoes
on
my
feet red
with
the
blood
of
one
put
to
death without
cause.
So
be guided
by
your
wisdom,
and
let
not
his white
head
go
down
to
the underworld
in
peace.
But
be good
to
the
sons
of
Barzillai
the
Gileadite,
and
let
them
be guests
at
your
table;
for
so
they
came
to
me
when
I
went
in
flight
from
Absalom
your
brother.
Now
you
have
with
you
Shimei,
the
son
of
Gera
the
Benjamite
of
Bahurim,
who
put
a bitter
curse
on
me
on
the
day
when
I
went
to
Mahanaim;
but
he
came
down
to
see
me
at
Jordan,
and
I
gave
him
my
oath
by
the
Lord,
saying,
I
will
not
put
you
to
death
by
the
sword.
But
do
not
let
him
be
free
from
punishment,
for
you
are
a
wise
man;
and
it
will
be
clear
to
you
what
you
have
to
do
with
him;
see
that
his white
head
goes
down
to
the underworld
in
blood.
Then
David went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
his body
was put into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David.
David
was
king
over
Israel
for
forty
years:
for
seven
years
he
was
king
in
Hebron
and
for
thirty-three
years
in
Jerusalem.
And
Solomon
took
his
place
on
the
seat
of
David
his
father,
and
his
kingdom
was
made safe
and strong.
Then
Adonijah,
the
son
of
Haggith,
came
to Bath-sheba,
the
mother
of
Solomon.
And
she
said,
Come
you
in
peace?
And
he
said, Yes,
in
peace.
Then
he
said,
I
have
something
to
say
to
you.
And she
said,
Say
on.
And
he
said,
You saw
how
the
kingdom
was mine,
and
all
Israel
had
the idea
that
I
would
be
their
king;
but
now
the
kingdom
is
turned
about,
and
has
become
my brother's,
for
it
was given
to
him
by
the
Lord.
Now
I
have
one
request
to
make
to
you,
and
do
not
say,
No,
to
me.
And
she
said
to
him,
Say
on.
Then
he
said,
Will
you
go
to
Solomon
the
king (for
he
will
not
say,
No,
to
you)
and
put
before
him
my
request
that
he
will
give
me
Abishag
the
Shunammite
for
a
wife?
And Bath-sheba
said,
Good!
I
will make
your request
to
the
king.
So Bath-sheba
went
to
King
Solomon
to
have
talk
with
him
on Adonijah's
account.
And
the
king
got
up
to
come
to
her,
and
went
down low
to
the earth
before
her;
then
he
took
his
place
on
the king's
seat
and
had
a
seat
made ready
for
the king's
mother
and
she
took
her
place
at
his
right
hand.
Then
she
said,
I
have
one
small
request
to
make
to
you;
do
not
say,
No,
to
me.
And
the
king
said,
Say
on,
my
mother,
for
I
will
not
say,
No,
to
you.
And she
said,
Let
Abishag
the
Shunammite
be
given
to
Adonijah
your
brother
for
a
wife.
Then
King
Solomon made
answer
and
said
to
his
mother,
Why
are
you requesting
me
to
give
Abishag
the
Shunammite
to
Adonijah? Take
the
kingdom
for
him
in addition,
for
he
is
my
older
brother,
and
Abiathar
the
priest
and
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
are
on
his side.
Then
King
Solomon
took
an
oath
by
the
Lord,
saying,
May God's punishment
be
on
me
if
Adonijah
does
not
give payment
for
these
words
with
his
life.
Now
by
the
living
Lord,
who
has given
me
my
place
on
the
seat
of
David
my
father,
and
made
me
one
of
a line
of kings,
as
he
gave
me
his
word,
truly
Adonijah
will
be
put
to
death
this
day.
And
King
Solomon
sent
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
he made
an
attack
on
him
and
put
him
to
death.
And
to
Abiathar
the
priest
the
king
said, Go
to
Anathoth,
to
your
fields;
for
death
would
be
your right reward;
but
I
will
not
put
you
to
death
now,
because
you
took
up
the
ark
of
the
Lord
God
before
David
my
father,
and
you
were
with
him
in
all
his troubles.
So
Solomon
let
Abiathar
be
priest no longer,
so
that
he
might make
the
word
of
the
Lord
come
true
which
he
said
about
the sons
of
Eli
in
Shiloh.
And
news
of
this
came
to
Joab;
for
Joab
had
been
one
of Adonijah's
supporters,
though
he
had
not
been
on Absalom's
side.
Then
Joab
went
in
flight
to
the
Tent
of
the
Lord,
and
put
his hands
on
the
horns
of
the
altar.
And
they
said
to
King
Solomon,
Joab
has gone
in
flight
to
the
Tent
of
the
Lord
and
is
by
the
altar.
Then
Solomon
sent
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
saying,
Go,
make
an
attack
on
him.
And
Benaiah
came
to
the
Tent
of
the
Lord
and
said
to
him,
The
king
says,
Come
out.
And
he
said,
No;
but
let
death
come
to
me
here.
And
Benaiah
went
back
to
the
king
and
gave
him
word
of
the
answer
which
Joab
had given.
And
the
king
said,
Do
as
he
has
said
and
make
an
attack
on
him
there,
and
put
his body
into
the earth;
so
that
you
may
take
away
from
me
and
from
my
family
the
blood
of
one
put
to
death
by
Joab
without
cause.
And
the
Lord
will send
back
his
blood
on
his
head,
because
of
the
attack
he
made
on
two
men
more
upright
and
better
than
himself, putting
them
to
the
sword
without
my father's
knowledge;
even
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
captain
of
the
army
of
Israel,
and
Amasa,
the
son
of
Jether,
captain
of
the
army
of
Judah.
So
their
blood
will
be
on
the
head
of
Joab,
and
on
the
head
of
his
seed
for
ever;
but
for
David
and
his
seed
and
his
family
and
the
seat
of
his kingdom,
there
will
be
peace
for
ever
from
the
Lord.
So
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
went
up,
and falling
on
him,
put
him
to
death;
and
his
body
was
put
to rest
in
his
house
in
the waste land.
And
the
king
put
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
in
his
place
over
the
army;
and
Zadok
the
priest
he
put
in
the
place
of
Abiathar.
Then
the
king
sent
for
Shimei,
and
said
to
him,
Make
a
house
for
yourself
in
Jerusalem
and keep
there
and
go
to
no other
place.
For
be
certain
that
on
the
day
when
you
go
out
and
go
over
the
stream
Kidron,
death
will overtake
you:
and
your
blood
will
be
on
your
head.
And
Shimei
said
to
the
king,
Very
well!
as
my
lord
the
king
has
said,
so
will
your
servant
do.
And
for
a
long
time
Shimei went
on
living
in
Jerusalem.
But
after
three
years,
two
of
the
servants
of
Shimei
went
in
flight
to
Achish,
son
of
Maacah,
king
of
Gath.
And
word
was
given
to
Shimei
that
his
servants
had
gone
to
Gath.
Then
Shimei
got
up,
and making ready
his ass,
he
went
to
Gath,
to
Achish,
in
search
of
his
servants;
and
he sent
and
got
them
from
Gath.
And news
was given
to
Solomon
that
Shimei
had
gone
from
Jerusalem
to
Gath
and
had
come
back
again.
Then
the
king
sent
for
Shimei,
and
said
to
him,
Did
I
not
make
you
take
an
oath
by
the
Lord, protesting
to
you
and
saying,
Be
certain
that
on
the
day
when
you
go
out
from
here,
wherever
you
go,
death
will overtake
you?
and
you
said
to
me,
Very
well!
Why
then
have
you
not
kept
the
oath
of
the
Lord
and
the
order
which
I
gave
you?
And
the
king
said
to
Shimei,
You
have
knowledge
of
all
the
evil
which
you
did
to
David
my
father;
and
now
the
Lord
has
sent
back
your
evil
on
yourself.
But
a
blessing
will
be
on
King
Solomon,
and
the
kingdom
of
David
will keep
its
place
before
the
Lord
for
ever.
So
the
king
gave
orders
to
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada;
and
he
went
out
and, falling
on
him,
put
him
to
death.
And Solomon's
authority
over
the
kingdom
was complete.
Solomon became
the
son-in-law
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
took Pharaoh's
daughter
as
his wife, keeping
her
in
the
town
of
David,
till
the
house
he
was
building
for
himself,
and
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the
wall
round
Jerusalem,
were
complete.
But
all
this
time
the
people
were making
their
offerings
in
the
high
places,
because
no
house
had
been put
up
to
the
name
of
the
Lord
till
those
days.
And
Solomon,
in
his
love
for
the
Lord, kept
the laws
of
David
his
father;
but
he
made
offerings
and let
them go
up
in
smoke
on
the
high
places.
And
the
king
went
to
Gibeon
to
make
an
offering
there,
because
that
was
the chief
high
place:
it
was Solomon's
way
to
make
a
thousand burned
offerings
on
that
altar.
In
Gibeon,
Solomon
had
a
vision
of
the
Lord
in
a
dream
by
night;
and
God
said
to
him,
Say
what
I
am
to
give
you.
And
Solomon
said,
Great
was
your mercy
to
David
my
father,
as
his
life
before
you
was
true
and upright
and
his
heart
was
true
to
you;
and
you
have
kept
for
him
this
greatest mercy,
a
son
to
take
his
place
this
day.
And
now,
O
Lord
my
God,
you
have
made
your
servant
king
in
the
place
of
David
my
father;
and
I
am only
a
young
boy,
with
no
knowledge
of
how
to
go
out
or
come
in.
And
your
servant
has round
him
the
people
of
your selection,
a
people
so
great
that
they
may
not
be
numbered,
and
no
account
of
them
may
be
given.
Give
your
servant,
then,
a wise
heart
for
judging
your
people,
able
to
see
what
is
good
and
what
evil;
for
who
is
able
to
be
the
judge
of
this
great
people?
Now
these
words
and Solomon's
request
were
pleasing
to
the
Lord.
And
God
said
to
him,
Because
your
request
is
for
this
thing,
and
not
for
long
life
for
yourself
or
for
wealth
or
for
the
destruction
of
your haters,
but
for wisdom
to
be
a
judge
of causes;
I
have
done
as
you
said:
I
have
given
you
a
wise
and far-seeing
heart,
so
that
there
has
never
been
your equal
in
the past,
and
never
will
there
be
any
like
you
in
the future.
And
with
this
I
have
given
you
what
you
made
no
request
for:
wealth
and honour,
so
that
no
king
was ever
your equal.
And
if
you
go
on
in
my
ways,
keeping
my
laws
and
my
orders
as
your
father
David
did,
I
will
give
you
a
long
life.
And
Solomon, awakening,
saw
that
it
was
a
dream;
then
he
came
to
Jerusalem,
where
he
went
before
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
offering burned
offerings
and peace-offerings;
and
he
made
a
feast
for
all
his
servants.
Then
two loose
women
of
the town
came
and
took
their places
before
the
king;
And
one
of
them
said,
O
my
lord,
I
and
this
woman
are
living
in
the
same
house;
and
I
gave
birth
to
a
child
by
her
side
in
the
house.
And
three
days
after
the
birth
of
my
child,
this
woman
had
a
child:
we
were
together,
no other-person
was
with
us
in
the
house
but
we
two
only.
In
the
night,
this
woman, sleeping
on
her
child,
was
the cause
of
its
death.
And
she
got
up
in
the
middle
of
the
night
and
took
my
son
from
my
side while
your
servant
was
sleeping;
and
she
took
it
in
her
arms
and
put
her
dead
child
in
my
arms.
And
when
I
got
up
to
give
my
child
the breast,
I
saw
that
it
was
dead;
but
in
the
morning,
looking
at
it
with care,
I
saw
that
it
was
not
my
son.
And
the
other
woman
said,
No;
but
the
living
child
is
my
son
and
the
dead
one yours.
But
the
first
said,
No;
the
dead
child
is
your
son
and
the
living
one mine.
So
they kept
on
talking
before
the
king.
Then
the
king
said,
One
says,
The
living
child
is
my
son,
and yours
is
the
dead:
and
the
other
says,
Not
so;
but
your
son
is
the
dead
one
and mine
is
the
living.
Then
he
said,
Get
me
a
sword.
So
they
went
and
put
a
sword
before
the
king.
And
the
king
said,
Let
the
living
child
be
cut
in
two
and
one
half
given
to
one woman
and
one
to
the
other.
Then
the mother
of
the
living
child
came
forward,
for
her heart
went
out
to
her
son,
and
she
said,
O
my
lord,
give
her
the
child;
do
not
on
any
account
put
it
to
death.
But
the
other
woman
said,
It
will
not
be mine
or
yours;
let
it
be
cut
in
two.
Then
the
king
made
answer
and
said,
Give
her
the
child,
and do
not
put
it
to
death;
she
is
the
mother
of
it.
And news
of
this
decision
which
the
king
had
made
went
through
all
Israel;
and
they
had
fear
of
the
king,
for
they
saw
that
the
wisdom
of
God
was
in
him
to
give
decisions.
Now
Solomon
was
king
over
all
Israel.
And
these
were
his
chief
men:
Azariah,
the
son
of
Zadok,
was
the
priest;
Elihoreph
and
Ahijah,
the
sons
of
Shisha,
were
scribes;
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Ahilud,
was
the
recorder;
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
was head
of
the
army;
Zadok
and
Abiathar
were
priests;
Azariah,
the
son
of
Nathan,
was
over
those
in
authority
in
the different divisions
of
the country;
Zabud,
the
son
of
Nathan,
was
priest
and
the king's
friend;
Ahishar
was controller
of
the king's
house;
Adoniram,
the
son
of
Abda,
was overseer
of
the
forced work.
And
Solomon put
twelve overseers
over
all
Israel,
to
be responsible
for
the stores needed
for
the
king
and
those
of
his
house;
every
man
was responsible
for
one
month
in
the
year.
And
these
are their
names: ...
the son
of Hur
in
the
hill
country
of
Ephraim;
... the son of Deker
in
Makaz
and
Shaalbim
and
Beth-shemesh
and
Elonbeth-hanan;
...
the son
of Hesed
in
Arubboth;
Socoh
and
all
the
land
of
Hepher
were under
his control;
...
the son
of Abinadab
in
all Naphath-dor;
his
wife
was
Taphath,
the
daughter
of
Solomon.
Baana,
the
son
of
Ahilud,
in
Taanach
and
Megiddo,
and
all
Beth-shean
which
is
by
the
side
of
Zarethan,
under
Jezreel,
from
Beth-shean
to
Abel-meholah,
as
far
as
the
far
side
of
Jokmeam;
...
the
son
of Geber
in
Ramoth-gilead;
he
had
the
towns
of
Jair,
the
son
of
Manasseh,
which
are
in
Gilead,
and
the country
of Argob,
which
is
in
Bashan,
sixty
great
towns
with
walls
and locks
of
brass.
Ahinadab,
the
son
of
Iddo,
in
Mahanaim;
Ahimaaz
in
Naphtali;
he
took
Basemath,
the
daughter
of
Solomon,
as
his
wife;
Baana,
the
son
of
Hushai,
in
Asher
and Aloth;
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Paruah,
in
Issachar;
Shimei,
the
son
of
Ela,
in
Benjamin;
Geber,
the
son
of
Uri,
in
the
land
of
Gilead,
the
country
of
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
and
Og,
king
of
Bashan;
and
one overseer
had authority
over
all
the overseers
who
were
in
the
land.
Judah
and
Israel
were
as
great
in
number
as
the
sand
by
the seaside,
and
they
took
their
food
and
drink
with
joy
in
their hearts.
And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.
And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal;
Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.
For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side.
So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.
And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen.
And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.
And they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.
And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.
And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.
He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.
He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth.
People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.
Now Hiram, king
of Tyre, hearing
that
Solomon
had
been
made king
in
place
of
his father, sent
his
servants
to
him;
for Hiram
had ever
been
a friend
to
David.
And
Solomon sent back word
to Hiram, saying,
You
have knowledge that David my father
was not able
to make a house
for
the name
of
the Lord his God, because
of
the wars which
were round him on every side, till
the Lord put all those who
were against him under his feet.
But
now
the Lord
my God
has given
me
rest
on
every
side;
no
one
is
making trouble,
and
no evil
is taking
place.
And
so
it
is
my purpose
to make
a house
for
the name
of
the Lord
my God,
as
he said
to
David
my father,
Your son, whom
I
will make king
in
your
place,
will
be
the builder
of
a house
for
my name.
So
now,
will
you
have cedar-trees
from Lebanon cut down
for
me,
and
my servants
will
be
with
your servants;
and
I
will
give
you payment
for
your servants
at whatever rate
you say;
for
it
is common knowledge
that we
have no
such wood-cutters among us
as
the
men
of Zidon.
And
these
words
of
Solomon
made Hiram glad,
and
he
said, Now
may
the Lord
be praised
who
has given
to David
a wise son
to
be
king
over
this great
people.
Then Hiram sent
to Solomon, saying;
The words
you sent
have
been given
to
me:
I
will
do
all
your desire
in
the question
of cedar-wood
and cypress-wood.
My men
will
take
them
down
from Lebanon
to
the
sea,
where
I
will
have
them corded
together
to go
by
sea
to
whatever
place
you say,
and
I
will
have
them cut
up
there
so
that
you
may
take
them away;
as
for payment,
it
will
be
enough
if
you
give
me food
for
my
people.
So Hiram gave
Solomon
all
the cedar-wood
and cypress-wood
he
had need
of;
And Solomon
gave Hiram twenty thousand measures
of
grain,
as food
for
his
people,
and twenty measures
of
clear oil;
this
he did
every year.
Now
the Lord
had given Solomon wisdom,
as
he
had
said
to
him;
and
there
was peace between Hiram
and Solomon,
and
they
made
an agreement together.
Then
King Solomon
got
together men
for
the forced work
through
all Israel, thirty thousand men
in number;
And sent
them
to Lebanon
in bands
of ten thousand
every month:
for
a month
they
were working
in Lebanon
and
for two months
in
their
country,
and Adoniram
was
in control
of
them.
Then
he
had seventy thousand
for
the work
of transport,
and eighty thousand stone-cutters
in
the mountains;
In
addition
to
the chiefs
of
the responsible
men
put
by
Solomon
to oversee
the work, three thousand
and three hundred
in authority
over
the workmen.
By
the king's orders
great stones, stones
of high price,
were cut
out,
so
that
the base
of
the
house
might
be
made
of squared
stone.
Solomon's builders
and Hiram's builders did
the work
of cutting
them,
and
put edges
on
them,
and got
the wood
and
the stone
ready
for
the building
of
the house.
In
the
four
hundred
and
eightieth
year
after
the
children
of
Israel
came
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
in
the
fourth
year
that
Solomon
was
king
of
Israel,
in
the
month
Ziv,
which
is
the
second
month,
the
building
of
the Lord's
house
was
started.
The
house
which
Solomon
made
for
the
Lord
was
sixty
cubits
long,
twenty
cubits
wide
and
thirty
cubits
high.
The covered
way
before
the
Temple
of
the
house
was
twenty
cubits
long,
as
wide
as
the
house,
and
ten
cubits
wide
in
front
of
the
house.
And
for
the
house
he
made
windows,
with network across.
And
against
the
walls
all
round,
and
against
the
walls
of
the
Temple
and
of
the inmost
room,
he put
up wings,
with
side
rooms
all
round:
The
lowest line
of
them being
five
cubits
wide,
the
middle
six
cubits
wide
and
the
third
seven
cubits;
for there
was
a space
all
round
the
outside
walls
of
the
house
so
that
the boards supporting
the
rooms did
not
have
to
be fixed
in
the
walls
of
the
house.
(And
the
stones
used
in
the
building
of
the
house
were squared
at
the
place
where
they
were cut
out;
there
was
no
sound
of
hammer
or
axe
or
any
iron instrument
while
they
were
building
the
house.)
The
door
to
the
lowest
side
rooms
was
in
the
right
side
of
the
house;
and
they
went
up
by twisting steps
into
the
middle
rooms,
and
from
the
middle
into
the
third.
So
he
put
up
the
house
and
made
it
complete, roofing
it
with boards
of cedar-wood.
And
he put
up
the line
of side
rooms
against
the walls
of
the
house, fifteen
cubits
high, resting
against
the
house
on boards
of cedar-wood.
(And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Solomon,
saying,
About
this
house
which
you
are
building:
if
you
will
keep
my laws
and
give
effect
to
my
decisions
and
be guided
by
my
rules,
I
will
give
effect
to
my
word
which
I
gave
to
David
your
father.
And
I
will
be ever
among
the
children
of
Israel,
and
will
not go away
from
my
people.
So
Solomon
made
the
building
of
the
house
complete.)
The
walls
of
the
house
were covered
inside
with cedar-wood
boards;
from
the
floor
to
the roof
of
the
house
they
were covered
inside
with
wood;
and
the
floor
was covered
with
boards
of cypress-wood.
And
at
the
back
of
the
house
a further space
of
twenty
cubits
was shut
in
with
boards
of cedar-wood,
for
the inmost
room.
And
the
house,
that
is,
the
Temple,
in front
of
the holy
place
was
forty
cubits long.
(All
the
inside
of
the
house
was cedar-wood, ornamented
with designs
of buds
and flowers;
no stonework
was
to
be
seen
inside.)
And
he
made
ready
an inmost
room
in
the
middle
of
the
house,
in
which
to
put
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord.
And
the inmost room
was
twenty
cubits square
and
twenty
cubits
high,
plated
over
with clear
gold,
and
he made
an
altar
of cedar-wood, plating
it
with
gold.
Solomon
had all
the
inside
of
the
house covered
with
gold,
and
he put
chains
of
gold
across
in
front
of
the inmost
room,
which itself
was covered
with
gold.
Plates
of
gold
were put
all
through
the
house
till
it
was covered
completely (and
the
altar
in
the inmost
room
was
all covered
with
gold).
In
the inmost room
he
made
two winged beings
of olive-wood,
ten
cubits
high;
With outstretched
wings
five
cubits wide;
the distance
from
the
edge
of
one
wing
to
the
edge
of
the
other
was
ten
cubits.
The
two winged ones
were
ten
cubits high,
of
the
same
size
and
form.
The
two
of them
were
ten
cubits
high.
These
were
placed
inside
the
inner
house,
their outstretched
wings
touching
the
walls
of
the
house,
one
touching
one
wall
and
one
the
other,
while
their
other
wings
were
touching
in
the
middle.
These winged ones
were
plated
over
with
gold.
And
all
the
walls
of
the
house
inside
and
out
were ornamented
with forms
of winged ones
and palm-trees
and
open flowers.
And
the
floor
of
the
house
was covered
with
gold,
inside
and
out.
For
the way into
the inmost room
he
made
doors
of olive-wood,
the arch
and
the
door supports forming
a
five-sided
opening.
On
the olive-wood
doors
were cut designs
of winged ones
and palm-trees
and open flowers, all
of
them,
with
the
doors,
plated
with
gold.
Then
he
made pillars
of olive-wood
for
the
way into
the
Temple;
the pillars
were
square:
And
two
folding
doors
of cypress-wood,
with
two
leaves.
These
were ornamented
with designs
of winged ones
and palm-trees
and open flowers,
plated
over
with
gold.
And
the
inner space was walled
with
three lines
of squared
stones
and
a line
of cedar-wood boards.
In
the
fourth
year
the base
of
the
house
was put
in
its
place,
in
the
month
Ziv.
And
in
the
eleventh
year,
in
the
month
Bul,
which
is
the
eighth
month,
the
building
of
the
house
was
complete
in
every detail,
as
it
had
been
designed.
So
he
was
seven
years
building
it.
Solomon
was
thirteen
years
building
a
house
for himself till
it
was
complete.
And
he
made
the
house
of
the
Woods
of
Lebanon,
which
was
a
hundred
cubits
long
and
fifty
cubits
wide
and
thirty
cubits
high, resting
on
four lines
of cedar-wood
pillars
with cedar-wood supports
on
the
pillars.
And
it
was
covered
with
cedar
over
the
forty-five supports
which
were
on
the
pillars,
fifteen
in
a line.
There
were
three lines
of window-frames,
window facing
window
in every line.
And
all
the
doors
and windows
had
square
frames,
with
the windows facing
one another
in
three lines.
And
he
made
a covered
room
of
pillars,
fifty
cubits
long
and
thirty
cubits
wide,
and ...
with steps
before
it.
Then
he
made
a
covered
room
for
his high
seat
when
he
gave
decisions;
this
was
the
covered
room
of
judging;
it
was
covered
with cedar-wood
from
floor
to roof.
And
the
house
for
his living-place,
the
other
open square
in
the
covered
room,
was
made
in
the
same
way.
And
then
he
made
a
house
like
it
for Pharaoh's
daughter,
whom
Solomon
had
taken
as
his wife.
All
these
buildings
were
made,
inside
and
out,
from base
to crowning
stone,
and
outside
to
the
great walled square,
of highly priced
stone,
cut
to different sizes
with cutting-instruments.
And
the base
was
of
great masses
of highly priced
stone, some
ten
cubits
and some
eight
cubits square.
Overhead
were
highly priced
stones
cut
to measure,
and cedar-wood.
The
great outer square
all
round
was walled
with
three lines
of squared
stones
and
a line
of cedar-wood boards,
round
about
the open square
inside
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the covered
room
of
the king's
house.
Then
King
Solomon
sent
and
got
Hiram
from
Tyre.
He
was
the
son
of
a
widow
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali,
and
his
father
was
a
man
of
Tyre,
a
worker
in
brass;
he
was
full
of
wisdom
and
knowledge
and
an
expert
worker
in
brass.
He
came
to
King
Solomon
and
did
all
his
work
for
him.
He
it
was
who
made
the
two
brass
pillars;
the
first
pillar
was
eighteen
cubits
high,
and
a
line
of
twelve
cubits
went
round
it;
and
the
second
was
the
same.
And
he
made
the
two
crowns
to
be
put
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars,
of
brass
made soft
in
the fire;
the
crowns
were
five
cubits
high.
There
were
nets
of open-work
for
the
crowns
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars,
a net
of open-work
for
one
and
a net
of open-work
for
the
other.
And
he
made
ornaments
of apples;
and
two lines
of apples
all
round
over
the
network,
covering
the
crowns
of
the
pillars,
the
two
crowns
in
the
same
way.
The
crowns
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars
were ornamented
with
a
design
of flowers,
and
were
four
cubits
across.
And
there
were
crowns
on
the
two
pillars
near
the
round
part
by
the
network,
and
there
were
two
hundred apples
in lines
round
every
crown.
He put
up
the
pillars
at
the doorway
of
the
Temple, naming
the
one
on
the
right
Jachin,
and
that
on
the
left
Boaz.
The
tops
of
the
pillars
had
a
design
of flowers;
and
the
work
of making
the
pillars
was
complete.
And
he
made
a great
metal water-vessel
ten
cubits across
from
edge
to
edge,
five
cubits
high
and
thirty
cubits
round.
And
under
the
edge
of
it,
circling
it
all
round
for
ten
cubits,
were
two lines
of flower buds,
made
together
with
it
from liquid metal.
It
was supported
on
twelve
oxen,
with
their
back
parts
turned
to
the middle
of
it,
three
of
them
facing
to
the
north,
three
to
the
west,
three
to
the
south,
and
three
to
the
east;
the vessel
was resting
on
top
of
them.
It
was
as
thick
as a man's open hand,
and
was curved
like
the
edge
of a
cup,
like
the
flower
of a
lily: it
would take
two
thousand
baths.
And
he
made
ten wheeled bases
of
brass;
every
one
four
cubits
long,
four
cubits
wide,
and
three
cubits
high.
And
the bases
were
made
in
this
way;
their
sides
were square, fixed
in
a framework;
And
on
the square sides
between
the
frames
were
lions,
oxen,
and winged ones;
and
the same
on
the
frame;
and
over
and
under
the
lions
and
the
oxen
and
the winged ones
were steps.
Every base
had
four
wheels
of
brass, turning
on
brass rods,
and
their
four angles
had angle-plates
under
them;
the angle-plates
under
the base
were
of metal,
and
there
were ornaments
at
the
side
of
every
one.
The
mouth
of
it
inside
the angle-plate
was
one
cubit
across;
it
was
round
like
a
pillar,
a
cubit
and
a
half
across;
it
had designs cut
on
it;
the sides
were
square,
not
round.
The
four
wheels
were
under
the
frames,
and
the rods
on which
the
wheels
were fixed
were
in
the base;
the
wheels
were
a
cubit
and
a
half
high.
The
wheels
were
made
like carriage-wheels,
the rods
on which
they
were fixed,
the
parts forming
their edges,
their rods
and
the middle points
of
them,
were
all formed
out
of liquid metal.
And there
were
four angle-plates
at
the
four angles
of
every base, forming
part
of
the structure
of
the base.
And
at
the
top
of
the base there
was
a
round vessel,
half
a
cubit
high;
In
the spaces
of
the flat
sides
and
on
the
frames
of
them,
he made designs
of winged ones,
lions,
and palm-trees,
with ornamented edges
all
round.
All
the
ten bases were
made
in
this
way, after
the
same design,
of
the
same
size
and
form.
And
he
made
ten
brass washing-vessels,
everyone taking
forty
baths,
and measuring
four
cubits;
one vessel
was placed
on
every
one
of
the
ten bases.
And
he
put
the bases
by
the
house,
five
on
the
right
side
and
five
on
the
left;
and
he
put
the great water-vessel
on
the
right
side
of
the
house,
to
the
east, facing
south.
And
Hiram
made
the pots
and spades
and
the
basins.
So
Hiram
came
to
the
end
of
all
the
work
he
did
for
King
Solomon
in
the
house
of
the
Lord:
The
two
pillars
and
the
two cups
of
the
crowns
which
were
on
the
tops
of
the
two
pillars;
and
the
network
covering
the
two cups
of
the
crowns
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars,
And
the
four
hundred apples
for
the
network,
two lines
of apples
for
every
network,
covering
the
two cups
of
the
crowns
on
the
pillars;
And
the
ten bases,
with
the
ten washing-vessels
on
them;
And
the great water-vessel,
with
the
twelve
oxen
under
it;
And
the
pots
and
the spades
and
the
basins;
all
the
vessels
which
Hiram
made
for
King
Solomon,
for
the
house
of
the
Lord,
were
of
polished
brass.
He made them
of liquid metal
in
the lowland
of
Jordan,
at
the way across
the river,
at Adama,
between
Succoth
and
Zarethan.
The
weight
of
all
these
vessels
was
not measured,
because
there
was
such
a
number
of
them;
it
was
not possible
to get
the
weight
of
the
brass.
And
Solomon
had
all
the
vessels
made
for use
in
the
house
of
the
Lord:
the
altar
of
gold
and
the
gold
table
on
which
the holy
bread
was placed;
And
the supports
for
the lights,
five
on
the
right
side
and
five
on
the
left
before
the inmost room,
of clear
gold;
and
the
flowers
and
the lights
and all
the instruments
of
gold;
And
the cups
and
the scissors
and
the
basins
and
the
spoons
and
the fire-trays, all
of
gold;
and
the pins
on
which
the
doors
were
turned,
the
doors
of
the
inner
house,
the
most
holy
place,
and
the
doors
of
the
Temple, all
of
gold.
So
all
the
work
King
Solomon
had
done
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
was
complete.
Then
Solomon
took
the
holy
things
which
David
his
father
had
given,
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
all
the
vessels,
and
put
them
in
the store-houses
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Then
Solomon
sent
for
all
the
responsible
men
of
Israel,
and
all
the
chiefs
of
the
tribes,
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
children
of
Israel,
to
come
to
him
in
Jerusalem
to
take
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
up
out
of
the
town
of
David,
which
is
Zion.
And
all
the
men
of
Israel
came
together
to
King
Solomon
at
the
feast,
in
the
month
Ethanim,
the
seventh
month.
And
all
the responsible
men
of
Israel
came,
and
the
priests
took
up
the
ark.
They
took
up
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
and
the
Tent
of
meeting,
and
all
the
holy
vessels
which
were
in
the
Tent;
all
these
the
priests
and
the
Levites
took
up.
And
King
Solomon
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
had come
together
there,
were
with
him
before
the
ark,
making
offerings
of
sheep
and
oxen
more
than
might
be
numbered.
And
the
priests
took
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
and
put
it
in
its
place
in
the
inner
room
of
the
house,
in
the
most
holy
place,
under
the
wings
of
the
winged
ones.
For
their
wings
were outstretched
over
the
place
where
the
ark
was,
covering
the
ark
and
its rods.
The rods
were
so
long
that
their
ends
were
seen
from
the
holy
place,
in
front
of
the inmost room;
but
they
were
not
seen
from
outside:
and
there
they
are
to
this
day.
There
was
nothing
in
the
ark
but
the
two flat
stones
which
Moses
put
there
at
Horeb,
where
the
Lord
made
an agreement
with
the
children
of
Israel
when
they
came
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
Now
when
the
priests
had
come
out
of
the
holy
place,
the
house
of
the
Lord
was
full
of
the
cloud,
So
that
the
priests
were
not
able
to keep
their
places
to
do
their work
because
of
the
cloud,
for
the
house
of
the
Lord
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
Then
Solomon
said,
O
Lord,
to
the sun
you
have given
the heaven
for
a living-place,
but
your living-place
was not seen
by
men;
So I
have
made
for
you
a living-place,
a
house
in
which
you
may
be
for
ever present.
Then,
turning
his
face
about,
the
king gave
a
blessing
to
all
the
men
of
Israel;
and
they
were
all
on
their feet together.
And
he
said,
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
himself
gave
his
word
to
David
my
father,
and
with
his strong
hand
has
made
his
word
come
true,
saying,
From
the
day
when
I
took
my
people
Israel
out
of
Egypt,
no
town
in
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
has
been marked
out
by
me
for
the
building
of
a
house
for
the resting-place
of
my
name;
but
I
made selection
of
David
to
be
king
over
my
people
Israel.
Now
it
was
in
the
heart
of
David
my
father
to put
up
a
house
for
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
But
the
Lord
said
to
David
my
father,
You
did
well
to
have
in
your
heart
the
desire
to
make
a
house
for
my
name;
But
you
yourself
will
not
be
the builder
of
my
house;
but
your
son,
the
offspring
of
your body,
he
it
is
who
will
put
up
a
house
for
my
name.
And
the
Lord
has
made
his
word
come
true;
for
I
have
taken
my
father David's
place
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom
of
Israel,
as
the
Lord gave
his
word;
and
I
have
made
a
house
for
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
In
it
I
have
made
a
place
for
the
ark,
in
which
is
the
agreement
which
the
Lord
made
with
our
fathers,
when
he
took
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
Then
Solomon
took
his
place
before
the
altar
of
the
Lord,
all
the
men
of
Israel being
present,
and
stretching
out
his
hands
to
heaven,
Said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
there
is
no
God
like
you
in
heaven
or
on
the
earth;
keeping faith
and
mercy unchanging
for
your
servants,
while
they
go
in
your ways
with
all
their
hearts.
And
you
have
kept
the
word
which
you
gave
to
your
servant
David,
my
father;
with
your
mouth
you
said
it
and
with
your
hand
you
have
made
it
come true
this
day.
So
now,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
let
your
word
to
your
servant
David,
my
father,
come
true,
when
you
said,
You
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
take
his place
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom
of
Israel
before
me,
if
only
your
children
give
attention
to
their
ways,
walking
before
me
as
you
have
done.
So
now,
O
God
of
Israel,
it
is
my prayer
that
you
will make
your
word
come true
which
you
said
to
your
servant
David,
my
father.
But
is
it
truly possible
that
God
may
be housed
on
earth?
see,
heaven
and
the
heaven
of
heavens
are
not wide enough
to
be
your resting-place;
how
much
less
this
house
which
I
have
made!
Still, let
your
heart
be
turned
to
the
prayer
of
your
servant,
O
Lord
God,
and
to
his
prayer
for
grace;
give ear
to
the
cry
and
the
prayer
which
your
servant sends
up
to
you
this
day;
That
your
eyes
may
be
open
to
this
house
night
and
day,
to
this
place
of
which
you
have
said,
My
name
will
be
there;
hearing
the
prayer
which
your
servant
may
make, turning
to
this
place.
Give ear
to
the prayers
of
your
servant,
and
the prayers
of
your
people
Israel,
when
they
make
their prayers, turning
to
this
place;
give ear
in
heaven
your living-place,
and
hearing,
have
mercy.
If
a
man
does
wrong
to
his neighbour,
and
has
to
take
an
oath,
and
comes
before
your
altar
to
take
his
oath
in
this
house:
Then
let
your ear
be open
in
heaven,
and
be
the
judge
of
your
servants,
giving
your decision against
the wrongdoer,
so
that
punishment
for
his sins
may come
on
his
head;
and,
by
your decision,
keeping
from
evil
him
who
has
done
no wrong.
When
your
people
Israel
are overcome
in war,
because
of
their
sin
against
you;
if
they
are
turned
to
you
again, honouring
your
name,
making prayers
to
you
and requesting
your grace
in
this
house:
Then
give ear
in
heaven,
and
let
the
sin
of
your
people
Israel
have forgiveness,
and
take
them
back
again
into
the
land
which
you
gave
to
their
fathers.
When
heaven
is
shut
up
and
there
is
no
rain,
because
of
their
sin
against
you;
if
they
make prayers
with
their faces
turned
to
this
place, honouring
your
name
and
turning
away
from
their
sin
when
you send
trouble
on
them:
Then
give ear
in
heaven,
so
that
the
sin
of
your
servants,
and
of
your
people
Israel,
may
have forgiveness,
when
you
make clear
to
them
the
good
way
in
which
they
are
to go;
and
send
rain
on
your
land
which
you
have
given
to
your
people
for
their
heritage.
If
there
is
no food
in
the
land,
or
if
there
is
disease,
or
if
the fruits
of
the
earth
are damaged
through heat
or water,
locust
or worm;
if
their
towns
are shut
in
by
their attackers;
whatever
trouble,
whatever
disease
there
may
be:
Whatever
prayer
or request
for
your
grace
is
made
by
any
man,
or
by
all
your
people
Israel,
whatever
his
trouble
may
be,
whose
hands
are
stretched
out
to
this
house:
Give ear
in
heaven
your living-place, acting
in mercy;
and
give
to
every
man
whose secret
heart
is open
to
you,
the reward
of
all
his
ways;
for
you,
and
you
only,
have
knowledge
of
the
hearts
of
all
the
children
of
men:
So
that
they
may
give
you
worship
all
the
days
of
their
life
in
the
land
which
you
gave
to
our
fathers.
And
as
for
the man
from
a strange
land,
who
is
not
of
your
people
Israel;
when
he
comes
from
a
far
country
because
of
the glory
of
your
name:
(For
they
will
have news
of
your
great
name
and
your
strong
hand
and
your out-stretched
arm;)
when
he
comes
to
make
his prayer,
turning
to
this
house:
Give ear
in
heaven
your living-place,
and
give
him
his desire,
whatever
it
may
be;
so
that
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
may
have
knowledge
of
your
name, worshipping
you
as
do
your
people
Israel,
and
that
they
may
see
that
this
house
which
I
have put
up
is
truly
named
by
your
name.
If
your
people
go
out
to
war
against
their attackers,
by
whatever
way
you
may
send
them,
if
they
make
their prayer
to
the
Lord, turning
their
faces
to
this
town
of yours
and
to
this
house
which
I
have
made
for
your
name:
Give ear
in
heaven
to
their
prayer
and
their cry
for
grace,
and see
right
done
to
them.
If
they
do
wrong
against
you, (for
no
man
is
without
sin,)
and
you
are
angry
with
them
and
give
them
up
into
the power
of
those
who
are fighting
against
them,
so
that
they
take
them
away
as prisoners
into
a strange
land,
far
off
or
near;
And
if
they
take
thought,
in
the
land
where
they
are prisoners,
and
are
turned
again
to
you, crying
out
in prayer
to
you
in
that
land,
and
saying,
We
are sinners,
we
have
done
wrong,
we
have
done
evil;
And
with
all
their
heart
and
soul
are
turned
again
to
you,
in
the
land
of
those
who
took
them prisoners,
and
make
their prayer
to
you,
turning
their eyes
to
this
land
which
you
gave
to
their
fathers,
and
to
the
town
which
you
took
for
yourself,
and
the
house
which
I
made
for
your
name:
Then
give ear
to
their
prayer
and
to
their cry
in
heaven
your living-place,
and see
right
done
to
them;
Answering
with forgiveness
the
people
who
have
done
wrong
against
you,
and overlooking
the evil
which
they
have
done
against
you;
let
those
who
made
them prisoners
be moved
with
pity
for
them,
and
have
pity
on
them;
For
they
are
your
people
and
your
heritage,
which
you
took
out
of
Egypt,
out
of
the
iron fireplace;
Let
your
eyes
be
open
to
your servant's prayer
for
grace
and
to
the prayer
of
your
people
Israel,
hearing
them
when
their
cry
comes
to
you.
For
you
made
them
separate
from
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth,
to
be
your
heritage,
as
you
said
by
Moses
your
servant,
when
you
took
our
fathers
out
of
Egypt,
O
Lord
God.
Then
Solomon,
after
making
all
these
prayers
and requests
for
grace
to
the
Lord,
got
up
from
his
knees
before
the
altar
of
the
Lord,
where
his
hands
had
been
stretched
out
in
prayer
to
heaven;
And, getting
on
his feet,
he
gave
a
blessing
to
all
the
men
of
Israel,
saying
with
a
loud
voice,
Praise
be
to
the
Lord
who
has
given
rest
to
his
people
Israel,
as
he
gave
them
his
word
to
do;
every
word
of
all
his
oath,
which
he
gave
by
the
hand
of
Moses
his
servant,
has
come
true.
Now
may
the
Lord
our
God
be
with
us
as
he
was
with
our
fathers;
let
him
never
go
away
from
us
or
give
us
up;
Turning
our
hearts
to
himself, guiding
us
to go
in
all
his
ways,
to
keep
his
orders
and
his
laws
and
his
decisions,
which
he
gave
to
our
fathers.
And
may
these
my
words,
the
words
of
my prayer
to
the
Lord,
be
before
the
Lord
our
God
day
and
night,
so
that
he
may
see
right
done
to
his
servant
and
to
his
people
Israel,
day
by
day
as
we
have
need.
So
that
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
may
see
that
the
Lord
is
God,
and
there
is
no
other.
Then
let
your
hearts
be without sin
before
the
Lord
our
God, walking
in
his
laws
and
keeping
his
orders
as
at
this
day.
Now
the
king,
and
all
Israel
with
him,
were
making
offerings
before
the
Lord.
And
Solomon gave
to
the
Lord
for peace-offerings,
twenty-two
thousand
oxen
and
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
sheep.
So
the
king
and
all
the
children
of
Israel kept
the feast
of
the opening
of
the Lord's
house.
The
same
day
the
king
made
holy
the
middle
of
the
open square
in
front
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
offering
there
the burned
offering
and
the
meal
offering
and
the
fat
of
the peace-offerings;
for
there
was
not
room
on
the
brass
altar
of
the
Lord
for
the burned
offerings
and
the
meal
offerings
and
the
fat
of
the peace-offerings.
So
Solomon
and
all
Israel
with
him,
a
very
great meeting, (for
the
people
had
come
together
from
the
way
into
Hamath
to
the
river
of
Egypt,)
kept
the
feast
at
that
time
before
the
Lord
our
God,
for two weeks,
even
fourteen
days.
And
on
the
eighth
day
he
sent
the
people
away,
and,
blessing
the
king,
they went
to
their
tents
full
of
joy
and
glad
in
their
hearts,
because
of
all
the
good
which
the
Lord
had
done
to
David
his
servant
and
to
Israel
his
people.
Now
when
Solomon
came
to
the
end
of
building
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the king's
house,
and
all Solomon's desires,
which
he
had
in mind
were effected;
The
Lord
came
to
him
again
in
a
vision,
as
he
had done
at
Gibeon;
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Your
prayers
and
your requests
for
grace
have
come
to
my ears:
I
have
made
holy
this
house
which
you
have
made,
and
I
have
put
my
name
there
for
ever;
my
eyes
and
my
heart
will
be
there
at
all
times.
As
for
you,
if
you
will
go
on
your
way
before
me,
as
David
your
father
did, uprightly
and
with
a true
heart,
doing
what
I
have
given
you
orders
to
do,
keeping
my
laws
and
my
decisions;
Then
I
will
make
the
seat
of
your
rule
over
Israel
certain
for
ever,
as
I
gave
my
word
to
David
your
father,
saying,
You
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
be
king
in
Israel.
But
if
you
are
turned
from
my ways,
you
or
your
children,
and
do
not
keep
my
orders
and
my laws
which
I
have
put
before
you,
but
go
and
make
yourselves
servants
to
other
gods
and
give
them
worship:
Then
I
will
have
Israel
cut
off
from
the
land
which
I
have
given
them;
and
this
house,
which
I
have
made
holy
for
myself,
I
will
put
away
from
before
my eyes;
and
Israel
will
be
a public example,
and
a word
of shame
among
all
peoples.
And
this
house
will
become
a mass
of
broken walls,
and
everyone
who goes
by
will
be overcome
with wonder
at
it
and
make whistling sounds;
and
they
will
say,
Why
has
the
Lord
done
so
to
this
land
and
to
this
house?
And
their
answer
will
be,
Because
they
were turned
away
from
the
Lord
their
God,
who
took
their
fathers
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt;
they
took
for
themselves
other
gods
and
gave
them
worship
and
became
their
servants:
that
is
why
the
Lord
has
sent
all
this
evil
on
them.
Now
at
the
end
of
twenty
years,
in
which
time
Solomon
had put
up
the
two
houses,
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the king's
house,
(Hiram,
king
of
Tyre,
had
given
Solomon cedar-trees
and cypress-trees
and
gold,
as
much
as
he
had need
of,)
King
Solomon
gave
Hiram
twenty
towns
in
the
land
of
Galilee.
But
when
Hiram
came
from
Tyre
to
see
the
towns
which
Solomon
had
given
him,
he
was
not
pleased
with
them.
And
he
said,
What sort
of
towns
are
these
which
you
have
given
me,
my
brother?
So
they
were
named
the
land
of
Cabul,
to
this
day.
And
Hiram
sent
the
king
a
hundred
and
twenty
talents
of
gold.
Now,
this
was
the
way
of Solomon's system
of
forced
work
for
the
building
of
the Lord's
house
and
of
the king's
house,
and
the
Millo
and
the
wall
of
Jerusalem
and
Megiddo
and
Gezer. ...
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
came
and
took
Gezer,
burning
it
down
and
putting
to death
the
Canaanites
living
in
the
town,
and
he
gave
it
for
a bride-offering
to
his
daughter, Solomon's
wife. ...
...
and
Solomon
was
the builder
of
Gezer
and
Beth-horon
the
lower,
And
Baalath
and
Tamar
in
the waste
land,
in
that
land;
And
all
the store-towns
and
the
towns
which
Solomon
had
for
his war-carriages
and
for
his
horsemen,
and
everything
which
it
was
his pleasure
to put
up
in
Jerusalem
and
in
Lebanon
and
in
all
the
land
under
his
rule.
As
for
the
rest
of
the
Amorites,
the
Hittites,
the
Perizzites,
the
Hivites,
and
the
Jebusites,
who
were
not
children
of
Israel;
Their
children
who
were
still
in
the
land,
and
whom
the
children
of
Israel
had
not
been
able
to
put
to complete destruction,
them
did
Solomon
put
to
forced
work,
to
this
day.
But
Solomon
did
not
put
the
children
of
Israel
to forced
work;
they
were
the
men
of
war,
his
servants,
his
captains,
and
his
chiefs,
captains
of
his war-carriages
and
of
his
horsemen.
These
were
the
chiefs
of
the
overseers
of Solomon's
work,
five
hundred
and
fifty,
in
authority
over
the
people
who
did
the
work.
At
that
time Solomon
made Pharaoh's
daughter
come
up
from
the
town
of
David
to
the
house
which
he
had
made
for
her:
then
he
made
the
Millo.
Three
times
in
the
year
it
was Solomon's
way
to
give
burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
on
the
altar
he
had
made
to
the
Lord, causing
his fire-offering
to
go
up
on
the
altar
before
the
Lord.
And
King
Solomon
made
a sea-force
of
ships
in
Ezion-geber,
by
Eloth,
on
the Red
Sea,
in
the
land
of
Edom.
Hiram
sent
his
servants,
who
were
experienced seamen,
in
the sea-force
with Solomon's
men.
And
they
came
to
Ophir,
where
they
got
four
hundred
and
twenty
talents
of
gold,
and
took
it
back
to
King
Solomon.
Now
the
queen
of
Sheba,
hearing great things
of
Solomon,
came
to
put
his wisdom
to
the
test
with hard
questions.
And
she
came
to
Jerusalem
with
a
very
great train,
with
camels weighted
down
with
spices,
and stores
of
gold
and jewels:
and
when
she
came
to
Solomon
she
had
talk
with
him
of
everything
in
her
mind.
And
Solomon
gave
her
answers
to
all
her
questions;
there
was
no
secret
which
the
king
did
not
make
clear
to
her.
And
when
the
queen
of
Sheba
had
seen
all
the
wisdom
of
Solomon,
and
the
house
which
he
had
made,
And
the
food
at
his
table,
and
all
his
servants seated
there,
and
those
who
were waiting
on
him
in
their
places,
and
their
robes,
and
his wine-servants,
and
the burned
offerings
which
he
made
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
there
was
no
more
spirit
in
her.
And
she
said
to
the
king,
The
account
which
was
given
to
me
in
my
country
of
your
acts
and
your
wisdom
was
true.
But
I
had
no
faith
in
what
was
said
about
you,
till
I
came
and
saw
for myself;
and
now
I
see
that
it
was
not
half
the story;
your
wisdom
and
your
wealth
are
much greater
than
they
said.
Happy
are
your wives,
happy
are
these
your
servants
whose
place
is
ever
before
you,
hearing
your words
of
wisdom.
May
the
Lord
your
God
be
praised,
whose
pleasure
it
was
to
put
you
on
the
seat
of
the
kingdom
of
Israel;
because
the Lord's
love
for
Israel
is
eternal,
he
has
made
you
king,
to
be
their
judge
in
righteousness.
And
she
gave
the
king
a
hundred
and
twenty
talents
of
gold,
and
a
great store
of
spices
and jewels:
never
again
was
such
a
wealth
of
spices seen
as
that
which
the
queen
of
Sheba
gave
King
Solomon.
And
the sea-force
of
Hiram,
in
addition
to
gold
from
Ophir,
came
back
with
much sandal-wood
and jewels.
And
from
the sandal-wood
the
king
made pillars
for
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
for
the king's
house,
and instruments
of music
for
the makers
of melody:
never
has
such sandal-wood
been
seen
to
this
day.
And
King
Solomon
gave
the
queen
of
Sheba
all
her
desire,
whatever
she
made
request
for,
in addition
to
what
he
gave
her freely
from
the impulse
of
his heart.
So
she went
back
to
her
country,
she
and
her
servants.
Now
the
weight
of
gold
which
came
to
Solomon
in
one
year
was
six
hundred
and sixty-six
talents;
In addition
to what
came
to
him
from
the business
of
the
traders,
and
from
all
the
kings
of
the Arabians,
and
from
the rulers
of
the
country.
And
Solomon
made
two
hundred body-covers
of hammered
gold,
every
one
having
six
hundred shekels
of
gold
in
it.
And
he
made
three
hundred smaller body-covers
of hammered
gold,
with
three pounds
of
gold
in
every cover:
and
the
king
put
them
in
the
house
of
the
Woods
of
Lebanon.
Then
the
king
made
a
great
ivory
seat,
plated
with
the best
gold.
There
were
six
steps going
up
to
it,
and
the
top
of
it
was
round
at
the
back,
there
were
arms
on
the
two
sides
of
the
seat,
and
two
lions
by
the
side
of
the
arms;
And
twelve
lions
were
placed
on
the
one
side
and
on
the
other
side
on
the
six
steps:
there
was
nothing
like
it
in
any
kingdom.
And
all
King Solomon's drinking-vessels
were
of
gold,
and
all
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
the
Woods
of
Lebanon
were
of
the best
gold;
not
one
was
of
silver,
for
no
one
gave
a
thought
to
silver
in
the
days
of
King
Solomon.
For
the
king
had Tarshish-ships
at
sea
with
the
ships
of
Hiram;
once
every
three
years
the Tarshish-ships
came
with
gold
and
silver
and
ivory
and monkeys
and
peacocks.
And
King
Solomon
was
greater
than
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
in
wealth
and
in
wisdom.
And
from
all
over
the
earth
they came
to
see
Solomon
and
to
give ear
to
his
wisdom,
which
God
had
put
in
his
heart.
And
everyone
took
with
him
an
offering,
vessels
of
silver
and
vessels
of
gold,
and robes,
and coats
of metal,
and
spices,
and
horses,
and beasts
of transport, regularly
year
by
year.
And
Solomon got
together war-carriages
and
horsemen;
he
had
one
thousand,
four
hundred carriages
and
twelve
thousand
horsemen, whom
he kept, some
in
the carriage-towns
and some
with
the
king
at
Jerusalem.
And
the
king
made
silver
as common
as
stones
in
Jerusalem
and
cedars
like
the sycamore-trees
of
the lowlands
in
number.
And Solomon's
horses came
from
Egypt
and
from Kue;
the king's
traders
got
them
at
a
price
from Kue.
A war-carriage might
be
got
from
Egypt
for
six
hundred
shekels
of
silver,
and
a
horse
for
a
hundred
and
fifty;
they
got
them
at
the
same rate
for
all
the
kings
of
the
Hittites
and
the
kings
of
Aram.
Now
a number
of strange
women
were
loved
by
Solomon,
women
of
the
Moabites,
Ammonites,
Edomites, Zidonians,
and
Hittites:
The
nations
of
which
the
Lord
had
said
to
the
children
of
Israel,
You
are
not
to
take wives
from
them
and
they
are
not
to
take wives
from
you;
or
they
will
certainly make
you
go
after
their
gods:
to
these
Solomon
was united
in
love.
He
had
seven
hundred
wives, daughters
of kings,
and
three
hundred other
wives;
and
through
his
wives
his
heart
was
turned
away.
For
it
came
about
that
when
Solomon
was
old,
his
heart
was
turned
away
to
other
gods
by
his
wives;
and
his
heart
was
no
longer
true
to
the
Lord
his
God
as
the
heart
of
his
father
David
had
been.
For
Solomon went
after Ashtoreth,
the
goddess
of
the Zidonians,
and
Milcom,
the disgusting
god
of
the
Ammonites.
And
Solomon
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
not walking
in
the Lord's ways
with
all
his heart
as
David
his
father
did.
Then
Solomon put
up
a
high
place
for
Chemosh,
the disgusting god
of
Moab,
in
the
mountain
before
Jerusalem,
and
for
Molech,
the disgusting god worshipped
by
the
children
of
Ammon.
And
so
he
did
for
all
his strange
wives,
who
made offerings
with
burning
of perfumes
to
their
gods.
And
the
Lord
was
angry
with
Solomon,
because
his
heart
was
turned
away
from
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
had
twice come
to
him
in
a
vision;
And
had
given
him
orders
about
this
very
thing,
that
he
was
not
to go
after
other
gods;
but
he
did
not
keep
the
orders
of
the
Lord.
So
the
Lord
said
to
Solomon,
Because
you
have
done
this,
and
have
not
kept
my
agreement
and
my laws,
which
I
gave
you,
I
will
take
the
kingdom
away
from
you
by force
and
will
give
it
to
your
servant.
I
will
not
do
it
in
your life-time,
because
of
your
father
David,
but
I
will take
it
from
your
son.
Still
I
will
not
take
all
the
kingdom
from
him;
but
I
will
give
one
tribe
to
your
son,
because
of
my
servant
David,
and
because
of
Jerusalem,
the town
of
my selection.
So
the
Lord sent
Hadad
the
Edomite
to
make trouble
for
Solomon:
he
was
of
the king's
seed
in
Edom.
And
when
David
had
sent destruction
on
Edom,
and
Joab,
the
captain
of
the
army,
had
gone
to
put
the
dead
into
the
earth,
and
had
put
to death
every
male
in
Edom;
(For
Joab
and
all
Israel
were
there
six
months
till
every
male
in
Edom
had
been
cut
off;)
Hadad, being still
a
young
boy,
went
in
flight
to
Egypt,
with
certain
Edomites,
servants
of
his
father;
And
they
went
on
from
Midian
and
came
to
Paran;
and,
taking
men
from
Paran
with
them,
they
came
to
Egypt,
to
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
who
gave
him
a
house
and
gave
orders
for
his
food
and
gave
him
land.
Now
Hadad
was
very pleasing
to
Pharaoh,
so
that
he
gave
him
the
sister
of
his
wife,
Tahpenes
the
queen,
for
his
wife.
And
the
sister
of
Tahpenes
had
a
son
by
him,
Genubath, whom
Tahpenes
took care
of
in Pharaoh's
house;
and
Genubath
was living
in Pharaoh's
house
among Pharaoh's
sons.
Now
when
Hadad
had
news
in
Egypt
that
David
had
been
put
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
that
Joab,
the
captain
of
the
army,
was
dead,
he
said
to
Pharaoh,
Send
me
back
to
my
country.
But
Pharaoh
said
to
him,
What
have
you
been short
of
while
you
have
been
with
me,
that
you
are desiring
to
go
back
to
your
country?
And
he
said,
Nothing;
but
even
so,
send
me
back.
And
God sent another trouble-maker,
Rezon,
the
son
of
Eliada,
who
had
gone
in
flight
from
his
lord,
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah:
He got
some
men
together
and
made
himself
captain
of
a
band
of outlaws;
and
went
to
Damascus
and
became
king
there.
He
was
a
trouble
to
Israel
all
through
the
days
of
Solomon.
And
this
is
the damage
Hadad
did:
he
was cruel
to
Israel
while
he
was ruler
over
Edom.
And there
was
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
an
Ephraimite
from
Zeredah,
a
servant
of
Solomon,
whose
mother
was
Zeruah,
a
widow;
and
his
hand
was
lifted
up
against
the
king.
The
way
in
which
his
hand came
to
be
lifted
up
against
the
king
was
this:
Solomon
was
building
the
Millo
and
making good
the damaged
parts
of
the
town
of
his
father
David;
And
Jeroboam
was
an
able
and
responsible
man;
and
Solomon
saw
that
he
was
a good
worker
and
made
him
overseer
of
all
the
work given
to
the sons
of
Joseph.
Now
at
that
time,
when
Jeroboam
was
going
out
of
Jerusalem,
the
prophet
Ahijah
the
Shilonite
came across
him
on
the
road;
now
Ahijah
had
put
on
a
new
robe;
and
the
two
of
them
were
by
themselves
in
the open
country.
And
Ahijah
took
his
new
robe
in
his hands, parting
it violently
into
twelve.
And
he
said
to
Jeroboam,
Take
ten
of
the
parts,
for
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
will
take
the
kingdom
away
from
Solomon
by
force,
and
will
give
ten
tribes
to
you;
(But
one
tribe
will
be
his,
because
of
my
servant
David,
and
because
of
Jerusalem,
the
town
which,
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
I
have
made mine,)
Because
they
are turned
away
from
me
to
the
worship
of Ashtoreth,
the
goddess
of
the Zidonians,
and
Chemosh,
the
god
of
Moab,
and
Milcom,
the
god
of
the
Ammonites;
they
have
not
been
walking
in
my
ways
or
doing
what
is
right
in
my
eyes
or keeping
my laws
and
my
decisions
as
his
father
David
did.
But
I
will
not
take
the
kingdom
from
him;
I
will
let
him
be
king
all
the
days
of
his
life,
because
of
David
my
servant,
in
whom
I
took delight
because
he
kept
my
orders
and
my laws.
But
I
will
take
the
kingdom
from
his
son,
and
give
it
to
you.
And
one
tribe
I
will
give
to
his
son,
so
that
David
my
servant
may
have
a
light
for ever burning
before
me
in
Jerusalem,
the
town
which
I
have
made mine
to
put
my
name
there.
And
you
I
will
take,
and
you
will
be
king
over
Israel, ruling
over
whatever
is
the
desire
of
your
soul.
And
if
you
give
attention
to
the
orders
I
give
you,
walking
in
my
ways
and
doing
what
is
right
in
my
eyes
and
keeping
my laws
and
my
orders
as
David
my
servant
did;
then
I
will
be
with
you,
building
up
for
you
a
safe
house,
as
I
did
for
David,
and
I
will
give
Israel
to
you.
(So
that
I
may send trouble
for
this
on
the
seed
of
David,
but
not
for ever.)
And
Solomon
was
looking
for
a chance
to
put
Jeroboam
to
death;
but
he
went
in
flight
to
Egypt,
to
Shishak,
king
of
Egypt,
and
was
in
Egypt
till
the
death
of
Solomon.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Solomon,
and
all
he
did,
and
his
wisdom,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
acts
of
Solomon?
And
the
time
Solomon
was
king
in
Jerusalem
over
all
Israel
was
forty
years.
And
Solomon went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David
his
father:
and
Solomon went
to
rest
with
his
fathers
and
Rehoboam
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
Rehoboam
went
to
Shechem, where
all
Israel
had
come together
to
make
him
king,
And,
hearing
of
it,
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
who
was
still
in
Egypt,
where
he
had
gone
in
flight
from
Solomon,
and
was
living
there,
came
back
to
his town Zeredah,
in
the hill-country
of Ephraim;
And
all
the
men
of
Israel
came
to
Rehoboam
and
said,
Your
father
put
a
hard
yoke
on
us:
if
you
will
make
the conditions
under
which
your
father
kept
us
down less
cruel,
and
the weight
of
the
yoke
he
put
on
us less
hard,
then
we
will
be
your
servants.
And
he
said
to
them,
Go
away
for
three
days
and
then
come
back
to
me
again.
So
the
people
went
away.
Then
King
Rehoboam
took
the opinion
of
the
old
men
who
had
been
with
Solomon
his
father
when
he
was
living,
and
said,
In
your opinion,
what
answer
am
I
to
give
to
this
people?
And
they
said
to
him,
If
you
will
be
a
servant
to
this
people
today, caring
for
them
and
giving
them
a gentle
answer,
then
they
will
be
your
servants
for
ever.
But
he
gave no
attention
to
the opinion
of
the
old
men,
and
went
to
the
young
men
of
his generation
who
were waiting
before
him:
And
said
to
them,
What
is
your opinion?
What
answer
are
we
to
give
to
this
people
who
have
said
to
me,
Make less
the weight
of
the
yoke
which
your
father
put
on
us?
And
the
young
men
of
his
generation
said
to
him,
This
is
the
answer
to
give
to
the
people
who
came
to
you
saying,
Your
father put
a hard
yoke
on
us;
will
you
make
it less?
say
to
them,
My
little
finger
is
thicker
than
my father's
body;
If
my
father put
a
hard
yoke
on
you,
I
will
make
it harder:
my
father
gave
you punishment
with
whips,
but
I
will
give
you blows
with snakes.
So
all
the
people
came
to
Rehoboam
on
the
third
day,
as
the
king
had given
orders,
saying,
Come
back
to
me
the
third
day.
And
the
king
gave
them
a rough
answer, giving no attention
to
the suggestion
of
the
old
men;
But
giving
them
the
answer put forward
by
the
young
men,
saying,
My
father
made
your
yoke hard,
but
I
will
make
it harder;
my
father
gave
you punishment
with
whips,
but
I
will
give
it
with snakes.
So
the
king
did
not
give ear
to
the
people;
and
this
came
about
by
the
purpose
of
the
Lord,
so
that
what
he
had
said
by
Ahijah
the
Shilonite
to
Jeroboam,
son
of
Nebat,
might
be effected.
And
when
all
Israel
saw
that
the
king
would
give
no
attention
to
them,
the
people
in
answer
said
to
the
king,
What part
have
we
in
David?
what
is
our
heritage
in
the
son
of
Jesse?
to
your
tents,
O
Israel;
now
see
to
your
people,
David.
So
Israel
went
away
to
their
tents.
(But
Rehoboam
was
still
king
over
those
of
the
children
of
Israel
who
were
living
in
the
towns
of
Judah.)
Then
King
Rehoboam
sent
Adoniram,
the overseer
of
the
forced work;
and
he
was
stoned
to
death
by
all
Israel.
And
King
Rehoboam
went quickly
and
got
into
his carriage
to
go
in
flight
to
Jerusalem.
So
Israel
was
turned away
from
the
family
of
David
to
this
day.
Now
when
all
Israel
had news
that
Jeroboam
had
come
back,
they
sent
for
him
to
come
before
the meeting
of
the
people,
and
made
him
king
over
Israel:
not
one
of
them
was joined
to
the
family
of
David
but
only
the
tribe
of
Judah.
When
Rehoboam
came
to
Jerusalem,
he got
together
all
the
men
of
Judah
and
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
of
his best fighting-men,
to
make
war
against
Israel
and
get
the
kingdom
back
for
Rehoboam,
the
son
of
Solomon.
But
the
word
of
God
came
to
Shemaiah,
the
man
of
God,
saying,
Say
to
Rehoboam,
the
son
of
Solomon,
king
of
Judah,
and
to
all
the
men
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
and
the
rest
of
the
people:
The
Lord
has
said,
You
are
not
to
go
to war
against
your
brothers,
the
children
of
Israel;
go
back,
every
man
to
his
house,
because
this
thing
is
my
purpose.
So
they
gave ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
and
went
back,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
Then
Jeroboam
made
the town
of
Shechem
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim
a strong
place,
and
was
living
there;
and
from
there
he
went
out
and did
the
same
to
Penuel.
And
Jeroboam
said
in
his
heart,
Now
the
kingdom
will
go
back
to
the
family
of
David:
If
the
people
go
up
to
make
offerings
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
at
Jerusalem,
their
heart
will
be
turned
again
to
their
lord,
to
Rehoboam,
king
of
Judah;
and
they
will
put
me
to death
and
go
back
to
Rehoboam,
king
of
Judah.
So
after taking
thought
the
king
made
two oxen
of
gold;
and
he
said
to
the
people,
You
have
been
going
up
to
Jerusalem
long
enough;
see!
these
are
your
gods,
O
Israel,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
he
put
one
in Beth-el
and
the
other
in
Dan.
And
this
became
a
sin
in
Israel;
for
the
people
went
to
give worship
to
the
one
at Beth-el,
and
to
the
other
at
Dan.
And
he
made
places
for worship
at
the
high
places,
and
made
priests,
who
were
not
Levites,
from
among
all
the
people.
And
Jeroboam
gave orders
for
a
feast
in
the
eighth
month,
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
month,
like
the
feast
which
is
kept
in
Judah,
and
he
went
up
to
the
altar.
And
in
the
same
way,
in Beth-el,
he
gave
offerings
to
the oxen
which
he
had
made, placing
in Beth-el
the
priests
of
the
high
places
he
had
made.
He
went
up
to
the
altar
he
had
made
in Beth-el
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
eighth
month,
the
month fixed
by
him
at
his pleasure;
and
he
gave orders
for
a
feast
for
the
people
of
Israel,
and
went
up
to
the
altar,
and
there
he
made
the
smoke
of
his
offerings
go
up.
Then
a
man
of
God
came
from
Judah
by
the
order
of
the
Lord
to Beth-el,
where
Jeroboam
was
by
the
altar,
burning
offerings.
And
by
the
order
of
the
Lord
he
made
an outcry
against
the
altar,
saying,
O
altar,
altar,
the
Lord
has
said,
From
the seed
of
David
will come
a
child,
named
Josiah,
and
on
you
he
will put
to death
the
priests
of
the
high
places,
who
are
burning
offerings
on
you,
and men's
bones
will
be
burned
on
you.
The
same
day
he
gave
them
a
sign,
saying,
This
is
the
sign
which
the
Lord
has
given:
See,
the
altar
will
be broken
and
the burned waste
on
it overturned.
Then
the
king,
hearing
the
man
of
God
crying
out
against
the
altar
at Beth-el,
put
out
his
hand
from
the
altar,
saying,
Take
him prisoner.
And
his
hand,
stretched
out
against
him,
became dead,
and
he
had
no
power
of pulling
it
back.
And
the
altar
was broken
and
the burned waste
on
it overturned;
this
was
the
sign
which
the
man
of
God
had
given
by
the
word
of
the
Lord.
Then
the
king
made
answer
and
said
to
the
man
of
God,
Make
a prayer
now
for
the grace
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
for
me,
that
my
hand
may
be
made well.
And
in
answer
to
the prayer
of
the
man
of
God,
the king's
hand
was
made well
again,
as
it
was
before.
And
the
king
said
to
the
man
of
God,
Come
with
me
to
my
house
for
food
and rest,
and
I
will
give
you
a
reward.
But
the
man
of
God
said
to
the
king,
Even
if
you
gave
me
half
of
all
you
have,
I
would
not
go
in
with
you,
and
I
would
not
take
food
or
a
drink
of
water
in
this
place;
For
so
I
was
ordered
by
the
word
of
the
Lord,
who
said,
You
are
not
to
take
food
or
a
drink
of
water,
and
you
are
not
to
go
back
the
way
you
came.
So
he
went
another
way,
and
not
by
the
way
he
came
to Beth-el.
Now
there
was
an
old
prophet
living
in Beth-el;
and
one
of
his
sons
came
and
gave
him
word
of
all
the
man
of
God
had
done
that
day
in Beth-el,
and
they
gave
their
father
an
account
of
the
words
he
had
said
to
the
king.
Then
their
father
said
to
them,
Which
way
did
he
go?
Now
his
sons
had
seen
which
way
the
man
of
God
who
came
from
Judah
had
gone.
So
the
prophet
said
to
his
sons, Make ready
an ass
for
me.
So
they made
an ass ready,
and
he got
on
it,
And
went
after
the
man
of
God,
and
came
up
with
him
while
he
was
seated
under
an oak-tree.
And
he
said
to
him,
Are
you
the
man
of
God
who
came
from
Judah?
And
he
said,
I
am.
Then
he
said
to
him, Come
back
to
the
house
with
me
and
have
a
meal.
But
he
said,
I
may
not
go
back
with
you
or
go
into
your house;
and
I
will
not
take
food
or
a
drink
of
water
with
you
in
this
place;
For
the
Lord
said
to
me,
You
are
not
to
take
food
or
water
there,
or
go
back
again
by
the
way
you
came.
Then
he
said
to
him,
I
am
a
prophet
like
you;
and
an
angel
said
to
me
by
the
word
of
the
Lord,
Take
him
back
with
you
and
give
him
food
and
water.
But
he
said false
words
to
him.
So
he
went
back
with
him,
and
had
a
meal
in
his
house
and
a
drink
of
water.
But
while
they
were
seated
at
the
table,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
the
prophet
who
had
taken
him
back;
And
crying
out
to
the
man
of
God
who
came
from
Judah,
he
said,
The
Lord
says,
Because
you
have
gone
against
the voice
of
the
Lord,
and
have
not done
as
you
were
ordered
by
the
Lord,
But
have
come
back,
and
have taken
food
and
water
in
this
place
where
he
said
you
were
to
take
no
food
or
water;
your
dead
body
will
not
be
put
to rest
with
your
fathers.
Now
after
the
meal
he
made ready
the ass
for
him,
for
the
prophet
whom
he
had
taken
back.
And he
went
on
his
way;
but
on
the
road
a
lion
came rushing
at
him
and
put
him
to
death;
and
his
dead
body
was stretched
in
the
road
with
the ass
by
its
side,
and
the
lion
was
there
by
the
body.
And
some
men,
going
by,
saw
the
body stretched
out
in
the
road
with
the
lion
by
its
side;
and
they
came
and
gave news
of
it
in
the
town
where
the
old
prophet
was
living.
Then
the
prophet
who
had
made
him
come
back,
hearing
it,
said,
It
is
the
man
of
God,
who
went
against
the
word
of
the
Lord;
that
is
why
the
Lord
has
given
him
to
the
lion
to
be wounded
to
death,
as
the
Lord
said.
And
he
said
to
his
sons, Make ready
the ass
for
me.
And
they did
so.
And
he went
and saw
the
dead
body stretched
out
in
the
road
with
the ass
and
the
lion
by
its
side:
the
lion
had
not
taken
the
body
for
its
food
or done
any damage
to
the ass.
Then
the
prophet
took
up
the
body
of
the
man
of
God
and
put
it
on
the ass
and
took
it
back;
and
he
came
to
the
town
to
put
the
body
to rest
with weeping.
And
he
put
the
body
in
the resting-place made ready
for himself, weeping
and sorrowing
over
it, saying, O
my
brother!
And
when
he
had
put
it
to
rest,
he
said
to
his
sons,
When
I
am
dead,
then
you
are
to
put
my
body
into
the earth
with
the
body
of
this
man
of
God,
and
put
me
by
his
bones
so
that
my
bones
may
be kept safe
with
his
bones.
For
the outcry
he
made
by
the
word
of
the
Lord
against
the
altar
in Beth-el
and
against
all
the
houses
of
the
high
places
in
the
towns
of
Samaria,
will
certainly
come
about.
After
this
Jeroboam,
not
turning
back
from
his
evil
ways,
still
made
priests
for
his altars
from
among
all
the
people;
he
made
a
priest
of anyone desiring
it,
so
that
there might
be
priests
of
the
high
places.
And
this
became
a
sin
in
the
family
of
Jeroboam, causing
it
to
be
cut
off
and sent
to
destruction
from
the
face
of
the
earth.
At
that
time
Abijah,
the
son
of
Jeroboam, became ill.
And
Jeroboam
said
to
his
wife,
Now
come, put
on different clothing
so
that
you
may
not seem
to
be
the
wife
of
Jeroboam,
and
go
to
Shiloh;
see,
Ahijah
is
there,
the
prophet
who
said
I
would
be
king
over
this
people.
And
take
with
you
ten
cakes
of
bread
and dry
cakes
and
a pot
of
honey,
and
go
to
him:
he
will
give
you
word
of
what
is
to
become
of
the
child.
So Jeroboam's
wife
did
so,
and
got
up
and
went
to
Shiloh
and
came
to
the
house
of
Ahijah.
Now
Ahijah
was
unable
to
see,
because
he
was
very old.
And
the
Lord
had
said
to
Ahijah,
The
wife
of
Jeroboam
is
coming
to
get
news
from
you
about
her
son,
who
is ill;
give
her
such
and
such
an
answer;
for
she
will
make
herself seem
to
be
another
woman.
Then
Ahijah,
hearing
the
sound
of
her
footsteps
coming
in
at
the
door,
said,
Come
in,
O
wife
of
Jeroboam;
why
do
you
make
yourself seem
like
another?
for
I
am
sent
to
you
with bitter
news.
Go,
say
to
Jeroboam,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel: Though
I
took
you
from
among
the
people,
lifting
you
up
to
be
a
ruler
over
my
people
Israel,
And
took
the
kingdom
away
by force
from
the seed
of
David
and
gave
it
to
you,
you
have
not
been
like
my
servant
David,
who
kept
my
orders,
and
was true
to
me
with
all
his
heart,
doing
only
what
was
right
in
my
eyes.
But
you
have
done
evil
more
than
any
before
you,
and
have
made
for yourself
other
gods,
and
images
of
metal, moving
me
to wrath,
and turning
your
back
on
me.
So
I
will send
evil
on
the
line
of
Jeroboam, cutting
off
from
his
family
every male child,
those
who
are
shut
up
and
those
who
go free
in
Israel;
the
family
of
Jeroboam
will
be brushed
away
like
a man brushing
away waste
till
it
is
all
gone.
Those
of
the
family
of
Jeroboam
who come
to
death
in
the
town,
will become
food
for
the
dogs;
and
those
on whom
death comes
in
the open
country,
will
be
food
for
the
birds
of
the air;
for
the
Lord
has
said
it.
Up,
then!
go
back
to
your
house;
and
in
the hour
when
your
feet
go
into
the
town,
the
death
of
the
child
will
take
place.
And
all
Israel
will
put
his body
to rest, weeping
over
him,
because
he
only
of
the
family
of
Jeroboam
will
be
put
into
his resting-place
in
the earth;
for
of
all
the
family
of
Jeroboam,
in
him
only
has
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel, seen
some
good.
And
the
Lord
will put
up
a
king
over
Israel
who
will send destruction
on
the
family
of
Jeroboam
in
that
day;
And
even
now
the
hand
of
the
Lord
has come
down
on
Israel, shaking
it
like
a river-grass
in
the
water;
and, uprooting
Israel
from
this
good
land,
which
he
gave
to
their
fathers,
he
will
send
them
this
way
and
that
on
the
other
side
of
the
River;
because
they
have
made
for
themselves images, moving
the
Lord
to wrath.
And
he
will
give
Israel
up
because
of
the
sins
which
Jeroboam
has
done
and
made
Israel do.
Then Jeroboam's
wife
got
up
and
went
away
and
came
to
Tirzah;
and
when
she
came
to
the doorway
of
the
house,
death
came
to
the
child.
And
all
Israel
put
his body
to rest, weeping
over
him,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
his
servant
Ahijah
the
prophet.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jeroboam,
how
he
made war
and
how
he
became
king,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
And
Jeroboam
was
king
for
twenty-two
years,
and
was put
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
Nadab
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
Rehoboam,
the
son
of
Solomon,
was
king
in
Judah.
Rehoboam
was forty-one
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was
king
for
seventeen
years
in
Jerusalem,
the
town
which
the
Lord
had
made
his
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
to
put
his
name
there;
his mother's
name
was
Naamah,
an Ammonite
woman.
And
Judah
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
made
him more angry
than
their
fathers
had
done
by
their
sins.
For
they
made
high
places
and upright stones
and
wood
pillars
on
every
high
hill
and
under
every
green
tree;
And
more
than
this,
there
were
those
in
the
land
who
were
used
for sex purposes
in
the
worship
of
the gods,
doing
the same
disgusting crimes
as
the
nations
which
the
Lord
had sent
out
before
the
children
of
Israel.
Now
in
the
fifth
year
of
King
Rehoboam,
Shishak,
king
of
Egypt,
came
up
against
Jerusalem;
And
took
away
all
the
stored
wealth
from
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
from
the king's
house,
and
all
the
gold body-covers
which
Solomon
had
made.
So
in
their
place
King
Rehoboam
had other body-covers
made
of
brass,
and
gave
them
into
the
care
of
the
captains
of
the
armed
men
who
were stationed
at
the
door
of
the king's
house.
And
whenever
the
king
went
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
the armed men
went
with
him
taking
the body-covers,
and
then
took
them
back
to
their
room.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Rehoboam,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
And
there
was
war
between
Rehoboam
and
Jeroboam
all
their
days.
And
Rehoboam went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
with
his
fathers
in
the
town
of
David;
his mother's
name
was
Naamah,
an Ammonite
woman.
And
Abijam
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Now
in
the
eighteenth
year
of
king
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
Abijam
became
king
over
Judah.
For
three
years
he
was
king
in
Jerusalem:
and
his mother's
name
was
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Abishalom.
And
he
did
the same
sins
which
his
father
had
done
before
him:
his
heart
was
not
completely
true
to
the
Lord
his
God,
like
the
heart
of
David
his
father.
But
because
of
David,
the
Lord
gave
him
a light
in
Jerusalem,
making
his
sons
king
after
him,
so
that
Jerusalem
might
be safe;
Because
David
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
never
in
all
his
life went
against
his
orders,
but
only
in
the
question
of
Uriah
the
Hittite.
...
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Abijam,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
And
there
was
war
between
Abijam
and
Jeroboam.
Then
Abijam went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
they put
him into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David:
and
Asa
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the
twentieth
year
that
Jeroboam
was
king
of
Israel,
Asa
became
king
over
Judah.
And
he
was
king
for forty-one
years
in
Jerusalem;
his mother's
name
was
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Abishalom.
Asa
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
David
his
father
did.
Those
used
for sex purposes
in
the worship
of
the gods
he sent
out
of
the
country,
and
he
took
away
all
the images
which
his
fathers
had
made.
And
he
would
not let
Maacah
his
mother
be
queen,
because
she
had
made
a disgusting
image
for
Asherah;
and
Asa
had
the
image
cut
down
and
burned
by
the
stream
Kidron.
The
high
places,
however,
were
not
taken
away:
but still
the
heart
of
Asa
was
true
to
the
Lord
all
his
life.
He
took
into
the
house
of
the
Lord all
the
things
which
his
father
had
made
holy,
and
those
which
he himself
had
made
holy,
silver
and
gold
and
vessels.
Now
there
was
war
between
Asa
and
Baasha,
king
of
Israel,
all
their
days.
And
Baasha,
king
of
Israel,
went
up
against
Judah,
building
Ramah,
so
that
no
one
was able
to
go
out
or
in
to
Asa,
king
of
Judah.
Then
Asa
took
all
the
silver
and
gold
which
was
still
stored
in
the Lord's
house,
and
in
the king's
house,
and
sent
them,
in
the
care
of
his
servants,
to
Ben-hadad,
son
of
Tabrimmon,
son
of Rezon,
king
of
Aram,
at
Damascus,
saying,
Let
there
be
an
agreement
between
me
and
you
as
there
was
between
my
father
and
your
father:
see,
I
have
sent
you
an
offering
of
silver
and
gold;
go
and
put
an end
to
your
agreement
with
Baasha,
king
of
Israel,
so
that
he
may
give
up attacking
me.
So
Ben-hadad
did
as
King
Asa
said,
and
sent
the
captains
of
his
armies
against
the
towns
of
Israel,
attacking
Ijon
and
Dan
and
Abel-beth-maacah,
and
all
Chinneroth
as
far
as
all
the
land
of
Naphtali.
And
Baasha,
hearing
of
it, put
a
stop
to
the
building
of
Ramah,
and
was
living
in
Tirzah.
Then
King
Asa got
all
Judah together,
making
every
man come;
and
they
took
away
the
stones
and
the
wood
with
which
Baasha
was
building
Ramah,
and
King
Asa
made
use
of
them
for
building
Geba
in
the land
of
Benjamin,
and
Mizpah.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Asa,
and
his
power,
and
all
he
did,
and
the
towns
of
which
he
was
the builder,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
But
when
he
was
old
he
had
a
disease
of
the
feet.
So
Asa went
to
rest
with
his
fathers
and
was put into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David
his
father:
and
Jehoshaphat
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Nadab,
the
son
of
Jeroboam,
became
king
over
Israel
in
the
second
year
that
Asa
was
king
of
Judah;
and
he
was
king
of
Israel
for
two
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, copying
the
evil
ways
of
his
father,
and
the
sin
which
he
did
and
made
Israel
do.
And
Baasha,
the
son
of
Ahijah,
of
the
family
of
Issachar,
made
a secret design
against
him,
attacking
him
at
Gibbethon,
a town
of
the
Philistines;
for
Nadab
and
the armies
of
Israel
were
making war
on
Gibbethon.
In
the
third
year
of
the
rule
of
Asa,
king
of
Judah,
Baasha
put
him
to
death,
and
became
king
in
his
place.
And straight
away
when
he
became
king,
he
sent
destruction
on
all
the offspring
of
Jeroboam;
there
was
not
one living
person
of
all
the
family
of
Jeroboam
whom
he
did
not
put
to death,
so
the
word
of
the
Lord,
which
he
said
by
his
servant
Ahijah
the
Shilonite,
came
about;
Because
of
the
sins
which
Jeroboam
did
and
made
Israel do, moving
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
to wrath.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Nadab,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
there
was
war
between
Asa
and
Baasha,
king
of
Israel,
all
their
days.
In
the
third
year
of
the
rule
of
Asa,
king
of
Judah,
Baasha,
the
son
of
Ahijah,
became
king
over
all
Israel
in
Tirzah,
and
was
king
for
twenty-four
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, copying
the
evil
ways
of
Jeroboam
and
the
sin
which
he
made
Israel
do.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jehu,
son
of
Hanani, protesting
against
Baasha
and
saying,
Because
I
took
you
up
out
of
the
dust,
and
made
you
ruler
over
my
people
Israel;
and
you
have
gone
in
the
ways
of
Jeroboam,
and
made
my
people
Israel
do evil, moving
me
to wrath
by
their
sins;
Truly,
I
will
see
that
Baasha
and
all
his
family
are completely brushed
away;
I
will
make
your
family
like
the
family
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat.
Anyone
of
the
family
of
Baasha
who comes
to
death
in
the
town,
will become
food
for
the
dogs;
and
he
to whom
death comes
in
the open
country,
will
be
food
for
the
birds
of
the air.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Baasha,
and
what
he
did,
and
his
power,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
Baasha went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
at
Tirzah;
and
Elah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
the
Lord
sent
his
word
against
Baasha
and
his
family
by
the mouth
of
the
prophet
Jehu,
the
son
of
Hanani,
because
of
all
the
evil
he
did
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, moving
him
to wrath
by
the
work
of
his
hands,
because
he
was
like
the
family
of
Jeroboam,
and
because
he
put
it
to death.
In
the twenty-sixth
year
that
Asa
was
king
of
Judah,
Elah,
the
son
of
Baasha,
became
king
of
Israel
in
Tirzah,
and
he
was
king
for two
years.
And
his
servant
Zimri,
captain
of
half
his war-carriages,
made secret designs
against
him: now
he
was
in
Tirzah,
drinking
hard
in
the
house
of
Arza, controller
of
the king's
house
in
Tirzah.
And
Zimri
went
in
and
made
an
attack
on
him
and
put
him
to
death,
in
the twenty-seventh
year
that
Asa
was
king
of
Judah,
and
made himself
king
in
his
place.
And straight
away
when
he
became
king
and
took
his
place
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom,
he put
to death
all
the
family
of
Baasha:
not
one male child
of
his relations
or
his
friends kept
his life.
So
Zimri
put
to death
all
the
family
of
Baasha,
so
that
the
word
which
the
Lord
said
against
him
by
the mouth
of
Jehu
the
prophet
came
about;
Because
of
all
the
sins
of
Baasha,
and
the
sins
of
Elah
his
son,
which
they
did
and
made
Israel
do, moving
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
to wrath
by
their foolish acts.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Elah,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
In
the twenty-seventh
year
of
Asa,
king
of
Judah,
Zimri
was
king
for
seven
days
in
Tirzah.
Now
the
people
were attacking
Gibbethon
in
the land
of
the
Philistines.
And
news
came
to
the
people
in
the tents
that
Zimri
had
made
a secret design
and
had put
the
king
to death:
so
all
Israel
made
Omri,
the
captain
of
the
army,
king
that
day
in
the tents.
Then
Omri
went
up
from
Gibbethon,
with
all
the
army
of
Israel,
and
they
made
an
attack
on
Tirzah, shutting
in
the town
on
every
side.
And
when
Zimri
saw
that
the
town
was
taken,
he
went
into
the
inner
room
of
the king's
house,
and
burning
the
house
over
his head,
came
to
his end,
Because
of
his
sin
in
doing
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
in going
in
the
way
of
Jeroboam
and
in
his
sin
which
he
made
Israel
do.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Zimri,
and
the secret design
he
made,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
Then
there
was
a division
among
the
people
of
Israel;
half
the
people
were
for making
Tibni,
son
of
Ginath,
king,
and
half
were supporting
Omri.
But
the
supporters
of
Omri overcame
those
who
were
on
the
side
of
Tibni,
the
son
of
Ginath;
and
death came
to
Tibni
and
to
his brother Joram
at
that time:
and
Omri
became
king
in
the place
of
Tibni.
In
the thirty-first
year
of
Asa,
king
of
Judah,
Omri
became
king
over
Israel,
and
he
was
king
for
twelve
years;
for
six
years
he
was ruling
in
Tirzah.
He got
the
hill
Samaria
from
Shemer
for
the
price
of two
talents
of
silver,
and
he
made
a
town
there,
building
it
on
the
hill
and naming
it
Samaria,
after
Shemer
the
owner
of
the
hill.
And
Omri
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
even
worse
than
all
those
before
him,
Copying
all
the evil
ways
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
and
all
the
sins
he
did
and
made
Israel
do, moving
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
to wrath
by
their foolish
ways.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
which
Omri
did,
and
his great
power,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
So
Omri went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
Samaria;
and
Ahab
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the thirty-eighth
year
that
Asa
was
king
of
Judah,
Ahab,
the
son
of
Omri,
became
king
over
Israel;
and
Ahab
was
king
in
Samaria
for
twenty-two
years.
And
Ahab,
the
son
of
Omri,
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
even
worse
than
all
who
went
before
him.
And
as
if copying
the evil ways
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
was
a
small
thing
for
him,
he
took
as
his
wife
Jezebel,
daughter
of
Ethbaal,
king
of Zidon,
and
became
a
servant
and worshipper
of
Baal.
And
he put
up
an
altar
for
Baal
in
the
house
of
Baal
which
he
had
made
in
Samaria.
And
Ahab
made
an image
of
Asherah
and
did
more
than
all
the
kings
of
Israel
before
him
to
make
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
angry.
In
his
days
Hiel
made
Jericho;
he
put
its base
in
position
at
the price
of
Abiram,
his
oldest
son,
and
he
put
its
doors
in
place
at
the price
of
his
youngest
son
Segub;
even
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun.
And
Elijah
the Tishbite,
of Tishbe
in
Gilead,
said
to
Ahab,
By
the
living
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
whose servant
I
am,
there
will
be
no
dew
or
rain
in
these
years,
but
only
at
my
word.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
him,
saying,
Go
from
here
in
the
direction
of
the
east,
and keep
yourself
in
a
secret
place
by
the
stream
Cherith,
east
of
Jordan.
The water
of
the
stream
will
be
your
drink,
and
by
my
orders
the
ravens
will
give
you food
there.
So
he
went
and
did
as
the
Lord
said,
living
by
the
stream
Cherith,
east
of
Jordan.
And
the
ravens
took
him
bread
in
the
morning
and
meat
in
the
evening;
and
the water
of
the
stream
was
his
drink.
Now
after
a
time
the
stream
became
dry,
because
there
was
no
rain
in
the
land.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
him,
saying,
Up!
go
now
to
Zarephath,
in Zidon,
and
make
your living-place
there;
I
have
given
orders
to
a
widow
woman
there
to
see
that
you
have food.
So
he
got
up
and
went
to
Zarephath;
and
when
he
came
to
the
door
of
the
town,
he
saw
a
widow
woman getting
sticks together;
and
crying
out
to
her
he
said,
Will
you
give
me
a
little
water
in
a
vessel
for
my
drink?
And
when
she
was going
to
get
it,
he
said
to
her,
And
get
me
with
it
a small bit
of
bread.
Then
she
said,
By
the
life
of
the
Lord
your
God,
I
have
nothing
but
a
little
meal
in
my store,
and
a drop
of
oil
in
the bottle;
and
now
I
am getting
two
sticks together
so
that
I
may
go
in
and
make
it ready
for
me
and
my
son,
so
that
we
may
have
a
meal
before
our
death.
And
Elijah
said
to
her,
Have
no
fear;
go
and
do
as
you
have
said,
but
first
make
me
a
little
cake
of
it
and
come
and
give
it
to
me,
and
then
make
something
for
yourself
and
your
son.
For
this
is
the
word
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel:
The store
of
meal
will
not
come
to
an
end,
and
the bottle
will
never
be
without
oil,
till
the
day
when
the
Lord
sends
rain
on
the
earth.
So
she
went
and
did
as
Elijah
said;
and
she
and
he
and
her
family
had
food
for
a
long
time.
The store
of
meal
did
not
come
to
an
end,
and
the bottle
was
never
without
oil,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
the mouth
of
Elijah.
Now
after
this,
the
son
of
the
woman
of
the
house
became ill,
so ill
that
there
was
no
breath
in
him.
And
she
said
to
Elijah,
What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
O
man
of
God?
have
you
come
to
put
God
in
mind
of
my
sin,
and
to
put
my
son
to
death?
And
he
said
to
her,
Give
your
son
to
me.
And lifting
him
out
of
her
arms,
he
took
him
up
to
his
room
and
put
him
down
on
his
bed.
And
crying
to
the
Lord
he
said,
O
Lord
my
God,
have
you
sent
evil
even
on
the
widow
whose
guest
I
am,
by causing
her son's
death?
And stretching
herself
out
on
the
child
three
times,
he
made
his prayer
to
the
Lord,
saying,
O
Lord
my
God,
be pleased
to
let
this child's
life
come
back
to
him
again.
And
the
Lord
gave ear
to
the
voice
of
Elijah,
and
the child's
spirit
came
into
him
again,
and
he
came
back
to
life.
And
Elijah
took
the
child
down
from
his
room
into
the
house
and
gave
him
to
his
mother
and
said
to
her,
See,
your
son
is
living.
Then
the
woman
said
to
Elijah,
Now
I
am
certain
that
you
are
a
man
of
God,
and
that
the
word
of
the
Lord
in
your
mouth
is
true.
Now
after
a
long
time,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Elijah,
in
the
third
year,
saying,
Go
and
let
Ahab
see
you,
so
that
I
may
send
rain
on
the
earth.
So
Elijah
went
to let
Ahab
see
him. Now there
was no food
to
be
had
in
Samaria.
And
Ahab sent
for
Obadiah,
the controller
of
the king's
house. (Now
Obadiah
had
the
fear
of
the
Lord
before
him
greatly;
For
when
Jezebel
was cutting
off
the
prophets
of
the
Lord,
Obadiah
took
a
hundred
of
them,
and kept
them
secretly
in
a hole
in
the rock,
fifty
at
a
time,
and
gave
them
bread
and
water.)
And
Ahab
said
to
Obadiah,
Come,
let
us go
through
all
the
country,
to
all
the
fountains
of
water
and
all
the rivers,
and see
if
there
is
any
grass
to
be
had
for
the
horses
and
the transport
beasts,
so
that
we
may
be able
to keep
some
of
the
beasts
from destruction.
So
they
went
through
all
the
country, covering
it
between
them;
Ahab
went
in
one
direction
by
himself,
and
Obadiah
went
in
another
by
himself.
And
while
Obadiah
was
on
his
way,
he
came
face
to
face
with
Elijah;
and seeing
who
it
was,
he
went
down
on
his
face
and
said,
Is
it
you,
my
lord
Elijah?
And
Elijah
in
answer
said,
It
is
I;
now
go
and
say
to
your
lord,
Elijah
is
here.
And
he
said,
What
sin
have
I
done,
that
you
would
give
up
your
servant
into
the
hand
of
Ahab,
and
be
the
cause
of
my
death?
By
the
life
of
the
Lord
your
God,
there
is
not
a
nation
or
kingdom
where
my
lord
has
not
sent
in
search
of
you;
and
when
they
said,
He
is
not
here;
he
made
them
take
an
oath
that
they
had
not seen
you.
And
now
you
say,
Go,
say
to
your
lord,
Elijah
is
here.
And straight
away,
when
I
have
gone
from
you,
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
will
take
you
away,
I
have
no idea
where,
so
that
when
I
come
and
give
word
to
Ahab,
and
he sees
you
not,
he
will
put
me
to death: though
I,
your
servant,
have
been
a worshipper
of
the
Lord
from
my earliest years.
Has
my
lord
not
had
word
of
what
I
did
when
Jezebel
was putting
the Lord's
prophets
to death?
how
I
kept
a
hundred
of
them
in
a secret hole
in
the rock,
fifty
at
a time,
and
gave
them
bread
and
water?
And
now
you
say,
Go
and
say
to
your
Lord,
Elijah
is
here;
and
he
will put
me
to death.
And
Elijah
said,
By
the
life
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
whose servant
I
am,
I
will
certainly let
him
see
me
today.
So
Obadiah
went
to
Ahab
and gave
him
the news;
and
Ahab
went
to see
Elijah.
And
when
he
saw
Elijah,
Ahab
said
to
him,
Is
it
you,
you
troubler
of
Israel?
Then
he
said
in
answer,
I
have
not
been troubling
Israel,
but
you
and
your
family;
because, turning
away
from
the
orders
of
the
Lord,
you
have
gone
after
the
Baals.
Now
send,
and
get
Israel
together
before
me
at
Mount
Carmel,
with
the
four
hundred
and
fifty
prophets
of
Baal
who
get
their
food
at Jezebel's
table.
So
Ahab
sent
for
all
the
children
of
Israel,
and got
the
prophets
together
at
Mount
Carmel.
And
Elijah
came
near
to
all
the
people
and
said,
How
long
will
you
go
on balancing
between
two opinions?
if
the
Lord
is
God,
then
give worship
to
him;
but
if
Baal,
give worship
to
him.
And
the
people
said
not
a
word
in
answer.
Then
Elijah
said
to
the
people,
I, even
I,
am
the
only
living
prophet
of
the
Lord;
but Baal's
prophets
are
four
hundred
and
fifty
men.
Now,
let
them
give
us
two
oxen;
and
let
them
take
one
for
themselves,
and
have
it
cut
up,
and
put
it
on
the
wood,
but
put
no
fire
under
it;
I
will get
the
other
ox ready,
and
put
it
on
the
wood,
and
put
no
fire
under
it.
And
do
you
make prayers
to
your
god,
and
I
will
make
a prayer
to
the
Lord:
and
it
will
be
clear
that
the
one
who
gives
an
answer
by
fire
is
God.
And
all
the
people
in
answer
said,
It
is
well
said.
Then
Elijah
said
to
the
prophets
of
Baal,
Take
one
ox
for
yourselves
and get
it ready
first,
for there
are
more
of
you;
and
make
your prayers
to
your
god,
but
put
no
fire under.
So
they
took
the
ox
which
was
given
them,
and
made
it ready,
crying
out
to
Baal
from
morning
till
the middle
of
the
day,
and
saying,
O
Baal,
give ear
to
us.
But
there
was
no
voice
and
no
answer.
And
they
were jumping
up
and
down
before
the
altar
they
had
made.
And
in
the middle
of
the day,
Elijah
made sport
of
them,
saying,
Give
louder
cries,
for
he
is
a
god;
he
may
be
deep
in
thought,
or
he
may
have
gone away
for some purpose,
or
he
may
be
on
a
journey,
or
by chance
he
is
sleeping
and
has
to
be
made awake.
So
they
gave
loud
cries, cutting
themselves
with
knives
and
swords,
as
was
their
way,
till
the
blood came streaming
out
all
over
them.
And
from
the middle
of
the day
they
went
on
with
their prayers
till
the
time
of
the
offering;
but
there
was
no
voice,
or
any
answer,
or
any
who
gave
attention
to
them.
Then
Elijah
said
to
all
the
people,
Come
near
to
me;
and
all
the
people
came
near.
And
he
put
up again
the
altar
of
the
Lord which
had
been
broken
down.
And
Elijah
took
twelve
stones,
the
number
of
the
tribes
of
the
sons
of
Jacob,
to
whom
the
Lord
had
said,
Israel
will
be
your
name:
And
with
the
stones
he
made
an
altar
to
the
name
of
the
Lord;
and
he
made
a deep drain
all
round
the
altar, great
enough
to take
two
measures
of
seed.
And
he
put
the
wood
in order,
and, cutting
up
the
ox,
put
it
on
the
wood.
Then
he said, Get four vessels full
of water
and
put
it
on
the burned offering
and
on
the
wood.
And
he said, Do
it
a second time,
and
they did
it
a second time;
And
he
said,
Do
it
a
third
time,
and
they
did
it
a
third
time.
And
the
water went
all
round
the
altar, till
the drain
was
full.
Then
at
the
time
of
the
offering,
Elijah
the
prophet
came
near
and
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Israel,
let
it
be seen
this
day
that
you
are
God
in
Israel,
and
that
I
am
your
servant,
and
that
I
have
done
all
these
things
by
your
order.
Give
me
an
answer,
O
Lord,
give
me
an
answer,
so
that
this
people
may
see
that
you
are
God,
and
that
you
have
made
their
hearts
come
back
again.
Then
the
fire
of
the
Lord
came
down,
burning
up
the
offering
and
the
wood
and
the
stones
and
the
dust,
and drinking
up
the
water
in
the drain.
And
when
the
people
saw
it,
they
all
went
down
on
their
faces,
and
said,
The
Lord,
he
is
God,
the
Lord,
he
is
God.
And
Elijah
said
to
them,
Take
the
prophets
of
Baal,
let
not
one
of
them
get
away.
So
they
took
them,
and
Elijah made
them
go
down
to
the
stream
Kishon,
and
put
them
to death
there.
Then
Elijah
said
to
Ahab,
Up!
take
food
and
drink,
for
there
is
a
sound
of much
rain.
So
Ahab
went
up
to
have
food
and
drink, while
Elijah
went
up
to
the
top
of
Carmel;
and
he
went
down
on
the
earth,
putting
his
face
between
his
knees.
And
he
said
to
his
servant,
Go
now,
and
take
a
look
in
the
direction
of
the
sea.
And
he
went
up,
and
after looking
said,
There
is
nothing.
And
he
said,
Go
again
seven
times;
and
he
went
seven
times.
And
the
seventh
time
he
said,
I
see
a
cloud
coming
up
out
of
the
sea,
as
small
as
a man's
hand.
Then
he
said,
Go
up
and
say
to
Ahab,
Get
your carriage
ready
and
go
down
or
the
rain
will keep
you
back.
And
after
a
very little
time,
the
heaven
became
black
with
clouds
and
wind,
and
there
was
a
great
rain.
And
Ahab
went
in
his carriage
to
Jezreel.
And
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
on
Elijah;
and
he
made
himself strong,
and
went
running
before
Ahab
till
they
came
to
Jezreel.
Ahab
gave
Jezebel news
of
all
Elijah
had
done,
and
how
he
had put
all
the
prophets
to death
with
the
sword.
Then
Jezebel
sent
a servant
to
Elijah,
saying,
May
the gods' punishment
be
on
me
if
I
do
not
make
your
life
like
the
life
of
one
of
them
by
tomorrow
about
this
time.
And
he
got
up, fearing
for
his
life,
and
went
in flight,
and
came
to Beer-sheba
in
Judah, parting
there
from
his
servant;
While
he
himself
went
a day's
journey
into
the waste land,
and
took
a
seat
under
a broom-plant, desiring
for
himself
only
death;
for
he
said,
It
is
enough:
now,
O
Lord,
take
away
my
life,
for
I
am
no
better
than
my
fathers.
And stretching himself
on
the earth,
he
went
to
sleep
under
the broom-plant;
but
an
angel,
touching
him,
said
to
him,
Get
up
and
have
some
food.
And looking
up,
he
saw
by
his
head
a
cake cooked
on
the stones
and
a bottle
of
water.
So
he
took
food
and
drink
and
went
to
sleep
again.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
came
again
a
second
time,
and
touching
him
said,
Get
up
and
have
some
food,
or
the
journey
will
be overmuch
for
your strength.
So
he
got
up
and
took
food
and
drink,
and
in
the
strength
of
that
food
he
went
on
for
forty
days
and
nights,
to
Horeb,
the
mountain
of
God.
And
there
he
went
into
a hole
in
the rock
for
the night;
then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
him,
saying,
What
are
you doing
here,
Elijah?
And
he
said,
I
have
been burning
for
the honour
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies;
for
the
children
of
Israel
have
not kept
your
agreement;
they
have
made destruction
of
your
altars,
and
have
put
your
prophets
to
death
with
the
sword: till
I,
even
I,
am
the
only
one
living;
and
now
they
are attempting
to
take
away
my
life.
Then
he
said,
Go
out
and
take
your
place
on
the
mountain
before
the
Lord.
Then
the
Lord
went
by,
and
mountains
were parted
by
the force
of
a
great
wind,
and
rocks
were
broken
before
the
Lord;
but
the
Lord
was
not
in
the
wind.
And
after
the
wind
there
was
an earth-shock,
but
the
Lord
was
not
in
the earth-shock.
And
after
the earth-shock
a
fire,
but
the
Lord
was
not
in
the
fire.
And
after
the
fire,
the
sound
of
a soft breath.
And
Elijah,
hearing
it,
went
out, covering
his
face
with
his
robe,
and
took
his
place
in
the
opening
of
the hole.
And
there
a
voice
came
to
him
saying,
What
are
you
doing
here,
Elijah?
And
he
said,
I
have
been burning
for
the honour
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies;
for
the
children
of
Israel
have
not kept
your
agreement;
they
have
had
your
altars
broken
down,
and
have
put
your
prophets
to
death
with
the
sword: till
I,
even
I,
am
the
only
one
living;
and
now
they
are attempting
to
take
away
my
life.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Go
back
on
your
way
through
the waste land
to
Damascus;
and
when
you
come
there,
put
the holy
oil
on
Hazael
to
make
him
king
over
Aram;
And
on
Jehu,
son
of
Nimshi, making
him
king
over
Israel;
and
on
Elisha,
the
son
of
Shaphat
of
Abel-meholah,
to
be
prophet
in
your
place.
And
it
will
come
about
that
the
man who gets
away safe
from
the
sword
of
Hazael,
Jehu
will
put
to
death;
and
whoever gets
away safe
from
the
sword
of
Jehu,
Elisha
will
put
to
death.
But
I
will keep safe
seven
thousand
in
Israel,
all
those
whose
knees
have
not
been bent
to
Baal,
and
whose
mouths
have given
him
no kisses.
So
he
went
away
from
there
and
came
across
Elisha,
the
son
of
Shaphat, ploughing
with
twelve
yoke
of oxen,
he
himself walking
with
the twelfth;
and
Elijah
went
up
to
him
and put
his
robe
on
him.
And letting
the
oxen
be
where
they
were,
he
came
running
after
Elijah,
and
said, Only
let
me
give
a kiss
to
my
father
and
mother,
and
then
I
will
come
after
you.
But
he
said
to
him,
Go
back
again;
for
what
have
I
done
to
you?
And
he
went
back,
and
took
the
oxen
and
put
them
to death,
and cooking
their
flesh
with
the
yokes
of
the
oxen,
he
gave
the
people
a
feast.
Then
he
got
up
and
went
after
Elijah
and
became
his
servant.
Now
Ben-hadad,
king
of
Aram,
got
all
his
army
together,
and thirty-two
kings
with
him,
and
horses
and carriages
of war;
he
went
up
and
made war
on
Samaria, shutting
it
in.
And
he
sent representatives
into
the
town
to
Ahab,
king
of
Israel;
And
they
said
to
him,
Ben-hadad
says,
Your
silver
and
your
gold
are mine;
and
your
wives
and
children
are mine.
And
the
king
of
Israel
sent
him
an
answer
saying,
As
you
say,
my
lord
king,
I
am yours
with
all
I
have.
Then
the representatives
came
back
again,
and
said, These
are
the words
of
Ben-hadad:
I
sent
to
you
saying,
Give
up
to
me
your
silver
and
your
gold,
your
wives
and
your
children;
But
I
will
send
my
servants
to
you
tomorrow
about
this
time,
to
make
a
search
through
your
house
and
the
houses
of
your
people,
and
everything
which
is pleasing
in
your
eyes
they
will
take
away
in
their
hands.
Then
the
king
of
Israel
sent
for
all
the responsible
men
of
the
land,
and
said,
Now
will
you
take
note
and
see
the
evil
purpose
of
this
man:
he
sent
for
my
wives
and
my
children,
my
silver
and
my
gold,
and
I
did
not
keep
them
back.
And
all
the responsible
men
and
the
people
said
to
him,
Do
not
give
attention
to
him
or
do what
he
says.
So
he
said
to
the representatives
of
Ben-hadad,
Say
to
my
lord
the
king,
All
the
orders
you
sent
the
first
time
I
will
do;
but
this
thing
I
may
not
do.
And
the representatives
went
back
with
this
answer.
Then
Ben-hadad
sent
to
him,
saying,
May
the gods' punishment
be
on
me
if
there
is
enough
of
the
dust
of
Samaria
for
all
the
people
at
my
feet
to
take
some
in
their hands.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
in
answer,
Say
to
him,
The
time
for loud
talk
is
not
when
a
man
is putting
on
his arms,
but
when
he
is taking
them
off.
Now
when
this
answer
was
given
to Ben-hadad,
he
was
drinking
with
the
kings
in
the tents,
and
he
said
to
his
men,
Take
up
your positions.
So
they
put
themselves
in position
for attacking
the
town.
Then
a
prophet
came
up
to
Ahab,
king
of
Israel,
and
said,
The
Lord
says,
Have
you
seen
all
this
great
army?
See,
I
will
give
it
into
your
hands
today,
and
you
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
Ahab
said,
By
whom?
And
he
said,
The
Lord
says,
By
the
servants
of
the
chiefs
who
are
over
the divisions
of
the land.
Then
he
said,
By
whom
is
the fighting
to
be started?
And
he
made
answer,
By
you.
Then
he got
together
the
servants
of
all
the
chiefs
who
were
over
the
divisions
of
the land,
two
hundred
and thirty-two
of
them;
and
after
them,
he got
together
all
the
people,
all
the
children
of
Israel,
seven
thousand.
And
in
the middle
of
the day
they
went
out.
But
Ben-hadad
was
drinking
in
the tents
with
the thirty-two
kings
who
were
helping
him.
And
the
servants
of
the
chiefs
who
were
over
the divisions
of
the land
went
forward
first;
and
when
Ben-hadad
sent
out,
they
gave
him
the
news,
saying,
Men
have
come
out
from
Samaria.
And
he
said,
If
they
have
come
out
for
peace,
take
them
living,
and
if
they
have
come
out
for
war,
take
them
living.
So
the
servants
of
the
chiefs
of
the divisions
of
the land
went
out
of
the
town,
with
the
army
coming
after
them.
And
every
one
of
them
put
his
man
to death,
and
the Aramaeans
went
in
flight
with
Israel
after
them;
and
Ben-hadad,
king
of
Aram, got
away safely
on
a
horse
with
his
horsemen.
And
the
king
of
Israel
went
out
and
took
the
horses
and
the war-carriages,
and
made
great destruction
among
the Aramaeans.
Then
the
prophet
came
up
to
the
king
of
Israel,
and
said
to
him,
Now
make
yourself
strong,
and
take
care
what
you
do,
or
a
year
from
now
the
king
of
Aram
will
come
up
against
you again.
Then
the
king
of Aram's
servants
said
to
him,
Their
god
is
a
god
of
the
hills;
that
is
why
they
were
stronger
than
we:
but
if
we
make
an
attack
on
them
in
the lowlands,
we
will
certainly
be
stronger
than
they.
This
is
what
you
have
to
do:
take
away
the
kings
from
their positions,
and
put
captains
in
their
places;
And get
together
another
army
like
the
one which
came
to destruction,
horse
for
horse,
and carriage
for carriage;
and
let
us
make war
on
them
in
the lowlands,
and
certainly
we
will
be
stronger
than
they.
And
he
gave ear
to
what
they
said,
and
did
so.
So,
a
year
later,
Ben-hadad
got
the Aramaeans
together
and
went
up
to
Aphek
to make
war
on
Israel.
And
the
children
of
Israel got
themselves together,
and food
was
made ready
and
they
went
against
them;
the tents
of
the
children
of
Israel
were
like
two
little
flocks
of
goats
before
them, but
all
the
country
was
full
of
the Aramaeans.
And
a
man
of
God
came
up
and
said
to
the
king
of
Israel,
The
Lord
says,
Because
the Aramaeans
have
said,
The
Lord
is
a
god
of
the
hills
and
not
of
the
valleys;
I
will
give
all
this
great
army
into
your
hands,
and
you
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Now
the
two armies kept
their positions facing
one
another
for
seven
days.
And
on
the
seventh
day
the
fight
was
started;
and
the
children
of
Israel put
to
the sword
a
hundred
thousand Aramaean
footmen
in
one
day.
But
the
rest
went
in
flight
to
Aphek,
into
the
town,
where
a
wall
came
down
on
the twenty-seven
thousand
who
were still
living.
And
Ben-hadad
went
in
flight
into
the
town,
into
an
inner
room.
Then
his
servants
said
to
him,
It
is
said
that
the
kings
of
Israel
are
full
of mercy:
let
us
then
put
on haircloth,
and
cords
on
our
heads,
and
go
to
the
king
of
Israel;
it
may
be
that
he
will
give
you
your
life.
So
they
put
on haircloth,
and
cords
on
their
heads,
and
came
to
the
king
of
Israel
and
said,
Your
servant
Ben-hadad
says,
Let
me
now
keep
my
life.
And
he
said,
Is
he
still
living?
he
is
my
brother.
Now
the
men
took
it
as
a sign,
and
quickly
took
up
his words;
and
they
said,
Ben-hadad
is
your
brother.
Then
he
said,
Go
and
get
him.
So
Ben-hadad
came
out
to
him
and
he
made
him
get
up
into
his carriage.
And Ben-hadad
said
to
him,
The
towns
my
father
took
from
your
father
I
will
give
back;
and
you
may
make
streets
for
yourself
in
Damascus
as
my
father
did
in
Samaria.
And
as
for
me,
at
the price
of
this
agreement
you
will
let
me
go.
So
he
made
an
agreement
with
him
and
let
him
go.
And
a
certain
man
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets
said
to
his neighbour
by
the
word
of
the
Lord,
Give
me
a wound.
But
the
man
would
not.
Then
he
said
to
him,
Because
you
have
not
given ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord, straight
away
when
you
have
gone
from
me
a
lion
will put
you
to death.
And
when
he
had
gone, straight
away
a
lion
came rushing
at
him
and put
him
to death.
Then
he
came across
another
man,
and
said,
Give
me
a wound.
And
the
man
gave
him
a blow wounding
him.
So
the
prophet went away,
and pulling
his head-band
over
his
eyes
to keep
his
face covered,
took
his
place
by
the
road waiting
for
the
king.
And
when
the
king
went
by,
crying
out
to
him
he
said,
Your
servant
went
out
into
the
fight;
and
a
man
came
out
to
me
with
another
man
and
said,
Keep
this
man:
if
by
any chance
he
gets
away,
your
life
will
be
the
price
of
his
life,
or
you
will
have
to
give
a
talent
of
silver
in payment.
But
while
your
servant
was turning
this
way
and
that,
he
was
gone.
Then
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
him,
You
are
responsible;
you
have
given
the
decision
against
yourself.
Then
he
quickly
took
the head-band
from
his
eyes;
and
the
king
of
Israel saw
that
he
was
one
of
the
prophets.
And
he
said
to
him,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
Because
you
have
let
go
from
your
hands
the
man whom
I
had
put
to
the curse,
your
life
will
be
taken
for
his
life,
and
your
people
for
his
people.
Then
the
king
of
Israel
went
back
to
his
house,
bitter
and angry,
and
came
to
Samaria.
Now
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
had
a vine-garden
in
Jezreel,
near
the house
of
Ahab,
king
of
Samaria.
And
Ahab
said
to
Naboth,
Give
me
your vine-garden
so
that
I
may
have
it
for
a
garden
of sweet plants,
for
it
is
near
my
house;
and
let
me
give
you
a
better vine-garden
in
exchange,
or,
if
it
seems
good
to
you,
let
me
give
you
its
value
in
money.
But
Naboth
said
to
Ahab,
By
the
Lord,
far
be
it
from
me
to
give
you
the
heritage
of
my
fathers.
So
Ahab
came
into
his
house
bitter
and angry
because
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
had
said
to
him,
I
will
not
give
you
the
heritage
of
my
fathers.
And stretching
himself
on
the
bed
with
his
face
turned
away,
he
would
take
no
food.
But
Jezebel,
his
wife,
came
to
him
and
said,
Why
is
your
spirit
so
bitter
that
you
have
no desire
for
food?
And
he
said
to
her,
Because
I
was
talking
to
Naboth
the
Jezreelite,
and
I
said
to
him,
Let
me
have
your vine-garden
for
a
price,
or,
if
it
is pleasing
to
you,
I
will
give
you
another vine-garden
for
it:
and
he
said,
I
will
not
give
you
my vine-garden.
Then
Jezebel,
his
wife,
said,
Are
you
now
the ruler
of
Israel?
Get
up,
take
food,
and
let
your
heart
be
glad;
I
will
give
you
the vine-garden
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite.
So
she
sent
a
letter
in Ahab's
name, stamped
with
his stamp,
to
the responsible
men
and
the chiefs
who
were
in
authority
with
Naboth.
And
in
the
letter
she
said, Let
a
time
of public sorrow be fixed,
and put
Naboth
at
the
head
of
the
people;
And
get
two
good-for-nothing
persons
to
come
before
him
and give witness
that
he
has been cursing
God
and
the
king.
Then
take
him
out
and
have
him
stoned
to
death.
So
the
responsible
men
and
the chiefs
who
were
in authority
in
his
town,
did
as
Jezebel
had
said
in
the
letter
she
sent
them.
They
gave orders
for
a day
of public sorrow,
and put
Naboth
at
the
head
of
the
people.
And
the
two
good-for-nothing
persons
came
in
and
took
their seats
before
him
and
gave witness
against
Naboth,
in
front
of
the
people,
saying,
Naboth
has been cursing
God
and
the
king.
Then
they
took
him
outside
the
town
and
had
him
stoned
to
death.
And
they
sent
word
to
Jezebel,
saying,
Naboth has been
stoned
and
is
dead.
Then
Jezebel,
hearing
that
Naboth
had
been
stoned
and
was
dead,
said
to
Ahab,
Get
up
and
take
as
your heritage
the vine-garden
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite,
which
he
would
not
give
you
for
money,
for
Naboth
is
no
longer
living
but
is
dead.
So
Ahab,
hearing
that
Naboth
was
dead,
went
down
to
the vine-garden
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
to
take
it
as
his heritage.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Elijah
the Tishbite,
saying,
Go
down
to
Ahab,
king
of
Israel,
in
Samaria;
see,
he
is
in
the vine-garden
of
Naboth
the Jezreelite,
where
he
has
gone
to
take
it
as
his heritage.
Say
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Have
you
put
a man
to
death
and
taken
his heritage?
Then
say
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
In
the
place
where
dogs
have
been drinking
the
blood
of
Naboth,
there
will
your
blood
become
the drink
of
dogs.
And
Ahab
said
to
Elijah,
Have
you
come
face
to
face
with
me,
O
my hater?
And
he
said,
I
have
come
to
you
because
you
have given
yourself
up
to
do
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
See,
I
will send
evil
on
you
and
put
an
end
to
you
completely, cutting
off
from
Ahab
every male child,
him
who
is
shut
up
and
him
who
goes free
in
Israel;
And
I
will
make
your
family
like
the
family
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
and
like
the
family
of
Baasha,
the
son
of
Ahijah,
because
you
have
made
me
angry,
and
have
made
Israel do evil.
And
of
Jezebel
the
Lord
said,
Jezebel
will become
food
for
dogs
in
the heritage
of
Jezreel.
Any
man
of
the
family
of
Ahab who comes
to
his
death
in
the
town
will become
food
for
the
dogs;
and
he who comes
to
his
death
in
the open
country
will
be
food
for
the
birds
of
the air.
(There
was
no
one
like
Ahab,
who
gave
himself
up
to
do
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
moved
to
it
by
Jezebel
his
wife.
He
did
a
very disgusting
thing
in going
after false gods,
doing
all
the
things
the
Amorites
did,
whom
the
Lord sent
out
before
the
children
of
Israel.)
Hearing
these
words,
Ahab,
in great
grief,
put haircloth
on
his
flesh
and
went without food, sleeping
in haircloth,
and
going
about quietly.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Elijah
the Tishbite,
saying,
Do
you
see
how
Ahab
has made
himself low
before
me?
because
he
has made
himself low
before
me,
I
will
not send
the
evil
in
his life-time,
but
in
his son's
time
I
will send
the
evil
on
his
family.
Now
for
three
years
there
was
no
war
between
Aram
and
Israel.
And
it
came
about
in
the
third
year,
that
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah,
came
down
to
the
king
of
Israel.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
his
servants,
Do
you
not
see
that
Ramoth-gilead
is ours?
and
we
are
doing
nothing
to
get
it
back
from
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Aram.
And
he
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
Will
you go
with
me
to
Ramoth-gilead
to make
war?
And
Jehoshaphat
said
to
the
king
of
Israel,
I am
as
you
are:
my
people
as
your
people,
my
horses
as
your
horses.
Then
Jehoshaphat
said
to
the
king
of
Israel,
Let
us
now get directions
from
the
Lord.
So
the
king
of
Israel
got
all
the
prophets
together,
about
four
hundred
men,
and
said
to
them, Am
I
to
go
to
Ramoth-gilead
to
make
war
or
not?
And
they
said,
Go
up:
for
the
Lord
will
give
it
into
the
hands
of
the
king.
But
Jehoshaphat
said,
Is
there
no
other
prophet
of
the
Lord
here
from whom we
may get directions?
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
There
is
still
one
man
by
whom
we
may get directions
from
the
Lord,
Micaiah,
son
of
Imlah;
but
I
have
no love
for
him,
for
he
is
a
prophet
of
evil
to
me
and
not
of
good.
And
Jehoshaphat
said,
Let
not
the
king
say
so.
Then
the
king
of
Israel
sent
for
one
of
his unsexed servants
and
said, Go
quickly
and come
back
with
Micaiah,
the
son
of
Imlah.
Now
the
king
of
Israel
and
Jehoshaphat,
the
king
of
Judah,
were
seated
on
their seats
of
authority,
dressed
in
their
robes,
by
the
doorway
into
Samaria;
and
all
the
prophets
were acting
as
prophets
before
them.
And
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Chenaanah,
made himself
horns
of
iron
and
said,
The
Lord
says, Pushing
back
the Aramaeans
with
these,
you
will
put
an
end
to
them
completely.
And
all
the
prophets
said
the
same
thing,
saying,
Go
up
to
Ramoth-gilead,
and
it
will
go
well
for
you,
for
the
Lord
will
give
it
into
the
hands
of
the
king.
Now
the servant
who
had
gone
to
get
Micaiah
said
to
him,
See
now,
all
the
prophets
with
one voice
are
saying
good
things
to
the
king;
so
let
your
words
be
like
theirs
and
say
good
things.
And
Micaiah
said,
By
the
living
Lord,
whatever
the
Lord
says
to
me
I
will
say.
When
he
came
to
the
king,
the
king
said
to
him,
Micaiah,
are
we
to
go
to
Ramoth-gilead
to
make
war
or
not?
And
in
answer
he
said,
Go
up,
and
it
will
go well
for
you;
and
the
Lord
will
give
it
into
the
hands
of
the
king.
Then
the
king
said
to
him,
Have
I
not,
again
and
again,
put
you
on
your
oath
to
say
nothing
to
me
but
what
is
true
in
the
name
of
the
Lord?
Then
he
said,
I
saw
all
Israel wandering
on
the
mountains
like
sheep
without
a keeper;
and
the
Lord
said,
These
have
no
master:
let
them
go
back,
every
man
to
his
house
in
peace.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
Did
I
not
say
that
he
would
not
be
a
prophet
of
good
but
of
evil?
And
he
said,
Give ear
now
to
the
word
of
the
Lord:
I
saw
the
Lord
seated
on
his
seat
of power,
with
all
the
army
of
heaven
in
their
places round
him
at
his
right
hand
and
at
his
left.
And
the
Lord
said,
How
may
Ahab
be tricked
into
going
up
to
Ramoth-gilead
to
his death?
And
one
said
one
thing
and
one
another.
Then
a
spirit
came
forward
and
took
his
place
before
the
Lord
and
said,
I
will
get
him
to
do
it
by
a trick.
And
the Lord
said,
How?
And
he
said,
I
will
go
out
and
be
a
spirit
of
deceit
in
the
mouth
of
all
his
prophets.
And
he
said,
Your trick
will
have
its effect
on
him:
go
out
and
do
so.
And
now,
see,
the
Lord
has
put
a
spirit
of
deceit
in
the
mouth
of
all
these
your
prophets;
and
the
Lord
has
said
evil
against
you.
Then
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Chenaanah,
came
near
and
gave
Micaiah
a blow
on
the
side
of
the face,
saying,
Where
is
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
whose
word
is
in
you?
And
Micaiah
said, Truly,
you
will
see
on
that
day
when
you
go
into
an
inner
room
to
keep yourself safe.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said,
Take
Micaiah
and send
him
back
to
Amon,
the
ruler
of
the
town,
and
to
Joash,
the king's
son;
And
say,
It
is
the king's
order
that
this man
is
to
be
put
in
prison
and given
prison
food
till
I
come again
in
peace.
And
Micaiah
said,
If
you
come
back
at
all
in
peace,
the
Lord
has
not
sent
his
word
by
me.
So
the
king
of
Israel
and
Jehoshaphat,
the
king
of
Judah,
went
up
to
Ramoth-gilead.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
I
will make
a change
in
my
clothing,
so
that
I
do not seem
to
be
the
king,
and
will
go
into
the
fight;
but
do
you
put
on
your
robes.
So
the
king
of
Israel made
a change
in
his
dress
and
went
into
the
fight.
Now
the
king
of
Aram
had
given
orders
to
the thirty-two
captains
of
his war-carriages,
saying,
Make
no
attack
on
small
or
great,
but
only
on
the
king
of
Israel.
So
when
the
captains
of
the war-carriages
saw
Jehoshaphat,
they
said,
Truly,
this
is
the
king
of
Israel;
and
turning
against
him,
they
came round
him,
but
Jehoshaphat
gave
a
cry.
And
when
the
captains
of
the war-carriages
saw
that
he
was
not
the
king
of
Israel,
they
went
back
from
going
after
him.
And
a
certain
man
sent
an arrow
from
his
bow
without
thought
of
its
direction,
and
gave
the
king
of
Israel
a wound where
his
breastplate
was joined
to
his clothing;
so
he
said
to
the
driver
of
his war-carriage,
Go
to
one
side
and
take
me
away
out
of
the
army,
for
I am badly
wounded.
But
the
fight
became more
violent
while
the
day
went
on;
and
the
king
was supported
in
his war-carriage facing
the Aramaeans,
and
the floor
of
the carriage
was covered
with
the
blood
from
his
wound,
and
by
evening
he
was
dead.
And
about sundown
a
cry
went
up
from
all parts
of
the
army,
saying, Let
every
man
go
back
to
his
town
and
his
country,
for
the king
is dead.
And
they
came
to
Samaria,
and
put
the king's
body
to rest
in
Samaria.
And
the war-carriage
was
washed
by
the
pool
of
Samaria,
which
was
the bathing-place
of
the
loose women,
and
the
dogs
were drinking
his
blood
there,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Ahab,
and
all
he
did,
and
his
ivory
house,
and
all
the
towns
of
which
he
was
the builder,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
So
Ahab
was put
to
rest
with
his
fathers;
and
Ahaziah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Asa,
became
king
over
Judah
in
the
fourth
year
of Ahab's
rule
over
Israel.
Jehoshaphat
was thirty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was
king
for
twenty-five
years
in
Jerusalem.
His mother's
name
was
Azubah,
the
daughter
of
Shilhi.
He
did
as
Asa
his
father
had
done,
not
turning
away
from
it,
but
doing
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
but
the high
places
were
not
taken
away:
the
people went
on
making
offerings
and burning
them
in
the high
places.
And Jehoshaphat
made peace
with
the king
of
Israel.
Now
the rest
of
the acts
of
Jehoshaphat,
and
his great
power,
and how
he went
to war,
are
they not recorded
in
the book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of Judah?
He put
an end
to
the
rest
of
those
who
were
used
for sex purposes
in
the worship
of
the gods,
all
those
who
were still
in
the land
in
the
time
of
his father Asa.
At
that
time
there
was
no king
in Edom;
And
the representative
of
King Jehoshaphat made
a Tarshish-ship
to go
to Ophir
for gold,
but it did
not go, because it
was broken
at Ezion-geber.
Then Ahaziah,
the son
of Ahab, said
to
Jehoshaphat,
Let
my
men
go
with yours
in
the
ships.
But
Jehoshaphat
would
not
let
them.
Then
Jehoshaphat
went
to rest
with
his fathers,
and
his body
was put
into
the earth
in
the town
of
David
his father;
and Jehoram
his
son became king
in
his place.
Ahaziah,
the
son
of Ahab,
became
king over Israel
in Samaria
in
the seventeenth year
of
the
rule
of
Jehoshaphat,
the
king
of Judah,
and
he
was
king over Israel
for two years.
He did evil
in
the eyes
of
the Lord, going
in
the ways
of
his father
and
his mother,
and
in
the ways
of Jeroboam,
the
son
of Nebat,
who made
Israel do evil.
He
was
a servant
and worshipper
of Baal, moving
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
to wrath,
as
his
father
had
done.
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The Second Book of Kings
After
the
death
of
Ahab,
Moab made itself free
from
the authority
of
Israel.
Now
Ahaziah
had
a
fall
from
the window
of
his
room
in
Samaria,
and
was ill.
And
he
sent
men,
and
said
to
them,
Put
a question
to
Baal-zebub,
the
god
of
Ekron,
about
the outcome
of
my
disease,
to
see
if
I
will
get
well
or
not.
But
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
Elijah
the Tishbite,
Go
now,
and, meeting
the
men
sent
by
the
king
of
Samaria,
say
to
them,
Is
it
because
there
is
no
God
in
Israel,
that
you
are
going
to
get directions
from
Baal-zebub,
the
god
of
Ekron?
Give ear
then
to
the words
of
the
Lord:
You
will
never again
get
down
from
the
bed
on
to
which
you
have
gone
up,
but
death
will
certainly
come
to
you.
Then
Elijah
went
away.
And
the
men
he
had
sent
came
back
to
the king;
and
he
said
to
them,
Why
have
you
come
back?
And
they
said
to
him,
On
our
way
we
had
a meeting
with
a
man
who
said,
Go
back
to
the
king
who
sent
you
and
say
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Is
it
because
there
is
no
God
in
Israel
that
you
send
to
put
a question
to
Baal-zebub,
the
god
of
Ekron?
For
this
reason,
you
will
not
come
down
from
the
bed
on
to
which
you
have
gone
up,
but
death
will
certainly
come
to
you.
And
he
said
to
them,
What sort
of
a
man
was
it
who
came
and
said
these
words
to
you?
And
they
said
in
answer,
He
was
a
man clothed
in
a coat
of
hair,
with
a
leather band
about
his
body.
Then
he
said,
It
is
Elijah
the Tishbite.
Then
the
king
sent
to
him
a
captain
of
fifty
with
his
fifty
men;
and
he
went
up
to
him
where
he
was
seated
on
the
top
of
a
hill,
and
said
to
him,
O
man
of
God,
the
king
has
said,
Come
down.
And
Elijah
in
answer
said
to
the
captain
of
fifty,
If
I
am
a
man
of
God,
may
fire
come
down
from
heaven
on
you
and
on
your
fifty
men,
and
put
an end
to
you.
Then
fire
came
down
from
heaven
and
put
an end
to
him
and
his
fifty
men.
Then
the
king
sent
another
captain
of
fifty
with
his
fifty
men;
and
he
said
to
Elijah,
O
man
of
God,
the
king
says,
Come
down
quickly.
And
Elijah
in
answer
said,
If
I
am
a
man
of
God,
may
fire
come
down
from
heaven
on
you
and
on
your
fifty
men,
and
put
an end
to
you.
And
the
fire
of
God
came
down
from
heaven,
and
put
an end
to
him
and
his
fifty
men.
Then
he
sent
a
third
captain
of
fifty
with
his
fifty
men;
and
the
third
captain
of
fifty
went
up,
and falling
on
his
knees
before
Elijah, requesting
mercy
of
him,
said,
O
man
of
God,
let
my
life
and
the
life
of
these
your
fifty
servants
be
of
value
to
you.
For
fire
came
down
from
heaven
and
put
an end
to
the
first
two
captains
of
fifty
and
their
fifties;
but
now
let
my
life
be
of
value
in
your
eyes.
Then
the
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
Elijah,
Go
down
with
him;
have
no
fear
of
him.
So
he
got
up
and
went
down
with
him
to
the
king.
And
he
said
to
him,
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord:
Because
you
sent
men
to
put
a
question
to
Baal-zebub,
the
god
of
Ekron,
for
this
reason
you
will
never
again
get
down
from
the
bed
on
to
which
you
have
gone
up,
but
death
will
certainly
come
to
you.
So
death
came
to
him,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
the mouth
of
Elijah.
And
Jehoram
became
king
in
his
place
in
the
second
year
of
the
rule
of
Jehoram,
son
of
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah;
because
he
had
no
son.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Ahaziah,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
Now
when
the
Lord
was
about
to
take
Elijah
up
to
heaven
in
a great wind,
Elijah
went
with
Elisha
from
Gilgal.
And
Elijah
said
to
Elisha,
Come
no farther
for
the
Lord
has
sent
me
to Beth-el.
But
Elisha
said,
As
the
Lord
is
living
and
as
your
soul
is
living,
I
will
not
be parted
from
you.
So
they
went
down
to Beth-el.
And
at Beth-el
the
sons
of
the
prophets
came
out
to
Elisha
and
said,
Has
it
been
made
clear
to
you
that
the
Lord
is
going
to
take
away
your
master
from
over
you
today?
And
he
said,
Yes,
I
have
knowledge
of
it:
say no
more.
Then
Elijah
said
to
him,
Come
no farther,
for
the
Lord
has
sent
me
to
Jericho.
But
he
said,
As
the
Lord
is
living
and
as
your
soul
is
living,
I
will
not
be parted
from
you.
So
they
went
on
to
Jericho.
And
at
Jericho
the
sons
of
the
prophets
came
up
to
Elisha
and
said
to
him,
Has
it
been
made clear
to
you
that
the
Lord
is going
to
take
away
your
master
from
over
you
today?
And
he
said
in
answer,
Yes,
I
have
knowledge
of
it:
say no
more.
Then
Elijah
said
to
him,
Come
no farther,
for
the
Lord
has
sent
me
to
Jordan.
But
he
said,
As
the
Lord
is
living
and
as
your
soul
is
living,
I
will
not
be parted
from
you.
So
they went
on together.
And
fifty
men
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets
went
out
and
took
their places facing
them
a
long
way
off,
while
the
two
of
them
were
by
the edge
of
Jordan.
Then
Elijah
took
off
his
robe,
and, rolling
it
up,
gave
the
water
a blow
with
it,
and
the
waters
were parted,
flowing
back
this
way
and
that,
so
that
they went
over
on
dry
land.
And
when
they
had
come
to
the
other
side,
Elijah
said
to
Elisha,
Say
what
you
would
have
me
do
for
you
before
I
am
taken
from
you.
And
Elisha
said,
Be pleased
to
let
a special measure
of
your
spirit
be
on
me.
And
he
said,
You
have
made
a
hard
request:
still,
if
you
see
me
when
I
am
taken
from
you,
you
will
get
your desire;
but
if
not,
it
will
not
be
so.
And
while
they
went
on
their
way,
going
on
talking together,
suddenly
there
were carriages
and
horses
of
fire separating
them
from
one another
and
Elijah
went
up
to
heaven
in
a great wind.
And
when
Elisha
saw
it
he
gave
a
cry,
My
father,
my
father,
the carriages
of
Israel
and
its
horsemen!
And
he
saw
him
no
longer;
and
he
was full
of grief.
Then
he
took
up Elijah's
robe,
which
had
been
dropped
from
him,
and
went
back till
he
came
to
the
edge
of
Jordan.
And
he
took Elijah's
robe,
which
had
been
dropped
from
him,
and giving
the
water
a blow
with
it,
said,
Where
is
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Elijah?
and
at
his blow
the
waters
were parted
this
way
and
that;
and
Elisha went
over.
And
when
the
sons
of
the
prophets
who
were facing
him
at
Jericho
saw
him,
they
said,
The
spirit
of
Elijah
is
resting
on
Elisha.
And
they
came
out
to
him,
and
went
down
on
the
earth
before
him.
And
they
said,
Your
servants
have
with
us
here
fifty
strong
men;
be
pleased
to
let
them
go
in
search
of
Elijah;
for
it
may
be
that
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
has
taken
him
up
and
put
him
down
on
some
mountain
or
in
some
valley.
But
he
said,
Do
not
send
them.
But
when
they
kept
on requesting
him,
he
was
shamed
and
said,
Send,
then.
So
they
sent
fifty
men;
but
after
searching
for
three
days,
they
came back
without
having seen
him.
And
they
came
back
to
him,
while
he
was
still
at
Jericho;
and
he
said
to
them,
Did
I
not
say
to
you,
Go
not?
Now
the
men
of
the
town
said
to
Elisha,
You
see
that
the position
of
this
town
is
good;
but
the
water
is
bad, causing
the young
of
the cattle
to
come
to birth dead.
So
he
said,
Get
me
a
new vessel,
and
put
salt
in
it;
and
they
took
it
to
him.
Then
he
went
out
to
the
spring
from
which
the
water
came,
and
put
salt
in
it,
and
said,
The
Lord
says,
Now
I
have
made
this
water sweet;
no
longer
will
it
be death-giving
or unfertile.
And
the
water
was
made sweet
again
to
this
day,
as
Elisha
said.
Then
from
there
he
went
up
to Beth-el;
and
on
his
way,
some
little
boys
came
out
from
the
town
and
made sport
of
him, crying,
Go
up, old no-hair!
go
up, old no-hair!
And
turning
back,
he
saw
them,
and
put
a
curse
on
them
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
two she-bears
came
out
of
the wood
and
put
forty-two
of
the
children
to death.
From
there
he
went
to
Mount
Carmel,
and
came
back
from
there
to
Samaria.
And
Jehoram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
became
king
over
Israel
in
Samaria
in
the
eighteenth
year
of
the
rule
of
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah;
and
he
was
king
for
twelve
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
but
not
like
his
father
and
his
mother,
for
he
put
away
the
stone
pillar
of
Baal
which
his
father
had
made.
But still
he
did
the
same
sins
which
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
did
and
made
Israel
do;
he went
on
in
them.
Now
Mesha,
king
of
Moab,
was
a sheep-farmer;
and
he
gave regularly
to
the
king
of
Israel
the
wool
from
a
hundred
thousand
lambs
and
a
hundred
thousand
sheep.
But
when
Ahab
was
dead,
the
king
of
Moab got free
from
the authority
of
the
king
of
Israel.
At
that
time,
King
Jehoram
went
out
from
Samaria
and
got
all
Israel together
in fighting order.
And
he
sent
to
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah,
saying,
The
king
of
Moab
has
got
free
from
my authority:
will
you
go
with
me
to make
war
on
Moab?
And
he
said,
I
will
go
with
you:
I am
as
you
are,
my
people
as
your
people,
and
my
horses
as
your
horses.
And
he
said,
Which
way
are we
to
go?
And
he
said
in
answer,
By
the waste land
of
Edom.
So
the
king
of
Israel
went
with
the
king
of
Judah
and
the
king
of
Edom
by
a roundabout
way
for
seven
days:
and
there
was
no
water
for
the
army
or
for
the
beasts
they
had
with
them.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said, Here
is trouble:
for
the
Lord
has got
these
three
kings together
to
give
them
into
the
hands
of
Moab.
But
Jehoshaphat
said,
Is
there
no
prophet
of
the
Lord
here,
through
whom
we
may get
directions
from
the
Lord?
And
one
of
the
king
of Israel's
men
said
in
answer,
Elisha,
the
son
of
Shaphat,
is
here,
who
was
servant
to
Elijah.
And
Jehoshaphat
said,
The
word
of
the
Lord
is
with
him.
So
the
king
of
Israel
and
Jehoshaphat
and
the
king
of
Edom
went
down
to
him.
But
Elisha
said
to
the
king
of
Israel,
What
have
I
to
do
with
you? go
to
the
prophets
of
your
father
and
your
mother.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said,
No;
for
the
Lord
has got
these
three
kings together
to
give
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Moab.
Then
Elisha
said,
By
the
life
of
the
Lord
of
armies
whose servant
I
am,
if
it
was
not
for
the
respect
I
have
for
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah,
I
would
not
give
a
look
at
you,
or
see
you.
But
now,
get
me
a
player
of music,
and
it
will
come
about
that
while
the man
is
playing,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
will
come
on
me
and
I
will
give
you
the word
of
the
Lord:
and
they
got
a
player
of music,
and
while
the man
was
playing,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
on
him.
And
he
said,
The
Lord
says,
I
will
make
this
valley full
of water-holes.
For
the
Lord
says,
Though
you
see
no
wind
or
rain,
the
valley
will
be
full
of
water,
and
you
and
your
armies
and
your
beasts
will
have
drink.
And
this
will
be only
a
small
thing
to
the
Lord:
in addition
he
will
give
the
Moabites
into
your
hands.
And
you
are
to put
every walled
town
to destruction, cutting
down
every
good
tree,
and stopping
up
every water-spring,
and
making
all
the
good
land rough
with
stones.
Now
in
the
morning,
about
the
time
when
the
offering
was
made,
they
saw
water
flowing
from
the
direction
of
Edom till
the
country
was
full
of
water.
Now
all
Moab,
hearing
that
the
kings
had
come
to
make war
against
them,
got
together
all
who
were able
to
take
up arms
and
went
forward
to
the edge
of
the country.
And
early
in
the
morning
they
got
up,
when
the
sun
was shining
on
the
water,
and
they
saw
the
water facing
them
as
red
as
blood.
Then
they
said,
This
is
blood:
it
is clear
that destruction
has come
on
the
kings;
they
have
been fighting
one
another:
now come,
Moab,
let
us
take
their goods.
But
when
they
came
to
the tents
of
Israel,
the
Israelites
came
out
and
made
a violent
attack
on
the
Moabites,
so
that
they
went
in
flight
before
them;
and
they
went
forward still
attacking
them;
Pulling
down
the
towns, covering
every
good
field
with
stones, stopping
up
all
the water-springs,
and cutting
down
all
the
good
trees;
they
went
on driving Moab
before
them
till
only
in
Kir-hareseth
were
there
any Moabites;
and
the fighting-men
went
round
the
town raining
stones
on
it.
And
when
the
king
of
Moab
saw
that
the
fight
was going
against
him,
he
took
with
him
seven
hundred
men
armed
with
swords,
with
the idea
of forcing
a
way
through
to
the
king
of Aram,
but
they
were
not
able
to
do
so.
Then
he
took
his
oldest
son,
who
would
have
been
king
after
him,
offering
him
as
a burned
offering
on
the
wall.
So
there
was
great
wrath
against
Israel;
and
they
went
away
from
him,
back
to
their
country.
Now
a
certain
woman,
the
wife
of
one
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets,
came
crying
to
Elisha
and
said,
Your
servant
my
husband
is
dead;
and
to
your
knowledge
he
was
a worshipper
of
the
Lord;
but
now,
the
creditor
has
come
to
take
my
two
children
as
servants
in payment
of
his debt.
Then
Elisha
said
to
her,
What
am
I
to
do
for
you?
say
now,
what
have
you
in
the
house?
And
she
said,
Your
servant
has
nothing
in
the
house
but
a pot
of
oil.
Then
he
said, Go
out
to
all
your neighbours
and
get
vessels,
a very great number
of
them.
Then
go
in,
and, shutting
the
door
on
yourself
and
your
sons,
put oil
into
all
these
vessels,
putting
on
one side
the
full
ones.
So
she
went
away,
and
when
the
door
was
shut
on
her
and
her
sons,
they
took
the vessels
to
her
and
she
put oil
into
them.
And
when
all
the
vessels
were
full, she
said
to
her
son, Get
me
another
vessel.
And
he
said,
There
are
no
more.
And
the flow
of
oil
was
stopped.
So she
came
to
the
man
of
God
and
gave
him
word
of
what she
had done.
And
he
said,
Go
and
get money
for
the
oil
and
make payment
of
your
debt,
and
let
the
rest
be
for
the needs
of
yourself
and
your
sons.
Now
there
came
a
day
when
Elisha
went
to
Shunem,
and
there
was
a
woman
of
high position living
there,
who
made
him
come
in
and
have
a
meal
with
her.
And
after
that,
every
time
he
went
by,
he
went
into
her house
for
a
meal.
And
she
said
to
her
husband,
Now
I
see
that
this
is
a
holy
man
of
God,
who comes
by day
after day.
So
let
us
make
a
little
room
on
the
wall;
and
put
a
bed
there
for
him,
and
a
table
and
a
seat
and
a
light;
so
that
when
he
comes
to
us,
he
will
be able
to
go
in
there.
Now
one
day,
when
he
had
gone
there,
he
went
into
the little
room
and
took
his
rest
there.
And
he
said
to
Gehazi,
his
servant, Send
for
this
Shunammite.
So
in
answer
to
his voice
she
came
before
him.
And
he
said
to
him,
Now
say
to
her,
See,
you
have
taken
all
this trouble
for
us;
what
is
to
be
done
for
you?
will
you
have
any request
made
for
you
to
the
king
or
the
captain
of
the
army?
But
she
said,
I
am
living
among
my
people.
So
he
said,
What
then
is
to
be
done
for
her?
And
Gehazi
made
answer,
Still
there
is
this,
she
has
no
son
and
her
husband
is
old.
Then
he
said, Send
for
her.
And
in
answer
to
his voice
she
took
her
place
at
the
door.
And
Elisha
said,
At
this
time
in
the coming
year
you
will
have
a
son
in
your arms.
And
she
said,
No,
my
lord,
O
man
of
God,
do
not
say
what
is
false
to
your
servant.
Then
the
woman
became
with
child
and
gave
birth
to
a
son
at
the
time
named,
in
the
year
after,
as
Elisha
had
said
to
her.
Now
one
day,
when
the
child
was older,
he
went
out
to
his
father
to
where
the grain
was
being cut.
And
he
said
to
his
father,
My
head,
my
head!
And
the
father
said
to
a
servant,
Take
him
in
to
his
mother.
And
he
took
him
in
to
his
mother,
and
she
took
him
on
her
knees
and kept
him
there
till
the middle
of
the day,
when
his
life
went
from
him.
Then
she
went
up
and
put
him
on
the
bed
of
the
man
of
God, shutting
the door
on
him,
and
went
out.
And
she
said
to
her
husband,
Send
me
one
of
the
servants
and
one
of
the asses
so
that
I
may
go
quickly
to
the
man
of
God
and
come
back
again.
And
he
said,
Why
are
you
going
to
him
today?
it
is
not
a
new
moon
or
a
Sabbath.
But
she
said,
It
is
well.
Then
she made
the ass ready
and
said
to
her
servant, Keep driving
on;
do
not
make
a
stop
without
orders
from
me.
So she
went,
and
came
to
Mount
Carmel,
to
the
man
of
God.
And
when
the
man
of
God
saw
her
coming
in
his direction,
he
said
to
Gehazi,
his
servant,
See,
there
is
the
Shunammite;
Go
quickly
to
her,
and
on meeting
her
say
to
her,
Are
you
well?
and
your
husband
and
the
child,
are
they
well?
And she
said
in
answer,
All
is
well.
And
when
she
came
to
where
the
man
of
God
was
on
the
hill,
she
put
her hands round
his
feet;
and
Gehazi
came
near
with
the purpose
of pushing
her
away;
but
the
man
of
God
said,
Let
her
be,
for
her
soul
is
bitter
in
her;
and
the
Lord
has kept
it
secret
from
me,
and
has
not given
me
word
of
it.
Then
she
said,
Did
I make
a
request
to
my
lord
for
a
son?
did
I
not
say, Do
not give
me false words?
Then
he
said
to
Gehazi,
Make
yourself ready,
and
take
my stick
in
your
hand,
and go:
if
you
come
across
anyone
on
the
way,
give
him
no
blessing,
and
if
anyone gives
you
a
blessing,
give
him
no
answer.
And
put
my stick
on
the child's
face.
But
the
mother
of
the
child
said,
As
the
Lord
is
living
and
as
your
soul
is
living,
I
will
not
go
back without
you.
So
he
got
up
and
went
with
her.
And
Gehazi
went
on
before
them
and
put
the stick
on
the child's
face;
but
there
was
no
voice,
and
no
one
gave
attention.
So
he
went
back,
and meeting
him
gave
him
the
news,
saying,
The
child
is
not awake.
And
when
Elisha
came
into
the
house
he
saw
the
child
dead, stretched
on
his
bed.
So
he
went
in,
and shutting
the
door
on
the
two
of
them,
made prayer
to
the
Lord.
Then
he
got
up
on
the
bed, stretching himself
out
on
the
child,
and
put
his
mouth
on
the child's
mouth,
his
eyes
on
his
eyes
and
his
hands
on
his
hands;
and
the child's
body
became
warm.
Then
he
came
back,
and
after walking
once
through
the
house
and
back,
he
went
up, stretching himself
out
on
the
child
seven
times;
and
the child's
eyes
became
open.
And
he
gave
orders
to
Gehazi,
and
said, Send
for
the
Shunammite.
And
she
came
in
answer
to
his voice.
And
he
said,
Take
up
your
son.
And she
came
in,
and
went
down
on
her face
to
the
earth
at
his
feet;
then she
took
her
son
in
her arms
and
went
out.
And
Elisha
went
back
to
Gilgal,
now
there
was
very little
food
in
the
land;
and
the
sons
of
the
prophets
were
seated
before
him.
And
he
said
to
his
servant,
Put
the
great
pot
on
the fire,
and
make soup
for
the
sons
of
the
prophets.
And
one
went
out
into
the
field
to
get green
plants
and saw
a
vine
of
the
field,
and pulling
off
the
fruit
of
it till
the fold
of
his robe
was
full,
he
came
back
and
put
the
fruit, cut
up small,
into
the
pot
of soup,
having
no idea
what
it
was.
Then
they
gave
the
men soup
from
the
pot.
And
while
they
were drinking
the soup,
they
gave
a
cry,
and
said,
O
man
of
God,
there
is
death
in
the
pot;
and
they
were
not
able
to
take
any
more
food.
But
he
said,
Get
some
meal.
And
he
put
it
into
the
pot,
and
said,
Now
give
it
to
the
people
so
that
they
may
have
food.
And
there
was
nothing
bad
in
the
pot.
Now
a
man
came
from
Baal-shalishah
with
an offering
of first-fruits
for
the
man
of
God,
twenty
barley cakes
and
garden
fruit
in
his bag.
And
he
said,
Give
these
to
the
people
for
food.
But
his
servant
said,
How
am
I
to
put
this
before
a
hundred
men?
But
he
said,
Give
it
to
the
people
for
food;
for
the
Lord
says,
There
will
be
food
for
them
and
some
over.
So
he
put
it
before
them,
and
they
had
a meal
and
there
was
more
than
enough,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
Now
Naaman,
chief
of
the
army
of
the
king
of
Aram,
was
a
man
of
high position
with
his
master,
and
greatly
respected,
because
by
him
the
Lord
had
given
salvation
to
Aram;
but
he
was
a
leper.
Now
the Aramaeans
had
gone
out
in
bands,
and
taken
prisoner
from
Israel
a
little
girl,
who
became servant
to Naaman's
wife.
And
she
said
to
her master's wife,
If only
my
lord
would
go
to
the
prophet
in
Samaria,
he
would make
him
well.
And someone
went
and
said
to
his
lord,
This
is
what
the
girl
from
the
land
of
Israel
says.
So
the
king
of
Aram
said,
Go
then;
and
I
will
send
a
letter
to
the
king
of
Israel.
And
he
went,
taking
with
him
ten
talents
of
silver
and
six
thousand
shekels
of
gold,
and
ten
changes
of
clothing.
And
he
took
the
letter
to
the
king
of
Israel,
in
which
the
king
of Aram
had
said,
See,
I
have
sent
my
servant
Naaman
to
you
to
be made well,
for
he
is
a leper.
But
the
king
of
Israel,
after
reading
the
letter,
was greatly troubled
and
said,
Am
I
God,
to
give
death
and
life?
why
does
this
man
send
a leper
to
me
to
be
made
well?
is
it
not clear
that
he
is
looking
for
a
cause
of war?
Now
Elisha,
the
man
of
God,
hearing
that
the
king
of
Israel
had
done
this,
sent
to
the
king,
saying,
Why
are
you troubled?
send
the
man
to
me,
so
that
he
may
see
that
there
is
a
prophet
in
Israel.
So
Naaman,
with all
his
horses
and
his carriages,
came
to
the
door
of Elisha's
house.
And
Elisha
sent
a servant
to
him,
saying,
Go
to
Jordan,
and
after
washing
seven
times
in
its waters
your
flesh
will
be well
again
and
you
will
be
clean.
But
Naaman
was
angry
and
went
away
and
said,
I
had
the idea
that
he
would
come
out
to
see such
an important
person
as
I
am,
and
make prayer
to
the
Lord
his
God,
and
with
a
wave
of
his
hand
over
the
place
make
the
leper well.
Are
not Abana
and
Pharpar,
rivers
of
Damascus,
better
than
all
the
waters
of
Israel?
may
I
not
be
washed
in
them
and
become
clean?
So
turning,
he went
away
in
wrath.
Then
his
servants
came
to
him
and
said,
If
the
prophet
had
given
you
orders
to
do
some
great
thing,
would
you
not
have
done
it?
how
much
more
then,
when
he
says
to
you,
Be
washed
and
become
clean?
Then
he
went
down
seven
times
into
the waters
of
Jordan,
as
the
man
of
God
had
said;
and
his
flesh
became
like
the
flesh
of
a
little
child
again,
and
he
was
clean.
Then
he
went
back
to
the
man
of
God,
with
all
his train,
and,
taking
his
place
before
him,
said,
Now
I
am
certain
that
there
is
no
God
in
all
the
earth,
but
only
in
Israel:
now
then,
take
an offering
from
me.
But
he
said,
By
the
life
of
the
Lord
whose servant
I
am,
I
will
take
nothing
from
you.
And
he
did
his best
to
make
him
take
it
but
he
would
not.
Then
Naaman
said,
If
you
will
not,
then
let
there
be
given
to
your
servant
as much
earth
as
two beasts
are able
to
take
on
their backs;
because
from
now
on,
your
servant
will
make
no
offering
or burned
offering
to
other
gods,
but
only
to
the
Lord.
But
may
your
servant
have
the Lord's forgiveness
for
this
one
thing:
when
my
master
goes
into
the
house
of
Rimmon
for
worship
there,
supported
on
my
arm,
and
my head
is bent
in
the
house
of
Rimmon;
when
his head
is bent
in
the
house
of
Rimmon,
may
your
servant
have
the Lord's forgiveness
for
this
thing.
And
he
said
to
him, Go
in
peace.
And
he went
from
him
some distance.
But
Gehazi,
the
servant
of
Elisha,
the
man
of
God,
said,
Now
my
master
has
taken
nothing
from
Naaman,
this Aramaean,
of
what
he
would
have
given
him:
by
the
living
Lord,
I
will
go
after
him
and
get
something
from
him.
So
Gehazi
went
after
Naaman.
And
when
Naaman
saw
him
running
after
him,
he got
down
from
his carriage
and
went
back
to
him
and
said,
Is
all
well?
And
he
said,
All
is
well:
but
my
master
has
sent
me,
saying, Even
now,
two
young
men
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets
have
come
to
me
from
the hill-country
of
Ephraim;
will
you
give
me
a
talent
of
silver
and
two
changes
of
clothing
for
them?
And
Naaman
said,
Be good enough
to
take
two
talents.
And forcing
him
to
take
them,
he
put
two
talents
of
silver
in
two
bags,
with
two
changes
of
clothing,
and
gave
them
to
his
two
servants
to
take
before
him.
When
he
came
to
the
hill,
he
took
them
from
their
hands,
and
put
them
away
in
the
house;
and
he
sent
the
men
away,
and
they
went.
Then
he
came
in
and
took
his
place
before
his
master.
And
Elisha
said
to
him,
Where
have
you
come
from,
Gehazi?
And
he
said,
Your
servant
went nowhere.
And
he
said
to
him,
Did
not
my
heart
go
with
you,
when
the
man
got
down
from
his carriage
and
went
back
to
you?
Is
this
a
time
for getting
money,
and
clothing,
and olive-gardens
and vine-gardens,
and
sheep
and
oxen,
and men-servants
and women-servants?
Because
of
what
you have done,
the
disease
of
Naaman
the
leper
will
take
you
in
its
grip,
and
your
seed
after
you,
for
ever.
And
he
went
out
from
before
him
a
leper
as white
as
snow.
Now
the
sons
of
the
prophets
said
to
Elisha,
There
is
not
room enough
for
us
in
the
place
where
we
are
living
under
your care;
So
let
us
go
to
Jordan,
and
let
everyone
get
to work cutting boards,
and
we
will
make
a living-place
for ourselves
there.
And
he
said
to
them,
Go,
then.
And
one
of
them
said,
Be
pleased
to
go
with
your
servants.
And
he
said,
I
will
go.
So
he
went
with
them.
And
when
they
came
to
Jordan,
they got
to work cutting
down
trees.
But
one
of
them,
while cutting
a board,
let
the
head
of
his
axe
go
into
the
water;
and
he
gave
a
cry,
and
said,
This
is
a bad business,
my
master,
for
it
is another's.
And
the
man
of
God
said,
Where
did
it
go
in?
and
when
he
saw
the
place
where
it
had
gone
into
the water, cutting
a
stick,
he put
it
into
the water,
and
the
iron
came
up
to
the top
of
the water.
Then
he
said,
Take
it
up.
So
he
put
out
his
hand
and
took
it.
At
that
time
the
king
of
Aram
was making war
against
Israel;
and
he
had
a meeting
with
the chiefs
of
his army
and
said,
I
will
be waiting
in secret
in
some named
place.
And
the
man
of
God
sent
to
the
king
of
Israel,
saying,
Take
care
to
keep
away
from
that
place,
for
the Aramaeans
are
waiting
there
in secret.
So
the
king
of
Israel
sent
to
the
place
where
the
man
of
God
had
said
there
was danger,
and
kept clear
of
it
more
than
once.
And
at
this,
the
mind
of
the
king
of
Aram
was greatly troubled,
and
he
sent
for
his
servants
and
said
to
them,
Will
you
not
make clear
to
me
which
of
us
is helping
the
king
of
Israel?
And
one
of
them
said,
Not
one
of
us,
my
lord
king;
but
Elisha,
the
prophet
in
Israel, gives
the
king
of
Israel
news
of
the
words
you
say
even
in
your
bedroom.
Then
he
said,
Go
and
see
where
he
is,
so
that
I
may
send
and
get
him.
And
news
came
to
him
that
he
was
in
Dothan.
So
he
sent
there
horses
and carriages
and
a
great
army;
and
they
came
by
night, circling
the
town.
Now
the
servant
of
the
man
of
God,
having
got
up
early
and
gone
out,
saw
an
army
with
horses
and carriages
of war
all
round
the
town.
And
the
servant
said
to
him,
O
my
master,
what
are
we
to
do?
And
he
said
in
answer,
Have
no
fear;
those
who
are
with
us
are
more
than
those
who
are
with
them.
Then
Elisha
made
a prayer
to
the
Lord,
saying,
Lord,
let
his
eyes
be
open
so
that
he
may
see.
And
the
Lord
made
the
young man's
eyes
open;
and
he
saw
that
all
the
mountain
was
full
of
horses
and carriages
of
fire
round
Elisha.
Now
when
the Aramaeans
came
down
to
Elisha,
he
made
a prayer
to
the
Lord
saying,
Lord,
make
this
people blind.
And
he
made
them blind
at Elisha's
request.
And
Elisha
said
to
them,
This
is
not
the
way,
and
this
is
not
the
town: come
after
me
so
that
I
may take
you
to
the
man
you
are
searching
for.
And
he
took
them
to
Samaria.
And
when
they
had
come
into
Samaria,
Elisha
said,
Lord,
let
the
eyes
of
these
men
be
open
so
that
they
may
see.
And
the
Lord
made
their
eyes
open,
and
they
saw
that
they
were
in
the
middle
of
Samaria.
And
the
king
of
Israel,
when
he
saw
them,
said
to
Elisha,
My
father, am
I
to put
them
to
the sword?
But
he
said
in
answer,
You
are
not
to
put
them
to death;
have
you
any right
to
put
to death
those
whom
you
have
not
taken
prisoner
with
your
sword
and
your
bow?
put
bread
and
water
before
them,
so
that
they
may
have
food
and
drink
and go
to
their
master.
So
he made ready
a
great
feast
for
them,
and
when
they
had
had
food
and
drink,
he
sent
them
away
and
they
went
back
to
their
master.
And
no
more
bands
of Aramaeans
came
into
the
land
of
Israel.
Now
after
this,
Ben-hadad,
king
of
Aram,
got
together
all
his
army
and
went
up
to make
an
attack
on
Samaria, shutting
the town
in
on
all sides
with
his
forces.
And
they
became
very short
of food
in
Samaria;
for
they kept
it shut
in
till
the
price
of
an ass's
head
was
eighty
shekels
of
silver,
and
a small measure
of doves' droppings
was
five
shekels
of
silver.
And
when
the
king
of
Israel
was going
by
on
the
wall,
a
woman
came
crying
out
to
him,
and
said,
Help!
my
lord
king.
And
he
said,
If
the
Lord
does
not give
you
help,
where
am
I
to get
help
for
you?
from
the grain-floor
or
the grape-crusher?
And
the
king
said
to
her,
What
is troubling
you?
And
she
said
in
answer,
This
woman
said
to
me,
Give
your
son
to
be
our
food
today,
and
we
will
have
my
son
tomorrow.
So,
boiling
my
son,
we
had
a meal
of
him;
and
on
the
day
after
I
said
to
her,
Now
give
your
son
for
our
food;
but she
has
put
her
son
in
a secret
place.
Then
the
king,
hearing
what
the
woman
said,
took
his
robes
in
his hands, violently parting
them;
and,
while
he
was walking
on
the
wall,
the
people,
looking,
saw
that
under
his robe
he
had haircloth
on
his
flesh.
Then
he
said,
May God's punishment come
on
me
if
Elisha,
the
son
of
Shaphat, keeps
his
head
on
his body
after
this
day.
But
Elisha
was
in
his
house,
and
the
responsible
men
were
seated
there
with
him;
and
before
the king got
there,
Elisha
said
to
those
who
were
with
him,
Do
you
see
how
this cruel
and violent
man
has
sent
to
take
away
my life?
While
he
was
still
talking
to
them,
the king
came
down
and
said,
This
evil
is
from
the
Lord;
why
am
I
to
go
on waiting
any
longer
for
the
Lord?
Then
Elisha
said,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord:
the
Lord
says,
Tomorrow,
about
this
time,
a
measure
of good meal
will
be offered
for
the
price
of
a
shekel
and two
measures
of
barley
for
a
shekel,
in
the market-place
of
Samaria.
Then
the captain
whose
arm
was supporting
the
king
said
to
the
man
of
God,
Even
if
the
Lord
made
windows
in
heaven,
would
such
a
thing
be possible?
And
he
said,
Your
eyes
will
see
it,
but
you
will
not
have
a taste
of
the
food.
Now
there
were
four
lepers
seated
at
the
doorway
into
the
town:
and
they
said
to
one
another,
Why
are
we
waiting
here
for
death?
If
we
say,
We
will
go
into
the
town,
there
is
no food
in
the
town,
and
we
will
come
to
our end
there;
and
if
we
go
on waiting
here,
death
will
come
to
us.
Come
then,
let
us
give ourselves
up
to
the
army
of
Aram:
if
they
let
us
go
on
living,
then
life
will
be ours;
and
if
they
put
us
to
death,
then
death
will
be ours.
So
in
the half light
they
got
up
to
go
to
the tents
of
Aram;
but
when
they
came
to
the outer
line
of tents,
there
was
no
one
there.
For
the
Lord
had
made
the
sound
of carriages
and
horses,
and
the
noise
of
a
great
army,
come
to
the ears
of
the Aramaeans,
so
that
they
said
to
one
another,
Truly,
the
king
of
Israel
has got
the
kings
of
the
Hittites
and
of
the
Egyptians
for
a price
to
make
an
attack
on
us.
So
they
got
up
and
went
in
flight,
in
the half light, without
their
tents
or
their
horses
or
their asses
or
any
of
their goods;
they
went
in
flight, fearing
for
their
lives.
And
when
those
lepers
came
to
the outer
line
of
tents,
they
went
into
one
tent,
and
had
food
and
drink,
and
took
from
it
silver
and
gold
and
clothing,
which
they
put
in
a secret
place;
then
they
came
back
and
went
into
another
tent
from
which
they
took
more goods,
which
they
put
away
in
a secret
place.
Then
they
said
to
one
another,
We
are
not
doing
right.
Today
is
a
day
of good
news,
and
we
say
nothing:
if
we
go
on
waiting
here
till
the
morning,
punishment
will
come
to
us.
So
let
us
go
and
give
the
news
to
those
of
the king's
house.
So
they
came
in,
and,
crying
out
to
the door-keepers
of
the
town,
they
gave
them
the
news,
saying,
We
came
to
the
tents
of
the Aramaeans,
and
there
was
no
one
there
and
no
voice
of
man,
only
the
horses
and
the asses
in
their
places,
and
the
tents
as
they
were.
Then
the door-keepers,
crying out,
gave
the news
to those
inside
the king's
house.
Then
the
king
got
up
in
the
night
and
said
to
his
servants,
This
is
my idea
of
what
the Aramaeans
have
done
to
us.
They
have
knowledge
that
we
are
without food;
and
so
they
have
gone
out
of
their tents,
and
are waiting secretly
in
the open
country,
saying,
When
they
come
out
of
the
town,
we
will
take
them
living
and
get
into
the
town.
And
one
of
his
servants
said
in
answer,
Send
men
and
let
them
take
five
of
the
horses
which
we
still
have
in
the town;
if
they
keep
their lives
they
will
be
the
same
as
those
of
Israel
who
are
still living
here;
if
they
come
to
their death
they
will
be
the
same
as
all
those
of
Israel
who
have
gone
to destruction:
let
us
send
and
see.
So
they
took
two
horsemen;
and
the
king
sent
them
after
the
army
of
the Aramaeans,
saying,
Go
and
see.
And
they
went
after
them
as
far
as
Jordan;
and
all
the
road
was covered
with
clothing
and
vessels
dropped
by
the Aramaeans
in
their flight.
So
those
who
were
sent
went
back
and
gave
the news
to
the
king.
Then
the
people
went
out
and
took
the goods
from
the tents
of
the Aramaeans.
So
a
measure
of good meal
was
to
be
had
for
the
price
of
a
shekel,
and two
measures
of
barley
for
a
shekel,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
the
king
gave
authority
to
that captain,
on
whose
arm
he
was
supported,
to
have
control
over
the doorway
into
the
town;
but
he
was crushed
to
death
there
under
the feet
of
the
people,
as
the
man
of
God
had
said
when
the
king
went
down
to
him.
So
the words
of
the
man
of
God
came true, which
he
said
to
the
king: Two
measures
of
barley
will
be offered
for
the
price
of
a
shekel
and
a
measure
of good meal
for
a
shekel,
tomorrow
about
this
time
in
the market-place
of
Samaria.
And
that captain
said
to
the
man
of
God,
Even
if
the
Lord
made
windows
in
heaven,
would
such
a
thing
be possible?
And
he
said
to
him,
Your
eyes
will
see
it,
but
you
will
not
have
a taste
of
the
food.
And
such
was
his fate;
for
he
was crushed
to
death
under
the feet
of
the
people,
in
the doorway
into
the
town.
Now
Elisha
had
said
to
the
woman
whose
son
he
had
given
back
to
life,
Go
now,
with
all
the
people
of
your
house,
and
get
a living-place
for
yourselves
wherever
you
are able;
for
by
the
word
of
the
Lord,
there
will
be great need
of
food
in
the
land;
and
this
will
go
on
for
seven
years.
So
the
woman
got
up
and
did
as
the
man
of
God
said;
and
she
and
the
people
of
her
house
were
living
in
the
land
of
the
Philistines
for
seven
years.
And
when
the
seven
years
were ended,
the
woman
came
back
from
the
land
of
the
Philistines
and
went
to
the
king
with
a request
for
her
house
and
her
land.
Now
the
king
was
talking
with
Gehazi,
the
servant
of
the
man
of
God,
saying,
Now,
give
me
an
account
of
all
the
great
things
Elisha
has
done.
And
while
he
was giving
the
king
the story
of
how
Elisha
had given
life
to
the
dead,
the
woman
whose
son
had
come
back
to
life
came
to
the
king
with
a request
for
her
house
and
her
land.
And
Gehazi
said,
My
lord
king,
this
is
the
woman
and
this
is
her
son,
whose
life
Elisha
gave
back
to
him.
And
in
answer
to
the king's questions,
the
woman
gave
him
all
the story.
So
the
king
gave
orders
to
one
of
his unsexed servants,
saying,
Give
her
back
all
her
property,
and
all
the
produce
of
her
fields
from
the
day
when
she
went
away
from
the
land
up
till
now.
And
Elisha
came
to
Damascus;
and
Ben-hadad,
king
of
Aram,
was ill;
and
they
said
to
him,
The
man
of
God
has
come.
Then
the
king
said
to
Hazael,
Take
an
offering
with
you,
and go
to see
the
man
of
God
and
get
directions
from
the
Lord
by
him,
saying,
Am
I going
to
get
better
from
my
disease?
So
Hazael
went
to
see
him,
taking
with
him
forty
camels
with
offerings
on
their backs
of
every sort
of
good
thing
from
Damascus;
and
when
he
came
before
him,
he
said,
Your
son
Ben-hadad,
king
of
Aram,
has
sent
me
to
you,
saying,
Will
I
get
better
from
this
disease?
And
Elisha
said
to
him, Go,
say
to
him,
You
will
certainly get better;
but
the
Lord
has made
it clear
to
me
that only
death
is
before
him.
And
he
kept
his eyes
fixed
on
him
till
he
was
shamed,
and
the
man
of
God
was overcome
with
weeping.
And
Hazael
said,
Why
is
my
lord
weeping?
Then
he
said
in
answer,
Because
I
see
the
evil
which
you
will
do
to
the
children
of
Israel:
burning
down
their strong towns,
putting
their
young
men
to death
with
the
sword, smashing
their
little
ones
against
the stones,
and cutting
open
the
women
who
are
with
child.
And
Hazael
said,
How
is
it possible
that
your
servant,
who
is only
a
dog,
will
do
this
great
thing?
And
Elisha
said,
The
Lord
has
made
it clear
to
me
that
you
will
be
king
over
Aram.
Then
he
went
away
from
Elisha
and
came
in
to
his
master,
who
said
to
him,
What
did
Elisha
say
to
you?
And
his
answer
was,
He
said
that
you
would
certainly
get well.
Now
on
the
day
after,
Hazael
took
the bed-cover,
and making
it wet
with
water,
put
it
over Ben-hadad's
face, causing
his
death:
and
Hazael
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the
fifth
year
of
Joram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
king
of
Israel,
Jehoram,
the
son
of
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah,
became
king.
He
was thirty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king;
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
eight
years.
He
went
in
the
ways
of
the
kings
of
Israel,
as
the
family
of
Ahab
did:
for
the
daughter
of
Ahab
was
his
wife;
and
he
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
But
it
was
not
the Lord's
purpose
to
send
destruction
on
Judah,
because
of
David
his
servant,
to
whom
he
had
given
his
word
that
he
would
have
a light
for ever.
In
his
time,
Edom made
themselves free
from
the
rule
of
Judah,
and took
a
king
for
themselves.
Then
Joram
went
over
to
Zair,
with
all
his war-carriages; ...
made
an
attack
by
night
on
the
Edomites,
whose
forces
were
all
round
him, ...
the
captains
of
the war-carriages;
and
the
people
went
in
flight
to
their
tents.
So
Edom made themselves free
from
the
rule
of
Judah
to
this
day.
And
at
the
same
time,
Libnah made
itself free.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Joram,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
And
Joram went
to
rest
with
his
fathers
and
was put into
the earth
with
his
fathers
in
the
town
of
David:
and
Ahaziah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the twelfth
year
that
Joram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
was
king
of
Israel,
Ahaziah,
the
son
of
Jehoram,
king
of
Judah,
became
king;
Ahaziah
was
twenty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
one
year.
His mother's
name
was
Athaliah,
the
daughter
of
Omri,
king
of
Israel.
He
went
in
the
ways
of
the
family
of
Ahab,
and
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
as
the
family
of
Ahab
did,
for
he
was
a
son-in-law
of
the
family
of
Ahab.
He went
with
Joram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
to make
war
on
Hazael,
king
of
Aram,
at
Ramoth-gilead:
and
Joram
was
wounded
by
the Aramaeans.
So
King
Joram
went
back
to
Jezreel
to
get
well
from
the
wounds
which
the bowmen
had given
him
at
Ramah,
when
he
was
fighting
against
Hazael,
king
of
Aram.
And
Ahaziah,
the
son
of
Jehoram,
king
of
Judah,
went
down
to
see
Joram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
in
Jezreel,
because
he
was ill.
And
Elisha
the
prophet
sent
for
one
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets,
and
said
to
him,
Make yourself ready
for
a journey,
and
take
this bottle
of
oil
in
your
hand,
and go
to
Ramoth-gilead.
And
when
you
get
there,
go
in
search
of
Jehu,
the
son
of
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Nimshi;
and
go
in
and
make
him
get
up
from
among
his
brothers,
and
take
him
to
an
inner
room.
Then
take
the bottle
and
put
the
oil
on
his
head,
and
say,
The
Lord
says,
I
have
put
the holy
oil
on
you
to
make
you
king
over
Israel.
Then,
opening
the
door, go
in
flight,
without
waiting.
So
the
young
prophet went
to
Ramoth-gilead.
And
when
he
came,
he
saw
the
captains
of
the
army
seated together;
and
he
said,
I
have
something
to
say
to
you,
O
captain.
And
Jehu
said,
To
which
of
us?
And
he
said,
To
you,
O
captain.
And
he
got
up
and
went
into
the
house;
then
he
put
the holy
oil
on
his
head
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
says,
I
have made
you
king
over
the
people
of
the
Lord,
over
Israel.
You
are
to see
that
the
family
of
Ahab
your
master
is cut
off,
so
that
I
may
take
from
Jezebel payment
for
the
blood
of
my
servants
the
prophets,
and
for
the
blood
of
all
the
servants
of
the
Lord.
For
the
family
of
Ahab
will come
to
an end;
every male
of Ahab's
family
will
be
cut
off,
he
who
is
shut
up
and
he
who goes free
in
Israel.
I
will
make
the
family
of
Ahab
like
that
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
and
Baasha,
the
son
of
Ahijah.
And
Jezebel
will become
food
for
the
dogs
in
the heritage
of
Jezreel,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
put
her body into
the earth.
Then,
opening
the
door,
he went
in
flight.
Then
Jehu
came
out again
to
the
servants
of
his
lord,
and
one
said
to
him,
Is
all
well?
why
did
this
man,
who
is
off
his head,
come
to
you?
And
he
said
to
them,
You
have
knowledge
of
the
man
and
of
his
talk.
And
they
said,
That
is not
true;
now
give
us
his story.
Then
he
said,
This
is
what
he
said
to
me:
The
Lord
says,
I
have
made
you
king
over
Israel.
Then straight
away
everyone
took
his robe
and
put
it
under
him
on
the top
of
the
steps,
and, sounding
the
horn,
they
said,
Jehu
is
king.
So
Jehu,
the
son
of
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Nimshi,
made designs
against
Joram. (Now
Joram
and
all
the army
of
Israel
were
keeping
watch
on
Ramoth-gilead
because
of
Hazael,
king
of
Aram:
But
King
Joram
had
gone
back
to
Jezreel
to
get
well
from
the
wounds
which
the Aramaeans
had given
him
when
he
was
fighting
against
Hazael,
king
of
Aram.)
And
Jehu
said,
If
this
is
your purpose,
then
let
no
one
get
away
and
go
out
of
the
town
to
give
news
of
it
in
Jezreel.
So
Jehu got
into
his carriage
and
went
to
Jezreel,
for
Joram
was ill
in
bed
there;
and
Ahaziah,
king
of
Judah,
had
come
down
to
see
Joram.
And
the
watchman
on
the
tower
in
Jezreel
saw
Jehu
and
his band
coming,
and
said,
I
see
a band
of
people.
And
Joram
said,
Send
out
a
horseman
to
them,
and
let
him
say,
Is
it
peace?
So
a
horseman
went
out
to
them
and
said,
The
king
says,
Is
it
peace?
And
Jehu
said,
What
have
you
to
do
with
peace?
come
after
me.
And
the
watchman
gave
them
word,
saying,
The
horseman
went
up
to
them,
but
has
not
come
back.
Then
he
sent
out
a
second
horseman,
who
came
up
to
them
and
said,
The
king
says,
Is
it
peace?
And
Jehu
said
in
answer,
What
have
you
to
do
with
peace?
come
after
me.
And
the
watchman
gave
them
word,
saying,
He
went
up
to
them
and
has
not
come
back
again;
and
the
driving
is
like
the
driving
of
Jehu,
son
of
Nimshi,
for
he
is
driving violently.
Then
Joram
said, Make
ready.
So
they
made
his carriage
ready;
and
Joram,
king
of
Israel,
with
Ahaziah,
king
of
Judah,
went
out
in
their carriages
for
the purpose
of meeting
Jehu;
and
they
came face
to face
with
him
at
the
field
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite.
Now
when
Joram
saw
Jehu
he
said,
Is
it
peace,
Jehu?
And
he
said
in
answer,
What
peace
is possible
while
all
the land
is
full
of
the disgusting sins
of
your
mother
Jezebel,
and
her secret arts?
Then
Joram,
turning
his horses
in
flight,
said
to
Ahaziah, Broken faith, O
Ahaziah!
Then
Jehu
took
his
bow
in
his
hand,
and
with all
his
strength
sent
an
arrow, wounding
Joram
between
the
arms;
and
the
arrow
came
out
at
his
heart,
and
he
went
down
on
his face
in
his carriage.
Then
Jehu
said
to
Bidkar,
his captain,
Take
him
up,
and
put
him
in
the
field
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite:
for
is
not
that day
in
your memory
when
you
and
I
together
on
our horses
were going
after
Ahab,
his
father,
and
the
Lord
put
this fate
on
him,
saying:
I
saw
the
blood
of
Naboth
and
of
his
sons
yesterday;
and
I
will
give
you full payment
in
this
field,
says
the
Lord?
So
now,
take
him
and
put
him
in
this
field,
as
the
Lord
said.
Now
when
Ahaziah,
king
of
Judah,
saw
this,
he
went
in
flight
by
the
way
of
the
garden
house.
And
Jehu
came
after
him
and
said,
Put
him
to
death
in
the
same
way;
and
they
gave
him
a death-wound
in
his carriage,
on
the
slope
up
to
Gur,
by
Ibleam;
and
he
went
in
flight
to
Megiddo,
where
death
came
to
him.
And
his
servants
took
him
in
a carriage
to
Jerusalem,
and
put
him into
the earth
with
his
fathers
in
the
town
of
David.
(In
the
eleventh
year
of
the
rule
of
Joram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
Ahaziah
became
king
over
Judah.)
And
when
Jehu
came
to
Jezreel,
Jezebel
had news
of
it;
and, painting
her
eyes
and dressing
her
hair
with ornaments,
she
put
her
head
out
of
the
window.
And
when
Jehu
was
coming
into
the
town, she
said,
Is all
well, O
Zimri, taker
of
your master's life?
Then, looking
up
to
the
window,
he
said,
Who
is
on
my
side,
who?
and
two
or
three unsexed servants
put
out
their heads.
And
he
said, Take
her
and put
her
out
of
the window. So
they
sent
her
down
with force,
and
her
blood
went
in
a shower
on
the
wall
and
on
the
horses;
and she
was crushed
under
their feet.
And
he
came
in,
and
took
food
and
drink;
then
he
said,
Now
see
to
this
cursed
woman,
and
put
her body
into
the earth,
for
she
is
a king's
daughter.
And
they went
out
to
put
her body
into
the earth,
but
nothing
of
her
was
to
be seen,
only
the bones
of
her
head,
and
her
feet,
and
parts
of
her
hands.
So
they
came
back
and
gave
him
word
of
it.
And
he
said,
This
is
what
the
Lord
said
by
his
servant
Elijah
the Tishbite,
saying,
In
the heritage
of
Jezreel
the
flesh
of
Jezebel
will
become
food
for
dogs;
And
the
dead
body
of
Jezebel
will
be
like waste dropped
on
the
face
of
the earth
in
the heritage
of
Jezreel;
so
that
they
will
not
be able
to
say,
This
is
Jezebel.
Now there
were
in
Samaria
seventy
of Ahab's
sons.
And
Jehu
sent
letters
to
Samaria,
to
the
rulers
of
the town,
and
to
the responsible
men,
and
to
those
who
had
the care
of
the
sons
of
Ahab,
saying,
Straight
away,
when
you
get
this
letter, seeing
that
your master's
sons
are
with
you,
and
that
you
have carriages
and
horses
and
a walled
town
and arms;
Take
the
best
and most
upright
of
your master's
sons,
and
make
him
king
in
his father's
place,
and
put
up
a
fight
for
your master's
family.
But
they
were full
of
fear,
and
said,
The
two
kings
have
gone
down
before
him:
how
may
we keep
our
place?
So
the controller
of
the king's
house,
with
the ruler
of
the
town,
and
the
responsible
men,
and
those
who
had
the
care
of Ahab's sons,
sent
to
Jehu,
saying,
We
are
your
servants
and
will
do
all
your
orders;
we
will
not
make
any
man
king;
do
whatever
seems
best
to
you.
Then
he
sent
them
a
second
letter,
saying,
If
you
are
on
my
side,
and
if
you
will
do
my
orders,
come
to
me
at
Jezreel
by
this
time
tomorrow,
with
the
heads
of
your master's
sons.
Now
the king's
seventy
sons
were
with
the
great
men
of
the
town,
who
had
the care
of
them.
And
when
the
letter
came
to
them,
they
took
the king's
sons
and
put
them
to death,
all
the
seventy,
and
put
their
heads
in
baskets
and
sent
them
to
him
at
Jezreel.
And
a
man
came
and
said
to
him,
They
have
come
with
the
heads
of
the king's
sons.
And
he
said,
Put
them
down
in
two masses
at
the
doorway
of
the
town
till
the
morning.
And
in
the
morning
he
went
out
and, stopping,
said
to
all
the
people
there,
You
are
upright
men:
it
is true
that
I
made designs
against
my
master,
and
put
him
to death;
but
who
is responsible
for
the death
of
all
these?
You
may
be
certain
that
nothing
which
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
family
of
Ahab
will
be
without effect;
for
the
Lord
has
done
what
he
said
by
his
servant
Elijah.
So
Jehu put
to death
all
the
rest
of
the seed
of
Ahab
in
Jezreel,
and
all
his
relations
and
his
near
friends
and
his
priests,
till
there
were
no
more
of
them.
Then
he
got
up
and
came
to
Samaria.
And
he
was
at
the meeting-place
of
the keepers
of sheep,
by
the
way,
When
he
came across
the
brothers
of
Ahaziah,
king
of
Judah,
and
said,
Who
are
you?
And
they
said,
We
are
the
brothers
of
Ahaziah,
king
of
Judah;
we
are
going
down
to see
the
children
of
the
king
and
of
the
queen.
And
he
said,
Take
them
living.
So
they
took
them
living,
and
put
them
to death
in
the water-hole
of
Beth-eked;
of
the
forty-two
men
he
put
every
one
to death;
And
when
he
had
gone
away
from
there,
he
came across
Jehonadab,
the
son
of
Rechab:
and
he
said good-day
to
him,
and
said
to
him,
Is
your
heart true
to
mine,
as
mine
is
to
yours?
And
Jehonadab
in
answer
said,
It
is;
and
Jehu
said,
If
it
is,
give
me
your
hand.
And
he
gave
him
his
hand,
and
he
made
him
come
up
into
his carriage.
And
he
said,
Come
with
me
and
see how
I
am
on fire
for
the Lord's
cause.
So
he made
him go
with
him
in
his carriage.
And
when
he
came
to
Samaria,
he
put
to death
all
those
of Ahab's family
who
were
still
in
Samaria,
till
there
were
no more
of
them,
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
Elijah.
Then
Jehu got
all
the
people
together
and
said
to
them,
Ahab
was Baal's
servant
in
a
small
way,
but
Jehu
will
be
his
servant
on
a great scale.
Now send
for
all
the
prophets
of
Baal
and
all
his
servants
and
all
his
priests,
to come
to
me;
let
no
one
keep
away:
for
I
have
a
great
offering
to
make
to
Baal;
anyone
who
is
not present,
will
be
put
to death.
This
Jehu
did
with deceit,
his
purpose
being
the
destruction
of
the
servants
of
Baal.
And
Jehu
said, Let there be
a special
holy meeting
for
the
worship
of
Baal.
So
a public statement
was
made.
And
Jehu
sent
out
through
all
Israel;
and
all
the
servants
of
Baal
came,
not
one kept
away.
And
they
came
into
the
house
of
Baal,
so
that
it
was
full
from
end
to
end.
And
Jehu
said
to
him
who kept
the
robes,
Get
out
robes
for
all
the
servants
of
Baal.
So
he
got
out
robes
for
them.
And
Jehu,
with
Jehonadab,
the
son
of
Rechab,
went
into
the
house
of
Baal;
and
he
said
to
the
servants
of
Baal,
Make
a
search
with care,
to
see
that
no
servant
of
the
Lord
is
with
you,
but
only
servants
of
Baal.
Then
they
went
in
to
make
offerings
and burned
offerings.
Now
Jehu
had
put
eighty
men
outside,
and
said
to
them,
If
any
man
whom
I
give
into
your
hands
gets
away,
the
life
of
him
who lets
him
go
will
be
the price
of
his
life.
Then
when
the burned offering
was
ended,
straight
away
Jehu
said
to
the armed
men
and
the captains,
Go
in
and
put
them
to death;
let
not
one
come
out.
So
they
put
them
to
the
sword;
and, pulling
the images
to
the earth,
they
went
into
the holy
place
of
the
house
of
Baal.
And
they
took
out
the image
of Asherah
from
the
house
of
Baal,
and
had
it
burned.
The altar
of
Baal
was
pulled
down
and
the
house
of
Baal
was
broken
up
and
made
an unclean
place,
as
it
is
to
this
day.
So
Jehu put an end
to
the
worship
of
Baal
in
Israel.
But
Jehu
did
not
keep
himself
from
all
the
sins
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
and
the evil
he
made
Israel
do;
the
gold oxen
were still
in Beth-el
and
in
Dan.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Jehu,
Because
you
have
done
well
in
doing
what
is
right
in
my
eyes
and effecting
all
my
purpose
for
the
family
of
Ahab,
your
sons
will
be kings
of
Israel
to
the
fourth generation.
But
Jehu
did
not
take
care
to
keep
the
law
of
the
Lord
with
all
his
heart:
he
did
not
keep
himself
from
the
sin
which
Jeroboam
did
and
made
Israel
do.
In
those
days
the
Lord
was angry
first
with
Israel;
and
Hazael
made
attacks
on
all
the
land
of
Israel,
East
of
Jordan,
in
all
the
land
of
Gilead,
the
Gadites
and
the
Reubenites
and
the
Manassites,
from
Aroer
by
the
valley
of
the
Arnon,
all
Gilead
and
Bashan.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jehu,
and
all
he
did,
and
his great
power,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
Jehu went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
Samaria.
And
Jehoahaz
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
the
time
of Jehu's
rule
over
Israel
in
Samaria
was
twenty-eight
years.
Now
when
Athaliah,
the
mother
of
Ahaziah,
saw
that
her
son
was
dead,
she
had
all
the rest
of
the
seed
of
the
kingdom
put
to
death.
But
Jehosheba,
the
daughter
of
King
Joram,
sister
of
Ahaziah, secretly
took
Joash,
the
son
of
Ahaziah,
with
the
woman
who
took care
of
him,
away
from
among
the king's
sons
who
were
put
to
death,
and
put
him
in
the
bedroom;
and
they kept
him safe
from
Athaliah,
so
that
he
was
not
put
to
death.
And
for
six
years she kept
him safe
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
while
Athaliah
was ruling
over
the
land.
Then
in
the
seventh
year,
Jehoiada
sent
for
the
captains
of
hundreds
of
the Carians,
and
the armed
men,
and
taking
them
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
made
an
agreement
with
them,
and
made
them
take
an
oath
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
let
them
see
the king's
son.
And
he
gave
them
orders,
saying,
This
is
what
you
are
to
do:
the
third
part
of
you,
who
come
in
on
the
Sabbath
and
keep
the
watch
of
the king's
house,
...
And
the
two
divisions
of
you,
who
go
out
on
the
Sabbath
and
keep
the
watch
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
Will
make
a circle
round
the
king,
every
man
being armed;
and
whoever
comes
inside
your lines
is
to
be
put
to
death;
keep
with
the
king,
when
he
goes
out
and
when
he
comes
in.
And
the
captains
of
hundreds
did
as
Jehoiada
the
priest
gave
them
orders;
every
one
took
with
him
his
men,
those
who
came
in
and
those
who
went
out
on
the
Sabbath,
and
they
came
in
to
Jehoiada
the
priest.
And
the
priest
gave
to
the
captains
of
hundreds
the
spears
and body-covers
which
had
been
King David's,
and
which
were
kept
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Then
the armed
men
took
up
their positions,
every
man
with
his
instruments
of war
in
his
hand,
from
the
right
side
of
the
house
to
the
left,
round
about
the
altar
and
the
house.
Then
he
made
the king's
son
come
out,
and
put
the
crown
on
him
and
the arm-bands,
and
made
him
king,
and
put
the holy
oil
on
him;
and
they all,
making
sounds
of
joy
with
their
hands,
said, Long
life
to
the
king.
Now
Athaliah,
hearing
the
noise
made
by
the
people,
came
to
the
people
in
the
house
of
the
Lord;
And
looking,
she
saw
the
king
in
his regular
place
by
the
pillar,
and
the
captains
and
the horns
near
him;
and
all
the
people
of
the
land giving signs
of
joy
and sounding
the horns.
Then
Athaliah, violently parting
her
robes,
gave
a
cry, saying, Broken faith, broken faith!
Then
Jehoiada
the
priest
gave
orders
to
those
who
were placed
in authority
over
the
army,
saying,
Take
her
outside
the lines,
and
let
anyone
who
goes
after
her
be
put
to
death
with
the
sword,
for
he
said,
Let
her
not
be
put
to
death
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
So
they
put
their
hands
on
her,
and she
went
to
the king's
house
by
the doorway
of
the
horses,
and
there she
was
put
to
death.
And
Jehoiada
made
an
agreement
between
the
Lord
and
the
king
and
the
people,
that
they
would
be
the Lord's
people;
and
in
the
same way
between
the
king
and
the
people.
Then
all
the
people
of
the
land
went
to
the
house
of
Baal
and
had
it
pulled
down:
its
altars
and
images
were
all
broken
to bits,
and
Mattan,
the
priest
of
Baal,
they
put
to death
before
the
altars.
And
the
priest
put overseers
over
the Lord's
house.
Then
he
took
the
captains
of
hundreds,
and
the Carians,
and
the armed
men,
and
all
the
people
of
the
land;
and
they
came
down
with
the
king
from
the
house
of
the
Lord,
through
the doorway
of
the armed
men,
to
the king's
house.
And
he
took
his
place
on
the
seat
of
the
kings.
So
all
the
people
of
the
land
were
glad,
and
the
town
was
quiet;
and
they
had
put
Athaliah
to
death
with
the
sword
at
the king's
house.
And Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.
In
the
seventh
year
of Jehu's
rule,
Jehoash
became
king;
and
he
was ruling
for forty
years
in Jerusalem;
his mother's name
was Zibiah
of Beer-sheba.
Jehoash did what
was right
in
the eyes
of
the Lord all
his
days, because
he
was guided
by
the teaching
of Jehoiada
the priest.
But
the high
places
were not taken
away;
the
people went
on
making
offerings
and burning
them
in
the high
places.
And Jehoash said
to
the
priests,
All
the money
of
the holy
things, which comes
into
the house
of
the Lord, (the amount fixed
for every man's payment,)
and
all
the money given
by
any man freely
from
the impulse
of
his heart,
Let
the
priests
take,
every
man
from
his friends
and neighbours,
to make good
what
is damaged
in
the
house,
wherever
it
is
to
be seen.
But
in
the twenty-third year
of King Jehoash,
the
priests
had not
made good
the damaged parts
of
the
house.
Then
King
Jehoash sent
for Jehoiada
the
priest,
and
the other
priests,
and said
to
them,
Why
have
you
not
made good what
is damaged
in
the
house?
now
take
no
more money
from
your neighbours,
but
give
it
for
the building
up
of
the
house.
So
the
priests
made
an agreement
to
take
no
more
money
from
the
people,
and
not
to
make good
what
was damaged
in
the
house.
But Jehoiada
the
priest
took
a chest,
and
making
a hole
in
the cover
of
it,
put
it
by
the altar,
on
the right side when
one comes
into
the
house
of
the Lord;
and
the
priests
who kept
the door
put
in
it regularly all
the
money
which
was
taken
into
the
house
of
the Lord.
And
when
they saw
that
there
was
much
money
in
the
chest,
the king's scribe
and
the high
priest
came
and
put
it
in bags, noting
the amount
of
all
the
money
there
was
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
the
money
which
was measured
out
they
gave regularly
to
those
who
were responsible
for overseeing
the work,
and these
gave
it
in payment
to
the woodworkers
and
the builders
who
were working
on
the
house
of
the
Lord,
And
to
the wall-builders
and
the stone-cutters,
and
to
get
wood
and cut stone
for
building
up
the broken
parts
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
for everything needed
to
put
the
house
in good
order.
But
the money
was not
used
for
making silver cups
or scissors
or basins
or wind-instruments
or
any vessels
of gold
or silver
for
the
house
of
the
Lord;
But
it
was
all given
to
the workmen
who
were building
up
the
house.
And
they
did
not get
any statement
of accounts
from
the
men
to whom
the money
was
given
for
the
workmen,
for
they
made
use
of
it
with good faith.
The
money
of
the
offerings
for error
and
the sin-offerings
was
not
taken
into
the house
of
the Lord;
it
was
the priests'.
Then Hazael, king
of Aram,
went
up
against Gath
and
took
it;
and
his purpose
was
to
go
up
to Jerusalem.
Then Jehoash,
king
of Judah,
took
all
the holy things which Jehoshaphat
and Jehoram
and Ahaziah
his fathers,
the
kings
of Judah,
had given
to
the Lord,
together
with
the things
he
himself
had given,
and
all
the gold
in
the Temple store
and
in
the king's house,
and
sent
it
to
Hazael,
king
of
Aram;
and
he
went
away
from
Jerusalem.
Now
the rest
of
the acts
of
Joash,
and
all
he
did,
are
they not
recorded
in
the book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of Israel?
And
his servants
made
a secret design
and put
Joash
to death
at
the house
of Millo
on
the
way
down
to Silla.
And Jozacar,
the son
of Shimeath,
and Jehozabad,
the son
of Shomer,
his
servants,
came
to
him
and
put
him
to death;
and
they
put
him
into
the earth
with
his fathers
in
the town
of David;
and Amaziah
his son became king
in
his
place.
In
the
twenty-third
year
of
Joash,
the
son
of
Ahaziah,
king
of
Judah,
Jehoahaz,
the
son
of
Jehu,
became
king
over
Israel
in
Samaria, ruling
for
seventeen
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, copying
the
sins
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
which
he
did
and
made
Israel
do;
he
did
not
keep
himself
from
them.
So
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was burning
against
Israel,
and
he
gave
them
up
into
the
power
of
Hazael,
king
of
Aram,
and
into
the
power
of
Ben-hadad,
the
son
of
Hazael, again
and again.
Then
Jehoahaz
made prayer
to
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
gave ear
to
him,
for
he
saw
how cruelly
Israel
was crushed
by
the
king
of
Aram.
(And
the
Lord
gave
Israel
a saviour,
so
that
they
became
free
from
the
hands
of
the Aramaeans;
and
the
children
of
Israel
were
living
in
their
tents
as
in
the
past.
But
still
they
did
not give
up
the
sin
of
Jeroboam,
which
he
made
Israel
do,
but
went
on
with
it;
and
there
was
an image
of
Asherah
in
Samaria.)
For
out
of
all
his
army,
Jehoahaz
had
only
fifty
horsemen
and
ten carriages
and
ten
thousand
footmen;
the
king
of
Aram
had given
them
up
to
destruction, crushing
them
like
dust.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jehoahaz,
and
all
he
did,
and
his great
power,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
Jehoahaz went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
Samaria;
and
Joash
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the thirty-seventh
year
of
the
rule
of
Joash,
king
of
Judah,
Joash,
the
son
of
Jehoahaz,
became
king
over
Israel
in
Samaria, ruling
for
sixteen
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
not
turning
away
from
the
sin
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
which
he
did
and
made
Israel
do,
but
he
went
on
with
it.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Joash,
and
all
he
did,
and
the force
with
which
he went
to war
against
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
Joash went
to
rest
with
his
fathers
and
Jeroboam took
his place
as
king;
and
Joash
was put
into
the earth
in
Samaria
with
the
kings
of
Israel.
Now
Elisha became ill
with
the
disease
which
was
the cause
of
his
death:
and
Joash,
king
of
Israel,
came
down
to
him,
and
weeping
over
him
said,
My
father,
my
father,
the war-carriages
of
Israel
and
its
horsemen!
Then
Elisha
said
to
him,
Take
bow
and
arrows:
and
he
took
bow
and
arrows.
And
he
said
to
the
king
of
Israel,
Put
your
hand
on
the
bow:
and
he
put
his
hand
on
it;
and
Elisha
put
his
hands
on
the king's
hands.
Then
he
said; Let
the
window
be
open
to
the
east:
and
he got
it
open.
Then
Elisha
said, Let
the
arrow go;
and
he let
it go.
And
he
said,
The Lord's
arrow
of
salvation,
of
salvation
over
Aram;
for
you
will overcome
the Aramaeans
in
Aphek
and
put
an
end
to
them.
And
he
said,
Take
the
arrows:
and
he
took
them.
And
he
said
to
the
king
of
Israel, Send
them
down
into
the
earth;
and
he did
so
three
times
and no
more.
Then
the
man
of
God
was
angry
with
him
and
said,
If
you
had done
it
five
or
six
times,
then
you
would
have overcome
Aram
completely;
but
now
you
will
only overcome
them
three
times.
And
death
came
to
Elisha
and
they
put
his
body
into
the
earth.
Now
in
the
spring
of
the
year, armed
bands
of
Moabites frequently
came, overrunning
the
land.
And
while
they
were putting
a dead
man
into
the earth,
they
saw
a
band
coming;
and
they put
the
man quickly
into
the
place
where Elisha's
body
was;
and
the dead
man,
on
touching Elisha's
bones,
came
to
life
again,
and
got
up
on
his
feet.
And
Israel
was crushed under
the
power
of
Hazael,
king
of
Aram,
all
the
days
of
Jehoahaz.
But
the
Lord
was kind
to
them
and
had
pity
on
them, caring
for
them,
because
of
his
agreement
with
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob;
he
would
not put
them
to
destruction
or send
them
away
from
before
his
face
till
now.
Then
Hazael,
king
of
Aram, came
to
his end;
and
Ben-hadad
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
Jehoash,
the
son
of
Jehoahaz,
took
again
from
Ben-hadad,
the
son
of
Hazael,
the
towns
which
he
had
taken
from
Jehoahaz
his
father
in
war.
Three
times
Jehoash overcame
him
and
got
back
the
towns
of
Israel.
In
the
second
year
of
Joash,
son
of
Joahaz,
king
of
Israel,
Amaziah,
the
son
of
Joash,
became
king
of
Judah.
He
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king;
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
twenty-nine
years;
his mother's
name
was
Jehoaddin
of
Jerusalem.
He
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, though
not
like
David
his
father;
he
did
as
Joash
his
father
had
done.
But
still
the
high
places were
not
taken
away;
the
people went
on making offerings
and
burning
them
in
the
high
places.
Now
when
he
became
strong
in
the
kingdom, straight away
he
put
to death
those
servants
who
had
taken
the life
of
the
king
his
father;
But
he
did
not
put
their
children
to
death;
for
the
orders
of
the
Lord
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses
say,
The
fathers
are
not
to
be
put
to
death
for
the
children,
or
the
children
for
their
fathers;
but
a
man
is
to
be
put
to
death
for
the
sin
which
he
himself
has done.
He
put
to
the sword twelve
thousand
men
of
Edom
in
the
Valley
of
Salt,
and
took
Sela
in
war, naming
it
Joktheel,
as
it
is
to
this
day.
Then
Amaziah
sent representatives
to
Jehoash,
the
son
of
Jehoahaz,
son
of
Jehu,
king
of
Israel,
saying, Come,
let
us
have
a meeting
face
to
face.
And
Jehoash,
king
of
Israel,
sent
to
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
saying,
The thorn-tree
in
Lebanon
sent
to
the
cedar
in
Lebanon,
saying,
Give
your
daughter
to
my
son
for
a
wife:
and
a
beast
from
the woodland
in
Lebanon
went
by, crushing
the
thorn
under
his feet.
It
is true
that
you
have
overcome
Edom
and
your
heart
is uplifted; let
that
glory
be enough
for
you,
and keep
in
your country;
why
do
you
make causes
of
trouble, putting
yourself,
and
Judah
with
you,
in
danger
of
downfall?
But
Amaziah
gave
no
attention.
So
Jehoash,
king
of
Israel,
went
up,
and
he
and
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
came
face
to
face
at
Beth-shemesh,
which
is
in
Judah.
And
Judah
was overcome
before
Israel,
so
that
they
went
in
flight,
every
man
to
his
tent.
And
Jehoash,
king
of
Israel,
made
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
the
son
of
Jehoash,
son
of
Ahaziah, prisoner
at
Beth-shemesh,
and
came
to
Jerusalem,
and
had
the
wall
of
Jerusalem pulled
down
from
the doorway
of
Ephraim
to
the door
in
the angle,
four
hundred
cubits.
And
he
took
all
the
gold
and
silver
and
all
the
vessels
which
were
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
in
the store-house
of
the
king, together
with
those
whose lives
would
be
the
price
of broken faith,
and
went
back
to
Samaria.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jehoash,
and
his
power,
and
how
he went
to war
with
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
Jehoash went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
Samaria
with
the
kings
of
Israel;
and
Jeroboam
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Amaziah,
the
son
of
Joash,
king
of
Judah, went
on living
for
fifteen
years
after
the
death
of
Jehoash,
son
of
Jehoahaz,
king
of
Israel.
And
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Amaziah,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
Now
they
made
a secret design
against
him
in
Jerusalem;
and
he went
in
flight
to
Lachish,
but
they
sent
after
him
to
Lachish
and
put
him
to
death
there.
And
they
took
his body
on
horseback
and
put
it
into
the earth
with
his
fathers
in
Jerusalem,
the
town
of
David.
Then
all
the
people
of
Judah
took
Azariah,
who
was
sixteen
years
old,
and
made
him
king
in
place
of
his
father
Amaziah.
He
was
the builder
of
Elath,
which
he got
back
for
Judah
after
the death
of
the
king.
In
the fifteenth
year
of
the
rule
of
Amaziah,
son
of
Joash,
king
of
Judah,
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Joash,
king
of
Israel,
became
king
in
Samaria, ruling
for forty-one
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
not
turning
away
from
the
sin
which
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
did
and
made
Israel
do.
He got
back
the
old limits
of
Israel
from
the
way
into
Hamath
to
the
sea
of
the
Arabah,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
his
servant
Jonah,
the
son
of
Amittai,
the
prophet
of
Gath-hepher.
For
the
Lord
saw
how
bitter
was
the trouble
of
Israel,
and
that
everyone
was cut
off,
he
who
was
shut
up
and
he
who went free,
and
that
Israel
had
no
helper.
And
the
Lord
had
not
said
that
the
name
of
Israel
was
to
be taken away
from
the
earth;
but
he
gave
them
a saviour
in
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Joash.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jeroboam,
and
all
he
did,
and
his
power,
and
how
he
went
to war
with
Damascus, causing
the wrath
of
the Lord
to
be
turned
away
from
Israel,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
Jeroboam went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
with
the
kings
of
Israel;
and
Zechariah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the twenty-seventh
year
of
the
rule
of
Jeroboam,
king
of
Israel,
Azariah,
son
of
Amaziah,
became
king
of
Judah.
He
was
sixteen
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
fifty-two
years;
his mother's
name
was
Jecoliah
of
Jerusalem.
And
he
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
father
Amaziah
had
done.
But
he
did
not
take
away
the
high
places,
and
the
people
still went
on making offerings
and
burning
them
in
the
high
places.
And
the
Lord sent disease
on
the
king
and
he
became
a
leper,
and
to
the
day
of
his
death
he
was
living separately
in
his private
house.
And
Jotham
his
son
was
over
his
house,
judging
the
people
of
the
land.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Azariah,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
And
Azariah went
to
rest
with
his
fathers
and
was put into
the earth
with
his
fathers
in
the
town
of
David;
and
Jotham
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the thirty-eighth
year
of Azaliah,
king
of
Judah,
Zechariah,
son
of
Jeroboam,
was
king
over
Israel
for
six
months.
And
he
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
father
had
done,
not
turning
away
from
the
sin
which
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
did
and
made
Israel
do.
And
Shallum,
the
son
of
Jabesh,
made
a secret design
against
him,
and,
attacking
him
in Ibleam,
put
him
to
death
and
became
king
in
his
place.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Zechariah
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
This
was
what
the
Lord
had
said
to
Jehu,
Your
sons
to
the
fourth generation
will
be kings
of
Israel.
And
so
it
came
about.
Shallum,
the
son
of
Jabesh,
became
king
in
the thirty-ninth
year
of
Uzziah,
king
of
Judah;
and
he
was ruling
in
Samaria
for
the space
of
one
month.
Then
Menahem,
the
son
of
Gadi,
went
up
from
Tirzah
and
came
to
Samaria,
and
attacking
Shallum,
son
of
Jabesh,
in
Samaria,
put
him
to
death
and
made himself
king
in
his
place.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Shallum,
and
the secret design
which
he
made,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
Then
Menahem sent destruction
on Tappuah
and
all
the
people
in
it,
and
its limits,
from
Tirzah,
because
they
would
not
let
him come
in;
and
he
had
all
the
women
who
were
with
child cut
open.
In
the thirty-ninth
year
of
Azariah,
king
of
Judah,
Menahem,
the
son
of
Gadi,
became
king
over
Israel,
and
was ruling
in
Samaria
for
ten
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
he
did
not
keep
himself
from
the
sin
which
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
did
and
made
Israel
do.
In
his day,
Pul,
the
king
of
Assyria,
came
up
against
the
land;
and
Menahem
gave
Pul
a
thousand
talents
of
silver
so
that
he
might
let
him
keep
the
kingdom.
And
Menahem
got
the
money
from
Israel,
from
all
the
men
of
wealth,
fifty
silver
shekels
from
every
man,
to
give
to
the
king
of
Assyria.
So
the
king
of
Assyria
went
back
without stopping
in
the
land.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Menahem,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
And
Menahem went
to
rest
with
his
fathers;
and
Pekahiah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the
fiftieth
year
of
Azariah
king
of
Judah,
Pekahiah,
the
son
of
Menahem,
became
king
over
Israel
in
Samaria, ruling
for two
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
not
turning
from
the
sin
which
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
did
and
made
Israel
do.
And
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
his captain,
made
a secret design
against
him,
attacking
him
in
the king's great
house
in
Samaria;
and
with
him
were
fifty
men
of Gilead;
and
he
put
him
to
death
and
became
king
in
his
place.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Pekahiah,
and
all
he
did,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
In
the
fifty-second
year
of
Azariah,
king
of
Judah,
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
became
king
over
Israel
in
Samaria, ruling
for
twenty
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
not
turning
from
the
sin
which
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
did
and
made
Israel
do.
In
the
days
of
Pekah,
king
of
Israel,
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria,
came
and
took
Ijon
and
Abel-beth-maacah
and
Janoah
and
Kedesh
and
Hazor
and
Gilead
and
Galilee
and
all
the
land
of
Naphtali;
and
he
took
the
people
away
to
Assyria.
And
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Elah,
made
a secret design
against
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
and,
attacking
him,
put
him
to
death
and
became
king
in
his
place,
in
the
twentieth
year
of
Jotham,
the
son
of
Uzziah.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Pekah,
and
all
he
did,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
In
the
second
year
of
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
king
of
Israel,
Jotham,
the
son
of
Uzziah,
became
king
of
Judah.
He
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
for
sixteen
years
in
Jerusalem;
and
his mother's
name
was
Jerusha,
the
daughter
of
Zadok.
And
he
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
father
Uzziah
had
done.
But
he
did
not
take
away
the
high
places,
and
the
people
still
went
on making
offerings
and
burning
them
in
the
high
places.
He
was
the builder
of
the higher doorway
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jotham,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
In
those
days
the
Lord
first
sent
against
Judah,
Rezin,
the
king
of
Aram,
and
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah.
And
Jotham went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David
his
father;
and
Ahaz
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the seventeenth
year
of
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
Ahaz,
the
son
of
Jotham,
became
king
of
Judah.
Ahaz
was
twenty
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was ruling
for
sixteen
years
in
Jerusalem.
He
did
not
do
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
his
God,
as
David
his
father
did.
But
he
went
in
the
ways
of
the
kings
of
Israel,
and
even
made
his
son
go
through
the
fire, copying
the
disgusting
ways
of
the
nations
whom
the
Lord
had sent
out
of
the
land
before
the
children
of
Israel.
And
he
made offerings,
burning
them
in
the
high
places
and
on
the
hills
and
under
every
green
tree.
Then
Rezin,
king
of
Aram,
and
Pekah,
son
of
Remaliah,
king
of
Israel,
came
up
to
Jerusalem
to make
war;
and
they
made
an
attack
on
Ahaz, shutting
him
in,
but
were
not
able
to
overcome
him.
At
that
time
the
king
of
Edom got
Elath
back
for
Edom,
and
sent
the
Jews
out
of
Elath;
and
the Edomites
came
back
to
Elath
where
they
are
living
to
this
day.
So
Ahaz
sent representatives
to
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria,
saying,
I
am
your
servant
and
your
son;
come
to
my
help
against
the
kings
of
Aram
and
Israel
who
have
taken
up arms
against
me.
And
Ahaz
took
the
silver
and
gold
which
were
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
in
the king's store-house,
and
sent
them
as
an
offering
to
the
king
of
Assyria.
And
the
king
of
Assyria,
in answer
to
his request,
went
up
against
Damascus
and
took
it,
and
took
its
people
away
as prisoners
to
Kir,
and
put
Rezin
to
death.
Then
King
Ahaz
went
to
Damascus
for
a meeting
with
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria;
and
there
he
saw
the
altar
which
was
at
Damascus;
and
King
Ahaz
sent
to Urijah
the
priest
a
copy
of
the
altar, giving
the
design
of
it
and
all
the details
of
its structure.
And
from
the copy
King
Ahaz
sent
from
Damascus, Urijah
made
an
altar
and
had
it ready
by
the
time
King
Ahaz
came
back
from
Damascus.
And
when
the
king
came
from
Damascus,
he
saw
the
altar;
and
he
went
up
on
it
and
made
an
offering
on
it.
He
made
his
burned
offering
and
his
meal
offering
and
his drink
offering
there, draining
out
the
blood
of
his peace-offerings
on
the
altar.
And
the
brass
altar,
which
was
before
the
Lord,
he
took
from
the
front
of
the
house,
from
between
his
altar
and
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
put
it
on
the
north
side
of
his
altar.
And
King
Ahaz
gave
orders
to Urijah
the
priest,
saying,
Make
the
morning
burned
offering
and
the
evening
meal
offering
and
the king's
burned
offering
and
meal
offering,
with
the
burned
offerings
of
all
the
people
and
their
meal
offerings
and drink
offerings,
on
the
great
altar,
and
put
on
it
all
the
blood
of
the
burned
offerings
and
of
the beasts which
are
offered;
but
the
brass
altar
will
be
for
my
use
to get directions
from
the Lord.
So Urijah
the
priest
did
everything
as
the
king said
And
King
Ahaz
took
off
the sides
of
the wheeled bases,
and
took
down
the great water-vessel
from
off
the
brass
oxen
which
were
under
it
and
put
it
on
a floor
of
stone.
***the
house
of
the
Lord,
because
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
Now
the
rest
of
the
things
which
Ahaz
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
And
Ahaz went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
with
his
fathers
in
the
town
of
David;
and
Hezekiah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the twelfth
year
of
Ahaz,
king
of
Judah,
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Elah,
became
king
over
Israel
in
Samaria, ruling
for
nine
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, though
not
like
the
kings
of
Israel
before
him.
Against
him
came
up
Shalmaneser,
king
of
Assyria,
and
Hoshea
became
his
servant
and
sent
him
offerings.
But Hoshea's broken faith became clear
to
the
king
of
Assyria
because
he
had
sent representatives
to
So,
king
of
Egypt,
and
did
not
send
his
offering
to
the
king
of
Assyria,
as
he
had done
year
by
year:
so
the
king
of
Assyria
had
him
shut
up
in
prison
and
put
in chains.
Then
the
king
of
Assyria
went
through
all
the
land
and
came
up
to
Samaria, shutting
it
in
with
his
forces
for
three
years.
In
the
ninth
year
of
Hoshea,
the
king
of
Assyria
took
Samaria,
and
took
Israel
away
to
Assyria, placing
them
in
Halah
and
in
Habor
on
the
river
Gozan,
and
in
the
towns
of
the
Medes.
And
the wrath
of
the
Lord
came
on
Israel
because
they
had
done evil
against
the
Lord
their
God,
who
took
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
from
under
the yoke
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
had
become worshippers
of
other
gods,
Living
by
the
rules
of
the
nations
whom
the
Lord
had sent
out
from
before
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
children
of
Israel
did
secretly
against
the
Lord
their
God
things
which
were
not
right,
building
high
places
for
themselves
in
all
their
towns,
from
the
tower
of
the
watchmen
to
the walled
town.
They put
up
pillars
of stone
and
wood
on
every
high
hill
and
under
every
green
tree:
Burning
their
offerings
in
all
the
high
places,
as
those
nations
did
whom
the
Lord
sent
away
from
before
them;
they
did
evil
things, moving
the
Lord
to wrath;
And
they
made themselves
servants
of disgusting
things, though
the
Lord
had
said,
You
are
not
to
do
this.
And
he
gave witness
to
Israel
and
Judah,
by
every
prophet
and
seer,
saying,
Come
back
from
your
evil
ways,
and
do
my
orders
and
keep
my
rules,
and
be guided
by
the
law
which
I
gave
to
your
fathers
and
sent
to
you
by
my
servants
the
prophets.
And
they
did
not
give ear,
but became stiff-necked,
like
their
fathers
who
had
no
faith
in
the
Lord
their
God.
And
they went
against
his
rules,
and
the
agreement
which
he
made
with
their
fathers,
and
his
laws
which
he
gave
them;
they
gave
themselves
up
to
things
without sense
or value,
and
became foolish
like
the
nations
round
them,
of
whom
the
Lord
had said,
Do
not
as
they
do.
And turning
their backs
on
all
the
orders
which
the
Lord
had
given
them,
they
made
for
themselves
images
of
metal,
and
the image
of
Asherah, worshipping
all
the stars
of
heaven
and becoming
servants
to
Baal.
And
they
made
their
sons
and
their
daughters
go
through
the
fire,
and
they
made
use
of secret arts
and unnatural powers,
and
gave
themselves
up
to
doing
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, till
he
was moved
to wrath.
So
the
Lord
was
very
angry
with
Israel,
and
his
face
was
turned
away
from
them:
only
the
tribe
of
Judah kept
its place.
(But
even
Judah
did
not
keep
the
orders
of
the
Lord
their
God,
but
were guided
by
the
rules
which
Israel
had
made.
So
the
Lord
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
all
the
offspring
of
Israel,
and
sent trouble
on
them,
and
gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
their attackers,
till
he
had
sent
them
away
from
before
his
face.)
For
Israel
was broken
off
from
the
family
of
David,
and
they made
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
king,
who, driving
them
away
from
the laws
of
the
Lord, made
them do
a
great
sin.
And
the
children
of
Israel went
on
with
all
the
sins
which
Jeroboam
did;
they
did
not
keep themselves
from
them;
Till
the
Lord
put
Israel
away
from
before
his
face,
as
he
had
said
by
all
his
servants
the
prophets.
So
Israel
was
taken
away
from
their
land
to
Assyria,
to
this
day.
Then
the
king
of
Assyria
took
men
from
Babylon
and
from
Cuthah
and
Avva
and
Hamath
and
Sepharvaim,
and
put
them
in
the
towns
of
Samaria
in
place
of
the
children
of
Israel;
so
they got
Samaria
for
their heritage,
living
in
its
towns.
Now
when
first
they
were
living
there
they
did
not
give
worship
to
the
Lord.
So
the
Lord
sent
lions
among
them, causing
the death
of
some
of
them.
So
they
said
to
the
king
of
Assyria,
The
nations
whom
you
have
taken
as prisoners
and
put
in
the
towns
of
Samaria,
have
no
knowledge
of
the
way
of
the
god
of
the
land:
so
he
has
sent
lions
among
them, causing
their
death,
because
they
have
no
knowledge
of
his
way.
Then
the
king
of
Assyria
gave
orders,
saying, Send
there
one
of
the
priests
whom
you
took
away,
and
let
him
be
living
there
and
teaching
the
people
the
way
of
the
god
of
the
land.
So
one
of
the
priests
whom
they
had
taken
away
as
a prisoner
from
Samaria
came
back,
and,
living
in Beth-el,
became
their
teacher
in
the
worship
of
the
Lord.
And
every
nation
made
gods
for
themselves,
and
put
them
in
the
houses
of
the
high
places
which
the Samaritans
had
made,
every
nation
in
the
towns
where
they
were
living.
The
men
of
Babylon
made
Succoth-benoth,
and
the
men
of
Cuth
made
Nergal,
and
the
men
of
Hamath
made
Ashima,
The
Avvites
made
Nibhaz
and
Tartak,
and
the
Sepharvites
gave
their
children
to
be
burned
in
the
fire
to
Adrammelech
and
Anammelech,
the gods
of
Sepharvaim.
So
they
went
on worshipping
the
Lord,
and
made
for
themselves,
from
among
all
the people,
priests
for
the
high
places,
to
make
offerings
for
them
in
the
houses
of
the
high
places.
They
gave
worship
to
the
Lord,
but
they
gave honour
to
their
gods
like
the
nations
did
from
whom
they
had
been
taken
as prisoners.
So
to
this
day
they go
on
in
their
old ways,
not worshipping
the
Lord
or keeping
his
orders
or
his ways
or
the
law
and
the
rule
which
the
Lord
gave
to
the
children
of
Jacob,
to
whom
he
gave
the
name
Israel;
And
the
Lord
made
an
agreement
with
them
and
gave
them
orders,
saying,
You
are
to
have
no
other
gods;
you
are
not
to
give
worship
to
them
or
be
their
servants
or
make
them
offerings:
But
the
Lord,
who
took
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
with
his
great
power
and
his
outstretched
arm,
he
is
your
God,
to
whom
you
are
to
give
worship
and
make
offerings:
And
the
rules
and
the
orders
and
the
law
which
he put
in
writing
for
you,
you
are
to
keep
and
do
for ever;
you
are
to
have
no
other
gods.
And
you
are
to keep
in memory
the
agreement
which
I
have
made
with
you;
and
you
are
to
have
no
other
gods.
And
you
are
to give
worship
to
the
Lord
your
God;
for
it
is
he
who
will give
you salvation
from
the
hands
of
all
who
are
against
you.
But
they
gave
no
attention,
but went
on
in
their
old
way.
So
these
nations, worshipping
the
Lord,
still
were
servants
to
the
images
they
had
made;
their
children
and
their children's
children
did
the
same;
as
their
fathers
did,
so
do
they,
to
this
day.
Now
in
the
third
year
of
Hoshea,
son
of
Elah,
king
of
Israel,
Hezekiah,
the
son
of
Ahaz,
became
king
of
Judah.
He
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king, ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
twenty-nine
years;
his mother's
name
was
Abi,
the
daughter
of
Zechariah.
He
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
as
David
his
father
had
done.
He
had
the
high
places
taken
away,
and
the
stone
pillars
broken
to bits,
and
the
Asherah
cut
down;
and
the
brass
snake
which
Moses
had
made
was
crushed
to powder
at
his order,
because
in
those
days
the
children
of
Israel
had
offerings
burned
before
it,
and
he
gave
it
the
name
Nehushtan.
He
had faith
in
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel;
so
that
there
was
no
one
like
him
among
all
the
kings
of
Judah
who
were
before
him.
For
his heart
was fixed
on
the
Lord,
not
turning
from
his ways,
and
he
did
his
orders
which
the
Lord
gave
to
Moses.
And
the
Lord
was
with
him;
he
did
well
in
all
his undertakings:
and
he
took
up arms
against
the
king
of
Assyria
and
was
his
servant
no
longer.
He overcame
the
Philistines
as
far
as
Gaza
and
its limits,
from
the
tower
of
the
watchman
to
the walled
town.
Now
in
the
fourth
year
of
King
Hezekiah,
which
was
the
seventh
year
of
Hoshea,
son
of
Elah,
king
of
Israel,
Shalmaneser,
king
of
Assyria,
came
up
against
Samaria, shutting
it
in
with
his armies.
And
at
the
end
of
three
years
they
took
it;
in
the sixth
year
of Hezekiah's
rule,
which
was
the
ninth
year
of
Hoshea,
king
of
Israel,
Samaria
was
taken.
And
the
king
of
Assyria
took
Israel
away
as prisoners
into
Assyria, placing
them
in
Halah
and
in
Habor
on
the
river
Gozan,
and
in
the
towns
of
the
Medes;
Because
they
did
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
their
God,
but went
against
his
agreement,
even
against
everything
ordered
by
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
and
they
did
not
give ear
to
it
or
do
it.
Now
in
the fourteenth
year
of
king
Hezekiah,
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
came
up
against
all
the walled
towns
of
Judah
and
took
them.
And
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah,
sent
to
Lachish,
to
the
king
of
Assyria,
saying,
I
have
done
wrong;
give
up attacking
me,
and
whatever
you
put
on
me
I
will undergo.
And
the payment
he
was
to
make
was fixed
by
the
king
of
Assyria
at
three
hundred
talents
of
silver
and
thirty
talents
of
gold.
So
Hezekiah
gave
him
all
the
silver
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
in
the king's store-house.
And
at
that
time
Hezekiah
had
the gold
from
the
doors
of
the Lord's house,
and
from
the door-pillars
plated
by
him,
cut
off
and
gave
it
to
the
king
of
Assyria.
Then
the
king
of
Assyria
sent
the
Tartan
and
the
Rab-saris
and
the Rab-shakeh
from
Lachish
to
Jerusalem,
to
King
Hezekiah,
with
a strong force.
And
they
went
up
and
came
to
Jerusalem,
and
took
up
their
position
by
the stream
of
the higher
pool,
by
the
highway
of
the washerman's
field.
And
they
sent
for
the
king,
and
Eliakim,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
who
was
over
the
house,
and
Shebna
the
scribe,
and
Joah,
the
son
of
Asaph,
the
recorder,
came
out
to
them.
And
the Rab-shakeh
said
to
them,
Say
now
to
Hezekiah,
These
are
the words
of
the
great
king,
the
king
of
Assyria:
In
what
are
you placing
your
hope?
You
say
you
have
a design,
and
strength
for
war,
but these
are
only
words.
Now
to
whom
are
you looking
for support,
that
you
have gone
against
my
authority?
See,
now,
you
are basing
your hope
on
that broken
rod
of
Egypt,
which
will
go
through
a man's
hand
if
he makes use
of
it
for
a
support;
for
so
is
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
to
all
who
put
their faith
in
him.
And
if
you
say
to
me,
Our hope
is
in
the
Lord
our
God:
is
it
not
he,
whose
high
places
and
altars
Hezekiah
has
taken
away,
saying
to
Judah
and
Jerusalem
that
worship
may only
be given
before
this
altar
in
Jerusalem?
And
now,
take
a chance
with
my
master,
the
king
of
Assyria,
and
I
will
give
you two
thousand
horses,
if
you
are
able
to
put
horsemen
on
them.
How
then
may
you
put
to shame
the least
of
my master's
servants?
and
you
have
put
your hope
in
Egypt
for war-carriages
and
horsemen:
And
have
I
now
come
up
to
send
destruction
on
this
place
without
the Lord's
authority?
It
was
the
Lord
himself
who
said
to
me,
Go
up
against
this
land
and make
it
waste.
Then
Eliakim,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
and
Shebna
and
Joah
said
to
the Rab-shakeh,
Will
you kindly
make use
of
the Aramaean
language
in
talking
to
your
servants,
for
we
are used
to
it,
and
do
not
make use
of
the Jews'
language
in
the
hearing
of
the
people
on
the
wall.
But
the Rab-shakeh
said
to
them,
Is
it
to
your
master
or
to
you
that
my
master
has
sent
me
to
say
these
words?
has
he
not
sent
me
to
the
men
seated
on
the
wall?
for
they
are
the
people
who
will
be short
of
food
with
you
when
the town
is shut
in.
Then
the Rab-shakeh got
up
and
said
with
a
loud
voice
in
the Jews'
language,
Give ear
to
the
words
of
the
great
king,
the
king
of
Assyria;
This
is
what
the
king
says:
Do
not
be
tricked
by
Hezekiah,
for
there
is
no salvation
for
you
in
him.
And
do
not
let
Hezekiah
make
you
put
your faith
in
the
Lord,
saying,
The
Lord
will
certainly keep
us safe,
and
this
town
will
not
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
Do
not
give ear
to
Hezekiah,
for
this
is
what
the
king
of
Assyria
says:
Make
peace
with
me
and
come
out
to
me;
and
everyone
will
be
free
to
take
the fruit
of
his
vine
and
of
his fig-tree,
and
the
water
of
his
spring;
Till
I
come
and
take
you
away
to
a
land
like yours,
a
land
of
grain
and
wine,
a
land
of
bread
and vine-gardens,
a
land
of oil-giving
olives
and
of
honey,
so
that
life
and
not
death
may
be
your fate.
Give
no
attention
to
Hezekiah
when
he
says
to
you,
The
Lord
will
keep
us safe.
Has
any
one
of
the
gods
of
the
nations kept
his
land
from falling
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria?
Where
are
the
gods
of
Hamath
and
of
Arpad?
where
are
the
gods
of
Sepharvaim,
of
Hena
and
Ivvah?
have
they kept
Samaria
out
of
my
hands?
Who
among
all
the
gods
of
these
countries
have kept
their
country
from falling
into
my
hands,
to give cause
for
the thought
that
the
Lord
will keep
Jerusalem
from falling
into
my
hands?
But
the
people kept quiet
and
gave
him
no
answer:
for
the king's
order
was,
Give
him
no
answer.
Then
Eliakim,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
who
was
over
the
house,
and
Shebna
the
scribe,
and
Joah,
the
son
of
Asaph,
the
recorder,
came
to
Hezekiah,
with
their
clothing parted
as
a sign
of
grief,
and
gave
him
an
account
of
what
the Rab-shakeh
had
said.
And
on
hearing
it,
King
Hezekiah
took
off
his robe,
and
put
on haircloth,
and
went
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
he
sent
Eliakim,
who
was
over
the
house,
and
Shebna
the
scribe,
and
the
chief
priests, dressed
in haircloth,
to
Isaiah
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Amoz.
And
they
said
to
him,
Hezekiah
says,
This
day
is
a
day
of
trouble
and punishment
and shame;
for
the
children
are ready
to
come
to
birth,
but
there
is
no
strength
to
give
birth
to
them.
It
may
be
that
the
Lord
your
God
will
give ear
to
the
words
of
the Rab-shakeh,
whom
the
king
of
Assyria,
his
master,
sent
to
say evil
things
against
the
living
God,
and
will
make
his
words
come
to
nothing:
so
then
make
your
prayer
for
the
rest
of
the
people.
So
the
servants
of
King
Hezekiah
came
to
Isaiah.
And
Isaiah
said
to
them,
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
your
master:
The
Lord
says,
Be
not troubled
by
the
words
which
the
servants
of
the
king
of
Assyria
have
said
against
me
in
your
hearing.
See,
I
will
put
a
spirit
into
him,
and bad
news
will
come
to
his ears,
and
he
will
go
back
to
his
land;
and
there
I
will
have
him
put
to death
by
the
sword.
So
the Rab-shakeh
went
back,
and
when
he got
there
the
king
of
Assyria
was making war
against
Libnah,
for
it
had
come
to
his ears
that
he
had
gone
away
from
Lachish.
And
when
news
came
to
him
that
Tirhakah,
king
of
Ethiopia,
had
made
an
attack
on
him,
he
sent representatives
to
Hezekiah
again,
saying,
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah:
Let
not
your
God,
in
whom
is
your faith,
give
you
a false hope,
saying,
Jerusalem
will
not
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
No doubt
the story
has come
to
your ears
of
what
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
done
to
all
lands, putting
them
to
the curse;
and
will
you
be
kept safe?
Did
the
gods
of
the
nations keep safe
those
on
whom
my
fathers sent
destruction,
Gozan
and
Haran
and
Rezeph
and
the
children
of
Eden
who
were
in
Telassar?
Where
is
the
king
of
Hamath,
and
the
king
of
Arpad,
and
the
king
of
the
town
of
Sepharvaim,
of
Hena
and
of
Ivvah?
And
Hezekiah
took
the
letter
from
the
hands
of
those
who
had
come
with
it;
and after
reading
it,
Hezekiah
went
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord, opening
the
letter
there
before
the
Lord.
And
Hezekiah
made
his prayer
to
the
Lord,
saying,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
seated between
the winged ones,
you
only
are
the
God
of
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth;
you
have
made
heaven
and
earth.
Let
your
ear
be
turned
to
us,
O
Lord,
and
let
your
eyes
be
open,
O
Lord,
and
see;
take
note
of
all
the
words
of
Sennacherib
who
has
sent men
to
say evil
against
the
living
God.
Truly,
O
Lord,
the
kings
of
Assyria
have made waste
the
nations
and
their
lands,
And
have
given
their
gods
to
the
fire;
for
they
were
no
gods,
but
wood
and
stone,
the
work
of men's
hands;
so
they
have
given
them
to
destruction.
But
now,
O
Lord
our
God,
give
us
salvation
from
his
hands,
so
that
it
may
be
clear
to
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth
that
you
and
only
you,
O
Lord,
are
God.
Then
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
sent
to
Hezekiah,
saying,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
says,
The prayer
which
you
have
made
to
me
against
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
has come
to
my ears.
This
is
the
word
which
the
Lord
has
said
about
him:
In
the eyes
of
the
virgin
daughter
of
Zion
you
are shamed
and laughed
at;
the
daughter
of
Jerusalem
has
made sport
of
you.
Against
whom
have
you said evil
and bitter
things?
against
whom
has
your
voice
been
loud
and
your
eyes
lifted
up?
even
against
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
You
have
sent
your servants
with evil words
against
the
Lord,
and
have
said,
With
all
my war-carriages
I
have
come
up
to
the top
of
the
mountains,
to
the inmost
parts
of
Lebanon;
its
tall
cedars
will
be
cut
down,
and
the best
trees
of
its
woods;
I
will
come
up
into
his
highest
places,
into
his thick
woods.
I
have
made water-holes
and taken
their
waters,
and
with
my foot
I
have
made
all
the
rivers
of
Egypt
dry.
Has
it
not
come
to
your ears
how
I
did
it
long
before, purposing
it
in
times
long past?
Now
I
have
given
effect
to
my design,
so
that
by
you strong
towns might
be
turned
into masses
of broken walls.
This
is why
their townsmen
had no
power,
they
were broken
and
put
to
shame;
they
were
like
the
grass
of
the
field
and
the
green
plant,
like
grass
on
the house-tops.
But
I
have
knowledge
of
your getting
up
and
your resting,
of
your
going
out
and
your
coming
in.
Because
your
wrath
against
me
and
your
words
of pride
have
come
up
to
my
ears,
I
will
put
my
hook
in
your
nose
and
my cord
in
your
lips,
and
I
will
make
you
go
back
by
the
way
you
came.
And
this
will
be
the
sign
to
you:
you
will get
your
food
this
year
from
what comes
up
of
itself;
and
in
the
second
year
from
the
produce
of
the
same;
and
in
the
third
year
you
will put
in
your
seed
and get
in
the grain
and make vine-gardens
and take
of
their
fruit.
And those
of
Judah
who
are still living
will
again
take
root
in
the earth
and
give
fruit.
For
from
Jerusalem
those
who
have
been
kept safe
will
go
out,
and
those
who
are still living
will
go
out
of
Mount
Zion:
by
the fixed purpose
of
the
Lord
of armies
this
will
be
done.
For
this cause
the
Lord
says
about
the
king
of
Assyria,
He
will
not
come
into
this
town,
or
send
an
arrow
against
it;
he
will
not
come
before
it
with arms,
or
put
up
an earthwork
against
it;
By
the
way
he
came
he
will
go
back,
and
he
will
not
get
into
this
town,
says
the
Lord.
For
I
will keep
this
town
safe,
for
my honour,
and
for
the honour
of
my
servant
David.
And
that
night
the
angel
of
the
Lord
went
out
and
put
to
death
in
the
army
of
the Assyrians
a
hundred
and
eighty-five
thousand
men;
and
when
the
people
got
up
early
in
the
morning,
there
was
nothing
to
be seen
but
dead
bodies.
So
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
went
back
to
his place
at
Nineveh.
And
it
came
about,
when
he
was worshipping
in
the
house
of
Nisroch
his
god,
that
his
sons
Adrammelech
and
Sharezer put
him
to death
with
the
sword;
and
they
went
in flight
into
the
land
of
Ararat.
And Esar-haddon
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
those
days
Hezekiah
was ill
and
near
death.
And
Isaiah
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Amoz,
came
to
him,
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Put
your
house
in
order,
for
your
death
is
near.
Then,
turning
his
face
to
the
wall,
he
made
his prayer
to
the
Lord,
saying,
O
Lord,
keep
in
mind
how
I
have
been
true
to
you
with
all
my
heart,
and
have
done
what
is
good
in
your
eyes.
And
Hezekiah
gave
way
to bitter
weeping.
Now
before
Isaiah
had
gone
out
of
the
middle
of
the
town,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
him,
saying,
Go
back
and
say
to
Hezekiah,
the
ruler
of
my
people,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
David
your
father,
says,
Your
prayer
has
come
to
my ears,
and
I
have
seen
your weeping;
see,
I
will
make
you well:
on
the
third
day
you
will
go
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord.
I
will
give
you
fifteen
more
years
of
life;
and
I
will
keep
you
and
this
town safe
from
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria;
I
will
keep
this
town safe,
for
my honour,
and
for
the honour
of
my
servant
David.
Then
Isaiah
said,
Take
a
cake
of
figs.
So
they
took
it
and
put
it
on
his wound,
and
he
got
better.
And
Hezekiah
said
to
Isaiah,
What
is
to
be
the
sign
that
the
Lord
will
make
me well,
and
that
I
will
go
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
on
the
third
day?
And
Isaiah
said,
This
is
the
sign
the
Lord
will
give
you,
that
he
will
do
what
he
has
said;
will
the
shade
go
forward
ten degrees
or
back?
And
Hezekiah
said
in
answer,
It
is
a simple
thing
for
the
shade
to
go forward;
but
let
it
go
back
ten degrees.
Then
Isaiah
the
prophet
made prayer
to
the
Lord,
and
he
made
the
shade
go
back
ten degrees
from
its position
on
the
steps
of
Ahaz.
At
that
time,
Merodach-baladan,
the
son
of
Baladan,
king
of
Babylon,
sent
letters
with
an
offering
to
Hezekiah,
because
he
had news
that
Hezekiah
had been ill.
And
Hezekiah
was glad
at
their coming
and
let
them
see
all
his store
of
wealth,
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
the
spices
and
the
oil
of
great
price,
and
the
house
of
his arms,
and
everything
there
was
in
his
stores;
there
was
nothing
in
all
his
house
or
his
kingdom
which
Hezekiah
did
not
let
them
see.
Then
Isaiah
the
prophet
came
to
King
Hezekiah
and
said
to
him,
What
did
these
men
say
and
where
did
they
come
from?
And
Hezekiah
said,
They
came
from
a
far
country,
even
from
Babylon.
And
he
said,
What
have
they
seen
in
your
house?
And
Hezekiah
said
in
answer,
They
saw
everything
in
my
house:
there
is
nothing
among
my
stores
which
I
did
not
let
them
see.
And
Isaiah
said
to
Hezekiah,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord.
Truly,
days
are
coming
when
everything
in
your
house,
and
whatever
your
fathers
have
put
in
store
till
this
day,
will
be
taken
away
to
Babylon:
all
will
be
gone,
says
the
Lord.
And
your
sons,
the
offspring
of
your body,
they
will
take
away
to
be unsexed servants
in
the house
of
the
king
of
Babylon.
Then
Hezekiah
said
to
Isaiah,
Good
is
the
word
of
the
Lord
which
you
have
said.
Then
he
said, ...
if
in
my
time
there
is
peace
and righteousness?
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Hezekiah,
and
his
power,
and
how
he
made
the
pool
and
the
stream,
to
take
water
into
the
town,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
And
Hezekiah went
to
rest
with
his
fathers;
and
Manasseh
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Manasseh
was
twelve
years
old
when
he
became
king;
for
fifty-five
years
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem;
and
his mother's
name
was Hephzi-bah.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, copying
the
disgusting ways
of
those
nations
whom
the
Lord
had sent
out
before
the
children
of
Israel.
He
put
up
again
the
high
places
which
had
been pulled
down
by
Hezekiah
his
father;
he
made
altars
for
Baal,
and
an
Asherah,
as
Ahab,
king
of
Israel,
had
done;
he
was
a worshipper
and
servant
of
all
the stars
of
heaven.
And
he
put
up
altars
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
of
which
the
Lord
had
said,
In
Jerusalem
will
I
put
my
name.
And
he put
up
altars
for
all
the stars
of
heaven
in
the
two outer squares
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
he
made
his
son
go
through
the
fire,
and
made use
of secret arts
and signs
for
reading
the future;
he
gave positions
to
those
who
had control
of spirits
and
to wonder-workers;
he
did
much
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, moving
him
to wrath.
He
put
the
image
of
Asherah
which
he
had
made
in
the
house
of
which
the
Lord
had
said
to
David
and
to
Solomon
his
son,
In
this
house,
and
in
Jerusalem,
the town
which
I
have
made mine
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
I
will
put
my
name
for
ever.
And
never
again
will
I
send
the
feet
of
Israel wandering
from
the
land
which
I
gave
to
their
fathers;
if
only
they
will
take
care
to
do
all
my
orders,
and
keep
all
the
law
which
my
servant
Moses
gave
them.
But
they
did
not
give ear;
and
Manasseh
made
them
do
more
evil
than
those
nations
did,
whom
the
Lord
gave
up
to
destruction
before
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
Lord
said,
by
his
servants
the
prophets,
Because
Manasseh,
king
of
Judah,
has
done
these
disgusting
things,
doing
more
evil
than
all
the
Amorites
before
him,
and
making
Judah
do
evil
with
his false gods,
For
this cause,
says
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
I
will send
such
evil
on
Jerusalem
and
Judah
that
the
ears
of
all
to
whom
the
news
comes
will
be burning.
And
over
Jerusalem
will
be
stretched
the
line
of
Samaria
and
the weight
of
Ahab;
Jerusalem
will
be washed clean
as
a plate
is washed,
and
turned
over
on
its
face.
And
I
will
put
away
from
me
the
rest
of
my
heritage,
and
give
them
up
into
the
hands
of
their haters,
who
will
take
their
property
and
their goods
for themselves;
Because
they
have
done
evil
in
my
eyes, moving
me
to wrath,
from
the
day
when
their
fathers
came
out
of
Egypt
till
this
day.
More
than
this,
Manasseh
took
the lives
of upright
men,
till
Jerusalem
from
one
end
to
the
other
was
full
of
blood;
in
addition
to
his
sin
in
making
Judah
do
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Manasseh,
and
all
he
did,
and
his
sins,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
So
Manasseh
went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
the
garden
of
his
house,
in
the
garden
of
Uzza;
and
Amon
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Amon
was
twenty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king, ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
two
years;
his mother's
name
was
Meshullemeth,
the
daughter
of
Haruz
of
Jotbah.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
Manasseh
his
father
had
done.
He
went
in
all
the
ways
of
his
father, being
a
servant
and worshipper
of
the false
gods
to
which
his
father
had
been
a
servant;
Turning
away
from
the
Lord,
the
God
of
his
fathers,
and
not
walking
in
his
ways.
And
the
servants
of
Amon
made
a secret design
against
him,
and
put
the
king
to
death
in
his
house.
But
the
people
of
the
land put
to death
all
those
who
had
taken
part
in
the design
against
the
king,
and
made
Josiah
his
son
king
in
his
place.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
which
Amon
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
He
was put
in
his last resting-place
in
the
garden
of
Uzza,
and
Josiah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Josiah
was
eight
years
old
when
he
became
king;
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for thirty-one
years;
his mother's
name
was
Jedidah,
daughter
of
Adaiah
of
Bozkath.
He
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, walking
in
the
ways
of
David
his
father,
without
turning
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left.
Now
in
the
eighteenth
year
after
he
became
king,
Josiah
sent
Shaphan,
the
son
of
Azaliah,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
scribe,
to
the
house
of
the
Lord,
saying
to
him,
Go
up
to
Hilkiah,
the
chief
priest,
and let
him
give
out
the
money
which
is
taken
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
which
the
keepers
of
the door
have
got
together
from
the
people;
And
let
it
be
given
to
the
overseers
of
the
work
of
the Lord's
house,
to
give
to
the
workmen
who
are
making good
what
was damaged
in
the
house
of
the
Lord;
To
the woodworkers
and
the
builders
and
the stone-cutters;
and
for getting
wood
and cut
stones
for
the
building
up
of
the
house.
They
did
not
have
to
give
any
account
of
the
money which
was
handed
to
them,
for
they
made use
of
it
with good
faith.
Then
Hilkiah,
the
chief
priest,
said
to
Shaphan
the
scribe,
I
have
made
discovery
of
the
book
of
the
law
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
So
Hilkiah
gave
it
to
Shaphan;
Then,
after
reading
it,
Shaphan
the
scribe
went
in
to
the
king
and
gave
him
an
account
of
what
had
been
done,
saying,
Your
servants
have
given
out
the
money
which
was
in
the
house,
and
have
given
it
to
the
overseers
of
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Then
Shaphan
the
scribe
said
to
the
king,
Hilkiah
the
priest
has
given
me
a
book;
and
he
was
reading
it
before
the
king.
And
the
king,
hearing
the
words
of
the
book
of
the
law,
took
his robe
in
his hands, violently parting
it
as
a sign
of
his
grief;
And
he
gave
orders
to
Hilkiah
the
priest,
and
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
and
Achbor,
the
son
of
Micaiah,
and
Shaphan
the
scribe,
and
Asaiah
the king's
servant,
saying,
Go
and get directions
from
the
Lord
for
me
and
for
the
people
and
for
all
Judah,
about
the
words
of
this
book
which
has
come
to light;
for
great
is
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
which
is
burning
against
us,
because
our
fathers
have
not
given ear
to
the
words
of
this
book,
to
do
all
the
things
which
are
recorded
in
it.
So
Hilkiah
the
priest,
and
Ahikam
and
Achbor
and
Shaphan
and
Asaiah,
went
to
Huldah
the
woman
prophet,
the
wife
of
Shallum,
the
son
of
Tikvah,
the
son
of
Harhas,
keeper
of
the
robes, (now
she
was
living
in
Jerusalem,
in
the
second
part
of
the town;)
and
they
had
talk
with
her.
And
she
said
to
them,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
says,
Say
to
the
man
who
sent
you
to
me,
These
are
the
words
of
the
Lord:
See,
I
will send
evil
on
this
place
and
on
its
people,
even
everything
which
the
king
of
Judah
has
been
reading
in
the
book;
Because
they
have
given
me
up,
burning offerings
to
other
gods
and moving
me
to
wrath
by
all
the
work
of
their
hands;
so
my
wrath
will
be
on
fire
against
this
place,
and
will
not
be
put
out.
But
to
the
king
of
Judah
who
sent
you
to
get directions
from
the
Lord,
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
As
to
the
words
which
have come
to
your ears,
Because
your
heart
was soft,
and
you
made
yourself low
before
me,
when
you
had
word
of
what
I
said
against
this
place
and
its
people,
that
they
would
become
a
waste
and
a
curse,
and
you
gave signs
of grief,
weeping
before
me:
truly,
I
have
given ear
to
you,
says
the
Lord.
For
this
cause
I
will
let
you
go
to
your
fathers
and
be
put
in
your last resting-place
in
peace,
and
your
eyes
will
not
see
all
the
evil
which
I
will send
on
this
place.
So
they
took
this news
back
to
the
king.
Then
the
king
sent
and got
together
all
the responsible
men
of
Judah
and
of
Jerusalem.
And
the
king
went
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord,
with
all
the
men
of
Judah
and
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
and
the
priests
and
the
prophets
and
all
the
people,
small
and
great;
and
they
were
present
at
his
reading
of
the
book
of
the law
which
had
come
to light
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
the
king
took
his
place
by
the
pillar,
and
made
an
agreement
before
the
Lord,
to
go
in
the
way
of
the
Lord,
and
keep
his
orders
and
his decisions
and
his
rules
with
all
his
heart
and
all
his
soul,
and
to
keep
the
words
of
the
agreement
recorded
in
the
book;
and
all
the
people gave
their
word
to
keep
the
agreement.
Then
the
king
gave
orders
to
Hilkiah,
the
chief
priest,
and
to
the
priests
of
the
second
order,
and
to
the
keepers
of
the door,
to
take
out
of
the house
of
the
Lord
all
the
vessels
made
for
Baal
and
for
the
Asherah
and
for
all
the stars
of
heaven;
and
he
had
them
burned
outside
Jerusalem
in
the
fields
of
Kidron,
and
took
the
dust
of
them
to Beth-el.
And
he
put
an end
to
the false
priests,
who
had
been
put
in
their positions
by
the
kings
of
Judah
to
see
to
the
burning
of offerings
in
the
high
places
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
the outskirts
of
Jerusalem,
and
all
those
who
made offerings
to
Baal
and
to
the
sun
and
the
moon
and
the twelve signs
and
all
the stars
of
heaven.
And
he
took
the
Asherah
from
the
house
of
the
Lord,
outside
Jerusalem
to
the
stream
Kidron,
burning
it
by
the
stream
and crushing
it
to
dust,
and
he
put
the
dust
on
the
place
where
the bodies
of
the
common
people
were
put
to rest.
And
he
had
the
houses
pulled
down
of
those
who
were used
for sex purposes
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
where
women
were making robes
for
the
Asherah.
And
he
made
all
the
priests
from
the
towns
of
Judah
come
into Jerusalem,
and
he
made
unclean
the
high
places
where
the
priests
had
been
burning offerings,
from
Geba
to Beer-sheba;
and
he
had
the
high
places
of
the evil spirits
pulled
down
which
were
by
the
doorway
of
Joshua,
the
ruler
of
the
town,
on
the
left
side
of
the
way
into
the
town.
Still
the
priests
of
the
high
places
never
came
up
to
the
altar
of
the
Lord
in
Jerusalem;
but
they
took
their
food
of
unleavened
bread
among
their
brothers.
And
Topheth,
in
the
valley
of
the
sons
of
Hinnom,
he
made
unclean,
so
that
no
man
might
make
his
son
or
his
daughter
go
through
the
fire
to
Molech.
And
he
took
away
the
horses
which
the
kings
of
Judah
had
given
to
the
sun,
at
the way
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
by
the
room
of
Nathan-melech,
the unsexed servant,
which
was
in
the outer part
of
the building,
and
the carriages
of
the
sun
he
put
on
fire.
And
the
altars
on
the
roof
of
the high
room
of
Ahaz,
which
the
kings
of
Judah
had
made,
and
the
altars
which
Manasseh
had
made
in
the
two outer squares
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
were
pulled
down
and crushed
to bits,
and
the
dust
of
them
was put
into
the
stream
Kidron.
And
the
high
places
before
Jerusalem,
on
the
south
side
of
the
mountain
of
destruction,
which
Solomon,
king
of
Israel,
had
made
for Ashtoreth,
the
disgusting god
of
the Zidonians,
and
for
Chemosh,
the
disgusting god
of
Moab,
and
for
Milcom,
the
disgusting god
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
the
king
made
unclean.
The stone
pillars
were
broken
to bits
and
the
wood
pillars
cut
down,
and
the
places
where
they
had
been
were
made
full
of
the
bones
of
the dead.
And
the
altar
at Beth-el,
and
the
high
place put
up
by
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
who
made
Israel
do evil,
that
altar
and
that
high
place
were
pulled
down;
and
the
high
place
was
burned
and
crushed
to
dust
and
the
Asherah
was
burned.
Then
Josiah,
turning round,
saw
on
the
mountain
the places
of
the dead,
and
he
sent
and
had
the
bones
taken
out
of
their places
and
burned
on
the
altar,
so making
it
unclean,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
the
man
of
God
when Jeroboam
was
in
his
place
by
the
altar
on
that feast-day.
And
he,
turning
his eyes
to
the resting-place
of
the
man
of
God
who
had
given
word
of
these
things,
said:
What
is
that headstone
I
see
over
there?
And
the
men
of
the
town
said
to
him,
It
is
the resting-place
of
the
man
of
God
who
came
from
Judah
and
gave
word
of
all
these
things
which
you
have
done
to
the
altar
of Beth-el.
So
he
said,
Let
him
be;
let
not
his
bones
be
moved.
So
they
let
his
bones
be
with
the
bones
of
the
prophet
who
came
from
Samaria.
Then
Josiah
took
away
all
the
houses
of
the
high
places
in
the
towns
of
Samaria,
which
the
kings
of
Israel
had
put
up, moving
the Lord
to wrath,
and
he
did
with
them
as
he
had
done
in Beth-el.
And
all
the
priests
of
the
high
places
there
he
put
to death
on
the
altars,
burning
the
bones
of
the dead
on
them;
and
then
he
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
And
the
king
gave
orders
to
all
the
people,
saying,
Keep
the
Passover
to
the
Lord
your
God,
as
it
says
in
this
book
of
the law.
Truly,
such
a
Passover
had
not
been
kept
in
all
the
days
of
the
judges
of
Israel
or
of
the
kings
of
Israel
or
the
kings
of
Judah;
In
the
eighteenth
year
of
the
rule
of
King
Josiah
this
Passover
was
kept
to
the
Lord
in
Jerusalem.
And
all
those
who
had control
of spirits,
and
the wonder-workers,
and
the images,
and
the false gods,
and
all
the disgusting
things
which
were
seen
in
the
land
of
Judah
and
in
Jerusalem,
Josiah put
away,
so
that
he
might
give
effect
to
the
words
of
the
agreement
recorded
in
the
book
which
Hilkiah
the
priest
made
discovery
of
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Never
before
had
there
been
a
king
like
him,
turning
to
the
Lord
with
all
his
heart
and
with
all
his
soul
and
with
all
his power,
as
the
law
of
Moses says;
and
after
him
there
was
no
king
like
him.
But
still
the heat
of
the Lord's
wrath
was
not
turned
back
from
Judah,
because
of
all
Manasseh
had
done
in moving
him
to
wrath.
And
the
Lord
said,
I
will send
Judah
away
from
before
my
face,
as
I
have
sent
Israel;
I
will
have nothing
more
to
do
with
this
town,
which
I
had
made mine,
even
Jerusalem,
and
the holy
house
of
which
I
said,
My
name
will
be
there.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Josiah,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
In
his
days, Pharaoh-necoh,
king
of
Egypt,
sent
his armies
against
the
king
of
Assyria
to
the
river
Euphrates;
and
King
Josiah
went
out
against
him;
and
he
put
him
to
death
at
Megiddo,
when
he
had
seen
him.
And
his
servants
took
his
body
in
a carriage
from
Megiddo
to
Jerusalem,
and
put
him
into
the
earth
there.
And
the
people
of
the
land
took
Jehoahaz,
the
son
of
Josiah,
and
put
the holy
oil
on
him
and
made
him
king
in
place
of
his
father.
Jehoahaz
was twenty-three
years
old
when
he
became
king, ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
three
months;
his mother's
name
was
Hamutal,
the
daughter
of
Jeremiah
of
Libnah.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
fathers
had
done.
And Pharaoh-necoh
put
him
in chains
at
Riblah
in
the
land
of
Hamath,
so
that
he might
not
be
king
in
Jerusalem;
and
took
from
the
land
a tax
of
a
hundred
talents
of
silver
and
a
talent
of
gold.
Then Pharaoh-necoh
made
Eliakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
in
place
of
Josiah
his
father, changing
his
name
to
Jehoiakim;
but
Jehoahaz
he
took
away
to
Egypt,
where
he
was till
his
death.
And
Jehoiakim
gave
the
silver
and
gold
to
Pharaoh, taxing
the
land
by
his orders
to get
the
money;
the
people
of
the
land
had
to
give
silver
and
gold,
everyone
as
he
was taxed,
to
make
the payment
to Pharaoh-necoh.
Jehoiakim
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
eleven
years;
his mother's
name
was
Zebidah,
the
daughter
of
Pedaiah
of
Rumah.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
as
his
fathers
had
done.
In
his
days,
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
came
up
and
Jehoiakim
was
his
servant
for
three
years;
then
he
took
up arms
against
him.
And
the
Lord
sent
against
him
bands
of
the Chaldaeans
and
of
the Edomites
and
of
the
Moabites
and
of
the
children
of
Ammon;
sending
them
against
Judah
for
its
destruction,
as
he
had
said
by
his
servants
the
prophets.
Only
by
the
word
of
the
Lord
did
this fate
come
on
Judah,
to
take
them
away
from
before
his
face;
because
of
the
sins
of
Manasseh
and
all
the evil
he
did;
And
because
of
the
death
of
those
who
had done
no wrong,
for
he
made
Jerusalem
full
of
the
blood
of
the upright;
and
the
Lord
had
no forgiveness
for
it.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jehoiakim,
and
all
he
did,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
So
Jehoiakim went
to
rest
with
his
fathers;
and
Jehoiachin
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
the
king
of
Egypt
did
not
come
out
of
his
land
again,
for
the
king
of
Babylon
had
taken
all
his
country,
from
the
stream
of
Egypt
to
the
river
Euphrates.
Jehoiachin
was
eighteen
years
old
when
he
became
king,
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
three
months,
and
his mother's
name
was Nehushta,
the
daughter
of
Elnathan
of
Jerusalem.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
father
had
done.
At
that
time
the armies
of
Nebuchadnezzar
came
up
to
Jerusalem
and
the
town
was shut
in
on every side.
And
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
came
there,
while
his
servants
were shutting
in
the
town;
Then
Jehoiachin,
king
of
Judah,
went
out
to
the
king
of
Babylon,
with
his
mother
and
his
servants
and
his
chiefs
and
his unsexed
servants;
and
in
the
eighth
year
of
his
rule
the
king
of
Babylon
took
him.
And
he
took
away
all
the
stored
wealth
of
the Lord's
house,
and
the
goods
from
the king's store-house, cutting
up
all
the
gold
vessels
which
Solomon,
king
of
Israel,
had
made
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
he
took
away
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
all
the
chiefs
and
all
the
men
of war,
ten
thousand prisoners;
and
all
the expert workmen
and
the metal-workers;
only
the poorest sort
of
the
people
of
the
land
were
not
taken
away.
He
took
Jehoiachin
a prisoner
to
Babylon,
with
his
mother
and
his
wives
and
his unsexed servants
and
the great men
of
the
land;
he
took
them all
as prisoners
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon.
And
all
the
men
of
war,
seven
thousand
of
them,
and
a
thousand
expert workmen
and metal-workers,
all
of
them
strong
and
able
to
take
up arms,
the
king
of
Babylon
took
away
as prisoners
into
Babylon.
And
the
king
of
Babylon
made
Mattaniah,
his father's brother,
king
in
place
of Jehoiachin, changing
his
name
to
Zedekiah.
Zedekiah
was twenty-one
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was
king
in
Jerusalem
for
eleven
years;
his mother's
name
was
Hamutal,
daughter
of
Jeremiah
of
Libnah.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
Jehoiakim
had
done.
And
because
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord,
this
came
about
in
Jerusalem
and
Judah,
till
he
had sent
them
all
away
from
before
him:
and
Zedekiah
took
up arms
against
the
king
of
Babylon.
Now
in
the
ninth
year
of
his
rule,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
tenth
month,
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
came
against
Jerusalem
with
all
his
army
and
took
up
his position
before
it,
building earthworks
all
round
the town.
And
the
town
was shut
in
by
their forces
till
the
eleventh
year
of
King
Zedekiah.
Now
on
the
ninth
day
of
the fourth
month,
the store
of
food
in
the
town
was almost
gone,
so
that
there
was
no
food
for
the
people
of
the
land.
So
an opening
was
made
in
the
wall
of
the
town,
and
all
the
men
of
war
went
in flight
by
night
through
the doorway
between
the
two
walls
which
was
by
the king's
garden; (now
the Chaldaeans
were stationed
round
the
town:)
and
the
king
went
by
the
way
of
the
Arabah.
But
the Chaldaean
army
went
after
the
king,
and
overtook
him
in
the lowlands
of
Jericho,
and
all
his
army
went
in
flight
from
him
in
every direction.
And
they
made
the
king
a prisoner
and
took
him
up
to
the
king
of
Babylon
at
Riblah
to
be
judged.
And
they
put
the
sons
of
Zedekiah
to death
before
his
eyes,
and
then
they
put
out
his
eyes,
and chaining
him
with iron bands,
took
him
to
Babylon.
Now
in
the
fifth
month,
on
the
seventh
day
of
the
month,
in
the nineteenth
year
of
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
a
servant
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
came
to
Jerusalem;
And
he
had
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the king's
house
and
all
the
houses
of
Jerusalem,
even
every
great
house,
burned
with
fire;
And
the
walls
round
Jerusalem
were
broken
down
by
the Chaldaean
army
which
was
with
the
captain.
And
the
rest
of
the
people
who
were still
in
the
town,
and all
those
who
had given
themselves
up
to
the
king
of
Babylon,
and all
the
rest
of
the workmen,
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
took
away
as prisoners;
But
he let
the poorest
of
the
land go
on living
there,
to take care
of
the vines
and
the fields.
And
the
brass
pillars
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
the wheeled bases,
and
the great
brass water-vessel
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
were
broken
up
by
the Chaldaeans,
who
took
the
brass
to
Babylon.
And
the
pots
and
the spades
and
the scissors
for
the lights
and
the
spoons,
and
all
the
brass
vessels
used
in
the Lord's house,
they
took
away.
And
the fire-trays
and
the
basins;
the
gold
of
the
gold vessels
and
the
silver
of
the
silver vessels,
were all
taken
away
by
the
captain
of
the armed
men.
The
two
pillars,
the great water-vessel
and
the wheeled bases,
which
Solomon
had
made
for
the
house
of
the
Lord:
the
brass
of
all
these
vessels
was
without
weight.
One
of
the
pillars
was
eighteen
cubits
high,
with
a
crown
of
brass
on
it;
the
crown
was
three
cubits
high, circled
with
a
network
and apples
all
of
brass;
and
the
second
pillar
had
the
same.
And
the
captain
of
the armed
men
took
Seraiah,
the
chief
priest,
and
Zephaniah,
the
second
priest,
and
the
three door-keepers;
And
from
the
town
he
took
the unsexed servant
who
was
over
the
men
of
war,
and
five
of
the king's
near friends
who
were
in
the
town,
and
the
scribe
of
the
captain
of
the
army,
who
was responsible
for getting
the
people
of
the
land
together
in
military order,
and
sixty
men
of
the
people
of
the
land
who
were
in
the
town.
These
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
took
with
him
to
the
king
of
Babylon
at
Riblah.
And
the
king
of
Babylon
put
them
to
death
at
Riblah
in
the
land
of
Hamath.
So
Judah
was
taken
away prisoner
from
his
land.
As
for
the
people
who
were still living
in
the
land
of
Judah,
whom
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
did
not
take away,
he
made
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan, ruler
over
them.
Now
the
captains
of
the armed
forces,
hearing
that
the
king
of
Babylon
had
made
Gedaliah
ruler,
came
with
their
men
to
Gedaliah
at
Mizpah;
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
and
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Tanhumeth
the
Netophathite,
and
Jaazaniah,
the
son
of
the
Maacathite,
came
with
all
their
men.
Then
Gedaliah
gave
his
oath
to
them
and
their
men,
saying,
Have
no
fear
because
of
the
servants
of
the Chaldaeans;
go
on
living
in
the
land
under
the
rule
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
all
will
be
well.
But
in
the
seventh
month,
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
the
son
of
Elishama,
of
the king's
seed,
came
with
ten
men
and
made
an
attack
on
Gedaliah,
causing
his
death
and
the
death
of
the
Jews
and
the Chaldaeans
who
were
with
him
at
Mizpah.
Then
all
the
people,
small
and
great,
and
the
captains
of
the
forces,
got
up
and
went
away
to
Egypt,
for
fear
of
the Chaldaeans.
And
in
the thirty-seventh
year
after
Jehoiachin,
king
of
Judah,
had
been
taken prisoner,
in
the twelfth
month,
on
the twenty-seventh
day
of
the
month,
Evil-merodach,
king
of
Babylon,
in
the
first
year
of
his
rule,
took
Jehoiachin,
king
of
Judah,
out
of
prison;
And
said
kind words
to
him,
and
put
his
seat higher
than
the seats
of
the other
kings
who
were
with
him
in
Babylon.
And
his
prison
clothing
was
changed,
and
he
was
a
guest
at
the king's
table
every
day
for
the rest
of
his
life.
And
for
his food,
the
king
gave
him
a
regular amount
every
day
for
the rest
of
his
life.
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Adam,
Seth,
Enosh;
Kenan,
Mahalalel,
Jared,
Enoch,
Methuselah,
Lamech;
Noah,
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
The
sons
of
Japheth:
Gomer
and
Magog
and
Madai
and
Javan
and
Tubal
and
Meshech
and
Tiras.
And
the
sons
of
Gomer:
Ashkenaz
and Diphath
and
Togarmah.
And
the
sons
of
Javan:
Elishah
and
Tarshish,
Kittim
and Rodanim.
The
sons
of
Ham:
Cush
and
Egypt,
Put
and
Canaan.
And
the
sons
of
Cush:
Seba
and
Havilah
and
Sabta
and
Raama
and
Sabteca.
And
the
sons
of
Raamah:
Sheba
and
Dedan.
And
Cush
was
the
father
of
Nimrod:
he
was
the first
to
be
a
great
man
in
the
earth.
And
Egypt
was
the
father
of
the
Ludim
and
the
Anamim
and
the
Lehabim
and
the
Naphtuhim
And
the
Pathrusim
and
the
Casluhim
and
the
Caphtorim (from
whom
came
the
Philistines).
And
Canaan
was
the
father
of Zidon,
his
oldest son,
and
Heth,
And
the
Jebusite
and
the
Amorite
and
the
Girgashite,
And
the
Hivite
and
the
Arkite
and
the
Sinite,
And
the
Arvadite
and
the
Zemarite
and
the
Hamathite.
The
sons
of
Shem:
Elam
and
Asshur
and
Arpachshad
and
Lud
and
Aram
and
Uz
and
Hul
and
Gether
and
Meshech.
And
Arpachshad
was
the
father
of
Shelah,
and
Shelah
was
the
father
of
Eber.
And
Eber
had
two
sons:
the
name
of
the
one
was
Peleg,
because
in
his
days
a division
was made
of
the
earth;
and
his brother's
name
was
Joktan.
And
Joktan
was
the
father
of
Almodad
and
Sheleph
and
Hazarmaveth
and
Jerah
And
Hadoram
and
Uzal
and
Diklah
And
Ebal
and
Abimael
and
Sheba
And
Ophir
and
Havilah
and
Jobab.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Joktan.
Shem,
Arpachshad,
Shelah,
Eber,
Peleg,
Reu,
Serug,
Nahor,
Terah,
Abram (that
is
Abraham).
The
sons
of
Abraham:
Isaac
and
Ishmael.
These
are their
generations:
the
oldest son
of
Ishmael,
Nebaioth;
then
Kedar
and
Adbeel
and
Mibsam,
Mishma
and
Dumah,
Massa,
Hadad
and
Tema,
Jetur,
Naphish,
and
Kedemah.
These
are
the
sons
of
Ishmael.
And
the
sons
of
Keturah, Abraham's servant-wife: she
was
the mother
of
Zimran
and
Jokshan
and
Medan
and
Midian
and
Ishbak
and
Shuah.
And
the
sons
of
Jokshan:
Sheba
and
Dedan.
And
the
sons
of
Midian:
Ephah
and
Epher
and
Hanoch
and
Abida
and
Eldaah.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Keturah.
And
Abraham
was
the
father
of
Isaac.
The
sons
of
Isaac:
Esau
and
Israel.
The
sons
of
Esau:
Eliphaz,
Reuel
and
Jeush
and
Jalam
and
Korah.
The
sons
of
Eliphaz:
Teman
and
Omar,
Zephi
and
Gatam,
Kenaz
and
Timna
and
Amalek.
The
sons
of
Reuel:
Nahath,
Zerah,
Shammah
and
Mizzah.
And
the
sons
of
Seir:
Lotan
and
Shobal
and
Zibeon
and
Anah
and
Dishon
and
Ezer
and
Dishan.
And
the
sons
of
Lotan:
Hori
and
Homam;
and
Timna
was Lotan's
sister.
The
sons
of
Shobal:
Alian
and
Manahath
and
Ebal,
Shephi
and
Onam.
And
the
sons
of
Zibeon:
Aiah
and
Anah.
The
sons
of
Anah:
Dishon.
And
the
sons
of
Dishon:
Hamran
and
Eshban
and
Ithran
and
Cheran.
The
sons
of
Ezer:
Bilhan
and
Zaavan,
Jaakan.
The
sons
of
Dishan:
Uz
and
Aran.
Now
these
are
the
kings
who
were ruling
in
the
land
of
Edom,
before
there
was
any
king
over
Israel:
Bela,
the
son
of
Beor;
his
town
was
named
Dinhabah.
At
his
death,
Jobab,
the
son
of
Zerah
of
Bozrah,
became
king
in
his
place.
At
the
death
of
Jobab,
Husham,
from
the
land
of
the
Temanites,
became
king
in
his
place.
And
at
the
death
of
Husham,
Hadad,
the
son
of
Bedad,
who overcame
Midian
in
the
field
of
Moab,
became
king;
his
town
was
named
Avith.
And
at
the
death
of
Hadad,
Samlah
of
Masrekah
became
king
in
his
place.
And
at
the
death
of
Samlah,
Shaul
of
Rehoboth
by
the
river
became
king
in
his
place,
And
at
the
death
of
Shaul,
Baal-hanan,
the
son
of
Achbor,
became
king
in
his
place.
And
at
the
death
of
Baal-hanan,
Hadad
became
king
in
his
place;
his
town
was
named
Pai,
and
his wife's
name
was
Mehetabel,
the
daughter
of
Matred,
the
daughter
of Me-zahab.
And
Hadad
came
to
his end.
Now
the chiefs
of
Edom
were:
the
chief
of
Timna,
the
chief
of
Aliah,
the
chief
of
Jetheth,
The
chief of
Oholibamah,
the
chief of
Elah,
the
chief of
Pinon,
The
chief of
Kenaz, the
chief of
Teman, the
chief of
Mibzar,
The
chief
of
Magdiel,
the
chief
of
Iram.
These
are
the chiefs
of
Edom.
These
are
the
sons
of
Israel:
Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi
and
Judah,
Issachar
and
Zebulun;
Dan,
Joseph
and
Benjamin,
Naphtali,
Gad
and
Asher.
The
sons
of
Judah:
Er
and
Onan
and
Shelah;
these
three
were
his
sons
by Bathshua,
the
Canaanite
woman.
And
Er, Judah's
oldest
son, did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord;
and
he
put
him
to
death.
And
Tamar,
his
daughter-in-law,
had
Perez
and
Zerah
by
him.
All
the
sons
of
Judah
were
five.
The
sons
of
Perez:
Hezron
and
Hamul.
And
the
sons
of
Zerah:
Zimri
and
Ethan
and
Heman
and
Calcol
and
Dara;
five
of
them.
And
the
sons
of
Carmi:
Achan,
the
troubler
of
Israel,
who
did wrong about
the cursed thing.
And
the
son
of
Ethan:
Azariah.
And
the
sons
of
Hezron,
the
offspring
of
his body:
Jerahmeel
and
Ram
and
Chelubai.
And
Ram
was
the
father
of
Amminadab;
and
Amminadab
was
the
father
of
Nahshon, chief
of
the
children
of
Judah;
And
Nahshon
was
the
father
of
Salma,
and
Salma
was
the
father
of
Boaz,
And
Boaz
was
the
father
of
Obed,
and
Obed
was
the
father
of
Jesse,
And
Jesse
was
the
father
of
Eliab,
his
oldest son,
and
Abinadab,
the
second,
and
Shimea,
the
third,
Nethanel,
the
fourth,
Raddai,
the
fifth,
Ozem,
the
sixth,
David,
the
seventh;
And their
sisters
were
Zeruiah
and
Abigail.
And
Zeruiah
had
three
sons:
Abishai
and
Joab
and
Asahel.
And
Abigail
was
the mother
of
Amasa;
and
the
father
of
Amasa
was
Jether
the
Ishmaelite.
And
Caleb,
the
son
of
Hezron,
had
children
by
Azubah
his
wife,
the daughter
of
Jerioth;
and
these
were
her
sons:
Jesher
and
Shobab
and
Ardon.
And after
the
death
of
Azubah,
Caleb
took
as
his wife
Ephrath,
who
was
the mother
of
Hur.
And
Hur
was
the
father
of
Uri;
and
Uri
was
the
father
of
Bezalel.
And
after
that,
Hezron
had
connection
with
the
daughter
of
Machir,
the
father
of
Gilead, whom
he
took
as
his wife
when
he
was
sixty
years
old;
and
she
had
Segub
by
him.
And
Segub
was
the
father
of
Jair,
who
had twenty-three
towns
in
the
land
of
Gilead.
And
Geshur
and
Aram
took
the tent-towns
of
Jair
from
them,
with
Kenath
and
the small
places round
it,
even
sixty
towns.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Machir,
the
father
of
Gilead.
And
after
the
death
of
Hezron,
Caleb
had
connection
with Ephrath,
his
father Hezron's
wife,
and
she
gave
birth
to
his son Asshur,
the
father
of
Tekoa.
And
the
sons
of
Jerahmeel,
the
oldest
son
of
Hezron,
were
Ram,
the
oldest,
and
Bunah
and
Oren
and
Ozem
and
Ahijah.
And
Jerahmeel
had
another
wife,
whose
name
was
Atarah:
she
was
the
mother
of
Onam.
And
the
sons
of
Ram,
the
oldest
son
of
Jerahmeel,
were
Maaz
and
Jamin
and
Eker.
And
the
sons
of
Onam
were
Shammai
and
Jada;
and
the
sons
of
Shammai:
Nadab
and
Abishur.
And
the
name
of Abishur's
wife
was
Abihail;
and she
had
Ahban
and Molid
by
him.
And
the
sons
of
Nadab:
Seled
and
Appaim;
but
Seled came
to
his end
without
sons.
And
the
sons
of
Appaim:
Ishi.
And
the
sons
of
Ishi:
Sheshan.
And
the
sons
of
Sheshan:
Ahlai.
And
the
sons
of
Jada,
the
brother
of
Shammai:
Jether
and
Jonathan;
and
Jether came
to
his end
without
sons.
And
the
sons
of
Jonathan:
Peleth
and
Zaza.
These
were
the
sons
of
Jerahmeel.
Now
Sheshan
had
no
sons,
but
only
daughters.
And
Sheshan
had
an
Egyptian
servant,
whose
name
was
Jarha.
And
Sheshan
gave
his
daughter
to
Jarha,
his
servant,
as
a
wife;
and she
had
Attai
by
him.
And
Attai
was
the
father
of
Nathan,
and
Nathan
was
the
father
of
Zabad,
And
Zabad
was
the
father
of
Ephlal,
and
Ephlal
was
the
father
of
Obed,
And
Obed
was
the
father
of
Jehu,
and
Jehu
was
the
father
of
Azariah,
And
Azariah
was
the
father
of
Helez,
and
Helez
was
the
father
of
Eleasah,
And
Eleasah
was
the
father
of
Sismai,
and
Sismai
was
the
father
of
Shallum,
And
Shallum
was
the
father
of
Jekamiah,
and
Jekamiah
was
the
father
of
Elishama.
And
the
sons
of
Caleb,
the
brother
of
Jerahmeel,
were
Mareshah,
his
oldest
son,
who
was
the
father
of
Ziph
and
Hebron.
And
the
sons
of
Hebron:
Korah
and
Tappuah
and
Rekem
and
Shema.
And
Shema
was
the
father
of
Raham,
the
father
of
Jorkeam,
and
Rekem
was
the
father
of
Shammai.
And
the
son
of
Shammai
was
Maon;
and
Maon
was
the
father
of
Beth-zur.
And
Ephah, Caleb's servant-wife,
had
Haran
and
Moza
and
Gazez;
and
Haran
was
the
father
of
Gazez.
And
the
sons
of
Jahdai:
Regem
and
Jotham
and
Geshan
and
Pelet
and
Ephah
and
Shaaph.
Maacah, Caleb's servant-wife,
was
the mother
of
Sheber
and
Tirhanah,
And
Shaaph,
the
father
of
Madmannah,
Sheva,
the
father
of
Machbena
and
the
father
of
Gibea;
and Caleb's
daughter
was
Achsah. These
were
the
sons
of
Caleb.
The
sons
of
Hur,
the
oldest
son
of
Ephrathah;
Shobal,
the
father
of
Kiriath-jearim,
Salma,
the
father
of Beth-lehem,
Hareph,
the
father
of
Beth-gader.
And
Shobal,
the
father
of
Kiriath-jearim,
had
sons:
Haroeh, half
of
the Manahathites.
And
the
families
of
Kiriath-jearim:
the
Ithrites
and
the
Puthites
and
the
Shumathites
and
the
Mishraites;
from
them
came
the
Zorathites
and
the
Eshtaolites.
The
sons
of
Salma: Beth-lehem
and
the
Netophathites,
Atroth-beth-Joab
and half
of
the Manahathites,
the
Zorites.
And
the
families
of
scribes
who
were
living
at
Jabez:
the
Tirathites,
the
Shimeathites,
the
Sucathites.
These
are
the
Kenites,
the offspring
of
Hammath,
the
father
of
the
family
of
Rechab.
Now
these
were David's
sons,
whose
birth
took
place
in
Hebron:
the
oldest
Amnon,
by
Ahinoam
of Jezreel;
the
second
Daniel,
by
Abigail
the Carmelite woman;
The
third
Absalom,
the
son
of
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Talmai,
king
of
Geshur;
the
fourth
Adonijah,
the
son
of
Haggith;
The
fifth
Shephatiah,
by
Abital;
the
sixth
Ithream,
by
Eglah his
wife.
He
had
six
sons
in
Hebron;
he
was ruling
there
for
seven
years
and
six
months,
and
in
Jerusalem
for
thirty-three
years.
And
in
Jerusalem
he
had
four
sons,
Shimea
and
Shobab
and
Nathan
and
Solomon,
by
Bath-shua,
the
daughter
of
Ammiel;
And
Ibhar
and
Elishama
and
Eliphelet
And
Nogah
and
Nepheg
and
Japhia
And
Elishama
and
Eliada
and
Eliphelet,
nine.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
David,
in addition
to
the
sons
of
his servant-wives;
and
Tamar
was
their
sister.
And Solomon's
son
was
Rehoboam,
Abijah
was
his
son,
Asa
his
son,
Jehoshaphat
his
son,
Joram
his
son,
Ahaziah
his
son,
Joash
his
son,
Amaziah
his
son,
Azariah
his
son,
Jotham
his
son,
Ahaz
his
son,
Hezekiah
his
son,
Manasseh
his
son,
Amon
his
son,
Josiah
his
son.
And
the
sons
of
Josiah:
the
oldest
Johanan,
the
second
Jehoiakim,
the
third
Zedekiah,
the
fourth
Shallum.
And
the
sons
of
Jehoiakim:
Jeconiah
his
son,
Zedekiah
his
son.
And
the
sons
of
Jeconiah,
who
was taken prisoner:
Shealtiel
his
son,
And
Malchiram
and
Pedaiah
and
Shenazzar,
Jekamiah,
Hoshama
and
Nedabiah.
And
the
sons
of
Pedaiah:
Zerubbabel
and
Shimei;
and
the
sons
of
Zerubbabel:
Meshullam
and
Hananiah;
and
Shelomith
was their
sister;
And
Hashubah
and
Ohel
and
Berechiah
and
Hasadiah,
Jushab-hesed,
five.
And
the
sons
of
Hananiah:
Pelatiah
and
Jeshaiah;
the
sons
of
Rephaiah,
the
sons
of
Arnan,
the
sons
of
Obadiah,
the
sons
of
Shecaniah.
And
the
sons
of
Shecaniah:
Shemaiah;
and
the
sons
of
Shemaiah:
Hattush
and
Igal
and
Bariah
and
Neariah
and
Shaphat,
six.
And
the
sons
of
Neariah:
Elioenai
and
Hizkiah
and
Azrikam,
three.
And
the
sons
of
Elioenai:
Hodaviah
and
Eliashib
and
Pelaiah
and
Akkub
and
Johanan
and
Delaiah
and
Anani,
seven.
The
sons
of
Judah:
Perez,
Hezron
and
Carmi
and
Hur
and
Shobal.
And
Reaiah,
the
son
of
Shobal,
was
the
father
of
Jahath;
and
Jahath
was
the
father
of
Ahumai
and
Lahad.
These
are
the
families
of
the
Zorathites.
And
these
were
the
sons
of Hur,
the
father
of
Etam:
Jezreel
and
Ishma
and
Idbash,
and
the
name
of their
sister
was
Hazzelelponi;
And
Penuel,
the
father
of
Gedor,
and
Ezer,
the
father
of
Hushah.
These
are
the
sons
of
Hur,
the
oldest
son
of
Ephrathah,
the
father
of Beth-lehem.
And
Ashhur,
the
father
of
Tekoa,
had
two
wives,
Helah
and
Naarah.
And
Naarah
had
Ahuzzam
by
him,
and
Hepher
and
Temeni
and
Haahashtari.
These
were
the
sons
of
Naarah.
And
the
sons
of
Helah
were
Zereth,
Izhar
and
Ethnan.
And
Koz
was
the
father
of
Anub
and
Zobebah,
and
the
families
of
Aharhel
the
son
of
Harum.
And
Jabez
was honoured
more
than
his
brothers;
but
his
mother
had
given
him
the
name
Jabez,
saying,
Because
I
gave
birth
to
him
with sorrow.
And
Jabez
made
a prayer
to
the
God
of
Israel,
saying,
If
only
you
would
truly
give
me
a
blessing,
and
make wider
the limits
of
my
land,
and
let
your
hand
be
with
me,
and
keep
me
from
evil,
so
that
I
may
not
be troubled
by
it!
And
God
gave
him
his desire.
And
Chelub,
the
brother
of
Shuhah,
was
the
father
of
Mehir,
who
was
the
father
of
Eshton.
And
Eshton
was
the
father
of Bethrapha
and
Paseah
and
Tehinnah,
the
father
of
Ir-nahash.
These
are
the
men
of Recah.
And
the
sons
of
Kenaz:
Othniel
and
Seraiah;
and
the
sons
of
Othniel:
Hathath.
And
Meonothai
was
the
father
of
Ophrah;
and
Seraiah
was
the
father
of
Joab,
the
father
of Ge-harashim;
they
were expert workmen.
And
the
sons
of
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh:
Iru,
Elah,
and
Naam;
and
the
son
of
Elah:
Kenaz.
And
the
sons
of
Jehallelel:
Ziph
and
Ziphah,
Tiria
and
Asarel.
And
the
sons
of
Ezrah:
Jether
and
Mered
and
Epher
and
Jalon;
and these
are
the
sons
of Bithiah,
the daughter
of Pharaoh,
the wife
of
Mered.
And she became
the mother
of
Miriam
and
Shammai
and
Ishbah,
the
father
of
Eshtemoa.
And
his
wife,
a
woman
of
the tribe
of Judah,
became
the mother
of
Jered,
the
father
of
Gedor,
and
Heber,
the
father
of
Soco,
and
Jekuthiel,
the
father
of
Zanoah.
And
the
sons
of
the
wife
of
Hodiah,
the
sister
of
Naham,
were
the
father
of
Keilah
the
Garmite,
and
Eshtemoa
the
Maacathite.
And
the
sons
of
Shimon:
Amnon
and
Rinnah,
Ben-hanan
and
Tilon.
And
the
sons
of
Ishi:
Zoheth;
and
the
son
of
Zoheth. ...
The
sons
of
Shelah,
the
son
of
Judah:
Er,
the
father
of
Lecah,
and
Laadah,
the
father
of
Mareshah,
and
the
families
of
those
who made delicate
linen,
of
the
family
of Ashbea;
And
Jokim,
and
the
men
of
Cozeba,
and
Joash
and
Saraph,
who
were rulers
in
Moab,
and
went back
to Beth-lehem.
And
the
records
are very old.
These
were
the
potters,
and
the
people
living
among planted fields
with
walls round
them;
they
were
there
to do
the king's
work.
The
sons
of
Simeon:
Nemuel
and
Jamin,
Jarib,
Zerah,
Shaul;
Shallum
his
son,
Mibsam
his
son,
Mishma
his
son.
And
the
sons
of
Mishma: Hammuel
his
son,
Zaccur
his
son,
Shimei
his
son.
And
Shimei
had
sixteen
sons
and
six
daughters,
but
his
brothers
had
only
a small
number
of
children,
and
their
family
was
not
as fertile
as
the
children
of
Judah.
And they
were
living
at Beer-sheba
and
Moladah
and
Hazar-shual,
And at
Bilhah, and at
Ezem, and at
Tolad,
And at
Bethuel,
and at
Hormah,
and at
Ziklag,
And
at
Beth-marcaboth,
and
at Hazarsusim,
and
at
Beth-biri,
and
at
Shaaraim.
These
were
their
towns
till
David
became
king.
And their small
towns were
Etam,
Ain,
Rimmon,
and
Tochen
and
Ashan,
five
towns;
And
all
the small
places
round
these
towns,
as
far
as Baalath-beer,
the high
place
of
the South.
These
were
their living-places,
and
they
have lists
of
their generations.
And
Meshobab
and
Jamlech
and
Joshah,
the
son
of
Amaziah,
And
Joel
and
Jehu,
the
son
of
Joshibiah,
the
son
of
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Asiel,
And
Elioenai
and
Jaakobah
and
Jeshohaiah
and
Asaiah
and
Adiel
and
Jesimiel
and
Benaiah,
And
Ziza,
the
son
of Shiphi,
the
son
of
Allon,
the
son
of
Jedaiah,
the
son
of
Shimri,
the
son
of
Shemaiah;
These,
whose
names
are given,
were
chiefs
in
their
families,
and
their
families
became very
great
in
number.
And
they went
to
the opening
into
Gedor,
as
far
as
the
east
side
of
the
valley,
in
search
of grass-land
for
their
flocks.
And
they
came
to
some
good
fertile grass-land,
in
a
wide
quiet
country
of peace-loving
people;
for
the
people
who
were
living
there
before
were
of
the offspring
of
Ham.
And
these
whose
names
are given
came
in
the
days
of
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah,
and
made
an
attack
on
the
Meunim
who
were
living
there,
and
put
an end
to
them
to
this
day,
and
took
their
place,
because
there
was grass
there
for
their
flocks.
And
some
of
them,
five
hundred
of
the
sons
of
Simeon,
went
to
the hill-country
of
Seir,
with
Pelatiah
and
Neariah
and
Rephaiah
and
Uzziel,
the
sons
of
Ishi,
at
their
head.
And
they put
to death
the
rest
of
the
Amalekites
who
had got away safely,
and
made
it
their living-place
to
this
day.
And
the
sons
of
Reuben,
the
oldest
son
of
Israel, (for
he
was
the
oldest
son,
but,
because
he
made
his father's bride-bed unclean,
his
birthright
was
given
to
the
sons
of
Joseph,
the
son
of
Israel;
but
he
is
not
to
be
given
the
place
of
the
oldest.
Though
Judah became
stronger
than
his
brothers,
and
from
him came
the
ruler,
the
birthright
was Joseph's:)
The
sons
of
Reuben,
the
oldest
son
of
Israel:
Hanoch
and
Pallu,
Hezron
and
Carmi.
The
sons
of
Joel:
Shemaiah
his
son,
Gog
his
son,
Shimei
his
son,
Micah
his
son,
Reaiah
his
son,
Baal
his
son,
Beerah
his
son,
whom
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria, took
away
as
a prisoner:
he
was chief
of
the
Reubenites.
And his
brothers
by their
families, when
the
list
of their
generations
was made up:
the
chief,
Jeiel,
and
Zechariah,
And
Bela,
the
son
of
Azaz,
the
son
of
Shema,
the
son
of
Joel,
who
was
living
in
Aroer,
as
far
as
Nebo
and
Baal-meon;
And
to
the
east
his limits
went
as
far
as
the starting
point
of
the waste
land, ending
at
the
river
Euphrates,
because
their
cattle
were
increased
in
number
in
the
land
of
Gilead.
And
in
the
days
of
Saul
they
made
war
on
the Hagarites,
and overcame
them;
and
they
put
up
their
tents
through
all
the
land
east
of
Gilead.
And
the
sons
of
Gad
were
living
opposite
to
them,
in
the
land
of
Bashan
as
far
as
Salecah:
Joel
the
chief,
and
Shapham
the
second,
and
Janai
and
Shaphat
in
Bashan;
And their
brothers,
the men
of their
family:
Michael
and
Meshullam
and
Sheba
and
Jorai
and
Jacan
and
Zia
and
Eber,
seven
of
them.
These
were
the
sons
of
Abihail,
the
son
of
Huri,
the
son
of
Jaroah,
the
son
of
Gilead,
the
son
of
Michael,
the
son
of
Jeshishai,
the
son
of
Jahdo,
the
son
of
Buz;
Ahi,
the
son
of
Abdiel,
the
son
of
Guni,
head
of their
families.
And
they
were
living
in
Gilead
in
Bashan,
in
its small
towns
and
in
all
the grass-land
of Sirion
as
far
as
its limits.
All
these
were
listed under
the names
of
their families,
in
the
time
of
Jotham,
king
of
Judah,
and
in
the
time
of
Jeroboam,
king
of
Israel.
There
were forty-four
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
sixty
of
the
sons
of
Reuben
and
of
the
Gadites
and
of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
all
strong
men,
expert
in
the
use
of
the body-cover,
the
sword,
and
the
bow,
and
in
the art
of
war,
all
able
to
take
up arms.
And
they went
to
war
against
the Hagarites,
with
Jetur
and
Naphish
and
Nodab.
And
they
were
helped
against
them,
so
that
the Hagarites,
and
those
with
them,
were
given
into
their
power.
For
they
sent
up
prayers
to
God
in
the
fight,
and
he
gave ear
to
them,
because
they
put
their faith
in
him.
And
they
took
away
their
cattle:
fifty
thousand
camels,
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
sheep,
and
two
thousand asses,
and a
hundred
thousand
men.
And
a
very
great number went
to
their death,
because
the
war
was God's purpose.
And
they went
on
living
in
their
place
till
they
were
taken
away
as prisoners.
And
the
men
of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
were
living
in
the
land:
and
their numbers
were
increased
till
all
the
land
from
Bashan
to
Baal-hermon
and
Senir
and
the
mountain
Hermon
was
theirs.
And
these
were
the
heads
of
their
families:
Epher
and
Ishi
and
Eliel
and
Azriel
and
Jeremiah
and
Hodaviah
and Jahdiel,
men
of war,
of
great
name,
heads
of
families.
And
they
did evil
against
the
God
of
their
fathers, worshipping
the
gods
of
the
people
of
the
land,
whom
God
had put
to
destruction
before
them.
And
the
God
of
Israel
put
an impulse
into
the
heart
of
Pul,
king
of
Assyria,
and
of
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria,
who
took
them
away
as prisoners,
all
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites
and
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
to
Halah
and
Habor
and
Hara
and
to
the
river
of
Gozan,
to
this
day.
The
sons
of
Levi: Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
And
the
sons
of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron,
and Uzziel.
And
the
sons
of
Amram: Aaron
and Moses
and Miriam.
And
the
sons
of Aaron: Nadab
and Abihu, Eleazar
and Ithamar.
Eleazar
was
the
father
of Phinehas; Phinehas
was
the
father
of Abishua;
And Abishua
was
the father
of Bukki,
and Bukki
was
the father
of Uzzi,
And Uzzi
was
the father
of Zerahiah,
and Zerahiah
was
the father
of Meraioth;
Meraioth
was
the father
of Amariah,
and Amariah
was
the father
of Ahitub,
And Ahitub
was
the father
of Zadok,
and Zadok
was
the father
of Ahimaaz,
And Ahimaaz
was
the father
of Azariah,
and Azariah
was
the father
of Johanan,
And Johanan
was
the father
of Azariah, (he
was priest
in
the house which Solomon put
up
in Jerusalem:)
And Azariah
was
the father
of Amariah,
and Amariah
was
the father
of Ahitub,
And Ahitub
was
the father
of Zadok,
and Zadok
was
the father
of Shallum,
And Shallum
was
the father
of Hilkiah,
and Hilkiah
was
the father
of Azariah,
And Azariah
was
the father
of Seraiah,
and Seraiah
was
the father
of Jehozadak;
And Jehozadak went
as
a prisoner
when
the Lord took away Judah
and Jerusalem
by
the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar.
The sons
of Levi; Gershom, Kohath,
and Merari.
And these
are
the names
of
the sons
of Gershom: Libni
and Shimei.
And
the
sons
of Kohath
were Amram, Izhar, Hebron,
and Uzziel.
The
sons
of Merari: Mahli
and Mushi.
And these
are
the
families
of
the Levites listed
by
the names
of their fathers.
Of Gershom: Libni
his
son, Jahath
his
son, Zimmah
his
son,
Joah
his
son, Iddo
his
son, Zerah
his
son, Jeatherai
his
son.
The
sons
of Kohath: Amminadab
his
son,
Korah
his
son,
Assir
his
son,
Elkanah
his
son,
and Ebiasaph
his
son,
and Assir
his
son,
Tahath
his
son, Uriel
his
son, Uzziah
his
son,
and Shaul
his
son.
And
the
sons
of Elkanah: Amasai
and Ahimoth.
Elkanah
his
son: Zophai
his
son,
and Nahath
his
son,
Eliab
his
son, Jeroham
his
son, Elkanah
his
son, Samuel
his
son.
And
the
sons
of Samuel:
the oldest Joel,
and
the second Abiah.
The
sons
of
Merari: Mahli, Libni
his
son, Shimei
his
son, Uzzah
his
son,
Shimea
his
son, Haggiah
his
son, Asaiah
his
son.
And these
are
those whom David made responsible
for
the music
in
the house
of
the Lord, after
the ark
had rest.
They gave worship with songs before
the House
of
the Tent
of meeting, till Solomon put
up
the house
of
the Lord
in Jerusalem;
and they took
their places
for
their work
in
their regular order.
And
these
are
those
who did
this
work,
and
their sons.
Of
the sons
of
the Kohathites: Heman,
who
made melody,
the son
of Joel,
the son
of Samuel,
The
son
of Elkanah,
the
son
of Jeroham,
the
son
of Eliel,
the
son
of Toah,
The
son
of Zuph,
the
son
of Elkanah,
the
son
of Mahath,
the
son
of Amasai,
The
son
of Elkanah,
the
son
of Joel,
the
son
of Azariah,
the
son
of Zephaniah,
The
son
of Tahath,
the
son
of Assir,
the
son
of Ebiasaph,
the
son
of Korah,
The
son
of Izhar,
the
son
of Kohath,
the
son
of Levi,
the
son
of Israel.
And
his brother Asaph,
whose
place
was
at
his
right hand, Asaph,
the
son
of Berechiah,
the
son
of Shimea,
The son
of Michael,
the son
of Baaseiah,
the son
of Malchijah,
The
son
of Ethni,
the
son
of Zerah,
the
son
of Adaiah,
The
son
of Ethan,
the
son
of Zimmah,
the
son
of Shimei,
The son
of Jahath,
the son
of Gershom,
the son
of Levi.
And on
the left their brothers,
the sons
of Merari: Ethan,
the son
of Kishi,
the son
of Abdi,
the son
of Malluch,
The son
of Hashabiah,
the son
of Amaziah,
the son
of Hilkiah,
The
son
of Amzi,
the
son
of Bani,
the
son
of Shemer,
The
son
of Mahli,
the
son
of Mushi,
the
son
of Merari,
the
son
of Levi.
And
their brothers
the Levites
were responsible
for all
the work
of
the Tent
of
the house
of God.
But Aaron
and
his
sons
made
offerings
on
the altar
of burned offering,
and
on
the altar
of perfume,
for all
the
work
of
the most holy
place,
and
to
take away
the sin
of
Israel, doing everything ordered
by
Moses,
the servant
of
God.
And
these
are
the
sons
of Aaron: Eleazar
his
son, Phinehas
his
son, Abishua
his
son,
Bukki
his
son, Uzzi
his
son, Zerahiah
his
son,
Meraioth
his son, Amariah
his son, Ahitub
his son,
Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
Now these are their living-places,
the limits inside which they were
to put
up their tents:
to
the sons
of Aaron,
of
the families
of
the Kohathites, because they
had
the first selection,
To
them they gave Hebron
and
its outskirts
in
the
land
of Judah;
But
the
open country
of
the town,
and
the small places round
it, they gave
to Caleb,
the
son
of Jephunneh.
And
to
the sons
of Aaron they gave Hebron,
the town
to which men might go
in flight
and be safe,
and Libnah
with
its outskirts,
and Jattir,
and Eshtemoa
with
its outskirts,
And Hilen
with
its outskirts, Debir
with
its outskirts,
And Ashan
with
its outskirts,
and Beth-shemesh
with
its outskirts;
And
from
the tribe
of Benjamin: Geba
with
its outskirts,
and Alemeth
with
its outskirts,
and Anathoth
with
its outskirts. All their towns among their families were thirteen towns.
And
to
the rest
of
the sons
of Kohath there were given by
the Lord's decision ten towns
out
of
the families
of
the
tribe
of Ephraim
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Dan
and
out
of
the half-tribe
of Manasseh.
And
to
the
sons
of Gershom,
by
their
families,
out
of
the
tribe
of Issachar,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Asher,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Naphtali,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Manasseh
in Bashan, thirteen towns.
And
to
the sons
of Merari, by their families, twelve towns
were given by
the Lord's decision,
out
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Gad,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of Zebulun.
And
the children
of Israel gave
to
the Levites
the towns
with their outskirts.
And they gave by
the Lord's decision
out
of
the
tribe
of
the children
of Judah,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of
the children
of Simeon,
and
out
of
the
tribe
of
the children
of Benjamin, these towns whose names
are given.
And
to
the families
of
the sons
of Kohath were given towns by
the Lord's decision
out
of
the tribe
of Ephraim.
And they gave them the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its outskirts, and Gezer with its outskirts,
And Jokmeam with its outskirts, and Beth-horon with its outskirts,
And Aijalon with its outskirts, and Gath-rimmon with its outskirts;
And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its outskirts, and Bileam with its outskirts, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its outskirts, and Ashtaroth with its outskirts;
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its outskirts, and Daberath with its outskirts,
And Ramoth with its outskirts, and Anem with its outskirts;
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its outskirts, and Abdon with its outskirts,
And Hukok with its outskirts, and Rehob with its outskirts;
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its outskirts, and Hammon with its outskirts, and Kiriathaim with its outskirts.
To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its outskirts, Tabor with its outskirts;
And on the other side of Jordan, at Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the waste land with its outskirts, and Jahzah with its outskirts,
And Kedemoth with its outskirts, and Mephaath with its outskirts;
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its outskirts, and Mahanaim with its outskirts,
And Heshbon with its outskirts, and Jazer with its outskirts.
And
of
the
sons
of
Issachar:
Tola
and
Puah,
Jashub
and
Shimron,
four.
And
the
sons
of
Tola:
Uzzi
and
Rephaiah
and
Jeriel
and
Jahmai
and
Ibsam
and
Shemuel,
heads
of
their
families;
they
were
men
of war;
in
the record
of
their
generations
their
number
in
the
time
of
David
was
twenty-two
thousand,
six
hundred.
And
the
sons
of
Uzzi;
Izrahiah;
and
the
sons
of
Izrahiah:
Michael
and
Obadiah
and
Joel
and
Isshiah,
five;
all
of
them
chiefs.
And
with
them, recorded
in
generations
by
their
families,
were
bands
of fighting-men, thirty-six
thousand
of
them,
for
they
had
a great
number
of
wives
and
sons.
And
there
were recorded
among
all
the
families
of
Issachar,
great
men
of war,
eighty-seven
thousand.
The sons
of
Benjamin:
Bela
and
Becher
and
Jediael,
three.
And
the
sons
of
Bela:
Ezbon
and
Uzzi
and
Uzziel
and
Jerimoth
and
Iri,
five;
heads
of
their
families,
great
men
of war; there
were
twenty-two
thousand
and thirty-four
of
them recorded
by
their
families.
And
the
sons
of
Becher:
Zemirah
and
Joash
and
Eliezer
and
Elioenai
and
Omri
and
Jerimoth
and
Abijah
and
Anathoth
and
Alemeth.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Becher.
And
they
were recorded
by their
generations,
heads
of their
families,
great
men
of war,
twenty
thousand,
two
hundred.
And
the
sons
of
Jediael:
Bilhan;
and
the
sons
of
Bilhan:
Jeush
and
Benjamin
and
Ehud
and
Chenaanah
and
Zethan
and
Tarshish
and
Ahishahar.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Jediael,
by
the
heads
of
their
families,
seventeen
thousand,
two
hundred
men
of
war,
able
to
go
out
with
the
army
for
war.
And
Shuppim
and
Huppim.
The
sons
of Dan,
Hushim
his
son,
one.
The
sons
of
Naphtali:
Jahziel
and
Guni
and
Jezer
and
Shallum,
the
sons
of
Bilhah.
The
sons
of
Manasseh
by
his servant-wife,
the Aramaean woman:
she
gave
birth
to
Machir,
the
father
of
Gilead;
(And Gilead
took
a
wife,
whose
name
was
Maacah,
and
his sister's
name
was Hammoleketh;)
and
the
name
of
his brother
was
Zelophehad,
who
was
the father
of
daughters.
And
Maacah,
the
wife
of Gilead,
gave
birth
to
a
son
to
whom
she
gave
the
name
Peresh;
and
his
brother
was
named
Sheresh;
and
his
sons
were
Ulam
and
Rakem.
And
the
son
of
Ulam:
Bedan.
These
were
the
sons
of
Gilead,
the
son
of
Machir
the
son
of
Manasseh.
And
his
sister
Hammoleketh
was
the mother
of
Ishhod
and
Abiezer
and
Mahlah.
And
the
sons
of
Shemida
were
Ahian
and
Shechem
and
Likhi
and
Aniam.
And
the
sons
of
Ephraim:
Shuthelah
and
Bered
his
son,
and
Tahath
his
son,
and
Eleadah
his
son,
and
Tahath
his
son,
And
Zabad
his
son,
and
Shuthelah
his
son,
and
Ezer
and
Elead, whom
the
men
of
Gath,
who
had
been
living
in
the
land
from
their
birth,
put
to death,
because
they
came
down
to
take
away
their
cattle.
And
for
a
long
time
Ephraim
their
father
went
on weeping
for
them,
and
his
brothers
came
to
give
him
comfort.
After
that,
he
had connection
with
his
wife,
and
she
became
with
child
and
gave
birth
to
a
son,
to
whom
his
father
gave
the
name
of
Beriah,
because
trouble
had
come
on
his
family.
And
his
daughter
was
Sheerah,
the builder
of
Beth-horon
the
lower
and
the higher,
and
Uzzen-sheerah.
And
Rephah
was
his
son,
and
Resheph;
his
son
was
Telah,
and
his
son
was
Tahan;
Ladan
was
his
son,
Ammihud
his
son,
Elishama
his
son,
Nun
his
son,
Joshua
his
son.
Their heritage
and
their living-places
were Beth-el
and
its daughter-towns,
and
Naaran
to
the
east,
and
Gezer
to
the
west, with
its daughter-towns,
as well
as
Shechem
and
its daughter-towns
as
far
as Azzah
and
its daughter-towns;
And
by
the limits
of
the
children
of
Manasseh,
Beth-shean
and
its daughter-towns,
Taanach,
Megiddo,
and
Dor,
with
their daughter-towns.
In
these
the
children
of
Joseph,
the
son
of
Israel,
were
living.
The
sons
of
Asher:
Imnah
and
Ishvah
and
Ishvi
and
Beriah
and
Serah,
their
sister.
And
the
sons
of
Beriah:
Heber
and
Malchiel,
who
was
the
father
of
Birzaith.
And
Heber
was
the
father
of
Japhlet
and
Shomer
and
Hotham
and
Shua,
their
sister.
And
the
sons
of
Japhlet:
Pasach
and
Bimhal
and
Ashvath.
These
are
the
sons
of
Japhlet.
And
the
sons
of Shomer:
Ahi
and
Rohgah,
Jehubbah
and
Aram.
And
the
sons
of Hotham,
his
brother:
Zophah
and
Imna
and
Shelesh
and
Amal.
The
sons
of
Zophah:
Suah
and
Harnepher
and
Shual
and
Beri
and
Imrah,
Bezer
and
Hod
and
Shamma
and
Shilshah
and
Ithran
and
Beera.
And
the
sons
of
Jether:
Jephunneh
and
Pispah
and
Ara.
And
the
sons
of
Ulla:
Arah
and
Hanniel
and
Rizia.
All
these
were
the
children
of
Asher,
heads
of
their
families, specially
strong
men
of
war,
chiefs
of
the
rulers.
They
were recorded
in
the
army
for
war,
twenty-six
thousand
men
in
number.
And
Benjamin
was
the
father
of
Bela
his
oldest son,
Ashbel
the
second,
and
Aharah
the
third,
Nohah
the
fourth,
and Rapha
the
fifth.
And
Bela
had
sons,
Addar
and
Gera,
the father
of Ehud,
And
Abishua and
Naaman and
Ahoah
And
Gera
and
Shephuphan
and
Huram.
And
these
are
the
sons
of
Ehud,
heads
of
families
of
those
living
in
Geba: Iglaam
and Alemeth
And
Naaman
and
Ahijah
and
Gera;
and Iglaam
was
the
father
of
Uzza
and
Ahihud.
And
Shaharaim
became
the
father
of
children
in
the
country
of
the
Moabites
after
driving
out
Hushim
and Beerah
his
wives;
And
by
Hodesh
his
wife
he
became
the
father
of
Jobab
and
Zibia
and
Mesha
and Malcam.
And
Jeuz
and Shachia
and
Mirmah.
These
were
his
sons,
heads
of
families.
And
Hushim
became
the
father
of
Abitub
and
Elpaal.
And
the
sons
of
Elpaal:
Eber
and
Misham
and
Shemed (he
was
the builder
of
Ono
and Lod
and their daughter-towns);
And
Beriah
and
Shema,
who
were
heads
of
the
families
of
those
who
were
living
in
Aijalon,
who
put
to
flight
the
people
living
in
Gath;
And their brothers
Shashak
and
Jeremoth.
And
Zebadiah and
Arad and
Eder
And
Michael
and
Ishpah
and
Joha,
the
sons
of
Beriah;
And
Zebadiah
and
Meshullam
and
Hizki
and
Heber
And
Ishmerai
and
Izliah
and
Jobab,
the
sons
of
Elpaal;
And
Jakim and
Zichri and
Zabdi
And
Elienai
and
Zillethai
and
Eliel
And
Adaiah
and
Beraiah
and
Shimrath,
the
sons
of
Shimei;
And
Ishpan
and
Eber
and
Eliel
And
Abdon and
Zichri and
Hanan
And
Hananiah and
Elam and Anathothijah
And
Iphdeiah
and
Penuel,
the
sons
of
Shashak;
And
Shamsherai
and
Shehariah
and
Athaliah
And
Jaareshiah
and
Elijah
and
Zichri,
the
sons
of Jeremoth.
These
were
heads
of
families
in
their
generations;
chief
men:
these
were
living
in
Jerusalem.
And
in
Gibeon
was
living
the
father
of
Gibeon, Jeiel,
whose wife's
name
was
Maacah;
And
his
oldest
son
Abdon,
and
Zur
and
Kish
and
Baal
and Ner
and
Nadab
And
Gedor
and
Ahio
and Zechariah
and Mikloth.
And
Mikloth
was
the
father
of
Shimeah.
And
they
were
living
with
their
brothers
in
Jerusalem
opposite
their
brothers.
And
Ner
was
the
father
of Abner,
and
Kish
was
the
father
of
Saul,
and
Saul
was
the
father
of
Jonathan
and
Malchi-shua
and
Abinadab
and
Eshbaal.
And
the
son
of
Jonathan
was
Merib-baal;
and
Merib-baal
was
the
father
of
Micah.
And
the
sons
of
Micah:
Pithon
and
Melech
and
Tarea
and
Ahaz.
And
Ahaz
was
the
father
of
Jehoaddah;
and
Jehoaddah
was
the
father
of
Alemeth
and
Azmaveth
and
Zimri;
and
Zimri
was
the
father
of
Moza;
And
Moza
was
the
father
of
Binea: Raphah
was
his
son,
Eleasah
his
son,
Azel
his
son;
And
Azel
had five
sons,
whose
names
are:
Azrikam,
his oldest,
and
Ishmael
and
Sheariah
and
Obadiah
and
Hanan.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Azel.
And
the
sons
of
Eshek
his
brother:
Ulam
his
oldest
son,
Jeush
the
second,
and
Eliphelet
the
third.
And
the
sons
of
Ulam
were
men
of war,
bowmen,
and
had
a
great
number
of
sons
and sons'
sons,
a
hundred
and
fifty.
All
these
were
the
sons
of
Benjamin.
So
all
Israel
was
listed
by
their families;
and, truly,
they
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
And
Judah
was
taken
away
as prisoners
to
Babylon
because
of
their sin.
Now
the
first
to
take
up
their heritage
in
their
towns
were:
Israel,
the
priests,
the
Levites,
and
the Nethinim.
And
in
Jerusalem
there
were
living
some
of
the
sons
of
Judah,
and
of
Benjamin,
and
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh;
Uthai,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
the
son
of
Omri,
the
son
of
Imri,
the
son
of
Bani,
of
the
sons
of
Perez,
the
son
of
Judah.
And
of
the
Shilonites:
Asaiah
the
oldest,
and
his
sons.
And
of
the
sons
of
Zerah:
Jeuel,
and
their
brothers,
six
hundred
and
ninety.
And
of
the
sons
of
Benjamin:
Sallu,
the
son
of
Meshullam, Judah,
the
son
of
Hassenuah,
And
Ibneiah,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
and
Elah,
the
son
of
Uzzi,
the
son
of
Michri,
and
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Reuel,
the
son
of
Ibnijah;
And
their
brothers,
in
the list
of
their
generations,
nine
hundred
and fifty-six.
All
these
men
were
heads
of
families,
listed
by
the names
of
their
fathers.
And
of
the
priests:
Jedaiah
and
Jehoiarib
and
Jachin
And
Azariah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Zadok,
the
son
of
Meraioth,
the
son
of
Ahitub,
the
ruler
of
the
house
of
God;
And
Adaiah,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
the
son
of
Pashhur,
the
son
of
Malchijah,
and
Maasai,
the
son
of
Adiel,
the
son
of
Jahzerah,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of Meshillemith,
the
son
of
Immer;
And
their
brothers,
heads
of
their
families,
a
thousand
and
seven
hundred
and
sixty:
able
men, doing
the
work
of
the
house
of
God.
And
of
the
Levites:
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Hasshub,
the
son
of
Azrikam,
the
son
of
Hashabiah,
of
the
sons
of
Merari;
And
Bakbakkar,
Heresh,
and
Galal,
and
Mattaniah,
the
son
of
Mica,
the
son
of
Zichri,
the
son
of
Asaph;
And
Obadiah,
the
son
of
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Galal,
the
son
of
Jeduthun,
and
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Asa,
the
son
of
Elkanah,
who
were
living
in
the small
towns
of
the
Netophathites.
And
the door-keepers:
Shallum
and
Akkub
and
Talmon
and
Ahiman
and their
brothers:
Shallum
was
the
chief.
Up
till
then
they
had been
at
the king's door
to
the
east.
They
were door-keepers
for
the tents
of
the
sons
of
Levi.
And
Shallum,
the
son
of
Kore,
the
son
of
Ebiasaph,
the
son
of
Korah,
and
his
brothers,
of
his
family,
the
Korahites,
were responsible
for everything
which
had
to
be done
in
connection
with
the order
of worship,
keepers
of
the doors
of
the
Tent;
their
fathers
had
had
the
care
of
the
tents
of
the
Lord,
being
keepers
of
the doorway.
In
the past
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar,
had
been
ruler
over
them;
may
the
Lord
be
with
him!
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Meshelemiah,
was
keeper
of
the
door
of
the
Tent
of
meeting.
There
were
two
hundred
and
twelve
whose business
it
was
to
keep
the doorway.
These
were
listed
by families
in
the country
places where
they
were living, whom
David
and
Samuel
the seer put
in
their responsible positions.
So
they
and
their
sons
had
the
care
of
the doors
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
the
house
of
the
Tent,
as watchers.
There
were keepers
of
the doors
on
the
four
sides,
to
the
east,
west,
north,
and
south.
And
their
brothers,
in
the country places
where
they
were living,
were
to
come
in
every
seven
days
to
be
with
them
from
time
to
time.
For
the
four chief door-keepers,
who
were
Levites,
had
a special position,
looking
after
the
rooms
and
the store-houses
of
the
house
of
God.
Their sleeping-rooms
were
round
the
house
of
God,
for
they
had
the
care
of
it,
and
were responsible
for
opening
it
morning
by
morning.
Certain
of
them
had
the
care
of
the
vessels
used
in worship,
to
keep
an
account
of
them
when
they
came
in
and
when
they
were
taken
out again.
And
some
of
them
were responsible
for
the
holy
things
and
for
the
vessels
of
the
holy
place,
and
the meal
and
the
wine
and
the
oil
and
the
perfume
and
the
spices.
And
some
of
the
sons
of
the
priests
were responsible
for crushing
the
spices.
And
Mattithiah,
one
of
the
Levites,
the
oldest son
of
Shallum
the
Korahite,
was responsible
for cooking
the flat cakes.
And
some
of
their
brothers,
sons
of
the
Kohathites,
were responsible
for
the holy
bread
which
was
put
in
order
before
the Lord,
to
get
it
ready
every
Sabbath.
And
these
were
those
who
had
the ordering
of
the music
and songs,
heads
of
families
of
the
Levites,
who
were living
in
the
rooms,
and
were free
from
other
work,
for
their
work went
on
day
and
night.
These
were
heads
of
families
of
the
Levites
in
their
generations,
chief
men;
they
were
living
at
Jerusalem.
And
in
Gibeon
was
living
the
father
of
Gibeon,
Jeiel,
whose wife's
name
was
Maacah;
And
Abdon
his
oldest
son,
and
Zur
and
Kish
and
Baal
and
Ner
and
Nadab
And
Gedor
and
Ahio
and
Zechariah
and
Mikloth
Mikloth
was
the
father
of
Shimeam.
They
were
living
with
their
brothers
in
Jerusalem
opposite
their
brothers.
And
Ner
was
the
father
of
Kish;
and
Kish
was
the
father
of
Saul;
and
Saul
was
the
father
of
Jonathan
and
Malchi-shua
and
Abinadab
and
Eshbaal.
And
the
son
of
Jonathan
was
Merib-baal;
and
Merib-baal
was
the
father
of
Micah.
And
the
sons
of
Micah:
Pithon
and
Melech
and
Tahrea
and Ahaz.
And
Ahaz
was
the
father
of
Jarah;
and
Jarah
was
the
father
of
Alemeth
and
Azmaveth
and
Zimri;
and
Zimri
was
the
father
of
Moza.
And
Moza
was
the
father
of
Binea;
and
Rephaiah
was
his
son,
Eleasah
his
son,
Azel
his
son.
And
Azel
had five
sons,
whose
names
are:
Azrikam,
his oldest
son,
and
Ishmael
and
Sheariah
and
Obadiah
and
Hanan:
these
were
the
sons
of
Azel.
Now
the
Philistines
were
fighting
against
Israel;
and
the
men
of
Israel
went
in
flight
before
the
Philistines,
falling
down
wounded
in
Mount
Gilboa.
And
the
Philistines went hard
after
Saul
and
his
sons,
and put
to death
Jonathan
and
Abinadab
and
Malchi-shua,
the
sons
of
Saul.
And
the
fight
was
going
against
Saul,
and
the
archers
came
across
him,
and
he
was wounded
by
the
archers.
Then
Saul
said
to
the servant
who
had
the
care
of
his arms,
Take
your
sword
and
put
it
through
me,
before
these
men
without circumcision
come
and
make sport
of
me.
But
his servant, full
of
fear,
would
not
do
so.
Then
Saul
took
out
his
sword,
falling
on
it
himself.
And
when
his servant
saw
that
Saul
was
dead,
he
did
the
same,
and
came
to
his
death.
So
death overtook
Saul
and
his
three
sons;
all
his
family came
to an end
together.
And
when
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
were
in
the
valley
saw
that
the
men
of
Israel
had
gone
in
flight
and
that
Saul
and
his
sons
were
dead,
they
went
in
flight
away
from
their
towns;
and
the
Philistines
came
and
took
them
for themselves.
Now
the
day
after,
when
the
Philistines
came
to
take
their goods
from
the
dead,
they saw
Saul
and
his
sons
dead
in
Mount
Gilboa.
And
they
took everything
off
him,
and
took
his
head
and
his war-dress,
and
sent word
into
the
land
of
the
Philistines
round
about
to
give
the
news
to
their gods
and
to
the
people.
And
they
put
his war-dress
in
the
house
of
their
gods,
and
put
up
his
head
in
the
house
of
Dagon.
And
when
the news came
to Jabesh-gilead
of
what
the
Philistines
had
done
to
Saul,
All
the fighting-men
came
up
and
took
away Saul's
body
and
the
bodies
of
his
sons,
and
took
them
to
Jabesh,
and
put
their
bones
to rest
under
the oak-tree
in
Jabesh,
and
took
no food
for
seven
days.
So
death came
to
Saul
because
of
the sin
which
he
did
against
the
Lord,
that
is,
because
of
the
word
of
the
Lord
which
he
kept
not;
and
because
he went
for directions
to
one
who
had
an evil
spirit,
And
not
to
the
Lord:
for
this reason,
he
put
him
to
death
and gave
the
kingdom
to
David,
the
son
of
Jesse.
Then
all
Israel
came
together
to
David
at
Hebron,
and
said, Truly,
we
are
your
bone
and
your
flesh.
In
the
past,
when
Saul
was
king,
it
was
you
who
went
at
the head
of
Israel
when
they
went
out
or
came
in;
and
the
Lord
your
God
said
to
you,
You
are
to
be
the keeper
of
my
people
Israel,
and
their
ruler.
So
all
the responsible
men
of
Israel
came
to
the
king
at
Hebron;
and
David
made
an
agreement
with
them
in
Hebron
before
the
Lord;
and
they
put
the holy
oil
on
David
and
made
him
king
over
Israel,
as
the
Lord
had
said
by
Samuel.
Then
David
and
all
Israel went
to
Jerusalem (which
is
Jebus);
and
the
Jebusites,
the
people
of
the
land,
were
there.
And
the
people
of
Jebus
said
to
David,
You
will
not
come
in
here.
But
still,
David
took
the strong
place
of
Zion,
which
is
the
town
of
David.
And
David
said,
The
first
to overcome
the
Jebusites
will
be
chief
and
captain.
And
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
went
up
first,
and
became
chief.
And
David took
the strong tower
for
his living-place,
so
it
was
named
the
town
of
David.
And
he
took
in hand
the
building
of
the
town
all
round, starting
from
the
Millo;
and
Joab put
the
rest
of
the
town
in order.
And
David
became
greater
and
greater
in power,
because
the
Lord
of
armies
was
with
him.
Now
these
are
the
chief
of David's
men
of war
who
were
his
strong supporters
in
the
kingdom,
and,
with
all
Israel,
made
him
king,
as
the
Lord
had
said
about
Israel.
This
is
the
list
of David's
men
of war: Ishbaal,
the
son
of
a
Hachmonite,
the
chief
of
the
three:
he put
to death
three
hundred
at
one
time
with
his
spear.
And
after
him
was
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Dodo
the
Ahohite,
who
was
one
of
the
three
great fighters.
He
was
with
David
at Pas-dammim,
where
the
Philistines
had
come
together
for
the
fight,
near
a bit
of
land
full
of
barley;
and
the
people
went
in
flight
before
the
Philistines.
And
he
took
up
his position
in
the
middle
of
the bit
of
land,
and kept back
their
attack,
and overcame
the
Philistines;
and
the
Lord
gave
a
great
salvation.
And
three
of
the
thirty
went
down
to
David,
to
the
rock,
into
the strong place
of
Adullam;
and
the
army
of
the
Philistines
had
taken
up
their position
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
At
that
time
David
had taken cover
in
the strong place,
and an armed force
of
the
Philistines
was
in Beth-lehem.
And
David, moved
by
a strong
desire,
said,
If only
someone
would
give
me
a
drink
of
the
water
from
the water-hole
of Beth-lehem
by
the doorway
into
the
town!
So
the
three, forcing
a way
through
the
Philistine
army, got
water
from
the water-hole
of Beth-lehem,
by
the doorway
into
the
town,
and
took
it
back
to
David;
but
David
would
not
take
it,
but
made
an
offering
of
it, draining
it
out
to
the
Lord,
Saying,
By
my
God,
far
be
it
from
me
to
do
this!
How
may
I
take
as
drink
the life-blood
of
these
men
who
have
put
their
lives
in danger?
so
he
did
not
take
it.
These
things
did
the
three
great
men
of war.
And
Abishai,
the
brother
of
Joab,
was
chief
of
the
thirty,
for
he put
to death
three
hundred
with
his
spear,
but
he
had
not
a
name
among
the
three.
Of
the
thirty,
he
was
the noblest,
and
was
made
their
captain,
but
he
was
not
equal
to
the first
three.
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
a fighting-man
of
Kabzeel,
had
done
great acts;
he
put
to death
two
young
lions
going
into
their secret place;
and
he
went
down
into
a hole
and
put
a
lion
to death
in
time
of
snow.
And
he
made
an
attack
on
an
Egyptian,
a very
tall
man
about
five
cubits high, armed
with
a
spear
like
a cloth-worker's
rod;
he
went
down
to
him
with
a
stick,
and pulling
his
spear
out
of
the
hand
of
the
Egyptian,
put
him
to death
with
that
same
spear.
These
were
the
acts
of
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
who
had
a
great
name
among
the
thirty
men
of war.
He
was honoured
over
the
thirty,
but
he
was
not equal
to
the first
three:
and
David
put
him
over
his servants.
And these
were
the
great
men
of war:
Asahel,
the
brother
of
Joab,
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Dodo
of Beth-lehem,
Shammoth
the Harodite,
Helez
the
Pelonite,
Ira,
the
son
of
Ikkesh
the
Tekoite,
Abiezer
the
Anathothite,
Sibbecai
the
Hushathite,
Ilai
the
Ahohite,
Maharai
the
Netophathite,
Heled,
the
son
of
Baanah
the
Netophathite,
Ithai,
the
son
of
Ribai
of
Gibeah,
of
the
children
of
Benjamin,
Benaiah
the
Pirathonite,
Hurai of Nahale-gaash,
Abiel
the
Arbathite,
Azmaveth of Bahurim,
Eliahba
the
Shaalbonite,
The
sons
of
Hashem
the
Gizonite,
Jonathan,
the
son
of Shage
the
Hararite,
Ahiam,
the
son
of
Sacar
the
Hararite,
Eliphal,
the
son
of Ur,
Hepher
the
Mecherathite,
Ahijah
the
Pelonite,
Hezro
the
Carmelite,
Naarai,
the
son
of
Ezbai,
Joel,
the
brother
of
Nathan,
Mibhar,
the
son
of
Hagri,
Zelek
the
Ammonite,
and
Naharai
the Berothite,
the servant
who
had
the care
of
the arms
of
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah;
Ira
the
Ithrite,
Gareb
the
Ithrite,
Uriah
the
Hittite,
Zabad,
the
son
of
Ahlai,
Adina,
the
son
of
Shiza
the
Reubenite,
a
chief
of
the
Reubenites,
and
thirty
with
him;
Hanan,
the
son
of
Maacah,
and
Joshaphat
the
Mithnite,
Uzzia
the
Ashterathite,
Shama
and
Jeiel,
the
sons
of
Hotham
the
Aroerite,
Jediael,
the
son
of
Shimri,
and
Joha
his
brother,
the
Tizite,
Eliel
the
Mahavite,
and
Jeribai
and
Joshaviah,
the
sons
of
Elnaam,
and
Ithmah
the
Moabite,
Eliel
and
Obed,
and
Jaasiel
the
Mezobaite.
Now
these
are
the
men
who
came
to
David
at
Ziklag,
while
he
was
still
shut
up,
because
of
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish;
they
were
among
the
strong
men,
his
helpers
in
war.
They
were armed
with
bows,
and
were able
to send
stones,
and
arrows
from
the
bow,
with
right
hand or
left: they
were Saul's
brothers,
of
Benjamin.
Ahiezer
was their
chief,
then
Joash,
the
sons
of
Shemaah
the
Gibeathite;
and
Jeziel
and
Pelet,
the
sons
of
Azmaveth;
and
Beracah
and
Jehu
the
Anathothite;
And
Ishmaiah
the
Gibeonite,
a
great
man
among
the
thirty,
and
their chief;
and Jeremiah
and Jehaziel
and Johanan
and Jozabad
the Gederathite;
Eluzai
and Jerimoth
and Bealiah
and Shemariah
and Shephatiah
the Haruphite;
Elkanah
and Isshiah
and Azarel
and Joezer
and Jashobeam,
the Korahites;
And Joelah
and Zebadiah,
the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
And
some
of
the Gadites, siding
with David, went
to
his strong place
in
the waste land, great
and strong
men, trained
for war, expert
in
the use
of arms,
whose faces
were
like
the faces
of lions,
and they
were quick-footed
like roes
on
the mountains;
Ezer
their chief, Obadiah
the second, Eliab
the third,
Mishmannah
the fourth, Jeremiah
the fifth,
Attai
the sixth, Eliel
the seventh,
Johanan
the eighth, Elzabad
the ninth,
Jeremiah
the tenth, Machbannai
the eleventh.
These Gadites were captains
of
the army;
the least
of them
was captain over a hundred men,
and
the greatest over a thousand.
It
was
they
who went
over Jordan
in
the
first month,
when
the river
was overflowing,
and put
to flight
all
the
people
of
the valleys,
to
the east
and
to
the west.
And
some
of
the children
of Benjamin
and Judah
came
to David
in
his strong
place.
And
David
went
out
to
them,
and said
to
them,
If
you
have
come
in peace
to
give
me help,
my heart
will
be united
with yours;
but
if
you
have
come
to
give
me
up
to
those
who
would
take
my life, though
my hands
are clean
from wrongdoing,
then
may
the God
of
our fathers
see
it
and
give
you punishment.
Then
the spirit
came
on Amasai,
who
was chief
of
the captains,
and
he
said,
We
are yours,
David,
we
are
on
your side,
O son
of Jesse:
may
peace
be
with
you
and
peace
be
with
your
helpers;
for
God
is
your
helper.
Then
David
took
them
into
his army
and
made
them captains
of
the band.
And some
of
the
men
of Manasseh
came
over
to
David,
when
he went
with
the Philistines
to
the war
against Saul,
but
he
gave
them
no
help:
for
the lords
of
the Philistines,
after discussion,
sent
him
away, saying,
He
will go back
to
his
master Saul,
at
the price
of
our lives.
Then
when
he
went
back
to Ziklag, there
came
over
to
him,
of
the
men
of
Manasseh, Adnah
and Jozabad
and Jediael
and Michael
and Jozabad
and Elihu
and Zillethai,
captains
of thousands
from
the armies
of
Manasseh.
And
they gave David help
against
the armed
bands,
for
they
were
all great
men
of war,
and
captains
in
the army.
And
from day
to day
more supporters
came
to
David, till
he
had
a
great
army
like
the
army
of God.
These
are
the numbers
of
the chiefs
of
the armed
men, ready
for war,
who
came
to
David
at Hebron,
to
give
the kingdom
of Saul
into
his hands,
as
the Lord
had said.
There
were six thousand, eight hundred spearmen
of
the children
of Judah,
armed
for
war;
Seven
thousand,
one
hundred
of
the
children
of Simeon, great
men
of
war;
Of
the
children
of Levi, four
thousand, six
hundred.
And Jehoiada, chief
of
the
family
of Aaron,
and
with
him
three
thousand, seven
hundred
men;
And Zadok,
a young man, great
and strong
in war,
with twenty-two captains
from
his father's people.
And
of
the
children
of Benjamin,
the brothers
of Saul, three thousand;
for up
to
that
time
the greater part
of
them
had been true
to Saul.
And
of
the
children
of Ephraim, twenty
thousand, eight hundred great
men
of war,
men
of great name
in
their
families.
And
from
the half-tribe
of Manasseh, eighteen
thousand,
listed
by
name,
came
to
make David king.
And
of
the children
of Issachar,
there
were
two hundred chiefs, men
who
had expert knowledge
of
the times
and
what
it
was best
for Israel
to
do,
and
all
their brothers
were
under
their orders.
Of Zebulun,
there
were fifty thousand
men,
who went
out
with
the army, expert
in ordering
the fight,
to give help
with
all sorts
of arms; true-hearted
men.
And
of Naphtali,
a
thousand captains
with thirty-seven
thousand spearmen.
And
of
the Danites, twenty-eight
thousand, six hundred, expert
in ordering
the fight.
And
of Asher, forty
thousand
who went
out
with
the
army, expert
in ordering
the
fight.
From
the other side
of Jordan, there
were
a hundred
and twenty
thousand
of
the Reubenites
and
the Gadites
and
the
men
of
the half-tribe
of Manasseh,
armed
with every sort
of instrument
of
war.
All
these
men
of
war, expert
in ordering
the
fight, came
to Hebron
with
the
full purpose
of
making David king
over
all
Israel;
and
all
the rest
of
Israel
were united
in
their desire
to make David king.
For three days
they
were
there
with
David, feasting
at
his table,
for
their brothers
had
made ready food
for
them.
And
those
who
were
near,
as far
as Issachar
and Zebulun
and Naphtali,
came
with
food
on asses
and camels
and mules
and oxen,
with meal
for
food
and cakes
of figs
and masses
of grapes,
and wine
and oil
and oxen
and sheep
in great numbers,
for
there
was joy
in Israel.
Then
David
had discussions
with
the
captains
of
thousands
and
the
captains
of
hundreds
and
with
every
chief.
And
David
said
to
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
had come
together
there,
If
it
seems
good
to
you
and
if
it
is
the purpose
of
the
Lord
our
God,
let
us
send
to
all
the
rest
of
our
brothers,
everywhere
in
the
land
of
Israel,
and
to
the
priests
and
the
Levites
in
their
towns
and
the
country round
them,
and
get
them
to come
together
here
to
us;
And
let
us get
back
for ourselves
the
ark
of
our
God:
for
in
the
days
of
Saul
we
did
not
go
to
it
for directions.
And
all
the
people
said
they
would
do
so,
for
it
seemed
right
to
them.
So
David sent
for
all
Israel
to
come
together,
from
Shihor,
the
river
of
Egypt,
as
far
as
the
way
into
Hamath,
to
get
the
ark
of
God
from
Kiriath-jearim.
And
David
went
up,
with
all
Israel,
to
Baalah,
that
is,
to
Kiriath-jearim
in
Judah,
to
get
up
from
there
the
ark
of
God,
over
which
the holy
Name
is
named,
the
name
of
the
Lord
whose
place
is between
the winged ones.
And
they
put
the
ark
of
God
on
a
new
cart,
and
took
it
out
of
the
house
of
Abinadab;
and
Uzza
and
Ahio
were
the drivers
of
the
cart.
Then
David
and
all
Israel
made melody
before
God
with
all
their
strength,
with
songs
and corded
instruments
of
music,
and
with brass
instruments
and horns.
And
when
they
came
to
the grain-floor
of
Chidon,
Uzza
put
out
his
hand
to
keep
the
ark
in
its
place,
for
the
oxen
were slipping.
And
the
wrath
of
the
Lord, burning
against
Uzza,
sent destruction
on
him
because
he
had
put
his
hand
on
the
ark,
and
death came
to
him
there
before
God.
And
David
was
angry
because
of
the Lord's
outburst
of wrath
against
Uzza,
and
he
gave
that
place
the
name
Perez-uzza,
to
this
day.
And
so
great
was David's
fear
of
God
that
day,
that
he
said,
How
may
I let
the
ark
of
God
come
to
me?
So
David
did
not
let
the
ark come
back
to
him
to
the
town
of
David,
but
had
it
turned
away
and
put
into
the
house
of
Obed-edom
the
Gittite.
And
the
ark
of
God
was
in
the
house
of
Obed-edom
for
three
months;
and
the
Lord sent
a
blessing
on
the
house
of
Obed-edom
and
on
all
he
had.
And
Hiram,
king
of
Tyre,
sent men
to
David
with cedar-trees,
and stoneworkers
and woodworkers
for
the
building
of
his
house.
And
David saw
that
the
Lord
had
made
his
position safe
as
king
over
Israel, lifting
up
his
kingdom
on
high
because
of
his
people
Israel.
And
while
he
was living
in
Jerusalem,
David
took
more
wives
and
became
the
father
of
more
sons
and
daughters.
These
are
the
names
of
the
children
he
had
in
Jerusalem:
Shammua
and
Shobab,
Nathan
and
Solomon
And
Ibhar and
Elishua and
Elpelet
And
Nogah
and
Nepheg
and
Japhia
And
Elishama
and
Beeliada
and
Eliphelet.
And
when
the
Philistines
had news
that
David
had
been
made
king
over
all
Israel,
they
went
up
in
search
of
David,
and
David,
hearing
of
it,
went
out
against
them.
Now
the
Philistines
had
come,
and
had
gone
out
in every direction
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
And
David, desiring
directions
from
God,
said,
Am
I
to
go
up
against
the
Philistines?
and
will
you
give
them
into
my
hands?
And
the
Lord
said,
Go
up;
for
I
will
give
them
into
your
hands.
So
they
went
up
to
Baal-perazim,
and
David overcame
them
there,
and
David
said,
God
has
let
the forces fighting
against
me
be
broken
by
my
hand,
as
a wall
is
broken
down
by rushing
water;
so
they
gave
that
place
the
name
of
Baal-perazim.
And
the Philistines did
not take
their images
with
them
in
their flight;
and
at David's
orders
they
were
burned
with
fire.
Then
the
Philistines
again
went out
in every direction
in
the
valley.
And
David
went
for directions
to
God;
and
God
said
to
him,
You
are
not
to
go
up
after
them;
but,
turning
away
from
them,
come face
to face
with
them
opposite
the spice-trees.
And
at
the
sound
of footsteps
in
the
tops
of
the
trees,
go
out
to
the
fight,
for
God
has
gone
out
before
you
to overcome
the
army
of
the
Philistines.
And
David
did
as
the Lord
had said;
and
they overcame
the
army
of
the
Philistines,
attacking
them
from
Gibeon
as
far
as
Gezer.
And David's
name
was honoured
in
all
lands;
and
the
Lord
put
the
fear
of
him
on
all
nations.
And
David
made
houses
for himself
in
the
town
of
David;
and
he got
ready
a
place
for
the
ark
of
God,
and
put up
a
tent
for
it.
Then
David
said,
The
ark
of
God
may
not
be moved
by
any
but
the
Levites,
for
they
have
been marked
out
by
God
to
take
the
ark
of
God,
and
to
do
his work
for
ever.
And
David
made
all
Israel
come
together
at
Jerusalem,
to
take
the
ark
of
the
Lord
to
its
place,
which
he
had
got
ready
for
it.
And
David got
together
the
sons
of
Aaron,
and
the
Levites;
Of
the
sons
of
Kohath:
Uriel
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
a
hundred
and
twenty;
Of
the
sons
of
Merari:
Asaiah
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
two
hundred
and
twenty;
Of
the
sons
of Gershom:
Joel
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
a
hundred
and
thirty;
Of
the
sons
of
Elizaphan:
Shemaiah
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
two
hundred;
Of
the
sons
of
Hebron:
Eliel
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
eighty;
Of
the
sons
of
Uzziel:
Amminadab
the
chief,
and
his
brothers,
a
hundred
and
twelve.
And
David sent
for
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the
priests,
and
for
the
Levites,
Uriel,
Asaiah
and
Joel,
Shemaiah
and
Eliel
and
Amminadab,
And
said
to
them,
You
are
the
heads
of
the
families
of
the
Levites:
make
yourselves
holy,
you
and
your
brothers,
so
that
you
may
take
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
to
the
place which
I
have
made
ready
for
it.
For
because
you
did
not take
it
at
the
first,
the
Lord
our
God sent punishment
on
us,
because
we
did
not get directions
from
him
in
the
right
way.
So
the
priests
and
the
Levites
made
themselves
holy
to
take
up
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
And
the
sons
of
the
Levites
took
up
the
ark
of
God, lifting
it
by
its rods,
as
the
Lord
had
said
to
Moses.
And
David
gave
orders
to
the
chief
of
the
Levites
to put
their
brothers
the music-makers
in
position,
with
instruments
of
music, corded
instruments
and brass,
with glad
voices
making
sounds
of
joy.
So
Heman,
the
son
of
Joel,
and,
of
his
brothers,
Asaph,
the
son
of
Berechiah;
and
of
the
sons
of
Merari
their
brothers,
Ethan,
the
son
of
Kushaiah,
were put
in
position
by
the
Levites;
And
with
them
their
brothers
of
the
second order,
Zechariah, Bani
and
Jaaziel
and
Shemiramoth
and
Jehiel
and
Unni,
Eliab
and
Benaiah
and
Maaseiah
and
Mattithiah
and
Eliphelehu
and
Mikneiah,
and
Obed-edom
and
Jeiel,
the door-keepers.
So those
who
made melody,
Heman,
Asaph,
and
Ethan,
were put
in position,
with
brass instruments, sounding loudly;
And
Zechariah
and
Aziel
and
Shemiramoth
and
Jehiel,
Unni
and
Eliab
and
Maaseiah
and
Benaiah,
with corded instruments put
to
Alamoth.
And
Mattithiah
and
Eliphelehu
and
Mikneiah
and
Obed-edom
and
Jeiel
and
Azaziah,
with corded instruments
on
the octave,
to give
the first note
of
the song.
And
Chenaniah,
chief
of
the
Levites,
was master
of
the music:
he
gave directions about
the song,
because
he
was expert.
And
Berechiah
and
Elkanah
were door-keepers for
the
ark.
And
Shebaniah
and
Joshaphat
and
Nethanel
and
Amasai
and
Zechariah
and
Benaiah
and
Eliezer,
the
priests, made music
on
the horns
before
the
ark
of
God;
and
Obed-edom
and
Jehiah
were door-keepers
for
the
ark.
So
David,
and
the responsible
men
of
Israel,
and
the
captains
over
thousands,
went
with
joy
to
get
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
out
of
the
house
of
Obed-edom.
And
when
God
gave
help
to
the
Levites
who
were lifting
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
they
made
an
offering
of
seven
oxen
and
seven sheep.
And
David
was
clothed
with
a
robe
of fair
linen,
as
were
all
the
Levites
who
took
up
the
ark,
and
those
who
made melody,
and
Chenaniah
the master
of
those
who
made melody;
and
David
had
on
a
linen
ephod;
So
all
Israel
took
up
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
with loud
cries
and
with
horns
and brass
and corded instruments sounding
loudly.
And
when
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
came
into
the
town
of
David,
Michal,
the
daughter
of
Saul,
looking
out
of
the
window,
saw
King
David dancing
and
playing;
and
to
her
mind
he
seemed foolish.
Then
they
took
in
the
ark
of
God
and
put
it
inside
the
tent
which
David
had
put
up
for
it;
and
they
made
offerings, burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
before
God.
And
when
David
had
come
to
an
end
of making
the burned
offerings
and peace-offerings,
he gave
the
people
a
blessing
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
he gave
to
everyone,
every
man
and
woman
of
Israel,
a
cake
of
bread,
some meat,
and
a
cake
of dry grapes.
And
he
put
some
of
the
Levites
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord
as
servants,
to
keep
the
acts
of
the
Lord
in memory,
and
to
give
worship
and
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel:
Asaph
the
chief,
and
second
to
him
Zechariah, Uzziel
and
Shemiramoth
and
Jehiel
and
Mattithiah
and
Eliab
and
Benaiah
and
Obed-edom
and
Jeiel,
with corded
instruments
of music;
and
Asaph,
with brass
instruments sounding loudly;
And
Benaiah
and
Jahaziel
the
priests, blowing horns
all
the time
before
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
God.
Then
on
that
day
David
first
made
the
giving
of
praise
to
the
Lord
the
work
of
Asaph
and
his
brothers.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord;
give honour
to
his
name, talking
of
his doings
among
the
peoples.
Let
your voice
be sounded
in songs
and melody; let
all
your thoughts
be
of
the wonder
of
his
works.
Have glory
in
his
holy
name;
let
the
hearts
of those
who
are
searching
after
the
Lord
be
glad.
Let
your
search
be
for
the
Lord
and
for
his
strength; let
your hearts
ever
be turned
to
him.
Keep
in
mind
the great
works
which
he
has
done;
his
wonders,
and
the
decisions
of
his
mouth;
O
you
seed
of
Israel
his
servant,
you
children
of
Jacob,
his loved
ones.
He
is
the
Lord
our
God:
he
is
judge
of
all
the
earth.
He
has kept
his
agreement
in
mind
for
ever,
the
word
which
he
gave
for
a
thousand
generations;
The agreement
which
he
made
with
Abraham,
and
his
oath
to
Isaac;
And
he gave
it
to
Jacob
for
a law,
and
to
Israel
for an
eternal
agreement;
Saying,
To
you
will
I
give
the
land
of
Canaan,
the measured
line
of
your
heritage:
When
you
were still
small
in
number,
and strange
in
the land;
When
they
went
about
from
one
nation
to
another,
and
from
one
kingdom
to
another
people;
He
would
not
let
anyone do
them wrong;
he
even kept back
kings
because
of
them,
Saying, Put
not
your hand
on those
who
have been marked
with
my holy oil,
and
do
my
prophets
no
wrong.
Make songs
to
the
Lord,
all
the
earth; give
the
good
news
of
his
salvation
day
by
day.
Make
clear
his
glory
to
the
nations,
and
his
wonders
to
all
the
peoples.
For
the
Lord
is
great,
and
greatly
to
be
praised;
and
he
is
more
to
be
feared
than
all
other
gods.
For
all
the
gods
of
the
nations
are false
gods;
but
the
Lord
made
the
heavens.
Honour
and
glory
are
before
him:
strength
and
joy
are
in
his holy
place.
Give
to
the
Lord,
O
you
families
of
the
peoples,
give
to
the
Lord
glory
and
strength.
Give
to
the
Lord
the
glory
of
his
name;
take
with
you
an
offering
and
come
before
him;
give
worship
to
the
Lord
in
holy robes.
Be
in fear
before
him,
all
the
earth:
the
world
is
ordered
so
that
it
may
not
be
moved.
Let
the
heavens
have joy
and
let
the
earth
be
glad;
let
them
say
among
the
nations,
The
Lord
is
King.
Let
the
sea
be thundering
with
all
its waters;
let
the
field
be glad,
and
everything
which
is
in
it;
Then let all
the
trees
of
the
wood
be sounding
with
joy
before
the
Lord,
for
he
is
come
to
be
the
judge
of
the
earth.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
good:
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
And
say,
Be
our saviour,
O
God
of
our
salvation,
and let
us come back,
and
give
us
salvation
from
the
nations,
so
that we
may
give honour
to
your
holy
name
and
have glory
in
your
praise.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
for
ever
and
for
ever.
And
all
the
people
said,
So
be
it;
and
gave
praise
to
the
Lord.
So
he made
Asaph
and
his
brothers keep
their places
there
before
the
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
to do whatever
had
to
be done
before
the
ark
at
all
times
day
by
day:
And
Obed-edom,
the
son
of
Jeduthun,
and
Hosah,
with their
brothers, sixty-eight
of
them,
to
be door-keepers:
And
Zadok
the
priest,
with
his
brothers
the
priests,
before
the House
of
the
Lord
in
the
high
place
at
Gibeon;
To
give burned
offerings
to
the
Lord
on
the
altar
of burned
offerings
morning
and
evening,
every
day,
as
it
is
ordered
in
the
law
of
the
Lord
which
he
gave
to
Israel;
And
with
them
Heman
and
Jeduthun,
and
the
rest
who
were marked out
by
name
to
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever;
And
Heman
and
Jeduthun
had horns
and brass
instruments sounding loudly,
and
instruments
of
music
for
the
songs
of
God;
and
the
sons
of
Jeduthun
were
to
be
at
the door.
And
all
the
people
went
away,
every
man
to
his
house;
and
David
went
back
to give
a
blessing
to
his
family.
Now
when
David
was
living
in
his
house,
he
said
to
Nathan
the
prophet,
See,
I
am
living
in
a
house
of cedar-wood,
but
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
is
under
the
curtains
of
a
tent.
And
Nathan
said
to
David,
Do
whatever
is
in
your
heart,
for
God
is
with
you.
But
that
same
night,
the
word
of
God
came
to
Nathan,
saying,
Go
and
say
to
David
my
servant,
The
Lord
says,
You
are
not
to make
me
a
house
for
my living-place:
For
from
the
day
when
I
took
Israel
up,
till
this
day,
I
have
had
no
house,
but
have
gone
from
tent
to
tent,
and
from living-place
to living-place.
In
all
the
places
where
I
have
gone
with
all
Israel,
did
I ever
say
to
any
of
the
judges
of
Israel,
whom
I
made
the keepers
of
my
people,
Why
have
you
not
made
for
me
a
house
of cedar?
So
now,
say
to
my
servant
David,
The
Lord
of
armies
says,
I
took
you
from
the fields,
from keeping
sheep,
so
that
you
might
be
a
ruler
over
my
people
Israel;
And
I
have
been
with
you
wherever
you
went, cutting
off
before
you
all
those
who
were
against
you;
and
I
will
make
your
name
like
the
name
of
the
greatest
ones
of
the
earth.
And
I
will
make
a resting-place
for
my
people
Israel, planting
them
there,
so
that
they
may
be
in
the
place
which
is theirs
and
never
again
be
moved;
and
never
again
will
they
be
made
waste
by
evil
men,
as
they
were
at
first,
From
the
time
when
I
put
judges
over
my
people
Israel;
and
I
will overcome
all
those
who
are
against
you;
and
I
will
make
you great
and
the head
of
a line
of kings.
And
when
the
time
comes
for
you
to
go
to
your
fathers,
I
will
put
in
your
place
your
seed
after
you,
one
of
your
sons,
and
I
will
make
his
kingdom strong.
He
will
be
the builder
of
my
house,
and
I
will
make
the
seat
of
his
authority
certain
for
ever.
I
will
be
to
him
a
father
and
he
will
be
to
me
a
son;
and
I
will
not
take
my mercy
away
from
him
as
I
took
it
from
him
who
was
before
you;
But
I
will
make
his
place
in
my
house
and
in
my
kingdom
certain
for
ever;
and
the
seat
of
his
authority
will
never
be overturned.
So
Nathan gave
David
an
account
of
all
these
words
and
this
vision.
Then
David
the
king
went
in
and
took
his
seat
before
the
Lord,
and
said,
Who
am
I,
O
Lord
God,
and
what
is
my
family,
that
you
have
been
my guide
till
now?
And
this
was only
a
small
thing
to
you,
O
God;
but
your words
have
even
been
about
the far-off
future
of
your servant's
family,
looking
on
me
as
on
one
of high position,
O
Lord
God.
What
more
may
David
say
to
you?
for
you
have
knowledge
of
your
servant.
O
Lord,
because
of
your
servant,
and
from
your
heart,
you
have
done
all
these
great
things
and let
them
be seen.
O
Lord,
there
is
no
one
like
you,
and
no
other
God
but
you,
as
is
clear
from
everything
which
has come
to
our
ears.
And
what
other
nation
in
the
earth,
like
your
people
Israel,
did
a
god
go
out
to
take
for
himself,
to
be
his
people, making
his
name
great
and
to
be
feared,
driving
out
the
nations
from
before
your
people
whom
you
made free
and
took
out
of
Egypt?
For
your
people
Israel
you
made
yours
for
ever;
and
you,
Lord,
became
their
God.
And
now,
Lord,
let
your
words
about
your
servant
and
about
his
family
be
made
certain
for
ever,
and
do
as
you
have
said.
So let
your words
be
made
certain
and
your
name
be
made
great,
when
men
say,
The
Lord
of
armies
is
the
God
of
Israel;
and
when
the
family
of
David
your
servant
is
made strong
before
you.
For
you,
O
my
God,
have
let
your
servant see
that
you
will
make
him
head
of
a
line
of kings;
and
so
it
has
come
into
your servant's heart
to
make
his prayer
to
you.
And
now,
O
Lord,
you
are
God,
and
you
have
said
you
will
give
this
good
thing
to
your
servant:
And
now
you
have
been
pleased
to
give
your
blessing
to
the
family
of
your
servant,
so
that
it
may
go
on
for
ever
before
you;
you,
O
Lord,
have
given
your
blessing,
and
a
blessing
will
be
on
it
for
ever.
And
it
came
about
after
this
that
David
made
an
attack
on
the
Philistines
and overcame
them,
and
took
Gath
with
its daughter-towns
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.
And
he overcame
Moab,
and
the
Moabites
became
his
servants
and
gave
him
offerings.
Then
David overcame
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah, near
Hamath,
when
he
was going
to
make
his
power seen
by
the
river
Euphrates.
And
David
took
from
him
a
thousand war-carriages
and
seven
thousand
horsemen
and
twenty
thousand
footmen:
and
he
had
the leg-muscles
of
all
the
horses cut, keeping
only
enough
of
them
for
a
hundred war-carriages.
And
when
the Aramaeans
of
Damascus
came
to
the
help
of
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah,
David
put
to
the sword
twenty-two
thousand Aramaeans.
Then
David
put armed
forces
in
Damascus,
and
the Aramaeans
became
his
servants
and
gave
him
offerings.
And
the
Lord
made
David overcome
wherever
he
went.
And
the
gold body-covers
of
the
servants
of
Hadadezer,
David
took
to
Jerusalem.
And
from
Tibhath
and
from
Cun,
towns
of
Hadadezer,
David
took
a
great store
of
brass,
of which
Solomon
made
the
great
brass water-vessel
and
the
brass
pillars
and
vessels.
Now
when
Tou,
king
of
Hamath,
had news
that
David
had overcome
all
the
army
of
Hadadezer,
king
of
Zobah,
He
sent
his
son
Hadoram
to
King
David,
to
give
him words
of
peace
and
blessing,
because
he
had overcome
Hadadezer
in
the
fight,
for
Hadadezer
had
been
at
war
with
Tou;
and
he
gave
him
all sorts
of
vessels
of
gold
and
silver
and
brass.
These
King
David
made
holy
to
the
Lord,
together
with
the
silver
and
gold
he
had
taken
from
all
nations;
from
Edom
and
Moab
and
from
the
children
of
Ammon
and
from
the
Philistines
and
from
Amalek.
And
when
he came back
from putting
to
the sword
eighteen
thousand
of
the
Edomites
in
the
Valley
of
Salt,
David
put armed
forces
in
all
the towns
of
Edom;
and
all
the
Edomites
became
servants
to
David.
The
Lord
made
David overcome
wherever
he
went.
So
David
was
king
over
all
Israel, judging
and giving
right
decisions
for
all
his
people.
And
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
was chief
of
the
army;
and
Jehoshaphat,
son
of
Ahilud,
was keeper
of
the records.
And
Zadok,
the
son
of
Ahitub;
and Ahimelech,
the
son
of
Abiathar,
were
priests;
and
Shavsha
was
the
scribe;
And
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
was
over
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites;
and
the
sons
of
David
were
chief
of
those
whose places
were
at
the king's
side.
Now
it
came
about
after
this
that
death
came
to
Nahash,
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
David
said,
I
will
be
a friend
to
Hanun,
the
son
of
Nahash,
because
his
father
was
a friend
to
me.
So
David
sent
men
to
him,
to
give
him words
of
comfort
on
account
of
his
father.
And
the
servants
of
David
came
to
Hanun,
to
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon, offering
him
comfort.
But
the
chiefs
of
the
children
of
Ammon
said
to
Hanun,
Does
it
seem
to
you
that
David
is honouring
your
father,
by
sending
comforters
to
you?
is
it
not clear
that these
men
have only
come
to
go
through
the
land
and
to
make secret observation
of
it
so
that
they
may overcome
it?
So
Hanun
took David's
servants,
and cutting
off
their hair
and
the skirts
of
their robes
up
to
the
middle,
sent
them
away.
Then
certain
men
went
and
gave
David
word
of
what
had
been
done
to
them.
And
he
sent
out
with
the purpose
of meeting
them;
for
the
men
were
greatly shamed.
And
the
king
said, Keep
where
you
are
at
Jericho
till
your hair
is
long
again,
and
then
come
back.
And
when
the
children
of
Ammon
saw
that
they
had
made
themselves hated
by
David,
Hanun
and
the
children
of
Ammon
sent
a
thousand
talents
of
silver
as payment
for war-carriages
and
horsemen
from
Mesopotamia
and Aram-maacah
and
Zobah.
So
with
this money
they got thirty-two
thousand war-carriages,
and
the
help
of
the
king
of
Maacah
and
his
people,
who
came
and
took
up
their position
in
front
of
Medeba.
And
the
children
of
Ammon
came
together
from
their
towns
for
the
fight.
And
David,
hearing
of
it,
sent
Joab
with
all
the
army
of fighting-men.
So
the
children
of
Ammon
came
out
and
put
their
forces
in position
on
the way
into
the
town;
and
the
kings
who
had
come
were stationed
by
themselves
in
the
field.
Now
when
Joab
saw
that
their
forces
were
in position
against
him
in
front
and
at
his
back,
he
took
all
the best
men
of
Israel,
and put
them
in
line
against
the Aramaeans;
And
the
rest
of
the
people
he
put
in position
against
the
children
of
Ammon
with
Abishai,
his
brother,
at
their head.
And
he
said,
If
the Aramaeans
are
stronger
and get
the better
of
me,
then
come
to
my
help;
and
if
the
children
of
Ammon get
the better
of
you,
I
will
come
to
your
help.
Take heart,
and let
us
be
strong
for
our
people
and
for
the
towns
of
our
God;
and
may
the
Lord
do
what
seems
good
to
him.
So
Joab
and
the
people
who
were
with
him
went
forward into
the
fight
against
the Aramaeans,
and
they
went
in
flight
before
him.
And
when
the
children
of
Ammon
saw
the
flight
of
the Aramaeans,
they
themselves
went
in
flight
from
Abishai,
his
brother,
and
came
into
the
town.
Then
Joab
came
back
to
Jerusalem.
And
when
the Aramaeans
saw
that
Israel
had overcome
them,
they
sent
men
to
get
the Aramaeans
who
were
on
the
other
side
of
the
River,
with
Shophach,
the
captain
of Hadadezer's
army,
at
their
head.
And
word
of
this
was given
to
David;
and
he got
all
Israel
together
and
went
over
Jordan
and
came
to Helam
and
put
his
forces
in position
against
them.
And
when David's
forces
were
in position
against
the Aramaeans,
the
fight
was started.
And
the Aramaeans
went
in
flight
before
Israel;
and
David
put
to
the sword
the
men
of
seven
thousand Aramaean war-carriages
and
forty
thousand
footmen,
and
put
to
death
Shophach,
the
captain
of
the
army.
And
when
the
servants
of
Hadadezer
saw
that
they
were overcome
by
Israel,
they
made peace
with
David
and
became
his
servants:
and
the Aramaeans
would
give
no
more
help
to
the
children
of
Ammon.
Now
in
the
spring,
at
the
time
when
kings
go
out
to
war,
Joab
went
out
at
the head
of
the armed
forces
and
made
waste all
the
land
of
the
Ammonites
and
put
his
men
in position before
Rabbah, shutting
it
in.
But
David
was
still
at
Jerusalem.
And
Joab
took
Rabbah
and
made
it
waste.
And
David
took
the
crown
of Milcom
from
off
his
head;
its
weight
was
a
talent
of
gold
and
it
had
stones
of
great price
in
it;
and
it
was
put
on David's
head,
and
he
took
a
great store
of goods
from
the
town.
And
he
took
the
people
out
of
the
town
and
put
them
to work
with wood-cutting
instruments,
and
iron grain-crushers,
and
axes.
And
this
he
did
to
all
the
towns
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
Then
David
and
all
the
people
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
Now
after
this
there
was
war
with
the
Philistines
at
Gezer;
then
Sibbecai
the
Hushathite put
to death
Sippai,
one
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim;
and
they
were overcome.
And
again
there
was
war
with
the
Philistines;
and
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Jair, put
to death
Lahmi,
the
brother
of
Goliath
the
Gittite,
the stem
of
whose
spear
was
like
a cloth-worker's rod.
And
again
there
was
war
at
Gath, where
there
was
a
very
tall
man,
who
had
twenty-four
fingers
and
toes,
six
fingers
on
his hands
and
six
toes
on
his feet;
he
was
one
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim.
And
when
he put shame
on
Israel,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Shimea, David's
brother, put
him
to death.
These
were
of
the offspring
of
the
Rephaim
in
Gath;
they
came
to
their death
by
the
hands
of
David
and
his
servants.
Now
Satan, designing evil
against
Israel, put
into David's mind
the impulse
to
take
the
number
of
Israel.
And
David
said
to
Joab
and
the
captains
of
the
people,
Now let
all
Israel,
from Beer-sheba
to
Dan,
be
numbered;
and
give
me
word
so
that
I
may
be
certain
of
their
number.
And
Joab
said,
May
the
Lord
make
his
people
a
hundred
times
more
in number
than
they
are;
but,
my
lord
king,
are
they
not
all
my lord's
servants?
why
would
my
lord
have
this
done?
why
will
he
become
a
cause
of sin
to
Israel?
But
the king's
word
was
stronger
than Joab's.
So
Joab
went
out
and
went
through
all
Israel
and
came
to
Jerusalem.
And
Joab
gave
David
the
number
of
all
the
people;
all
the
men
of
Israel, able
to
take
up arms,
were
one
million,
one
hundred
thousand
men;
and
those
of
Judah
were
four
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
men, able
to
take
up arms.
But
Levi
and
Benjamin
were
not
numbered
among
them,
for
Joab
was
disgusted
with
the king's
order.
And
God
was
not
pleased
with
this
thing;
so
he sent punishment
on
Israel.
Then
David
said
to
God,
Great
has
been
my
sin
in
doing
this;
but
now,
be pleased
to take
away
the
sin
of
your
servant,
for
I
have
done
very
foolishly.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Gad, David's
seer,
saying,
Go
and
say
to
David,
The
Lord
says,
Three
things
are offered
to
you:
say which
of
them
you
will
have,
so
that
I
may
do
it
to
you.
So
Gad
came
to
David
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Take whichever
you
will:
Three
years
when
there
will
not
be enough food;
or
three
months
of
war,
when
you
will
go
in flight
before
your haters, being
in great danger
of
the
sword;
or
three
days
of
the
sword
of
the
Lord,
disease
in
the
land,
and
the
angel
of
the
Lord taking
destruction
through
all
the
land
of
Israel.
Now
give
thought
to
the
answer
I
am
to
take
back
to
him
who
sent
me.
And
David
said
to
Gad,
This
is
a
hard decision
for
me
to
make:
let
me
come
into
the
hands
of
the
Lord,
for
great
are
his
mercies:
let
me
not
come
into
the
hands
of
men.
So
the
Lord
sent disease
on
Israel, causing
the death
of
seventy
thousand
men.
And
God
sent
an
angel
to
Jerusalem
for
its
destruction:
and
when
he
was
about
to
do
so,
the
Lord
saw,
and
had
regret
for
the
evil,
and
said
to
the
angel
of
destruction,
It
is
enough;
do no
more.
Now
the
angel
of
the
Lord
was
by
the grain-floor
of
Ornan
the
Jebusite.
And
David, lifting
up
his
eyes,
saw
the
angel
of
the
Lord
there
between
earth
and
heaven,
with
an uncovered
sword
in
his
hand
stretched
out
over
Jerusalem.
Then
David
and
the responsible
men,
clothed
in haircloth,
went
down
on
their
faces.
And
David
said
to
God,
Was
it
not
I
who
gave
the
order
for
the
people
to
be
numbered?
It
is
I
who
have
done
the
sin
and
the
great
wrong;
but
these
are only
sheep;
what
have
they
done?
let
your
hand,
O
Lord
God,
be lifted
up
against
me
and
against
my
family,
but
not
against
your
people
to send disease
on
them.
Then
the
angel
of
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
Gad
to
say
to
David
that
he
was
to
go
and
put
up
an
altar
to
the
Lord
on
the grain-floor
of
Ornan
the
Jebusite.
And
David
went
up,
as
Gad
had
said
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
Ornan,
turning
back,
saw
the
angel,
and
his
four
sons
who
were
with
him
went
to
a secret place. Now
Ornan
was crushing
his
grain.
And
when
David
came,
Ornan,
looking,
saw
him,
and
came
out
from
the grain-floor
and
went
down
on
his
face
to
the
earth
before
him.
Then
David
said
to
Ornan,
Give
me
the
place
where
this grain-floor
is,
so
that
I
may
put
up
an
altar
here
to
the
Lord:
let
me
have
it
for
its
full
price;
so
that
this disease
may
be
stopped
among
the
people.
And
Ornan
said
to
David,
Take
it,
and
let
my
lord
the
king
do
what
seems
right
to
him.
See,
I
give
you
the
oxen
for burned
offerings
and
the grain-cleaning instruments
for fire-wood,
and
the
grain
for
the
meal
offering;
I
give
it
all.
And
King
David
said
to
Ornan,
No;
I
will
certainly
give
you
the
full
price
for
it,
because
I
will
not
take
for
the
Lord
what
is yours,
or
give
a burned
offering
without
payment.
So
David
gave
Ornan
six
hundred
shekels
of
gold
by
weight
for
the
place.
And
David
put
up
an
altar
there
to
the
Lord,
offering burned
offerings
and peace-offerings
with prayers
to
the
Lord;
and
he
gave
him
an
answer
from
heaven, sending
fire
on
the
altar
of burned
offering.
Then
the
Lord
gave
orders
to
the
angel,
and
he
put
back
his
sword
into
its cover.
At
that
time,
when
David
saw
that
the
Lord
had given
him
an
answer
on
the grain-floor
of
Ornan
the
Jebusite,
he
made
an
offering
there.
For
the House
of
the
Lord,
which
Moses
had
made
in
the waste land,
and
the
altar
of burned
offerings,
were
at
that
time
in
the
high
place
at
Gibeon.
But
David
was
not
able
to go
before
it
to get
directions
from
the
Lord,
so
great
was
his fear
of
the
sword
of
the
angel
of
the
Lord.
Then
David
said,
This
is
the
house
of
the
Lord
God,
and
this
is
the
altar
for Israel's burned
offerings.
And
David
gave
orders
to get together all
the
men
from strange
lands
who
were
in
the
land
of
Israel;
and
he put stone-cutters
to work, cutting
stones
for
building
the
house
of
God.
And
he got together
a
great store
of
iron,
for
the
nails
for
the
doors
and
for
the joins;
and
brass,
more
in
weight than might
be measured;
And cedar-trees
without
number,
for
the Zidonians
and
the
men
of
Tyre
came
with
a
great
amount
of cedar-trees
for
David.
And
David
said,
Solomon
my
son
is
young
and untested,
and
the
house
which
is
to
be
put
up
for
the
Lord
is
to
be
very
great,
a
thing
of wonder
and
glory
through
all
countries;
so
I
will
make
ready
what
is needed
for
it.
So
David got
ready
a
great store
of material
before
his
death.
Then
he
sent
for
his
son
Solomon,
and
gave
him
orders
for
the
building
of
a
house
for
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
And
David
said
to
Solomon,
My
son,
it
was
my
desire
to put
up
a
house
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
my
God.
But
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
saying,
You
have
taken
lives
without
number
and
made
great
wars;
I
will
not
let
you
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
my
name,
because
of
the
lives
you
have
taken
on
the
earth
before
my eyes.
But
you
will
have
a
son
who
will
be
a
man
of
rest;
and
I
will
give
him
rest
from wars
on
every
side.
His
name
will
be
Solomon,
and
in
his
time
I
will
give
Israel
peace
and
quiet;
He
will
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
my
name;
he
will
be
to
me
a
son,
and
I
will
be
to
him
a
father;
and
I
will
make
the
seat
of
his
rule
over
Israel
certain
for
ever.
Now,
my
son,
may
the
Lord
be
with
you;
and
may
you do
well,
and put
up
the
house
of
the
Lord
your
God,
as
he
has
said
of
you.
Only
may
the
Lord
give
you
wisdom,
and knowledge
of
his
orders
for
Israel,
so
that
you
may
keep
the
law
of
the
Lord
your
God.
And all
will go
well
for
you,
if
you
take
care
to
keep
the
laws
and
the
rules
which
the
Lord
gave
to
Moses
for
Israel:
be
strong
and
take heart;
have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled.
Now
see, poor
though
I
am,
I
have got
ready
for
the
house
of
the
Lord
a
hundred
thousand
talents
of
gold
and
a
million
talents
of
silver;
and
a
weight
of
brass
and
iron greater
than
may
be measured;
and
wood
and
stone
have
I
made
ready,
and
you
may
put
more
to
it.
And
you
have
a
great
number
of
workmen, cutters
and
workers
of
stone
and
wood,
and experts
in
every sort
of
work,
In
gold
and
silver
and
brass
and
iron
more than
may
be
numbered.
Up!
then,
and
to work;
and
may
the
Lord
be
with
you.
Then
David
gave
orders
to
all
the
chiefs
of
Israel
to
give
their
help
to
Solomon
his
son, saying,
Is
not
the
Lord
your
God
with
you?
and
has
he
not
given
you
rest
on
every
side?
for
the
Lord
has
given
the
people
of
the
land
into
my
hands,
and
the
land
is overcome
before
the
Lord
and
before
his
people.
Now
give
your
heart
and
soul
to
the worship
of
the
Lord
your
God;
and
get
to
work
on
the
building
of
the
holy
place
of
the
Lord
God,
so
that
you
may
put
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
and
the
holy
vessels
of
God
in
the
house
which
is
to
be
made
for
the
name
of
the
Lord.
Now
David
was
old
and
full
of
days;
and
he made
his
son
Solomon
king
over
Israel.
And
he got
together
all
the
chiefs
of
Israel,
with
the
priests
and
the
Levites.
And
the
Levites,
all
those
of
thirty
years
old
and
over,
were
numbered;
and
the
number
of
them,
by heads,
man
by
man,
was thirty-eight
thousand.
Of
these,
twenty-four
thousand
were
to
be overseers
of
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
six
thousand
were
judges
and
men
of
authority;
Four
thousand
were door-keepers;
and
four
thousand
gave
praise
to
the
Lord
with
the
instruments
which
I
made, said David,
for giving
praise.
And
David put
them into
divisions under
the names
of
the
sons
of
Levi: Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
Of
the
Gershonites:
Ladan
and
Shimei.
The
sons
of
Ladan:
Jehiel
the
chief,
and
Zetham
and
Joel,
three.
The
sons
of
Shimei:
Shelomoth
and
Haziel
and
Haran,
three;
these
were
the
heads
of
the
families
of
Ladan.
And
the
sons
of
Shimei:
Jahath, Zizah
and
Jeush
and
Beriah;
these
four
were
the
sons
of
Shimei.
Jahath
was
the
chief
and
Zizah
the
second;
but
Jeush
and
Beriah
had
only
a small
number
of
sons,
so
they
were grouped
together
as
one
family.
The
sons
of
Kohath:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel,
four.
The
sons
of
Amram:
Aaron
and
Moses;
and
Aaron
was
made
separate
and
holy,
he
and
his
sons
for
ever,
for
the
care
of
the
most
holy
things
and
the
burning
of
offerings
before
the
Lord,
to do
his work
and give
blessings
in
his
name
for
ever.
And
the
sons
of
Moses,
the
man
of
God,
were put
into
the list
of
the
tribe
of
Levi.
The
sons
of
Moses:
Gershom
and
Eliezer.
The
sons
of
Gershom:
Shebuel
the
first.
And
the
sons
of
Eliezer:
Rehabiah
the
first;
and
Eliezer
had
no
other
sons,
but
Rehabiah
had
a great
number.
The
sons
of
Izhar:
Shelomith
the
first.
The
sons
of
Hebron:
Jeriah
the
first,
Amariah
the
second,
Jahaziel
the
third,
and
Jekameam
the
fourth.
The
sons
of
Uzziel:
Micah
the
first,
and
Isshiah
the
second.
The
sons
of
Merari:
Mahli
and
Mushi;
the
sons
of
Mahli:
Eleazar
and
Kish.
And
at
his
death
Eleazar
had
no
sons,
but
only
daughters,
and
their relations,
the
sons
of
Kish,
took
them
as wives.
The
sons
of
Mushi:
Mahli
and
Eder
and
Jeremoth,
three.
These
were
the
sons
of
Levi, grouped
by
families,
the
heads
of
the
families
of
those
who
were
numbered
by
name,
by
heads,
all
those
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
who
did
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
For
David
said,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
given
his
people
rest,
and
he
has made
his resting-place
in
Jerusalem
for
ever;
And
from
now,
there
will
be
no need
for
the House
of
the Lord,
and
the
vessels
used
in
it,
to
be moved
about
by
the
Levites.
So among
the
last
acts
of
David
was
the
numbering
of
the
sons
of
Levi,
from
twenty
years
old
and
over.
Their
place
was
by
the
side
of
the
sons
of
Aaron
in
all
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
in
the open spaces
and
in
the
rooms,
in
the
making
clean
of
all
the
holy
things,
in
doing
all
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
The holy
bread
was
in
their care,
and
the crushed
grain
for
the
meal
offering,
of
unleavened
cakes
or
meal cooked
over
the fire
or
in water;
they had control
of
all sorts
of weights
and measures;
They
had
to
take
their
places
every
morning
to
give
praise
and
make melody
to
the
Lord,
and
in
the
same
way
at
evening;
At
every
offering
of burned
offerings
to
the
Lord,
on
Sabbaths,
and
at
the
new
moons,
and
on
the
regular
feasts,
in
the
number ordered
by
the law,
at
all
times
before
the
Lord;
And
they
had
the
care
of
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
the
holy
place,
under
the direction
of
the
sons
of
Aaron
their
brothers,
for
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Now
the
divisions into
which
the
sons
of
Aaron
were grouped
were
these:
the
sons
of
Aaron,
Nadab
and
Abihu,
Eleazar
and
Ithamar.
But
Nadab
and
Abihu
came
to
their end
before
their
father,
and
had
no
children;
so
Eleazar
and
Ithamar
did
the work
of
priests.
And
David,
with
Zadok
of
the
sons
of
Eleazar,
and
Ahimelech
of
the
sons
of
Ithamar, made distribution
of
them
into
their positions
for
their
work.
And
there
were
more
chiefs
among
the
sons
of
Eleazar
than
among
the
sons
of
Ithamar;
and
this
is how they
were grouped:
of
the
sons
of
Eleazar
there
were
sixteen,
all
heads
of
families;
and
of
the
sons
of
Ithamar,
heads
of
families,
there
were
eight.
So
they
were put
into
groups,
by
the Lord's decision,
one
with another;
for
there
were
rulers
of
the
holy
place
and
rulers
of
the house
of
God
among
the
sons
of
Eleazar
and
the
sons
of
Ithamar.
And
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Nethanel
the
scribe,
who
was
a
Levite, put
down
their names
in
writing,
the
king
being present
with
the
rulers,
and
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Ahimelech,
the
son
of
Abiathar,
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites;
one
family
being
taken
for
Eleazar
and
then
one
for
Ithamar,
and
so
on.
Now
the
first name
to
come
out
was
that
of
Jehoiarib;
the
second
Jedaiah,
The
third
Harim,
the
fourth
Seorim,
The
fifth
Malchijah,
the
sixth
Mijamin,
The
seventh
Hakkoz,
the
eighth
Abijah,
The
ninth
Jeshua,
the
tenth
Shecaniah,
The
eleventh
Eliashib,
the twelfth
Jakim,
The thirteenth
Huppah,
the fourteenth
Jeshebeab,
The fifteenth
Bilgah,
the sixteenth
Immer,
The seventeenth
Hezir,
the
eighteenth Happizzez,
The nineteenth
Pethahiah,
the
twentieth
Jehezkel,
The twenty-first
Jachin,
the twenty-second
Gamul,
The
twenty-third
Delaiah,
the twenty-fourth
Maaziah.
So
they
were
put
into
their different groups,
to
take
their
places
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
in agreement
with
the rules
made
by
Aaron
their
father,
as
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
had
given
him
orders.
And
of
the
rest
of
the
sons
of
Levi:
of
the
sons
of
Amram,
Shubael;
of
the
sons
of
Shubael,
Jehdeiah.
Of
Rehabiah;
of
the
sons
of
Rehabiah,
Isshiah
the
chief.
Of
the
Izharites,
Shelomoth;
of
the
sons
of
Shelomoth,
Jahath.
And
the
sons
of Hebron:
Jeriah
the chief,
Amariah
the
second,
Jahaziel
the
third,
Jekameam
the
fourth.
The
sons
of
Uzziel,
Micah;
of
the
sons
of
Micah,
Shamir.
The
brother
of
Micah,
Isshiah;
of
the
sons
of
Isshiah,
Zechariah.
The
sons
of
Merari:
Mahli
and
Mushi;
the
sons
of
Jaaziah.
The
sons
of
Merari:
of
Jaaziah,
Shoham
and
Zaccur
and
Ibri.
Of
Mahli:
Eleazar,
who
had
no
sons.
Of
Kish:
the
sons
of
Kish,
Jerahmeel.
And
the
sons
of
Mushi:
Mahli
and
Eder
and
Jerimoth.
These
were
the
sons
of
the
Levites
by
their
families.
Selection
was
made
of
these
in
the same
way
as
of
their
brothers
the
sons
of
Aaron,
David
the
king
being
present,
with
Zadok,
and
Ahimelech,
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
priests
and
of
the
Levites;
the
families
of
the
chief
in
the same
way
as
those
of
his
younger
brother.
Further,
David
and
the
chiefs
of
the
servants
of
the holy
place
made selection
of
certain
of
the
sons
of
Asaph
and
of
Heman
and
of
Jeduthun
for
the
work
of
prophets,
to
make melody
with corded instruments
and brass;
and
the
number
of
the
men
for
the
work
they
had
to do
was:
Of
the
sons
of
Asaph:
Zaccur
and
Joseph
and
Nethaniah
and
Asharelah,
sons
of
Asaph;
under
the
direction
of
Asaph, acting
as
a prophet
under
the orders
of
the
king;
Of
Jeduthun:
the
six
sons
of
Jeduthun,
Gedaliah
and
Zeri
and
Jeshaiah,
Hashabiah
and
Mattithiah;
under
the
direction
of
their
father
Jeduthun
who, acting
as
a prophet,
with corded instruments
gave
praise
and glory
to
the
Lord.
Of
Heman,
the
sons
of
Heman:
Bukkiah,
Mattaniah,
Uzziel,
Shebuel
and
Jerimoth,
Hananiah,
Hanani,
Eliathah,
Giddalti
and
Romamti-ezer,
Joshbekashah,
Mallothi,
Hothir,
Mahazioth;
All
these
were
sons
of
Heman,
the king's
seer
in
the
words
of
God.
And
to
make
great
his power
God
gave
Heman
fourteen
sons
and
three
daughters.
All
these,
under
the
direction
of
their
father,
made
music
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
with brass
and corded
instruments,
for
the worship
of
the
house
of
God;
Asaph,
Jeduthun,
and
Heman
being
under
the orders
of
the
king.
And
the
number
of
them,
with
their
brothers
who
were
trained
and
expert
in
making melody
to
the
Lord,
was
two
hundred
and
eighty-eight.
And selection
was made
of
them
for
their special work,
all having equal chances,
small
as
well
as
great,
the
teacher
as
the learner.
Now
of
the group
of
Asaph,
the
first name
to
come
out
was
Joseph;
the
second
Gedaliah;
he
and
his
brothers
and
sons
were
twelve?
The
third
Zaccur,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
fourth
Izri,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
fifth
Nethaniah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
sixth
Bukkiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
seventh
Jesharelah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
eighth
Jeshaiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
ninth
Mattaniah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
tenth
Shimei,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
eleventh
Azarel,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The twelfth
Hashabiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The thirteenth
Shubael,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The fourteenth
Mattithiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The fifteenth
Jeremoth,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The sixteenth
Hananiah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The seventeenth
Joshbekashah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
eighteenth
Hanani,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The nineteenth
Mallothi,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
twentieth
Eliathah,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The twenty-first
Hothir,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The twenty-second
Giddalti,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The
twenty-third
Mahazioth,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve;
The twenty-fourth
Romamti-ezer,
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
twelve.
For
the
divisions
of
the door-keepers:
of
the
Korahites,
Meshelemiah,
the
son
of
Kore,
of
the
sons
of Ebiasaph.
And
Meshelemiah
had
sons:
Zechariah
the
oldest,
Jediael
the
second,
Zebadiah
the
third,
Jathniel
the
fourth,
Elam
the
fifth,
Jehohanan
the
sixth,
Eliehoenai
the
seventh.
And
Obed-edom
had
sons:
Shemaiah
the
oldest,
Jehozabad
the
second,
Joah
the
third,
and
Sacar
the
fourth,
and
Nethanel
the
fifth,
Ammiel
the
sixth,
Issachar
the
seventh,
Peullethai
the
eighth;
for
the
blessing
of
God
was
on
him.
And
Shemaiah
his
son
had
sons, rulers over
the
family
of
their
father,
for
they
were
able
men.
The
sons
of
Shemaiah:
Othni
and
Rephael
and
Obed,
Elzabad,
whose
brothers
were
great
men
of war,
Elihu
and
Semachiah.
All
these
were
sons
of
Obed-edom:
they
and
their
sons
and
their
brothers,
able
men
and
strong
for
the
work; sixty-two
sons
of
Obed-edom.
Meshelemiah
had
sons
and
brothers,
eighteen
able
men.
And
Hosah,
a
son
of
the
children
of
Merari,
had
sons:
Shimri
the
chief (for
though
he
was
not
the
oldest,
his
father
made
him
chief);
Hilkiah
the
second,
Tebaliah
the
third,
Zechariah
the
fourth:
Hosah
had
thirteen
sons
and
brothers.
Of
these
were
the
divisions
of
the door-keepers,
men
of authority, having
responsible positions
like
their
brothers
to
be
servants
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
the
families
were taken
by
the decision
of
the Lord
for
every door;
the
small
family
had
the same chance
as
the
great.
And
the care
of
the door
on
the
east
came
out
for
Shelemiah.
Then
the name
of
Zechariah
his
son,
a
man wise
in discussion,
came
out,
and
the door
on
the
north
was
given
to
him.
To
Obed-edom,
that
on
the
south;
and
to
his
sons,
the store-house.
To
Hosah,
the door
on
the
west,
by
the door
of
Shallecheth,
at
the footway which
goes
up,
watch
by
watch.
On
the
east
were
six
Levites
a
day,
and
on
the
north
and
the
south
four
a
day,
and
for
the store-house
two
and
two.
For
the pillared way, on
the
west,
four at
the footway
and
two at
the pillared way itself.
These
were
the
divisions
of door-keepers,
of
the
sons
of
the
Korahites
and
of
the
sons
of
Merari.
And
the
Levites
their brothers
were responsible
for
the
stores
of
the
house
of
God
and
the
holy
things.
The
sons
of
Ladan:
sons
of
the
Gershonites
of
the
family
of
Ladan,
heads
of
families
of
Ladan
the
Gershonite,
Jehieli.
The
sons
of
Jehieli:
Zetham
and
Joel,
his
brother,
had
the
care
of
the
stores
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Of the
Amramites, of the
Izharites, of the
Hebronites, of the
Uzzielites:
And
Shebuel,
the
son
of
Gershom,
the
son
of
Moses,
was controller
of
the
stores.
And
his
brothers:
of
Eliezer,
Rehabiah
his
son,
and
Jeshaiah
his
son,
and
Joram
his
son,
and
Zichri
his
son,
and
Shelomoth
his
son.
Shelomoth
and
his
brothers
were
responsible
for
all
the store
of
holy
things
which
David
the
king
and
the
heads
of
families,
the
captains
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds,
and
the
captains
of
the
army,
had given
to
the Lord.
From
the goods
taken
in
war,
they
gave,
as
a
holy
offering, materials
for
the building
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
everything
Samuel
the prophet
and
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish,
and
Abner,
the
son
of
Ner,
and
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
had
made
holy;
whatever
anyone
had
given,
it
was
under
the
care
of Shelomoth
and
his
brothers.
Of
the
Izharites,
Chenaniah
and
his
sons
had
to do all
the public
business
of
Israel,
in relation
to
judges
and
men
in
authority.
Of
the
Hebronites,
Hashabiah
and
his
brothers, seventeen
hundred
able
men,
were overseers
of
Israel
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan,
to
the
west,
being responsible
for
all
the
work
of
the Lord's house
and
for
the
work
done
by
the king's servants.
Of
the
Hebronites,
Jerijah
was
the
chief
of
all
the
Hebronites,
in
their
generations
by
families.
In
the
fortieth
year
of
the
rule
of
David
a
search
was
made,
and
able
men
were seen
among
them
at
Jazer
of
Gilead.
And
his
brothers
were
two
thousand,
seven
hundred
able
men,
heads
of
families, whom
King
David
made
overseers
over
the
Reubenites
and
the
Gadites
and
the
half-tribe
of Manasseh,
in
everything
to
do
with
God,
and
for
the king's
business.
Now
the
number
of
the
children
of
Israel,
that
is,
the
heads
of
families,
and
the
captains
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds,
and
the
men
in
authority
who
were
servants
of
the
king
in
anything
to
do
with
the
divisions
which
came
in
and
went
out
month
by
month
through
all
the
months
of
the
year,
in
every
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
Over
the
first
division
for
the
first
month
was Ishbaal,
the
son
of
Zabdiel;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
He
was
of
the
sons
of
Perez,
and
the
chief
of
all
the
captains
of
the
army
for
the
first
month.
And
over
the
division
for
the
second
month
was Eleazar,
the son
of
Dodai
the
Ahohite,
the
ruler;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
third
captain
of
the
army
for
the
third
month
was
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada
the
priest;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
This
is
the
same
Benaiah
who
was
the
great
man
of
the
thirty, chief
of
the
thirty;
and
in
his
division
was
Ammizabad
his
son.
The
fourth captain
for
the
fourth
month
was
Asahel,
the
brother
of
Joab,
and
Zebadiah
his
son
after
him;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
fifth
captain
for
the
fifth
month
was
Shamhuth
the
Izrahite;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
sixth captain
for
the
sixth
month
was
Ira,
the
son
of
Ikkesh
the
Tekoite;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
seventh captain
for
the
seventh
month
was
Helez
the
Pelonite,
of
the
sons
of
Ephraim;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
eighth captain
for
the
eighth
month
was
Sibbecai
the
Hushathite,
of
the
Zerahites;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
ninth captain
for
the
ninth
month
was
Abiezer
the
Anathothite,
of
the
Benjamites;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
tenth captain
for
the
tenth
month
was
Maharai
the
Netophathite,
of
the
Zerahites;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The
eleventh captain
for
the
eleventh
month
was
Benaiah
the
Pirathonite,
of
the
sons
of
Ephraim;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
The twelfth captain
for
the twelfth
month
was
Heldai
the
Netophathite,
of
Othniel;
and
in
his
division
were
twenty-four
thousand.
And
over
the
tribes
of
Israel:
the
ruler
of
the
Reubenites
was
Eliezer,
the
son
of
Zichri;
of
the
Simeonites,
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Maacah;
Of
Levi,
Hashabiah,
the
son
of
Kemuel;
of
Aaron,
Zadok;
Of
Judah,
Elihu,
one
of
the
brothers
of
David;
of
Issachar,
Omri,
the
son
of
Michael;
Of
Zebulun,
Ishmaiah,
the
son
of
Obadiah;
of
Naphtali,
Jerimoth,
the
son
of
Azriel;
Of
the
children
of
Ephraim,
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Azaziah;
of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh,
Joel,
the
son
of
Pedaiah;
Of
the
half-tribe
of
Manasseh
in
Gilead,
Iddo,
the
son
of
Zechariah;
of
Benjamin,
Jaasiel,
the
son
of
Abner;
Of
Dan,
Azarel,
the
son
of
Jeroham.
These
were
the
captains
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
But
David
did
not
take
the
number
of
those
who
were
under
twenty
years
old,
for
the
Lord
had
said
that
he
would
make
Israel
like
the
stars
of
heaven
in
number.
The
numbering
was
started
by
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
but
he
did
not
go
on
to
the
end;
and
because
of
it,
wrath
came
on
Israel
and
the
number
was
not
recorded
in
the history
of
King
David.
And
Azmaveth,
the
son
of
Adiel,
was controller
of
the king's property;
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Uzziah,
had control
of all store-houses
in
country places
and
in
the
towns
and little
towns
and strong places;
Ezri,
the
son
of
Chelub,
had
authority
over
the field-workers
and farmers;
Shimei
the
Ramathite
was responsible
for
the vine-gardens;
Zabdi
the
Shiphmite
was responsible
for
the produce
of
the vine-gardens
and
for all
the
stores
of
wine;
Baal-hanan
the
Gederite
was responsible
for
the olive-trees
and
the sycamore-trees
in
the lowlands;
and
Joash
for
the
stores
of
oil;
And
Shitrai
the
Sharonite
was responsible
for
the
herds
in
the grass-lands
of
Sharon,
and
Shaphat,
the
son
of
Adlai,
for
those
in
the
valleys;
Obil
the
Ishmaelite
had control
of
the
camels
and
Jehdeiah
the
Meronothite
of
the she-asses;
The
flocks
were
in
the
care
of
Jaziz
the Hagarite.
All
these
were
the controllers
of
King David's
property.
Now
Jonathan, David's father's brother,
expert
in discussion,
and
a
man
of good sense,
was
a
scribe;
and
Jehiel
the
son
of
Hachmoni,
had
the care
of
the king's
sons;
And
Ahithophel
was
the king's expert
in discussion
and
Hushai
the
Archite
was
the king's
friend.
After
Ahithophel
was
Jehoiada,
the
son
of
Benaiah,
and
Abiathar;
and
the
captain
of
the king's
army
was
Joab.
And
David got
together
at
Jerusalem
all
the
rulers
of
Israel,
the
chiefs
of
the
tribes
and
the
captains
of
the
divisions waiting
on
the
king
in turn,
and
the
captains
of
thousands
and
the
captains
of
hundreds
and
the controllers
of
all
the
goods
and
property
of
the
king
and
his
sons,
with
the unsexed
servants
and
the
great
men
of war.
Then
David
the
king
got
up
and
said,
Give ear
to
me,
my
brothers
and
my
people;
it
was
my
desire
to
put
up
a
house,
a resting-place
for
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement,
and
for
the foot-rest
of
our
God;
and
I
had
got material
ready
for
the
building
of
it.
But
God
said
to
me,
You
are
not
to
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
my
name,
because
you
are
a
man
of
war
and
have taken
life;
Though
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
took
me
out
of
all
my father's
family,
to
be
king
over
Israel
for
ever, marking
out
Judah
to
be
chief,
and,
of
the
people
of
Judah,
my father's
family;
and
among
the
sons
of
my
father
he
was
pleased
to
make
me
king
over
all
Israel;
And
of
all
my
sons (for
the
Lord
has
given
me
a
great number
of
sons)
he
has
made selection
of
Solomon
to
take
his
place
on
the
seat
of
the
kingdom
of
the
Lord
over
Israel.
And
he
said
to
me,
Solomon
your
son
will
be
the builder
of
my
house
and
the open spaces round
it;
for
I
have
taken
him
to
be
my
son,
and
I
will
be
his
father.
I
will
keep
his
kingdom
in
its
place
for
ever,
if
he
is
strong
at
all
times
to
do
my
orders
and
keep
my
rules,
as
at
this
day.
So
now,
before
the
eyes
of
all
Israel,
the
people
of
the
Lord,
and
in
the
hearing
of
our
God,
keep
and
be
true
to
the
orders
of
the
Lord
your
God;
so
that
you
may
have
this
good
land
for
yourselves
and
give
it
for
a heritage
to
your
children
after
you
for
ever.
And
you,
Solomon
my
son,
get
knowledge
of
the
God
of
your
father,
and
be
his
servant
with
a
true
heart
and
with
a strong
desire,
for
the
Lord
is
the searcher
of
all
hearts,
and
has
knowledge
of
all
the
designs
of men's
thoughts;
if
you
make
search
for
him,
he
will
be near
you;
but
if
you
are turned
away
from
him,
he
will
give
you
up
for
ever.
Now
then,
take
note;
for
the
Lord
has
made selection
of
you
to
be
the builder
of
a
house
for
the
holy
place.
Be
strong
and
do
it.
Then
David
gave
to
his
son
Solomon
the design
of
the doorway
of
the
house
of
God
and
of
its
houses
and
its store-houses,
and
the higher
rooms
and
the
inner
rooms
and
the
place
for
the mercy-seat;
And
the design
of
all
he
had
in
his
heart
for
the outer squares
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
for
the
rooms
all
round
it,
and
for
the store-houses
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
for
the store-houses
for
the
holy
things;
And
for
the
divisions
of
the
priests
and
Levites,
and
for
all
the
work
in connection
with
the worship
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
all
the
vessels
used
in
the
house
of
the
Lord;
Of
gold,
by
weight,
for
the
vessels
of
gold,
for
all
the
vessels
of different uses;
and
silver
for
all
the
vessels
of
silver
by
weight,
for
vessels
of different uses;
And
gold
by
weight
for
the light-supports
and
the vessels
for
the lights,
the
weight
of
gold needed
for every support
and every vessel
for lights;
and
for
the
silver light-supports,
the
weight
of
silver needed
for every support
and
for
the different vessels
as every one
was
to
be used;
And
gold
by
weight
for
the
tables
for
the holy bread
for every
table,
and
silver
for
the
silver
tables;
Clear
gold
for the meat-hooks
and the
basins
and the cups;
for the
gold
basins,
gold enough
by
weight
for every
basin;
and
silver
by
weight
for every
silver
basin;
And
the best
gold
for
the
altar
of perfumes;
and
gold
for
the design
of
the carriage,
for
the winged ones whose wings
were outstretched covering
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement.
All
this, said
David,
the design
for
all
these
things,
has
been
made dear
to
me
in
writing
by
the
hand
of
the
Lord.
And
David
said
to
his
son
Solomon,
Be
strong
and
of
a good heart
and
do
your
work;
have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled,
for
the
Lord
God,
my
God,
is
with
you;
he
will
not give
you
up,
and
his face
will
not
be
turned
away
from
you,
till
all
the
work necessary
for
the
house
of
the
Lord
is
complete.
And
see,
there
are
the
divisions
of
the
priests
and
Levites
for
all
the
work
of
the
house
of
God;
and
every trained
and expert workman
will
be ready
to
do
for
you
whatever
is needed;
and
the
captains
and
the
people
will
be
under
your
orders
in
everything.
And
David
the
king
said
to
all
the
people,
Solomon
my
son,
the
only
one
who
has
been marked
out
by
God,
is
still
young
and untested,
and
the
work
is
great,
for
this
great house
is
not
for
man,
but
for
the
Lord
God.
Now
as
far
as
I
am able,
I
have
made
ready
what
is needed
for
the
house
of
my
God;
the
gold
for
the
things
of
gold,
and
the
silver
for
the
silver
things,
and
the
brass
for
the
brass
things,
iron
for
the
things
of
iron,
and
wood
for
the
things
of
wood; beryls
and jewels
to
be framed,
and
stones
of different colours
for ornament;
all sorts
of
stones
of
great
price,
and polished building-stone,
as
much
as
is needed
and
more.
And
because
this
house
of
God
is dear
to
me,
I
give
my private store
of
gold
and
silver
to
the
house
of
my
God,
in addition
to
all
I
have got
ready
for
the
holy
house;
Even
three
thousand
talents
of
gold
of
Ophir
and
seven
thousand
talents
of
the best
silver,
for plating
the
walls
of
the
house:
Gold
for
the
gold
things,
and
silver
for
the
silver
things,
and
for
every sort
of
work
to
be
done
by
the expert
workmen.
Who
then
will
come forward,
offering
himself
this
day
for
the Lord's
work?
Then
the
heads
of
families
and
the
chiefs
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
and
the
captains
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds,
with
the controllers
of
the king's
business, freely gave themselves;
And
they
gave
for
the
use
of
the
house
of
the Lord,
five
thousand
talents
and
ten
thousand
darics
of
gold,
and
ten
thousand
talents
of
silver,
and eighteen
thousand
talents
of
brass,
and
a
hundred
thousand
talents
of
iron.
And
those
who
had
stones
of great price
gave
them
to
the store
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
under
the
care
of
Jehiel
the
Gershonite.
Then
the
people
were
glad
because
their
offerings
were freely
given,
for
with
a
true
heart
they freely
gave
what
they
had
to
the
Lord;
and
David
the
king
was
full
of
joy.
So
David
gave
praise
to
the
Lord
before
all
the
people;
and
David
said,
Praise
be
to
you,
O
Lord
the
God
of
Israel,
our
father
for
ever
and
ever.
Yours,
O
Lord,
is
the
strength
and
the
power
and
the
glory,
and
the
authority
and
the honour:
for
everything
in
heaven
and
on
earth
is yours; yours
is
the
kingdom,
O
Lord,
and
you
are lifted
up
as
head
over
all.
Wealth
and honour come
from
you,
and
you
are
ruler
over
all,
and
in
your
hand
is
power
and
strength;
it
is
in
your
power
to
make
great,
and
to give
strength
to
all.
So
now,
our
God,
we
give
you
praise, honouring
the
glory
of
your
name.
But
who
am
I
and
what
is
my
people,
that
we
have
power
to
give
so freely
in
this
way?
for
all
things come
from
you,
and
what
we
have
given
you
is
yours.
For
we,
as
all
our
fathers
were,
are
like
men
from
a strange
country
before
you,
who
have got
a
place
for
a
time
in
the
land;
our
days
on
the
earth
are
like
a
shade,
and
there
is
no hope
of going
on.
O
Lord
our
God,
all
this store,
which
we
have
made
ready
for
the
building
of
a
house
for
your
holy
name, comes
from
your
hand
and
is yours.
And
I
am conscious,
my
God,
that
you
are
the searcher
of
hearts, taking
pleasure
in righteousness.
As
for
me,
with
an
upright
heart
I
have freely
given
all
these
things;
and
I
have
seen
with
joy
your
people
who
are
here
to
make
their
offerings freely
to
you.
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Israel,
our
fathers,
keep
this
for
ever
in
the deepest
thoughts
of
your
people,
and let
their
hearts
be
fixed
and
true
to
you;
And
give
to
Solomon
my
son
a true
heart,
to
keep
your
orders,
your
rules,
and
your
laws,
and
to
do
all
these
things,
and
to
put
up
this great house
for
which
I
have
made
ready.
And
David
said
to
all
the people,
Now
give
praise
to
the
Lord
your
God.
And
all
the people
gave
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
with bent heads worshipping
the
Lord
and
the
king.
And
they
made
offerings
to
the
Lord,
and gave burned
offerings
to
the
Lord,
on
the
day
after,
a
thousand
oxen,
a
thousand
sheep,
and
a
thousand
lambs,
with
their drink
offerings,
and
a
great wealth
of
offerings
for
all
Israel.
And
with
great
joy
they made
a
feast
before
the
Lord
that
day.
And
they made
Solomon,
the
son
of
David,
king
a
second
time, putting
the holy
oil
on
him
to make
him holy
to
the
Lord
as
ruler,
and
on
Zadok
as
priest.
So
Solomon
was put
on
the
seat
of
the
Lord
as
king
in
place
of
his
father
David,
and
everything
went well
for
him;
and
all
Israel
was
under
his
authority.
And
all
the
chiefs
and
the
men
of war
and
all
the
sons
of
King
David
put themselves
under
the
authority
of
Solomon
the
king.
And
the
Lord
made
Solomon
great
in
the
eyes
of
all
Israel, clothing
him
with
glory
and honour
such
as
no
other
king
in
Israel
had
had
before
him.
Now
David,
the
son
of
Jesse,
was
king
over
all
Israel.
For
forty
years
he
was ruling
as
king
over
Israel,
seven
years
in
Hebron
and
thirty-three
years
in
Jerusalem.
And
he came
to
his end
after
a
long
life,
full
of
days
and
great
wealth
and honour;
and
Solomon
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Now
all
the
acts
of
David,
first
and
last,
are
recorded
in
the
words
of
Samuel
the
seer,
and
the
words
of
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
the
words
of
Gad
the
seer;
Together
with
all
his
rule
and
his
power,
and
the events
which took
place
in
his
time,
in
Israel
and
in
all
the
kingdoms
of
other
lands.
2 Chronicles
The Second Book of Chronicles
2 Chronicles
2Ch
The Second Book of Chronicles
And
Solomon,
the
son
of
David,
made
himself
strong
in
his
kingdom,
and
the
Lord
his
God
was
with
him,
and
made
him
very
great.
And
Solomon
sent
word
to
all
Israel,
to
the
captains
of
thousands
and
of
hundreds
and
to
the
judges
and
to
every
chief
in
all
Israel,
heads
of
their
families.
Then
Solomon,
and
all
the
men
of Israel
with
him,
went
to
the
high
place
at
Gibeon,
because
the
Tent
of
meeting
of
God,
which
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
had
made
in
the waste land,
was
there.
But
the
ark
of
God
had
been
moved
by
David
from
Kiriath-jearim
to
the
place which
he
had
made
ready
for
it,
for
he
had
put
up
a
tent
for
it
at
Jerusalem.
And
the
altar
of
brass
which
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri,
the
son
of
Hur,
had
made,
was
there
before
the Tent
of
the
Lord;
and
Solomon
and
all
the
people
went
to
give worship
there.
And
Solomon
went
up
there
to
the
brass
altar
before
the
Lord
at
the
Tent
of
meeting,
offering
on
it
a
thousand burned
offerings.
In
that
night
God
came
to
Solomon
in
a
vision,
and
said
to
him,
Say
what
I
am
to
give
you.
And
Solomon
said
to
God,
Great
was
your mercy
to
David
my
father,
and
you
have
made
me
king
in
his
place.
Now,
O
Lord
God,
let
your
word
to
David
my
father come
true;
for
you
have made
me
king
over
a
people
like
the
dust
of
the
earth
in number.
Give
me
now
wisdom
and
knowledge,
so
that
I
may
go
out
and
come
in
before
this
people:
for
who
is able
to
be
the
judge
of
this
great
people
of
yours?
And
God
said
to
Solomon,
Because
this
was
in
your
heart,
and
you
did
not make
request
for money,
property,
or honour,
or
for
the destruction
of
your haters,
or
for
long
life;
but
you
have
made
request
for
wisdom
and
knowledge
for
yourself,
so
that
you
may
be
the
judge
of
my
people
over
whom
I
have
made
you
king:
Wisdom
and
knowledge
are
given
to
you;
and
I
will
give
you
wealth
and honour,
such
as
no
king
has
had
before
you
or ever
will
have
after
you.
So
Solomon
went
back
from
the
high
place
at
Gibeon,
from
before
the
Tent
of
meeting,
to
Jerusalem;
and
he
was
king
over
Israel.
And
Solomon got
together war-carriages
and
horsemen;
he
had
one
thousand,
four
hundred carriages
and
twelve
thousand
horsemen, which
he kept, some
in
the carriage-towns
and some
with
the
king
at
Jerusalem.
And
the
king
made
silver
and
gold
as common
as
stones
in
Jerusalem,
and
cedar
like
the sycamore-trees
of
the
lowland
in
number.
And Solomon's
horses came out
of
Egypt;
the king's
traders
got
them
from Kue
at
a
price.
A war-carriage might
be
got
from
Egypt
for
six
hundred
shekels
of
silver,
and
a
horse
for
a
hundred
and
fifty:
they
got
them
at
the
same rate
for
all
the
kings
of
the
Hittites
and
the
kings
of
Aram.
Now
it
was Solomon's purpose
to put
up
a house
for
the name
of
the Lord
and
a house
for
himself
as
king.
And
Solomon
had seventy thousand
men numbered
for transport,
and eighty thousand
for cutting
stone
in
the mountains,
and three thousand, six hundred
as overseers.
And Solomon sent
to Huram,
king
of Tyre, saying,
As
you did
for
my father David, sending
him cedar-trees
for
the
building
of
his
house,
See!
I
am
building
a
house
for
the name
of
the Lord
my
God,
to
be
made holy
to
him,
where perfumes
of sweet spices
will
be burned
before
him,
and
the holy bread
will
be placed
at
all times,
and burned
offerings
will
be offered morning
and evening,
on
the Sabbaths
and
at
the new moons,
and
on
the regular feasts
of
the Lord
our
God.
This
is
a law
for ever
to Israel.
And
the
house
which
I
am
building
is
to
be great,
for
our
God
is greater
than all gods.
But
who
may
have strength
enough
to
make
a house
for
him, seeing
that
the heaven
and
the heaven
of heavens
are
not wide
enough
to
be
his resting-place?
who am
I
then
to
make
a house
for
him?
But
I am building
it only
for
the burning
of perfume
before
him.
So
now
send
me
an expert worker
in gold
and silver
and brass
and iron?
in purple
and red
and blue,
and
in
the cutting
of
all sorts
of ornament,
to
be
with
the expert workmen
who
are
here
in Judah
and
in Jerusalem,
whom
my father
David got
together.
And send
me cedar-trees, cypress-trees
and sandal-wood
from Lebanon,
for,
to
my knowledge,
your servants
are expert wood-cutters
in Lebanon;
and
my servants
will
be
with yours,
To get
trees
for
me
in great numbers,
for
the house
which
I am building
is
to
be great
and
a wonder.
And
I
will
give
as food
to
your servants,
the wood-cutters, twenty thousand measures
of grain,
and twenty thousand measures
of barley
and twenty thousand measures
of wine
and twenty thousand measures
of oil.
Then
Huram,
king
of Tyre,
sent Solomon
an
answer
in writing,
saying,
Because
of
his love
for
his
people
the
Lord
has
made
you
king
over
them.
And
Huram said, Praise
be
to
the Lord,
the
God
of Israel, maker
of heaven
and earth,
who
has given
to
David
the king
a
wise
son, full
of
wisdom
and good sense,
to
be
the builder
of
a house
for
the Lord
and
a house
for
himself
as king.
And
now
I am sending
you
a
wise
and
expert
man, Huram
who
is
as
my
father,
The son
of
a woman
of
the daughters
of Dan,
whose father
was
a man
of Tyre,
an expert worker
in gold
and silver
and brass
and iron,
in
stone
and wood,
in purple
and blue
and fair linen
and red, trained
in
the cutting
of every sort
of ornament
and
the invention
of every sort
of design;
let
him
be
given
a place among
your expert workmen
and
those
of
my
lord,
your father
David.
So
now let
my lord
send
to
his servants
the
grain
and
the oil
and
the wine
as
my lord
has said;
And
we
will
have wood cut
from Lebanon,
as
much
as
you
have
need
of,
and
will send
it
to
you
on flat boats
by sea
to Joppa,
and
from
there
you
may take
it
up
to Jerusalem.
Then Solomon
took
the number
of
all
the
men
from strange lands
who
were living
in
Israel,
as
his father David
had
done;
there
were
a
hundred
and fifty-three
thousand,
six
hundred.
Seventy thousand he put to the work of transport, eighty thousand to cutting stone in the mountains, and three thousand, six hundred as overseers to put the people to work.
Then
Solomon
made
a start
at
building
the
house
of
the
Lord
on
Mount
Moriah
in
Jerusalem,
where
the
Lord
had
been
seen
by
his
father
David,
in
the
place
which
David
had
made
ready
in
the grain-floor
of
Ornan
the
Jebusite.
The
building
was
started
in
the
second
month
in
the
fourth
year
of
his
rule.
And
Solomon put
the
base
of
the
house
of
God
in position;
by
the
older
measure
it
was
sixty
cubits
long
and
twenty
cubits
wide.
And
the covered
way
in
front
of
the
house
was
twenty
cubits
long,
as
wide
as
the
house,
and
a
hundred
and
twenty
cubits
high, all
plated
inside
with
the best
gold.
And
the
greater
house
was roofed
with cypress-wood, plated
with
the
best
gold
and ornamented
with designs
of palm-trees
and
chains.
And
the
house
was made
beautiful
with
stones
of great value,
and
the
gold
was
gold
of
Parvaim.
All
the
house
was plated
with
gold,
the supports,
the steps,
the
walls
and
the
doors;
and
the
walls
were ornamented
with designs
of winged ones.
And
he
made
the
most
holy
place;
it
was
twenty
cubits
long,
and
twenty
cubits
wide,
like
the greater
house,
and
was plated all
over
with
the
best
gold;
six
hundred
talents
were
used
for
it.
And
fifty
shekels
weight
of
gold
was used
for
the
nails. He had all
the higher
rooms plated
with
gold.
And
in
the
most
holy
place
he
made
images
of
two winged beings, covering
them
with
gold.
Their outstretched
wings
were
twenty
cubits across;
one
wing,
five
cubits
long,
touching
the
wall
of
the
house,
and
the
other,
of
the
same size, meeting
the
wing
of
the
other
winged
one.
And
in
the
same way,
the
wings
of
the
other,
five
cubits long,
were stretched out,
one
touching
the
wall
and
the
other meeting
the
wing
of
the
first
winged
one.
Their outstretched
wings
were
twenty
cubits
across;
they
were
placed
upright
on
their
feet,
facing
the
inner
part
of
the
house.
And
he
made
the
veil
of
blue
and
purple
and red,
of
the best
linen,
worked
with winged ones.
And
in
front
of
the
house
he
made
two
pillars, thirty-five
cubits
high,
with
crowns
on
the
tops
of
them,
five
cubits
high.
And
he
made
chains,
like neck ornaments,
and
put
them
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars,
and
a
hundred apples
on
the
chains.
He put
up
the
pillars
in
front
of
the
Temple,
one
on
the
right
side
and
one
on
the
left, naming
the
one
on
the
right
Jachin
and
that
on
the
left
Boaz.
Then
he
made
a
brass
altar,
twenty
cubits
long,
twenty
cubits
wide
and
ten
cubits
high.
And
he
made
the great water-vessel
of
metal,
round
in
form, measuring
ten
cubits across
from
edge
to
edge;
it
was
five
cubits
high
and
thirty
cubits
round.
And
under
it
was
a design
of flowers
all
round
it,
ten
to
a
cubit,
circling
the water-vessel
in
two lines;
they
were
made
from liquid metal
at
the
same
time
as
the water-vessel.
It
was supported
on
twelve
oxen,
three
facing
to
the
north,
three
to
the
west,
three
to
the
south,
and
three
to
the
east,
the water-vessel resting
on
top
of
them;
their
back
parts
were
all
turned
to
the middle
of
it.
It
was
as
thick
as
a man's open hand,
and
the
edge
of
it
was curved
like
the
edge
of
a
cup,
like
a
lily
flower;
it
would
take
three
thousand
baths.
And
he
made
ten washing-vessels,
putting
five
on
the
right
side
and
five
on
the
left; such
things
as were
used
in
making
the burned
offering were
washed
in
them;
but
the great water-vessel
was
to
be
used
by
the
priests
for
washing
themselves.
And
he
made
the
ten
gold supports
for
the lights,
as directions
had been
given
for
them,
and
he
put
them
in
the
Temple,
five
on
the
right
side
and
five
on
the
left.
He
made
ten
tables,
and
put
them
in
the
Temple,
five
on
the
right
side
and
five
on
the
left.
And
he
made a
hundred
gold
basins.
Then
he
made
the open space
for
the
priests,
and
the
great open space
and its
doors, plating
the
doors
with
brass.
He
put
the great water-vessel
on
the
right
side
of
the house
to
the
east, facing
south.
And
Huram
made
all
the
pots
and
the spades
and
the
basins.
So
he
came
to
the
end
of
all
the
work
he
did
for
King
Solomon
in
the
house
of
God:
The
two
pillars,
and
the
two
crowns
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars,
and
the
network
covering
the
two cups
of
the
crowns
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars;
And
the
four
hundred apples
for
the
network,
two lines
of apples
for
the
network
covering
the
two cups
of
the
crowns
on
the
pillars.
And
he
made
the ten bases
and
the ten washing-vessels which
were
on
the bases;
The great water-vessel
with
the
twelve
oxen
under
it.
All
the
pots
and
the spades
and
the meat-hooks
and
their
vessels,
which
Huram,
who
was
as
his
father,
made
for
King
Solomon
for
the
house
of
the
Lord,
were
of
polished
brass.
The
king made them
of liquid metal
in
the lowland
of
Jordan,
in
the soft
earth
between
Succoth
and
Zeredah.
So
Solomon
made
all
these
vessels,
a
very
great store
of
them,
and
the
weight
of
the
brass
used
was
not measured.
And
Solomon
made
all
the
vessels
used
in
the
house
of
God,
the
gold
altar
and
the
tables
on
which
the holy
bread
was placed,
And
the supports
for
the lights
with
their lights,
to be
burning
in
the regular
way
in
front
of
the inmost room,
of
the best
gold;
The
flowers
and
the vessels
for
the lights
and
the instruments used
for
them,
were all
of
gold;
it
was
the best
gold.
The scissors
and
the
basins
and
the
spoons
and
the fire-trays,
of
the best
gold;
and
the
inner
doors
of
the
house,
opening into
the
most
holy
place,
and
the
doors
of
the
Temple,
were all
of
gold.
So
all
the
work
which
Solomon
did
for
the
house
of
the
Lord
was
complete.
And
Solomon
took
the
holy
things
which
David
his
father
had
given,
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
all
the
vessels,
and
put
them
in
the store-houses
of
the
house
of
God.
Then
Solomon
sent
for
all
the
responsible
men
of
Israel,
all
the
chiefs
of
the
tribes
and
the
heads
of
families
of
the
children
of
Israel,
to
come
to
Jerusalem
and
take
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
up
out
of
the
town
of
David,
which
is
Zion.
And
all
the
men
of
Israel
came
together
to
the
king
at
the
feast
in
the
seventh
month.
All
the responsible
men
of
Israel
came,
and
the
Levites
took
up
the
ark.
They
took
up
the
ark
and
the
Tent
of
meeting
and
all
the
holy
vessels
which
were
in
the
Tent;
all
these
the
priests,
the
Levites,
took
up.
And
King
Solomon
and
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
had come
together
there
with
him,
were
before
the
ark,
making
offerings
of
sheep
and
oxen
more
than
might
be
numbered.
And
the
priests
took
the
ark
of
the Lord's
agreement
and
put
it
in
its
place,
in
the
inner
room
of
the
house,
in
the
most
holy
place,
under
the
wings
of
the
winged
ones.
For
their
wings
were outstretched
over
the
place
where
the
ark
was,
covering
the
ark
and
its rods.
The rods
were
so
long
that
their
ends
were
seen
from
the holy
place
before
the inmost room;
but
they
were
not
seen
from
outside;
and
there
they
are
to
this
day.
Nothing
was
in
the
ark
but
the
two flat stones
which
Moses
put
there
at
Horeb,
where
the
Lord
made
an agreement
with
the
children
of
Israel
when
they
came
out
of
Egypt.
Now
when
the
priests
had
come
out
of
the
holy
place, (for
all
the
priests
who
were
present
had
made
themselves
holy,
not
keeping
to
their
divisions;
And
the
Levites
who
made
the music,
all
of
them,
Asaph,
Heman,
Jeduthun,
and
their
sons
and
brothers, robed
in fair
linen,
were
in
their
places
with
their brass
and corded instruments
at
the
east
side
of
the
altar,
and
with
them
a
hundred
and
twenty
priests
blowing horns;)
And
when
the players
on horns,
and
those
who
made melody
in
song,
with
one
voice
were sounding
the
praise
and glory
of
the
Lord;
with
loud
voices
and
with wind
instruments,
and brass
and corded
instruments
of
music,
praising
the
Lord
and
saying,
He
is
good;
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
then
the
house
was
full
of
the
cloud
of
the glory
of
the
Lord,
So
that
the
priests
were
not
able
to keep
their
places
to
do
their work
because
of
the
cloud;
for
the
house
of
God
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
Then
Solomon
said,
O
Lord,
to
the sun
you
have given
the heaven
for
a living-place,
but
your living-place
was not seen
by
men,
So
I
have
made
for
you
a living-place,
a
house
in
which
you
may
be
for
ever present.
Then,
turning
his
face
about,
the
king gave
a
blessing
to
all
the
men
of
Israel;
and
they
were
all
on
their feet together.
And
he
said,
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
himself
gave
his
word
to
my
father
David,
and
with
his strong
hand
has
made
his
word
come
true,
saying,
From
the
day
when
I
took
my
people
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
no
town
in
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
has
been marked
out
by
me
for
the
building
of
a
house
for
the resting-place
of
my
name;
and
I
took
no
man
to
be
a
ruler
over
my
people
Israel;
But
now
I
have
made selection
of
Jerusalem,
that
my
name
might
be
there,
and
of
David,
to
be
over
my
people
Israel.
Now
it
was
in
the
heart
of
my
father
David
to put
up
a
house
for
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
But
the
Lord
said
to
David
my
father,
You
did
well
to
have
in
your
heart
the
desire
to
make
a
house
for
my
name:
But
you
yourself
will
not
be
the builder
of
the
house;
but
your
son,
the
offspring
of
your body,
he
it
is
who
will
put
up
a
house
for
my
name.
And
the
Lord
has kept
his
word;
for
I
have
taken
my
father David's
place
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom
of
Israel,
as
the
Lord gave
his
word;
and
I
have
made
the
house
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel.
And
there
I
have
put
the
ark,
in
which
is
the
agreement
of
the
Lord,
which
he
made
with
the
people
of
Israel.
Then
he
took
his
place
in
front
of
the
altar
of
the
Lord,
all
the
men
of
Israel being
present,
(For
Solomon
had
made
a
brass stage,
five
cubits
long,
five
cubits
wide
and
three
cubits
high,
and
had
put
it
in
the
middle
of
the open space;
on
this
he
took
his
place
and went
down
on
his
knees
before
all
the meeting
of
Israel,
stretching
out
his
hands
to
heaven.)
And
he
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
there
is
no
God
like
you
in
heaven
or
on
earth;
keeping faith
and
mercy unchanging
for
your
servants, while
they
go
in
your ways
with
all
their
hearts;
For
you
have
kept
the
word
which
you
gave
to
your
servant
David,
my
father;
with
your
mouth
you
said
it
and
with
your
hand
you
have
made
it
come true
this
day.
So
now,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
let
your
word
to
your
servant
David,
my
father,
come
true,
when
you
said,
You
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
take
his place
before
me
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom
of
Israel;
if
only
your
children
give
attention
to
their
ways,
walking
in
my
law,
as
you
have
done
before
me.
So
now,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel, make
your
word come
true
which
you
said
to
your
servant
David.
But
is
it
truly possible
that
God
may
be housed
with
men
on
earth?
see,
heaven
and
the
heaven
of
heavens
are
not wide enough
to
be
your resting-place:
how
much
less
this
house
which
I
have
made:
Still, let
your
heart
be
turned
to
the
prayer
of
your
servant
and
to
his
prayer
for
grace,
O
Lord
my
God,
and
give ear
to
the
cry
and
the
prayer
which
your
servant
makes
before
you;
That
your
eyes
may
be
open
to
this
house
day
and
night,
to
this
place
of
which
you
have
said
that
you
would
put
your
name
there;
to
give ear
to
the
prayer
which
your
servant
may
make, turning
to
this
place.
And
give ear
to
the prayers
of
your
servant
and
of
your
people
Israel,
when
they
make
their prayers, turning
to
this
place;
give ear
from
heaven
your living-place;
and
hearing
have mercy.
If
a
man
does
wrong
to
his neighbour
and
has
to
take
an
oath,
and
comes
before
your
altar
to
take
his
oath
in
this
house:
Then
let
your ear
be open
in
heaven,
and
be
the
judge
of
your
servants,
giving punishment
to
the wrongdoer,
so
that
his sin
may
come
on
his
head;
and,
by
your decision,
keeping
from
evil
him
who
has
done
no wrong.
And
if
your
people
Israel
are overcome
in war,
because
of
their
sin
against
you;
if
they
are
turned
to
you
again, honouring
your
name,
making prayers
and requesting
your grace
in
this
house:
Then
give ear
from
heaven,
and
let
the
sin
of
your
people
Israel
have forgiveness,
and
take
them
back
again
to
the
land
which
you
gave
to
them
and
to
their
fathers.
When
heaven
is
shut
up
and
there
is
no
rain,
because
of
their
sin
against
you:
if
they
make prayers
with
their faces
turned
to
this
place, honouring
your
name
and
turning
away
from
their
sin
when
you send
trouble
on
them:
Then
give ear
from
heaven,
so
that
the
sin
of
your
servants
and
the
sin
of
your
people
Israel
may
have forgiveness,
when
you
make clear
to
them
the
good
way
in
which
they
are
to go;
and
send
rain
on
your
land
which
you
have
given
to
your
people
for
their
heritage.
If
there
is
no food
in
the
land,
if
there
is
disease,
if
the fruits
of
the
earth
are damaged
by heat
or water,
locust
or worm;
if
their
towns
are shut
in
by
their attackers:
whatever trouble
or
whatever
disease
there
may
be:
Whatever
prayer
or request
for
your
grace
is
made
by
any
man,
or
by
all
your
people
Israel,
whatever
his
trouble
may
be,
whose
hands
are
stretched
out
to
this
house:
Then
give ear
from
heaven
your living-place, answering
with forgiveness,
and
give
to
every
man,
whose secret
heart
is open
to
you,
the reward
of
all
his
ways; (for
you,
and
you
only,
have
knowledge
of
the
hearts
of
the
children
of
men;)
So
that
they
may
give
you
worship, walking
in
your
ways,
as
long
as
they
are
living
in
the
land
which
you
gave
to
our
fathers.
And
as
for
the
man
from
a strange
land,
who
is
not
of
your
people
Israel
but
comes
from
a
far
country
because
of
the glory
of
your
name
and
your
strong
hand
and
your
outstretched
arm;
when
he
comes
to
make
his prayer,
turning
to
this
house:
Then
give ear
from
heaven
your living-place,
and
give
him
his desire,
whatever
it
may
be;
so
that
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
may
have
knowledge
of
your
name, worshipping
you
as
do
your
people
Israel,
and
may
see
that
this
house
which
I
have
made
is
truly
named
by
your
name.
If
your
people
go
out
to
war
against
their attackers,
by
whatever
way
you
may
send
them,
if
they
make
their prayers
to
you turning
their
faces
to
this
town
of yours
and
to
this
house
which
I
have
put
up
for
your
name:
Then
give ear
from
heaven
to
their
prayer
and
their cry
for
grace,
and see
right
done
to
them.
If
they
do
wrong
against
you, (for
no
man
is
without
sin,)
and
you
are
angry
with
them,
and
give
them
up
into
the power
of
those
who
are fighting
against
them,
so
that
they
take
them
away prisoners
to
a
land
far
off
or
near;
And
if
they
take
thought,
in
the
land
where
they
are prisoners,
turning
again
to
you, crying
out
in prayer
to
you
in
that
land,
and
saying,
We
are sinners,
we
have
done
wrong,
we
have
done
evil;
If
with
all
their
heart
and
soul
they
are
turned
again
to
you,
in
the
land
where
they
are prisoners,
the
land
where
they
have
been
taken,
and
make
their prayers,
turning
their eyes
to
their
land
which
you
gave
to
their
fathers,
and
to
the
town
which
you
took
for
yourself,
and
the
house
which
I
have
made
for
your
name:
Then
give ear
from
heaven
your living-place
to
their
prayer
and
their cry,
and
see
right
done
to
them, answering
with forgiveness
your
people
who
have
done
wrong
against
you.
Now,
O
my
God,
may
your
eyes
be
open
and
your
ears awake
to
the
prayers
made
in
this
place.
Up!
now,
O
Lord
God,
come back
to
your resting-place,
you
and
the
ark
of
your
strength:
let
your
priests,
O
Lord
God,
be
clothed
with
salvation,
and
let
your saints
be
glad
in
what
is
good.
O
Lord
God,
let
him whom
you
have taken
for yourself
never
be
given up
by
you:
keep
in
mind
your mercies
to
David
your
servant.
Now
when Solomon's prayers
were
ended,
fire
came
down
from
heaven,
burning
up
all
the
offerings;
and
the
house
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
And
the
priests
were
not
able
to
go
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
for
the Lord's
house
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
And
all
the
children
of
Israel
were
looking
on
when
the
fire
came
down,
and
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
on
the
house;
and
they
went
down
on
their knees,
with
their
faces
to
the
earth, worshipping
and praising
the
Lord,
and saying,
He
is
good;
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Then
the
king
and
all
the
people
made
offerings
before
the
Lord.
King
Solomon
made
an
offering
of
twenty-two
thousand
oxen,
and
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
sheep.
So
the
king
and
all
the
people kept
the feast
of
the opening
of
the
house
of
God.
And
the
priests
were
in
their
places,
and
the
Levites
with
their
instruments
of
music
for
the Lord's
song,
which
David
the
king
had
made
for
the
praise
of
the
Lord
whose
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever,
when
David
gave
praise
by
their
hand;
and
the
priests
were sounding horns
before
them;
and
all
Israel
were
on
their feet.
Then
Solomon
made
holy
the
middle
of
the
open square
in
front
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
offering
the burned
offerings
there,
and
the
fat
of
the peace-offerings;
for
there
was
not
room
on
the
brass
altar
which
Solomon
had
made
for
all
the burned
offerings
and
the
meal
offerings
and
the
fat.
So
Solomon
kept
the
feast
at
that
time
for
seven
days,
and
all
Israel
with
him,
a
very
great meeting,
for
the
people
had
come
together
from
the
way
into
Hamath
and
from
as
far
as
the
river
of
Egypt.
And
on
the
eighth
day
they
had
a holy meeting;
the
offerings
for
making
the
altar holy went
on
for
seven
days,
and
the
feast
for
seven
days.
And
on
the
twenty-third
day
of
the
seventh
month,
he
sent
the
people
away
to
their
tents,
full
of
joy
and
glad
in
their
hearts,
because
of
all
the
good
which
the
Lord
had
done
to
David
and
to
Solomon
and
to
Israel
his
people.
So
Solomon
came
to
the
end
of building
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the king's
house;
and
everything
which
it
was
in
his
mind
to
make
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
for
himself
had
been
well
done.
Now
the
Lord
came
to
Solomon
in
a
vision
by
night,
and
said
to
him,
I
have
given ear
to
your
prayer,
and
have taken
this
place
for myself
as
a
house
where
offerings
are
to
be
made.
If,
at
my word,
heaven
is
shut
up,
so
that
there
is
no
rain,
or
if
I
send
locusts
on
the
land
for
its destruction,
or
if
I
send disease
on
my
people;
If
my
people,
on
whom
my
name
is
named,
make
themselves
low
and
come
to
me
in prayer,
searching
for
me
and
turning
from
their
evil
ways;
then
I
will
give ear
from
heaven, overlooking
their
sin,
and
will
give life
again
to
their
land.
Now
my
eyes
will
be
open
and
my
ears awake
to
the
prayers
made
in
this
place.
For
I
have
taken
this
house
for
myself
and
made
it
holy,
so
that
my
name
may
be
there
for
ever;
and
my
eyes
and
my
heart
will
be
there
at
all
times.
And
as
for
you,
if
you
will
go
on
your
way
before
me
as
David
your
father
did,
doing
whatever
I
have
given
you
orders
to
do
and
keeping
my
laws
and
my
decisions:
Then
I
will
make strong
the
seat
of
your
kingdom,
as
I
gave
my
word
to
David
your
father,
saying,
You
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
be
ruler
in
Israel.
But
if
you
are
turned
away
from
me,
and
do
not
keep
my
orders
and
my laws
which
I
have
put
before
you,
but
go
and
make
yourselves
servants
to
other
gods,
giving
them
worship:
Then
I
will
have
this
people
uprooted
out
of
my
land
which
I
have
given
them;
and
this
house,
which
I
have
made
holy
for
my
name,
I
will
put
away
from
before
my eyes,
and
make
it
an example
and
a word
of shame
among
all
peoples.
And
this
house
will
become
a mass
of
broken walls,
and
everyone
who goes
by
will
be overcome
with wonder,
and
will
say,
Why
has
the
Lord
done
so
to
this
land
and
to
this
house?
And
their
answer
will
be,
Because
they
were turned
away
from
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
who
took
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
took
for
themselves
other
gods
and
gave
them
worship
and
became
their
servants:
that
is
why
he
has
sent
all
this
evil
on
them.
Now
at
the
end
of
twenty
years,
in
which
time
Solomon
had put
up
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
a
house
for himself,
He
took
in
hand
the
building
up
of
the
towns
which
Huram
had
given
him, causing
the
children
of
Israel
to
make living-places
for
themselves
there.
And
Solomon went
to
Hamath-zobah
and overcame
it.
And
he put
up
the buildings
of
Tadmor
in
the waste land,
and
of
all
the store-towns
in
Hamath;
And
of
Beth-horon
the higher
and
the
lower,
walled
towns
with
walls
and doorways
and locks;
And
of
Baalath,
and
all
the store-towns
which
Solomon
had,
and
the
towns
where
he kept
his war-carriages
and
his horse
men,
and
everything
which
it
was
his pleasure
to put
up
in
Jerusalem
and
in
Lebanon
and
in
all
the
land
under
his rule.
As
for
all
the
rest
of
the
Hittites
and
the
Amorites
and
the
Perizzites
and
the
Hivites
and
the
Jebusites,
who
were
not
of
Israel:
Their
men
who
were
still living
in
the
land,
and
whom
the
children
of
Israel
had
not
put
an
end
to,
these
Solomon
put
to
forced work,
as
is done
to
this
day;
But
Solomon
did
not
make
use
of
the
children
of
Israel
as
servants
for
his
work;
they
were
men
of
war,
his
chiefs
and
his
captains,
and
captains
of
his war-carriages
and
his
horsemen.
Now
these
were
the
chief
men
in authority
whom
King
Solomon
had:
two
hundred
and
fifty
of
them,
in authority
over
the
people.
Then
Solomon
made Pharaoh's
daughter
come
up
from
the
town
of
David
to
the
house
which
he
had
made
for
her;
for
he
said,
I
will
not
have
my
wife
living
in
the
house
of
David,
king
of
Israel,
because
those
places
where
the
ark
of
the
Lord
has
come
are
holy.
Then
Solomon
made burned
offerings
to
the
Lord
on
the
altar
of
the
Lord
which
he
had
put
up
in
front
of
the covered
way,
Offering
every
day
what
had
been ordered
by
Moses,
on
the
Sabbaths
and
at
the
new
moon
and
at
the regular
feasts
three
times
a
year,
that
is
at
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread,
the
feast
of
weeks,
and
the
feast
of tents.
And
he gave
the
divisions
of
the
priests
their
places
for
their
work,
as ordered
by
his
father
David,
and
to
the
Levites
he gave
their
work
of
praise
and waiting
on
the
priests,
to do
what
was needed
day
by
day;
and
he gave
the door-keepers
their
places
in turn
at
every door;
for
so
David,
the
man
of
God,
had
given
orders.
All
the
orders
given
by
the
king
to
the
priests
and
Levites,
in
connection
with
any
business
or
stores,
were
done
with
care.
And
all
the
work
of
Solomon
was
complete,
from
the
day
when
he
put
the base
of
the Lord's
house
in
position,
till
Solomon
had
come
to
the
end
of building
the Lord's
house.
Then
Solomon
went
to
Ezion-geber
and
to
Eloth
by
the
sea
in
the
land
of
Edom.
And
Huram
sent
him,
by
his
servants,
ships
and
experienced seamen,
who
went
with
the
servants
of
Solomon
to
Ophir
and
came
back
with
four
hundred
and
fifty
talents
of
gold,
which
they
took
to
King
Solomon.
Now
the
queen
of
Sheba,
hearing
great
things
of
Solomon,
came
to
Jerusalem
to
put
his wisdom
to
the
test
with
hard
questions;
and
with
her
came
a
very
great train,
and
camels weighted
down
with
spices,
and
great stores
of
gold
and jewels:
and
when
she
came
to
Solomon
she
had
talk
with
him
of
everything
in
her
mind.
And
Solomon gave
her
answers
to
all
her
questions;
there
was
no
secret
which
he
did
not
make
clear
to
her.
And
when
the
queen
of
Sheba
had
seen
the
wisdom
of
Solomon,
and
the
house
which
he
had
made,
And
the
food
at
his
table,
and
all
his
servants seated
there,
and
those
who
were waiting
on
him
in
their
places,
and
their
robes,
and
his wine-servants
and
their
robes,
and
the burned
offerings
which
he
made
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
there
was
no
more
spirit
in
her.
And
she
said
to
the
king,
The
account
which
was
given
to
me
in
my
country
of
your
acts
and
your
wisdom
was
true.
But
I
had
no
faith
in
what
was
said
about
you,
till
I
came
and
saw
for myself;
and
truly,
word
was
not
given
me
of
half
your great
wisdom;
you
are
much greater
than
they
said.
Happy
are
your wives
and
happy
these
your
servants
whose
place
is
ever
before
you,
hearing
your words
of
wisdom.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord
your
God
whose
pleasure
it
was
to
put
you
on
the
seat
of
his
kingdom
to
be
king
for
the
Lord
your
God:
because,
in
his
love
for
Israel,
it
was
the purpose
of
your
God
to
make
them strong
for
ever,
he
made
you
king
over
them,
to
be
their
judge
in
righteousness.
And
she
gave
the
king
a
hundred
and
twenty
talents
of
gold,
and
a
great store
of
spices
and jewels:
never
had
such
spices
been seen
as
the
queen
of
Sheba
gave
to
Solomon.
And
the
servants
of Huram
and
the
servants
of
Solomon,
in
addition
to
gold
from
Ophir,
came
back
with sandal-wood
and jewels.
And
with
the sandal-wood
the
king
made
steps
for
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
for
the king's
house,
and instruments
of music
for
the makers
of melody;
never
before
had
such
been
seen
in
the
land
of
Judah.
And
King
Solomon
gave
the
queen
of
Sheba
all
her
desire,
whatever
she
made
request
for,
in
addition
to
what
she
had
taken
to
the
king.
So
she
went
back
to
her
country
with
her
servants.
Now
the
weight
of
gold
which
came
to
Solomon
in
one
year
was
six
hundred
and sixty-six
talents;
And
in addition
to what
he got
from
traders
of different sorts,
all
the
kings
of
Arabia
and
the rulers
of
the
country
gave
gold
and
silver
to
Solomon.
And
King
Solomon
made
two
hundred body-covers
of hammered
gold,
every
one
having
six
hundred shekels
of
gold
in
it.
And
he
made
three
hundred smaller body-covers
of hammered
gold,
using
three
hundred shekels
of
gold
for
every cover,
and
the
king
put
them
in
the
house
of
the
Woods
of
Lebanon.
Then
the
king
made
a
great
ivory
seat,
plated
with
the best
gold.
There
were
six
steps
up
to
it,
and
a foot-rest
of
gold
fixed
to
it,
and
arms
on
the
two
sides
of
the
seat,
with
two
lions
at
the
side
of
the
arms.
And
twelve
lions
were
placed
on
one
side
and
on
the
other
side
on
the
six
steps:
there
was
nothing
like
it
in
any
kingdom.
All
King Solomon's drinking-vessels
were
of
gold,
and
all
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
the
Woods
of
Lebanon
were
of
the best
gold:
no
one
gave
a
thought
to
silver
in
the
days
of
Solomon.
For
the
king
had Tarshish-ships sailing
with
the
servants
of
Huram:
once
every
three
years
the Tarshish-ships
came
back
with
gold
and
silver,
ivory
and monkeys
and
peacocks.
And
King
Solomon
was
greater
than
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
in
wealth
and
in
wisdom.
And
all
the
kings
of
the
earth came
to
see
Solomon
and
to
give ear
to
his
wisdom,
which
God
had
put
into
his
heart.
And
everyone
took
with
him
an
offering,
vessels
of
silver
and
vessels
of
gold,
and robes,
and coats
of metal,
and
spices,
and
horses
and beasts
for transport, regularly
year
by
year.
Solomon
had
four
thousand buildings
for
his
horses
and
his war-carriages,
and
twelve
thousand
horsemen whom
he kept, some
in
the carriage-towns
and some
with
the
king
in
Jerusalem.
And
he
was
ruler
over
all
the
kings
from
the
River
to
the
land
of
the
Philistines,
as
far
as
the limit
of
Egypt.
The
king
made
silver
as common
as
stones
in
Jerusalem
and
cedars
like
the sycamore-trees
of
the lowlands
in
number.
They
got
horses
for
Solomon
from
Egypt
and
from
every
land.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Solomon,
first
and
last,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the history
of
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
in
the
words
of
Ahijah
the
prophet
of Shiloh,
and
in
the
visions
of
Iddo
the
seer
about
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat?
Solomon
was
king
over
Israel
in
Jerusalem
for
forty
years.
And
Solomon went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David
his
father;
and
Rehoboam
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
Rehoboam
went
to
Shechem, where
all
Israel
had
come together
to
make
him
king.
And
when
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
had news
of
it, (for
he
was
in
Egypt
where
he
had
gone
in
flight
from
King
Solomon,)
he
came
back
from
Egypt.
And
they
sent
for
him;
and
Jeroboam
and
all
Israel
came
to
Rehoboam
and
said,
Your
father
put
a
hard
yoke
on
us:
if
you
will
make
the conditions
under
which
your
father
kept
us
down less
cruel,
and
the weight
of
the
yoke
he
put
on
us less
hard,
then
we
will
be
your
servants.
And
he
said
to
them,
Come
to
me
again
after
three
days.
So
the
people
went
away.
Then
King
Rehoboam
took
the opinion
of
the
old
men
who
had
been
with
Solomon
his
father
when
he
was
living,
and
said,
In
your opinion,
what
answer
am
I
to
give
to
this
people?
And
they
said
to
him,
If
you
are
kind
to
this
people,
pleasing
them
and
saying
good
words
to
them,
then
they
will
be
your
servants
for
ever.
But
he
gave no
attention
to
the opinion
of
the
old
men,
but
went
to
the
young
men
of
his generation
who
were waiting
before
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
What
is
your opinion?
What
answer
are
we
to
give
to
this
people
who
have
said
to
me,
Make less
the weight
of
the
yoke
which
your
father
put
on
us?
And
the
young
men
of
his
generation
said
to
him,
This
is
the
answer
to
give
to
the
people
who
came
to
you
saying,
Your
father put
a hard
yoke
on
us,
but
will
you
make
it less;
say
to
them,
My
little
finger
is
thicker
than
my father's
body;
If
my
father put
a
hard
yoke
on
you,
I
will
make
it harder:
my
father
gave
you punishment
with
whips,
but
I
will
give
you blows
with snakes.
So
Jeroboam
and
all
the
people
came
to
Rehoboam
on
the
third
day,
as
the
king
had given
orders,
saying,
Come
to
me
again
on
the
third
day.
And
the
king gave
them
a rough
answer.
So
King
Rehoboam gave no attention
to
the suggestion
of
the
old
men,
But
gave
them
the
answer put forward
by
the
young
men,
saying,
My
father
made
your
yoke hard,
but
I
will
make
it harder;
my
father
gave
you punishment
with
whips,
but
I
will
give
it
with snakes.
So
the
king
did
not
give ear
to
the
people;
for
this
came
about
by
the
purpose
of
God,
so
that
the
Lord
might
give
effect
to
his
word
which
he
had
said
by
Ahijah
the
Shilonite
to
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat.
And
when
all
Israel
saw
that
the
king
would
give
no
attention
to
them,
the
people
in
answer
said
to
the
king,
What part
have
we
in
David?
what
is
our
heritage
in
the
son
of
Jesse?
every
man
to
your
tents,
O
Israel;
now
see
to
your
house,
David.
So
all
Israel
went
to
their
tents.
But
Rehoboam
was
still
king
over
those
of
the
children
of
Israel
who
were
living
in
the
towns
of
Judah.
Then
Rehoboam
sent Adoniram,
the overseer
of
the
forced work;
and
he
was
stoned
to
death
by
all
Israel.
And
King
Rehoboam
went quickly
and
got
into
his carriage
to
go
in
flight
to
Jerusalem.
So
Israel
was
turned away
from
the
family
of
David
to
this
day.
And
Rehoboam
came
to
Jerusalem,
and got
together
the
men
of
Judah
and
Benjamin,
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
of
his best fighting-men,
to
make
war
against
Israel
and
get
the
kingdom
back
for
Rehoboam.
But
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Shemaiah,
the
man
of
God,
saying,
Say
to
Rehoboam,
the
son
of
Solomon,
king
of
Judah,
and
to
all
Israel
in
Judah
and
Benjamin,
The
Lord
has
said,
You
are
not
to
go
to war
against
your
brothers:
let
every
man
go
back
to
his
house,
for
this
thing
is
my
purpose.
So
they
gave ear
to
the
words
of
the
Lord
and
were
turned
back
from
fighting
against
Jeroboam.
Now
Rehoboam kept
in
Jerusalem,
building walled
towns
in
Judah.
He was
the builder
of Beth-lehem
and
Etam
and
Tekoa
And
Beth-zur
and
Soco
and
Adullam
And
Gath
and
Mareshah
and
Ziph
And
Adoraim
and
Lachish
and
Azekah
And
Zorah
and
Aijalon
and
Hebron, walled
towns
in
Judah
and
Benjamin.
And
he
made
the walled towns
strong,
and
he
put captains
in
them
and
stores
of
food,
oil,
and
wine.
And
in
every
town
he
put stores
of body-covers
and
spears,
and
made
them
very
strong.
And
Judah
and
Benjamin
were
his.
And
the
priests
and
Levites
who
were
in
all
Israel came
together
to
him
from
every
part
of
their country.
For
the
Levites gave
up
their living-places
and
their
property,
and came
to
Judah
and
Jerusalem;
for
Jeroboam
and
his
sons
had sent
them away,
not letting
them
be
priests
to
the
Lord;
And
he himself
made
priests
for
the
high
places,
and
for
the images
of he-goats
and oxen
which
he
had
made.
And
after
them,
from
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
all
those
whose
hearts
were fixed
and
true
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
came
to
Jerusalem
to
make
offerings
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
So
they
went
on increasing
the
power
of
the
kingdom
of
Judah,
and
made
Rehoboam,
the
son
of
Solomon,
strong
for
three
years;
and
for
three
years
they
went
in
the
ways
of
David
and
Solomon.
And
Rehoboam
took
as
his
wife
Mahalath,
the
daughter
of Jerimoth,
the
son
of
David
and
of
Abihail,
the
daughter
of
Eliab,
the
son
of
Jesse;
And she
had
sons
by
him,
Jeush,
Shemariah,
and
Zaham.
And
after
her
he
took
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Absalom;
and
she
had
Abijah
and
Attai
and
Ziza
and
Shelomith
by
him.
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Absalom,
was dearer
to
Rehoboam
than
all
his
wives
and
his servant-wives: (for
he
had
eighteen
wives
and
sixty servant-wives,
and
was
the
father
of
twenty-eight
sons
and
sixty
daughters.)
Rehoboam made
Abijah,
the
son
of
Maacah,
chief
and
ruler
among
his
brothers,
for
it
was
his purpose
to
make
him
king.
And
in
his wisdom
he
had
his
sons stationed
in
every walled
town
through
all
the
lands
of
Judah
and
Benjamin;
and
he
gave
them
a
great store
of
food,
and
took
wives
for
them.
Now
when Rehoboam's
position
as king
had
been
made
certain,
and
he
was
strong,
he
gave
up
the
law
of
the
Lord,
and
all
Israel
with
him.
Now
in
the
fifth
year
of
King
Rehoboam,
Shishak,
king
of
Egypt,
came
up
against
Jerusalem,
because
of
their sin
against
the
Lord,
With twelve
hundred war-carriages
and
sixty
thousand
horsemen:
and
the
people
who
came
with
him
out
of
Egypt
were
more than
might
be
numbered:
Lubim
and
Sukkiim
and
Ethiopians.
And
he
took
the walled
towns
of
Judah,
and
came
as
far
as
Jerusalem.
Now
Shemaiah
the
prophet
came
to
Rehoboam
and
the
chiefs
of
Judah,
who
had
come
together
in
Jerusalem
because
of
Shishak,
and
said
to
them,
The
Lord
has
said,
Because
you
have
given
me
up,
I
have
given
you
up
into
the
hands
of
Shishak.
Then
the
chiefs
of
Israel
and
the
king made
themselves low
and
said,
The
Lord
is upright.
And
the
Lord,
seeing
that
they
had
made
themselves low,
said
to
Shemaiah,
They
have
made
themselves low:
I
will
not
send
destruction
on
them,
but
in
a short
time
I
will
give
them salvation,
and
will
not
let loose
my
wrath
on
Jerusalem
by
the
hand
of
Shishak.
But still
they
will
become
his
servants,
so
that
they
may
see
how different
my yoke
is
from
the yoke
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
lands.
So
Shishak,
king
of
Egypt,
came
up
against
Jerusalem
and
took
away
all
the
stored
wealth
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the king's
house:
he
took
everything
away,
and
with
the rest
the
gold body-covers
which
Solomon
had
made.
And
in
their
place
King
Rehoboam
had other body-covers
made
of
brass
and
gave
them
into
the
care
of
the
captains
of
the
armed
men
who
were stationed
at
the
door
of
the king's
house.
And
whenever
the
king
went
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
the armed men
went
with
him
taking
the body-covers,
and
then
took
them
back
to
their
room.
And
when
he
made
himself low,
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was
turned
back
from
him,
and
complete
destruction
did
not
come
on
him,
for
there
was
still
some
good
in
Judah.
So
King
Rehoboam
made
himself
strong
in
Jerusalem
and
was ruling
there.
Rehoboam
was forty-one
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
for
seventeen
years
in
Jerusalem,
the
town
which
the
Lord
had
made
his
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
to
put
his
name
there;
and
his mother's
name
was
Naamah,
an Ammonite
woman.
And
he
did
evil
because
his
heart
was
not
true
to
the
Lord.
Now
the
acts
of
Rehoboam,
first
and
last,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
words
of
Shemaiah
the
prophet
and
Iddo
the
seer?
And
there
were
wars
between
Rehoboam
and
Jeroboam
all
their
days.
And
Rehoboam went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
was put into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David;
and
Abijah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
In
the
eighteenth
year
of
King
Jeroboam,
Abijah
became
king
over
Judah.
He
was
king
in
Jerusalem
for
three
years;
his mother's
name
was Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Uriel
of
Gibeah.
And
there
was
war
between
Abijah
and
Jeroboam.
And
Abijah
went
out
to
the
fight
with
an
army
of
men
of
war,
four
hundred
thousand
of
his best
men;
and
Jeroboam
put
his
forces
in line
against
him,
eight
hundred
thousand
of
his best
men
of
war.
And
Abijah took
up
his position
on
Mount
Zemaraim,
in
the hill-country
of
Ephraim,
and
said,
Give ear
to
me,
O
Jeroboam
and
all
Israel:
Is
it
not clear
to
you
that
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
gave
the
rule
over
Israel
to
David
and
to
his
sons
for
ever,
by
an
agreement
made
with
salt?
But
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
the
servant
of
Solomon,
the
son
of
David, took
up arms
against
his
lord.
And
certain
foolish
and
good-for-nothing
men
were
joined
with
him,
and
made
themselves
strong
against
Rehoboam,
the
son
of
Solomon,
when
he
was
young
and untested
and
not able
to keep
them back.
And
now
it
is
your purpose
to
put
yourselves
against
the
authority
which
the
Lord
has
put
into
the
hands
of
the
sons
of
David,
and
you
are
a
very
great number,
and
you
have
with
you
the
gold oxen
which
Jeroboam
made
to
be
your
gods.
And
after driving
out
the
priests
of
the
Lord,
the
sons
of
Aaron
and
the
Levites,
have
you
not
made
priests
for
yourselves
as
the
people
of
other
lands
do?
so
that
anyone
who
comes
to
make
himself
priest
by
offering
an
ox
or
seven sheep,
may
be
a
priest
of
those
who
are
no
gods.
But
as
for us,
the
Lord
is
our
God,
and
we
have
not
been turned away
from
him;
we
have
priests
who do
the
work
of
the
Lord,
even
the
sons
of
Aaron
and
the
Levites
in
their places;
By whom
burned
offerings
and perfumes
are sent
up
in
smoke
before
the
Lord
every
morning
and
every
evening;
and
they put
out
the holy
bread
on
its
table
and
the
gold support
for
the lights
with
its lights
burning
every
evening;
for
we
keep
the orders given
to
us
by
the
Lord
our
God,
but
you
have gone away
from
him.
And
now
God
is
with
us
at
our
head,
and
his
priests
with
their
loud horns
sounding
against
you.
O
children
of
Israel,
do
not
make
war
on
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
for
it
will
not
go
well
for
you.
But
Jeroboam
had
put some
of
his men
to
make
a surprise
attack
on
them
from
the
back,
so some
were
facing
Judah
and others
were stationed secretly
at
their
back.
And
Judah,
turning
their
faces,
saw
that
they
were being
attacked
in
front
and
at
the
back;
and
they gave
a
cry
for
help
to
the
Lord,
while
the
priests
were sounding
their horns.
And
the
men
of
Judah
gave
a
loud
cry;
and
at
their
cry,
God put fear
into
Jeroboam
and
all
Israel
before
Abijah
and
Judah.
And
the
children
of
Israel
went
in
flight
before
Judah,
and
God
gave
them
up
into
their
hands.
And
Abijah
and
his
people put
them
to death
with
great destruction:
five
hundred
thousand
of
the best
of
Israel
were put
to
the sword.
So
at
that
time
the
children
of
Israel
were overcome,
and
the
children
of
Judah got
the
better
of
them,
because
they put
their faith
in
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
And
Abijah
went
after
Jeroboam
and
took
some
of
his
towns, Beth-el
with
its small
towns
and
Jeshanah
with
its small
towns
and
Ephron
with
its small
towns.
And
Jeroboam
did
not get
back
his
power
again
in
the life-time
of
Abijah;
and
the
Lord sent
death
on
him.
But
Abijah
became great,
and
had
fourteen
wives,
and
became
the
father
of
twenty-two
sons
and
sixteen
daughters.
And
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Abijah,
and
his
ways
and
his
sayings,
are
recorded
in
the
account
of
the
prophet
Iddo.
So Abijah went
to rest
with
his fathers,
and
they put
him into
the earth
in
the town
of David,
and
Asa
his son became king
in
his place;
in
his time
the land
was quiet
for ten years.
And Asa did what was good
and right
in
the eyes
of
the Lord
his God;
For
he
took away
the altars
of strange
gods
and
the high
places,
and
had
the upright stones broken
and
the wood pillars cut down;
And
he
made
Judah
go after
the Lord,
the God
of
their fathers,
and
keep
his laws
and
his orders.
And
he took
away
the high places
and
the sun-images
from all
the
towns
of
Judah;
and
the kingdom
was
quiet under
his rule.
He
made
walled
towns
in
Judah,
for
the
land
was quiet
and
there
were no wars
in
those years,
because
the
Lord
had
given
him
rest.
He said
to
Judah,
Let us
make
these towns, building walls round
them
with
towers
and doors
and locks.
The land
is still ours,
because
we
have
been true
to
the Lord
our God;
we
have
been true
to
him
and
he
has given us
rest
on
every side.
So
they
went
on building
and
all
went well
for
them.
And Asa
had
an
army
of
three
hundred
thousand men
of Judah armed
with body-covers
and spears,
and
two
hundred
and eighty
thousand
of Benjamin armed
with body-covers
and bows;
all these
were men
of war.
And Zerah
the Ethiopian,
with
an
army
of
a million,
and three hundred war-carriages,
came
out
against
them
to
Mareshah.
And
Asa
went
out
against
him,
and
they
put
their
forces
in position
in
the valley north
of Mareshah.
And
Asa made prayer
to
the
Lord
his
God
and said,
Lord,
you only
are able
to give help
against
the strong
to
him
who
has no strength; come
to
our help,
O
Lord
our
God,
for
our hope
is
in
you,
and
in
your name we
have come
out
against
this great army.
O
Lord,
you
are
our
God; let not man's power
be greater than yours.
So
the
Lord sent fear
on
the
Ethiopians
before
Asa
and Judah;
and
the
Ethiopians
went
in
flight.
And Asa
and
the people
who
were
with
him
went
after
them
as
far
as
Gerar;
and
so
great
was
the destruction
among
the Ethiopians
that
they
were
not able
to get
their army
together
again,
for
they
were broken
before
the
Lord
and
before
his army;
and
they
took
away
a
great amount
of
their goods.
And
they overcame
all
the towns round Gerar,
because
the Lord
sent fear
on
them;
and
they
took
away
their goods
from
the towns,
for
there
were stores
of wealth
in
them.
And they made an attack on the tents of the owners of the cattle, and took away great numbers of sheep and camels and went back to Jerusalem.
And
the
spirit
of
God
came
on
Azariah,
the
son
of
Oded;
And
he
came
face
to
face
with
Asa
and
said
to
him,
Give ear
to
me,
Asa
and
all
Judah
and
Benjamin:
the
Lord
is
with
you
while
you
are
with
him;
if
your heart's desire
is
for
him,
he
will
be
near
you,
but
if
you
give
him
up,
he
will
give
you
up.
Now
for
a
long
time
Israel
has
been
without
the
true
God,
and
without
a
teaching
priest
and
without
the
law;
But
when
in
their
trouble
they
were
turned
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
searching
after
him,
he let
their
search
be
rewarded.
In
those times
there
was
no
peace
for
him
who
went
out
or
for
him
who
came
in,
but
great trouble
was
on
all
the
people
of
the
lands.
And
they
were
broken
by divisions,
nation
against
nation
and
town
against
town,
because
God sent
all sorts
of
trouble
on
them.
But
be
you
strong
and
let
not
your
hands
be
feeble,
for
your
work
will
be
rewarded.
And
Asa,
hearing
these
words
of Azariah,
the son
of
Oded
the
prophet,
took
heart
and
put
away
all
the disgusting
things
out
of
all
the
land
of
Judah
and
Benjamin,
and
out
of
the
towns
which
he
had
taken
from
the hill-country
of
Ephraim;
and
he
made new
again
the
altar
of
the
Lord
in
front
of
the covered
way
of
the Lord's house.
And
he got
together
all
Judah
and
Benjamin
and
those
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
and
Simeon
who
were
living
with
them;
for
numbers
of
them
came
to
him
out
of
Israel
when
they
saw
that
the
Lord
his
God
was
with
him.
So
they
came
together
at
Jerusalem
in
the
third
month,
in
the fifteenth
year
of
the
rule
of
Asa.
And
that
day
they
made
offerings
to
the
Lord
of
the things
they
had taken
in war,
seven
hundred
oxen
and
seven
thousand
sheep.
And
they
made
an
agreement
to
be
true
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
with
all
their
heart
and
all
their
soul;
And
that
anyone,
small
or
great,
man
or
woman,
who
was
not
true
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
would
be
put
to
death.
And
they
made
an
oath
to
the
Lord,
with
a
loud
voice, sounding wind-instruments
and
horns.
And
all
Judah
was
glad
because
of
the
oath,
for
they
had
taken
it
with
all
their
heart, turning
to
the
Lord
with
all
their
desire;
and
he
was
with
them
and
gave
them
rest
on
every
side.
And
Asa
would
not let
Maacah,
his
mother,
be
queen,
because
she
had
made
a disgusting
image
for
Asherah;
and
Asa
had
her
image
cut
down
and broken
up
and
burned
by
the
stream
Kidron.
But
the
high
places
were
not
taken
away
out
of
Israel;
but still
the
heart
of
Asa
was true
to
the Lord
all
his
life.
He
took
into
the
house
of
God all
the
things
which
his
father
had
made
holy
and
those
which
he
himself
had
made
holy,
silver
and
gold
and
vessels.
And
there
was
no
more
war
till
the thirty-fifth
year
of
the
rule
of
Asa.
In
the thirty-sixth
year
of
the
rule
of
Asa,
Baasha,
king
of
Israel,
went
up
against
Judah,
building
Ramah
so
that
no
one
was able
to
go
out
or
in
to
Asa,
king
of
Judah.
Then
Asa
took
silver
and
gold
out
of
the
stores
of
the Lord's
house
and
of
the king's store-house,
and
sent
to
Ben-hadad,
king
of
Aram,
at
Damascus,
saying,
Let
there
be
an
agreement
between
me
and
you
as
there
was
between
my
father
and
your
father:
see,
I
have
sent
you
silver
and
gold;
go
and
put
an end
to
your
agreement
with
Baasha,
king
of
Israel,
so
that
he
may
give
up attacking
me.
And
Ben-hadad
did
as
King
Asa
said,
and
sent
the
captains
of
his
armies
against
the
towns
of
Israel,
attacking
Ijon
and
Dan
and
Abel-maim,
and
all
the store-towns
of
Naphtali.
Then
Baasha,
hearing
of
it, put
a
stop
to
the
building
of
Ramah,
and
let
his
work
come
to
an end.
Then
King
Asa,
with
all
Judah,
took
away
the
stones
and
wood
with
which
Baasha
was
building
Ramah,
and
he
made
use
of
them
for
building
Geba
and
Mizpah.
At
that
time
Hanani
the seer
came
to
Asa,
king
of
Judah,
and
said
to
him,
Because
you
have
put
your faith
in
the
king
of
Aram
and
not
in
the
Lord
your
God,
the
army
of
the
king
of
Aram
has got
away
out
of
your
hands.
Were
not
the
Ethiopians
and
the
Lubim
a
very
great
army,
with war-carriages
and
horsemen
more
than
might
be
numbered?
but
because
your faith
was
in
the
Lord,
he
gave
them
up
into
your
hands.
For
the
eyes
of
the
Lord go
this
way
and
that,
through
all
the
earth, letting
it
be
seen
that
he
is
the
strong
support
of
those
whose
hearts
are
true
to
him.
In
this
you
have
done
foolishly,
for
from
now
you
will
have
wars.
Then
Asa
was
angry
with
the seer,
and
put
him
in
prison, burning
with
wrath
against
him
because
of
this
thing.
And
at
the
same
time
Asa
was cruel
to
some
of
the
people.
Now
the
acts
of
Asa,
first
and
last,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Judah
and
Israel.
In
the thirty-ninth
year
of
his
rule,
Asa
had
a
very bad
disease
of
the
feet;
but
he
did
not go
to
the
Lord
for help
in
his
disease,
but
to medical men.
So
Asa went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
death
came
to
him
in
the forty-first
year
of
his
rule.
And
they put
him into
the resting-place
which
he
had
made
for himself
in
the
town
of
David,
in
a
bed
full
of
sweet perfumes
of
all sorts
of
spices,
made
by
the perfumer's
art,
and
they
made
a
great
burning
for
him.
And
Jehoshaphat
his
son
became
king
in
his
place,
and
made
himself
strong
against
Israel.
He
put
forces
in
all
the walled
towns
of
Judah,
and responsible chiefs
in
the
land
of
Judah
and
in
the
towns
of
Ephraim,
which
Asa
his
father
had
taken.
And
the
Lord
was
with
Jehoshaphat,
because
he
went
in
the early
ways
of
his
father,
not
turning
to
the
Baals,
But
turning
to
the
God
of
his
father
and keeping
his laws,
and
not doing
as
Israel
did.
So
the
Lord
made
his
kingdom strong;
and
all
Judah
gave
offerings
to
Jehoshaphat,
and
he
had
great
wealth
and honour.
His
heart
was lifted
up
in
the
ways
of
the
Lord;
and
he went
so far
as
to
take
away
the
high
places
and
the wood pillars
out
of
Judah.
In
the
third
year
of
his
rule
he
sent Benhail
and
Obadiah
and
Zechariah
and
Nethanel
and
Micaiah,
his
captains,
as
teachers
into
the
towns
of
Judah;
And
with them,
Shemaiah
and
Nethaniah
and
Zebadiah
and
Asahel
and
Shemiramoth
and
Jehonathan
and
Adonijah
and
Tobijah
and Tob-adonijah,
the
Levites;
and
Elishama
and
Jehoram
the
priests.
And
they gave
teaching
in
Judah
and
had
the
book
of
the
law
of
the
Lord
with
them;
they
went
through
all
the
towns
of
Judah
teaching
the
people.
And
the
fear
of
the
Lord
was
on
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
lands
round
Judah,
so
that
they
made
no wars
against
Jehoshaphat.
And
some
of
the
Philistines
took
offerings
to
Jehoshaphat,
and
made
him payments
of
silver;
and
the Arabians
gave
him
flocks,
seven
thousand,
seven
hundred
sheep,
and
seven
thousand,
seven
hundred he-goats.
Jehoshaphat
became
greater
and
greater,
and
made strong towers
and store-towns
in
Judah.
He
had
much
property
in
the
towns
of
Judah;
he
had
forces
of
armed
men,
great
and
strong,
in
Jerusalem.
This
is
the number
of
them,
listed
by
their
families,
the
captains
of
thousands
of
Judah: Adnah,
the
captain,
and
with
him
three
hundred
thousand
men
of war;
Second
to
him
Jehohanan,
the
captain,
and
with
him
two
hundred
and
eighty
thousand;
After
him
Amasiah,
the
son
of
Zichri,
who freely gave
himself
to
the
Lord,
and
with
him
two
hundred
thousand
men
of war;
And
the captains
of
Benjamin:
Eliada,
a
great
man
of war,
and
with
him
two
hundred
thousand
armed
with
bows
and body-covers;
And
after
him
Jehozabad,
and
with
him
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
trained
for
war.
These
were
the
men
who
were waiting
on
the
king,
in addition
to
those
placed
by
the
king
in
the walled
towns
through
all
Judah.
Now
Jehoshaphat
had
great
wealth
and honour,
and
his son
was married
to Ahab's daughter.
And
after
some
years
he
went
down
to
Samaria
to
see
Ahab.
And
Ahab
made
a feast
for
him
and
the
people
who
were
with
him, putting
to death
great
numbers
of
sheep
and
oxen;
and
he
got Jehoshaphat
to
go
with
him
to
Ramoth-gilead.
For
Ahab,
king
of
Israel,
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah,
Will
you go
with
me
to
Ramoth-gilead?
And
he
said,
I am
as
you
are,
and
my
people
as
your
people; we
will
be
with
you
in
the
war.
Then
Jehoshaphat
said
to
the
king
of
Israel,
Let
us
now get directions
from
the
Lord.
So
the
king
of
Israel
got
together
all
the
prophets,
four
hundred
men,
and
said
to
them,
Am
I
to
go
to
Ramoth-gilead
to
make
war
or
not?
And
they
said,
Go
up:
for
God
will
give
it
into
the
hands
of
the
king.
But
Jehoshaphat
said,
Is
there
no
other
prophet
of
the
Lord
here
from whom we
may get directions?
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
There
is
still
one
man
by
whom
we
may get directions
from
the
Lord,
but
I
have
no love
for
him,
because
he
has
never
been
a
prophet
of
good
to
me,
but
only
of
evil:
he
is
Micaiah,
the
son
of
Imla.
And
Jehoshaphat
said,
Let
not
the
king
say
so.
Then
the
king
of
Israel
sent
for
one
of
his unsexed servants
and
said, Go
quickly
and come
back
with
Micaiah,
the
son
of
Imla.
Now
the
king
of
Israel
and
Jehoshaphat,
the
king
of
Judah,
were
seated
on
their seats
of
authority,
dressed
in
their
robes,
by
the
doorway
into
Samaria;
and
all
the
prophets
were acting
as
prophets
before
them.
And
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Chenaanah,
made himself
iron
horns
and
said,
The
Lord
says, Pushing
back
the Aramaeans
with
these,
you
will
put
an
end
to
them
completely.
And
all
the
prophets
said
the
same
thing,
saying,
Go
up
to
Ramoth-gilead,
and
it
will
go
well
for
you,
for
the
Lord
will
give
it
into
the
hands
of
the
king.
Now
the servant
who
had
gone
to
get
Micaiah
said
to
him,
See
now,
all
the
prophets
with
one voice
are
saying
good
things
to
the
king;
so
let
your
words
be
like
theirs,
and
say
good
things.
And
Micaiah
said,
By
the
living
Lord,
whatever
the
Lord
says
to
me
I
will
say.
When
he
came
to
the
king,
the
king
said
to
him,
Micaiah,
are
we
to
go
to
Ramoth-gilead
to
make
war
or
not?
And
he
said,
Go
up,
and
it
will
go well
for
you;
and
they
will
be
given
up
into
your
hands.
And
the
king
said
to
him,
Have
I
not,
again
and
again,
put
you
on
your
oath
to
say
nothing
to
me
but
what
is
true
in
the
name
of
the
Lord?
Then
he
said,
I
saw
all
Israel wandering
on
the
mountains
like
sheep
without
a keeper;
and
the
Lord
said,
These
have
no
master:
let
them
go
back,
every
man
to
his
house
in
peace.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
Did
I
not
say
that
he
would
not
be
a
prophet
of
good
to
me,
but
of
evil?
Then
he
said,
Give ear
now
to
the
word
of
the
Lord:
I
saw
the
Lord
seated
on
his
seat
of power,
and
all
the
army
of
heaven
in
their
places,
at
his
right
hand
and
at
his
left.
And
the
Lord
said,
How
may
Ahab,
king
of
Israel,
be tricked
into
going
up
to
Ramoth-gilead
to
his death?
And
one
said
one
thing
and
one
another.
Then
a
spirit
came
forward
and
took
his
place
before
the
Lord
and
said,
I
will
get
him
to
do
it
by
a trick.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
How?
And
he
said,
I
will
go
out
and
be
a
spirit
of
deceit
in
the
mouth
of
all
his
prophets.
And
the Lord
said,
Your trick
will
have
its effect
on
him:
go
out
and
do
so.
And
now,
see,
the
Lord
has
put
a
spirit
of
deceit
in
the
mouth
of
these
prophets
of
yours;
and
the
Lord
has
said
evil
against
you.
Then
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Chenaanah,
came
near
and
gave
Micaiah
a blow
on
the
side
of
his face,
saying,
Where
is
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
whose
word
is
in
you?
And
Micaiah
said, Truly,
you
will
see
on
that
day
when
you
go
into
an
inner
room
to
keep yourself safe.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said,
Take
Micaiah
and send
him
back
to
Amon,
the
ruler
of
the
town,
and
to
Joash,
the king's
son;
And
say,
By
the king's
order
this man
is
to
be
put
in
prison,
and given
prison
food
till
I
come
back
in
peace.
And
Micaiah
said,
If
you
come
back
at
all
in
peace,
the
Lord
has
not
sent
his
word
by
me.
So
the
king
of
Israel
and
Jehoshaphat,
the
king
of
Judah,
went
up
to
Ramoth-gilead.
And
the
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat,
I
will make
a change
in
my
clothing,
so
that
I
do not seem
to
be
the
king,
and
will
go
into
the
fight;
but
do
you
put
on
your
robes.
So
the
king
of
Israel made
a change
in
his
dress,
and
they
went
to
the
fight.
Now
the
king
of
Aram
had
given
orders
to
the
captains
of
his war-carriages,
saying,
Make
no
attack
on
small
or
great,
but
only
on
the
king
of
Israel.
So
when
the
captains
of
the war-carriages
saw
Jehoshaphat,
they
said,
It
is
the
king
of
Israel.
And
turning
about,
they
came
round
him,
but
Jehoshaphat
gave
a
cry,
and
the
Lord
came
to
his
help,
and
God
sent
them
away
from
him.
Now
when
the
captains
of
the war-carriages
saw
that
he
was
not
the
king
of
Israel,
they
went
back
from
going
after
him.
And
a
certain
man
sent
an arrow
from
his
bow
without
thought
of
its
direction,
and
gave
the
king
of
Israel
a wound where
his
breastplate
was joined
to
his clothing;
so
he
said
to
the
driver
of
his war-carriage,
Go
to
one
side
and
take
me
away
out
of
the
army,
for
I am badly
wounded.
But
the
fight
became more violent
while
the
day
went
on;
and
the
king
of
Israel
was supported
in
his war-carriage facing
the Aramaeans
till
the
evening;
and
by
sundown
he
was
dead.
And
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah,
went
back
to
his
house
in
Jerusalem
in
peace.
And
Jehu,
the
son
of
Hanani
the
seer,
went
to
King
Jehoshaphat
and
said
to
him,
Is
it right
for
you
to
go
to
the
help
of evil-doers,
loving
the haters
of
the
Lord?
because
of
this,
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
has
come
on
you.
But still
there
is
some
good
in
you,
for
you
have
put
away
the wood pillars
out
of
the
land,
and
have given
your
heart
to
the worship
of
God.
And
Jehoshaphat
was
living
in
Jerusalem;
and
he
went
out
again
among
the
people,
from Beer-sheba
to
the hill-country
of
Ephraim, guiding
them
back
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
And
he put
judges
through
all
the
land,
in
every walled
town
of
Judah,
And
said
to
the
judges,
Take care
what
you
do,
for
you
are
judging
not
for
man
but
for
the
Lord,
and
he
is
with
you
in
the
decisions
you
give.
So
now
let
the
fear
of
the
Lord
be
in
you;
do
your work
with
care;
for
in
the
Lord
our
God
there
is
no
evil,
or
respect
for high position,
or
taking
of payment
to
do
wrong.
Then
in
Jerusalem
he
gave authority
to certain
of
the
Levites
and
the
priests
and
the
heads
of
families
of
Israel
to
give
decisions
for
the
Lord,
and
in
the causes
of
those
living
in
Jerusalem.
And
he
gave
them
their
orders,
saying,
You
are
to
do
your work
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord,
in good
faith
and
with
a
true
heart.
And
if
any
cause
comes
before
you
from
your
brothers
living
in
their
towns,
where
the
death punishment
is
in question,
or
where
there
are questions
of
law
or
order,
or
rules
or
decisions,
make
them
take
care
that
they
are
not
in
the
wrong
before
the
Lord,
so
that
wrath
may
not
come
on
you
and
on
your
brothers;
do
this
and
you
yourselves
will
not
be
in
the
wrong.
And
now,
Amariah,
the
chief
priest,
is
over
you
in
all
questions
to
do
with
the
Lord;
and
Zebadiah
the
son
of
Ishmael,
the
head
of
the
family
of
Judah,
in
everything
to
do
with
the king's
business;
and
the
Levites
will
be overseers
for
you.
Be
strong
to
do
the
work;
and
may
the
Lord
be
with
the upright.
Now
after
this,
the
children
of
Moab
and
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
with
them some
of
the Meunim,
made
war
against
Jehoshaphat.
And
they
came
to
Jehoshaphat
with
the
news,
saying,
A
great
army
is moving
against
you
from
Edom
across
the
sea;
and
now
they
are
in
Hazazon-tamar (which
is En-gedi).
Then
Jehoshaphat,
in
his
fear,
went
to
the
Lord
for
directions,
and
gave orders
all
through
Judah
for
the people
to go without food.
And
Judah
came
together
to make prayer
for help
from
the
Lord;
from
every
town
of
Judah
they
came
to
give worship
to
the
Lord.
And
Jehoshaphat
took
his
place
in
the meeting
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem,
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
in
front
of
the
new
open space,
And
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
our
fathers,
are
you
not
God
in
heaven?
are
you
not
ruler
over
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
nations?
and
in
your
hands
are
power
and
strength
so
that
no
one
is
able
to keep
his
place
against
you.
Did
you
not,
O Lord
our
God,
after
driving
out
the
people
of
this
land
before
your
people
Israel,
give
it
to
the
seed
of
Abraham,
your
friend,
for
ever?
And
they
made
it
their living-place,
building
there
a
holy house
for
your
name,
and
saying,
If
evil
comes
on
us,
the
sword,
or punishment,
or disease,
or need
of
food,
we
will
come
to
this
house
and
to
you, (for
your
name
is
in
this
house,)
crying
to
you
in
our
trouble,
and
you
will
give
us
salvation
in answer
to
our
cry.
And
now,
see,
the
children
of
Ammon
and
Moab
and
the
people
of
Mount
Seir,
whom
you
kept
Israel
from attacking
when
they
came
out
of
Egypt,
so
that
turning
to
one side
they
did
not
send
destruction
on
them:
See
now,
how
as
our reward
they
have
come
to send
us
out
of
your land
which
you
have
given
us
as
our heritage.
O
our
God,
will
you
not
be
their
judge?
for
our
strength
is
not equal
to
this
great
army
which
is
coming
against
us;
and
we
are
at
a loss
what
to
do:
but
our
eyes
are
on
you.
And
all
Judah
were waiting
before
the
Lord,
with
their
little
ones,
their
wives,
and
their
children.
Then,
before
all
the meeting,
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came
on
Jahaziel,
the
son
of
Zechariah,
son
of
Benaiah,
son
of
Jeiel,
son
of
Mattaniah,
a
Levite
and
one
of
the family
of
Asaph;
And
he
said,
Give ear,
O
Judah,
and
you
people
of
Jerusalem,
and
you,
King
Jehoshaphat:
the
Lord
says
to
you,
Have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled
on
account
of
this
great
army;
for
the
fight
is
not
yours
but God's.
Go
down
against
them
tomorrow:
see,
they
are
coming
up
by
the
slope
of
Ziz;
at
the
end
of
the
valley,
before
the waste
land
of Jeruel,
you
will
come
face
to
face
with
them.
There
will
be
no need
for
you
to
take
up arms
in
this
fight;
put
yourselves
in
position,
and
keep
where
you
are,
and
you
will
see
the
salvation
of
the
Lord
with
you,
O
Judah
and
Jerusalem:
have
no
fear
and
do
not
be troubled:
go
out
against
them
tomorrow,
for
the
Lord
is
with
you.
Then
Jehoshaphat
went
down
with
his
face
to
the
earth,
and
all
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem gave
worship
to
the
Lord,
falling
down
before
him.
And
the
Levites,
the
children
of
the
Kohathites
and
the
Korahites,
got
to
their feet
and gave
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
with
a
loud
voice.
And
early
in
the
morning
they
got
up
and
went
out
to
the waste land
of
Tekoa:
and
when
they
were
going
out,
Jehoshaphat
took
his
station
and
said
to
them,
Give ear
to
me,
O
Judah
and
you
people
of
Jerusalem:
have
faith
in
the
Lord
your
God
and
you
will
be safe;
have
faith
in
his
prophets
and all
will
go well
for
you.
And
after discussion
with
the
people,
he
put
in
their
places
those
who
were
to
make melody
to
the
Lord,
praising
him
in
holy robes,
while
they
went
at
the
head
of
the
army,
and
saying,
May
the
Lord
be
praised,
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
And
at
the first notes
of
song
and
praise
the
Lord
sent
a surprise
attack
against
the
children
of
Ammon
and
Moab
and
the
people
of
Mount
Seir,
who
had
come
against
Judah;
and
they
were overcome.
And
the
children
of
Ammon
and
Moab made
an
attack
on
the
people
of
Mount
Seir
with
a
view
to
their
complete
destruction;
and
when
they
had
put
an
end
to
the
people
of
Seir, everyman's hand
was turned
against
his neighbour
for
his
destruction.
And
Judah
came
to
the
watchtower
of
the
waste
land,
and looking
in
the direction
of
the
army,
they saw
only
dead
bodies stretched
on
the
earth;
no living
man
was
to
be seen.
And
when
Jehoshaphat
and
his
people
came
to
take
their
goods
from
them,
they saw beasts
in
great
numbers,
and
wealth
and
clothing
and
things
of value,
more
than
they
were able
to
take
away;
all
this
they
took
for themselves,
and
they
were
three
days getting
it
away,
there
was
so
much.
On
the
fourth
day
they
all came
together
in
the
Valley
of
Blessing,
and
there
they
gave
blessing
to
the
Lord;
for
which
cause
that
place
has
been
named
the
Valley
of
Blessing
to
this
day.
Then
all
the
men
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem
went
back,
with
Jehoshaphat
at
their
head, coming
back
to
Jerusalem
with
joy;
for
the
Lord
had
made
them
glad
over
their haters.
So
they
came
to
Jerusalem
with corded instruments
and wind-instruments
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
the
fear
of
God
came
on
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
lands,
when
they
had news
of
how
the
Lord
made war
on
those
who
came
against
Israel.
So
the
kingdom
of
Jehoshaphat
was
quiet,
for
the Lord
gave
him
rest
on
every
side.
And
Jehoshaphat
was
king
over
Judah:
he
was thirty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
for
twenty-five
years
in
Jerusalem:
his mother's
name
was
Azubah,
the
daughter
of
Shilhi.
He went
in
the
ways
of
his
father
Asa,
not
turning
away,
but
doing
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
The
high
places,
however,
were
not
taken
away,
and
the
hearts
of
the
people
were
still
not true
to
the
God
of
their
fathers.
Now
as
for
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jehoshaphat,
first
and
last,
they
are
recorded
in
the
words
of
Jehu,
the
son
of
Hanani,
which
were
put
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
After
this
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Judah, became friends
with
Ahaziah,
king
of
Israel,
who
did much
evil:
Together
they
made
ships
to go
to
Tarshish, building
them
in
Ezion-geber.
Then
the
word
of
Eliezer
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Dodavahu
of
Mareshah,
came
against
Jehoshaphat,
saying,
Because
you
have
let
yourself
be
joined
with
Ahaziah,
the
Lord
has
sent destruction
on
your
works.
And
the
ships
were
broken
and
were
not
able
to go
to
Tarshish.
And
Jehoshaphat went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
his body
was put into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David.
And
Jehoram
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
And
he
had
brothers,
sons
of
Jehoshaphat,
Azariah,
Jehiel,
Zechariah,
Azariah,
Michael,
and
Shephatiah;
all
these
were
sons
of
Jehoshaphat,
king
of
Israel.
And
their
father
gave
them
much
silver
and
gold
and
things
of
great value,
as
well
as walled
towns
in
Judah;
but
the
kingdom
he
gave
to
Jehoram,
because
he
was
the
oldest.
Now
when
Jehoram
had
taken
his
place
over
his father's
kingdom,
and
had
made
his position safe,
he
put
all
his
brothers
to death
with
the
sword,
as
well
as
some
of
the
princes
of
Israel.
Jehoram
was thirty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king;
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
eight
years.
He
went
in
the
ways
of
the
kings
of
Israel,
and
did
as
the
family
of
Ahab
did,
for
the
daughter
of
Ahab
was
his
wife;
and
he
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
But
it
was
not
the Lord's
purpose
to
send
destruction
on
the
family
of
David,
because
of
the
agreement
he
had
made
with
David,
when
he
said
he
would
give
to
him
and
to
his
sons
a light
for ever.
In
his
time
Edom made
themselves free
from
the
rule
of
Judah,
and took
a
king
for
themselves.
Then
Jehoram
went
over
with
his
captains
and
all
his war-carriages ...
made
an
attack
by
night
on
the
Edomites,
whose
forces
were
all
round
him ...
on
the
captains
of
the war-carriages.
So
Edom made themselves free
from
the
rule
of
Judah,
to
this
day:
and
at
the
same
time
Libnah made
itself free
from
his
rule;
because
he
was turned away
from
the
Lord,
the
God
of
his
fathers.
And
more
than
this,
he
made
high
places
in
the
mountains
of
Judah, teaching
the
people
of
Jerusalem
to go after false gods,
and guiding
Judah
away
from
the true way.
And
a
letter
came
to
him
from
Elijah
the
prophet,
saying,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
your
father
David,
says,
Because
you
have
not kept
to
the
ways
of
your
father
Jehoshaphat
or
the
ways
of
Asa,
king
of
Judah,
But
have
gone
in
the
way
of
the
kings
of
Israel,
and
have
made
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem go
after false gods,
as
the
family
of
Ahab did:
and
because
you
have put
to death
your father's
sons,
your
brothers,
who
were
better
than yourself:
Now, truly,
the
Lord
will send
a
great destruction
on
your
people
and
your
children
and
your
wives
and
everything
which
is yours:
And
you
yourself
will undergo
the cruel pains
of
a
disease
in
your
stomach,
so
that
day
by
day
your inside
will
be falling
out
because
of
the
disease.
Then
the
Philistines
and
the Arabians,
who
are
by
Ethiopia,
were
moved
by
the
Lord
to
make war
on
Jehoram;
And
they
came
up
against
Judah, forcing
a
way
into
it,
and
took
away
all
the
goods
in
the king's
house,
as
well
as
his
sons
and
his
wives;
so
that
he
had
no
son
but
only
Jehoahaz,
the
youngest.
And
after
all
this
the
Lord sent
on
him
a
disease
of
the
stomach
from which
it
was impossible
for
him
to
be
made well.
And
time
went
on,
and
after
two
years,
his inside falling
out
because
of
the
disease,
he
came
to
his
death
in cruel
pain.
And
his
people
made
no
burning
for
him
like
the
burning
made
for
his
fathers.
He
was thirty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
eight
years:
and
at
his death
he
was
not regretted;
they put
his body
into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David,
but
not
in
the resting-place
of
the
kings.
And
the
people
of
Jerusalem
made
Ahaziah,
his
youngest
son,
king
in
his
place,
for
the
band
of
men
who
came
with
the Arabians
to
the
army
had
put
all
the
older
sons
to death.
So
Ahaziah,
the
son
of
Jehoram,
became
king.
Ahaziah
was
twenty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
one
year.
His mother's
name
was
Athaliah,
the
daughter
of
Omri.
He
went
in
the
ways
of
the
family
of
Ahab,
for
his
mother
was
his teacher
in evil-doing.
And
he
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
the
family
of
Ahab
did;
for
after
the
death
of
his
father
they
were
his
guides
to
his
destruction.
Acting
on
their suggestion,
he
went
with
Jehoram,
son
of
Ahab,
king
of
Israel,
to make
war
on
Hazael,
king
of
Aram,
at
Ramoth-gilead:
and
Joram
was
wounded
by
the bowmen.
And
he
went
back
to
Jezreel
to
get
well
from
the
wounds
which
they
had given
him
at
Ramah
when
he
was
fighting
against
Hazael,
king
of
Aram.
And
Ahaziah,
the
son
of
Jehoram,
king
of
Judah,
went
down
to
Jezreel
to
see
Jehoram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
because
he
was ill.
Now
by
the purpose
of
God, Ahaziah's
journey
to
see
Jehoram
was
the
cause
of
his downfall:
for
when
he
came
there,
he
went
out
with
Jehoram
against
Jehu,
the
son
of
Nimshi,
who
had
been marked
out
by
the
Lord
for
the
destruction
of
the
family
of
Ahab.
Now
when
Jehu
was effecting
the punishment
of
the
family
of
Ahab,
he
came
to
the
princes
of
Judah
and
the
sons
of Ahaziah's
brothers,
the
servants
of
Ahaziah,
and put
them
to death.
And
he
went
in
search
of
Ahaziah;
and
when
they
came
where
he
was, (for
he
was
in
a secret
place
in
Samaria,)
they
took
him
to
Jehu
and
put
him
to
death;
then
they
put
his
body
to rest
in
the earth,
for
they
said,
He
is
the
son
of
Jehoshaphat,
whose
heart
was
true
to
the
Lord.
So
the
family
of
Ahaziah
had
no
power
to
keep
the
kingdom.
Now
when
Athaliah,
the
mother
of
Ahaziah,
saw
that
her
son
was
dead,
she
had
all
the rest
of
the
seed
of
the
kingdom
of
Judah
put
to
death.
But
Jehoshabeath,
the
daughter
of
the
king, secretly
took
Joash,
the
son
of
Ahaziah,
away
from
among
the king's
sons
who
were
put
to
death,
and
put
him
and
the
woman
who
took care
of
him
in
a
bedroom.
So
Jehoshabeath,
the
daughter
of
King
Jehoram,
the
wife
of
Jehoiada
the
priest
and
sister
of
Ahaziah,
kept
him safe
from
Athaliah,
so
that
she
did
not
put
him
to
death.
And she kept
him safe
with
her
in
the
house
of
God
for
six
years,
while
Athaliah
was ruling
the
land.
In
the
seventh
year,
Jehoiada
made
himself
strong,
and
made
an
agreement
with
the
captains
of
hundreds,
Azariah,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Jehohanan,
Azariah,
the
son
of
Obed,
Maaseiah,
the
son
of
Adaiah,
and
Elishaphat,
the
son
of
Zichri.
And
they
went
through
Judah, getting
together
the
Levites
and
the
heads
of
families
in
Israel
from
all
the
towns
of
Judah,
and
they
came
to
Jerusalem.
And
all
the
people
made
an
agreement
with
the
king
in
the
house
of
God.
And
he
said
to
them, Truly,
the king's
son
will
be
king,
as
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
sons
of
David.
This
is
what
you
are
to
do: let
a
third
of
you,
of
the
priests
and
Levites,
who
come
in
on
the
Sabbath,
keep
the doors;
And
a
third
are
to
be stationed
at
the king's
house;
and
a
third
at
the doorway
of
the horses:
while
all
the
people
are waiting
in
the open spaces round
the
house
of
the
Lord.
But
let
no
one
come
into
the
house
of
the
Lord
but
only
the
priests
and
those
of
the
Levites
who
have work
to
do
there;
they
may
go
in
for
they
are
holy;
but
the rest
of
the
people
are
to
keep
the orders
of
the
Lord.
And
the
Levites
are
to
make
a circle
round
the
king,
every
man
being armed;
and
any
man
who
comes
into
the
house
is
to
be
put
to
death;
you
are
to
keep
with
the
king
when
he
comes
in
and
when
he
goes
out.
So
the
Levites
and
all
Judah
did
as
Jehoiada
the
priest
had
given
them
orders:
every
one
took
with
him
his
men,
those
who
were
to
come
in
and
those
who
were
to
go
out
on
the
Sabbath;
for
Jehoiada
had
not
sent
away
the
divisions.
Then
Jehoiada
the
priest
gave
to
the
captains
of
hundreds
the
spears
and body-covers
which
had
been
King David's
and
which
were
kept
in
the
house
of
God.
And
he
put
all
the
people
in
position,
every
man
with
his instruments
of war
in
his
hand,
from
the
right
side
of
the
house
to
the
left,
by
the
altar
and
the
house
and
all
round
the
king.
Then
they
made
the king's
son
come
out,
and
they
put
the
crown
on
his head
and
gave
him
the arm-bands
and
made
him
king:
and
Jehoiada
and
his
sons
put
the holy
oil
on
him
and
said, Long
life
to
the
king.
Now
Athaliah,
hearing
the
noise
of
the
people
running
and
praising
the
king,
came
to
the
people
in
the
house
of
the
Lord:
And
looking, she
saw
the
king
in
his
place
by
the
pillar
at
the doorway,
and
the
captains
and
the horns
by
his side;
and
all
the
people
of
the
land
were giving signs
of
joy
and sounding
the horns;
and
the makers
of melody
were playing
on
instruments
of
music, taking
the
chief
part
in
the
song
of
praise.
Then
Athaliah, violently parting
her
robes,
said, Broken faith, broken faith!
Then
Jehoiada
the
priest
gave
orders
to
the
captains
of
hundreds
who
had authority
over
the
army,
saying,
Take
her
outside
the lines,
and
let
anyone
who
goes
after
her
be
put
to
death
with
the
sword.
For
the
priest
said,
Let
her
not
be
put
to
death
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
So
they
put
their
hands
on
her,
and she
went
to
the king's
house
by
the doorway
of
the king's
horses;
and
there she
was
put
to
death.
And
Jehoiada
made
an
agreement
between
the
Lord
and
all
the
people
and
the
king,
that
they
would
be
the Lord's
people.
Then
all
the
people
went
to
the
house
of
Baal
and
had
it
pulled
down,
and
its
altars
and
images
broken
up;
and
Mattan,
the
priest
of
Baal,
they
put
to death
before
the
altars.
And
Jehoiada
put
the
work
and
the
care
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
into
the
hands
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites,
who
had
been grouped
in divisions
by
David
to
make burned
offerings
to
the
Lord,
as
it
is
recorded
in
the
law
of
Moses,
with
joy
and
song
as
David
had said.
And
he
put door-keepers
at
the doors
of
the Lord's
house,
to
see
that
no
one
who
was
unclean
in
any
way
might
come
in.
Then
he
took
the
captains
of
hundreds
and
the
chiefs
and
the
rulers
of
the
people
and
all
the
people
of
the
land,
and
they
came
down
with
the
king
from
the
house
of
the
Lord
through
the higher doorway
into
the king's
house,
and
put
the
king
on
the
seat
of
the
kingdom.
So
all
the
people
of
the
land
were
glad
and
the
town
was
quiet,
for
they
had
put
Athaliah
to
death
with
the
sword.
Joash
was
seven
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
for
forty
years
in
Jerusalem:
his mother's
name
was
Zibiah
of Beer-sheba.
And
Joash
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
as
long
as
Jehoiada
the
priest
was living.
And
Jehoiada
took
two
wives
for
him,
and
he
became
the
father
of
sons
and
daughters.
Now
after
this
Joash
had
a desire
to put
the
house
of
the
Lord
into good order
again;
And getting
together
the
priests
and
Levites,
he
said
to
them,
Go
out
into
the
towns
of
Judah
year
by
year,
and
get
from
all
Israel
money
to keep
the
house
of
your
God
in good condition;
and see
that
this
is
done
without
loss
of
time.
The
Levites, however,
were slow
in
doing
so.
Then
the
king
sent
for
Jehoiada,
the
chief priest,
and
said
to
him,
Why
have
you
not
given
the
Levites
orders
that
the
tax fixed
by
Moses,
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
and
by
the meeting
of
Israel,
for
the
Tent
of witness,
is
to
be got
in
from
Judah
and
Jerusalem
and handed
over?
For
the
house
of
the
Lord
had
been
broken
up
by
Athaliah,
that evil
woman,
and
her
sons;
and
all
its
holy
things
they
had given
to
the
Baals.
So
at
the king's
order
they
made
a
chest
and
put
it
outside
the doorway
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
an order
was
sent
out
through all
Judah
and
Jerusalem
that payment
was
to
be
made
to
the
Lord
of
the
tax which
Moses,
the
servant
of
God,
had
put
on
Israel
in
the waste land.
And
all
the
chiefs
and
all
the
people
came
gladly
and
put
their money
into
the
chest,
till
they
had
all
given.
So
when
the
chest
was
taken
to
the king's servants
by
the
Levites,
and
they
saw
that
there
was
much
money
in
it,
the king's
scribe
and
the
chief priest's servant
took
the
money
out,
and
put
the
chest
back
in
its
place.
They
did
this
day
by
day,
and got
together
a
great
amount
of
money.
Then
the
king
and
Jehoiada
gave
it
to
those
who
were
responsible
for getting
the
work
done
on
the Lord's
house,
and
with
it
they got wall-builders
and woodworkers
and metal-workers
to
put
the
house
of
the
Lord
in good order
again.
So
the
workmen
did
their
work,
making good
what
was damaged
and building
up
the
house
of
God till
it
was
strong
and beautiful again.
And
when
the work
was
done,
they
took
the
rest
of
the
money
to
the
king
and
Jehoiada,
and
it
was
used
for
making
the
vessels
for
the
house
of
the
Lord,
all
the
vessels needed
for
the
offerings,
the
spoons
and
the
vessels
of
gold
and
silver.
And
as
long
as
Jehoiada
was living,
the
regular burned
offerings
were
offered
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
But
Jehoiada
became
old
and
full
of
days,
and
he
came
to
his end;
he
was
a
hundred
and
thirty
years
old
at
the
time
of
his
death.
And
they put
him into
his last resting-place
in
the
town
of
David,
among
the
kings,
because
he
had
done
good
in
Israel
for
God
and
for
his
house.
Now
after
the
death
of
Jehoiada,
the
chiefs
of
Judah
came
and
went
down
on
their faces
before
the
king.
Then
the
king
gave ear
to
them.
And
they
gave
up
the
house
of
the
Lord
God
of
their
fathers,
and
became worshippers
of pillars
of wood
and
of
the
images;
and
because
of
this sin
of theirs,
wrath
came
on
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
And
the
Lord
sent
them
prophets
to
make
them
come
back
to
him;
and
they
gave witness
against
them,
but
they
would
not
give
ear.
Then
the
spirit
of
God
came
on
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada
the
priest,
and, getting
up
before
the
people,
he
said
to
them,
God
has
said,
Why
do
you
go
against
the
orders
of
the
Lord,
so
that everything goes badly
for
you?
because
you
have
given
up
the
Lord,
he
has
given
you
up.
But
when
they
had
made
a secret design
against
him,
he
was
stoned
with
stones,
by
the king's order,
in
the outer square
of
the Lord's
house.
So
King
Joash
did
not
keep
in
mind
how good
Jehoiada
his
father
had
been
to
him,
but
put
his
son
to
death.
And
in
the hour
of
his
death
he
said,
May
the
Lord
see
it
and
take payment!
Now
in
the
spring,
the
army
of
the Aramaeans
came
up
against
him;
they
came
against
Judah
and
Jerusalem,
putting
to death
all
the great
men
of
the
people
and
sending
all
the goods
they
took
from
them
to
the
king
of
Damascus.
For
though
the
army
of
Aram
was only
a
small
one,
the
Lord
gave
a
very
great
army
into
their
hands,
because
they
had
given
up
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
So
they
put
into effect
the
punishment
of
Joash.
And
when
they
had
gone
away
from
him, (for
he
was broken
with disease,)
his
servants
made
a secret design
against
him
because
of
the
blood
of
the
son
of
Jehoiada
the
priest,
and
they
put
him
to
death
on
his
bed;
and
they
put
his
body
into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David,
but
not
in
the resting-place
of
the
kings.
Those
who
made designs
against
him
were
Zabad,
the
son
of
Shimeath,
an Ammonite woman,
and
Jehozabad,
the
son
of
Shimrith,
a
Moabite woman.
Now
the story
of
his
sons,
and
all
the words said
by
the
prophet
against
him,
and
the building
up again
of
the Lord's
house,
are
recorded
in
the
account
in
the
book
of
the
kings.
And
Amaziah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Amaziah
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
twenty-nine
years;
his mother's
name
was
Jehoaddan
of
Jerusalem.
He
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
but
his
heart
was
not
completely
true
to
the
Lord.
Now
when
he
became
strong
in
the
kingdom,
he
put
to death
those
men
who
had
taken
the life
of
the
king
his
father.
But
he
did
not
put
their
children
to
death,
for
he kept
the
orders
of
the
Lord
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses,
saying,
The
fathers
are
not
to
be
put
to
death
for
their
children
or
the
children
for
their
fathers,
but
a
man
is
to
be
put
to
death
for
the
sin
which
he
himself
has done.
Then
Amaziah
got
all
Judah
together
and
put
them
in order
by
their
families,
even
all
Judah
and
Benjamin,
under
captains
of
thousands
and
captains
of
hundreds:
and
he
had
those
of
twenty
years
old
and
over
numbered,
and
they
came
to
three
hundred
thousand
of
the best fighting-men,
trained
for
war
and
in
the
use
of
the
spear
and
the body-cover.
And
for
a
hundred
talents
of
silver,
he got
a
hundred
thousand fighting-men
from
Israel.
But
a
man
of
God
came
to
him,
saying,
O
king,
let
not
the
army
of
Israel
go
with
you;
for
the
Lord
is
not
with
Israel,
that
is,
the
children
of
Ephraim.
But
go
yourself,
and
be
strong
in
war;
God
will
not let
you
go
down
before
those
who
are fighting
against
you;
for
God
has
power
to
give
help
or
to send
you
down
before
your attackers.
Then
Amaziah
said
to
the
man
of
God,
But
what
is
to
be
done about
the
hundred
talents
which
I
have
given
for
the armed
band
of
Israel?
And
the
man
of
God
in
answer
said,
God
is able
to
give
you
much
more
than
this.
So
Amaziah, separating
the armed
band
which
had
come
to
him
from
Ephraim,
sent
them
back
again;
which
made
them
very
angry
with
Judah,
and
they
went
back burning
with
wrath.
Then
Amaziah
took heart,
and went
out
at
the head
of
his
people
and came
to
the
Valley
of
Salt, where
he
put
to death
ten
thousand
of
the
children
of
Seir;
And
ten
thousand more
the
children
of Israel
took
living,
and
made
them
go
up
to
the
top
of
the
rock, pushing
them
down
from
the
top
of
the
rock
so
that
their bodies
were
broken
by
the
fall.
But
the
men
of
the
band
which
Amaziah
sent
back
and
did
not
take
with
him
to
the
fight,
made
attacks
on
the
towns
of
Judah
from
Samaria
to
Beth-horon, putting
to death
three
thousand
of
their
people
and
taking
away
a
great store
of
their goods.
Now
when
Amaziah
came
back
from
the destruction
of
the
Edomites,
he
took
the
gods
of
the
children
of
Seir
and
made
them
his
gods, worshipping
them
and
burning offerings
before
them.
And
so
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was moved
against
Amaziah,
and
he
sent
a
prophet
to
him,
who
said,
Why
have
you
gone
after
the
gods
of
the
people
who
have
not
given
their
people salvation
from
your
hands?
But
while
he
was
talking
to
him
the
king
said
to
him,
Have
we
made
you
one
of
the king's government?
say
no
more,
or
it
will
be
the
cause
of
your death.
Then
the
prophet
gave
up protesting,
and
said,
It
is clear
to
me
that God's
purpose
is
your
destruction,
because
you
have
done
this
and
have
not
given ear
to
my words.
Then
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
acting
on
the suggestion
of
his servants,
sent
to
Joash,
the
son
of
Jehoahaz,
the
son
of
Jehu,
king
of
Israel,
saying,
Come,
let
us
have
a meeting
face
to
face.
And
Joash,
king
of
Israel,
sent
to
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
saying,
The thorn-tree
in
Lebanon
sent
to
the
cedar
in
Lebanon,
saying,
Give
your
daughter
to
my
son
for
a
wife:
and
a
beast
from
the woodland
in
Lebanon
went
by, crushing
the
thorn
under
his feet.
You
say,
See,
I
have
overcome
Edom;
and
your
heart
is
lifted
up
with pride:
now keep
in
your country;
why
do
you
make causes
of
trouble, putting
yourself,
and
Judah
with
you,
in
danger
of
downfall?
But
Amaziah
gave
no
attention;
and
this
was
the
purpose
of
God,
so
that
he
might
give
them
up
into
the
hands
of Joash,
because
they
had
gone
after
the
gods
of
Edom.
And
so
Joash,
king
of
Israel,
went
up;
and
he
and
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
came
face
to
face
at
Beth-shemesh
in
Judah.
And
Judah
was overcome
before
Israel,
and
they
went
in
flight,
every
man
to
his
tent.
And
Joash,
king
of
Israel,
made
Amaziah,
king
of
Judah,
the
son
of
Joash,
the
son
of
Jehoahaz, prisoner
at
Beth-shemesh,
and
took
him
to
Jerusalem;
and
he
had
the
wall
of
Jerusalem pulled
down
from
the doorway
of
Ephraim
to
the doorway
in
the angle,
four
hundred
cubits.
And
he
took
all
the
gold
and
silver
and
all
the
vessels
which
were
in
the
house
of
the Lord,
under
the care
of
Obed-edom,
and
all
the
wealth
from
the king's
house,
as
well
as
those
whose lives
would
be
the
price
of broken faith,
and
went
back
to
Samaria.
Amaziah,
son
of
Joash,
king
of
Judah, went
on living
for
fifteen
years
after
the
death
of
Joash,
the
son
of
Jehoahaz,
king
of
Israel.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Amaziah,
first
and
last,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Judah
and
Israel?
Now
from
the
time
when
Amaziah
gave
up worshipping
the
Lord,
they
made secret designs
against
him
in
Jerusalem;
and
he went
in
flight
to
Lachish:
but
they
sent
to
Lachish
after
him
and
put
him
to
death
there.
And
they
took
his body
on
horseback
and
put
it
into
the earth
with
his
fathers
in
the
town
of
David.
Then
all
the
people
of
Judah
took
Uzziah,
who
was
sixteen
years
old,
and
made
him
king
in
place
of
his
father
Amaziah.
He
was
the builder
of
Eloth,
which
he got
back
for
Judah
after
the death
of
the
king.
Uzziah
was
sixteen
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
fifty-two
years;
his mother's
name
was
Jechiliah
of
Jerusalem.
He
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
father
Amaziah
had
done.
He
gave
himself
to
searching
after
God
in
the
days
of
Zechariah,
who
made men wise
in
the fear
of
God;
and
as
long
as
he
was
true
to
the
Lord,
God
made
things
go well
for
him.
He
went
out
and
made war
against
the
Philistines, pulling
down
the
walls
of
Gath
and
Jabneh
and
Ashdod,
and
building
towns
in
the country round
Ashdod
and among
the
Philistines.
And
God gave
him
help
against
the
Philistines,
and
against
the Arabians
living
in
Gur-baal,
and
against
the
Meunim.
The
Ammonites
gave
offerings
to
Uzziah:
and news
of
him
went
out
as
far
as
the limit
of
Egypt;
for
he
became
very great
in
power.
Uzziah
made
towers
in
Jerusalem,
at
the doorway
in
the
angle
and
at
the doorway
in
the
valley
and
at
the turn
of
the wall, arming
them.
And
he put
up
towers
in
the waste
land
and
made places
for storing water,
for
he
had
much
cattle,
in
the low
hills
and
in
the table
land;
and
he
had
farmers
and vine-keepers
in
the
mountains
and
in
the fertile
land,
for
he
was
a
lover
of farming.
In
addition,
Uzziah
had
an
army
of fighting-men
who
went
out
to
war
in
bands,
as
they
had
been
listed
by
Jeiel
the
scribe
and
Maaseiah
the
ruler,
under
the
authority
of
Hananiah,
one
of
the king's
captains.
The
heads
of
families,
the
strong
men
of war,
were
two
thousand,
six
hundred.
And
under
their orders
was
a
trained
army
of
three
hundred
and
seven
thousand,
five
hundred,
of
great
strength
in
war,
helping
the
king
against any
who came
against
him.
And
Uzziah
had
all
these
forces
armed
with body-covers
and
spears
and head-covers
and coats
of metal
and
bows
and
stones
for sending
from leather bands.
And
in
Jerusalem
he
made machines,
the invention
of expert
men,
to
be
placed
on
the
towers
and angles
of
the walls
for sending
arrows
and
great
stones.
And
his
name
was honoured
far
and wide;
for
he
was
greatly
helped
till
he
was
strong.
But
when
he
had become
strong,
his
heart
was
lifted
up
in pride,
causing
his
destruction;
and
he did evil
against
the
Lord
his
God;
for
he
went
into
the
Temple
of
the
Lord
for
the
purpose
of
burning perfumes
on
the
altar
of perfumes.
And
Azariah
the
priest
went
in
after
him,
with
eighty
of
the Lord's
priests,
who
were
strong
men;
And
they
made protests
to
Uzziah
the
king,
and
said
to
him,
The
burning
of perfumes,
Uzziah,
is
not
your business
but
that
of
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Aaron,
who
have
been
made
holy
for
this work:
go
out
of
the
holy
place,
for
you
have done wrong,
and
it
will
not
be
to
your honour
before
God.
Then
Uzziah
was angry;
and
he
had
in
his
hand
a vessel
for
burning
perfume;
and
while
his wrath
was bitter
against
the
priests,
the
mark
of
the leper's
disease
came
out
on
his brow,
before
the eyes
of
the
priests
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
by
the
altar
of perfumes.
And
Azariah,
the
chief
priest,
and
all
the
priests, looking
at
him,
saw
the mark
of
the
leper
on
his brow,
and
they
sent
him
out
quickly
and
he
himself
went
out
straight
away,
for
the Lord's punishment
had
come
on
him.
So
King
Uzziah
was
a
leper
till
the
day
of
his
death,
living separately
in
his private
house;
for
he
was
cut
off
from
the
house
of
God;
and
Jotham
his
son
was
ruling
over
his
house,
judging
the
people
of
the
land.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Uzziah,
first
and
last,
were
recorded
by
Isaiah
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Amoz.
So
Uzziah went
to
rest
with
his
fathers;
and
they put
his body into
the earth
in
the
field used
for
the resting-place
of
the
kings,
for
they
said,
He
is
a
leper:
and
Jotham
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Jotham
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king;
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
sixteen
years;
and
his mother's
name
was
Jerushah,
the
daughter
of
Zadok.
He
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
father
Uzziah
had
done;
but
he
did
not
go
into
the
Temple
of
the
Lord.
And
the
people
still
went
on
in
their evil ways.
He put
up
the higher doorway
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and did
much
building
on
the
wall
of
the
Ophel.
In addition,
he
made
towns
in
the hill-country
of
Judah,
and strong buildings
and
towers
in
the woodlands.
He
went
to war
with
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon
and overcame
them.
That
year,
the
children
of
Ammon
gave
him
a
hundred
talents
of
silver,
and
ten
thousand measures
of
grain
and
ten
thousand measures
of
barley.
And
the
children
of
Ammon
gave
him
the
same amount
the
second
year
and
the
third.
So
Jotham
became
strong,
because
in all
his
ways
he
made
the
Lord
his guide.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jotham,
and
all
his
wars
and
his
ways,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Israel
and
Judah.
He
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
sixteen
years.
And
Jotham went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
they put
his body into
the earth
in
the
town
of
David;
and
Ahaz
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Ahaz
was
twenty
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
sixteen
years;
he
did
not
do
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
like
David
his
father:
But
he went
in
the
ways
of
the
kings
of
Israel
and
made
images
of
metal
for
the
Baals.
More than
this,
he
had
offerings
burned
in
the
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom,
and
made
his
children go through
fire, copying
the
disgusting ways
of
the
nations
whom
the
Lord
had sent
out
of
the
land
before
the
children
of
Israel.
And
he
made offerings
and had perfumes
burned
in
the
high
places
and
on
the
hills
and
under
every
green
tree.
So
the
Lord
his
God
gave
him
up
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Aram;
and
they overcame
him,
and
took
away
a
great number
of
his people
as prisoners
to
Damascus.
Then
he
was
given
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Israel,
who
sent
great destruction
on
him.
For
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
in
one
day put
to death
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
men
of
Judah,
all
of
them good fighting-men;
because
they
had given
up
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
And
Zichri,
a
great fighting-man
of
Ephraim, put
to death
Maaseiah,
the king's
son,
and
Azrikam,
the controller
of
his
house,
and
Elkanah,
who
was
second
in authority
to
the
king.
And
the
children
of
Israel
took
away
as prisoners
from
their
brothers,
two
hundred
thousand,
women
and
sons
and
daughters,
and
a
great store
of
their goods,
and
took
them
to
Samaria.
But
a
prophet
of
the
Lord
was
there,
named
Oded;
and
he
went
out
in
front
of
the
army
which
was
coming
into
Samaria
and
said
to
them, Truly,
because
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
was
angry
with
Judah,
he
gave
them
up
into
your
hands,
and
you
have
put
them
to death
in
an outburst
of
wrath stretching
up
to
heaven.
And
now
your purpose
is
to keep
the
children
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem
as men-servants
and women-servants
under
your yoke:
but
are
there
no sins
against
the
Lord
your
God
to
be seen
among
yourselves?
And
now
give ear
to
me,
and send
back
the prisoners
whom
you
have
taken
from
your
brothers:
for
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
is
burning
against
you.
Then
certain
of
the
heads
of
the
children
of
Ephraim,
Azariah,
the
son
of
Johanan,
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Meshillemoth
Jehizkiah,
the
son
of
Shallum,
and
Amasa
the
son
of
Hadlai,
put
themselves
against
those
who
had
come
from
the
war,
And
said
to
them,
You
are
not
to
let these prisoners
come
here;
for
what
you
are designing
to
do
will
be
a
cause
of
sin
against
the
Lord
to
us, making
even
greater
our
sin
and
our wrongdoing, which
now
are
great
enough,
and
his
wrath
is
burning
against
Israel.
So
the
armed
men gave
up
the prisoners
and
the goods
they
had taken
to
the
heads
and
the meeting
of
the
people.
And
those
men
who
have
been
named
went
up
and
took
the prisoners,
clothing
those
among
them
who
were uncovered,
with
things
from
the goods
which
had
been
taken
in
the war,
and
putting robes
on
them
and shoes
on
their feet;
and
they
gave
them
food
and
drink
and oil
for
their bodies,
and seating
all
the
feeble
among
them
on asses,
they
took
them
to
Jericho,
the
town
of palm-trees,
to
their
people,
and
then
went
back
to
Samaria.
At
that
time
King
Ahaz
sent
for
help
to
the
king
of
Assyria.
For
the
Edomites
had
come
again,
attacking
Judah
and
taking
away
prisoners.
And
the
Philistines, forcing
their way
into
the
towns
of
the lowlands
and
the
south
of
Judah,
had
taken
Beth-shemesh
and
Aijalon
and
Gederoth
and
Soco,
with
their daughter-towns,
as well
as
Timnah
and
Gimzo
and
their daughter-towns,
and
were
living
there.
For
the
Lord made
Judah low,
because
of
Ahaz,
king
of
Israel;
for
he
had given
up all self-control
in
Judah, sinning greatly
against
the
Lord.
Then
Tiglath-pileser,
king
of
Assyria,
came
to
him,
but
was
a cause
of trouble
and
not
of
strength
to
him.
For
Ahaz
took
a part
of
the
wealth
from
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
from
the
house
of
the
king
and
of
the great
men,
and
gave
it
to
the
king
of
Assyria;
but
it
was
no
help
to
him.
And
in
the
time
of
his
trouble,
this
same
King
Ahaz
did
even
more evil against
the
Lord.
For
he
made
offerings
to
the
gods
of
Damascus,
who
were
attacking
him,
and
said,
Because
the
gods
of
the
kings
of
Aram
are giving
them
help,
I
will
make
offerings
to
them
so
that
they
may
give
me
help.
But
they
were
the
cause
of
his
downfall,
and
of
that
of
all
Israel.
And
Ahaz got
together
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God, cutting
up
all
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God,
and shutting
the
doors
of
the Lord's
house;
and
he
made
altars
in
every part
of
Jerusalem.
And
in
every
town
of
Judah
he
made
high
places where perfumes
were
burned
to
other
gods, awaking
the wrath
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
his
fathers.
Now
the
rest
of
his
acts
and
all
his
ways,
first
and
last,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Judah
and
Israel.
And
Ahaz
went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
they
put
his body
into
the earth
in
Jerusalem;
but
they
did
not
put
him
in
the resting-place
of
the
kings
of
Israel:
and
Hezekiah
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Hezekiah
became
king
when
he
was
twenty-five
years
old;
and
he
was
king
in
Jerusalem
for
twenty-nine
years;
and
his mother's
name
was
Abijah,
the
daughter
of
Zechariah.
He
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
his
father
David
had
done.
In
the
first
year
of
his
rule,
in
the
first
month,
opening
the
doors
of
the Lord's
house,
he
made
them
strong.
And
he sent
for
the
priests
and
the
Levites,
and got
them
together
in
the wide
place
on
the
east
side,
And
said
to
them,
Give ear
to
me,
O
Levites:
now
make
yourselves
holy,
and
make
holy
the
house
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
and
take
away everything
unclean
from
the
holy
place.
For
our
fathers
have
done
evil, sinning
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
our
God,
and
have
given
him
up,
turning
away
their
faces
from
the house
of
the
Lord,
and
turning
their
backs
on
him.
The
doors
of
his house
have
been
shut
and
the lights
put
out;
no perfumes
have
been
burned
or
offerings
made
to
the
God
of
Israel
in
his
holy
place.
And
so
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
has
come
on
Judah
and
Jerusalem,
and
he
has
given
them
up
to
be
a
cause
of fear
and wonder
and shame,
as
your
eyes
have
seen.
For
see,
our
fathers
have been put
to death
with
the
sword,
and
our
sons
and
daughters
and
wives
have been taken
away
prisoners
because
of
this.
Now
it
is
my
purpose
to
make
an
agreement
with
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
so
that
the heat
of
his
wrath
may
be
turned
away
from
us.
My
sons,
take
care
now:
for
you
have
been marked
out
by
the
Lord
to
come
before
him
and
to
be
his
servants,
burning
offerings
to
him.
Then
the
Levites took
their places;
Mahath,
the
son
of
Amasai,
and
Joel,
the
son
of
Azariah,
among
the
Kohathites;
and
of
the
sons
of
Merari,
Kish,
the
son
of
Abdi,
and
Azariah,
the
son
of
Jehallelel;
and
of
the
Gershonites,
Joah,
the
son
of
Zimmah,
and
Eden,
the
son
of
Joah;
And
of
the
sons
of
Elizaphan,
Shimri
and
Jeuel;
and
of
the
sons
of
Asaph,
Zechariah
and
Mattaniah;
And
of
the
sons
of
Heman, Jehuel
and
Shimei;
and
of
the
sons
of
Jeduthun,
Shemaiah
and
Uzziel.
And
they got
their
brothers
together
and
made
themselves
holy,
and
went
in,
as
the
king
had
said
by
the
word
of
the
Lord,
to make
the
house
of
the
Lord
clean.
And
the
priests
went
into
the
inner
part
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
to make
it
clean,
and
everything
unclean
which
was
to
be seen
in
the
Temple
of
the
Lord
they
took
out
into
the
outer square
of
the Lord's
house,
and
the
Levites
got
it together
and
took
it
away
to
the
stream
Kidron.
On
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
the work
of making
the
house
holy
was
started,
and
on
the
eighth
day
they
came
to
the covered way
of
the
Lord;
in
eight
days
they
made
the Lord's
house
holy,
and
on
the sixteenth
day
of
the
first
month
the work
was done.
Then
they
went
in
to
King
Hezekiah
and
said,
We
have
made
all
the
house
of
the
Lord
clean,
as well
as
the
altar
of burned
offerings
with
all
its
vessels,
and
the
table
for
the holy bread,
with
all
its
vessels.
And
all
the
vessels
which
were turned
out
by
King
Ahaz
in
his sin
while
he
was
king,
we
have
put
in
order
and
made
holy,
and
now
they
are
in
their
places
before
the
altar
of
the
Lord.
Then
Hezekiah
the
king
got
up
early,
and
got
together
the great
men
of
the
town,
and
went
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
they
took
with
them
seven
oxen
and
seven
male
sheep
and
seven
lambs
and
seven he-goats
as
a sin-offering
for
the
kingdom
and
for
the
holy house
and
for
Judah.
And
he
gave
orders
to
the
sons
of
Aaron,
the
priests,
that
these
were
to
be
offered
on
the
altar
of
the
Lord.
So
they put
the
oxen
to
death
and
their
blood
was given
to
the
priests
to
be drained
out against
the
altar;
then
they put
the
male
sheep
to
death, draining
out
their
blood against
the
altar,
and
they put
the
lambs
to
death, draining
out
their
blood against
the
altar.
Then
they
took
the he-goats
for
the sin-offering, placing
them
before
the
king
and
the meeting
of
the people,
and
they
put
their
hands
on
them:
And
the
priests put
them
to
death,
and
made
a sin-offering
with
their
blood
on
the
altar,
to take
away
the
sin
of
all
Israel:
for
the
king
gave
orders
that
the burned
offering
and
the sin-offering
were
for
all
Israel.
Then
he
put
the
Levites
in
their
places
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
with brass
and corded instruments
of music
as ordered
by
David
and
Gad,
the king's
seer,
and
Nathan
the
prophet:
for
the
order
was
the Lord's,
given
by
his
prophets.
So
the
Levites
took
their places
with David's
instruments,
and
the
priests
with
their horns.
And
Hezekiah
gave
the
word
for
the burned
offering
to
be
offered
on
the
altar.
And
when
the burned
offering
was
started,
then
the
song
of
the
Lord
was
started,
with
the blowing
of horns
and
with
all
the
instruments
of
David,
king
of
Israel.
And
all
the people gave
worship,
to
the sound
of
songs
and
the
blowing
of horns;
and
this went
on
till
the burned offering
was
ended.
And
at
the
end
of
the
offering,
the
king
and
all
who
were
present
with
him gave
worship
with bent heads.
Then
King
Hezekiah
and
the
captains
gave
orders
to
the
Levites
to give
praise
to
God
in
the
words
of
David
and
Asaph
the
seer.
And
they made songs
of
praise
with
joy,
and
with bent
heads
gave
worship.
Then
Hezekiah
made
answer
and
said,
Now
that
you
have
given
yourselves
to
the
Lord,
come
near
and
take
offerings
and praise-offerings
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
So
all
the
people
took
in
offerings
and praise-offerings:
and
those
whose
hearts
were
moved,
took
in burned
offerings.
The
number
of burned
offerings
which
the
people
took
in
was
seventy
oxen,
a
hundred
male
sheep,
and
two
hundred
lambs:
all
these
were
for burned
offerings
to
the
Lord.
And
the
holy
things
were
six
hundred
oxen
and
three
thousand
sheep.
There
were
not
enough
priests
for
the
work
of cutting
up
all
the burned
offerings;
so
their
brothers
the
Levites
gave
them help
till
the
work
was
done
and
the
priests
had
made
themselves
holy:
for
the
Levites
were
more
upright
in
heart
to
make
themselves
holy
than
the
priests.
And
there
was
a
great
amount
of burned
offerings,
with
the
fat
of
the peace-offerings
and
the drink
offerings
for every burned
offering.
So
the
work
of
the Lord's
house
was
put
in
order.
And
Hezekiah
and
all
the
people
were
full
of
joy,
because
God
had
made
the
people
ready:
for
the
thing
was
done
suddenly.
Then
Hezekiah
sent word
to
all
Israel
and
Judah,
and
sent
letters
to
Ephraim
and
Manasseh, requesting
them
to
come
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
at
Jerusalem,
to
keep
the
Passover
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
For
the
king,
after discussion
with
his
chiefs
and
all
the body
of
the people
in
Jerusalem,
had
made
a decision
to
keep
the
Passover
in
the
second
month.
It
was
not possible
to
keep
it
at
that
time,
because
not
enough
priests
had
made
themselves
holy,
and
the
people
had
not come
together
in
Jerusalem.
And
the
thing
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
king
and
all
the
people.
So
it
was ordered
that
word
was
to
be sent
out
through
all
Israel,
from Beer-sheba
to
Dan,
that
they
were
to
come
to
keep
the
Passover
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
at
Jerusalem:
because
they
had
not
kept
it
in
great
numbers
in
agreement
with
the law.
So
runners
went
with
letters
from
the
king
and
his
chiefs
through
all
Israel
and
Judah,
by
the
order
of
the
king,
saying,
O
children
of
Israel,
come
back
again
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Israel,
so
that
he
may
come
again
to
that small band
of
you which
has
been kept safe
out
of
the
hands
of
the
kings
of
Assyria.
Do
not
be
like
your
fathers
and
your
brothers,
who
were sinners against
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
so
that
he
made
them
a
cause
of fear,
as
you
see.
Now
do
not
be hard-hearted,
as
your
fathers
were;
but
give
yourselves
to
the
Lord,
and
come
into
his
holy
place,
which
he
has
made
his
for
ever,
and
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord
your
God,
so
that
the heat
of
his
wrath
may
be
turned
away
from
you.
For
if
you
come
back
to
the
Lord,
those
who
took
away
your
brothers
and
your
children
will
have pity
on
them,
and
let
them
come
back
to
this
land:
for
the
Lord
your
God
is
full
of grace
and
mercy,
and
his
face
will
not
be
turned
away
from
you
if
you
come
back
to
him.
So
the
runners
went
from
town
to
town
through
all
the
country
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
as
far
as
Zebulun:
but
they
were
laughed
at
and
made
sport
of.
However,
some
of
Asher
and
Manasseh
and
Zebulun
put
away
their pride
and
came
to
Jerusalem.
And
in
Judah
the
power
of
God
gave
them
one
heart
to
do
the
orders
of
the
king
and
the
captains,
which
were
taken
as
the
word
of
the
Lord.
So
a
very
great
number
of
people came
together
at
Jerusalem
to
keep
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread
in
the
second
month.
And
they
got
to work
and
took
away
all
the
altars
in
Jerusalem,
and
they
put
all
the vessels
for
burning perfumes
into
the
stream
Kidron.
Then
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
second
month
they
put
the
Passover lambs
to death:
and
the
priests
and
the
Levites
were shamed,
and
made
themselves
holy
and
took burned
offerings
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
they
took
their places
in
their
right
order,
as
it
was ordered
in
the
law
of
Moses,
the
man
of
God:
the
priests draining
out
on
the altar
the
blood
given
them
by
the
Levites.
For
there
were still
a number
of
the
people
there
who
had
not
made
themselves
holy:
so
the
Levites
had
to put
Passover lambs
to death
for
those
who
were
not
clean,
to
make
them
holy
to
the
Lord.
For
a
great number
of
the
people
from
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
Issachar
and
Zebulun,
had
not
made
themselves
clean,
but
they
took
the
Passover meal,
though
not
in
the
right
way.
For
Hezekiah
had
made prayer
for
them,
saying,
May
the
good
Lord
have
mercy
on everyone
Who,
with
all
his
heart,
is turned
to
God
the
Lord,
the
God
of
his
fathers,
even if
he
has
not
been
made
clean
after
the rules
of
the
holy
place.
And
the
Lord
gave ear
to
Hezekiah,
and
made
the
people well.
So
the
children
of
Israel
who
were
present
in
Jerusalem
kept
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread
for
seven
days
with
great
joy:
and
the
Levites
and
the
priests
gave
praise
to
the
Lord
day
by
day,
making melody
to
the
Lord
with
loud
instruments.
And
Hezekiah
said
kind words
to
the
Levites
who
were expert
in
the ordering
of
the worship
of
the
Lord:
so
they
kept
the
feast
for
seven
days,
offering peace-offerings
and praising
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
And
by
the desire
of
all
the people,
the feast went
on
for
another
seven
days,
and
they
kept
the
seven
days
with
joy.
For
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah, gave
to
the people
for
offerings,
a
thousand
oxen
and
seven
thousand
sheep;
and
the
rulers gave
a
thousand
oxen
and
ten
thousand
sheep;
and
a
great
number
of
priests
made
themselves
holy.
And
all
the
people
of
Judah,
with
the
priests
and
the
Levites,
and
those
who
had
come
from
Israel,
and
men
from
other
lands
who
had
come
from
Israel
or
who
were
living
in
Judah,
were
glad
with great
joy.
So
there
was
great
joy
in
Jerusalem:
for
nothing
like
this
had
been seen
in
Jerusalem
from
the
time
of
Solomon,
the
son
of
David,
king
of
Israel.
Then
the
priests
and
the
Levites
gave
the
people
a
blessing:
and
the
voice
of
their
prayer
went
up
to
the
holy
place
of
God
in
heaven.
Now
when
all
this
was
over,
all
the
men
of
Israel
who
were
present
went
out
into
the
towns
of
Judah, causing
the stone
pillars
to
be
broken
up
and
the wood
pillars
to
be
cut
down, pulling
down
the
high
places
and
the
altars
in
all
Judah
and
Benjamin,
as well
as
in
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
till
all
were
gone.
Then
all
the
children
of
Israel
went
back
to
their
towns,
every
man
to
his
property.
Then
Hezekiah
put
in order
the
divisions
of
the
priests
and
Levites,
every
man
in
his
division,
in relation
to
his
work,
for
the burned
offerings
and peace-offerings,
and
for
the ordering
of worship
and
for
giving
praise
at
the doors
of
the Lord's house.
And
he gave
the king's
part
of
his private
property
for
the burned
offerings,
that
is,
for
the
morning
and
evening
offerings,
and
the
offerings
for
the
Sabbath
and
the
new
moons
and
the regular
feasts,
as
it
is
recorded
in
the
law
of
the
Lord.
In addition,
he
gave
orders
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
to
give
to
the
priests
and
Levites
that part which
was theirs
by right,
so
that
they
might
be
strong
in
keeping
the
law
of
the
Lord.
And
when
the
order
was
made public, straight
away
the
children
of
Israel
gave,
in
great amounts,
the first-fruits
of
their
grain
and
wine
and
oil
and
honey,
and
of
the
produce
of
their
fields;
and
they
took
in
a
tenth
part
of
everything,
a
great store.
And
the
children
of
Israel
and
Judah,
who
were
living
in
the
towns
of
Judah
came
with
the
tenth
part
of
their
oxen
and
sheep,
and
a
tenth
of
all
the
holy
things which
were
to
be
given
to
the
Lord
their
God,
and
put
them
in
great masses.
The first store
of things was
put down
in
the
third
month,
and
in
the
seventh
month
the masses were
complete.
And
when
Hezekiah
and
the
rulers
came
and
saw
all
the store
of goods,
they
gave
praise
to
the
Lord
and
to
his
people
Israel.
Then
Hezekiah put questions
to
the
priests
and
Levites
about
the store
of goods.
And
Azariah,
the
chief
priest,
of
the
family
of
Zadok,
said
in
answer,
From
the
time
when
the
people
first
came
with
their
offerings
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
we
have
had
food
enough,
and
more
than
enough:
for
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
is
on
his
people;
and
there
is
this
great store
which
has
not
been used.
Then
Hezekiah
said
that store-rooms
were
to
be
made
ready
in
the
house
of
the
Lord;
and
this
was
done.
And
in
them
they
put all
the
offerings
and
the tenths
and
the
holy
things, keeping nothing
back,
and
over
them
was
Conaniah
the
Levite,
with
Shimei
his
brother
second
to
him.
And
Jehiel
and
Azaziah
and
Nahath
and
Asahel
and
Jerimoth
and
Jozabad
and
Eliel
and
Ismachiah
and
Mahath
and
Benaiah
were
overseers,
under
the
directions
of
Conaniah
and
Shimei
his
brother,
by
the
order
of
Hezekiah
the
king
and
Azariah,
the
ruler
of
the
house
of
God.
And
Kore,
the
son
of
Imnah
the
Levite,
the
keeper
of
the
east door,
had control
of
the
offerings
freely
given
to
God,
and
the distribution
of
the
offerings
of
the
Lord
and
the
most
holy
things.
And
under
him
were
Eden
and
Miniamin
and
Jeshua
and
Shemaiah
and
Amariah
and
Shecaniah,
in
the
towns
of
the
priests,
who
were
made responsible
for
giving
it
to
all
their
brothers,
by
divisions,
to
small
and
great:
As well
as
to
all
the
males,
of
three
years
old
and
over,
listed
by
their
families,
who
went
into
the
house
of
the
Lord
to
do
what
was needed
day
by
day,
for
their special
work
with
their
divisions.
And
the
families
of
the
priests
were
listed
by
their fathers' names,
but
the
Levites,
of
twenty
years
old
and
over,
were
listed
in relation
to
their work
in
their
divisions;
And
in
the lists
were
all
their
little
ones
and
their
wives
and
their
sons
and
daughters,
through
all
the
people:
they
made
themselves
holy
in
the positions
which
they
were given.
And
as
for
the
sons
of
Aaron,
the
priests,
living
in
the
country
on
the outskirts
of
their
towns,
every different
town
there
were
men, marked
out
by
name,
to
give
their part
of
the goods
to
all
the
males
among
the
priests,
and
to
all
who
were
listed
among
the
Levites.
This
Hezekiah
did
through
all
Judah;
he
did
what
was
good
and
right
and
true
before
the
Lord
his
God.
And
for
everything
he undertook,
in connection
with
the
work
of
the
house
of
God
and
his
law
and
orders,
he got directions
from
God
and
did
it
with serious
purpose;
and
things
went
well
for
him.
Now
after
these
things
and
this true-hearted
work,
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
came
into
Judah,
and
put
his army
in
position
before
the walled
towns
of
Judah, designing
to
make
his
way
into
them
by force.
And
when
Hezekiah
saw
that
Sennacherib
had
come
for
the purpose
of fighting
against
Jerusalem,
He
took
up
with
his
rulers
and
men
of war
the question
of stopping
up
the water-springs
outside
the
town;
and
they
gave
him
their
support.
So
they got
together
a
great number
of
people,
and
had
all
the water-springs
and
the
stream
flowing
through
the
land
stopped
up,
saying,
Why let
the
kings
of
Assyria
come
and
have
much
water?
Then
he
took heart,
building
up
the
wall
where
it
was
broken
down,
and
making
its
towers higher,
and
building
another
wall
outside;
and
he
made
strong
the
Millo
in
the
town
of
David,
and
got
together
a
great store
of
all sorts
of instruments
of war.
And
he
put
war
chiefs
over
the
people,
and
sent
for
them all
to come
together
to
him
in
the wide
place
at
the doorway
into
the
town,
and
to
give
them
heart
he
said
to
them,
Be
strong
and
take heart;
have
no
fear,
and
do
not
be troubled
on
account
of
the
king
of
Assyria
and
all
the
great
army
with
him:
for
there
is
a
greater
with
us.
With
him
is
an
arm
of
flesh;
but
we
have
the
Lord
our
God,
helping
us
and
fighting
for
us.
And
the
people put
their faith
in
what
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah,
said.
After
this,
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
sent
his
servants
to
Jerusalem (at
that time
he
was stationed
with
all
his
army
in front
of
Lachish),
to
say
to
Hezekiah
and
all
the
men
of
Judah
in
Jerusalem,
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
says,
In
what
are
you placing
your hope, waiting
here
in
the walled town
of
Jerusalem?
Is
it
not
Hezekiah
who
has got
you
to do
it, causing
your
death
from need
of food
and water,
by
saying,
The
Lord
our
God
will
give
us salvation
out
of
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria?
Has
not
this
same
Hezekiah
taken
away
his
high
places
and
his
altars,
saying
to
Judah
and
Jerusalem, Give
worship
before
one
altar
only,
burning offerings
on
it?
Have
you
no
knowledge
of
what
I
and
my
fathers
have
done
to
all
the
peoples
of
every
land?
were
the
gods
of
the
nations
of
those
lands
able
to
keep
their
land
from falling
into
my
hands?
Who
was
there
among
all
the
gods
of
those
nations,
which
my
fathers
put
to destruction,
who
was
able
to keep
his
people safe
from
my
hands?
and
is
it possible
that
your
God
will keep
you safe
from
my
hands?
So
do
not
be
tricked
by
Hezekiah
or
let
him get
you
to
do
this,
and
do
not
put
any
faith
in
what
he says:
for
no
god
of
any
nation
or
kingdom
has
been
able
to keep
his
people safe
from
my
hands,
or
the
hands
of
my
fathers:
how
much
less
will
your
God keep
you safe
from
my
hands!
And
his
servants
said
even
more
against
the
Lord
God
and
against
his
servant
Hezekiah.
And
he
sent
letters,
in
addition,
to
put shame
on
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
and
to
say evil
against
him,
saying,
As
the
gods
of
the
nations
of other
lands
have
not
been
able
to keep
their
people safe
from
my
hands,
no
more
will
the
God
of
Hezekiah keep
his
people safe
from
my
hands.
These
things
they said,
crying
out
with
a
loud
voice
in
the Jews'
language,
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
who
were
on
the
wall,
with
the
purpose
of troubling
them
and putting
fear
into
them,
so
that
they
might
take
the
town;
Talking
of
the
God
of
Jerusalem
as if
he
was
like
the
gods
of
the
peoples
of
the
earth,
the
work
of men's
hands.
And
Hezekiah
the
king,
and
Isaiah
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Amoz,
made prayer
because
of
this,
crying
out
to
heaven.
And
the
Lord
sent
an
angel
who
put
to death
all
the
men
of
war
and
the
chiefs
and
the
captains
in
the
army
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
So
he
went
back
to
his
country
in
shame.
And
when
he
came
into
the
house
of
his
god,
his sons,
the offspring
of
his
body,
put
him
to death
there
with
the
sword.
So
the
Lord
gave
Hezekiah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
salvation
from
the
power
of
Sennacherib,
the
king
of
Assyria,
and
from
all others, giving
them rest
on
every
side.
And
great numbers
came
to
Jerusalem
with
offerings
for
the
Lord,
and
things
of
great price
for
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah:
so
that
he
was honoured among
all
nations
from
that time.
In
those
days
Hezekiah
was ill
and
near
death;
and
he
made prayer
to
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
in
answer
gave
him
a
sign.
But
Hezekiah
did
not do
as
had
been
done
to
him;
for
his
heart
was lifted
up
in pride;
and
so
wrath
came
on
him
and
on
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
But
then,
Hezekiah,
in
sorrow
for
what
he
had
done,
put
away
his
pride;
and
he
and
all
Jerusalem made
themselves low,
so
that
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
did
not
come
on
them
in Hezekiah's life-time.
And
Hezekiah
had
very
great
wealth
and honour;
and
he
made himself store-houses
for
his
gold
and
silver
and
jewels
and
spices,
and
for body-covers
and
all sorts
of
beautiful
vessels.
And store-houses
for
the
produce
of
grain
and
wine
and
oil;
and buildings
for
all sorts
of
beasts
and
flocks.
And
he
made
towns
for himself,
and got together
much
property
in
flocks
and
herds:
for
God
had
given
him
great
wealth.
It
was
Hezekiah
who
had
the higher
spring
of
the
water
of
Gihon
stopped,
and
the
water taken
down
on
the
west
side
of
the
town
of
David.
In
everything
he undertook,
Hezekiah
did well.
However,
in
the business
of
the representatives
sent
by
the
rulers
of
Babylon
to
get news
of
the
wonder
which
had
taken
place
in
the
land,
God
gave
up guiding
him,
testing
him
to
see
what
was
in
his
heart.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Hezekiah,
and
the
good
he did,
are
recorded
in
the
vision
of
Isaiah
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Amoz,
and
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Judah
and
Israel.
So
Hezekiah went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
they put
his body
into
the higher part
of
the resting-places
of
the
sons
of
David:
and
all
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
gave
him honour
at
his
death.
And
Manasseh
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Manasseh
was
twelve
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
was ruling
for
fifty-five
years
in
Jerusalem.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, copying
the
disgusting ways
of
the
nations
whom
the
Lord
had sent
out
of
the
land
before
the
children
of
Israel.
For
he
put
up
again
the
high
places
which
had
been
pulled
down
by
his
father
Hezekiah;
and
he
made
altars
for
the
Baals,
and pillars
of wood,
and
was
a worshipper
and
servant
of
all
the stars
of
heaven;
And
he
made
altars
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
of
which
the
Lord
had
said,
In
Jerusalem
will
my
name
be
for
ever.
And
he
made
altars
for
all
the stars
of
heaven
in
the
two outer squares
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
More
than
this,
he
made
his
children
go
through
the
fire
in
the
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom;
and
he
made
use
of secret arts,
and signs
for
reading
the future,
and unnatural powers,
and
gave positions
to
those
who
had control
of spirits
and
to wonder-workers:
he
did
much
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, moving
him
to wrath.
And
he
put
the
image
he
had
made
in
the
house
of
God,
the
house
of
which
God
had
said
to
David
and
to
Solomon
his
son,
In
this
house,
and
in
Jerusalem,
the town
which
I
have
made mine
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
will
I
put
my
name
for
ever:
And
never
again
will
I
let
the
feet
of
Israel
be moved
out
of
the
land
which
I
have
given
to
their
fathers;
if
only
they
will
take
care
to
do
all
my
orders,
even
all
the
law
and
the
orders
and
the
rules
given
to
them
by
Moses.
And
Manasseh
made
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
go
out
of
the
true
way,
so
that
they
did
more
evil
than
those
nations
whom
the
Lord
gave
up
to
destruction
before
the
children
of
Israel.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Manasseh
and
his
people,
but
they
gave
no
attention.
So
the
Lord sent
against
them
the
captains
of
the
army
of
Assyria,
who
made
Manasseh
a
prisoner
and
took
him
away
in
chains
to
Babylon.
And crying
out
to
the
Lord
his
God
in
his
trouble,
he made
himself low
before
the
God
of
his
fathers,
And
made
prayer
to
him;
and
in
answer
to
his
prayer
God let
him
come
back
to
Jerusalem
and
to
his
kingdom.
Then
Manasseh
was
certain
that
the
Lord
was
God.
After
this
he
made
an
outer
wall
for
the
town
of
David,
on
the
west
side
of
Gihon
in
the
valley,
as
far
as
the
way
into
the
town
by
the
fish doorway;
and
he
put
a
very
high
wall
round
the
Ophel;
and
he
put
captains
of
the
army
in
all
the
walled
towns
of
Judah.
He
took
away
the
strange
gods
and
the image
out
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
all
the
altars
he
had
put
up
on
the
hill
of
the Lord's
house
and
in
Jerusalem,
and
put
them
out
of
the
town.
And
he
put
the
altar
of
the
Lord
in
order,
offering peace-offerings
and praise-offerings
on
it,
and
said
that all
Judah
were
to
be
servants
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
However,
the
people
still
made
offerings
in
the
high
places,
but
only
to
the
Lord
their
God.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Manasseh,
and
his
prayer
to
his
God,
and
the
words
which
the
seers
said
to
him
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
are recorded
among
the
acts
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
And
the
prayer
which
he
made
to God,
and
how God gave
him
an
answer,
and
all
his
sin
and
his wrongdoing,
and
the
places
where
he
made
high
places
and put
up pillars
of wood
and
images,
before
he put
away
his pride,
are
recorded
in
the history
of
the seers.
So
Manasseh
went
to
rest
with
his
fathers,
and
they put
his body
to
rest
in
his
house,
and
Amon
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Amon
was
twenty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king;
and
he
was ruling
for
two
years
in
Jerusalem.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
Manasseh
his
father
had
done;
and
Amon
made
offerings
to
all
the
images
which
his
father
Manasseh
had
made,
and
was
their
servant.
He
did
not
make
himself low
before
the
Lord,
as
his
father
Manasseh
had
done,
but
went
on sinning
more
and
more.
And
his
servants
made
a secret design
against
him,
and
put
him
to
death
in
his
house.
But
the
people
of
the
land put
to death
all
those
who
had
taken
part
in
the design
against
King
Amon,
and
made
his
son
Josiah
king
in
his
place.
Josiah
was
eight
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for thirty-one
years.
And
he
did
what
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord, walking
in
the
ways
of
his
father
David,
without
turning
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left.
In
the
eighth
year
of
his
rule,
while
he
was
still
young,
his heart
was first turned
to
the
God
of
his
father
David;
and
in
the twelfth
year
he undertook
the clearing
away
of
all
the
high
places
and
the pillars
and
the
images
of wood
and
metal
from
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
He
had
the
altars
of
the
Baals
broken
down,
while
he
himself
was
present;
and
the sun-images
which
were
placed
on
high
over
them
he
had
cut
down;
and
the pillars
of wood
and
the
metal
images
he
had
broken
up
and
crushed
to dust, dropping
the dust
over
the resting-places
of
the dead
who
had
made offerings
to
them.
And
he
had
the
bones
of
the
priests
burned
on
their
altars,
and
so
he
made
Judah
and
Jerusalem
clean.
And
in
all
the
towns
of
Manasseh
and
Ephraim
and
Simeon
as
far
as
Naphtali,
he made waste
their
houses
round
about.
He
had
the
altars
and
the pillars
of wood
pulled
down
and
the
images
crushed
to
dust,
and
all
the sun-images
cut
down,
through
all
the
land
of
Israel,
and
then
he
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
Now
in
the
eighteenth
year
of
his
rule,
when
the
land
and
the
house
had
been
made
clean,
he
sent
Shaphan,
the
son
of
Azaliah,
and
Maaseiah,
the
ruler
of
the
town,
and
Joah,
the
son
of
Joahaz,
the
recorder,
to
make good what
was damaged
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
his
God.
And
they
came
to
Hilkiah,
the
chief
priest,
and
gave
him
all
the
money
which
had
been
taken
into
the
house
of
God,
which
the
Levites,
the
keepers
of
the door,
had got
from
Manasseh
and
Ephraim
and
those
of
Israel
who
had not
been
taken
away
as prisoners,
and
from
all
Judah
and
Benjamin
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
And
they
gave
it
to
the
overseers
of
the
work
of
the Lord's
house,
and
the
overseers
gave
it
to
the
workmen working
in
the
house,
for building
it
up
and
making good
what
was damaged;
Even
to
the woodworkers
and
builders
to
get cut
stone
and
wood
for joining
the structure together
and
for
making boards
for
the
houses
which
the
kings
of
Judah
had
given
up
to
destruction.
And
the
men
did
the
work well;
and
those
who
had
authority
over
them
were
Jahath
and
Obadiah,
Levites
of
the
sons
of
Merari,
and
Zechariah
and
Meshullam,
of
the
sons
of
the
Kohathites,
who
were
to
be
responsible
for seeing
that
the
work
was
done;
and others
of
the
Levites,
who
were
expert
with
instruments
of
music,
Had
authority
over
the transport
workers, giving directions
to
all
who
were
doing
any sort
of
work;
and
among
the
Levites
there
were
scribes
and overseers
and door-keepers.
Now
when
they
were
taking
out
the
money
which
had
come
into
the Lord's
house,
Hilkiah
the
priest
came across
the
book
of
the
law
of
the
Lord,
which
he
had
given
by
the mouth
of
Moses.
Then
Hilkiah
said
to
Shaphan
the
scribe,
I
have
made
discovery
of
the
book
of
the
law
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
Hilkiah
gave
the
book
to
Shaphan.
And
Shaphan
took
the
book
to
the
king;
and
he
gave
him
an
account
of
what
had
been
done,
saying,
Your
servants
are
doing
all
they
have
been
given
to
do;
They
have
taken
out
all
the
money
which
was
in
the Lord's
house
and
have
given
it
to
the
overseers
and
to
the
workmen.
Then
Shaphan
the
scribe
said
to
the
king,
Hilkiah
the
priest
has
given
me
a
book;
and
he
made
a start
at
reading some
of
it
to
the
king.
And
the
king,
hearing
the
words
of
the
law,
took
his robe
in
his hands, violently parting
it
as
a sign
of
his
grief.
And
he
gave
orders
to
Hilkiah
and
to
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
and
Abdon,
the
son
of
Micah,
and
Shaphan
the
scribe
and
Asaiah,
the king's
servant,
saying,
Go
and get directions
from
the
Lord
for
me
and
for
those
who
are still
in
Israel
and
for
Judah,
about
the
words
of
this
book
which
has
come
to light;
for
great
is
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
which
has
been
let
loose
on
us,
because
our
fathers
have
not
kept
the
word
of
the
Lord
or
done
what
is
recorded
in
this
book.
So
Hilkiah,
and
those
whom
the
king sent,
went
to
Huldah
the
woman
prophet,
the
wife
of
Shallum,
the
son
of
Tokhath,
the
son
of
Hasrah,
the
keeper
of
the
robes (now
she
was
living
in
Jerusalem,
in
the
second
part
of
the town);
and
they
had
talk
with
her
about
this
thing.
And
she
said
to
them,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
Say
to
the
man
who
sent
you
to
me,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
See,
I
will send
evil
on
this
place
and
on
its
people,
even
all
the
curses
in
the
book
which
they
have
been
reading
before
the
king
of
Judah;
Because
they
have
given
me
up,
burning offerings
to
other
gods
and moving
me
to
wrath
by
all
the
works
of
their
hands;
so
my
wrath
is
let
loose
on
this
place
and
will
not
be
put
out.
But
to
the
king
of
Judah
who
sent
you
to
get directions
from
the
Lord,
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Because
you
have
given ear
to
my
words,
And
your
heart
was soft,
and
you
made
yourself low
before
God,
on
hearing
his
words
about
this
place
and
its
people,
and
with
weeping
and signs
of
grief
have
made
yourself low
before
me,
I
have
given ear
to
you,
says
the
Lord
God.
See,
I
will
let
you
go
to
your
fathers,
and
be
put
in
your last resting-place
in
peace,
and
your
eyes
will
not
see
all
the
evil
which
I
will send
on
this
place
and
on
its
people.
So
they
took
this news
back
to
the
king.
Then
the
king
sent
and got
together
all
the responsible
men
of
Judah
and
of
Jerusalem.
And
the
king
went
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord,
with
all
the
men
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
and
the
priests
and
the
Levites
and
all
the
people,
small
and
great;
and
they
were
present
at
his
reading
of
the
book
of
the law
which
had
come
to light
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Then
the
king, taking
his
place
by
the pillar,
made
an
agreement
before
the
Lord,
to go
in
the
way
of
the
Lord,
and
to
keep
his
orders
and
his decisions
and
his
rules
with
all
his
heart
and
with
all
his
soul,
and
to
keep
the
words
of
the
agreement
recorded
in
this
book.
And
he
made
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
Benjamin give
their word
to
keep
it.
And
the
people
of
Jerusalem
kept
the
agreement
of
God,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
Josiah
took
away
all
the
disgusting
things
out
of
all
the
lands
of
the
children
of
Israel,
and
made
all
who
were
in
Israel
servants
of
the
Lord
their
God.
And
as
long
as
he
was living
they
were
true
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers.
And
Josiah
kept
a
Passover
to
the
Lord
in
Jerusalem;
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
first
month
they put
the
Passover lamb
to death.
And
he
gave
the
priests
their
places,
making
them
strong
for
the
work
of
the
house
of
God.
And
he
said
to
the
Levites,
the
teachers
of
all
Israel,
who
were
holy
to
the
Lord,
See,
the
holy
ark
is
in
the
house
which
Solomon,
the
son
of
David,
king
of
Israel,
made;
it
will
no
longer
have
to
be transported
on
your
backs:
now
be
the
servants
of
the
Lord
your
God
and
his
people
Israel,
And
make yourselves
ready
in
your
divisions,
by
your
families,
as
it
is
ordered
in
the writings
of
David,
king
of
Israel,
and
of
Solomon
his
son;
And
take
your positions
in
the
holy
place, grouped
in
the
families
of
your
brothers,
the
children
of
the
people,
and
for every
division let
there
be
a part
of
a
family
of
the
Levites.
And
put
the
Passover lamb
to death,
and
make
yourselves
holy,
and
make
it
ready
for
your
brothers,
so
that
the
orders
given
by
the
Lord
through
Moses
may
be
done.
And
Josiah gave
lambs
and
goats
from
the
flock
as
Passover
offerings
for
all
the
people
who
were
present,
to
the
number
of
thirty
thousand,
and
three
thousand
oxen:
these
were
from
the king's private
property.
And
his
captains
freely
gave
an
offering
to
the
people,
the
priests,
and
the
Levites.
Hilkiah
and
Zechariah
and
Jehiel,
the
rulers
of
the
house
of
God,
gave
to
the
priests
for
the
Passover
offerings
two
thousand,
six
hundred small
cattle
and
three
hundred
oxen.
And
Conaniah
and
Shemaiah
and
Nethanel,
his
brothers,
and
Hashabiah
and
Jeiel
and
Jozabad,
the
chiefs
of
the
Levites, gave
to
the
Levites
for
the
Passover
offerings
five
thousand small
cattle
and
five
hundred
oxen.
So everything
was
made
ready
and
the
priests
took
their places
with
the
Levites
in
their
divisions,
as
the
king
had said.
And
they
put
the
Passover lambs
to death,
the blood being drained
out
by
the
priests
when
it
was
given
to
them,
and
the
Levites did
the skinning.
And
they
took
away
the burned
offerings,
so
that
they
might
give
them
to
be
offered
to
the
Lord
for
the
divisions
of
the
families
of
the
people,
as
it
is
recorded
in
the
book
of
Moses.
And
they
did
the
same
with
the
oxen.
And
the
Passover lamb
was cooked
over
the
fire,
as
it says
in
the law;
and
the
holy
offerings
were cooked
in
pots
and basins
and vessels,
and taken
quickly
to
all
the
people.
And
after
that,
they
made
ready
for
themselves
and
for
the
priests;
for
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Aaron,
were
offering
the burned
offerings
and
the
fat
till
night;
so
the
Levites
made
ready
what
was needed
for
themselves
and
for
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Aaron.
And
the
sons
of
Asaph,
the makers
of melody,
were
in
their places,
as
ordered
by
David
and
Asaph
and
Heman
and
Jeduthun,
the king's
seer;
and
the door-keepers
were stationed
at
every door:
there
was
no need
for
them
to
go
away
from
their places,
for
their
brothers
the
Levites
made
ready
for
them.
So
everything needed
for
the worship
of
the
Lord
was
made
ready
that
same
day,
for
the keeping
of
the
Passover
and
the
offering
of burned
offerings
on
the
altar
of
the
Lord,
as
King
Josiah
had
given
orders.
And
all
the
children
of
Israel
who
were
present
kept
the
Passover
and
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread
at
that
time
for
seven
days.
No
Passover
like
it
had
been
kept
in
Israel
from
the
days
of
Samuel
the
prophet;
and
not
one
of
the
kings
of
Israel
had ever
kept
a
Passover
like
the
one
kept
by
Josiah
and
the
priests
and
the
Levites
and
all
those
of
Judah
and
Israel
who
were
present,
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
In
the
eighteenth
year
of
the
rule
of
Josiah
this
Passover
was
kept.
After
all
this,
and
after
Josiah
had
put
the
house
in
order,
Neco,
king
of
Egypt,
went
up
to
make war
at
Carchemish
by
the river
Euphrates;
and
Josiah
went
out
against
him.
But
he
sent representatives
to
him,
saying,
What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
O
king
of
Judah?
I
have
not come
against
you
this
day,
but
against
those
with
whom
I
am
at
war;
and
God
has given
me
orders
to
go forward
quickly: keep
out
of God's
way,
for
he
is
with
me,
or
he
will
send
destruction
on
you.
However,
Josiah
would
not
go
back;
but keeping
to
his
purpose
of
fighting
against
him,
and giving
no
attention
to
the
words
of
Neco,
which
came
from
God,
he
went
forward
to
the
fight
in
the
valley
of
Megiddo.
And
the bowmen
sent
their arrows
at
King
Josiah,
and
the
king
said
to
his
servants, Take
me
away,
for
I am
badly
wounded.
So
his
servants
took
him
out
of
the line
of war-carriages,
and
put
him
in
his
second carriage
and
took
him
to
Jerusalem,
where
he came
to
his end,
and
they
put
his
body
in
the resting-place
of
his
fathers.
And
in
all
Judah
and
Jerusalem
there
was great weeping
for
Josiah.
And
Jeremiah
made
a
song
of grief
for
Josiah;
and
to
this
day
Josiah
is named
by
all
the makers
of melody,
men
and
women,
in
their songs
of grief;
they
made
it
a rule
in
Israel;
and
the songs
are
recorded
among
the songs
of grief.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Josiah,
and
the good
he did,
in keeping
with
what
is
recorded
in
the
law
of
the
Lord,
And
all
his
acts,
first
and
last,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Israel
and
Judah.
Then
the
people
of
the
land
took
Jehoahaz,
the
son
of
Josiah,
and
made
him
king
in
Jerusalem
in
place
of
his
father.
Jehoahaz
was twenty-three
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
three
months.
Then
the
king
of
Egypt
took
the
kingdom
from
him
in
Jerusalem,
and
put
on
the
land
a tax
of
a
hundred
talents
of
silver
and
a
talent
of
gold.
And
the
king
of
Egypt
made
Eliakim
his
brother
king
over
Judah
and
Jerusalem, changing
his
name
to
Jehoiakim.
And
Neco
took
his
brother
Jehoahaz
away
to
Egypt.
Jehoiakim
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
eleven
years,
and
he
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
his
God.
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
came
up
against
him,
and
took
him
away
in
chains
to
Babylon.
And
Nebuchadnezzar
took
away some
of
the
vessels
of
the Lord's
house,
and
put
them
in
the
house
of
his
god
in
Babylon.
Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jehoiakim
and
the
disgusting
things
he
did,
and
all
there
is
to
be
said
against
him,
are
recorded
in
the
book
of
the
kings
of
Israel
and
Judah;
and
Jehoiachin
his
son
became
king
in
his
place.
Jehoiachin
was eighteen
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
three
months
and
ten
days,
and
he
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord.
In
the
spring
of
the
year
King
Nebuchadnezzar
sent
and
took
him
away
to
Babylon,
with
the
beautiful
vessels
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
made
Zedekiah,
his father's
brother,
king
over
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
Zedekiah
was twenty-one
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was ruling
in
Jerusalem
for
eleven
years.
He
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
did
not
make
himself low
before
Jeremiah
the
prophet
who
gave
him
the
word
of
the
Lord.
And
he
took
up arms
against
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
though
he
had
made
him
take
an
oath
by
God;
but
he
made
his
neck stiff
and
his
heart
hard,
turning
away
from
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
And
more
than
this,
all
the great
men
of Judah
and
the
priests
and
the
people
made
their sin great, turning
to
all
the
disgusting ways
of
the
nations;
and
they
made
unclean
the
house
of
the
Lord
which
he
had
made
holy
in
Jerusalem.
And
the
Lord,
the
God
of
their
fathers,
sent word
to
them
by
his servants,
sending
early
and frequently,
because
he
had
pity
on
his
people
and
on
his living-place;
But
they
put shame
on
the servants
of
God,
making sport
of
his
words
and laughing
at
his
prophets,
till
the
wrath
of
God
was moved
against
his
people,
till
there
was
no
help.
So
he
sent
against
them
the
king
of
the Chaldaeans,
who
put
their
young
men
to death
with
the
sword
in
the
house
of
their
holy
place,
and
had
no
pity
for
any,
young
man
or
virgin,
old
man
or white-haired:
God
gave
them
all
into
his
hands.
And
all
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God,
great
and
small,
and
the
stored
wealth
of
the Lord's
house
and
the
wealth
of
the
king
and
his
chiefs,
he
took
away
to
Babylon.
And
the
house
of
God
was
burned
and
the
wall
of
Jerusalem
broken
down;
all
its
great
houses
were
burned
with
fire
and
all
its beautiful
vessels given
up
to
destruction.
And
all
who
had
not
come
to death
by
the
sword
he
took
away prisoners
to
Babylon;
and
they
became
servants
to
him
and
to
his
sons
till
the
kingdom
of
Persia
came
to power:
So
that
the
words
of
the
Lord,
which
he
said
by
the
mouth
of
Jeremiah,
might
come
true,
till
the
land
had
had
pleasure
in
her
Sabbaths;
for
as
long
as
she
was
waste
the
land kept
the
Sabbath,
till
seventy
years
were
complete.
Now
in
the
first
year
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
in
order
that
the
words
which
the
Lord
had
said
by
the
mouth
of
Jeremiah
might
come
true,
the
spirit
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
was
moved
by
the
Lord,
and
he
made
a
public statement
and
had
it given
out
through
all
his
kingdom
and
put
in
writing,
saying,
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
has
said,
All
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth
have
been
given
to
me
by
the
Lord,
the
God
of
heaven;
and
he
has
made
me responsible
for
building
a
house
for
him
in
Jerusalem,
which
is
in
Judah.
Whoever
there
is
among
you
of
all
his
people,
may
the
Lord
his
God
be
with
him
and
let
him
go
up.
Ezra
The Book of Ezra
Ezra
Ezr
The Book of
Ezra
Now
in
the
first
year
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
in
order
that
the
word
of
the
Lord given
by
the
mouth
of
Jeremiah
might
come
true,
the
spirit
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
was
moved
by
the
Lord,
so
that
he
made
a
public statement
through
all
his
kingdom,
and
put
it
in
writing,
saying,
These
are
the words
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia:
The
Lord
God
of
heaven
has
given
me
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth;
and
he
has
made
me responsible
for
building
a
house
for
him
in
Jerusalem,
which
is
in
Judah.
Whoever
there
is
among
you
of
his
people,
may
his
God
be
with
him,
and
let
him
go
up
to
Jerusalem,
which
is
in
Judah,
and
take
in hand
the
building
of
the
house
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel;
he
is
the
God
who
is
in
Jerusalem.
And
whoever
there
may
be
of
the
rest
of Israel,
living
in
any
place, let
the
men
of
that
place
give
him help
with
offerings
of
silver
and
gold
and
goods
and
beasts,
in addition
to
the
offering
freely given
for
the
house
of
God
in
Jerusalem.
Then
the
heads
of
families
of
Judah
and
Benjamin,
with
the
priests
and
the
Levites,
got ready,
even
all
those
whose
spirits
were
moved
by
God
to
go
up
and
take
in hand
the
building
of
the Lord's
house
in
Jerusalem.
And
all
their neighbours
gave
them help
with
offerings
of
vessels
of
silver
and
gold
and
goods
and
beasts
and
things
of great value,
in
addition
to
what
was freely
offered.
And
Cyrus
the
king
got
out
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
which
Nebuchadnezzar
had
taken
from
Jerusalem
and
put
in
the
house
of
his
gods;
Even these
Cyrus made
Mithredath,
the keeper
of
his wealth,
get
out,
and
he
gave
them,
after numbering
them,
to
Sheshbazzar,
the ruler
of
Judah.
And
this
is
the
number
of
them: there
were
thirty
gold plates,
a
thousand
silver plates,
twenty-nine knives,
Thirty
gold basins,
four
hundred
and
ten
silver basins,
and
a
thousand
other
vessels.
There
were
five
thousand,
four
hundred
gold
and
silver
vessels.
All
these
were
taken
back
by
Sheshbazzar,
when
those
who
had
been
taken prisoner
went
up
from
Babylon
to
Jerusalem.
Now
these
are
the
people
of
the divisions
of
the
kingdom,
among
those
who
had
been
made
prisoners
by
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
and
taken
away
to
Babylon,
who
went
back
to
Jerusalem
and
Judah,
everyone
to
his
town;
Who
went
with
Zerubbabel,
Jeshua,
Nehemiah,
Seraiah,
Reelaiah,
Mordecai,
Bilshan,
Mispar,
Bigvai,
Rehum,
Baanah,
The
number
of
the
men
of
the
people
of
Israel:
The
children
of
Parosh,
two
thousand,
one
hundred
and seventy-two.
The
children
of
Shephatiah,
three
hundred
and seventy-two.
The
children
of
Arah,
seven
hundred
and
seventy-five.
The
children
of
Pahath-moab,
of
the
children
of
Jeshua
and
Joab,
two
thousand,
eight
hundred
and
twelve.
The
children
of
Elam,
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and fifty-four.
The
children
of
Zattu,
nine
hundred
and
forty-five.
The
children
of
Zaccai,
seven
hundred
and
sixty.
The
children
of
Bani,
six
hundred
and
forty-two.
The
children
of
Bebai,
six
hundred
and twenty-three.
The
children
of
Azgad,
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and
twenty-two.
The
children
of
Adonikam,
six
hundred
and sixty-six.
The
children
of
Bigvai, two
thousand
and fifty-six.
The
children
of
Adin,
four
hundred
and fifty-four.
The
children
of
Ater,
of
Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
The
children
of
Bezai,
three
hundred
and twenty-three.
The
children
of
Jorah,
a
hundred
and
twelve.
The
children
of
Hashum,
two
hundred
and twenty-three.
The
children
of
Gibbar, ninety-five.
The
children
of Beth-lehem,
a
hundred
and twenty-three.
The
men
of
Netophah, fifty-six.
The
men
of
Anathoth,
a
hundred
and
twenty-eight.
The
children
of
Azmaveth,
forty-two.
The
children
of
Kiriath-arim, Chephirah,
and
Beeroth,
seven
hundred
and forty-three.
The
children
of
Ramah
and
Geba,
six
hundred
and twenty-one.
The
men
of
Michmas,
a
hundred
and
twenty-two.
The
men
of Beth-el
and
Ai,
two
hundred
and twenty-three.
The
children
of
Nebo,
fifty-two.
The
children
of
Magbish,
a
hundred
and fifty-six.
The
children
of
the
other
Elam,
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and fifty-four.
The
children
of
Harim,
three
hundred
and
twenty.
The
children
of Lod,
Hadid,
and
Ono,
seven
hundred
and
twenty-five.
The
children
of
Jericho,
three
hundred
and
forty-five.
The
children
of
Senaah,
three
thousand,
six
hundred
and
thirty.
The
priests:
the
children
of
Jedaiah,
of
the
house
of
Jeshua,
nine
hundred
and seventy-three.
The
children
of
Immer,
a
thousand
and
fifty-two.
The
children
of
Pashhur,
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and forty-seven.
The
children
of
Harim,
a
thousand
and
seventeen.
The
Levites:
the
children
of
Jeshua
and
Kadmiel,
of
the
children
of
Hodaviah, seventy-four.
The music-makers:
the
children
of
Asaph,
a
hundred
and
twenty-eight
The
children
of
the door-keepers:
the
children
of
Shallum,
the
children
of
Ater,
the
children
of
Talmon,
the
children
of
Akkub,
the
children
of
Hatita,
the
children
of
Shobai,
a
hundred
and thirty-nine.
The Nethinim:
the
children
of
Ziha,
the
children
of
Hasupha,
the
children
of
Tabbaoth,
The
children
of
Keros,
the
children
of
Siaha,
the
children
of
Padon,
The
children
of
Lebanah,
the
children
of
Hagabah,
the
children
of
Akkub,
The
children
of
Hagab,
the
children
of Shamlai,
the
children
of
Hanan,
The
children
of
Giddel,
the
children
of
Gahar,
the
children
of
Reaiah,
The
children
of
Rezin,
the
children
of
Nekoda,
the
children
of
Gazzam,
The
children
of
Uzza,
the
children
of
Paseah,
the
children
of
Besai,
The
children
of
Asnah,
the
children
of
Meunim,
the
children
of
Nephisim,
The
children
of
Bakbuk,
the
children
of
Hakupha,
the
children
of Harhur,
The
children
of
Bazluth,
the
children
of
Mehida,
the
children
of
Harsha,
The
children
of
Barkos,
the
children
of
Sisera,
the
children
of
Temah,
The
children
of
Neziah,
the
children
of
Hatipha.
The
children
of Solomon's
servants:
the
children
of
Sotai,
the
children
of
Hassophereth,
the
children
of
Peruda,
The
children
of
Jaalah,
the
children
of
Darkon,
the
children
of
Giddel,
The
children
of
Shephatiah,
the
children
of
Hattil,
the
children
of
Pochereth-hazzebaim,
the
children
of Ami.
All
the Nethinim,
and
the
children
of Solomon's
servants,
were
three
hundred
and ninety-two.
And
these
were
the
people
who
went
up
from
Tel-melah,
Tel-harsha,
Cherub,
Addan,
and
Immer.
But
having
no knowledge
of
their fathers'
families
or
offspring,
it
was
not certain
that
they
were
Israelites;
The
children
of
Delaiah,
the
children
of
Tobiah,
the
children
of
Nekoda,
six
hundred
and
fifty-two.
And
of
the
children
of
the
priests:
the
children
of
Habaiah,
the
children
of
Hakkoz,
the
children
of
Barzillai,
who
was
married
to
one
of
the
daughters
of
Barzillai
the
Gileadite,
and
took
their
name.
They
made
search
for
their record
among
the lists
of families,
but
their names
were nowhere
to
be seen;
so
they
were
looked
on
as
unclean
and
no
longer
priests.
And
the Tirshatha
said
that
they
were
not
to
have
the
most
holy
things
for
their
food,
till
a
priest
came
to
give decision
by
Urim
and
Thummim.
The number
of
all
the
people
together
was forty-two
thousand,
three
hundred
and
sixty,
As well
as their men-servants
and their women-servants,
of
whom there
were
seven
thousand,
three
hundred
and thirty-seven:
and
they
had
two
hundred
men
and women
to make music.
They had
seven
hundred
and thirty-six
horses,
two
hundred
and
forty-five transport beasts,
Four
hundred
and thirty-five
camels,
six
thousand,
seven
hundred
and
twenty asses.
And some
of
the
heads
of
families,
when
they
came
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
which
is
in
Jerusalem,
gave freely
of
their wealth
for
the building
up
of
the
house
of
God
in
its
place:
Every
one,
as
he
was able,
gave
for
the
work sixty-one
thousand darics
of
gold,
five
thousand pounds
of
silver
and
a
hundred priests'
robes.
So
the
priests
and
the
Levites
and
the
people
and
the music-makers
and
the door-keepers
and
the Nethinim, took
up
their
places
in
their
towns; even
all
Israel
in
their
towns.
And
when
the
seventh
month
came,
and
the
children
of
Israel
were
in
the
towns,
the
people
came
together
like
one
man
to
Jerusalem.
Then
Jeshua,
the
son
of Jozadak,
and
his
brothers
the
priests,
and
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
with
his
brothers,
got
up
and
made
the
altar
of
the
God
of
Israel
for burned
offerings
as
is
recorded
in
the
law
of
Moses,
the
man
of
God.
They
put
the
altar
on
its base;
for
fear
was
on
them
because
of
the
people
of
the
countries:
and
they
made burned
offerings
on
it
to
the
Lord,
even burned
offerings
morning
and
evening.
And
they
kept
the
feast
of tents,
as
it
is
recorded,
making
the regular burned
offerings
every
day
by
number,
as
it
is ordered;
for
every
day
what
was needed.
And
after
that,
the
regular burned
offering
and
the
offerings
for
the
new
moons
and
all
the
fixed
feasts
of
the
Lord
which
had
been
made
holy,
and
the
offering
of
everyone
who
freely gave
his
offering
to
the
Lord.
From
the
first
day
of
the
seventh
month
they
made
a start
with
the burned
offerings,
but
the base
of
the
Temple
of
the
Lord
had still
not
been
put
in
its place.
And
they
gave
money
to
the stoneworkers
and woodworkers;
and meat
and
drink
and
oil
to
the people
of Zidon
and
of
Tyre,
for
the transport
of cedar-trees
from
Lebanon
to
the
sea,
to
Joppa,
as
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
had
given
them
authority
to
do.
Now
in
the
second
year
of
their
coming
into
the
house
of
God
in
Jerusalem,
in
the
second
month,
the
work
was taken
in hand
by
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
and
Jeshua,
the
son
of Jozadak,
and
the
rest
of
their
brothers
the
priests
and
the
Levites,
and
all
those
who
had
come
from
the land
where
they
were
prisoners
to
Jerusalem:
and
they
made
the
Levites,
of
twenty
years
old
and
over, responsible
for overseeing
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Then
Jeshua
with
his
sons
and
his
brothers,
Kadmiel
with
his
sons,
the
sons
of Hodaviah,
together
took
up
the
work
of overseeing
the
workmen
in
the
house
of
God:
the
sons
of
Henadad
with
their
sons
and
their
brothers,
the
Levites.
And
when
the
builders
put
in
position
the base
of
the
Temple
of
the
Lord,
the
priests,
dressed
in
their robes,
took
their places
with horns,
and
the
Levites,
the
sons
of
Asaph,
with brass instruments,
to give
praise
to
the
Lord
in
the
way ordered
by
David,
king
of
Israel.
And
they
gave
praise
to
the
Lord, answering
one another
in
their songs
and saying,
For
he
is
good,
for
his
mercy
to
Israel
is
eternal.
And
all
the
people
gave
a
great
cry
of
joy,
when
they
gave
praise
to
the
Lord,
because
the base
of
the Lord's
house
was put
in
place.
But
a number
of
the
priests
and
Levites
and
the
heads
of
families,
old
men
who
had
seen
the
first
house,
when
the base
of
this
house
was put
down
before
their
eyes,
were overcome
with
weeping;
and
a number
were
crying
out
with
joy:
So
that
in
the ears
of
the
people
the
cry
of
joy
was mixed
with
the
sound
of
weeping;
for
the
cries
of
the
people
were
loud
and came
to
the ears
of
those
who
were
a
long
way
off.
Now news came
to
the haters
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
that
the
people
who
had come back
were
building
a
Temple
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel;
Then
they
came
to
Zerubbabel
and
to
the
heads
of
families,
and
said
to
them,
Let
us
take part
in
the
building
with
you;
for
we
are servants
of
your
God,
even
as
you
are;
and
we
have
been
making
offerings
to
him
from
the
days
of Esar-haddon,
king
of
Assyria,
who
put
us
here.
But
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
the
rest
of
the
heads
of
families
in
Israel
said
to
them,
You
have
no part
with
us
in
the
building
of
a
house
for
our
God;
we
ourselves
will
do
the work
together
for
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
as
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
has
given
us
orders.
Then
the
people
of
the
land
made
the
hands
of
the
people
of
Judah
feeble, troubling
them
with fear
in
their
building;
And
they
gave payment
to
men
who
made
designs
against
them
and kept
them
from effecting
their
purpose,
all
through
the
time
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
till
Darius became
king.
And
in
the
time
of
Ahasuerus,
when
he
first became
king,
they put
on
record
a statement
against
the
people
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
And
in
the
time
of
Artaxerxes,
Bishlam,
Mithredath,
Tabeel,
and
the
rest
of
his friends, sent
a
letter
to
Artaxerxes,
king
of
Persia,
writing
it
in
the Aramaean
writing
and language.
Rehum,
the chief ruler,
and
Shimshai
the
scribe, sent
a
letter
against
Jerusalem,
to
Artaxerxes
the
king;
The letter
was sent by
Rehum,
the chief ruler,
and
Shimshai
the
scribe
and their friends;
the Dinaites
and
the Apharsathchites,
the Tarpelites,
the Apharsites,
the Archevites,
the
Babylonians,
the Shushanchites,
the Dehaites,
the
Elamites,
And
the
rest
of
the
nations
which
the
great
and noble
Osnappar
took over
and put
in
Samaria
and
the
rest
of
the country over
the
river:
This
is
a
copy
of
the
letter
which
they
sent
to
Artaxerxes
the
king:
Your
servants living across
the
river
send
these words:
We give news
to
the
king
that
the
Jews
who
came
from
you
have
come
to us at
Jerusalem;
they
are
building
up again
that uncontrolled
and
evil town;
the
walls
are complete
and
they
are joining
up
the bases.
The
king may
be certain
that
when
the
building
of
this town
and
its
walls
is complete,
they
will
give
no
tax
or payment
in goods
or forced payments,
and
in
the end
it
will
be
a cause
of
loss
to
the
kings.
Now
because
we
are responsible
to
the
king,
and
it
is
not right
for us
to
see
the king's honour damaged,
we
have
sent
to give
the
king word
of
these
things,
So
that
search may
be
made
in
the
book
of
the records
of
your
fathers:
and
you
will see
in
the
book
of
the records
that
this town
has been uncontrolled,
and
a cause
of trouble
to
kings
and countries,
and
that
there
were outbursts
against authority
there
in
the
past:
for
which reason
the town
was
made
waste.
We give
you word,
that
if
the
building
of
this town
and
its
walls
is
made complete,
there
will be an end
of your power
in
the country across
the
river.
Then
the
king
sent
an
answer
to
Rehum,
the chief ruler,
and
Shimshai
the
scribe,
and their friends living
in
Samaria,
and
to
the
rest
of
those across
the
river, saying,
Peace
to
you:
And now
the sense
of
the letter
which
you
sent
to us
has been
made clear
to
me,
And
I
gave
orders
for
a
search
to
be
made,
and
it
is certain
that
in
the
past
this town
has
made trouble
for
kings,
and
that outbursts
against authority
have taken place
there.
Further, there
have been great
kings
in
Jerusalem, ruling
over
all
the country across
the
river,
to whom they
gave
taxes
and payments
in goods
and forced payments.
Give an order
now,
that
these
men are
to do
nothing
more,
and
that
the
building
of
the town
is
to
be
stopped, till
I
give an order.
Be certain
to
do
this
with all care:
do not let trouble
be increased
to
the king's
damage.
Then,
after reading
the king's letter,
Rehum
and
Shimshai
the
scribe
and their friends
went quickly
to
Jerusalem,
to
the
Jews,
and
had
them
stopped
by
force.
So
the
work
of
the
house
of
God
at
Jerusalem came
to an end;
so it
was
stopped, till
the
second
year
of
the rule
of
Darius,
king
of
Persia.
Now
the prophets
Haggai
and
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Iddo,
were preaching
to
the
Jews
in
Judah
and
Jerusalem
in
the
name
of
the
God
of
Israel.
Then
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
and
Jeshua,
the
son
of Jozadak, got up
and
made
a start
at
building
the
house
of
God
at
Jerusalem:
and
the
prophets
of
God
were
with them, helping them.
At
the same
time,
Tattenai, ruler
of
the land across
the
river,
and
Shethar-bozenai,
and their men,
came
to
them
and
said,
Who
gave
you
orders
to go
on
building
this
house
and
this wall?
Then
they
said
these words
to
them:
What
are
the
names
of
the
men
who
are at work on
this
building?
But
the eye
of their
God
was
on
the chiefs
of
the
Jews,
and
they did
not make
them
give up working till
the question
had been put
before
Darius
and an answer
had come by letter
about
it.
This
is
a
copy
of
the
letter
which
Tattenai,
the ruler
of
the land across
the
river,
and
Shethar-bozenai
and
his friends
the Apharsachites, living across
the
river,
sent
to
Darius
the
king:
They
sent him
a letter saying,
To
Darius
the
king,
all
peace:
This
is
to
give
the
king word
that
we
went into
the land
of
Judah,
to
the
house
of
the
great
God,
which
is
made
of
great
stones,
and
has
its
walls supported
with
wood,
and
the
work
is
going on
with industry,
and
they
are
doing it well.
Then
we
said
to
the men responsible,
who
gave you authority
for
the
building
of
this
house
and
these walls?
And
we
made request
for their
names,
so
that
we might send
you word,
and give
you
the
names
of
the
men at
the
head
of them.
And
they made
answer
to
us,
saying,
We
are
the
servants
of
the
God
of
heaven
and
earth,
and
we
are
building
the
house
which
was put up
in times long past
and
was designed
and made complete by
a
great
king
of
Israel.
But
when
the
God
of
heaven
was moved
to
wrath
by our
fathers,
he
gave
them up into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
the Chaldaean,
who sent destruction on
this
house
and took
the
people away into
Babylon.
But
in
the
first
year
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Babylon,
Cyrus
the
king
gave an order
for
the
building
of
this
house
of
God;
And
the
gold
and
silver
vessels
of
the
house
of
God,
which
Nebuchadnezzar
took
from
the
Temple
which
was
in
Jerusalem,
and put into
the
house
of
his
god
in
Babylon,
these
Cyrus
the
king
took
from
the
house
of
his
god
in
Babylon,
and
gave
to one
named
Sheshbazzar,
whom
he
had
made ruler;
And
he
said
to him,
Go,
take
these
vessels,
and
put
them
in
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem,
and let
the
house
of
God
be
put
up again
in its
place.
Then
this same
Sheshbazzar
came
and
put
the
house
of
God
in
Jerusalem
on
its bases:
and
from
that
time till
now
the
building
has been going
on,
but it
is still
not complete.
So
now,
if
it seems good
to
the
king,
let
search
be
made
in
the king's store-house
at
Babylon,
to see
if
it
is true
that
an order
was given
by
Cyrus
the
king
for
the
building
of
this
house
of
God
at
Jerusalem,
and
let
the
king
send us word
of
his pleasure
in connection
with
this business.
Then
Darius
the
king
gave an order
and
a
search
was
made
in
the
house
of
the records,
where
the things
of value
were
stored up
in
Babylon.
And at Achmetha,
in
the great house
of
the king
in
the land
of
Media,
they came across
a roll,
in
which this statement
was put on record:
In
the
first
year
of
Cyrus
the
king,
Cyrus
the
king
made an order:
In connection
with
the
house
of
God
at
Jerusalem, let
the
house
be put up,
the
place
where
they
make offerings,
and let
the earth
for
the bases
be put
in
place; let it
be
sixty
cubits high
and
sixty
cubits
wide;
With
three lines
of great
stones
and one line
of new
wood supports;
and let
the necessary money
be
given out
of
the king's store-house;
And
let
the
gold
and
silver
vessels
from
the
house
of
God,
which
Nebuchadnezzar
took
from
the
Temple
at
Jerusalem
to
Babylon,
be given back
and
taken again
to
the
Temple
at
Jerusalem, every one
in
its
place,
and
put them
in
the
house
of
God.
So
now,
Tattenai, ruler
of
the land across
the
river,
and
Shethar-bozenai
and your people
the Apharsachites across
the
river,
keep
far
from
that
place:
Let
the
work
of
this
house
of
God go
on; let
the ruler
of
the
Jews
and their responsible men put up
this
house
of
God
in its
place.
Further,
I
give
orders
as
to
what
you
are
to
do
for
the responsible
men
of
the
Jews
in connection
with
the
building
of
this
house
of
God:
that
from
the king's wealth,
that
is,
from
the
taxes got together
in
the land over
the
river,
the money needed
is
to
be
given
to
these
men readily,
so
that their work may
not
be
stopped.
And
whatever
they
have
need
of,
young oxen
and sheep
and
lambs,
for burned offerings
to
the
God
of
heaven, grain,
salt,
wine,
and
oil,
whatever
the
priests
in
Jerusalem say
is necessary,
is
to
be
given
to them
day
by
day regularly:
So
that
they
may make offerings
of
a sweet smell
to
the
God
of
heaven,
with prayers
for
the
life
of
the
king
and
of
his
sons.
And
I have given
orders
that if
anyone makes
any
change
in
this word,
one
of
the supports
is
to be pulled
out
of
his
house,
and
he
is
to be lifted up
and fixed
to
it;
and
his
house
is
to be
made waste
for
this;
And may
the
God
who
has
made it
a resting-place
for
his
name
send destruction on
all
kings
and
peoples
whose
hands
are outstretched
to
make
any
change
in
this
or
to
do damage
to
this
house
of
God
at
Jerusalem.
I,
Darius,
have given
this order, let it
be
done
with
all
care.
Then
Tattenai,
the ruler across
the
river,
and
Shethar-bozenai
and their people,
because
of
the order given by
King
Darius, did
as
he
had said
with
all
care.
And
the responsible men
of
the
Jews went on
with their
building,
and did well, helped
by
the teaching
of
Haggai
the
prophet
and
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Iddo. They went on
building till it
was complete,
in keeping
with
the word
of
the
God
of
Israel,
and
the
orders given
by
Cyrus,
and
Darius,
and
Artaxerxes,
king
of
Persia.
And
the building
of
this
house
was complete
on
the
third
day
of
the
month
Adar,
in
the
sixth
year
of
the rule
of
Darius
the
king.
And
the
children
of
Israel,
the
priests
and
the
Levites,
and
the
rest
of those who had come back, kept
the feast
of
the opening
of
this
house
of
God
with
joy.
And they gave as offerings
at
the opening
of
this
house
of
God a
hundred oxen, two
hundred sheep,
four
hundred
lambs;
and
for a sin-offering
for
all
Israel,
twelve he-goats, being
the
number
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
And
they put
the
priests
in their
divisions
and
the
Levites
in their order,
for
the worship
of
God
at
Jerusalem;
as
it
is recorded
in
the
book
of
Moses.
And
the
children
of Israel
who
had come back
kept
the
Passover
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
first
month.
For
the
priests
and
the
Levites
had
made
themselves
clean
together;
they
were
all
clean:
and
they put
the
Passover lamb
to death
for
all
those
who
had come back,
and
for
their
brothers
the
priests
and
for
themselves.
And
the
children
of
Israel,
who
had
come
back,
and
all
those
who
were
joined
to
them,
after separating themselves
from
the evil ways
of
the
people
of
the
land
to
become
the servants
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
took
food together,
And
kept
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread
for
seven
days
with
joy:
for
the
Lord
had
made
them
full
of
joy,
by
turning
the
heart
of
the
king
of
Assyria
to
them
to
give
them help
in
the
work
of
the
house
of
God,
the
God
of
Israel.
Now
after
these
things,
when
Artaxerxes
was
king
of
Persia,
Ezra,
the
son
of
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Azariah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
The
son
of
Shallum,
the
son
of
Zadok,
the
son
of
Ahitub,
The
son
of
Amariah,
the
son
of
Azariah,
the
son
of
Meraioth,
The
son
of
Zerahiah,
the
son
of
Uzzi,
the
son
of
Bukki,
The
son
of
Abishua,
the
son
of
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
chief
priest:
This
Ezra
went
up
from
Babylon;
and
he
was
a
scribe, expert
in
the
law
of
Moses
which
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
had
given:
and
the
king, moved
by
the
Lord
his
God,
gave
him
whatever
he
made
request
for.
And
some
of
the
children
of
Israel
went
up,
with
some
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites
and
the music-makers
and
the door-keepers
and
the Nethinim,
to
Jerusalem,
in
the
seventh
year
of
Artaxerxes
the
king.
And
he
came
to
Jerusalem
in
the
fifth
month,
in
the
seventh
year
of
the king's
rule.
For, starting
his
journey
from
Babylon
on
the
first
day
of
the
first
month,
he
came
to
Jerusalem
on
the
first
day
of
the
fifth
month,
by
the
good help
of
his
God.
For
Ezra
had given
his
mind
to learning
the
law
of
the
Lord
and
doing
it,
and
to
teaching
his
rules
and
decisions
in
Israel.
Now
this
is
a
copy
of
the
letter
which
King
Artaxerxes
gave
to
Ezra,
the
priest
and
the
scribe,
who
put
into writing
the
words
of
the
orders
of
the
Lord,
and
of
his
rules
for
Israel:
Artaxerxes,
king
of
kings,
to
Ezra
the
priest,
scribe
of
the
law
of
the
God
of
heaven, all peace;
And now it
is
my order
that
all
those
of
the
people
of
Israel,
and
their
priests
and
Levites
in
my
kingdom,
who
are ready
and have
a desire
to go
to
Jerusalem,
are
to go
with
you.
Because
you
are
sent
by
the
king
and
his
seven wise men,
to get knowledge
about
Judah
and
Jerusalem,
as
you
are ordered
by
the
law
of
your
God
which
is
in
your
hand;
And
to take
with
you
the
silver
and
gold
freely
offered by
the
king
and
his wise men
to
the
God
of
Israel,
whose Temple
is
in
Jerusalem,
As well
as
all
the
silver
and
gold
which
you get
from
the land
of
Babylon, together
with
the
offering
of
the
people
and
of
the
priests,
freely given
for
the
house
of
their
God,
which
is
in
Jerusalem:
So
with
this
money get
with
care oxen, sheep,
and
lambs,
with
their meal
offerings
and
their
drink
offerings,
to
be
offered
on
the
altar
of
the
house
of
your
God,
which
is
in
Jerusalem.
And
whatever seems right
to
you
and
to
your
brothers
to
do
with
the
rest
of
the
silver
and
gold,
that
do,
as may
be pleasing
to
your
God.
And
the
vessels
which have been
given
to
you
for
the uses
of
the
house
of
your
God,
you
are
to
give
to
the
God
of
Jerusalem.
And whatever
more
is needed
for
the
house
of your
God,
and
which
you may
have
to
give, take it
from
the king's store-house.
And
I,
even
I,
Artaxerxes
the
king,
now
give
orders
to
all keepers
of
the king's money across
the
river,
that
whatever
Ezra
the
priest,
the
scribe
of
the
law
of
the
God
of
heaven, may
have need
of
from
you,
is
to
be
done
with
all
care,
Up
to
a
hundred
talents
of
silver,
a
hundred measures
of grain,
a
hundred measures
of
wine,
and
a
hundred measures
of
oil,
and
salt
without measure.
Whatever
is ordered
by
the
God
of
heaven, let
it
be
done completely
for
the
house
of
the
God
of
heaven;
so
that
there may not
be
wrath
against
the
kingdom
of
the
king
and
his
sons.
In addition,
we
make
it clear
to
you,
that
it
will
be
against
the law
to put
any
tax
or payment
in goods
or forced payment
on
any
of
the
priests
or
Levites,
the music-makers, door-keepers,
Nethinim,
or
any
servants
of
this
house
of
God.
And
you,
Ezra, by
the
wisdom
of
your
God
which
is
in
you,
are
to put rulers
and
judges
to
have authority over
all
the
people across
the
river
who
have knowledge
of
the
laws
of
your
God;
and
you
are
to give teaching
to him
who
has
no knowledge
of them.
And
if
anyone
does
not keep
the
law
of your
God
and
the
law
of
the
king,
take
care
that punishment
is given
to
him,
by
death
or
by driving
him
from
his country
or
by taking away
his
goods
or
by putting
him
in prison.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
our
fathers,
who
has
put
such
a
thing
into
the
heart
of
the
king,
to
make fair
the
house
of
the
Lord
which
is
in
Jerusalem;
And
has
given
mercy
to
me
before
the
king
and
his government
and
before
all
the king's
great
captains.
And
I
was
made
strong
by
the
hand
of
the
Lord
my
God which
was
on
me,
and
I
got
together
out
of
Israel
chief
men
to
go
up
with
me.
Now
these
are
the
heads
of
families
who
were
listed
of
those
who
went
up
with
me
from
Babylon,
when
Artaxerxes
was
king.
Of
the
sons
of
Phinehas,
Gershom;
of
the
sons
of
Ithamar,
Daniel;
of
the
sons
of
David,
Hattush;
Of
the
sons
of
Shecaniah;
of
the
sons
of
Parosh,
Zechariah;
and
with
him
were
listed
a
hundred
and
fifty
males.
Of
the
sons
of
Pahath-moab,
Eliehoenai,
the
son
of
Zerahiah;
and
with
him
two
hundred
males.
Of
the
sons
of
Shecaniah,
the
son
of
Jahaziel;
and
with
him
three
hundred
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Adin,
Ebed,
the
son
of
Jonathan;
and
with
him
fifty
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Elam,
Jeshaiah;
the
son
of
Athaliah;
and
with
him
seventy
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Shephatiah,
Zebadiah,
the
son
of
Michael;
and
with
him
eighty
males.
Of
the
sons
of
Joab,
Obadiah,
the
son
of
Jehiel;
and
with
him
two
hundred
and
eighteen
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Shelomith,
the
son
of
Josiphiah;
and
with
him
a
hundred
and
sixty
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Bebai,
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Bebai;
and
with
him
twenty-eight
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Azgad,
Johanan,
the
son
of
Hakkatan;
and
with
him
a
hundred
and
ten
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Adonikam,
the
last,
whose
names
were
Eliphelet,
Jeuel,
and
Shemaiah;
and
with
them
sixty
males.
And
of
the
sons
of
Bigvai,
Uthai
and
Zabbud;
and
with
them
seventy
males.
And
I made
them
come
together
by
the
river flowing
to
Ahava;
and
we
were
there
in tents
for
three
days:
and
after viewing
the
people
and
the
priests
I saw
that
no
sons
of
Levi
were
there.
Then
I
sent
for
Eliezer
and
Ariel
and
Shemaiah
and
Elnathan
Jarib
and
Elnathan
and
Nathan
and
Zechariah
and
Meshullam, all
responsible
men;
and
for
Joiarib
and
Elnathan,
who
were wise
men.
And
I
sent
them
to
Iddo
the
chief
at
the
place
Casiphia,
and
gave
them
orders
what
to
say
to
Iddo
and
his
brothers
the Nethinim
at
the
place
Casiphia,
so
that
they
might
come
back
to
us
with
men
to
do
the
work
of
the
house
of
our
God.
And
by
the help
of
our
God
they got
for
us Ish-sechel,
one
of
the
sons
of
Mahli,
the
son
of
Levi,
the
son
of
Israel;
and
Sherebiah
with
his
sons
and
brothers,
eighteen;
And
Hashabiah,
and
with
him
Jeshaiah
of
the
sons
of
Merari,
his
brothers
and
their
sons,
twenty;
And
of
the Nethinim,
to whom
David
and
the
captains
had
given
the
work
of helping
the
Levites,
two
hundred
and
twenty Nethinim,
all
of
them specially
named.
Then
I
gave orders
for
a time
of going
without food,
there
by
the
river
Ahava,
so
that
we might
make
ourselves low
before
our
God
in prayer, requesting
from
him
a
straight
way
for
us
and
for
our
little
ones
and
for
all
our substance.
For
I
would
not,
for
shame,
make
request
to
the
king
for
a band
of armed
men
and
horsemen
to give
us
help
against
those
who
might
make attacks
on
us
on
the
way:
for
we
had
said
to
the
king,
The
hand
of
our
God
is
on
his servants
for
good,
but
his
power
and
his
wrath
are
against
all
those
who
are turned
away
from
him.
So we went without food, requesting
our
God
for
this:
and
his ear
was open
to
our
prayer.
So
I put
on
one
side
twelve
of
the
chiefs
of
the
priests,
Sherebiah,
Hashabiah,
and
ten
of
their
brothers
with
them,
And
gave
to
them
by weight
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
the
vessels,
all
the
offering
for
the
house
of
our
God
which
the
king
and
his wise
men
and
his
captains
and
all
Israel
there
present
had
given:
Measuring
into
their
hands
six
hundred
and
fifty
talents
of
silver,
and
silver
vessels,
a
hundred talents' weight,
and
a
hundred
talents
of
gold,
And
twenty
gold basins,
of a
thousand
darics,
and
two
vessels
of
the
best bright
brass, equal
in value
to
gold.
And
I
said
to
them,
You
are
holy
to
the
Lord
and
the
vessels
are
holy:
and
the
silver
and
the
gold
are
an
offering
freely given
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers.
Take
care
of
them
and
keep
them,
till
you put
them
on
the scales
before
the
chiefs
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites
and
the
chiefs
of
the
families
of
Israel,
in
Jerusalem,
in
the
rooms
of
the
house
of
the
Lord.
So
the
priests
and
the
Levites
took
the
weight
of
silver
and
gold
and
the
vessels,
to
take
them
to
Jerusalem
into
the
house
of
our
God.
Then we
went
away
from
the
river
of
Ahava
on
the twelfth
day
of
the
first
month,
to
go
to
Jerusalem;
and
the
hand
of
our
God
was
on
us,
and
he
gave
us salvation
from
our haters
and
those
who
were waiting
to
make
an attack
on
us
by
the
way.
And
we
came
to
Jerusalem
and
were
there
for
three
days.
And
on
the
fourth
day,
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
the
vessels
were measured
out
by weight
in
the
house
of
our
God
into
the
hands
of
Meremoth,
the
son
of
Uriah,
the
priest;
and
with
him
was
Eleazar,
the
son
of
Phinehas;
and
with
them
were
Jozabad,
the
son
of
Jeshua,
and
Noadiah,
the
son
of
Binnui,
the
Levites;
All
was handed
over
by
number
and
by
weight:
and
the
weight
was put
on
record
at
that
time.
And
those
who
had
been
prisoners,
who
had
come
back
from
a strange land,
made burned
offerings
to
the
God
of
Israel,
twelve
oxen
for
all
Israel,
ninety-six
male
sheep,
seventy-seven
lambs,
twelve he-goats
for
a sin-offering:
all
this
was
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord.
And
they
gave
the king's orders
to
the king's
captains
and
the
rulers
across
the
river,
and
they
gave
the
people
and
the
house
of
God
the
help
which
was needed.
Now
after
these
things
were done,
the
captains
came
to
me
and
said,
The
people
of
Israel
and
the
priests
and
Levites
have
not kept
themselves
separate
from
the
people
of
the
lands,
but
have taken part
in
the
disgusting ways
of
the
Canaanites,
the
Hittites,
the
Perizzites,
the
Jebusites,
the
Ammonites,
the
Moabites,
the
Egyptians,
and
the
Amorites.
For
they
have
taken
their
daughters
for
themselves
and
for
their
sons,
so
that
the
holy
seed
has
been mixed
with
the
peoples
of
the
lands;
and
in fact
the
captains
and
rulers
have
been
the
first
to
do
this evil.
And
hearing
this,
with signs
of
grief
and pulling
out
the
hair
of
my
head
and
my chin,
I
took
my
seat
on
the earth deeply troubled.
Then
everyone
who
went
in fear
of
the
words
of
the
God
of
Israel,
because
of
the sin
of
those
who
had come
back,
came
together
to
me;
and
I kept
where
I
was, overcome
with
grief,
till
the
evening
offering.
And
at
the
evening
offering, having made myself
low
before
God,
I
got
up,
and
with signs
of grief, falling
down
on
my
knees,
with
my
hands
stretched
out
to
the
Lord
my
God,
I
said,
O
my
God,
shame keeps
me
from
lifting
up
my
face
to
you,
my
God:
for
our
sins
are
increased
higher
than
our
heads
and
our evil-doing
has come
up
to
heaven.
From
the
days
of
our
fathers
till
this
day
we
have
been
great sinners;
and
for
our
sins,
we
and
our
kings
and
our
priests
have
been
given
up
into
the
hands
of
the
kings
of
the
lands,
to
the
sword
and
to prison
and
to loss
of goods
and
to
shame
of
face,
as
it
is
this
day.
And
now
for
a
little
time
grace
has
come
to
us
from
the
Lord
our
God,
to
let
a
small band
of
us get free
and
to
give
us
a nail
in
his
holy
place,
so
that
our
God
may
give
light
to
our
eyes
and
a measure
of new
life
in
our prison chains.
For
we
are
servants;
but
our
God
has
not
been
turned
away
from
us
in
our
prison,
but
has
had mercy
on
us
before
the eyes
of
the
kings
of
Persia,
to
give
us new strength
to
put
up
again
the
house
of
our
God
and
to
make fair
its
waste
places,
and
to
give
us
a
wall
in
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
And
now,
O
our
God,
what
are
we
to
say
after
this?
for
we
have
not kept
your laws,
Which
you
gave
to
your
servants
the
prophets,
saying,
The
land
into
which
you
are
going,
to
take
it
for
a heritage,
is
an
unclean
land,
because
of
the evil
lives
of
the
peoples
of
the
land
and
their
disgusting ways,
which
have
made
the
land
unclean
from
end
to
end.
So
now
do
not
give
your
daughters
to
their
sons
or
take
their
daughters
for
your
sons
or
do
anything
for
their
peace
or
well-being
for
ever;
so
that
you
may
be
strong, living
on
the
good
of
the
land,
and handing
it
on
to
your
children
for
a heritage
for
ever.
And
after
everything which
has
come
on
us
because
of
our evil-doing
and
our
great
sin,
and
seeing
that
the
punishment which
you,
O
God,
have
given
us,
is
less
than
the measure
of
our
sins,
and
that
you
have
kept
from death
those
of
us
who
are
here;
Are
we
again
to
go against
your
orders, taking wives
from
among
the
people
who
do
these
disgusting
things?
would
you
not
be
angry
with
us
till
our
destruction
was
complete,
till
there
was
not
one
who got
away safe?
O
Lord
God
of
Israel, righteousness
is
yours;
we
are only
a small band
which
has
been
kept
from death,
as
at
this
day:
see,
we
are
before
you
in
our sin;
for
no
one
may keep
his
place
before
you
because
of
this.
Now
while
Ezra
was
making
his prayer
and
his statement
of wrongdoing,
weeping
and
falling
down
before
the
house
of
God,
a
very
great
number
of
men
and
women
and
children
out
of
Israel
came
together round
him:
for
the
people
were
weeping
bitterly.
And
Shecaniah,
the
son
of
Jehiel,
one
of
the
sons
of
Elam, answering,
said
to
Ezra,
We
have done evil
against
our
God,
and
have
taken
as
our
wives strange
women
of
the
peoples
of
the
land:
but
still
there
is hope
for
Israel
in
this question.
Let
us
now
make
an
agreement
with
our
God
to
put
away
all
the
wives
and
all
their
children, if
it
seems right
to
my
lord
and
to
those
who
go
in fear
of
the
words
of
our
God;
and
let
it
be
done
in keeping
with
the
law.
Up,
now!
for
this
is
your
business,
and
we
are
with
you;
take heart
and
do
it.
Then
Ezra
got
up,
and
made
the
chiefs
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites
and
all
Israel
take
an
oath
that
they
would
do
this.
So
they
took
an
oath.
Then
Ezra
got
up
from
before
the
house
of
God
and
went
into
the
room
of
Jehohanan,
the
son
of
Eliashib;
but
when
he
came
there,
he
took
no
food
or
drink,
for
he
was sorrowing
for
the sin
of
those
who
had
come
back.
And
they
made
a
public statement
through
all
Judah
and
Jerusalem,
to
all
those
who
had come back,
that
they
were
to come
together
to
Jerusalem;
And
that
if
anyone
did
not
come
before
three
days
were past,
as ordered
by
the
rulers
and
the responsible
men,
all
his
goods
would
be
put
under
the curse,
and
he
himself
would
be cut off
from
the meeting
of
the
people
who
had
come
back.
Then
all
the
men
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
came
together
to
Jerusalem
before
three
days
were past;
it
was
the
ninth
month,
on
the
twentieth
day
of
the
month;
and
all
the
people
were
seated
in
the wide
square
in front
of
the
house
of
God, shaking
with fear
because
of
this
business
and
because
of
the
great
rain.
And
Ezra
the
priest
got
to
his feet
and
said
to
them,
You
have
done wrong
and
taken strange
women
for
your
wives,
so
increasing
the sin
of
Israel.
So
now,
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
your
fathers,
and
do
his
pleasure;
and
make
yourselves
separate
from
the
peoples
of
the
land
and
from
the strange
women.
Then
all
the people, answering,
said
with
a
loud
voice,
As
you
have
said,
so
it
is
right
for
us
to
do.
But
the
number
of
people
is
great,
and
it
is
a
time
of
much
rain;
it
is
not possible
for
us
to go
on waiting
outside,
and
this
is
not
a
thing
which
may
be done
in
one
day
or
even
two:
for
our sin
in
this
business
is
great.
So
now
let
our
rulers
be representatives
for
all
the
people,
and
let
all
those
in
our
towns
who
are
married
to strange
women
come
at
fixed
times,
and
with
them
the responsible
men
and
the
judges
of
every
town,
till
the
burning
wrath
of
our
God
is
turned
away
from
us,
and
this
has
been
done.
Only
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Asahel,
and
Jahzeiah,
the
son
of
Tikvah,
were
against
this,
Meshullam
and
Shabbethai
the
Levite
supporting
them.
So
those
who
had come
back
did
so.
And
Ezra
the
priest,
with
certain
heads
of
families,
by
their fathers'
families,
all
of
them
by
their
names,
were marked
out;
and
on
the
first
day
of
the
tenth
month
they took
their
places
to go
into
the
question
with
care.
And
they got
to
the
end
of
all
the
men
who
were
married
to strange
women
by
the
first
day
of
the
first
month.
And
among
the
sons
of
the
priests
who
were
married
to strange
women
were
these:
of
the
sons
of
Jeshua,
the
son
of Jozadak
and
his
brothers,
Maaseiah
and
Eliezer
and
Jarib
and
Gedaliah.
And
they
gave
their word
that
they would
put
away
their
wives;
and
for
their sin,
they
gave
an
offering
of
a male
sheep
of
the
flock.
And
of
the
sons
of
Immer,
Hanani
and
Zebadiah.
And
of
the
sons
of
Harim,
Maaseiah
and
Elijah
and
Shemaiah
and
Jehiel
and
Uzziah.
And
of
the
sons
of
Pashhur,
Elioenai,
Maaseiah,
Ishmael,
Nethanel,
Jozabad,
and
Elasah.
And
of
the
Levites,
Jozabad,
and
Shimei,
and
Kelaiah (that
is
Kelita),
Pethahiah,
Judah,
and
Eliezer.
And
of
the music-makers,
Eliashib;
and
of
the door-keepers,
Shallum
and
Telem
and
Uri.
And
of
Israel,
the
sons
of
Parosh,
Ramiah
and
Izziah
and
Malchijah
and
Mijamin
and
Eleazar
and
Malchijah
and
Benaiah.
And
of
the
sons
of
Elam,
Mattaniah,
Zechariah,
and
Jehiel
and
Abdi
and
Jeremoth
and
Elijah.
And
of
the
sons
of
Zattu,
Elioenai,
Eliashib,
Mattaniah,
and
Jeremoth
and
Zabad
and
Aziza.
And
of
the
sons
of
Bebai,
Jehohanan,
Hananiah,
Zabbai, Athlai.
And
of
the
sons
of
Bani,
Meshullam,
Malluch,
and
Adaiah,
Jashub
and
Sheal,
Jeremoth.
And
of
the
sons
of
Pahath-moab,
Adna
and
Chelal,
Benaiah,
Maaseiah,
Mattaniah,
Bezalel
and
Binnui
and
Manasseh.
And
of
the
sons
of
Harim,
Eliezer,
Isshijah,
Malchijah,
Shemaiah,
Shimeon,
Benjamin,
Malluch,
Shemariah.
Of
the
sons
of
Hashum,
Mattenai,
Mattattah,
Zabad,
Eliphelet,
Jeremai,
Manasseh,
Shimei.
Of
the
sons
of
Bani,
Maadai,
Amram,
and
Uel,
Benaiah,
Bedeiah,
Cheluhi,
Vaniah,
Meremoth,
Eliashib,
Mattaniah,
Mattenai, and
Jaasu,
And Bani
and
Binnui,
Shimei;
And
Shelemiah
and
Nathan
and
Adaiah,
Machnadebai,
Shashai,
Sharai,
Azarel
and
Shelemiah,
Shemariah,
Shallum,
Amariah,
Joseph.
Of
the
sons
of
Nebo,
Jeiel,
Mattithiah,
Zabad,
Zebina,
Iddo,
and
Joel,
Benaiah.
All
these
had
taken strange
wives;
and
some
of
them
had
wives
by
whom
they
had
offspring.
Nehemiah
The Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah
Neh
The Book of
Nehemiah
The history
of
Nehemiah,
the
son
of
Hacaliah.
Now
it
came
about,
in
the
month
Chislev,
in
the
twentieth
year,
when
I
was
in Shushan,
the king's town,
That
Hanani,
one
of
my
brothers,
came
with
certain
men
from
Judah;
and
in answer
to
my
request
for news
of
the
Jews
who
had
been
prisoners
and
had got
away,
and
of
Jerusalem,
They
said
to
me,
The small band
of Jews
now living
there
in
the land
are
in
great
trouble
and
shame:
the
wall
of
Jerusalem
has
been
broken
down,
and
its doorways
burned
with
fire.
Then,
after
hearing
these
words,
for
some
days
I
gave myself
up
to
weeping
and sorrow,
seated
on
the
earth;
and taking no food
I
made prayer
to
the
God
of
heaven,
And
said,
O
Lord,
the
God
of
heaven,
the
great
God,
greatly
to
be
feared,
keeping faith
and
mercy
with those
who
have
love
for
him
and
are
true
to
his laws:
Let
your
ear
now
take note
and
let
your
eyes
be
open,
so
that
you
may
give
ear
to
the
prayer
of
your
servant,
which
I
make
before
you
at
this
time,
day
and
night,
for
the
children
of
Israel,
your
servants,
while
I put
before
you
the
sins
of
the
children
of
Israel,
which
we
have
done
against
you:
truly,
I
and
my father's
people
are sinners.
We
have done great wrong
against
you,
and
have
not
kept
the
orders,
the
rules,
and
the
decisions,
which
you
gave
to
your
servant
Moses.
Keep
in
mind,
O Lord,
the
order
you
gave
your
servant
Moses,
saying,
If
you
do wrong
I
will send
you wandering among
the
peoples:
But
if
you
come
back
to
me
and
keep
my
orders
and
do
them,
even
if
those
of
you
who
have
been forced
out
are
living
in
the farthest parts
of
heaven,
I
will
get
them
from
there,
and
take
them
back
to
the
place marked
out
by
me
for
the resting-place
of
my
name.
Now
these
are
your
servants
and
your
people,
whom
you
have
made
yours
by
your
great
power
and
by
your
strong
hand.
O
Lord,
let
your
ear
take note
of
the
prayer
of
your
servant,
and
of
the
prayers
of
your
servants,
who
take
delight
in worshipping
your
name:
give help,
O
Lord,
to
your
servant
this
day,
and
let
him
have
mercy
in
the eyes
of
this
man. (Now
I
was
the king's wine-servant.)
And
it
came
about
in
the
month
Nisan,
in
the
twentieth
year
of
Artaxerxes
the
king,
when
wine
was
before
him,
that
I
took
up
the
wine
and
gave
it
to
the
king.
Now
I
had
never
before
been sad
when
the
king
was
present.
And
the
king
said
to
me,
Why
is
your
face
sad,
seeing
that
you
are
not ill?
this
is
nothing
but sorrow
of
heart.
Then
I
was full
of
fear;
And
said
to
the
king,
May
the
king
be living
for
ever:
is
it
not natural
for
my
face
to
be sad,
when
the
town,
the
place
where
the bodies
of
my
fathers
are
at rest,
has
been
made waste
and
its doorways burned
with
fire?
Then
the
king
said
to
me,
What
is
your
desire?
So
I
made prayer
to
the
God
of
heaven.
And
I
said
to
the
king,
If
it
is
the king's pleasure,
and
if
your
servant
has
your approval,
send
me
to
Judah,
to
the
town
where
the bodies
of
my
fathers
are
at rest,
so
that
I
may take
in hand
the
building
of
it.
And
the
king
said
to
me (the
queen
being
seated
by
his
side),
How
long
will
your
journey
take,
and
when
will
you
come
back?
So
the
king
was
pleased
to
send
me,
and
I
gave
him
a fixed
time.
Further,
I
said
to
the
king,
If
it
is
the king's pleasure,
let
letters
be
given
to
me
for
the rulers
across
the
river,
so
that
they
may
let
me
go
through
till
I
come
to
Judah;
And
a
letter
to
Asaph,
the
keeper
of
the king's park,
so
that
he
may
give
me
wood
to
make boards
for
the doors
of
the tower
of
the
house,
and
for
the
wall
of
the
town,
and
for
the
house
which
is
to
be mine.
And
the
king
gave
me
this,
for
the
hand
of
my
God
was
on
me.
Then
I
came
to
the
rulers
of
the lands
across
the
river
and
gave
them
the king's
letters.
Now
the
king
had
sent
with
me
captains
of
the
army
and
horsemen.
And
Sanballat
the
Horonite
and
Tobiah
the
servant,
the
Ammonite,
hearing
of
it,
were
greatly troubled
because
a
man
had
come
to
the help
of
the
children
of
Israel.
So
I
came
to
Jerusalem
and
was
there
three
days.
And
in
the
night
I
got
up, taking
with
me
a
small band
of
men;
I
said
nothing
to
any
man
of
what
God
had
put
into
my
heart
to
do
for
Jerusalem:
and
I
had
no
beast
with
me
but
the
one
on
which
I
was seated.
And
I
went
out
by
night,
through
the doorway
of
the
valley,
and past
the dragon's water-spring
as
far
as
the
place
where waste material
was
put, viewing
the
walls
of
Jerusalem
which
were
broken
down,
and
the doorways
which
had
been burned
with
fire.
Then
I
went
on
to
the door
of
the fountain
and
to
the king's
pool:
but
there
was
no
room
for
my
beast
to get
through.
Then
in
the
night,
I
went
up
by
the
stream, viewing
the
wall;
then
turning
back,
I
went
in
by
the door
in
the
valley,
and
so
came
back.
And
the chiefs
had
no
knowledge
of
where
I
had
been
or
what
I
was
doing;
and
I
had
not
then
said
anything
to
the
Jews
or
to
the
priests
or
the great ones
or
the chiefs
or
the
rest
of
those
who were
doing
the
work.
Then
I
said
to
them,
You
see
what
a
bad condition
we
are
in;
how
Jerusalem
is
a waste,
and
its doorways
burned
with
fire:
come,
let
us get
to work,
building
up
the
wall
of
Jerusalem,
so
that
we
may
no
longer
be put
to
shame.
Then
I
gave
them
an
account
of
how
the
hand
of
my
God
was
on
me, helping
me;
and
of
the king's
words
which
he
had
said
to
me.
And
they
said,
Let
us
get
to
work
on
the
building.
So
they
made
their
hands
strong
for
the
good
work.
But
Sanballat
the
Horonite
and
Tobiah
the
servant,
the
Ammonite,
and
Geshem
the Arabian,
hearing
of
it,
made sport
of
us, laughing
at
us
and
saying,
What
are
you
doing?
will
you go
against
the
king?
Then answering
them
I
said,
The
God
of
heaven,
he
will
be
our
help;
so
we
his
servants
will
go
on
with
our
building:
but
you
have
no
part
or
right
or
any
name
in
Jerusalem.
Then
Eliashib,
the
chief
priest,
got
up
with
his
brothers
the
priests,
and
took
in hand
the
building
of
the
sheep doorway;
they
made
it
holy
and put
its
doors
in
position;
as
far
as
the
tower
of Hammeah
they
made
it
holy,
even
to
the
tower
of
Hananel.
And
by
his
side
the
men
of
Jericho
were
building.
And
after
them,
Zaccur,
the
son
of
Imri.
The
sons
of
Hassenaah
were
the
builders
of
the
fish doorway;
they put
its boards
in
place
and put
up
its
doors,
with
their locks
and rods.
By
their
side
Meremoth,
the
son
of
Uriah,
the
son
of
Hakkoz,
was
making good
the walls.
Then
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Meshezabel;
and
by
him,
Zadok,
the
son
of
Baana.
Near
them,
the
Tekoites
were
at
work;
but
their chiefs
did
not
put
their
necks
to
the
work
of
their
Lord.
Joiada,
the
son
of
Paseah,
and
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Besodeiah,
made good
the
old doorway;
they
put
its boards
in
place
and
put
up
its
doors,
with
their locks
and rods.
By
their
side
were working
Melatiah
the
Gibeonite
and
Jadon
the
Meronothite,
the
men
of
Gibeon
and
of
Mizpah
from
the
seat
of
the ruler
across
the
river.
Near
them
was working
Uzziel,
the
son
of Harhaiah,
the gold-worker.
And
by
him
was
Hananiah,
one
of
the perfume-makers, building
up
Jerusalem
as
far
as
the
wide
wall.
Near
them
was working
Rephaiah,
the
son
of
Hur,
the
ruler
of
half
Jerusalem.
By
his
side
was
Jedaiah,
the
son
of
Harumaph,
opposite
his
house.
And
by
him
was
Hattush,
the
son
of
Hashabneiah.
Malchijah,
the
son
of
Harim,
and
Hasshub,
the
son
of
Pahath-moab,
were working
on
another part,
and
the
tower
of
the
ovens.
Near
them
was
Shallum,
the
son
of
Hallohesh,
the
ruler
of
half
Jerusalem,
with
his
daughters.
Hanun
and
the
people
of
Zanoah
were working
on
the doorway
of
the
valley;
they
put
it
up
and
put
up
its
doors,
with
their locks
and rods,
and
a
thousand
cubits
of
wall
as
far
as
the doorway
where
the waste material
was
placed.
And
Malchijah,
the
son
of
Rechab,
the
ruler
of
the division
of
Beth-haccherem,
made good
the doorway
of
the waste,
building
it
up
and putting
up
its
doors,
with
their locks
and rods.
And
Shallun,
the
son
of
Col-hozeh,
the
ruler
of
the division
of
Mizpah,
made good
the doorway
of
the fountain,
building
it
up
and covering
it
and putting
up
its
doors,
with
their locks
and rods,
with
the
wall
of
the
pool
of Shelah
by
the king's
garden,
as
far
as
the
steps
which
go
down
from
the
town
of
David.
By
his
side
was working
Nehemiah,
the
son
of
Azbuk,
ruler
of
half
the division
of
Beth-zur,
as
far
as
the
place
opposite
the last resting-places
of David's
family,
and
the
pool
which
was
made
and
the
house
of
the
men
of war.
Then came
the
Levites,
Rehum,
the
son
of
Bani.
By
his
side
was working
Hashabiah,
ruler
of
half
the division
of
Keilah,
for
his division.
After
him
were working
their
brothers,
Bavvai,
the
son
of
Henadad,
ruler
of
half
the division
of
Keilah.
And
by
his
side
was working
Ezer,
the
son
of
Jeshua,
the
ruler
of
Mizpah,
making good
another
part
opposite
the
way
up
to
the store
of
arms
at
the turning
of
the wall.
After
him
Baruch,
the
son
of
Zabbai,
was
hard
at work
on
another
part,
from
the turning
of
the wall
to
the
door
of
the
house
of
Eliashib,
the
chief
priest.
After
him
Meremoth,
the
son
of
Uriah,
the
son
of
Hakkoz,
was working
on
another part,
from
the
door
of
the
house
of
Eliashib
as
far
as
the
end
of
his
house.
After
him
were working
the
priests,
the
men
of
the lowland.
After
them came
Benjamin
and
Hasshub,
opposite
their
house.
After
them
Azariah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
the
son
of
Ananiah,
made good
the wall
by
the
house
where
he
himself
was living.
After
him
Binnui,
the
son
of
Henadad,
was working
on
another part,
from
the
house
of
Azariah
as
far
as
the turning
of
the wall
and
the
angle.
Palal,
the
son
of
Uzai,
made good
the wall
opposite
the
angle
and
the
tower
which
comes
out
from
the higher part
of
the king's
house,
by
the open space
of
the watch.
After
him
was
Pedaiah,
the
son
of
Parosh.
(Now
the Nethinim
were
living
in
the
Ophel,
as
far
as
the
place facing
the
water doorway
to
the
east,
and
the
tower
which
comes
out.)
After
him
the
Tekoites
were
making good
another part,
opposite
the
great
tower which
comes
out,
and
up
to
the
wall
of
the
Ophel.
Further
on, past
the
horse doorway,
the
priests
were
at work,
every
one
opposite
his
house.
After
them
Zadok,
the
son
of
Immer,
was working
opposite
his
house.
And
after
him
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Shecaniah,
the
keeper
of
the
east door.
After
him
Hananiah,
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
and
Hanun,
the
sixth
son
of
Zalaph,
were
making good
another
part.
After
him
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
made good
the wall
opposite
his
room.
After
him
Malchijah,
one
of
the gold-workers
to
the Nethinim
and
the
traders,
made good
the wall
opposite
the doorway
of Hammiphkad
and
as
far
as
the
way
up
to
the angle.
And
between
the way up
to
the angle
and
the
sheep door,
the gold-workers
and
the
traders
made good
the wall.
Now,
Sanballat,
hearing
that
we
were building
the
wall,
was
very
angry,
and
in
his wrath
made sport
of
the Jews.
And
in
the hearing
of
his countrymen
and
the
army
of Samaria
he said,
What
are
these feeble Jews
doing?
will
they
make themselves strong?
will
they
make offerings?
will
they
get
the work
done
in
a day?
will
they
make
the stones which
have
been burned
come again
out
of
the dust?
Now Tobiah
the Ammonite
was
by
him,
and
he
said, Such
is
their building
that if
a fox
goes
up
it,
their stone wall
will
be broken
down.
Give ear,
O
our
God,
for
we
are looked
down
on:
let
their words
of shame
be turned back
on
themselves,
and
let
them
be given
up
to wasting
in
a land
where
they
are prisoners:
Let
not
their wrongdoing
be covered
or
their sin washed
away
from
before
you:
for
they
have
made
you angry
before
the builders.
So
we
went
on building
the wall;
and
all
the wall
was
joined
together half-way
up:
for
the
people
were working hard.
But
when
it came
to
the ears
of Sanballat
and Tobiah
and
the Arabians
and
the Ammonites
and
the Ashdodites,
that
the building
of
the
walls
of Jerusalem
was going forward
and
the broken
places
were being made good,
they
were full
of wrath;
And
they
made designs,
all
of
them
together,
to
come
and
make
an
attack
on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.
But
we
made
our prayer
to
God,
and
had
men
on
watch
against
them day
and night
because
of
them.
And
Judah said,
The
strength
of
the
workmen
is giving
way,
and
there
is
much waste
material;
it
is impossible
for
us
to
put
up
the wall.
And
those
who
were
against
us said, Without
their knowledge
and without
their seeing
us,
we
will come among
them
and
put
them
to death, causing
the
work
to come
to
a stop.
And
it
came
about
that
when
the Jews
who
were
living
near
them
came,
they said
to
us ten times,
From
all directions
they
are coming
against
us.
So
in
the lowest
part
of
the space
at
the
back
of
the
walls,
in
the open
places,
I put
the
people
by families,
with
their swords,
their spears,
and
their bows.
And
after looking,
I got
up
and
said
to
the
great ones
and
to
the chiefs
and
to
the rest
of
the
people,
Have no fear
of
them:
keep
in mind
the Lord
who
is
great
and greatly
to
be feared,
and take
up arms
for
your brothers,
your sons,
and
your daughters,
your wives
and
your houses.
And
when
it
came
to
the ears
of
those
who
were
against
us,
that
we
had knowledge
of
their designs
and
that God
had
made
their
purpose
come
to nothing,
we
all
went
back
to
the wall, everyone
to
his
work
And
from
that
time, half
of
my
servants
were doing
their
part
of
the
work,
and half kept
the spears
and body-covers
and
the bows
and
the metal war-dresses;
and
the chiefs
were
at
the back
of
the
men
of Judah.
Those
who
were building
the wall
and
those
who
were moving material
did
their part,
everyone working
with
one hand,
with
his spear
in
the
other;
Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.
And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:
Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.
So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.
And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.
So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.
Then
there
was
a
great
outcry
from
the
people
and
their
wives
against
their
countrymen
the
Jews.
For
there
were
some
who
said,
We,
our
sons
and
our
daughters,
are
a
great number: let
us
get
grain,
so
that
we
may
have
food
for
our needs.
And
there
were some
who
said,
We
are giving
our
fields
and
our vine-gardens
and
our
houses
for debt: let
us
get
grain
because
we
are
in need.
And
there
were others
who
said,
We
have given
up
our
fields
and
our vine-gardens
to get
money
for
the king's taxes.
But
our
flesh
is
the
same
as
the
flesh
of
our
countrymen,
and
our
children
as
their
children:
and
now
we
are giving
our
sons
and
daughters
into
the
hands
of
others,
to
be
their
servants,
and
some
of
our
daughters
are
servants
even
now:
and
we
have
no
power
to
put
a stop
to
it;
for
other
men
have
our
fields
and
our vine-gardens.
And
on
hearing
their
outcry
and
what
they
said
I
was
very
angry.
And
after turning
it
over
in
my
mind,
I
made
a protest
to
the chiefs
and
the
rulers,
and
said
to
them,
Every
one
of
you
is taking interest
from
his
countryman.
And
I got
together
a
great meeting
of protest.
And
I
said
to
them,
We
have given whatever
we
were able
to give,
to
make
our
brothers
the
Jews free,
who
were servants
and prisoners
of
the
nations:
and
would
you
now give
up
your
brothers
for
a price,
and
are
they
to become
our property?
Then
they
said
nothing, answering
not
a
word.
And
I
said,
What
you
are
doing
is
not
good:
is
it
not
the
more necessary
for
you
to go
in
the
fear
of
our
God,
because
of
the
shame
which
the
nations
may put
on
us?
Even
I
and
my
servants
have been taking interest
for
the
money
and
the
grain
we
have
let
them
have.
So
now,
let
us
give
up
this
thing.
Give
back
to
them
this very
day
their
fields,
their vine-gardens,
their olive-gardens,
and
their
houses,
as
well
as
a
hundredth
part
of
the
money
and
the
grain
and
the
wine
and
the
oil
which
you
have taken
from
them.
Then
they
said,
We
will
give
them
back,
and
take
nothing
for
them;
we
will
do
as
you
say.
Then
I
sent
for
the
priests
and
made
them
take
an
oath
that
they
would
keep
this
agreement.
And shaking
out
the folds
of
my robe,
I
said,
So
may
God send
out
from
his
house
and
his
work
every
man
who
does
not
keep
this
agreement;
even
so
let
him
be
sent
out
and
made
as
nothing.
And
all
the meeting
of
the
people
said,
So
be
it,
and
gave
praise
to
the
Lord.
And
the
people
did
as
they
had
said.
Now
from
the
time
when
I
was
made ruler
of
the
people
in
the
land
of
Judah,
from
the
twentieth
year
till
the thirty-second
year
of
Artaxerxes
the
king,
for
twelve
years,
I
and
my servants
have
never
taken
the
food
which
was
the
right
of
the ruler.
But
earlier
rulers
who
were
before
me
made
the
people
responsible
for
their upkeep,
and
took
from
them
bread
and
wine
at
the rate
of
forty
shekels
of
silver;
and
even
their
servants
were lords
over
the
people:
but
I
did
not
do
so,
because
of
the
fear
of
God.
And
I kept
on
with
the
work
of
this
wall,
and
we got
no
land
for
ourselves:
and
all
my
servants
were helping
with
the
work.
And
more
than
this,
a
hundred
and
fifty
of
the
Jews
and
the
rulers
were guests
at
my
table,
in
addition
to
those
who
came
to
us
from
the
nations
round
about
us.
Now
the
food
made ready
for
one
day
was
one
ox
and
six fat
sheep,
as
well
as fowls;
and
once
in
ten
days
a store
of
all sorts
of
wine:
but
all
the
same,
I
did
not
take
the
food
to
which
the ruler
had
a right,
because
the
people
were crushed
under
a hard yoke.
Keep
in
mind,
O
my
God,
for
my
good,
all
I
have
done
for
this
people.
Now
when word
was
given
to
Sanballat
and
Tobiah
and
to
Geshem
the Arabian
and
to
the
rest
of
our haters,
that
I
had
done
the
building
of
the
wall
and
that
there
were
no
more broken places
in
it (though
even
then
I
had
not put
up
the
doors
in
the doorways);
Sanballat
and
Geshem
sent
to
me
saying, Come,
let
us
have
a meeting
in
one
of
the little towns
in
the lowland
of
Ono.
But
their purpose
was
to
do
me
evil.
And
I
sent
men
to
them
saying,
I
am
doing
a
great
work,
so
that
it
is
not possible
for
me
to
come
down:
is
the
work
to
be stopped
while
I
go
away
from
it
and
come
down
to
you?
And
four
times they
sent
to
me
in
this
way,
and
I
sent
them
the
same
answer.
Then
Sanballat
sent
his
servant
to
me
a
fifth
time
with
an
open
letter
in
his
hand;
And
in
it
these
words
were
recorded:
It
is
said
among
the
nations,
and
Geshem
says
so,
that
you
and
the
Jews
are hoping
to
make
yourselves free
from
the king's
authority;
and
that
this
is
why
you
are
building
the
wall:
and
they
say
that
it
is
your
purpose
to
be
their
king;
And
that
you
have
prophets preaching
about
you
in
Jerusalem,
and
saying,
There
is
a
king
in
Judah:
now
an
account
of
these
things
will
be
sent
to
the
king.
So come
now,
and
let
us
have
a discussion.
Then
I
sent
to
him,
saying,
No
such
things
as
you
say
are
being
done,
they
are only
a fiction
you
have
made
up
yourself.
For
they
were hoping
to
put
fear
in
us,
saying,
Their
hands
will
become
feeble
and give
up
the
work
so
that
it
may
not get
done.
But
now, O
God,
make
my
hands
strong.
And
I
went
to
the
house
of
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Delaiah,
the
son
of
Mehetabel,
who
was
shut
up;
and
he
said, Let
us
have
a meeting
in
the
house
of
God,
inside
the
Temple,
and let
the
doors
be
shut:
for
they
will
come
to
put
you
to death;
truly,
in
the
night
they
will
come
to
put
you
to death.
And
I
said, Am
I
the sort
of
man
to
go
in
flight?
what
man,
in
my position,
would
go
into
the
Temple
to
keep
himself safe?
I
will
not
go
in.
Then
it became clear
to
me
that
God
had
not
sent
him:
he
had given
this
word
of
a
prophet
against
me
himself:
and
Tobiah
and
Sanballat
had given
him money
to do
so.
For
this
reason
they
had given
him money,
in
order
that
I
might
be overcome
by
fear
and
do
what
he
said
and
do
wrong,
and
so
they
would
have
reason
to say
evil
about
me
and put shame
on
me.
Keep
in
mind,
O
my
God,
Tobiah
and
Sanballat
and
what
they
did,
and
Noadiah,
the woman
prophet,
and
the
rest
of
the
prophets
whose purpose
was
to
put
fear
into
me.
So
the
wall
was complete
on
the twenty-fifth
day
of
the month
Elul,
in
fifty-two
days.
And
when
our haters
had news
of
this,
all
the
nations
round
about
us
were
full
of fear
and
were
greatly shamed,
for
they
saw
that
this
work
had
been
done
by
our
God.
And further,
in
those
days
the chiefs
of
Judah sent
a
number
of
letters
to
Tobiah,
and
his
letters
came
to
them.
For
in
Judah there
were
a number
of
people
who
had
made
an agreement
by
oath
with
him,
because
he
was
the
son-in-law
of
Shecaniah,
the
son
of
Arah;
and
his
son
Jehohanan
had
taken
as
his wife
the
daughter
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Berechiah.
And
they
said
much
before
me
of
the
good
he
had
done,
and
gave
him accounts
of
my
words.
And
Tobiah
sent
letters
with
the
purpose
of causing
me
fear.
Now
when
the
building
of
the
wall
was complete
and
I
had
put
up
the
doors,
and
the door-keepers
and
the music-makers
and
the
Levites
had
been given
their places,
I made
my
brother
Hanani,
and
Hananiah,
the
ruler
of
the tower, responsible
for
the government
of
Jerusalem:
for
he
was
a
man
of good
faith, fearing
God
more
than most.
And
I
said
to
them, Do
not
let
the
doors
of
Jerusalem
be
open
till
the
sun
is high;
and
while
the watchmen
are
in
their
places,
let
the
doors
be
shut
and locked:
and
let
the
people
of
Jerusalem
be put
on
watch,
every
one
in
his
watch,
opposite
his
house.
Now
the
town
was
wide
and
great:
but
the
people
in
it
were only
a
small number,
and
the
houses
had
not
been
put
up.
And
my
God
put
it
into
my
heart
to
get
together
the
rulers
and
the
chiefs
and
the
people
so
that
they might
be
listed
by families.
And
I
came across
a
record
of
the names
of
those
who
came
up
at
the
first,
and
in
it
I saw
these words:
These
are
the
people
of
the divisions
of
the
kingdom,
among
those
who
had
been
made
prisoners
by
Nebuchadnezzar,
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
taken
away
by
him,
who
went
back
to
Jerusalem
and
Judah,
every
one
to
his
town;
Who
came
with
Zerubbabel,
Jeshua,
Nehemiah,
Azariah,
Raamiah,
Nahamani,
Mordecai,
Bilshan,
Mispereth,
Bigvai,
Nehum,
Baanah.
The
number
of
the
men
of
the
people
of
Israel:
The
children
of
Parosh,
two
thousand,
one
hundred
and seventy-two.
The
children
of
Shephatiah,
three
hundred
and seventy-two.
The
children
of
Arah,
six
hundred
and
fifty-two.
The
children
of
Pahath-moab,
of
the
children
of
Jeshua
and
Joab,
two
thousand,
eight
hundred
and
eighteen.
The
children
of
Elam,
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and fifty-four.
The
children
of
Zattu,
eight
hundred
and
forty-five.
The
children
of
Zaccai,
seven
hundred
and
sixty.
The
children
of
Binnui,
six
hundred
and
forty-eight.
The
children
of
Bebai,
six
hundred
and
twenty-eight.
The
children
of
Azgad,
two
thousand,
three
hundred
and
twenty-two.
The
children
of
Adonikam,
six
hundred
and sixty-seven.
The
children
of
Bigvai, two
thousand
and sixty-seven.
The
children
of
Adin,
six
hundred
and
fifty-five.
The
children
of
Ater,
of
Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
The
children
of
Hashum,
three
hundred
and
twenty-eight.
The
children
of
Bezai,
three
hundred
and
twenty-four.
The
children
of
Hariph,
a
hundred
and
twelve.
The
children
of
Gibeon, ninety-five.
The
men
of Beth-lehem
and
Netophah,
a
hundred
and
eighty-eight.
The
men
of
Anathoth,
a
hundred
and
twenty-eight.
The
men
of
Beth-azmaveth,
forty-two.
The
men
of
Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah,
and
Beeroth,
seven
hundred
and forty-three.
The
men
of
Ramah
and
Geba,
six
hundred
and twenty-one.
The
men
of
Michmas,
a
hundred
and
twenty-two.
The
men
of Beth-el
and
Ai,
a
hundred
and twenty-three.
The
men
of
the
other
Nebo,
fifty-two.
The
children
of
the
other
Elam,
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and fifty-four.
The
children
of
Harim,
three
hundred
and
twenty.
The
children
of
Jericho,
three
hundred
and
forty-five.
The
children
of Lod,
Hadid,
and
Ono,
seven
hundred
and twenty-one.
The
children
of
Senaah,
three
thousand,
nine
hundred
and
thirty.
The
priests:
the
children
of
Jedaiah,
of
the
family
of
Jeshua,
nine
hundred
and seventy-three.
The
children
of
Immer,
a
thousand
and
fifty-two.
The
children
of
Pashhur,
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and forty-seven.
The
children
of
Harim,
a
thousand
and
seventeen.
The
Levites:
the
children
of
Jeshua,
of
Kadmiel,
of
the
children
of
Hodevah, seventy-four.
The music-makers:
the
children
of
Asaph,
a
hundred
and
forty-eight.
The door-keepers:
the
children
of
Shallum,
the
children
of
Ater,
the
children
of
Talmon,
the
children
of
Akkub,
the
children
of
Hatita,
the
children
of
Shobai,
a
hundred
and thirty-eight.
The Nethinim:
the
children
of
Ziha,
the
children
of
Hasupha,
the
children
of
Tabbaoth,
The
children
of
Keros,
the
children
of
Sia,
the
children
of
Padon,
The
children
of
Lebana,
the
children
of Hagaba,
the
children
of Salmai,
The
children
of
Hanan,
the
children
of
Giddel,
the
children
of
Gahar,
The
children
of
Reaiah,
the
children
of
Rezin,
the
children
of
Nekoda,
The
children
of
Gazzam,
the
children
of
Uzza,
the
children
of
Paseah,
The
children
of
Besai,
the
children
of
Meunim,
the
children
of Nephushesim,
The
children
of
Bakbuk,
the
children
of
Hakupha,
the
children
of Harhur,
The
children
of
Bazlith,
the
children
of
Mehida,
the
children
of
Harsha,
The
children
of
Barkos,
the
children
of
Sisera,
the
children
of
Temah,
The
children
of
Neziah,
the
children
of
Hatipha.
The
children
of Solomon's
servants:
the
children
of
Sotai,
the
children
of
Sophereth,
the
children
of
Perida,
The
children
of
Jaala,
the
children
of
Darkon,
the
children
of
Giddel,
The
children
of
Shephatiah,
the
children
of
Hattil,
the
children
of
Pochereth-hazzebaim,
the
children
of
Amon.
All
the Nethinim
and
the
children
of Solomon's
servants
were
three
hundred
and ninety-two.
All
these
were
the
people
who
went
up
from
Tel-melah,
Tel-harsha,
Cherub,
Addon,
and
Immer;
but
because
they
had
no knowledge
of
their fathers'
families
or
offspring,
it
was
not certain
if
they
were
Israelites:
The
children
of
Delaiah,
the
children
of
Tobiah,
the
children
of
Nekoda,
six
hundred
and
forty-two.
And
of
the
priests:
the
children
of
Hobaiah,
the
children
of
Hakkoz,
the
children
of
Barzillai,
who
was
married
to
one
of
the
daughters
of
Barzillai
the
Gileadite,
and
took
their
name.
They
made
search
for
their record
among
the lists
of families,
but
their names
were nowhere
to
be seen,
so
they
were
looked
on
as
unclean
and
no
longer
priests.
And
the Tirshatha
said
that
they
were
not
to
have
the
most
holy
things
for
their
food,
till
a
priest
came
to
give decision
by
the
Urim
and
Thummim.
The number
of
all
the
people
together
was forty-two
thousand,
three
hundred
and
sixty;
As well
as their men-servants
and their women-servants,
of
whom there
were
seven
thousand,
three
hundred
and thirty-seven;
and
they
had
two
hundred
and
forty-five
men
and women
to make music.
They
had
seven
hundred
and thirty-six horses,
two
hundred
and forty-five transport beasts;
Four
hundred
and thirty-five camels, six
thousand, seven
hundred
and twenty asses.
And some
of
the
heads
of
families
gave
money
for
the
work.
The Tirshatha
gave
into
the store
a
thousand darics
of
gold, fifty basins, five
hundred
and thirty priests' robes.
And
some
of
the heads
of
families
gave
into
the store
for
the
work twenty
thousand darics
of
gold,
and
two
thousand,
two hundred pounds
of
silver.
And
that which
the rest
of
the
people gave
was twenty thousand darics
of gold,
and
two thousand pounds
of silver,
and sixty-seven priests' robes.
So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the music-makers and some of the people and the Nethinim, and all Israel, were living in their towns.
And
when
the seventh month
came,
the children
of
Israel
were
in
their
towns.
And
all
the
people
came
together
like
one
man
into
the wide
place
in
front
of
the water-doorway;
and
they
made
a
request
to
Ezra
the
scribe
that
he
would
put
before
them
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses
which
the
Lord
had
given
to
Israel.
And
Ezra
the
priest
put
the
law
before
the meeting
of
the
people,
before
the
men
and
women
and
all
those
who
were able
to
take
it
in,
on
the
first
day
of
the
seventh
month.
He
was
reading
it
in
the wide
place
in
front
of
the water-doorway,
from
early
morning
till
the middle
of
the
day,
in
the
hearing
of
all
those
men
and
women
whose
minds
were able
to take
it
in;
and
the
ears
of
all
the
people
were
open
to
the
book
of
the
law.
And
Ezra
the
scribe
took
his
place
on
a
tower
of
wood
which
they
had
made
for
the
purpose;
and
by
his
side
were
placed
Mattithiah
and
Shema
and
Anaiah
and
Uriah
and
Hilkiah
and
Maaseiah
on
the
right;
and
on
the
left,
Pedaiah
and
Mishael
and
Malchijah
and
Hashum
and
Hashbaddanah,
Zechariah
and
Meshullam.
And
Ezra
took
the
book, opening
it
before
the
eyes
of
all
the
people (for
he
was higher
than
the
people);
and
when
it
was
open,
all
the
people got
to
their feet:
And
Ezra gave
praise
to
the
Lord,
the
great
God.
And
all
the
people
in
answer
said,
So
be
it,
so
be
it;
lifting
up
their
hands;
and
with bent heads
they gave
worship
to
the
Lord, going
down
on
their
faces
to
the
earth.
And
Jeshua
and
Bani
and
Sherebiah
and
Jamin,
Akkub,
Shabbethai,
Hodiah,
Maaseiah,
Kelita,
Azariah,
Jozabad,
Hanan,
Pelaiah,
and
the
Levites made
the
law clear
to
the
people:
and
the
people kept
in
their places.
And
they
gave out
the
words
of
the
book
the
law
of
God, clearly,
and
gave
the
sense
of
it,
so
that
their
minds
were
able
to
take
it
in.
And
Nehemiah,
who
was
the Tirshatha,
and
Ezra,
the
priest
and
scribe,
and
the
Levites
who
were
the
teachers
of
the
people,
said
to
all
the
people,
This
day
is
holy
to
the
Lord
your
God;
let
there
be
no sorrow
or
weeping;
for
all
the
people
were
weeping
on
hearing
the
words
of
the
law.
Then
he
said
to
them,
Go
away
now,
and take
the fat
for
your
food
and
the
sweet
for
your
drink,
and
send
some
to
him
for whom
nothing
is
made
ready:
for
this
day
is
holy
to
our
Lord:
and
let
there
be
no grief
in
your hearts;
for
the
joy
of
the
Lord
is
your
strong
place.
So
the
Levites
made
all
the
people
quiet,
saying,
Be
quiet,
for
the
day
is
holy;
and
do
not give
way
to grief.
And
all
the
people went
away
to
take
food
and
drink,
and
to
send
food
to
others,
and
to
be glad,
because
the
words
which
were
said
to
them
had
been
made
clear.
And
on
the
second
day
the
heads
of
families
of
all
the
people
and
the
priests
and
the
Levites
came
together
to
Ezra
the
scribe,
to give attention
to
the
words
of
the
law.
And
they saw
that
it
was
recorded
in
the
law
that
the
Lord
had
given
orders
by
Moses,
that
the
children
of
Israel
were
to
have tents
for
their living-places
in
the
feast
of
the
seventh
month:
And
that
they
were
to
give
out
an
order,
and
make
it
public
in
all
their
towns
and
in
Jerusalem,
saying,
Go
out
to
the
mountain
and
get
olive
branches
and
branches
of field
olives
and
of
myrtle,
and
palm
branches
and
branches
of thick
trees,
to
make tents,
as
it
says
in
the book.
And
the
people
went
out
and
got
them
and
made
themselves tents,
every
one
on
the
roof
of
his
house,
and
in
the
open spaces
and
in
the
open
squares
of
the
house
of
God,
and
in
the wide
place
of
the water-doorway,
and
the wide
place
of
the doorway
of
Ephraim.
All
the
people
who
had
been
prisoners
and
had
come
back,
made tents
and
were
living
in
them:
for
from
the
time
of
Jeshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
till
that
day,
the
children
of
Israel
had
not
done
so.
And
there
was
very
great
joy.
And
day
by
day,
from
the
first
day
till
the
last,
he
was
reading
from
the
book
of
the
law
of
God.
And
they
kept
the
feast
for
seven
days:
and
on
the
eighth
day
there
was
a holy meeting,
as
it
is ordered
in
the
law.
Now
on
the twenty-fourth
day
of
this
month
the
children
of
Israel came
together, taking no food
and putting haircloth
and
dust
on
their bodies.
And
the
seed
of
Israel
made
themselves
separate
from
all
the
men
of
other nations, publicly requesting forgiveness
for
their
sins
and
the wrongdoing
of
their
fathers.
And
for
a
fourth
part
of
the
day, upright
in
their places,
they
were
reading
from
the
book
of
the
law
of
their
God;
and
for
a
fourth
part
of
the
day
they
were requesting forgiveness
and worshipping
the
Lord
their
God.
Then
Jeshua,
and
Bani,
Kadmiel,
Shebaniah,
Bunni,
Sherebiah,
Bani,
and
Chenani took
their places
on
the steps
of
the
Levites,
crying
in
a
loud
voice
to
the
Lord
their
God.
Then
the
Levites,
Jeshua,
and
Kadmiel,
Bani,
Hashabneiah,
Sherebiah,
Hodiah,
Shebaniah,
and
Pethahiah
said,
Get
up
and give
praise
to
the
Lord
your
God
for
ever
and
ever.
Praise
be
to
your
great
name which
is
lifted
up
high
over
all
blessing
and
praise.
You
are
the
Lord,
even
you
only;
you
have
made
heaven,
the
heaven
of
heavens
with
all
their
armies,
the
earth
and
all
things
in
it,
the
seas
and
everything
in
them;
and
you
keep
them
from destruction:
and
the
armies
of
heaven
are
your worshippers.
You
are
the
Lord,
the
God,
who
took
Abram
and
made
him
yours, guiding
him
from Ur
of
the
Chaldees,
and
gave
him
the
name
of
Abraham;
You saw
that
his
heart
was true
to
you,
and
made
an
agreement
with
him
to
give
the
land
of
the
Canaanite,
the
Hittite,
the
Amorite
and
the
Perizzite
and
the
Jebusite
and
the
Girgashite,
even
to
give
it
to
his
seed,
and
you
have done
what
you
said;
for righteousness
is
yours:
And
you
saw
the trouble
of
our
fathers
in
Egypt,
and
their
cry came
to
your ears
by
the Red
Sea;
And
you
did
signs
and
wonders
on
Pharaoh
and
all
his
servants
and
all
the
people
of
his
land;
for
you saw
how cruel
they
were
to
them.
So
you got
yourself
a
name
as
it
is
today.
By
you
the
sea
was parted
before
them,
so
that
they
went
through
the
sea
on
dry
land;
and
those who
went
after
them
went
down
into
the
deep,
like
a
stone
into great
waters.
And
you went before
them
by
day
in
a
pillar
of
cloud,
and
in
a
pillar
of
fire
by
night,
to
give
them
light
on
the
way
they
were
to go.
And
you
came
down
on
Mount
Sinai,
and
your voice
came
to
them
from
heaven,
giving
them
right
decisions
and
true
laws,
good
rules
and
orders:
And
you
gave
them word
of
your
holy
Sabbath,
and
gave
them
orders
and
rules
and
a
law,
by
the
hand
of
Moses
your
servant:
And
you
gave
them
bread
from
heaven
when
they
were
in need,
and
made
water
come
out
of
the
rock
for
their drink,
and
gave
them
orders
to
go
in
and
take
for
their heritage
the
land
which
your
hand
had
been
lifted
up
to
give
them.
But
they
and
our
fathers,
in
their pride,
made
their
necks stiff,
and
gave
no
attention
to
your
orders,
And
would
not
do
them,
and
gave
no
thought
to
the
wonders
you
had
done
among
them;
but
made
their
necks stiff,
and
turning
away
from
you,
made
a
captain
over
themselves
to
take
them
back
to
their prison
in Egypt:
but
you
are
a
God
of
forgiveness,
full
of grace
and pity,
slow
to
wrath
and
great
in mercy,
and
you
did
not
give
them
up.
Even
when
they
had
made
for themselves
an ox
of
metal,
and
said,
This
is
your
God
who
took
you
up
out
of
Egypt,
and
had
done
so
much
to
make
you angry;
Even
then,
in
your
great
mercy,
you
did
not
give
them
up
in
the waste land:
the
pillar
of
cloud still went
before
them
by
day,
guiding
them
on
their
way,
and
the
pillar
of
fire
by
night,
to
give
them
light,
and
make clear
the
way
they
were
to
go.
And
you
gave
your
good
spirit
to
be
their teacher,
and
did
not
keep
back
your
manna
from
their
mouths,
and
gave
them
water when
they
had need
of
it.
Truly,
for
forty
years
you
were
their support
in
the
waste land,
and
they
were
in
need
of
nothing;
their
clothing
did
not get
old
or
their
feet
become tired.
And
you
gave
them
kingdoms
and
peoples,
making distribution
to
them
in every part
of
the
land:
so
they
took
for
their heritage
the
land
of
Sihon,
even
the
land
of
the
king
of
Heshbon,
and
the
land
of
Og,
king
of
Bashan.
And
you
made
their
children
as great
in
number
as
the
stars
of
heaven,
and
took
them
into
the
land,
of
which
you
had
said
to
their
fathers
that
they
were
to
go
in
and
take
it
for themselves.
So
the
children
went
in
and
took
the
land,
and
you overcame
before
them
the
people
of
the
land,
the
Canaanites,
and
gave
them
up
into
their
hands,
with
their
kings
and
the
people
of
the
land,
so
that
they
might
do
with
them whatever
it
was
their
pleasure
to
do.
And
they
took walled
towns
and
a
fat
land,
and
became
the
owners
of
houses
full
of
all
good
things, water-holes
cut
in
the rock, vine-gardens
and olive-gardens
and
a wealth
of fruit-trees:
so
they
had
food
enough
and
became
fat,
and
had joy
in
the
good
you gave
them.
But
they
were hard-hearted,
and
went
against
your authority,
turning
their
backs
on
your
law,
and putting
to death
your
prophets,
who
gave witness
against
them
with
the purpose
of
turning
them
back
again
to
you,
and
they
did
much
to
make
you angry.
And
so
you
gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
their haters
who
were cruel
to
them:
and
in
the
time
of
their
trouble,
when
they
made
their prayer
to
you,
you
gave ear
to
them
from
heaven;
and
in
your
great
mercy
gave
them saviours,
who
made
them free
from
the
hands
of
their haters.
But
when
they
had
rest,
they
did
evil
again
before
you:
so
you
gave
them
into
the
hands
of
their haters,
who
had
rule
over
them:
but
when
they
came
back
and
made
their prayer
to
you,
you
gave ear
to
them
from
heaven;
again
and
again,
in
your
mercy,
you
gave
them salvation;
And
gave
witness
against
them
so
that
you
might
make
them
come
back
again
to
your
law:
but
their hearts
were lifted
up,
and
they
gave
no
attention
to
your
orders
and
went
against
your
decisions (which,
if
a
man
keeps
them,
will
be
life
to
him),
and
turning
their
backs
on
you,
made
their
necks stiff
and
did
not
give ear.
Year
after
year
you
put
up
with
them,
and
gave witness
against
them
by
your
spirit
through
your
prophets: still
they
did
not
give
ear:
and
so
you
gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
the
peoples
of
the
lands.
Even
then,
in
your
great
mercy,
you
did
not put
an
end
to
them
completely,
or give
them up;
for
you
are
a
God
of grace
and
mercy.
And
now,
our
God,
the
great,
the
strong,
the
God
who
is
to
be
feared,
who
keeps faith
and mercy,
let
not
all
this
trouble
seem
small
to
you,
which
has
come
on
us,
and
on
our
kings
and
our
rulers
and
on
our
priests
and
our
prophets
and
our
fathers
and
on
all
your
people
from
the
time
of
the
kings
of
Assyria
till
this
day.
But still,
you
have
been
in
the
right
in
everything which
has
come
on
us;
you
have
been
true
to
us,
but
we
have
done
evil:
And
our
kings,
our
rulers,
our
priests,
and
our
fathers
have
not
kept
your
law
or
given
attention
to
your
orders
and
your witness,
with
which
you
gave witness
against
them.
For
they
have
not
been
your
servants
in
their
kingdom,
and
in all
the
good
things
you
gave
them,
and
in
the
great
and fat
land
you
gave
them,
and
they
have
not
been
turned
away
from
their evil-doing.
Now,
today,
we
are
servants,
and
as
for
the
land
which
you
gave
to
our
fathers,
so
that
the
produce
of
it
and
the
good
might
be theirs,
see,
we
are
servants
in
it:
And
it
gives
much
increase
to
the
kings
whom
you
have
put
over
us
because
of
our
sins:
and
they
have power
over
our
bodies
and
over
our
cattle
at
their
pleasure,
and
we
are
in
great
trouble.
And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.
Now
those
who put
down
their names
were Nehemiah
the Tirshatha,
the son
of Hacaliah,
and Zedekiah,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were
the priests.
And
the Levites: by name, Jeshua,
the son
of Azaniah, Binnui,
of
the sons
of Henadad, Kadmiel,
And
their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
The chiefs of
the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu,
Bani,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
And Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
And
the rest of
the people,
the priests,
the Levites,
the door-keepers,
the music-makers,
the Nethinim,
and all those who had made themselves separate from
the peoples of
the lands, to keep
the law of God, their wives, their sons,
and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge
and wisdom;
They
were united
with
their brothers,
their
rulers,
and put themselves under
a curse
and
an oath,
to keep
their steps
in
the
way
of God's
law,
which
was given
by Moses,
the servant
of
God,
and
to keep
and
do
all
the orders
of
the Lord,
our Lord,
and
his decisions
and
his rules;
And
that
we
would not
give
our daughters
to
the peoples
of
the lands,
or
take
their daughters
for
our sons;
And
if
the
peoples
of
the
lands come
to do trade
in goods
or food
on
the Sabbath day,
that
we
would do
no trade
with
them
on
the Sabbath
or
on
a holy day:
and
that
in
the seventh year
we
would
take
no payment
from
any debtor.
And
we
made rules
for ourselves, taxing ourselves
a third
of
a shekel
every
year
for
the upkeep
of
the house
of
our
God;
For
the holy bread,
and
for
the
regular meal offering
and
the
regular burned offering
on
the Sabbaths
and
at
the new moon
and
the
fixed feasts,
and
for
the sin-offerings
to
take away
the sin
of Israel,
and
for all
the
work
of
the
house
of
our
God.
And
we,
the priests
and
the Levites
and
the people,
made selection,
by
the decision
of
the Lord,
of
those
who
were
to take
the wood
offering
into
the
house
of
God,
by
families
at
the
regular
times, year
by year,
to
be burned
on
the altar
of
the Lord
our
God,
as
it
is recorded
in
the law;
And
to
take
the first-fruits
of
our
land,
and
the first-fruits
of
every sort
of
tree,
year
by
year,
into
the
house
of
the
Lord;
As well
as
the
first
of
our sons
and
of
our cattle,
as
it
is recorded
in
the law,
and
the
first lambs
of
our herds
and
of
our flocks,
which
are
to
be taken
to
the
house
of
our
God,
to
the priests
who
are servants
in
the
house
of
our
God:
And
that we
would
take
the first
of
our rough meal,
and
our
lifted offerings,
and
the fruit
of every sort
of tree,
and wine
and oil,
to
the
priests,
to
the
rooms
of
the
house
of
our
God;
and
the tenth
of
the produce
of
our land
to
the Levites;
for
they,
the Levites,
take
a tenth
in all
the towns
of
our ploughed land.
And
the
priest,
the son
of Aaron,
is
to
be
with
the
Levites,
when
the
Levites
take
the tenths:
and
the
Levites
are
to
take
a
tenth
of
the tenths
into
the
house
of
our
God,
to
the
rooms,
into
the store-house;
For
the
children
of Israel
and
the
children
of
Levi
are
to
take
the
lifted
offering
of
the grain
and wine
and oil
into
the
rooms
where
the vessels
of
the holy
place
are,
together
with
the
priests
and
the door-keepers
and
the makers
of music:
and we
will
not
give
up caring
for
the
house
of
our
God.
And
the
rulers
of
the
people
were
living
in
Jerusalem:
the
rest
of
the
people made selection,
by
the decision
of chance,
of
one
out
of
every
ten
to
be
living
in
Jerusalem,
the
holy
town;
the
other
nine
to
go
to
the
other
towns.
And
the
people gave
a
blessing
to
all
the
men
who
were freely
offering
to
take
up
their
places
in
Jerusalem.
Now
these
are
the
chiefs
of
the
divisions
of
the country
who
were
living
in
Jerusalem:
but
in
the
towns
of
Judah
everyone
was
living
on
his heritage
in
the
towns,
that
is,
Israel,
the
priests,
the
Levites,
the Nethinim,
and
the
children
of Solomon's
servants.
And
in
Jerusalem
there
were
living certain
of
the
children
of
Judah
and
of
Benjamin.
Of
the
children
of
Judah:
Athaiah,
the
son
of
Uzziah,
the
son
of
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Amariah,
the
son
of
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Mahalalel,
of
the
children
of
Perez;
And
Maaseiah,
the
son
of
Baruch,
the
son
of
Col-hozeh,
the
son
of
Hazaiah,
the
son
of
Adaiah,
the
son
of
Joiarib,
the
son
of
Zechariah,
the
son
of
the Shilonite.
All
the
sons
of
Perez
living
in
Jerusalem
were
four
hundred
and sixty-eight
men
of good position.
And
these
are
the
sons
of
Benjamin:
Sallu,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Joed,
the
son
of
Pedaiah,
the
son
of
Kolaiah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
the
son
of
Ithiel,
the
son
of
Jeshaiah.
And
after
him
Gabbai, Sallai,
nine
hundred
and
twenty-eight.
And
Joel,
the
son
of
Zichri,
was
their
overseer;
and
Judah,
the
son
of
Hassenuah,
was
second
over
the
town.
Of
the
priests:
Jedaiah,
the
son
of
Joiarib,
Jachin,
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Zadok,
the
son
of
Meraioth,
the
son
of
Ahitub,
the
ruler
of
the
house
of
God,
And
their
brothers
who
did
the
work
of
the
house,
eight
hundred
and
twenty-two;
and
Adaiah,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
the
son
of
Pelaliah,
the
son
of
Amzi,
the
son
of
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Pashhur,
the
son
of
Malchijah,
And
his
brothers,
heads
of
families,
two
hundred
and
forty-two;
and
Amashsai,
the
son
of
Azarel,
the
son
of
Ahzai,
the
son
of
Meshillemoth,
the
son
of
Immer,
And
their
brothers,
men
of war,
a
hundred
and
twenty-eight;
and
their
overseer
was
Zabdiel,
the
son
of Haggedolim.
And
of
the
Levites:
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Hasshub,
the
son
of
Azrikam,
the
son
of
Hashabiah,
the
son
of
Bunni,
And
Shabbethai
and
Jozabad,
of
the
chiefs
of
the
Levites,
who
were
responsible
for
the
outside
business
of
the
house
of
God;
And
Mattaniah,
the
son
of Mica,
the
son
of
Zabdi,
the
son
of
Asaph,
who
had
to
give
the
first note
of
the song
of
praise
in
prayer,
and
Bakbukiah,
the
second
among
his
brothers,
and
Abda,
the
son
of
Shammua,
the
son
of
Galal,
the
son
of
Jeduthun.
All
the
Levites
in
the
holy
town
were
two
hundred
and eighty-four.
In addition
the door-keepers,
Akkub,
Talmon,
and
their
brothers
who
kept
watch
at
the doors,
were
a
hundred
and seventy-two.
And
the
rest
of
Israel,
of
the
priests,
the
Levites,
were
in
all
the
towns
of
Judah,
every
one
in
his
heritage.
But
the Nethinim
were
living
in
the
Ophel;
and
Ziha
and
Gishpa
were
over
the Nethinim.
And
the
overseer
of
the
Levites
at
Jerusalem
was
Uzzi,
the
son
of
Bani,
the
son
of
Hashabiah,
the
son
of
Mattaniah,
the
son
of
Mica,
of
the
sons
of
Asaph,
the music-makers,
who
was
over
the
business
of
the
house
of
God.
For there
was
an
order
from
the
king
about
them
and
a regular amount
for
the music-makers,
for
their needs
day
by
day.
And
Pethahiah,
the
son
of
Meshezabel,
of
the
sons
of
Zerah,
the
son
of
Judah,
was
the king's servant
in
everything
to
do
with
the
people.
And
for
the daughter-towns
with
their
fields, some
of
the
men
of
Judah
were
living
in
Kiriath-arba
and its daughter-towns,
and
in
Dibon
and its daughter-towns,
and
in Jekabzeel
and its daughter-towns,
And in
Jeshua,
and in
Moladah,
and
Beth-pelet,
And
in
Hazar-shual,
and
in Beer-sheba
and its daughter-towns,
And
in
Ziklag,
and
in
Meconah
and its daughter-towns,
And in
En-rimmon,
and in
Zorah,
and in
Jarmuth,
Zanoah,
Adullam
and
their daughter-towns,
Lachish
and
its
fields,
Azekah
and
its daughter-towns.
So
they
were living
from Beer-sheba
to
the
valley
of
Hinnom.
And
the
children
of
Benjamin
were living
from
Geba,
at
Michmash
and
Aija,
and
at Beth-el
and its daughter-towns,
At
Anathoth,
Nob,
Ananiah,
Hazor,
Ramah,
Gittaim,
Hadid,
Zeboim,
Neballat,
Lod
and
Ono, the
valley
of expert workers.
And
of
the
Levites, certain
divisions
in
Judah
were joined
to
Benjamin.
Now
these
are
the
priests
and
the
Levites
who
went
up
with
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
and
Jeshua:
Seraiah,
Jeremiah,
Ezra,
Amariah,
Malluch,
Hattush,
Shecaniah,
Rehum,
Meremoth,
Iddo,
Ginnethoi,
Abijah,
Mijamin,
Maadiah,
Bilgah,
Shemaiah,
and
Joiarib,
Jedaiah,
Sallu,
Amok,
Hilkiah,
Jedaiah.
These
were
the
chiefs
of
the
priests
and
of
their
brothers
in
the
days
of
Jeshua.
And
the
Levites:
Jeshua,
Binnui,
Kadmiel,
Sherebiah,
Judah,
and
Mattaniah,
who
was
over
the music-makers,
he
and
his
brothers.
And
Bakbukiah
and Unno,
their
brothers,
were
opposite
them
in
their watches.
And
Jeshua
was
the
father
of
Joiakim,
and
Joiakim
was
the
father
of
Eliashib,
and
Eliashib
was
the
father
of
Joiada,
And
Joiada
was
the
father
of
Jonathan,
and
Jonathan
was
the
father
of
Jaddua.
And
in
the
days
of
Joiakim
there
were
priests,
heads
of
families:
of
Seraiah,
Meraiah;
of
Jeremiah,
Hananiah;
Of
Ezra,
Meshullam; of
Amariah,
Jehohanan;
Of Malluchi,
Jonathan;
of
Shebaniah,
Joseph;
Of
Harim,
Adna; of
Meraioth,
Helkai;
Of
Iddo,
Zechariah;
of
Ginnethon,
Meshullam;
Of
Abijah,
Zichri; of
Miniamin, of Moadiah,
Piltai;
Of
Bilgah,
Shammua; of
Shemaiah,
Jehonathan;
And of
Joiarib,
Mattenai; of
Jedaiah,
Uzzi;
Of Sallai,
Kallai; of
Amok,
Eber;
Of
Hilkiah,
Hashabiah; of
Jedaiah,
Nethanel.
The
Levites
in
the
days
of
Eliashib,
Joiada,
and
Johanan,
and
Jaddua,
were listed
as
heads
of
families;
and
the
priests,
when
Darius
the
Persian
was
king.
The
sons
of
Levi,
heads
of
families,
were
recorded
in
the
book
of
the histories,
even
till
the
days
of
Johanan,
the
son
of
Eliashib.
And
the
chiefs
of
the
Levites:
Hashabiah,
Sherebiah,
and
Jeshua,
the
son
of
Kadmiel,
with
their
brothers
opposite
them,
to
give blessing
and
praise
as ordered
by
David,
the
man
of
God,
watch
against
watch.
Mattaniah,
and
Bakbukiah,
Obadiah,
Meshullam,
Talmon,
Akkub,
were door-keepers
keeping
the
watch
at
the store-houses
of
the doors.
These
were
in
the
days
of
Joiakim,
the
son
of
Jeshua,
the
son
of Jozadak,
and
in
the
days
of
Nehemiah
the ruler
and
of
Ezra
the
priest,
the
scribe.
And
when
the time
came
for
the
wall
of
Jerusalem
to
be
made holy,
they sent
for
the
Levites
out
of
all
their
places
to
come
to
Jerusalem,
to
keep
the feast
with
joy,
and
with
praise
and melody,
with brass
and corded
instruments
of
music.
And
the
sons
of
the music-makers came
together
from
the lowland
round
about
Jerusalem
and
from
the daughter-towns
of
the
Netophathites,
And
from Beth-gilgal
and
from
the
fields
of
Geba
and
Azmaveth:
for
the music-makers
had
made daughter-towns
for
themselves
round
about
Jerusalem.
And
the
priests
and
the
Levites made
themselves
clean;
and
they made
the
people
clean,
and
the doorways
and
the
wall.
Then
I
made
the
rulers
of
Judah
come
up
on
the
wall,
and
I
put
in
position
two
great bands
of
them
who gave
praise, walking
in ordered lines;
one
went
to
the
right
on
the
wall,
in
the direction
of
the doorway
where
the waste
was
put;
And
after
them went
Hoshaiah
and
half
of
the
rulers
of
Judah,
And
Azariah,
Ezra,
and
Meshullam,
Judah
and
Benjamin
and
Shemaiah
and
Jeremiah,
And certain
of
the priests'
sons
with wind instruments;
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Mattaniah,
the
son
of
Micaiah,
the
son
of
Zaccur,
the
son
of
Asaph,
And
his
brothers,
Shemaiah,
and
Azarel,
Milalai,
Gilalai,
Maai,
Nethanel
and
Judah,
Hanani,
with
the music-instruments
of
David,
the
man
of
God;
and
Ezra
the
scribe
was
at
their
head;
And
by
the doorway
of
the fountain
and
straight
in
front
of
them,
they
went
up
by
the
steps
of
the
town
of
David,
at
the
slope
up
of
the
wall,
over
the
house
of
David,
as
far
as
the water-doorway
to
the
east.
And
the
other band
of
those
who gave
praise
went
to
the
left,
and
I
went
after
them
with
half
the
people,
on
the
wall,
over
the
tower
of
the
ovens,
as
far
as
the
wide
wall;
And
over
the doorway
of
Ephraim
and
by
the
old door
and
the
fish door
and
the
tower
of
Hananel
and
the
tower
of Hammeah,
as
far
as
the
sheep door:
and
at
the doorway
of
the watchmen
they came
to
a
stop.
So
the
two bands
of
those
who gave
praise
took
up
their positions
in
the
house
of
God,
and
I
and
half
of
the chiefs
with
me:
And
the
priests;
Eliakim,
Maaseiah,
Miniamin,
Micaiah,
Elioenai,
Zechariah,
and
Hananiah,
with wind instruments;
And
Maaseiah
and
Shemaiah
and
Eleazar
and
Uzzi
and
Jehohanan
and
Malchijah
and
Elam
and
Ezer.
And
the makers
of melody
made
their voices loud,
with
Jezrahiah
their
overseer.
And
on
that
day
they
made
great
offerings
and
were
glad;
for
God
had
made
them
glad
with
great
joy;
and
the
women
and
the
children
were
glad
with
them:
so
that
the
joy
of
Jerusalem came
to
the ears
of
those
who
were
far
off.
And
on
that
day
certain
men
were
put
over
the rooms
where
the things
which
had
been given
were
stored,
for
the lifted
offerings
and
the first-fruits
and
the tenths,
and
to
take
into
them
the amounts,
from
the
fields
of
every
town,
fixed
by
the
law
for
the
priests
and
the
Levites:
for
Judah
was glad
on
account
of
the
priests
and
the
Levites
who
were
in
their places.
And
they
kept
the
watch
of
their
God,
and
were responsible
for making
things
clean,
and so
did
the music-makers
and
the door-keepers,
as
it
was ordered
by
David
and
Solomon
his
son.
For
in
the
days
of
David
and
Asaph
in
the past,
there
was
a master
of
the
music,
and
songs
of blessing
and
praise
to
God.
And
all
Israel
in
the
days
of
Zerubbabel
and
in
the
days
of
Nehemiah
gave
what
was needed
by
the music-makers
and
the door-keepers
day
by
day:
and
they
made
the
offerings
holy
for
the
Levites;
and
the
Levites
did
the
same
for
the
sons
of
Aaron.
On
that
day
there
was
a
reading
from
the
book
of
Moses
in
the
hearing
of
the
people;
and
they saw
that
it said
in
the
book
that
no
Ammonite
or
Moabite
might
ever
come
into
the meeting
of
God;
Because
they
did
not
give
the
children
of
Israel
bread
and
water
when
they
came
to
them,
but got
Balaam
to put
a
curse
on
them:
though
the
curse
was
turned
into
a
blessing
by
our
God.
So
after
hearing
the
law,
they
took
out
of
Israel
all
the mixed
people.
Now
before
this,
Eliashib
the
priest,
who
had been
placed
over
the
rooms
of
the
house
of
our
God,
being
a friend
of
Tobiah,
Had
made ready
for
him
a
great
room,
where
at
one
time
they
kept
the
meal
offerings,
the perfume,
and
the
vessels
and
the tenths
of
the
grain
and
wine
and
oil
which
were
given
by order
to
the
Levites
and
the music-makers
and
the door-keepers,
and
the lifted
offerings
for
the
priests.
But
all
this
time
I
was
not
at
Jerusalem:
for
in
the thirty-second
year
of
Artaxerxes,
king
of
Babylon,
I
went
to
the
king;
and
after
some
days,
I got
the
king
to
let
me
go,
And
I
came
to
Jerusalem;
and
it
was clear
to
me
what
evil
Eliashib
had
done
for
Tobiah,
in
making ready
for
him
a
room
in
the
buildings
of
the
house
of
God.
And
it
was
evil
in
my eyes:
so
I
had
all Tobiah's
things put
out
of
the
room.
Then
I
gave
orders,
and
they
made
the
rooms
clean:
and
I
put
back
in
them
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God,
with
the
meal
offerings
and
the perfume.
And
I saw
that
the
Levites
had
not
been
given
what
was needed
for
their support;
so
that
the
Levites
and
the music-makers,
who
did
the
work,
had
gone
away,
everyone
to
his
field.
Then
I made protests
to
the chiefs,
and
said,
Why
has
the
house
of
God been given
up?
And
I got
them
together
and put
them
in
their
places.
Then
all
Judah
came
with
the
tenth
part
of
the
grain
and
wine
and
oil
and
put
it
into
the store-houses.
And
I made controllers
over
the store-houses,
Shelemiah
the
priest
and
Zadok
the
scribe,
and
of
the
Levites,
Pedaiah:
and
with
them
was
Hanan,
the
son
of
Zaccur
the
son
of
Mattaniah:
they
were
taken
to
be true
men
and
their business
was
the distribution
of these things
to
their
brothers.
Keep
me
in
mind,
O
my
God,
in
connection
with
this,
and
do
not
let
the good
which
I
have
done
for
the
house
of
my
God
and
its worship go
from
your memory completely.
In
those
days,
I
saw
in
Judah
some
who
were crushing
grapes
on
the
Sabbath,
and getting
in
grain
and
putting
it
on asses;
as
well
as
wine
and
grapes
and
figs
and
all sorts
of goods
which
they
took
into
Jerusalem
on
the
Sabbath
day:
and
I
gave witness
against
them
on
the
day
when
they
were marketing food.
And
there
were
men
of
Tyre
there,
who
came
with
fish
and
all sorts
of goods, trading
with
the
children
of
Judah
and
in
Jerusalem
on
the
Sabbath.
Then
I
made protests
to
the chiefs
of
Judah,
and
said
to
them,
What
is
this
evil
which
you
are
doing,
not keeping
the
Sabbath
day holy?
Did
not
your
fathers
do
the
same,
and
did
not
our
God send
all
this
evil
on
us
and
on
this
town?
but
you
are
causing
more
wrath
to
come
on
Israel
by
not keeping
the
Sabbath holy.
And
so,
when
the streets
of
Jerusalem
were getting
dark
before
the
Sabbath,
I
gave
orders
for
the
doors
to
be
shut
and
not
to
be
open
again
till
after
the
Sabbath:
and
I
put
some
of
my
servants
by
the
door
so
that
nothing
might
be
taken
in
on
the
Sabbath
day.
So
the
traders
in
all sorts
of goods
took
their night's rest
outside
Jerusalem
once
or
twice.
Then
I
gave witness
against
them
and
said,
Why
are
you waiting
all night
by
the
wall?
if
you
do
so
again
I
will
have
you taken prisoners.
From
that
time
they
did
not
come
again
on
the
Sabbath.
And
I
gave
the
Levites
orders
to
make
themselves
clean
and
come
and
keep
the doors
and
make
the
Sabbath
holy.
Keep
this
in
mind
to
my credit,
O
my
God,
and
have mercy
on
me,
for
great
is
your mercy.
And
in
those
days
I
saw
the
Jews
who
were
married
to
women
of
Ashdod
and
Ammon
and
Moab:
And
their
children
were
talking
half
in
the
language
of
Ashdod;
they
had
no knowledge
of
the Jews'
language,
but
made use
of
the
language
of
the
two
peoples.
And
I
took
up
the
cause
against
them,
cursing
them
and
giving
blows
to
some
of
them
and pulling
out
their
hair;
and
I
made
them
take
an
oath
by
God, saying,
You
are
not
to
give
your
daughters
to
their
sons
or
take
their
daughters
for
your
sons
or
for
yourselves.
Was
it
not
in
these
things
that
Solomon,
king
of
Israel,
did
wrong?
among
a number
of
nations
there
was
no
king
like
him,
and
he
was dear
to
his
God,
and
God
made
him
king
over
all
Israel:
but
even
he
was
made
to
do evil
by strange
women.
Are
we
then without protest
to let
you
do
all
this
great
evil, sinning
against
our
God
by taking strange
women
for
your
wives?
And
one
of
the
sons
of
Joiada,
the
son
of
Eliashib,
the
chief
priest,
was
son-in-law
to
Sanballat
the
Horonite:
so
I sent
him
away
from
me.
Keep
them
in
mind,
O
my
God,
because
they
have
put shame
on
the priests' name
and
on
the
agreement
of
the priests
and
the
Levites.
So I
made
them
clean
from
all
strange
people,
and
had regular watches
fixed
for
the
priests
and
for
the
Levites,
everyone
in
his
work;
And
for
the
wood
offering,
at
fixed
times,
and
for
the
first
fruits.
Keep
me
in
mind,
O
my
God,
for
good.
Esther
The Book of Esther
Esther
Est
The Book of
Esther
Now
it
came
about
in
the
days
of
Ahasuerus, (that
Ahasuerus
who
was ruler
of
a
hundred
and twenty-seven divisions
of
the kingdom,
from
India
as
far
as
Ethiopia:)
That
in
those
days,
when
King
Ahasuerus
was ruling
in Shushan,
his strong town,
In
the
third
year
of
his
rule
he
gave
a
feast
to
all
his
captains
and
his
servants;
and
the
captains
of
the
army
of
Persia
and
Media,
the great
men
and
the
rulers
of
the divisions
of
his kingdom,
were present
before
him;
And
for
a
long
time,
even
a
hundred
and
eighty
days,
he let
them
see
all
the
wealth
and
the
glory
of
his
kingdom
and
the
great power
and honour which
were
his.
And
at
the end
of
that
time,
the
king
gave
a
feast
for
all
the
people
who
were
present
in Shushan,
the king's town,
small
as well
as
great,
for
seven
days,
in
the outer square
of
the
garden
of
the king's house.
There
were fair hangings
of
white
and green
and
blue, fixed
with
cords
of
purple
and
the best
linen
to
silver
rings
and
pillars
of polished stone:
the seats
were
of
gold
and
silver
on
a floor
of red
and
white
and yellow
and black stone.
And
they
gave
them
drink
in
gold
vessels, every
vessel being different,
and
wine
of
the
kingdom, freely
given
by
the
king.
And
the
drinking
was
in keeping
with
the
law;
no
one
was forced:
for
the
king
had
given
orders
to
all
the chief
servants
of
his
house
to
do
as
was pleasing
to
every
man.
And
Vashti
the
queen
gave
a
feast
for
the
women
in
the
house
of
King
Ahasuerus.
On
the
seventh
day,
when
the
heart
of
the
king
was glad
with
wine,
he
gave
orders
to
Mehuman,
Biztha,
Harbona,
Bigtha,
and
Abagtha,
Zethar,
and Carcas,
the
seven unsexed
servants
who
were waiting
before
Ahasuerus
the
king,
That
Vashti
the
queen
was
to
come
before
him, crowned
with
her
crown,
and
let
the
people
and
the
captains
see
her:
for
she
was very
beautiful.
But
when
the servants
gave
her
the king's
order,
Vashti
the
queen
said
she
would not
come:
then
the
king
was
very
angry,
and
his heart
was
burning
with
wrath.
And
the
king
said
to
the
wise
men,
who
had
knowledge
of
the
times, (for
this
was
the king's
way
with
all
who
were
expert
in
law
and
in
the giving
of decisions:
And second only
to
him
were
Carshena,
Shethar,
Admatha,
Tarshish,
Meres,
Marsena,
and
Memucan,
the
seven
rulers
of
Persia
and
Media,
who
were friends
of
the
king,
and
had
the
first places
in
the
kingdom:)
What
is
to
be
done
by
law
to
Vashti
the
queen,
because
she
has
not
done
what
King
Ahasuerus,
by
his servants,
gave
her orders
to
do?
And
before
the
king
and
the
captains,
Memucan
gave
his
answer:
Vashti
the
queen
has
done wrong,
not
only
to
the
king,
but
to
all
the
captains
and
to
all
the
peoples
in
all
the divisions
of
the
kingdom
of
King
Ahasuerus;
For
news
of
what
the
queen
has
done
will
come
to
the ears
of
all
women,
and
they
will
no
longer
give
respect
to
their
husbands
when
it
is
said
to
them,
King
Ahasuerus
gave
orders
for
Vashti
the
queen
to
come
before
him
and
she
came
not.
And
the wives
of
the
captains
of
Persia
and
Media,
hearing
what
the
queen
has
done,
will
say
the
same
to
all
the king's
captains.
So
there
will
be
much shame
and
wrath.
If
it
is
pleasing
to
the
king,
let
an
order
go
out
from
him,
and
let
it
be
recorded
among
the
laws
of
the Persians
and
the
Medes,
so
that
it
may
never
be changed,
that
Vashti
is
never
again
to
come
before
King
Ahasuerus;
and
let
the
king
give
her
place
to
another
who
is
better
than
she.
And
when
this order,
given
by
the
king,
is
made public
through
all
his
kingdom (for
it
is
great),
all
the
wives
will
give honour
to
their
husbands,
great
as
well
as
small.
And
this suggestion
seemed
good
to
the
king
and
the
captains;
and
the
king
did
as
Memucan
said;
And
sent
letters
to
all
the divisions
of
the
kingdom,
to
every division
in
the
writing commonly
used
there,
and
to
every
people
in
the
language
which
was theirs,
saying
that
every
man
was
to
be
the ruler
in
his
house,
and
that
this order
was
to
be given
out
in
the
language
of
his
people.
After
these
things,
when
the king's feelings
were calmer,
the
thought
of
Vashti
and
what
she
had
done
and
the
order
he
had
made
against
her, came
back
to
his
mind.
Then
the
servants
who
were waiting on
the
king
said
to
him, Let
search
be
made
for some fair
young
virgins
for
the
king:
Let
the
king
give
authority
to certain
men
in
all
the divisions
of
his
kingdom,
to get
together
all
the fair
young
virgins
and
send
them
to Shushan,
the king's town,
to
the women's
house,
under
the
care
of
Hegai,
the king's servant,
the
keeper
of
the
women:
and
let
the
things needed
for
making
them clean
be
given
to
them;
And
let
the
girl
who
is
pleasing
to
the
king
be queen
in
place
of
Vashti.
And
the
king
was
pleased
with
this suggestion;
and
he
did
so.
Now
there
was
a
certain
Jew
in Shushan
named
Mordecai,
the
son
of
Jair,
the
son
of
Shimei,
the
son
of
Kish,
a
Benjamite;
Who
had
been
taken
away
from
Jerusalem
among
those
who
had
been
made prisoner
with
Jeconiah,
king
of
Judah,
when
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
had
taken
him
away.
And
he
had
been
a
father
to
Hadassah,
that
is
Esther,
the
daughter
of
his father's brother:
for
she
had
no
father
or
mother,
and
she
was very
beautiful;
and
when
her
father
and
mother
were
dead,
Mordecai
took
her
for
his
daughter.
So
when
the
order
made
by
the
king
was publicly
given
out,
and
a number
of
girls
had
been
placed
in
the
care
of
Hegai
in
the king's
house
in Shushan,
Esther
was
taken
into
the king's
house
and
put
in
the
care
of
Hegai,
the
keeper
of
the
women.
And
he
was
pleased
with
the
girl
and
was
kind
to
her;
and
he
quickly
gave
her
what
was needed
for
making
her clean,
and
the things
which
were hers
by
right,
and
seven servant-girls
who
were
to
be hers
from
the king's
house:
and
he
had
her
and
her servant-girls moved
to
the
best
place
in
the women's part
of
the
house.
Esther
had
not said
what family
or
people
she came
from,
for
Mordecai
had
given
her
orders
not
to
do
so.
And
every
day
Mordecai
took
his
walk
before
the square
of
the women's
house,
to
see
how
Esther
was
and
what
would
be
done
to
her.
Now
every
girl,
when
her
turn
came,
had
to
go
in
to
King
Ahasuerus,
after undergoing,
for
a
space
of
twelve
months,
what
was ordered
by
the
law
for
the
women (for
this
was
the
time necessary
for making
them clean,
that
is,
six
months
with
oil
of
myrrh
and
six
months
with
sweet perfumes
and
such
things
as
are needed
for making
women clean):
And
in
this
way
the
girl
went
in
to
the
king;
whatever
she
had
a desire
for
was
given
to
her
to
take
with
her
from
the women's
house
into
the
house
of
the
king.
In
the
evening
she
went,
and
on
the
day
after
she
came
back
to
the
second
house
of
the
women,
into
the
keeping
of
Shaashgaz,
one
of
the king's unsexed servants
who
had
the
care
of
the king's
wives:
only
if
the
king
had
delight
in
her
and
sent
for
her
by
name
did
she
go
in
to
him
again.
Now
when
the
time
came
for
Esther,
the
daughter
of
Abihail,
his father's brother,
whom
Mordecai
had
taken
as
his
daughter,
to
go
in
to
the
king,
she
made
request
for
nothing
but
what
Hegai,
the king's servant
and
keeper
of
the
women,
had given
her.
And
Esther
was
looked
on kindly
by
all
who
saw
her.
So
Esther
was
taken
in
to
King
Ahasuerus
in
his
house
in
the
tenth
month,
which
is
the
month
Tebeth,
in
the
seventh
year
of
his
rule.
And
Esther
was more pleasing
to
the
king
than
all
the
women,
and
to
his eyes
she
was fairer
and more
full
of
grace
than
all
the
other
virgins:
so
he
put
his
crown
on
her
head
and
made
her queen
in
place
of
Vashti.
Then
the
king
gave
a
great
feast
for
all
his
captains
and
his
servants,
even Esther's
feast;
and
he
gave orders
through
all
the divisions
of
his
kingdom
for
a day
of rest
from
work,
and
gave wealth
from
his store.
And
when
the
virgins came
together
in
the
second house
of
the
women,
Mordecai took
his
seat
in
the doorway
of
the king's house.
Esther
had still
said
nothing
of
her family
or
her
people,
as
Mordecai
had
given
her
orders;
for
Esther
did
what
Mordecai
said,
as
when
she
was living
with
him.
In
those
days,
while
Mordecai
was
seated
at
the king's doorway,
two
of
the king's servants,
Bigthan
and
Teresh,
keepers
of
the door,
being
angry,
were
looking
for
a chance
to
make
an attack
on
King
Ahasuerus.
And
Mordecai,
having
knowledge
of
their
purpose,
sent
word
of
it
to
Esther
the
queen;
and
Esther
gave
the
news
to
the
king
in Mordecai's
name.
And
when
the
thing
had been
looked
into,
it
was seen
to
be true,
and
the
two
of
them
were put
to death
by
hanging
on
a
tree:
and
it
was put
down
in
the
records
before
the
king.
After
these
things,
by
the
order
of
the
king,
Haman,
the
son
of Hammedatha
the
Agagite,
was
lifted
up
and given
a
position
of honour
and
a higher
place
than
all
the
other
captains
who
were
with
him.
And
all
the king's
servants
who
were
in
the king's house went
down
to
the earth
before
Haman
and
gave
him honour:
for
so
the
king
had
given
orders.
But
Mordecai
did
not go
down
before
him
or
give
him honour.
Then
the king's
servants
who
were
in
the king's house
said
to
Mordecai,
Why do
you
go against
the king's
order?
Now
when
they
had
said
this
to
him
day
after
day
and
he
gave
no
attention,
they
let
Haman
have
news
of
it,
to
see
if Mordecai's behaviour
would
be overlooked:
for
he
had
said
to
them
that
he
was
a
Jew.
And
when
Haman
saw
that
Mordecai
did
not go
down before
him
and
give
him honour,
Haman
was
full
of
wrath.
But
it
was
not
enough
for
him
to
make
an attack
on
Mordecai
only;
for
they
had
made
clear
to
him
who Mordecai's
people
were;
so
Haman
made
it
his purpose
to
put
an end
to
all
the
Jews,
even Mordecai's
people,
through
all
the
kingdom
of
Ahasuerus.
In
the
first
month,
the
month
Nisan,
in
the twelfth
year
of
King
Ahasuerus,
from
day
to
day
and
from
month
to
month
they
went
on looking
for
a sign given
by
Pur (that
is chance)
before
Haman, till
the sign
came
out
for
the thirteenth
day
of
the twelfth
month,
the
month
Adar.
And
Haman
said
to
King
Ahasuerus,
There
is
a
certain
nation living here
and
there
in small groups
among
the
people
in
all
the divisions
of
your
kingdom;
their
laws
are different
from
those
of
any
other
nation,
and
they
do
not
keep
the king's
laws:
for
this reason
it
is
not right
for
the
king
to let
them
be.
If
it
is
the king's pleasure, let
a statement ordering
their
destruction
be
put
in
writing:
and
I
will
give
to
those
responsible
for
the king's
business,
ten
thousand
talents
of
silver
for
the king's store-house.
And
the
king
took
his
ring
from
his
hand
and
gave
it
to
Haman,
the
son
of Hammedatha
the
Agagite,
the hater
of
the
Jews.
And
the
king
said
to
Haman,
The
money
is
yours,
and
the
people,
to
do
with
them
whatever
seems
right
to
you.
Then
on
the thirteenth
day
of
the
first
month,
the king's
scribes
were
sent
for,
and
they
put
in
writing Haman's
orders
to
all
the king's
captains
and
the
rulers
of
every division
of
his
kingdom
and
the
chiefs
of
every
people:
for
every division
of
the
kingdom
in
the
writing commonly
used
there,
and
to
every
people
in
the
language
which
was theirs;
it
was
signed
in
the
name
of
King
Ahasuerus
and stamped
with
the king's
ring.
And
letters
were
sent
by
the
runners
into
every division
of
the
kingdom ordering
the death
and
destruction
of
all
Jews,
young
and
old,
little
children
and
women,
on
the
same
day,
even
the thirteenth
day
of
the twelfth
month,
the
month
Adar,
and
the
taking
of
all
their goods
by
force.
A
copy
of
the
writing,
to
be
made public
in
every part
of
the kingdom,
was
sent
out
to
all
the
peoples,
so
that
they might
be
ready
when
that
day
came.
The
runners
went
out
quickly
by
the king's
order,
and
a public statement
was
made
in Shushan:
and
the
king
and
Haman
took wine together:
but
the
town
of Shushan
was troubled.
Now
when
Mordecai saw
what
was
done, pulling
off
his robe,
he
put
on haircloth,
with
dust
on
his head,
and
went
out
into
the
middle
of
the
town,
crying
out
with
a
loud
and
bitter
cry.
And
he
came
even
before
the king's doorway;
for
no
one might
come
inside
the king's door
clothed
in haircloth.
And
in
every part
of
the
kingdom,
wherever
the king's
word
and
his
order
came,
there
was
great
sorrow among
the
Jews,
and
weeping
and
crying
and going without food;
and numbers
of
them
were stretched
on
the earth covered
with
dust
and haircloth.
And Esther's
women
and
her servants
came
and
gave
her
word
of
it.
Then
great
was
the grief
of
the
queen:
and
she
sent
robes
for
Mordecai,
so
that
his
clothing
of haircloth
might
be
taken
off;
but
he
would
not
have
them.
Then
Esther
sent
for
Hathach,
one
of
the king's unsexed servants
whom
he
had
given
her
for waiting
on
her,
and
she
gave
him
orders
to go
to
Mordecai
and
see
what
this
was
and
why
it
was.
So
Hathach
went
out
and saw
Mordecai
in
the
open
square
of
the
town
before
the king's doorway.
And
Mordecai
gave
him
an
account
of
what
had taken
place,
and
of
the
amount
of
money
which
Haman
had
said
he
would put
into
the king's store
for
the
destruction
of
the
Jews.
And
he
gave
him
the
copy
of
the
order
which
had
been
given
out
in Shushan
for
their
destruction, ordering
him
to
let
Esther
see
it,
and
to
make
it clear
to
her;
and
to say
to
her
that
she
was
to
go
in
to
the
king, requesting
his
mercy,
and
making prayer
for
her
people.
And
Hathach
came
back
and
gave
Esther
an
account
of
what
Mordecai
had
said.
Then
Esther
sent
Hathach
to
say
to
Mordecai:
It
is common
knowledge
among
all
the king's
servants
and
the
people
of
every
part
of
the
kingdom,
that
if
anyone,
man
or
woman,
comes
to
the
king
in
his
inner room
without being sent
for,
there
is
only
one
law
for
him,
that
he
is
to
be
put
to
death;
only
those
to
whom
the king's rod
of
gold
is stretched
out
may
keep
their
lives:
but
I
have
not
been sent
for
to
come
before
the
king
these
thirty
days.
And they
said these
words
to
Mordecai.
Then
Mordecai
sent
this
answer
back
to
Esther:
Do
not
have
the idea
that
you
in
the king's
house
will
be safe
from
the fate
of
all
the
Jews.
If
at
this
time
you say
nothing,
then help
and salvation
will
come
to
the
Jews
from
some
other
place,
but
you
and
your father's
family
will
come
to
destruction:
and
who
is
to say
that
you
have
not
come
to
the
kingdom
even
for
such
a
time
as
this?
Then
Esther
sent
them
back
to
Mordecai
with
this
answer:
Go,
get
together
all
the
Jews
who
are
present
in Shushan,
and
go
without
food
for
me,
taking
no
food
or
drink
night
or
day
for
three
days:
and
I
and
my
women
will
do
the
same;
and
so
I
will
go
in
to
the
king,
which
is
against
the
law:
and
if death
is
to
be
my
fate,
then
let
it
come.
So
Mordecai went
away
and
did
everything
as
Esther
had said.
Now
on
the
third
day,
Esther
put
on
her queen's
robes,
and
took
her
place
in
the
inner
room
of
the king's
house, facing
the king's
house:
and
the
king
was
seated
on
his high
seat
in
the king's
house, facing
the
doorway
of
the
house.
And
when
the
king
saw
Esther
the
queen waiting
in
the inner room,
looking kindly
on
her
he
put
out
the rod
of
gold
in
his
hand
to
her.
So
Esther
came
near
and
put
her fingers
on
the
top
of
the rod.
Then
the
king
said,
What
is
your desire,
Queen
Esther,
and
what
is
your
request?
I
will
give
it
to
you,
even
to
the
half
of
my
kingdom.
And
Esther
in
answer
said,
If
it seems
good
to
the
king, let
the
king
and
Haman
come
today
to
the
feast
which
I
have
made ready
for
him.
Then
the
king
said, Let
Haman
come
quickly,
so
that
what
Esther
has
said
may
be
done.
So
the
king
and
Haman
came
to
the
feast
which
Esther
had
made ready.
And
while
they
were
drinking
wine
the
king
said
to
Esther,
What
is
your prayer?
for
it
will
be
given
to
you
and
what
is
your
request?
for
it
will
be
done,
even
to
the
half
of
my
kingdom.
Then
Esther
said
in
answer,
My prayer
and
my
request
is this:
If
I
have
the king's approval,
and
if
it
is
the king's pleasure
to
give
me
my prayer
and
do
my
request,
let
the
king
and
Haman
come
to
the
feast
which
I
will
make ready
for
them,
and
tomorrow
I
will
do
as
the
king
has
said.
Then
on
that
day
Haman
went
out
full
of
joy
and
glad
in
heart;
but
when
he
saw
Mordecai
in
the king's doorway,
and
he
did
not
get
to
his feet
or
give
any sign
of fear
before
him,
Haman
was
full
of
wrath
against
Mordecai.
But controlling
himself,
he
went
to
his
house;
and
he
sent
for
his
friends
and
Zeresh,
his
wife.
And
he gave
them
an
account
of
the glories
of
his
wealth,
and
the
number
of
children
he
had,
and
the ways
in
which
he
had
been honoured
by
the
king,
and
how
he
had
put
him
over
the
captains
and
servants
of
the
king.
And
Haman
said further,
Truly,
Esther
the
queen
let
no man
but
myself
come
in
to
the
feast
which
she
had
made ready
for
the
king;
and
tomorrow again
I
am
to
be
her guest
with
the
king.
But
all
this
is
nothing
to
me
while
I
see
Mordecai
the
Jew
seated
by
the king's doorway.
Then
his
wife
Zeresh
and
all
his
friends
said
to
him,
Let
a pillar,
fifty
cubits
high,
be
made ready
for
hanging
him,
and
in
the
morning
get
the
king
to
give
orders
for
the
hanging
of
Mordecai:
then
you
will
be able
to
go
to
the
feast
with
the
king
with
a
glad heart.
And
Haman
was
pleased
with
the suggestion,
and
he
had
the pillar
made.
That
night
the
king
was unable
to
get
any
sleep;
and
he
sent
for
the
books
of
the
records;
and
while
some
one
was
reading
them
to
the
king,
It
came
out
that
it
was
recorded
in
the book
how
Mordecai
had
given
word
of
the designs
of
Bigthana
and
Teresh,
two
of
the king's servants,
keepers
of
the door,
by
whom
an attack
on
the
king
had
been designed.
And
the
king
said,
What honour
and reward
have
been given
to
Mordecai
for
this?
Then
the
servants
who
were waiting
on
the
king
said,
Nothing
has
been
done
for
him.
Then
the
king
said,
Who
is
in
the
outer
room?
Now
Haman
had
come
into
the
outer
room
to
get
the king's
authority
for
the
hanging
of
Mordecai
on
the pillar
which
he
had
made
ready
for
him.
And
the king's
servants
said
to
him,
See,
Haman
is waiting
in
the outer room.
And
the
king
said, Let
him
come
in.
So
Haman
came
in.
And
the
king
said
to
him,
What
is
to
be
done
to
the
man
whom
the
king
has
delight
in honouring?
Then
the
thought
came
into Haman's
mind,
Whom,
more
than
myself,
would
the
king
have
pleasure
in honouring?
And
Haman, answering
the
king,
said,
For
the
man
whom
the
king
has
delight
in honouring,
Let
them
take
the
robes
which
the
king generally
puts
on,
and
the
horse
on
which
the
king
goes,
and
the
crown
which
is
on
his
head:
And
let
the
robes
and
the
horse
be
given
to
one
of
the king's
most
noble
captains,
so
that
they
may
put
them
on
the
man
whom
the
king
has
delight
in honouring,
and
let
him go
on
horseback
through
the
streets
of
the
town,
with
men
crying
out
before
him,
So
let
it
be
done
to
the
man
whom
the
king
has
delight
in honouring.
Then
the
king
said
to
Haman,
Go
quickly,
and
take
the
robes
and
the
horse,
as
you
have
said,
and
do
even
so
to
Mordecai
the
Jew,
who
is
seated
at
the king's doorway:
see
that
you
do
everything
as
you
have
said.
Then
Haman
took
the
robes
and
the
horse,
and dressing
Mordecai
in
the
robes,
he
made
him go
on
horseback through
the
streets
of
the
town,
crying
out
before
him,
So let
it
be
done
to
the
man
whom
the
king
has
delight
in honouring.
And
Mordecai
came
back
to
the king's doorway.
But
Haman
went
quickly
back
to
his
house, sad
and
with
his
head
covered.
And
Haman
gave
his
wife
Zeresh
and
all
his
friends
an
account
of
what
had
taken
place.
Then
his
wise
men
and
his
wife
Zeresh
said
to
him,
If
Mordecai,
who
is starting
to get
the better
of
you,
is
of
the
seed
of
the
Jews,
you
will
not
be
able
to
do
anything
against
him,
but
you
will
certainly
go
down
before
him.
While
they
were
still
talking,
the king's servants
came
to
take
Haman
to
the
feast
which
Esther
had
made ready.
So
the
king
and
Haman
came
to
take wine
with
Esther
the
queen.
And
the
king
said
to
Esther
again
on
the
second
day,
while
they
were
drinking,
What
is
your prayer,
Queen
Esther?
for
it
will
be
given
to
you;
and
what
is
your
request?
for
it
will
be
done,
even
to
the
half
of
my
kingdom.
Then
Esther
the
queen, answering,
said,
If
I
have
your approval,
O
king,
and
if
it
is
the king's pleasure,
let
my
life
be
given
to
me
in
answer
to
my prayer,
and
my
people
at
my
request:
For
we
are
given
up,
I
and
my
people,
to
destruction
and death
and
to
be cut
off.
If
we
had
been taken
as men-servants
and women-servants
for
a price,
I
would
have said
nothing,
for
our
trouble
is little
in comparison
with
the king's loss.
Then
King
Ahasuerus
said
to
Esther
the
queen,
Who
is
he
and
where
is
he
who
has
had
this evil
thought
in
his
heart?
And
Esther
said,
Our hater
and attacker
is
this
evil
Haman.
Then
Haman
was full
of fear
before
the
king
and
the
queen.
And
the
king
in
his
wrath
got
up
from
the
feast
and
went
into
the
garden:
and
Haman
got
to
his feet
to
make
a prayer
for
his
life
to
Esther
the
queen:
for
he
saw
that
the king's purpose
was
evil
against
him.
Then
the
king
came
back
from
the
garden
into
the
room
where
they
had
been
drinking;
and
Haman
was stretched
out
on
the seat
where
Esther
was.
Then
the
king
said,
Is
he taking
the
queen
by force
before
my eyes
in
my
house?
And
while
the
words
were
on
the king's
lips,
they
put
a cloth
over Haman's
face.
Then
Harbonah,
one
of
the unsexed servants waiting
before
the
king,
said,
See,
the pillar
fifty
cubits
high,
which
Haman
made
for
Mordecai,
who
said
a
good
word
for
the
king,
is
still
in
its
place
in Haman's
house.
Then
the
king
said, Put
him
to death
by
hanging
him
on
it.
So
Haman
was
put
to death
by
hanging
him
on
the pillar
he
had
made
for
Mordecai.
Then
the king's
wrath became less.
That
day
the
king
gave
all
the
family
of
Haman,
the hater
of
the
Jews,
to
Esther
the
queen.
And
Mordecai
came
before
the
king,
for
Esther
had
made clear
what
he
was
to
her.
And
the
king
took
off
his
ring,
which
he
had
taken
from
Haman,
and
gave
it
to
Mordecai.
And
Esther
put
Mordecai
over
the
family
of
Haman.
Then
Esther
again
came
before
the
king,
falling
down
at
his
feet,
and
made
request
to
him
with
weeping,
that
he
would put
a stop
to
the
evil
purposes
of
Haman
the
Agagite
and
the
designs
which
he
had
made
against
the
Jews.
Then
the
king put
out
the rod
of
gold
to
Esther,
and
she
got
up
before
the
king.
And
she
said,
If
it
is
the king's pleasure
and
if
I
have
his approval
and
this
thing
seems
right
to
the
king
and
I
am pleasing
to
him,
then let
letters
be
sent
giving
orders
against
those
which
Haman,
the
son
of Hammedatha
the
Agagite,
sent
out
for
the
destruction
of
the
Jews
in
all divisions
of
the
kingdom:
For
how
is
it possible
for
me
to
see
the
evil
which
is
to
overtake
my
nation?
how
may
I
see
the
destruction
of
my
people?
Then
King
Ahasuerus
said
to
Esther
the
queen
and
to
Mordecai
the
Jew,
See
now,
I
have
given
Esther
the
family
of
Haman,
and
he
has come
to
his death
by
hanging,
because
he
made
an attack
on
the
Jews.
So
now send
a
letter
about
the
Jews,
writing
whatever
seems
good
to
you,
in
the king's
name,
and stamping
it
with
the king's
ring:
for
a
writing
signed
in
the king's
name
and stamped
with
the king's
ring
may
not
be changed.
Then
at
that
time,
on
the
twenty-third
day
of
the
third
month,
which
is
the
month
Sivan,
the king's
scribes
were
sent
for;
and
everything
ordered
by
Mordecai
was
put
in
writing
and
sent
to
the
Jews
and
the
captains
and
the
rulers
and
the
chiefs
of
all
the divisions
of
the
kingdom
from
India
to
Ethiopia,
a
hundred
and twenty-seven divisions,
to
every division
in
the
writing commonly
used
there,
and
to
every
people
in
their
language,
and
to
the
Jews
in
their
writing
and
their
language.
The
letters
were
sent
in
the
name
of
King
Ahasuerus
and stamped
with
his
ring,
and
they
were taken
by
men
on
horseback, going
on
the quick-running
horses used
for
the king's business,
the
offspring
of
his best
horses:
In
these letters
the
king
gave
authority
to
the
Jews
in
every
town
to come
together
and
make
a fight
for
their
lives,
and
to
send
death
and
destruction
on
the power
of
any
people
in
any
part
of
the
kingdom attacking
them
or
their
children
or
their
women,
and
to
take
their goods
from
them
by force,
On
one
day
in
every division
of
the
kingdom
of
Ahasuerus,
that
is,
on
the thirteenth
day
of
the twelfth
month,
the
month
Adar.
A
copy
of
the
writing,
to
be
made public
as
an order
in
every division
of
the kingdom,
was
given
out
to
all
the
peoples,
so
that
the
Jews might
be ready
when
that
day
came
to
give punishment
to
their haters.
So
the men
went
out
on
the quick-running
horses
used
on
the king's
business, wasting
no
time
and forced
on
by
the king's
order;
and
the
order
was
given
out
in Shushan,
the king's town.
And
Mordecai
went
out
from
before
the
king,
dressed
in king-like
robes
of
blue
and
white,
and
with
a
great
crown
of
gold
and
clothing
of
purple
and
the best
linen:
and
all
the
town
of Shushan
gave
loud cries
of
joy.
And
the
Jews
had light
and
joy
and honour.
And
in
every
part
of
the
kingdom
and
in
every
town,
wherever
the king's letter
and
his
order
came,
the
Jews
were glad
with
great
joy,
and
had
a
feast
and
a
good
day.
And
a
great number
of
the
people
of
the
land
became
Jews:
for
the
fear
of
the
Jews
had
come
on
them.
Now
on
the thirteenth
day
of
the twelfth
month,
which
is
the
month
Adar,
when
the
time
came
for
the king's
order
to
be put
into
effect,
on
the very
day
when
the haters
of
the
Jews
had
been hoping
to
have
rule
over
them;
though
the
opposite
had
come
about,
and
the
Jews
had
rule
over
their haters;
On
that day,
the
Jews
came
together
in
their
towns
through
all
the divisions
of
the
kingdom
of
Ahasuerus,
for
the purpose
of attacking
all
those
who
were attempting
evil
against
them:
and
everyone
had
to
give
way
before
them,
for
the
fear
of
them
had
come
on
all
the
peoples.
And
all
the
chiefs
and
the
captains
and
the
rulers
and
those
who
did
the king's
business
gave
support
to
the
Jews;
because
the
fear
of
Mordecai
had
come
on
them.
For
Mordecai
was
great
in
the king's
house,
and word
of
him
went
out
through
every part
of
the
kingdom:
for
the
man
Mordecai
became
greater
and
greater.
So
the
Jews overcame
all
their attackers
with
the
sword
and
with death
and
destruction,
and
did
to
their haters
whatever
they
had
a
desire
to
do.
And
in Shushan
the
Jews put
to death
five
hundred
men.
They put
to death
Parshandatha,
Dalphon,
Aspatha,
Poratha,
Adalia,
Aridatha,
Parmashta,
Arisai,
Aridai,
and
Vaizatha,
The
ten
sons
of
Haman
the
son
of Hammedatha,
the hater
of
the
Jews;
but
they
put
not
a
hand
on
any
of
their goods.
On
that
day
the
number
of
those
who
had been
put
to death
in
the town
of Shushan
was given
to
the
king.
And
the
king
said
to
Esther
the
queen,
The
Jews
have
put
five
hundred
men
to death
in Shushan,
as well
as
the
ten
sons
of
Haman:
what
then
have
they
done
in
the
rest
of
the
kingdom!
Now
what
is
your prayer?
for
it
will
be
given
to
you;
what
other
request
have
you?
and
it
will
be
done.
Then
Esther
said,
If
it
is
the king's pleasure,
let
authority
be
given
to
the
Jews
in Shushan
to
do
tomorrow
as
has
been
done
today,
and
let
orders
be
given
for
the
hanging
of Haman's
ten
sons.
And
the
king
said
that
this
was
to
be
done,
and
the
order
was
given
out
in Shushan,
and
the
hanging
of Haman's
ten
sons
was effected.
For
the
Jews
who
were
in Shushan
came
together
again
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month
Adar
and
put
to death
three
hundred
men
in Shushan;
but
they
put
not
a
hand
on
their goods.
And
the other
Jews
in
every division
of
the
kingdom came
together, fighting
for
their
lives,
and got salvation
from
their haters
and
put
seventy-five
thousand
of
them
to
death;
but
they
did
not
put
a
hand
on
their goods.
This
they
did
on
the thirteenth
day
of
the
month
Adar;
and
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
same
month
they
took
their
rest,
and
made
it
a
day
of
feasting
and
joy.
But
the
Jews
in Shushan
came
together
on
the thirteenth
and
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the month;
and
on
the fifteenth
day
they
took
their
rest,
and
made
it
a
day
of
feasting
and
joy.
So
the
Jews
of
the
country
places
living
in
unwalled
towns
make
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month
Adar
a
day
of
feasting
and
joy
and
a
good
day,
a
day
for
sending offerings
one
to
another.
And
Mordecai
sent
letters
to
all
the
Jews
in
every division
of
the
kingdom
of
Ahasuerus,
near
and
far,
Ordering
them
to
keep
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month
Adar
and
the fifteenth
day
of
the
same
month,
every
year,
As
days
on
which
the
Jews
had
rest
from
their haters,
and
the
month
which
for
them
was
turned
from
sorrow
to
joy,
and
from weeping
to
a
good
day:
and
that
they
were
to
keep
them
as
days
of
feasting
and
joy,
of
sending offerings
to
one
another
and
good
things
to
the
poor.
And
the
Jews
gave
their word
to
go
on
as
they
had
been
doing
and
as
Mordecai
had given
them orders
in
writing;
Because
Haman,
the
son
of Hammedatha
the
Agagite,
the hater
of
all
the
Jews,
had
made designs
for
their
destruction, attempting
to get
a decision
by
Pur (that
is, chance)
with
a
view
to putting
an end
to
them
and cutting
them
off;
But
when
the business
was
put
before
the
king,
he
gave
orders
by
letters
that
the
evil
design
which
he
had
made
against
the
Jews
was
to
be
turned
against
himself;
and
that
he
and
his
sons
were
to
be
put
to death
by
hanging.
So
these
days
were
named
Purim,
after
the
name
of
Pur.
And
so,
because
of
the
words
of
this
letter,
and
of
what
they
had
seen
in
connection
with
this
business,
and
what
had
come
to
them,
The
Jews
made
a rule
and
gave
an undertaking, causing
their
seed
and
all
those
who
were joined
to
them
to
do
the
same,
so
that
it might
be
in force
for ever,
that
they
would
keep
those
two
days,
as ordered
in
the
letter,
at
the fixed
time
every
year;
And
that
those
days
were
to
be
kept
in
memory
through
every
generation
and
every
family,
in
every division
of
the kingdom
and
every
town,
that
there might
never
be
a
time
when
these
days
of
Purim
would
not
be
kept
among
the
Jews,
or
when
the
memory
of
them
would
go
from
the minds
of
their
seed.
Then
Esther
the
queen,
daughter
of
Abihail,
and
Mordecai
the
Jew, sent
a
second
letter giving
the force
of
their
authority
to
the order
about
the
Purim.
And
he
sent
letters
to
all
the
Jews
in
the
hundred
and twenty-seven divisions
of
the
kingdom
of
Ahasuerus,
with
true
words
of
peace,
Giving
the force
of law
to
these
days
of
Purim
at
their fixed
times,
as
they
had
been ordered
by
Mordecai
the
Jew
and
Esther
the
queen,
and
in keeping
with
the rules
they
had
made
for
themselves
and
their
seed,
in
connection
with
their
time
of going without food
and
their
cry
for
help.
The
order given
by
Esther gave
the force
of law
to
the rules
about
the
Purim;
and
it
was
recorded
in
the
book.
And
King
Ahasuerus
put
a tax
on
the
land
and
on
the
islands
of
the
sea.
And
all
his
acts
of
power
and
his
great
strength
and
the
full story
of
the high
place
which
the
king gave
Mordecai,
are
they
not
recorded
in
the
book
of
the history
of
the
kings
of
Media
and
Persia?
For
Mordecai
the
Jew
was
second
only
to
King
Ahasuerus,
and
great
among
the
Jews
and
respected
by
the body
of
his
countrymen; working
for
the
good
of
his
people,
and
saying words
of
peace
to
all
his
seed.
Job
The Book of Job
Job
Job
The Book of
Job
There
was
a
man
in
the
land
of
Uz
whose
name
was
Job.
He
was without sin
and
upright, fearing
God
and keeping
himself far
from
evil.
And
he
had
seven
sons
and
three
daughters.
And
of
cattle
he
had
seven
thousand
sheep
and goats,
and
three
thousand
camels,
and
a
thousand
oxen,
and
five
hundred she-asses,
and
a
very
great number
of
servants.
And
the
man
was
greater
than
any
of
the
sons
of
the
east.
His
sons regularly
went
to
one another's
houses,
and
every
one
on
his
day
gave
a
feast:
and
at these
times
they
sent
for
their
three
sisters
to
take part
in
their feasts
with
them.
And
at
the end
of
their
days
of
feasting,
Job
sent
and
made
them clean, getting
up
early
in
the
morning
and
offering burned
offerings
for
them
all.
For,
Job
said,
It
may
be
that
my
sons
have
done
wrong
and
said evil
of
God
in
their
hearts.
And
Job
did
this
whenever
the feasts
came
round.
And
there
was
a
day
when
the
sons
of
the
gods
came
together
before
the
Lord,
and
the
Satan
came
with
them.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
Satan,
Where
do
you
come
from?
And
the
Satan
said
in
answer,
From wandering
this
way
and
that
on
the
earth,
and
walking
about
on
it.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
Satan,
Have
you
taken note
of
my
servant
Job,
for
there
is
no
one
like
him
on
the
earth,
a
man
without sin
and
upright, fearing
God
and keeping
himself
far
from
evil?
And
the
Satan
said
in
answer
to
the
Lord,
Is
it
for
nothing
that
Job
is
a
god-fearing
man?
Have
you
yourself
not
put
a wall
round
him
and
his
house
and
all
he
has
on
every
side,
blessing
the
work
of
his
hands,
and increasing
his
cattle
in
the
land?
But
now,
put
out
your
hand
against
all
he
has,
and
he
will
be cursing
you
to
your
face.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
Satan,
See,
I give
all
he
has
into
your
hands,
only
do
not
put
a finger
on
the
man
himself.
And
the
Satan
went
out
from
before
the
Lord.
And
there
was
a
day
when
his
sons
and
daughters
were
feasting
in
the
house
of
their
oldest
brother,
And
a man
came
to
Job,
and
said,
The
oxen
were ploughing,
and
the asses
were
taking
their food
by
their
side:
And
the
men
of
Sheba
came
against
them
and
took
them
away, putting
the
young
men
to
the
sword,
and
I
was
the
only
one
who
got
away safe
to
give
you
the news.
And
this
one
was
still
talking
when
another
came,
and
said,
The
fire
of
God
came
down
from
heaven,
burning
up
the
sheep
and
the goats
and
the
young
men completely,
and
I
was
the
only
one
who got
away safe
to
give
you
the
news.
And
this
one
was
still
talking
when
another
came,
and
said,
The Chaldaeans
made
themselves
into
three
bands,
and
came
down
on
the
camels
and
took
them
away,
putting
the
young
men
to
the
sword,
and
I
was
the
only
one
who
got
away safe
to
give
you
the
news.
And
this
one
was
still
talking
when
another
came,
and
said,
Your
sons
and
your
daughters
were
feasting together
in
their
oldest brother's
house,
When
a
great
wind
came rushing
from
the
waste
land
against
the
four
sides
of
the
house,
and
it
came
down
on
the
young
men,
and
they
are
dead;
and
I
was
the
only
one
who got
away safe
to
give
you
the news.
Then
Job
got
up,
and
after parting
his clothing
and cutting
off
his
hair,
he
went
down
on
his face
to
the
earth,
and gave
worship,
and said,
With nothing
I
came
out
of
my mother's
body,
and
with nothing
I
will
go
back
there;
the
Lord
gave
and
the
Lord
has
taken
away;
let
the Lord's
name
be
praised.
In
all
this
Job
did
no
sin,
and
did
not say
that God's acts
were foolish.
And
there
was
a
day
when
the
sons
of
the
gods
came
together
before
the
Lord,
and
the
Satan
came
with
them.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
Satan,
Where
do
you
come
from?
And
the
Satan
said
in
answer,
From wandering
this
way
and
that
on
the
earth,
and
walking
about
on
it.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
Satan,
Have
you
taken note
of
my
servant
Job,
for
there
is
no
one
like
him
on
the
earth,
a
man
without sin
and
upright, fearing
God
and keeping
himself
far
from
evil?
and
he
still
keeps
his righteousness,
though
you
have
been moving
me
to send
destruction
on
him
without
cause.
And
the
Satan
said
in
answer
to
the
Lord,
Skin
for
skin,
all
a
man
has
he
will
give
for
his
life.
But
now,
if
you
only
put
your
hand
on
his
bone
and
his
flesh,
he
will
certainly
be cursing
you
to
your
face.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
Satan,
See,
he
is
in
your
hands,
only
do
not
take
his
life.
And
the
Satan
went
out
from
before
the
Lord,
and
sent
on
Job
an
evil disease covering
his skin
from
his
feet
to
the top
of
his
head.
And
he
took
a broken bit
of
a pot,
and,
seated
in
the
dust,
was rubbing
himself
with
the sharp edge
of
it.
And
his
wife
said
to
him,
Are
you
still keeping
your righteousness?
Say
a
curse against
God,
and
put
an end
to yourself.
And
he
said
to
her,
You
are
talking
like
one
of
the
foolish
women.
If
we
take
the
good
God sends
us,
are
we
not
to
take
the
evil
when
it comes?
In
all
this
Job kept
his
lips
from
sin.
And Job's
three
friends
had word
of
all
this
evil which
had
come
on
him.
And
they
came
every
one
from
his
place,
Eliphaz
the
Temanite,
and
Bildad
the
Shuhite,
and
Zophar
the
Naamathite.
So
they
came
together
to
a meeting-place,
in order
that
they
might
go
and
make
clear
to
Job
their grief
for
him,
and
give
him
comfort.
And lifting
up
their
eyes
when
they
were still
far
off,
it
did
not
seem
that
the
man
they saw
was
Job
because
of
the change
in
him.
And
they gave
way
to bitter
weeping,
with signs
of grief,
and
put
dust
on
their
heads.
And
they took
their seats
on
the
earth
by
his
side
for
seven
days
and
seven
nights:
but
no
one
said
a
word
to
him,
for
they
saw
that
his
pain
was
very
great.
Then,
opening
his
mouth,
and
cursing
the
day
of
his birth,
Job made
answer
and
said,
Let
destruction
take
the
day
of
my
birth,
and
the
night
on which
it
was
said,
A
man
child
has come
into
the world.
That
day —
let
it
be
dark;
let
not
God
take note
of
it
from
on
high,
and
let
not
the
light
be shining
on
it;
Let
the
dark
and
the
black night take
it
for
themselves;
let
it
be covered
with
a
cloud;
let
the
dark shades
of
day send fear
on
it.
That
night —
let
the thick dark
take
it;
let
it
not
have joy among
the
days
of
the
year;
let
it
not
come
into
the
number
of
the
months.
As
for
that
night,
let
it
have
no fruit;
let
no voice
of joy
be sounded
in
it;
Let it
be
cursed
by those who put
a
curse
on
the
day; who
are
ready
to make
Leviathan
awake.
Let
its
morning
stars
be
dark;
let
it
be
looking
for
light,
but
may
it
not
have
any;
let
it
not
see
the eyes
of
the
dawn.
Because
it
did
not keep
the
doors
of
my mother's
body
shut,
so
that
trouble might
be veiled
from
my
eyes.
Why
did
death
not
take
me
when
I
came
out
of
my mother's
body,
why
did
I
not,
when
I
came
out, give up
my
last breath?
Why
did
the
knees take
me,
or
why
the
breasts
that
they might give
me milk?
For
then
I might
have gone
to
my
rest
in
quiet,
and
in
sleep
have
been
in
peace,
With
kings
and
the wise ones
of
the
earth,
who put
up great houses
for
themselves;
Or
with
rulers
who
had
gold,
and whose
houses
were
full
of
silver;
Or
as
a
child dead
at
birth
I might
never
have
come
into existence;
like young
children
who
have
not
seen
the
light.
There
the passions
of
the
evil
are over,
and those
whose
strength
has come
to
an end
have
rest.
There
the
prisoners
are
at peace
together;
the
voice
of
the overseer comes
not again
to
their ears.
The
small
and
the
great
are
there,
and
the
servant
is
free
from
his
master.
Why
does
he
give
light
to
him
who
is
in trouble,
and
life
to
the
bitter
in
soul;
To those whose desire
is
for
death,
but
it comes
not;
who
are searching
for
it
more than
for secret
wealth;
Who
are
glad
with great
joy,
and full
of
delight
when
they
come
to
their last resting-place;
To
a
man
whose
way
is veiled,
and
who
is shut
in
by
God?
In
place
of
my
food
I
have grief,
and
cries
of sorrow
come
from
me
like
water.
For
I
have
a
fear
and
it
comes
on
me,
and
my heart
is greatly troubled.
I
have
no
peace,
no
quiet,
and
no
rest;
nothing
but pain
comes
on
me.
And
Eliphaz
the
Temanite made
answer
and
said,
If
one
says
a
word,
will it
be
a weariness
to
you?
but
who
is
able
to keep
from
saying
what
is
in
his mind?
Truly,
you
have
been
a helper
to
others,
and
you
have
made
feeble
hands
strong;
He who was near
to falling has been lifted
up
by
your
words,
and
you
have given
strength
to bent
knees.
But
now
it
has
come
on
you
and
it
is
a weariness
to
you;
you are
touched
by
it
and
your mind
is troubled.
Is
not
your
fear
of
God
your support,
and
your
upright
way
of life
your
hope?
Have
you
ever seen
destruction
come
to an
upright man?
or
when were
the god-fearing
ever
cut
off?
What
I
have
seen
is
that
those
by
whom
trouble
has
been ploughed,
and
evil
planted, get
the same
for
themselves.
By
the
breath
of
God
destruction takes
them,
and
by
the
wind
of
his
wrath
they
are cut off.
Though
the
noise
of
the
lion
and
the sounding
of his
voice, may
be loud,
the
teeth
of
the
young
lions
are
broken.
The
old
lion comes
to
his end
for need
of
food,
and
the
young
of
the she-lion
go
wandering
in all directions.
A
word
was given
to
me secretly,
and
the low sound
of
it
came
to
my
ears.
In troubled thoughts
from
visions
of
the
night,
when
deep
sleep comes
on
men,
Fear
came on me
and shaking,
and
my
bones
were full
of trouble;
And
a
breath
was moving
over
my
face;
the
hair
of
my
flesh became stiff:
Something
was
present
before
me,
but
I
was
not
able
to
see
it clearly;
there
was
a
form
before
my
eyes:
a quiet
voice came
to
my ears,
saying:
May
a
man
be upright
before
God?
or
a
man
be
clean
before
his Maker?
Truly,
he
puts
no
faith
in
his
servants,
and
he sees
error
in
his
angels;
How
much
more
those
living
in
houses
of
earth,
whose bases
are
in
the
dust!
They
are
crushed
more quickly than
an insect;
Between
morning
and
evening
they are completely
broken;
they come
to
an
end
for
ever,
and
no
one
takes note.
If
their tent-cord
is
pulled up, do
they
not come
to an end,
and
without
wisdom?
Give
now
a
cry
for
help;
is
there anyone
who
will
give
you
an
answer?
and
to
which
of
the
holy
ones
will
you
make
your prayer?
For
wrath
is
the cause
of
death
to
the
foolish,
and
he
who
has no wisdom comes
to
his end
through
passion.
I
have
seen
the
foolish
taking
root,
but
suddenly
the curse came
on
his house.
Now
his
children
have
no safe place,
and
they
are
crushed before
the judges,
for
no
one takes
up
their cause.
Their produce
is
taken
by
him
who
has no
food,
and
their grain goes
to
the poor,
and
he
who
is
in need
of water
gets
it
from
their spring.
For
evil
does
not
come
out
of
the
dust,
or
trouble
out
of
the
earth;
But
trouble
is man's fate
from
birth,
as
the flames go
up
from
the fire.
But
as
for
me,
I would
make
my prayer
to
God,
and
I would
put
my
cause
before
him:
Who
does
great
things outside
our knowledge,
wonders
without
number:
Who
gives
rain
on
the
earth,
and
sends
water
on
the
fields:
Lifting
up those who
are
low,
and
putting
the sad
in
a
safe
place;
Who
makes
the
designs
of
the wise go wrong,
so
that
they
are unable
to give effect
to
their
purposes.
He
takes
the
wise
in their secret
designs,
and
the purposes
of
the twisted
are cut off suddenly.
In
the
daytime
it becomes
dark
for
them,
and
in
the sunlight
they go feeling
about as if
it
was
night.
But
he keeps
safe
from their
sword
those
who
have no father,
and
the
poor
from
the
power
of
the
strong.
So
the
poor man
has
hope,
and
the
mouth
of
the evil-doer
is stopped.
Truly,
that
man
is
happy
who
has training
from
the hand
of
God:
so
do
not
let
your heart
be shut
to
the teaching
of
the Ruler
of
all.
For
after
his
punishment
he
gives comfort,
and
after wounding,
his
hands
make
you well.
He
will keep
you safe
from
six troubles,
and
in
seven
no
evil
will
come
near
you.
When there
is need
of food
he
will keep
you
from
death,
and
in
war
from
the
power
of
the
sword.
He
will
keep
you safe
from
the evil
tongue;
and
you
will
have
no
fear
of wasting
when
it
comes.
You
will make
sport
of
destruction
and need,
and
will
have
no
fear
of
the
beasts
of
the
earth.
For
you
will
be
in
agreement
with
the
stones
of
the earth,
and
the
beasts
of
the
field
will
be
at peace
with
you.
And
you
will
be
certain
that
your
tent
is
at
peace,
and
after looking
over
your property
you
will
see
that
nothing
is
gone.
You
will
be
certain
that
your
seed
will
be
great,
and
your
offspring
like
the
plants
of
the
earth.
You
will
come
to
your last resting-place
in
full strength,
as
the grain
is
taken
up
to
the crushing-floor
in
its
time.
See,
we
have
made
search
with care,
and
it
is
so;
it
has come
to
our ears;
see
that
you
take
note
of
it
for
yourself.
And
Job made
answer
and
said,
If
only
my passion
might
be measured,
and
put into
the
scales against
my trouble!
For
then
its weight
would
be
more
than
the
sand
of
the
seas:
because
of
this
my
words
have
been uncontrolled.
For
the
arrows
of
the Ruler
of all
are present
with
me,
and
their
poison goes deep into
my
spirit:
his army
of fears
is put
in order against
me.
Does
the ass
of
the fields give
out
his voice
when
he
has
grass?
or
does
the
ox make sounds
over
his food?
Will
a man take
food which
has
no
taste
without
salt?
or
is
there
any
taste
in
the soft substance
of purslain?
My
soul
has no
desire
for
such
things,
they
are
as disease
in
my
food.
If only
I
might
have
an answer
to
my prayer,
and
God
would
give
me
my desire!
If only
he
would
be
pleased
to
put an end
to
me;
and
would let loose
his
hand,
so
that
I
might
be
cut
off!
So
I would
still
have
comfort,
and
I would
have joy
in
the
pains
of death,
for
I
have
not
been false
to
the
words
of
the
Holy
One.
Have
I
strength
to go
on waiting,
or
have
I
any
end
to
be looking forward
to?
Is
my
strength
the
strength
of
stones,
or
is
my
flesh brass?
I
have
no
help
in myself,
and
wisdom
is completely
gone
from
me.
He
whose heart is shut
against
his
friend has given up
the
fear
of
the Ruler
of all.
My friends
have
been false
like
a
stream,
like
streams
in
the
valleys which come
to
an end:
Which
are
dark
because
of
the
ice,
and
the
snow falling
into
them;
Under
the burning sun
they are
cut
off,
and come
to nothing because
of
the
heat.
The camel-trains
go
out
of
their
way;
they
go
up
into
the
waste
and
come
to
destruction.
The camel-trains
of
Tema were searching with care,
the bands
of
Sheba were waiting
for them:
They were
put
to
shame
because
of
their hope;
they
came
and
their hope
was
gone.
So
have
you
now
become
to
me;
you
see
my sad condition
and
are
in
fear.
Did
I
say,
Give
me something?
or,
Make
a payment
for
me out
of
your wealth?
Or,
Get
me
out
of
the
power
of
my hater?
or, Give money
so
that
I may
be free
from
the
power
of
the cruel
ones?
Give
me
teaching
and
I
will be quiet;
and make
me
see
my
error.
How pleasing
are
upright
words!
but
what force
is there
in
your
arguments?
My
words may
seem wrong
to
you,
but
the
words
of
him
who
has no hope
are
for
the
wind.
Truly,
you
are such
as would
give
up
the child
of
a dead man
to
his creditors,
and would make
a profit
out
of
your
friend.
Now
then,
let
your eyes
be
turned
to
me,
for
truly
I
will
not say
what
is
false
to
your
face.
Let
your minds
be changed,
and
do
not
have
an
evil opinion
of
me; yes,
be changed,
for
my
righteousness
is
still
in
me.
Is
there
evil
in
my
tongue?
is
not
the cause
of
my trouble clear
to
me?
Has
not
man
his ordered
time
of trouble
on
the
earth?
and
are
not
his
days
like
the
days
of
a
servant working
for payment?
As a
servant desiring
the shades
of evening,
and a workman
looking
for
his payment:
So
I
have
for
my heritage
months
of
pain
to no purpose,
and
nights
of weariness
are given
to me.
When
I
go
to
my
bed,
I
say,
When
will
it
be
time
to
get
up?
but
the
night
is
long,
and
I am turning
from side
to side
till morning light.
My
flesh
is covered
with
worms
and
dust;
my
skin gets hard
and then
is cracked again.
My
days go quicker
than
the cloth-worker's thread,
and
come
to
an
end
without
hope.
O,
keep
in
mind
that
my
life
is
wind:
my
eye
will
never
again
see
good.
The
eye
of him
who
sees
me
will
see
me
no
longer:
your
eyes
will
be looking
for
me,
but
I
will
be
gone.
A
cloud
comes
to
an
end
and
is
gone;
so
he
who
goes
down
into
the underworld
comes
not
up again.
He
will
not
come
back
to
his
house,
and
his
place
will
have
no
more knowledge
of
him.
So
I
will
not
keep
my
mouth shut;
I
will
let
the
words come
from
it
in
the pain
of
my
spirit,
my
soul
will make
a
bitter outcry.
Am
I
a
sea,
or
a sea-beast,
that
you
put
a
watch
over
me?
When
I
say,
In
my
bed
I
will
have
comfort, there
I
will get
rest
from
my disease;
Then
you send
dreams
to
me,
and
visions of fear;
So
that
a hard
death seems better
to
my
soul than
my
pains.
I
have
no desire
for
life,
I would
not
be living
for
ever! Keep
away
from
me,
for
my
days
are
as
a
breath.
What
is
man,
that
you
have
made
him
great,
and
that
your
attention
is
fixed
on
him,
And
that
your hand is on
him
every
morning,
and
that
you are
testing
him
every minute?
How
long
will
it
be
before
your
eyes
are turned
away
from
me,
so
that
I
may
have
a minute's breathing-space?
If
I
have
done
wrong,
what
have
I
done
to
you,
O
keeper
of
men?
why
have
you
made
me
a
mark
for
your blows,
so
that
I
am
a weariness
to myself?
And
why
do
you
not
take
away
my
sin,
and
let
my wrongdoing
be ended?
for
now
I
go
down
to
the
dust,
and
you
will
be searching
for
me
with care,
but
I
will
be
gone.
Then
Bildad
the
Shuhite made
answer
and
said,
How
long
will
you
say
these
things,
and
how
long
will
the
words
of
your
mouth be
like
a strong
wind?
Does
God give wrong
decisions?
or
is
the Ruler
of all
not upright
in
his judging?
If
your
children
have
done evil
against
him,
then
their
punishment
is
from
his
hand.
If
you
will make search
for
God
with care,
and put
your request
before
the Ruler
of all;
If
you
are
clean
and
upright;
then
he
will
certainly
be moved
to take
up
your
cause,
and
will
make
clear
your
righteousness
by building
up
your house again.
And though
your start
was
small,
your
end
will
be
very
great.
Put
the
question
now
to
the
past
generations,
and
give attention
to
what
has been
searched
out
by
their
fathers:
(For
we
are
but
of
yesterday,
and
have
no
knowledge,
because
our
days
on
earth
are
gone
like
a
shade:)
Will
they
not give
you
teaching,
and
say
words
of
wisdom
to
you?
Will
the river-plant come
up
in
its pride
without wet earth?
will
the
grass get tall
without
water?
When
it
is
still
green,
without being
cut
down,
it becomes
dry
and dead
before
any
other
plant.
So
is
the end
of
all
who
do not keep
God
in mind;
and
the
hope
of
the evil-doer comes
to
nothing:
Whose support
is cut off,
and
whose hope
is no stronger than
a spider's thread.
He
is looking
to
his
family
for
support,
but
it
is
not
there;
he puts
his hope
in
it,
but
it comes
to
nothing.
He
is full
of strength
before
the
sun,
and
his branches
go
out
over
his
garden.
His
roots
are twisted round
the
stones, forcing
their
way
in
between
them.
If
he
is taken away
from
his
place,
then
it
will say,
I
have
not
seen
you.
Such
is
the
joy
of
his
way,
and out
of
the
dust
another comes
up
to take
his place.
Truly,
God
will
not give up
him
who
is
without sin,
and
will
not
take evil-doers
by
the
hand.
The
time
will
come
when
your
mouth
will
be
full
of laughing,
and
cries
of
joy
will
come
from
your
lips.
Your haters
will
be
clothed
with
shame,
and
the
tent
of
the sinner
will
not
be seen again.
And
Job made
answer
and
said,
Truly,
I
see
that
it
is
so:
and
how
is
it possible
for
a
man
to get
his
right
before
God?
If
a
man
was desiring
to go
to law
with
him,
he would
not
be able
to
give
him
an
answer
to
one
out
of
a
thousand questions.
He
is
wise
in
heart
and great
in
strength:
who
ever
made
his face
hard
against
him,
and any good
came
of
it?
It
is
he
who takes
away
the
mountains
without
their
knowledge, overturning
them
in
his
wrath:
Who
is moving
the
earth
out
of its
place,
so
that its
pillars
are shaking:
Who gives
orders
to
the sun,
and
it
does
not give
its light;
and
who keeps
the
stars
from shining.
By whose hand
the
heavens
were
stretched
out,
and
who
is walking
on
the
waves
of
the
sea:
Who
made
the
Bear
and
Orion,
and
the
Pleiades,
and
the store-houses
of
the
south:
Who
does
great
things
not
to
be
searched
out; yes,
wonders
without
number.
See,
he goes
past
me
and
I
see
him
not:
he goes
on
before,
but
I
have
no knowledge
of
him.
If
he puts
out
his hand
to
take,
by
whom
may
it
be
turned
back?
who
may
say
to
him,
What
are
you
doing?
God's
wrath
may
not
be
turned
back;
the
helpers
of
Rahab
were bent
down
under
him.
How
much
less
may
I
give
an
answer
to
him, using
the right
words
in argument
with
him?
Even
if
my cause
was good,
I
would
not
be able
to
give
an
answer;
I
would make request
for grace
from
him
who
was against
me.
If
I
had sent
for
him
to
be present,
and
he
had come,
I would
have
no
faith
that
he would
give
ear
to
my
voice.
For
I
would be crushed
by
his
storm,
my
wounds
would be
increased
without
cause.
He
would
not
let
me
take
my
breath,
but
I
would
be
full
of bitter grief.
If
it
is
a question
of
strength,
he says,
Here
I am!
and
if
it
is
a question
of
a
cause
at law,
he says,
Who
will give
me
a fixed day?
Though
I
was
in
the
right,
he would
say
that
I
was
in
the wrong;
I
have done
no
evil;
but
he
says
that
I
am
a sinner.
I
have done
no wrong;
I
give
no
thought
to
what
becomes
of
me;
I
have
no
desire
for
life.
It
is
all
the
same
to
me;
so
I
say,
He puts
an
end
to
the sinner
and
to
him
who
has done no wrong
together.
If
death comes
suddenly through disease,
he makes sport
of
the fate
of those who
have done
no wrong.
The
land
is
given
into
the
power
of
the evil-doer;
the
faces
of
its
judges
are
covered;
if
not
by
him,
then
who
has
done
it?
My
days go quicker
than
a post-runner:
they go
in
flight,
they
see
no
good.
They
go rushing
on
like reed-boats,
like
an
eagle dropping suddenly
on
its
food.
If
I
say,
I
will put
my grief
out
of
mind,
I
will let
my
face
be sad
no longer
and
I
will
be bright;
I
go
in fear
of
all
my
pains;
I am
certain
that
I
will
not
be
free
from sin
in
your eyes.
You
will
not let
me be clear
of sin!
why
then
do
I take
trouble
for
nothing?
If
I am
washed
with
snow water,
and make
my
hands clean
with soap;
Then
you
will have
me pushed into
the dust,
so
that
I
will seem disgusting
to
my very
clothing.
For
he
is
not
a
man
as
I am,
that
I might
give
him
an
answer,
that
we might
come
together
before
a
judge.
There
is no
one
to give
a
decision
between
us,
who
might
have
control
over
us.
Let
him
take
away
his
rod
from
me
and
not send
his
fear
on
me:
Then
I
would
say
what
is
in
my
mind
without
fear
of
him;
for there
is
no cause
of
fear
in
myself.
My
soul
is tired
of
life;
I
will
let
my sad thoughts go free
in words;
my
soul
will make
a
bitter outcry.
I
will
say
to
God,
Do
not put
me
down
as
a sinner;
make clear
to
me
what
you
have
against
me.
What profit
is
it
to
you
to
be
cruel,
to give
up
the work
of
your
hands, looking
kindly
on
the design
of evil-doers?
Have
you
eyes
of
flesh,
or
do
you
see
as
man
sees?
Are
your
days
as
the
days
of
man,
or
your
years like
his,
That
you take note
of
my
sin,
searching
after
my wrongdoing,
Though
you see
that
I am
not
an evil-doer;
and
there
is
no
one
who
is
able
to
take
a
man
out
of
your
hands?
Your
hands
made me,
and
I
was formed
by
you,
but
then, changing
your purpose,
you
gave me
up
to destruction.
O
keep
in
mind
that
you
made
me
out
of
earth;
and
will
you send
me
back
again
to
dust?
Was
I
not drained out
like
milk, becoming hard
like
cheese?
By
you
I
was
clothed
with
skin
and
flesh,
and joined together
with
bones
and
muscles.
You
have been kind
to
me,
and
your grace
has been
with
me,
and
your
care
has
kept
my
spirit safe.
But
you
kept
these
things
in
the
secret
of
your
heart;
I am
certain
this
was
in
your
thoughts:
That,
if
I
did
wrong,
you would
take
note
of
it,
and would
not make
me
clear
from
sin:
That,
if
I
was
an evil-doer,
the curse would come
on
me;
and
if
I
was upright,
my
head would
not
be
lifted
up,
being
full
of
shame
and overcome
with trouble.
And
that
if
there was
cause
for pride,
you would
go after
me
like
a
lion;
and
again
put out
your
wonders against
me:
That
you
would send new
witnesses
against
me, increasing
your wrath
against
me,
and letting loose new
armies
on
me.
Why
then
did
you
make
me
come
out
of
my mother's body?
It
would
have
been better
for
me
to
have
taken
my
last breath,
and
for
no
eye
to
have
seen
me,
And
for
me
to
have
been
as
if
I
had
not
been;
to
have
been
taken
from
my mother's
body straight
to
my last resting-place.
Are
not
the
days
of
my
life
small
in number?
Let
your eyes
be turned
away
from
me,
so
that
I
may
have
a
little pleasure,
Before
I
go
to
the
place
from which
I
will
not
come
back,
to
the
land
where all
is
dark
and
black,
A
land
of
thick
dark,
without
order,
where
the very light
is
dark.
Then
Zophar
the
Naamathite made
answer
and
said,
Are
all these
words
to go unanswered?
and
is
a
man seen
to
be
right
because
he
is full
of
talk?
Are
your words
of pride
to make
men keep quiet?
and
are you
to make sport,
with
no
one
to put you
to
shame?
You
may
say,
My way
is
clean,
and
I
am free
from sin
in
your
eyes.
But if only
God
would
take
up
the
word, opening
his
lips
in argument
with
you;
And
would
make clear
to
you
the
secrets
of
wisdom,
and
the wonders
of
his purpose!
Are
you able
to take God's measure,
to make
discovery
of
the
limits
of
the Ruler
of
all?
They
are higher than
heaven;
what
is
there
for
you
to
do?
deeper than
the underworld,
and outside
your
knowledge;
Longer
in
measure
than
the
earth,
and wider
than
the
sea.
If
he goes
on
his way, shutting
a man
up
and putting
him
to death,
who
may
make
him
go
back
from
his purpose?
For
in
his eyes
men
are
as
nothing;
he
sees
evil
and takes
note
of
it.
And so
a hollow-minded
man
will get wisdom,
when
a
young ass
of
the field gets teaching.
But
if
you
put
your
heart
right,
stretching
out
your
hands
to
him;
If
you
put
far
away
the
evil
of
your
hands,
and
let
no
wrongdoing
have
a
place
in
your
tent;
Then
truly
your
face
will
be
lifted
up,
with
no mark
of sin,
and
you
will
be fixed
in
your
place
without
fear:
For
your sorrow
will
go
from
your memory, like
waters
flowing
away:
And
your
life
will
be
brighter than
day; though
it
is dark,
it
will
become
like
the
morning.
And
you
will
be safe
because
there
is
hope;
after looking round,
you
will
take
your
rest
in quiet;
Sleeping
with
no
fear
of danger;
and men
will
be desiring
to
have grace
in
your eyes;
But
the
eyes
of
the evil-doers
will
be wasting
away;
their way
of
flight
is
gone,
and
their only
hope
is
the taking
of
their
last
breath.
And
Job made
answer
and
said,
No doubt
you
have knowledge,
and
wisdom
will come
to
an end
with
you.
But
I
have
a
mind
as
well
as
you;
I
am equal
to
you:
yes,
who
has
not knowledge
of
such
things
as
these?
It
seems
that
I
am
to
be
as
one
who
is
a
cause
of laughing
to
his neighbour,
one
who makes
his prayer
to
God
and
is
answered!
the upright
man
who
has
done no wrong
is
to
be
made
sport
of!
In
the thought
of him
who is
in comfort there is no respect
for one
who is
in trouble; such is
the fate
of
those whose
feet
are slipping.
There
is wealth
in
the
tents
of
those
who
make destruction,
and
those
by
whom
God
is
moved
to wrath
are safe; even
those
whose
god
is
their
strength.
But put
now
a
question
to
the
beasts,
and get
teaching
from
them;
or
to
the
birds
of
the
heaven,
and they
will
make
it clear
to
you;
Or
to
the things which go flat
on
the
earth,
and
they
will give
you wisdom;
and
the fishes
of
the
sea
will give
you news
of
it.
Who
does
not
see
by
all
these
that
the
hand
of
the
Lord
has
done
this?
In
whose
hand
is
the
soul
of
every
living
thing,
and
the
breath
of
all
flesh
of
man.
Are
not
words
tested
by
the
ear,
even
as
food
is
tasted
by
the
mouth?
Old
men
have
wisdom,
and
a
long
life gives knowledge.
With
him there
is
wisdom
and
strength;
power
and knowledge
are
his.
Truly, there
is
no
building
up
of
what
is pulled
down
by
him;
when
a
man
is
shut
up
by
him,
no
one
may
let
him
loose.
Truly,
he keeps
back
the
waters
and
they
are
dry;
he
sends
them
out
and
the
earth
is
overturned.
With
him
are
strength
and wise designs;
he who
is guided into
error,
together
with
his guide,
are
in
his hands;
He takes away
the wisdom
of
the wise
guides,
and makes
judges foolish;
He undoes
the chains
of
kings,
and puts
his band on them;
He makes
priests prisoners, overturning those
in safe positions;
He makes
the
words
of responsible persons without effect,
and
takes
away
the good sense
of
the
old;
He puts shame
on chiefs,
and takes away
the power
of
the
strong;
Uncovering
deep
things
out
of
the
dark,
and making
the
deep shade bright;
Increasing
nations,
and sending
destruction on
them; making wide
the lands
of peoples,
and then giving
them up.
He
takes
away
the
wisdom
of
the
rulers
of
the
earth,
and sends
them
wandering
in
a
waste
where there
is
no
way.
They
go feeling
about
in
the
dark
without
light,
wandering
without help
like those overcome
with wine.
Truly,
my
eye
has
seen
all
this, word
of
it
has come
to
my
ear,
and
I
have
knowledge
of
it.
The
same
things
are
in
my
mind
as
in yours;
I
am equal
to
you.
But
I would
have
talk
with
the Ruler
of all,
and
my
desire
is
to
have an
argument
with
God.
But
you put
a
false face
on
things;
all
your attempts
to put
things right
are
of
no value.
If only
you
would keep quiet,
it
would
be
a sign
of
wisdom!
Give ear
to
the argument
of
my mouth,
and take note
of
the
words
of
my
lips.
Will
you
say
in God's name
what
is not right,
and put false words into
his mouth?
Will
you
have
respect
for God's person
in
this cause,
and
put
yourselves
forward
as
his supporters?
Will
it
be
good
for
you
to
be
searched
out
by
him,
or
have
you
the thought
that
he may
be guided into error like
a
man?
He
will
certainly
put
you right,
if
you
have
respect
for persons
in secret.
Will
not
his glory put
you
in
fear,
so
that
your hearts
will
be
overcome
before
him?
Your wise
sayings
are only
dust,
and your
strong places
are only earth.
Keep quiet,
and let
me
say
what
is
in
my mind,
whatever
may come
to
me.
I
will
take
my
flesh
in
my
teeth,
and
put
my
life
in
my
hand.
Truly,
he
will put
an end
to
me;
I
have
no
hope;
but
I
will
not give
way
in
argument
before
him;
And
that
will
be
my
salvation,
for
an evil-doer would
not
come
before
him,
Give
ear
with care
to
my
words,
and
keep
what
I
say
in
your minds.
See
now,
I
have put
my
cause
in
order,
and
I
am
certain
that
I
will
be seen
to
be
right.
Is
any
one able
to take up
the argument
against
me?
If
so,
I
would keep quiet
and give up
my breath.
Only
two
things
do
not
do
to
me,
then
I
will come
before
your
face:
Take
your
hand
far
away
from
me;
and
let
me
not
be overcome
by
fear
of
you.
Then
at
the sound
of
your voice
I
will
give
answer;
or let
me
put forward
my
cause
for
you
to
give
me
an
answer.
What
is
the number
of
my evil-doings
and
my
sins? give
me
knowledge
of
them.
Why
is
your
face veiled
from
me,
as if
I
was numbered among
your haters?
Will
you be hard on
a
leaf
in
flight before
the wind?
will
you
make
a
dry stem go more quickly on
its way?
For
you put
bitter
things
on
record
against
me,
and send
punishment
on
me
for
the
sins
of
my early years;
And
you
put chains
on
my
feet,
watching
all
my
ways,
and
making
a
limit
for
my
steps;
Though
a man comes
to nothing
like
a bit
of dead wood,
or
like
a robe
which
has
become
food
for
the worm.
As
for
man,
the son
of
woman,
his
days
are
short
and
full
of trouble.
He
comes
out
like
a
flower,
and
is cut down:
he
goes
in
flight
like
a
shade,
and
is
never seen again.
Is
it
on
such
a
one
as
this
that
your
eyes
are fixed,
with
the
purpose
of judging
him?
If
only
a
clean
thing might come out
of
an
unclean!
But
it
is
not possible.
If
his
days
are ordered,
and
you
have knowledge
of
the
number
of
his
months,
having given
him
a
fixed
limit past which
he
may
not
go;
Let
your
eyes
be turned
away
from
him,
and
take
your hand
from
him,
so
that
he
may
have
pleasure
at
the end
of
his
day,
like
a
servant working
for payment.
For
there
is
hope
of
a
tree;
if
it
is
cut
down,
it
will come
to
life
again,
and
its branches
will
not come
to
an end.
Though
its
root
may
be
old
in
the
earth,
and
its cut-off end
may
be
dead
in
the
dust;
Still,
at
the smell
of
water,
it
will
make buds,
and put
out branches
like
a young
plant.
But
man comes
to
his
death
and
is gone:
he gives up
his spirit,
and
where
is
he?
The
waters
go
from
a
pool,
and
a
river becomes waste
and
dry;
So
man goes
down
to
his
last resting-place
and comes
not
again:
till
the
heavens
come
to
an end,
they
will
not
be
awake
or
come
out
of
their
sleep.
If
only
you
would
keep
me safe
in
the underworld,
putting
me
in
a
secret
place
till
your
wrath
is past,
giving
me
a
fixed
time
when
I might
come
to
your memory
again!
If
death
takes
a
man,
will
he
come
to
life again?
All
the
days
of
my trouble
I
would
be
waiting,
till
the
time
came
for
me
to
be free.
At
the sound
of
your voice
I
would
give
an
answer,
and
you
would
have
a desire
for
the
work
of
your
hands.
For
now
my
steps
are
numbered
by
you,
and
my
sin
is
not overlooked.
My wrongdoing
is corded
up
in
a
bag,
and
my
sin
is
shut
up safe.
But
truly
a
mountain
falling comes
to dust,
and
a
rock
is
moved
from its
place;
The
stones
are crushed small
by
the force
of
the
waters;
the
dust
of
the
earth
is
washed
away
by
their
overflowing:
and so
you put an end
to
the
hope
of
man.
You overcome
him
for
ever,
and
he
is
gone;
his
face
is changed
in death,
and
you
send
him
away.
His
sons come
to honour,
and
he
has
no
knowledge
of
it;
they
are
made low,
but
he
is
not conscious
of
it.
Only
his
flesh still
has
pain,
and
his
soul
is sad.
And
Eliphaz
the
Temanite made
answer
and
said,
Will
a
wise
man make
answer
with
knowledge
of no value,
or
will
he
give
birth
to
the
east
wind?
Will
he
make arguments
with
words
in
which
is
no
profit,
and
with
sayings
which
have
no
value?
Truly,
you make
the
fear
of
God without effect,
so that
the time
of quiet worship
before
God
is made
less
by
your outcry.
For
your
mouth
is guided
by
your
sin,
and
you
have taken
the
tongue
of
the false
for yourself.
It
is
by
your
mouth,
even yours,
that
you
are judged
to
be
in
the wrong,
and
not
by
me;
and
your
lips
give witness against
you.
Were
you
the
first
man
to come
into
the world?
or did
you come
into being
before
the
hills?
Were
you present
at
the
secret meeting
of
God?
and
have
you
taken all
wisdom
for
yourself?
What
knowledge
have
you
which we
have
not?
is
there
anything
in
your
mind
which
is
not
in ours?
With
us
are
men
who
are grey-haired
and
full
of
years,
much older
than
your
father.
Are
the comforts
of
God not
enough
for
you,
and
the gentle
word
which
was
said
to
you?
Why
is
your
heart uncontrolled,
and
why
are
your
eyes lifted up;
So
that
you
are
turning
your
spirit
against
God,
and letting such
words
go
out
of
your
mouth?
What
is
man,
that
he may
be
clean?
and
how may
the son
of
woman
be upright?
Truly,
he
puts
no
faith
in
his
holy
ones,
and
the
heavens
are
not clean
in
his
eyes;
How
much
less
one
who
is disgusting
and unclean,
a
man
who takes
in
evil
like
water!
Take note
and
give ear
to
my words;
and
I
will say
what
I
have
seen:
(The
things
which
wise
men
have got
from
their
fathers,
and
have
not kept secret
from
us;
For
only
to
them
was
the
land
given,
and
no
strange
people
were
among
them:)
The
evil
man
is
in pain
all
his
days,
and
the
number
of
the
years
stored
up
for
the
cruel
is small.
A
sound
of
fear
is
in
his
ears;
in time
of
peace destruction
will
come
on
him:
He
has
no hope
of coming safe
out
of
the
dark,
and
his fate
will
be
the
sword;
He
is wandering
about
in search
of
bread, saying, Where
is
it?
and
he
is
certain
that
the
day
of trouble
is
ready
for
him:
He
is greatly
in fear
of the dark day,
trouble
and pain overcome
him:
Because
his
hand
is
stretched
out
against
God,
and
his heart
is lifted
up
against
the Ruler
of all,
Running
against
him
like
a man
of war, covered
by
his
thick breastplate; even
like
a king ready
for
the fight,
Because
his
face
is
covered
with
fat,
and
his body
has become thick;
And
he
has
made
his resting-place
in
the
towns
which
have
been pulled
down,
in
houses
where
no man
had
a right
to
be,
whose fate
was
to become masses
of broken walls.
He
does
not
get
wealth
for
himself,
and
is unable
to keep what
he
has
got;
the heads
of
his
grain
are
not
bent
down
to
the
earth.
He
does
not come
out
of
the
dark;
his branches
are burned
by
the
flame,
and
the
wind
takes
away
his bud.
Let
him
not
put
his hope
in
what
is
false, falling
into error:
for
he
will get
deceit
as
his
reward.
His
branch
is cut off
before
its
time,
and
his leaf
is
no
longer
green.
He is like
a
vine whose grapes
do not come
to full growth,
or
an olive-tree dropping
its flowers.
For
the
band
of
the evil-doers gives no fruit,
and
the
tents
of
those
who
give wrong decisions
for
reward
are burned
with
fire.
Evil
has
made
them with
child,
and
they
give
birth
to
trouble;
and
the
fruit
of
their
body
is shame
for
themselves.
And
Job made
answer
and
said,
Such
things
have frequently come
to
my ears:
you
are
comforters
who
only
give
trouble.
May
words
which
are
like
the
wind
be stopped?
or
what
is troubling
you
to
make
answer
to
them?
It
would
not
be hard
for
me
to
say
such
things
if
your
souls
were
in
my soul's
place; joining
words
together
against
you,
and shaking
my
head
at
you:
I might give
you
strength
with
my
mouth,
and not
keep
back
the
comfort
of
my
lips.
If
I
say
what
is
in
my
mind,
my
pain becomes
no less:
and
if
I
keep quiet,
how
much
of
it
goes
from
me?
But
now
he
has overcome
me
with weariness
and fear,
and
I am
in
the grip
of
all
my trouble.
It
has
come
up
as
a
witness
against
me,
and
the wasting
of
my flesh
makes
answer
to
my
face.
I am broken
by
his
wrath,
and
his hate
has gone
after
me;
he
has made
his
teeth
sharp
against
me:
my haters
are looking
on
me
with cruel
eyes;
Their
mouths
are open
wide
against
me;
the
blows
of
his bitter
words
are falling
on
my
face;
all
of
them
come
together
in
a mass
against
me.
God gives
me
over
to
the
power
of sinners, sending
me
violently
into
the
hands
of evil-doers.
I
was
in comfort,
but
I
have
been
broken
up
by
his hands; he
has
taken
me
by
the
neck, shaking
me
to bits; he
has put
me
up
as
a mark
for
his arrows.
His bowmen
come
round
about
me;
their
arrows
go
through
my body
without
mercy;
my life
is drained
out
on
the
earth.
I am
broken
with wound
after wound;
he
comes rushing
on
me
like
a
man
of war.
I
have made haircloth
the clothing
of
my
skin,
and
my
horn
is rolled
in
the
dust.
My
face
is red
with
weeping,
and
my eyes
are becoming
dark;
Though
my
hands
have done
no
violent acts,
and
my
prayer
is
clean.
O
earth,
let
not
my
blood
be
covered,
and
let
my
cry
have
no resting-place!
Even
now
my
witness
is
in
heaven,
and
the supporter
of
my cause
is
on
high.
My
friends make sport
of
me;
to
God
my
eyes
are weeping,
So
that
he
may give
decision
for
a
man
in
his cause
with
God,
and
between
a
son
of
man
and
his neighbour.
For
in
a short
time
I
will
take
the journey
from which
I
will
not
come
back.
My
spirit
is broken,
my
days
are ended,
the last resting-place
is ready
for
me.
Truly, those
who make sport
of
me
are round about
me,
and
my
eyes become dark because
of
their
bitter laughing.
Be pleased,
now,
to
be responsible
for
me
to
yourself;
for there
is
no other
who
will
put
his
hand
in
mine.
You
have
kept
their
hearts
from
wisdom:
for
this cause
you
will
not give
them honour.
As
for
him
who
is false
to
his
friend
for
a
reward, light
will
be cut
off
from
the
eyes
of
his
children.
He
has
made
me
a word
of shame
to
the
peoples;
I
have
become
a mark
for
their sport.
My
eyes
have become dark
because
of
my pain,
and
all
my body
is wasted
to
a
shade.
The
upright
are surprised
at
this,
and
he
who has done no wrong
is troubled
because
of
the evil-doers.
Still
the upright keeps
on
his
way,
and
he
who
has
clean
hands gets new
strength.
But
come
back,
now,
all
of
you,
come;
and
I
will
not
see
a
wise
man
among
you.
My
days
are past,
my purposes
are
broken
off,
even
the desires
of
my
heart.
They
are changing
night
into
day;
they say,
The
light
is
near
the
dark.
If
I am waiting
for
the underworld
as
my
house,
if
I
have made
my
bed
in
the
dark;
If
I say
to
the earth,
You
are
my
father;
and
to
the
worm,
My
mother
and
my
sister;
Where
then
is
my
hope? and
who
will
see
my desire?
Will
they
go
down
with
me
into
the underworld?
Will
we
go
down
together
into
the
dust?
Then
Bildad
the
Shuhite made
answer
and
said,
How
long
will
it be
before
you
have done
talking?
Get wisdom,
and
then
we
will
say
what
is
in
our
minds.
Why do we
seem
as
beasts
in
your
eyes,
and
as completely without
knowledge?
But come back, now, come:
you
who
are wounding
yourself
in
your passion,
will
the
earth
be given up
because
of
you,
or
a
rock
be
moved
out
of its
place?
For
the
light
of
the sinner
is
put
out,
and
the
flame
of
his
fire
is
not
shining.
The
light
is
dark
in
his
tent,
and
the
light
shining
over
him
is
put
out.
The
steps
of
his
strength become short,
and by
his design destruction overtakes
him.
His
feet
take
him
into
the
net,
and
he
goes
walking
into
the cords.
His foot
is
taken
in
the net;
he comes
into
its grip.
The twisted
cord
is put
secretly
in
the
earth
to take
him,
and
the
cord
is placed
in
his
way.
He is overcome by fears
on
every
side,
they go
after
him at
every
step.
His
strength
is
made feeble
for need
of food,
and
destruction
is waiting
for
his falling footstep.
His
skin
is wasted
by
disease,
and
his
body
is
food
for
the worst
of diseases.
He
is pulled out
of
his
tent where
he
was safe,
and
he
is taken
away
to
the
king
of fears.
In
his
tent will be seen
that which
is
not
his, burning stone
is dropped
on
his house.
Under
the earth
his
roots
are
dry,
and
over
it
his branch
is cut off.
His
memory
is
gone
from
the
earth,
and
in
the
open
country there
is
no knowledge
of
his
name.
He
is sent
away
from
the
light
into
the
dark;
he
is forced
out
of
the
world.
He
has
no
offspring
or family
among
his
people,
and
in
his living-place
there
is
no
one
of
his name.
At
his
fate
those
of
the
west
are
shocked,
and
those
of
the
east
are overcome
with fear.
Truly,
these
are
the houses
of
the sinner,
and
this
is
the
place
of
him
who
has
no
knowledge
of
God.
And
Job made
answer
and
said,
How
long
will
you make
my
life bitter,
crushing
me
with
words?
Ten
times
now
you
have made sport
of
me;
it gives
you
no sense
of
shame
to
do
me
wrong.
And,
truly, if
I
have been
in
error,
the effect of
my
error is only
on myself.
If
you
make
yourselves
great
against
me, using
my punishment as
an
argument
against
me,
Be
certain
that
it
is
God
who
has done
me wrong,
and
has taken
me
in
his
net.
Truly,
I
make
an outcry
against
the
violent
man,
but
there
is
no
answer:
I
give
a
cry
for
help,
but
no
one takes
up
my
cause.
My
way
is
walled
up
by
him
so
that
I
may
not
go
by:
he has
made
my roads
dark.
He
has
put
off
my
glory
from
me,
and
taken
the
crown
from
my
head.
I am
broken
down
by
him
on
every
side,
and I am gone;
my
hope is
uprooted
like
a
tree.
His
wrath
is burning
against
me,
and
I am
to
him
as one
of
his haters.
His armies
come
on
together,
they make
their
road high
against
me,
and
put
up
their
tents
round mine.
He
has taken
my
brothers
far
away
from
me;
they
have seen
my fate
and
have become
strange
to
me.
My
relations
and
my
near
friends
have given
me up,
and those living
in
my house
have put
me
out
of
their minds.
I
am
strange
to
my women-servants,
and
seem
to
them
as
one
from
another country.
At
my
cry
my
servant
gives
me
no
answer,
and
I
have
to
make
a prayer
to
him.
My
breath
is
strange
to my
wife,
and
I am disgusting
to
the
offspring
of my mother's
body.
Even
young
children
have no respect
for
me;
when
I
get
up
their backs
are turned
on
me.
All
the
men
of
my
circle keep
away
from
me;
and
those dear
to
me
are
turned
against
me.
My
bones
are
joined
to
my
skin,
and
I have got
away
with
my
flesh
in
my
teeth.
Have
pity
on
me,
have
pity
on
me,
O
my
friends!
for
the
hand
of
God
is
on
me.
Why
are
you cruel
to
me,
like
God,
for
ever saying evil against
me?
If only
my
words might
be
recorded! if they might
be
put
in
writing
in
a
book!
And with an
iron
pen
and
lead be
cut into the
rock
for
ever!
But
I
am
certain
that
he
who
will
take
up
my cause
is
living,
and
that
in
time
to
come
he
will
take
his place
on
the
dust;
And ... without
my
flesh
I
will
see
God;
Whom
I
will
see
on
my side,
and
not
as
one
strange
to
me.
My
heart
is broken
with desire.
If
you
say,
How cruel
we
will
be
to
him!
because
the
root
of sin
is clearly
in
him:
Be
in
fear
of
the
sword,
for
the
sword
is
the
punishment
for such things,
so
that
you
may
be
certain
that
there
is
a judge.
Then
Zophar
the
Naamathite made
answer
and
said,
For
this
cause
my thoughts are troubling
me
and driving
me
on.
I
have
to
give ear
to arguments
which put
me
to
shame,
and
your
answers
to
me are
wind without wisdom.
Have
you
knowledge
of
this
from early times,
when
man
was
placed
on
the
earth,
That
the pride
of
the sinner
is
short,
and
the
joy
of
the evil-doer
but
for
a minute?
Though
he
is
lifted
up
to
the
heavens,
and
his
head
goes
up
to
the
clouds;
Like
the waste
from
his body
he comes
to
an
end
for
ever: those
who
have
seen
him
say,
Where
is
he?
He
is
gone
like
a
dream,
and
is
not seen again;
he goes
in flight
like
a
vision
of
the
night.
The
eye
which
saw him
sees him
no
longer;
and
his
place
has
no
more
knowledge
of him.
His
children
are hoping
that
the
poor
will
be kind
to
them,
and
his
hands
give
back
his
wealth.
His
bones
are
full
of young
strength,
but
it
will go
down
with
him
into
the
dust.
Though evil-doing
is
sweet
in
his
mouth,
and
he keeps
it secretly
under
his
tongue;
Though
he takes
care
of
it,
and
does
not
let
it go,
but keeps
it still
in
his
mouth;
His
food becomes
bitter
in
his
stomach;
the poison
of snakes
is
inside him.
He
takes down
wealth
as food,
and sends
it
up again;
it
is forced
out
of
his
stomach
by
God.
He takes
the
poison
of snakes into
his mouth,
the
tongue
of
the
snake
is
the cause
of
his death.
Let
him
not
see
the
rivers
of oil,
the
streams
of
honey
and milk.
He
is forced
to
give
back
the fruit
of
his work,
and
may
not
take
it
for food;
he has
no joy
in
the profit
of
his
trading.
Because
he
has
been cruel
to
the
poor, turning
away
from
them
in
their trouble;
because
he
has
taken
a
house
by
force
which
he
did
not put
up;
There
is
no peace
for
him
in
his
wealth,
and
no salvation
for
him
in
those
things
in which
he
took
delight.
He
had
never
enough
for
his desire;
for
this cause
his well-being
will quickly come
to
an end.
Even
when
his wealth
is great,
he
is
full
of
care,
for
the
hand
of
everyone
who
is
in trouble
is turned
against
him.
God gives
him
his desire,
and
sends
the heat
of
his
wrath
on
him, making
it
come
down
on
him
like
rain.
He may
go in
flight
from
the
iron spear, but
the arrow
from
the
bow
of brass
will
go
through
him;
He is pulling
it
out,
and
it
comes
out
of
his
back;
and
its shining
point
comes
out
of
his side;
he is overcome
by fears.
All
his
wealth
is
stored
up
for
the
dark:
a
fire
not
made
by
man sends destruction
on
him,
and
on
everything
in
his
tent.
The
heavens
make clear
his
sin,
and
the
earth gives witness against
him.
The
produce
of
his
house
is
taken
away
into another country,
like
things given
into
the hands
of
others
in
the
day
of
wrath.
This
is
the
reward
of
the
evil
man,
and
the
heritage given
to
him
by
God.
Then
Job made
answer
and
said,
Give
attention
with care
to
my
words;
and
let
this
be
your comfort.
Let
me
say
what
is
in
my mind,
and
after
that, go
on making sport
of
me.
As
for
me,
is
my outcry against
man?
is
it
then
to
be wondered
at
if
my
spirit
is troubled?
Take note
of
me
and
be full
of wonder,
put
your
hand
on
your
mouth.
At
the very
thought
of
it
my
flesh
is shaking
with fear.
Why
is
life given
to
the evil-doers?
why do
they
become
old
and
strong
in
power?
Their
children
are ever
with
them,
and
their
offspring
before
their
eyes.
Their
houses
are free
from
fear,
and
the
rod
of
God
does
not come
on
them.
Their
ox
is ready
at all times
to give seed;
their
cow gives
birth,
without dropping
her young.
They
send
out
their
young
ones
like
a
flock,
and
their
children
have pleasure
in
the
dance,
They
make songs
to
the instruments
of music,
and are
glad
at
the
sound
of
the
pipe.
Their
days
come
to an end without trouble,
and
suddenly
they
go
down
to
the underworld.
Though
they
said
to
God,
Go
away
from
us,
for we
have
no
desire
for
the
knowledge
of
your
ways.
What
is
the Ruler
of all,
that
we may give
him
worship?
and
what
profit
is
it
to
us
to
make prayer
to
him?
Truly,
is
not
their well-being
in
their
power? (The
purpose
of
the evil-doers
is
far
from
me.)
How frequently
is
the light
of
the evil-doers
put
out, or
does trouble
come
on
them?
how frequently
does
his
wrath
take
them
with
cords?
How frequently
are
they
as dry stems
before
the
wind,
or
as grass
taken
away
by
the storm-wind?
You say,
God keeps punishment
stored
up
for
his
children. Let
him send
it
on
the
man
himself, so
that
he
may
have
the punishment
of
it!
Let
his
eyes
see
his trouble,
and let
him
be full
of
the
wrath
of
the Ruler
of all!
For
what interest
has
he
in
his
house
after
him,
when
the
number
of
his
months
is ended?
Is
anyone able
to give
teaching
to
God?
for
he
is
the
judge
of
those
who
are on
high.
One comes
to
his end
in
complete well-being,
full
of peace
and
quiet:
His buckets
are
full
of
milk,
and there
is no loss
of
strength
in
his
bones.
And
another comes
to
his end
with
a
bitter
soul,
without
ever
tasting
good.
Together
they go
down
to
the
dust,
and
are
covered
by
the
worm.
See,
I
am conscious
of
your
thoughts,
and
of
your violent
purposes
against
me;
For
you
say,
Where
is
the
house
of
the ruler,
and
where
is
the
tent
of
the evil-doer?
Have
you
not put
the
question
to
the travellers,
and
do
you
not
take
note
of
their experience?
How
the
evil man goes free
in
the
day
of
trouble,
and
has salvation
in
the
day
of
wrath?
Who
will
make
his
way clear
to
his
face?
and
if
he
has
done
a
thing,
who gives
him punishment
for
it?
He
is taken
to
his last resting-place,
and
keeps
watch
over
it.
The earth
of
the
valley covering
his bones
is
sweet
to
him,
and
all
men come
after
him,
as
there
were unnumbered
before
him.
Why
then do
you
give
me
comfort with words
in which
there is no profit, when
you see
that
there is
nothing
in
your
answers
but deceit?
Then
Eliphaz
the
Temanite made
answer
and
said,
Is
it possible
for
a
man
to
be
of
profit
to
God? No,
for
a man's wisdom
is only
of
profit
to himself.
Is
it
of
any interest
to
the Ruler
of
all
that
you
are upright?
or
is
it
of use
to
him
that
your
ways
are without sin?
Is
it
because
you
give
him honour
that
he
is sending punishment
on
you
and
is judging
you?
Is
not
your evil-doing
great?
and
there
is
no
end
to
your
sins.
For
you
have
taken
your brother's goods
when
he was
not
in
your debt,
and
have
taken away
the
clothing
of
those
who
have need
of
it.
You do
not
give
water
to
the
tired traveller,
and
from
him
who has
no
food
you
keep
back
bread.
For
it
was
the
man
with
power
who
had
the
land,
and
the
man
with
an honoured name
who
was
living
in
it.
You
have
sent
widows
away
without hearing
their
cause,
and
you
have taken
away
the support
of
the child who has no father.
For
this cause nets are
round
your feet,
and
you are overcome
with
sudden
fear.
Your light
is
made
dark
so
that
you
are unable
to
see,
and
you
are
covered
by
a mass
of
waters.
Is
not
God
as
high
as
heaven?
and
see
the
stars,
how
high
they
are!
And
you
say,
What
knowledge
has
God?
is
he able
to give decisions
through
the
deep
dark?
Thick
clouds
are covering
him,
so
that
he
is unable
to
see;
and
he
is
walking
on
the arch
of
heaven.
Will
you
keep
the
old
way
by
which
evil
men went?
Who
were violently taken
away
before
their
time,
who
were overcome
by
the rush
of waters:
Who
said
to
God,
Go
away
from
us;
and,
What
is
the Ruler
of
all able
to
do
to
us?
Though
he made
their
houses
full
of
good things:
but
the
purpose
of
the evil-doers
is
far
from
me!
The upright
saw
it
and were
glad:
and those
who had done no wrong
made sport
of
them,
Saying,
Truly,
their substance
is
cut
off,
and
their
wealth
is
food
for
the
fire.
Put
yourself
now
in
a
right relation
with
him
and
be
at peace:
so
will
you
do
well
in
your undertakings.
Be pleased
to
take
teaching
from
his
mouth,
and
let
his
words
be stored
up
in
your
heart.
If
you
come
back
to
the Ruler
of
all, making
yourself low
before
him;
if
you
put
evil
far
away
from
your
tents;
And
put
your
gold
in
the
dust,
even
your
gold
of
Ophir
among
the
rocks
of
the
valleys;
Then
the Ruler
of all
will
be
your
gold,
and
his teaching
will
be
your
silver;
For
then
you
will
have
delight
in
the Ruler
of all,
and
your
face
will
be
lifted
up
to
God.
You
will
make
your
prayer
to
him,
and be
answered;
and
you
will
give effect
to
your oaths.
Your purposes
will
come
about,
and
light
will
be
shining
on
your
ways.
For
God
makes
low
those whose hearts
are lifted up,
but
he
is
a saviour
to
the poor
in spirit.
He makes safe
the man who
is
free
from sin,
and if
your
hands
are clean, salvation
will be yours.
And
Job made
answer
and
said,
Even
today
my outcry
is bitter;
his
hand
is hard
on
my
sorrow.
If
only
I
had
knowledge
of where
he might
be seen,
so
that
I might
come
even
to
his
seat!
I would
put
my
cause
in
order
before
him,
and
my
mouth would be
full
of arguments.
I
would
see
what
his
answers
would be,
and
have
knowledge
of
what
he
would
say
to
me.
Would
he
make
use
of
his
great
power
to overcome
me?
No,
but
he
would
give
attention
to
me.
There
an
upright man might put
his cause
before
him;
and
I
would
be
free
for
ever
from
my
judge.
See,
I
go
forward,
but
he
is
not
there;
and
back,
but
I
do
not
see
him;
I am
looking
for
him
on
the
left
hand,
but there
is
no sign
of
him;
and turning
to
the
right,
I am
not able
to
see
him.
For
he
has
knowledge
of
the
way
I
take;
after
I
have been
tested
I
will
come
out
like
gold.
My
feet
have
gone
in
his
steps;
I
have
kept
in
his
way,
without
turning
to
one side
or
to
the other.
I
have
never
gone
against
the
orders
of
his
lips;
the
words
of
his
mouth
have
been
stored
up
in
my
heart.
But
his purpose
is fixed
and
there
is
no changing
it;
and
he
gives effect
to
the
desire
of
his
soul.
For
what
has been ordered
for
me
by
him
will
be gone
through
to
the end:
and
his mind
is
full
of
such designs.
For
this cause
I am
in
fear
before
him,
my thoughts
of
him overcome
me.
For
God
has made my
heart feeble,
and my
mind
is troubled before
the Ruler
of all.
For
I am overcome
by
the
dark,
and
by
the black night which
is
covering
my
face.
Why
are
times
not
stored
up
by
the Ruler
of
all,
and
why do those
who
have
knowledge
of
him
not
see
his
days?
The
landmarks
are changed
by evil
men, they violently
take
away
flocks, together with
their keepers.
They send
away the ass of him who has no father, they
take the widow's
ox
for debt.
The crushed
are
turned
out
of
the
way;
all
the
poor
of
the
earth go
into
a secret
place
together.
Like asses
in
the waste land
they
go
out
to
their
work, looking
for
food
with care;
from
the waste land
they
get
bread
for
their
children.
They get mixed grain
from
the
field,
and they take away
the late fruit
from
the
vines
of those
who
have wealth.
They take
their rest
at night
without
clothing,
and
have
no
cover
in
the
cold.
They
are
wet
with
the rain
of
the
mountains,
and get into
the cracks
of
the
rock
for cover.
The
child without
a father
is forced from its mother's
breast,
and
they
take
the young
children
of
the
poor for debt.
Others
go
about
without
clothing,
and though
they
have
no food,
they
get
in
the grain
from
the fields.
Between
the lines
of olive-trees
they make
oil; though
they have no drink,
they are crushing
out
the grapes.
From
the
town come sounds
of pain
from
those
who
are
near
death,
and
the
soul
of
the
wounded
is crying
out
for
help;
but
God
does
not
take note
of
their prayer.
Then
there
are
those
who
are haters
of
the
light,
who
have
no knowledge
of
its
ways,
and
do
not
go
in
them.
He
who
is purposing
death
gets
up before day,
so
that he
may
put
to
death
the
poor
and
those
in need.
And
the man whose desire
is
for
the wife
of
another
is
waiting
for
the
evening,
saying,
No
eye
will
see
me;
and
he
puts
a cover
on
his
face.
And
in
the night
the thief
goes about;
In
the
dark
he makes holes
in
the walls
of
houses:
in
the
daytime
they
are shutting themselves
up,
they
have
no
knowledge
of
the
light.
For
the middle
of
the night
is
as
morning
to
them,
they
are
not troubled
by
the fear
of
the
dark.
They go quickly
on
the
face
of
the
waters;
their heritage
is
cursed
in
the
earth;
the steps
of
the crusher
of grapes
are
not
turned
to
their vine-garden.
Snow
waters become
dry
with
the
heat:
so do sinners go down
into
the underworld.
The public place
of
his town
has
no
more knowledge
of
him,
and
his name
has
gone
from
the memory
of men:
he
is rooted up
like
a dead
tree.
He
is
not kind
to
the
widow,
and
he
has
no pity
for
her
child.
But
God
by
his
power gives
long
life
to
the
strong;
he
gets
up
again, though
he
has
no hope
of
life.
He
takes away
his fear
of danger
and
gives
him support;
and
his
eyes
are
on
his
ways.
For
a short
time
they
are lifted
up;
then
they
are
gone;
they
are
made
low,
they
are pulled
off like
fruit,
and like
the
heads
of
grain
they
are cut
off.
And
if
it
is
not
so,
now,
who
will
make
it clear
that
my
words
are
false,
and
that
what
I
say
is
of
no value?
Then
Bildad
the
Shuhite made
answer
and
said,
Rule
and power
are
his;
he
makes
peace
in
his
high
places.
Is
it possible
for
his
armies
to
be
numbered?
and
on
whom
is
not
his
light
shining?
How
then
is
it possible
for
man
to
be upright
before
God?
or
how may
he
be
clean
who
is
a son
of
woman?
See,
even
the
moon
is
not
bright,
and
the
stars
are
not clean
in
his
eyes:
How
much
less
man
who
is
an insect,
and
the
son
of
man
who
is
a
worm!
Then
Job made
answer
and
said,
How
have
you given
help
to
him
who
has
no
power!
how
have
you
been
the
salvation
of
the
arm
which
has
no
strength!
How
have
you
given teaching
to
him
who
has
no
wisdom,
and fully
made clear true
knowledge!
To
whom
have
your
words
been
said?
and
whose
spirit
came
out
from
you?
The shades
in
the underworld
are shaking;
the
waters
and those
living
in
them.
The underworld
is uncovered
before
him,
and
Destruction
has
no veil.
By
his hand
the
north
is
stretched
out
in
space,
and
the
earth
is
hanging
on
nothing.
By
him
the
waters
are shut
up
in
his
thick
clouds,
and
the
cloud
does
not give way
under
them.
By
him
the
face
of
his high
seat
is veiled,
and
his
cloud stretched
out
over
it.
By
him
a
circle
is marked
out
on
the
face
of
the
waters,
to
the
limits
of
the
light
and
the
dark.
The
pillars
of
heaven
are shaking,
and
are overcome
by his sharp words.
By his
power
the
sea
was made quiet;
and by his
wisdom
Rahab
was
wounded.
By
his
wind
the
heavens become bright:
by
his
hand
the quickly moving
snake
was cut
through.
See,
these
are only
the outskirts
of
his
ways;
and
how small
is
that
which comes
to
our ears
about
him!
But
the
thunder
of
his
acts
of
power
is outside
all knowledge.
And
Job
again
took
up
the
word
and
said,
By
the
life
of
God,
who
has
taken
away
my
right;
and
of
the Ruler
of all,
who
has
made
my
soul
bitter;
(For
all
my
breath
is
still
in
me,
and
the
spirit
of
God
is
my
life;)
Truly, there
is
no
deceit
in
my
lips,
and
my
tongue
does
not
say
what
is false.
Let
it
be
far
from
me!
I
will
certainly
not say
that
you
are
right!
I
will come
to death
before
I
give
up
my
righteousness.
I
will keep
it safe,
and
will
not
let
it
go:
my
heart
has
nothing
to say
against
any part
of
my
life.
Let
my hater
be
like
the
evil
man,
and
let
him
who
comes against
me
be
as
the sinner.
For
what
is
the
hope
of
the sinner
when
he
is
cut
off,
when
God
takes back
his
soul?
Will
his
cry
come
to
the ears
of
God
when
he
is
in
trouble?
Will
he
take
delight
in
the Ruler
of
all,
and
make
his prayer
to
God
at
all
times?
I
will give
you
teaching about
the
hand
of
God;
I
will
not keep secret
from
you
what
is
in
the
mind
of
the Ruler
of all.
Truly,
you
have
all
seen
it
yourselves;
why
then
have
you become
completely foolish?
This
is
the punishment
of
the evil-doer
from
God,
and
the
heritage given
to
the
cruel
by
the Ruler
of all.
If
his
children
are
increased,
it
is
for
the
sword;
and
his
offspring
have
not
enough
bread.
When those
of
his house
who
are still living come
to
their end
by disease,
they
are
not put into
the earth,
and
their
widows
are
not
weeping
for
them.
Though
he may
get
silver together
like
dust,
and
make
ready great stores
of clothing;
He may
get
them
ready,
but
the upright
will
put
them
on,
and he
who
is
free
from sin
will take
the
silver
for
a heritage.
His
house
has no more strength than
a spider's thread,
or
a watchman's tent.
He goes
to
rest full
of
wealth,
but
does
so
for
the last time:
on opening
his
eyes,
he sees
it
there
no
longer.
Fears
overtake
him like rushing
waters;
in
the
night
the storm-wind takes
him
away.
The
east
wind
takes
him
up
and
he
is gone;
he
is forced violently
out
of
his
place.
God sends
his arrows
against
him
without
mercy;
he goes
in
flight
before
his
hand.
Men make signs
of
joy
because
of
him, driving
him
from
his
place
with sounds
of hissing.
Truly
there
is
a
mine
for
silver,
and
a
place
where
gold
is washed
out.
Iron
is
taken out
of
the
earth,
and
stone
is changed
into brass
by
the fire.
Man
puts
an
end
to
the
dark, searching
out
to
the
farthest
limit
the
stones
of
the
deep
places
of
the
dark.
He makes
a deep
mine far
away
from
those
living
in
the light
of day;
when
they go
about
on
the earth,
they
have
no knowledge
of
those
who
are
under
them,
who
are hanging far
from
men, twisting
from
side
to
side
on
a cord.
As
for
the
earth,
bread
comes
out
of
it; but
under
its face
it
is
turned
up
as
if
by
fire.
Its
stones
are
the
place
of
sapphires,
and
it
has
dust
of
gold.
No
bird
has
knowledge
of
it,
and
the hawk's
eye
has
never
seen
it.
The great
beasts
have
not
gone
over
it,
and
the cruel
lion
has
not taken
that
way.
Man
puts
out
his
hand
on
the hard rock, overturning
mountains
by
the
roots.
He
makes deep ways, cut
through
the
rock,
and
his
eye
sees
everything
of
value.
He keeps
back
the
streams
from
flowing,
and makes
the secret things
come
out
into
the
light.
But
where may
wisdom
be seen?
and
where
is
the resting-place
of knowledge?
Man
has
not seen
the way
to
it,
and
it
is
not
in
the
land
of
the
living.
The
deep waters
say,
It
is
not
in
me:
and
the
sea
says,
It
is
not
with
me.
Gold
may
not
be
given
for
it,
or
a weight
of
silver
in
payment
for
it.
It
may
not
be valued with
the
gold
of
Ophir, with
the
onyx
of great price,
or
the
sapphire.
Gold
and
glass
are
not equal
to
it
in price,
and
it
may
not
be
exchanged
for
jewels
of
the best
gold.
There
is
no need
to say
anything about
coral
or
crystal;
and
the value
of
wisdom
is greater
than
that
of
pearls.
The
topaz
of
Ethiopia
is
not equal
to
it,
and
it
may
not
be valued with
the best
gold.
From
where
then
does
wisdom
come,
and
where
is
the resting-place
of knowledge?
For
it
is kept
secret
from
the
eyes
of
all
living, unseen
by
the
birds
of
the air.
Destruction
and
Death
say,
We
have only had
word
of it
with
our
ears.
God
has
knowledge
of
the
way
to
it,
and
of
its resting-place;
For
his eyes go
to
the
ends
of
the
earth,
and
he
sees
everything
under
heaven.
When
he
made
a
weight
for
the
wind,
measuring
out
the
waters;
When
he
made
a law
for
the
rain,
and
a
way
for
the thunder-flames;
Then
he
saw
it,
and
put
it
on record;
he gave
it
its
fixed form, searching
it
out completely.
And
he
said
to
man, Truly
the
fear
of
the
Lord
is
wisdom,
and
to
keep
from
evil
is
the way
to knowledge.
And
Job
again
took
up
the
word
and
said,
If only
I
might again
be
as
I
was
in
the
months
which
are past,
in
the
days
when
God
was
watching
over
me!
When
his
light
was
shining
over
my
head,
and
when
I went
through
the
dark
by
his
light.
As
I
was
in
my flowering
years,
when
my
tent
was covered
by
the hand
of
God;
While
the Ruler
of
all
was
still
with
me,
and
my
children
were
round
me;
When
my
steps
were
washed
with milk,
and rivers
of
oil
were flowing out
of
the
rock
for
me.
When
I
went
out
of
my door
to
go
up
to
the
town,
and
took
my
seat
in
the public
place,
The
young
men
saw
me,
and
went away,
and
the
old
men
got
up
from
their seats;
The
rulers
kept quiet,
and
put
their
hands
on
their
mouths;
The chiefs kept back
their words,
and
their
tongues were
joined
to
the roofs
of
their mouths.
For
when
it came
to
their
ears, men
said
that
I was
truly
happy;
and
when
their
eyes
saw,
they
gave
witness
to
me;
For
I
was
a saviour
to
the
poor
when
he
was crying
for
help,
to
the child
with
no father,
and
to
him
who
had
no supporter.
The
blessing
of
him who
was
near
to
destruction
came
on
me,
and
I
put
a song
of
joy
into
the widow's
heart.
I
put
on
righteousness
as
my
clothing,
and
was full
of
it;
right
decisions
were
to
me
a
robe
and
a head-dress.
I
was
eyes
to
the
blind,
and
feet
to
him
who
had no power
of walking.
I
was
a
father
to
the
poor, searching
out
the
cause
of
him
who
was strange
to
me.
By
me
the great
teeth
of
the evil-doer were
broken,
and
I made
him give up what he had violently taken
away.
Then
I
said,
I
will come
to
my end
with
my children round
me,
my
days
will
be
as
the
sand
in
number;
My
root
will
be
open
to
the
waters,
and
the night mist
will
be
on
my branches,
My
glory
will
be ever
new,
and
my
bow
will
be readily bent
in
my
hand.
Men
gave ear
to me, waiting
and keeping quiet
for
my suggestions.
After
I
had
said
what
was
in
my
mind,
they
were quiet
and
let
my
words go deep
into
their hearts;
They were waiting
for me as
for
the
rain,
opening
their
mouths
wide as
for
the
spring rains.
I
was laughing
at
them
when
they
had
no hope,
and
the
light
of
my
face
was
never clouded
by
their fear.
I took
my place
as
a
chief, guiding
them
on
their
way,
and
I
was
as
a
king
among
his
army. ...
But
now
those
who
are
younger
than
I
make
sport
of
me;
those
whose
fathers
I
would not
have
put
with
the
dogs
of
my
flocks.
Of
what use
is
the
strength
of
their
hands
to
me?
all
force
is gone
from
them.
They are wasted for need of food, biting
the
dry earth; their only hope of life is
in
the waste
land.
They
are pulling
off
the salt leaves
from
the brushwood,
and making
a
meal
of
roots.
They are sent
out
from
among
their townsmen, men are
crying
after
them as
thieves
They have
to get a resting-place
in
the hollows
of
the
valleys,
in
holes
of
the
earth
and
rocks.
They make noises
like asses
among
the brushwood;
they get
together
under
the thorns.
They
are
sons
of shame,
and
of
men
without
a
name,
who
have
been forced
out
of
the
land.
And
now
I
have
become
their
song,
and
I
am
a
word
of shame
to
them.
I am disgusting
to
them;
they
keep
away
from
me,
and
put marks
of shame
on
me.
For
he
has made
loose
the cord
of
my bow,
and
put
me
to shame;
he
has
sent
down
my flag
to
the earth
before
me.
The lines
of
his men
of war
put
themselves
in order,
and
make high
their
ways
of
destruction
against
me:
They
have made waste
my roads, with
a view
to
my
destruction;
his bowmen come round about
me;
As through
a
wide broken
place
in
the wall
they
come
on,
I am overturned by
the shock
of
their attack.
Fears
have
come
on
me;
my hope
is gone
like
the
wind,
and
my well-being
like
a
cloud.
But
now
my
soul
is turned
to water
in
me,
days
of trouble
overtake
me:
The flesh
is
gone
from
my
bones,
and
they give
me
no
rest; there
is
no end
to
my
pains.
With
great force
he takes
a grip
of
my
clothing, pulling me by
the neck
of
my
coat.
Truly God has made me low, even
to
the
earth,
and I have become
like
dust.
You
give
no
answer
to
my
cry,
and
take
no note
of
my prayer.
You
have
become
cruel
to
me;
the
strength
of
your
hand
is hard
on
me.
Lifting
me
up,
you
make
me go
on
the wings
of
the
wind; I am broken
up
by
the storm.
For
I am
certain
that
you
will send
me
back
to
death,
and
to
the meeting-place ordered
for
all
living.
Has
not
my
hand
been
stretched
out
in
help
to
the poor?
have
I
not
been
a saviour
to
him
in
his trouble?
Have
I
not
been
weeping
for
the crushed?
and
was
not
my
soul sad
for
him
who
was
in need?
For
I
was
looking
for
good,
and
evil
came;
I
was waiting
for
light,
and
it became dark.
My
feelings
are strongly moved,
and give
me
no rest;
days
of trouble
have overtaken
me.
I
go
about
in
dark clothing, uncomforted;
I
get
up
in
the public place, crying
out
for
help.
I
have
become
a
brother
to
the
jackals,
and
go
about
in
the company
of
ostriches.
My
skin
is
black
and dropping
off
me;
and
my
bones
are burning
with
the heat
of
my disease.
And
my music
has
been
turned
to sorrow,
and
the
sound
of
my
pipe
into
the
noise
of
weeping.
I
made
an
agreement
with
my
eyes;
how
then might
my
eyes
be looking
on
a
virgin?
For
what
is God's
reward
from
on
high,
or
the
heritage given
by
the Ruler
of all
from
heaven?
Is
it
not
trouble
for
the sinner,
and
destruction
for
the evil-doers?
Does
he
not
see
my
ways,
and
are
not
my
steps
all
numbered?
If
I
have
gone
in
false ways,
or
my
foot
has been quick
in working
deceit;
(Let
me be measured
in upright
scales,
and let
God
see
my
righteousness:)
If
my
steps
have been
turned
out
of
the
way,
or
if
my
heart
went
after
my
eyes,
or
if
the property
of another
is
in
my
hands;
Let
me put
seed
in
the earth
for
another
to
have
the fruit
of
it,
and let
my produce
be
uprooted.
If
my
heart went
after
another man's
wife,
or
if
I
was waiting secretly
at
my neighbour's
door;
Then let
my
wife give pleasure
to
another man
and let
others make use
of
her body.
For
that would
be
a
crime;
it would
be
an act
for
which
punishment would
be measured
out
by
the
judges:
It
would
be
a
fire
burning
even
to
destruction,
and
taking
away
all
my
produce.
If
I did wrong
in
the
cause
of
my man-servant,
or
my woman-servant,
when
they went
to law
with
me;
What
then
will
I
do
when
God comes
as
my
judge?
and
what
answer
may
I
give
to
his questions?
Did
not
God
make
him
as well
as
me?
did
he
not give
us life
in our mothers' bodies?
If
I
kept
back
the
desire
of
the
poor;
if
the widow's
eye
was looking
for help
to
no
purpose;
If
I
kept
my
food
for
myself,
and
did
not
give
some
of
it
to
the child
with
no father;
(For
I
was cared
for
by God
as
by
a
father
from
my earliest days;
he
was
my
guide
from
the
body
of
my
mother;)
If
I
saw
one near
to death
for need
of
clothing,
and
that
the
poor
had
nothing
covering
him;
If
his back
did
not give
me
a
blessing,
and
the wool
of
my
sheep
did
not make
him
warm;
If
my
hand
had been
lifted
up
against
him
who
had
done
no wrong,
when
I
saw
that
I
was supported
by
the judges;
May
my
arm
be pulled
from
my body,
and
be
broken
from
its base.
For
the
fear
of
God kept
me
back,
and
because
of
his
power
I might
not
do
such
things.
If
I
made
gold
my hope,
or
if
I ever
said
to
the best
gold,
I
have
put
my faith
in
you;
If
I
was
glad
because
my
wealth
was
great,
and
because
my
hand
had got together
a
great store;
If,
when
I
saw
the
sun
shining,
and
the
moon
moving
on
its bright
way,
A secret feeling
of worship came
into
my
heart,
and
my
hand gave kisses
from
my
mouth;
That would
have been
another
sin
to
be rewarded
with
punishment
by
the judges;
for
I would
have been false
to
God
on
high.
If
I was
glad
at
the
trouble
of
my hater,
and
gave cries
of
joy
when
evil
overtook
him;
(For
I
did
not
let
my
mouth
give way
to
sin,
in
putting
a
curse
on
his
life;)
If
the
men
of
my
tent
did
not
say,
Who
has
not
had
full measure
of
his
meat?
The traveller
did
not take
his night's rest
in
the
street,
and
my
doors were
open
to anyone
on
a journey;
If
I kept
my
evil doings
covered,
and
my
sin
in
the secret
of
my breast,
For fear
of
the
great body
of
people,
or
for fear
that
families might
make sport
of
me,
so
that
I kept quiet,
and
did
not
go
out
of
my
door;
If only
God
would
give ear
to
me,
and
the Ruler
of
all
would
give
me
an
answer!
or
if
what
he
has
against
me
had been
put
in
writing!
Truly
I would
take
up
the book
in
my hands;
it would
be
to
me as
a
crown;
I would
make clear
the
number
of
my
steps,
I would put
it before
him
like
a
prince!
The words
of Job are ended.
If
my
land
has made
an outcry
against
me,
or
the ploughed
earth
has been
in
sorrow;
If
I
have taken
its produce
without payment, causing
the
death
of
its
owners;
Then
in
place
of
grain let
thorns
come up,
and
in
place
of
barley evil-smelling plants.
So
these
three
men gave no
more
answers
to
Job,
because
he
seemed
to
himself
to
be
right.
And
Elihu,
the
son
of
Barachel
the
Buzite,
of
the
family
of
Ram,
was
angry, burning
with
wrath
against
Job,
because
he seemed
to
himself
more
right
than
God;
And
he
was
angry
with
his
three
friends,
because
they
had
been unable
to give
him
an
answer,
and
had
not
made Job's sin clear.
Now
Elihu
had kept quiet
while
Job
was talking,
because
they
were
older
than
he;
And
when
Elihu
saw
that
there
was
no
answer
in
the
mouth
of
the
three
men,
he
was
very
angry.
And
Elihu,
the
son
of
Barachel
the
Buzite, made
answer
and
said,
I
am
young,
and
you
are
very
old,
so
I
was
in
fear,
and kept
myself
from putting
my
knowledge
before
you.
I
said
to
myself,
It
is right
for
the
old
to
say
what
is
in
their minds,
and
for those
who
are far
on
in
years
to
give
out
wisdom.
But
truly
it
is
the
spirit
in
man, even
the
breath
of
the Ruler
of
all,
which
gives
them knowledge.
It
is
not
the
old
who
are
wise,
and those
who
are
full
of years
have
not
the knowledge
of
what
is
right.
So
I
say,
Give ear
to
me,
and
I
will put forward
my
knowledge.
I
was
waiting
for
your
words,
I
was giving
ear
to
your wise
sayings;
while
you
were searching
out
what
to
say,
I
was taking
note;
and truly
not
one
of
you
was able
to
make clear Job's error,
or
to
give
an
answer
to
his
words.
Take care
that
you do
not
say,
Wisdom
is
here;
God
may overcome
him,
but
not
man.
I
will
not
put forward
words
like these,
or
make use
of
your
sayings
in
answer
to
him.
Fear has overcome
them,
they
have
no
more
answers
to
give;
they
have come
to an end
of
words.
And am
I
to go
on waiting
while
they
have
nothing
to
say?
while
they keep quiet
and
give
no
more
answers?
I
will
give
my
answer;
I
will put forward
my
knowledge:
For
I am
full
of
words,
I am unable
to keep
in
my
breath
any longer:
My
stomach
is
like
wine
which
is unable
to get
out;
like skins full
of
new
wine,
it
is almost
burst.
Let
me
say
what
is
in
my mind,
so
that I
may
get comfort; let
me
give
answer
with
open mouth.
Let
me
not
give
respect
to
any
man,
or
give names
of honour
to
any
living.
For
I am
not able
to
give names
of honour
to
any man;
and
if
I
did,
my Maker
would
quickly
take
me
away.
And
now,
O
Job,
give
ear
to
my
words,
and take note
of
all
I
say.
See,
now
my
mouth
is
open,
my
tongue gives out
words.
My
heart
is overflowing
with
knowledge,
my
lips say
what
is true.
The
spirit
of
God
has
made
me,
and
the
breath
of
the Ruler
of all gives
me
life.
If
you
are
able,
give
me
an
answer;
put
your
cause
in order,
and
come
forward.
See,
I
am
the same
as
you
are
in
the eyes
of
God;
I
was cut off
from
the same bit
of wet earth.
Fear
of
me
will
not overcome
you,
and
my hand
will
not
be hard
on
you.
But
you
said
in
my
hearing,
and
your
voice
came
to
my
ears:
I
am
clean,
without
sin;
I
am washed,
and
there
is
no
evil
in
me:
See,
he
is
looking
for something
against
me;
in
his eyes
I
am
as one
of
his haters;
He
puts chains
on
my
feet;
he
is
watching
all
my
ways.
Truly,
in saying
this
you
are wrong;
for
God
is
greater
than
man.
Why
do
you put forward
your
cause
against
him,
saying,
He gives
no
answer
to
any
of
my
words?
For
God gives
his
word
in
one way,
even
in
two,
and
man
is
not conscious
of
it:
In
a
dream,
in
a
vision
of
the
night,
when
deep
sleep comes
on
men,
while
they take
their
rest
on
their
beds;
Then
he makes
his secrets clear
to
men,
so
that
they
are full
of fear
at what
they see;
In order that
man
may
be
turned
from
his evil
works,
and that
pride
may
be
taken
away
from him;
To
keep
back
his
soul
from
the underworld,
and
his
life
from
destruction.
Pain
is sent
on
him as
a punishment,
while
he
is
on
his
bed; there
is no end
to
the trouble
in
his
bones;
He
has no
desire
for
food,
and his
soul
is turned away
from delicate meat;
His
flesh
is
so wasted
away,
that
it
may
not
be
seen,
and
his
bones. ...
And
his
soul
comes
near
to
the underworld,
and
his
life
to
the angels
of
death.
If
now
there
may
be
an
angel sent
to
him,
one
of
the
thousands which
there
are
to
be
between
him
and God,
and
to
make clear
to
man
what
is
right
for
him;
And
if
he
has
mercy
on
him,
and
says,
Let
him not
go
down
to
the underworld,
I
have given
the
price
for
his life:
Then
his
flesh becomes
young
again,
and
he
comes
back
to
the
days
of
his early strength;
He
makes
his
prayer
to
God,
and
he
has mercy
on
him;
he
sees God's
face
with
cries
of
joy;
he
gives news
of
his
righteousness
to
men;
He
makes
a song,
saying,
I
did
wrong, turning
from
the
straight
way,
but
he
did
not give
me
the reward
of
my
sin.
He kept
my
soul
from
the underworld,
and
my
life
sees
the
light
in full measure.
Truly,
God
does
all
these
things
to
man,
twice
and
three
times,
Keeping
back
his
soul
from
the underworld,
so
that
he
may see
the
light
of
life.
Take note
O
Job,
give ear
to
me;
keep quiet,
while
I
say
what
is
in
my mind.
If
you
have
anything
to
say,
give
me
an
answer;
for
it
is
my
desire
that
you
may
be judged free
from sin.
If
not,
give
attention
to
me,
and
keep quiet,
and
I
will
give
you
wisdom.
And
Elihu made
answer
and
said,
Give
ear,
you
wise,
to
my
words;
and
you
who
have
knowledge,
give
attention
to
me;
For
words
are
tested
by
the
ear,
as
food
is
tasted
by
the
mouth.
Let
us
make
the
decision
for
ourselves
as
to
what
is
right; let
us
have
the
knowledge
among
ourselves
of
what
is
good.
For
Job
has
said,
I am upright,
and
it
is
God
who
has
taken
away
my
right;
Though
I am
right, still
I am
in pain;
my
wound may not be made well, though
I
have done
no wrong.
What
man
is
like
Job, a
man
who freely makes sport
of God,
And
goes
in
the
company
of evil-doers, walking
in
the way
of sinners?
For
he
has
said,
It
is
no
profit
to
a
man
to
take
delight
in
God.
Now
then,
you wise, take note;
you
men
of knowledge,
give ear
to
me.
Let
it
be
far
from
God
to
do
evil,
and
from
the Ruler
of
all
to
do
wrong.
For
he gives
to
every
man
the
reward
of
his
work,
and sees
that
he gets
the fruit
of
his
ways.
Truly,
God
does
not
do
evil,
and
the Ruler
of
all
is
not
a false
judge.
Who
put
the
earth
into
his
care,
or
made
him responsible
for
the
world?
If
he
made
his
spirit come
back
to
him,
taking
his
breath
into
himself
again,
All
flesh
would
come
to
an end
together,
and
man
would
go
back
to
the
dust.
If
you are
wise, take note
of
this;
give
ear
to
the
voice
of
my
words.
How may
a hater
of
right
be
a ruler?
and
will
you say
that
the upright Ruler
of
all
is
evil?
He
who
says
to
a
king,
You
are
an evil-doer;
and
to rulers,
You
are sinners;
Who
has
no
respect
for
rulers,
and
who gives
no
more
attention
to
those
who
have
wealth
than
to
the
poor,
for
they
are
all
the
work
of
his
hands.
Suddenly
they come
to an end,
even
in
the middle
of
the
night:
the blow comes
on
the
men
of
wealth,
and
they
are
gone,
and
the
strong
are
taken
away
without
the
hand
of
man.
For
his
eyes
are
on
the
ways
of
a
man,
and
he
sees
all
his
steps.
There
is
no
dark
place,
and
no
thick cloud,
in
which
the
workers
of
evil
may take
cover.
For
he
does
not
give
man
a fixed
time
to
come
before
him
to
be
judged.
He sends
the strong
to destruction
without
searching
out
their cause,
and puts
others
in
their
place.
For
he has knowledge
of
their
works, overturning
them
in
the
night,
so
that
they are
crushed.
The evil-doers
are broken
by
his wrath,
he puts
his hand
on
them
with force
before
the eyes
of all onlookers.
Because
they
did
not
go
after
him,
and
took
no note
of
his
ways,
So
that
the
cry
of
the
poor might
come
up
to
him,
and
the prayer
of
those
in need
come
to
his ears.
...
...
...
...
...
Men
of knowledge,
and
all
wise
men,
hearing
me,
will
say,
Job's
words do
not come
from
knowledge;
they
are
not
the fruit
of wisdom.
May
Job
be
tested
to
the
end,
because
his
answers
have been
like
those
of
evil
men.
For
in
addition
to
his
sin,
he
is uncontrolled
in heart;
before
our eyes
he makes sport
of
God,
increasing
his
words
against
him.
And
Elihu made
answer
and
said,
Does
it
seem
to
you
to be
right,
and
righteousness before
God,
to
say,
What
profit
is
it
to
me,
and
how am
I better off
than
if
I
had done wrong?
I
will
make
answer
to
you
and
to
your
friends:
Let
your eyes
be turned
to
the
heavens,
and lifted
up
to
see
the
skies;
they
are
higher
than
you.
If
you
have
done
wrong,
is
he any
the worse
for
it?
and
if
your
sins
are
great
in
number,
what
is
it
to
him?
If
you
are upright,
what
do
you
give
to
him?
or
what
does
he
take
from
your
hand?
Your evil-doing
may
have
an effect
on
a
man
like yourself,
or
your
righteousness
on
a
son
of
man.
Because
the hand
of
the cruel
is hard on them, men are making sounds
of grief;
they are
crying
out
for
help
because
of
the
arm
of
the strong.
But
no
one
has
said,
Where
is
God
my Maker,
who
gives
songs
in
the
night;
Who gives
us more knowledge than
the
beasts
of
the
earth,
and
makes
us
wiser than
the
birds
of
the
heaven?
There
they
are
crying
out
because
of
the
pride
of
the evil-doers,
but
he gives
them
no
answer.
But
God
will
not
give ear
to what
is
false,
or
the Ruler
of all take note
of
it;
How
much
less
when
you
say
that
you
do
not
see
him;
that
the
cause
is
before
him,
and
you
are waiting
for
him.
And
now ... ;
And Job's
mouth
is
open
wide
to give out
what
is
of
no profit, increasing
words
without
knowledge.
And
Elihu
went on
to
say,
Give
me
a
little
more
time,
and
I
will
make
it clear
to
you;
for
I
have
still something
to
say
for
God.
I
will get
my
knowledge
from
far,
and
I
will
give
righteousness
to
my
Maker.
For
truly
my
words
are
not
false;
one
who
has all
knowledge
is
talking
with
you.
Truly,
God gives up
the hard-hearted,
and
will
not give
life
to
the sinner.
His eyes
are ever
on
the upright,
and
he
gives
to
the crushed
their
right;
Lifting
them
up
to
the
seat
of
kings,
and making
them safe
for
ever.
And
if
they
have been prisoned
in chains,
and
taken
in
cords of trouble,
Then
he makes clear
to
them
what
they
have
done,
even
their evil works
in which
they
have taken pride.
Their
ear
is
open
to
his teaching,
and
he
gives
them
orders
so
that
their hearts
may
be
turned
from
evil.
If
they
give ear
to
his voice,
and
do
his word,
then
he gives
them
long
life,
and
years
full
of pleasure.
But
if
not,
they come
to
their end,
and
give
up
their breath
without
knowledge.
Those
who
have
no fear
of
God keep
wrath stored
up
in
their
hearts;
they
give
no
cry
for
help
when
they
are
made
prisoners.
They come
to
their end
while
they
are still young,
their
life
is short
like
that
of
those
who
are used
for sex purposes
in
the worship
of
their gods.
He makes
the wrong done
to
the
poor
the way
of
their salvation, opening
their
ears
by
their trouble.
...
...
...
...
...
Take
care
not
to
be
turned
to
sin,
for
you
have taken
evil
for
your
part
in
place
of
sorrow.
Truly
God
is
lifted up
in
strength;
who
is
a ruler
like
him?
Who
ever
gave
orders
to
him,
or
said
to
him,
You
have
done
wrong?
See
that
you give
praise
to
his
work, about
which
men
make songs.
All
people
are looking
on
it;
man
sees
it
from
far.
Truly,
God
is great, greater
than
all
our
knowledge;
the
number
of
his
years
may
not
be
searched
out.
For
he takes up
the drops
from
the sea;
he sends
them
through
his
mist
as
rain,
Flowing
down
from
the
sky,
and dropping
on
the
peoples.
And
who
has knowledge
of
how
the
clouds
are stretched out,
or
of
the thunders
of
his tent?
See,
he
is
stretching
out
his mist,
covering
the tops
of
the mountains
with
it.
For
by
these
he
gives
food
to
the
peoples, and bread
in full measure.
He takes
the
light
in
his
hands, sending
it
against
the
mark.
The thunder makes clear
his passion,
and
the storm gives news
of
his wrath.
At
this
my
heart
is shaking;
it
is
moved
out
of its
place.
Give ear
to
the rolling
noise
of
his
voice;
to
the hollow
sound which
goes
out
of
his
mouth.
He sends
it
out
through
all
the
heaven,
and
his thunder-flame
to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
After
it
a
voice
is sounding, thundering
out
the word
of
his power;
he
does
not
keep
back
his thunder-flames;
from
his mouth
his
voice
is sounding.
He
does
wonders,
more
than
may
be searched
out;
great
things
of which
we
have
no
knowledge;
For
he
says
to
the
snow,
Make
the
earth wet;
and
to
the rain-storm, Come
down.
He puts
an end
to
the
work
of
every
man,
so
that
all
may
see
his
work.
Then
the
beasts
go
into
their holes,
and
take
their
rest.
Out
of
its
place
comes
the storm-wind,
and
the
cold
out
of
its store-houses.
By
the
breath
of
God
ice
is
made,
and
the
wide
waters are shut
in.
The
thick
cloud
is weighted
with thunder-flame,
and
the
cloud sends out
its
light;
And
it
goes
this
way
and
that,
round
about,
turning
itself
by
his guiding,
to
do
whatever
he gives
orders
to
be
done,
on
the
face
of
his
world
of
men,
For
a
rod,
or
for
a curse,
or
for mercy, causing
it
to
come
on
the mark.
Give
ear
to
this, O
Job,
and keep quiet
in
your
place;
and
take note
of
the
wonders worked
by
God.
Have
you
knowledge
of God's ordering
of
his
works,
how
he
makes
the
light
of
his
cloud
to be seen?
Have
you
knowledge
of
the balancings
of
the
clouds,
the
wonders
of
him
who
has
all wisdom?
You,
whose
clothing
is
warm,
when
the
earth
is
quiet
because
of
the
south wind,
Will
you,
with
him, make
the
skies smooth,
and
strong as a polished looking-glass?
Make clear
to
me
what we
are
to
say
to
him; we
are unable
to put
our cause
before
him,
because
of
the
dark.
How
may
he
have knowledge
of
my desire
for
talk
with
him?
or
did
any
man ever
say,
May destruction come
on
me?
And
now
the
light
is
not
seen,
for
it
is dark because
of
the
clouds;
but
a
wind
comes, clearing
them
away.
A bright light
comes
out
of
the
north; God's
glory
is greatly
to
be
feared.
There
is
no searching
out
of
the Ruler
of
all:
his
strength
and
his judging
are
great;
he
is full
of
righteousness, doing
no wrong.
For
this cause
men go
in
fear
of
him;
he
has
no respect
for
any
who
are
wise
in
heart.
And
the
Lord made
answer
to
Job
out
of
the storm-wind,
and
said,
Who
is
this
who makes
the
purpose
of God
dark by
words
without
knowledge?
Get
your strength together like
a
man
of war;
I
will put questions
to
you,
and
you
will
give
me
the answers.
Where
were
you
when
I put
the
earth
on
its base? Say,
if
you
have
knowledge.
By
whom
were
its measures fixed?
Say,
if
you
have wisdom;
or
by
whom was
the line
stretched
out
over
it?
On
what
were
its pillars based,
or
who put
down
its angle-stone,
When
the
morning
stars
made songs
together,
and
all
the
sons
of
the
gods
gave
cries
of
joy?
Or where were you
when
the
sea
came
to
birth, pushing
out
from
its secret
place;
When
I
made
the
cloud
its
robe,
and
put
thick
clouds
as bands round
it,
Ordering
a
fixed
limit
for
it,
with locks
and
doors;
And
said,
So
far
you
may
come,
and
no
farther;
and
here
the
pride
of
your
waves
will
be
stopped?
Have
you,
from
your earliest
days,
given
orders
to
the
morning,
or
made
the
dawn conscious
of
its
place;
So
that it might
take
a grip
of
the
skirts
of
the
earth, shaking
all
the evil-doers
out
of it?
It
is
changed
like wet earth under
a stamp,
and
is coloured
like
a
robe;
And
from
the evil-doers
their
light
is
kept
back,
and
the
arm
of pride
is
broken.
Have
you
come
into
the
springs
of
the
sea,
walking
in
the secret places
of
the
deep?
Have
the doors
of
death
been
open
to
you,
or
have
the door-keepers
of
the
dark ever
seen
you?
Have
you taken
note
of
the wide limits
of
the
earth? Say,
if
you
have
knowledge
of
it
all.
Which
is
the
way
to
the resting-place
of
the
light,
and
where
is
the store-house
of
the
dark;
So
that
you might
take
it
to
its limit, guiding
it
to
its
house?
No doubt
you
have
knowledge
of
it,
for
then
you
had come
to
birth,
and
the
number
of
your
days
is
great.
Have
you
come
into
the secret
place
of
snow,
or
have
you
seen
the store-houses
of
the ice-drops,
Which
I
have
kept
for
the
time
of
trouble,
for
the
day
of
war
and fighting?
Which
is
the
way
to
the
place
where
the
wind
is measured
out,
and
the
east
wind sent
out
over
the
earth?
By
whom
has
the
way been cut
for
the flowing
of
the rain,
and
the flaming
of
the
thunder;
Causing
rain
to come
on
a
land
where
no
man
is
living,
on
the waste
land which
has
no
people;
To give water
to
the
land where there
is waste
and
destruction,
and
to make
the dry
land
green
with young
grass?
Has
the
rain
a
father?
or
who
gave
birth
to
the
drops
of night mist?
Out
of
whose
body
came
the
ice?
and
who
gave
birth
to
the cold mist
of
heaven?
The
waters
are joined together,
hard
as
a
stone,
and
the
face
of
the
deep
is covered.
Are
the bands
of
the
Pleiades fixed
by you,
or are
the
cords
of
Orion
made loose?
Do
you make Mazzaroth
come
out
in
its right
time,
or
are
the
Bear
and
its
children
guided
by
you?
Have
you
knowledge
of
the laws
of
the
heavens? did
you
give
them
rule
over
the
earth?
Is
your
voice sent
up
to
the
cloud,
so
that
you
may
be
covered
by
the weight
of
waters?
Do
you
send
out
the thunder-flames,
so
that
they may
go,
and
say
to
you,
Here
we are?
Who
has
put
wisdom
in
the high clouds,
or
given knowledge
to
the lights
of
the north?
By
whose
wisdom
are
the
clouds
numbered,
or
the water-skins
of
the
heavens turned
to
the
earth,
When
the
earth becomes
hard as metal,
and
is
joined
together in masses?
Do you go after
food
for
the she-lion, or get meat so that
the
young
lions may
have enough,
When
they
are stretched
out
in
their holes,
and
are waiting
in
the brushwood?
Who gives
in
the evening
the meat
he
is searching
for,
when
his
young ones
are crying
to
God;
when
the
young lions
with loud noise
go
wandering
after
their
food?
Have
you
knowledge
of
the rock-goats?
or
do
you
see
the roes
giving
birth
to
their young?
Is
the
number
of
their
months fixed
by
you?
or is
the
time
when
they
give
birth ordered
by
you?
They
are bent
down, they give birth
to
their
young, they
let
loose
the fruit
of
their body.
Their
young
ones
are strong, living
in
the open country;
they
go
out
and
do
not
come
back
again.
Who
has
let
the ass
of
the fields
go
free?
or made
loose
the
bands
of
the loud-voiced beast?
To
whom
I
have given
the
waste
land
for
a heritage,
and
the
salt
land
as
a living-place.
He makes
sport
of
the
noise
of
the
town;
the voice
of
the
driver
does
not come
to
his ears;
He goes looking
for
his grass-lands
in
the
mountains,
searching
out
every
green
thing.
Will
the
ox
of
the mountains
be
your
servant?
or
is
his night's resting-place
by
your food-store?
Will
he be pulling
your plough
with
cords, turning up
the
valleys
after
you?
Will
you
put
your faith
in
him,
because
his
strength
is
great? will
you give
the
fruit
of
your work
into
his care?
Will
you
be looking
for
him
to
come
back,
and
get
in
your
seed
to
the crushing-floor?
Is
the
wing
of
the ostrich feeble,
or
is
it because
she
has
no
feathers,
That
she puts
her
eggs
on
the
earth, warming
them
in
the
dust,
Without
a thought
that
they
may
be
crushed
by
the
foot,
and broken
by
the
beasts
of
the
field?
She
is cruel
to
her
young
ones,
as
if
they
were
not hers;
her work
is
to
no purpose;
she
has
no
fear.
For
God
has taken
wisdom
from
her
mind,
and given
her
no measure
of knowledge.
When
she
is shaking her wings
on
high,
she makes
sport
of
the
horse
and
of
him who
is seated
on
him.
Do
you
give
strength
to
the
horse?
is
it
by
your
hand
that
his
neck
is
clothed
with
power?
Is it through you that he
is shaking
like a
locust, in
the pride
of his loud-sounding breath?
He
is stamping
with joy
in
the
valley;
he
makes sport
of fear.
In
his strength
he
goes
out
against
the arms
of
war,
turning
not
away
from
the
sword.
The bow
is sounding
against
him;
he sees
the shining point
of
spear
and arrow.
Shaking
with passion,
he
is biting
the
earth;
he
is
not able
to keep quiet
at
the
sound
of
the
horn;
When it comes
to
his ears
he
says,
Aha!
He
is smelling
the
fight
from
far
off,
and hearing
the
thunder
of
the
captains,
and
the war-cries.
Is
it through your knowledge that
the
hawk takes
his flight,
stretching
out
his
wings
to
the
south?
Or
is
it
by
your orders
that
the
eagle goes
up,
and
makes
his resting-place
on
high?
On
the
rock is
his house,
and
on
the mountain-top
his strong place.
From
there
he
is
watching
for
food;
his
eye sees
it
far
off.
His
young
have
blood
for
their drink,
and
where
the
dead bodies
are,
there
is
he
to
be seen.
...
Will he
who
is protesting
give teaching
to
the Ruler
of all? Let
him
who
has arguments
to put forward
against
God
give an
answer.
And
Job
said
in
answer
to
the
Lord,
Truly,
I
am
of no value;
what
answer
may
I
give
to
you?
I
will
put
my
hand
on
my
mouth.
I
have
said
once,
and
even
twice,
what
was
in
my
mind,
but
I
will
not
do
so
again.
Then
the
Lord made
answer
to
Job
out
of
the storm-wind,
and
said,
Get
your strength together like
a
man
of war:
I
will put questions
to
you,
and
you
will
give
me
the answers.
Will
you
even
make
my
right
of
no value?
will
you say
that I am wrong
in
order
to
make clear
that
you
are
right?
Have
you
an
arm
like
God?
have
you
a
voice
of
thunder
like
his?
Put
on
the ornaments
of
your
pride;
be
clothed
with
glory
and power:
Let
your
wrath
be overflowing; let
your eyes
see
all
the sons
of
pride,
and
make
them
low.
Send destruction
on
all
who
are lifted
up, pulling
down
the sinners
from
their
places.
Let
them
be covered
together
in
the
dust; let
their
faces
be dark
in
the secret place
of
the underworld.
Then
I
will
give
praise
to
you, saying
that
your
right
hand
is able
to
give
you
salvation.
See
now
the Great Beast,
whom
I
made,
even
as
I
made
you;
he takes
grass
for
food,
like
the
ox.
His
strength
is
in
his
body,
and
his force
in
the
muscles
of
his
stomach.
His
tail is curving
like
a
cedar;
the
muscles
of his legs
are joined
together.
His
bones
are pipes
of brass, his legs
are like rods
of
iron.
He
is
the chief
of
the
ways
of
God,
made
by
him
for
his pleasure.
He
takes
the produce
of
the
mountains,
where
all
the
beasts
of
the
field
are
at
play.
He takes
his
rest
under
the trees
of
the river,
and
in
the pool,
under
the shade
of
the water-plants.
He is covered
by
the branches
of
the trees;
the grasses
of
the
stream are
round him.
Truly,
if
the
river
is overflowing,
it gives
him
no
cause
for fear;
he
has
no sense
of danger,
even
if
Jordan
is rushing
against
his
mouth.
Will anyone
take
him when
he
is
on
the
watch, or
put metal teeth through
his
nose?
Is it possible
for Leviathan
to
be pulled
out
with
a fish-hook,
or
for
a hook
to
be put through
the bone
of
his mouth?
Will
you put
a cord into
his nose,
or
take
him away
with
a cord round
his tongue?
Will
he make prayers
to
you,
or say soft words
to
you?
Will
he make an
agreement
with
you,
so
that
you
may take him
as
a servant
for ever?
Will
you
make sport
with
him,
as
with
a bird?
or
put
him
in chains
for
your young women?
Will
the fishermen make profit
out
of
him?
will
they have
him cut up
for
the traders?
Will you put sharp-pointed irons into
his skin, or fish-spears into
his head?
Only
put
your hand
on
him,
and
see what
a fight
you
will
have;
you
will
not
do
it again!
Truly,
the hope
of
his attacker
is false;
he
is overcome
even
on seeing
him!
He
is so cruel
that no one
is ready
to go
against him. Who then
is able
to keep
his place
before
me?
Who ever
went against
me,
and
got
the better
of
me? There
is no
one under heaven!
I
will not keep quiet
about
the parts
of
his body, or
about
his power,
and
the strength
of
his frame.
Who
has ever
taken
off
his outer skin?
who
may
come inside
his inner coat
of iron?
Who has made
open
the doors
of
his
face? Fear
is round about
his teeth.
His back
is made
of lines
of plates,
joined tight
together,
one
against
the other,
like
a stamp.
One
is
so near
to
the other
that no air
may come between them.
They take
a grip
of
one another; they are joined together, so that they may not be parted.
His sneezings give
out flames,
and
his eyes are like
the eyes
of
the dawn.
Out
of
his mouth go burning lights,
and flames
of fire
are jumping up.
Smoke comes out
of
his nose,
like
a pot boiling
on
the fire.
His breath puts fire
to coals,
and
a flame goes out
of
his mouth.
Strength is
in
his neck,
and fear goes dancing
before
him.
The plates
of
his flesh are joined
together, fixed,
and not
to
be moved.
His heart
is
as strong
as
a stone, hard
as
the lower crushing-stone.
When
he gets ready
for
the fight,
the strong
are
overcome
with
fear.
The sword
may come
near
him
but
is
not able
to go
through
him;
the spear,
or
the
arrow,
or
the sharp-pointed iron.
Iron is to him as dry grass, and brass as soft wood.
The arrow is not able to put him to flight: stones are no more to him than dry stems.
A thick stick is no better than a leaf of grass, and he makes sport of the onrush of the spear.
Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.
The deep is boiling like a pot of spices, and the sea like a perfume-vessel.
After him his way is shining, so that the deep seems white.
On earth there is not another like him, who is made without fear.
Everything which is high goes in fear of him; he is king over all the sons of pride.
And
Job
said
in
answer
to
the
Lord,
I
see
that
you
are
able
to
do
every
thing,
and
to give effect
to
all
your designs.
Who
is
this
who
makes dark
the
purpose
of
God
by words
without
knowledge?
For
I
have
been talking
without
knowledge
about
wonders
not
to
be searched
out.
Give ear
to
me,
and
I
will
say
what
is
in
my
mind;
I
will put questions
to
you,
and
you
will
give
me
the answers.
Word
of
you
had come
to
my
ears,
but
now
my
eye
has
seen
you.
For
this cause
I
give witness
that
what
I
said
is false,
and
in
sorrow
I take
my seat
in
the
dust.
And
it
came
about,
after
he
had
said
these
words
to
Job,
that
the
Lord
said
to
Eliphaz
the
Temanite,
I
am
very
angry
with
you
and
your
two
friends,
because
you
have
not
said
what
is
right
about
me,
as
my
servant
Job
has.
And
now,
take
seven
oxen
and
seven
sheep,
and
go
to
my
servant
Job,
and
give
a burned
offering
for
yourselves,
and
my
servant
Job
will
make prayer
for
you,
that
I
may
not
send punishment
on
you;
because
you
have
not
said
what
is
right
about
me,
as
my
servant
Job
has.
And
Eliphaz
the
Temanite,
and
Bildad
the
Shuhite,
and
Zophar
the
Naamathite,
went
and
did
as
the
Lord
had
said.
And
the
Lord
gave ear
to
Job.
And
the
Lord
made
up
to
Job
for
all
his losses,
after
he
had
made prayer
for
his
friends:
and
all
Job
had before
was
increased
by
the
Lord
twice
as
much.
And
all
his
brothers
and
sisters,
and
his
friends
of earlier days,
came
and
took
food
with
him
in
his
house;
and
made
clear
their grief
for
him,
and
gave
him
comfort
for
all
the
evil
which
the
Lord
had
sent
on
him;
and
they
all
gave
him
a bit
of
money
and
a
gold
ring.
And
the Lord's
blessing
was greater
on
the
end
of Job's life than
on
its start:
and
so
he
came
to
have
fourteen
thousand
sheep
and goats,
and
six
thousand
camels,
and
two
thousand
oxen,
and
a
thousand she-asses.
And
he
had
seven
sons
and
three
daughters.
And
he
gave
the
first
the
name
of
Jemimah,
the
second
Keziah,
and
the
third
Keren-happuch;
And
there
were
no
women
so
beautiful
as
the
daughters
of
Job
in
all
the
earth:
and
their
father
gave
them
a
heritage
among
their
brothers.
And
after
this
Job
had
a
hundred
and
forty
years
of
life,
and
saw
his
sons,
and
his sons'
sons,
even
four
generations.
And
Job came
to
his end,
old
and
full
of
days.
Psalms
The Psalms
Psalms
Psa
The Psalms
Psalm
Happy
is
the
man
who
does
not
go
in
the company
of
sinners,
or
take
his
place
in
the
way
of evil-doers,
or
in
the
seat
of
those
who
do
not give honour
to
the Lord.
But
whose
delight
is
in
the
law
of
the
Lord,
and
whose mind
is
on
his
law
day
and
night.
He
will
be
like
a
tree
planted
by
the rivers
of
water,
which
gives
its
fruit
at
the right
time,
whose
leaves
will ever
be green;
and
he
will
do
well
in
all
his undertakings.
The evil-doers
are
not
so;
but
are
like
the dust
from
the grain,
which
the
wind takes
away.
For
this
cause there
will
be
no mercy
for
sinners
when
they
are
judged,
and
the evil-doers
will
have
no
place
among
the upright,
Because
the
Lord sees
the
way
of
the upright,
but
the end
of
the sinner
is
destruction.
Why
are
the
nations so violently moved,
and
why
are
the thoughts
of
the
people so foolish?
The
kings
of
the
earth
have taken
their
place,
and
the
rulers
are fixed
in
their purpose,
against
the
Lord,
and
against
the
king
of
his selection, saying,
Let
their
chains
be
broken,
and
their
cords taken
from
off
us.
Then
he whose
seat
is
in
the
heavens
will
be laughing:
the
Lord
will make
sport
of
them.
Then will
his
angry words come
to
their ears,
and
by
his
wrath
they will be troubled:
But
I
have put
my
king
on
my
holy
hill
of
Zion.
I
will make clear
the Lord's decision:
he
has
said
to
me,
You
are
my
son,
this
day
have
I
given
you
being.
Make
your
request
to
me,
and
I
will
give
you
the
nations
for
your
heritage,
and
the farthest limits
of
the
earth
will
be
under
your
hand.
They will
be ruled
by
you
with
a
rod
of
iron; they will
be broken like
a potter's
vessel.
So
now
be
wise,
you
kings:
take
his teaching,
you
judges
of
the
earth.
Give
worship
to
the
Lord
with
fear, kissing
his feet
and giving
him honour,
For
fear
that
he
may
be
angry, causing
destruction
to come
on
you,
because
he
is
quickly moved
to
wrath.
Happy
are
all
those
who put
their faith
in
him.
A Psalm. Of David. When he went in flight from Absalom his son.
Lord, how greatly
are
they increased
who make attacks
on
me!
in great numbers
they come
against
me.
Unnumbered
are
those
who say
of
my soul,
There
is no
help
for
him
in
God. (Selah.)
But
your
strength,
O Lord,
is round
me,
you
are
my glory
and
the lifter up
of
my head.
I send
up
a cry
to
the
Lord
with
my voice,
and
he gives
me
an answer
from
his holy hill. (Selah.)
I took
my rest
in sleep,
and
then again
I
was awake;
for
the
Lord
was
my support.
I
will
have no fear,
though ten thousand
have come round
me, putting themselves against
me.
Come
to
me, Lord; keep
me safe, O
my
God;
for
you
have given
all
my haters blows
on
their face-bones;
the teeth
of
the evil-doers
have
been broken
by
you.
Salvation comes
from
the
Lord;
your blessing
is
on
your
people. (Selah.)
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.
Give answer
to
my cry, O God
of
my righteousness; make me free from
my troubles;
have mercy
on me,
and give ear
to
my prayer.
O
you sons
of
men,
how long
will
you go
on turning
my glory into shame?
how long
will
you
give
your love
to foolish things, going after
what
is false? (Selah.)
See
how
the Lord
has
made great
his mercy
for
me;
the Lord
will give ear
to
my cry.
Let
there
be fear
in
your hearts,
and
do no sin;
have bitter feelings
on
your bed,
but
make no
sound. (Selah.)
Give
the offerings
of righteousness,
and put
your faith
in
the Lord.
There
are numbers
who say,
Who
will do
us any good?
the light
of
his face
has gone
from
us.
Lord,
you
have
put
joy
in
my heart,
more
than
they
have
when
their grain
and
their wine
are increased.
I
will
take
my rest
on
my bed
in peace, because
you only, Lord, keep
me safe.
To the chief music-maker on wind instruments. A Psalm. Of David.
Give ear
to
my words, O Lord; give thought
to
my heart-searchings.
Let
the voice
of
my cry come
to
you,
my King
and
my
God;
for
to
you
will
I make
my prayer.
My
voice
will come
to
you
in
the morning,
O Lord;
in
the morning
will
I send
my prayer
to
you,
and keep watch.
For
you
are not
a
God
who takes pleasure
in wrongdoing;
there
is no evil
with
you.
The sons
of pride
have
no place
before
you;
you
are
a hater
of all workers
of
evil.
You
will send destruction
on
those
whose words
are
false;
the cruel
man
and
the
man
of deceit
are
hated
by
the Lord.
But
as
for
me,
I
will come
into
your house,
in
the full measure
of
your
mercy;
and
in
your fear
I
will
give worship, turning
my eyes
to
your holy Temple.
Be
my guide,
O
Lord,
in
the ways
of
your righteousness,
because
of those who
are
against
me; make
your way straight
before
my face.
For no faith
may
be
put
in
their words;
their inner part
is nothing
but evil;
their throat
is
like
an
open place
for
the dead;
smooth
are
the words
of
their tongues.
Send
them
to
destruction, O Lord; let
their evil designs
be
the
cause
of
their fall; let
them
be forced
out
by
all
their sins;
because
they
have
gone against
your
authority.
But let
all
those
who put
their faith
in
you
be glad
with cries
of joy
at
all times,
and let
all
the lovers
of
your name
be glad
in
you.
For
you, Lord,
will send
a blessing
on
the upright
man;
your grace
will
be round
him,
and
you
will
be
his strength.
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments, on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.
O Lord, do
not
be bitter
with
me
in
your wrath; do
not send punishment
on
me
in
the heat
of
your passion.
Have
mercy
on
me,
O
Lord,
for
I
am wasted away:
make
me well,
for
even
my bones
are troubled.
My soul
is
in bitter trouble;
and
you,
O
Lord,
how long?
Come back,
O
Lord, make
my
soul free;
O give
me salvation because
of
your
mercy.
For
in
death
there
is no memory
of
you;
in
the underworld
who
will
give
you praise?
The voice
of
my sorrow
is
a weariness
to
me; all
the night
I
make
my bed wet
with weeping;
it
is watered
by
the drops flowing
from
my eyes.
My eyes
are wasting
away
with trouble;
they
are becoming old
because
of
all
those
who
are
against
me.
Go
from
me,
all
you workers
of evil;
for
the Lord
has given ear
to
the voice
of
my weeping.
The
Lord
has
given ear
to
my
request;
the
Lord
has let
my prayer come
before
him.
Let all those
who
are against
me
be shamed
and deeply troubled; let
them
be turned
back
and suddenly
put
to shame.
Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.
O
Lord
my
God,
I put
my faith
in
you; take
me
out
of
the hands
of
him
who
is cruel
to
me,
and make
me free;
So
that
he
may
not come rushing
on
my soul
like
a lion, wounding
it, while
there
is
no
one
to
be
my saviour.
O Lord
my
God,
if
I
have done this;
if
my hands
have done
any wrong;
If
I
have given back
evil
to
him
who
did
evil
to me,
or
have taken anything
from
him
who
was against me without cause;
Let
my hater go after
my soul and take
it; let
my life be crushed
to
the earth, and
my honour into
the dust. (Selah.)
Come up, Lord,
in
your wrath;
be lifted up against
my haters;
be awake,
my God,
give orders
for
the judging.
The meeting
of
the nations
will
be round
you;
take
your seat,
then,
over
them,
on
high.
The Lord
will
be judge
of
the
peoples;
give
a decision
for
me, O Lord,
because
of
my righteousness,
and let
my virtue
have
its reward.
O let
the evil
of
the evil-doer come
to
an end,
but give strength
to
the
upright:
for men's minds
and hearts
are tested
by
the
God
of
righteousness.
God,
who
is
the saviour
of
the upright
in
heart,
is
my breastplate.
God
is
the judge
of
the
upright,
and
is angry
with
the evil-doers every day.
If
a
man
is not turned
from
his evil,
he
will make
his sword sharp;
his bow
is bent
and ready.
He
has
made
ready
for
him
the instruments
of death;
he
makes
his
arrows flames
of fire.
That man
is
a worker
of evil;
the seed
of wrongdoing
has given birth
to deceit.
He
has made
a hole deep
in
the earth,
and
is falling into
the hole which
he
has made
His wrongdoing
will
come back
to
him,
and
his violent behaviour
will
come
down
on
his
head.
I
will
give praise
to
the Lord
for
his righteousness;
I
will
make
a song
to
the name
of
the Lord Most High.
To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David.
O Lord,
our Lord, whose glory
is higher
than
the heavens, how noble
is
your name
in all
the earth!
You
have
made
clear
your strength
even
out
of
the mouths
of babies
at
the breast,
because
of
those
who
are
against
you;
so
that
you
may
put
to shame
the cruel
and violent
man.
When I see
your heavens,
the
work
of
your fingers,
the moon
and
the stars,
which
you
have
put
in
their places;
What
is
man,
that
you
keep
him
in mind?
the son
of
man,
that
you
take
him
into account?
For
you
have
made
him only
a little lower
than
the gods, crowning
him
with glory
and honour.
You
have
made
him ruler over
the works
of
your hands;
you
have put all things under
his feet;
All sheep
and oxen,
and
all
the beasts
of
the field;
The birds
of
the air
and
the fish
of
the sea,
and
whatever goes
through
the deep waters
of
the seas.
O Lord, our Lord, how noble is
your name
in all
the
earth!
To the chief music-maker on Muthlabben. A Psalm. Of David.
I will give you praise, O Lord,
with all
my heart; I will make clear all
the wonder
of
your works.
I
will
be glad
and
have delight
in
you:
I
will make
a song
of
praise
to
your name,
O Most High.
When
my haters
are turned back,
they
will
be broken
and overcome before
you.
For
you
gave approval
to
my right
and
my
cause;
you
were seated
in
your high place judging
in righteousness.
You
have said sharp words
to
the nations,
you
have sent
destruction
on
the sinners,
you
have put
an end
to
their name
for ever
and ever.
You
have given
their towns
to
destruction;
the
memory
of
them
has gone;
they
have become waste
for
ever.
But
the Lord
is King
for
ever: he
has made
ready
his high seat
for judging.
And
he
will
be
the
judge
of
the world
in righteousness, giving
true
decisions
for
the peoples.
The Lord
will
be
a high tower
for
those
who
are crushed
down,
a high tower
in times
of trouble;
And
those
who
have knowledge
of
your name
will put
their faith
in
you; because
you,
Lord,
have ever given
your help
to
those
who
were waiting
for
you.
Make songs
of
praise
to
the
Lord,
whose house
is
in Zion:
make
his doings clear
to
the
people.
When
he
makes search
for blood,
he
has
them
in
his memory:
he
is not without thought
for
the cry
of
the poor.
Have mercy
on
me,
O Lord,
and see
how
I am troubled
by
my haters;
let
me
be lifted
up
from
the doors
of
death;
So
that
I
may
make clear all
your
praise
in
the house
of
the daughter
of Zion:
I
will
be glad because
of
your salvation.
The nations
have gone down
into
the hole which
they
made:
in
their secret net
is
their foot
taken.
The Lord
has given knowledge
of
himself through
his judging:
the evil-doer
is
taken
in
the
net
which
his hands
had
made. (Higgaion. Selah.)
The sinners
and
all
the nations
who
have no memory
of
God
will
be turned
into
the underworld.
For
the poor
will not
be without help;
the hopes
of
those
in need
will not
be crushed
for
ever.
Up! O Lord;
let
not
man overcome
you:
let
the nations
be judged
before
you.
Put
them
in fear,
O
Lord,
so
that
the
nations
may see
that
they
are only
men. (Selah.)
Why
do
you keep
far
away,
O
Lord?
why
are
you
not
to
be seen
in
times
of
trouble?
The evil-doer
in
his
pride
is
cruel
to
the
poor; let
him
be
taken
by
the tricks
of
his invention.
For
the evil-doer
is lifted
up
because
of
the purpose
of
his
heart,
and
he whose
mind
is fixed
on wealth
is turned away
from
the
Lord, saying
evil
against
him.
The evil-doer
in
his
pride says,
God
will
not make
a
search.
All
his
thoughts
are,
There
is
no
God.
His
ways
are ever fixed;
your
decisions
are higher
than
he may see:
as
for
his haters,
they
are
as
nothing
to
him.
He
has
said
in
his
heart,
I
will
not
be
moved:
through
all
generations
I
will
never
be
in
trouble.
His
mouth
is
full
of cursing
and
deceit
and
false
words:
under
his
tongue
are
evil purposes
and dark thoughts.
He
is waiting
in
the dark
places
of
the
towns:
in
the
secret
places
he puts
to death those
who
have done no wrong:
his
eyes
are
secretly turned
against
the poor.
He keeps himself
in
a
secret
place
like
a
lion
in
his hole, waiting
to put
his hands on
the
poor
man,
and pulling
him into
his
net.
The upright
are
crushed
and made
low,
and
the feeble
are
overcome
by his
strong
ones.
He
says
in
his
heart,
God
has
no memory
of
me:
his
face
is turned away;
he
will
never
see
it.
Up!
O
Lord;
let
your
hand
be
lifted:
give thought
to
the
poor.
Why
has
the evil-doer
a low
opinion
of
God,
saying
in
his
heart,
You
will
not make
search
for
it?
You
have
seen
it;
for
your eyes
are
on
sorrow
and grief,
to
take
it
into
your
hand:
the poor
man
puts
his faith
in
you;
you
have
been
the
helper
of
the child
who
has
no father.
Let
the
arm
of
the sinner
and
the evil-doer
be
broken; go
on
searching
for
his sin till
there
is
no
more.
The
Lord
is
King
for
ever
and
ever;
the
nations
are gone
from
his
land.
Lord,
you
have
given
ear
to
the prayer
of
the
poor:
you
will
make strong
their
hearts,
you
will
give
them
a
hearing:
To
give decision
for
the child
without
a father
and
for
the broken-hearted,
so
that
the
man
of
the
earth
may
no
longer
be
feared.
For the chief music-maker. Of David.
In
the
Lord put
I
my faith;
how
will
you
say
to
my
soul, Go
in flight
like
a
bird
to
the
mountain?
See,
the
bows
of
the evil-doers
are
bent,
they
make
ready
their
arrows
on
the cord,
so
that
they
may send
them secretly
against
the
upright
in
heart.
If
the bases
are
broken
down,
what
is
the upright
man
to
do?
The
Lord
is
in
his
holy
Temple,
the Lord's
seat
is
in
heaven;
his
eyes
are
watching
and
testing
the
children
of
men.
The
Lord puts
the upright
and
the sinner
to
the
test,
but
he
has
hate
in
his
soul
for
the
lover
of
violent
acts.
On
the evil-doer
he
will
send
down
fire
and flames,
and
a
burning
wind;
with these
will
their
cup
be full.
For
the
Lord
is
upright;
he
is
a
lover
of
righteousness:
the
upright
will
see
his
face.
For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.
Send help, Lord,
for mercy
has come
to
an end; there
is no
more faith
among
the children
of men.
Everyone says false words
to
his neighbour:
their tongues
are smooth
in
their talk,
and
their hearts
are full
of deceit.
The smooth
lips
and
the tongue
of pride
will
be cut
off
by
the Lord.
They
have
said,
With
our
tongues
will
we overcome;
our
lips
are ours:
who
is
lord
over us?
Because
of
the crushing
of
the poor
and
the weeping
of
those
in need, now
will
I come
to
his help,
says
the
Lord;
I
will give
him
the salvation
which
he
is desiring.
The words
of
the
Lord
are
true words:
like silver tested
by fire
and burned clean seven times.
You
will keep
them,
O
Lord,
you
will keep
them safe
from
this generation
for ever.
The sinners
are walking
on
every side,
and evil
is honoured
among
the children
of men.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Will you
for ever put me out
of
your memory, O Lord? will
your face
for ever
be turned away from me?
How
long
is
my soul
to
be
in doubt,
with sorrow
in
my heart
all
the day?
how
long
will
he
who
is
against
me
be given power
over
me?
Let
my voice come
before
you,
and give
me
an answer,
O Lord
my God;
let
your light
be shining
on
me,
so
that
the sleep
of
death
may
not
overtake
me;
And
he
who
is
against
me
may
not say,
I
have overcome
him;
and those
who
are troubling
me
may
not
be glad
when
I
am moved.
But
I
have
had faith
in
your mercy;
my heart will
be
glad
in
your salvation.
I
will
make
a
song
to
the
Lord,
because
he
has given
me
my reward.
To the chief music-maker. Of David.
The
foolish
man
has
said
in
his
heart,
God
will
not
do anything.
They
are unclean,
they
have
done evil
works;
there
is
not
one
who
does
good.
The
Lord
was
looking
down
from
heaven
on
the
children
of
men,
to
see
if
there
were
any
who
had wisdom,
searching
after
God.
They
have
all
gone
out
of
the
way
together;
they
are unclean,
there
is
not
one
who
does
good,
no,
not
one.
Have
all
the
workers
of
evil
no
knowledge?
they
take
my
people
for
food
as
they
would
take
bread;
they
make
no prayer
to
the
Lord.
Then
were
they
in
great
fear:
for
God
is
in
the
generation
of
the upright.
You
have
put
to
shame
the thoughts
of
the
poor,
but
the
Lord
is
his support.
May
the
salvation
of
Israel
come
out
of
Zion!
when
the fate
of
his
people
is changed
by
the
Lord,
Jacob
will
have
joy
and
Israel
will
be
glad.
A Psalm. Of David.
Lord,
who
may
have
a resting-place
in
your
tent,
a living-place
on
your
holy
hill?
He
who
goes
on
his
way
uprightly,
doing
righteousness,
and
saying
what
is
true
in
his
heart;
Whose
tongue
is
not false,
who
does
no
evil
to
his
friend,
and
does
not
take
away
the good name
of
his neighbour;
Who gives honour
to
those
who
have
the
fear
of
the
Lord, turning away
from
him
who
has
not
the Lord's
approval.
He
who
takes
an
oath
against
himself,
and
makes
no
change.
He
who
does
not
put
out
his
money
at
interest,
or
for payment
give false decisions
against
men
who
have
done
no wrong.
He
who
does
these
things
will
never
be
moved.
Michtam. Of David.
Keep
me safe, O
God:
for
in
you
I
have put
my faith.
O
my soul,
you
have
said
to
the
Lord,
You
are
my
Lord:
I
have
no
good
but
you.
As
for
the
saints
who
are
in
the
earth,
they
are
the noble
in
whom
is
all
my
delight.
Their
sorrows
will
be
increased who go
after
another god:
I
will
not
take drink offerings
from
their hands,
or
take
their
names
on
my
lips.
The
Lord
is
my heritage
and
the wine
of
my
cup;
you
are
the supporter
of
my right.
Fair
are
the places marked
out
for
me;
I
have
a noble
heritage.
I
will
give
praise
to
the
Lord
who
has
been
my guide; knowledge comes
to
me
from
my thoughts
in
the
night.
I
have put
the
Lord
before
me
at
all
times;
because
he
is
at
my
right
hand,
I
will
not
be
moved.
Because
of
this
my
heart
is
glad,
and
my
glory
is full
of
joy:
while
my
flesh takes its
rest
in hope.
For
you
will
not
let
my
soul
be prisoned
in
the underworld;
you
will
not
let
your loved
one
see
the
place
of
death.
You
will
make clear
to
me
the
way
of
life; where
you
are
joy
is complete;
in
your
right
hand
there
are pleasures
for
ever
and
ever.
A Prayer. Of David.
Let
my
cause come
to
your ears,
O
Lord,
give
attention
to
my
cry;
give
ear
to
my
prayer which goes
not out
from
false
lips.
Be
my
judge;
for
your
eyes
see
what
is
right.
You
have
put
my
heart
to
the
test, searching
me
in
the
night;
you
have
put
me
to
the
test
and seen
no evil
purpose
in
me;
I
will keep
my
mouth
from sin.
As
for
the
works
of
men,
by
the
word
of
your
lips
I
have
kept
myself
from
the
ways
of
the
violent.
I have kept
my
feet
in your
ways,
my
steps have
not been turned away.
My
cry
has gone
up
to
you,
for
you
will
give
me
an
answer,
O
God:
let
your
ear
be
turned
to
me,
and
give
attention
to
my
words.
Make clear
the wonder
of
your mercy, O saviour
of
those
who put
their faith
in
your
right
hand,
from
those
who
come
out against
them.
Keep
me
as
the light
of
your
eyes,
covering
me
with
the
shade
of
your
wings,
From
the evil-doers
who
are violent
to
me,
and
from
those
who
are
round
me, desiring
my
death.
They
are
shut
up
in
their
fat:
with
their
mouths
they
say
words
of pride.
They
have
made
a
circle
round
our
steps:
their
eyes
are
fixed
on
us, forcing
us
down
to
the
earth;
Like
a
lion desiring its food,
and
like
a
young
lion waiting
in
secret
places.
Up!
Lord,
come
out
against
him,
make
him
low,
with
your
sword
be
my saviour
from
the evil-doer.
With
your
hand,
O
Lord,
from
men, even
men
of
the
world,
whose heritage
is
in
this
life,
and whom
you
make
full
with
your secret wealth:
they
are
full
of
children; after
their death
their
offspring take
the
rest
of
their goods.
As
for
me,
I
will
see
your
face
in
righteousness:
when
I
am awake
it
will be joy
enough
for
me
to
see
your
form.
To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said,
I
will
give
you
my love,
O
Lord,
my
strength.
The
Lord
is
my Rock,
my walled town,
and
my saviour;
my
God,
my Rock,
in
him
will
I put
my faith;
my breastplate,
and
the horn
of
my salvation,
and
my high tower.
I
will send up
my cry
to
the
Lord,
who
is
to
be praised; so
will
I
be made safe
from those
who
are against
me.
The cords
of death were round
me,
and
the seas
of evil put
me
in fear.
The
cords
of hell
were round
me:
the nets
of
death came
on
me.
In
my trouble
my voice
went up
to
the Lord,
and
my cry
to
my God:
my voice came
to
his hearing
in
his holy Temple,
and
my prayer came
before
him, even into
his ears.
Then
trouble
and shock
came
on
the earth;
and
the bases
of
the mountains
were
moved
and shaking,
because
he
was angry.
There went
up
a smoke
from
his nose,
and
a fire
of destruction
from
his mouth: flames
were lighted
by
it.
The heavens
were bent,
so
that
he might
come
down;
and
it
was dark
under
his feet.
And
he
went
in flight through
the air, seated
on
a storm-cloud:
going quickly
on
the wings
of
the wind.
He made
the dark
his secret place;
his tent round
him
was
the dark waters
and thick clouds
of
the
skies.
Before
his shining light
his
dark
clouds went past, raining ice
and fire.
The Lord made thunder
in
the heavens,
and
the voice
of
the Highest
was sounding
out: a rain
of ice
and
fire.
He
sent
out
his
arrows, driving
them
in all directions;
by
his flames
of
fire
they
were
troubled.
Then
the deep beds
of
the waters were seen,
and
the bases
of
the world were uncovered, because
of
your words
of wrath, O Lord, because
of
the breath
from
your mouth.
He
sent
from
on high,
he took
me, pulling
me
out
of great
waters.
He
made
me
free
from
my strong hater,
and
from those who
were against
me, because they
were stronger
than
I.
They came
on
me
in
the day
of
my trouble;
but
the Lord was
my support.
He
took
me out
into
a wide
place;
he
was
my saviour
because
he
had delight
in
me.
The
Lord gives
me
the reward of
my righteousness,
because
my hands are clean before
him.
For
I
have kept
the ways
of
the
Lord;
I
have not
been
turned
away
in sin
from
my
God.
For all
his decisions
were
before
me,
and
I
did
not put away
his laws
from
me.
And
I
was
upright
before
him,
and
I kept myself
from sin.
Because
of this
the Lord
has given
me
the reward
of
my righteousness,
because
my hands
are clean
in
his eyes.
On
him
who
has
mercy
you
will
have
mercy;
to
the upright
you
will
be upright;
He
who
is
holy
will see that
you
are
holy;
but
to
the
man whose way
is not straight
you
will be a hard judge.
For
you
are
the saviour of
those
who
are
in trouble;
but eyes full of pride will
be made low.
You,
O Lord,
will
be
my light;
by
you,
my God,
the dark
will
be
made bright
for
me.
By
your help
I
have made
a way
through
the wall which
was shutting
me
in;
by
the help
of
my
God
I
have gone
over
a wall.
As
for
God,
his way
is completely good;
the word
of
the Lord
is tested;
he
is
a breastplate
for all
those
who put
their faith
in
him.
For
who
is
God
but
the
Lord?
or
who
is
a Rock
but
our
God?
God puts
a strong band about
me, guiding
me
in
a straight way.
He
makes
my feet
like roes' feet,
and
puts
me
on high places.
He makes
my hands expert
in war,
so
that
a bow
of brass
is bent
by
my arms.
You
have
given
me
the breastplate
of
your salvation:
your right
hand
has been
my
support,
and
your mercy
has made
me great.
You
have
made
my steps wide under
me,
so
that
my feet
are
kept
from slipping.
I go after
my haters
and overtake
them;
not turning back till
they
are all overcome.
I
will
give
them wounds,
so
that
they
are
not able
to
get
up:
they
are stretched under
my feet.
For
I
have
been armed
by
you
with strength
for
the fight:
you
have made low
under
me those
who
come
out against
me.
By
you
their backs
are turned
in flight,
so
that
my haters
are cut off.
They were crying out, but there
was
no one
to come
to
their help: even
to
the Lord, but
he
gave
them
no answer.
Then
they
were crushed
as small
as dust
before
the wind;
they
were drained
out
like
the waste
of
the streets.
You
have made
me free
from
the fightings
of
the people;
you
have made
me
the
head
of
the nations:
a people
of whom
I had no knowledge
will be
my servants.
From
the
time when
my name comes
to
their ears
they
will
be ruled
by
me:
men
of other countries
will,
with false hearts,
put
themselves under
my
authority.
They
will
be wasting away,
they
will come out
of
their secret places shaking
with fear.
The Lord
is living; praise
be
to my Rock,
and let
the God
of my salvation
be honoured.
It
is
God
who sends punishment
on
my haters,
and puts peoples under
my rule.
He
makes
me free
from
my haters;
I am lifted
up
over those
who come
up
against
me:
you
have
made
me free
from
the violent man.
Because
of
this
I
will give
you
praise, O Lord,
among
the nations,
and
will
make
a song
of
praise
to
your name.
Great salvation
does
he
give
to
his
king;
he
has
mercy
on
the
king
of
his selection, David,
and
on
his seed
for ever.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
The heavens are sounding
the glory
of God;
the arch
of
the sky makes clear
the work
of
his hands.
Day after day
it sends
out its
word,
and night after night
it gives knowledge.
There
are no words
or language;
their voice makes no sound.
Their line
has
gone out through
all
the earth,
and
their
words
to
the end
of
the world.
In
them
has
he put
a tent
for
the sun,
Who
is
like
a newly married
man
coming
from
his bride-tent,
and
is glad
like
a strong runner starting
on
his
way.
His
going
out
is
from
the
end
of
the heaven,
and
his circle
to
the ends
of
it; there
is nothing
which
is not open
to
his heat.
The law
of
the Lord
is good, giving new life
to
the soul:
the witness
of
the Lord
is certain, giving wisdom
to
the foolish.
The orders
of
the
Lord
are right,
making glad
the
heart:
the rule
of
the
Lord
is holy, giving light
to
the eyes.
The fear
of
the
Lord
is
clean,
and
has no end;
the decisions
of
the
Lord
are
true
and full
of righteousness.
More
to
be desired
are
they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than
the dropping honey.
By them
is
your servant made conscious
of danger,
and
in keeping them there
is
great reward.
Who
has
full knowledge
of
his errors? make
me clean
from secret evil.
Keep
your servant back
from sins
of pride; let
them not
have rule over
me:
then
will I be upright
and
free
from great sin.
Let
the words
of
my mouth
and
the thoughts
of
my heart
be pleasing
in
your eyes, O Lord,
my strength
and
my salvation.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
May
the Lord give ear
to you
in
the day
of trouble;
may you
be placed on high
by
the name
of
the God
of Jacob;
May
he send
you
help
from
the holy place,
and
give
you strength
from Zion;
May
he keep all
your offerings
in mind,
and
be pleased
with
the fat
of
your burned offerings; (Selah.)
May
he give
you
your heart's desire,
and
put
all
your purposes into effect.
We
will
be glad
in
your salvation,
and
in
the name
of
our
God
we
will
put
up
our flags:
may
the Lord
give
you
all
your requests.
Now
am
I certain
that
the
Lord
gives
salvation
to
his king;
he
will give
him
an answer
from
his holy heaven
with
the strength
of
salvation
in
his right hand.
Some put
their faith
in carriages
and some
in horses;
but
we
will
be
strong
in
the name
of
the
Lord
our
God.
They
are bent
down
and made low;
but
we
have
been lifted up.
Come
to
our
help, Lord: let
the king
give ear
to
our cry.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
The king will
be glad
in
your strength, O Lord; how great will
be
his delight
in
your salvation!
You
have
given
him
his heart's desire,
and
have not kept back
the request
of
his lips. (Selah.)
For
you go before
him
with
the blessings
of good things:
you
put
a crown
of fair gold
on
his head.
He
made request
to
you
for life,
and
you gave
it
to
him, long life
for ever
and ever.
His glory
is great
in
your salvation: honour
and authority
have
you
put
on
him.
For
you
have made
him
a blessing
for ever:
you
have given
him
joy
in
the light
of
your face.
For
the king
has faith
in
the Lord,
and
through
the mercy
of
the
Most High
he
will
not
be moved.
Your hand
will
make
a search
for all
your haters;
your right hand
will
be hard
on all
those
who
are against
you.
You
will
make
them
like
a flaming oven before
you;
the
Lord
in
his wrath
will
put
an end
to
them,
and
they
will
be burned
up
in
the fire.
Their fruit
will
be cut
off
from
the earth,
and
their seed
from among
the children
of men.
For
their thoughts
were bitter against
you:
they
had an evil design
in
their minds, which
they
were
not able
to put
into effect.
Their backs
will
be
turned
when
you
make ready
the cords
of
your
bow
against
their faces.
Be lifted
up, O Lord,
in
your strength;
so
will
we
make songs
in
praise
of
your
power.
To the chief music-maker on Aijeleth-hash-shahar. A Psalm. Of David.
My God,
my God, why are
you turned
away
from
me? why are
you
so
far
from helping
me,
and
from
the words
of
my crying?
O
my
God,
I make
my cry
in
the day,
and
you give no
answer;
and
in
the night,
and
have no rest.
But
you
are holy,
O
you
who
are seated
among
the praises
of Israel.
Our fathers
had faith
in
you:
they
had faith
and
you
were
their saviour.
They sent up
their cry
to
you
and were made free: they
put
their faith
in
you
and were not
put
to shame.
But
I am
a worm
and
not
a man; cursed
by men,
and looked
down
on
by
the
people.
I
am laughed
at
by
all
those
who see
me: pushing
out
their lips
and shaking
their heads
they say,
He put
his faith
in
the Lord; let
the Lord
be
his saviour now: let
the Lord
be
his saviour,
because
he had delight
in
him.
But
it
was
you
who
took care
of
me
from
the day
of
my birth:
you gave
me faith
even
from
my mother's breasts.
I
was
in
your hands
even
before
my
birth;
you
are
my God
from
the time
when
I
was
in
my mother's
body.
Be not
far
from
me,
for trouble
is
near; there
is no
one
to give help.
A great herd
of oxen
is round
me:
I am shut
in
by
the strong oxen
of Bashan.
I saw
their mouths wide open,
like lions crying after food.
I am flowing away
like water,
and
all
my bones
are
out
of place:
my heart
is
like wax,
it
has become soft
in
my body.
My throat
is dry
like
a broken vessel;
my tongue
is fixed
to
the roof
of
my mouth,
and
the dust
of death
is
on
my lips.
Dogs
have come round
me: I am shut in by
the band
of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands
and feet.
I am
able
to see
all
my bones;
their looks
are fixed
on
me:
They
make
a division
of
my robes among
them,
by
the decision
of chance
they
take
my clothing.
Do not be
far
from
me, O Lord: O
my strength,
come quickly
to
my help.
Make
my soul safe
from
the sword,
my life
from
the power
of
the dog.
Be
my saviour
from
the lion's
mouth;
let
me go free
from
the horns
of
the cruel oxen.
I
will
give
the knowledge
of
your name
to
my brothers: I
will
give
you praise among
the people.
You
who
have fear
of
the Lord, give
him
praise; all
you seed
of
Jacob, give
him glory; go
in fear
of
him, all
you seed
of Israel.
For
he
has not
been unmoved
by
the pain
of
him
who
is troubled;
or kept
his face covered
from
him;
but
he
has given
an answer
to
his cry.
My
praise
will
be
of
you
in
the great meeting:
I
will
make
my
offerings
before
his worshippers.
The poor
will have a feast
of good things:
those who make search
for
the Lord
will give
him
praise:
your heart
will have life
for ever.
All
the ends
of
the earth
will keep
it
in
mind
and
be turned
to
the
Lord:
all
the families
of
the nations
will
give
him worship.
For
the kingdom
is
the Lord's;
he
is
the ruler
among
the
nations.
All
the fat ones
of
the earth
will give
him worship; all
those
who go
down
to
the dust
will
make themselves low before
him,
even
he
who
has
not enough
for
the life
of
his soul.
A seed
will
be
his servant;
the doings
of
the Lord
will
be
made
clear
to
the generation which
comes
after.
They
will come
and
make
his righteousness clear
to
a people
of
the future
because
he
has done this.
A Psalm. Of David.
The
Lord takes care
of
me
as
his sheep;
I
will
not
be
without
any good
thing.
He makes
a resting-place
for
me
in
the
green fields:
he
is
my
guide
by
the
quiet
waters.
He
gives new
life
to
my
soul:
he
is
my
guide
in
the
ways
of
righteousness
because
of
his
name.
Yes,
though
I go
through
the
valley
of
deep shade,
I
will
have
no
fear
of
evil;
for
you
are
with
me,
your
rod
and
your support
are
my
comfort.
You make ready
a
table
for
me
in
front
of
my haters:
you put
oil
on
my
head;
my
cup
is overflowing.
Truly, blessing
and
mercy
will
be
with
me
all
the
days
of
my
life;
and
I
will
have
a
place
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
all
my
days.
A Psalm. Of David.
The
earth
is
the Lord's,
with
all
its wealth;
the
world
and
all
the
people
living
in
it.
For
by
him
it
was based
on
the
seas,
and
made strong
on
the deep
rivers.
Who
may
go
up
into
the
hill
of
the
Lord?
and
who
may
come
into
his
holy
place?
He
who
has
clean
hands
and
a true
heart;
whose
desire
has
not
gone
out
to foolish
things,
who
has
not
taken
a
false
oath.
He
will
have
blessing
from
the
Lord,
and
righteousness
from
the
God
of
his
salvation.
This
is
the
generation
of
those whose hearts
are turned
to
you, even
to
your
face, O God
of
Jacob. (Selah.)
Let
your
heads
be
lifted
up, O
doors;
be
lifted
up, O
you
eternal
doors:
that
the
King
of
glory
may
come
in.
Who
is
the
King
of
glory?
The
Lord
of strength
and power,
the
Lord
strong
in
war.
Let
your
heads
be
lifted
up, O
doors; let
them
be
lifted
up, O
you
eternal
doors:
that
the
King
of
glory
may
come
in.
Who
is
the
King
of
glory?
The
Lord
of
armies,
he
is
the
King
of
glory. (Selah.)
Of David.
To
you,
O
Lord,
my
soul
is
lifted
up.
O
my
God, I
have
put
my faith
in you,
let
me
not
be
shamed;
let
not
my haters
be glorying over
me.
Let
no servant
of yours
be
put
to
shame;
may
those
be
shamed
who
are false
without
cause.
Make
your steps clear
to
me,
O
Lord; give
me
knowledge
of
your
ways.
Be
my
guide
and teacher
in
the
true
way;
for
you
are
the
God
of
my
salvation;
I
am waiting
for
your word
all
the
day.
O
Lord,
keep
in
mind
your pity
and
your
mercies;
for
they
have
been
from
the earliest
times.
Do
not
keep
in
mind
my
sins
when
I
was young,
or
my wrongdoing:
let
your memory
of
me
be full
of
mercy,
O
Lord,
because
of
your righteousness.
Good
and
upright
is
the
Lord:
so
he
will
be
the
teacher
of
sinners
in
the
way.
He
will
be an upright
guide
to
the
poor
in spirit: he
will
make
his
way clear
to
them.
All
the
ways
of
the
Lord
are
mercy
and good
faith
for
those
who
keep
his
agreement
and
his witness.
Because
of
your
name,
O
Lord, let
me
have forgiveness
for
my
sin,
which
is
very
great.
If
a
man
has
the
fear
of
the
Lord,
the
Lord
will
be
his
teacher
in
the
way
of
his pleasure.
His
soul
will
be full
of
good things,
and
his
seed
will
have
the
earth
for its heritage.
The
secret
of
the
Lord
is
with those
in whose hearts
is
the
fear
of
him;
he
will
make
his
agreement clear
to
them.
My
eyes
are
turned
to
the
Lord
at
all
times;
for
he
will
take
my
feet
out
of
the
net.
Be
turned
to
me,
and
have
mercy
on
me;
for
I
am troubled
and
have no helper.
The troubles
of
my
heart
are increased: O
take
me
out
of
my sorrows.
Give thought
to
my grief
and
my
pain;
and
take
away
all
my
sins.
See
how
those
who
are
against
me
are
increased,
for bitter
is
their
hate
of
me.
O
keep
my
soul,
and
take
me out
of danger:
let
me
not
be
shamed,
for
I
have
put
my faith
in
you.
For
my clean
and
upright ways
keep
me safe,
because
my
hope
is
in
you.
Give
Israel salvation,
O
God,
out
of
all
his troubles.
Of David.
O
Lord,
be
my
judge,
for
my behaviour
has
been
upright:
I
have
put
my faith
in
the
Lord,
I
am
not
in danger
of slipping.
Put
me
in
the scales,
O
Lord, so
that
I
may
be
tested; let
the fire
make clean
my
thoughts
and
my
heart.
For
your mercy
is
before
my
eyes;
and
I
have
gone
in
the
way
of
your good
faith.
I
have
not
taken
my
seat
with foolish persons,
and
I
do
not
go
with
false
men.
I
have
been
a hater
of
the band
of wrongdoers,
and
I
will
not
be
seated
among sinners.
I
will
make
my
hands clean
from sin;
so
will
I
go
round
your
altar,
O
Lord;
That
I
may
give
out
the
voice
of
praise,
and
make
public
all
the
wonders which
you
have
done.
Lord,
your
house
has
been dear
to
me,
and
the resting-place
of
your
glory.
Let
not
my
soul
be numbered
among
sinners,
or
my
life
among
men
of
blood;
In
whose
hands
are
evil designs,
and
whose
right
hands take money
for judging falsely.
But
as for
me,
I
will go
on in
my
upright ways: be
my saviour,
and
have
mercy
on
me.
I
have
a safe resting-place
for
my
feet;
I
will give
praise
to
the
Lord
in
the meetings
of
the people.
Of David.
The
Lord
is
my
light
and
my
salvation;
who
is
then
a cause
of
fear
to
me?
the
Lord
is
the
strength
of
my
life;
who
is
a danger
to
me?
When evil-doers,
even
my haters,
came
on
me
to put
an end
to
me,
they
were broken
and put
to shame.
Even
if
an
army came
against
me
with
its tents,
my
heart would
have
no
fear:
if
war
was made
on
me,
my faith would
not
be
moved.
One prayer
have
I
made
to
the
Lord,
and
this
is
my heart's
desire;
that
I
may
have
a
place
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
all
the
days
of
my
life,
looking
on
his glory,
and getting wisdom
in
his
Temple.
For
in
the
time
of
trouble
he
will
keep
me safe
in
his
tent:
in
the
secret
place
of
his
tent
he
will
keep
me
from men's eyes;
high
on
a
rock
he
will put
me.
And
now
my
head
will
be
lifted
up
higher
than
my haters
who
are
round
me:
because
of
this
I
will
make
offerings
of
joy
in
his
tent;
I
will
make
a
song, truly
I
will
make
a
song
of
praise
to
the
Lord.
O
Lord, let
the
voice
of
my
cry come
to
your ears:
have
mercy
on
me,
and
give
me
an
answer.
When
you
said, Make
search
for
my
face,
my
heart
said
to
you,
For
your
face
will
I make
my
search.
Let
not
your
face
be covered
from
me;
do
not put
away
your
servant
in
wrath;
you
have
been
my
help:
do
not
give
me
up
or
take
your
support
from
me,
O
God
of
my
salvation.
When
my
father
and
my
mother
are turned
away
from
me,
then
the
Lord
will
be
my support.
Make
your
way clear
to
me,
O
Lord,
guiding
me
by
the right
way,
because
of
my haters.
Do
not
give
me
into
their hands,
because
false
witnesses
have
come
out against
me,
and men breathing destruction.
I
had almost given
up
my hope
of
seeing
the blessing
of
the
Lord
in
the
land
of
the
living.
Let
your
hope
be
in
the
Lord:
take
heart
and
be
strong; yes, let
your
hope
be
in
the
Lord.
Of David.
My
cry
goes
up
to
you,
O
Lord,
my
Rock;
do
not
keep
back
your answer
from
me,
so
that
I
may
not
become
like
those
who
go
down
into
the underworld.
Give ear
to
the
voice
of
my prayer,
when
I am
crying
to
you,
when
my
hands
are
lifted
up
to
your
holy
place.
Do
not
take
me
away
with
the
sinners
and
the
workers
of
evil,
who
say words
of
peace
to
their neighbours,
but
evil
is
in
their
hearts.
Give
them
the right reward
of
their acts,
and
of
their
evil
doings:
give
them
punishment
for
the
works
of
their
hands,
let
them
have
their
full reward.
Because
they
have
no respect
for
the
works
of
the
Lord,
or
for
the
things which
his
hands
have
made,
they
will
be
broken
down
and
not lifted
up
by
him.
May
the
Lord
be
praised,
because
he
has
given ear
to
the
voice
of
my prayer.
The
Lord
is
my
strength
and
my breastplate,
my
heart
had faith
in
him
and
I
am
helped;
for
this cause
my
heart
is full
of rapture,
and
I
will
give
him
praise
in
my
song.
The
Lord
is
their
strength,
and
a
strong place
of
salvation
for
his king.
Be
a saviour
to
your
people,
and send
a
blessing
on
your
heritage:
be
their guide,
and let
them
be
lifted
up
for
ever.
A Psalm. Of David.
Give
to
the
Lord, you
sons
of
the
gods,
give
to
the
Lord
glory
and
strength.
Give
to
the
Lord
the full
glory
of
his
name;
give
him
worship
in
holy robes.
The
voice
of
the
Lord
is
on
the
waters:
the
God
of
glory
is thundering,
the
Lord
is
on
the
great
waters.
The
voice
of
the
Lord
is full
of
power;
the
voice
of
the
Lord
has
a noble
sound.
By
the
voice
of
the
Lord
are
the cedar-trees
broken,
even
the
cedars
of
Lebanon
are
broken
by
the
Lord.
He makes
them go
jumping
about
like
a
young
ox;
Lebanon
and
Sirion
like
a
young mountain
ox.
At
the
voice
of
the
Lord
flames
of
fire
are seen.
At
the
voice
of
the
Lord
there
is
a shaking
in
the waste land, even
a shaking
in
the waste land
of
Kadesh.
At
the
voice
of
the
Lord
the roes give birth,
the leaves
are taken
from
the trees:
in
his
Temple
everything
says,
Glory.
The
Lord
had
his
seat
as
king
when
the waters came
on
the earth;
the
Lord
is
seated
as
king
for
ever.
The
Lord
will
give
strength
to
his
people;
the
Lord
will
give
his
people
the
blessing
of
peace.
A Psalm. A Song at the blessing of the House. Of David.
I
will give
you praise
and honour,
O Lord, because through
you I
have been lifted up;
you
have
not given
my haters cause
to
be glad over
me.
O
Lord
my
God,
I sent
up
my cry
to
you,
and
you
have
made
me well.
O
Lord,
you
have made
my soul come again
from
the underworld:
you
have given
me life
and kept
me
from going down
among
the dead.
Make songs
to
the
Lord,
O
you saints
of
his,
and
give praise
to
his holy name.
For
his wrath
is only
for
a minute;
in
his grace
there
is life; weeping
may
be
for
a night,
but joy comes
in
the morning.
When things went well
for
me
I said,
I
will never
be moved.
Lord,
by
your grace
you
have kept
my mountain strong:
when
your face
was turned from
me
I
was troubled.
My voice
went
up
to
you,
O
Lord;
I
made
my prayer
to
the
Lord.
What profit
is
there
in
my blood
if
I go
down
into
the underworld?
will
the dust give
you praise,
or
be
a witness
to
your help?
Give ear
to
me,
O Lord,
and
have mercy
on
me: Lord, be
my helper.
By
you
my sorrow
is
turned
into dancing;
you
have
taken away
my clothing
of grief,
and
given
me robes
of joy;
So that
my glory may make songs
of praise
to
you
and not be quiet. O Lord
my God, I will
give
you praise
for ever.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
In you, O Lord,
have I put
my hope; let me never
be shamed; keep me safe
in
your righteousness.
Let
your ear
be turned
to
me;
take
me quickly out
of danger;
be
my strong Rock,
my place
of strength where
I
may
be safe.
For
you
are
my
Rock
and
my
strong tower;
go
in front
of
me
and
be
my guide,
because
of
your name.
Take
me out
of
the
net which
they
have
put ready
for
me secretly;
for
you
are
my strength.
Into
your hands
I give
my spirit;
you
are
my saviour,
O Lord God
for ever true.
I
am full
of hate
for
those
who go after false
gods;
but
my hope
is
in
the
Lord.
I
will
be glad
and
have delight
in
your
mercy;
because
you
have seen
my trouble;
you
have
had pity
on
my soul
in
its sorrows;
And
you
have
not
given
me
into
the hand
of
my hater;
you
have put
my feet
in
a wide place.
Have mercy
on
me, O Lord,
for
I am
in trouble;
my eyes
are wasted
with grief,
I am wasted
in soul
and body.
My
life goes
on
in sorrow,
and
my years
in weeping;
my
strength
is almost gone
because
of
my sin,
and
my bones
are
wasted
away.
Because
of
all
those
who
are against
me,
I
have become
a word
of shame
to
my neighbours;
a cause
of shaking
the head
and
a fear
to
my friends:
those
who saw
me
in
the street went
in flight
from
me.
I
have
gone
from men's minds
and memory
like
a dead
man;
I
am
like
a broken vessel.
False statements against
me
have
come
to
my ears; fear
was
on every side:
they
were talking together against
me, designing
to
take away
my
life.
But
I
had faith
in
you,
O Lord;
I
said,
You
are
my God.
The chances
of
my life
are
in
your hand; take
me
out
of
the hands
of
my haters,
and
of
those
who go
after
me.
Let
your servant see
the light
of
your face;
in
your mercy
be
my saviour.
Let
me
not
be shamed, O
Lord,
for
I
have made
my prayer
to
you; let
the sinners
be shamed,
and let
their mouths
be shut
in
the underworld.
Let
the false lips
be shut, which say
evil against
the upright, looking
down
on
him
in
their pride.
O how great
is
your grace, which
you
have put
in store
for
your worshippers,
and which
you
have
made clear
to
those
who had faith
in
you,
before
the sons
of
men!
You
will
keep
them safe
in
your house
from
the designs
of
man;
in
the
secret
of
your tent
will
you
keep
them
from angry tongues.
May
the Lord
be praised,
because
he
has made clear
to
me
the wonder
of
his grace
in
a strong town.
And
as
for
me,
I said
in
my fear,
I
am cut off
from before
your eyes;
but
you gave ear
to
the voice
of
my prayer,
when
my cry went up
to
you.
O
have love
for
the Lord, all
you
his saints;
for
the Lord keeps safe
from danger all those
who
are true
to
him,
and gives
the workers
of pride
their
right reward.
Put
away fear
and let
your heart
be strong,
all
you
whose hope
is
in
the
Lord.
Of David. Maschil.
Happy
is
he who
has forgiveness
for
his wrongdoing,
and whose
sin
is
covered.
Happy
is
the
man
in whom
the
Lord sees
no
evil,
and
in
whose
spirit
there
is
no
deceit.
When
I kept
my mouth shut,
my
bones
were
wasted,
because
of
my crying
all
through
the
day.
For
the weight
of
your
hand
was
on
me
day
and
night;
my body
became dry
like
the earth
in
summer. (Selah.)
I
made
my wrongdoing clear
to
you,
and
did
not
keep
back
my
sin.
I
said,
I
will
put
it
all
before
the
Lord;
and
you
took
away
my wrongdoing
and
my
sin. (Selah.)
For
this cause
let
every saint
make
his prayer
to
you
at
a
time
when
you
are
near:
then
the
overflowing
of
the
great
waters
will
not
overtake
him.
You
are
my safe
and
secret place;
you
will
keep
me
from
trouble;
you
will put
songs
of salvation on
the lips
of
those who
are
round
me. (Selah.)
I
will
give
you
knowledge,
teaching
you
the
way
to go;
my
eye
will
be
your guide.
Do
not
be
like
the
horse
or
the ass,
without sense; ...
The sinner
will
be
full
of trouble;
but
mercy
will
be
round
the
man
who
has faith
in
the
Lord.
Be
glad
in
the
Lord
with
joy,
you
upright
men;
give
cries
of
joy,
all
you
whose
hearts
are
true.
Be glad
in
the
Lord,
O doers
of righteousness;
for
praise
is beautiful
for
the
upright.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord
on
the corded
instrument; make melody
to
him
with instruments
of music.
Make
a
new
song
to him;
playing expertly
with
a loud noise.
For
the
word
of
the
Lord
is
upright,
and
all
his
works
are certain.
His delight
is
in
righteousness
and wisdom;
the
earth
is
full
of
the
mercy
of
the
Lord.
By
the
word
of
the
Lord
were
the
heavens
made;
and
all
the
army
of
heaven
by
the
breath
of
his
mouth.
He
makes
the
waters
of
the
sea come
together
in
a mass;
he keeps
the
deep
seas
in store-houses.
Let
the
earth
be
full
of
the
fear
of
the
Lord; let
all
the
people
of
the
world
be
in holy
fear
of
him.
For
he
gave
the
word,
and
it
was
done;
by
his
order
it
was
fixed
for ever.
The
Lord undoes
the
designs
of
the
nations;
he
makes
the
thoughts
of
the
peoples without effect.
The Lord's
purpose
is
eternal,
the
designs
of
his
heart go
on
through
all
the
generations
of man.
Happy
is
the
nation
whose
God
is
the
Lord;
and
the
people
whom
he
has taken
for
his
heritage.
The
Lord
is
looking
down
from
heaven;
he
sees
all
the
sons
of
men;
From
his house
he keeps watch
on
all
who
are
living
on
the
earth;
He makes
all
their
hearts;
their
works
are
clear
to
him.
A king's
salvation
is
not
in
the
power
of
his
army;
a
strong
man
does
not get free
by
his
great
strength.
A
horse
is
a
false
hope;
his
great
power
will
not make
any man free
from danger.
See,
the
eye
of
the
Lord
is
on those
in whose hearts
is
the
fear
of
him,
on those whose
hope
is
in
his
mercy;
To keep
their
souls
from
death;
and
to keep
them
living
in time
of need.
Our
souls
are
waiting
for
the
Lord;
he
is
our
help
and
our salvation.
For
in
him
our
hearts
have
joy;
in
his
holy
name
is
our hope.
Let
your
mercy
be
on
us,
O
Lord,
as
we
are waiting
for
you.
Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.
I
will
be blessing
the Lord
at all
times;
his praise
will
be ever
in
my
mouth.
My soul
will
say great
things
of
the
Lord:
the poor
in spirit
will
have knowledge
of
it
and
be glad.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord
with
me;
let
us
be witnesses together
of
his great name.
I
was searching
for
the
Lord,
and
he gave ear
to
my voice,
and
made
me free
from
all
my fears.
Let
your eyes
be turned
to
him
and
you
will
have light,
and
your faces
will not
be shamed.
This poor man's cry
came
before
the Lord,
and
he gave
him salvation
from all
his troubles.
The angel
of
the
Lord
is
ever watching
over
those
who
have fear
of
him,
to
keep
them
safe.
By experience
you
will see
that
the
Lord
is good; happy
is
the man
who
has faith
in
him.
Keep
yourselves
in
the fear
of
the
Lord, all
you
his saints;
for
those
who do
so
will
have no need
of anything.
The young lions
are
in
need
and
have
no food;
but
those
who
are looking
to
the
Lord
will
have every good
thing.
Come, children, give attention
to
me;
I
will
be
your teacher
in
the fear
of
the
Lord.
What
man
has
a love
of life,
and
a desire
that
his days
may
be increased
so
that
he
may see good?
Keep
your tongue
from evil,
and
your lips
from words
of deceit.
Be turned
from
evil,
and do good; make
a search for peace, desiring
it
with all
your
heart.
The eyes
of
the Lord
are
on
the upright,
and
his ears
are open
to
their cry.
The
face
of
the
Lord
is
against those
who do evil,
to take away
the memory
of
them
from
the earth.
The cry
of
the upright
comes
before
the
Lord,
and
he takes
them
out
of all
their troubles.
The
Lord
is near
the broken-hearted;
he
is
the saviour
of
those
whose spirits
are crushed down.
Great
are
the troubles
of
the upright:
but
the
Lord takes
him safely
out
of
them all.
He keeps
all
his bones: not
one
of
them
is broken.
Evil
will put
an end
to
the sinner,
and
those
who
are haters
of righteousness
will come
to destruction.
The
Lord
will
be
the saviour
of
the souls
of
his servants,
and no
one
who has faith
in
him
will
be
put
to shame.
Of David.
O
Lord,
be
on
my side
against
those
who
are judging me;
be
at war
with
those
who make war
against me.
Be
a breastplate
to
me,
and give
me
your
help.
Take
up
your
spear
and keep back
my attackers;
say
to
my
soul,
I
am
your
salvation.
Let
them
be overcome
and
put
to
shame
who
make attempts
to take
my
soul;
let
those
who
would do
me damage
be
turned
back
and
made foolish.
Let
them
be
like dust
from
the grain
before
the
wind;
let
the
angel
of
the
Lord send
them
in flight.
Let
their
way
be
dark
and full
of danger;
let
them
be troubled
by
the
angel
of
the
Lord.
For
without
cause
they
have put
a
net ready
for
me
secretly,
in
which
to take
my
soul.
Let
destruction
come
on
them
without
their
knowledge;
let
them
be
taken themselves
in
their secret nets,
falling
into
the same
destruction.
And
my
soul
will
have joy
in
the
Lord;
it
will
be
glad
in
his
salvation.
All
my
bones
will
say,
Lord,
who
is
like
you?
The saviour
of
the
poor
man
from
the hands
of
the
strong,
of
him
who
is
poor
and
in need
from
him
who takes
his goods.
False
witnesses
got
up:
they put questions
to
me
about crimes
of
which
I
had
no
knowledge.
They gave
me
back
evil
for
good,
troubling
my
soul.
But
as
for
me,
when
they
were ill
I
put
on
the
clothing
of
sorrow:
I
went without food
and
was sad,
and
my
prayer
came
back
again
to
my
heart.
My behaviour
was
as if
it
had
been
my
friend
or
my
brother:
I
was bent
low
in grief
like
one
whose
mother
is dead.
But
they
took
pleasure
in
my trouble,
and came
together, yes, low persons came
together
against
me
without
my
knowledge;
they
never came
to
an end
of wounding
me.
Like men
of deceit
they put
me
to shame;
the voice
of
their wrath was loud
against
me.
Lord,
how
long
will
you
be
looking
on?
take
my
soul
from
their
destruction,
my
life
from
the
lions.
I
will
give
you
praise
in
the
great meeting;
I
will
give
you honour among
a
strong
people.
Do
not
let
my haters
be
glad
over
me
falsely;
let
not
those
who
are
against
me
without
cause
make sport
of
me.
For
they do
not
say
words
of
peace;
in
their
deceit
they
are designing evil
things
against
the
quiet ones
in
the
land.
Their
mouths
were
open
wide
against
me,
and
they
said,
Aha,
aha,
our
eyes
have
seen
it.
You
have
seen
this,
O
Lord;
be
not unmoved:
O
Lord,
be
not
far
from
me.
Be
awake,
O
Lord,
be moved
to take
up
my
cause,
my
God
and
my
Lord.
Be
my
judge,
O
Lord
my
God,
in
your
righteousness;
do
not
let
them
be
glad
over
me.
Let
them
not
say
in
their
hearts,
So
we
will have
it:
let
them
not
say,
We have put
an
end
to
him.
Let
all
those
who take pleasure
in
my troubles
be
shamed
and come
to nothing:
let
those
who are
lifted
up
against
me
be
covered
with
shame
and
have no honour.
Let those
who
are
on
my side
give
cries
of
joy;
let
them
ever
say,
The
Lord
be praised,
for
he
has
pleasure
in
the
peace
of
his
servant.
And
my
tongue
will
be talking
of
your
righteousness
and
of
your
praise
all
the
day.
To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.
The sin
of
the evil-doer says
in
his heart,
There
is no fear
of
the
Lord before
his eyes.
For
he takes comfort
in
the
thought
that
his sin
will
not
be uncovered
and hated.
In
the words
of
his mouth
are
evil
and deceit;
he
has given
up being wise
and doing good.
He gives
thought
to
evil
on
his bed;
he takes
a
way
which
is
not
good;
he
is
not
a hater
of
evil.
Your mercy, O Lord,
is
in
the heavens,
and
your strong purpose
is
as high
as
the clouds.
Your righteousness
is
like
the mountains
of
God;
your judging
is
like
the great deep;
O
Lord,
you give life
to man
and beast.
How good
is
your loving
mercy,
O
God!
the children
of
men take cover under
the shade
of
your wings.
The delights
of
your house
will
be showered
on
them;
you
will give
them drink
from
the river
of
your pleasures.
For
with
you
is
the fountain
of life:
in
your light we
will see light.
O let there
be no end
to
your loving mercy
to
those
who
have knowledge
of
you,
or
of
your righteousness
to
the upright
in heart.
Let
not
the foot
of pride come against
me,
or
the hand
of
the evil-doers put
me
out
of
my place.
There
the workers
of
evil
have
come
down:
they
have been made low,
and
will
not
be
lifted
up.
Of David.
Do
not
be
angry because
of
the wrongdoers,
or
have
envy
of
the
workers
of
evil.
For
they will
quickly
be cut
down like
grass,
and become dry like
the
green
plants.
Have
faith
in
the
Lord,
and
do
good;
be
at
rest
in
the
land,
and go
after righteousness.
So
will
your
delight
be
in
the
Lord,
and
he
will
give
you
your heart's
desires.
Put
your life
in
the hands
of
the
Lord;
have faith
in
him
and
he
will
do
it.
And
he
will
make
your
righteousness be seen
like
the
light,
and
your
cause
like
the
shining
of
the
sun.
Take
your rest
in
the
Lord, waiting quietly
for
him;
do
not
be
angry because
of
the
man
who
does well
in
his
evil
ways,
and gives effect
to
his bad designs.
Put an end
to
your
wrath
and
be
no longer bitter;
do
not give way
to
angry feeling which
is
a cause
of sin.
For
the evil-doers
will
be
cut
off:
but
those
who
have faith
in
the
Lord
will
have
the
earth
for
their heritage.
For
in
a short
time
the evil-doer
will
be
gone:
you
will go searching
for
his
place,
and
it
will
not
be
there.
But
the gentle
will
have
the
earth
for
their heritage;
they
will
take
their
delight
in
peace without measure.
The sinner has
evil designs
against
the upright, lifting
up
the voice
of wrath
against
him.
He
will
be
laughed
at
by
the
Lord,
who
sees
that
his
day
is
coming.
The evil-doers
have taken
out
their
swords,
their
bows
are
bent;
for crushing
the
poor,
and
to put
to death
those
who
are
upright
in
their
ways.
But
their
swords
will
be turned
into
their
hearts,
and
their
bows
will
be
broken.
The
little which
the
good
man has
is
better
than
the
wealth
of evil-doers.
For
the
arms
of
the evil-doers
will
be
broken:
but
the
Lord
is
the
support
of
the good.
The
days
of
the upright
are
numbered
by
the
Lord,
and
their
heritage
will
be
for
ever.
They
will
not
be
shamed
in
the
evil
time,
and
in
the
days
when
all
are
in need
of food
they
will
have
enough.
But
the wrongdoers
will
come
to
destruction,
and
the haters
of
the
Lord
will
be
like
the fat
of
lambs,
they
will
be burned up;
they
will go up
in
smoke,
and never again
be seen.
The sinner
takes money
and
does
not
give
it
back;
but
the upright
man
has
mercy,
and
gives
to others.
Those
who
have
his
blessing
will
have
the
earth
for
their heritage;
but
those
who
are
cursed
by
him
will
be
cut
off.
The
steps
of
a good
man
are
ordered
by
the
Lord,
and
he takes
delight
in
his
way.
Even
if
he
has
a
fall
he
will
not
be
without help:
for
the
hand
of
the
Lord
is supporting
him.
I
have
been
young,
and
now
am
old,
but
I
have
not
seen
the good
man
without help,
or
his
children
looking
for
bread.
All
the
day
he
is ready
to
have
mercy
and
to give;
his
children
are
a
blessing.
Be
turned
from
evil,
and
do
good;
and
your place will
be
for
ever.
For
the
Lord
is
a
lover
of righteousness,
and takes
care
of
his saints;
they
will
be
kept safe
for
ever;
but
the
seed
of
the evil-doers
will
be
cut
off.
The upright
will
have
the
earth
for
their heritage,
and
will go
on
living there
for
ever.
The
mouth
of
the good
man
says
words
of
wisdom;
the
talk
of
his
tongue
is
of righteousness.
The
law
of
his
God
is
in
his
heart;
he
will
never make
a false
step.
The sinners
are
watching
the upright
man, desiring
to
put
him
to
death.
The
Lord
will
not give
him
into
their
hands,
or
be
against
him
when
he
is
judged.
Be
waiting
for
the
Lord,
and
keep
his
way;
and
you
will
be
lifted
up,
and
have
the
land
for
your heritage:
when
the evil-doers
are
cut
off,
you
will
see
it.
I
have
seen
the evil-doer
in great power, covering
the earth
like
a great
tree.
But
he
came
to
an end,
and
there
was
no sign
of
him;
I
made
a
search
for
him
and
he
was
not
there.
Give
attention
to
the good
man,
and
take
note
of
the
upright;
because
the
end
of
that
man
is
peace.
But as
for
the sinners,
they
will
be
cut
off
together;
the
end
of
the wrongdoers
is
destruction.
But
the
Lord
is
the saviour
of
the upright:
he
is
their
strength
in
the
time
of
trouble.
And
the
Lord
will
be
their
help,
and keep
them
safe:
he
will
take
them
out
of
the hands
of
the evil-doers,
and
be
their saviour,
because
they
had faith
in
him.
A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory.
O Lord,
be
not bitter
with
me
in
your wrath;
let
not
your hand
be on
me
in
the heat
of
your passion.
For
your arrows
have gone into
my flesh,
and
I
am crushed under
the weight
of
your hand.
My flesh
is wasted
because
of
your wrath;
and there
is no peace
in
my bones
because
of
my sin.
For
my crimes
have
gone
over
my
head;
they
are
like
a great weight which
is
more than
my
strength.
My wounds
are poisoned
and evil-smelling,
because
of
my foolish behaviour.
I am troubled, I am
made low; I go weeping all
the day.
For
my body
is
full
of burning;
all
my flesh
is unhealthy.
I am feeble
and crushed
down;
I
gave
a cry like
a lion
because
of
the grief
in
my heart.
Lord,
all
my desire
is
before
you;
my sorrow
is not kept secret
from
you.
My heart goes
out
in pain,
my strength
is wasting
away; as
for
the light
of
my eyes,
it
is
gone
from
me.
My lovers
and
my friends keep
away
from
my disease;
my relations keep far
away.
Those
who
have
a
desire
to
take
my life put nets
for
me; those
who
are designing
my destruction say evil things
against
me, all
the day
their minds
are full
of deceit.
But
I kept
my ears shut
like
a
man without hearing;
like
a
man without
a voice, never opening
his
mouth.
So
I
was
like
a
man whose ears
are shut,
and
in whose
mouth there
are
no sharp
words.
In
you,
O Lord,
is
my hope:
you
will
give
me
an answer,
O Lord,
my
God.
I
said, Let
them
not
be glad
over
me;
when
my foot
is moved, let
them
not
be lifted up
with pride against
me.
My
feet
are
near
to falling,
and
my
sorrow
is ever
before
me.
I
will
make clear
my wrongdoing,
with
sorrow
in
my heart
for
my sin.
But
they
are strong
who
have hate
for
me without cause:
those
who
are
against
me falsely
are increased
in numbers.
They
give
me back evil
for good; they are
my haters because I go after
the thing which
is right.
Do not give
me up, O Lord; O
my
God,
be near
to
me.
Come quickly
to give
me help,
O
Lord,
my salvation.
To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.
I said, I will give attention
to
my ways, so
that
my tongue
may do no wrong; I will keep
my mouth under control, while
the sinner
is before me.
I made no
sound,
I
said no
word,
even
of good;
and
I
was moved
with sorrow.
My heart
was burning in my breast; while I
was deep in thought
the fire
was lighted; then I said with my tongue,
Lord,
give
me knowledge
of
my end,
and
of
the measure
of
my days,
so
that
I
may see how feeble
I am.
You
have
made
my
days no longer than
a hand's measure;
and
my
years
are nothing
in
your eyes; truly,
every man
is
but
a breath. (Selah.)
Truly,
every
man goes
on
his
way
like
an image;
he
is troubled
for
no purpose:
he
makes
a great store
of wealth,
and
has
no knowledge
of
who
will get
it.
And
now, Lord,
what
am
I waiting
for?
my hope
is
in
you.
Make
me free from all
my sins;
do not
let
me
be shamed by
the man
of evil behaviour.
I
was quiet,
and kept
my mouth shut;
because
you
had
done
it.
No
longer
let
your hand
be hard
on
me;
I am wasted
by
the blows
of
your hand.
By
the weight
of
your wrath
against man's sin,
the glory
of
his form
is wasted
away; truly every man
is
but
a breath. (Selah.)
Let
my prayer come
to
your ears, O Lord,
and give attention
to
my cry, make
an answer
to
my weeping:
for
my time
here
is short
before
you,
and
in
a little time
I
will
be gone,
like
all
my fathers.
Let
your wrath
be
turned
away
from
me,
so
that
I
may
be comforted,
before
I go
away
from here,
and become
nothing.
To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.
When I
was waiting quietly
for
the Lord,
his heart
was turned
to me,
and
he gave ear
to
my cry.
He
took
me
up
out
of
a deep waste place,
out
of
the soft
and sticky earth;
he put
my feet
on
a rock,
and
made
my steps
certain.
And
he
put
a new song
in
my mouth,
even praise
to
our God; numbers
have seen
it
with fear,
and
put
their faith
in
the Lord.
Happy
is
the
man
who
has faith
in
the
Lord,
and
does not
give honour
to
the men
of pride
or
to those
who
are
turned away
to deceit.
O
Lord
my
God, great
are
the wonders
which
you
have done
in
your
thought
for
us;
it
is
not possible
to
put
them
out
in order
before
you;
when
I
would
give
an account
of
them,
their number
is greater
than
I
may say.
You
had
no desire
for
offerings
of beasts
or fruits
of
the earth; ears
you
made
for
me:
for burned
offerings
and sin
offerings
you
made
no request.
Then
I said, See,
I come;
it
is recorded
of
me
in
the roll
of
the book,
My delight
is
to
do
your pleasure, O
my
God; truly,
your law
is
in
my heart.
I
have given news
of righteousness
in
the
great meeting;
O Lord,
you
have knowledge
that I
have not
kept back
my
words.
Your
righteousness
has
not
been folded away
in
my
heart;
I
have
made clear
your
true word
and
your salvation;
I
have
not
kept secret
your
mercy
or
your faith
from
the
great meeting.
Take
not away
your gentle mercies
from
me, O
Lord;
let
your mercy
and
your
faith
keep
me safe
for ever.
For unnumbered evils
are round
about
me;
my sins
have overtaken
me,
so
that
I
am bent down
with
their weight;
they
are
more
than
the hairs
of
my head,
my strength
is
gone
because
of
them.
Be pleased, O Lord,
to
take
me
out
of
danger; O Lord, come quickly
and
give
me help.
Let those
who go after
my soul
for
its destruction
have shame
and trouble together; let
them
be turned back
and made foolish
who
take
pleasure
in
my trouble.
Let
those
who say
to
me, Aha, aha!
be surprised because
of
their
shame.
Let all
those
who
are looking
for
you be glad
and
have
joy
in
you; let
the lovers
of
your salvation ever
say, May
the Lord be great.
Though
I
am poor
and
in need,
the
Lord
has
me
in mind;
you
are
my help
and
my saviour;
let
there
be
no waiting,
O
my
God.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Happy
is
the man who gives thought
to
the poor;
the Lord will
be
his saviour
in
the time
of trouble.
The
Lord
will keep
him safe,
and give
him
life;
the
Lord
will let
him
be
a blessing
on
the earth,
and
will not give
him
into
the hand
of
his haters.
The
Lord
will
be
his support
on
his bed
of pain:
by
you
will all
his grief
be
turned
to
strength.
I said,
Lord,
have
mercy
on
me; make
my soul well,
because
my faith
is
in
you.
My haters
say evil
against
me,
When
will
he
be
dead,
and
his
name come
to
an end?
If
one comes
to see
me, deceit
is
in
his heart;
he keeps
a store
of
evil, which
he
makes public
in every place.
All
my haters
are
talking secretly
together
against
me;
they
are designing
my downfall.
They say,
He
has
an
evil disease, which
will not let
him go:
and now
that
he
is
down
he
will not get
up again.
Even
my dearest friend,
in
whom
I
had faith,
who took bread
with
me,
is turned
against
me.
But
you, O Lord,
have mercy
on
me, lifting
me
up,
so
that
I
may
give
them
their punishment.
By
this
I see
that
you
have pleasure
in
me, because
my hater
does not overcome
me.
And
as
for
me,
you
are
my support
in
my righteousness, giving
me
a place
before
your face
for ever.
May
the Lord God
of Israel
be praised, through
eternal
days
and
for
ever.
So
be
it.
So
be
it.
To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.
Like
the desire
of
the roe
for
the water-streams, so
is my soul's desire
for you, O God.
My
soul
is dry
for
need
of
God,
the
living
God;
when
may
I come
and see
the face
of
God?
My tears
have been
my food day
and night,
while
they
keep saying
to
me, Where
is
your
God?
Let
my soul
be overflowing
with grief
when
these
things
come
back
to
my mind, how
I
went
in company
to
the house
of
God,
with
the voice
of joy
and praise,
with
the song
of
those
who
were keeping
the feast.
Why
are
you crushed
down,
O
my
soul?
and
why
are
you troubled
in
me?
put
your hope
in
God;
for
I
will again give
him
praise
who
is
my help
and
my
God.
My
soul
is crushed
down
in
me,
so
I
will keep
you
in
mind;
from
the
land
of Jordan
and
of
the Hermons,
from
the hill Mizar.
Deep
is sounding
to deep
at
the noise
of
your waterfalls; all
your waves
have gone rolling
over
me.
But
the Lord
will send
his mercy
in
the daytime,
and
in
the night
his song
will
be
with
me,
a prayer
to
the
God
of
my life.
I
will say
to
God
my Rock, Why
have
you let
me go
from
your memory? why
do
I go
in sorrow
because
of
the attacks
of
my haters?
The cruel words
of
my haters
are like
a crushing
of
my bones;
when
they
say
to
me every day,
Where
is
your
God?
Why
are
you crushed down,
O
my soul?
and why
are
you troubled
in
me? put
your hope
in
God;
for
I
will again give
him praise
who
is
my help
and
my
God.
Be
my
judge,
O
God, supporting
my
cause
against
a
nation
without religion;
O keep
me
from
the
false
and
evil
man.
You
are
the
God
of
my
strength;
why
have
you put
me
from
you?
why
do
I
go
in sorrow
because
of
the attacks
of
my haters?
O
send
out
your
light
and
your
true word;
let
them be
my
guide:
let
them
take
me
to
your
holy
hill,
and
to
your
tents.
Then
I
will
go
up
to
the
altar
of
God,
to
the
God
of
my
joy;
I
will
be glad
and
give
praise
to
you
on
an instrument
of music,
O
God,
my
God.
Why
are
you crushed
down,
O
my
soul?
and
why
are
you troubled
in
me? put
your
hope
in
God,
for
I
will
again
give
him
praise
who
is
my
help
and
my
God.
To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil.
It
has come
to our ears, O God, our fathers
have given us
the story,
of
the works which you did
in their days,
in
the
old times,
Uprooting
the nations
with
your hand,
and planting
our
fathers
in
their place; cutting down
the nations,
but increasing
the growth
of
your
people.
For
they did not
make
the land theirs
by
their swords,
and
it
was not
their
arms
which kept
them safe;
but
your right
hand,
and
your
arm,
and
the light
of
your face,
because
you
had pleasure
in
them.
You
are
my King
and
my
God; ordering
salvation
for Jacob.
Through
you
will we overcome
our haters;
by
your name
will
they
be crushed under
our feet
who
are violent
against us.
I
will not put faith
in
my bow,
my sword
will not
be
my salvation.
But
it
is
you
who
have
been
our saviour
from
those
who
were
against
us,
and
have
put
to shame
those
who
had hate
for
us.
Our pride
is
in God
at
all times,
to
his name
we give
praise
for ever. (Selah.)
But
now
you
have sent
us
away
from
you,
and put
us
to shame;
you
do not go
out
with
our armies.
Because
of this we
are turned
back
by
the attacker: those
who
have hate
for us
take
our goods
for themselves.
You
have
made
us
like sheep which are
taken
for meat;
we are
put
to flight
among
the nations.
You
let
your
people go
for nothing;
your wealth
is not increased
by
their price.
You
have made
us
to
be looked down
on
by
our neighbours, we
are laughed
at
and shamed
by those
who
are round about
us.
Our name is
a word
of
shame
among
the nations,
a sign for
the shaking
of heads
among
the peoples.
My downfall
is ever before
me,
and
I am covered
with
the shame
of
my face;
Because
of
the voice
of
him
who says sharp
and bitter words;
because
of
the hater
and
him
who
is
the instrument
of punishment.
All this has come
on
us, but still we have kept
you
in
our memory;
and we have not been false
to
your word.
Our hearts
have
not
gone
back,
and
our steps
have
not
been turned
out
of
your
way;
Though
you
have
let
us
be crushed
in
the place
of jackals, though we
are covered
with darkest shade.
If
the name
of
our God
has gone
out
of
our minds,
or
if
our hands
have been stretched
out
to
a strange god,
Will
not
God
make search
for
it?
for
he sees
the secrets
of
the heart.
Truly,
because
of
you
we
are put
to death every day;
we
are numbered
like sheep
for destruction.
Why
are
you sleeping, O Lord? awake!
and come
to
our help,
do
not give
us
up
for ever.
Why
is
your face covered,
and
why
do
you give
no thought
to
our trouble
and
our cruel fate?
For
our souls
are crushed
down
to
the dust:
our bodies
are stretched
out
on
the earth.
Up!
and come
to
our help,
and give
us salvation
because
of
your mercy.
To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.
My heart
is flowing
over
with good things;
my words
are
of
that which
I
have made
for
a
king;
my tongue
is
the pen
of
a ready writer.
You
are fairer
than
the children
of
men; grace
is flowing
through
your lips;
for
this
cause
the blessing
of
God
is
with
you
for ever.
Put
on
your sword,
make
it ready
at
your side,
O strong chief,
with
your glory
and power.
And go nobly
on
in
your power,
because
you
are good
and true
and without pride;
and
your right hand
will
be teaching
you things
of fear.
Your arrows
are sharp
in
the heart
of
the king's haters;
because
of
them
the peoples
are falling
under
you.
Your seat
of power, O God,
is
for ever
and ever;
the rod
of
your
kingdom
is
a rod
of honour.
You
have
been
a lover
of righteousness
and
a hater
of evil:
and so
God,
your
God,
has put
the oil
of joy
on
your head, lifting
you high over
all other kings.
Your robes
are full
of
the smell
of all sorts
of perfumes
and spices; music
from
the king's ivory houses
has made
you glad.
Kings' daughters
are
among
your noble women:
on
your right
is
the queen
in gold
of Ophir.
O
daughter, give thought
and attention,
and let
your ear
be open; no longer keep
in mind
your people,
and
your father's house;
So
will
the king
have
a great desire
for
you,
seeing how beautiful
you
are;
because
he
is
your lord,
give
him honour.
And
the daughters
of Tyre
will
be there
with
an offering;
those
who
have wealth among
the
people
will
be looking
for
your approval.
In
the great house
the king's
daughter
is all shining:
her clothing
is worked
with gold.
She
will come before
the
king
in
robes
of needlework;
the virgins
in
her train
will come before
you.
With joy
and rapture
will
they
come;
they
will
go
into
the king's house.
Your children
will
take
the
place
of
your fathers;
so
that
you
may make
them rulers
over all
the earth.
I
will keep
the memory
of
your name living
through
all generations;
and
because
of
this
the
people
will
give
you praise
for ever.
To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah; put to Alamoth. A Song.
God
is
our harbour
and
our strength,
a very present help
in trouble.
For this cause
we
will
have
no fear, even though
the earth
is changed,
and though
the mountains
are moved
in
the heart
of
the sea;
Though
its waters
are sounding
and troubled,
and though
the
mountains
are shaking
with
their violent motion. (Selah.)
There
is
a river whose streams
make glad
the resting-place
of God,
the holy place
of
the tents
of
the Most High.
God
has taken
his
place
in her; she
will not
be moved:
he
will come
to her help
at
the dawn
of morning.
The nations
were angry,
the kingdoms
were
moved;
at
the sound
of
his voice
the earth became
like wax.
The Lord
of armies
is
with
us;
the
God
of Jacob
is
our
high tower. (Selah.)
Come, see
the works
of
the
Lord,
the destruction
which
he
has made
in
the earth.
He
puts
an end
to wars
over all
the
earth;
by
him
the bow
is broken,
and
the spear cut
in two,
and
the carriage burned
in
the fire.
Be
at peace
in
the knowledge
that
I am God:
I
will
be lifted
up
among
the
nations,
I
will
be honoured
through
all
the
earth.
The Lord
of armies
is
with
us;
the
God
of Jacob
is
our
high tower. (Selah.)
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
O make
a glad noise
with
your hands, all you peoples; letting
your voices go
up
to God
with joy.
For
the Lord Most High
is
to
be feared;
he
is
a
great King
over
all
the earth.
He
will put
down
the peoples
under
us,
and
the
nations
under
our feet.
He
will
give
us
our heritage,
the glory
of Jacob who
is dear
to
him. (Selah.)
God
has gone
up
with
a glad cry,
the Lord
with
the sound
of
the horn.
Give
praises
to
God, make songs
of praise;
give
praises
to
our King, make songs
of praise.
For
God
is
the
King
of all
the earth; make songs
of
praise
with knowledge.
God
is
the ruler
over
the
nations;
God
is
on
the high seat
of
his holy
rule.
The
rulers
of
the peoples
have come
together,
with
the
people
of
the
God
of Abraham;
because
the powers
of
the earth
are God's:
he
is lifted
up
on
high.
A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
Great
is
the Lord
and greatly
to
be praised,
in
the town
of our God,
in
his holy mountain.
Beautiful
in
its
high position,
the joy
of
all
the earth,
is
the
mountain
of Zion,
the
mountain
of
God,
the
town
of
the
great King.
In
its buildings God
is seen
to
be
a high tower.
For
see!
the kings came together
by agreement,
they
were joined together.
They
saw
it,
and
so
were full
of wonder;
they
were troubled,
and went quickly
away
in fear.
Shaking came
on
them
and pain,
as
on
a woman
in childbirth.
By
you
the ships
of Tarshish
are broken
as
by
an east wind.
As
it
came
to our ears so have we seen
it,
in
the town
of
the Lord
of armies,
in
the town
of our God; God
will keep
it fixed for ever. (Selah.)
Our thoughts
were
of
your
mercy,
O
God,
while
we
were
in
your Temple.
As
your name
is,
O
God, so
is
your praise
to
the ends
of
the earth;
your right hand
is full
of righteousness.
Let there
be
joy
in
the mountain
of Zion,
and
let
the daughters
of Judah
be glad,
because
of
your wise decisions.
Make your
way
about
Zion,
and go round
it, numbering its towers.
Take note
of its strong walls, looking well at its fair buildings;
so that
you may give word
of
it
to
the generation which comes after.
Because
this God
is
our God
for ever
and ever:
he
will
be
our guide.
Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
Give attention
to this, all you peoples; let
your ears
be open, all you
who
are living
in
the world.
High
and low
together,
the poor,
and
those
who
have wealth.
From
my mouth
will come words
of wisdom;
and
in
the thoughts
of
my heart
will
be knowledge.
I
will
put
my teaching into
a story;
I
will make
my dark sayings clear
with music.
What cause have I
for fear
in
the days
of evil, when
the evil-doing
of those who
are working
for
my downfall is round about me?
Even
of
those whose faith
is
in
their wealth,
and whose hearts
are lifted up
because
of
their stores.
Truly, no man may get back
his soul
for
a price, or give
to God
the payment
for himself;
(Because
it
takes
a
great
price
to keep
his soul
from death,
and
man
is
not able
to
give
it.)
So
that he might have
eternal
life,
and
never see the underworld.
For
he
sees
that wise men come
to
their
end,
and foolish persons
of low behaviour come
to
destruction together, letting
their
wealth go
to others.
The place
of
the
dead
is
their house
for ever,
and
their resting-place
through
all generations;
those
who come
after
them
give
their names
to
their lands.
But man,
like
the animals, does not go
on
for
ever;
he comes
to
an end
like
the beasts.
This
is the way
of the foolish; their silver
is
for
those
who come
after them,
and their children get the pleasure
of their gold. (Selah.)
Death
will give
them
their food
like sheep;
the underworld
is
their fate
and
they
will go
down
into
it;
their flesh
is food
for worms;
their form
is wasted
away;
the underworld
is
their resting-place
for
ever.
But God
will get back
my soul;
for
he
will take me
from
the power
of
death. (Selah.)
Have no fear
when wealth comes
to
a
man,
and
the glory
of
his house
is increased;
For
at
his death,
he
will take
nothing away;
his
glory
will
not go
down
after
him.
Though
he might
have pride
in
his soul
in
his life-time,
and
men
will
give
you
praise
if
you
do well
for yourself,
He
will
go
to
the generation
of
his fathers;
he
will
not see
the light again.
Man,
like
the animals,
does
not
go
on
for
ever;
he
comes
to
an
end
like
the beasts.
A Psalm. Of Asaph.
The
God
of
gods,
even
the
Lord,
has sent
out
his voice,
and
the
earth
is full
of fear;
from
the coming
up
of
the
sun
to
its going
down.
From
Zion, most
beautiful
of places,
God
has sent out
his light.
Our
God
will
come,
and
will
not
keep quiet;
with
fire
burning
before
him,
and storm-winds
round
him.
His voice
will go
out
to
the
heavens
and
to
the
earth,
for
the judging
of
his
people:
Let
my saints come
together
to
me;
those who
have
made
an
agreement
with
me
by
offerings.
And
let
the
heavens
make clear
his
righteousness;
for
God
himself
is
the
judge. (Selah.)
Give ear,
O
my
people,
to
my words;
O
Israel,
I
will
be
a
witness
against
you;
I
am
God, even
your
God.
I
will
not take
up
a cause
against
you
because
of
your
offerings,
or
because
of
your burned
offerings, which
are
ever
before
me.
I
will
take
no
ox out
of
your
house,
or he-goats
from
your flocks;
For
every
beast
of
the woodland
is mine,
and
the
cattle
on
a
thousand
hills.
I
see
all
the
birds
of
the
mountains,
and
the beasts
of
the
field
are mine.
If
I
had need
of food,
I
would
not give
you
word
of
it;
for
the earth
is mine
and
all
its
wealth.
Am
I
to take
the
flesh
of
the ox
for
my
food,
or
the
blood
of
goats
for
my
drink?
Make
an
offering
of
praise
to
God; keep
the agreements which
you
have
made
with
the Most High;
Let
your voice come up
to
me
in
the
day
of
trouble;
I
will
be
your saviour,
so
that
you
may give
glory
to
me.
But
to
the sinner,
God
says,
What
are
you doing, talking
of
my
laws,
or taking
the
words
of
my
agreement
in
your
mouth?
Seeing
that
you
have no desire
for
my teaching, turning
your
back
on
my
words.
When
you
saw
a
thief,
you were
in agreement
with
him,
and
you were joined
with
those who
took other men's wives.
You have given
your
mouth
to
evil,
your
tongue
to
words
of
deceit.
You
say evil
of
your
brother;
you
make false
statements
against
your mother's
son.
These
things
have
you
done,
and
I said nothing;
it
seemed
to
you
that
I
was
such
a
one
as yourself;
but
I
will
make
a protest
against
you,
and put
them
in order
before
your
eyes.
Now keep
this
in mind,
you
who
have
no memory
of
God,
for
fear
that
you
may
be crushed under
my hand,
with
no
one
to
give
you help:
Whoever
makes
an
offering
of
praise gives
glory
to
me;
and
to
him
who
is upright
in
his
ways
I
will
make clear
the
salvation
of
God.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
Have pity on me, O God,
in
your mercy; out
of
a full heart, take away
my sin.
Let all
my wrongdoing
be washed
away,
and make
me clean
from evil.
For
I
am conscious
of
my error;
my sin
is ever
before
me.
Against
you,
you
only,
have
I done
wrong, working that which
is
evil
in
your eyes; so that
your words may be seen
to be right,
and
you may be clear
when
you
are judging.
Truly,
I
was formed
in evil,
and
in
sin did
my mother give
me birth.
Your desire
is
for
what
is true
in
the inner parts:
in
the secrets
of
my soul
you
will
give
me
knowledge
of wisdom.
Make
me free
from
sin
with hyssop: let
me
be washed whiter than snow.
Make
me full
of joy
and rapture; so
that
the bones which
have been broken may
be glad.
Let
your face be turned
from my wrongdoing,
and take away all my
sins.
Make
a clean
heart
in me,
O God;
give me
a right spirit again.
Do not put
me
away
from
before
you,
or take
your holy spirit
from
me.
Give
me back
the joy
of
your salvation; let
a free
spirit
be
my
support.
Then
will
I
make
your ways clear
to wrongdoers;
and sinners
will
be turned
to
you.
Be
my saviour
from violent death, O God,
the God
of
my
salvation;
and
my tongue
will
give praise
to
your righteousness.
O Lord, let
my lips
be open,
so
that
my mouth
may
make clear
your praise.
You
have no desire
for
an offering
or I would give
it;
you
have no delight
in burned offerings.
The offerings
of
God
are
a broken spirit;
a broken
and sorrowing
heart,
O
God,
you
will not
put
from
you.
Do good
to Zion
in
your good
pleasure, building
up
the walls
of Jerusalem.
Then
you
will
have delight
in
the
offerings
of righteousness,
in burned
offerings
and
offerings
of beasts;
then
they
will make
offerings
of oxen
on
your altar.
To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.
Why do you take pride
in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against
the upright man all
the day?
Purposing destruction, using deceit;
your tongue
is
like
a sharp blade.
You
have more
love
for
evil
than
for good,
for deceit
than
for works
of righteousness. (Selah.)
Destruction
is in all your words, O false
tongue.
But God
will put an end
to
you
for ever; driving
you
out
from
your tent, uprooting
you
from
the land
of
the living. (Selah.)
The upright
will see
it
with fear,
and
will
say, laughing
at
you:
See, this
is
the man
who did
not make
God
his
strength,
but
had faith
in
his goods
and
his property,
and
made himself
strong
in
his wealth.
But
I am
like
a branching olive-tree
in
the house
of God;
I
have put
my faith
in
his mercy
for ever
and ever.
I
will
give
you praise
without end
for what
you
have done;
I
will
give honour
to
your name
before
your saints,
for
it
is good.
To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David.
The foolish man
has said
in
his heart, God will
not do anything.
They are unclean,
they
have done evil
works; there
is
not one who does good.
God
was looking down
from heaven
on
the children
of
men,
to see if
there
were
any
who
had
wisdom, searching after
God.
Every
one
of
them
has gone back;
they
are unclean:
there
is
not
one
who
does good, no,
not
one.
Have
the
workers
of evil
no knowledge?
they take
my people
for food,
as
they
would take bread;
they
make
no prayer
to
God.
They
were
in
great fear,
where
there
was
no
cause
for fear:
for
the bones
of
those
who
make war
on
you
have
been broken
by
God;
you
have put
them
to shame, because
God
has
no desire
for
them.
May
the salvation
of Israel
come
out
of Zion!
When
the fate
of
his
people
is changed
by
God,
Jacob
will
have joy,
and Israel
will
be glad.
To the chief music-maker; on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David. When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Is not David keeping himself secret among us?
Let
your name
be
my salvation, O God; let
my cause
be judged
by
your strength.
Let
my prayer
come
before
you, O
God;
give ear
to
the words
of
my mouth.
For men
who
are going
after
me
have come out against
me, violent men
are purposing
to take
my soul;
they
have
not put
God
before their eyes. (Selah.)
See,
God
is
my helper:
the Lord
is
the
great supporter
of
my soul.
Let
the evil
works
of
my haters
come back
on
them
again;
let
them
be cut
off
by
your
good faith.
Freely
will
I make
my offerings
to
you;
I
will give praise
to
your name,
O
Lord,
for
it
is good.
Because
it
has been
my saviour
from all
my
trouble;
and
my eyes
have seen
the punishment
of
my haters.
To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.
Give hearing
to
my prayer, O God;
and let
not
your ear
be shut against
my request.
Give thought
to me,
and
let
my
prayer
be answered: I
have been made low
in sorrow;
I am troubled because of
the voice of
the cruel ones, because of
the loud cry of
the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on
me,
and they are cruel in their hate for
me.
My heart
is deeply wounded,
and
the fear
of death
has come
on
me.
Fear
and shaking
have
come
over
me,
with deep
fear
I am
covered.
And
I said, If only
I
had wings like
a dove!
for
then
I would
go
in flight
from here
and be
at rest.
I
would go wandering far away,
living
in
the waste land. (Selah.)
I would quickly take cover
from
the driving storm and
from
the violent wind.
Send destruction
on them, O Lord, make
a division
of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting
and violent acts
in
the town.
By day
and night
they go round
the
town,
on
the walls; trouble
and sorrow
are
in
the heart
of
it.
Evil
is there; cruel rule
and deceit
are ever
in
the streets.
For
it
was
not
my hater
who said evil
of
me;
that would
have
been
no grief
to
me;
it
was
not
one outside
the number
of
my friends
who made
himself strong against
me,
or
I would
have kept myself
from him
in
a secret place;
But
it
was
you,
my equal,
my guide,
my well-loved friend.
We
had loving talk together,
and went
to
the house
of God
in company.
Let
the hand
of death
come
on
them suddenly,
and
let
them
go
down
living
into
the underworld;
because evil
is
in
their
houses
and
in
their hearts.
As
for
me,
I
will
make
my prayer
to God,
and
he
will
be
my saviour.
In
the evening
and
in
the morning
and
in
the middle
of
the day
I
will
make
my prayer
with sounds
of grief;
and
my voice
will come
to
his ears.
He has taken
my soul away
from
the attack which
was
made against
me,
and
given
it peace;
for great numbers were against
me.
God
will
give thought
to
me;
he
who
from early times
is strong
will send pain
and trouble
on
them. (Selah.)
Because
they
are unchanged,
they
have no fear
of God.
He
has put
out
his hand
against
those
who
were
at peace
with
him;
he
has
not kept
his agreement.
The words
of
his mouth
were smoother than butter, but war
was
in
his heart;
his words
were softer than oil, but
they
were sharp swords.
Put
your
cares
on
the Lord,
and
he
will
be
your support;
he
will not let
the upright man
be moved.
But
you,
O
God,
will
send
them
down
into
the underworld;
the cruel
and
the false
will
be cut
off
before half
their
days
are ended;
but
I
will
have faith
in
you.
To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.
Have mercy
on
me, O God,
for man
is attempting
my destruction; every day
he makes cruel attacks
against
me.
My haters
are ever ready
to put
an end
to
me;
great numbers
are lifting themselves
up
against
me.
In
the
time
of
my fear,
I
will
have faith
in
you.
In
God
will
I give praise
to
his word;
in
God
have
I
put
my hope;
I
will
have no
fear
of
what flesh
may
do
to
me.
Every day
they
make wrong use
of
my
words;
all
their
thoughts
are
against
me
for evil.
They come
together,
they
are waiting
in secret
places,
they take note
of
my steps,
they
are waiting
for
my soul.
By evil-doing
they
will
not get free
from punishment.
In wrath,
O God,
let
the peoples
be
made low.
You
have seen
my wanderings;
put
the drops
from
my eyes
into
your bottle;
are
they not
in
your record?
When
I send
up
my cry
to
you,
my haters
will
be
turned back;
I am certain
of this,
for
God
is with
me.
In
God
will
I
give
praise
to
his word;
in
the Lord
will
I
give
praise
to
his word.
In
God
have
I put
my hope,
I
will
have no fear
of
what man
may do
to
me.
I
keep
the memory
of
my debt
to
you,
O
God;
I
will give
you
the offerings
of praise.
Because
you
have taken
my soul
from
the power
of death;
and kept
my feet
from falling,
so
that
I
may
be walking
before
God
in
the light
of life.
To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.
Have mercy
on
me, O God,
have mercy
on
me;
for
the hope
of
my soul
is
in
you: I
will keep myself safely
under
the shade
of
your wings, till these troubles
are past.
I
will send
up
my cry
to
the Most High
God;
to
God
who
does
all things
for
me.
He
will send
from heaven,
and take
me
from
the
power
of
him whose desire
is
for
my destruction.
God
will send
out
his mercy
and
his good faith.
My soul
is among lions;
I
am
stretched
out among
those
who
are
on fire, even
the sons
of men, whose teeth
are spears
and arrows,
and whose tongue
is
a sharp sword.
O God,
be lifted
up higher than
the heavens;
let
your glory
be
over
all
the earth.
They
have
made
ready
a net
for
my steps;
my soul
is bent
down;
they
have
made
a
great hole
before
me,
and
have gone
down
into
it
themselves. (Selah.)
My
heart
is
fixed,
O God,
my
heart
is
fixed;
I
will
make songs,
and
give praise.
You
are
my glory; let
the instruments
of music
be awake;
I
myself
will
be awake
with
the dawn.
I will give you praise, O Lord, among
the peoples;
I will make songs
to you among
the nations.
For
your mercy
is great, stretching up
to
the heavens,
and
your righteousness goes up
to
the clouds.
Be lifted
up, O
God, higher
than
the
heavens, let
your glory
be
over
all
the
earth.
To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.
Is there righteousness
in
your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons
of men?
The purposes
of
your hearts
are evil;
your hands
are full
of cruel doings
on
the earth.
The evil-doers
are strange
from
the first;
from
the hour
of
their birth
they go
out
of
the true way, saying false words.
Their poison
is like
the poison
of
a snake;
they
are like
the adder, whose ears
are shut;
Who
will not
be moved by
the voice
of
the wonder-worker, however great
are
his powers.
O
God,
let
their teeth
be broken
in
their mouths;
let
the great teeth
of
the young lions
be pulled out,
O Lord.
Let
them
be turned
to liquid
like
the ever-flowing waters; let
them
be cut off
like
the grass
by
the way.
Let
them
be
like
an after-birth
which
is turned
to
water
and
comes
to
an end;
like
the fruit
of
a woman
who gives birth before
her time,
let
them
not see
the sun.
Before
they
are conscious
of
it,
let
them be cut
down
like thorns;
let
a strong wind
take
them
away
like waste growth.
The upright man
will be glad
when
he sees
their punishment;
his feet
will be washed
in
the blood
of
the evil-doer.
So
that
men
will say,
Truly there
is
a reward
for righteousness;
truly there
is
a God
who
is judge
on
the earth.
To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.
Take
me
out
of
the hands
of
the cruel ones,
O
my
God;
keep
me safe
from
those
who come
up
against
me.
Take
me
out
of
the power
of
the workers
of evil,
and keep
me
safe
from
the men
of blood.
For see,
they
are watching
in secret
for
my soul;
the strong
have come together
against
me?
but
not because
of
my
sin,
or
my evil-doing, O Lord.
For
no
sin
of mine
they
go quickly
and get
themselves ready;
be awake
and come
to
my help,
and
see.
You, O Lord God
of armies,
are
the God
of Israel; come now
and
give
punishment
to
the nations;
have
no mercy
on any workers
of deceit. (Selah.)
They
come back
in
the evening;
they make
a noise
like
a dog,
and go round
the town.
See, hate
is dropping
from
their lips; curses
are
on
their tongues:
they say, Who
gives attention
to
it?
But
you
are laughing at
them,
O Lord;
you
will
make sport
of
all
the nations.
O
my strength,
I
will put
my hope
in
you;
because
God
is
my strong tower.
The
God
of
my mercy
will go
before
me:
God
will let
me see
my desire effected
on
my haters.
Put
them not
to death,
for
so
my
people
will
keep
the memory
of
them: let
them
be sent
in all directions
by
your power;
make
them low,
O
Lord
our saviour.
Because
of
the sin
of
their mouths
and
the word
of
their lips,
let
them
even
be
taken
in
their pride;
and
for
their curses
and
their deceit,
Put an
end
to
them
in
your wrath,
put an
end
to
them,
so
that
they
may not
be seen again; let
them see
that God
is ruling
in
Jacob
and
to
the ends
of
the earth. (Selah.)
And
in
the evening let
them
come
back,
and
make
a noise
like
a dog,
and go round
the town.
Let
them
go wandering up
and
down
in search
of food,
and
be
there
all
night if
they
have not enough.
But
I
will make songs
of
your power; yes,
I
will
give cries
of joy
for
your mercy
in
the morning; because
you
have
been
my strength
and
my high tower
in
the day
of
my trouble.
To
you,
O
my
strength,
will
I
make
my
song:
because God
is
my high tower,
even
the God
of
my mercy.
To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt.
God,
you
have put
us away
from
you,
you
have sent
us
in all directions,
you
have been angry; O
be turned
to
us
again.
By
the power
of
your hand
the earth is shaking
and broken;
make
it strong
again,
for
it is moved.
You
have
made
the people see hard times;
you
have given
us
the wine
of shaking
for
our drink.
Give
a safe
place
to
those
who
have fear
of
you, where
they
may go
in flight
from before
the bow. (Selah.)
So
that
your loved ones
may be
made safe, let
your right hand be
my salvation,
and
give
me
an answer.
God
has said
in
his holy
place,
I
will
be glad:
I
will
make
a division
of Shechem,
and
the valley
of Succoth
will
be measured
out.
Gilead
is mine,
and Manasseh
is mine;
and Ephraim
is
the strength
of
my head; Judah
is
my law-giver;
Moab
is
my washpot; over Edom
will I put out
my shoe; over Philistia
will
a glad cry
be sounded.
Who
will take me
into
the
strong town?
who
will be
my guide
into Edom?
Have not
you put
us
away, O God?
and
you
have not gone
out
with
our armies.
Give us help
in our trouble;
for
there
is
no help
in man.
Through
God we
will
do
great
things,
for
through
him
our haters
will
be crushed under
our feet.
To the chief music-maker. On a corded instrument. Of David.
Let
my cry come
to
you, O God; let
your ears
be open
to
my prayer.
From
the end
of
the earth
will
I send up
my
cry
to
you,
when
my
heart
is overcome: take me
to
the rock which
is over-high
for me.
For
you
have
been
my secret
place,
and
my
high tower
from
those
who
made war
on
me.
I
will
make
your tent
my resting-place
for ever:
I
will keep myself
under
the cover
of
your wings. (Selah.)
For
you, O God, have made answer
to
my prayers;
you have
given
me
the heritage
of those who give honour
to
your name.
You
will
give
the king long life;
and
make
his years go
on
through
the generations.
May
the seat
of
his
authority
be
before God
for ever;
may mercy
and righteousness
keep
him safe.
So
will I make songs
in
praise
of
your name
for
ever, giving
to
God
that which
is
right day
by day.
To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.
My soul, put all
your faith
in God;
for
from
him comes
my salvation.
He
only
is
my Rock
and
my
salvation;
he
is
my high tower;
I
will
not
be greatly moved.
How long
will
you go
on designing evil against
a man? running against
him
as against
a broken wall,
which
is
on
the point
of falling?
Their
only thought
is
to
put
him
down
from
his
place
of honour;
their delight
is
in deceit: blessing
is
in
their mouths
but cursing
in
their hearts. (Selah.)
My soul,
put
all
your faith
in God;
for from
him comes
my hope.
He
only
is
my Rock
and
my salvation;
he
is
my high tower;
I
will
not
be greatly moved.
In
God
is
my
salvation,
and
my glory;
the
Rock
of
my
strength,
and
my safe place.
Have faith
in
him
at all times,
you people; let
your hearts go flowing
out
before
him:
God
is
our safe place. (Selah.)
Truly
men
of low birth
are
nothing,
and
men
of high position
are
not what
they seem; if
they
are
put
in
the scales
together
they
are less
than
a breath.
Have no faith
in
the rewards
of evil-doing,
or
in profits wrongly
made:
if
your wealth
is increased, do
not
put
your hopes
on
it.
Once
has God said, twice
has
it come
to
my ears,
that
power
is God's:
And mercy,
O Lord,
is yours,
for
you
give
to
every
man
the reward
of
his work.
A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.
O God,
you
are
my God; early
will
I make
my search
for
you:
my soul
is dry
for need
of
you,
my flesh
is wasted
with desire
for
you,
as
a dry
and burning land where no water
is;
To see
your
power
and
your glory,
as
I
have seen
you
in
the holy
place.
Because
your mercy
is better than life,
my lips
will
give
you praise.
So
will
I go on blessing
you all
my
life, lifting up
my hands
in
your name.
My soul
will
be comforted,
as
with good food;
and
my mouth
will
give
you
praise
with songs
of joy;
When
the memory
of
you comes
to
me
on
my bed,
and
when
I give thought
to
you
in
the night-time.
Because
you
have
been
my help,
I
will
have
joy
in
the shade
of
your wings.
My soul keeps ever near
you:
your right hand
is
my
support.
But
those whose
desire
is
my soul's destruction
will go down
to
the lower parts
of
the earth.
They
will
be cut off
by
the sword;
they
will
be food
for foxes.
But
the
king
will
have
joy
in
God; everyone who takes
an oath
by
him
will
have
cause
for pride;
but
the false mouth
will
be stopped.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
O God, let
the voice
of
my grief come
to
your ear: keep
my life from
the fear
of those who are against me.
Keep
me safe
from
the
secret purpose
of wrongdoers;
from
the band
of
the workers
of evil;
Who make
their tongues sharp like
a sword,
and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
So
that
in secret
they
may let loose
their
arrows at
the upright, suddenly
and unseen.
They make themselves strong
in
an evil purpose;
they make holes
for
secret nets;
they say,
Who
will see
it,
Or
make discovery
of
our secret
purpose?
The design
is framed
with care;
and
the inner
thought
of
a
man,
and
his heart,
is
deep.
But
God sends
out
an arrow
against
them; suddenly
they
are wounded.
The evil
of
their tongues
is
the
cause
of
their
fall; all
those
who see
them
are shaking
their heads
at
them.
And
in fear
men
make
public
the
works
of God;
and giving thought
to
his acts
they get wisdom.
The upright
will
be glad
in
the Lord
and
have hope
in
him;
and
all
the lovers
of righteousness
will
give
him glory.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. A Song.
It
is right
for you, O God,
to
have praise
in Zion:
to you let
the offering
be made.
To
you,
O hearer
of prayer, let
the words
of all flesh come.
Evils
have overcome
us:
but
as
for
our sins,
you
will
take
them
away.
Happy
is
the man
of
your selection,
to whom
you give
a resting-place
in
your house;
we
will
be full
of
the good
things
out
of
your holy place.
You
will give us
an answer
in righteousness
by great acts
of power,
O God
of
our salvation;
you who
are
the hope
of all
the ends
of
the earth,
and
of
the far-off lands
of
the sea;
The
God
by
whose strength
the mountains
are fixed;
who
is robed
with power:
Who
makes
the loud voice
of
the sea quiet,
and puts
an end
to
the sound
of
its waves.
Those
in
the farthest parts
of
the earth
have fear when they see your signs:
the outgoings
of
the morning
and evening
are glad because
of you.
You have given
your blessing
to
the earth, watering
it
and making
it fertile;
the river
of God
is full
of water:
and having made
it ready,
you give men grain.
You
make
the ploughed
lands
full
of
water;
you
make smooth
the slopes:
you
make
the
earth soft
with showers, sending
your blessing
on
its growth.
The year
is crowned
with
the good
you give; life-giving rain
is dropping from
your footsteps,
Falling on
the grass
of
the waste land:
and
the little hills
are glad on
every side.
The grass-land is thick
with flocks; the valleys are full
of grain; they give glad cries
and songs
of joy.
To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm.
Send
up
a glad
cry
to
God,
all
the
earth:
Make
a
song
in honour
of
his
name:
give
praise
and
glory
to
him.
Say
to
God,
How
greatly
to
be
feared
are
your
works!
because
of
your
great
power
your haters
are forced
to put themselves under
your feet.
Let
all
the
earth give
you
worship,
and
make songs
to
you; let
them
make songs
to
your
name. (Selah.)
Come
and
see
the
works
of
God:
he
is
to
be
feared
in all
he does
to
the
children
of
men.
The
sea
was
turned
into
dry
land:
they went
through
the
river
on
foot:
there did
we
have
joy
in
him.
He
is
ruling
in
power
for
ever;
his
eyes
are
watching
the
nations:
may
his haters
have
no
strength
against him. (Selah.)
Give
blessings
to
our
God,
O
you
peoples, let
the
voice
of
his
praise
be loud;
Because
he
gives
us
life,
and
has
not
let
our
feet
be moved.
For
you,
O
God,
have put
us
to
the
test:
testing
us
by fire
like
silver.
You
let
us be
put
in prison; chains were
put
on
our legs.
You let
men
go driving
over
our
heads; we
went
through
fire
and
through
water;
but
you
took
us
out
into
a wide
place.
I
will
come
into
your
house
with burned
offerings,
I
will make payment
of
my debt
to
you,
Keeping
the
word
which came
from
my
lips,
and
which
my
mouth
said,
when
I
was
in
trouble.
I will
give
you burned
offerings
of
fat
beasts,
and
the
smoke
of
sheep; I will
make
offerings
of
oxen
and
goats. (Selah.)
Come,
give ear
to
me,
all
you
God-fearing
men,
so
that
I
may
make
clear
to
you
what
he
has
done
for
my
soul.
My voice
went
up
to
him,
and
I
was lifted
up
from
the underworld.
I
said
in
my
heart,
The
Lord
will
not
give ear
to
me:
But
truly God's ear
has been open;
he
has
give
attention
to
the
voice
of
my
prayer.
Praise
be
to
God
who
has
not
taken
away
his good faith
and
his mercy
from
me.
To the chief music-maker. With corded instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
May God give us mercy and blessing, and let
the light of his face be shining
on us; (Selah.)
So
that men
may see
your
way
on
the earth,
and
your salvation
among
all nations.
Let
the peoples give
you praise, O God; let
all
the peoples give
you praise.
O let
the
nations
be glad,
and make song
of joy;
for
you
will
be
the judge
of
the
peoples
in righteousness, guiding
the
nations
of
the earth. (Selah.)
Let
the
peoples
give
you
praise,
O God;
let all
the
peoples
give
you
praise.
The earth
has given
her increase;
and
God, even
our
God,
will
give
us
his blessing.
God
will
give
us
his
blessing;
so
let
all
the ends
of
the
earth
be
in fear
of
him.
To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.
Let God
be seen,
and let
his haters
be put
to flight; let those who are against
him
be turned back before
him.
Let
them
be
like smoke
before
the driving wind;
as wax turning soft
before
the fire,
so let
them
come
to
an end
before
the power
of
God.
But let
the upright
be glad; let
them
have delight
before
God; let
them
be full
of joy.
Make songs
to
God,
make songs
of praise
to
his name;
make
a
way
for
him
who
comes through
the waste lands;
his name
is Jah;
be
glad
before
him.
A father
to those
who
have no father,
a judge
of
the widows,
is
God
in
his holy place.
Those
who
are without friends,
God puts
in
families;
he makes free those
who
are
in chains; but those
who
are turned away
from
him
are given
a dry land.
O
God,
when
you
went
out
before
your
people, wandering
through
the waste
land; (Selah.)
The earth
was shaking
and
the heavens
were streaming,
because
God
was present; even Sinai itself
was
moved
before
God,
the
God
of
Israel.
You,
O
God, did freely send
the rain, giving strength
to
the weariness
of
your heritage.
Those whose resting-place
was there, even
the poor,
were comforted
by
your good things,
O
God.
The Lord gives
the word;
great
is
the number
of
the women
who
make
it public.
Kings
of
armies quickly go
in flight:
and
the women
in
the houses
make
a division
of
their goods.
Will
you take
your rest among
the flocks?
like
the wings
of
a dove covered
with silver,
and
its feathers
with yellow gold.
When
the Most High put
the kings
to flight,
it
was
as white
as snow
in Salmon.
A hill
of God
is
the hill
of Bashan;
a hill
with high tops
is
the hill
of Bashan.
Why
are
you looking
with envy,
you high
hills,
on
the
hill desired
by
God
as
his resting-place? truly,
God
will make it
his house
for ever.
The war-carriage
of
God
is
among Israel's thousands;
the
Lord
has come
from Sinai
to
the holy place.
You
have gone up
on high, taking
your prisoners
with you; you
have taken offerings
from men;
the
Lord
God
has taken
his
place
on
the seat
of
his power.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
who
is
our support day
by day,
even
the
God
of
our salvation. (Selah.)
Our
God
is
for
us
a
God
of
salvation;
his
are
the ways out
of death.
The heads
of
the haters
of
God
will
be crushed; even
the head
of him
who still goes
on
in his evil ways.
The Lord said,
I
will make them
come
back
from Bashan,
and
from
the deep parts
of
the sea;
So
that
your foot
may
be red
with blood,
and
the tongues
of
your dogs
with
the same.
We see
your going, O God: even
the going
of
my God,
my
King,
into
the holy place.
The makers
of songs go
before,
the players
of music come after, among
the young girls playing
on brass instruments.
Give praise
to God
in
the great meeting; even
the Lord,
you
who
come
from
the fountain
of Israel.
There
is little Benjamin ruling
them,
the chiefs
of Judah
and
their army,
the
rulers
of Zebulun
and
the
rulers
of Naphtali.
O God, send
out
your strength;
the strength, O God,
with
which you
have done great things
for us,
Out
of
your Temple
in Jerusalem.
Say sharp words
to
the beast
among
the water-plants,
the band
of strong ones,
with
the lords
of
the peoples, put
an end
to
the people whose delight
is
in war.
Kings
will
give
you offerings,
they
will come out
of Egypt;
from Pathros
will come offerings
of
silver; Ethiopia
will
be stretching out her hands
to
God.
Make songs
to
God,
you kingdoms
of
the earth;
O
make songs
of praise
to
the Lord; (Selah.)
To
him
who goes
or
the clouds
of heaven,
the heaven which
was
from earliest times;
he sends out
his voice
of power.
Make clear
that
strength
is God's:
he
is lifted
up
over
Israel,
and
his
power
is
in
the clouds.
O
God,
you
are
to
be feared
in
your holy
place:
the
God
of
Israel
gives
strength
and
power
to
his people. Praise
be
to
God.
To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of David.
Be
my saviour, O God;
because
the waters
have come
in,
even
to
my neck.
My feet
are deep
in
the soft earth, where
there
is no support;
I
have
come
into deep
waters,
the
waves
are
flowing
over
me.
I am tired
with
my crying;
my throat
is burning:
my eyes
are wasted
with waiting
for
my
God.
Those
who
have hate
for
me without
cause
are greater
in number than
the hairs
of
my head; those
who
are
against
me, falsely desiring
my
destruction,
are very strong;
I
gave back what
I
had not taken
away.
O
God,
you
see
how foolish
I am;
and
my wrongdoing
is clear
to
you.
Let
not
those
who
have hope
in
you
be put
to shame
because
of
me,
O Lord
God
of
armies:
let
not
those
who
are waiting
for
you
be
made low
because
of
me,
O
God
of Israel.
I
have
been wounded
with sharp words because
of
you;
my face
has
been
covered
with
shame.
I
have
become strange
to
my brothers,
and
like
a man
from
a
far country
to
my mother's children.
I
am
on fire
with passion
for
your house;
and
the hard
things which
are said
about
you
have
come
on
me.
My bitter weeping,
and
my
going without
food,
were
turned
to
my
shame.
When
I put
on
the clothing
of grief,
they said evil
of
me.
I
am
a
cause
of wonder
to
those
in authority;
a song
to
those who
are
given
to strong drink.
But
as
for me, let
my prayer be made
to
you, O Lord,
at
a time
when
you
are pleased; O God, give me an answer
in
your great mercy,
for
your salvation
is certain.
Take
me
from
the grip
of
the sticky earth,
so
that
I
may
not go
down into
it;
let
me
be lifted
up
from
the deep waters.
Let
me
not
be covered
by
the
flowing
waters;
let
not
the
deep
waters go over
my head,
and
let
me
not
be shut up
in
the underworld.
Give
an answer
to
my
words, O Lord;
for
your mercy
is good:
be turned
to
me,
because
of
your great pity.
Let
not
your
face
be covered
from
your servant,
for
I
am
in trouble; quickly
give
me
an
answer.
Come
near
to
my soul,
for
its salvation:
be
my saviour,
because
of
those
who
are
against
me.
You have seen
my shame,
how
I
was laughed
at
and
made low;
my haters
are all
before
you.
My heart
is broken
by bitter words,
I am
full
of grief;
I
made
a search
for
some
to
have pity
on
me,
but
there
was
no
one;
I
had
no comforter.
They gave
me poison
for
my food;
and bitter wine
for
my drink.
Let
their table before
them
be
for
their destruction;
let
their feasts become
a net
to
take
them.
Let
their eyes
be blind
so
that
they
may
not see;
let
their bodies
for ever
be shaking.
Let
your curse come
on
them; let
the heat
of
your wrath overtake
them.
Give
their houses
to destruction,
and let there be no one
in
their tents.
Because they
are cruel
to
him
against whom
your hand
is
turned; they
make bitter
the grief
of
him
who
is wounded
by
you.
Let
their punishment
be increased; let
them
not come
into
your righteousness.
Let
their names
be
taken
from
the book
of
the living,
let
them
not
be numbered
with
the upright.
But I am poor
and full
of sorrow;
let
me
be lifted
up
by
your salvation, O
Lord.
I
will give praise
to
the name
of
God
with
a song;
I
will give glory
to
him
for what
he
has done.
This
will
be
more pleasing
to
the Lord than
an ox,
or
a young ox
of full growth.
The poor
will see
it
and
be
glad:
you
who
are lovers
of
God, let
your hearts
have life.
For
the ears
of
the Lord
are open
to
the
poor,
and
he takes
thought
for
his prisoners.
Let
the heavens
and
the earth
give
praise
to
him,
the seas,
and everything moving
in
them.
For
God
will
be
the saviour
of Zion,
and
the builder
of
the towns
of Judah; so
that
it
may
be
their resting-place
and heritage.
The seed
of
his
servants
will
have
their part
in
it,
and
there
the lovers
of
his name
will
have rest.
To the chief music-maker. Of David. To keep in memory.
Let
your salvation
come quickly,
O God;
come quickly
to
my help,
O Lord.
Let those
who go after
my soul
have shame
and trouble; let those
who
have evil designs against
me
be turned back
and made foolish.
Let
those
who say Aha, aha!
be
turned
back
as
a reward
of
their
shame.
Let all
those
who are looking
for
you
be glad
and
have
joy
in
you; let
the lovers
of
your salvation
ever
say,
May
God
be great.
But
I
am poor
and
in need; come
to
me quickly,
O
God;
you
are
my
help
and
my saviour;
let
there
be
no waiting,
O Lord.
In
you,
O
Lord,
have
I
put
my hope;
let
me
never
be
shamed.
Keep
me
safe
in
your
righteousness,
and come
to
my
help;
give
ear
to
my voice,
and
be
my saviour.
Be
my strong
Rock,
the strong
place
of
my
salvation;
for
you
are
my
Rock,
and
my
safe
place.
O
my
God, take me
out
of
the
hand
of
the sinner,
out
of
the
hand
of
the
evil
and
cruel
man.
For
you
are
my
hope,
O
Lord
God;
I
have
had faith
in
you from
the time
when
I
was young.
You
have been
my
support
from
the day
of
my
birth;
you
took
me
out
of
my mother's
body;
my
praise
will
be
ever
of
you.
I
am
a
wonder
to all;
but
you
are
my
strong tower.
My
mouth
will
be
full
of
your
praise
and
glory
all
the
day.
Do
not give
me up
when
I am
old;
be
my help
even
when
my
strength is
gone.
For
my haters
are
waiting secretly
for
me;
and
those
who
are
watching
for
my
soul
are banded
together
in
their evil designs,
Saying,
God
has given
him up; go
after
him
and
take
him,
for
he
has
no helper.
O
God,
be
not
far
from
me;
O
my
God, come quickly
to
my
help.
Let
those
who say
evil against
my
soul
be overcome
and
put
to
shame;
let
my haters
be
made low
and have no honour.
But
I
will go
on
ever hoping,
and
increasing
in
all
your
praise.
My
mouth
will
make
clear
your
righteousness
and
your
salvation
all
the
day;
for
they
are
more
than
may
be measured.
I
will
give news
of
the great
acts
of
the
Lord
God;
my words
will
be
of
your
righteousness,
and
of yours
only.
O
God,
you
have been
my teacher
from
the
time
when
I
was young;
and
I
have been talking
of
your
works
of wonder
even
till
now.
Now
when
I
am
old
and grey-headed,
O
God,
give
me
not
up;
till
I
have
made
clear
your
strength
to
this
generation,
and
your
power
to
all
those
to
come.
Your
righteousness,
O
God,
is
very
high;
you
have
done
great
things;
O
God,
who
is
like
you?
You,
who
have
sent
great
and bitter
troubles
on
me,
will
give
me
life
again, lifting
me
up
from
the
deep waters
of
the underworld.
You will
make
me
greater
than before,
and
give
me
comfort on every side.
I
will
give
praise
to
you
with
instruments
of music,
O
my
God,
for
you
are
true;
I
will make songs
to
you
with music,
O
Holy
One
of
Israel.
Joy
will
be on
my
lips
when
I
make melody
to
you;
and
in
my
soul,
to
which
you
have given salvation.
My
tongue
will
be talking
of
your
righteousness
all
the
day;
for
those
whose purpose
is
to
do
me
evil
have
been crushed
and
put
to
shame.
Of Solomon.
Give
the
king
your authority,
O
God,
and
your
righteousness
to
the king's
son.
May
he be a
judge
of
your
people
in
righteousness,
and
make true
decisions
for
the
poor.
May
the
mountains
give
peace
to
the
people,
and
the
hills
righteousness.
May
he
be
a
judge
of
the
poor among
the
people,
may
he give
salvation
to
the
children
of
those
who
are
in need;
by
him let
the violent
be
crushed.
May
his life go
on
as
long
as
the
sun
and
moon,
through
all
generations.
May
he
come
down
like
rain
on
the cut grass;
like
showers watering
the
earth.
In
his
days
may
the upright do
well, living
in
peace
as
long
as
there
is
a
moon
in heaven.
Let
his kingdom
be
from
sea
to
sea,
from
the
River
to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
Let those who
are
against
him go
down
before
him;
and let
his haters be
low
in
the
dust.
Let
the
kings
of
Tarshish
and
of
the
islands
come
back
with
offerings; let
the
kings
of
Sheba
and
Seba
give
of
their stores.
Yes, let
all
kings go
down before
him; let
all
nations
be
his
servants.
For
he
will
be
a saviour
to
the
poor
in answer
to
his
cry;
and
to
him
who
is
in need,
without
a
helper.
He
will
have
pity
on
the
poor,
and
be
the saviour
of
those
who
are
in need.
He
will keep
their
souls free
from evil designs
and
violent attacks;
and
their
blood
will
be
of
value
in
his
eyes.
May
he
have
long
life,
and
may
gold
from
Sheba
be
given
to
him:
may prayers
be
made
for
him
at
all
times;
may
blessings
be
on
him
every
day.
May
there
be wide-stretching fields
of
grain
in
the
land, shaking
on
the
top
of
the
mountains,
full
of
fruit
like
Lebanon:
may
its stems
be unnumbered
like
the
grass
of
the
earth.
May
his
name
go
on
for
ever,
as
long
as
the
sun:
may
men
be
blessing themselves
by
him;
may
all
nations
be
blessing
his
name.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord
God,
the
God
of
Israel,
the
only doer
of
wonders.
Praise
to
the
glory
of
his noble
name
for
ever; let
all
the
earth
be
full
of
his
glory.
So
be
it,
So
be
it.
The
prayers
of
David,
the
son
of
Jesse,
are
ended.
A Psalm. Of Asaph.
Truly,
God
is
good
to
Israel, even
to such
as
are
clean
in
heart.
But
as
for
me,
my
feet
had
almost
gone
from under
me;
I
was near
to slipping;
Because
of
my
envy
of
the
men
of pride,
when
I
saw
the
well-being
of
the wrongdoers.
For
they
have
no
pain;
their bodies
are
fat
and strong.
They
are
not
in
trouble
as others
are;
they
have
no part
in
the unhappy fate
of
men.
For
this
reason
pride
is round them
like
a chain;
they
are clothed
with
violent behaviour
as
with
a robe.
Their
eyes
are bursting
with
fat;
they
have more
than
their heart's
desire.
Their thoughts are deep
with
evil designs;
their
talk
from
their seats
of power
is
of cruel acts.
Their
mouth
goes up
to
heaven;
their
tongues
go
walking
through
the
earth.
For
this
reason
they
are
full
of bread;
and
water
is
ever
flowing
for
them.
And
they
say,
How
will
the Lord
see
this?
is
there
knowledge
in
the Most High?
Truly,
such
are
the sinners;
they do well at
all
times,
and
their
wealth
is
increased.
As for
me,
I have made
my
heart
clean
to no
purpose,
washing
my
hands
in righteousness;
For
I
have
been troubled
all
the
day;
every
morning
have
I undergone punishment.
If
I
would make clear what
it
is
like,
I
would
say,
You
are false
to
the
generation
of
your
children.
When
my thoughts
were turned
to
see
the reason
of
this,
it
was
a weariness
in
my
eyes;
Till
I
went
into God's
holy
place,
and saw
the
end
of
the evil-doers.
You
put
their feet where there was danger
of slipping, so
that
they
go
down
into destruction.
How
suddenly
are
they wasted! fears
are
the
cause
of
their
destruction.
As
a
dream when one
is
awake,
they
are ended;
they
are like an
image gone out
of mind when sleep
is over.
My
heart
was made bitter,
and
I
was pained
by
the bite
of grief:
As
for
me,
I
was foolish,
and
without
knowledge;
I
was
like
a
beast
before
you.
But still
I
am
ever
with
you;
you
have
taken
me
by
my
right
hand.
Your wisdom will be
my
guide,
and
later
you will
put
me
in
a place
of honour.
Whom
have
I
in
heaven
but
you?
and
having
you
I
have
no
desire
for
anything
on
earth.
My
flesh
and
my
heart
are wasting
away: but
God
is
the
Rock
of
my
heart
and
my
eternal heritage.
For
those
who are
far
away
from
you
will come
to
destruction:
you
will put
an end
to
all
those
who
have
not kept faith
with
you.
But
it
is
good
for
me
to come near
to
God:
I
have
put
my faith
in
the
Lord
God,
so
that
I
may
make
clear
all
his
works.
Maschil. Of Asaph.
Of
God,
why
have
you put
us away
from
you
for
ever?
why
is
the fire
of
your
wrath smoking against
the
sheep
who
are
your care?
Keep
in
mind
your
band
of worshippers,
for whom
you
gave payment
in
the days
which
are past, whom
you took
for yourself
as
the
people
of
your
heritage; even
this
mountain
of
Zion,
which
has
been
your resting-place.
Go
up
and see
the unending destruction;
all
the
evil which
your haters
have
done
in
the
holy
place;
Sending
out
their voices
like lions
among
your worshippers;
they have
put
up
their
signs
to be seen.
They
are cutting
down,
like
a man whose blade
is
lifted
up
against
the thick
trees.
Your doors are broken
down
with
hammers
and iron blades.
They
have
put
on
fire
your
holy
place;
they
have made
the
place
of
your
name unclean, pulling
it
down
to
the
earth.
They
have
said
in
their
hearts, Let
us put
an end
to
them
all
together;
they
have given
over
to
the fire
all God's
places
of worship
in
the
land.
We
do
not
see
our
signs:
there
is
no
longer
any
prophet,
or
anyone
among
us
to say
how
long.
O
God,
how
long
will those
who
are against us say cruel things?
will
the hater go
on looking down
on
your
name
for
ever?
Why
are
you keeping
back
your
hand,
and covering
your
right
hand
in
your robe?
For
from
the past
God
is
my
King,
working
salvation
in
the
earth.
The
sea
was parted
in two
by
your
strength;
the
heads
of
the great sea-beasts
were
broken.
The
heads
of
the great snake
were
crushed
by
you;
you
gave
them
as
food
to
the fishes
of
the sea.
You made
valleys for
fountains
and
springs;
you made
the
ever-flowing
rivers
dry.
The
day
is
yours
and
the
night
is
yours:
you
made
the
light
and
the
sun.
By
you
all
the limits
of
the
earth
were
fixed;
you
have
made
summer
and
winter.
Keep
this
in
mind,
O
Lord,
that
your haters
have said cruel things,
and
that
your
name
has
been looked down
on
by
a
people
of evil behaviour.
O
give
not
the
soul
of
your dove
to
the hawk;
let
not
the
life
of
the
poor go out
of
your memory
for
ever.
Keep
in mind
your undertaking;
for
the
dark
places
of
the
earth
are
full
of pride
and cruel acts.
O
let
not
the crushed
be
turned
back
in
shame;
let
the low
man
and
the
poor
give
praise
to
your
name.
Up!
O
God,
be
the
judge
of
your
cause;
keep
in
mind
the bitter
things which
the
man
of evil behaviour says
against
you
every
day.
Keep
in mind
the
voice
of
your haters;
the
outcry
of those
who
come
against
you
goes
up every day.
To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.
To you, O God, we give praise,
to you we give praise:
and those who give honour
to your name make clear your works of power.
When
the right time
has come,
I
will
be
the judge
in righteousness.
When
the earth
and all
its people become feeble,
I
am
the support
of
its pillars. (Selah.)
I say
to
the
men
of pride, Let
your pride
be gone:
and
to
the sinners, Let
not
your horn
be lifted
up.
Let
not
your
horn
be
lifted
up:
let
no
more words
of pride come from
your outstretched necks.
For honour does
not come from
the east,
or from
the west,
or uplifting from
the south;
But
God
is
the judge, putting
down
one,
and
lifting
up
another.
For
in
the hand
of
the Lord
is
a cup,
and
the wine
is red;
it
is well mixed, overflowing
from
his hand:
he
will
make all
the sinners
of
the earth
take
of
it,
even
to
the last drop.
But
I
will
ever
be
full
of joy,
making songs
of
praise
to
the
God
of Jacob.
By
him
will
all
the horns
of
the sinners
be cut off;
but
the horns
of
the upright
will
be lifted
up.
To the chief music-maker; put to Neginoth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.
In Judah is
the knowledge of God; his name is great in Israel,
In Salem
is
his tent,
his resting-place
in Zion.
There
were
the arrows
of
the bow broken,
there he put
an end
to body-cover, sword,
and fight. (Selah.)
You
are shining
and full
of glory, more than
the eternal mountains.
Gone is
the wealth of
the strong,
their last sleep has overcome
them;
the men of war
have become feeble.
At
the voice
of
your wrath, O
God
of Jacob, deep
sleep
has overcome carriage
and horse.
You, you
are
to
be feared;
who
may keep
his place
before you
in
the time
of
your wrath?
From heaven
you gave
your decision;
the earth,
in
its
fear, gave
no sound,
When
God took
his
place
as judge,
for
the salvation
of
the poor
on
the
earth. (Selah.)
The ...
will give
you praise;
the rest
of ...
Give
to
the Lord
your God
what
is
his
by right; let all
who
are round
him
give
offerings
to
him
who
is
to
be feared.
He puts
an end
to
the wrath
of
rulers;
he
is
feared
by
the kings
of
the earth.
To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm.
I was crying
to God
with
my voice;
even
to God
with
my voice,
and
he gave ear
to
me.
In
the day
of
my trouble,
my heart
was
turned
to
the Lord:
my hand
was stretched
out
in
the night without resting;
my soul would not
be comforted.
I
will keep
God
in memory,
with sounds
of grief;
my thoughts
are troubled,
and
my
spirit
is overcome. (Selah.)
You
keep
my eyes
from sleep;
I
am so troubled
that no words
come.
My thoughts go back
to
the days
of
the past,
to
the years
which
are
gone.
The memory
of
my song
comes back
to
me
in
the night;
my thoughts
are moving
in
my heart;
my spirit
is searching
with care.
Will
the Lord
put
me
away
for ever?
will
he
be kind no longer?
Is
his mercy quite
gone
for
ever?
has
his word come
to
nothing?
Has God put away the memory
of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah.)
And
I said,
It
is
a weight
on
my spirit;
but
I
will keep
in mind
the years
of
the right hand
of
the Most High.
I
will keep
in mind
the works
of Jah:
I
will keep
the memory
of
your wonders
in
the past.
I will give
thought
to all
your work,
while
my
mind goes over
your
acts
of power.
Your
way, O God,
is holy:
what god
is so great as
our God?
You
are
the
God
who does works
of
power:
you
have made
your strength clear
to
the nations.
With
your arm
you
have
made
your
people free,
the sons
of Jacob
and
Joseph. (Selah.)
The waters saw
you, O God;
the waters saw
you,
they
were
in fear: even
the deep
was troubled.
The clouds sent
out
water;
the skies gave
out
a sound;
truly,
your arrows went far
and wide.
The
voice
of
your
thunder
went rolling
on;
the world
was flaming
with
the light
of
the storm;
the earth
was shaking.
Your way
was
in
the sea,
and
your road
in
the great waters; there
was no knowledge
of
your footsteps.
You
were guiding
your
people
like
a flock,
by
the hand
of
Moses
and Aaron.
Maschil. Of Asaph.
Give
ear,
O
my
people,
to
my
law;
let
your
ears
be
bent
down
to
the
words
of
my
mouth.
Opening
my
mouth
I
will give
out
a story, even
the
dark
sayings
of old times;
Which
have come
to
our
hearing
and
our
knowledge,
as
they
were
given
to
us
by
our
fathers.
We
will
not
keep
them secret
from
our
children;
we
will
make clear
to
the coming
generation
the
praises
of
the
Lord
and
his
strength,
and
the great
works
of wonder
which
he
has
done.
He
put
up
a witness
in
Jacob,
and
made
a
law
in
Israel;
which
he
gave
to
our
fathers
so
that
they
might
give
knowledge
of
them
to
their
children;
So
that
the
generation
to
come
might
have
knowledge
of
them, even
the
children
of
the future,
who would
give word
of
them
to
their
children;
So
that
they might
put
their hope
in
God,
and
not
let God's
works go out
of
their minds,
but
keep
his laws;
And
not
be
like
their
fathers,
a stiff-necked
and uncontrolled
generation;
a
generation whose
heart
was hard, whose
spirit
was
not true
to
God.
The
children
of
Ephraim, armed
with
bows,
were
turned
back
on
the
day
of
the fight.
They
were
not ruled
by God's word,
and
they would
not go
in
the way
of
his
law;
They let
his
works go
out
of
their memory,
and
the
wonders
which
he
had
made
them
see.
He
did great
works
before
the eyes
of
their
fathers,
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
in
the
fields
of
Zoan.
The
sea
was cut
in two
so
that
they might
go
through;
the
waters
were massed
together
on this
side
and
on
that.
In
the
daytime
he
was
guiding
them
in
the
cloud,
and
all
through
the
night
with
a
light
of
fire.
The
rocks
of
the waste land
were
broken by his power,
and he
gave
them
drink as
out
of
the
deep
waters.
He made
streams
come
out
of
the
rock;
and
waters
came
flowing
down
like
rivers.
And they
went on
sinning
against
him
even
more, turning
away
from
the Most High
in
the waste
land;
Testing
God
in
their
hearts, requesting meat
for
their
desire.
They
said bitter words
against
God,
saying,
Is
God
able
to make ready
a
table
in
the waste land?
See,
the
rock
was cut open
by
his
power,
so
that
the
water came rushing
out,
and
overflowing
streams;
is
he
able
to
give
us
bread?
is
he
able
to
get
meat
for
his
people?
So these
things
came
to
the Lord's ears,
and
he
was
angry;
and
a
fire
was
lighted
against
Jacob,
and
wrath
came
up
against
Israel;
Because
they
had
no
faith
in
God,
and
no hope
in
his
salvation.
And
he
gave
orders
to
the
clouds
on
high,
and
the
doors
of
heaven
were
open;
And
he
sent
down
manna
like
rain
for
their
food,
and
gave
them
the
grain
of
heaven.
Man
took part
in
the
food
of
strong
ones;
he
sent
them meat
in
full measure.
He sent an
east
wind
from
heaven, driving
on
the
south
wind
by
his
power.
He
sent
down
meat
on
them
like
dust,
and feathered
birds
like
the
sand
of
the
sea,
And
he let
it
come
down
into
their resting-place,
round
about
their
tents.
So
they
had
food
and
were
full;
for
he
gave
them
their
desire;
But
they were
not turned
from
their
desires;
and
while
the
food
was
still
in
their
mouths,
The
wrath
of
God
came
on
them,
and
put
to death
the fattest
of
them,
and
put
an end
to
the
young
men
of
Israel.
For
all
this
they went
on
sinning
even
more,
and
had
no
faith
in
his great
wonders.
So
their
days
were wasted like
a
breath,
and
their
years
in trouble.
When
he
sent death
on
them,
then
they
made
search
for
him;
turning
to
him
and looking
for
him
with
care;
In
the memory
that
God
was
their
Rock,
and
the Most High
God
their saviour.
But
their
lips were
false
to him,
and
their
tongues were untrue
to him;
And
their
hearts
were
not
right
with
him,
and
they
did
not keep
their
agreement
with
him.
But
he, being
full
of pity,
has forgiveness
for
sin,
and
does
not
put
an end
to
man: frequently
turning
back
his
wrath,
and
not being violently
angry.
So
he kept
in
mind
that
they
were only
flesh;
a
breath
which
is quickly
gone,
and
will
not
come
again.
How frequently
did
they go
against
him in
the waste land,
and give
him cause for grief in
the dry places!
Again
they
put
God
to
the
test,
and
gave pain
to
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
They
did
not
keep
in
mind
the work
of
his
hand,
or
the
day
when
he
took
them
from
the
power
of
their haters;
How
he
had done
his
signs
in
Egypt,
and
his
wonders
in
the
field
of
Zoan;
So
that
their
rivers
were
turned
to
blood,
and
they
were
not able
to get
drink
from
their
streams.
He
sent different sorts
of
flies among
them, poisoning
their flesh;
and
frogs
for
their
destruction.
He
gave
the
increase
of
their fields
to worms,
the fruits
of
their industry
to
the
locusts.
He sent ice
for
the destruction
of
their
vines;
their
trees were damaged by
the bitter cold.
Ice was rained
down on
their
cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among
the
flocks.
He
sent
on
them
the heat
of
his
wrath,
his bitter disgust,
letting
loose
evil
angels among
them.
He
let
his
wrath
have
its way;
he
did
not
keep
back
their
soul
from
death,
but
gave
their
life
to disease.
He gave
to destruction
all
the
first sons
of
Egypt;
the first-fruits
of
their
strength
in
the
tents
of
Ham;
But he took
his
people
out
like
sheep, guiding them
in
the waste land
like
a
flock.
He
took
them
on
safely
so
that
they
had
no
fear;
but
their haters were
covered
by
the
sea.
And
he
was
their guide
to
his
holy
land, even
to
the
mountain,
which
his
right
hand
had
made
his;
Driving
out
nations
before
them, marking
out
the
line
of
their
heritage,
and giving
the
people
of
Israel
their
tents
for
a resting-place.
But
they
were
bitter
against
the Most High
God,
testing
him,
and
not
keeping
his laws;
Their hearts were
turned
back
and untrue
like
their
fathers; they were
turned
to
one side
like
a twisted
bow.
They
made
him
angry
with their
high
places; moving
him
to wrath
with their
images.
When this came
to God's ears
he
was
very angry,
and
gave up
Israel
completely;
So that
he went
away
from
the holy
place
in
Shiloh,
the
tent which
he
had put
among
men;
And
he
let
his
strength
be
taken prisoner,
and
gave
his
glory
into
the
hands
of
his hater.
He
gave
his
people
up
to
the
sword,
and
was angry
with
his
heritage.
Their
young
men
were burned
in
the
fire;
and
their
virgins
were
not
praised
in
the bride-song.
Their
priests
were put
to death
by
the
sword,
and
their
widows made
no
weeping
for
them.
Then
was
the
Lord
like
one awaking
from
sleep,
and
like a
strong
man crying out because
of
wine.
His haters were
turned
back
by
his
blows
and shamed
for
ever.
And
he put
the
tent
of
Joseph
on
one
side,
and took
not
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
But
he
took
the
tribe
of
Judah
for himself,
and
the
mountain
of
Zion,
in
which
he
had pleasure.
And
he
made
his
holy
place
like
the
high heaven,
like
the
earth
which
is fixed
by
him
for
ever.
He
took
David
to
be
his
servant,
taking
him
from
the place
of
the
flocks;
From looking
after
the sheep which
were giving milk,
he
took
him
to
give food
to
Jacob
his
people,
and
to
Israel
his
heritage.
So
he gave
them food
with an
upright
heart,
guiding
them by
the
wisdom
of his
hands.
A Psalm. Of Asaph.
O
God,
the
nations
have
come
into
your
heritage;
they
have
made
your
holy
Temple
unclean;
they
have
made
Jerusalem
a mass
of broken walls.
They
have
given
the
bodies
of
your
servants
as
food
to
the
birds
of
the air,
and
the
flesh
of
your saints
to
the
beasts
of
the
earth.
Their
blood
has been
flowing
like
water
round
about
Jerusalem;
there
was
no
one
to put
them
in
their last resting-place.
We
are looked down
on
by
our neighbours, we
are laughed
at
and
made sport
of
by
those
who
are
round
us.
How
long,
O
Lord?
will
you
be
angry
for
ever?
will
your
wrath go
on
burning
like
fire?
Let
your
wrath
be
on
the
nations
who
have
no
knowledge
of
you,
and
on
the
kingdoms
who
have
not
made prayer
to
your
name.
For
they
have taken
Jacob
for
their meat,
and
made
waste
his house.
Do
not
keep
in
mind
against
us
the
sins
of
our fathers;
let
your
mercy
come
to
us
quickly,
for
we
have
been made
very
low.
Give
us
help,
O
God
of
our
salvation,
for
the
glory
of
your
name;
take
us
out
of danger
and give
us forgiveness
for
our
sins,
because
of
your
name.
Why
may
the
nations
say,
Where
is
their
God? Let payment
for
the
blood
of
your
servants
be
made openly among
the
nations
before
our
eyes.
Let
the cry
of
the
prisoner
come
before
you;
with
your strong
arm make free
the
children
of
death;
And
give punishment
seven
times
over
into
the breast
of
our neighbours
for
the bitter words
which
they
have
said
against
you,
O
Lord.
So
we
your
people,
and
the
sheep
of
your
flock,
will
give
you glory
for
ever:
we
will go on
praising
you
through
all
generations.
To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.
Give ear, O Keeper
of Israel, guiding
Joseph
like
a flock;
you who have
your seat
on
the winged ones, let
your glory be seen.
Before Ephraim
and Benjamin
and Manasseh, let
your strength
be awake
from sleep,
and come
as
our salvation.
Take
us back
again, O God; let
us see
the shining
of
your
face,
and let
us be safe.
O Lord
God
of armies, how
long
will
your wrath
be burning
against
the rest
of
your people?
You
have given
them
the bread
of weeping
for food;
for
their drink
you
have given
them sorrow
in
great measure.
You make
us
a cause
of war among our neighbours; our haters are laughing
at
us among themselves.
Take
us back again, O God
of armies;
let
us see
the shining
of
your face,
and
let
us be safe.
You
took
a vine
out
of Egypt: driving
out
the nations,
and planting
it
in
their
land.
You made ready
a place
for
it,
so
that
it might
take deep root,
and
it sent
out its branches
over all
the land.
The mountains
were
covered
with
its shade,
and
the great trees
with
its branches.
It sent out
its arms
to
the Sea,
and
its
branches
to
the River.
Why
are
its walls broken
down
by
your hands,
so
that
all who
go
by
may take
its fruit?
It
is uprooted
by
the pigs
from
the woods,
the beasts
of
the field get
their food
from
it.
Come back, O God
of armies:
from heaven let your eyes be turned
to this vine,
and give your mind
to
it,
Even
to
the tree
which
was planted
by
your right hand,
and
to
the branch
which
you
made strong
for yourself.
It
is burned
with fire;
it
is cut
down:
they
are
made waste
by
the wrath
of
your face.
Let
your hand be
on
the
man
of
your right hand,
on
the son
of
man whom
you
made strong
for yourself.
So
will we
not
be
turned back
from
you; keep
us
in life,
and we
will
give praise
to
your name.
Take
us
back,
O Lord
God
of
armies;
let
us see
the shining
of
your face,
and
let
us
be safe.
To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith. Of Asaph.
Make
a song
to God
our strength: make
a glad cry
to
the God
of Jacob.
Take up
the melody, playing
on
an instrument
of music, even
on corded instruments.
Let
the horn
be sounded
in
the time
of
the new moon,
at
the full moon,
on
our holy feast-day:
For
this
is
a rule
for Israel,
and
a law
of
the God
of Jacob.
He gave
it
to Joseph
as
a witness,
when
he went out over
the land
of Egypt;
then
the words
of
a strange tongue
were sounding
in
my ears.
I
took
the weight
from
his
back;
his hands
were
made
free
from
the baskets.
You gave a cry
in
your trouble,
and I made
you free; I gave
you an answer
in
the secret place
of
the thunder; I
put
you
to
the test at
the waters
of Meribah. (Selah.)
Give ear, O
my people,
and
I
will
give
you
my word, O Israel, if
you
will only do
as
I say!
There
is
to
be
no strange god
among
you;
you
are
not
to
give
worship
to any other god.
I
am
the Lord
your
God,
who
took
you
up
from
the land
of Egypt:
let
your mouth
be open wide,
so
that
I
may
give
you food.
But
my
people did
not
give ear
to
my voice; Israel
would
have nothing
to do
with
me.
So
I
gave
them up
to
the desires
of
their hearts;
that
they
might go after
their evil purposes.
If only
my
people would give ear
to
me, walking
in
my ways!
I
would quickly overcome
their haters:
my hand
would
be turned against
those
who
make war
on
them.
The haters
of
the Lord would
be broken,
and
their destruction would
be eternal.
I
would
give
them
the best grain
for food;
you
would
be full
of honey
from
the rock.
A Psalm. Of Asaph.
God
is
in
the meeting-place
of
God;
he
is
judging
among
the
gods.
How
long
will
you go
on
judging falsely, having
respect
for
the persons
of evil-doers? (Selah.)
Give ear to
the cause
of
the
poor
and
the
children without fathers; let those
who
are troubled
and
in need have their
rights.
Be
the saviour
of
the
poor
and those
who
have nothing:
take
them
out
of
the
hand
of
the evil-doers.
They
have
no
knowledge
or sense;
they
go
about
in
the dark:
all
the bases
of
the
earth
are
moved.
I
said,
You
are
gods;
all
of
you
are
the
sons
of
the Most High:
But
you
will
come
to
death
like
men,
falling
like
one
of
the
rulers
of
the earth.
Up!
O
God,
come
as
judge
of
the
earth;
for
all
the
nations
are
your heritage.
A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph.
O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open
and take no rest, O God.
For see! those
who make war
on you
are out
of control;
your haters
are lifting up
their heads.
They
have
made wise designs
against
your people, talking together
against
those whom
you keep
in
a secret place.
They
have said, Come, let
us put
an end
to
them as
a
nation;
so
that
the name
of
Israel may go
out
of man's memory.
For
they
have
all
come
to
an agreement;
they
are
all joined together
against
you:
The tents
of Edom
and
the Ishmaelites; Moab
and
the Hagarites;
Gebal
and Ammon
and Amalek; the Philistines
and the people
of Tyre;
Assur
is joined
with
them;
they
have become
the support
of
the children
of Lot. (Selah.)
Do
to
them
what
you did
to
the Midianites;
what
you did
to Sisera
and Jabin,
at
the stream
of Kishon:
Who came
to destruction
at En-dor;
their bodies became dust
and waste.
Make
their chiefs
like Oreb
and Zeeb;
and all
their rulers
like Zebah
and Zalmunna:
Who
have said, Let us
take
for
our heritage
the resting-place
of God.
O
my
God, make
them
like
the rolling dust;
like dry stems
before
the wind.
As fire burning
a wood,
and
as
a flame causing fire
on
the mountains,
So go after
them
with your strong wind,
and let
them be full
of fear because
of your storm.
Let
their faces be full of shame;
so
that
they may give honour
to
your name, O Lord.
Let
them
be overcome
and troubled
for ever; let
them
be put
to
shame
and
come
to destruction;
So
that men may see
that
you
only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High
over
all
the earth.
To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
How dear
are
your tents, O Lord
of armies!
The passion
of
my soul's desire
is
for
the house
of
the
Lord;
my heart
and
my flesh
are crying
out
for
the living
God.
The little birds
have places
for
themselves,
where
they
may
put
their young,
even
your altars,
O
Lord
of armies,
my King
and
my
God.
Happy
are
they
whose resting-place
is
in
your
house:
they
will
still
be praising
you. (Selah.)
Happy
is
the man whose strength
is
in
you;
in whose heart
are
the highways
to Zion.
Going through
the valley
of balsam-trees,
they make it a place
of springs; it
is clothed with blessings
by
the early rain.
They
go
from strength
to strength; every one
of
them comes before God
in Zion.
O Lord
God
of
armies, let
my prayer come
to
you:
give ear,
O
God
of Jacob. (Selah.)
O
God, let
your eyes
be
on
him
who
is
our safe cover,
and let
your
heart
be turned
to
your king.
For
a day
in
your house
is better than
a thousand.
It
is better
to
be
a door-keeper
in
the house
of
my
God, than
to
be living
in
the tents
of sin.
The Lord
God
is
our sun
and
our strength:
the Lord
will give grace
and glory:
he
will
not keep
back
any
good
thing
from
those whose ways
are upright.
O
Lord
of
armies,
happy
is
the man whose hope
is
in
you.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
Lord, you
were good
to
your land: changing
the fate
of Jacob.
The wrongdoing
of
your
people
had forgiveness; all
their sin
had
been covered. (Selah.)
You were
no longer angry:
you were turned
from
the heat
of
your wrath.
Come
back
to
us, O God
of
our salvation,
and
be
angry
with
us
no longer.
Will
you
go
on
being angry
with
us
for
ever?
will
you keep
your wrath
against
us through all
the long generations?
Will
you not give us life again, so
that
your people
may
be glad
in
you?
Let
us see
your mercy,
O Lord,
and
give
us
your salvation.
I
will
give ear
to
the voice
of
the
Lord;
for
he
will say words
of peace
to
his
people
and
to
his saints;
but
let
them not go back
to
their foolish ways.
Truly,
his salvation
is near
to
his worshippers;
so
that glory
may
be
in
our land.
Mercy
and faith
have come together; righteousness
and peace
have given
one another
a kiss.
Faith comes up
from
the earth like
a plant;
righteousness
is looking down
from heaven.
The Lord
will give
what
is good;
and
our
land
will give its increase.
Righteousness
will go before
him,
making
a way
for
his footsteps.
A Prayer. Of David.
Let
your
ears
be open
to
my voice,
O
Lord,
and
give
me
an
answer;
for
I
am
poor
and
in need.
Keep
my
soul,
for
I
am true
to
you;
O
my
God,
give
salvation
to
your
servant,
whose hope
is
in
you.
Have
mercy
on
me,
O
Lord;
for
my
cry goes
up
to
you
all
the
day.
Make
glad
the
soul
of
your
servant;
for
it
is
lifted
up
to
you,
O
Lord.
You
are
good,
O
Lord,
and
full
of forgiveness;
your mercy
is
great
to
all
who
make
their
cry
to
you.
O
Lord,
give
ear
to
my
prayer;
and take note
of
the
sound
of
my requests.
In
the
day
of
my
trouble
I send up
my
cry
to
you;
for
you
will
give
me
an
answer.
There
is
no
god
like
you,
O
Lord;
there
are
no
works
like
your
works.
Let
all
the
nations
whom
you
have
made
come
and
give
worship
to
you,
O
Lord, giving
glory
to
your
name.
For
you
are
great,
and
do
great
works
of wonder;
you
only
are
God.
Make
your
way clear
to
me,
O
Lord;
I
will
go
on
my
way
in
your
faith:
let
my
heart
be glad
in
the
fear
of
your
name.
I
will
give
you
praise,
O
Lord
my
God,
with
all
my
heart;
I
will
give
glory
to
your
name
for
ever.
For
your mercy
to
me
is
great;
you
have
taken
my
soul
up
from
the
deep places
of
the underworld.
O
God,
men
of pride
have
come
up
against
me,
and
the army
of
violent
men
would
take
my
life;
they
have
not
put
you
before
them.
But
you,
O
Lord,
are
a
God
full
of pity
and forgiveness,
slow
to get
angry,
great
in mercy
and wisdom.
O
be
turned
to
me
and
have
mercy
on
me:
give
your
strength
to
your
servant,
and
your
salvation
to
the
son
of
her
who
is
your
servant.
Give
me
a
sign
for
good;
so
that
my haters
may
see
it
and
be
shamed;
because
you,
Lord,
have
been
my
help
and
comfort.
Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.
This house
is resting on
the
holy mountain.
The
Lord
has more
love
for
the doors
of
Zion
than
for
all
the
tents
of
Jacob.
Noble
things
are
said
of
you,
O
town
of
God. (Selah.)
Rahab
and
Babylon
will be named
among
those
who
have
knowledge
of
me;
see,
Philistia
and
Tyre,
with
Ethiopia;
this man
had
his
birth
there.
And
of
Zion
it
will
be
said,
This
or
that
man
had
his
birth there;
and
the Most High
will
make
her strong.
The
Lord
will keep
in mind,
when
he
is
writing
the records
of
the
people,
that
this man
had
his
birth
there. (Selah.)
The players
on instruments
will
be
there,
and
the dancers
will say,
All
my
springs are
in
you.
A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil. Of Heman the Ezrahite.
O Lord, God
of
my salvation,
I
have been crying
to
you
for help
by day
and
by night:
Let
my prayer come
before
you; give ear
to
my
cry:
For
my soul
is full
of evils,
and
my life
has
come
near
to
the underworld.
I am numbered among
those
who go
down into
the earth;
I
have
become
like
a
man
for whom there
is no help:
My soul
is
among
the dead,
like
those
in
the underworld,
to whom
you
give
no
more
thought;
for
they
are cut
off
from
your care.
You
have
put
me
in
the lowest deep,
even
in dark places.
The weight
of
your wrath is crushing
me,
all
your waves have overcome
me. (Selah.)
You
have sent
my friends
far
away
from
me;
you
have
made
me
a disgusting
thing
in
their eyes:
I am shut
up,
and not able
to come
out.
My eyes
are wasting
away
because
of
my trouble: Lord,
my cry
has
gone
up
to
you every day,
my hands
are stretched
out
to
you.
Will
you
do works
of wonder
for
the dead?
will
the shades come
back
to give
you praise? (Selah.)
Will
the story
of
your mercy
be given
in
the house
of
the
dead?
will news
of
your faith
come
to
the place
of destruction?
May there be knowledge
of
your wonders
in
the dark?
or
of
your righteousness where memory
is dead?
But
to
you did
I send up
my cry, O Lord;
in
the morning
my prayer came
before
you.
Lord, why
have
you sent away
my soul? why
is
your face covered
from
me?
I
have
been troubled
and
in fear
of
death
from
the time
when
I
was young;
your wrath
is hard
on
me,
and
I
have
no
strength.
The heat
of
your wrath has gone over
me;
I
am broken by
your cruel punishments.
They are round
me all
the day
like water;
they
have made
a circle
about
me.
You
have sent
my friends
and lovers
far
from
me;
I am gone
from
the memory
of
those
who
are dear
to
me.
Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.
My song will be of
the mercies of
the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.
For
you
have
said,
Mercy
will
be
made strong
for
ever;
my
faith
will
be unchanging
in
the heavens.
I
have
made
an agreement
with
the man
of
my selection,
I
have
made
an oath
to David
my servant;
I
will
make
your seed go
on
for ever,
your kingdom
will
be strong through all generations. (Selah.)
In heaven let
them give
praise
for
your wonders,
O Lord;
and
your unchanging faith
among
the saints.
For
who
is
there
in
the
heavens
in comparison
with
the
Lord?
who
is
like
the
Lord among
the sons
of
the gods?
God
is greatly
to
be feared
among
the saints,
and
to
be honoured
over all
those
who
are about
him.
O Lord
God
of armies,
who
is
strong
like
you, O Jah?
and
your unchanging faith
is
round
about
you.
You
have rule
over
the sea
in storm;
when
its waves
are troubled,
you make
them calm.
Rahab
was crushed by
you like one wounded
to death;
with
your strong arm
you put
to flight all
your haters.
Yours
are
the heavens,
and
the earth
is
yours;
you
have made
the world,
and everything which
is
in it.
You
have
made
the north
and
the south; Tabor
and Hermon
are sounding
with joy
at
your name.
Yours
is an arm
of power; strong
is
your
hand
and high
your
right
hand.
The seat
of
your kingdom
is resting
on righteousness
and
right judging: mercy
and good faith come
before
your face.
Happy
are
the people
who
have knowledge
of
the holy cry:
the light
of
your
face, O
Lord,
will be shining
on
their
way.
In
your name
will
they
have
joy
all
the day:
in
your righteousness
will
they
be lifted up.
For
you
are
the glory
of
their strength;
in
your pleasure
will
our horn
be
lifted
up.
For
our breastplate
is
the Lord;
and
our king
is
the Holy
One
of Israel's.
Then
your voice came
to
your
holy
one
in
a vision, saying,
I
have put
the crown
on
a strong
one, lifting
up
one taken
from
among
the people.
I
have
made discovery
of David
my servant;
I
have put
my
holy oil
on
his head.
My hand
will
be
his support;
my arm
will give
him strength.
The deceit
of
those
who
are
against
him
will
not overcome
him;
he
will
not
be troubled
by
the sons
of evil.
I
will
have
those
who
are against
him broken
before
his face,
and
his haters
will
be crushed under
my blows.
But
my faith
and
my mercy
will be
with
him;
and
in
my name
will
his horn be lifted up.
I
will put
his hand
in
the sea,
and
his right hand
in
the rivers.
He
will say
to
me,
You
are
my father,
my
God,
and
the Rock
of
my salvation.
And
I
will
make
him
the first
of
my
sons, most high over
the kings
of
the earth.
I
will keep
my mercy
for
him
for ever;
my agreement
with
him
will
not
be changed.
His seed
will
keep
their place
for
ever;
his kingdom
will
be
eternal, like
the heavens.
If
his
children
give
up
my law,
and
are not ruled
by
my decisions;
If
my rules
are broken,
and
my orders
are
not kept;
Then
I
will send punishment
on
them
for
their sin;
my rod
will
be
the reward
of
their evil-doing.
But
I
will not
take away
my mercy from
him,
and
will not be false
to
my faith.
I
will
be true
to
my agreement;
the
things which
have
gone out
of
my lips
will
not
be changed.
I
have made an oath once
by
my holy name,
that
I
will
not
be false
to David.
His seed
will
not come
to
an end
for ever;
the seat
of
his kingdom
will
be like
the sun before me.
It
will
be fixed
for
ever
like
the moon;
and
the witness
in heaven
is true. (Selah.)
But
you
have
put
him away
in disgust;
you
have
been angry with
the king
of
your selection.
You
have made
your agreement
with
your servant of no effect:
you
have had no respect
for
his crown, it
has come down even
to
the earth.
All
his walls
are broken down;
you
have
given
his strong towers
to destruction.
All
those
who come
by
take
away
his goods;
he
is laughed
at
by
his neighbours.
You
have given power
to
the right hand
of
his haters;
you
have
made glad
all
those
who
are
against
him.
His sword
is turned back;
you
have not
been
his support
in
the fight.
You
have
put
an end
to
his glory:
the seat
of
his kingdom
has
been levelled
to
the earth.
You
have made him old before
his time;
he
is covered
with shame. (Selah.)
How
long, O Lord,
will
you Keep
yourself
for ever
from
our eyes? how
long
will
your wrath
be burning
like fire?
See
how short
my
time
is;
why
have
you made
all men
for no purpose?
What
man
now living
will
not see death?
will
he
be able
to
keep back
his soul
from
the underworld? (Selah.)
Lord,
where
are
your earlier mercies?
where
is
the oath
which
you made
to
David
in unchanging faith?
Keep
in mind,
O
Lord,
the shame
of
your servants,
and how
the bitter words
of all
the people
have come
into
my heart;
The bitter words
of
your haters,
O
Lord, shaming
the footsteps
of
your king.
Let
the
Lord
be praised
for ever.
So
be
it,
So
be
it.
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
Lord,
you
have
been
our resting-place
in
all
generations.
Before
the
mountains
were made,
before
you
had
given
birth
to
the
earth
and
the
world,
before
time
was,
and
for
ever,
you
are
God.
You send
man
back
to
his dust;
and
say,
Go
back,
you
children
of
men.
For
to
you
a
thousand
years
are no
more
than yesterday
when
it
is past,
and
like
a
watch
in
the
night.
...
In
the
morning
it is green;
in
the
evening
it is
cut down,
and becomes
dry.
We
are burned up
by
the
heat
of
your passion,
and troubled
by
your
wrath.
You
have
put
our
evil doings
before
you,
our
secret
sins
in
the
light
of
your
face.
For
all
our
days
have
gone
by
in
your
wrath;
our
years
come
to
an
end
like
a breath.
The measure
of
our
life
is
seventy
years;
and
if
through
strength
it
may
be
eighty
years,
its
pride
is
only
trouble
and
sorrow,
for
it
comes
to
an end
and
we
are
quickly
gone.
Who
has
knowledge
of
the
power
of
your
wrath,
or
who takes
note
of
the weight
of
your passion?
So
give
us
knowledge
of
the
number
of
our
days,
that
we
may
get
a
heart
of
wisdom.
Come
back,
O
Lord;
how
long? let
your purpose
for
your
servants
be
changed.
In
the
morning
give
us
your mercy
in
full measure; so
that
we
may
have
joy
and delight
all
our
days.
Make
us
glad
in reward
for
the
days
of
our sorrow,
and
for
the
years
in which
we
have
seen
evil.
Make
your
work clear
to
your
servants,
and
your glory
to
their
children.
Let
the pleasure
of
the
Lord
our
God
be
on
us:
O
Lord,
give
strength
to
the
work
of
our
hands.
Happy
is he whose resting-place
is
in
the secret
of
the Lord,
and
under
the
shade
of
the wings
of
the Most High;
Who
says
of
the
Lord,
He
is
my safe place
and
my tower
of strength:
he
is
my
God,
in whom
is
my hope.
He
will
take
you out
of
the bird-net,
and keep
you safe
from wasting disease.
You
will be covered by
his feathers;
under
his
wings
you
will be safe:
his good
faith
will be
your salvation.
You
will
have
no
fear
of
the evil
things
of
the
night,
or
of
the
arrow
in flight
by
day,
Or of
the disease which takes
men
in
the dark,
or of
the
destruction which makes waste
when
the sun is high.
You
will see
a
thousand
falling
by
your
side,
and
ten
thousand
at
your
right
hand;
but
it
will
not
come
near
you.
Only
with
your
eyes
will
you
see
the reward
of
the evil-doers.
Because
you
have said,
I
am
in
the hands
of
the
Lord,
the Most High
is
my safe resting-place;
No
evil
will
come
on
you,
and
no disease
will
come
near
your
tent.
For
he
will
give
you into
the
care
of
his
angels
to
keep
you
wherever
you go.
In
their
hands
they
will keep
you
up,
so
that
your
foot
may
not
be crushed
against
a
stone.
You will put
your
foot
on
the
lion
and
the snake;
the
young
lion
and
the great snake will be crushed
under
your feet.
Because
he
has given
me
his love,
I
will
take
him
out
of danger:
I
will put
him
in
a place
of honour,
because
he
has kept
my
name
in
his heart.
When
his
cry
comes up
to
me,
I
will
give
him
an
answer:
I
will be
with
him
in
trouble;
I
will
make
him
free
from
danger
and
give
him honour.
With
long
life
will
he
be rewarded;
and
I
will let
him
see
my
salvation.
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.
It
is
a good thing
to give praise
to
the Lord,
and
to make melody
to
your name, O Most High;
To
make clear
your
mercy
in
the morning,
and
your unchanging faith every night;
On
a ten-corded instrument,
and on an instrument
of music
with
a quiet sound.
For
you, O Lord,
have made
me glad
through
your work;
I will
have
joy
in
the
works
of
your hands.
O
Lord,
how great
are
your
works!
and
your thoughts
are
very deep.
A man without sense
has no knowledge
of
this;
and
a foolish man
may not take
it
in.
When
the sinners come
up
like
the grass,
and
all
the workers
of evil do
well
for themselves,
it
is
so
that
their end
may
be eternal destruction.
But
you, O Lord,
are
on high
for
ever.
For see!
your haters,
O
Lord,
will
be put
to death;
all
the workers
of evil
will
be put
to flight;
But
my horn
is lifted
up
like
the horn
of
the ox:
the best oil
is flowing
on
my head.
My eyes have seen trouble come
on
my haters;
my ears have news
of
the fate
of
the evil-doers who have come
up against
me.
The
good man
will
be
like
a tall tree
in
his strength;
his growth
will
be
as
the wide-stretching trees
of Lebanon.
Those
who
are planted
in the house
of the
Lord
will come
up tall
and strong
in his gardens.
They
will give fruit even
when
they
are old;
they
will
be fertile
and full
of growth;
For
a sign
that
the Lord
is upright; he
is
my Rock,
there
is no deceit
in
him.
The
Lord
is
King;
he
is
clothed
with glory;
the
Lord
is
clothed
with
strength;
power
is
the cord
of
his robe;
the
world
is
fixed,
so
that
it
may
not
be
moved.
The
seat
of
your
power has
been
from
the
past;
you
are
eternal.
The
rivers send
up,
O
Lord,
the
rivers send
up
their
voices;
they send
them
up
with
a loud
cry.
The
Lord
in
heaven
is stronger
than
the
noise
of
great
waters, yes,
he
is stronger
than
the
great
waves
of
the
sea.
Your witness
is
most certain;
it
is right
for
your
house
to
be
holy,
O
Lord,
for ever.
O
God,
in whose hands
is punishment,
O
God
of punishment, let
your shining face
be seen.
Be
lifted
up, O
judge
of
the
earth; let
their reward
come
to
the men
of
pride.
How
long
will sinners,
O
Lord,
how
long
will sinners
have joy
over us?
Words
of pride come
from
their lips;
all
the
workers
of
evil
say great
things
of
themselves.
Your
people
are
crushed
by
them,
O
Lord,
your
heritage
is troubled,
They
put
to
death
the
widow
and
the guest, they take
the lives
of
children
who have no father;
And
they
say, Jah
will
not
see
it,
the
God
of
Jacob
will
not
give
thought
to
it.
Give
your mind
to
my words,
you
who
are without wisdom among
the
people;
you
foolish
men,
when
will
you be
wise?
Has
he
by whom
your
ears
were
planted
no
hearing?
or
is
he blind
by whom
your
eyes
were
formed?
He
who
is
the judge
of
the
nations,
will
he
not give
men
the reward
of
their acts,
even
he
who gives
knowledge
to
man?
The
Lord
has
knowledge
of
the
thoughts
of
man,
for
they
are only
a
breath.
Happy
is
the
man
who
is guided
by
you,
O Jah,
and
to
whom
you give
teaching out
of
your
law;
So
that
you
may give
him
rest
from
the
days
of
evil,
till
a
hole
is made ready
for
the
destruction
of
the
sinners.
The
Lord
will
not
give up
his
people,
or take
away
his support
from
his
heritage;
But
decisions
will
again
be
made
in
righteousness;
and
they
will
be kept
by
all
whose
hearts
are true.
Who
will give
me
help
against
the sinners?
and
who
will be
my support
against
the
workers
of
evil?
If
the
Lord
had
not
been
my helper,
my
soul
would
quickly
have gone
down into
death.
If
I
say,
My
foot
is slipping;
your
mercy,
O
Lord,
is
my
support.
Among
all
my troubled
thoughts,
your comforts
are
the delight
of
my
soul.
What
part
with
you
has
the
seat
of sin, which makes evil
into
a law?
They
are banded
together
against
the
soul
of
the upright,
to give decisions
against
those
who
have done no wrong.
But
the
Lord
is
my safe resting-place;
my
God
is
the
Rock where
I
am safe.
And
he
has
made
their
evil designs
come
back
on
themselves, cutting
them
off
in
their
sin;
the
Lord
our
God
will
put
an end
to
them.
O come, let us make songs
to
the
Lord; sending up glad voices
to
the
Rock
of
our
salvation.
Let
us
come
before
his
face
with praises;
and make melody
with holy
songs.
For
the
Lord
is
a
great
God,
and
a
great
King
over
all
gods.
The deep places
of
the
earth
are
in
his
hand;
and
the tops
of
the
mountains
are
his.
The
sea
is
his,
and
he
made
it;
and
the
dry
land
was
formed
by
his
hands.
O
come, let
us
give
worship, falling
down
on
our knees
before
the
Lord
our Maker.
For
he
is
our
God;
and
we
are
the
people
to whom
he gives food,
and
the
sheep
of
his
flock.
Today,
if
you would
only
give ear
to
his
voice!
Let
not
your
hearts
be
hard,
as
at Meribah,
as
in
the
day
of Massah
in
the waste land;
When
your
fathers
put
me
to
the
test
and
saw
my power
and
my
work.
For
forty
years
I
was angry
with
this
generation,
and
said,
They
are
a
people whose
hearts
are turned
away
from
me,
for
they
have
no
knowledge
of
my
ways;
And
I
made
an
oath
in
my
wrath,
that
they
might
not
come
into
my
place
of
rest.
O make
a
new
song
to
the
Lord; let
all
the
earth make melody
to
the
Lord.
Make songs
to
the
Lord,
blessing
his
name; give
the
good
news
of
his
salvation
day
by
day.
Make
clear
his
glory
to
the
nations,
and
his
wonders
to
all
the
peoples.
For
the
Lord
is
great,
and
greatly
to
be
praised;
he
is
more
to
be
feared
than
all
other
gods.
For
all
the
gods
of
the
nations
are false
gods;
but
the
Lord
made
the
heavens.
Honour
and
glory
are
before
him:
strong
and fair
is
his
holy
place.
Give
to
the
Lord,
O
you
families
of
the
peoples,
give
to
the
Lord
glory
and
strength.
Give
to
the
Lord
the
glory
of
his
name;
take
with
you
an
offering
and
come
into
his house.
O give
worship
to
the
Lord
in
holy robes;
be
in fear
before
him,
all
the
earth.
Say among
the
nations,
The
Lord
is
King;
yes,
the
world
is
ordered
so
that
it
may
not
be
moved;
he
will
be
an
upright
judge
of
the
peoples.
Let
the
heavens
have
joy
and
the
earth
be
glad;
let
the
sea
be thundering
with
all
its waters;
Let
the
field
be glad,
and
everything
which
is
in
it; yes, let
all
the
trees
of
the
wood
be sounding
with
joy,
Before
the
Lord,
for
he
is
come;
he
is
come
to
be
the
judge
of
the
earth;
the
earth
will
be
judged
in
righteousness,
and
the
peoples
with unchanging
faith.
The
Lord
is
King,
let
the
earth
have
joy;
let all
the sea-lands
be
glad.
Dark
clouds
are
round
him;
his kingdom
is based
on
righteousness
and
right judging.
Fire
goes
before
him,
burning
up
all those who
are
against
him
round
about.
His
bright flames
give
light
to
the
world;
the
earth
saw
it
with fear.
The
mountains became
like
wax
at
the coming
of
the
Lord,
at
the coming
of
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth.
The
heavens gave
out
the news
of
his
righteousness,
and
all
the
people
saw
his
glory.
Shamed
be
all
those
who give
worship
to
images,
and take pride
in false
gods; give
him
worship,
all
you
gods.
Zion
gave ear
and
was
glad;
and
the
daughters
of
Judah
were full
of
joy,
because
of
your
decisions,
O
Lord.
For
you,
Lord,
are
most high
over
the
earth;
you
are
lifted
up
over
all
other
gods.
You
who
are
lovers
of
the
Lord,
be haters
of
evil;
he
keeps
the
souls
of
his saints;
he takes
them
out
of
the
hand
of
sinners.
Light
is
shining
on
the lovers
of righteousness,
and
for
the
upright
in
heart there
is
joy.
Be
glad
in
the
Lord,
you upright
men; praising
the
memory
of
his
holy
name.
A Psalm.
O
make
a
new
song
to
the
Lord,
because
he
has
done
works
of wonder;
with
his
right
hand,
and
with
his
holy
arm,
he
has overcome.
The
Lord
has given
to
all
the
knowledge
of
his
salvation;
he
has
made clear
his
righteousness
in
the
eyes
of
the
nations.
He
has kept
in
mind
his mercy
and
his unchanging
faith
to
the
house
of
Israel;
all
the
ends
of
the
earth
have
seen
the
salvation
of
our
God.
Let
all
the
earth send
out
a glad
cry
to
the
Lord;
sounding
with
a
loud voice,
and praising
him
with songs
of
joy.
Make
melody
to
the
Lord
with instruments
of music;
with
a corded instrument
and
the
voice
of
song.
With wind instruments
and
the
sound
of
the
horn, make
a glad
cry
before
the
Lord,
the
King.
Let
the
sea
be thundering,
with
all
its waters;
the
world,
and
all
who are
living
in
it;
Let
the
streams make sounds
of
joy
with
their
hands; let
the
mountains
be glad
together,
Before
the
Lord,
for
he
has
come
as
judge
of
the
earth;
judging
the
world
in
righteousness,
and giving
true
decisions
for
the
peoples.
The
Lord
is
King; let
the
peoples
be
in fear:
his
seat
is
on
the winged ones; let
the
earth
be
moved.
The
Lord
is
great
in
Zion;
he
is
high
over
all
the
nations.
Let
them
give
praise
to
your
name,
for
it
is
great
and
to
be
feared;
holy
is
he.
The king's
power
is
used
for
righteousness;
you give true
decisions, judging
rightly
in
the land
of
Jacob.
Give
high honour
to
the
Lord
our
God, worshipping
at
his
feet;
holy
is
he.
Moses
and
Aaron
among
his
priests,
and
Samuel
among
those
who
gave honour
to
his
name;
they
made prayers
to
the
Lord,
and
he
gave
answers
to
them.
His voice
came
to
them
from
the
pillar
of
cloud;
they
kept
his witness,
and
the law which
he
gave
them.
You
gave
them
an
answer,
O
Lord
our
God;
you
took
away
their sin, though
you
gave
them punishment
for
their wrongdoing.
Give
high honour
to
the
Lord
our
God, worshipping
with
your faces turned
to
his
holy
hill;
for
the
Lord
our
God
is
holy.
A Psalm of Praise.
Make
a glad
sound
to
the
Lord,
all
the
earth.
Give
worship
to
the
Lord
with
joy;
come
before
him
with
a song.
Be
certain
that
the
Lord
is
God;
it
is
he
who
has
made
us,
and
we
are
his;
we
are
his
people,
and
the
sheep
to whom
he gives food.
Come
into
his doors
with joy,
and
into
his house
with
praise;
give
him honour,
blessing
his
name.
For
the
Lord
is
good,
and
his
mercy
is never-ending;
his
faith
is unchanging
through
all
generations.
A Psalm. Of David.
I
will
make
a
song
of
mercy
and righteousness;
to
you,
O
Lord,
will
I
make melody.
I
will
do wisely
in
the
way
of righteousness:
O
when
will
you
come
to
me?
I
will
be
walking
in
my
house
with
a true
heart.
I
will
not
put
any
evil
thing
before
my
eyes;
I am
against
all turning
to
one
side;
I
will
not
have
it
near
me.
The false
heart
I
will send
away
from
me:
I
will
not
have
an evil-doer
for
a
friend.
I
will put
to death anyone
who says evil
of
his neighbour secretly;
the
man
with
a high
look
and
a
heart
of pride
is disgusting
to
me.
My
eyes
will
be
on
those
of good
faith
in
the
land,
so
that
they
may
be
living
in
my house;
he
who
is
walking
in
the
right
way
will
be
my
servant.
The worker
of
deceit
will
not come into
my
house;
the
false man
will
have
no
place
before
my
eyes.
Morning
by
morning
will
I put
to death
all
the sinners
in
the
land, so
that
all evil-doers
may
be
cut
off
from Jerusalem.
A Prayer of the man who is in trouble, when he is overcome, and puts his grief before the Lord.
Give ear
to
my
prayer,
O
Lord,
and let
my cry come
to
you.
Let not
your face
be veiled
from
me
in
the day
of
my trouble;
give ear
to
me,
and let
my
cry
be
answered quickly.
My
days
are wasted
like smoke,
and
my bones
are burned
up
as
in
a fire.
My heart
is broken;
it
has become dry
and dead like grass,
so
that
I give no thought
to food.
Because
of
the voice
of
my sorrow,
my flesh
is wasted
to
the bone.
I am like
a bird
living by
itself
in
the waste places; like
the night-bird
in
a waste
of sand.
I keep watch
like
a bird
by itself
on
the house-top.
My haters say evil
of
me all day;
those who
are violent
against
me make
use
of
my name
as
a curse.
I
have
had dust
for bread
and
my drink
has
been mixed
with weeping:
Because
of
your passion
and
your wrath,
for
I
have been lifted
up
and
then made low
by
you.
My days
are
like
a shade which
is stretched
out;
I am dry
like
the grass.
But
you,
O Lord,
are eternal;
and
your name
will never come
to an end.
You
will again get
up
and
have
mercy
on Zion:
for
the
time
has come
for her
to
be comforted.
For
your servants
take pleasure
in
her stones, looking
with
love
on
her dust.
So
the nations
will give honour
to
the name
of
the Lord,
and all
the kings
of
the
earth
will
be
in fear
of
his glory:
When
the
Lord
has put
up
the walls
of Zion,
and
has
been
been
in
his
glory;
When
he
has given ear
to
the prayer
of
the poor,
and
has
not put
his request
on
one side.
This
will
be put
in writing
for
the coming generation,
and
the
people
of
the future
will give praise
to
the Lord.
For
from
his holy place
the
Lord
has seen, looking
down
on
the earth
from heaven;
Hearing
the cry
of
the prisoner, making free
those
for whom death
is ordered;
So
that
they
may
give out
the name
of
the Lord
in Zion,
and
his praise
in Jerusalem;
When
the peoples
are come together,
and
the kingdoms,
to give worship
to
the
Lord.
He
has taken
my strength
from me
in
the way;
he
has
made short
my days.
I
will say, O
my God, take
me
not away
before
my
time;
your
years go
on
through
all generations:
In
the past
you
put
the
earth
on
its base,
and
the heavens
are
the work
of
your hands.
They
will come
to
an end, but
you
will still go
on;
they all
will become
old
like
a coat,
and
like
a robe
they
will
be changed:
But
you
are
the unchanging
One,
and
your years
will
have
no end.
The children
of
your servants
will
have
a safe resting-place,
and
their seed
will
be ever
before
you.
Of David.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O
my
soul;
let
everything
in
me give
praise
to
his
holy
name.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O
my
soul;
let
not
all
his
blessings go
from
your memory.
He
has forgiveness
for
all
your
sins;
he takes
away
all
your
diseases;
He keeps
back
your
life from
destruction, crowning
you with
mercy
and grace.
He makes
your mouth
full
of
good
things, so
that
your strength
is made new again like
the eagle's.
The
Lord gives
decisions
in
righteousness
for
all
who
are
in trouble.
He gave
knowledge
of
his
way
to
Moses,
and
made
his
acts clear
to
the
children
of
Israel.
The
Lord
is kind
and
full
of pity, not quickly made
angry,
but ever ready
to
have
mercy.
His feeling
will
no
longer
be bitter;
he
will
not
keep
his wrath
for
ever.
He
has
not given
us
the
punishment
for
our
sins,
or
the reward
of
our wrongdoing.
For
as
the
heaven
is
high
over
the
earth,
so
great
is
his mercy
to
his worshippers.
As
far as
the
east
is
from
the
west,
so
far has
he
put
our sins
from
us.
As
a
father
has
pity
on
his
children,
so
the
Lord
has
pity
on
his worshippers.
For
he
has
knowledge
of
our feeble
frame;
he sees
that
we
are only
dust.
As
for
man,
his
days
are
as
grass:
his beautiful growth
is
like
the
flower
of
the
field.
The
wind goes
over
it
and
it
is
gone;
and
its
place sees
it
no
longer.
But
the
mercy
of
the
Lord
is
eternal
for
his worshippers,
and
their children's
children
will see
his
righteousness;
If
they
keep
his
agreement,
and
have
his laws
in
mind
to
do
them.
The
Lord
has
made
ready
his high
seat
in
the
heavens;
his
kingdom
is
ruling
over
all.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
you
his
angels,
who
are
great
in
strength,
doing
his
orders,
and waiting
for
his
voice.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
all
you
his
armies;
and
you
his
servants
who
do
his
pleasure.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
all
his
works,
in
all
places under
his
rule: give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O
my
soul.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O
my
soul.
O
Lord
my
God,
you
are
very
great;
you
are robed
with honour
and power.
You
are clothed
with
light as
with
a
robe;
stretching
out
the
heavens
like
a
curtain:
The arch
of
your house
is based
on
the
waters;
you
make
the
clouds
your carriage;
you
go
on
the
wings
of
the
wind:
He
makes
winds
his
angels,
and flames
of
fire
his
servants.
He
has
made
the
earth strong
on
its bases,
so
that
it
may
not
be
moved
for
ever
and
ever;
Covering
it
with
the sea
as
with
a
robe:
the
waters
were high
over
the
mountains;
At
the
voice
of
your word
they went
in
flight;
at
the
sound
of
your
thunder
they went
away
in fear;
The
mountains
came
up
and
the
valleys
went
down
into
the
place
which
you had
made ready
for
them.
You
made
a limit
over
which
they might
not
go,
so
that
the
earth would
never
again
be
covered
by
them.
You
sent
the
springs
into
the
valleys; they
are
flowing
between
the
hills.
They
give
drink
to
every
beast
of
the
field;
the mountain asses come
to
them
for
water.
The
birds
of
the air
have
their resting-places
by
them,
and
make
their song
among
the branches.
He sends down rain
from
his store-houses
on
the
hills:
the
earth
is
full
of
the
fruit
of
his
works.
He makes
the
grass
come
up
for
the
cattle,
and
plants
for
the
use
of
man;
so
that
bread
may
come
out
of
the
earth;
And
wine
to
make
glad
the
heart
of
man,
and
oil
to
make
his
face shining,
and
bread giving strength
to
his
heart.
The
trees
of
the
Lord
are
full
of growth,
the
cedars
of
Lebanon
of
his planting;
Where
the
birds
have
their resting-places;
as
for
the
stork,
the tall
trees
are her
house.
The
high
hills
are
a safe place
for
the
mountain
goats,
and
the
rocks
for
the small beasts.
He
made
the
moon
for
a
sign
of
the divisions
of
the year; teaching
the
sun
the
time
of
its going down.
When
you
make
it
dark,
it
is
night,
when
all
the
beasts
of
the
woods
come quietly
out
of
their secret
places.
The
young
lions go thundering after
their
food;
searching
for
their meat
from
God.
The
sun comes
up,
and
they come
together,
and
go
back
to
their secret places
to
take
their
rest.
Man
goes
out
to
his
work,
and
to
his business,
till
the
evening.
O
Lord,
how
great
is
the
number
of
your
works!
in
wisdom
you
have
made
them
all;
the
earth
is
full
of
the
things
you
have
made.
There
is
the
great,
wide
sea,
where
there
are
living
things,
great
and
small,
more
than
may
be
numbered.
There
go
the
ships;
there
is
that great beast,
which
you
have
made
as
a plaything.
All
of
them are waiting
for
you,
to
give
them
their
food
in
its
time.
They
take
what
you
give
them;
they
are
full
of
the
good
things which come
from
your
open
hand.
If
your
face
is veiled,
they
are troubled;
when
you
take
away
their
breath,
they
come
to
an end,
and
go
back
to
the
dust.
If
you
send
out
your
spirit,
they
are given life;
you
make new
the
face
of
the
earth.
Let
the
glory
of
the
Lord
be
for
ever;
let
the
Lord
have
joy
in
his
works:
At whose
look
the
earth
is shaking;
at whose
touch
the
mountains send out
smoke.
I
will make songs
to
the
Lord
all
my
life;
I
will make melody
to
my
God
while
I
have
my
being.
Let
my thoughts
be
sweet
to
him:
I
will
be
glad
in
the
Lord.
Let
sinners
be cut
off
from
the
earth,
and
let
all evil-doers
come
to
an
end. Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O
my
soul. Give
praise
to
the
Lord.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord;
give honour
to
his
name, talking
of
his doings
among
the
peoples.
Let
your voice
be sounding
in songs
and melody; let
all
your thoughts
be
of
the wonder
of
his
works.
Have glory
in
his
holy
name;
let
the
hearts
of those
who
are
searching
after
the
Lord
be
glad.
Let
your
search
be
for
the
Lord
and
for
his
strength; let
your hearts
ever
be turned
to
him.
Keep
in
mind
the great
works
which
he
has
done;
his
wonders,
and
the
decisions
of
his
mouth;
O
you
seed
of
Abraham,
his
servant,
you
children
of
Jacob,
his loved
ones.
He
is
the
Lord
our
God:
he
is
judge
of
all
the
earth.
He
has kept
his
agreement
in
mind
for
ever,
the
word
which
he
gave
for
a
thousand
generations;
The agreement
which
he
made
with
Abraham,
and
his
oath
to
Isaac;
And
he gave
it
to
Jacob
for
a law,
and
to
Israel
for an
eternal
agreement;
Saying,
To
you
will
I
give
the
land
of
Canaan,
the measured
line
of
your
heritage:
When they
were still
small
in
number,
and strange
in
the land;
When
they
went
about
from
one
nation
to
another,
and
from
one
kingdom
to
another
people.
He
would
not
let
anyone do
them wrong;
he
even kept back
kings
because
of
them,
Saying, Put
not
your hand
on those
who
have been marked
with
my holy oil,
and
do
my
prophets
no
wrong.
And
he took
away
all
food
from
the
land,
so
that
the
people
were without
bread.
He
sent
a
man
before
them, even
Joseph,
who
was
given
as
a
servant
for
a price:
His
feet
were fixed
in
chains;
his neck
was
put
in
iron bands;
Till
the
time
when
his
word
came
true;
he
was
tested
by
the
word
of
the
Lord.
The
king
sent
men
to take
off
his chains; even
the
ruler
of
the
people,
who
let
him
go
free.
He
made
him
lord
of
his
house,
and
ruler
over
everything
he
had;
To give
his
chiefs teaching at
his pleasure,
and so
that
his law-givers might
get
wisdom
from
him.
Then
Israel
came
into
Egypt,
and
Jacob
was
living
in
the
land
of
Ham.
And
his
people were
greatly
increased,
and became stronger than
those who were
against
them.
Their
hearts
were
turned
to
hate
against
his
people,
so
that
they made secret designs
against
them.
He
sent
Moses,
his
servant,
and
Aaron,
the man
of
his selection.
He
let
his
signs
be seen
among
the
people,
and
his
wonders
in
the
land
of
Ham.
He
sent black night
and
made
it
dark;
and
they
did
not
go
against
his
word.
At
his word
their
waters
were
turned
to
blood,
and
he sent
death
on all
their
fish.
Their
land
was full
of
frogs,
even
in
the
rooms
of
the
king.
He
gave
the
word,
and
there
came
the dog-fly,
and insects
over
all
the
land.
He
gave
them ice
for
rain,
and
flaming
fire
in
their
land.
He gave
their
vines
and
their fig-trees
to destruction,
and
the
trees
of
their
land were
broken
down.
At
his
word
the
locusts
came,
and
young
locusts
more than might
be
numbered,
And put an end
to
all
the
plants
of
their
land, taking
all
the
fruit
of
the
earth
for
food.
He put
to death
the
first child
of
every family
in
the
land,
the first-fruits
of
their
strength.
He
took
his people
out
with
silver
and
gold:
there
was
not
one
feeble person among
them.
Egypt
was
glad
when
they
went;
for
the
fear
of
them
had
come
down
on
them.
A
cloud
was
stretched over
them
for
a cover;
and he sent
fire
to
give
light
in
the
night.
At
the people's
request
he sent birds,
and
gave
them
the
bread
of
heaven
for
food.
His hand
made
the
rock
open,
and
the
waters
came streaming
out; they
went
down
through
the
dry
places
like
a
river.
For
he kept
in
mind
his
holy
word,
and
Abraham,
his
servant.
And
he
took
his
people
out
with
joy,
the
men
of
his selection
with glad cries:
And
gave
them
the
lands
of
the
nations;
and
they
took
the
work
of
the
peoples
for
a heritage;
So
that they might
keep
his orders,
and
be true
to
his
laws.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord.
Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
good:
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Who
is able
to
give
an
account
of
the great
acts
of
the
Lord,
or
to
make
clear
all
his
praise?
Happy
are
they
whose
decisions
are upright,
and
he
who
does
righteousness
at
all
times.
Keep
me
in
mind,
O
Lord,
when
you
are
good
to
your
people;
O
let
your
salvation
come
to
me;
So
that
I
may
see
the well-being
of
the
people
of
your selection,
and
have
a part
in
the
joy
of
your
nation,
and
take pride
in
your
heritage.
We
are sinners
like
our
fathers, we
have
done
wrong,
our acts
are
evil.
Our
fathers
did
not give
thought
to
your
wonders
in
Egypt;
they
did
not
keep
in memory
the
great
number
of
your mercies,
but gave
you cause
for wrath
at
the
sea,
even
at
the Red
Sea.
But
he
was
their saviour
because
of
his
name,
so
that men
might
see
his great
power.
By his word
the Red
Sea
was made
dry:
and he took them through
the
deep waters as through
the waste land.
And
he took
them safely
out
of
the
hands
of
their haters,
and kept
them
from
the attacks
of
those
who
were
against
them.
And
the
waters went
over
their haters;
all
of
them came
to
an end.
Then they
had
faith
in
his
words; they gave
him songs
of
praise.
But
their memory
of
his
works
was short;
not
waiting
to
be guided
by him,
They gave way
to
their evil
desires
in
the waste land,
and
put
God
to
the
test
in
the dry places.
And
he
gave
them
their
request,
but
sent
a
wasting
disease
into
their
souls.
They
were full
of
envy against
Moses among
the tents,
and against
Aaron,
the
holy
one
of
the
Lord.
The
earth opening put
an
end
to
Dathan,
covering
up
Abiram
and
his
band.
And a
fire
was lighted among
their tents;
the sinners
were
burned
up
by
the
flames.
They
made
a young ox
in
Horeb,
and
gave
worship
to an image
of gold.
And
their
glory
was
changed
into
the
image
of an
ox, whose
food
is
grass.
They
had no memory
of
God
their saviour,
who
had
done
great
things
in
Egypt;
Works
of wonder
in
the
land
of
Ham,
and
things
of
fear
by
the Red
Sea.
And
he
was purposing
to
put
an end
to
them
if
Moses,
his special servant,
had not
gone
up
before
him, between
him
and
his people,
turning
back
his
wrath,
to keep
them
from
destruction.
They
were disgusted
with
the good
land;
they
had
no
belief
in
his
word;
Talking against
him secretly
in
their
tents,
they
did
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord.
So
he made
an oath
against
them,
to
put
an end
to
them
in
the
waste land:
That
their
children might
be mixed
among
the
nations,
and sent
away
into other
lands.
And
they
were
joined
to
Baal-peor,
and
took part
in
the
offerings
to
the
dead.
So they
made
him
angry
by
their behaviour;
and he sent disease on them.
Then
Phinehas got
up,
and
made prayer
for
them;
and
the disease went no farther.
And
all
the
generations coming
after
him kept
the memory
of
his
righteousness
for
ever.
They made God
angry again
at
the
waters
of Meribah,
so
that
Moses
was troubled
because
of
them;
For
they made
his
spirit
bitter,
and
he said unwise things.
They
did
not put
an end
to
the
peoples,
as
the
Lord
had
said;
But
they
were joined
to
the
nations, learning
their
works.
And
they
gave
worship
to
images; which
were
a danger
to
them:
They
even
made offerings
of
their
sons
and
their
daughters
to evil spirits,
And gave
the
blood
of
their
sons
and
their
daughters
who
had done no wrong,
offering
them
to
the
images
of
Canaan;
and
the
land
was
made unclean
with
blood.
So they
became
unclean through
their
works, going after
their evil desires.
Then
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was burning
against
his
people,
and
he
was
angry
with
his
heritage.
And
he
gave
them
into
the
hands
of
the
nations;
and
they
were
ruled
by
their haters.
By
them
they
were crushed,
and made low
under
their
hands.
Again
and again he made
them free;
but
their hearts
were turned
against
his
purpose,
and
they
were overcome
by
their
sins.
But
when
their
cry came
to
his ears,
he
had pity
on
their
trouble:
And kept
in
mind
his
agreement
with
them,
and
in
his
great mercy gave
them forgiveness.
He
put pity
into
the hearts
of
those
who
made
them prisoners.
Be
our saviour,
O
Lord
our
God,
and let
us come back
together
from
among
the
nations,
so
that we
may
give honour
to
your
holy
name,
and
have glory
in
your
praise.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
for
ever
and
for
ever;
and let
all
the
people
say,
So
be
it. Give
praise
to
the
Lord.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
good:
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Let
those
whose cause
the
Lord
has taken up
say
so,
his
people
whom
he
has taken
out
of
the
hands
of
their haters;
Making
them come
together out
of all
the
lands,
from
the
east
and
from
the
west,
from
the
north
and
from
the
south.
They
were
wandering
in
the waste
places;
they saw
no
way
to
a resting-place.
Their
souls became feeble
for need
of food
and drink.
Then
they sent
up
their
cry
to
the
Lord
in
their sorrow,
and
he gave
them salvation
out
of
all
their troubles;
Guiding
them
in
the
right
way, so
that
they might
come
into
the
town
of
their resting-place.
Let
men
give
praise
to
the
Lord
for
his
mercy,
and
for
the
wonders which
he
does
for
the
children
of
men!
He gives
its
desire
to
the unresting
soul,
so
that
it
is
full
of
good things.
Those
who
were
in
the
dark,
in
the
black night,
in
chains
of sorrow
and
iron;
Because
they went
against
the
words
of
God,
and gave no thought
to
the laws
of
the Most High:
So
that
he made
their
hearts weighted
down
with grief;
they
were falling,
and
had
no
helper.
Then
they sent
up
their
cry
to
the
Lord
in
their sorrow,
and
he
gave
them
salvation
out
of all
their troubles.
He
took
them
out
of
the
dark
and
the
black night,
and all
their
chains were
broken.
Let
men
give
praise
to
the
Lord
for
his
mercy,
and
for
the
wonders which
he
does
for
the
children
of
men!
The
doors
of
brass
are
broken
by
his arm,
and
the bands
of
iron
are
cut
in two.
Foolish men,
because
of
their
sins,
and
because
of
their wrongdoing,
are troubled;
They
are
disgusted
by
all
food,
and
they
come
near
to
the doors
of
death.
Then
they send
up
their
cry
to
the
Lord
in
their sorrow,
and
he gives
them
salvation
out
of all
their troubles.
He
sent
his
word
and made
them well,
and kept
them safe
from
the underworld.
Let
men
give
praise
to
the
Lord
for
his
mercy,
and
for
the
wonders which
he
does
for
the
children
of
men!
Let them make
offerings
of
praise, giving news
of
his
works
with cries
of
joy.
Those
who
go
down
to
the
sea
in
ships,
who
do
business
in
the
great
waters;
They
see
the
works
of
the
Lord,
and
his
wonders
in
the
deep.
For
at
his
word comes
up
the storm-wind,
lifting
high
the
waves.
The sailors
go
up
to
heaven,
and
down
into
the
deep;
their
souls
are wasted because
of
their
trouble.
They are turned here
and
there, rolling like
a
man
who
is
full
of wine;
and
all
their
wisdom
comes
to
nothing.
Then
they
send
up
their
cry
to
the
Lord
in
their sorrow,
and
he gives
them salvation
out
of all
their troubles.
He makes
the
storm into
a calm,
so
that
the
waves are
at peace.
Then
they are
glad,
because
the sea
is
quiet,
and
he takes
them
to
the harbour
of
their
desire.
Let
men
give
praise
to
the
Lord
for
his
mercy,
and
for
the
wonders which
he
does
for
the
children
of
men!
Let them give glory
to him
in
the meeting
of
the
people,
and
praise among
the chiefs.
He
makes
rivers
into waste
places,
and
springs
of
water
into
a dry land;
He
makes
a fertile
country
into
a
salt
waste, because
of
the sins
of those
who
are
living
there.
He
makes
a waste
land
into
a
place
of
water,
and
a
dry
land
into water-springs.
And
there
he gives
the poor
a resting-place,
so
that
they may
make themselves
a
town;
And put
seed
in
the
fields
and
make vine-gardens,
to give
them
fruit.
He gives
them
his
blessing
so
that
they
are
increased
greatly,
and
their
cattle do
not become
less.
And when
they
are made
low,
and crushed
by
trouble
and
sorrow,
He puts
an end
to
the pride
of kings,
and sends
them
wandering
in
the
waste lands
where there
is
no
way.
But
he
puts
the
poor
man
on
high from
his troubles,
and gives
him
families
like
a
flock.
The
upright
see
it
and
are
glad:
the
mouth
of
the
sinner
is stopped.
Let
the
wise
give thought
to
these
things,
and
see
the mercies
of
the
Lord.
A Song. A Psalm. Of David.
O God,
my heart
is fixed; I will make
songs
and melody, even
with
my glory.
Give
out
your sounds,
O corded instruments:
the dawn
will
be awaking
with
my
song.
I will give you praise, O Lord, among
the peoples;
I will make melody
to you among
the nations.
For
your
mercy
is higher than
the heavens:
and
your unchanging faith than
the clouds.
Be lifted
up, O
God, higher
than
the
heavens; let
your glory
be
over
all
the
earth.
Let
your right hand
be stretched
out
for salvation,
and give
me
an answer,
so
that
your loved ones
may
be safe
from danger.
This
is
the word
of
the holy God: I
will be glad; I
will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out
the valley
of Succoth.
Gilead
is mine; Manasseh
is mine; Ephraim
is
the strength
of
my head; Judah
is
my law-giver;
Moab
is
my washpot;
on Edom
is
the resting-place
of
my shoe;
over Philistia
will I send
out
a glad cry.
Who
will take
me
into
the strong town? who
will be
my guide
into
Edom?
Have
you not sent us away
from
you,
O God?
and
you go not
out
with our armies.
Give us help
in
our trouble;
for there
is
no help
in man.
With God we
will do great things;
for
by him
will our haters be crushed underfoot.
To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.
God
of
my
praise,
let
my prayer
be answered;
For
the
mouth
of
the sinner
is
open
against
me
in
deceit:
his
tongue
has
said
false things
against
me.
Words
of
hate
are
round
about
me;
they
have
made war
against
me
without
cause.
For
my
love
they give
me back hate;
but
I
have given
myself
to
prayer.
They
have
put
on
me
evil
for
good;
hate
in
exchange
for
my
love.
Put
an
evil
man
over
him;
and
let
one
be
placed
at
his
right
hand
to say
evil
of
him.
When
he
is
judged,
let
the decision
go against
him;
and
may
his
prayer
become
sin.
Let
his
life
be short;
let
another
take
his position
of authority.
Let
his
children
have no father,
and
his
wife
be
made
a
widow.
Let
his
children
be wanderers, looking
to others
for
their food; let
them
be sent away
from
the company
of
their friends.
Let
his
creditor
take
all
his goods;
and let others
have
the profit
of
his work.
Let
no man
have
pity
on
him,
or
give help
to
his
children
when he
is dead.
Let
his seed
be
cut
off;
in
the coming
generation
let
their
name
go
out
of
memory.
Let
the
Lord
keep
in
mind
the wrongdoing
of
his
fathers;
and
may
the
sin
of
his
mother
have
no forgiveness.
Let
them
be
ever
before
the eyes
of
the
Lord,
so
that
the
memory
of
them
may
be
cut
off
from
the
earth.
Because
he
had
no mercy,
but
was cruel
to
the low
and
the
poor, designing
the
death
of
the broken-hearted.
As
he
took
pleasure
in
cursing,
so
let
it
come
on
him;
and
as
he
had
no
delight
in
blessing,
let
it
be
far
from
him.
He
put
on
cursing
like
a
robe,
and
it
has
come
into
his
body
like
water,
and
into
his
bones
like
oil.
Let
it
be
to
him
as
a robe which he puts
on,
let
it
be
like
a band which
is round
him
at
all
times.
Let
this
be
the
reward given
to
my haters
from
the
Lord,
and
to
those
who
say
evil
of
my
soul.
But,
O
Lord
God, give
me
your help,
because
of
your
name;
take
me
out
of danger,
because
your mercy
is
good.
For
I
am
poor
and
in need,
and
my
heart
is
wounded
in
me.
I
am
gone
like
the
shade
when
it
is
stretched
out:
I
am forced
out
of
my place
like
a
locust.
My
knees
are
feeble
for need
of food; there
is no
fat
on
my bones.
As
for
me,
they
make sport
of
me; shaking
their
heads
when
they
see
me.
Give
me
help,
O
Lord
my
God;
in
your
mercy
be
my saviour;
So
that
they
may
see
that
it
is
the work
of
your
hand;
that
you,
Lord,
have
done
it.
They
may
give
curses
but
you
give
blessing;
when
they
come
up against
me,
put
them
to
shame;
but
let
your
servant
be
glad.
Let my haters
be
clothed
with
shame, covering themselves
with
shame as
with
a
robe.
I
will
give
the
Lord
great
praise
with
my
mouth; yes,
I
will
give
praise
to
him
among
all
the people.
For
he
is ever
at
the
right
hand
of
the
poor,
to
take
him out
of
the hands
of
those
who go
after
his
soul.
A Psalm. Of David.
The
Lord said
to
my
lord,
Be
seated
at
my
right
hand,
till
I
put
all those
who
are
against
you
under
your
feet.
The
Lord
will
send
out
the
rod
of
your
strength
from
Zion;
be king
over
your haters.
Your
people give themselves gladly
in
the
day
of
your
power; like
the
dew
of
the morning
on
the
holy mountains
is
the
army
of
your
young
men.
The
Lord
has
made
an
oath,
and
will
not
take
it back.
You
are
a
priest
for
ever,
after
the
order
of
Melchizedek.
In
the
day
of
his
wrath
kings
will
be
wounded
by
the
Lord
at
your
right
hand.
He
will
be
judge
among
the
nations,
the valleys
will
be
full
of dead
bodies;
the
head
over
a
great
country
will
be
wounded
by
him.
He
will
take
of
the
stream
by
the
way;
so
his
head
will
be
lifted
up.
Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
I
will
give
praise
to
the
Lord
with
all
my
heart, among
the
upright,
and
in
the meeting
of
the people.
The
works
of
the
Lord
are
great,
searched
out
by
all
those
who
have
delight
in
them.
His
work
is full
of honour
and
glory;
and
his
righteousness
is unchanging
for
ever.
Certain
for ever
is
the
memory
of
his
wonders:
the
Lord
is full
of pity
and
mercy.
He
has
given
food
to
his worshippers;
he
will
keep
his
agreement
in
mind
for
ever.
He
has
made clear
to
his
people
the
power
of
his
works,
giving
them
the
heritage
of
the
nations.
The
works
of
his
hands
are
faith
and righteousness;
all
his laws
are unchanging.
They
are fixed for
ever
and
ever,
they
are
done
in
faith
and righteousness.
He has
sent salvation
to
his
people;
he has
given
his word
for
ever:
holy
is
his
name
and greatly
to
be
feared.
The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the
best part
of
wisdom:
all
those
who
keep
his laws
are
wise:
his
praise
is
eternal.
Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
Happy
is
the
man
who gives honour
to
the
Lord,
and
has
great
delight
in
his laws.
His
seed
will
be
strong
on
the
earth;
blessings
will
be
on
the
generation
of
the
upright.
A store
of
wealth
will
be
in
his
house,
and
his
righteousness
will
be
for
ever.
For
the
upright there
is
a
light
shining
in
the
dark;
he
is full
of grace
and pity.
All
is
well
for
the
man
who
is
kind
and gives freely
to others;
he
will
make
good
his
cause
when
he
is
judged.
He
will
not
ever
be
moved;
the
memory
of
the upright
will
be living
for
ever.
He
will
have
no
fear
of
evil
news;
his
heart
is
fixed,
for
his hope
is
in
the
Lord.
His
heart
is resting safely,
he
will
have
no
fear,
till
he
sees
trouble come
on
his haters.
He
has
given
with open hands
to
the
poor;
his
righteousness
is
for
ever;
his
horn
will
be
lifted
up
with honour.
The sinner
will
see
it
with grief;
he
will
be wasted
away
with envy;
the
desire
of
the evil-doers
will come
to nothing.
Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
O
you
servants
of
the
Lord, give
praise
to
the
name
of
the
Lord.
Let
blessing
be
on
the
name
of
the
Lord,
from
this
time
and
for
ever.
From
the coming
up
of
the
sun
to
its going down,
the Lord's
name
is
to
be
praised.
The
Lord
is
high
over
all
nations,
and
his
glory
is
higher
than
the
heavens.
Who
is
like
the
Lord
our
God,
who
is
seated
on
high,
Looking
down
on
the
heavens,
and
on
the
earth?
He takes
the
poor
man
out
of
the
dust,
lifting him
up
from
his low position;
To give
him
a place
among
the
rulers, even
with
the
rulers
of
his
people.
He gives
the unfertile
woman
a
family, making her
a
happy
mother
of
children. Give
praise
to
the
Lord.
When
Israel
came
out
of
Egypt,
the children
of
Jacob
from
a
people whose
language
was
strange
to
them;
Judah
became
his
holy
place,
and
Israel
his
kingdom.
The
sea
saw
it,
and
went
in
flight;
Jordan
was
turned
back.
The
mountains
were
jumping
like goats,
and
the little
hills
like
lambs.
What
was wrong
with
you,
O
sea,
that
you
went
in
flight?
O
Jordan,
that
you
were
turned
back?
You
mountains, why
were
you
jumping
like goats,
and
you little
hills
like
lambs?
Be troubled, O
earth,
before
the
Lord,
before
the
God
of
Jacob;
Who made
the
rock
into
a water-spring,
and
the hard stone
into
a
fountain.
Not
to
us,
O
Lord,
not
to
us,
but
to
your
name
let
glory
be
given,
because
of
your
mercy
and
your unchanging
faith.
Why
may
the
nations
say,
Where
is
now
their
God?
But
our
God
is
in
heaven:
he
has
done
whatever
was pleasing
to
him.
Their
images
are
silver
and
gold,
the
work
of men's
hands.
They
have
mouths,
but
no voice;
they
have
eyes,
but
they
see
not;
They
have
ears,
but
no
hearing;
they
have
noses,
but
no sense
of
smell;
They
have
hands
without feeling,
and
feet
without
power
of
walking;
and
no
sound
comes
from
their
throat.
Those
who
make
them
are
like
them;
and
so
is
everyone
who puts
his faith
in
them.
O
Israel,
have faith
in
the
Lord:
he
is
their
help
and
their breastplate.
O
house
of
Aaron,
have faith
in
the
Lord:
he
is
their
help
and
their breastplate.
You worshippers
of
the
Lord,
have faith
in
the
Lord:
he
is
their
help
and
their breastplate.
The
Lord
has kept
us
in
mind
and
will give
us
his
blessing;
he
will send
blessings
on
the
house
of
Israel
and
on
the
house
of
Aaron.
He
will send
blessings
on
the worshippers
of
the
Lord,
on
the
small
and
on
the
great.
May
the
Lord
give
you
and
your
children still greater
increase.
May
you
have
the
blessing
of
the
Lord,
who
made
heaven
and
earth.
The
heavens
are
the Lord's;
but
the
earth
he
has
given
to
the
children
of
men.
The
dead
do
not give
praise
to
the
Lord;
or
those
who
go
down
to
the underworld.
But
we
will give
praise
to
the
Lord
now
and
for
ever.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord.
I
have
given
my
love
to
the
Lord,
because
he
has
given ear
to
the
voice
of
my
cry
and
my prayer.
He
has
let
my request come
before
him,
and
I
will
make
my prayer
to
him
all
my
days.
The nets
of
death
were round
me,
and
the
pains
of
the underworld
had
me
in
their grip;
I was full
of
trouble
and
sorrow.
Then
I
made
my prayer
to
the
Lord, saying,
O
Lord, take
my
soul out
of trouble.
The
Lord
is full
of grace
and righteousness; truly,
he
is
a
God
of
mercy.
The
Lord
keeps
the simple;
I
was made
low,
and
he
was
my saviour.
Come
back
to
your
rest,
O
my
soul;
for
the
Lord
has given
you
your reward.
You
have taken
my
soul
from
the power
of
death, keeping
my
eyes
from weeping,
and
my
feet
from falling.
I
will
go
before
the
Lord
in
the
land
of
the
living.
I
still
had
faith,
though
I
said,
I
am
in
great trouble;
Though
I
said
in
my fear,
All
men
are
false.
What
may
I
give
to
the
Lord
for
all
the good
things
which
he
has
done
for
me?
I
will
take
the
cup
of
salvation,
and
give praise
to
the
name
of
the
Lord.
I
will make
the
offering
of
my oath
to
the
Lord, even
before
all
his
people.
Dear
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
is
the
death
of
his saints.
O
Lord,
truly
I
am
your
servant;
I
am
your
servant,
the
son
of
her
who
is
your
servant;
by
you
have
my cords
been broken.
I
will give
an
offering
of
praise
to
you,
and
make
my prayer
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
I
will make
the
offerings
of
my oath, even
before
all
his
people;
In
the Lord's
house, even
in
Jerusalem.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord.
Let
all
the
nations give
praise
to
the
Lord: let
all
the
people give
him
praise.
For
great
is
his
mercy
to
us,
and
his
faith
is unchanging
for
ever.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
good:
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Let
Israel
now
say,
that
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Let
the
house
of
Aaron
now
say,
that
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Let
all worshippers
of
the
Lord
now
say,
that
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
I
made
my prayer
to
the
Lord
in
my trouble:
and
the
Lord
gave
me
an
answer,
and put
me
in
a wide
place.
The
Lord
is
on
my side;
I
will
have
no
fear:
what
is
man able
to
do
to
me?
The
Lord
is
my great
helper:
I
will
see
my desire
against
my haters.
It
is
better
to
have faith
in
the
Lord
than
to
put one's hope
in
man.
It
is
better
to
have faith
in
the
Lord
than
to
put one's hope
in rulers.
All
the
nations
have
come
round
me;
but
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
I
will
have
them
cut
down.
They
are
round
me,
yes,
they
are
all
about
me;
but
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
I
will
have
them
cut
down.
They
are
round
me
like
bees;
but
they
are
put
out
like
a
fire
among
thorns;
for
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
I
will
have
them
cut
down.
I
have
been hard
pushed
by you, so
that
I
might
have
a
fall:
but
the
Lord
was
my
helper.
The
Lord
is
my
strength
and
my
song;
he
has
become
my
salvation.
The
sound
of
joy
and
salvation
is
in
the
tents
of
the upright;
the
right
hand
of
the
Lord
does
works
of
power.
The
right
hand
of
the
Lord
is lifted up;
the
right
hand
of
the
Lord
does
works
of
power.
Life
and
not
death
will
be
my part,
and
I
will give out
the story
of
the
works
of
the
Lord.
The
hand
of Jah
has
been hard
on
me;
but
he
has
not
given
me
up
to
death.
Let
the doors
of
righteousness be
open
to
me;
I
will
go
in
and
give
praise
to
the
Lord.
This
is
the door
of
the Lord's house;
the workers
of righteousness
will
go
in
through
it.
I
will
give
you
praise,
for
you
have given
me
an
answer,
and
have
become
my
salvation.
The
stone
which
the
builders put
on
one side
has
become
the
chief
stone
of
the
building.
This
is
the Lord's doing;
it
is
a wonder
in
our
eyes.
This
is
the
day
which
the
Lord
has
made;
we
will
be
full
of
joy
and
delight
in
it.
Send
salvation
now,
O
Lord;
Lord, send
us
your blessing.
A
blessing
be
on
him
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord; we
give
you
blessing
from
the
house
of
the
Lord.
The
Lord
is
God,
and
he
has
given
us
light; let
the holy dance
be ordered
with branches,
even
up
to
the
horns
of
the
altar.
You
are
my
God,
and
I
will
give
you
praise;
my
God,
and
I
will
give honour
to
your name.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
good:
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
ALEPH
Happy
are
they
who
are
without sin
in
their
ways,
walking
in
the
law
of
the
Lord.
Happy
are
they
who
keep
his unchanging word,
searching
after
him
with
all
their
heart.
They
do
no
evil;
they
go
in
his
ways.
You
have
put
your
orders into
our hearts,
so that we
might
keep
them
with
care.
If only
my
ways were
ordered
so
that
I might
keep
your
rules!
Then
I
would
not
be
put
to
shame,
as
long
as
I
have respect
for
all
your teaching.
I
will
give
you
praise
with an
upright
heart
in learning
your
right
decisions.
I
will
keep
your
rules: O
give
me
not
up
completely.
BETH
How may
a
young
man
make
his
way
clean? by guiding
it after
your
word.
I
have
made
search
for
you
with
all
my
heart: O
let
me
not
go wandering
far
from
your teaching.
I
have
kept
your sayings
secretly
in
my
heart,
so
that
I
might do
no
sin
against
you.
Praise
be
to
you,
O
Lord: give
me knowledge
of
your
rules.
With
my
lips
have I
made
clear
all
the
decisions
of
your
mouth.
I
have taken as
much
delight
in
the
way
of
your unchanging word, as
in
all
wealth.
I will give thought
to your orders,
and have respect for your
ways.
I
will
have delight
in
your
rules;
I
will
not
let
your
word go out
of
my
mind.
GIMEL
Give
me,
your
servant,
the reward
of
life,
so
that
I may
keep
your
word;
Let
my
eyes
be
open
to
see
the
wonders
of
your
law.
I
am living
in
a strange
land:
do
not
let
your teachings
be kept
secret
from
me.
My
soul
is
broken
with
desire
for
your
decisions
at
all
times.
Your hand has been
against
the
men
of pride,
a
curse
is on those who
go wandering out
of
your way.
Take
away
from
me
shame
and bitter words;
for
I
have
kept
your unchanging word
in
my heart.
Rulers make evil designs
against
me;
but
your
servant gives thought
to
your
rules.
Your unchanging word
is
my
delight,
and
the guide
of
my footsteps.
DALETH
My
soul
is
joined
to
the
dust:
O give
me
life,
in keeping
with
your
word.
I put
the record
of
my
ways before
you,
and
you gave
me an
answer: O
give
me knowledge
of
your
rules.
Make
the
way
of
your orders clear
to
me;
then
my thoughts
will
be ever
on
your
wonders.
My
soul
is wasted
with
sorrow; give
me
strength
again
in keeping
with
your
word
Take
from
me every
false
way;
and
in
mercy give
me
your
law.
I have taken
the
way
of
faith:
I have kept
your
decisions before
me.
I
have
been
true
to
your unchanging word;
O
Lord,
do
not
put
me
to
shame.
I
will go
quickly
in
the
way
of
your teaching,
because
you
have
given
me
a free
heart.
HE
O
Lord, let me see
the
way
of
your
rules,
and
I
will
keep
it
to
the
end.
Give
me
wisdom, so
that
I
may
keep
your
law; going after
it
with
all
my
heart.
Make
me go
in
the way
of
your teachings;
for
they
are
my
delight.
Let
my
heart
be
turned
to
your unchanging word,
and
not
to evil desire.
Let
my
eyes
be
turned
away
from
what
is
false;
give
me
life
in
your
ways.
Give
effect
to
your
word
to
your
servant,
in
whose heart
is
the
fear
of
you.
Take
away
the
shame
which
is
my fear;
for
your
decisions
are
good.
See
how great
is my desire
for
your orders: give
me
life
in
your
righteousness.
VAU
Let
your mercies
come
to
me,
O
Lord, even
your
salvation,
as
you
have said.
So
that
I
may
have
an
answer
for
the
man
who
would
put
me
to shame;
for
I
have faith
in
your
word.
Take
not
your
true
word quite
out
of
my
mouth;
for
I
have
put
my
hope
in
your
decisions.
So that I may
keep
your
law
for
ever
and
ever;
So
that
my
way may
be
in
a
wide place:
because
my
search
has been
for
your orders.
So
that
I
may
give knowledge
of
your unchanging
word
before
kings,
and
not
be
put
to
shame.
And
so
that
I
may take delight
in
your teachings,
to
which
I
have
given
my
love.
And
so
that
my
hands
may
be stretched
out
to
you;
and
I
will
give thought
to
your
rules.
ZAIN
Keep
in
mind
your
word
to
your
servant,
for
on
it
has
my
hope
been fixed.
This
is
my
comfort
in
my trouble;
that
your sayings
have given
me
life.
The
men
of pride
have made
great sport
of
me;
but
I
have
not
been
turned
from
your
law.
I
have kept
the memory
of
your
decisions
from
times
past,
O
Lord;
and
they
have
been
my
comfort.
I am
burning
with wrath,
because
of
the sinners
who
have given up your
law.
Your
rules
have
been melodies
to
me,
while
I
have
been living
in strange lands.
I
have given
thought
to
your
name
in
the
night,
O
Lord,
and
have
kept
your
law.
This
has
been true
of
me,
that
I
have
kept
your orders
in
my heart.
CHETH
The
Lord
is
my heritage:
I
have
said
that
I
would
be ruled
by
your
words.
I
have given
my
mind
to
do
your pleasure
with
all
my
heart;
have
mercy
on
me,
as
you
have said.
I
gave
thought
to
my
steps,
and
my
feet
were
turned
into
the
way
of
your unchanging word.
I
was quick
to
do
your
orders,
and
let
no time
be wasted.
The
cords
of evil-doers
are round
me;
but
I
have kept
in
mind
your
law.
In
the middle
of
the
night
I
will
get
up
to
give
you
praise,
because
of all
your
right
decisions.
I
keep company
with
all
your worshippers,
and
those
who
have
your orders
in
their memory.
The
earth,
O
Lord,
is
full
of
your
mercy: give
me knowledge
of
your
rules.
TETH
You
have
done
good
to
your
servant,
O
Lord,
in keeping
with
your
word.
Give
me
knowledge
and
good sense;
for
I
have
put
my
faith
in
your teachings.
Before
I
was in trouble
I
went out of
the way;
but
now
I
keep
your
word.
You
are
good,
and
your works
are
good; give
me knowledge
of
your
rules.
The
men
of pride
have said
false
things
about
me;
but
I
will
keep
your orders
in
my
heart.
Their
hearts
are shut
up
with
fat;
but
my delight
is
in your
law.
It
is
good
for
me
to
have been
through trouble;
so
that
I
might come
to
the knowledge
of
your
rules.
The
law
of
your
mouth
is
better
to me
than
thousands
of
gold
and
silver.
JOD
Your
hands
have
made
me,
and
given
me form:
give
me wisdom,
so
that
I
may
have knowledge
of
your
teaching.
Your worshippers
will
see
me
and
be
glad;
because
my
hope
has been
in
your
word.
I
have seen,
O
Lord,
that
your
decisions
are
right,
and
that
in unchanging
faith
you
have sent trouble
on
me.
Let
your mercy
now
be
my
comfort,
as
you
have said
to
your
servant.
Let
your gentle
mercies
come
to
me,
so
that
I may
have
life;
for
your
law
is
my
delight.
Let
the
men
of pride
be
shamed;
because
they
have
falsely given decision against
me;
but
I
will give thought
to
your orders.
Let
your worshippers
be
turned
to
me,
and those who
have
knowledge
of
your words.
Let
all
my
heart
be given
to
your orders,
so
that
I
may
not
be
put
to
shame.
CAPH
My
soul
is wasted
with
desire
for
your
salvation: but
I
have
hope
in
your
word.
My
eyes
are full
of weariness
with searching
for
your
word,
saying,
When
will
you
give
me
comfort?
For
I
have
become
like
a wine-skin black
with
smoke;
but
I still keep
the memory
of
your
rules.
How short
is
the
life
of
your
servant!
when
will
you give
your
decision against
those
who
are attacking
me?
The
men
of pride,
who
are turned away
from
your
law,
have put nets
for
me.
All
your teachings
are certain;
they go
after
me
with evil design; give
me
your
help.
They
had
almost
put
an
end
to
me
on
earth;
but
I
did
not give
up
your orders.
Give
me
life
in
your mercy;
so
that I
may be ruled by
the unchanging
word
of
your
mouth.
LAMED
For
ever,
O
Lord,
your
word
is
fixed
in
heaven.
Your
faith
is unchanging
from
generation
to
generation:
you
have
put
the
earth
in
its
place,
and
it
is
not moved.
They
are ruled
this
day
by
your
decisions;
for
all
things
are
your
servants.
If
your
law had not
been
my
delight,
my troubles would
have put an end
to me.
I
will
ever keep
your orders
in
mind;
for
in
them
I
have
life.
I
am yours,
O
be
my saviour;
for
my desire
has been
for
your rules.
The sinners
have
been waiting
for
me
to
give
me up
to
destruction;
but I
will
give all
my mind
to
your unchanging ward.
I
have
seen
that
nothing
on earth
is
complete;
but
your teaching
is
very
wide.
MEM
O
what
love
I
have
for
your
law!
I give thought
to
it
all
the
day.
Your teaching
has made
me
wiser
than
my haters:
for
it
is mine
for
ever.
I
have
more knowledge
than
all
my
teachers,
because
I give thought
to
your unchanging word.
I
have
more wisdom
than
the
old,
because
I
have
kept
your orders.
I
have
kept
back
my
feet
from
all
evil
ways,
so
that
I
might
be true
to
your
word.
My heart
has
not
been
turned
away
from
your
decisions;
for
you
have
been
my
teacher.
How
sweet
are
your sayings
to
my
taste! truly,
they
are sweeter than
honey
in
my
mouth!
Through
your orders
I
get wisdom;
for
this
reason
I am
a hater
of
every
false
way.
NUN
Your
word
is
a
light
for
my
feet, ever
shining
on
my
way.
I
have
made
an
oath
and
kept
it,
to be guided
by
your upright
decisions.
I
am
greatly
troubled,
O
Lord, give
me
life
in keeping
with
your
word.
Take,
O
Lord,
the free
offerings
of
my
mouth,
and
give
me knowledge
of
your
decisions.
My
soul
is
ever
in
danger;
but
I still keep
the memory
of
your
law.
Sinners
have
put
a net
to
take
me;
but
I
was true
to
your orders.
I
have taken
your unchanging word
as
an
eternal heritage;
for
it
is
the
joy
of
my
heart.
My
heart
is
ever ready
to
keep
your
rules,
even
to
the
end.
SAMECH
I am
a hater
of men
of doubting mind; but I am
a
lover
of
your
law.
You
are my secret place
and my breastplate
against danger; my
hope
is
in
your
word.
Go far
from
me,
you evil-doers;
so
that
I
may
keep
the teachings
of
my
God.
Be
my
support as you have said,
and give
me
life;
let
not
my
hope
be turned
to
shame.
Let
me
not
be moved,
and I
will
be
safe,
and
ever take delight
in
your
rules.
You
have overcome
all
those
who are wandering
from
your
rules;
for
all
their thoughts are
false.
All
the sinners
of
the
earth
are
like waste metal
in
your eyes;
and
for
this cause
I give
my
love
to
your unchanging word.
My
flesh
is moved
for
fear
of
you;
I give honour
to your
decisions.
AIN
I have
done
what
is good
and
right:
you
will
not give
me
into
the hands
of those
who
are working against
me.
Take
your servant's interests into
your keeping;
let
me
not
be
crushed
by
the
men
of pride.
My
eyes
are wasted
with desire
for
your
salvation,
and
for
the
word
of
your
righteousness.
Be good
to
your
servant
in
your mercy,
and give
me
teaching
in
your
rules.
I
am
your
servant;
give
me wisdom,
so
that
I may
have
knowledge
of
your unchanging word.
It
is
time,
O
Lord,
for
you
to
let
your work
be seen;
for
they
have
made
your
law without effect.
For
this
reason
I
have greater
love
far
your teachings
than
for
gold,
even
for shining
gold.
Because
of
it
I keep
straight
in
all
things
by
your orders;
and
I am
a hater
of
every
false
way.
PE
Your unchanging word
is full
of wonder;
for
this
reason
my
soul
keeps
it.
The opening
of
your
words
gives
light; it
gives good sense
to
the simple.
My
mouth
was open
wide, waiting
with great desire
for
your teachings.
Let
your eyes
be
turned
to
me,
and
have
mercy
on
me,
as
it
is
right
for
you
to do
to those who
are
lovers
of
your
name.
Let
my
steps
be guided
by
your
word;
and
let
not
sin
have
control
over
me.
Make
me free
from
the cruel rule
of
man;
then
I
will
keep
your orders.
Let
your
servant see
the shining
of
your
face;
give
me knowledge
of
your
rules.
Rivers
of
water
are
flowing
from
my
eyes,
because men
do
not
keep
your
law.
TZADE
O
Lord, great
is
your righteousness,
and
upright
are
your
decisions.
You have
given
your unchanging word
in
righteousness,
and
it
is
for ever.
My
passion
has overcome
me;
because
my haters
are turned away
from
your
words.
Your
word
is
of
tested value;
and
it
is dear
to
your
servant.
I
am
small
and
of
no account;
but
I keep
your orders
in
mind.
Your
righteousness
is an unchanging
righteousness,
and
your
law
is certain.
Pain
and
trouble
have overcome
me:
but
your teachings
are
my
delight.
The
righteousness
of
your unchanging word
is
eternal;
give
me wisdom so
that I may
have
life.
KOPH
I
have
made
my prayer
with
all
my
heart;
give
answer
to
me,
O
Lord:
I
will
keep
your
rules.
My
cry has gone up
to
you;
take
me out
of
trouble,
and
I
will be guided
by
your unchanging word.
Before
the sun
is up,
my
cry
for
help
comes
to
your ear;
my
hope
is
in
your
words.
In
the night
watches
I am awake, so
that
I
may give
thought
to
your saying.
Let
my
voice come
to
you,
in
your
mercy;
O
Lord,
by
your
decisions
give
me
life.
Those who
have
evil designs against
me
come
near; they
are
far
from
your
law.
You
are
near,
O
Lord;
and
all
your teachings
are
true.
I
have
long
had
knowledge
that
your unchanging word
is
for
ever.
RESH
O
see
my trouble,
and
be
my saviour;
for
I
keep
your
law
in
my
mind,
Undertake
my
cause,
and come
to
my help, give
me
life, as
you
have said.
Salvation
is
far
from evil-doers;
for
they
have
made
no
search
for
your
rules.
Great
is
the number
of
your
mercies,
O
Lord; give
me
life
in keeping
with
your
decisions.
Great
is
the number
of
those
who
are against
me;
but
I
have
not
been
turned
away
from
your unchanging word.
I
saw
with hate
those
who
were untrue
to
you;
for
they
did
not
keep
your saying.
See
how great
is
my
love
for
your orders:
give
me
life,
O
Lord,
in keeping
with
your
mercy.
Your
word
is
true
from
the
first;
and
your upright
decision
is unchanging
for
ever.
SHIN
Rulers
have been cruel
to
me
without
cause;
but
I
have
the
fear
of
your
word
in
my
heart.
I
am
delighted
by
your saying,
like
a man
who makes
discovery
of
great wealth.
I am full
of
hate
and disgust
for
false
words; but I am
a
lover
of
your
law.
Seven
times
a
day do
I give
you
praise,
because
of
your upright
decisions.
Great
peace
have
lovers
of
your
law;
they
have
no cause
for falling.
Lord,
my hope
has
been
in
your
salvation;
and
I
have
kept
your teachings.
My
soul
has
kept
your unchanging word;
great
is
my
love
for
it.
I
have
been ruled
by
your orders;
for
all
my
ways
are
before
you.
TAU
Let
my
cry
come
before
you,
O
Lord;
give
me wisdom
in keeping
with
your
word.
Let
my prayer
come
before
you;
take
me
out
of trouble,
as
you
have said.
Let
my
lips
be flowing
with
praise,
because
you
have given
me knowledge
of
your
rules.
Let
my
tongue
make songs
in
praise
of
your
word;
for
all
your teachings
are
righteousness.
Let
your
hand
be near
for
my
help;
for
I
have
given
my heart
to
your orders.
All
my desire
has
been
for
your
salvation,
O
Lord;
and
your
law
is
my
delight.
Give
life
to
my
soul so
that
it
may give
you
praise;
and
let
your
decisions
be
my
support.
I
have
gone
out
of
the way
like
a
wandering
sheep;
make
search
for
your
servant;
for
I
keep
your teachings
ever
in
mind.
A Song of the going up.
In
my
trouble
my
cry
went
up
to
the
Lord,
and
he
gave
me
an
answer.
O
Lord,
be
the saviour
of
my
soul
from
false
lips,
and
from
the
tongue
of
deceit.
What punishment
will
he
give
you?
what
more
will
he
do
to
you,
you false
tongue?
Sharp
arrows
of
the
strong,
and burning fire.
Sorrow
is
mine
because
I am strange
in
Meshech,
and
living
in
the
tents
of
Kedar.
My
soul
has
long been
living
with
the haters
of
peace.
I
am
for
peace:
but
when
I
say
so,
they
are
for
war.
A Song of the going up.
My
eyes
are
lifted
up
to
the
hills: O
where
will
my
help
come
from?
Your
help
comes
from
the
Lord,
who
made
heaven
and
earth.
May
he
not
let
your
foot
be moved:
no need
of
sleep
has
he
who
keeps
you.
See,
the eyes
of Israel's
keeper
will
not
be shut
in
sleep.
The
Lord
is
your
keeper;
the
Lord
is
your
shade
on
your
right
hand.
You
will
not
be touched
by
the
sun
in
the
day,
or
by
the
moon
at
night.
The
Lord
will
keep
you safe
from
all
evil;
he
will
take
care
of
your
soul.
The
Lord
will
keep
watch
over
your
going
out
and
your
coming
in,
from
this
time
and
for
ever.
A Song of the going up. Of David.
I
was
glad
because
they
said
to
me, We
will go into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
At
last
our
feet
were inside
your doors, O
Jerusalem.
O
Jerusalem,
you are
like
a
town which
is well
joined
together;
To
which
the
tribes
went
up, even
the
tribes
of
the
Lord,
for
a witness
to
Israel,
to
give
praise
to
the
name
of
the
Lord.
For
there seats
for
the judges
were
placed,
even
the rulers' seats
of
the line
of
David.
O make prayers
for
the
peace
of
Jerusalem;
may
they whose
love
is given
to
you do
well.
May
peace
be inside
your
walls,
and wealth
in
your noble houses.
Because
of
my
brothers
and
friends,
I
will
now
say,
Let
peace
be
with
you.
Because
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
our
God,
I
will
be working
for
your
good.
A Song of the going up.
To
you
my
eyes
are
lifted
up,
even
to
you whose
seat
is
in
the
heavens.
See!
as
the
eyes
of
servants
are
turned
to
the
hands
of
their
masters,
and
the
eyes
of
a servant-girl
to
her
owner,
so
our
eyes
are
waiting
for
the
Lord
our
God,
till
he
has
mercy
on
us.
Have
mercy
on
us,
O
Lord,
have
mercy
on
us:
for all men
are looking
down
on
us.
For
long
enough
have men
of pride made sport
of our
soul.
A Song of the going up. Of David.
If
it
had
not
been
the
Lord
who
was
on
our side (let
Israel
now
say);
If
it
had
not
been
the
Lord
who
was
on
our side,
when
men
came
up
against
us;
They would have made
a meal
of
us
while still
living,
in
the heat
of
their
wrath
against
us:
We
would
have been covered
by
the
waters;
the
streams
would
have gone
over
our
soul;
Yes,
the
waters
of pride
would
have gone
over
our
soul.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
who
has
not
let
us
be wounded
by
their
teeth.
Our
soul
has gone free
like
a
bird out
of
the net
of
those
who
would take
her:
the net
is
broken,
and
we
are free.
Our
help
is
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the maker
of
heaven
and
earth.
A Song of the going up.
Those whose hope
is
in
the
Lord
are
like
the
mountain
of
Zion,
which
may
not
be
moved,
but keeps
its place
for
ever.
As
the
mountains
are
round
about
Jerusalem,
so
the
Lord
is
round
about
his
people,
from
this
time
and
for
ever.
For
the
rod
of sinners
will
not
be
resting
on
the heritage
of
the upright;
so
that
the upright
may
not
put
out
their
hands
to
evil.
Do
good,
O
Lord,
to those
who
are
good,
and
to those
who
are
upright
in
heart.
But
as
for such
as
are
turned
out
of
the straight
way,
the
Lord
will take
them
away
with
the
workers
of
evil.
Let
peace
be
on
Israel.
A Song of the going up.
When
the
Lord
made
a
change
in Zion's fate,
we
were
like men
in
a
dream.
Then
our
mouths
were
full
of laughing,
and
our
tongues
gave
a glad
cry;
they
said
among
the
nations,
The
Lord
has
done
great
things
for
them.
The
Lord
has
done
great
things
for
us;
because
of which
we
are
glad.
Let
our fate
be changed,
O
Lord,
like
the
streams
in
the
South.
Those who put
in
seed with weeping will get
in
the grain with cries
of
joy.
Though
a man may
go
out
weeping,
taking
his vessel
of
seed
with
him;
he
will
come again
in
joy,
with
the corded stems
of
grain
in
his arms.
A Song of the going up. Of Solomon.
If
the
Lord
is
not helping
the
builders,
then
the
building
of
a
house
is
to
no purpose:
if
the
Lord
does
not
keep
the
town,
the
watchman
keeps
his
watch
for
nothing.
It
is
of
no
use
for
you
to
get
up
early,
and
to
go
late
to
your rest,
with
the
bread
of sorrow
for
your
food;
for
the Lord
gives
to
his loved ones
in
sleep.
See,
sons
are
a
heritage
from
the
Lord;
the
fruit
of
the
body
is
his
reward.
Like
arrows
in
the
hand
of
a
man
of war,
are
the
children
of
the
young.
Happy
is
the
man
who
has
a good store
of
them;
he
will
not
be
put
to
shame,
but
his cause
will
be supported
by
them
against
his haters.
A Song of the going up.
Happy
is
the worshipper
of
the
Lord,
who
is
walking
in
his
ways.
You will
have
the
fruit
of
the work
of
your
hands:
happy will
you
be,
and
all will
be
well
for
you.
Your
wife
will
be
like
a fertile
vine
in
the inmost
parts
of
your
house:
your
children
will
be
like
olive
plants
round
your
table.
See!
this
is
the
blessing
of
the worshipper
of
the
Lord.
May
the
Lord send
you
blessing
out
of
Zion:
may
you
see
the
good
of
Jerusalem
all
the
days
of
your
life.
May
you
see
your children's
children.
Peace
be
on
Israel.
A Song of the going up.
Great
have been
my troubles
from
the
time
when
I
was young (let
Israel
now
say);
Great
have
been
my troubles
from
the time
when
I
was young,
but
my troubles
have
not
overcome
me.
The ploughmen
were ploughing
on
my
back;
long
were
the wounds
they made.
The
Lord
is
true:
the
cords
of
the evil-doers
are broken
in
two.
Let
all
the haters
of
Zion
be
shamed
and
turned
back.
Let
them
be
like
the
grass
on
the house-tops,
which
is
dry
before
it
comes
to full growth.
He
who gets
in
the grain has
no use
for
it;
and
they do
not make bands
of
it
for
the grain-stems.
And
those
who
go
by do
not
say,
The
blessing
of
the
Lord
be
on
you; we give
you
blessing
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
A Song of the going up.
Out
of
the
deep
have
I sent up
my
cry
to
you,
O
Lord.
Lord,
let
my
voice
come before
you:
let
your
ears
be awake
to
the
voice
of
my prayer.
O Jah,
if
you
took
note
of every
sin,
who
would go free?
But there
is
forgiveness
with
you,
so
that
you
may
be
feared.
I
am waiting
for
the
Lord,
my
soul
is waiting
for
him,
and
my
hope
is
in
his
word.
My
soul
is
watching
for
the
Lord
more than
those
who
are
watching
for
the
morning; yes,
more than
the watchers
for
the
morning.
O
Israel,
have
hope
in
the
Lord;
for
with
the
Lord
is
mercy
and full salvation.
And
he
will make
Israel free
from
all
his
sins.
A Song of the going up. Of David.
Lord,
there
is
no pride
in
my
heart
and
my
eyes
are
not
lifted
up;
and
I
have
not taken
part
in
great undertakings,
or
in
things over-hard
for
me.
See,
I
have made
my
soul calm
and quiet,
like
a
child
on
its mother's breast;
my
soul
is
like
a
child
on
its mother's breast.
O
Israel,
have
hope
in
the
Lord,
from
this
time
and
for
ever.
A Song of the going up.
Lord, give
thought
to
David,
and
to
all
his troubles;
How
he
made
an
oath
to
the
Lord,
and gave
his word
to
the great
God
of
Jacob, saying,
Truly,
I
will
not
come
into
my
house,
or
go
to
my
bed,
I
will
not
give sleep
to
my
eyes,
or rest
to
my eyeballs,
Till
I
have got
a
place
for
the
Lord,
a resting-place
for
the great
God
of
Jacob.
We
had news
of
it
at
Ephrathah:
we
came
to
it
in
the
fields
of
the wood.
Let
us
go
into
his tent; let
us
give
worship
at
his
feet.
Come back,
O
Lord,
to
your resting-place;
you
and
the
ark
of
your
strength.
Let your
priests
be
clothed
with
righteousness;
and let your saints give
cries
of
joy.
Because
of
your
servant
David,
do
not
give up
your king.
The
Lord
gave
a
true
oath
to
David, which
he
will
not
take
back, saying,
I
will
give
your kingdom
to
the
fruit
of
your
body.
If
your
children
keep
my word,
and
the teachings which
I
will
give
them,
their
children
will
be
rulers
of
your kingdom
for
ever.
For
the Lord's heart
is
on
Zion, desiring
it
for
his resting-place.
This
is
my
rest
for
ever:
here
will
I
ever
be;
for
this
is
my
desire.
My
blessing
will
be
on
her
food;
and
her
poor
will
be
full
of
bread.
Her
priests
will
be
clothed
with
salvation;
and her saints
will give
cries
of
joy.
There
I
will make
the
horn
of
David fertile:
I
have made ready
a light
for
my king.
His haters will be
clothed
with
shame;
but
I will make
his
crown shining.
A Song of the going up. Of David.
See
how
good
and
how pleasing
it
is
for
brothers
to
be
living
together
in harmony!
It
is
like
oil
of
great price
on
the
head,
flowing
down
over
the
face,
even Aaron's
face:
coming
down
to
the
edge
of
his robe;
Like
the
dew
of
Hermon,
which
comes
down
on
the
mountains
of
Zion:
for
there
the
Lord
gave
orders
for
the
blessing,
even
life
for
ever.
A Song of the going up.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
all
you
servants
of
the
Lord,
who
take
your
places
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
by
night.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord, lifting
up
your
hands
in
his
holy
place.
May
the
Lord,
who
made
heaven
and
earth, send
you
blessing
out
of
Zion,
Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
O
you
servants
of
the
Lord, give
praise
to
the
name
of
the
Lord.
You
who
are
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
in
the open spaces
of
the
house
of
our
God,
Give
praise
to Jah,
for
he
is
good:
make melody
to
his
name,
for
it
is pleasing.
For
the
Lord
has taken
Jacob
for himself,
and
Israel
for
his property.
I
know
that
the
Lord
is
great,
and
that
our
Lord
is
greater
than
all
other
gods.
The
Lord
has
done
whatever
was pleasing
to
him,
in
heaven,
and
on
the
earth,
in
the
seas
and
in
all
the
deep waters.
He
makes
the mists
go
up
from
the ends
of
the
earth;
he
makes thunder-flames
for
the
rain;
he sends
out
the
winds
from
his store-houses.
He put
to death
the first-fruits
of
Egypt,
of
man
and
of
beast.
He
sent
signs
and
wonders
among
you, O
Egypt,
on
Pharaoh,
and
on
all
his
servants.
He overcame
great
nations,
and put
strong
kings
to death;
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites,
and
Og,
king
of
Bashan,
and
all
the
kingdoms
of
Canaan;
And
gave
their
land
for
a
heritage,
even
for
a
heritage
to
Israel
his
people.
O
Lord,
your
name
is
eternal;
and
the
memory
of
you
will
have no end.
For
the
Lord
will
be
judge
of
his people's cause;
his feelings
will
be
changed
to
his
servants.
The
images
of
the
nations
are
silver
and
gold,
the
work
of men's
hands.
They
have
mouths,
but
no voice,
they
have
eyes,
but
they do
not
see;
They
have
ears,
but
no
hearing;
and
there
is
no
breath
in
their
mouths.
Those
who
make
them
are
like
them;
and
so
is
everyone
who puts
his hope
in
them.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O children
of
Israel: give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O sons
of
Aaron:
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O sons
of
Levi: let
all
the worshippers
of
the
Lord give
him
praise.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord out
of
Zion, even
to
the
Lord whose house
is
in
Jerusalem, Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord,
for
he
is
good:
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
O
give
praise
to
the
God
of
gods:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
O
give
praise
to
the
Lord
of
lords:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
who
only
does
great
wonders:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
who
by
wisdom
made
the
heavens:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
by whom
the
earth
was stretched
out
over
the
waters:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
who
made
great
lights:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
The
sun
to
have
rule
by
day:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
The
moon
and
the
stars
to
have
rule
by
night:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
who put
to death
the first-fruits
of
Egypt:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
And
took
out
Israel
from
among
them:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
With
a
strong
hand
and
an
outstretched
arm:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
who made
a way
through
the Red
Sea:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
And let
Israel
go
through
it:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
By
him
Pharaoh
and
his
army
were overturned
in
the Red
Sea:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
who took
his
people
through
the waste land:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
To
him
who overcame
great
kings:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
And put noble
kings
to death:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
Sihon,
king
of
the
Amorites:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
And
Og,
king
of
Bashan:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
And
gave
their
land
to
his
people
for
a
heritage:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Even
a
heritage
for
his
servant
Israel:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Who kept
us
in
mind
when
we were
in trouble:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
And
has taken
us out
of
the hands
of
our haters:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
Who
gives
food
to
all
flesh:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
O
give
praise
to
the
God
of
heaven:
for
his mercy
is unchanging
for
ever.
By
the
rivers
of
Babylon
we
were
seated,
weeping
at
the memory
of
Zion,
Hanging
our instruments
of music
on
the trees
by
the waterside.
For
there
those
who
had
taken
us prisoners made
request
for
a
song;
and
those
who
had
taken
away
all
we
had gave
us
orders
to
be glad,
saying, Give
us
one
of
the
songs
of
Zion.
How
may
we give
the Lord's
song
in
a
strange
land?
If
I keep
not
your memory,
O
Jerusalem, let
not
my
right
hand keep
the memory
of
its art.
If
I
let
you
go
out
of
my thoughts,
and
if
I
do
not
put
Jerusalem
before
my greatest
joy,
let
my
tongue
be fixed
to
the
roof
of
my
mouth.
O
Lord,
keep
in
mind
against
the
children
of
Edom
the
day
of
Jerusalem; how
they
said,
Let
it
be
uncovered,
uncovered
even
to
its
base.
O
daughter
of
Babylon,
whose fate
is destruction;
happy
is
the man
who
does
to
you
what
you
have
done
to
us.
Happy
is
the man who
takes
your
little
ones, crushing
them
against
the
rocks.
Of David.
I
will
give
you
praise
with
all
my
heart:
I
will make melody
to
you
before
the
gods.
I
will
give
worship
before
your
holy
Temple, praising
your
name
for
your mercy
and
for
your unchanging
faith:
for
you
have
made
your
word
greater
than
all
your
name.
When
my
cry came
to
your ears
you
gave
me
an
answer,
and
made
me great
with
strength
in
my
soul.
All
the
kings
of
the
earth
will
give
you
praise,
O
Lord,
when
the
words
of
your
mouth come
to
their ears.
They
will
make songs
about
the
ways
of
the
Lord;
for
great
is
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
Though
the
Lord
is
high,
he
sees
those
who
are
low;
and
he
has
knowledge
from
far
off
of
those
who
are
lifted
up.
Even
when
trouble
is round
me,
you
will give
me
life;
your
hand
will
be
stretched
out
against
the
wrath
of
my haters,
and
your
right
hand
will
be
my
salvation.
The
Lord
will
make
all
things complete
for
me:
O
Lord,
your
mercy
is
eternal;
do
not give up
the
works
of
your
hands.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
O
Lord,
you
have
knowledge
of
me, searching
out
all
my secrets.
You
have
knowledge
when
I am
seated
and
when
I
get
up,
you
see
my
thoughts
from
far
away.
You keep watch
over
my steps
and
my sleep,
and
have knowledge
of
all
my
ways.
For
there
is
not
a
word
on
my
tongue which
is
not
clear
to
you,
O
Lord.
I am shut
in
by
you
on every side,
and
you
have
put
your
hand
on
me.
Such
knowledge
is
a wonder greater
than
my powers;
it
is
so
high
that
I
may
not come
near
it.
Where may I go
from
your
spirit?
how may I go
in
flight
from
you?
If
I go up
to
heaven,
you
are
there:
or
if
I
make
my
bed
in
the underworld,
you
are
there.
If
I
take
the
wings
of
the
morning,
and go
to
the farthest parts
of
the
sea;
Even
there
will
I
be
guided
by
your
hand,
and
your
right
hand
will keep
me.
If
I
say,
Only
let
me
be covered
by
the
dark,
and
the
light
about
me
be
night;
Even
the
dark
is
not
dark
to
you;
the
night
is
as
bright
as
the
day:
for
dark
and
light
are
the
same
to
you.
My flesh
was
made
by
you,
and
my
parts joined together
in
my mother's
body.
I
will
give
you
praise,
for
I am strangely
and delicately formed;
your
works
are
great
wonders,
and
of
this
my
soul
is
fully conscious.
My
frame
was
not unseen
by
you
when
I
was
made secretly,
and strangely formed
in
the
lowest
parts
of
the
earth.
Your
eyes
saw
my
unformed
substance;
in
your
book
all
my
days
were
recorded,
even
those
which
were purposed
before
they
had come
into being.
How dear
are
your
thoughts
to
me,
O
God!
how great
is
the number
of them!
If I made up
their
number, it would
be
more
than
the grains
of
sand;
when I am awake, I am
still
with
you.
If
only
you
would
put
the sinners
to
death,
O
God;
go far
from
me,
you
men
of
blood.
For
they go against
you
with
evil designs,
and
your haters
make sport
of
your
name.
Are
not
your haters
hated
by
me,
O
Lord?
are
not
those
who
are lifted up
against
you
a cause
of grief
to
me?
My
hate
for
them
is complete;
my thoughts
of
them
are
as
if they
were making war
on
me.
O
God, let
the secrets
of
my
heart be uncovered,
and let
my wandering
thoughts be
tested:
See
if
there
is any
way
of sorrow
in
me,
and
be
my
guide
in
the
eternal
way.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
O Lord, take me out
of
the power
of
the evil man; keep me safe from
the violent man:
For
their hearts
are full
of
evil designs;
and
they
are
ever making ready causes
of war.
Their tongues
are sharp
like
the tongue
of
a snake;
the poison
of snakes
is under
their lips. (Selah.)
O Lord, take
me out
of
the hands
of sinners; keep
me safe
from
the violent man:
for
they
are designing
my downfall.
The
men
of pride
have
put
secret cords
for
my
feet; stretching nets
in
my way,
so
that
they
may
take
me
with
their tricks. (Selah.)
I
have said
to
the Lord,
You
are
my
God: give ear, O Lord,
to
the voice
of
my prayer.
O
Lord
God,
the strength
of
my salvation,
you
have
been
a cover
over
my head
in
the day
of
the fight.
O
Lord, give not
the wrongdoer
his desire; give
him no
help
in
his evil designs,
or
he
may
be uplifted
in pride. (Selah.)
As
for those
who come round
me,
let
their heads
be covered
by
the
evil
of
their lips.
Let burning flames come
down
on them: let them
be put into
the fire,
and into deep waters, so that they
may not get up again.
Let
not
a
man
of evil tongue
be safe
on earth: let destruction
overtake
the violent
man
with blow
on blow.
I am
certain
that
the Lord
will take care
of
the cause
of
the poor,
and
of
the rights
of
those
who
are troubled.
Truly,
the upright
will give
praise
to
your name:
the holy
will
have
a
place
in
your house.
A Psalm. Of David.
Lord,
I
have
made
my
cry
to
you; come
to
me
quickly;
give
ear
to
my
voice,
when
it goes up
to
you.
Let
my
prayer
be
ordered
before
you
like
a sweet smell;
and let
the
lifting up
of
my
hands
be
like
the
evening
offering.
O
Lord,
keep
a
watch
over
my
mouth;
keep
the
door
of
my
lips.
Keep
my
heart
from desiring
any
evil
thing,
or
from taking part
in
the sins
of
the evil-doers
with
men
who
do
wrong:
and
let
me
have
no part
in
their good
things.
Let
the upright give
me punishment;
and
let
the god-fearing
man put
me
in
the
right way;
but
I
will
not
let
the
oil
of
sinners come
on
my
head:
when
they
do
evil
I
will give myself
to
prayer.
When destruction comes
to
their
judges
by
the
side
of
the
rock,
they
will
give ear
to
my
words,
for
they
are sweet.
Our
bones
are
broken
up
at
the
mouth
of
the underworld,
as
the
earth
is
broken
by
the plough.
But
my
eyes
are
turned
to
you,
O
Lord
God:
my hope
is
in
you;
let
not
my
soul
be given
up
to
death.
Keep
me
from
the net which
they
have
put
down
for
me,
and
from
the designs
of
the
workers
of
evil.
Let
the sinners
be
taken
in
the nets which
they themselves
have put
down,
while
I
go free.
Maschil. Of David. A prayer when he was in the hole of the rock.
The sound
of
my cry
went
up
to
the Lord;
with
my voice
I
made
my
prayer
for grace
to
the Lord.
I put all
my sorrows
before
him;
and made clear
to
him all
my trouble.
When
my spirit
is overcome,
your eyes
are
on
my goings; nets have been secretly placed
in
the
way
in which I go.
Looking
to
my right
side,
I saw no man
who
was
my
friend:
I
had no safe place; no one
had any
care
for
my soul.
I
have
made
my cry
to
you,
O
Lord;
I
have said,
You
are
my safe place,
and
my heritage
in
the land
of
the
living.
Give ear
to
my
cry,
for
I
am made very
low: take
me
out
of
the hands
of
my haters,
for
they
are stronger than
I.
Take
my soul
out
of prison,
so
that
I
may
give
praise
to
your name:
the
upright
will
give
praise
because
of
me;
for
you
have
given
me
a full reward.
A Psalm. Of David.
Let
my
prayer come
to
you,
O
Lord;
give
ear
to
my requests
for
your grace;
keep
faith
with
me,
and
give
me
an
answer
in
your
righteousness;
Let
not
your
servant
come
before
you
to
be
judged;
for
no
man
living
is upright
in
your eyes.
The evil
man
has gone
after
my
soul;
my
life
is
crushed
down
to
the
earth:
he
has
put
me
in
the
dark,
like
those
who
have
long
been
dead.
Because
of
this
my
spirit
is overcome;
and
my
heart
is full
of fear.
I
keep
in
mind
the early
days
of
the past, giving
thought
to
all
your
acts, even
to
the
work
of
your
hands.
My
hands
are
stretched
out
to
you:
my
soul
is
turned
to
you,
like
a
land
in need
of water. (Selah.)
Be quick
in answering
me,
O
Lord,
for
the
strength
of
my
spirit
is
gone:
let
me see
your
face,
so
that
I
may
not
be
like
those
who
go
down
into
the underworld.
Let
the story
of
your mercy come
to
me
in
the
morning,
for
my hope
is
in
you:
give
me
knowledge
of
the
way
in
which
I am
to go;
for
my
soul
is
lifted
up
to
you.
O
Lord,
take
me
out
of
the hands
of
my haters;
my soul
is waiting
for
you.
Give
me
teaching
so
that
I
may
do
your
pleasure;
for
you
are
my
God: let
your
good
Spirit
be
my
guide
into
the
land
of righteousness.
Give
me
life,
O
Lord,
because
of
your
name;
in
your
righteousness
take
my
soul
out
of
trouble.
And
in
your mercy put
an end
to
my haters,
and send
destruction
on
all
those
who
are
against
my
soul;
for
I
am
your
servant.
A Psalm. Of David.
Praise
be
to
the
God
of
my
strength,
teaching
my
hands
the use
of
the sword,
and
my
fingers
the art
of fighting:
He
is
my strength,
and
my Rock;
my high tower,
and
my saviour;
my keeper
and
my hope: he gives
me authority over
my
people.
Lord,
what
is
man,
that
you keep
him
in
mind?
or
the
son
of
man
that
you
take
him into account?
Man
is
like
a
breath:
his
life
is
like
a
shade which
is quickly gone.
Come
down,
O
Lord,
from
your
heavens:
at
your
touch
let
the
mountains
give
out
smoke.
With
your storm-flames
send
them
in flight:
send
out
your
arrows
for
their destruction.
Put
out
your
hand
from
on
high;
make
me
free,
take
me safely
out
of
the
great
waters,
and
out
of
the
hands
of
strange
men;
In
whose
mouths
are
false
words,
and
whose
right
hand
is
a
right
hand
of
deceit.
I
will make
a
new
song
to
you,
O
God;
I
will make melody
to
you
on
an
instrument
of
ten cords.
It
is
God
who
gives
salvation
to
kings;
and
who
kept
his
servant
David
from
the wounding
sword.
Make
me free,
and
take
me
out
of
the
hands
of
strange
men,
in
whose
mouths
are
false
words,
and
whose
right
hand
is
a
right
hand
of
deceit.
Our
sons
are
like
tall
young
plants;
and
our
daughters
like
the shining stones
of
a king's house;
Our store-houses
are
full
of all good things;
and
our
sheep
give birth
to thousands
and ten thousands
in
our
fields.
Our oxen
are well weighted down;
our cows give birth safely;
there
is
no
going
out,
and
there
is
no
cry
of sorrow
in
our
open places.
Happy
is
the
nation whose ways
are
so ordered: yes,
happy
is
the
nation whose
God
is
the
Lord.
A Song of praise. Of David.
Let
me give glory
to
you,
O
God,
my
King;
and
blessing
to
your
name
for
ever
and
ever.
Every
day
will
I give
you
blessing,
praising
your
name
for
ever
and
ever.
Great
is
the
Lord,
and
greatly
to
be
praised;
his power
may
never
be
searched
out.
One
generation after
another will
give praise
to
your great
acts,
and
make clear
the operation
of
your
strength.
My
thoughts
will
be
of
the honour
and
glory
of
your
rule,
and
of
the wonder
of
your
works.
Men will
be talking
of
the
power
and
fear
of
your
acts;
I will give
word
of
your glory.
Their sayings
will be
full
of
the
memory
of all
your mercy,
and they
will make songs
of
your
righteousness.
The
Lord
is full
of grace
and pity; not quickly
angry,
but
great
in
mercy.
The
Lord
is
good
to
all
men;
and
his
mercies
are
over
all
his
works.
All
the
works
of
your hands
give
praise
to
you,
O
Lord;
and
your saints
give
you
blessing.
Their words will be
of
the
glory
of
your
kingdom,
and
their
talk
of
your
strength;
So
that
the
sons
of
men
may
have
knowledge
of
his
acts
of
power,
and
of
the great
glory
of
his
kingdom.
Your
kingdom
is an
eternal
kingdom,
and
your
rule
is
through
all
generations.
The
Lord
is
the
support
of
all
who
are crushed,
and
the lifter
up
of
all
who
are bent
down.
The
eyes
of
all
men
are waiting
for
you;
and
you
give
them
their
food
in
its
time.
By
the opening
of
your
hand,
every
living
thing
has
its
desire
in
full measure.
The
Lord
is upright
in
all
his
ways,
and
kind
in
all
his
works.
The
Lord
is
near
all
those
who give honour
to
his
name; even
to
all
who give honour
to
him
with
true hearts.
To
his worshippers,
he
will
give
their
desire;
their
cry comes
to
his ears,
and
he gives
them
salvation.
The
Lord
will
keep
all
his worshippers
from danger;
but
he
will send
destruction
on
all sinners.
My
mouth
will
give
praise
to
the
Lord; let
all
flesh
be
blessing
his
holy
name
for
ever
and
ever.
Let
the
Lord
be
praised. Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O
my
soul.
While
I
have breath
I
will
give
praise
to
the
Lord:
I
will make melody
to
my
God
while
I
have
my
being.
Put
not
your faith
in rulers,
or
in
the
son
of
man,
in whom
there
is
no
salvation.
Man's
breath
goes
out,
he
is
turned
back
again
to
dust;
in
that
day
all
his purposes
come
to
an
end.
Happy
is
the man
who
has
the
God
of
Jacob
for
his
help, whose
hope
is
in
the
Lord
his
God:
Who
made
heaven
and
earth,
the
sea,
and
all
things
in
them;
who
keeps
faith
for
ever:
Who
gives
their
rights
to those
who
are
crushed
down;
and
gives
food
to those
who
are
in need
of
it:
the
Lord
makes
the
prisoners free;
The
Lord
makes
open
the eyes
of
the
blind;
the
Lord
is
the lifter
up
of those
who
are bent
down;
the
Lord
is
a
lover
of
the upright;
The
Lord takes
care
of
those
who
are
in
a strange land;
he gives help
to
the
widow
and
to
the child
who
has no father;
but
he sends destruction
on
the
way
of sinners.
The
Lord
will
be
King
for
ever;
your
God,
O
Zion,
will
be
King
through
all
generations.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord;
for
it
is
good
to
make melody
to
our
God;
praise
is pleasing
and beautiful.
The
Lord
is
building
up
Jerusalem;
he
makes all
the outlaws
of
Israel come together.
He makes
the broken-hearted
well,
and puts oil
on
their
wounds.
He sees
the
number
of
the
stars;
he
gives
them
all
their
names.
Great
is
our
Lord,
and
great his
power;
there
is
no
limit
to his
wisdom.
The
Lord gives help
to
the
poor
in spirit;
but
he sends sinners
down
in shame.
Make songs
of
praise
to
the
Lord; make melody
to
our
God
with instruments
of music.
By
his hand
the
heaven
is
covered
with
clouds
and
rain
is stored
up
for
the
earth;
he
makes
the
grass tall
on
the
mountains.
He
gives
food
to every
beast,
and
to
the
young
ravens
in answer
to
their
cry.
He
has
no
delight
in
the
strength
of
a
horse;
he
takes
no
pleasure
in
the
legs
of
a
man.
The
Lord
takes
pleasure
in
his worshippers,
and
in
those whose
hope
is
in
his
mercy.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
O
Jerusalem; give
praise
to
your
God,
O
Zion.
He
has
made
strong
the iron bands
of
your doors;
he
has sent
blessings on
your
children
inside
your
walls.
He gives
peace
in all
your
land, making
your stores
full
of
fat
grain.
He
sends
out
his
orders
to
the
earth;
his
word goes
out
quickly.
He
gives
snow
like
wool;
he
sends out ice-drops
like
dust.
He sends
down
ice
like raindrops: water
is made hard
by
his
cold.
At
the outgoing
of
his
word,
the ice
is turned
to
water;
when
he
sends
out
his
wind, there
is
a
flowing
of
waters.
He makes
his
word clear
to
Jacob, teaching
Israel
his
laws
and
his
decisions.
He
has
not
done
these
things
for
any
other
nation:
and
as
for
his laws,
they
have
no
knowledge
of
them.
Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord. Let
the
Lord
be
praised
from
the
heavens: give
him
praise
in
the skies.
Give
praise
to
him,
all
you
his
angels: give
praise
to
him,
all
his
armies.
Give
praise
to
him,
you
sun
and
moon: give
praise
to
him,
all
you
stars
of
light.
Give
praise
to
him,
you
highest
heavens,
and
you
waters
which
are
over
the
heavens.
Let
them
give
praise
to
the
name
of
the
Lord:
for
he
gave
the
order,
and
they
were made.
He
has
put
them
in
their places
for
ever;
he
has
given
them
their
limits which
may
not
be
broken.
Give
praise
to
the
Lord
from
the
earth,
you great sea-beasts,
and
deep
places:
Fire
and rain
of ice,
snow
and mists; storm-wind,
doing
his
word:
Mountains
and
all
hills; fruit-trees
and
all
trees
of
the
mountains:
Beasts
and
all
cattle;
insects
and
winged
birds:
Kings
of
the
earth,
and
all
peoples;
rulers
and
all
judges
of
the
earth:
Young
men
and
virgins;
old
men
and
children:
Let
them give
glory
to
the
name
of
the
Lord:
for
his
name
only
is
to
be
praised:
his kingdom
is
over
the
earth
and
the
heaven.
He
has put
on
high
the
horn
of
his
people,
for
the
praise
of
all
his saints; even
the
children
of
Israel,
a
people
which
is
near
to
him. Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
Let
the
Lord
be
praised. Make
a
new
song
to
the
Lord, let
his
praise
be
in
the meeting
of
his saints.
Let
Israel
have
joy
in
his maker;
let
the
children
of
Zion
be
glad
in their
King.
Let them give
praise
to
his
name
in
the
dance: let them
make melody
to him
with instruments
of brass
and corded instruments
of music.
For
the
Lord
has
pleasure
in
his
people:
he
gives
the
poor
in spirit
a crown
of
salvation.
Let
the saints
have
joy
and
glory: let
them give
cries
of
joy
on
their
beds.
Let
the high praises
of
God
be
in
their mouths,
and
a two-edged
sword
in
their
hands;
To give
the
nations
the reward
of
their sins,
and
the
peoples
their punishment;
To
put
their
kings
in
chains,
and
their rulers
in bands
of
iron;
To give
them
the punishment
which
is
in
the
holy writings:
this honour
is given
to
all
his saints.
Praise
be
to
the
Lord.
Let
the
Lord be
praised. Give
praise
to
God
in
his
holy
place: give him
praise
in
the
heaven
of
his
power.
Give him
praise
for
his
acts
of
power: give him
praise
in
the measure
of
his
great
strength.
Give him
praise with
the
sound
of
the
horn: give him
praise with corded instruments
of music.
Give him
praise with instruments of brass
and in
the
dance: give him
praise with horns
and corded instruments.
Give him
praise with
the loud brass: give him
praise with
the high-sounding brass.
Let
everything which
has
breath give
praise
to
the
Lord. Let
the
Lord
be
praised.
Proverbs
The Proverbs
Proverbs
Pro
The Proverbs
The wise sayings
of
Solomon,
the
son
of
David,
king
of
Israel.
To
have
knowledge
of
wise teaching;
to
be clear
about
the
words
of reason:
To be trained
in
the ways
of wisdom,
in
righteousness
and judging truly
and straight behaviour:
To
make
the simple-minded sharp,
and
to
give
the
young
man
knowledge,
and serious
purpose:
(The
wise
man,
hearing,
will
get greater
learning,
and
the acts
of
the
man
of good sense
will
be
wisely guided:)
To
get
the sense
of
wise
sayings
and secrets,
and
of
the
words
of
the
wise
and
their
dark
sayings.
The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the start
of
knowledge:
but
the
foolish
have no use
for
wisdom
and teaching.
My
son,
give ear
to
the training
of
your
father,
and
do
not
give
up
the
teaching
of
your
mother:
For
they will
be
a crown
of
grace
for
your
head,
and chain-ornaments about
your
neck.
My
son,
if
sinners
would take
you out
of
the right way,
do
not go
with
them.
If
they
say, Come
with
us; let
us make designs
against
the good, waiting
secretly
for
the upright,
without
cause;
Let
us overcome
them
living,
like
the underworld,
and
in
their strength,
as those
who
go
down
to
death;
Goods
of great price
will
be ours,
our
houses
will
be
full
of
wealth;
Take
your chance
with us,
and
we
will
all
have
one money-bag:
My
son,
do
not go
with
them;
keep
your
feet
from
their
ways:
For
their
feet
are
running
after
evil,
and
they
are
quick
to take
a man's
life.
Truly,
to
no purpose
is
the
net stretched
out
before
the
eyes
of
the
bird:
And
they
are
secretly waiting
for
their
blood
and making ready destruction
for
themselves.
Such
is
the fate
of
everyone
who goes
in search
of
profit;
it
takes
away
the
life
of
its
owners.
Wisdom
is
crying
out
in
the
street;
her
voice
is loud
in
the
open places;
Her
words
are sounding
in
the meeting-places,
and
in
the
doorways
of
the
town:
How
long,
you simple
ones,
will
foolish
things be dear
to
you?
and pride
a
delight
to
the haters
of authority?
how
long
will
the
foolish go on
hating
knowledge?
Be
turned
again
by
my sharp
words:
see,
I
will send
the flow
of
my
spirit
on
you,
and
make
my
words clear
to
you.
Because
your ears
were shut
to
my voice;
no
one
gave
attention
to
my out-stretched
hand;
You were
not controlled
by
my guiding,
and
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
my sharp words:
So
in
the day
of
your trouble
I
will
be laughing;
I
will make
sport
of
your
fear;
When
your
fear
comes
on
you
like
a
storm,
and
your
trouble
like
a rushing wind;
when pain
and
sorrow
come
on
you.
Then
I
will
give
no
answer
to
their
cries; searching
for
me early,
they
will
not see
me:
For
they were haters
of
knowledge,
and
did
not give
their hearts
to
the
fear
of
the
Lord:
They
had
no desire
for
my teaching,
and
my words
of protest were as
nothing
to them.
So
the
fruit
of
their
way
will
be
their
food,
and
with
the designs
of
their hearts
they
will
be made
full.
For
the
turning back
of
the simple
from teaching
will
be
the cause
of
their death,
and
the peace
of
the
foolish
will
be
their
destruction.
But whoever gives ear
to me
will take
his
rest
safely,
living
in peace without
fear
of
evil.
My
son,
if
you
will
take
my
words
to
your heart, storing
up
my laws
in
your mind;
So
that
your
ear gives
attention
to
wisdom,
and
your
heart
is
turned
to knowledge;
Truly,
if
you are
crying out
for good sense,
and
your
request
is
for knowledge;
If
you are
looking
for
her
as
for
silver,
and
searching
for
her
as
for stored-up
wealth;
Then
the
fear
of
the
Lord
will
be clear
to
you,
and
knowledge
of
God
will
be yours.
For
the
Lord
gives
wisdom; out
of
his
mouth come
knowledge
and reason:
He has salvation
stored
up for
the
upright,
he
is
a breastplate
to
those
in whom there
is no evil;
He
keeps
watch
on
the
ways which
are
right,
and takes
care
of those
who
have
the fear
of
him.
Then
you
will
have knowledge
of
righteousness
and
right acting,
and
upright behaviour, even
of
every
good
way.
For
wisdom
will
come
into
your
heart,
and
knowledge
will
be pleasing
to
your
soul;
Wise
purposes
will be
watching
over
you,
and knowledge
will
keep
you;
Giving
you salvation
from
the
evil
man,
from
those
whose words
are false;
Who give up
the
way
of righteousness,
to go
by
dark
roads;
Who take pleasure
in wrongdoing,
and have joy
in
the
evil designs
of
the sinner;
Whose
ways
are not straight,
and
whose footsteps
are turned
to evil:
To
take
you out
of
the power
of
the
strange
woman,
who says smooth
words
with
her tongue;
Who
is false
to
the husband
of
her early years,
and
does not keep
the
agreement
of
her
God
in mind:
For
her
house
is
on
the
way
down
to
death;
her footsteps go
down
to
the shades:
Those
who
go
to
her
do
not
come
back
again;
their feet
do
not
keep
in
the
ways
of
life:
So
that
you
may go
in
the
way
of
good
men,
and
keep
in
the
footsteps
of
the upright.
For
the
upright
will
be
living
in
the
land,
and
the good
will
have
it
for
their heritage.
But sinners
will
be
cut
off
from
the
land,
and
those whose
acts
are false
will
be
uprooted.
My
son,
keep
my
teaching
in
your memory,
and
my rules
in
your
heart:
For
they
will
give
you
increase
of
days,
years
of
life,
and
peace.
Let
not mercy
and good
faith go
from
you;
let
them
be hanging round
your
neck,
recorded
on
your
heart;
So
you
will
have
grace
and
a
good name
in
the
eyes
of
God
and
men.
Put
all
your hope
in
God,
not looking
to
your reason
for support.
In
all
your
ways give ear
to
him,
and
he
will
make
straight
your
footsteps.
Put
no high
value
on
your
wisdom:
let
the
fear
of
the
Lord
be
before
you,
and
keep yourself
from
evil:
This
will
give
strength
to
your flesh,
and new life
to
your
bones.
Give honour
to
the
Lord
with
your
wealth,
and
with
the first-fruits
of
all
your
increase:
So
your store-houses
will be
full
of grain,
and
your vessels overflowing
with
new
wine.
My
son,
do
not make
your heart hard against
the Lord's teaching;
do
not
be made angry
by
his training:
For
to
those
who
are dear
to
him
the
Lord says sharp words,
and
makes
the
son
in
whom
he
has
delight undergo pain.
Happy
is
the
man
who makes
discovery
of
wisdom,
and
he
who gets knowledge.
For trading
in
it
is
better
than trading
in
silver,
and
its
profit greater
than bright
gold.
She
is
of
more value
than
jewels,
and
nothing
for
which
you
may
have
a
desire
is fair
in comparison
with
her.
Long
life
is
in
her
right
hand,
and
in
her
left
are
wealth
and honour.
Her
ways
are
ways
of delight,
and
all
her goings
are
peace.
She
is
a
tree
of
life
to all
who
take
her
in
their hands,
and
happy
is everyone
who keeps
her.
The
Lord
by
wisdom
put
in
position
the bases
of
the
earth;
by reason
he
put
the
heavens
in
their
place.
By
his
knowledge
the
deep was parted,
and
dew came dropping from
the
skies.
My
son,
keep good sense,
and
do
not
let wise
purpose go
from
your
eyes.
So
they
will
be
life
for
your
soul,
and
grace
for
your
neck.
Then
you
will go
safely
on
your
way,
and
your
feet
will
have
no cause
for slipping.
When
you
take
your
rest
you
will
have
no
fear,
and
on
your
bed
sleep
will
be
sweet
to
you.
Have
no
fear
of
sudden danger,
or
of
the storm which
will
come
on evil-doers:
For
the
Lord
will
be
your hope,
and
will
keep
your
foot
from
being
taken
in
the net.
Do
not
keep
back
good
from
those
who
have
a
right
to
it,
when
it
is
in
the
power
of
your
hand
to
do
it.
Say
not
to
your neighbour,
Go,
and
come
again,
and
tomorrow
I
will
give;
when
you
have
it
by
you
at
the
time.
Do
not make
evil designs
against
your neighbour,
when
he
is
living
with
you
without fear.
Do
not
take up
a
cause
at law
against
a
man
for
nothing,
if
he
has
done
you
no
wrong.
Have
no
envy
of
the
violent
man,
or take
any
of
his
ways
as
an
example.
For
the wrong-hearted man
is hated
by
the
Lord,
but
he
is
a friend
to
the
upright.
The
curse
of
the
Lord
is
on
the
house
of
the evil-doer,
but
his
blessing
is
on
the tent
of
the upright.
He
makes sport
of
the men
of pride,
but
he
gives
grace
to
the gentle-hearted.
The
wise
will
have
glory
for
their heritage, but
shame
will
be
the reward
of
the
foolish.
Give ear,
my
sons,
to
the teaching
of
a
father;
give
attention
so
that
you
may
have
knowledge:
For
I
give
you
good
teaching;
do
not
give
up
the knowledge
you are getting
from
me.
For
I
was
a
son
to
my
father,
a
gentle
and
an
only
one
to
my
mother.
And
he
gave
me
teaching,
saying
to
me,
Keep
my
words
in
your
heart;
keep
my rules
so
that
you
may
have
life:
Get
wisdom,
get true knowledge; keep
it
in memory,
do
not
be
turned
away from
the
words
of
my
mouth.
Do
not
give
her up,
and she
will
keep
you;
give
her
your
love,
and she
will make
you safe.
The
first sign
of
wisdom
is
to
get
wisdom; go, give
all
you
have
to
get true knowledge.
Put
her
in
a
high place,
and
you will
be
lifted
up
by
her;
she will give
you honour,
when
you give
her
your love.
She
will
put
a
crown
of
grace
on
your
head,
giving
you
a head-dress
of
glory.
Give ear,
O
my
son,
and let
your
heart
be
open
to
my
sayings;
and long
life
will
be yours.
I have given
you
teaching
in
the
way
of
wisdom, guiding
your steps
in
the straight
way.
When
you go,
your way
will
not
be narrow,
and
in
running
you
will
not
have
a
fall.
Take learning
in
your hands,
do
not
let
her
go:
keep
her,
for
she
is
your
life.
Do
not
go
in
the
road
of
sinners,
or
be walking
in
the
way
of
evil
men.
Keep
far
from
it,
do
not
go
near;
be
turned
from
it,
and
go
on
your
way.
For
they
take
no rest till
they
have done
evil;
their
sleep
is
taken
away
if
they
have
not
been
the cause
of someone's
fall.
The
bread
of evil-doing
is
their
food,
the
wine
of
violent
acts
their
drink.
But
the
way
of
the upright
is
like
the
light
of
early
morning, getting
brighter
and
brighter
till
the
full
day.
The
way
of sinners
is dark;
they
see
not
the cause
of
their
fall.
My
son,
give
attention
to
my
words;
let
your
ear
be
turned
to
my
sayings.
Let
them
not go
from
your
eyes;
keep
them deep
in
your
heart.
For
they
are
life
to
him
who gets
them,
and strength
to
all
his
flesh.
And
keep
watch
over
your
heart
with
all care;
so
you
will
have
life.
Put
away
from
you
an evil tongue,
and let false
lips
be
far
from
you.
Keep
your
eyes
on what
is
in
front
of
you, looking
straight
before
you.
Keep
a
watch
on
your behaviour; let
all
your
ways
be rightly
ordered.
Let there
be
no
turning
to
the
right
or
to
the
left,
keep
your
feet
from
evil.
My
son,
give
attention
to
my
wisdom;
let
your
ear
be
turned
to
my teaching:
So that
you
may
be ruled
by
a wise
purpose,
and
your
lips
may
keep
knowledge.
For
honey
is dropping
from
the
lips
of
the
strange
woman,
and
her
mouth
is
smoother
than
oil;
But her
end
is
bitter
as
wormwood,
and
sharp
as
a
two-edged
sword;
Her
feet
go
down
to
death,
and
her
steps
to
the underworld;
She
never keeps
her
mind
on
the road
of
life;
her
ways
are uncertain,
she
has
no
knowledge.
Give ear
to
me
then,
my
sons,
and
do
not
put
away
my
words
from
you.
Go
far
away
from
her,
do
not
come
near
the
door
of
her
house;
For
fear
that
you
may
give
your honour
to
others,
and
your wealth
to strange men:
And
strange men
may
be
full
of
your wealth,
and
the fruit
of
your work go
to
the
house
of others;
And
you
will
be full
of grief at
the
end
of
your life,
when
your
flesh
and
your
body
are wasted;
And
you
will
say,
How
was teaching
hated
by
me,
and
my
heart put no value
on training;
I
did
not
give
attention
to
the
voice
of
my
teachers,
my
ear
was
not
turned
to those
who were guiding
me!
I
was
in
almost
all
evil
in
the
company
of
the people.
Let
water
from
your store
and
not
that
of others
be
your
drink,
and running
water
from
your fountain.
Let
not your
springs
be
flowing
in
the
streets, or your
streams
of
water
in
the
open places.
Let
them
be
for
yourself
only,
not
for
other men
with
you.
Let
blessing
be
on
your
fountain;
have
joy
in
the
wife
of
your early years.
As
a
loving hind
and
a gentle
doe,
let
her
breasts
ever give
you rapture;
let
your passion
at
all
times
be moved
by
her
love.
Why let yourself,
my
son,
go
out
of
the way
with
a
strange
woman,
and take
another
woman
in
your
arms?
For
a man's
ways
are
before
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
he puts
all
his goings
in
the scales.
The evil-doer
will
be
taken
in
the net
of
his crimes,
and prisoned
in
the
cords
of
his
sin.
He
will come
to
his end
for need
of teaching;
he
is
so
foolish
that
he
will
go wandering from
the right way.
My
son,
if
you
have made
yourself responsible
for
your neighbour,
or
given
your word
for
another,
You
are
taken as
in
a net
by
the
words
of your
mouth,
the
sayings
of your
lips have overcome
you.
Do
this,
my
son,
and
make
yourself free,
because
you
have
come
into
the
power
of
your neighbour;
go without waiting,
and
make
a strong request
to
your neighbour.
Give
no
sleep
to
your
eyes,
or rest
to
them;
Make
yourself free, like
the roe
from
the
hand
of
the archer,
and
the
bird
from him who puts
a net
for
her.
Go
to
the
ant,
you hater
of work;
give thought
to
her
ways
and
be
wise:
Having
no
chief,
overseer,
or
ruler,
She gets
her meat
in
the
summer, storing up
food
at
the time
of
the grain-cutting.
How
long
will
you be sleeping,
O hater
of work?
when
will
you
get
up
from
your
sleep?
A
little
sleep,
a
little
rest,
a
little
folding
of
the
hands
in
sleep:
Then loss
will
come
on
you
like
an outlaw,
and
your
need
like
an
armed
man
A
good-for-nothing
man
is
an evil-doer;
he
goes
on
his
way causing
trouble
with
false
words;
Making signs
with
his
eyes, rubbing
with
his
feet,
and giving news
with
his
fingers;
His
mind
is ever designing
evil:
he
lets
loose violent acts.
For
this cause
his downfall
will
be
sudden; quickly
he
will
be
broken,
and
there
will
be
no help
for
him.
Six
things
are
hated
by
the
Lord;
seven
things
are
disgusting
to
him:
Eyes
of pride,
a
false
tongue,
hands
which
take
life without cause;
A
heart full
of
evil
designs,
feet which
are
quick
in
running
after
sin;
A
false
witness, breathing
out untrue words,
and
one
who
lets
loose violent acts
among
brothers.
My
son,
keep
the rule
of
your
father,
and
have
in memory
the
teaching
of
your
mother:
Keep
them
ever folded
in
your
heart,
and
have
them hanging round
your
neck.
In
your
walking,
it
will
be
your
guide;
when
you are sleeping,
it
will
keep
watch
over
you;
when
you are awake,
it
will
have
talk
with
you.
For
the rule
is
a
light,
and
the
teaching
a
shining
light;
and
the guiding
words
of training
are
the
way
of
life.
They
will
keep
you
from
the
evil
woman,
from
the smooth
tongue
of
the strange
woman.
Let
not
your heart's
desire go after
her fair
body;
let
not
her eyes
take
you prisoner.
For
a loose
woman
is looking
for
a
cake
of
bread,
but
another man's
wife goes
after one's
very
life.
May
a
man
take
fire
to
his breast
without
burning
his
clothing?
Or
may
one
go
on lighted
coals,
and
his
feet
not
be burned?
So
it
is
with
him
who
goes
in
to
his neighbour's
wife;
he
who
has
anything
to
do
with
her
will
not
go
free
from
punishment.
Men do
not
have
a low opinion
of
a
thief
who takes food
when
he
is
in need
of
it:
But if
he
is
taken
in
the act
he
will
have
to
give
back
seven
times
as
much,
giving
up
all
his property
which
is
in
his
house.
He
who takes
another man's
wife
is without all
sense:
he
who
does
it
is
the cause
of
destruction
to
his
soul.
Wounds
will
be
his
and loss
of honour,
and
his
shame
may
not
be washed away.
For bitter
is
the
wrath
of
an
angry husband;
in
the
day
of punishment
he
will
have
no
mercy.
He
will
not
take
any payment;
and
he
will
not
make peace
with
you
though
your money
offerings
are
increased.
My
son,
keep
my
sayings,
and let
my rules
be
stored
up
with
you.
Keep
my rules
and
you
will
have
life; let
my
teaching
be
to
you as
the light
of
your
eyes;
Let
them
be fixed
to
your
fingers,
and
recorded
in
your
heart.
Say
to
wisdom,
You
are
my
sister; let knowledge
be
named
your special
friend:
So that they may
keep
you
from
the
strange
woman, even
from
her whose
words
are smooth.
Looking
out
from
my
house,
and watching
through
the
window,
I
saw among
the
young
men
one without
sense,
Walking
in
the
street
near
the
turn
of
her
road, going
on
the
way
to
her
house,
At nightfall,
in
the
evening
of
the
day,
in
the black
dark
of
the
night.
And
the
woman came out
to
him,
in
the dress
of
a loose
woman,
with
a designing
heart;
She
is full
of noise
and uncontrolled;
her
feet keep
not
in
her
house.
Now she
is
in
the
street,
now
in
the
open spaces, waiting
at
every turning
of
the road.
So
she
took
him
by
his hand, kissing
him,
and without
a sign
of shame
she
said
to
him:
I
have
a feast
of peace-offerings,
for
today
my oaths
have been effected.
So
I
came
out
in
the hope
of meeting
you,
looking
for
you
with
care,
and now
I
have
you.
My
bed
is covered
with cushions
of needlework,
with coloured cloths
of the cotton thread
of
Egypt;
I have made
my
bed sweet
with perfumes
and spices.
Come, let us take
our pleasure
in
love
till
the
morning, having joy
in love's delights.
For
the master
of
the
house
is
away
on
a
long
journey:
He
has
taken
a
bag
of
money
with
him;
he
is
coming
back
at
the
full
moon.
With
her fair
words
she overcame
him, forcing
him
with
her smooth
lips.
The simple
man
goes
after
her,
like
an
ox
going
to
its death,
like
a roe pulled
by
a cord;
Like
a
bird falling
into
a net;
with
no
thought
that
his
life
is
in danger,
till
an
arrow goes
into
his side.
So
now,
my
sons,
give ear
to
me;
give
attention
to
the
sayings
of
my
mouth;
Let
not
your
heart
be
turned
to
her
ways,
do
not
go
wandering
in
her
footsteps.
For
those
wounded
and
made low
by
her
are
great
in
number;
and
all
those
who
have
come
to
their death
through
her
are
a
great army.
Her
house
is
the
way
to
the underworld,
going
down
to
the
rooms
of
death.
Is
not
wisdom
crying out,
and
the
voice
of knowledge sounding?
At
the
top
of
the highways,
at
the meeting
of
the
roads, she
takes
her
place;
Where
the roads go
into
the
town
her
cry goes
out,
at
the
doorways
her voice
is loud:
I am
crying
out
to
you, O
men;
my
voice comes
to
the
sons
of
men.
Become expert
in reason, O
you simple
ones;
you
foolish
ones, take training
to
heart.
Give ear,
for
my
words
are true,
and
my
lips
are open
to
give out
what
is
upright.
For good
faith goes out
of
my
mouth,
and false
lips
are
disgusting
to
me.
All
the
words
of
my
mouth
are
righteousness;
there
is
nothing false
or twisted
in them.
They
are
all true
to
him
whose mind
is awake,
and
straightforward
to
those
who
get
knowledge.
Take
my teaching,
and
not
silver;
get
knowledge
in place
of
the best
gold.
For
wisdom
is
better
than
jewels,
and
all
things which
may
be
desired
are
nothing
in comparison
with
her.
I,
wisdom,
have made
wise behaviour
my near relation;
I
am seen
to
be
the special friend
of
wise
purposes.
The
fear
of
the
Lord
is seen
in
hating
evil:
pride,
a high opinion
of oneself,
the
evil
way,
and
the false tongue,
are unpleasing
to
me.
Wise design
and good sense
are mine; reason
and
strength
are mine.
Through me
kings
have their power,
and
rulers give
right decisions.
Through
me
chiefs
have authority,
and
the
noble ones
are
judging
in
righteousness.
Those
who
have given
me
their
love are
loved
by
me,
and those
who make search
for
me
with care
will get
me.
Wealth
and honour are
in
my hands, even
wealth without equal
and
righteousness.
My
fruit
is
better
than
gold, even
than
the
best
gold;
and
my
increase
is more
to
be
desired
than
silver.
I
go
in
the
road
of
righteousness,
in
the
way
of
right judging:
So that
I
may
give
my
lovers
wealth
for
their heritage, making
their store-houses
full.
The
Lord
made
me
as
the
start
of
his
way,
the
first
of
his works
in
the past.
From
eternal
days
I
was given my
place,
from
the birth
of
time,
before
the
earth
was.
When
there
was
no
deep
I
was given birth, when
there
were
no
fountains
flowing
with
water.
Before
the
mountains
were put
in
their places,
before
the
hills
was
my birth:
When
he
had
not
made
the
earth
or
the
fields
or
the
dust
of
the
world.
When
he
made
ready
the
heavens
I
was
there:
when
he
put
an arch
over
the
face
of
the
deep:
When he
made
strong
the
skies overhead: when
the
fountains
of
the
deep
were
fixed:
When
he
put
a
limit
to
the
sea,
so
that
the
waters might
not
go against
his
word:
when
he
put
in position
the bases
of
the
earth:
Then
I
was
by
his
side,
as
a
master
workman:
and
I
was
his
delight
from
day
to
day,
playing
before
him
at
all
times;
Playing
in
his
earth;
and
my
delight
was
with
the
sons
of
men.
Give ear
to
me
then,
my
sons:
for
happy
are
those
who
keep
my
ways.
Take
my teaching
and
be
wise;
do
not
let it go.
Happy
is
the
man
who gives ear
to
me,
watching
at
my
doors
day
by
day,
keeping
his place
by
the pillars
of
my house.
For whoever gets
me gets
life,
and grace
from
the
Lord
will
come
to
him.
But
he
who
does evil
to
me,
does
wrong
to
his
soul:
all
my haters
are
in
love
with
death.
Wisdom
has
made
her
house, putting
up
her
seven
pillars.
She has put
her fat beasts
to death;
her
wine is
mixed,
her
table is ready.
She has
sent
out
her women-servants;
her voice goes
out
to
the highest
places
of
the town, saying,
Whoever
is simple, let
him come
in
here;
and
to
him
who
has
no
sense,
she
says:
Come, take
of
my
bread,
and
of
my
wine
which
is
mixed.
Give up
the simple ones
and
have
life,
and go
in
the
way
of knowledge.
He
who gives teaching
to
a
man
of pride
gets
shame
for himself;
he
who says sharp words
to
a sinner
gets
a bad name.
Do
not say sharp words
to
a
man
of pride,
or
he
will
have
hate
for
you;
make
them clear
to
a
wise
man,
and
you
will
be dear
to
him.
Give
teaching
to
a
wise
man,
and
he
will become
wiser;
give training
to
an upright
man,
and
his
learning
will
be
increased.
The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the start
of
wisdom,
and
the
knowledge
of
the
Holy
One gives
a
wise mind
For
by
me
your
days
will
be
increased,
and
the
years
of
your
life
will
be
long.
If
you are
wise,
you are
wise
for
yourself;
if
your heart
is full
of pride,
you
only
will
have
the pain
of
it.
The foolish
woman
is full
of noise;
she
has
no sense
at
all.
Seated
at
the
door
of
her
house,
in
the
high
places
of
the town,
Crying out
to those
who
go
by, going
straight
on
their
way,
she says:
Whoever
is simple, let
him come
in
here:
and
to
him
who
is without
sense,
she
says:
Drink taken without right
is
sweet,
and
food
in secret
is pleasing.
But
he
does
not
see
that
the
dead
are
there,
that
her
guests
are
in
the deep places
of
the underworld.
A
wise
son
makes
a
glad
father,
but
a
foolish
son
is
a
sorrow
to
his
mother.
Wealth which comes
from sin
is
of
no
profit,
but
righteousness gives salvation
from
death.
The
Lord
will
not
let
the upright
be
in need
of food,
but
he puts far
from
him
the
desire
of
the evil-doers.
He
who
is slow
in
his work
becomes
poor,
but
the
hand
of
the ready worker gets
in
wealth.
He
who
in
summer gets together
his store
is
a
son
who does wisely;
but
he
who takes
his rest
when
the grain
is
being cut
is
a
son causing
shame.
Blessings
are
on
the
head
of
the upright,
but
the
face
of sinners
will
be
covered
with sorrow.
The
memory
of
the upright
is a
blessing,
but
the
name
of
the evil-doer
will
be turned
to dust.
The wise-hearted
man
will let
himself
be ruled,
but
the
man whose
talk
is
foolish
will
have
a fall.
He whose
ways
are
upright
will
go
safely,
but
he whose
ways
are twisted
will
be
made low.
He who
makes signs
with
his
eyes
is
a
cause
of
trouble,
but
he who
makes
a
man
see
his errors
is
a
cause
of peace.
The
mouth
of
the upright
man
is
a
fountain
of
life,
but
the
mouth
of
the evil-doer
is
a bitter cup.
Hate
is
a cause
of violent
acts,
but
all errors
are
covered
up
by
love.
In
the
lips
of
him
who
has knowledge
wisdom
is seen;
but
a
rod
is ready
for
the back
of
him
who
is without
sense.
Knowledge
is
stored
up by
the
wise,
but
the
mouth
of
the
foolish
man
is
a destruction which
is
near.
The property
of
the
man
of
wealth is
his
strong
town:
the
poor man's need is
his destruction.
The
work
of
the upright gives
life:
the
increase
of
the evil-doer
is a cause
of
sin.
He
who takes
note
of teaching is
a
way
of
life,
but he
who gives up training is
a cause
of error.
Hate
is
covered up
by
the
lips
of
the upright
man,
but
he
who
lets
out
evil
about another
is
foolish.
Where
there
is
much
talk
there
will
be
no end
to sin,
but
he
who
keeps
his mouth shut
does wisely.
The
tongue
of
the upright
man
is
like
tested
silver:
the
heart
of
the evil-doer
is
of
little value.
The
lips
of
the upright
man give food
to
men,
but
the
foolish come
to
death
for need
of
sense.
The
blessing
of
the
Lord gives
wealth: hard work
makes
it
no greater.
It
is
sport
to
the
foolish
man
to
do
evil,
but
the
man
of good sense takes delight
in
wisdom.
The
thing feared
by
the evil-doer
will
come
to
him,
but
the upright
man
will
get
his
desire.
When
the storm-wind
is
past,
the sinner
is seen
no
longer,
but
the upright
man
is safe
for
ever.
Like acid drink
to
the
teeth
and
as
smoke
to
the
eyes,
so
is
the hater
of work
to those who
send
him.
The
fear
of
the
Lord gives
long
life,
but
the
years
of
the evil-doer
will
be cut short.
The
hope
of
the upright
man
will
give
joy,
but
the waiting
of
the evil-doer
will
have its end
in sorrow.
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
a
strong tower
for
the
upright man,
but destruction
to
the
workers
of
evil.
The upright
man
will
never
be
moved,
but evil-doers
will
not
have
a safe resting-place
in
the
land.
The
mouth
of
the upright
man
is budding
with
wisdom,
but
the twisted
tongue
will
be
cut
off.
The
lips
of
the upright
man
have
knowledge
of
what
is pleasing,
but twisted
are
the
mouths
of evil-doers.
Scales
of
deceit
are hated
by
the
Lord,
but
a
true
weight
is
his
delight.
When
pride
comes, there
comes
shame,
but
wisdom
is
with
the quiet
in spirit.
The righteousness
of
the
upright
will be
their
guide, but
the twisted ways
of
the false
will be
their destruction.
Wealth
is
of
no
profit
in
the
day
of
wrath,
but
righteousness keeps
a man safe
from
death.
The
righteousness
of
the
good
man
will
make
his
way
straight,
but
the sin
of
the evil-doer
will
be
the cause
of
his
fall.
The
righteousness
of
the
upright
will
be
their salvation, but
the false
will themselves
be
taken
in
their evil designs.
At
the
death
of an upright
man
his
hope does not come
to an end,
but
the
hope
of
the evil-doer comes
to
destruction.
The upright
man
is taken
out
of
trouble,
and
in
his
place
comes
the sinner.
With
his
mouth
the evil
man sends
destruction
on
his neighbour;
but through
knowledge
the upright
are taken out
of trouble.
When
things go
well
for
the upright
man, all
the
town
is
glad; at
the death
of sinners, there
are cries
of
joy.
By
the
blessing
of
the
upright
man
the town
is
made great,
but
it
is overturned
by
the
mouth
of
the evil-doer.
He
who
has
a poor
opinion
of
his neighbour
has no
sense,
but
a wise
man keeps quiet.
He
who
goes
about talking
of
others makes
secrets public, but
the true-hearted man keeps
things
covered.
When
there
is
no helping suggestion
the
people
will
have
a
fall,
but
with
a
number
of
wise
guides
they
will
be safe.
He
who makes himself responsible
for
a
strange man will undergo much loss;
but
the hater of such undertakings will
be safe.
A
woman
who
is full
of
grace
is honoured, but
a
woman hating righteousness
is
a seat
of shame: those hating work
will undergo loss, but
the strong keep
their
wealth.
The
man
who
has mercy
will
be
rewarded,
but
the
cruel
man
is
the cause
of
trouble
to
himself.
The sinner gets
the payment
of
deceit;
but his
reward
is certain
who puts
in
the
seed
of
righteousness.
So
righteousness gives
life;
but
he who goes
after
evil gets
death
for himself.
The uncontrolled
are hated
by
the
Lord,
but those whose
ways
are
without error
are
his
delight
Certainly
the evil-doer
will
not
go
free
from
punishment,
but
the
seed
of
the upright
man
will
be safe.
Like
a
ring
of
gold
in
the
nose
of
a
pig,
is
a
beautiful
woman
who
has no sense.
The
desire
of
the upright
man
is
only
for
good,
but
wrath
is waiting
for
the evil-doer.
A man
may
give
freely,
and
still
his
wealth
will
be
increased;
and
another
may
keep
back
more
than
is
right,
but
only comes
to
be
in
need.
He
who gives
blessing
will
be
made
fat,
but
the curser
will
himself
be cursed.
He who keeps
back
grain
will
be cursed by
the
people; but
a
blessing
will
be
on
the
head
of him who lets them
have
it
for
a price.
He who,
with
all
his heart,
goes
after
what
is
good
is
searching
for grace;
but
he who
is
looking
for
trouble
will
get
it.
He
who puts
his faith
in
wealth
will
come
to nothing;
but
the upright
man
will
be full
of growth
like
the green
leaf.
The
troubler
of
his
house
will
have
the
wind
for
his heritage,
and
the
foolish
will
be
servant
to
the wise-hearted.
The
fruit
of righteousness
is
a
tree
of
life,
but violent behaviour
takes
away
souls.
If
the upright
man
is rewarded
on
earth,
how
much
more
the evil-doer
and
the
sinner!
A
lover
of training
is
a
lover
of
knowledge; but
a hater
of teaching
is
like
a beast.
A
good
man
has grace
in
the eyes
of
the
Lord;
but
the
man
of
evil designs gets
punishment
from
him.
No
man
will
make
himself safe through evil-doing;
but
the
root
of upright
men
will
never
be
moved.
A
woman
of virtue
is
a
crown
to
her
husband; but she whose behaviour
is
a cause
of
shame
is like
a wasting disease
in his
bones.
The
purposes
of upright
men
are
right,
but
the
designs
of evil-doers
are
deceit.
The
words
of sinners
are destruction
for
the
upright;
but
the
mouth
of
upright
men
is
their salvation.
Evil-doers
are
overturned
and
never seen again,
but
the
house
of
upright
men
will keep
its
place.
A
man
will
be
praised
in
the measure
of
his
wisdom,
but
a wrong-minded
man
will
be looked down
on.
He
who
is
of low position
and
has
a
servant,
is
better
than one
who
has
a high opinion
of
himself
and
is
in need
of
bread.
An upright
man
has
thought
for
the
life
of
his
beast,
but
the hearts
of evil-doers
are
cruel.
He
who does
work
on
his
land
will not
be short
of
bread;
but
he
who goes
after
foolish men
is without
sense.
The resting-place
of
the sinner
will come
to
destruction,
but
the
root
of upright
men
is
for ever.
In
the sin
of
the
lips
is
a net which takes
the sinner,
but
the upright
man
will
come
out
of
trouble.
From
the
fruit
of
his
mouth
will
a
man
have
good food
in
full measure,
and
the work
of
a man's
hands
will
be
rewarded.
The
way
of
the
foolish
man
seems
right
to
him?
but
the
wise
man gives ear
to suggestions.
A
foolish
man lets
his trouble
be openly seen,
but
a sharp
man keeps
shame secret.
The breathing
out of true words gives knowledge of
righteousness; but
a
false
witness gives
out
deceit.
There
are some whose uncontrolled talk
is like
the wounds
of
a
sword, but
the
tongue
of
the
wise makes
one well again.
True
lips
are
certain
for
ever,
but
a
false
tongue
is
only
for
a minute.
Deceit
is
in
the
heart
of those whose designs
are
evil,
but
for those
purposing
peace
there
is
joy.
No
trouble
will
come
to upright
men,
but
sinners
will
be
full
of
evil.
False
lips
are hated
by
the
Lord,
but those whose
acts
are
true
are
his
delight.
A sharp
man keeps back
his
knowledge;
but
the
heart
of
foolish
men makes clear
their
foolish
thoughts.
The
hand
of
the ready worker
will
have
authority,
but
he who
is slow
in
his work
will
be
put
to
forced work.
Care
in
the
heart
of
a
man
makes
it weighted
down,
but
a
good
word
makes
it
glad.
The upright
man
is
a
guide
to
his neighbour,
but
the
way
of evil-doers
is
a cause
of error
to
them.
He
who
is slow
in
his work
does
not go
in search
of food;
but
the ready worker gets much
wealth.
In
the
road
of
righteousness
is
life,
but
the
way
of
the evil-doer goes
to
death.
A
wise
son
is
a lover
of teaching,
but
the ears
of
the haters
of authority
are shut
to sharp words.
A
man
will get
good
from
the
fruit
of
his
lips,
but
the
desire
of
the false
is
for
violent acts.
He
who
keeps
a
watch
on
his
mouth
keeps
his
life;
but
he whose
lips
are open
wide
will
have destruction.
The hater
of work
does
not get
his
desires,
but
the
soul
of
the hard workers
will
be
made
fat.
The upright
man
is
a hater
of
false
words:
the evil-doer gets
a bad name
and
is put
to
shame.
Righteousness
keeps safe
him whose
way
is without error,
but evil-doers
are overturned
by
sin.
A
man
may
be acting as if
he
had
wealth,
but
have
nothing;
another
may seem
poor,
but
have
great
wealth.
A
man
will
give
his
wealth
in exchange
for
his
life;
but
the
poor
will
not
give ear
to sharp words.
There
is
a
glad
dawn
for
the upright
man,
but
the
light
of
the sinner
will
be
put
out.
The
only effect
of
pride
is fighting;
but
wisdom
is
with
the quiet
in spirit.
Wealth quickly got
will become
less;
but
he who gets
a store
by
the work
of
his
hands
will
have
it
increased.
Hope
put off
is
a weariness
to
the
heart;
but
when
what
is
desired
comes,
it
is
a
tree
of
life.
He
who makes sport
of
the
word
will come
to destruction,
but
the respecter
of
the law
will
be rewarded.
The
teaching
of
the
wise
is a
fountain
of
life,
turning
men
away
from
the nets
of
death.
Wise behaviour gets approval,
but
the
way
of
the false
is
their destruction.
A sharp
man
does
everything
with
knowledge,
but
a
foolish
man
makes
clear
his
foolish thoughts.
A
man taking false news
is
a cause
of
trouble,
but
he
who gives news rightly makes things well.
Need
and
shame
will be
the fate
of
him
who is uncontrolled
by training;
but he
who takes
note
of teaching
will be honoured.
To
get one's
desire
is
sweet
to
the
soul,
but
to
give
up
evil
is
disgusting
to
the
foolish.
Go
with
wise
men
and be
wise:
but
he
who keeps company
with
the
foolish
will be broken.
Evil
will overtake
sinners,
but
the upright
will
be rewarded
with
good.
The heritage
of
the
good
man
is handed down
to
his children's
children;
and
the
wealth
of
the
sinner
is
stored
up
for
the upright
man.
There
is
much
food
in
the ploughed land
of
the
poor;
but
it
is taken
away
by wrongdoing.
He
who
keeps
back
his
rod
is unkind
to
his
son:
the
loving father gives
punishment
with care.
The upright
man
has
food
to
the
full measure
of
his
desire,
but there
will
be no
food
for
the
stomach
of evil-doers.
Wisdom
is
building
her
house, but
the
foolish
woman
is pulling
it
down
with
her
hands.
He
who
goes
on
his
way
in righteousness
has before
him
the
fear
of
the
Lord;
but
he whose
ways
are twisted gives
him no honour.
In
the
mouth
of
the
foolish
man
is
a
rod
for
his
back,
but
the
lips
of
the
wise
will
keep
them safe.
Where
there
are
no
oxen,
their food-place
is
clean;
but
much
increase comes through
the
strength
of
the
ox.
A true
witness
does
not say what
is
false,
but
a
false
witness
is breathing
out
deceit.
The hater
of authority,
searching
for
wisdom,
does
not
get
it;
but
knowledge
comes readily
to
the open-minded
man.
Go
away
from
the
foolish
man,
for
you
will
not
see
the
lips
of
knowledge.
The
wisdom
of
the
man
of good sense makes
his
way clear;
but
the unwise behaviour
of
the
foolish
is
deceit.
In
the tents
of those hating authority there
is error,
but
in
the house
of
the
upright
man there
is grace.
No
one
has
knowledge
of
a man's grief
but
himself;
and
a
strange
person
has
no part
in
his
joy.
The
house
of
the sinner
will
be overturned,
but
the
tent
of
the
upright
man
will do well.
There
is
a
way
which seems
straight
before
a
man,
but
its
end
is
the
ways
of
death.
Even while laughing
the
heart
may
be sad;
and after
joy comes
sorrow.
He
whose
heart
is
turned
away
will
have
the reward
of
his
ways
in
full measure;
but
a
good
man
will
have
the reward
of
his doings.
The simple
man
has
faith
in
every
word,
but
the
man
of good sense
gives
thought
to
his footsteps.
The
wise
man, fearing,
keeps himself
from
evil;
but
the
foolish
man goes
on
in
his pride, with no thought
of
danger.
He
who
is quickly
angry
will
do
what
is
foolish,
but
the
man
of good sense
will
have quiet.
Foolish behaviour
is
the heritage
of
the simple, but men
of good sense
are
crowned
with
knowledge.
The knees
of
the
evil
are bent
before
the
good;
and
sinners go
down
in
the dust
at
the doors
of
the upright.
The
poor
man
is
hated
even
by
his neighbour,
but
the
man
of wealth
has numbers
of
friends.
He
who has no respect
for
his neighbour
is
a
sinner, but he
who has
pity
for
the
poor
is
happy.
Will
not
the designers
of
evil come into error?
But mercy
and
good
faith
are
for
the designers
of
good.
In
all hard
work
there
is
profit,
but
talk
only makes
a
man
poor.
Their
wisdom
is a
crown
to the
wise, but their
foolish behaviour
is round the head
of the
unwise.
A
true
witness
is
the saviour
of
lives; but he
who says
false things
is
a cause
of
deceit.
For
him
in
whose heart
is
the
fear
of
the
Lord
there
is
strong hope:
and
his
children
will
have
a safe
place.
The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
a
fountain
of
life,
by which
one
may
be
turned
from
the nets
of
death.
A king's
glory
is
in
the
number
of
his
people:
and
for need
of
people
a ruler
may come
to destruction.
He
who
is
slow
to
be
angry
has
great good sense;
but
he whose
spirit
is over-quick gives support
to what
is
foolish.
A quiet
mind
is
the
life
of
the
body,
but
envy
is
a disease
in
the
bones.
He
who is hard
on
the
poor puts shame
on
his Maker;
but
he
who
has
mercy
on those
who
are
in need gives
him honour.
The sinner
is overturned
in his evil-doing,
but
the upright
man
has hope
in his righteousness.
Wisdom
has
her resting-place
in
the
mind
of
the
wise,
but
she
is
not seen
among
the
foolish.
By
righteousness
a
nation
is
lifted
up, but
sin
is
a cause
of shame
to
the
peoples.
The
king
has
pleasure
in
a
servant
who does wisely,
but
his
wrath
is against
him
who
is
a
cause
of
shame.
By
a
soft
answer
wrath
is
turned
away,
but
a bitter
word
is
a
cause
of
angry feelings.
Knowledge
is dropping
from
the
tongue
of
the
wise; but
from
the
mouth
of
the
foolish
comes
a stream
of
foolish
words.
The
eyes
of
the
Lord
are
in
every
place, keeping
watch
on
the
evil
and
the
good.
A comforting
tongue
is
a
tree
of
life, but
a twisted
tongue
is
a crushing
of
the
spirit.
A
foolish
man puts no value
on
his father's training;
but
he
who
has respect
for teaching
has good sense.
In
the
house
of
the upright
man there
is a
great store
of
wealth;
but
in
the profits
of
the sinner there
is
trouble.
The
lips
of
the
wise keep
knowledge,
but
the
heart
of
the
foolish
man
is
not
right.
The
offering
of
the evil-doer
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
but
the
prayer
of
the
upright
man
is
his
delight.
The
way
of
the evil-doer
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
but
he
who goes
after
righteousness
is dear
to
him.
There
is bitter
punishment
for
him
who
is
turned
from
the
way;
and
death
will
be
the fate
of
the hater
of teaching.
Before
the
Lord
are
the underworld
and
destruction:
how
much
more,
then,
the
hearts
of
the
children
of
men!
The hater
of authority has
no
love
for teaching:
he
will
not go
to
the
wise.
A
glad
heart
makes
a shining
face,
but
by
the sorrow
of
the
heart
the
spirit
is broken.
The
heart
of
the
man
of good
sense
goes
in
search
of
knowledge,
but
foolish things
are
the food
of
the unwise.
All
the
days
of
the troubled
are
evil;
but
he
whose
heart
is glad
has an unending
feast.
Better
is
a
little
with
the
fear
of
the
Lord,
than
great
wealth together
with trouble.
Better
is
a simple meal
where
love
is,
than
a fat
ox
and
hate
with
it.
An
angry
man makes
men come
to blows,
but
he
who
is
slow
to get
angry puts
an end
to fighting.
Thorns
are round
the
way
of
the hater
of work;
but
the
road
of
the hard worker becomes
a
highway.
A
wise
son
makes
a
glad
father,
but
a
foolish
man
has no respect
for
his
mother.
Foolish behaviour
is
joy
to
the unwise;
but
a
man
of
good
sense makes
his way
straight.
Where
there
are
no wise suggestions,
purposes
come
to
nothing;
but
by
a
number
of wise
guides
they
are made certain.
A
man
has
joy
in
the
answer
of
his
mouth:
and
a
word
at
the
right
time,
how
good
it
is!
Acting wisely
is
the
way
of
life, guiding a man
away
from
the underworld.
The
house
of
the man
of
pride
will
be
uprooted
by
the
Lord,
but
he
will make safe
the heritage
of
the
widow.
Evil
designs
are
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
but
the
words
of
the clean-hearted
are pleasing.
He whose desires
are fixed
on
profit
is a cause
of
trouble
to
his
family; but
he
who
has no desire
for offerings
will
have
life.
The
heart
of
the upright gives
thought
to
his
answer;
but
from
the
mouth
of
the evil-doer comes
a stream
of
evil things.
The
Lord
is
far
from sinners,
but
his ear
is open
to
the
prayer
of
the upright.
The
light
of
the
eyes
is
a
joy
to
the
heart,
and
good
news
makes
the
bones
fat.
The
man whose
ear
is open
to
the teaching
of
life
will
have
his place
among
the
wise.
He
who
will
not
be controlled
by training
has no respect
for
his
soul,
but
he
who gives ear
to teaching
will
get
wisdom.
The
fear
of
the
Lord
is
the teaching
of
wisdom;
and
a low opinion
of oneself
goes
before honour.
The designs
of
the
heart
are man's,
but
the
answer
of
the
tongue comes
from
the
Lord.
All
a man's
ways
are
clean
to
himself;
but
the
Lord puts men's
spirits
into
his scales.
Put
your
works
into
the hands
of
the
Lord,
and
your
purposes
will
be
made
certain.
The
Lord
has
made
everything
for
his
purpose,
even
the sinner
for
the
day
of
evil.
Everyone
who
has pride
in
his
heart
is
disgusting
to
the
Lord:
he
will
certainly
not
go
free
from
punishment.
By
mercy
and good
faith evil-doing
is
taken
away:
and
by
the
fear
of
the
Lord men
are
turned
away
from
evil.
When
a man's
ways
are
pleasing
to
the
Lord,
he
makes
even
his haters
be
at peace
with
him.
Better
is
a
little
with
righteousness,
than
great
wealth
with wrongdoing.
A
man
may
make designs
for
his
way,
but
the
Lord
is
the guide
of
his
steps.
Decision
is
in
the
lips
of
the
king:
his
mouth
will
not go wrong
in judging.
True measures
and
scales
are
the Lord's:
all
the
weights
of
the
bag
are
his
work.
Evil-doing
is
disgusting
to
kings:
for
the
seat
of
the ruler
is based
on
righteousness.
Lips
of
righteousness
are
the
delight
of
kings;
and
he
who
says
what
is
upright
is dear
to
him.
The
wrath
of
the
king
is
like
those
who give news
of
death,
but
a
wise
man
will put peace
in place
of it.
In
the
light
of
the king's
face there
is
life;
and
his approval
is
like
a
cloud
of
spring
rain.
How
much
better
it
is
to
get
wisdom
than
gold!
and
to
get knowledge
is more
to
be
desired
than
silver.
The
highway
of
the
upright
is
to
be
turned
away
from
evil: he
who
takes
care
of
his
way
will
keep
his
soul.
Pride
goes
before
destruction,
and
a stiff
spirit
before
a fall.
Better
it
is
to
have
a gentle
spirit
with
the
poor,
than
to take part
in
the rewards
of war
with men
of
pride.
He
who gives attention
to
the law
of
right
will get
good;
and
whoever puts
his faith
in
the
Lord
is
happy.
The wise-hearted
will
be
named
men
of good
sense:
and
by pleasing
words
learning
is
increased.
Wisdom
is a
fountain
of
life
to
him
who
has it;
but
the
punishment
of
the
foolish
is their
foolish behaviour.
The
heart
of
the
wise
man
is
the teacher
of
his
mouth,
and gives
increased
learning
to
his
lips.
Pleasing
words
are
like
honey,
sweet
to the
soul
and new
life
to the
bones.
There
is
a
way
which seems
straight
before
a
man,
but
its
end
is
the
ways
of
death.
The
desire
of
the working
man
is working
for
him,
for
his need
of food
is driving
him
on.
A
good-for-nothing
man
is
a designer
of
evil,
and
in
his
lips there
is
a
burning
fire.
A
man
of twisted purposes
is
a cause
of fighting everywhere:
and
he
who says evil secretly makes trouble between
friends.
A
violent
man puts
desire
of evil
into
his neighbour's
mind,
and makes
him go
in
a
way which
is
not
good.
He whose
eyes
are shut
is
a man
of twisted purposes,
and
he who keeps
his
lips shut tight makes
evil
come about.
The grey
head
is
a
crown
of
glory, if
it
is seen
in
the
way
of
righteousness.
He
who
is
slow
to be
angry
is
better
than
a
man
of war,
and
he
who
has
control
over
his
spirit
than
he
who
takes
a
town.
A
thing
may
be put
to
the
decision
of chance,
but
it comes
about
through
the
Lord.
Better
a bit
of dry
bread
in peace,
than
a
house
full
of
feasting
and violent behaviour.
A
servant
who does wisely
will
have
rule
over
a
son causing
shame,
and
will
have
his
part
in
the
heritage
among
brothers.
The heating-pot
is
for
silver
and
the oven-fire
for
gold,
but
the
Lord
is
the tester
of
hearts.
A wrongdoer gives
attention
to
evil
lips,
and
a man
of
deceit gives
ear
to
a damaging
tongue.
Whoever
makes sport
of
the
poor puts shame
on
his Maker;
and
he
who
is
glad because
of trouble
will
not
go
free
from
punishment.
Children's
children
are
the
crown
of
old
men,
and
the
glory
of
children
is their
fathers.
Fair
words
are
not
to
be looked
for
from
a
foolish
man,
much
less
are
false
lips
in
a ruler.
An offering
of money
is
like
a
stone
of great price
in
the
eyes
of
him
who
has
it:
wherever
he goes,
he
does
well.
He who keeps
a sin
covered
is
looking
for
love;
but he who keeps
on talking
of
a
thing makes division between
friends.
A word
of protest
goes
deeper into
one
who
has sense than
a
hundred
blows into
a
foolish
man.
An uncontrolled
man
is
only
looking
for
trouble,
so
a
cruel servant
will
be
sent against
him.
It
is better
to come face
to face
with
a
bear
whose young
ones
have been taken away
than
with
a
foolish
man acting
foolishly.
If anyone
gives
back
evil
for
good,
evil
will
never
go
away
from
his
house.
The start
of fighting
is
like
the
letting
out
of
water:
so give up
before
it
comes
to blows.
He
who gives
a decision
for
the evil-doer
and
he
who gives
a decision
against
the upright,
are equally
disgusting
to
the
Lord.
How
will money
in
the
hand
of
the
foolish
get
him
wisdom, seeing
that
he
has
no
sense?
A
friend
is
loving
at
all
times,
and becomes
a
brother
in
times
of
trouble.
A
man without
sense gives
his
hand
in
an agreement,
and
makes
himself responsible
before
his neighbour.
The
lover
of fighting
is
a
lover
of sin:
he who makes
high
his
doorway
is
looking
for
destruction.
Nothing
good
comes
to
him whose
heart
is fixed
on
evil purposes:
and
he
who
has
an
evil
tongue
will
come
to
trouble.
He
who
has
an unwise son gets
sorrow
for
himself,
and
the
father
of
a
foolish son
has
no
joy.
A
glad
heart
makes
a healthy body,
but
a crushed
spirit
makes
the
bones
dry.
A sinner
takes
an offering
out
of
his robe,
to
get
a
decision
for himself
in
a
cause.
Wisdom
is
before
the
face
of
him
who
has sense; but
the
eyes
of
the
foolish
are
on
the ends
of
the
earth.
A
foolish
son
is
a grief
to
his
father,
and bitter pain
to
her
who
gave
him
birth.
To give punishment
to
the
upright
is
not
good,
or
to give
blows
to
the
noble
for
their righteousness.
He
who
has
knowledge says little:
and
he
who
has
a calm
spirit
is
a
man
of good sense.
Even
the
foolish
man,
when
he keeps quiet,
is taken
to
be
wise:
when
his
lips
are shut
he
is
credited
with good sense.
He
who keeps
himself
separate
for
his private purpose goes
against
all good sense.
A
foolish
man
has
no
pleasure
in good
sense,
but
only
to
let
what
is
in
his
heart come
to light.
When
the evil-doer
comes,
a low opinion
comes
with
him,
and
with
the loss
of honour
comes
shame.
The
words
of
a man's
mouth
are
like
deep
waters:
the
fountain
of
wisdom
is
like
a
flowing
stream.
To
have
respect
for
the person
of
the evil-doer
is
not
good,
or
to
give
a wrong
decision
against
the upright.
A
foolish man's
lips
are
a
cause
of fighting,
and
his
mouth makes
him open
to
blows.
The
mouth
of
a
foolish
man
is
his destruction,
and
his
lips
are
a net
for
his
soul.
The
words
of
one who
says evil
of
his neighbour secretly
are
like sweet food,
and
go
down
into
the
inner
parts
of
the
stomach.
He
who
does
not give
his mind
to
his
work
is
brother
to
him
who makes
destruction.
The
name
of
the
Lord
is
a
strong
tower:
the upright
man
running into
it
is
safe.
The property
of
a
man
of
wealth is
his
strong
town,
and it is as
a
high
wall
in
the thoughts
of
his heart.
Before
destruction
the
heart
of
man
is full
of pride,
and
before honour
goes
a gentle
spirit.
To
give
an
answer
before
hearing
is
a
foolish
thing
and
a
cause
of
shame.
The
spirit
of
a
man
will
be
his
support
when
he
is ill;
but
how
may
a broken
spirit
be
lifted
up?
The
heart
of
the
man
of good
sense
gets
knowledge;
the
ear
of
the
wise
is
searching
for
knowledge.
A man's offering
makes
room
for
him, letting
him come
before
great
men.
The
man
who
first puts
his
cause
before
the judge
seems
to
be
in
the
right;
but
then
his neighbour
comes
and puts
his
cause
in
its true light.
The decision
of chance puts an end
to argument, parting
the
strong.
A
brother wounded
is like
a
strong
town,
and violent acts are like
a locked tower.
With
the
fruit
of
a man's
mouth
his
stomach
will
be
full;
the
produce
of
his
lips
will
be
his
in
full measure.
Death
and
life
are
in
the
power
of
the
tongue;
and
those
to whom
it
is dear
will
have
its
fruit
for
their
food.
Whoever gets
a
wife gets
a
good thing,
and
has
the
approval
of
the
Lord.
The
poor
man
makes requests for grace,
but
the
man
of wealth gives
a rough
answer.
There
are
friends
who
may
be
a man's destruction,
but
there
is
a
lover
who keeps nearer than
a
brother.
Better
is
the
poor
man whose ways
are
upright,
than
the
man
of wealth whose ways
are twisted.
Further,
without
knowledge
desire
is
not
good;
and
he
who
is over-quick
in acting goes out
of
the
right way.
By
his
foolish behaviour
a man's
ways
are turned upside
down,
and
his
heart
is bitter
against
the
Lord.
Wealth makes
a
great number
of
friends;
but
the
poor man is
parted
from
his
friend.
A
false
witness
will
not
go
without
punishment,
and
the breather
out
of
deceit
will
not
go
free.
Great numbers
will make attempts
to get
the approval
of
a ruler:
and
every
man
is
the special
friend
of
him
who
has something
to give.
All
the
brothers
of
the
poor
man
are
against
him:
how
much
more
do
his
friends
go
far
from
him! ...
He
who
gets
wisdom
has
love
for
his
soul:
he
who
keeps
good
sense
will
get
what
is truly
good.
A
false
witness
will
not
go
without
punishment,
and
the breather
out
of
deceit
will
be cut off.
Material comfort
is
not good
for
the
foolish;
much
less
for
a
servant
to
be put
over
rulers.
A man's good
sense
makes
him
slow
to
wrath,
and
the overlooking
of wrongdoing
is
his
glory.
The king's
wrath
is
like
the loud cry
of
a
lion,
but
his approval
is
like
dew
on
the
grass.
A
foolish
son
is
the
destruction
of
his
father;
and
the bitter arguments
of
a
wife
are
like drops
of rain falling without end.
House
and
wealth
are
a
heritage
from
fathers,
but
a
wife
with good sense
is
from
the
Lord.
Hate
of work sends
deep
sleep
on
a
man:
and he
who
has no industry
will
go without food.
He
who
keeps
the law
keeps
his
soul;
but
death
will
be
the fate
of
him
who takes no
note
of
the word.
He
who
has
pity
on
the
poor gives
to
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
will give
him
his
reward.
Give
your
son training
while
there
is
hope;
let
not
your
heart
be purposing
his
death.
A man
of great
wrath
will
have
to
take
his punishment:
for
if
you get
him out
of trouble
you
will
have
to
do
it
again.
Let
your ear
be open
to suggestion
and
take teaching,
so
that at
the
end
you
may
be
wise.
A man's
heart
may
be
full
of
designs,
but
the
purpose
of
the
Lord
is unchanging.
The ornament
of
a
man
is
his mercy,
and
a
poor
man
is
better
than
one
who
is
false.
The
fear
of
the
Lord gives
life:
and
he
who
has
it
will
have need
of
nothing;
no
evil
will come
his way.
The hater
of work puts
his
hand deep
into
the basin,
and
will
not
even
take
it
to
his
mouth
again.
When
blows overtake
the man
of pride,
the simple
will
get sense; say sharp words
to
the wise,
and
knowledge
will be
made clear
to
him.
He
who
is violent
to
his
father, driving
away
his
mother,
is
a
son causing
shame
and
a bad name.
A
son
who
no longer gives
attention
to teaching
is turned away
from
the
words
of
knowledge.
A
good-for-nothing
witness makes sport
of
the judge's
decision:
and
the
mouth
of evil-doers sends
out
evil
like
a stream.
Rods
are being
made
ready
for
the
man of pride,
and
blows
for
the back of
the
foolish.
Wine
makes
men foolish,
and
strong
drink
makes
men come
to blows;
and
whoever comes into
error
through
these
is
not
wise.
The
wrath
of
a
king
is
like
the loud cry
of
a
lion:
he
who makes
him angry
does
wrong
against
himself.
It
is
an honour
for
a
man
to keep
from fighting,
but
the
foolish
are ever
at war.
The hater
of work
will
not
do
his ploughing because
of
the
winter;
so
at
the time
of grain-cutting
he
will
be requesting food
and
will get
nothing.
The
purpose
in
the
heart
of
a
man
is
like
deep
water,
but
a
man
of good
sense
will get
it
out.
Most
men
make
no secret
of
their kind acts:
but where
is
a
man
of good faith
to
be seen?
An
upright
man
goes
on
in
his righteousness:
happy
are
his
children
after
him!
A
king
on
the
seat
of judging puts
to flight
all
evil
with
his
eyes.
Who
is able
to
say,
I have made
my
heart
clean,
I am free
from
my
sin?
Unequal
weights
and unequal
measures,
they
are
all
disgusting
to
the
Lord.
Even
a
child
may
be judged
by
his
doings,
if
his
work
is free
from sin
and
if
it
is
right.
The
hearing
ear
and
the
seeing
eye
are equally
the Lord's work.
Do
not
be
a
lover
of
sleep,
or
you
will
become
poor: keep
your
eyes
open,
and
you
will
have
bread
enough.
A poor
thing,
a poor
thing,
says
he
who
is giving money
for goods:
but
when
he has
gone
on
his
way,
then
he
makes clear
his pride
in
what
he has got.
There
is
gold
and
a store
of
corals:
but
the
lips
of
knowledge
are
a
jewel
of
great
price.
Take
a man's
clothing
if
he makes
himself responsible
for
a
strange man,
and
get
an undertaking
from
him
who gives
his word
for
strange
men.
Bread
of
deceit
is
sweet
to
a
man;
but
after,
his
mouth
will
be
full
of sand.
Every
purpose
is
put into effect
by
wise
help:
and
by
wise guiding
make
war.
He
who
goes
about talking
of
the business
of
others gives
away
secrets:
so
have
nothing
to do
with
him whose
lips
are
open wide.
If anyone puts
a
curse
on
his
father
or
his
mother,
his
light
will
be
put
out
in
the blackest night.
A
heritage
may
be got quickly
at
first,
but
the
end
of
it
will
not
be
a
blessing.
Do
not
say,
I
will give punishment
for
evil: go
on waiting
for
the
Lord,
and
he
will
be
your saviour.
Unequal
weights
are
disgusting
to
the
Lord,
and
false
scales
are
not
good.
A man's
steps
are
of
the
Lord;
how
then
may
a
man
have knowledge
of
his
way?
It
is a danger
to a
man
to say without thought,
It
is
holy,
and,
after taking
his oaths,
to be questioning
if
it
is necessary
to keep
them.
A
wise
king puts evil-doers
to flight,
and makes
their evil-doing
come
back
on
them.
The
Lord keeps watch
over
the
spirit
of
man,
searching
all
the deepest
parts
of
the
body.
Mercy
and good
faith
keep
the
king safe,
and
the
seat
of
his power
is based
on upright acts.
The
glory
of
young
men is
their
strength,
and
the honour
of
old
men is
their grey
hairs.
By
the
wounds
of
the rod
evil
is taken
away,
and
blows make clean
the deepest
parts
of
the
body.
The king's
heart
in
the
hands
of
the
Lord
is
like
the
water
streams,
and
by
him
it
is
turned
in
any
direction
at
his
pleasure.
Every
way
of
a
man
seems
right
to
himself,
but
the
Lord
is
the tester
of
hearts.
To
do
what
is
right
and
true
is more pleasing
to
the
Lord than
an
offering.
A high
look
and
a
heart
of pride, ***of
the evil-doer
is
sin.
The
purposes
of
the
man
of industry
have
their outcome
only
in wealth;
but
one
who
is over-quick
in acting
will
only come
to
be
in
need.
He who gets
stores
of
wealth
by
a
false
tongue,
is going after
what
is only
breath,
and
searching
for
death.
By
their violent
acts
the evil-doers
will
be pulled
away,
because
they
have no desire
to
do
what
is
right.
Twisted
is
the
way
of
him
who
is full
of crime;
but
as
for
him
whose heart
is
clean,
his
work
is
upright.
It
is
better
to
be
living
in
an angle
of
the house-top,
than
with
a bitter-tongued
woman
in
a wide
house.
The
desire
of
the evil-doer
is fixed
on
evil:
he
has
no
kind feeling
for
his neighbour.
When
the
man
of pride undergoes punishment,
the simple
man
gets
wisdom;
and
by watching
the
wise
he
gets
knowledge.
The Upright
One, looking
on
the
house
of
the evil-doer, lets
sinners
be overturned
to
their
destruction.
He whose
ears
are stopped
at
the
cry
of
the
poor,
will
himself get
no
answer
to
his
cry
for
help.
By
a secret offering
wrath
is turned away,
and
the
heat
of
angry feelings by money
in
the folds
of
the robe.
It
is
a
joy
to
the good
man
to
do
right,
but
it
is
destruction
to
the
workers
of
evil.
The wanderer
from
the
way
of knowledge
will
have
his resting-place among
the shades.
The
lover
of
pleasure
will
be
a
poor
man:
the
lover
of
wine
and
oil
will
not get
wealth.
The evil-doer
will
be given
as
a
price
for
the life
of
the good
man,
and
the worker
of deceit
in
the
place
of
the
upright.
It
is
better
to
be
living
in
a waste
land,
than
with
a bitter-tongued
and angry
woman.
There
is
a store
of
great value
in
the house
of
the
wise,
but it
is wasted
by
the
foolish
man.
He
who goes
after
righteousness
and mercy
will get
life,
righteousness,
and honour.
A
wise
man
goes
up
into
the
town
of
the
strong
ones,
and overcomes
its
strength
in
which
they
put
their faith.
He
who
keeps
watch over
his
mouth
and
his
tongue
keeps
his
soul
from troubles.
The man
of
pride, lifted up
in soul,
is
named high-hearted;
he
is acting
in an outburst
of
pride.
The
desire
of
the hater
of work
is
death
to
him,
for
his
hands
will
do no work.
All
the
day
the sinner goes
after
his
desire:
but
the upright
man
gives freely,
keeping
nothing
back.
The offering
of evil-doers
is
disgusting:
how
much
more
when
they
give
it
with
an
evil purpose!
A
false
witness
will
be cut off, ...
The evil-doer
makes
his
face hard,
but
as
for
the
upright,
he
gives thought
to
his
way.
Wisdom
and knowledge
and
wise suggestions
are
of
no use
against
the
Lord.
The
horse
is
made
ready
for
the
day
of
war,
but
power
to overcome
is
from
the
Lord.
A
good
name
is
more
to
be
desired
than
great
wealth,
and
to
be respected
is
better
than
silver
and
gold.
The
man
of wealth
and
the
poor
man come face
to face:
the
Lord
is
the maker
of
them
all.
The sharp
man
sees
the
evil
and takes
cover:
the simple
go straight
on
and get
into
trouble.
The
reward
of
a gentle spirit
and
the
fear
of
the
Lord
is
wealth
and honour
and
life.
Thorns
and nets
are
in
the
way
of
the twisted: he
who
keeps
watch over
his
soul
will
be
far
from
them.
If
a
child
is trained
up
in
the
right
way,
even
when
he
is
old
he
will
not
be
turned
away
from
it.
The
man
of wealth
has
rule
over
the
poor,
and
he
who gets
into debt
is
a
servant
to
his creditor.
By planting
the
seed
of
evil a man
will get
in
the grain
of
sorrow,
and
the
rod
of
his
wrath
will be broken.
He
who
is
kind
will
have
a
blessing,
for
he
gives
of
his
bread
to
the
poor.
Send
away
the man
of pride,
and argument
will
go
out; truly fighting
and
shame
will
come
to an
end.
He
whose
heart
is
clean
is dear
to
the Lord;
for
the
grace
of
his
lips
the
king
will
be
his
friend.
The
eyes
of
the
Lord
keep
knowledge,
but
by
him
the
acts
of
the false
man
will
be overturned.
The hater
of work
says,
There
is
a
lion
outside:
I will be
put
to
death
in
the
streets.
The
mouth
of
strange women
is
a
deep hole:
he
with whom
the
Lord
is
angry
will
go
down
into
it.
Foolish ways
are deep-seated
in
the
heart
of
a
child,
but
the
rod
of
punishment
will send
them
far
from
him.
He who
is cruel
to
the
poor
for
the purpose
of increasing
his profit,
and
he who
gives
to
the
man
of wealth,
will
only come
to
be
in
need.
Let
your
ear
be
bent
down
for
hearing
my
words,
and
let
your
heart
give
thought
to
knowledge.
For
it
is
a delight
to
keep
them
in
your
heart,
to
have
them
ready
on
your
lips.
So
that
your faith
may
be
in
the
Lord,
I
have
made
them clear
to
you
this
day,
even
to
you.
Have
I
not put
in
writing
for
you thirty
sayings,
with wise suggestions
and
knowledge,
To
make
you
see
how
certain
are
true
words,
so
that
you
may
give
a
true
answer
to those who
put questions
to
you?
Do
not
take
away
the property
of
the
poor
man
because
he
is
poor,
or
be cruel
to
the
crushed ones
when
they come before
the judge:
For
the
Lord
will give support
to
their
cause,
and
take
the
life
of
those
who
take
their goods.
Do
not
be friends
with
a
man
who
is given
to
wrath;
do
not
go
in
the company
of
an
angry
man:
For
fear
of learning
his
ways
and making
a net ready
for
your
soul.
Be
not
one
of
those who
give
their
hands
in
an agreement,
or
of
those who
make themselves responsible
for
debts:
If
you
have
nothing
with
which
to
make payment,
he
will
take
away
your
bed
from
under
you.
Let
not
the
old landmark
be moved
which
your
fathers
have put
in place.
Have
you
seen
a
man
who
is
expert
in
his
business?
he
will
take
his place
before
kings;
his place
will
not
be
among low
persons.
When
you
take
your
seat
at
the feast
with
a
ruler,
give thought
with care
to
what
is
before
you;
And
put
a
knife
to
your
throat,
if
you
have
a strong
desire
for food.
Have
no
desire
for
his delicate
food,
for
it
is
the
bread
of deceit.
Take
no care
to
get
wealth;
let there
be an end
to
your desire
for money.
Are
your
eyes lifted up
to
it?
it
is
gone:
for wealth takes
to
itself
wings,
like
an
eagle
in flight up
to
heaven.
Do
not take
the
food
of
him who
has an
evil
eye,
or
have any
desire
for
his delicate meat:
For
as
the
thoughts
of
his
heart
are,
so
is
he:
Take
food
and
drink,
he
says
to
you;
but
his
heart
is
not
with
you.
The
food
which
you
have taken
will come
up again,
and
your pleasing
words
will
be
wasted.
Say
nothing
in
the
hearing
of
a
foolish
man,
for
he
will put
no value on
the
wisdom
of
your
words.
Do
not
let
the landmark
of
the widow
be
moved,
and
do
not
go
into
the
fields
of those who
have
no father;
For
their saviour
is
strong,
and
he
will take
up
their
cause
against
you.
Give
your
heart
to teaching,
and
your
ears
to
the
words
of
knowledge.
Do
not
keep
back training
from
the
child:
for
even
if
you give
him
blows
with
the
rod,
it
will
not
be
death
to
him.
Give
him
blows
with
the
rod,
and keep
his
soul safe
from
the underworld.
My
son,
if
your
heart
becomes
wise,
I,
even
I,
will
be
glad
in
heart;
And
my thoughts
in
me
will
be full
of joy
when
your
lips
say
right
things.
Have
no
envy
of
sinners
in
your
heart,
but keep
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
all
through
the
day;
For
without
doubt
there
is
a
future,
and
your
hope
will
not
be
cut
off.
Give ear,
my
son,
and
be
wise, guiding
your
heart
in
the right
way.
Do
not
be among
those who
give themselves
to wine-drinking,
or among
those who make themselves full
with
meat:
For
those
who
take delight
in drink
and feasting
will
come
to
be
in need;
and
through love
of sleep
a man
will
be poorly
clothed.
Give ear
to
your
father whose
child
you
are,
and
do
not
keep honour
from
your
mother
when
she
is
old.
Get
for yourself that
which
is
true,
and
do
not
let
it go
for money;
get
wisdom
and teaching
and good sense.
The
father
of
the upright
man
will
be
glad,
and
he
who
has
a
wise
child
will
have
joy because
of
him.
Let
your
father
and
your
mother
be
glad,
let
her
who
gave
you
birth
have
joy.
My
son,
give
me
your
heart,
and
let
your
eyes
take
delight
in
my
ways.
For
a loose
woman
is
a
deep hollow,
and
a strange
woman
is
a narrow water-hole.
Yes,
she
is waiting secretly
like
a beast
for its food,
and deceit
by
her
is
increased
among
men.
Who says,
Oh!
who says, Ah!
who
has violent arguments,
who
has grief,
who
has
wounds
without
cause,
whose
eyes
are dark?
Those who are
seated
late
over
the
wine:
those who
go looking
for
mixed
wine.
Keep
your
eyes
from
looking
on
the
wine
when
it
is
red,
when
its colour
is bright
in
the cup,
when
it
goes
smoothly
down:
In
the
end, its bite is like
that
of a
snake, its wound like
the wound
of a poison-snake.
Your
eyes
will
see
strange
things,
and
you
will
say twisted
things.
Yes,
you
will
be
like
him who takes
his
rest
on
the
sea,
or
on
the
top
of
a sail-support.
They
have
overcome
me,
you
will
say,
and
I
have
no pain;
they gave
me
blows without
my feeling
them:
when
will
I
be awake
from
my wine?
I
will go after
it
again.
Have
no
envy
for
evil
men,
or
any
desire
to
be
with
them:
For
the purposes
of
their
hearts
are
destruction,
and
their
lips
are
talking
of
trouble.
The
building
of
a
house
is
by
wisdom,
and
by reason
it
is
made strong:
And
by
knowledge
its
rooms
are
full
of
all dear
and pleasing
things.
A
wise
man
is
strong;
and
a
man
of
knowledge
makes
strength greater.
For
by
wise guiding
you will overcome
in
war:
and
in
a
number
of
wise
guides
there
is
salvation.
Wisdom
is outside
the power
of
the
foolish:
he keeps
his
mouth shut
in
the public place.
He whose
purposes are bad
will be
named
a
man
of
evil designs.
The purpose
of
the
foolish
is
sin:
and
the hater
of authority
is
disgusting
to others.
If
you give way
in
the
day
of
trouble,
your
strength
is small.
Be
the saviour
of those who are given up
to
death,
and
do
not
keep
back help
from those who are slipping
to destruction.
If
you
say,
See,
we
had
no
knowledge
of
this:
does
not
the tester
of
hearts
give
thought
to
it?
and
he
who
keeps
your
soul,
has
he
no
knowledge
of
it?
and
will
he
not
give
to every
man
the reward
of
his
work?
My
son, take
honey,
for
it
is
good;
and
the flowing
honey, which
is
sweet
to
your
taste:
So
let
your
desire
be
for
wisdom:
if
you
have
it,
there
will
be
a
future,
and
your
hope
will
not
be
cut
off.
Do
not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against
the fields
of
the upright
man,
or send destruction on
his resting-place:
For
an upright
man,
after
falling
seven
times,
will
get
up
again:
but
trouble
is
the
downfall
of
the
evil.
Do
not
be
glad
at
the
fall
of
your hater,
and
let
not
your
heart have
joy
at
his
downfall:
For
fear
that
the
Lord
may
see
it,
and
it
may
be
evil
in
his
eyes,
and
his
wrath
may
be
turned
away
from
him.
Do
not
be troubled because
of evil-doers,
or
have
envy
of sinners:
For
there
will
be
no
future
for
the
evil
man;
the light
of
sinners
will
be
put
out.
My
son, go
in
fear
of
the
Lord
and
the
king:
have
nothing
to
do
with
those
who
are
in high positions:
For
their downfall
will
come
suddenly;
and
who
has
knowledge
of
the
destruction
of
those
in high positions?
These
are
more sayings
of
the
wise:
To
have
respect
for
a person's position
when judging
is
not
good.
He
who
says
to
the evil-doer,
You
are upright,
will
be
cursed
by
peoples
and hated
by
nations.
But
those
who say sharp words
to
him
will
have
delight,
and
a
blessing
of
good
will
come
on
them.
He
gives
a kiss
with
his
lips who
gives
a
right
answer.
Put
your
work
in
order
outside,
and
make
it
ready
in
the
field;
and
after
that, see
to
the
building
of
your
house.
Do
not
be
a violent
witness
against
your neighbour,
or
let
your
lips say what
is false.
Say
not,
I
will
do
to
him
as
he
has
done
to
me;
I
will
give
the
man
the reward
of
his
work.
I
went
by
the
field
of
the hater
of work,
and
by
the vine-garden
of
the
man without
sense;
And
it
was
all
full
of thorns,
and
covered
with waste plants,
and
its
stone
wall
was
broken
down.
Then
looking
at
it,
I
gave
thought:
I
saw,
and
I
got teaching
from
it.
A
little
sleep,
a
little
rest,
a
little
folding
of
the
hands
in
sleep:
So loss
will
come
on
you
like
an outlaw,
and
your
need
like
an
armed
man.
These
are
more wise sayings
of
Solomon,
copied
out
by
the
men
of
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah.
It
is
the
glory
of
God
to keep
a
thing
secret:
but
the
glory
of
kings
is
to
have it
searched
out.
The
heaven
is high
and
the
earth
is deep,
and
the
hearts
of
kings
may
not
be
searched
out.
Take
away
the waste
from
silver,
and
a
vessel will
come
out
for
the silver-worker.
Take
away evil-doers
from
before
the
king,
and
the
seat
of
his
power
will
be
made strong
in
righteousness.
Do
not
take glory
for yourself
before
the
king,
and
do
not put yourself
in
the
place
of
the
great:
For
it
is
better
to
have
it
said
to
you,
Come
up
here;
than
for
you
to
be
put
down
in
a
lower place
before
the ruler.
Do
not
be quick
to
go
to law
about
what
you
have seen,
for
what
will
you
do
in
the
end,
when
your neighbour
has
put
you
to
shame?
Have
a talk
with
your neighbour
himself
about
your
cause, but
do
not give
away
the
secret
of
another:
Or
your hearer
may say
evil
of
you,
and
your shame
will
not
be
turned
away.
A
word
at
the right time
is
like
apples
of
gold
in
a network
of
silver.
Like
a nose-ring
of
gold
and
an
ornament
of
the best
gold,
is
a
wise
man
who says sharp words
to
an
ear ready
to
give
attention.
As
the cold
of
snow
in
the
time
of grain-cutting,
so
is
a true servant
to
those
who
send
him;
for
he
gives new
life
to
the
soul
of
his
master.
As clouds
and
wind
without
rain,
so
is
one
who takes credit
for
an offering
he
has
not given.
A judge
is moved
by
one who
for
a
long time undergoes wrongs without protest,
and
by
a
soft
tongue even
bone
is
broken.
If
you
have
honey, take only
as much
as
is
enough
for
you;
for
fear
that,
being
full
of
it,
you
may
not be able
to keep
it down.
Let
not
your
foot
be frequently
in
your neighbour's
house,
or
he
may
get tired
of
you,
and
his feeling
be
turned
to
hate.
One
who gives
false
witness
against
his neighbour
is
a hammer
and
a
sword
and
a
sharp
arrow.
Putting one's faith
in
a false man
in
time
of
trouble
is
like
a broken
tooth
and
a shaking
foot.
Like one
who takes
off
clothing
in
cold weather
and
like acid
on
a wound,
is
he
who makes melody
to
a sad
heart.
If
your hater
is
in need
of
food,
give
him
bread;
and
if
he
is
in need
of
drink,
give
him
water:
For
so
you
will put
coals
of fire
on
his
head,
and
the
Lord
will give
you
your
reward.
As
the
north
wind gives birth
to
rain,
so
is
an
angry
face caused
by
a
tongue saying evil secretly.
It
is
better
to
be
living
in
an angle
of
the house-top,
than
with
a bitter-tongued
woman
in
a wide
house.
As
cold
water
to
a
tired
soul,
so
is
good
news
from
a
far
country.
Like
a troubled
fountain
and
a dirty
spring,
is
an upright
man
who has
to give
way
before evil-doers.
It
is
not
good
to take
much
honey:
so
he
who
is
not looking
for honour
will
be honoured.
He
whose
spirit
is uncontrolled
is
like
an unwalled
town
which
has
been
broken
into.
Like
snow
in
summer
and
rain
when
the grain
is being cut,
so honour
is
not natural
for
the
foolish.
As
the
sparrow
in
her wandering
and
the
swallow
in
her flight,
so
the
curse
does
not
come
without
a
cause.
A
whip for
the
horse, a mouth-bit for
the ass,
and a
rod for
the back
of
the
foolish.
Do
not
give
to
the
foolish
man
a
foolish
answer,
or
you
will
be like him.
Give
a
foolish
man
a
foolish
answer,
or he
will
seem
wise
to himself.
He
who
sends news
by
the
hand
of
a
foolish
man
is
cutting
off
his
feet
and
drinking
in damage.
The
legs
of
one
who
has no power
of walking
are hanging loose;
so
is
a wise
saying
in
the
mouth
of
the
foolish.
Giving honour
to
a
foolish
man
is
like attempting
to keep
a
stone fixed
in
a cord.
Like
a
thorn which
goes
up
into
the
hand
of
a
man overcome
by drink,
so
is
a wise
saying
in
the
mouth
of
a
foolish
man.
Like an archer wounding
all
who
go
by,
is
a
foolish
man overcome
by drink.
Like
a
dog
going
back
to
the food which
he has not been able
to keep
down,
is
the
foolish
man doing
his
foolish acts
over
again.
Have
you
seen
a
man
who
seems
to
himself
to
be
wise? There
is
more
hope
for
the
foolish
than
for
him.
The hater
of work
says, There
is
a
lion
in
the
way;
a
lion
is
in
the
streets.
A
door
is
turned
on
its pillar,
and
the hater
of work
on
his
bed.
The hater
of work puts
his
hand deep
into
the basin: lifting
it
again
to
his
mouth
is
a weariness
to
him.
The hater
of work
seems
to himself
wiser than
seven
men
who
are able
to
give
an
answer
with good sense.
He
who gets mixed
up
in
a fight which
is
not
his business,
is
like
one
who
takes
a
dog
by
the
ears
while
it
is going
by.
As one who
is off
his head sends about flaming sticks
and
arrows
of
death,
So
is
the
man
who gets
the better
of
his neighbour
by deceit,
and
says,
Am
I
not doing
so
in
sport?
Without
wood,
the
fire
goes
out;
and where
there
is
no secret talk, argument
is ended.
Like breath
on
coals
and
wood
on
fire, so
a
man given
to argument gets
a fight started.
The
words
of
one who
says evil
of
his neighbour secretly
are
like sweet food,
they
go
down
into
the
inner
parts
of
the
stomach.
Smooth
lips
and
an
evil
heart
are
like
a
vessel
of earth
plated
with
silver waste.
With
his
lips
the hater makes things seem what
they
are not,
but
deceit
is stored
up
inside
him;
When
he says fair words,
have
no belief
in
him;
for
in
his
heart
are
seven evils:
Though
his
hate
is
covered
with deceit,
his sin
will be seen openly before
the meeting
of
the people.
He who makes
a
hole
in
the earth
will
himself
go
falling
into
it:
and
on
him
by whom
a
stone
is
rolled
the
stone
will
come
back
again.
A
false
tongue
has
hate
for
those
who
have clean hearts,
and
a
smooth
mouth
is
a
cause
of falling.
Do
not
make
a noise
about
tomorrow,
for
you
are
not
certain
what
a day's outcome
may
be.
Let
another man give
you
praise,
and
not
your
mouth;
one
who
is
strange
to
you,
and
not
your
lips.
A
stone has
great
weight,
and
sand
is crushing;
but
the wrath
of
the
foolish
is
of greater
weight than these.
Wrath
is cruel,
and
angry feeling
an
overflowing stream; but
who
does not give
way
before
envy?
Better
is
open protest
than
love kept
secret.
The
wounds
of
a
friend are given
in good
faith, but
the
kisses
of
a hater are false.
The
full
man
has
no use
for
honey,
but
to
the
man
in need
of food
every
bitter
thing
is
sweet.
Like
a
bird wandering
from
the
place
of
her eggs
is
a
man wandering
from
his station.
Oil
and
perfume
make
glad
the
heart,
and
the wise suggestion
of
a
friend
is
sweet
to
the
soul.
Do
not
give
up
your
friend
and
your father's
friend;
and
do
not
go
into
your brother's
house
in
the
day
of
your trouble:
better
is
a neighbour
who
is
near
than
a
brother
far
off.
My
son,
be
wise
and
make
my
heart
glad,
so
that
I
may
give
back
an
answer
to
him
who puts
me
to shame.
The sharp
man
sees
the
evil
and takes
cover:
the simple
go straight
on
and get
into
trouble.
Take
a man's
clothing
if
he makes
himself responsible
for
a
strange man,
and
get
an undertaking
from
him
who gives
his word
for
strange
men.
He who gives
a
blessing
to
his
friend
with
a
loud
voice, getting
up
early
in
the
morning,
will
have
it put
to
his account
as
a
curse.
Like an unending dropping
on
a
day
of
rain
is
a bitter-tongued
woman.
He
who keeps
secret
the
secret
of
his friend,
will get
himself
a
name
for good faith.
Iron
makes
iron
sharp;
so
a
man
makes
sharp
his
friend.
Whoever
keeps
a fig-tree
will
have
its
fruit;
and
the servant
waiting
on
his
master
will
be honoured.
Like
face looking
at
face
in
water,
so
are
the
hearts
of
men
to
one
another.
The underworld
and Abaddon
are
never
full,
and
the
eyes
of
man
have
never
enough.
The heating-pot
is
for
silver
and
the oven-fire
for
gold,
and
a
man
is measured
by
what
he
is praised
for.
Even
if
a
foolish
man
is
crushed
with
a hammer
in
a vessel
among
crushed
grain, still
his
foolish ways
will
not
go
from
him.
Take care
to
have
knowledge
about
the
condition
of
your
flocks, looking
well after
your
herds;
For
wealth
is
not
for
ever,
and money
does
not go
on
for
all
generations.
The
grass comes
up
and
the young
grass
is
seen,
and
the
mountain
plants
are got
in.
The
lambs are
for your
clothing,
and
the he-goats make
the value
of
a
field:
There
will
be goats'
milk
enough
for
your
food,
and
for
the support
of
your servant-girls.
The
evil
man goes running
away
when
no
man
is
after
him,
but
the upright
are
without fear, like
the
lion.
Because
of
the sin
of
the
land,
its troubles
are increased;
but
by
a
man
of wisdom
and
knowledge
they
will
be put
out
like
a fire.
A
man
of wealth
who
is cruel
to
the
poor
is like
a violent
rain causing destruction
of
food.
Those
who
have no respect
for
the
law
give
praise
to
the evil-doer;
but such as
keep
the
law
are
against
him.
Evil
men
have
no knowledge
of
what
is
right;
but
those
who go after
the
Lord
have knowledge
of
all
things.
Better
is
the
poor
man whose
ways
are
upright,
than
the
man
of wealth whose
ways
are
not straight.
He
who
keeps
the
law
is
a wise
son, but
he
who
keeps company
with feasters puts
shame
on
his
father.
He who makes his
wealth
greater
by taking
interest,
only gets
it
together for
him who has
pity
on
the
poor.
As
for
the man whose
ear
is
turned
away
from
hearing
the
law,
even
his
prayer
is
disgusting.
Anyone causing
the
upright
to
go wandering
in
an
evil
way,
will
himself
go
down
into
the hole
he
has made;
but
the
upright
will
have
good things
for
their heritage.
The
man
of wealth
seems
to
himself
to
be
wise,
but
the
poor
man
who
has sense
has
a low
opinion
of
him.
When
the upright do well, there
is
great
glory;
but
when evil-doers
are lifted
up,
men do not
let themselves
be seen.
He
who keeps
his sins secret
will
not do well;
but
one
who
is open about
them,
and gives
them up,
will get
mercy.
Happy
is
the
man
in
whom
is
the
fear
of
the Lord
at
all
times;
but
he
whose
heart
is
hard
will
come
into
trouble.
Like
a loud-voiced
lion
and
a wandering
bear,
is
an
evil
ruler
over
a
poor
people.
The
prince
who
has no sense
is
a cruel
ruler;
but
he
who
has no desire
to get
profit
for
himself
will
have
long
life.
One
who
has been
the cause
of
a man's
death
will go
in
flight
to
the underworld:
let
no
man give
him help.
He whose
ways
are upright
will
be
safe,
but sudden
will
be
the
fall
of
him whose
ways
are twisted.
By ploughing
his
land
a man
will
have
bread
in
full measure;
but he who goes
after good-for-nothing persons
will
be poor
enough.
A
man
of good
faith
will
have
great
blessing,
but
one attempting
to get
wealth quickly
will
not
go
free
from
punishment.
It
is
not
good
to
have
respect
for
a man's position:
for
a
man
will do wrong
for
a bit
of
bread.
He
who
is ever desiring
wealth
goes running
after money,
and
does
not
see
that
need
will
come
on
him.
He
who says words
of protest
to
a
man
will
later
have more approval than
one
who says smooth words
with
his
tongue.
He
who takes
from
his
father
or
his
mother what
is theirs
by right,
and
says,
It
is
no sin;
is
the
same
as
a taker
of life.
He
who
is ever desiring profit
is
a cause
of fighting;
but
he
who
puts
his faith
in
the
Lord
will
be
made
fat.
He whose faith
is
in
himself
is
foolish;
but everyone
walking
wisely
will
be kept safe.
He
who
gives
to
the
poor
will
never
be
in
need,
but
great
curses
will
be
on
him
who
gives
no
attention
to
them.
When evil-doers
are lifted
up,
men
take
cover;
but
when
destruction overtakes
them,
the upright
are
increased.
A
man hating sharp words
and
making
his heart
hard,
will
suddenly
be
broken
and
will
not
be
made well again.
When
the upright
have power,
the
people
are
glad;
when an
evil
man
is
ruler, grief comes on
the
people.
A
man
who
is
a
lover
of
wisdom
is
a
joy
to
his
father:
but
he
who goes
in
the company
of loose women
is
a waster
of
wealth.
A
king,
by
right
rule, makes
the
land safe;
but
one full
of desires makes
it
a waste.
A
man
who says smooth things
to
his neighbour
is
stretching
out
a
net
for
his
steps.
In
the steps
of
an
evil
man there
is
a net
for
him,
but
the upright
man gets
away quickly
and
is
glad.
The upright
man
gives
attention
to
the
cause
of
the
poor:
the evil-doer
gives
no
thought
to
it.
Men
of pride
are
the
cause
of violent acts
in
a
town,
but
by
wise
men
wrath
is
turned
away.
If
a
wise
man
goes
to law
with
a
foolish
man,
he
may
be angry
or laughing,
but
there
will
be
no rest.
Men
of
blood
are haters
of
the good
man,
and evil-doers go
after
his
soul.
A
foolish
man
lets
out
all
his
wrath,
but
a
wise
man keeps
it
back quietly.
If
a
ruler gives
attention
to
false
words,
all
his
servants
are evil-doers.
The
poor
man
and
his creditor come
face
to
face:
the
Lord
gives
light
to
their
eyes equally.
The
king
who
is
a
true
judge
in
the cause
of
the
poor,
will
be safe
for
ever
on
the
seat
of
his
power.
The
rod
and sharp words
give
wisdom: but
a
child
who
is not guided
is
a
cause
of
shame
to
his
mother.
When
evil
men
are
in power, wrongdoing
is
increased;
but
the upright
will
have
pleasure
when
they
see
their downfall.
Give
your
son training,
and
he
will
give
you
rest;
he
will
give
delight
to
your
soul.
Where
there
is
no
vision,
the
people
are uncontrolled;
but
he
who
keeps
the
law
will
be
happy.
A
servant
will
not
be
trained
by
words;
for
though
the sense
of
the
words
is clear
to
him,
he
will
not
give
attention.
Have
you
seen
a
man
who
is quick
with
his tongue? There
is
more
hope
for
a
foolish
man
than
for
him.
If
a
servant
is gently cared
for
from
his early years, he
will
become
a
cause
of sorrow
in
the
end.
An
angry
man
is
the cause
of fighting,
and
a
man given
to
wrath does
much wrong.
A man's
pride
will be
the cause
of
his fall,
but
he
who
has
a gentle
spirit
will get honour.
A
man
who takes part
with
a
thief
has
hate
for
his
soul;
he
is put under
oath,
but says
nothing.
The
fear
of
man
is
a
cause
of danger:
but whoever
puts
his faith
in
the
Lord
will
have
a
safe
place
on
high.
The
approval
of
a
ruler
is desired
by
great numbers:
but
the
decision
in
a man's
cause
comes
from
the
Lord.
An
evil
man
is
disgusting
to
the
upright,
and
he
who
is
upright
is
disgusting
to evil-doers.
The
words
of
Agur,
the
son
of
Jakeh,
from Massa.
The
man
says:
I am full
of weariness, O God,
I am full
of weariness; O God,
I
have come
to an end:
For
I
am
more
like
a beast
than
any
man,
I
have
no power
of reasoning
like
a
man:
I
have
not got
wisdom
by
teaching,
so
that
I
might
have
the
knowledge
of
the
Holy
One.
Who
has
gone
up
to
heaven
and
come
down?
who
has
taken
the
winds
in
his
hands, prisoning
the
waters
in
his robe?
by
whom
have
all
the
ends
of
the
earth
been fixed?
what
is
his
name,
and
what
is
his son's
name,
if
you
are able
to say?
Every
word
of
God
is
tested:
he
is
a breastplate
to
those
who put
their faith
in
him.
Make
no
addition
to
his
words,
or
he
will
make clear
your error,
and
you
will
be seen
to
be
false.
I
have made
request
to
you
for
two
things;
do
not
keep
them
from
me
before
my
death:
Put
far
from
me
all
false
and foolish
things:
do
not
give
me great
wealth
or
let
me
be
in
need, but
give
me only enough
food:
For
fear
that
if
I
am
full,
I
may
be false
to
you
and
say,
Who
is
the
Lord?
or
if
I
am
poor,
I
may
become
a thief, using
the
name
of
my
God wrongly.
Do
not say evil
of
a
servant
to
his
master,
or
he
will put
a
curse
on
you,
and
you
will get
into trouble.
There
is
a
generation
who put
a
curse
on
their
father,
and do
not give
a
blessing
to
their
mother.
There
is
a
generation
who
seem
to
themselves
to
be free
from sin,
but
are
not
washed
from
their unclean ways.
There
is
a
generation,
O
how full
of pride
are
their
eyes!
O
how
their brows
are
lifted
up!
There
is
a
generation
whose
teeth
are
like
swords,
their strong
teeth
like
knives,
for
the destruction
of
the
poor
from
the
earth,
and
of
those
who
are
in need
from
among
men.
The night-spirit
has
two
daughters,
Give,
give. There
are
three
things which
are
never
full,
even
four which
never
say,
Enough:
The underworld,
and
the woman
without
a child;
the
earth
which
never
has
enough
water,
and
the
fire
which
never
says,
Enough.
The
eye
which makes sport
of
a
father,
and sees no
value
in
a
mother
when
she
is
old
will
be rooted out
by
the
ravens
of
the
valley,
and
be
food
for
the
young
eagles.
There
are
three
things,
the wonder
of which overcomes
me,
even
four
things outside
my
knowledge:
The
way
of
an
eagle
in
the air;
the
way
of
a
snake
on
a
rock;
the
way
of
a
ship
in
the
heart
of
the
sea;
and
the
way
of
a
man
with
a
girl.
This
is
the
way
of
a
false
wife;
she takes
food,
and, cleaning
her
mouth,
says,
I
have
done
no
wrong.
For
three
things
the
earth
is
moved,
and
there
are
four which
it
will
not
put
up
with:
A
servant
when
he
becomes
a
king;
a
man without sense
when
his wealth
is increased;
A
hated
woman
when
she
is
married;
and
a servant-girl
who
takes
the
place
of
her master's
wife.
There
are
four
things which
are
little
on
the
earth,
but
they
are very
wise:
The
ants
are
a
people
not
strong,
but
they
put
by
a store
of
food
in
the
summer;
The conies
are only
a feeble
people,
but
they
make
their
houses
in
the
rocks;
The
locusts
have
no
king,
but
they
all
go
out
in bands;
You
may
take
the
lizard
in
your
hands,
but
it
is
in kings' houses.
There
are
three
things whose
steps
are
good
to see, even
four whose goings
are fair:
The
lion,
which
is strongest
among
beasts,
not
turning
from
his
way
for
any;
The war-horse,
and
the he-goat,
and
the
king
when
his
army
is
with
him.
If
you
have
done foolishly
in lifting
yourself
up,
or
if
you
have
had evil designs,
put
your
hand
over
your
mouth.
The shaking
of
milk makes
butter,
and
the twisting
of
the
nose makes
blood
come:
so
the forcing
of
wrath
is
a
cause
of fighting.
The
words
of
Lemuel,
king
of Massa:
the teaching
which
he
had
from
his
mother.
What am
I
to say
to
you,
O Lemuel,
my oldest
son?
and
what,
O
son
of
my
body?
and
what,
O
son
of
my oaths?
Do
not
give
your
strength
to
women,
or
your
ways
to
that
which
is
the destruction
of
kings.
It
is
not
for
kings, O
Lemuel,
it
is
not
for
kings
to take
wine,
or
for
rulers
to
say, Where
is
strong
drink?
For
fear
that
through
drinking
they
may come
to
have
no respect
for
the law, wrongly judging
the
cause
of
those
who
are
in trouble.
Give
strong
drink
to
him
who
is near
to
destruction,
and
wine
to
him whose
soul
is
bitter:
Let
him
have
drink,
and
his need
will go
from
his
mind,
and
the memory
of
his
trouble
will
be
gone.
Let
your
mouth
be
open
for
those
who
have
no voice,
in
the
cause
of
those
who
are ready
for death.
Let
your
mouth be
open,
judging
rightly,
and give
right decisions
in
the
cause
of
the
poor
and those
in need.
Who
may make
discovery
of
a
woman
of virtue?
For
her
price
is much higher than
jewels.
The
heart
of her
husband
has faith
in her,
and
he
will
have profit
in full measure.
She
does
him
good
and
not
evil
all
the
days
of
her
life.
She gets
wool
and
linen, working at
the business
of her
hands.
She
is
like
the trading-ships, getting
food
from
far
away.
She
gets
up
while
it
is
still
night,
and
gives meat
to
her
family,
and
their
food
to
her servant-girls.
After looking
at
a
field
with care, she
gets
it
for
a
price, planting
a vine-garden
with
the profit
of
her work.
She puts
a band
of
strength round
her,
and
makes
her
arms
strong.
She sees
that
her marketing
is
of
profit
to
her:
her light
does
not
go out
by
night.
She
puts
her
hands
to
the cloth-working rod,
and
her fingers
take
the wheel.
Her
hands
are
stretched
out
to
the
poor; yes, she
is open-handed
to those
who
are
in need.
She
has
no
fear
of
the
snow
for
her
family,
for
all
those
in
her
house
are
clothed
in
red.
She
makes
for herself cushions
of needlework; her
clothing
is fair
linen
and
purple.
Her
husband
is
a
man
of
note
in
the public
place,
when
he takes
his
seat
among
the responsible
men
of
the
land.
She
makes
linen robes
and gets
a price
for
them,
and traders
take
her cloth bands
for
a price.
Strength
and self-respect
are
her
clothing; she
is facing
the future
with
a smile.
Her
mouth
is
open
to give
out
wisdom,
and
the
law
of mercy
is
on
her
tongue.
She gives attention
to
the
ways
of
her
family,
she
does
not take
her
food
without working
for
it.
Her
children
get
up
and
give
her honour,
and
her
husband gives
her
praise, saying,
Unnumbered
women
have
done well,
but
you
are
better
than
all
of
them.
Fair looks
are
a
deceit,
and
a
beautiful form
is
of no value;
but
a
woman
who
has
the
fear
of
the
Lord
is
to
be
praised.
Give
her credit
for
what
her
hands
have
made:
let
her
be
praised
by
her
works
in
the public
place.
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiates or, The Preacher
Ecclesiastes
Ecc
Ecclesiastes
or, The Preacher
The
words
of
the
Preacher,
the
son
of
David,
king
in
Jerusalem.
All
is
to
no purpose,
said
the
Preacher,
all
the ways
of
man are
to
no purpose.
What
is
a
man profited
by
all
his
work
which
he
does
under
the
sun?
One
generation
goes
and
another
comes;
but
the
earth
is
for
ever.
The
sun
comes
up
and
the
sun
goes down,
and
goes quickly
back
to
the
place
where
he
came
up.
The
wind
goes
to
the
south,
turning
back
again
to
the
north;
circling
round
for
ever.
All
the rivers
go
down
to
the
sea,
but
the
sea
is
not
full;
to
the
place
where
the rivers
go,
there
they
go
again.
All
things
are
full
of weariness;
man
may
not
give
their story:
the
eye
has
never
enough
of
its
seeing,
or
the
ear
of
its
hearing.
That
which
has
been,
is
that
which
is
to
be,
and
that
which
has
been
done,
is
that
which
will
be
done,
and
there
is
no
new
thing
under
the
sun.
Is
there
anything
of
which
men
say,
See,
this
is
new?
It
has
been
in
the
old
time
which
was
before
us.
There
is
no memory
of
those
who
have
gone
before,
and
of
those
who
come
after
there
will
be
no memory
for
those
who
are
still
to
come
after
them.
I,
the
Preacher,
was
king
over
Israel
in
Jerusalem.
And
I
gave
my
heart
to
searching
out
in
wisdom
all
things
which
are
done
under
heaven:
it
is
a hard
thing
which
God
has
put
on
the
sons
of
men
to
do.
I
have
seen
all
the
works
which
are
done
under
the
sun;
all
is
to
no purpose,
and desire
for
wind.
That which
is
bent
may
not
be made straight,
and
that which
is
not there
may
not
be
numbered.
I
said
to
my
heart,
See,
I
have
become
great
and
am
increased
in
wisdom
more
than
any
who
were
before
me
in
Jerusalem —
yes,
my
heart
has
seen
much
wisdom
and
knowledge.
And
I
gave
my
heart
to getting
knowledge
of
wisdom,
and
of
the ways
of
the
foolish.
And
I saw
that
this again
was desire
for
wind.
Because
in
much
wisdom
is
much grief,
and
increase
of
knowledge
is
increase
of
sorrow.
I
said
in
my
heart,
I
will
give
you
joy
for
a
test;
so
take
your
pleasure —
but
it
was
to no
purpose.
Of laughing
I
said,
It
is foolish;
and
of
joy —
What use
is
it?
I
made
a
search
with
my
heart
to
give
pleasure
to
my
flesh
with
wine,
still guiding
my
heart
with
wisdom,
and
to
go
after
foolish
things,
so
that
I
might
see
what
was
good
for
the
sons
of
men
to
do
under
the
heavens
all
the
days
of
their
life.
I undertook
great
works,
building myself
houses
and planting vine-gardens.
I
made myself
gardens
and
fruit
gardens, planting
in
them fruit-trees
of
all sorts.
I
made
pools
to
give
water
for
the
woods
with
their young
trees.
I got men-servants
and women-servants,
and
they
gave birth
to
sons
and daughters
in
my
house.
I
had great wealth
of
herds
and
flocks,
more
than
all
who
were
in
Jerusalem
before
me.
I got
together
silver
and
gold
and
the wealth
of
kings
and
of countries.
I got makers
of
song,
male
and female;
and
the delights
of
the
sons
of
men — girls
of
all sorts
to
be
my brides.
And
I
became
great;
increasing
more
than
all
who
had
been
before
me
in
Jerusalem,
and
my
wisdom
was
still
with
me.
And
nothing
which
was
desired
by
my
eyes
did
I
keep
from
them;
I
did
not
keep
any
joy
from
my
heart,
because
my
heart
took
pleasure
in
all
my
work,
and
this
was
my
reward.
Then
I
saw
all
the
works
which
my
hands
had
made,
and
everything
I
had
been
working
to
do;
and
I
saw
that
all
was
to
no purpose
and desire
for
wind,
and
there
was
no
profit
under
the
sun.
And
I
went
again
in
search
of
wisdom
and
of
foolish ways.
What
may
the
man
do
who
comes
after
the
king?
The
thing
which
he
has
done before.
Then
I
saw
that
wisdom
is better
than
foolish ways —
as
the
light
is better
than
the
dark.
The
wise man's
eyes
are
in
his
head,
but
the
foolish
man
goes
walking
in
the
dark;
but
still
I saw
that
the
same event
comes
to
them
all.
Then
said
I
in
my
heart:
As
it comes
to
the
foolish
man,
so
will
it
come
to
me;
so
why
have
I
been
wise overmuch?
Then
I
said
in
my
heart:
This
again
is
to no
purpose.
Of
the
wise
man,
as
of
the
foolish
man,
there
is
no memory
for
ever,
seeing
that
those
who
now
are
will
have
gone
from memory
in
the
days
to
come.
See
how
death
comes
to
the
wise
as
to
the
foolish!
So
I
was
hating
life,
because
everything
under
the
sun
was
evil
to
me:
all
is
to
no purpose
and desire
for
wind.
Hate
had
I
for
all
my
work which
I
had
done,
because
the
man
who
comes
after
me
will
have
its fruits.
And
who
is
to
say
if
that
man
will
be
wise
or
foolish?
But
he
will
have power
over
all
my
work
which
I
have
done
and
in
which
I
have
been
wise
under
the
sun.
This
again
is
to
no
purpose.
So
my
mind
was
turned
to grief
for
all
the
trouble
I
had
taken
and
all
my
wisdom
under
the
sun.
Because
there
is
a
man
whose
work
has
been
done
with
wisdom,
with
knowledge,
and
with
an expert
hand;
but
one
who
has
done
nothing
for
it
will
have
it
for
his heritage.
This again
is
to
no
purpose
and
a
great
evil.
What
does
a
man get
for
all
his
work,
and
for
the weight
of care
with
which
he
has
done
his
work
under
the
sun?
All
his
days
are
sorrow,
and
his work
is
full
of grief.
Even
in
the
night
his
heart
has
no
rest.
This again
is
to
no
purpose.
There
is
nothing
better
for
a
man
than taking meat
and
drink,
and
having delight
in
his
work.
This again
I
saw
was
from
the
hand
of
God.
Who
may take
food
or
have pleasure
without
him?
To
the
man
with whom
he
is
pleased,
God
gives
wisdom
and
knowledge
and
joy;
but
to
the
sinner
he
gives
the
work
of getting goods
together
and storing
up wealth,
to
give
to
him
in whom
God
has
pleasure.
This
again
is
to
no
purpose
and desire
for
wind.
For
everything
there
is
a fixed
time,
and
a
time
for
every business
under
the sun.
A
time
for
birth
and
a
time
for
death;
a
time
for planting
and
a
time
for uprooting;
A
time
to put
to death
and
a
time
to make well;
a
time
for pulling
down
and
a
time
for
building
up;
A
time
for
weeping
and
a
time
for laughing;
a
time
for sorrow
and
a
time
for dancing;
A
time
to take
stones
away
and
a
time
to get
stones together;
a
time
for kissing
and
a
time
to
keep
from kissing;
A
time
for
search
and
a
time
for loss;
a
time
to
keep
and
a
time
to
give
away;
A
time
for undoing
and
a
time
for stitching;
a
time
for
keeping quiet
and
a
time
for
talk;
A
time
for
love
and
a
time
for
hate;
a
time
for
war
and
a
time
for
peace.
What
profit
has
the worker
in
the work
which
he
does?
I
saw
the
work
which
God
has
put
on
the
sons
of
man.
He
has
made
everything
right
in
its
time;
but
he
has
made
their
hearts
without knowledge,
so
that
man
is unable
to
see
the
works
of
God,
from
the
first
to
the
last.
I am
certain
that
there
is
nothing
better
for
a
man
than
to
be
glad,
and
to
do
good
while
life
is
in
him.
And
for
every
man
to
take
food
and
drink,
and
have joy
in
all
his
work,
is
a
reward
from
God.
I
am
certain
that
whatever
God
does
will
be
for
ever.
No
addition
may
be
made
to
it,
nothing
may
be
taken
from
it;
and
God
has
done
it
so
that
man
may
be
in
fear
before
him.
Whatever
is
has
been
before,
and
what
is
to
be
is
now;
because
God makes
search
for
the
things
which
are past.
And
again,
I
saw
under
the
sun,
in
the
place
of
the judges,
that
evil
was
there;
and
in
the
place
of
righteousness,
that
evil
was
there.
I
said
in
my
heart,
God
will
be
judge
of
the
good
and
of
the bad;
because
a
time
for
every
purpose
and
for
every
work
has
been fixed
by
him.
I
said
in
my
heart,
It
is
because
of
the
sons
of
men,
so
that
God
may put
them
to
the test
and
that
they
may
see
themselves
as
beasts.
Because
the
fate
of
the
sons
of
men
and
the
fate
of
the
beasts
is
the
same.
As
is
the
death
of
one
so
is
the
death
of
the
other,
and
all
have
one
spirit.
Man
is
not higher
than
the
beasts;
because
all
is
to
no
purpose.
All
go
to
one
place,
all
are
of
the
dust,
and
all
will
be
turned
to
dust
again.
Who
is
certain
that
the
spirit
of
the
sons
of
men
goes
up
to
heaven,
or
that
the
spirit
of
the
beasts
goes
down
to
the
earth?
So
I
saw
that
there
is
nothing
better
than
for
a
man
to
have
joy
in
his
work —
because
that
is
his
reward.
Who
will
make
him
see
what
will
come
after
him?
And
again
I
saw
all
the cruel
things
which
are
done
under
the
sun;
there
was
the weeping
of
those
who
have evil
done
to
them,
and
they
had
no
comforter:
and
from
the
hands
of
the evil-doers
there
went
out
power,
but
they
had
no
comforter.
So
my praise
was
for
the
dead
who
have
gone
to
their
death,
more
than
for
the
living
who
still
have
life.
Yes, happier
than
the dead
or
the living
seemed
he
who
has
not ever
been,
who
has
not
seen
the
evil
which
is
done
under
the
sun.
And
I
saw
that
the cause
of
all
the
work
and
of
everything
which
is
done
well
was man's
envy
of
his neighbour.
This again
is
to
no
purpose
and
a
desire
for
wind.
The
foolish
man, folding
his
hands, takes
the
flesh
of
his
body
for
food.
One
hand
full
of rest
is
better
than two
hands
full
of
trouble
and desire
for
wind.
Then
I
came
back,
and
I
saw
an example
of what
is
to no purpose
under
the
sun.
It
is
one
who
is
by
himself,
without
a
second,
and
without
son
or
brother;
but
there
is
no
end
to
all
his
work,
and
he
has
never
enough
of
wealth.
For
whom,
then,
am
I working
and keeping
myself
from pleasure?
This
again
is
to
no
purpose,
and
a bitter
work.
Two
are
better
than
one,
because
they
have
a
good
reward
for
their
work.
And
if
one
has
a
fall,
the
other
will
give
him
a hand;
but unhappy
is
the
man
who
is
by
himself,
because
he
has
no helper.
So again,
if
two
are sleeping
together
they
are
warm,
but
how
may
one
be
warm
by himself?
And
two
attacked
by
one would
be safe,
and
three cords twisted
together
are
not
quickly
broken.
A
young
man
who
is
poor
and
wise
is
better
than
a
king
who
is
old
and
foolish
and
will
not
be guided
by
the
wisdom
of others.
Because
out
of
a
prison
the young
man
comes
to
be
king,
though
by
birth
he
was
only
a
poor
man
in
the
kingdom.
I
saw
all
the
living
under
the
sun round
the
young
man
who
was
to
be ruler
in
place
of
the king.
There
was
no
end
of
all
the
people,
of
all
those
whose
head
he
was,
but
they
who
come
later
will
have
no delight
in
him.
This
again
is
to
no
purpose
and desire
for
wind.
Put
your feet
down
with
care
when
you
go
to
the house
of
God,
for
it
is
better
to
give ear
than
to
make
the burned
offerings
of
the foolish, whose knowledge
is only
of
doing evil.
Be
not unwise
with
your mouth,
and let
not
your heart
be quick
to
say
anything before God,
because God
is
in heaven
and
you
are
on
the earth —
so let
not
the
number
of
your
words
be
great.
As
a dream comes
from
much business,
so
the voice
of
a
foolish
man comes
with words
in
great number.
When
you take an oath
before
God, put
it quickly into effect,
because
he
has
no pleasure
in
the foolish; keep
the oath
you
have taken.
It
is
better
not
to
take
an oath
than
to
take
an oath
and
not keep
it.
Let
not
your mouth
make
your flesh do evil.
And
say
not
before
the angel,
It
was
an error.
So
that
God
may
not
be angry
with
your
words
and put
an end
to
the
work
of
your hands.
Because
much talk comes
from dreams
and
things
of
no
purpose.
But
let
the fear
of God
be
in
you.
If
you see
the poor under
a cruel yoke,
and law
and right being violently overturned
in
a
country,
be
not surprised,
because
one
authority
is keeping watch
on another
and
there
are higher
than
they.
It
is good generally
for
a country
where
the land
is worked
to
have
a king.
He
who
has
a love
for silver
never
has
enough silver,
or
he
who
has love
for wealth,
enough profit.
This again
is
to
no purpose.
When goods
are
increased,
the
number
of
those
who take
of
them
is
increased;
and what profit
has
the owner
but
to
see
them?
The sleep
of
a working
man
is sweet,
if
he
has little food
or much;
but
to
him
who
is full, sleep
will not come.
There
is
a great
evil
which
I
have seen
under
the sun —
wealth kept
by
the owner
to
be
his downfall.
And
I saw
the destruction
of
his
wealth
by
an evil chance;
and
when
he
became
the father
of
a son
he
had
nothing
in
his
hand.
As
he
came
from
his mother
at birth,
so
does
he
go again;
he
gets
from
his
work
no reward
which
he
may
take
away
in
his hand.
And
this again
is
a great evil,
that
in
all points
as
he came
so
will
he go;
and
what profit
has
he
in working
for
the wind?
All
his
days
are
in
the dark,
and
he
has
much
sorrow,
pain, disease,
and
trouble.
This
is
what
I
have seen:
it
is good
and fair
for
a
man
to
take meat
and drink
and
to
have
joy
in
all
his
work
under
the sun,
all
the days
of
his life
which
God
has
given
him;
that
is
his
reward.
Every man
to whom
God
has given money
and
wealth
and
the power
to
have
pleasure
in
it
and
to do
his part
and
have
joy
in
his work:
this
is given
by
God.
He will not give much thought to the days of his life; because God lets him be taken up with the joy of his heart.
There
is
an
evil
which
I
have
seen
under
the
sun,
and
it
is hard
on
men;
A
man
to
whom
God
gives money,
wealth,
and honour
so
that
he
has
all
his
desires
but
God
does
not
give
him
the power
to
have joy
of
it,
and
a strange
man
takes
it.
This
is
to
no
purpose
and
an
evil
disease.
If
a
man
has
a
hundred
children,
and
his
life
is
long
so
that
the
days
of
his
years
are
great
in
number,
but
his
soul
takes
no pleasure
in
good,
and
he
is
not honoured
at
his
death;
I
say
that
a
birth
before
its
time
is
better
than
he.
In wind
it
came
and
to
the
dark
it
will
go,
and
with
the
dark
will
its
name
be
covered.
Yes,
it
saw
not
the
sun,
and
it
had
no
knowledge;
it
is better
with
this
than
with
the
other.
And though
he
goes
on
living
a
thousand
years
twice
over
and
does
not
see
good,
are
not
the
two
going
to
the
same
place?
All
the
work
of
man
is
for
his
mouth,
and
still
he
has
a
desire
for food.
What
have
the
wise
more
than
the
foolish?
and
what
has
the
poor
man
by
walking wisely
before
the
living?
What
the
eyes
see
is
better
than
the wandering
of
desire.
This
is
to no
purpose
and
a
desire
for
wind.
That
which
is,
has
been
named
before,
and
of
what
man
is
there
is
knowledge.
He
has
no power
against
one stronger
than
he.
There
are
words without
number
for increasing
what
is
to no
purpose,
but
what
is
man profited
by
them?
Who
is able
to say
what
is
good
for
man
in
life
all
the
days
of
his foolish
life
which
he goes
through
like
a
shade?
who
will say
what
is
to
be
after
him
under
the
sun?
A
good
name
is
better
than
oil
of
great price,
and
the
day
of
death
than
the
day
of
birth.
It
is
better
to go
to
the
house
of weeping,
than
to go
to
the
house
of
feasting;
because
that
is
the
end
of
every
man,
and
the
living
will
take
it
to
their
hearts.
Sorrow
is
better
than joy;
when
the
face
is
sad
the
mind gets
better.
The
hearts
of
the
wise
are
in
the
house
of weeping;
but
the
hearts
of
the
foolish
are
in
the
house
of
joy.
It
is
better
to take note
of
the protest
of
the
wise,
than
for
a
man
to
give ear
to
the
song
of
the
foolish.
Like
the cracking
of thorns
under
a
pot,
so
is
the laugh
of
a
foolish
man;
and
this again
is
to no
purpose.
The
wise
are troubled
by
the ways
of
the cruel,
and
the giving
of money
is
the
destruction
of
the
heart.
The
end
of
a
thing
is
better
than its start,
and
a gentle
spirit
is
better
than pride.
Be
not quick
to
let
your
spirit
be
angry;
because
wrath
is
in
the
heart
of
the
foolish.
Say
not,
Why
were
the
days
which
have
gone
by
better
than
these?
Such
a
question
comes
not
from
wisdom.
Wisdom
together
with
a
heritage
is
good,
and
a profit
to
those who
see
the
sun.
Wisdom keeps
a
man
from danger
even
as
money
does;
but
the value
of
knowledge
is
that
wisdom gives
life
to
its
owner.
Give thought
to
the
work
of
God.
Who
will
make straight
what
he
has
made
bent?
In
the
day
of
wealth
have
joy,
but
in
the
day
of
evil
take thought:
God
has put
the
one
against
the
other,
so
that
man
may
not
be certain
what
will
be
after
him.
These two
have
I
seen
in
my
life which
is
to
no purpose:
a good
man coming
to
his end
in
his
righteousness,
and
an
evil
man
whose
days
are
long
in
his evil-doing.
Be
not given overmuch
to righteousness
and
be
not over-wise.
Why
let destruction
come
on
you?
Be
not
evil overmuch,
and
be
not
foolish.
Why
come
to
your end
before
your
time?
It
is
good
to
take
this
in
your
hand
and
not
to keep
your
hand
from
that;
he
who
has
the
fear
of
God
will
be
free
of
the
two.
Wisdom makes
a
wise
man stronger than
ten
rulers
in
a
town.
There
is
no
man
on
earth
of
such righteousness
that
he
does
good
and
is free
from
sin all
his
days.
Do
not
give ear
to
all
the
words
which
men
say,
for fear
of
hearing
the
curses
of
your
servant.
Your
heart
has
knowledge
how frequently
others
have
been
cursed
by
you.
All
this
I
have
put
to
the
test
by
wisdom;
I
said,
I
will
be
wise,
but
it
was
far
from
me.
Far
off
is true existence,
and very
deep;
who
may
have knowledge
of
it?
I gave
my
mind
to
knowledge
and
to
searching
for
wisdom
and
the reason
of things,
and
to
the discovery
that sin
is
foolish,
and
that
to
be
foolish
is
to
be without one's senses.
And
I saw
a
thing
more
bitter
than
death,
even
the
woman
whose
heart
is full
of tricks
and
nets,
and
whose
hands
are
as bands.
He
with
whom
God
is
pleased
will
get free
from
her,
but
the
sinner
will
be
taken
by
her.
Look!
this
I
have
seen,
said
the
Preacher, taking
one
thing after
another
to get
the true account,
For
which
my
soul
is
still
searching,
but
I
have
it
not;
one
man
among
a
thousand
have
I seen;
but
a
woman
among
all
these
I
have
not seen.
This
only
have
I
seen,
that
God
made
men
upright,
but
they
have
been
searching
out all sorts
of inventions.
Who
is
like
the
wise
man?
and
to
whom
is
the sense
of
anything clear?
A man's
wisdom
makes
his
face shining,
and
his hard
face
will
be
changed.
I
say
to
you,
Keep
the king's law,
from
respect
for
the
oath
of
God.
Be
not quick
to go
from
before
him.
Be
not
fixed
in
an
evil design,
because
he
does
whatever
is pleasing
to
him.
The
word
of
a
king
has
authority;
and
who
may
say
to
him,
What
is
this
you
are
doing?
Whoever
keeps
the law
will come
to
no
evil:
and
a
wise man's
heart
has
knowledge
of
time
and
of
decision.
For
every
purpose
there
is
a
time
and
a
decision,
because
the
sorrow
of
man
is
great
in
him.
No
one
is
certain
what
is
to
be,
and
who
is able
to say
to
him
when
it
will
be?
No
man
has
authority
over
the
wind,
to keep
the
wind;
or
is
ruler
over
the
day
of
his
death.
In
war
no man's
time
is free,
and
evil
will
not keep
the sinner safe.
All
this
have
I
seen,
and
have
given
my
heart
to
all
the
work
which
is
done
under
the
sun:
there
is
a
time
when
man
has power
over
man
for
his
destruction.
And
then
I
saw
evil
men
put
to rest, taken
even
from
the
holy
place;
and
they
went
about
and
were praised
in
the
town
because
of
what
they
had
done.
This again
is
to no
purpose.
Because punishment
for
an
evil
work
comes
not
quickly,
the
minds
of
the
sons
of
men
are
fully
given
to
doing
evil.
Though
a
sinner
does
evil
a
hundred
times
and
his life
is
long,
I
am
certain
that
it
will
be
well
for
those
who
go
in
fear
of
God
and
are
in
fear
before
him.
But
it
will
not
be
well
for
the evil-doer;
he
will
not make
his
days
long
like
a
shade,
because
he
has
no
fear
before
God.
There
is
a
thing
which
is
to no
purpose
done
on
the
earth:
that
there
are good
men
to
whom
is given
the
same punishment
as
those
who
are
evil,
and
there
are
evil
men
who
get
the reward
of
the good.
I
say
that
this again
is
to no
purpose.
So
I
gave
praise
to
joy,
because
there
is
nothing
better
for
a
man
to
do
under
the
sun
than
to
take meat
and
drink
and
be
happy;
for
that
will
be
with
him
in
his
work
all
the
days
of
his
life
which
God
gives
him
under
the
sun.
When
I
gave
my
mind
to
the
knowledge
of
wisdom
and
to
seeing
the business
which
is
done
on
the
earth (and
there
are
those
whose
eyes
see
not
sleep
by
day
or
by
night),
Then
I
saw
all
the
work
of
God,
and
that
man
may
not get
knowledge
of
the
work
which
is
done
under
the
sun;
because,
if
a
man gives
hard
work
to
the
search
he
will
not get
knowledge,
and
even
if
the
wise
man
seems
to
be coming
to
the end
of
his
search,
still
he
will
be
without
knowledge.
All
this
I
took
to
heart,
and
my
heart saw
it
all:
that
the upright
and
the
wise
and
their works
are
in
the
hand
of
God;
and
men
may
not
be
certain
if
it
will
be
love
or
hate;
all
is
to
no
purpose
before
them.
Because
to
all
there
is
one event,
to
the upright
man
and
to
the
evil,
to
the
clean
and
to
the
unclean,
to
him
who makes
an
offering
and
to
him
who makes
no
offering;
as
is
the
good
so
is
the
sinner;
he
who
takes
an
oath
is
as
he
who
has
fear
of
it.
This
is
evil
in
all
things
which
are
done
under
the
sun:
that
there
is
one
fate
for
all,
and
the
hearts
of
the
sons
of
men
are
full
of
evil;
while
they
have
life
their
hearts
are foolish,
and
after
that —
to
the
dead.
For
him
who
is joined
to
all
the
living
there
is
hope;
a
living
dog
is
better
than
a
dead
lion.
The
living
are conscious
that
death
will come
to
them,
but
the
dead
are
not conscious
of
anything,
and
they
no
longer
have
a
reward,
because
there
is
no
memory
of
them.
Their
love
and
their
hate
and
their
envy
are
now ended;
and
they
have
no
longer
a
part
for
ever
in
anything
which
is
done
under
the
sun.
Come,
take
your
bread
with
joy,
and
your
wine
with
a glad
heart.
God
has
taken
pleasure
in
your
works.
Let
your
clothing
be
white
at
all
times,
and
let
not
your
head
be
without
oil.
Have joy
with
the
woman
of
your
love
all
the
days
of
your foolish
life
which
he
gives
you
under
the
sun.
Because
that
is
your
part
in
life
and
in
your
work
which
you
do
under
the
sun.
Whatever
comes
to
your
hand
to
do
with
all
your
power,
do
it
because
there
is
no
work,
or thought,
or
knowledge,
or
wisdom
in
the
place
of
the dead
to
which
you
are
going.
And
again
I
saw
under
the
sun
that
the reward goes
not
to
him
who
is quick,
or
the fruits
of
war
to
the
strong;
and
there
is
no
bread
for
the
wise,
or
wealth
for
men
of learning,
or respect
for
those
who
have
knowledge;
but
time
and
chance
come
to
all.
Even
man
has
no
knowledge
of
his
time;
like fishes
taken
in
an
evil net,
or
like
birds
taken
by deceit,
are
the
sons
of
men
taken
in
an
evil
time
when
it
comes
suddenly
on
them.
This again
I
have
seen
under
the
sun
as
wisdom
and
it
seemed
great
to
me.
There
was
a
little
town
and
the number
of
its
men
was
small,
and there
came
a
great
king
against
it
and
made
an
attack
on
it,
building
works
of war
round
about
it.
Now
there
was
in
the
town
a
poor,
wise
man,
and
he,
by
his
wisdom, kept
the
town safe.
But
no
one
had
any memory
of
that
same
poor
man.
Then
I
said,
Wisdom
is
better
than
strength,
but
the
poor man's
wisdom
is
not respected,
and
his
words
are
not
given
a
hearing.
The
words
of
the
wise
which come quietly
to
the ear
are noted more than
the
cry
of
a
ruler
among
the
foolish.
Wisdom
is
better
than
instruments
of
war, but
one
sinner
is
the
destruction
of
much
good.
Dead
flies make
the
oil
of
the
perfumer give
out an evil smell; more valued
is
a
little
wisdom than
the great
glory
of
the
foolish.
The
heart
of
the
wise
man goes
in
the
right direction;
but
the
heart
of a
foolish
man
in
the wrong.
And
when
the
foolish
man
is
walking
in
the
way,
he
has
no
sense
and lets
everyone see
that
he
is
foolish.
If
the
wrath
of
the
ruler
is
against
you, keep
in
your
place;
in
him
who keeps quiet
even
great
sins
may
be overlooked.
There
is
an
evil which
I
have
seen
under
the
sun,
like
an
error which
comes
by chance
from
a
ruler:
The foolish
are
placed
in
high positions,
but
men
of wealth
are
kept
low.
I
have
seen
servants
on
horses,
and
rulers
walking
on
the
earth
as
servants.
He who makes
a hole for others
will
himself
go
into
it,
and for
him who makes
a hole
through
a
wall
the bite
of
a
snake
will be
a punishment.
He who gets
out
stones
from
the earth
will
be damaged
by them,
and
in
the cutting
of
wood there
is danger.
If
the
iron
has
no
edge,
and
he
does
not
make
it sharp,
then
he
has
to put
out
more
strength;
but
wisdom
makes
things go well.
If
a
snake gives
a bite
before
the
word
of power
is said,
then
there
is
no
longer
any use
in
the
word
of power.
The
words
of
a
wise man's
mouth
are sweet
to
all,
but
the
lips
of
a
foolish
man
are
his destruction.
The
first
words
of
his
mouth
are
foolish,
and
the
end
of
his
talk
is
evil
crime.
The
foolish
are full
of
words;
man
has
no
knowledge
of
what
will
be;
and
who
is able
to
say
what
will
be
after
him?
The
work
of
the
foolish
will
be
a weariness
to
him,
because
he
has
no
knowledge
of
the way
to
the
town.
Unhappy
is
the
land whose
king
is
a
boy,
and whose
rulers
are feasting
in
the
morning.
Happy
is
the
land
whose
ruler
is
of noble
birth,
and
whose
chiefs take
food
at
the right
time,
for
strength
and
not
for feasting.
When no work
is
done
the roof goes
in,
and
when
the
hands
do nothing water comes
into
the
house.
A feast
is
for laughing,
and
wine
makes
glad
the heart;
but
by
the
one
and
the
other
money
is wasted.
Say
not
a
curse
against
the
king,
even
in
your
thoughts;
and
even secretly
say
not
a
curse
against
the
man
of wealth;
because
a
bird
of
the air
will take
the
voice,
and
that
which
has
wings
will
give
news
of
it.
Put
out
your
bread
on
the
face
of
the
waters;
for
after
a
long
time
it
will
come back
to
you
again.
Give
a
part
to
seven
or
even
to
eight,
because
you
have
no
knowledge
of
the
evil
which
will
be
on
the
earth.
If
the
clouds
are
full
of
rain,
they send
it
down
on
the
earth;
and
if
a
tree
comes
down
to
the
south,
or
the
north,
in whatever
place
it
comes
down,
there
it
will
be.
He
who
is
watching
the
wind
will
not get
the
seed
planted,
and
he
who
is
looking
at
the
clouds
will
not get
in
the grain.
As
you
have
no
knowledge
of
the
way
of
the
wind,
or
of
the growth
of
the
bones
in
the
body
of
her
who
is
with child,
even
so
you
have
no
knowledge
of
the
works
of
God
who
has
made
all.
In
the
morning
put
your
seed
into
the earth,
and till
the
evening
let
not
your
hand
be
at rest;
because
you
are
not
certain
which
will
do
well,
this
or
that —
or
if
the
two
will
be equally
good.
Truly
the
light
is
sweet,
and
it
is
good
for
the
eyes
to
see
the
sun.
But
even
if
a man's
life
is
long
and
he
has
joy
in
all
his
years,
let
him
keep
in
mind
the
dark
days,
because
they
will
be great
in
number.
Whatever
may
come
is
to
no purpose.
Have
joy,
O
young
man,
while
you
are
young;
and
let
your
heart
be
glad
in
the
days
of
your strength,
and
go
in
the
ways
of
your
heart,
and
in
the desire
of
your
eyes;
but
be
certain
that
for
all
these
things
God
will
be
your
judge.
So
put
away
trouble
from
your
heart,
and sorrow
from
your
flesh;
because
the early years
and
the best years
are
to no
purpose.
Let
your
mind
be turned
to
your Maker
in
the
days
of
your strength,
while
the
evil
days
come
not,
and
the
years
are
far
away
when
you
will
say,
I
have
no
pleasure
in
them;
While
the
sun,
or
the
light,
or
the
moon,
or
the
stars,
are
not
dark,
and
the
clouds
come
not
back
after
the
rain;
In
the
day
when
the
keepers
of
the
house
are shaking
for fear,
and
the
strong
men
are
bent
down,
and
the women
who
were crushing
the grain
are
at rest
because
their number
is
small,
and
those
looking
out
of
the
windows
are unable
to
see;
When
the
doors
are
shut
in
the
street,
and
the
sound
of
the crushing
is
low,
and
the
voice
of
the
bird
is soft,
and
the
daughters
of
music
will
be
made
low;
And
he
is
in
fear
of
that
which
is
high,
and danger
is
in
the
road,
and
the
tree
is white
with flower,
and
the least
thing
is
a weight,
and desire
is
at
an end,
because
man
goes
to
his
last resting-place,
and
those
who
are sorrowing
are
in
the
streets;
Before ever
the
silver
cord
is cut,
or
the vessel
of
gold
is
broken,
or
the pot
is
broken
at
the fountain,
or
the
wheel
broken
at
the water-hole;
And
the
dust goes
back
to
the
earth
as
it
was,
and
the
spirit goes
back
to
God
who
gave
it.
All
things are
to
no purpose,
says
the
Preacher,
all
is
to
no purpose.
And because
the
Preacher
was
wise
he
still
gave
the
people
knowledge; searching
out, testing,
and putting
in order
a great
number
of
wise sayings.
The
Preacher
made
search
for
words
which
were pleasing,
but
his
writing
was
in
words
upright
and
true.
The
words
of
the
wise
are pointed,
and
sayings grouped
together
are
like nails fixed
with
a hammer; they
are
given
by
one guide.
And further,
my
son, take note
of
this:
of
the
making
of
books
there
is
no
end,
and
much learning
is
a weariness
to
the
flesh.
This
is
the last
word.
All
has
been
said.
Have
fear
of
God
and
keep
his laws;
because
this
is right
for
every
man.
God
will
be
judge
of
every
work,
with
every
secret
thing,
good
or
evil.
Song of Solomon
The Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
Sng
The Song of Solomon
The
song
of
Songs,
which
is Solomon's.
Let
him give
me
the
kisses
of
his
mouth:
for
his
love
is
better
than
wine.
Sweet
is
the smell
of
your perfumes;
your
name
is
as perfume running
out;
so
the young girls give
you
their
love.
Take
me
to
you,
and we
will
go
after
you:
the
king
has taken
me
into
his house. We
will
be
glad
and full
of
joy
in
you, we
will
give more
thought
to
your
love
than
to
wine:
rightly
are
they
your
lovers.
I
am
dark,
but fair
of form,
O
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
as
the
tents
of
Kedar,
as
the
curtains
of
Solomon.
Let
not
your eyes
be
turned
on
me, because
I
am
dark, because
I
was
looked
on
by
the
sun;
my mother's
children
were
angry
with
me;
they
made
me
the keeper
of
the vine-gardens;
but
my vine-garden
I
have
not kept.
Say,
O
love
of
my
soul,
where
you
give food
to
your
flock,
and
where
you
make
them
take
their
rest
in
the heat
of
the day;
why
have
I
to
be
as
one wandering
by
the
flocks
of
your
friends?
If
you
have
not
knowledge,
O most
beautiful
among
women,
go
on
your
way
in
the
footsteps
of
the
flock,
and give
your
young
goats food
by
the
tents
of
the keepers.
I have made
a comparison
of you, O my love,
to
a horse
in Pharaoh's carriages.
Your face is
a delight
with rings
of hair,
your
neck
with chains
of jewels.
We
will
make
you chains
of
gold
with
ornaments
of
silver.
While
the
king
is seated
at
his
table,
my spices
send
out
their
perfume.
As
a
bag
of
myrrh
is
my well-loved
one to me, when he
is
at rest all night
between
my
breasts.
My
love
is
to me as a branch
of the cypress-tree in the vine-gardens
of En-gedi.
See,
you
are
fair, my love,
you
are
fair;
you
have
the
eyes
of
a
dove.
See,
you
are
fair,
my loved
one,
and
a pleasure; our
bed
is
green.
Cedar-trees
are
the pillars
of our
house;
and our boards
are made
of fir-trees.
I
am a
rose
of
Sharon, a flower
of
the
valleys.
As
the lily-flower
among
the
thorns
of
the waste,
so
is
my love
among
the
daughters.
As
the apple-tree
among
the
trees
of
the
wood,
so
is
my loved
one
among
the
sons.
I
took
my rest
under
his
shade
with
great
delight,
and
his
fruit
was
sweet
to
my
taste.
He
took
me
to
the
house
of
wine,
and
his flag
over
me
was
love.
Make
me strong
with wine-cakes, let
me
be comforted
with
apples;
I
am overcome
with
love.
His
left
hand
is
under
my
head,
and
his
right
hand
is round about
me.
I
say
to
you,
O
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
by
the roes
of
the
field,
do
not let
love
be
moved
till
it
is ready.
The
voice
of
my loved
one!
See,
he
comes dancing
on
the
mountains, stepping quickly
on
the
hills.
My loved
one
is
like
a roe;
see,
he
is
on
the
other
side
of
our
wall,
he
is
looking
in
at
the
windows, letting himself
be seen
through
the spaces.
My loved
one
said
to
me,
Get
up,
my
love,
my
fair
one,
and
come away.
For,
see,
the
winter
is
past,
the
rain
is
over
and
gone;
The
flowers
are
come
on
the
earth;
the
time
of cutting
the vines
is
come,
and
the
voice
of
the dove
is sounding
in
our
land;
The fig-tree
puts
out
her green fruit
and
the
vines
with
their young fruit
give
a
good smell.
Get
up
from
your bed,
my
beautiful
one,
and
come away.
O
my
dove,
you are
in
the holes
of
the mountain sides,
in
the cracks
of
the high hills; let
me
see
your
face, let
your
voice come
to
my ears;
for
sweet
is
your
voice,
and
your
face
is fair.
Take
for us
the
foxes,
the
little
foxes, which do damage
to
the
vines; our
vines
have young grapes.
My loved one
is mine,
and
I
am his: he takes his food among
the flowers.
Till
the evening
comes,
and
the sky slowly becomes dark,
come,
my loved
one,
and
be
like
a roe
on
the
mountains
of
Bether.
By
night
on
my
bed
I
was
looking
for
him
who
is
the
love
of
my
soul:
I
was
looking
for
him,
but
I
did
not see
him.
I
will
get
up
now
and
go
about
the
town,
in
the
streets
and
in
the wide ways
I
will
go
after
him
who
is
the
love
of
my
soul:
I
went
after
him,
but
I
did
not see
him.
The
watchmen
who
go
about
the
town
came
by
me;
to
them
I said,
Have
you
seen
him
who
is
my heart's
desire?
I
was
but
a
little
way
from
them,
when
I
came face
to face
with
him
who
is
the
love
of
my
soul.
I
took
him
by
the hands,
and
did
not
let
him
go,
till
I
had
taken
him
into
my mother's
house,
and
into
the
room
of
her
who
gave
me
birth.
I
say
to
you,
O
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
by
the roes
of
the
field, let
not
love
be
moved
till
it
is ready.
Who
is
this
coming
out
of
the waste
places
like pillars
of
smoke,
perfumed
with sweet spices,
with
all
the spices
of
the trader?
See,
it
is
the
bed
of
Solomon;
sixty
men
of war
are
about
it,
of
the army
of
Israel,
All
of
them
armed
with
swords,
trained
in
war;
every
man
has
his
sword
at
his
side,
because
of
fear
in
the
night.
King
Solomon
made himself
a bed
of
the
wood
of
Lebanon.
He
made its
pillars
of
silver, its base
of
gold, its
seat
of
purple,
the
middle
of
it
of ebony.
Go
out, O
daughters
of Jerusalem,
and
see
King
Solomon,
with
the
crown which
his
mother
put
on
his head
on
the
day
when
he
was married,
and
on
the
day
of
the
joy
of
his
heart.
See,
you
are
fair,
my love,
you
are
fair;
you
have
the
eyes
of
a
dove;
your
hair
is
as
a
flock
of
goats,
which take their rest
on
the side
of
Gilead.
Your
teeth
are
like
a
flock
of
sheep
whose wool
is newly
cut, which
come
up
from
the
washing;
every
one
has
two lambs,
and
there
is
not
one
without young.
Your
red
lips
are like
a bright
thread,
and your mouth
is fair
of form;
the sides
of your head
are like
pomegranate fruit under your
veil.
Your
neck
is
like
the
tower
of
David
made
for
a store-house
of arms,
in which
a
thousand breastplates
are
hanging, breastplates
for fighting-men.
Your
two
breasts
are
like
two
young roes
of
the same birth, which take
their food among
the
lilies.
Till
the evening
comes,
and
the sky slowly becomes dark,
I
will go
to
the
mountain
of
myrrh,
and
to
the
hill
of
frankincense.
You
are
all
fair,
my love;
there
is
no mark
on
you.
Come
with
me
from
Lebanon,
my
bride,
with
me
from
Lebanon;
see
from
the
top
of
Amana,
from
the
top
of
Senir
and
Hermon,
from
the places
of
the
lions,
from
the
mountains
of
the
leopards.
You
have taken away my heart, my
sister, my
bride;
you
have taken away my heart,
with
one
look
you
have taken it,
with
one chain
of
your
neck!
How
fair
is
your
love,
my
sister!
How
much better
is
your
love
than
wine,
and
the smell
of
your
oils
than
any
perfume!
Your
lips
are dropping
honey;
honey
and
milk
are
under
your
tongue;
and
the smell
of
your
clothing
is
like
the smell
of
Lebanon.
A
garden walled-in
is my
sister, my
bride;
a
garden
shut
up,
a
spring
of water stopped.
The
produce
of
the garden
is
pomegranates;
with all
the best
fruits,
henna
and spikenard,
Spikenard
and safron;
calamus
and
cinnamon,
with
all
trees
of
frankincense;
myrrh
and
aloes,
with
all
the
chief
spices.
You are
a
fountain
of
gardens,
a
spring
of
living
waters,
and
flowing
waters
from
Lebanon.
Be
awake,
O
north
wind;
and
come,
O
south, blowing
on
my
garden,
so
that
its
spices
may
come
out. Let
my loved one
come
into
his
garden,
and
take
of
his good
fruits.
I
have
come
into
my
garden,
my
sister,
my
bride;
to
take
my
myrrh
with
my spice;
my wax
with
my
honey;
my
wine
with
my
milk.
Take meat,
O
friends;
take
wine, yes, be overcome
with
love.
I
am sleeping,
but
my
heart
is
awake;
it
is
the
sound
of
my loved
one
at
the door,
saying,
Be
open
to
me,
my
sister,
my
love,
my
dove,
my very beautiful
one;
my
head
is wet
with
dew,
and
my
hair
with
the drops
of
the
night.
I have
put
off
my
coat;
how
may I
put it
on?
My
feet
are
washed;
how
may I
make
them unclean?
My loved
one
put
his
hand
on
the door,
and
my
heart
was
moved
for
him.
I
got
up
to let
my loved
one
in;
and
my
hands
were dropping
with
myrrh,
and
my
fingers
with liquid
myrrh,
on
the lock
of
the door.
I
made
the door
open
to
my loved
one;
but
my loved
one
had
taken
himself
away,
and
was
gone,
my
soul
was feeble
when
his
back
was
turned
on
me;
I
went
after
him,
but
I
did
not
come
near
him;
I
said
his
name,
but
he
gave
me
no
answer.
The
keepers
who
go
about
the
town
overtook
me;
they gave
me
blows
and
wounds;
the
keepers
of
the
walls
took
away
my veil
from
me.
I say
to
you,
O
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
if
you
see
my loved
one,
what
will
you say
to
him?
That
I
am overcome
with
love.
What
is
your loved
one more than
another,
O fairest
among
women?
What
is
your loved
one more than
another,
that
you say
this
to us?
My loved one
is white
and
red,
the chief among
ten
thousand.
His
head
is as
the most delicate
gold; his
hair
is thick,
and
black as
a
raven.
His
eyes
are
as
the
eyes
of
doves
by
the
water
streams,
washed
with
milk,
and rightly
placed.
His face
is as
beds
of
spices, giving
out perfumes
of every sort; his
lips
like
lilies, dropping liquid
myrrh.
His
hands
are
as
rings
of
gold ornamented
with beryl-stones;
his
body
is
as
a smooth plate
of
ivory
covered
with
sapphires.
His
legs
are
as
pillars
of stone
on
a base
of delicate
gold;
his looks
are
as
Lebanon,
beautiful
as
the cedar-tree.
His
mouth
is most
sweet; yes,
he
is
all beautiful.
This
is
my loved
one,
and
this
is
my
friend,
O
daughters
of
Jerusalem.
Where
is
your loved
one
gone,
O most
fair
among
women?
Where
is
your loved
one
turned
away,
that
we may
go
looking
for
him
with
you?
My loved one
is
gone
down
into
his
garden,
to
the
beds
of
spices,
to
take food
in
the
gardens,
and
to get
lilies.
I
am for
my loved one,
and
my loved one
is for
me; he takes food among
the
lilies.
You
are
beautiful,
O my love,
as
Tirzah,
as
fair
as
Jerusalem;
you
are
to
be feared like an
army
with flags.
Let
your
eyes
be
turned
away
from
me;
see,
they
have overcome
me;
your
hair
is
as
a
flock
of
goats
which take
their rest
on
the
side
of
Gilead.
Your
teeth
are
like
a
flock
of
sheep which
come
up
from
the
washing;
every
one
has
two lambs,
and
there
is
not
one
without young.
Like
pomegranate fruit are
the sides
of your head under your
veil.
There
are
sixty
queens,
and
eighty servant-wives,
and young girls
without
number.
My
dove,
my very beautiful
one,
is
but
one;
she
is
the
only
one
of
her
mother,
she
is
the dearest
one
of
her
who
gave
her
birth.
The
daughters
saw
her,
and
gave
her
a blessing;
yes,
the
queens
and
the servant-wives,
and
they
gave
her
praises.
Who
is she, looking
down
as
the
morning light,
fair
as
the
moon, clear
as
the
sun,
who
is
to be feared
like
an army with flags?
I
went
down
into
the
garden
of nuts
to
see
the
green plants
of
the
valley,
and
to
see
if
the
vine was
in
bud,
and
the pomegranate-trees were
in flower.
Before
I
was conscious
of
it, ...
Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, so that our eyes may see you. What will you see in the Shulammite? A sword-dance.
How beautiful
are
your feet
in
their shoes,
O king's daughter!
The curves
of
your legs
are
like jewels,
the work
of
the hands
of
a good workman:
Your stomach
is
a store
of grain
with lilies round
it,
and
in
the middle
a round cup full
of wine.
Your two breasts are
like two young roes
of
the same
birth.
Your neck is as a tower
of ivory; your eyes like
the waters
in Heshbon,
by
the doorway
of Bath-rabbim; your nose is as
the tower on Lebanon looking over Damascus:
Your
head
is
like Carmel,
and
the hair
of
your
head
is
like purple,
in
whose net
the
king
is prisoner.
How beautiful
and how sweet
you
are, O love,
for delight.
You
are tall like
a palm-tree,
and
your breasts
are like
the fruit
of
the vine.
I said, Let
me go up
the palm-tree, and let
me take its branches
in my hands: your
breasts will be as
the fruit
of
the vine, and
the smell
of your breath
like apples;
And
the roof
of
your mouth
like good wine flowing
down smoothly
for
my loved
one, moving gently over
my lips
and
my teeth.
I
am
for
my loved one,
and
his desire
is
for
me.
Come,
my loved one, let
us go
out
into
the field; let
us take rest
among
the cypress-trees.
Let
us
go
out early
to
the vine-gardens; let
us see if
the vine
is
in bud, if it
has
put
out
its young fruit,
and
the pomegranate
is
in flower. There I
will give you
my
love.
The mandrakes
give
out
a sweet smell,
and
at
our doors
are all sorts
of good fruits, new
and old,
which
I
have
kept
for
my loved
one.
Oh
that
you
were
my
brother,
who
took milk
from
my mother's
breasts!
When
I
came
to
you
in
the
street,
I
would
give
you kisses;
yes,
I
would
not
be looked
down
on.
I
would
take
you
by
the hand
into
my mother's
house,
and
she
would
be
my teacher.
I
would
give
you
drink
of
spiced
wine,
drink
of
the
pomegranate.
His
left
hand would
be
under
my
head,
and
his
right
hand about
me.
I say
to
you,
O
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
do
not let
love
be
moved
till
it
is ready.
Who
is
this,
who
comes
up
from
the waste
places, resting
on
her loved
one?
It
was
I
who
made
you
awake
under
the apple-tree,
where
your
mother
gave
you
birth;
there
she
was
in pain
at
your
birth.
Put
me
as
a sign
on
your
heart,
as
a sign
on
your
arm;
love
is
strong
as
death,
and
wrath bitter
as
the underworld:
its
coals
are
coals
of
fire; violent
are
its flames.
Much
water
may
not
put
out
love,
or
the deep
waters
overcome
it:
if
a
man
would
give
all
the
substance
of
his
house
for
love,
it
would
be judged
a price
not
great
enough.
We
have
a
young
sister,
and
she
has
no
breasts;
what
are
we
to
do
for
our
sister
in
the
day
when
she
is given
to
a
man?
If
she
is
a
wall,
we
will make
on
her
a strong base
of
silver;
and
if
she
is
a
door,
we
will let
her
be shut
up
with cedar-wood.
I
am
a
wall,
and
my
breasts
are
like
towers;
then
was
I
in
his
eyes
as
one
to whom good chance
had
come.
Solomon
had
a vine-garden
at
Baal-hamon;
he
let
out
the vine-garden
to
keepers;
every
one
had
to
give
a
thousand bits
of
silver
for
its
fruit.
My vine-garden, which
is mine,
is
before
me:
you, O
Solomon,
will have
the
thousand,
and
those who
keep
the
fruit
of
them
two
hundred.
You
who
have
your resting-place
in
the
gardens,
the friends
give ear
to
your
voice;
make
me
give ear
to it.
Come quickly,
my loved
one,
and be
like
a roe
on
the
mountains
of
spice.
Isaiah
The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
Isa
The Book of the Prophet
Isaiah
The
vision
of
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
which
he
saw
about
Judah
and
Jerusalem,
in
the
days
of
Uzziah,
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah,
kings
of
Judah.
Give
ear,
O
heavens,
and
you,
O
earth,
to
the
word which
the
Lord
has
said:
I
have taken care
of
my
children till
they
became
men,
but
their hearts
have
been turned away
from
me.
Even
the
ox
has
knowledge
of
its
owner,
and
the ass
of
the place
where
its master puts
its food:
but
Israel
has
no
knowledge,
my
people
give
no
thought
to
me.
O
nation full
of
sin,
a
people weighted
down
with
crime,
a
generation
of evil-doers, false-hearted
children:
they
have gone
away
from
the
Lord,
they
have no respect
for
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
their hearts
are turned
back
from
him.
Why
will
you
have
more
and
more punishment?
why
keep
on
in
your evil ways?
Every
head
is tired
and
every
heart
is feeble.
The body,
from
head
to
foot,
is
all diseased;
it
is
a mass
of open
wounds, marks
of
blows,
and broken flesh:
the flow
of blood
has
not
been stopped,
and
no
oil
has
been put
on
the
wounds.
Your
country
has become
waste;
your
towns
are
burned
with
fire;
as
for
your
land,
it
is overturned
before
your eyes,
made
waste
and overcome
by men
from
strange
lands.
And
the
daughter
of
Zion
has become
like
a tent
in
a vine-garden,
like
a watchman's house
in
a
field
of fruit,
like
a
town shut
in
by armies.
If
the
Lord
of
armies
had
not kept
some
at least
of us safe,
we
would
have
been
like
Sodom,
and
the fate
of
Gomorrah
would
have
been ours.
Give
ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
you
rulers
of
Sodom; let
your hearts
be turned
to
the
law
of
our
God,
you
people
of
Gomorrah.
What use
to
me
is
the
number
of
the
offerings
which
you give
me?
says
the
Lord;
your burned
offerings
of
sheep,
and
the
best parts
of
fat
cattle,
are
a weariness
to
me;
I take
no
pleasure
in
the
blood
of
oxen,
or
of
lambs,
or
of he-goats.
At
whose
request
do
you
come
before
me, making
my house unclean
with
your feet?
Give
me
no
more
false
offerings;
the
smoke
of burning flesh
is
disgusting
to
me,
so
are
your
new
moons
and
Sabbaths
and
your holy meetings.
Your
new
moons
and
your regular
feasts
are
a grief
to
my
soul:
they
are
a weight
in
my
spirit;
I
am crushed
under
them.
And
when
your
hands
are
stretched
out
to
me,
my
eyes
will
be turned
away
from
you:
even
though
you go
on
making
prayers,
I
will
not
give ear:
your
hands
are
full
of
blood.
Be
washed,
make
yourselves
clean;
put
away
the
evil
of
your
doings
from
before
my
eyes;
let there
be an end
of
sinning;
Take pleasure
in well-doing; let
your ways be upright, keep
down
the cruel,
give
a
right
decision
for
the child
who
has no father, see
to
the
cause
of
the
widow.
Come
now,
and
let
us
have
an
argument together,
says
the
Lord:
how
may
your
sins which
are
red
like blood
be
white
as
snow?
how
may
their dark
purple seem
like
wool?
If
you
will
give ear
to
my word
and
do
it,
the
good
things
of
the
land
will
be yours;
But
if
your hearts
are turned
against
me,
I
will send destruction
on
you
by
the
sword;
so
the
Lord
has
said.
The upright
town
has
become untrue;
there
was
a
time
when
her judges
gave
right
decisions,
when
righteousness
had
a resting-place
in
her,
but
now she
is
full
of
those
who
take men's
lives.
Your
silver
is no longer true metal,
your wine
is mixed
with
water.
Your
chiefs
have
gone
against
the Lord,
they
have become
friends
of
thieves;
every
one
of
them
is looking
for profit
and
going
after
rewards;
they
do
not
give right decisions
for
the child
who
has
no father,
and
they
do
not
let
the
cause
of
the
widow
come
before
them.
For
this
reason
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
the Strong
One
of
Israel,
has
said,
I
will put
an end
to
my haters,
and send punishment
on
those
who
are against
me;
And
my
hand
will
again
be
on
you, washing
away
what
is unclean
as
with soap,
and taking
away
all
your false metal;
And
I
will
give
you
judges
again
as
at
the
first,
and wise
guides
as
in
the
past;
then
you
will
be
named,
The
Town
of
Righteousness,
the
true
town.
Upright
acts
will
be
the
price
of Zion's forgiveness,
and
by
righteousness
will men
be living
there.
But
a common
destruction
will overtake
sinners
and evil-doers
together,
and those
who
have
gone
away
from
the
Lord
will
be cut off.
For
you
will
be
put
to
shame
because
of
the trees
of
your
desire,
and
because
of
the
gardens
of
your pleasure.
For
you
will
be
like
a tree
whose
leaves
have
become dry,
and
like
a
garden
without
water.
And
the
strong
will
be
as food
for
the fire,
and
his
work
as
a flame;
and
they
will
be
burned
together,
with
no
one
to
put
out
the fire.
The
word
which
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
saw
about
Judah
and
Jerusalem.
And
it
will
come
about
in
the
last
days,
that
the
mountain
of
the
Lord
will
be
placed
on
the
top
of
the
mountains,
and
be
lifted
up
over
the
hills;
and
all
nations
will
come
to
it.
And
the
peoples
will
say,
Come,
and
let
us
go
up
to
the
mountain
of
the
Lord,
to
the
house
of
the
God
of
Jacob:
and
he
will
give
us knowledge
of
his
ways,
and
we
will
be guided
by
his
word;
for
out
of
Zion
the
law
will
go
out,
and
the
word
of
the
Lord
from
Jerusalem.
And
he
will
be
the
judge
between
the
nations,
and
the
peoples
will
be
ruled
by
his
decisions:
and
their
swords
will
be
turned
into plough-blades,
and
their
spears
into vine-knives:
no
longer
will
the
nations
be turning
their
swords
against
one
another,
and
the knowledge
of
war
will
be
gone
for
ever.
O
family
of
Jacob, come,
and let us go
in
the
light
of
the
Lord.
For
you,
O Lord,
have
given up
your
people,
the
family
of
Jacob,
because
they
are
full
of
the evil ways
of
the
east,
and
make use
of secret arts
like
the
Philistines,
and
are friends
with
the
children
of strange countries.
And
their
land
is
full
of
silver
and
gold,
and
there
is
no
end
to
their
stores;
their
land
is
full
of
horses,
and
there
is
no
end
to
their carriages.
Their
land
is
full
of
images;
they give
worship
to
the
work
of
their
hands,
even
to
that
which
their
fingers
have
made.
And
the poor man's head
is bent,
and
the great
man goes
down
on
his face:
for
this cause there
will
be
no forgiveness
for
their sin.
Go
into
a hole
in
the
rock, covering
yourselves
with
dust,
in
fear
of
the
Lord,
before
the glory
of
his power.
The
high
looks
of
man
will
be put
to shame,
and
the
pride
of
men
will
be
made
low,
and
only
the
Lord
will
be
lifted up
in
that
day.
For
the
day
of
the
Lord
of
armies
is coming
on
all
the
pride
of
men,
and
on
all
who
are
high
and
lifted
up;
And
on
all
the
high trees
of
Lebanon,
and
on
all
the strong trees
of
Bashan;
And
on
all
the
high
mountains,
and
on
all
the
hills
which
are
lifted
up;
And
on
every
high
tower,
and
on
every strong
wall;
And
on
all
the
ships
of
Tarshish,
and
on
all
the fair
boats.
And
the
high looks
of
man
will
be put
to shame,
and
the
pride
of
men
will
be
made
low:
and
only
the
Lord
will
be
lifted up
in
that
day.
And the
images
will never be seen again.
And men
will
go
into cracks
of
the
rocks,
and
into
holes
of
the
earth,
for
fear
of
the
Lord,
and
before
the glory
of
his power,
when
he
comes
out
of
his
place, shaking
the
earth
with
his
strength.
In
that
day
men
will put
their
images
of
silver
and
of
gold,
which
they
made
for
worship,
in
the keeping
of
the beasts
of
the dark places;
To
take cover
in
the cracks
of
the
rocks,
and
in
the holes
of
the
hills,
for
fear
of
the
Lord,
and
before
the glory
of
his power,
when
he
comes
out
of
his
place, shaking
the
earth
with
his
strength.
Have
no
more
to
do
with
man,
whose
life
is only
a
breath,
for
he
is
of
no
value.
For
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
is
about
to
take
away
from
Jerusalem
and
from
Judah
all
their support;
their store
of
bread
and
of
water;
The
strong
man
and
the
man
of
war;
the
judge
and
the
prophet;
the
man
who
has knowledge
of secret arts,
and
the
man
who
is wise because
of
his years;
The
captain
of
fifty,
and
the
man
of
high position,
and
the
wise guide,
and
the wonder-worker,
and
he
who
makes
use
of secret powers.
And
I
will
make
children
their
chiefs,
and foolish ones
will
have
rule
over
them.
And
the
people
will
be crushed,
every
one
by
his neighbour;
the
young
will
be full
of pride
against
the
old,
and
those
of low position
will
be lifted up
against
the noble.
When
one
man puts
his
hand
on
another
in
his father's
house,
and says,
You
have
clothing,
be
our
ruler
and
be responsible
for
us
in
our sad condition:
Then
he
will
say
with
an oath,
I
will
not
be
a helper,
for
in
my
house
there
is
no
bread
or
clothing:
I
will
not
let
you
make
me
a
ruler
of
the
people.
For
Jerusalem
has become
feeble,
and destruction
has
come
on
Judah,
because
their words
and
their acts
are
against
the
Lord, moving
the
eyes
of
his
glory
to wrath.
Their
respect
for
a man's position
is
a witness
against
them;
and
their
sin
is
open
to
the view
of all;
like
that
of
Sodom,
it
is
not covered.
A curse
on
their
soul!
for
the measure
of
their
sin
is full.
Happy
is
the upright
man!
for
he
will
have joy
of
the
fruit
of
his ways.
Unhappy
is
the sinner!
for
the reward
of
his
evil doings
will come
on
him.
As
for
my
people,
their
ruler
is acting
like
a child,
and those
who
have
authority
over
them
are
women. O
my
people,
your guides
are
the cause
of
your
wandering, turning
your
footsteps out
of
the
right
way.
The
Lord
is ready
to
take
up
his cause
against
his
people,
and
is about
to come forward
as
their
judge.
The
Lord
comes
to
be
the
judge
of
their responsible
men
and
of
their
rulers:
it
is
you
who
have made waste
the vine-garden,
and
in
your
houses
is
the property
of
the
poor
which
you
have
taken
by force.
By what right
are
you
crushing
my
people,
and putting
a bitter yoke
on
the necks
of
the
poor? This
is
the word
of
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies.
Again,
the
Lord
has
said,
Because
the
daughters
of
Zion
are full
of pride,
and
go
with
outstretched necks
and wandering
eyes,
with
their foot-chains sounding
when
they
go:
The
Lord
will send disease
on
the heads
of
the
daughters
of
Zion,
and
the
Lord
will let
their secret parts
be seen.
In
that
day
the
Lord
will
take
away
the
glory
of
their foot-rings,
and
their sun-jewels,
and
their moon-ornaments,
The ear-rings, and the chains, and the delicate clothing,
The head-bands,
and
the arm-chains,
and
the worked bands,
and
the perfume-boxes,
and
the jewels
with secret powers,
The
rings,
and
the nose-jewels,
The feast-day dresses, and the
robes, and the wide skirts, and the handbags,
The looking-glasses,
and the fair
linen,
and the high head-dresses,
and the
veils.
And
in
the
place
of
sweet
spices
will
be
an evil smell,
and
for
a fair band
a thick cord;
for
a well-dressed
head
there
will
be
the cutting-off
of
the
hair,
and
for
a
beautiful robe
there
will
be
the clothing
of sorrow;
the mark
of
the prisoner
in
place
of
the ornaments
of
the free.
Your
men
will
be put
to
the
sword,
and
your
men
of
war
will
come
to destruction
in
the
fight.
And
in
the public places
of her towns
will
be sorrow
and weeping;
and she
will
be
seated
on
the
earth, waste
and uncovered.
And
in
that
day
seven
women
will
put
their hands
on
one
man,
saying, There
will
be no
need
for
you
to
give
us
food
or
clothing,
only let
us
go
under
your
name,
so
that
our
shame
may
be
taken
away.
In
that
day
will
the
young
growth
of
the
Lord
be
beautiful
in
glory,
and
the
fruit
of
the
earth
will
be
the
pride
of
those
who
are still living
in
Israel.
And
it
will
come
about
that
the
rest
of
the
living
in
Zion,
and
of
those
who
have
been kept
from destruction
in
Jerusalem,
will
be named
holy, even
everyone
who
has
been
recorded
for
life
in
Jerusalem:
When
Zion
has been
washed
from
her sin
by
the
Lord,
and
Jerusalem made clean
from
her
blood
by
a judging
and
a
burning
wind.
And
over
every living-place
on
Mount
Zion,
all
over
all
her meetings,
the
Lord
will
make
a
cloud
and
smoke
by
day,
and
the shining
of
a
flaming
fire
by
night,
for
over
all,
the
glory
of
the
Lord
will
be
a cover
and
a tent;
And
a
shade
in
the
daytime
from
the heat,
and
a safe cover
from
storm
and
from
rain.
Let
me make
a
song
about
my loved
one,
a
song
of
love
for
his vine-garden.
My loved
one
had
a vine-garden
on
a
fertile
hill:
And after working
the earth
of
it
with
a spade,
he took away
its
stones,
and put
in
it
a
very special vine;
and
he put
up
a
watchtower
in
the
middle
of
it, hollowing
out
in
the rock
a place
for
the grape-crushing;
and
he
was hoping
that
it
would give
the best
grapes,
but
it
gave common
grapes.
And
now,
you
people
of
Jerusalem
and
you
men
of
Judah,
be
the
judges
between
me
and
my vine-garden.
Is there
anything
which might
have
been
done
for
my vine-garden
which
I
have
not
done?
why
then,
when
I
was hoping
for
the best
grapes
did
it give
me common
grapes?
And
now,
this
is
what
I
will
do
to
my vine-garden:
I
will
take
away
the circle
of thorns round
it,
and
it
will
be
burned
up;
its
wall
will
be
broken
down
and
the beasts
of
the field
will
go
through
it;
And
I
will
make
it
waste;
its branches
will
not
be touched
with
the knife,
or
the
earth
worked
with
the spade;
but blackberries
and
thorns
will
come
up
in
it:
and
I
will
give
orders
to
the
clouds
not
to
send
rain
on
it.
For
the vine-garden
of
the
Lord
of
armies
is
the
people
of
Israel,
and
the
men
of
Judah
are
the
plant
of
his
delight:
and
he
was
looking
for upright judging,
and
there
was blood;
for
righteousness,
and
there
was
a
cry
for help.
Cursed
are
those
who
are joining
house
to
house,
and putting
field
to
field,
till
there
is
no
more living-space
for
any
but
themselves
in
all
the
land!
The
Lord
of
armies
has said
to
me secretly,
Truly, numbers
of
great
and fair
houses
will
be
waste,
with
no
one
living
in
them.
For
ten fields
of
vines
will
only give
one
measure
of wine,
and
a great amount
of
seed
will
only give
a small
measure
of
grain.
Cursed are
those
who get
up
early
in
the
morning
to give themselves
up
to
strong
drink;
who keep on drinking far into
the night till
they are heated
with
wine!
And corded instruments
and wind-instruments
and
wine
are
in
their feasts:
but
they
give
no thought
to
the
work
of
the
Lord,
and
they
are
not interested
in
what
his
hands
are
doing.
For
this cause
my
people
are
taken
away
as prisoners
into strange countries
for
need
of
knowledge:
and
their rulers
are wasted
for
need
of food,
and
their loud-voiced feasters
are dry
for
need
of water.
For
this
cause
the underworld
has
made
wide
its
throat,
opening
its
mouth
without
limit:
and
her glory,
and
the
noise
of
her
masses,
and
her loud-voiced feasters,
will
go
down
into
it.
And
the poor man's head
is bent,
and
the great
man goes
down
on
his
face,
and
the
eyes
of pride
are put
to shame:
But
the
Lord
of
armies
is lifted
up
as
judge,
and
the
Holy
God
is seen
to
be
holy
in
righteousness.
Then
the
lambs
will get
food
as
in
their grass-lands,
and
the
fat cattle
will be feasting
in
the
waste
places.
Cursed
are
those
who
make use
of ox-cords
for pulling
the
evil thing,
and
the bands
of
a young ox
for
their
sin!
Who
say, Let
him
do
his
work
quickly, let
him
make
it sudden,
so
that
we
may
see
it: let
the
design
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
come
near,
so
that
it
may
be clear
to
us.
Cursed are
those
who
give
the
name
of
good
to
evil,
and
of
evil
to
what
is
good:
who
make
light
dark,
and
dark
light:
who
make
bitter
sweet,
and
sweet
bitter!
Cursed
are
those
who
seem
wise
to themselves,
and
who take pride
in
their
knowledge!
Cursed
are
those
who
are
strong
to take
wine,
and
great
in making
mixed
drinks!
Who
for
a
reward
give support
to
the cause
of
the sinner,
and
who
take
away
the
righteousness
of
the
upright
from
him.
For
this
cause,
as
the waste
of
the grain
is burned
up
by
tongues
of
fire,
and
as
the
dry
grass
goes
down before
the
flame,
so
their
root
will
be
like
the
dry stems
of grain,
and
their
flower
will
go
up
in
dust:
because
they
have
gone
against
the
law
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
have
given no honour
to
the
word
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
For
this
reason
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
has
been burning
against
his
people,
and
his
hand
has
been
stretched
out
against
them
in
punishment,
and
the
hills
were shaking,
and
their
dead
bodies
were
like waste
in
the
open
places
of
the town.
And
he
will let
a flag
be
lifted
up
as
a sign
to
a far-off
nation, whistling
to
them
from
the ends
of
the
earth:
and
they
will
come
quickly
and
suddenly.
There
is
no weariness
among
them,
and
no
man
is feeble-footed:
they come
without resting
or
sleeping,
and
the cord
of
their
shoes
is
not
broken.
Their
arrows
are
sharp,
and
every
bow
is
bent:
the feet
of
their
horses
are
like rock,
and
their
wheels
are
like
a rushing storm.
The sound
of
their armies
will
be
like
the voice
of
a
lion,
and
their war-cry
like
the noise
of
young
lions:
with loud
cries
they
will come down
on
their
food
and
will
take it
away safely,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
take it
out
of
their hands.
And
his voice
will
be loud
over
him
in
that
day
like
the sounding
of
the
sea:
and
if
a man's eyes
are turned
to
the
earth,
it
is
all
dark
and
full
of
trouble;
and
the
light
is
made
dark
by thick
clouds.
In
the
year
of
King Uzziah's
death
I
saw
the
Lord
seated
in
his place,
high
and
lifted
up,
and
the
Temple
was
full
of
the wide
skirts
of
his
robe.
Over
him
were
the
winged
ones:
every
one
had
six
wings;
two
for
covering
his
face,
two
for
covering
his feed,
and
two
for flight.
And
one
said
in
a loud voice
to
another,
Holy,
holy,
holy,
is
the
Lord
of
armies:
all
the
earth
is
full
of
his
glory.
And
the bases
of
the door-pillars
were shaking
at
the
sound
of
his
cry,
and
the
house
was
full
of
smoke.
Then
I
said,
The curse
is
on
me,
and
my fate
is destruction;
for
I
am
a
man
of
unclean
lips,
living
among
a
people
of
unclean
lips;
for
my
eyes
have
seen
the
King,
the
Lord
of
armies.
Then
a winged
one
came
to
me
with
a burning coal
in
his
hand, which
he
had
taken
from
off
the
altar
with
the fire-spoon.
And
after
touching
my
mouth
with
it,
he
said,
See,
your
lips
have been
touched
with
this;
and
your
evil
is
taken
away,
and
you
are made clean
from
sin.
And
the
voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
my ears,
saying,
Whom
am
I
to
send,
and
who
will
go
for
us?
Then
I
said,
Here
am
I,
send
me.
And
he
said, Go,
and
say
to
this
people,
You
will go
on
hearing,
but learning
nothing;
you
will go
on
seeing,
but
without getting wiser.
Make
the
hearts
of
this
people
fat,
and let
their
ears
be
stopped,
and
their
eyes shut;
for
fear
that
they
may
see
with
their
eyes,
and
be
hearing
with
their
ears,
and
their
heart
may
become wise,
and
they
may
be
turned
to
me
and
made
well.
Then
I
said,
Lord,
how
long?
And
he
said
in
answer,
Till
the
towns
are
waste
and unpeopled,
and
the
houses
have
no
men,
and
the
land becomes completely
waste,
And
the
Lord
has taken
men
far
away,
and
there
are wide waste
places
in
the
land.
And
even
if
there
is
still
a
tenth part
in
it,
it
will
again
be
burned,
like
a tree
of
the woods
whose broken end
is
still
in
the earth
after
the tree
has
been cut down (the
holy
seed
is
the broken end).
Now
it
came
about
in
the
days
of
Ahaz,
the
son
of
Jotham,
the
son
of
Uzziah,
king
of
Judah,
that
Rezin,
the
king
of
Aram,
and
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
the
king
of
Israel,
came
up
to
Jerusalem
to make
war
against
it,
but
were
not
able
to
overcome
it.
And
word
came
to
the
family
of
David
that
Aram
had
put
up
its tents
in
Ephraim.
And
the king's
heart,
and
the
hearts
of
his
people,
were
moved,
like
the
trees
of
the
wood shaking
in
the
wind.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
Isaiah,
Go
out
now,
you
and
Shear-jashub,
your
son,
and
you
will
come across
Ahaz
at
the
end
of
the stream
flowing
from
the higher
pool,
in
the
highway
of
the washerman's
field;
And
say
to
him,
Take
care
and
be
quiet;
have
no
fear,
and
do
not
let
your
heart
be feeble,
because
of
these
two ends
of
smoking fire-wood,
because
of
the bitter
wrath
of
Rezin
and
Aram,
and
of
the
son
of
Remaliah.
Because
Aram
has made
evil designs
against
you,
saying,
Let
us
go
up
against
Judah, troubling
her,
and forcing
our way
into
her,
and let
us
put
up
a
king
in
her,
even
the
son
of
Tabeel:
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord
God:
This design
will
not
come
about
or
be effected.
For
the
head
of
Aram
is
Damascus,
and
the
head
of
Damascus
is
Rezin (and
in sixty-five
years
from
now
Ephraim
will
be broken,
and
will no longer
be
a
people):
And
the
head
of
Ephraim
is
Samaria,
and
the
head
of
Samaria
is Remaliah's
son.
If
you
will
not
have
faith,
your kingdom
will
be broken.
And
Isaiah
said
again
to
Ahaz,
Make
a
request
to
the
Lord
your
God
for
a
sign,
a
sign
in
the
deep places
of
the underworld,
or
in
the
high heavens.
But
Ahaz
said,
I
will
not
put
the
Lord
to
the
test
by
making
such
a
request.
And
he
said,
Give ear
now,
O
family
of
David:
is
it
not
enough
that
you
are driving
men
to disgust?
will
you
do
the
same
to
my
God?
For
this
cause
the
Lord
himself
will
give
you
a
sign;
a
young
woman
is
now
with
child,
and
she
will
give
birth
to
a
son,
and
she
will
give
him
the
name
Immanuel.
Butter
and
honey
will be
his
food, when
he
is old
enough
to
make
a decision between
evil
and
good.
For
before
the
child
is
old enough
to
make
a decision between
evil
and
good,
the
land
whose
two
kings
you
are
now fearing
will
have become waste.
The
Lord
is
about
to send
on
you,
and
on
your
people,
and
on
your father's
house,
such
a
time
of trouble
as
there
has
not
been
from
the
days
of
the separating
of
Ephraim
from
Judah;
even
the
coming
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
the
Lord
will make
a piping sound
for
the
fly
which
is
in
the
end
of
the
rivers
of
Egypt,
and
for
the
bee
which
is
in
the
land
of
Assyria.
And
they
will
come, covering
all
the waste
valleys,
and
the holes
of
the
rocks,
and
the thorns,
and
all
the watering-places.
In
that
day
will
the
Lord take
away
the
hair
of
the
head
and
of
the
feet,
as
well
as
the
hair
of
the face,
with
a blade got
for
a price
from
the
other
side
of
the
River;
even
with
the
king
of
Assyria.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
a
man
will
give food
to
a
young cow
and
two
sheep;
And
they
will
give
so
much
milk
that
he
will
be able
to
have
butter
for
his
food:
for
butter
and
honey
will
be
the
food
of
all
who
are still living
in
the
land.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
in
every
place
where
before
there
were
a
thousand
vines valued
at
a
thousand
shekels
of
silver,
there
will
be
nothing
but blackberries
and
thorns.
Men
will
come
there
with
bows
and
arrows,
because
all
the
land
will
be
full
of blackberries
and
thorns.
And
they
will send
out
the
oxen
and
the
sheep
on
all
the
hills
which
before
were worked
with
the spade, ...
fear
of blackberries
and
thorns.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Take
a
great writing-board,
and
on
it
put
down
in common
letters,
Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
And take true
witnesses
to
the writing,
Uriah
the
priest,
and
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Jeberechiah.
And
I
went
in
to
my wife,
and
she
became
with
child,
and
gave
birth
to
a
son.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Give
him
the
name
Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
For
before
the
child
is
able
to say,
Father,
or,
Mother,
the
wealth
of
Damascus
and
the
goods
of
Samaria
will
be
taken
away
by
the
king
of
Assyria.
And
the
Lord
said
again
to
me,
Because
this
people
will
have nothing
to
do
with
the softly-flowing
waters
of Shiloah,
and
have fear
of
Rezin
and Remaliah's
son;
For
this cause
the
Lord
is sending
on
them
the
waters
of
the
River, deep
and
strong,
even
the
king
of
Assyria
and
all
his
glory:
and
it
will
come
up
through
all
its
streams, overflowing
all
its edges:
And
it
will
come
on
into
Judah; rushing
on
and
overflowing,
till
the waters
are
up
to
the
neck; ***and
his outstretched
wings
will
be
covering
the
land
from side
to side:
for God
is
with us.
Have knowledge, O
peoples,
and
be
in fear;
give
ear,
all
you far-off parts
of
the
earth:
Let
your
designs
be formed,
and
they
will
come
to
nothing;
give
your
orders,
and
they
will
not
be effected:
for
God
is
with
us.
For
the
Lord, controlling
me
with
a
strong
hand,
gave
me
orders
not
to go
in
the
way
of
this
people,
saying,
Do
not
say,
It
is holy,
about
everything
of
which
this
people
says,
It
is holy;
and
do
not
be
in
fear
of
what
they go
in
fear
of.
But let
the
Lord
of
armies
be
holy
to
you,
and go
in
fear
of
him, giving honour
to
him.
And
he
will
be
for
a
holy
place:
but
for
a
stone
of falling
and
a
rock
of trouble
to
the
two
houses
of
Israel,
and
to
the
men
of
Jerusalem,
for
a net
in
which
they
may
be
taken.
And numbers
of
them,
falling
on
the stone,
will
be
broken,
and
will
be
taken
in
the net.
Let my
teaching be kept secret:
and my
words be given
to my
disciples only.
And
I
will
be
waiting
for
the
Lord, whose
face
is veiled
from
the
house
of
Jacob,
and
I
will
be
looking
for
him.
See,
I
and
the
children
whom
the
Lord
has
given
me,
are
for
signs
and
for
wonders
in
Israel
from
the
Lord
of
armies,
whose resting-place
is
in
Mount
Zion.
And
when
they
say
to
you,
Make request
for
us
to
those
who
have control
of spirits,
and
to
those wise
in secret arts,
who
make hollow bird-like sounds;
is
it
not right
for
a
people
to
make request
to
their
gods,
to
make request
for
the
living
to
the
dead?
Then
say
to
them, Put
your faith
in
the
teaching
and
the witness. ...
If
they
do
not
say
such
things. ...
For
him
there
is
no
dawn. ...
And
he
will
go
through
the land
in bitter trouble
and
in need
of food;
and
when
he
is unable
to get food,
he
will
become
angry,
cursing
his
king
and
his
God,
and
his eyes
will
be
turned
to
heaven
on
high;
And
he
will
be looking
down
on
the
earth,
and
there
will
be
trouble
and dark clouds, black night
where
there
is no seeing.
In earlier times
he
made
the
land
of Zebulun
and
the
land
of Naphtali
of small value,
but
after
that
he gave
it glory,
by
the
way
of
the sea,
on
the other side
of Jordan, Galilee
of
the
nations.
The
people
who
went
in
the dark
have seen
a
great light,
and
for
those
who
were living
in
the
land
of
the deepest night,
the light
is shining.
You
have made
them very glad, increasing
their joy.
They
are glad
before
you
as men
are glad
in
the
time
of getting
in
the grain,
or
when
they
make division
of
the goods taken
in war.
For
by
your hand
the yoke
on
his neck
and
the rod
on
his back,
even
the rod
of
his cruel master,
have
been broken,
as
in
the day
of Midian.
For every boot
of
the
man
of war
with
his sounding step,
and
the clothing rolled
in blood,
will
be
for burning, food
for
the fire.
For
to
us
a child
has
come,
to
us
a son
is given;
and
the
government
has
been placed
in
his hands;
and
he
has
been named Wise Guide, Strong
God, Father
for
ever, Prince
of
Peace.
Of
the increase
of
his
rule
and
of peace there
will
be no end,
on
the seat
of
David,
and
in
his kingdom;
to make
it strong, supporting
it
with wise decision
and righteousness, now
and
for ever.
By
the fixed
purpose
of
the
Lord
of armies
this
will
be done.
The Lord
has
sent
a
word
to
Jacob,
and
it
has come
on
Israel;
And all
the people
will
have experience
of
it, even Ephraim
and
the men
of Samaria,
who say
in
the pride
of
their uplifted hearts,
The bricks
have come
down,
but we
will put
up buildings
of cut stone
in
their place:
the sycamores
are cut
down,
but
they
will
be changed
to cedars.
For
this
cause
the Lord
has
made strong
the haters
of
Israel, driving
them
on
to
make war
against
him;
Aram
on
the east,
and
the Philistines
on
the west,
who
have
come against
Israel
with open mouths.
For
all
this
his wrath
is
not
turned
away,
but
his hand
is stretched
out
still.
But
the heart
of
the people
was not turned
to
him
who sent punishment
on
them,
and
they
made no prayer
to
the
Lord
of armies.
For
this cause
the Lord
took
away
from Israel
head
and
tail,
high
and low,
in
one day.
The man
who
is honoured
and responsible
is
the head,
and
the prophet
who gives false teaching
is
the tail.
For
the guides
of
this
people
are
the
cause
of
their wandering
from
the
right
way,
and
those
who
are guided
by
them
come
to destruction.
For
this cause
the Lord
will
have no pleasure
in
their young men,
and no pity
on
their widows
and
the children without fathers:
for
they are
all haters
of God
and evil-doers,
and foolish words come
from every mouth.
For
all
this
his wrath
is
not turned
away,
but
his hand
is stretched
out still.
For evil
was
burning
like
a
fire;
the blackberries
and thorns
were
burned
up;
the thick woods
took
fire, rolling
up
in dark clouds
of smoke.
The land
was dark
with
the wrath
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
the
people
were
like
those
who take men's
flesh
for
food.
On
the right
a
man
was cutting
off bits
and
was
still
in need;
on
the
left
a
man
took
a meal
but
had
not
enough;
no
man
had pity
on
his brother;
every
man
was
making
a meal
of
the flesh
of
his neighbour.
Manasseh was making a meal of Ephraim, and Ephraim of Manasseh; and together they were attacking Judah. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Cursed
are
those
who make
evil
decisions,
and
the writers
who make
the records
of
their cruel acts:
Who do wrong
to
the
poor
in
their
cause,
and
take
away
the
right
of
the crushed among
my
people,
so
that
they
may
have
the property
of
widows,
and get under
their power
those
who
have no father.
And
what
will
you
do
in
the
day
of
punishment,
and
in
the
destruction
which
is
coming
from
far?
to
whom
will
you
go
for
help,
and
what
will become
of
your
glory?
...
For
all
this
his
wrath
is
not
turned
away,
but
his
hand
is
stretched
out
still.
Ho! Assyrian,
the
rod
of
my
wrath,
the instrument
of
my
punishment!
I
will
send
him
against
a
nation
of wrongdoers,
and
against
the
people
of
my
wrath
I
will
give
him
orders,
to
take
their wealth
in war, crushing
them
down
like
the dust
in
the
streets.
But
this
is
not
what
is
in
his
mind,
and
this
is
not
his design;
but
his
purpose
is
destruction,
and
the cutting
off
of
more
and
more
nations.
For
he
says,
Are
not
all
my
captains
kings?
Will
not
the fate
of Calno
be
like
that
of
Carchemish?
is
not
Hamath
as
Arpad?
is
not
Samaria
as
Damascus?
As
my
hand
has
come
on
the
kingdoms
of
the
images,
whose pictured
images
were more
in number than
those
of
Jerusalem
and
Samaria;
So,
as
I
have
done
to
Samaria
and
her
images,
I
will
do
to
Jerusalem
and
her
images.
For
this
cause
it
will
be
that,
when
the
purpose
of
the
Lord
against
Mount
Zion
and
Jerusalem
is
complete,
I
will send
punishment
on
the
pride
of
the
heart
of
the
king
of
Assyria,
and
on
the
glory
of
his uplifted
eyes.
For
he
has
said,
By
the
strength
of
my
hand
I
have
done
it,
and
by
my knowledge,
for
I am
wise:
and
I
have
taken
away
the limits
of
the peoples' lands,
and
the stores
of
their wealth
have become mine;
and
I
have
made towns low
in
the dust, sending destruction
on
those
living
in
them;
And
I
have
put
my
hands
on
the
wealth
of
the
peoples,
as
on
the
place
where
a
bird
has
put
her
eggs;
and
as
a
man
may
take
the
eggs
from which
a
bird
has
gone,
so
I
have
taken
all
the
earth
for
myself:
and
not
a
wing
was moved,
and
not
a
mouth
gave
out
a
sound.
Will
the
axe say high-sounding words
against
him
who
is using
it,
or
the blade
be full
of pride
against
him
who
is cutting
with
it?
As
if
a
rod
had
the power
of shaking
him
who
is using
it,
or
as
if
a
stick might
take
up
him
who
is
not
wood.
For
this cause
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
will make
his fat become wasted;
and
in
his inner parts
a
fire
will
be lighted
like
a
burning
flame.
And
the
light
of
Israel
will
be
for
a
fire,
and
his
Holy
One
for
a
flame: wasting
and
burning
up
his
thorns
in
one
day.
And
he
will
put
an
end
to
the
glory
of
his
woods
and
of
his planted
fields,
soul
and
body together;
and
it
will
be
as
when
a
man
is wasted
by disease.
And
the
rest
of
the
trees
of
his
wood
will
be small
in
number,
so
that
a
child
may put
them
down
in
writing.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
the
rest
of
Israel,
and
those
of
Jacob
who
have
come safely
through
these troubles,
will
no
longer
go
for help
to
him whose rod
was
on
their
back,
but
their
faith
will
be
in
the
Lord,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
The
rest, even
the
rest
of
Jacob,
will
come
back
to
the
Strong
God.
For
though
your
people,
O
Israel,
are
as
the
sand
of
the
sea,
only
a small number
will
come
back:
for
the
destruction
is fixed,
overflowing
in
righteousness.
For
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
is
about
to
make
destruction
complete
in
all
the
land.
For
this cause
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
says,
O
my
people
living
in
Zion,
have
no
fear
of
the Assyrian,
even
if
his
rod comes
on
your back,
and
his stick
is
lifted
up
as
in
Egypt.
For
in
a
very short
time
my passion
will
be
over,
and
my
wrath
will
be turned
to
their
destruction.
And
the
Lord
of
armies
will
be shaking
a
whip
against
him,
as
when
he overcame
Midian
at
the
rock
of
Oreb:
and
his
rod
will
be
lifted
up
against
them
as
it
was
against
the
Egyptians.
And
in
that
day
the weight
which
he
put
on
your
back
will
be
taken
away,
and
his
yoke broken
from
off
your
neck.
He has
gone
up
from Pene-Rimmon,
he has
come
to
Aiath;
he has
gone past
Migron,
at
Michmash
he puts
his forces
in order.
They have gone
across
the mountain;
Geba will be our resting-place tonight,
they say:
Ramah
is shaking with
fear;
Gibeah
of
Saul
has gone
in
flight.
Give
a loud
cry,
daughter
of
Gallim; let
Laishah
give ear; let
Anathoth
give answer
to
her.
Madmenah
has gone;
the men
of
Gebim are putting
their goods
in
a safe place.
This very
day
he
is stopping
at
Nob;
he
is shaking
his
hand
against
the
mountain
of
the
daughter
of Zion,
the
hill
of
Jerusalem.
See,
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
is cutting
off
his
branches
with
a great noise,
and
his strong ones
are falling
and
his
high ones
are
coming
down.
And he
is cutting
down
the thick places
of
the wood
with
an
axe,
and
Lebanon
with its tall trees
is coming
down.
And there
will
come
a
rod
out
of
the broken
tree
of
Jesse,
and
a
branch
out
of
his
roots
will give
fruit.
And
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
will
be
resting
on
him,
the
spirit
of
wisdom
and good sense,
the
spirit
of
wise guiding
and
strength,
the
spirit
of
knowledge
and
of
the
fear
of
the
Lord;
And
he
will
not
be guided
in
his
judging
by
what
he sees,
or give
decisions
by
the
hearing
of
his
ears:
But
he
will do
right
in
the
cause
of
the
poor,
and give wise
decisions
for those
in
the
land
who
are
in need;
and
the
rod
of
his
mouth
will come
down
on
the
cruel,
and
with
the
breath
of
his
lips
he
will
put
an
end
to
the evil-doer.
And
righteousness
will
be
the cord
of
his robe,
and good
faith
the band round
his breast.
And
the
wolf
will
be
living
with
the
lamb,
and
the
leopard
will
take
his
rest
with
the
young
goat;
and
the
lion
will
take grass
for food
like
the ox;
and
the
young
lion
will go
with
the
young ones
of
the herd;
and
a
little
child
will
be
their guide.
And
the
cow
and
the
bear
will
be friends while
their
young ones
are sleeping
together.
And
the
child
at
the breast
will
be playing
by
the hole
of
the snake,
and
the older
child
will
put
his
hand
on
the bright eye
of
the poison-snake.
There
will
be
no cause
of pain
or
destruction
in
all
my
holy
mountain:
for
the
earth
will
be
full
of
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord
as
the
sea
is
covered
by
the
waters.
And
in
that
day,
the eyes
of
the
nations
will
be
turned
to
the
root
of
Jesse
which
will
be lifted
up
as
the flag
of
the
peoples;
and
his resting-place
will
be
glory.
And
in
that
day
the
hand
of
the
Lord
will
be stretched
out
the
second
time
to
get back
the
rest
of
his
people,
from
Assyria,
and
from
Egypt,
and
from
Pathros,
and
from
Cush,
and
from
Elam,
and
from
Shinar,
and
from
Hamath,
and
from
the sea-lands.
And
he
will
put
up
a flag
as
a sign
to
the
nations,
and
he
will get
together those
of
Israel
who
had
been sent
away,
and
the wandering ones
of
Judah,
from
the
four
ends
of
the
earth.
And
the
envy
of
Ephraim
will
be
gone,
and
those
who
make
trouble
for
Judah
will
come
to
an end:
Ephraim
will
have
no
more
envy
of
Judah,
and there
will
be
an end
of Judah's hate
for
Ephraim.
And
they
will
be
united
in attacking
the
Philistines
on
the
west,
and
together
they
will
take
the goods
of
the
children
of
the
east:
their
hand
will
be
on
Edom
and
Moab;
and
the
children
of
Ammon
will
be
under
their
rule.
And
the
Lord
will
make
the
tongue
of
the
Egyptian
sea
completely dry;
and
with
his burning
wind
his
hand
will
be stretched
out
over
the
River,
and
it
will
be parted
into
seven
streams,
so
that men
may go
over
it
with dry feet.
And
there
will
be
a
highway
for
the
rest
of
his
people
from
Assyria;
as
there
was
for
Israel
in
the
day
when
he
came
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
in
that
day
you
will
say
I
will
give
praise
to
you,
O
Lord;
for
though
you
were
angry
with
me,
your
wrath
is
turned
away,
and
I
am
comforted.
See,
God
is
my
salvation;
I
will
have faith
in
the
Lord,
without
fear:
for
the
Lord Jah
is
my
strength
and
song;
and
he
has
become
my
salvation.
So
with
joy
will
you get
water
out
of
the
springs
of
salvation.
And
in
that
day
you
will
say,
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
let
his
name
be honoured,
give
word
of
his doings
among
the
peoples,
say
that
his
name
is
lifted up.
Make
a
song
to
the
Lord;
for
he
has
done noble
things: give news
of
them
through
all
the
earth.
Let
your voice
be sounding
in
a
cry
of
joy, O
daughter
of
Zion,
for
great
is
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
among
you.
The word
of
the Lord about
Babylon
which
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
saw.
Put
up
a flag
on
a clear mountain-top,
make
a
loud
outcry
to
them,
give
directions
with
the
hand,
so
that
they may
go
into
the
doors
of
the great ones.
I
have
given
orders
to
my
holy
ones,
I
have
sent out
my
men
of war, those
of mine
who take
pride
in
their power,
to
give effect
to
my
wrath.
The
noise
of
great numbers
in
the
mountains,
like
the
noise
of
a strong
people!
The
noise
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
nations meeting
together!
The
Lord
of
armies
is numbering
his
forces
for
war.
They
come
from
a
far
country,
from
the
farthest part
of
heaven,
even
the
Lord
and
the
instruments
of
his
wrath,
with destruction
for
all
the
land.
Send
out
a cry
of grief;
for
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
near;
it
comes
as
destruction
from
the Most High.
For
this cause
all
hands
will
be
feeble,
and
every
heart
of
man
be turned
to water;
Their hearts
will
be full
of fear;
pains
and sorrows
will overcome
them;
they
will
be
in pain
like
a woman
in
childbirth;
they
will
be
shocked
at
one
another;
their
faces
will
be
like
flames.
See,
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
coming,
cruel,
with
wrath
and
burning passion:
to
make
the
land
a
waste, driving
the
sinners
in
it
to
destruction.
For
the
stars
of
heaven
and
its bright
armies
will
not give
their
light:
the
sun
will
be
made
dark
in
his journey
through
the
heaven,
and
the
moon
will keep
back
her
light.
And
I
will send
punishment
on
the
world
for
its
evil,
and
on
the
sinners
for
their wrongdoing;
and
I
will
put
an end
to
all
pride,
and
will
make
low
the power
of
the
cruel.
I
will
make
men so small
in number, that
a
man
will
be harder
to get than
gold, even the best
gold
of
Ophir.
For
this cause
the
heavens
will
be shaking,
and
the
earth
will
be
moved
out
of
its
place,
in
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
in
the
day
of
his
burning passion.
And
it
will
be
that,
like
a roe
in
flight,
and
like wandering
sheep,
they
will
go
every
man
to
his
people
and
to
his
land.
Everyone
who
is
overtaken
will
have
a spear put
through
him,
and
everyone
who goes
in flight
will
be put
to
the
sword.
Their young
children
will
be broken up
before
their
eyes;
their goods
will
be taken away,
and
their
wives
made
the property
of others.
See,
I
am driving
the
Medes
against
them,
who put
no
value
on
silver
and
have
no
pleasure
in
gold.
In
their hands
are
bows
and spears;
they
are cruel, violently putting
the
young
men
to death,
and crushing
the
young women;
they
have
no
pity
for
children,
and
no
mercy
for
the
fruit
of
the
body.
And
Babylon,
the
glory
of
kingdoms,
the
beautiful town which
is
the
pride
of
the Chaldaeans,
will
be
like God's destruction
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
People
will
never
be
living
in
it again,
and
it
will
have
no
more men
from
generation
to
generation:
the Arab
will
not put
up
his
tent
there;
and those
who keep sheep
will
not make
it
a resting-place
for
their flocks.
But
the beasts
of
the waste land
will
have
their holes
there;
and
the
houses
will
be
full
of crying jackals,
and
ostriches
will
have
their
place
there,
and evil spirits
will
be dancing
there.
And
wolves
will
be answering
one
another
in
their
towers,
and
jackals
in
their houses
of pleasure:
her
time
is
near,
and
her
days
of power
will quickly
be ended.
For
the
Lord
will
have
mercy
on
Jacob,
and
will
again
make
Israel
his special
people,
and
will
put
them
in
their
land;
and
the man
from
a strange
country
will take
his
place
among
them
and
be joined
to
the
family
of
Jacob.
And
the
people
will
take
them
with
them
to
their
place:
and
the children
of
Israel
will
give
them
a heritage
in
the Lord's
land
as men-servants
and women-servants, making
them prisoners
whose prisoners
they
were;
and
they
will
be rulers
over
their
masters.
And
it
will
be,
in
the
day
when
the
Lord
gives
you
rest
from
your sorrow,
and
from
your trouble,
and
from
the
hard yoke
which
they
had
put
on
you,
That
you
will
take
up
this bitter song
against
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
say,
How
has
the cruel overseer come
to
an end!
He
who
was
lifted
up
in pride
is cut
off;
The stick
of
the evil-doers,
the
rod
of
the
rulers,
is
broken
by
the
Lord;
He
whose
rod
was
on
the
peoples
with
an unending
wrath, ruling
the
nations
in passion,
with
an uncontrolled
rule.
All
the
earth
is
at
rest
and
is
quiet:
they
are bursting
into song.
Even
the
trees
of
the wood
are
glad
over
you,
the
trees
of
Lebanon, saying,
From
the
time
of
your fall
no wood-cutter
has
come
up
against
us
with
an axe.
The underworld
is
moved
at
your
coming:
the shades
of
the
dead
are
awake
before
you,
even
the strong ones
of
the
earth;
all
the
kings
of
the
world
have
got
up
from
their seats.
They
all make
answer
and
say
to
you,
Have
you become feeble
like
us?
have
you
been
made
even
as
we
are?
Your
pride
has
gone
down
into
the underworld,
and
the noise
of
your instruments
of
music;
the
worms
are
under
you,
and
your body is covered
with
them.
How great
is
your
fall
from
heaven, O shining
one,
son
of
the
morning!
How
are
you
cut
down
to
the
earth,
low
among
the dead bodies!
For
you
said
in
your
heart,
I
will
go
up
to
heaven,
I
will
make
my
seat
higher
than
the
stars
of
God;
I
will
take
my
place
on
the
mountain
of
the meeting-place
of
the
gods,
in
the inmost
parts
of
the
north.
I will
go higher
than
the
clouds;
I will be
like
the Most
High.
But
you
will
come
down
to
the underworld, even
to its inmost
parts.
Those
who
see
you
will
be
looking
on
you
with care,
they
will
be
in deep thought, saying,
Is
this
the troubler
of
the
earth,
the shaker
of
kingdoms?
Who
made
the
world
a waste, overturning
its
towns;
who
did
not
let
his
prisoners loose
from
the prison-house.
All
the
kings
of
the earth
are
at
rest
in
glory,
every
man
in
his
house,
But
you,
like
a birth
before
its time,
are stretched
out
with no resting-place
in
the earth;
clothed
with
the
bodies
of
the
dead who
have been
put
to
the
sword, who
go
down
to
the lowest parts
of
the underworld;
a
dead body, crushed under foot.
As
for
your fathers,
you
will
not
be
united
with
them
in
their resting-place,
because
you
have
been
the
cause
of
destruction
to
your
land,
and
of death
to
your
people;
the
seed
of
the evil-doer
will
have
no
place
in
the memory
of man.
Make
ready
a
place
of death
for
his
children,
because
of
the evil-doing
of
their
father;
so
that
they
may
not
come
up
and
take
the
earth
for
their heritage, covering
the
face
of
the
world
with waste places.
For
I
will
come
up
against
them,
says
the
Lord
of
armies, cutting
off
from
Babylon
name
and
offspring, son
and son's son,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
will
make
you
a heritage
for
the
hedgehog,
and
pools
of
water:
and
I
will go through
it
with
the brush
of
destruction,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
The
Lord
has
taken
an
oath,
saying,
My design
will
certainly
come
about,
and
my purpose
will
be effected:
To let
the Assyrian
be
broken
in
my
land,
and
crushed
under foot
on
my
mountains:
there
will
his
yoke
be
taken
away
from
them,
and
his rule
over
them come
to
an end.
This
is
the
purpose
for
all
the
earth:
and
this
is
the
hand
stretched
out
over
all
nations.
For
it
is
the purpose
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
who
will
make
it
of
no effect?
when
his
hand
is
stretched
out,
by
whom
may
it
be
turned
back?
In
the
year
of
the
death
of
King
Ahaz
this word
came
to
the prophet:
Be
not
glad,
O
Philistia,
all
of
you,
because
the
rod
which
was
on
you
is
broken:
for
out
of
the snake's
root
will
come
a poison-snake,
and
its
fruit
will
be
a winged poison-snake.
And
the poorest
of
the land
will have food,
and
those
in need
will
be given
a safe resting-place:
but
your seed
will come
to an end
for need
of food,
and
the
rest
of you
will
be
put
to
the sword.
Send
out
a
cry, O door!
Make sounds
of sorrow, O
town!
All
your land
has
come
to
nothing, O
Philistia;
for
there
comes
a
smoke
out
of
the
north,
and
everyone keeps
his
place
in
the
line.
What
answer,
then,
will
my
people
give
to
the representatives
of
the
nation?
That
the
Lord
is
the builder
of
Zion,
and
she
will
be
a safe place
for
the
poor
of
his
people.
The word about
Moab.
For
in
a
night
Ar
of
Moab
has become
waste,
and
is seen no longer;
for
in
a
night
Kir
of
Moab
has become
waste,
and
is seen no longer.
The daughter
of
Dibon
has
gone
up
to
the
high
places,
weeping:
Moab
is sounding
her cry
of
sorrow
over
Nebo,
and
over
Medeba:
everywhere
the
hair
of
the
head
and
of
the face
is
cut
off.
In
their
streets
they are covering
themselves
with haircloth:
on
the tops
of
their houses,
and
in
their public
places,
there
is
crying
and bitter
weeping.
Heshbon
is
crying
out,
and
Elealeh;
their
voice
is
sounding
even
to
Jahaz:
for
this cause
the
heart
of
Moab
is shaking;
his
soul
is shaking
with fear.
My
heart
is
crying
out
for
Moab;
her
people
go
in flight
to
Zoar,
and
to Eglath-shelishiyah:
for
they
go
up
with
weeping
by
the
slope
of
Luhith;
on
the
way
to
Horonaim
they
send
up
a
cry
of
destruction.
The
waters
of
Nimrim
will
become
dry:
for
the
grass
is burned
up,
the young
grass
is coming
to
an
end, every
green
thing
is dead.
For
this cause
they
will
take
away
their wealth,
and
the stores
they
have got
together,
over
the
stream
of
the water-plants.
For
the
cry
has gone
round
the limits
of
Moab;
as
far
as
to
Eglaim
and
Beer-elim.
For
the
waters
of
Dimon
are
full
of
blood:
and I'm sending
even
more
on
Moab,
a
lion
on
those
of
Moab
who go
in flight,
and
on
the
rest
of
the
land.
And
they
will
send ...
to
the
mountain
of
the
daughter
of
Zion.
For
the
daughters
of
Moab
will
be
like wandering
birds,
like
a
place
from which
the young
birds
have
gone
in flight,
at
the ways across
the
Arnon.
Give wise directions,
make
a
decision;
let
your
shade
be
as
night
in full day:
keep safe those
who
are
in flight;
do
not
give
up
the wandering ones.
Let
those
who
have
been forced
out
of
Moab
have
a resting-place
with
you;
be
a cover
to
them
from
him
who
is making
waste
their
land: till
the cruel ones
are cut
off,
and wasting
has
come
to
an
end,
and
those
who take pleasure
in crushing
the poor
are
gone
from
the
land.
Then
a king's
seat
will
be based
on mercy,
and one
will
be
seated
on
it
in
the
tent
of
David
for ever;
judging uprightly,
and quick
to do
righteousness.
We
have
had word
of
the
pride
of
Moab,
how
great
it
is;
how
he
is lifted up
in
pride
and passion:
his high words
about
himself
are false.
For
this cause
everyone
in
Moab
will give cries
of grief
for
Moab: crushed
to
the earth,
they
will
be weeping
for
the
men
of
Kir-hareseth.
For
the
fields
of
Heshbon
are waste,
the
vine
of
Sibmah
is dead;
the
lords
of
nations
were
overcome
by
the produce
of
her
vines;
her vine-plants
went
as
far
as
Jazer,
and
came
even
to
the waste land;
her branches
were stretched
out
to
the
sea.
For
this cause
my
sorrow
for
the
vine
of
Sibmah
will
be
like
the
weeping
for
Jazer:
my eyes are dropping
water
on
you, O
Heshbon
and
Elealeh!
For
they are sounding
the war-cry
over
your
summer fruits
and
the getting
in
of
your grain;
And
all
joy
is
gone;
no
longer
are
they glad
for
the
fertile
field;
and
in
the vine-gardens there
are
no songs
or sounds
of
joy:
the crushing
of grapes has
come
to
an end,
and
its glad
cry has
been stopped.
For
this cause
the cords
of
my
heart are sounding
for
Moab,
and
I am full
of
sorrow
for
Kir-heres.
And
when
Moab
goes
up
to
the
high
place,
and
makes prayer
in
the house
of
his
god,
it
will
have
no effect.
This
is
the
word
which
the
Lord
said
about
Moab
in
the past.
But
now
the
Lord
has
said,
In
three
years,
the
years
of
a
servant working
for payment,
the
glory
of
Moab,
all
that
great
people,
will
be turned
to shame,
and
the
rest
of
Moab
will
be
very
small
and
without honour.
The word
about
Damascus.
See,
they
have
made
Damascus
a
town no
longer;
it
has
become
a waste
place.
Her
towns
are unpeopled
for ever;
there
the
flocks
take
their
rest
in peace,
without
fear.
The strong tower
has
gone
from
Ephraim,
and
the
kingdom
from
Damascus:
the
rest
of
Aram
will
come
to destruction,
and
be
made
like
the
glory
of
the
children
of
Israel,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
the
glory
of
Jacob
will
be
made small,
and
the strength
of
his
body
will
become feeble.
And
it
will
be
like
a man cutting
the growth
of
his
grain, pulling
together
the
heads
of
the
grain
with
his
arm; even
as
when
they get
in
the
grain
in
the
valley
of
Rephaim.
But
it
will
be
like
a
man
shaking
an olive-tree, something
will still
be
there,
two
or
three berries
on
the
top
of
the highest branch,
four
or
five
on
the outside
branches
of
a fertile
tree,
says
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel.
In
that
day
a man's heart
will
be
turned
to
his Maker,
and
his
eyes
to
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
He
will
not
be
looking
to
the
altars,
the
work
of
his
hands,
or
to
the wood pillars
or
to
the sun-images
which
his
fingers
have
made.
In
that
day
your
towns
will
be
like
the
waste places
of
the Hivites
and
the Amorites
which
the
children
of
Israel
took
for
a heritage,
and
they
will
come
to destruction.
For
you
have
not given honour
to
the
God
of
your
salvation,
and
have
not kept
in
mind
the
Rock
of
your
strength;
for
this cause
you made
a garden
of Adonis,
and
put
in
it
the vine-cuttings
of
a
strange
god;
In
the
day
of
your
planting
you
were watching its growth,
and
in
the
morning
your
seed
was flowering:
but its fruit
is wasted away
in
the
day
of grief
and bitter
sorrow.
Ah!
the voice
of
peoples,
like
the loud sounding
of
the
seas,
and
the thundering
of
great
nations rushing
on
like
the bursting
out
of
waters!
But
he
will
put
a stop
to
them,
and make
them go
in
flight
far
away, driving
them
like
the waste
of
the grain
on
the
tops
of
the
mountains
before
the
wind,
and
like
the circling
dust
before
the storm.
In
the
evening
there
is fear,
and
in
the
morning
they
are
gone.
This
is
the fate
of
those
who
take
our goods,
and
the
reward
of
those
who violently
take
our
property
for themselves.
Ho!
land
of
the sounding
of
wings,
on
the
other
side
of
the
rivers
of
Ethiopia:
Which
sends
its representatives
by
the
sea,
even
in ships
of
papyrus
on
the
waters.
Go
back quickly, O representatives,
to
a
nation
tall
and smooth,
to
a
people causing
fear
through
all
their history;
a
strong
nation, crushing
down
its haters,
whose
land
is cut
through
by
rivers.
All
you peoples
of
the
world,
and
you
who
are
living
on
the
earth,
when
a flag
is
lifted
up
on
the
mountains,
give
attention;
and
when
the
horn
is
sounded,
give ear.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
me:
I
will
be
quiet, watching
from
my
place;
like
the clear
heat
when
the
sun
is
shining,
like
a mist
of
dew
in
the
heat
of summer.
For
before
the
time
of getting
in
the
grapes,
after
the opening
of
the
bud,
when
the
flower
has
become
a
grape
ready
for crushing,
he
will
take
away
the small
branches
with
knives, cutting
down
and taking
away
the wide-stretching
branches.
They
will
be
for
the
birds
of
the
mountains,
and
for
the
beasts
of
the
earth:
the
birds
will come
down
on
them
in
the summer,
and
the
beasts
of
the
earth
in
the winter.
In
that
time
an
offering
will
be
made
to
the
Lord
of
armies
from
a
people
tall
and smooth, causing
fear
through
all
their history;
a
strong
nation, crushing
down
its haters,
whose
land
is cut
through
by
rivers,
an
offering taken
to
the
place
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
even
Mount
Zion.
The word
about
Egypt.
See,
the
Lord
is
seated
on
a quick-moving
cloud,
and
is
coming
to
Egypt:
and
the false gods
of
Egypt
will
be troubled
at
his
coming,
and
the
heart
of
Egypt
will
be turned
to water.
And
I
will send
the
Egyptians
against
the
Egyptians:
and
they
will
be
fighting
every
one
against
his
brother,
and
every
one
against
his neighbour;
town
against
town,
and
kingdom
against
kingdom.
And
the
spirit
of
Egypt
will be troubled
in
her,
and
I
will make
her
decisions without effect:
and
they
will be turning
to
the false gods,
and
to those
who make hollow sounds,
and
to those
who
have control
of
spirits,
and
to those
who
are wise
in secret arts.
And
I
will
give
the
Egyptians
into
the
hand
of
a
cruel
lord;
and
a
hard
king
will
be
their
ruler,
says
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies.
And
the
waters
of
the
sea
will
be cut off,
and
the
river
will
become
dry
and waste:
And the
rivers
will
have an evil smell; the
stream
of
Egypt
will become small
and
dry: all the water-plants
will come
to nothing.
The grass-lands
by
the
Nile,
and
everything planted
by
the
Nile,
will
become
dry,
or taken
away
by
the wind,
and
will come
to
an
end.
The fishermen
will
be sad,
and
all
those
who put fishing-lines
into
the
Nile
will
be
full
of grief,
and
those
whose nets
are
stretched
out
on
the
waters
will
have
sorrow
in
their hearts.
And
all
the
workers
in
linen thread,
and those
who
make cotton cloth,
will
be
put
to
shame.
And
the makers
of twisted thread
will
be
crushed,
and
those
who ...
will
be sad
in
heart.
The
chiefs
of
Zoan
are
completely
foolish;
the
wisest guides
of
Pharaoh
have become
like
beasts:
how
do
you
say
to
Pharaoh,
I
am
the
son
of
the
wise,
the
offspring
of early
kings?
Where,
then,
are
your
wise
men?
let
them
make clear
to
you,
let
them
give
you
knowledge
of
the purpose
of
the
Lord
of
armies
for
Egypt.
The
chiefs
of
Zoan
have
become
foolish,
the
chiefs
of Noph
are
tricked,
the
heads
of her
tribes
are
the cause
of Egypt's
wandering
out
of
the way.
The
Lord
has sent
among
them
a
spirit
of error:
and
by
them
Egypt
is turned
out
of
the right
way
in
all
her doings,
as
a
man overcome
by wine
is uncertain
in
his steps.
And
in
Egypt
there
will
be
no
work
for
any
man,
head
or
tail, high
or low,
to
do.
In
that
day
the
Egyptians
will
be
like
women:
and
the
land
will
be shaking
with
fear
because
of
the
waving
of
the Lord's
hand stretched
out
over
it.
And
the
land
of
Judah
will
become
a
cause
of great
fear
to
Egypt;
whenever
its name
comes
to
mind,
Egypt
will
be
in
fear
before
the
Lord
of
armies
because
of
his
purpose
against
it.
In
that
day
there
will
be
five
towns
in
the
land
of
Egypt using
the
language
of
Canaan,
and making
oaths
to
the
Lord
of
armies;
and
one
of
them
will
be
named,
The
Town
of
the Sun.
In
that
day
there
will
be
an
altar
to
the
Lord
in
the
middle
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
a
pillar
to
the
Lord
at
the edge
of
the
land.
And
it
will
be
a
sign
and
a
witness
to
the
Lord
of
armies
in
the
land
of
Egypt:
when
they
are
crying
out
to
the
Lord
because
of
their cruel masters,
then
he
will
send
them
a saviour
and
a strong
one
to
make
them
free.
And
the
Lord
will give
the
knowledge
of
himself
to
Egypt,
and
the
Egyptians
will give honour
to
the
Lord
in
that
day;
they
will give
him
worship
with
offerings
and
meal
offerings,
and
will
take
an oath
to
the
Lord
and give
effect
to
it.
And
the
Lord
will send punishment
on
Egypt,
and
will
make
them well
again;
and
when
they
come
back
to
the
Lord
he
will
give ear
to
their
prayer
and
take
away
their disease.
In
that
day
there
will
be
a
highway
out
of
Egypt
to
Assyria,
and
Assyria
will
come
into
Egypt,
and
Egypt
will
come
into
Assyria;
and
the
Egyptians
will
give
worship
to
the Lord together
with
the Assyrians.
In
that
day
Israel
will
be
the
third together
with
Egypt
and
Assyria,
a
blessing
in
the
earth:
Because
of
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
of
armies
which
he
has
given
them,
saying,
A
blessing
on
Egypt
my
people,
and
on
Assyria
the
work
of
my
hands,
and
on
Israel
my
heritage.
In
the
year
when
the
Tartan
came
to
Ashdod,
sent
by
Sargon,
king
of
Assyria,
and made war
against
it
and
took
it;
At
that
time
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
saying,
Go,
and
take
off
your robe,
and
your
shoes
from
your
feet;
and
he
did
so,
walking unclothed
and without
shoes
on
his
feet.
And
the
Lord
said,
As
my
servant
Isaiah
has
gone unclothed
and without shoes
for
three
years
as
a
sign
and
a
wonder
to
Egypt
and
Ethiopia,
So
will
the
king
of
Assyria take
away
the
prisoners
of
Egypt
and
those forced
out
of
Ethiopia,
young
and
old, unclothed
and without shoes,
and
with backs
uncovered,
to
the
shame
of
Egypt.
And
they
will
be full
of fear,
and
will
no longer
have faith
in
Ethiopia which
was
their
hope,
or
in
Egypt which
was
their
glory.
And
those
living
by
the sea
will
say
in
that
day,
See
the
fate
of
our
hope
to
whom
we
went
for
help
and salvation
from
the
king
of
Assyria:
what
hope
have
we
then
of salvation?
The word
about
the waste
land.
As storm-winds
in
the
South
go rushing
through,
it
comes
from
the waste
land,
from
the
land greatly
to
be
feared.
A
vision
of fear
comes before
my eyes;
the worker
of deceit
goes
on
in
his false
way,
and
the waster
goes
on
making
waste.
Up!
Elam;
to
the
attack!
Media; I
have
put an end
to
her sorrow.
For
this cause
I am
full
of bitter grief; pains
like
the pains
of
a woman
in
childbirth
have
come
on
me:
I am bent
down
with
sorrow
at
what
comes
to
my ears;
I am shocked
by
what
I
see.
My
mind
is
wandering,
fear
has overcome
me:
the
evening
of
my
desire
has been
turned into shaking for
me.
They
make ready
the
table,
they put
down
the covers,
they
take
food
and
drink.
Up!
you
captains; put
oil
on
your breastplates.
For
so
has
the
Lord
said
to
me, Go,
let
a
watchman
be
placed;
let
him
give
word
of
what
he
sees:
And
when
he
sees war-carriages,
horsemen by twos, war-carriages
with asses, war-carriages
with
camels, let
him
give special
attention.
And
the watchman
gave
a loud
cry,
O
my
lord,
I
am
on
the
watchtower
all
day,
and
am
placed
in
my
watch
every
night:
See,
here
come war-carriages
with
men,
horsemen
by twos:
and
in
answer
he
said,
Babylon
is
made
low,
is
made
low,
and
all
her
images
are
broken
on
the
earth.
O
my crushed
ones,
the grain
of
my
floor!
I
have
given
you
the
word
which came
to
me
from
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel.
The word
about Edom.
A voice comes
to
me
from
Seir,
Watchman,
how
far gone
is
the
night?
how
far gone
is
the
night?
The
watchman
says,
The
morning
has
come,
but
night
is
still
to
come:
if
you
have questions
to
put,
put
them,
and
come
back
again.
The word about
Arabia. In the thick
woods
of
Arabia will be your night's resting-place, O travelling bands
of
Dedanites!
Give
water
to
him
who
is
in need
of
water; give
bread, O men
of
the
land
of
Tema,
to those
in flight.
For
they
are
in flight
from
the sharp
sword,
and
the
bent
bow,
and
from
the trouble
of
war.
For
so
has
the
Lord
said
to
me,
In
a
year,
by
the
years
of
a
servant working
for payment,
all
the
glory
of
Kedar
will
come
to
an
end:
And
the
rest
of
the
bowmen,
the
men
of war
of
the
children
of
Kedar,
will
be
small
in
number:
for
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
it.
The word
about
the
valley
of
vision.
Why
have
all
your people
gone
up
to
the house-tops?
You,
who
are
full
of loud voices,
a
town
of outcries, given up
to joy;
your
dead men
have
not
been
put
to
the
sword,
or come
to
their
death
in
war.
All
your
rulers ...
have
gone
in
flight;
all
your strong ones
have
gone
far
away.
For
this cause
I
have
said,
Let
your
eyes
be turned
away
from
me
in
my
bitter
weeping;
I
will
not
be
comforted
for
the wasting
of
the
daughter
of
my
people.
For
it
is
a
day
of trouble
and
of crushing
down
and
of destruction
from
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
in
the
valley
of
vision; ...
And
Elam
was
armed
with arrows,
and Aram came
on horseback;
and
the breastplate
of
Kir
was
uncovered.
And
your most fertile
valleys
were
full
of war-carriages,
and
the
horsemen
took
up
their
positions
in front
of
the
town.
He
took
away
the cover
of
Judah;
and
in
that
day
you
were looking
with care
at
the store
of arms
in
the
house
of
the
woods.
And
you
saw all
the broken places
in
the wall
of
the
town
of
David:
and
you got
together
the
waters
of
the
lower
pool.
And
you
had
the
houses
of
Jerusalem
numbered, pulling
down
the
houses
to make
the
wall stronger.
And
you
made
a place
between
the
two
walls
for storing
the
waters
of
the
old
pool:
but
you
gave
no thought
to
him
who
had
done
this,
and
were
not
looking
to
him
by whom
it
had
been purposed
long
before.
And
in
that
day
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
was looking
for
weeping,
and
cries
of
sorrow, cutting off
of
the hair,
and putting
on
the clothing
of grief:
But
in place
of
these
there
was
joy
and
delight,
oxen
and
sheep
were being made ready
for
food,
there
was
feasting
and
drinking:
men said,
Now
is
the
time
for
food
and
wine,
for
tomorrow
death comes.
And
the
Lord
of
armies
said
to
me secretly,
Truly,
this
sin
will
not
be
taken
from
you
till
your
death,
says
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies.
The
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
says,
Go
to
this
person
in
authority,
this
Shebna,
who
is
over
the
house;
who
has
made
himself
a resting-place
on high, cutting
out
a
place
for
himself
in
the rock,
and
say,
Who
are
you,
and
by
what right
have
you made
for yourself
a resting-place
here?
See,
O strong
man,
the
Lord
will send
you violently away, gripping
you
with force,
Twisting
you round
and round
like
a
ball
he
will send
you
out
into
a
wide
country:
there
you
will come
to
your end,
and
there
will
be
the carriages
of
your pride,
O
shame
of
your lord's
house!
And I will have
you forced
out
of
your
place
of authority,
and pulled
down
from
your position.
And
in
that
day
I
will send
for
my
servant,
Eliakim,
the
son
of
Hilkiah:
And
I
will
put
your
robe
on
him,
and
put
your band
about
him,
and
I
will
give
your
authority
into
his
hand:
and
he
will
be
a
father
to
the men
of
Jerusalem,
and
to
the
family
of
Judah.
And
I
will
give
the
key
of
the
family
of
David
into
his
care;
and
what
he keeps
open
will
be
shut
by
no
one,
and
what
he keeps
shut
no
one
will
make
open.
And
I
will
put
him
like
a nail
in
a safe
place;
and
he
will
be
for
a
seat
of
glory
to
his father's
family.
And
all
the
glory
of
his father's
family
will
be
hanging
on
him,
all
their
offspring,
every
small
vessel,
even
the cups
and
the
basins.
In
that
day,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
will
the nail fixed
in
a safe
place
give
way;
and
it
will
be
cut
down,
and
in
its
fall
the weight hanging
on
it
will
be
cut
off,
for
the
Lord
has
said
it.
The word
about
Tyre.
Let
a cry
of sorrow
go
up,
O
ships
of
Tarshish,
because
your strong
place
is
made
waste;
on
the way
back
from
the
land
of
Kittim
the news
is given
to
them.
Send
out
a cry
of grief,
you men
of
the sea-land,
traders
of Zidon,
who
go
over
the
sea, whose representatives
are
on great waters;
Who get
in
the
seed
of
Shihor,
whose wealth
is
the trade
of
the
nations.
Be
shamed, O Zidon:
for
the
sea,
the
strong
place
of
the
sea
has
said,
I
have
not
been
with
child,
or
given
birth;
I
have
not taken care
of
young
men,
or kept watch over
the growth
of
virgins.
When
the
news comes
to
Egypt
they
will be bitterly pained at
the fate
of
Tyre.
Go
over
to
Tarshish; give cries
of sorrow, O men
of
the sea-land.
Is
this
the town which
was
full
of joy, whose start goes back
to
times
long past, whose wanderings took
her into far-off countries?
By
whom
was
this
purposed
against
Tyre,
the crowning town,
whose
traders
are
chiefs,
whose business
men
are honoured
in
the
land?
It
was
the purpose
of
the
Lord
of
armies
to put
pride
to shame,
to
make sport
of
the
glory
of
those
who
are honoured
in
the
earth.
Let
your
land
be worked
with
the plough, O
daughter
of
Tarshish;
there
is
no
longer
any harbour.
His
hand
is
stretched
out
over
the
sea,
the
kingdoms
are shaking:
the
Lord
has
given
orders
about
Canaan,
to
make waste
its
strong places.
And
he
said,
There
is
no
more joy
for
you, O
crushed
virgin
daughter
of Zidon:
up!
go
over
to
Kittim;
even
there
you
will
have
no
rest.
...
Let
a cry
of sorrow go up, O
ships
of
Tarshish:
because
your
strong place
is made
waste.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
Tyre
will
go out
of mind
for
seventy
years,
that
is,
the
days
of
one
king:
after
the
end
of
seventy
years
it
will
be
for
Tyre
as
in
the
song
of
the loose woman.
Take
an instrument
of
music,
go
about
the
town,
O loose woman
who
has gone
out
from
the memory
of man;
make sweet melody
with
songs,
so
that
you
may
come
back
to men's minds.
And
it
will
be
after
the
end
of
seventy
years,
that
the
Lord
will
have
mercy
on
Tyre,
and
she
will
go
back
to
her trade, acting
as
a
loose woman
with
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
And
her goods
and
her trade
will
be
holy
to
the
Lord:
they
will
not
be
kept back
or
stored
up;
for
her
produce
will
be
for
those
living
in
the Lord's
land,
to
give
them
food
for
their
needs,
and fair clothing.
See,
the
Lord
is making
the
earth
waste
and unpeopled,
he
is turning
it upside
down,
and sending
the
people
in
all
directions.
And
it
will
be
the same
for
the
people
as
for
the
priest;
for
the
servant
as
for
his
master;
and
for
the woman-servant
as
for
her
owner;
the same
for
the
one
offering goods
for
a price
as
for
him
who takes
them;
the same
for
him
who gives money
at interest
and
for
him
who takes
it;
the same
for
him
who lets
others
have
the
use
of
his
property
as
for
those
who
make
use
of
it.
The
earth
will
be
completely waste
and without men;
for
this
is
the
word
of
the
Lord.
The
earth
is sorrowing
and wasting
away,
the
world
is full
of grief
and wasting
away,
the
high ones
of
the
earth come
to nothing.
The
earth
has
been made unclean
by
those
living
in
it;
because
the
laws
have
not
been kept
by
them,
the orders
have
been
changed,
and
the
eternal
agreement
has
been
broken.
For
this cause
the
earth
is given
up
to
the
curse,
and
those
in
it
are judged
as sinners:
for
this cause
those
living
on
the
earth
are
burned
up,
and
the
rest
are small
in number.
The
new
wine
is thin,
the
vine
is feeble,
and
all
the glad-hearted make sounds
of grief.
The pleasing sound
of all instruments
of music
has come
to an end,
and
the voices
of those who are glad.
There
is
no
more
drinking
of
wine
with
a
song;
strong
drink
will
be
bitter
to those
who take
it.
The
town
is
waste
and
broken
down:
every
house
is
shut
up,
so
that
no
man
may
come
in.
There
is
a crying
in
the
streets
because
of
the
wine;
there
is
an end
of
all
delight,
the
joy
of
the
land
is
gone.
In
the
town all
is
waste,
and
in
the public place
is
destruction.
For
it
will
be
in
the
heart
of
the
earth
among
the
peoples,
like
the
shaking
of
an olive-tree,
as
the last
of
the grapes
after
the getting-in
is
done.
But
those
will
be making
sounds
of
joy;
they
will
be
crying
loudly
from
the
sea
for
the glory
of
the
Lord.
Give praise
to
the
Lord
in
the east,
to
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
in
the sea-lands.
From
the farthest part
of
the
earth comes
the
sound
of
songs, glory
to
the upright.
But
I
said,
I am wasting
away, wasting
away,
the curse
is
on me!
The false
ones go
on
in
their false way, yes,
they go
on acting falsely.
Fear,
and death,
and
the net,
are come
on
you, O
people
of
the
earth.
And
it
will
be
that
he
who
goes
in
flight
from
the
sound
of
fear
will
be overtaken
by death;
and
he
who gets free
from death
will
be
taken
in
the net:
for
the
windows
on
high
are
open,
and
the bases
of
the
earth
are shaking.
The
earth
is completely
broken, it
is parted
in two, it
is
violently
moved.
The
earth
will
be
moving uncertainly,
like
a
man
overcome
by drink;
it
will
be shaking
like
a tent;
and
the weight
of
its sin
will
be
on
it, crushing
it
down
so
that
it
will
not
get
up
again.
And
in
that
day
the
Lord
will send
punishment
on
the
army
of
the
high ones
on
high,
and
on
the
kings
of
the
earth
on
the
earth.
And
they
will
be got
together,
like
prisoners
in
the prison-house;
and
after
a
long
time
they
will
have
their
punishment.
Then
the
moon
will
be veiled,
and
the
sun
put
to
shame;
for
the
Lord
of
armies
will
be ruling
in
Mount
Zion
and
in
Jerusalem,
and
before
his judges
he
will let
his
glory
be seen.
O
Lord,
you
are
my
God;
I
will
give
praise
to
you,
I
will
give honour
to
your
name;
for
you
have
done
great
acts
of power;
your purposes
in
the past
have
been
made
true
and certain
in effect.
For
you
have
made
a
town
a waste
place:
a strong
town
a mass
of broken walls;
the tower
of
the men
of pride
has come
to
an end;
it
will
never
be
put
up again.
For
this cause
will
the
strong
people give
glory
to
you,
the
town
of
the cruel
ones
will
be
in
fear
of
you.
For
you
have
been
a
strong
place
for
the
poor
and
the crushed
in
their
trouble,
a safe
place
from
the
storm,
a
shade
from
the heat,
when
the
wrath
of
the cruel
ones
is
like
a winter
storm.
As heat by
the
shade
of a
cloud,
the
noise
of
the
men
of pride
has been made quiet by
you;
as heat by
the
shade
of a
cloud,
the
song
of
the cruel
ones
has been stopped.
And
in
this
mountain
will
the
Lord
of
armies
make
for
all
peoples
a
feast
of good
things,
a
feast
of wines long stored,
of good
things sweet
to
the taste,
of wines long
kept
and tested.
And
in
this
mountain
he
will put
an
end
to
the shade
covering
the
face
of
all
peoples,
and
the veil
which
is
stretched
over
all
nations.
He
has
put
an
end
to
death
for
ever;
and
the
Lord
God
will
take
away
all weeping;
and
he
will
put
an
end
to
the
shame
of
his
people
in
all
the
earth:
for
the
Lord
has
said
it.
And
in
that
day
it
will
be
said,
See,
this
is
our
God;
we
have
been waiting
for
him,
and
he
will
be
our saviour:
this
is
the
Lord
in whom
is
our
hope;
we
will
be
glad
and
have
delight
in
his
salvation.
For
in
this
mountain
will
the
hand
of
the
Lord come
to
rest,
and
Moab
will
be crushed
down
in
his
place,
even
as
the dry stems
of
the grain
are crushed
under
foot
in
the waste
place.
And
if
he
puts
out
his
hands,
like
a
man
stretching
out
his
hands
in swimming,
the Lord
will
make
low
his
pride, however expert
his designs.
And
the strong tower
of
your
walls
has
been broken
by
him,
made
low,
and crushed
even
to
the
dust.
In
that
day
will
this
song
be
made
in
the
land
of
Judah:
We
have
a
strong
town;
he
will
make
salvation
our
walls
and towers.
Let
the doors
be
open,
so
that
the upright
nation
which
keeps faith
may
come
in.
The
man
whose heart
is unmoved
you
will
keep
in
peace,
because
his hope
is
in
you.
Let
your hope
be
in
the
Lord
for
ever:
for
the
Lord Jah
is
an unchanging
Rock.
For
he
has
made
low
those
who
are
lifted
up,
all
the
people
of
the
town
of pride:
he
makes
it
low, crushing
it
down
to
the
earth;
he
makes
it
low
in
the
dust.
It
will be crushed
under
the
feet
of
the
poor
and
the
steps
of those
who
are
in need.
The
way
of
the good
man
is
straight;
the road
of
the
upright
is made
smooth
by you.
We
have
been waiting
for
you,
O
Lord;
the
desire
of
our
soul
is
for
the
memory
of
your
name.
In
the
night
the
desire
of
my
soul
has
been
for
you; early
will
my
spirit
be searching
for
you;
for
when
your punishments come
on
the
earth,
the
people
of
the
world
will get
the knowledge
of
righteousness.
Even
if
you
are kind
to
the evil-doer,
he
will
not go
after
righteousness;
even
in
the
land
of
the upright
he
will still go
on
in
his wrongdoing,
and
will
not
see
the glory
of
the
Lord.
Lord,
your
hand
is
lifted
up,
but
they
do
not
see:
let
them
see ...
yes,
your haters
will
be burned
up
in
the
fire.
Lord,
you
will give
us
peace:
for
all
our
works
are
the outcome
of
your purpose.
O
Lord,
our
God, other
lords than
you
have
had rule
over
us;
but
in
you
only
is
our salvation,
and no other
name
will
we
take
on
our lips.
The
dead
will
not
come back
to
life:
their
spirits
will
not
come back
to earth;
for
this cause
you
have sent
destruction
on
them,
so
that
the
memory
of
them
is
dead.
You
have
made
the
nation great,
O
Lord,
you
have
made
it great;
glory
is yours:
you
have
made wide
the limits
of
the
land.
Lord,
in
trouble
our eyes
have
been turned
to
you, we sent up
a
prayer
when
your
punishment
was
on us.
As
a
woman
with
child, whose
time
is
near,
is troubled,
crying
out
in
her pain;
so
have we
been
before
you,
O
Lord.
We
have
been
with
child,
we
have
been
in pain,
we
have
given
birth
to
wind;
no
salvation
has
come
to
the
earth
through
us,
and
no
children
have
come
into
the
world.
Your
dead
will
come back;
their
dead
bodies
will
come
to
life
again.
Those
in
the
dust, awaking
from
their sleep,
will send
out
a song;
for
your
dew
is
a
dew
of light,
and
the
earth
will
give
birth
to
the shades.
Come,
my
people,
into
your secret places,
and let
your
doors
be
shut:
keep yourself safe
for
a short
time,
till
his
wrath
is
over.
For
the
Lord
is
coming
out
of
his
place
to
send
punishment
on
the
people
of
the
earth
for
their evil-doing:
the
earth
will
let
the
blood drained
out
on
her
be seen,
and
will
keep
her dead
covered
no
longer.
In
that
day
the
Lord,
with
his
great
and
strong
and
cruel
sword,
will send
punishment
on
Leviathan,
the quick-moving
snake,
and
on
Leviathan,
the
twisted
snake;
and
he
will
put
to death
the
dragon
which
is
in
the
sea.
In
that
day
it
will
be
said,
A vine-garden
of delight, make
a song
about
it.
I,
the
Lord,
am watching
it;
I
will
give
it
water
at
all
times:
I
will
keep
it
night
and
day,
for
fear
that
any
damage
comes
to
it.
My passion
is
over: if
the
thorns
were fighting
against
me,
I
would
make
an
attack
on
them,
and
they
would
be burned
up
together.
Or let
him
put
himself under
my
power,
and
make
peace
with
me.
In days
to
come
Jacob
will
take
root:
Israel
will
put
out buds
and flowers;
and
the
face
of
the
world
will
be
full
of
fruit.
Is
his punishment
like
the punishment
of those
who overcame
him?
or
are
his dead
as great
in number
as those
he put
to
the sword?
Your
anger
against
her
has been made clear
by
driving
her
away;
he
has taken
her
away
with
his storm-wind
in
the
day
of
his
east
wind.
So
by
this
will
the
sin
of
Jacob
be covered,
and
this
is
all
the
fruit
of
taking
away
his
punishment;
when
all
the
stones
of
the
altar
are crushed together,
so
that
the wood pillars
and
the sun-images
will
not
be
put
up
again.
For
the strong
town
is without men,
an unpeopled living-place;
and
she
has become
a
waste land:
there
the young ox
will take
his
rest,
and
its
branches
will
be food
for
him.
When
its branches
are
dry
they
will
be
broken
off;
the
women
will
come
and
put
fire
to
them:
for
it
is
a foolish
people;
for
this cause
he
who
made
them
will
have
no
mercy
on
them,
and
he whose work
they
are
will
not
have
pity
on
them.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
the
Lord
will get
together
his
grain,
from
the
River
to
the
stream
of
Egypt,
and
you
will
be got
together
with care,
O
children
of
Israel.
And
it
will
be
in
that
day
that
a
great
horn
will
be
sounded;
and
those
who
were
wandering
in
the
land
of
Assyria,
and
those
who
had
been sent
away
into
the
land
of
Egypt,
will
come;
and
they
will
give
worship
to
the
Lord
in
the
holy
mountain
at
Jerusalem.
Ho!
crown
of
pride
of
those
who
are given
up
to
wine
in
Ephraim,
and
the dead
flower
of
his
glory
which
is
on
the
head
of
those
who
are
overcome
by strong drink!
See,
the
Lord
has
a
strong
and cruel
one;
like
a
rain
of ice,
a
storm
of
destruction,
like
the
overflowing
of
a
strong
river,
he
will
violently overcome
them.
The
crown
of pride
of those who
are given up
to wine
in
Ephraim
will be crushed
under
foot;
And
the dead
flower
of
his
glory,
which
is
on
the
head
of
the
fertile
valley,
will
be
like
the
first
early
fruit
before
the
summer;
which
a
man takes
and puts
in
his mouth
the minute
he
sees
it.
In
that
day
will
the
Lord
of
armies
be
a
crown
of
glory,
and
a fair ornament,
to
the
rest
of
his
people;
And
a
spirit
of wisdom
to
the
judge,
and
strength
to
those
who keep
back
the attackers
at
the door
of
the
town.
And further,
these
are uncertain
through
wine,
and
have
gone
out
of
the
right way
through
strong
drink:
the
priest
and
the
prophet
are uncertain
through
strong
drink,
they
are overcome
by
wine,
they
have
gone
out
of
the way
through
strong
drink;
their vision
is false,
they
go wrong
in
their decisions.
For
all
the
tables
are
covered
with coughed-up food,
so
that
there
is
not
a clean
place.
To
whom
will
he
give
knowledge?
and
to
whom
will
he make clear
the word?
Will
it be
to
those
who
have newly given
up
milk,
and
who
have only now been
taken
from
the
breast?
For
it
is
one rule
after another;
one line
after another;
here
a
little,
there
a
little.
No,
but
with broken
talk,
and
with
a strange
tongue,
he
will
give
his
word
to
this
people:
To
whom
he
said,
This
is
the
rest,
give
rest
to
him
who
is
tired;
and
by
this
you
may get new strength;
but
they
would
not
give ear.
For
this
cause
the
word
of
the
Lord
will
be
to
them
rule
after
rule,
line
after
line,
here
a
little,
there
a
little;
so
that
they
may
go
on
their
way,
and falling
back
may
be
broken,
and
taken
in
the net.
Give ear
then
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
you
men
of pride,
the
rulers
of
this
people
in
Jerusalem:
Because
you
have
said,
We
have
made
death
our friend,
and
with
the underworld
we
have
made
an
agreement;
when
the
overflowing waters
come
through
they
will
not
come
near
us;
for
we
are looking
to
false words
for help,
taking
cover
in
what
is untrue:
For
this cause
says
the
Lord
God,
See,
I
am placing
in
Zion
as
a base,
a
stone,
a
tested
stone,
an angle-stone
which
is certain
and
of great value:
and
he
who
has
faith
will
not give
way.
And
I
will
make
right
decision
the measuring-line,
and
righteousness
the weight:
and
the ice-storm
will
take
away
the safe
place
of
false words,
and
the secret
place
will
be covered
by
the
flowing
waters.
And
the
help
you
were
looking
for
from
death
will
come
to
nothing,
and
your
agreement
with
the underworld
will
be
broken;
when
the
overflowing waters
come
through,
then
you
will
be overcome
by
them.
Whenever
they
come
through
they
will overtake
you;
for
they
will
come
through
morning
after
morning,
by
day
and
by
night:
and
the
news
will
be nothing
but fear.
For
the
bed
is
not long enough
for
a man
to
be stretched out on: and
the cover
is
not wide enough
for
him
to
be covered
with.
For
the
Lord
will
come
up
as
on
Mount
Perazim,
he
will
be
moved
to wrath
as
in
the
valley
of
Gibeon;
so
that
he
may
do
his
work —
strange
is
his
work;
and give
effect
to
his
act — unnatural
is
his
act.
And
now,
take
care
that
you
do
not
make sport
of
him,
or
your
bands
will
be
made
strong;
for
I
have
had word
from
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
of
an
end,
of
a
complete
end,
which
is
to
come
on
all
the
land.
Let
your ears
be open
to
my
voice;
give
attention
to
what
I
say.
Is
the ploughman
for ever ploughing? does
he not get
the
earth ready
and broken
up
for
the
seed?
When
the
face
of
the earth
has
been levelled,
does
he
not
put
in
the different sorts
of seed,
and
the
grain
in lines,
and
the
barley
in
its
place,
and
the
spelt
at
the
edge?
For
his
God
is
his
teacher, giving
him
the knowledge
of these things.
For
the fitches
are
not crushed
with
a sharp instrument,
and
a cart-wheel
is
not rolled
over
the
cummin;
but
the grain
of
the fitches
is hammered
out
with
a stick,
and
of
the
cummin
with
a
rod.
Is
the
grain
for
bread
crushed?
He
does
not go
on crushing
it
for
ever,
but
he lets
his cart-wheels
and
his
horses go over
it
without crushing
it.
This
comes
from
the
Lord
of
armies, purposing
wonders,
and wise
in
all
his
acts.
Ho!
Ariel,
Ariel,
the
town
against which
David made war; put
year
to
year, let
the
feasts come
round:
And
I
will send trouble
on
Ariel,
and
there
will
be weeping
and cries
of grief;
and she
will
be
to
me
as
Ariel.
And
I will
make war
on
you
like David,
and
you will be shut
in
by earthworks,
and
I will
make
towers round
you.
And
you
will
be
made
low,
and
your
voice
will
come out
of
the
earth,
and
your
words
will
be
low out
of
the
dust;
and
your
voice
will
come out
of
the
earth
like
that
of
a
spirit, making bird-like noises out
of
the
dust.
And
the
army
of
your attackers
will
be
like small
dust,
and all
the cruel
ones
like dry stems
gone before
the wind;
suddenly
it
will
come
about.
The
Lord
of
armies
will
come
in
with
thunder
and earth-shaking
and
great
noise,
with rushing wind
and
storm,
and
the
flame
of
burning
fire.
And
all
the
nations
making
war
on
Ariel,
and
all
those
who
are fighting
against
her
and shutting
her
in
with
their
towers,
will
be
like
a
dream,
like
a
vision
of
the
night.
And
it
will
be
like
a
man desiring
food,
and
dreaming
that
he
is
feasting;
but
when
he
is awake
there
is
nothing
in
his
mouth:
or
like
a
man
in
need
of water,
dreaming
that
he
is
drinking;
but
when
he
is awake
he
is feeble
and
his
soul
is
full
of
desire:
so
will
all
the
nations
be
which make
war
on
Mount
Zion.
Be surprised
and full
of
wonder;
let
your eyes
be covered
and
be
blind:
be overcome,
but
not
with
wine; go
with uncertain steps,
but
not because
of
strong
drink.
For
the
Lord
has sent
on
you
a
spirit
of
deep
sleep;
and
by
him
your
eyes,
the
prophets,
are shut,
and
your
heads,
the
seers,
are
covered.
And
the
vision
of
all
this
has
become
to
you
like
the
words
of
a
book
which
is
shut,
which
men
give
to
one
who
has
knowledge
of writing,
saying,
Make
clear
to
us
what
is
in
the
book:
and
he
says,
I
am
not
able
to,
for
the
book
is
shut:
And
they
give
it
to
one
without learning,
saying,
Make clear
to
us
what
is
in
the
book:
and
he
says,
I
have
no
knowledge
of writing.
And
the
Lord
said,
because
this
people
come
near
to
me
with
their
mouths,
and
give honour
to
me
with
their
lips,
but
their
heart
is
far
from
me,
and
their
fear
of
me
is false,
a rule
given
them
by
the
teaching
of
men;
For
this cause
I
will
again
do
a strange
thing
among
this
people,
a
thing
to
be wondered
at:
and
the
wisdom
of
their
wise
men
will come
to nothing,
and
the sense
of
their guides
will
no
longer
be seen.
Cursed
are
those
who
go
deep
to
keep
their
designs
secret
from
the
Lord,
and
whose
works
are
in
the
dark,
and
who
say,
Who
sees
us?
and
who
has
knowledge
of
our acts?
You
are turning
things upside
down!
Is
the wet earth
the same
to
you
as
the
one
who
is
forming
it?
will
the
thing
made
say
of
him
who
made
it,
He
made
me
not:
or
the
thing
formed
say
of
him
who
gave
it form,
He
has
no knowledge?
In
a
very short
time
Lebanon
will
become
a
fertile
field,
and
the
fertile
field
will
seem
like
a wood.
And
in
that
day
those whose ears
are stopped
will
be
hearing
the
words
of
the
book;
and
the
eyes
of
the
blind
will
see
through
the mist
and
the
dark.
And
the
poor
will
have
their
joy
in
the
Lord
increased,
and
those
in need
will
be
glad
in
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
For
the cruel
one
has
come
to
nothing;
and
those
who
make sport
of
the Lord are
gone;
and
those
who are
watching
to
do
evil are
cut
off:
Who
give help
to
a
man
in
a
wrong
cause,
and
who put
a net
for
the feet
of
him
who gives
decisions
in
the public
place, taking
away
a man's
right without
cause.
For
this
reason
the
Lord,
the saviour
of
Abraham,
says
about
the
family
of
Jacob,
Jacob
will
not
now
be
put
to
shame,
or
his
face
be clouded
with fear.
But
when
they,
the
children
of
Jacob,
see
the
work
of
my
hands
among
them,
they
will
give honour
to
my
name;
yes,
they
will
give honour
to
the
Holy
One
of
Jacob,
and go
in fear
of
the
God
of
Israel.
Those whose hearts were turned
away
from
him
will get
knowledge,
and those
who
made
an outcry against
him
will give
attention
to
his
teaching.
Ho! uncontrolled
children,
says
the
Lord,
who give effect
to
a
purpose
which
is
not
mine,
and
who
make
an agreement,
but
not
by
my
spirit, increasing
their
sin:
Who
make
a
move
to
go
down
into
Egypt,
without authority
from
me;
who
are looking
to
the
strength
of
Pharaoh
for help,
and whose hope
is
in
the
shade
of
Egypt.
And
the
strength
of
Pharaoh
will
be
your
shame,
and
your hope
in
the
shade
of
Egypt
will
come
to nothing.
For
his
chiefs
are
at
Zoan,
and
his representatives
have
come
to
Hanes.
For
they
have
all come
with
offerings
to
a
people
of
no use
to
them,
in whom
is
no
help
or
profit,
but
only
shame
and
a bad name.
The word
about
the
Beasts
of
the
South.
Through
the
land
of
trouble
and grief,
the
land
of
the she-lion
and
the voice
of
the
lion,
of
the
snake
and
the burning winged
snake,
they
take
their
wealth
on
the
backs
of
young asses,
and
their
stores
on
camels,
to
a
people
in whom
is
no
profit.
For
there
is no use or purpose
in
the
help
of
Egypt:
so
I
have
said about
her,
She
is
Rahab,
who
has come
to
an end.
Now
go,
put
it
in
writing
before
them
on
a board,
and make
a
record
of
it
in
a
book,
so
that
it
may
be
for
the future,
a
witness
for
all
time
to
come.
For
they
are
an uncontrolled
people, false-hearted,
who
will
not
give ear
to
the
teaching
of
the
Lord:
Who
say
to
the
seers,
See
not;
and
to
the
prophets, Do
not
give
us
word
of
what
is true,
but
say false
things
to
give
us
pleasure:
Get
out
of
the good
way,
turning
from
the right
road;
do
not
keep
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
before
our minds.
For
this
cause
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
says,
Because
you
will
not give ear
to
this
word,
and
are looking
for help
in
ways
of deceit
and evil,
and
are putting
your hope
in
them:
This
sin
will
be
to
you
like
a crack
in
a
high
wall,
causing
its
fall
suddenly
and
in
a minute.
And
he
will
let
it
be
broken
as
a potter's
vessel
is
broken:
it
will
be
smashed
to bits
without
mercy;
so
that
there
will
not
be
a bit
in
which
one
may
take
fire
from
the fireplace,
or
water
from
the
spring.
For
the
Lord,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
said,
In
quiet
and
rest
is
your
salvation:
peace
and hope
are
your
strength:
but
you
would
not
have
it
so.
Saying,
No,
for
we
will go
in
flight
on
horses;
so
you
will
certainly go
in
flight:
and,
We
will go
on
the backs
of quick-running beasts;
so
those
who go
after
you
will
be quick-footed.
A
thousand
will go
in fear
before
one;
even
before
five
you
will go
in
flight:
till
you
are
like
a pillar
by itself
on
the
top
of
a
mountain,
and
like
a
flag
on
a
hill.
For
this
cause
the
Lord
will
be
waiting,
so
that
he
may
be
kind
to
you;
and
he
will
be
lifted
up,
so
that
he
may
have
mercy
on
you;
for
the
Lord
is
a
God
of righteousness:
there
is
a blessing
on
all
whose hope
is
in
him.
O
people,
living
in
Zion,
at
Jerusalem,
your
weeping
will
be ended;
he
will
certainly
have
mercy
on
you
at
the
sound
of
your
cry;
when
it comes
to
his ear,
he
will
give
you
an
answer.
And though
the
Lord
will
give
you
the
bread
of
trouble
and
the
water
of grief,
you
will
no
longer
put
your
teacher
on
one side,
but
you
will
see
your
teacher:
And
at
your
back,
when
you
are turning
to
the right hand
or
to
the
left,
a voice
will
be sounding
in
your
ears,
saying,
This
is
the
way
in
which
you
are
to
go.
And
you
will
make
unclean what
is
covering
your pictured
images
of
silver,
and
the
plating
of
your
images
of
gold:
you
will
send
them
away
as
an
unclean
thing,
saying,
Be
gone!
And
he
will
give
rain
for
your
seed,
so
that
you
may
put
it
in
the
earth;
and
you
will
have
bread
from
the
produce
of
the
earth, good
and more than enough
for
your
needs:
in
that
day
the
cattle
will get
their
food
in
wide grass-lands.
And
the
oxen
and
the
young asses
which
are
used
for ploughing,
will
have
salted grain
which
has
been
made free
from
the waste
with
fork
and basket.
And
there
will
be rivers
and
streams
of
water
on
every tall
mountain
and
on
every
high
hill,
in
the
day
when
great numbers
are
put
to
the sword,
when
the
towers
come
down.
And
the
light
of
the
moon
will
be
as
the
light
of
the
sun,
and
the
light
of
the
sun
will
be
seven
times greater,
as
the
light
of
seven
days,
in
the
day
when
the
Lord puts oil
on
the
wounds
of
his
people,
and
makes
them well
from
the
blows
they
have undergone.
See,
the
name
of
the
Lord
is
coming
from
far,
burning
with
his
wrath,
with thick
smoke
going
up:
his
lips
are
full
of passion,
and
his
tongue
is
like
a
burning
fire:
And
his
breath
is
as
an
overflowing
stream, coming
up
even
to
the
neck, shaking
the
nations
for
their destruction,
like
the shaking
of grain
in
a basket:
and
he
will put
a cord
in
the mouths
of
the
people, turning
them
out
of
their
way.
You
will
have
a
song,
as
in
the
night
when
a
holy
feast
is kept;
and
you
will
be glad
in
heart,
as
when
they
go
with
music
of
the pipe
to
the
mountain
of
the
Lord,
the
Rock
of
Israel.
And
the
Lord
will send
out
the
sound
of
his great
voice,
and
they
will
see
his
arm stretched
out,
with
the heat
of
his
wrath,
and
the
flame
of
a
burning
fire;
with
a cloud-burst,
and
storm,
and
a rain
of ice.
For
through
the
voice
of
the
Lord
the Assyrian
will
be broken,
and
the Lord's
rod
will
be lifted up against
him.
And
every
blow
of
the
rod
of
his
punishment,
which
the
Lord
will send
on
him,
will
be
with
the sound
of music:
and
with
the
waving
of
his sword
the
Lord
will make
war
against
him.
For
a
place
of
fire
has long
been
ready;
yes,
it
has
been
made
ready
for
the
king;
he
has
made
it
deep
and
wide:
it
is massed
with
fire
and
much
wood;
the
breath
of
the
Lord,
like
a
stream
of
fire, puts
a light
to
it.
Cursed
are
those
who
go
down
to
Egypt
for
help,
and
who
put
their faith
in
horses; looking
to war-carriages
for salvation,
because
of
their numbers;
and
to
horsemen,
because
they
are
very
strong;
but
they
are
not looking
to
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
or turning
their hearts
to
the
Lord;
Though
he
is
wise,
and able
to send
evil,
and
his
purpose
will
not
be changed;
but
he
will
go
against
the
house
of
the evil-doers,
and
against
those
to whom
they
are looking
for
help.
For
the
Egyptians
are
men,
and
not
God;
and
their
horses
are
flesh,
and
not
spirit:
and
when
the Lord's
hand
is
stretched
out,
the
helper
and
he
who
is
helped
will
come
down
together.
For
the
Lord
has
said
to
me,
As
a
lion,
or
a
young
lion,
makes
an angry
noise
over
his
food,
and
if
a
band
of herdsmen
come
out
against
him,
he
will
not
be
in fear
of
their
voices,
or give
up
his
food
for
their
noise:
so
the
Lord
of
armies
will
come
down
to
make
war
against
Mount
Zion
and
its
hill.
Like
birds
with outstretched wings,
so
will
the
Lord
of
armies
be
a cover
to
Jerusalem;
he
will
be
a cover
and salvation
for
it, going
over
it
he
will keep
it
from danger.
Come
back
to
him
who
has
been
so
deeply sinned against
by
the
children
of
Israel.
For
in
that
day
they
will
all give up
their
images
of
silver
and
of
gold,
the
sin
which
they
made
for themselves.
Then
the Assyrian
will
come
down
by
the
sword,
but
not
of
man;
the
sword,
not
of
men,
will
be
the
cause
of
his destruction:
and
he
will
go
in
flight
from
the
sword,
and
his
young
men
will
be
put
to
forced work.
And
his
rock
will come
to nothing
because
of fear,
and
his
chiefs
will
go
in flight
from
the flag,
says
the
Lord,
whose
fire
is
in
Zion,
and
his altar
in
Jerusalem.
See,
a
king
will
be
ruling
in
righteousness,
and
chiefs
will give
right
decisions.
And
a
man
will
be
as
a safe
place
from
the
wind,
and
a cover
from
the
storm;
as rivers
of
water
in
a
dry
place,
as
the
shade
of
a
great
rock
in
a waste
land.
And
the
eyes
of those
who
see
will
not
be shut,
and those
who
have
hearing
will
give
ear
to
the word.
The man
of sudden impulses
will become wise
in
heart,
and
he whose
tongue
is slow
will
get
the power
of
talking
clearly.
The
foolish
man
will
no
longer
be
named
noble,
and
they
will
not
say
of
the false
man
that
he
is
a
man
of honour.
For
the
foolish
man
will
say
foolish things,
having
evil
thoughts
in
his
heart, working
what
is unclean,
and
talking falsely
about
the
Lord,
to
keep food
from
him
who
is
in
need
of
it,
and water
from
him whose
soul
is desiring
it.
The designs
of
the
false
are
evil,
purposing
the
destruction
of
the
poor
man
by
false
words,
even
when
he
is
in
the
right.
But
the noble-hearted
man
has
noble purposes,
and
by
these
he
will
be guided.
Give
ear
to
my
voice,
you
women
who
are living
in comfort;
give
attention
to
my
words,
you
daughters
who
have no fear
of danger.
In
not
much
more
than
a
year,
you,
who
are
not looking
for evil,
will
be
troubled:
for
the produce
of
the vine-gardens
will
be cut
off,
and
there
will
be
no getting
in
of
the grapes.
Be shaking
with
fear,
you women
who are living
in comfort; be
troubled,
you
who
have no
fear
of danger:
take
off
your robes
and
put
on clothing
of grief.
Have
sorrow
for
the
fields,
the pleasing
fields,
the fertile
vine;
And
for
the
land
of
my
people,
where
thorns
will
come
up;
even
for
all
the
houses
of
joy
in
the glad
town.
For
the fair houses
will
have no man living
in
them;
the
town which
was full
of
noise
will
become
a waste;
the
hill
and
the watchtower
will
be unpeopled
for
ever,
a
joy
for
the asses
of
the woods,
a
place
of food
for
the
flocks;
Till
the
spirit
comes
on
us
from
on
high,
and
the waste
land
becomes
a
fertile
field,
and
the
fertile
field
is changed
into
a wood.
Then
in
the waste
land
there
will be an upright
rule,
and
righteousness
will have its
place
in
the
fertile
field.
And
the
work
of
righteousness
will
be
peace;
and
the effect
of
an upright rule
will
be
to
take away fear
for
ever.
And
my
people
will be
living
in
peace,
in houses
where
there
is no fear,
and
in
quiet resting-places.
But
the tall trees
will
come
down
with
a great
fall,
and
the
town
will be
low
in
a
low place.
Happy
are
you
who
are planting
seed
by
all
the
waters,
and
sending
out
the
ox
and
the ass.
Ho!
you
who
make
waste
those
who
did
not
make
you
waste; acting falsely
to
those
who were
not false
to
you. When
you
have
come
to
an
end
of wasting,
you
will
be made
waste,
and after
your false acts,
they
will do
the same
to
you.
O
Lord,
have
mercy
on us;
for we
have
been waiting
for
your
help:
be
our
strength
every
morning,
our
salvation
in
time
of
trouble.
At
the loud
noise
the
peoples
have gone
in flight;
at
your coming up
the
nations
have gone
in all directions.
And
the goods
taken
in war will be got
together like
the massing
of young locusts;
men will be
rushing
on
them like
the
rushing
of locusts.
The
Lord
is
lifted
up;
his
place
is
on
high:
he
has made
Zion
full
of
righteousness
and
true religion.
And
she
will
have no more
fear
of change,
being full
of
salvation,
wisdom,
and
knowledge:
the
fear
of
the
Lord
is
her
wealth.
See,
the
men
of war are sorrowing
outside
the town: those
who came looking
for
peace are
weeping
bitterly.
The
highways
are
waste,
no
man
is journeying there:
the
agreement
is
broken,
he
has
made sport
of
the
towns,
he
has
no
thought
for
man.
The
earth
is sorrowing
and wasting
away;
Lebanon
is put
to
shame
and
has
become waste;
Sharon
is
like
the
Arabah;
and
in
Bashan
and
Carmel
the leaves
are falling.
Now
will
I
come forward,
says
the
Lord;
now
will
I
be
lifted
up;
now
will
my power
be seen.
Your designs
will be without profit,
and
their
effect
will be nothing:
you
will be burned
up
by
the
fire
of
my
breath.
And
the
peoples
will
be
like
the
burning
of chalk:
as
thorns
cut
down,
which
are
burned
in
the
fire.
Give ear,
you
who
are
far
off,
to
what
I
have
done:
see
my
power,
you
who
are
near.
The
sinners
in
Zion
are full
of
fear;
the haters
of God
are shaking
with wonder.
Who
among us
may keep
his place before
the
burning
fire?
who
among us
may see
the
eternal burnings?
He whose ways
are true,
and whose words
are
upright;
he
who gives no
thought
to
the profits
of false
acts, whose
hands
have not taken rewards,
who
will
have no part
in putting
men
to
death,
and whose
eyes
are shut
against
evil;
He
will
have
a
place
on
high:
he
will
be safely shut
in
by
the
high
rocks:
his
bread
will
be
given
to
him;
his
waters
will
be certain.
Your
eyes
will
see
the
king
in
his glory:
they
will
be
looking
on
a far-stretching
land.
Your
heart
will give
thought
to
the cause
of
your
fear:
where
is
the
scribe,
where
is
he who made
a record
of
the payments,
where
is
he by whom
the
towers were
numbered?
Never again
will
you
see
the cruel
people,
a
people whose
tongue
has
no sense
for
you; whose
language
is strange
to
you.
Let
your
eyes
be resting
on
Zion,
the
town
of
our holy
feasts:
you
will
see
Jerusalem,
a quiet resting-place,
a
tent
which
will
not
be
moved,
whose tent-pins
will
never
be
pulled
up,
and
whose
cords
will
never
be
broken.
But
there
the
Lord
will
be
with
us
in
his glory, ...
wide
rivers
and
streams;
where
no
boat
will
go
with blades,
and
no fair ship
will
be sailing.
For
the
Lord
is
our
judge,
the
Lord
is
our law-giver,
the
Lord
is
our
king;
he
will
be
our saviour.
Your
cords
have become loose;
they
were
not able
to
make
strong
the
support
of
their sails,
the
sail
was
not
stretched
out:
then
the blind
will
take much property,
the feeble-footed
will
make division
of
the goods
of war.
And
the
men
of Zion
will
not
say,
I am ill:
for
its
people
will
have forgiveness
for
their
sin.
Come
near,
you
nations,
and
give ear; take note,
you
peoples: let
the
earth
and
everything
in
it
give ear;
the
world
and
all
those living
in
it.
For
the
Lord
is
angry
with
all
the
nations,
and
his
wrath
is
burning
against
all
their
armies:
he
has
put
them
to
the curse,
he
has
given
them
to destruction.
Their
dead
bodies
will be thick
on
the face
of
the
earth,
and
their smell
will
come
up,
and
the
mountains
will be flowing
with
their
blood,
and
all
the
hills
will
come
to nothing.
And
the
heavens
will
be
rolled together
like
the
roll
of
a
book:
and
all
their
army
will
be gone,
like
a dead
leaf
from
the
vine,
or
a dry
fruit
from
the fig-tree.
For
my
sword
in
heaven
is full
of wrath:
see,
it
is
coming
down
on
Edom,
in punishment
on
the
people
of
my curse.
The
sword
of
the
Lord
is
full
of
blood,
it
is
fat
with
the
best
of
the meat,
with
the
blood
of
lambs
and
goats,
with
the
best
parts
of
the sheep:
for
the
Lord
has
a feast
in
Bozrah,
and
much cattle
will
be put
to
death
in
the
land
of
Edom.
And
the
strong
oxen
will
go
down
to
death
together
with
the smaller cattle.
For
it
is
the
day
of
the Lord's punishment,
when
he gives payment
for
the wrongs done
to
Zion.
And
its
streams
will
be
turned
into boiling oil,
and
its
dust
into
burning stone,
and all
the
land
will
be
on fire.
It
will
not
be
put out
day
or
night;
its
smoke
will
go
up
for
ever:
it
will
be waste
from
generation
to
generation;
no
one
will
go
through
it
for
ever.
But
the birds
of
the
waste land
will
have
their
place there;
it
will be
a heritage
for
the bittern
and
the
raven:
and
it
will be measured
out
with
line
and
weight as
a
waste land.
The jackals
will
be
there,
and
her great ones
will
be
gone;
they
will say,
There
is
no
longer
a
kingdom
there,
and
all
her
chiefs
will
have
come
to
an end.
And
thorns
will
come
up
in
her fair houses,
and waste plants
in
her strong
towers:
and foxes
will make
their holes
there,
and
it
will
be
a meeting-place
for
ostriches.
And
the beasts
of
the waste places
will
come
together
with
the
jackals,
and
the evil spirits
will
be
crying
to
one
another,
even
the night-spirit
will
come
and
make
her resting-place
there.
The arrowsnake
will
make
her hole
and put
her
eggs
there,
and
get
her young
together under
her
shade:
there
the
hawks
will come
together
by twos.
See
what
is recorded
in
the
book
of
the
Lord:
all
these
will
be
there,
not
one
without
the
other:
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
has
given
the
order,
and
his
spirit
has
made
them come
together.
And
he
has
given
them
their heritage,
and
by
his
hand
it
has
been measured
out
to
them:
it
will
be
theirs
for
ever,
their resting-place
from
generation
to
generation.
The waste
land
and the
dry
places
will be
glad; the lowland
will have joy
and be full
of flowers.
It
will
be flowering
like
the rose;
it
will
be full
of
delight
and songs;
the
glory
of
Lebanon
will
be
given
to
it;
the pride
of
Carmel
and
Sharon:
they
will
see
the
glory
of
the
Lord,
the power
of
our
God.
Make
strong
the
feeble
hands, give
support
to
the shaking
knees.
Say
to
those
who
are full
of
fear,
Be
strong
and
take
heart:
see,
your
God
will
give punishment;
the reward
of
God
will
come;
he
himself
will
come
to
be
your saviour.
Then
the
eyes
of
the
blind
will
see,
and
the
ears
which
are stopped
will
be
open.
Then
will
the feeble-footed
be jumping like
a roe,
and
the voice
which
was stopped
will
be loud
in song:
for
in
the waste land
streams
will
be bursting
out,
and
waters
in
the dry places.
And
the burning sand
will
become
a
pool,
and
the dry earth
springs
of
waters:
the fields where
the sheep
take
their food
will
become wet
land,
and water-plants
will
take
the
place
of
grass.
And
a
highway
will
be
there;
its
name
will
be,
The
Holy
Way;
the
unclean
and
the sinner
may
not
go
over
it,
and
those
who
go
on
it
will
not
be
turned
out
of
the
way
by
the
foolish.
No
lion
will
be
there,
or
any cruel
beast;
they
will
not
be seen
there;
but
those
for whom
the Lord
has given
a price,
Even
those whom
he
has
made free,
will
come
back
again;
they
will
come
with songs
to
Zion;
on
their
heads
will
be
eternal
joy;
delight
and
joy
will
be theirs,
and
sorrow
and sounds
of
grief
will
be
gone
for
ever.
And
it
came
about
in
the fourteenth
year
of
King
Hezekiah
that
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
came
up
against
all
the walled
towns
of
Judah
and
took
them.
And
the
king
of
Assyria
sent
the Rab-shakeh
from
Lachish
to
Jerusalem
to
King
Hezekiah
with
a strong force,
and
he
took
up
his
position
by
the stream
of
the higher
pool,
by
the
highway
of
the washerman's
And
there
came
out
to
him
Eliakim,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
who
was
over
the
house,
and
Shebna
the
scribe,
and
Joah,
the
son
of
Asaph,
the
recorder.
And
the Rab-shakeh
said
to
them,
Say
now
to
Hezekiah,
These
are
the words
of
the
great
king,
the
king
of
Assyria:
In
what
are
you placing
your
hope?
You
say
you
have
a design
and
strength
for
war,
but these
are
only
words:
now
to
whom
are
you looking
for support,
that
you
have gone
against
my
authority?
See,
you
are basing
your hope
on
that broken
rod
of
Egypt,
which
will
go
into
a man's
hand
if
he makes use
of
it
for
a
support;
for
so
is
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
to
all
who
put
their faith
in
him.
And
if
you
say
to
me,
Our hope
is
in
the
Lord
our
God;
is
it
not
he
whose
high
places
and
altars
Hezekiah
has
taken
away,
saying
to
Judah
and
Jerusalem
that
worship
may only
be given
before
this
altar?
And
now,
take
a chance
with
my
master,
the
king
of
Assyria,
and
I
will
give
you two
thousand
horses,
if
you
are
able
to
put
horsemen
on
them.
How
then
may
you
put
to shame
the least
of
my master's
servants?
and
you
have
put
your hope
in
Egypt
for war-carriages
and
horsemen:
And
have
I
now
come
to
send
destruction
on
this
land
without
the Lord's
authority?
It
was
the
Lord
himself
who
said
to
me,
Go
up
against
this
land
and make
it
waste.
Then
Eliakim
and
Shebna
and
Joah
said
to
the Rab-shakeh,
Please
make use
of
the Aramaean
language
in
talking
to
your
servants,
for
we
are used
to
it,
and
do
not
make use
of
the Jews'
language
in
the
hearing
of
the
people
on
the
wall.
But
the Rab-shakeh
said,
Is
it
to
your
master
or
to
you
that
my
master
has
sent
me
to
say
these
words?
has
he
not
sent
me
to
the
men
seated
on
the
wall?
for
they
are
the
people
who
will
be short
of
food
with
you
when
the town
is shut
in.
Then
the Rab-shakeh got
up
and
said
with
a
loud
voice
in
the Jews'
language,
Give ear
to
the
words
of
the
great
king,
the
king
of
Assyria:
This
is
what
the
king
says:
Do
not
be
tricked
by
Hezekiah,
for
there
is
no salvation
for
you
in
him.
And
do
not
let
Hezekiah
make
you
put
your faith
in
the
Lord,
saying,
The
Lord
will
certainly keep
us safe,
and
this
town
will
not
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
Do
not
give ear
to
Hezekiah,
for
this
is
what
the
king
of
Assyria
says,
Make
peace
with
me,
and
come
out
to
me;
and
everyone
will
be
free
to
take
the fruit
of
his
vine
and
of
his fig-tree,
and
the
water
of
his
spring;
Till
I
come
and
take
you
away
to
a
land
like yours,
a
land
of
grain
and
wine,
a
land
of
bread
and vine-gardens.
Give
no attention
to
Hezekiah
when
he
says
to
you,
The
Lord
will keep
us safe.
Has
any
one
of
the
gods
of
the
nations kept
his
land
from falling
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria?
Where
are
the
gods
of
Hamath
and
of
Arpad?
where
are
the
gods
of
Sepharvaim?
where
are
the
gods
of
Samaria?
and
have
they kept
Samaria
out
of
my
hand?
Who
among
all
the
gods
of
these
countries
have kept
their
country
from falling
into
my
hand,
to give cause
for
the thought
that
the
Lord
will keep
Jerusalem
from falling
into
my
hand?
But
they kept quiet
and
gave
him
no
answer:
for
the king's
order
was,
Give
him
no
answer.
Then
Eliakim,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
who
was
over
the
house,
and
Shebna
the
scribe,
and
Joah,
the
son
of
Asaph,
the
recorder,
came
to
Hezekiah
with
their
clothing parted
as
a sign
of
grief,
and
gave
him
an
account
of
what
the Rab-shakeh
had
said.
And
on
hearing
it
Hezekiah
took
off
his robe
and
put
on haircloth
and
went
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
he
sent
Eliakim,
who
was
over
the
house,
and
Shebna
the
scribe,
and
the
chief
priests, dressed
in haircloth,
to
Isaiah
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Amoz.
And
they
said
to
him,
Hezekiah
says,
This
day
is
a
day
of
trouble
and punishment
and shame:
for
the
children
are ready
to
come
to
birth,
but
there
is
no
strength
to
give
birth
to
them.
It
may
be
that
the
Lord
your
God
will
give ear
to
the
words
of
the Rab-shakeh,
whom
the
king
of
Assyria,
his
master,
has
sent
to
say evil
things
against
the
living
God,
and
will
make
his
words
come
to
nothing:
so
make
your
prayer
for
the
rest
of
the
people.
So
the
servants
of
King
Hezekiah
came
to
Isaiah.
And
Isaiah
said
to
them,
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
your
master:
The
Lord
says,
Be
not troubled
by
the
words
which
the
servants
of
the
king
of
Assyria
have
said
against
me
in
your
hearing.
See,
I
will
put
a
spirit
into
him,
and bad
news
will
come
to
his ears,
and
he
will
go
back
to
his
land;
and
there
I
will
have
him
put
to death.
So
the Rab-shakeh
went
back,
and
when
he got
there
the
king
of
Assyria
was making war
against
Libnah:
for
it
had
come
to
his ears
that
the
king
of
Assyria
had
gone
away
from
Lachish.
And
when
news
came
to
him
that
Tirhakah,
king
of
Ethiopia,
had
made
an
attack
on
him, ...
And
he
sent representatives
to
Hezekiah,
king
of Judah,
saying,
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah:
Let
not
your
God,
in
whom
is
your faith,
give
you
a false hope,
saying,
Jerusalem
will
not
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
No doubt
the story
has come
to
your ears
of
what
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
done
to
all
lands, putting
them
to
the curse:
and
will
you
be
kept safe
from
their fate?
Did
the
gods
of
the
nations keep safe
those
on
whom
my
fathers sent
destruction,
Gozan
and
Haran
and
Rezeph,
and
the
children
of
Eden
who
were
in
Telassar?
Where
is
the
king
of
Hamath,
and
the
king
of
Arpad,
and
the
king
of
the
town
of
Sepharvaim,
of
Hena,
and Ivva?
And
Hezekiah
took
the
letter
from
the
hands
of
those
who
had
come
with
it;
and after
reading
it,
Hezekiah
went
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord, opening
the
letter
there
before
the
Lord,
And
he
made prayer
to
the
Lord,
saying,
O
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
seated between
the winged ones,
you
only
are
the
God
of
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth;
you
have
made
heaven
and
earth.
Let
your
ear
be
turned
to
us,
O
Lord;
let
your
eyes
be
open,
O
Lord,
and
see:
take
note
of
all
the
words
of
Sennacherib
who
has
sent
men
to
say evil
against
the
living
God.
Truly,
O
Lord,
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
made waste
all
the
nations
and
their
lands,
And
have
given
their
gods
to
the
fire:
for
they
were
no
gods,
but
wood
and
stone,
the
work
of men's
hands;
so
they
have
given
them
to
destruction.
But
now,
O
Lord
our
God, give
us
salvation
from
his
hand,
so
that
it
may
be
clear
to
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth
that
you,
and
you
only,
are
the
Lord.
Then
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
sent
to
Hezekiah,
saying,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
says,
The prayer
you
have
made
to
me
against
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
has come
to
my ears.
This
is
the
word
which
the
Lord
has
said
about
him:
In
the eyes
of
the
virgin
daughter
of
Zion
you
are shamed
and laughed
at;
the
daughter
of
Jerusalem
has
made sport
of
you.
Against
whom
have
you
said evil
and bitter
things?
and
against
whom
has
your
voice
been
loud
and
your
eyes
lifted
up?
even
against
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
You
have
sent
your
servants
with evil words
against
the
Lord,
and
have
said,
With
all
my war-carriages
I
have
come
up
to
the top
of
the
mountains,
to
the inmost
parts
of
Lebanon;
and
its
tall
cedars
will
be
cut
down,
and
the best
trees
of
its
woods:
I
will
come
up
into
his
highest
places,
into
his thick
woods.
I
have
made water-holes
and taken
their
waters,
and
with
my foot
I
have
made
all
the
rivers
of
Egypt
dry.
Has
it
not
come
to
your ears
how
I
did
it
long
before, purposing
it
in
times
long past?
Now
I
have
given
effect
to
my design,
so
that
by
you strong
towns might
be
turned
into masses
of broken walls.
This
is why
their townsmen
had no
power,
they
were broken
and
put
to
shame;
they
were
like
the
grass
of
the
field,
or
a
green
plant;
like
the
grass
on
the house-tops,
which
a cold wind
makes waste.
But
I
have
knowledge
of
your getting
up
and
your resting,
of
your
going
out
and
your
coming
in.
Because
your
wrath
against
me
and
your pride
have
come
to
my
ears,
I
will
put
my
hook
in
your
nose
and
my cord
in
your
lips,
and
I
will
make
you
go
back
by
the
way
you
came.
And
this
will
be
the
sign
to
you:
you
will get
your
food
this
year
from
what comes
up
of
itself,
and
in
the
second
year
from
the
produce
of
the
same;
and
in
the
third
year
you
will put
in
your
seed,
and get
in
the grain,
and make vine-gardens,
and take
of
their
fruit.
And those
of
Judah
who
are still living
will
again
take
root
in
the earth,
and
give
fruit.
For
from
Jerusalem
those
who
have
been
kept safe
will
go
out,
and
those
who
are still living
will
go
out
of
Mount
Zion:
by
the fixed purpose
of
the
Lord
of
armies
this
will
be
done.
For
this cause
the
Lord
says
about
the
king
of
Assyria,
He
will
not
come
into
this
town,
or
send
an
arrow
against
it;
he
will
not
come
before
it
with arms,
or
put
up
an earthwork
against
it.
By
the
way
he
came
he
will
go
back,
and
he
will
not
get
into
this
town.
For
I
will keep
this
town
safe,
for
my honour,
and
for
the honour
of
my
servant
David.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord
went
out
and
put
to
death
in
the
army
of
the Assyrians
a
hundred
and
eighty-five
thousand
men:
and
when
the people
got
up
early
in
the
morning,
there
was
nothing
to
be seen
but
dead
bodies.
Sennacherib,
king
of
Assyria,
went
back
to
his place
at
Nineveh.
And
it
came
about,
when
he
was worshipping
in
the
house
of
Nisroch
his
god,
that
his
sons
Adrammelech
and
Sharezer put
him
to death
with
the
sword,
and
they
went
in flight
into
the
land
of
Ararat.
And Esar-haddon,
his
son,
became
king
in
his
place.
In
those
days
Hezekiah
was ill
and
near
death.
And
Isaiah
the
prophet,
the
son
of
Amoz,
came
to
him,
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord
says,
Put
your
house
in
order;
for
your
death
is
near.
And
Hezekiah,
turning
his
face
to
the
wall,
made
his prayer
to
the
Lord, saying,
O
Lord,
keep
in
mind
how
I
have
been
true
to
you
with
all
my
heart,
and
have
done
what
is
good
in
your
eyes.
And
Hezekiah
gave
way
to bitter
weeping.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Isaiah,
saying,
Go
to
Hezekiah,
and
say,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
David,
your
father,
says,
Your
prayer
has
come
to
my ears,
and
I
have
seen
your weeping:
see,
I
will
give
you
fifteen
more
years
of
life.
And
I
will keep
you
and
this
town safe
from
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Assyria:
and
I
will keep watch
over
this
town.
And Isaiah
said,
This
is
the
sign
the
Lord
will
give
you,
that
he
will
do
what
he
has
said:
See,
I
will
make
the
shade
which
has
gone
down
on
the
steps
of
Ahaz
with
the
sun,
go
back
ten
steps.
So
the
shade
went
back
the
ten
steps
by
which
it
had
gone
down.
The
writing
of
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah, after
he
had been ill,
and
had got better
from
his
disease.
I
said,
In
the
quiet
of
my
days
I
am going down into
the underworld:
the
rest
of
my
years
are being taken away
from
me.
I
said,
I
will
not
see
the
Lord,
even
the
Lord
in
the
land
of
the
living:
I
will
not
see
man
again
or
those
living
in
the
world.
My resting-place
is
pulled
up
and
taken
away
from
me
like
a herdsman's
tent:
my
life
is
rolled
up
like
a linen-worker's thread;
I am
cut
off
from
the cloth
on
the frame:
from
day
even
to
night
you
give
me
up
to pain.
I am crying
out
with pain
till
the
morning;
it
is
as
if
a
lion
was crushing
all
my
bones.
I
make cries
like
a bird;
I give out sounds
of grief
like
a
dove:
my
eyes
are looking up
with desire;
O
Lord,
I am crushed, take up
my cause.
What am
I
to
say? seeing
that
it
is
he
who
has
done
it:
all
my
time
of sleeping
I am turning
from side
to side without rest.
O
Lord,
for
this cause
I am waiting
for
you,
give rest
to
my
spirit: make
me well again,
and let
me come back
to
life.
See,
in
place
of
peace
my
soul
had
bitter sorrow.
but
you
have kept
back
my
soul
from
the underworld;
for
you
have put
all
my
sins
out
of
your memory.
For
the underworld
is
not able
to
give
you
praise,
death gives
you
no honour:
for
those
who
go
down
into
the underworld there
is
no hope
in
your mercy.
The
living,
the
living
man,
he
will
give
you
praise,
as
I do
this
day:
the
father
will
give
the story
of
your mercy
to
his
children.
O
Lord, quickly
be
my saviour;
so
we
will make
my
songs
to corded
instruments
all
the
days
of
our
lives
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
Isaiah
said, Let
them
take
a
cake
of
figs,
and
put
it
on
the diseased place,
and
he
will get well.
And
Hezekiah
said,
What
is
the
sign
that
I
will
go
up
to
the
house
of
the
Lord?
At
that
time
Merodach-baladan,
the
son
of
Baladan,
king
of
Babylon,
sent
letters
with
an
offering
to
Hezekiah,
because
he
had news
that
Hezekiah
had
been ill,
and
was well
again.
And
Hezekiah
was
glad
at
their coming,
and
let
them
see
all
his store
of
wealth,
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
the
spices
and
the
oil,
and
all
the
house
of
his arms,
and
everything
there
was
in
his
stores:
there
was
nothing
in
all
his
house
or
his
kingdom
which
he
did
not
let
them
see.
Then
Isaiah
the
prophet
came
to
King
Hezekiah,
and
said
to
him,
What
did
these
men
say,
and
where
did
they
come
from?
And
Hezekiah
said,
They
came
from
a
far
country,
even
from
Babylon.
And
he
said,
What
have
they
seen
in
your
house?
And
Hezekiah
said
in
answer,
They
saw
everything
in
my
house:
there
is
nothing
among
my
stores
which
I
did
not
let
them
see.
Then
said
Isaiah
to
Hezekiah,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
Truly,
the
days
are
coming
when
everything
in
your
house,
and
whatever
your
fathers
have
put
in
store
till
this
day,
will
be
taken
away
to
Babylon:
all
will
be
gone.
And
your
sons, even
your
offspring,
will
they
take
away
to
be unsexed servants
in
the house
of
the
king
of
Babylon.
Then
said
Hezekiah
to
Isaiah,
Good
is
the
word
of
the
Lord
which
you
have
said.
And
he
said
in
his heart,
There
will
be
peace
and quiet
in
my
days.
Give
comfort,
give
comfort,
to
my
people,
says
your
God.
Say kind words
to
the
heart
of
Jerusalem,
crying
out
to
her
that
her
time
of trouble
is
ended,
that
her
punishment
is
complete;
that
she
has
been rewarded
by
the Lord's
hand twice
over
for
all
her
sins.
A
voice
of
one
crying,
Make ready
in
the waste land
the
way
of
the
Lord,
make level
in
the lowland
a
highway
for
our
God.
Let
every
valley
be
lifted
up,
and
every
mountain
and
hill
be
made
low,
and
let
the rough
places
become
level,
and
the hilltops
become
a
valley,
And
the
glory
of
the
Lord
will
be
made
clear,
and
all
flesh
will
see
it
together,
for
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
has
said
it.
A
voice
of
one
saying, Give
a
cry!
And
I
said,
What
is
my
cry
to
be?
All
flesh
is
grass,
and
all
its strength like
the
flower
of
the
field.
The
grass
becomes
dry,
the
flower
is dead;
because
the
breath
of
the
Lord goes
over
it:
truly
the
people
is
grass.
The
grass
is
dry,
the
flower
is dead; but
the
word
of
our
God
is
eternal.
You
who
give
good
news
to
Zion,
get
up
into
the
high
mountain;
you
who
give
good
news
to
Jerusalem,
let
your
voice
be
strong;
let
it
be sounding
without
fear;
say
to
the
towns
of
Judah,
See,
your
God!
See,
the
Lord
God
will
come
as
a
strong one,
ruling
in
power:
see, those made free
by
him
are
with
him,
and those whom
he
has made safe
go
before
him.
He
will
give food
to
his
flock
like
a keeper
of
sheep;
with
his
arm
he
will get
it
together,
and
will
take
up
the
lambs
on
his breast, gently guiding those which
are
with young.
In
the
hollow
of
whose
hand
have
the
waters
been
measured?
and
who
is able
to take
the
heavens
in
his stretched-out fingers?
who
has got together
the
dust
of
the
earth
in
a
measure?
who
has taken
the weight
of
the
mountains,
or put
the
hills
into
the
scales?
By
whom
has
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
been guided,
or
who
has
been
his teacher?
Who
gave
him suggestions,
and
made clear
to
him
the
right
way?
who
gave
him
knowledge, guiding
him
in
the
way
of
wisdom?
See,
the
nations
are
to
him
like
a
drop hanging
from
a
bucket,
and
like
the small
dust
in
the
scales:
he takes up
the
islands
like small
dust.
And
Lebanon
is
not
enough
to make
a fire
with,
or all
its cattle
enough for
a
burned offering.
All
the
nations
are
as
nothing
before
him; even
less
than
nothing,
a
thing
of
no
value.
Whom
then
is
God
like,
in
your opinion?
or
what
will
you put forward
as
a comparison
with
him?
The workman makes an
image,
and the gold-worker puts
gold
plates over
it,
and makes
silver bands
for
it.
The
wise workman
makes selection
of
the mulberry-tree
of
the
offering,
a
wood
which
will
not become soft;
so
that
the
image
may
be
fixed
to
it
and
not
be
moved.
Have
you
no
knowledge
of
it?
has
it
not come
to
your ears?
has
not news
of
it
been
given
to
you
from
the
first?
has
it
not
been clear
to
you
from
the
time
when
the
earth
was placed
on
its base?
It
is
he
who
is
seated
over
the arch
of
the
earth,
and
the
people
in
it
are
as small
as
locusts;
by
him
the
heavens
are
stretched
out
like
an arch,
and made ready
like
a
tent
for
a living-place.
He
makes
rulers come
to
nothing;
the
judges
of
the
earth
are
of
no value.
They
have
only
now
been
planted,
and
their
seed
put
into
the
earth,
and
they
have
only
now
taken
root,
when
he sends out
his breath
over
them
and
they
become
dry,
and
the storm-wind
takes
them
away
like
dry grass.
Who
then seems
to
you
to be
my
equal?
says
the
Holy
One.
Let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up
on
high,
and
see:
who
has
made
these?
He
who sends
out
their
numbered
army:
who
has
knowledge
of
all
their
names:
by
whose
great
strength,
because
he
is
strong
in
power,
all
of
them
are
in
their
places.
Why
do
you
say,
O
Jacob,
such words
as
these,
O
Israel,
The Lord's eyes
are
not
on
my
way,
and
my
God gives no
attention
to
my
cause?
Have
you
no
knowledge
of
it?
has
it
not come
to
your ears?
The
eternal
God,
the
Lord,
the Maker
of
the
ends
of
the
earth,
is
never feeble
or
tired;
there
is
no
searching
out
of
his
wisdom.
He
gives
power
to
the feeble, increasing
the
strength
of
him
who
has
no force.
Even
the
young
men
will
become
feeble
and
tired,
and
the best
of them
will come
to
the end
of his strength;
But those
who
are waiting
for
the
Lord
will
have
new
strength;
they
will
get
wings
like
eagles:
running,
they
will
not
be
tired,
and walking,
they
will
have
no weariness.
Come quietly
before
me, O sea-lands,
and let
the
peoples get
together
their
strength: let
them
come
near;
then let
them
say
what
they
have
to
say: let
us
put
forward
our
cause
against
one another.
Who
sent
out
from
the
east
one
who
is
right wherever
he
goes?
he
gives
the
nations
into
his hands,
and
makes
him ruler
over
kings;
he
gives
them
as
the
dust
to
his
sword,
as
dry stems
before
the wind
to
his
bow.
He
goes
after
them
safely,
not touching
the road
with
his
feet.
Whose purpose
and
work
was
it?
His
who sent
out
the
generations
from
the start.
I
the
Lord,
the
first,
and
with
the
last,
I
am
he.
The sea-lands
saw
it,
and
were
in
fear;
the
ends
of
the
earth
were shaking:
they
came
near.
They
gave
help
everyone
to
his neighbour;
and
everyone
said
to
his
brother,
Take heart!
So
the metal-worker
put heart into
the gold-worker,
and
he
who
was hammering
the metal smooth
said
kind words
to
the iron-worker,
saying
of
the plate,
It
is ready:
and
he
put
it
together
with
nails,
so
that there might
be
no slipping.
But
as
for
you,
Israel,
my
servant,
and
you,
Jacob,
whom
I
have taken
for myself,
the
seed
of
Abraham
my
friend:
You
whom
I
have
taken
from
the
ends
of
the
earth,
and
sent
for
from
its farthest
parts,
saying
to
you,
You
are
my
servant,
whom
I
have
taken
for myself,
and
whom
I
have
not
given up:
Have
no
fear,
for
I
am
with
you;
do
not
be looking about
in trouble,
for
I
am
your
God;
I
will give
you
strength,
yes,
I
will
be
your
helper;
yes,
my true
right
hand
will
be
your
support.
Truly,
all
those
who
are
angry
with
you
will
be
made low
and
put
to
shame:
those desiring
to
do
you wrong
will
come
to
nothing
and
never
again
be seen.
You
will make
search
for
your haters
but
they
will
not
be
there;
those
who make
war
against
you
will
be
as
nothing
and
will
come
to destruction.
For
I,
the
Lord
your
God,
have
taken
your
right
hand
in mine,
saying
to
you,
Have
no
fear;
I
will
be
your
helper.
Have
no
fear,
you worm
Jacob,
and
you
men
of
Israel;
I
will
be
your
helper,
says
the
Lord,
even
he
who takes
up
your cause,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
See,
I
will
make
you
like
a
new grain-crushing instrument
with teeth, crushing
the
mountains small,
and making
the
hills
like dry stems.
You
will send
the
wind
over
them,
and
it
will
take
them
away;
they
will go
in all directions before
the storm-wind:
you
will
have joy
in
the
Lord,
and
be
glad
in
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
The
poor
and crushed
are
looking
for
water
where
no
water
is,
and
their
tongue
is
dry
for need
of
it:
I
the
Lord
will
give ear
to
their prayer,
I
the
God
of
Israel
will
not
give
them
up.
I
will
make
rivers
on
the
dry mountain-tops,
and
fountains
in
the
valleys:
I
will
make
the waste
land
a
pool
of
water,
and
the
dry
land
springs
of
water.
I
will
put
in
the waste land
the
cedar,
the
acacia,
the
myrtle,
and
the olive-tree;
and
in
the lowland
will
be
planted
the fir-tree,
the plane,
and
the
cypress
together:
So
that
they
may
see
and
be
wise
and
give
their
mind
to
it,
and
that
it
may
be clear
to
them
all
that
the
hand
of
the
Lord
has
done
this,
and
that
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
has
made
it.
Put
forward
your
cause,
says
the
Lord; let
your
strong argument
come out,
says
the
King
of
Jacob.
Let
the
future
be
made clear
to
us:
give
us news
of
the
past
things,
so
that
we
may
give
thought
to
them;
or
of
the
things
to
come,
so
that
we
may
see
if
they
are true.
Give
us
word
of
what
will
be
after
this,
so
that
we
may
be
certain
that
you
are
gods:
yes,
do
good
or
do
evil,
so
that
we
may
all
see
it
and
be surprised.
But
you
are
nothing,
and
your
work
is
of
no value: foolish
is
he
who takes
you
for his gods.
I
have sent
for
one
from
the
north,
and
from
the dawn
he
has
come;
in
my
name
he
will
get
rulers together
and
go
against
them;
they
will
be
like dust, even
as
the wet
earth
is stamped
on
by
the feet
of
the
potter.
Who
has
given
knowledge
of
it
from
the
first,
so
that
we
may
be
certain
of
it?
and
from
the start,
so
that
we
may
say,
His
word
is true?
There
is
no
one
who gives
news,
or
says anything,
or
who gives ear
to
your
words.
I
was
the
first
to
give word
of
it
to
Zion,
and
I
gave
the
good
news
to
Jerusalem.
And
I
saw
that
there
was
no
man, even
no wise
man
among
them,
who might
give
an
answer
to
my
questions.
Truly
they
are
all
nothing,
their
works
are
nothing
and
of
no value:
their metal images
are
of
no
more use
than
wind.
See
my
servant, whom
I
am supporting,
my loved
one,
in whom
I
take
delight:
I
have
put
my
spirit
on
him;
he
will
give
the knowledge
of
the true
God
to
the
nations.
He
will
make
no
cry,
his
voice
will
not
be loud:
his words
will
not come
to men's ears
in
the
streets.
He
will
not
let
a
crushed stem
be quite
broken,
and
he
will
not
let
a feebly
burning light
be
put
out:
he
will
go
on sending
out
the
true word
to
the peoples.
His
light
will
not
be
put
out,
and
he
will
not
be
crushed,
till
he
has given
the knowledge
of
the true
God
to
the
earth,
and
the sea-lands
will
be
waiting
for
his
teaching.
God
the
Lord,
even
he
who
made
the
heavens, measuring
them
out
on
high;
stretching
out
the
earth,
and
giving
its
produce;
he
who
gives
breath
to
the
people
on
it,
and
life
to
those
who
go
about
on
it,
says:
I
the
Lord
have
made
you
the vessel
of
my purpose,
I
have
taken
you
by
the
hand,
and
kept
you safe,
and
I
have
given
you
to
be
an
agreement
to
the
people,
and
a
light
to
the
nations:
To give
eyes
to
the
blind,
to make
free
the
prisoners
from
the
prison,
to let
out those
who
are shut
up
in
the
dark.
I
am
the
Lord;
that
is
my
name:
I
will
not
give
my
glory
to
another,
or
my
praise
to pictured
images.
See,
the
things
said
before
have
come
about,
and
now
I
give
word
of
new
things:
before
they
come
I
give
you news
of
them.
Make
a
new
song
to
the
Lord,
and
let
his
praise
be sounded
from
the
end
of
the
earth;
you
who
go
down
to
the
sea,
and everything
in
it,
the sea-lands
and
their
people.
Let
the waste land
and
its flocks
be glad,
the tent-circles
of
Kedar; let
the
people
of
the rock
give
a glad
cry,
from
the
top
of
the
mountains let
them
make
a sound
of
joy.
Let
them
give
glory
to
the
Lord, sounding
his
praise
in
the sea-lands.
The
Lord
will
go
out
as
a
man
of
war,
he
will
be
moved
to
wrath
like
a fighting-man:
his voice
will
be
strong,
he
will
give
a
loud
cry;
he
will
go
against
his attackers
like
a
man
of
war.
I
have
long
been quiet, I
have
kept myself
in
and done
nothing: now I will make sounds
of pain
like
a woman
in
childbirth, breathing hard
and quickly.
I
will
make waste
mountains
and
hills, drying
up
all
their
plants;
and
I
will
make
rivers
dry,
and
pools
dry land.
And
I
will
take
the
blind
by
a
way
of
which
they
had
no
knowledge, guiding
them
by
roads strange
to
them:
I
will
make
the
dark
places
light
before
them,
and
the rough
places
level.
These
things
will
I
do
and
will
not
give
them
up.
They
will
be
turned
back
and
be greatly
shamed
who
put
their hope
in pictured
images,
who
say
to
metal
images,
You
are
our
gods.
Give ear,
you whose ears
are shut;
and let
your eyes be open,
you
blind,
so
that
you
may
see.
Who
is
blind,
but
my
servant?
who
has
his ears stopped,
but
he
whom
I
send?
who
is
blind
as
my
true
one,
or
who
has
his ears shut
like
the Lord's
servant?
Seeing
much,
but
keeping
nothing
in
mind;
his
ears
are
open,
but there
is
no
hearing.
It
was
the Lord's
pleasure,
because
of
his
righteousness,
to
make
the
teaching
great
and give
it honour.
But
this
is
a
people
whose property
has
been
taken
away
from
them
by force;
they
are
all
taken
in holes,
and shut
up
in
prisons:
they
are
made prisoners,
and
no
one
makes
them free;
they
are
taken
by force
and
no
one
says,
Give
them
back.
Who
is
there
among
you
who
will
give
ear
to
this?
who
will
give
attention
to it
for
the time
to come?
Who
gave
up
Jacob
to
those
who
took
away
his goods,
and
Israel
to
his attackers?
Did
not
the
Lord?
he
against
whom
they
did
wrong,
and
in
whose
ways
they
would
not
go,
turning
away
from
his
teaching.
For
this
reason
he
let
loose
on
him
the
heat
of
his
wrath,
and
his
strength
was
like
a flame;
and
it
put
fire
round
about
him,
but
he
did
not
see
it;
he
was
burned,
but
did
not
take
it
to
heart.
But
now,
says
the
Lord
your
Maker,
O
Jacob,
and
your life-giver,
O
Israel:
have
no
fear,
for
I
have taken up
your
cause; naming
you
by
your
name,
I
have
made
you mine.
When
you
go
through
the
waters,
I
will
be
with
you;
and
through
the
rivers,
they
will
not
go
over
you:
when
you
go
through
the
fire,
you
will
not
be
burned;
and
the
flame
will
have
no power
over
you.
For
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
your saviour;
I
have
given
Egypt
as
a
price
for
you,
Ethiopia
and
Seba
for
you.
Because
of
your
value
in
my
eyes,
you
have
been honoured,
and
loved
by
me;
so
I
will
give
men
for
you,
and
peoples
for
your
life.
Have
no
fear,
for
I
am
with
you:
I
will
take
your
seed
from
the
east,
and
get
you
together
from
the
west;
I
will
say
to
the
north,
Give
them
up;
and
to
the
south,
Do
not
keep
them
back;
send
back
my
sons
from
far,
and
my
daughters
from
the
end
of
the
earth;
Every
one
who
is
named
by
my
name,
and
whom
I
have
made
for
my
glory,
who
has
been
formed
and designed
by
me.
Send
out
the
blind
people
who
have
eyes,
and those
who
have
ears,
but
they
are shut.
Let
all
the
nations come
together,
and
let
the
peoples
be
present:
who
among
them
is able
to
make
this
clear,
and
give
us
word
of
earlier
things?
let
their
witnesses come forward,
so
that
they
may
be seen
to
be
true,
and
that
they
may
give ear,
and
say,
It
is
true.
You
are
my
witnesses,
says
the
Lord,
and
my
servant
whom
I
have
taken
for
myself:
so
that
you
may
see
and
have
faith
in
me,
and
that
it
may
be clear
to
you
that
I
am
he;
before
me
there
was
no
God
formed,
and
there
will
not
be
after
me.
I, even
I,
am
the
Lord;
and
there
is
no saviour
but
me.
I
gave
the
word,
and
made
it clear,
and
there
was
no
strange
god among
you:
for
this reason
you
are
my
witnesses,
says
the
Lord.
From
time
long past
I
am
God,
and
from
this
day
I
am
he:
there
is
no
one
who
is
able
to
take
you
out
of
my
hand:
when
I undertake
a
thing,
by
whom
will
my purpose
be changed?
The
Lord,
who
has
taken
up
your cause,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
says,
Because
of
you
I
have
sent
to
Babylon,
and
made
all
their seers
come south,
and
the Chaldaeans
whose
cry
is
in
the
ships.
I
am
the
Lord,
your
Holy
One,
the Maker
of
Israel,
your
King.
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord,
who
makes
a
way
in
the
sea,
and
a
road
through
the deep
waters;
Who sends
out
the war-carriages
and
the
horses,
the
army
with
all
its force;
they have
come
down,
they
will
not
get
up
again;
like
a feebly burning light
they
are
put
out.
Give
no
thought
to
the
things which
are
past;
let
the early times go
out
of
your
minds.
See,
I
am
doing
a
new
thing;
now
it
is starting;
will
you
not
take
note
of
it?
I
will
even
make
a
way
in
the waste land,
and
rivers
in
the dry country.
The
beasts
of
the
field
will
give
me honour,
the
jackals
and
the
ostriches:
because
I
send
out
waters
in
the waste
land,
and
rivers
in
the dry
country,
to
give
drink
to
the
people whom
I
have
taken
for myself:
Even
the
people
whom
I
made
to
be
the witnesses
of
my
praise.
But
you
have
made
no prayer
to
me, O
Jacob:
and
you
have
given
no thought
to
me, O
Israel.
You
have
not
made
me burned
offerings
of
sheep,
or
given
me honour
with
your
offerings
of beasts;
I
did
not
make
you
servants
to
give
me
an
offering,
and
I
did
not
make
you
tired
with requests
for perfumes.
You
have
not got
me sweet-smelling plants
with
your
money,
or
given
me pleasure
with
the
fat
of
your
offerings:
but
you
have
made
me
a
servant
to
your
sins,
and
you
have
made
me
tired
with
your
evil doings.
I,
even
I,
am
he
who takes away
your
sins;
and
I
will
no
longer
keep
your evil doings
in
mind.
Put
me
in
mind
of
this;
let
us
take up
the cause between
us:
put forward
your cause,
so
that
you
may
be seen
to
be
in
the
right.
Your
first
father
was
a
sinner,
and
your guides
have gone
against my word.
Your
chiefs
have
made
my
holy
place unclean,
so
I
have
made
Jacob
a curse,
and
Israel
a
thing
of shame.
And
now,
give ear,
O
Jacob
my
servant,
and
Israel whom
I
have taken
for myself:
The
Lord
who
made
you,
forming
you
in
your mother's
body,
the
Lord,
your
helper,
says,
Have
no
fear,
O
Jacob
my
servant,
and
you,
Jeshurun, whom
I
have taken
for myself.
For
I
will send
water
on
the
land needing
it,
and
streams
on
the
dry earth:
I
will let
my
spirit come
down
on
your
seed,
and
my
blessing
on
your
offspring.
And
they
will come
up
like
grass
in
a well-watered field,
like water-plants
by
the
streams.
One
will
say,
I
am
the Lord's;
and
another
will give
himself
the
name,
Jacob;
another
will
put
a mark
on
his
hand,
I
am
the Lord's,
and
another
will take
the
name
of
Israel
for
himself.
The
Lord,
the
King
of
Israel,
even
the
Lord
of
armies
who
has taken
up
his cause,
says,
I
am
the
first
and
the
last,
and
there
is
no
God
but
me.
If
there
is
one
like
me,
let
him
come
forward
and say
it,
let
him
make
it clear
and
put
it
in order before
me:
who
has
made clear
in
the
past
the
things
to
come?
let
him
make clear
the future
to
me.
Have
no
fear,
be strong
in
heart;
have
I
not
made
it clear
to
you
in
the past,
and
let
you
see
it?
and
you
are
my
witnesses.
Is
there
any
God
but
me,
or
a
Rock
of whom
I
have
no
knowledge?
Those
who
make
a pictured
image
are
all
of
them
as
nothing,
and
the
things
of
their
desire
will
be
of
no
profit
to
them:
and
their servants
see
not,
and
have
no
knowledge;
so
they
will
be
put
to
shame.
Whoever makes
a
god, makes
nothing but
a metal
image
in
which there
is
no
profit.
Truly,
all
those
who
make use
of secret arts
will
be
put
to
shame,
and
their words
of power
are
only words
of
men: let
them
all
come forward
together;
they
will
all
be
in
fear
and
be
put
to
shame.
The iron-worker
is heating
the metal
in
the fire, giving
it form
with
his
hammers,
and
working
on
it
with
his
strong
arm:
then
for need
of food
his
strength gives way,
and
for need
of
water
he
becomes feeble.
The woodworker
is measuring
out
the
wood
with
his line, marking
it
out
with
his pencil: after smoothing
it
with
his plane,
and
making circles
on
it
with
his instrument,
he gives
it
the
form
and
glory
of
a
man,
so
that
it
may
be
placed
in
the
house.
He
has
cedars
cut
down
for
himself,
he
takes
an
oak
and lets
it
get
strong among
the
trees
of
the
wood;
he
has
an ash-tree
planted,
and
the
rain gives
it growth.
Then
it
will
be
used
to
make
a fire,
so
that
a
man
may
get
warm;
he
has
the oven
heated
with
it
and
makes
bread:
he
makes
a
god
with
it,
to
which
he gives
worship:
he
makes
a pictured
image
out
of
it,
and goes
down
on
his face before
it.
With
part
of
it
he
makes
a
fire,
and
on
the
fire
he gets
meat cooked
and takes
a
full meal:
he
makes himself
warm,
and
says,
Aha!
I am
warm,
I
have
seen
the
fire:
And
the
rest
of
it
he
makes
into
a
god,
even
his pictured
image:
he goes
down
on
his face
before
it, giving
worship
to
it,
and
making prayer
to
it,
saying,
Be
my saviour;
for
you
are
my
god.
They
have
no
knowledge
or
wisdom;
for
he
has put
a veil
over
their
eyes,
so
that
they
may
not
see;
and
on
their
hearts,
so
that
they
may
not
give
attention.
And
no
one takes note,
no
one
has
enough
knowledge
or
wisdom
to
say,
I
have
put
part
of
it
in
the
fire,
and
made
bread
on
it;
I
have
had
a
meal
of
the
flesh cooked
with
it:
and am
I now
to
make
the
rest
of
it
into
a false
god? am
I
to
go
down
on
my face
before
a bit
of
wood?
As
for
him whose food
is
the
dust
of
a
dead fire,
he
has
been
turned
from
the way
by
a twisted
mind,
so
that
he
is unable
to keep
himself safe
by
saying, What
I
have here
in
my
hand
is
false.
Keep
these
things
in
mind,
O
Jacob;
and
you
Israel,
for
you
are
my
servant:
I
have
made
you;
you
are
my
servant;
O
Israel,
I
will
not
let
you go
out
of
my memory.
I
have
put
your evil doings
out
of
my mind
like
a
thick
cloud,
and
your
sins
like
a
mist:
come
back
to
me;
for
I
have taken
up
your
cause.
Make
a song,
O
heavens,
for
the
Lord
has
done
it:
give
a
loud
cry,
you deep
parts
of
the
earth:
let
your voices
be
loud
in song,
you
mountains,
and
you
woods
with
all
your
trees:
for
the
Lord
has taken
up
the cause
of
Jacob,
and
will
let
his
glory
be seen
in
Israel.
The
Lord,
who
has taken
up
your cause,
and
who
gave
you life
in
your mother's
body,
says,
I
am
the
Lord
who
makes
all
things;
stretching
out
the
heavens
by
myself,
and giving
the
earth
its limits;
who
was
with
me?
Who makes
the
signs
of
those
who
give word
of
the future
come
to nothing,
so
that
those
who
have
knowledge
of secret arts
go off
their heads;
turning
the
wise
men
back,
and making
their
knowledge
foolish:
Who
makes
the
word
of
his
servants certain,
and gives
effect
to
the purposes
of
his representatives;
who
says
of
Jerusalem,
Her
people
will
come
back
to
her;
and
of
the
towns
of
Judah,
I
will give
orders
for
their
building,
and
will
make
her
waste
places fertile
again:
Who
says
to
the deep, Be
dry,
and
I
will
make
your
rivers
dry:
Who
says
of
Cyrus,
He
will
take
care
of
my sheep,
and
will
do
all
my
pleasure:
who
says
of
Jerusalem,
I
will give
the
word
for
your
building;
and
of
the
Temple,
Your bases
will
be put
in
place.
The
Lord
says
to
the
man
of
his selection,
to
Cyrus,
whom
I
have
taken
by
the
right
hand, putting
down
nations
before
him,
and taking away
the arms
of
kings;
making
the
doors
open
before
him,
so
that
the ways into
the
towns
may
not
be
shut;
I
will go
before
you,
and
make
the
rough
places level:
the
doors
of brass
will
be
broken,
and
the
iron rods
cut
in two:
And
I
will
give
you
the
stores
of
the
dark,
and
the
wealth
of
secret
places,
so
that
you
may
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
who
gave
you
your
name,
even
the
God
of
Israel.
Because
of
Jacob
my
servant,
and
Israel
whom
I
have taken
for
myself,
I
have sent
for
you
by
name, giving
you
a
name
of honour, though
you
had
no
knowledge
of
me.
I
am
the
Lord,
and
there
is
no
other;
there
is
no
God
but
me:
I
will
make
you ready
for war,
though
you
had
no
knowledge
of
me:
So
that
they
may
see
from
the
east
and
from
the
west
that
there
is
no
God
but
me:
I
am
the
Lord,
and
there
is
no
other.
I
am
the giver
of
light
and
the
maker
of
the
dark; causing blessing,
and sending troubles;
I
am
the
Lord,
who
does
all
these
things.
Let
righteousness come
down,
O
heavens,
from
on
high,
and let
the
sky send
it
down
like
rain: let
the
earth
be
open
to give
the
fruit
of
salvation, causing
righteousness
to come
up
with
it;
I
the
Lord
have
made
it come
about.
Cursed
is
he
who
has
an argument
with
his
Maker,
the pot
which
has
an argument
with
the
Potter!
Will
the wet
earth
say
to
him
who
is working
with
it,
What
are
you
doing,
that
your
work
has
nothing
by
which
it
may
be gripped?
Cursed
is
he
who
says
to
a
father,
To
what
are
you
giving life?
or
to
a
woman,
What
are
you
in birth-pains
with?
The
Lord,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
and
his
Maker,
says,
Will
you
put
a
question
to
me
about
the
things which
are
to
come,
or
will
you
give
me
orders
about
my
sons,
and
the
work
of
my
hands?
I
have
made
the
earth, forming
man
on
it:
by
my
hands
the
heavens
have
been
stretched
out,
and
all
the stars
put
in
their
ordered
places.
I
have
sent
him
out
to overcome
the nations,
and
I
will
make
all
his
ways
straight:
I
will give
him
the work
of
building
my
town,
and
he
will
let
my prisoners
go
free,
without
price
or
reward,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
The
Lord
says,
The workmen
of
Egypt,
and
the traders
of
Ethiopia,
and
the
tall Sabaeans,
will
come
over
the sea
to
you,
and
they
will
be yours;
they
will
go
after
you;
in chains
they
will
come
over:
and
they
will
go
down
on
their faces
before
you,
and
will
make prayer
to
you,
saying,
Truly,
God
is
among
you;
and
there
is
no
other
God.
Truly,
you
have
a
secret
God,
the
God
of
Israel
is
a Saviour!
All
those
who
have
gone
against
him
will
be
put
to
shame;
the makers
of images
will
be
made low.
But
the
Lord
will make
Israel free
with
an
eternal
salvation:
you
will
not
be
put
to
shame
or made low
for
ever
and
ever.
For
this
is
the
word
of
the
Lord
who
made
the
heavens;
he
is
God;
the
maker
and designer
of
the
earth;
who
made
it
not
to
be
a
waste,
but
as
a living-place
for
man:
I
am
the
Lord,
and
there
is
no
other.
I
have
not
given
my
word
in secret,
in
a
place
in
the underworld;
I
did
not
say
to
the
seed
of
Jacob, Go
into
a
waste
land
to
make
request
of
me:
I
the
Lord
say
what
is
true,
my
word
is
righteousness.
Come
together,
even
come
near,
you
nations
who
are
still living:
they
have
no
knowledge
who
take
up
their
image
of
wood,
and
make prayer
to
a
god
in whom
is
no
salvation.
Give
the
word,
put
forward
your cause,
let
us
have
a discussion
together:
who
has
given news
of
this
in
the past?
who
made
it clear
in early times?
did
not
I,
the
Lord?
and
there
is
no
God
but
me;
a
true
God
and
a saviour;
there
is
no
other.
Let
your hearts
be
turned
to
me,
so
that
you
may
have
salvation,
all
the
ends
of
the
earth:
for
I
am
God,
and
there
is
no
other.
By myself
have
I
taken
an
oath,
a true
word
has
gone
from
my
mouth,
and
will
not
be changed,
that
to
me
every
knee
will
be bent,
and
every
tongue
will
give honour.
Only
in
the
Lord
will
Jacob overcome
and
be
strong: together
all
those
who were
angry
with
him
will
be
put
to
shame
and
come
to destruction.
In
the
Lord
will
all
the
seed
of
Israel get
their rights,
and
they
will
give glory
to
him.
Bel
is bent
down,
Nebo
is falling;
their
images
are
on
the
beasts
and
on
the
cattle:
the
things
which
you
took
about
have
become
a weight
to
the
tired
beast.
They
are bent
down,
they
are falling
together:
they
were
not
able
to keep
their images safe,
but
they
themselves
have
been taken prisoner.
Give ear
to
me,
O
family
of
Jacob,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
people
of
Israel,
who
have
been
supported
by
me
from
their
birth,
and
have
been
my care
from
their earliest days:
Even
when
you
are
old
I
will
be
the
same,
and
when
you
are grey-haired
I
will
take care
of
you:
I
will
still
be
responsible
for
what
I
made; yes,
I
will
take
you
and
keep
you safe.
Who
in your eyes
is my
equal?
or
what comparison
will you
make with
me?
As
for those
who take
gold
out
of
a
bag,
and put
silver
in
the scales,
they give payment
to
a gold-worker,
to
make
it
into
a
god;
they go
down
on
their faces
and give
it
worship.
They
put
him
on
their
backs,
and
take
him
up,
and
put
him
in
his
fixed
place,
from which
he
may
not
be moved; if
a
man
gives
a
cry
for
help
to
him,
he
is unable
to
give
an
answer,
or get
him
out
of
his
trouble.
Keep
this
in
mind
and
be shamed;
let
it
come
back
to
your memory,
you sinners.
Let
the
things which
are
past
come
to
your memory:
for
I
am
God,
and
there
is
no
other;
I
am
God,
and
there
is
no
one
like
me;
Making
clear
from
the
first
what
is
to
come,
and
from past times
the
things
which
have
not
so
far
come
about;
saying,
My
purpose
is fixed,
and
I
will
do
all
my
pleasure;
Sending
for
a
bird
of strong flight
from
the
east,
the
man
of
my
purpose
from
a
far
country;
I
have
said
it,
and
I
will
give effect
to
it;
the thing designed
by
me
will
certainly
be
done.
Give ear
to
me,
you feeble-hearted,
who
have no faith
in
my
righteousness:
My
righteousness
is
near,
it
is
not
far
off;
salvation
will
come quickly;
and
I
will
make
Zion free,
and
give
Israel
my
glory.
Come
and
take
your
seat
in
the
dust, O
virgin
daughter
of
Babylon;
come
down
from
your
seat
of power,
and
take
your
place
on
the
earth, O
daughter
of
the Chaldaeans:
for
you
will
never
again seem
soft
and
delicate.
Take
the crushing-stones
and
get
the
meal crushed:
take
off
your
veil,
put
away
your robe,
let
your
legs be
uncovered,
go
through
the
rivers.
The
shame
of
your unclothed condition
will
be
seen
by
all:
I
will
give punishment
without mercy,
Says
the
Lord
who takes up
our cause;
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
Be
seated
in
the
dark
without
a word, O
daughter
of
the Chaldaeans:
for
you
will
no
longer
be
named,
The
Queen
of
Kingdoms.
I
was
angry
with
my
people,
I
put shame
on
my
heritage,
and
gave
them
into
your
hands:
you
had
no
mercy
on
them;
you
put
a cruel
yoke
on
those
who
were
old;
And
you
said,
I
will
be
a
queen
for
ever:
you
did
not
give
attention
to
these
things,
and
did
not
keep
in
mind
what
would
come
after.
So
now
take
note
of
this,
you
who
are
given
up
to pleasure,
living
without fear
of evil,
saying
in
your
heart,
I
am,
and
there
is
no
one
like
me;
I
will
never
be
a
widow,
or
have
my
children
taken
from
me.
But
these
two
things
will
come
on
you
suddenly
in
one
day,
the
loss
of
children
and
of husband:
in
full
measure
they
will
come
on
you,
for
all
your secret arts,
and
all
your wonders.
For
you
had faith
in
your evil-doing;
you
said,
No
one
sees
me;
by
your
wisdom
and
knowledge
you
have been
turned
out
of
the way:
and
you
have
said
in
your
heart,
I
am,
and
there
is
no
other.
Because
of
this
evil
will
come
on
you, which
may
not
be turned
away
for
any price:
and
trouble
will
overtake
you,
from which
no money
will
give salvation:
destruction
will
come
on
you
suddenly,
without
your
knowledge.
Go
on
now
with
your secret arts,
and
all
your wonder-working,
to
which
you
have given yourself
up
from
your earliest days;
it
may
be
that
they
will
be
of
profit
to
you,
or
by
them
you
may put fear into
your attackers.
But
your
mind
is troubled
by
the
number
of
your guides:
let
them
now
come
forward
for
your
salvation:
the measurers
of
the
heavens,
the watchers
of
the
stars,
and
those
who
are able
to say
from
month
to
month
what
things
are
coming
on
you.
Truly,
they
have
become
like dry stems,
they
have
been
burned
in
the
fire;
they
are
not
able
to
keep
themselves safe
from
the
power
of
the
flame:
it
is
not
a
coal
for warming
them,
or
a
fire
by
which
a
man
may
be
seated.
Small profit
have
you
had
from
those
who,
from
your earliest
days, got great profit
out
of
you;
they
have
gone
in flight,
every
one
straight before
him,
and
you
have
no saviour.
Give ear
to
this,
O
family
of
Jacob,
you
who
are
named
by
the
name
of
Israel,
and
have
come
out
of
the body
of
Judah;
who
take
oaths
by
the
name
of
the
Lord,
and
make use
of
the
name
of
the
God
of
Israel,
but
not
truly
and
not
in good
faith.
For
they
say
that
they
are
of
the
holy
town,
and put
their faith
in
the
God
of
Israel:
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name.
I
gave
word
in
the
past
of
the
things which
came
about;
they
came
from
my
mouth,
and
I
made
them
clear:
suddenly
I
did
them,
and
they
came
about.
Because
I saw
that
your heart was
hard,
and
that
your
neck was
an
iron cord,
and
your brow brass;
For
this reason
I
made
it clear
to
you
in
the past,
before
it
came
I
gave
you
word
of
it:
for
fear
that
you
might
say,
My
god
did these things,
and
my pictured
and
metal
images
made
them
come
about.
All
this
has come
to
your ears
and
you
have
seen
it;
will
you
not
give
witness
to
it?
I am
now
making
clear
new
things,
even
secret
things,
of which
you
had
no
knowledge.
They
have only
now
been effected,
and
not
in
the past:
and
before
this
day
they
had
not come
to
your ears;
for
fear
that
you
might
say,
I
had
knowledge
of
them.
Truly
you
had
no word
of
them,
no
knowledge
of
them;
no news
of
them
in
the past
had come
to
your
ears;
because
I saw
how false
was
your behaviour,
and
that
your
heart
was turned
against
me
from
your earliest days.
Because
of
my
name
I
will put away
my
wrath,
and
for
my
praise
I
will keep myself
from cutting
you
off.
See,
I
have
been testing
you
for myself
like
silver;
I
have put
you through
the fire
of trouble.
For myself,
even
because
of
my name,
I
will
do
it;
for
I
will
not
let
my name
be shamed;
and
my
glory
I
will
not
give
to
another.
Give ear
to
me,
Jacob,
and
Israel,
my loved
one;
I
am
he,
I
am
the
first
and
I
am
the
last.
Yes,
by
my
hand
was
the
earth
placed
on
its base,
and
by
my
right
hand
the
heavens
were stretched
out;
at
my word
they
take
up
their places.
Come
together,
all
of
you,
and
give ear;
who
among
you
has
given news
of
these
things?
the Lord's
loved
one
will
do
his
pleasure
with
Babylon,
and
with
the seed
of
the Chaldaeans.
I,
even
I,
have
given
the
word;
I
have sent
for
him:
I
have
made
him
come,
and
have
given effect
to
his undertakings.
Come
near
to
me,
and
give ear
to
this;
from
the start
I
did
not
keep
it secret;
from
the
time
of
its coming
into existence
I
was
there:
and
now
the
Lord
God
has
sent
me,
and
given
me
his
spirit.
The
Lord
who takes
up
your cause,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
says,
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
is
teaching
you
for
your
profit, guiding
you
by
the
way
in which
you
are
to go.
If
only
you
had
given ear
to
my
orders,
then
your
peace
would
have
been
like
a
river,
and
your
righteousness
as
the
waves
of
the
sea:
Your
seed
would
have
been
like
the
sand,
and
your
offspring
like
the dust:
your
name
would
not
be
cut
off
or
come
to
an end
before
me.
Go
out
of
Babylon,
go
in
flight
from
the Chaldaeans;
with
the
sound
of song
make
it
clear,
give
the
news,
let
the
word
go
out
even
to
the
end
of
the
earth:
say,
The
Lord
has
taken
up
the cause
of
his
servant
Jacob.
They
had
no need
of
water when
he
was guiding them
through
the
waste lands:
he made
water come
out
of
the
rock
for them:
the
rock
was parted
and
the
waters came
flowing
out.
There
is
no
peace,
says
the
Lord,
for
the evil-doers.
Give ear,
O sea-lands,
to
me;
and
take
note,
you
peoples
from
far:
I
have
been marked
out
by
the
Lord
from
the first;
when
I
was still
in
my mother's
body,
he
had
my
name
in
mind:
And
he
has
made
my
mouth
like
a
sharp
sword,
in
the
shade
of
his
hand
he
has kept
me;
and
he
has
made
me
like
a polished
arrow, keeping
me
in
his
secret
place;
And
he
said
to
me,
You
are
my
servant,
Israel,
in
whom
my
glory
will
be seen;
And
I
said,
I
have undergone weariness
for
nothing,
I
have given
my
strength
for no purpose
or profit:
but
still
the
Lord
will take
up
my
cause,
and
my
God
will give
me
my
reward.
And
now,
says
the
Lord,
who
made
me
his
servant
when
I
was
still
in
my mother's
body,
so
that
I
might
make
Jacob
come
back
to
him,
and
so
that
Israel
might
come
together
to
him:
and
I
was honoured
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
my
God
became
my
strength.
It
is
not enough
for
one
who
is
my
servant
to
put
the
tribes
of
Jacob
again
in
their
place,
and
to
get
back
those
of
Israel
who
have
been
sent
away:
my purpose
is
to
give
you
as
a
light
to
the
nations,
so
that
you
may
be
my
salvation
to
the
end
of
the
earth.
The
Lord
who takes
up Israel's cause,
even
his
Holy
One,
says
to
him
whom
men
make sport
of,
who
is hated
by
the
nations,
a
servant
of
rulers:
Kings
will
see
and
get
up
from
their
places,
and
chiefs
will
give
worship:
because
of
the
Lord
who keeps
faith;
even
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
who
has
taken
you
for
himself.
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord:
I
have
given ear
to
you
at
a
good
time,
and
I
have
been
your
helper
in
a
day
of
salvation:
and
I
will
keep
you safe,
and
will
make
you
a glory
for
the
people,
putting
the
land
in
order,
and
giving
them
the
heritages which
now
are
waste;
Saying
to
those
who
are
in chains,
Go
free;
to
those
who
are
in
the
dark,
Come
out
into
the light.
They
will
get food
by
the
way
wherever
they
go,
and
have grass-lands
on
all
the dry mountain-tops.
They
will
not
be
in need
of food
or drink,
or
be
troubled
by
the
heat
or
the
sun:
for
he
who
has
mercy
on
them
will
be
their
guide, taking
them
by
the
springs
of
water.
And
I
will
make
all
my
mountains
a
way,
and
my
highways
will
be
lifted
up.
See,
these
are
coming
from
far;
and
these
from
the
north
and
the
west;
and
these
from
the
land
of
Sinim.
Let
your voice
be loud
in song,
O
heavens;
and
be
glad,
O
earth;
make sounds
of
joy,
O
mountains,
for
the
Lord
has given
comfort
to
his
people,
and
will
have
mercy
on
his crushed ones.
But
Zion
said,
The
Lord
has given
me up,
I
have gone
from
his memory.
Will
a
woman give
up
the
child
at
her breast,
will
she
be
without
pity
for
the fruit
of
her
body?
yes,
these
may,
but
I
will
not
let
you go out
of
my memory.
See,
your name
is
marked
on
my
hands;
your
walls
are
ever
before
me.
Your
builders
are
coming
quickly;
your haters
and
those
who
made
you waste
will
go
out
of
you.
Let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up
round
about,
and
see:
they
are
all
coming
together
to
you.
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
truly
you
will
put
them
all
on
you
as
an ornament,
and
be
clothed
with
them
like
a
bride.
For
though
the
waste
places
of
your
land
have
been given
to destruction,
now
you
will
not
be wide enough
for
your
people,
and
those
who
made
you
waste
will
be
far
away.
The
children
to whom
you
gave birth
in
other lands
will
say
in
your
ears,
The
place
is
not wide enough
for
me:
make
room
for
me
to
have
a resting-place.
Then
you
will
say
in
your
heart,
Who
has
given
me all
these
children?
when
my
children
had
been
taken
from
me,
and
I
was
no
longer
able
to
have
others,
who
took care
of
these?
when
I
was
by
myself,
where
then
were
these?
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord
God:
See,
I
will
make
a sign
with
my
hand
to
the
nations,
and
put
up
my flag
for
the
peoples;
and
they
will
take
up
your
sons
on
their
beasts,
and
your
daughters
on
their
backs.
And
kings
will
take care
of
you,
and queens
will
give
you
their milk:
they
will
go
down
on
their
faces
before
you, kissing
the
dust
of
your
feet;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
and
that
those
who
put
their
hope
in
me
will
not
be
shamed.
Will
the goods
of war
be
taken
from
the
strong
man,
or
the
prisoners
of
the cruel
one
be let go?
But
the
Lord
says,
Even
the
prisoners
of
the
strong
will
be
taken
from
him,
and
the cruel
made
to let go
his goods:
for
I
will
take
up
your cause
against
your haters,
and
I
will
keep
your
children
safe.
And
the
flesh
of
your attackers
will
be taken
by themselves
for
food;
and
they
will
take
their
blood
for drink,
as
if
it
was
sweet
wine:
and
all
men
will
see
that
I
the
Lord
am
your saviour,
even
he
who takes
up
your cause,
the Strong
One
of
Jacob.
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord:
Where
is
the statement
which
I
gave
your
mother
when
I
put
her
away?
or
to
which
of
my
creditors
have
I given
you
for money?
It
was
for
your
sins
that
you
were given
into
the hands
of others,
and
for
your evil-doing
was
your
mother
put
away.
Why,
then,
when
I
came,
was
there
no
man?
and
no
one
to
give
answer
to
my voice?
has
my
hand
become feeble,
so
that
it
is unable
to
take
up
your
cause?
or
have
I
no
power
to
make
you free?
See,
at
my word
the
sea
becomes
dry,
I
make
the
rivers
a waste land:
their
fish
are
dead
for
need
of
water,
and
make
an evil smell.
By
me
the
heavens
are
clothed
with black,
and
I
make haircloth
their robe.
The
Lord
God
has
given
me
the
tongue
of
those who
are
experienced,
so
that
I
may
be able
to
give
the
word
a special sense
for
the feeble:
every
morning
my
ear
is open
to
his teaching,
like
those who
are
experienced:
And
I
have
not put
myself
against him,
or
let
my heart
be
turned
back
from him.
I
was offering
my back
to those
who
gave
me
blows,
and
my
face
to those
who
were pulling
out
my
hair:
I
did
not keep
my
face covered
from marks
of
shame.
For
the
Lord
God
is
my
helper;
I
will
not
be
put
to
shame:
so
I
have
made
my
face
like
a rock,
and
I am
certain
that
he
will
give
me
my
right.
He
who
takes
up
my
cause
is
near;
who
will
go
to law
with
me? let
us
come
together
before
the
judge:
who
is
against
me? let
him
come
near
to
me.
See,
the
Lord
God
is
my
helper;
who
will
give
a decision
against
me? truly,
all
of
them
will
become
old
like
a robe;
they
will
be
food
for
the worm.
Who
among
you
has
the
fear
of
the
Lord, giving ear
to
the
voice
of
his
servant
who
has
been
walking
in
the dark
and
has
no
light?
Let
him
put
his faith
in
the
name
of
the
Lord, looking
to
his
God
for support.
See,
all
you
who
make
a
fire, arming
yourselves
with
burning branches:
go
in
the
flame
of
your
fire,
and among
the branches
you
have
put
a
light
to.
This
will
you
have
from
my
hand,
you
will
make
your
bed
in sorrow.
Give ear
to
me,
you
who
are
searching
for
righteousness,
who
are
looking
for
the
Lord:
see
the
rock
from which
you
were
cut
out,
and
the hole
out
of which
you
were taken.
Let
your thoughts
be
turned
to
Abraham,
your
father,
and
to
Sarah,
who
gave
you birth:
for
when
he
was
but
one,
my voice
came
to
him,
and
I
gave
him
my
blessing,
and
made
him
a great people.
For
the
Lord
has given
comfort
to
Zion:
he
has
made glad
all
her broken walls;
making
her
waste
places
like
Eden,
and changing
her dry land into
the
garden
of
the
Lord;
joy
and
delight
will
be
there,
praise
and
the
sound
of
melody.
Give
attention
to
me, O
my
people;
and
give
ear
to
me, O
my
nation;
for
teaching
will
go
out
from
me,
and
the knowledge
of
the true
God
will
be
a
light
to
the
peoples.
Suddenly
will
my
righteousness
come
near,
and
my
salvation
will
be shining
out
like
the light;
the sea-lands
will
be waiting
for
me,
and
they
will
put
their
hope
in
my strong
arm.
Let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up
to
the
heavens,
and
turned
to
the
earth
which
is
under
them:
for
the
heavens
will
go
in flight
like
smoke,
and
the
earth
will
become
old
like
a coat,
and
its
people
will
come
to destruction
like insects:
but
my
salvation
will
be
for
ever,
and
my
righteousness
will
not
come
to
an end.
Give ear
to
me,
you
who
have
knowledge
of
righteousness,
in whose
heart
is
my
law;
have
no
fear
of
the evil
words
of
men,
and
give
no
thought
to
their curses.
For
like
a coat
they
will
be
food
for
the insect,
the worm
will
make
a meal
of
them
like
wool:
but
my
righteousness
will
be
for
ever,
and
my
salvation
to
all
generations.
Awake!
awake!
put
on
strength,
O
arm
of
the
Lord,
awake!
as
in
the
old
days,
in
the
generations
long
past.
Was
it
not
by
you
that
Rahab
was
cut
in
two,
and
the
dragon
Wounded?
Did
you
not
make
the
sea
dry,
the
waters
of
the
great
deep?
did
you
not
make
the
deep
waters
of
the
sea
a
way
for
the Lord's
people
to
go
through?
Those whom
the
Lord
has
made free
will
come
back
with songs
to
Zion;
and
on
their
heads
will
be
eternal
joy:
delight
and
joy
will
be theirs,
and
sorrow
and sounds
of
grief
will
be
gone
for
ever.
I, even
I,
am
your
comforter:
are
you
so poor
in heart
as
to
be
in
fear
of
man
who
will come
to
an end,
and
of
the
son
of
man
who
will
be
like
grass?
And
you
have
given
no thought
to
the
Lord
your Maker,
by
whom
the
heavens
were
stretched
out,
and
the
earth
placed
on
its base;
and
you
went
all
day
in
fear
of
the
wrath
of
the cruel
one,
when
he
was
making
ready
for
your
destruction.
And
where
is
the
wrath
of
the cruel
one?
The prisoner, bent under
his chain,
will
quickly
be
made free,
and
will
not go
down into
the underworld,
and
his
bread
will
not come
to an end.
For
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
who
makes
the
sea calm
when
its
waves
are thundering:
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name.
And
I
have
put
my
words
in
your
mouth,
covering
you
with
the
shade
of
my
hand, stretching
out
the
heavens,
and placing
the
earth
on
its base,
and
saying
to
Zion,
You
are
my
people.
Awake!
awake!
up!
O
Jerusalem,
you
who
have
taken
from
the Lord's
hand
the
cup
of
his
wrath; tasting
in full measure
the wine
which overcomes.
She
has
no
one among
all
her
children
to
be
her
guide;
not
one
of
the
sons she
has
taken
care
of
takes
her
by
the
hand.
These
two
things
have
come
on
you;
who
will
be weeping
for
you? wasting
and
destruction; death
from need
of food,
and
from
the
sword;
how
may
you
be
comforted?
Your
sons
are overcome,
like
a roe
in
a net;
they
are
full
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord,
the punishment
of
your
God.
So
now
give ear
to
this,
you
who
are troubled
and overcome,
but
not
with
wine:
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord
your
master,
even
your
God
who
takes
up
the cause
of
his
people:
See,
I
have
taken
out
of
your
hand
the
cup which overcomes,
even
the
cup
of
my
wrath;
it
will
not
again
be
given
to
you:
And
I
will
put
it
into
the
hand
of
your cruel masters,
and
of
those
whose yoke
has
been hard
on
you;
who
have
said
to
your
soul,
Down
on
your face!
so
that
we
may
go
over
you:
and
you
have
given
your backs
like
the
earth,
even
like
the
street,
for
them
to
go
over.
Awake!
awake!
put
on
your
strength, O
Zion;
put
on
your
beautiful
robes, O
Jerusalem,
the
holy
town:
for
from
now there
will
never
again
come
into
you
the
unclean
and
those
without circumcision.
Make
yourself clean
from
the
dust;
up!
and
take
the
seat
of
your power, O
Jerusalem:
the
bands
of
your
neck
are
loose, O prisoned
daughter
of
Zion.
For
the
Lord
says,
You were given
for
nothing,
and
you
will
be made
free
without
price.
For
the
Lord
God
says,
My
people
went
down
at
first
into
Egypt,
to get
a
place
for themselves
there:
and
the Assyrian
put
a cruel yoke
on
them
without
cause.
Now
then,
what
have
I
here?
says
the
Lord,
for
my
people
are
taken
away
without
cause;
they
are
made waste
and
give cries
of sorrow,
says
the
Lord,
and
all
the
day
the
nations
put shame
on
my
name.
For
this cause
I
will
make
my
name clear
to
my
people;
in
that
day
they
will
be
certain
that
it
is
my
word
which
comes
to
them;
see,
here
am
I.
How beautiful
on
the
mountains
are
the
feet
of
him
who comes
with
good
news,
who
gives
word
of
peace,
saying
that
salvation
is
near;
who
says
to
Zion,
Your
God
is ruling!
The
voice
of
your
watchmen!
their
voices
are loud
in song
together;
for
they
will
see
him,
eye
to
eye,
when
the
Lord comes
back
to
Zion.
Give sounds
of
joy,
make melody
together,
waste
places
of
Jerusalem:
for
the
Lord
has given
comfort
to
his
people,
he
has taken up
the cause
of
Jerusalem.
The
Lord
has let
his
holy
arm
be
seen
by
the
eyes
of
all
nations;
and
all
the
ends
of
the
earth
will
see
the
salvation
of
our
God.
Away!
away!
go
out
from
there,
touching
no
unclean
thing;
go
out
from
among
her;
be clean,
you
who
take
up
the
vessels
of
the
Lord.
For
you
will
not
go
out suddenly,
and
you
will
not
go
in flight:
for
the
Lord
will
go
before
you,
and
the
God
of
Israel
will
come
after
you
to keep
you.
See,
my
servant
will do
well
in
his undertakings,
he
will
be honoured,
and
lifted
up,
and
be
very
high.
As
peoples
were surprised
at
him,
And
his
face
was
not
beautiful,
so
as
to
be desired:
his
face
was
so changed
by disease
as
to
be unlike
that
of
a
man,
and
his
form
was no longer
that
of
the
sons
of
men.
So
will
nations
give
him honour;
kings
will
keep quiet
because
of
him:
for
what
had
not
been
made clear
to
them
they
will
see;
and
they
will
give
their
minds
to
what
had
not come
to
their ears.
Who
would
have
had
faith
in
the word
which
has come
to
our ears,
and
to
whom
had
the
arm
of
the
Lord
been unveiled?
For
his growth
was
like
that
of
a delicate plant
before
him,
and
like
a
root
out
of
a
dry
place:
he
had
no grace
of
form,
to
give
us
pleasure;
Men
made sport
of
him, turning
away
from
him;
he
was
a
man
of
sorrows, marked
by
disease;
and
like
one
from whom men's
faces
are turned
away,
he
was looked
down
on,
and we put
no
value
on
him.
But
it
was
our
pain
he
took,
and
our diseases
were
put
on
him:
while
to us
he seemed
as
one diseased,
on whom God's punishment
had
come.
But
it
was
for
our
sins
he
was
wounded,
and
for
our
evil doings
he
was
crushed:
he took
the
punishment
by
which we
have
peace,
and
by
his
wounds we
are made
well.
We
all
went
wandering
like
sheep; going
every
one
of
us after
his desire;
and
the
Lord put
on
him
the
punishment
of
us
all.
Men
were cruel
to
him,
but
he
was gentle
and quiet;
as
a
lamb taken
to
its death,
and
as
a
sheep
before
those
who take
her wool
makes
no
sound,
so
he
said
not
a
word.
They
took
away
from
him
help
and
right,
and
who
gave
a thought
to
his fate?
for
he
was
cut
off
from
the
land
of
the
living:
he came
to
his death
for
the sin
of
my
people.
And
they
put
his body
into
the earth
with sinners,
and
his last resting-place
was
with
the evil-doers, though
he
had
done
no
wrong,
and
no
deceit
was
in
his
mouth.
And
the
Lord
was
pleased ...
see
a
seed,
long
life, ...
will
do well
in
his
hand. ...
...
made clear
his
righteousness before
men ...
had taken
their
sins
on
himself.
For
this cause
he
will
have
a heritage
with
the
great,
and
he
will
have
a
part
in
the goods
of war
with
the
strong,
because
he gave
up
his
life,
and
was
numbered
with
the evil-doers; taking
on
himself
the
sins
of
the
people,
and making prayer
for
the wrongdoers.
Let
your voice
be loud
in song,
O
woman
without
children;
make melody
and sounds
of
joy,
you
who
did
not
give
birth:
for
the
children
of
her
who
had
no
husband
are
more
than
those
of
the
married
wife,
says
the
Lord.
Make
wide
the
place
of
your
tent,
and
let
the
curtains
of
your house
be
stretched
out
without limit:
make
your
cords
long,
and
your tent-pins
strong.
For
I
will
make wide
your limits
on
the
right
hand
and
on
the
left;
and
your
seed
will
take
the
nations
for
a heritage,
and
make
the
waste
towns full
of
people.
Have
no
fear;
for
you
will
not
be
shamed
or
without hope:
you
will
not
be
put
to
shame,
for
the
shame
of
your earlier days
will go
out
of
your memory,
and
you
will
no
longer
keep
in
mind
the sorrows
of
your widowed years.
For
your Maker
is
your
husband;
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name:
and
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
is
he
who takes
up
your
cause;
he
will
be
named
the
God
of
all
the
earth.
For
the
Lord
has
made
you come back
to
him,
like
a
wife
who
has
been
sent away
in grief
of
spirit;
for
one
may
not give up
the
wife
of one's early days.
For
a short
time
I gave
you up;
but with
great
mercies
I
will take
you back again.
In overflowing
wrath
my
face
was veiled
from
you
for
a minute,
but
I
will
have
pity
on
you
for
ever,
says
the
Lord
who takes
up
your cause.
For
this
is
like
the days
of
Noah
to
me:
for
as
I
took
an
oath
that
the
waters
of
Noah
would never
again
go
over
the
earth,
so
have
I
taken
an
oath
that
I
will
not
again
be
angry
with
you,
or say bitter words
to
you.
For
the
mountains
may
be taken
away,
and
the
hills
be
moved
out
of
their
places,
but
my
love
will
not
be taken
from
you,
or
my
agreement
of
peace broken,
says
the
Lord,
who
has
had
mercy
on
you.
O troubled
one, storm-crushed, uncomforted!
see,
your
stones
will
be framed
in fair colours,
and
your bases
will
be
sapphires.
I
will
make
your towers
of
rubies,
and
your doors
of carbuncles,
and
the
wall round
you
will
be
of
all sorts
of beautiful
stones.
And
all
your
builders
will
be
made wise
by
the
Lord;
and
great
will
be
the
peace
of
your
children.
All
your
rights
will
be
made
certain
to
you:
have
no
fear
of evil,
and destruction
will
not
come
near
you.
See,
they
may be moved
to war,
but
not
by
my
authority: all
those
who
come
together
to make
an attack
on
you,
will be broken
against
you.
See,
I
have
made
the iron-worker, blowing
on
the
burning
coals,
and making
the instrument
of war
by
his
work;
and
I
have
made
the waster
for
destruction.
No instrument
of war which
is
formed
against
you
will
be
of
any use;
and
every
tongue which
says
evil
against
you
will
be
judged false.
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
servants
of
the
Lord,
and
their
righteousness comes
from
me,
says
the
Lord.
Ho!
everyone
in need, come
to
the
waters,
and
he
who
has
no strength,
let
him get
food: come, get bread
without
money;
wine
and
milk
without
price.
Why
do
you
give
your
money
for
what
is
not
bread,
and
the
fruit
of
your work
for
what
will
not
give
you pleasure?
Give ear
to
me,
so
that
your
food
may
be
good,
and
you
may
have
the
best
in full measure.
Give
ear,
and come
to
me, take note
with care,
so
that
your
souls
may
have
life:
and
I
will
make
an
eternal
agreement
with
you, even
the
certain mercies
of
David.
See,
I
have
given
him
as
a
witness
to
the
peoples,
a
ruler
and
a guide
to
the
nations.
See,
you
will send
for
a
nation
of
which
you
had
no
knowledge,
and
those
who
had
no
knowledge
of
you
will come
running
to
you,
because
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
because
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
for
he
has
given
you
glory.
Make
search
for
the
Lord
while
he
is
there,
make prayer
to
him
while
he
is
near:
Let
the sinner
give
up
his
way,
and
the evil-doer
his purpose:
and let
him
come
back
to
the
Lord,
and
he
will
have
mercy
on
him;
and
to
our
God,
for
there
is
full forgiveness
with
him.
For
my
thoughts
are
not
your
thoughts,
or
your
ways
my
ways,
says
the
Lord.
For
as
the
heavens
are
higher
than
the
earth,
so
are
my
ways
higher
than
your
ways,
and
my
thoughts
than
your
thoughts.
For
as
the
rain
comes
down,
and
the
snow
from
heaven,
and
does
not
go
back
again,
but
gives
water
to
the
earth,
and
makes
it
fertile,
giving
seed
to
the planter,
and
bread
for
food;
So
will
my
word
be
which
goes
out
of
my
mouth:
it
will
not
come
back
to
me
with
nothing
done,
but
it
will
give effect
to
my
purpose,
and
do
that
for
which
I
have
sent
it.
For
you
will
go
out
with
joy,
and
be guided
in
peace:
the
mountains
and
the
hills
will
make melody
before
you,
and
all
the
trees
of
the
fields
will
make sounds
of
joy.
In
place
of
the
thorn
will
come
up
the fir-tree,
and
in
place
of
the blackberry
the
myrtle:
and
it
will
be
to
the
Lord
for
a
name,
for
an
eternal
sign
which
will
not
be
cut
off.
The
Lord
says,
Let
your
way
of
life
be upright,
and
let
your behaviour
be rightly
ordered:
for
my
salvation
is
near,
and
my
righteousness
will quickly
be seen.
Happy
is
the
man
who
does
this,
and
the
son
of
man
whose behaviour
is
so ordered;
who
keeps
the
Sabbath holy,
and
his
hand
from
doing
any
evil.
And
let
not
the
man
from
a
strange country,
who
has
been
joined
to
the
Lord,
say,
The
Lord
will certainly put
a division
between
me
and
his
people:
and
let
not
the unsexed
man
say,
See,
I
am
a
dry
tree.
For
the
Lord
says,
As
for
the unsexed
who
keep
my
Sabbaths,
and
give
their hearts
to pleasing
me,
and
keep
their
agreement
with
me:
I
will
give
to
them
in
my
house,
and
inside
my
walls,
a
place
and
a
name
better
than
that
of
sons
and
daughters;
I
will
give
them
an
eternal
name
which
will
not
be
cut
off.
And
as
for
those
from
a
strange country,
who
are joined
to
the
Lord,
to
give worship
to
him
and honour
to
his
name,
to
be
his
servants,
even
everyone
who
keeps
the
Sabbath holy,
and
keeps
his
agreement
with
me:
I
will
make
them
come
to
my
holy
mountain,
and
will
give
them
joy
in
my
house
of
prayer;
I
will
take
pleasure
in
the burned
offerings
which
they
make
on
my
altar:
for
my
house
will
be
named
a
house
of
prayer
for
all
peoples.
The
Lord
God,
who gets
together
the wandering ones
of
Israel,
says,
I
will get
together others
in
addition
to
those
of
Israel
who
have come
back.
All
you
beasts
of
the
field,
come together
for
your meat, even
all
you
beasts
of
the wood.
His
watchmen
are
blind,
they
are
all
without
knowledge;
they
are
all
dogs
without tongues,
unable
to
make
a sound; stretched
out dreaming,
loving
sleep.
Yes,
the
dogs
are
for ever looking
for food;
while
these,
the
keepers
of
the sheep,
are
without wisdom:
they
have
all
gone
after
their pleasure,
every
one looking
for
profit;
they
are
all
the same.
Come,
they say,
I
will
get
wine,
and
we
will
take
strong
drink
in
full
measure;
and
tomorrow
will
be
like
today,
full
of pleasure.
The upright
man
goes
to
his death,
and
no
one
gives
a
thought
to
it;
and god-fearing
men
are
taken
away,
and
no
one
is troubled
by
it;
for
the upright
man
is
taken
away
because
of evil-doing,
and
goes
into peace.
They are
at
rest
in
their last resting-places, every one
going straight
before
him.
But
come
near,
you
sons
of
her
who
is wise
in secret arts,
the
seed
of
her
who
is false
to
her husband,
and
of
the loose woman.
Of
whom
do
you
make sport?
against
whom
is
your
mouth
open
wide
and
your
tongue
put
out?
are
you
not uncontrolled
children,
a
false
seed,
You
who
are burning
with evil desire
among
the oaks,
under
every
green
tree; putting
children
to death
in
the
valleys,
under
the cracks
of
the
rocks?
Among
the smooth stones
of
the
valley
is
your heritage;
they,
even
they,
are
your
part:
even
to
them
have
you
made
a drink
offering
and
a
meal
offering.
Is
it possible
for
such
things
to
be overlooked
by
me?
You
have
put
your
bed
on
a
high
mountain:
there
you
went
up
to
make
your
offering.
And
on
the
back
of
the
doors
and
on
the pillars
you
have
put
your
sign:
for
you
have
been false
to
me
with another;
you
have
made
your
bed
wide,
and
made
an agreement
with
them;
you
had
a desire
for
their
bed where
you
saw
it
And
you went
to Melech
with
oil
and
much perfume,
and
you
sent
your representatives
far
off,
and went
as
low
as
the underworld.
You
were
tired
with
your
long journeys;
but
you
did
not
say,
There
is
no hope:
you got new
strength,
and
so
you
were
not feeble.
And
of
whom
were
you
in
fear,
so
that
you
were
false,
and
did
not
keep
me
in
mind,
or
give
thought
to
it?
Have
I
not
been quiet,
keeping
myself secret,
and
so
you
were
not
in
fear
of
me?
I
will
make clear
what
your
righteousness
is
like
and
your
works;
you
will
have
no
profit
in
them.
Your false gods
will
not
keep
you safe
in answer
to
your
cry;
but
the
wind
will
take
them,
they
will
be gone
like
a
breath:
but
he
who puts
his hope
in
me
will
take
the
land,
and
will
have
my
holy
mountain
as
his heritage.
And
I
will
say,
Make
it
high,
make
it
high, get
ready
the
way,
take
the stones out
of
the
way
of
my
people.
For
this
is
the
word
of
him
who
is
high
and
lifted
up,
whose resting-place
is
eternal,
whose
name
is
Holy:
my resting-place
is
in
the
high
and
holy place,
and
with
him
who
is
crushed
and poor
in
spirit,
to
give
life
to
the
spirit
of
the poor,
and
to
make strong
the
heart
of
the
crushed.
For
I
will
not give punishment
for
ever,
or
be
angry
without
end:
for
from
me
breath
goes
out;
and
I
it
was
who
made
the souls.
I
was quickly
angry
with
his
evil
ways,
and sent
punishment
on
him, veiling
my face
in
wrath:
and
he went
on,
turning
his
heart
from
me.
I
have
seen
his
ways,
and
I
will
make
him well:
I
will
give
him rest,
comforting
him
and
his
people
who
are sad.
I
will give
the fruit
of
the
lips:
Peace,
peace,
to
him
who
is
near
and
to
him
who
is
far
off,
says
the
Lord;
and
I
will
make
him
well.
But
the evil-doers
are
like
the troubled
sea,
for
which there
is
no
rest,
and
its
waters send
up earth
and waste.
There
is
no
peace,
says
my
God,
for
the evil-doers.
Make
a
loud
cry,
do
not
be quiet,
let
your
voice
be sounding
like
a
horn,
and
make clear
to
my
people
their evil doings,
and
to
the
family
of
Jacob
their
sins.
Though
they
make prayer
to
me
every
day,
and take
pleasure
in
the
knowledge
of
my
ways:
like
a
nation
which
has
done
righteousness,
and
has
not given
up
the rules
of
their
God,
they
make requests
to
me
for
the
right orders,
it
is
their
delight
to come
near
to
God.
They say,
Why
have
we kept
ourselves
from food,
and
you
do
not
see
it?
why
have
we kept
ourselves
from
pleasure,
and
you
take
no
note
of
it?
If,
in
the
days
when
you
keep
from food,
you
take
the chance
to
do
your business,
and get
in
your debts;
If keeping
from food makes
you quickly angry, ready
for fighting
and giving
blows
with
evil hands;
your holy
days
are
not
such
as
to
make
your
voice come
to
my ears
on
high.
Have
I
given orders
for
such
a
day
as
this?
a
day
for keeping
yourselves
from
pleasure?
is
it only
a question
of
the bent
head,
of putting
on haircloth,
and
being seated
in
the
dust?
is
this
what seems
to
you
a holy
day, well-pleasing
to
the
Lord?
Is
not
this
the holy day
for
which
I
have given orders:
to
let
loose
those
who
have wrongly
been
made prisoners,
to undo
the
bands
of
the
yoke,
and
to
let
the
crushed
go
free,
and
every
yoke
be
broken?
Is
it
not
to
give
your
bread
to
those
in need,
and
to
let
the
poor
who
have
no resting-place
come
into
your
house?
to
put
a robe
on
the unclothed
one
when
you
see
him,
and
not
to
keep
your eyes
shut
for fear
of
seeing
his
flesh?
Then
will
light
be
shining
on
you
like
the
morning,
and
your wounds
will
quickly
be well:
and
your
righteousness
will
go
before
you,
and
the
glory
of
the
Lord
will
come
after
you.
Then
at
the sound
of
your voice,
the
Lord
will
give
an
answer;
at
your
cry
he
will
say,
Here
am
I.
If
you
take
away
from
among
you
the
yoke,
the
putting
out
of
the
finger
of shame,
and
the
evil
word;
And if
you
give
your bread
to
those
in need
of
it, so
that
the troubled one
may
have
his
desire; then
you
will
have
light
in
the
dark,
and
your night
will
be
as
the
full
light
of
the
sun:
And
the
Lord
will
be
your
guide
at
all
times;
in dry
places
he
will
give
you
water
in
full measure,
and
will make strong
your
bones;
and
you
will
be
like
a
watered
garden,
and
like
an ever-flowing
spring.
And
your sons
will
be
building
again
the
old
waste
places:
you
will
make strong
the bases
of
old
generations:
and
you
will
be
named,
He
who puts
up
the broken walls,
and,
He
who
makes ready
the ways
for use.
If
you
keep
the
Sabbath
with
care,
not
doing
your
business
on
my
holy
day;
and
if
the
Sabbath seems
to
you
a
delight,
and
the new moon
of
the
Lord
a
thing
to
be honoured;
and
if
you
give respect
to
him
by
not
doing
your
business,
or
going
after
your
pleasure,
or
saying unholy
words;
Then
the
Lord
will
be
your
delight;
and
I
will
put
you
on
the
high
places
of
the
earth;
and
I
will
give
you
the
heritage
of
Jacob
your
father:
for
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
has
said
it.
Truly,
the Lord's
hand
has
not become short,
so
that
he
is unable
to
give
salvation;
and
his
ear
is
not shut
from
hearing:
But
your
sins
have
come
between
you
and
your
God,
and
by
your
evil doings
his
face
has
been veiled
from
you,
so
that
he
will
give
you
no answer.
For
your
hands
are
unclean
with
blood,
and
your
fingers
with
sin;
your
lips
have
said
false things,
and
your
tongue gives
out
deceit.
No
one puts forward
an upright
cause,
or
gives
a true decision:
their hope
is
in
deceit,
and
their words
are
false;
they
are
with
child
with
sin,
and
give
birth
to
evil.
They
give birth
to snake's
eggs,
and
make spider's threads:
whoever takes
their
eggs
for
food comes
to
his
death,
and
the egg which
is crushed becomes
a poison-snake.
Their twisted threads
will
not make
clothing,
and
their
works
will
give
them
nothing
for
covering
themselves:
their
works
are
works
of
sin,
and
violent acts
are
in
their
hands.
Their
feet go
quickly
to
evil,
and
they take delight
in
the
death
of
the
upright;
their
thoughts
are
thoughts
of
sin; wasting
and
destruction
are
in
their
ways.
They
have
no
knowledge
of
the
way
of
peace,
and
there
is
no sense
of
what
is
right
in
their behaviour:
they
have
made
for
themselves
ways which
are
not straight;
whoever goes
in
them
has
no
knowledge
of
peace.
For
this
cause
our
right
is
far
from
us,
and
righteousness
does
not
overtake
us:
we
are
looking
for
light,
but
there
is only
the
dark;
for
the
shining
of
the
sun,
but
our
way
is
in
the night.
We go
on
our way,
like
blind
men feeling
for
the
wall, even
like
those
who
have
no
eyes:
we
are running
against things
in daylight as if
it
was
evening;
our place
is
in
the
dark
like
dead
men.
We
make noises
of grief,
like
bears,
and sad sounds
like
doves:
we
are
looking
for
our
right,
but
it
is
not
there;
for
salvation,
but
it
is
far
from
us.
For
our
evil doings
are
increased
before
you,
and
our
sins
give witness
against
us:
for
our
evil doings
are
with
us,
and
we
have
knowledge
of
our
sins:
We
have gone
against
the
Lord,
and
been
false
to
him, turning
away
from
our
God,
our
words
have
been uncontrolled,
and
in
our
hearts
are
thoughts
of
deceit.
And
the
right
is turned
back,
and
righteousness
is
far
away:
for good
faith
is
not
to
be seen
in
the public places,
and
upright behaviour
may
not
come
into
the
town.
Yes,
faith
is
gone;
and
he whose heart
is
turned
from
evil
comes
into
the power
of
the cruel:
and
the
Lord
saw
it,
and
he
was angry
that
there
was
no
one
to
take
up
their
cause.
And
he
saw
that
there
was
no
man,
and
was surprised
that
there
was
no
one
to
take
up
their cause:
so
his
arm
gave
salvation,
and
he
made
righteousness
his
support.
Yes,
he
put
on
righteousness as
a
breastplate,
and
salvation as
a head-dress;
and
he
put
on punishment as
clothing,
and
wrath as
a
robe.
He
will give
them
the right
reward
of
their doings,
wrath
to
his attackers, punishment
to
his haters,
and
even
on
the sea-lands
he
will send punishment.
So
they
will
see
the
name
of
the
Lord
from
the
west,
and
his
glory
from
the
east:
for
he
will
come
like
a rushing
stream, forced
on
by
a
wind
of
the
Lord.
And
as
a saviour
he
will
come
to
Zion,
turning
away sin
from
Jacob,
says
the
Lord.
And
as
for
me,
this
is
my
agreement
with
them,
says
the
Lord:
my
spirit
which
is
on
you,
and
my
words
which
I
have
put
in
your
mouth,
will
not go
away
from
your
mouth,
or
from
the
mouth
of
your
seed,
or
from
the
mouth
of
your seed's
seed,
says
the
Lord,
from
now
and
for
ever.
Up! let
your face
be
bright,
for
your
light
has
come,
and
the
glory
of
the
Lord
is
shining
on
you.
For
truly,
the
earth
will
be
dark,
and
the
peoples veiled
in blackest night;
but
the
Lord
will
be shining
on
you,
and
his
glory
will
be
seen
among
you.
And
nations
will
come
to
your
light,
and
kings
to
your
bright
dawn.
Let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up,
and
see:
they
are
all
coming
together
to
you:
your
sons
will
come
from
far,
and
your
daughters
taken
with loving
care.
Then
you
will
see,
and
be bright
with
joy,
and
your
heart
will
be shaking
with increase
of delight:
for
the produce
of
the
sea
will
be
turned
to
you,
the
wealth
of
the
nations
will
come
to
you.
You
will
be
full
of camel-trains, even
the young
camels
of
Midian
and
Ephah;
all
from
Sheba
will
come,
with
gold
and spices, giving word
of
the great acts
of
the
Lord.
All
the
flocks
of
Kedar
will
come
together
to
you,
the
sheep
of
Nebaioth
will
be ready
for
your need;
they
will
be pleasing
offerings
on
my
altar,
and
my
house
of prayer
will
be
beautiful.
Who
are
these coming
like
a
cloud,
like
a flight
of
doves
to
their
windows?
Vessels
of
the sea-lands
are waiting
for
me,
and
the
ships
of
Tarshish
first,
so
that
your
sons
may
come
from
far,
and
their
silver
and
gold
with
them,
to
the
place
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
to
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
because
he
has made
you beautiful.
And
men
from
strange countries
will
be
building
up
your
walls,
and
their
kings
will
be
your
servants:
for
in
my
wrath
I sent punishment
on
you,
but
in
my grace
I
have
had
mercy
on
you.
Your doors
will
be
open
at
all
times;
they
will
not
be
shut
day
or
night;
so
that men
may
come
into
you
with
the
wealth
of
the
nations,
with
their
kings
at
their head.
For
the
nation
or
kingdom
which
will
not
be
your
servant
will come
to
destruction;
such
nations
will
be completely waste.
The
glory
of
Lebanon
will
come
to
you,
the
cypress,
the plane,
and
the sherbin-tree
together,
to
make
my
holy
place beautiful;
and
the resting-place
of
my
feet
will
be full
of
glory.
And
the
sons
of
those
who
were cruel
to
you
will
come
before
you
with bent heads;
and
those
who
made sport
of
you
will
go
down
on
their faces
at
your
feet;
and
you
will
be
named,
The
Town
of
the
Lord,
The
Zion
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
And
though
you
were
turned
away
from,
and
hated,
and
had
no helper,
I
will
make
you
a
pride
for
ever,
a
joy
from
generation
to
generation.
And
you
will
take
the
milk
of
the
nations, flowing
from
the
breast
of
kings;
and
you
will
see
that
I,
the
Lord,
am
your saviour,
and
he
who takes
up
your cause,
the Strong
One
of
Jacob.
In
place
of
brass,
I
will
give
gold,
and
for
iron
silver,
and
for
wood
brass,
and
for
stones
iron:
and
I
will
make
Peace
your judge,
and
Righteousness
your overseer.
Violent acts
will
no
longer
be seen
in
your
land, wasting
or
destruction
in
your limits;
but
your
walls
will
be
named,
Salvation,
and
your doors
Praise.
The
sun
will
not
be
your
light
by
day,
and
the
moon
will
no
longer
be
bright
for
you
by night:
but
the
Lord
will
be
to
you
an
eternal
light,
and
your
God
your
glory.
Your
sun
will
never
again
go
down,
or
your moon
keep
back
her
light:
for
the
Lord
will
be
your
eternal
light,
and
the
days
of
your sorrow
will
be ended.
Your
people
will
all
be upright,
the
land
will
be
their heritage
for
ever;
the
branch
of
my
planting,
the
work
of
my
hands,
to
be
for
my
glory.
The smallest
of
their
families
will
become
a
thousand,
and
a
small
one
a
strong
nation:
I,
the
Lord,
will make
it
come
quickly
in
its
time.
The
spirit
of
the
Lord
is
on
me,
because
I
am marked
out
by
him
to give
good
news
to
the
poor;
he
has
sent
me
to
make
the broken-hearted
well,
to say
that
the
prisoners
will
be
made
free,
and
that
those
in chains
will see
the light
again;
To
give knowledge
that
the
year
of
the Lord's
good
pleasure
has come,
and
the
day
of punishment
from
our
God;
to
give
comfort
to
all
who
are sad;
To
give
them
a fair head-dress
in
place
of
dust,
the
oil
of
joy
in
place
of
the clothing
of grief,
praise
in
place
of sorrow;
so
that
they
may
be
named trees
of
righteousness,
the
planting
of
the
Lord,
and
so
that
he
may
have
glory.
And they
will
be
building
again
the
old broken walls,
and
will
make new
the
old
waste
places,
and
will put
up
again
the
towns which
have
been
waste
for
long
generations.
And
men
from
strange countries
will
be
your herdsmen,
and
those
who
are
not Israelites
will
be
your ploughmen
and vine-keepers.
But
you
will
be
named
the
priests
of
the
Lord,
the
servants
of
our
God:
you
will
have
the
wealth
of
the
nations
for
your
food,
and
you
will
be clothed
with
their
glory.
As
they
had
twice
as
much grief,
and marks
of
shame
were
their heritage,
so
in
their
land
they
will
be rewarded
twice
over,
and
will
have
eternal
joy.
For
I,
the
Lord,
take pleasure
in upright judging;
I
will
not
put
up
with
the violent taking away
of
right;
and
I
will
certainly
give
them
their
reward,
and
I
will
make
an
eternal
agreement
with
them.
And
their
seed
will
be noted
among
the
nations,
and
their
offspring
among
the
peoples:
it
will
be
clear
to
all
who
see
them
that
they
are
the
seed
to
which
the
Lord
has given
his
blessing.
I
will
be full
of joy
in
the
Lord,
my
soul
will
be
glad
in
my
God;
for
he
has
put
on
me
the
clothing
of
salvation, covering
me
with
the
robe
of
righteousness,
as
the husband puts
on
a fair head-dress,
and
the
bride
makes
herself beautiful
with
jewels.
For
as
the
earth puts
out buds,
and
as
the
garden gives
growth
to
the seeds
which
are planted
in
it,
so
the
Lord
will
make
righteousness
and
praise
to
be flowering
before
all
the
nations.
Because
of
Zion
I
will
not
keep
quiet,
and
because
of
Jerusalem
I
will
take
no
rest,
till
her
righteousness
goes
out
like
the shining
of
the sun,
and
her
salvation
like
a
burning
light.
And
the
nations
will
see
your
righteousness,
and
all
kings
your
glory:
and
you
will
have
a
new
name,
given
by
the
mouth
of
the
Lord.
And
you
will
be
a fair
crown
in
the
hand
of
the
Lord,
and
a king's head-dress
in
the
hand
of
your
God.
You
will
not
now
be
named,
She
who
is
given up;
and
your
land
will
no
longer
be
named,
The
waste
land:
but
you
will
have
the
name,
My
pleasure
is
in
her,
and
your
land
will
be
named,
Married:
for
the
Lord
has
pleasure
in
you,
and
your
land
will
be
married.
For
as
a
young
man takes
a
virgin
for
his
wife,
so
will
your maker
be
married
to
you:
and
as
a
husband
has
joy
in
his
bride,
so
will
the Lord
your
God
be
glad
over
you.
I
have
put
watchmen
on
your
walls,
O
Jerusalem;
they
will
not
keep
quiet
day
or
night:
you
who
are
the Lord's recorders,
take
no
rest,
And
give
him
no
rest,
till
he
puts
Jerusalem
in
her
place
to
be praised
in
the
earth.
The
Lord
has
taken
an
oath
by
his
right
hand,
and
by
the
arm
of
his
strength,
Truly,
I
will
no
longer
give
your
grain
to
be
food
for
your haters;
and
men
of
strange countries
will
not
take
the
wine
for
which
your
work
has
been done:
But
those
who
have got
in
the grain
will
have
it
for
their
food,
and
will
give
praise
to
the
Lord;
and
those
who
have got
in
the grapes
will
take
the wine
of
them
in
the open places
of
my
holy house.
Go
through,
go
through
the doors;
make
ready
the
way
of
the
people; let
the
highway
be
lifted
up; let
the
stones
be
taken
away; let
a flag
be
lifted
up
over
the
peoples.
The
Lord
has
sent
out
word
to
the
end
of
the
earth,
Say
to
the
daughter
of
Zion,
See,
your saviour
comes; those whom
he
has
made free
are
with
him,
and those
to whom
he
has
given
salvation
go
before
him.
And
they
will
be
named,
The
holy
people,
Those whose
cause
has
been taken up
by
the
Lord:
and
you
will
be
named, Desired,
A
town
not
given up.
Who
is
this
who
comes
from
Edom,
with blood-red
robes
from
Bozrah?
he
whose
clothing
is fair, stepping
with pride
in
his
great
strength?
I
whose glory
is
in
the
right,
strong
for
salvation.
Why
is your
clothing
red, and
why
are your
robes like those
of one
who
is crushing
the grapes?
I
have
been crushing
the grapes
by
myself,
and
of
the
peoples
there
was
no
man
with
me:
in
my
wrath
and
in
my passion,
they
were crushed
under
my feet;
and
my
robes
are marked
with
their life-blood,
and
all
my
clothing
is red.
For
the
day
of punishment
is
in
my
heart,
and
the
year
for
the payment
of
the price
for
my
people
has
come.
And
I saw
that
there
was
no
helper,
and
I
was wondering
that
no
one
gave
them
support:
so
my
arm did
the work
of
salvation,
and
my
wrath
was
my
support.
And
in
my passion
the
peoples
were crushed under
my feet,
and broken
in
my
wrath,
and
I
put
down
their strength
to
the
earth.
I
will give news
of
the
mercies
of
the
Lord,
and
his
great
acts,
even
all
the
things
the
Lord
has
done
for
us,
in
his
great grace
to
the
house
of
Israel;
even
all
he
has
done
for
us
in
his unnumbered
mercies.
For
he
said,
Truly
they
are
my
people,
children
who
will
not
be false:
so
he
was
their saviour out
of all
their
trouble.
It
was
no sent
one
or
angel,
but
he
himself
who
was
their saviour:
in
his
love
and
in
his pity
he
took
up
their cause,
and
he
took
them
in
his arms, caring
for
them
all
through
the
years.
But
they went
against
him, causing grief
to
his
holy
spirit:
so
he
was
turned
against
them,
and made war
on
them.
Then
the early
days
came
to
their minds,
the
days
of
Moses
his servant:
and
they said,
Where
is
he who
made
the keeper
of
his
flock
come
up
from
the
sea?
where
is
he who
put
his
holy
spirit
among
them,
He
who
made
the
arm
of
his
glory go
at
the
right
hand
of
Moses,
by whom
the
waters
were parted
before
them,
to
make
himself
an
eternal
name;
He
who made them go through
the
deep waters,
like
a
horse
in
the waste land?
Like
the
cattle
which
go
down
into
the
valley,
they
went without falling,
the
spirit
of
the
Lord guiding
them:
so
you
went
before
your
people,
to
make yourself
a great
name.
Let
your eyes
be
looking
down
from
heaven,
from
your
holy
and
beautiful house:
where
is
your deep feeling,
the working
of
your
power? do not
keep
back
the moving
of
your pity
and
your
mercies:
For
you
are
our
father,
though
Abraham
has
no
knowledge
of
us,
and
Israel gives
no
thought
to
us:
you,
O
Lord,
are
our
father;
from
the earliest
days
you
have taken up
our cause.
O
Lord,
why
do
you send
us
wandering
from
your
ways, making
our
hearts hard,
so
that
we
have no
fear
of
you?
Come
back,
because
of
your
servants,
the
tribes
of
your
heritage.
Why have evil
men gone
over
your
holy
place, so
that
it has been crushed under
the
feet
of
our haters?
We
have
become
as
those
who
were
never
ruled
by
you,
on
whom
your
name
was
not
named.
O let
the heavens
be broken
open
and
come
down,
so
that
the mountains
may
be shaking
before
you,
As
when fire puts
the brushwood
in flames,
or
as
when water
is boiling
from
the heat
of
the fire:
to
make
your name
feared
by
your haters,
so
that
the nations
may
be shaking
before
you;
While
you
do
acts
of power
for
which
we
are
not
looking,
and
which
have
not come
to
the ears
of
men
in
the
past.
The ear
has
not
had news
of,
or
the eye seen, ... any God
but
you, working
for
the man
who
is waiting
for
him.
Will
you
not
have mercy
on
him
who
takes pleasure
in doing
righteousness, even
on
those
who keep
in
mind
your ways? Truly
you
were angry,
and
we
went
on doing
evil,
and sinning
against
you
in
the past.
For
we
have
all
become
like
an unclean
person,
and
all
our good acts
are
like
a dirty robe:
and
we
have
all
become
old
like
a dead leaf,
and
our
sins,
like
the wind,
take
us
away.
And
there
is
no
one
who
makes prayer
to
your name,
or
who
is moved
to keep
true
to
you:
for
your face
is veiled
from
us,
and
you
have
given
us
into
the
power
of
our sins.
But
now,
O
Lord,
you
are
our father;
we
are
the earth,
and
you
are
our maker;
and
we
are
all
the work
of
your hand.
Be
not very angry, O Lord,
and do
not keep
our sins
in mind
for ever:
give ear
to
our prayer,
for we
are all
your people.
Your
holy towns
have
become
a
waste, Zion
has
become
a
waste, Jerusalem
is
a mass
of broken walls.
Our holy
and beautiful house,
where
our fathers gave praise
to
you,
is burned
with fire;
and
all
the
things
of
our desire
have come
to destruction.
In view of all this, will you still do nothing, O Lord? will you keep quiet, and go on increasing our punishment?
I
have
been ready
to give
an
answer
to those
who
did
not
make prayer
to
me;
I
have
been offering myself
to those
who
were
not
searching
for
me;
I
said,
Here
am
I,
here
am
I,
to
a
nation
which
gave
no respect
to
my
name.
All
day
my
hands
have
been
stretched
out
to an uncontrolled
people,
who
go
in an evil
way,
after
the
purposes
of
their hearts;
A
people who
make
me
angry every day, making offerings
in
gardens,
and
burning perfumes
on
bricks.
Who
are
seated
in
the resting-places
of
the dead,
and
by night
are
in
the
secret
places;
who
take pig's
flesh
for
food,
and
have
the liquid
of disgusting
things
in
their
vessels.
Who
say,
Keep
away,
do
not
come
near
me,
for fear
that
I
make
you
holy:
these
are
a
smoke
in
my
nose,
a
fire
burning
all
day.
See,
it
is
recorded
before
me, says
the Lord:
I
will
not
keep
back
my hand, till
I
have sent punishment,
For
their
sins
and
the
sins
of
their
fathers,
who
were
burning perfumes
on
the
mountains,
and
saying
evil
things
against
me
on
the
hills:
so
I
will take
the
measure
of
their
sins,
and
will send
the
punishment
for
them
into
their breast.
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord:
As
the
new
wine
is seen
in
the
grapes,
and
they
say,
Do
not send
destruction
on
it,
for
a
blessing
is
in
it:
so
will
I
do
for
my
servants,
in
order
that
I
may
not put
an end
to
them
all.
And
I
will
take
a
seed
out
of
Jacob,
and
out
of
Judah
one
who
will
have
my
mountains
for
a heritage:
and
the people
I
have
taken
to
be mine
will
have
it
for themselves,
and
my
servants
will
have
their resting-place
there.
And
Sharon
will
be
a grass-land
for
the
flocks,
and
the
valley
of
Achor
a resting-place
for
the
herds:
for
my
people
whose hearts
have
been
turned back
to
me.
But
as
for
you
who
have
given
up
the
Lord,
who
have no care
for
my
holy
mountain,
who get ready
a
table
for Chance,
and make
offerings
of
mixed
wine
to Fate;
Your fate
will
be
the
sword,
and
you
will
all go
down
to death:
because
when
my voice came
to
you,
you
made
no
answer;
you
did
not
give ear
to
my
word;
but
you
did
what
was
evil
in
my
eyes, desiring
what
was
not pleasing
to
me.
For
this cause
says
the
Lord
God,
My
servants
will
have
food,
but
you
will
be
in
need
of
food:
my
servants
will
have
drink,
but
you
will
be
dry:
my
servants
will
have
joy,
but
you
will
be
shamed:
My
servants
will make songs
in
the
joy
of
their
hearts,
but
you
will
be
crying
for
sorrow,
and making sounds
of grief
from
a
broken
spirit.
And
your
name
will
become
a
curse
to
my
people,
and
the
Lord
God
will
put
you
to
death,
and give
his
servants
another
name:
So
that
he
who
is requesting
a
blessing
will
make use
of
the name
of
the true
God,
and
he
who
takes
an
oath
will
do
so
by
the true
God;
because
the
past troubles
are gone
out
of mind,
and
because
they
are covered
from
my
eyes.
For
see,
I
am making
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth:
and
the
past
things
will
be
gone completely
out
of
mind.
But
men
will
be
glad
and
have
joy
for
ever
in
what
I
am making;
for
I
am making
Jerusalem
a
delight,
and
her
people
a
joy.
And
I
will
be
glad over
Jerusalem,
and
have joy
in
my
people:
and
the
voice
of
weeping
will
no
longer
be sounding
in
her,
or
the
voice
of grief.
No
longer
will
there
be
there
a
child
whose
days
are cut short,
or
an
old
man
whose
days
have
not
come
to
their
full measure:
for
the
young
man
at
his
death
will
be
a
hundred
years
old,
and
he
whose
life
is shorter
than
a
hundred
years
will seem
as
one
cursed.
And
they
will
be
building
houses
and
living
in
them; planting vine-gardens
and getting
the
fruit
of
them.
They
will
no
longer
be
building
for
the
use
of
others,
or planting
for
others
to
have
the
fruit:
for
the
days
of
my
people
will
be
like
the
days
of
a
tree,
and
my loved
ones
will
have joy
in
full measure
in
the
work
of
their
hands.
Their
work
will
not
be
for
nothing,
and
they
will
not
give
birth
to
children
for destruction;
for
they
are
a
seed
to whom
the
Lord
has
given
his
blessing,
and
their
offspring
will
be
with
them.
And
before
they
make
their request
I
will
give
an
answer,
and
while
they
are
still making prayer
to
me,
I
will
give ear.
The
wolf
and
the
lamb
will take
their
food
together,
and
the
lion
will make
a
meal
of grass
like
the
ox:
but
dust
will
be
the snake's
food.
There
will
be
no cause
of pain
or
destruction
in
all
my
holy
mountain,
says
the
Lord.
The
Lord
says,
Heaven
is
the
seat
of
my power,
and
earth
is
the resting-place
for
my
feet:
what sort
of
house
will
you
make
for
me,
and
what
place
will
be
my resting-place?
For
all
these
things
my
hand
has
made,
and
they
are mine,
says
the
Lord;
but
to
this
man
only
will
I
give
attention,
to
him
who
is
poor
and broken
in
spirit, fearing
my
word.
He
who puts
an
ox
to
death puts
a
man
to
death;
he
who makes
an
offering
of
a
lamb puts
a
dog
to
death;
he
who makes
a
meal
offering makes
an
offering
of pig's
blood;
he
who makes
an
offering
of perfumes
for
a sign gives worship
to
an image:
as
they
have
gone
after
their desires,
and
their
soul
takes
pleasure
in
their disgusting
things;
So
I
will
go
after
trouble
for
them,
and
will send
on
them
what
they
are fearing:
because
no
one
made
answer
to
my voice,
or
gave ear
to
my
word;
but
they
did
what
was
evil
in
my
eyes,
going
after
that
in
which
I
took
no
pleasure.
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
you
who
are
in fear
at
his
word:
your
countrymen,
hating
you,
and driving
you
out
because
of
my
name,
have
said, Let
the Lord's
glory
be
made clear,
so
that
we
may
see
your
joy;
but
they
will
be
put
to
shame.
There
is
a
noise
of war
from
the
town,
a
sound
from
the
Temple,
the
voice
of
the
Lord giving punishment
to
his haters.
Before
her
pains
came,
she
gave
birth;
before
her
pains,
she
gave
birth
to
a man-child.
When
has
such
a
story come
to men's ears?
who
has
seen
such
things?
will
a
land come
to
birth
in
one
day?
will
a
nation
be
given
birth
in
a minute?
For
when Zion's pains came
on
her,
she
gave
birth
to
her
children straight away.
Will
I
by whom
the
birth
was started,
not make
it complete?
says
the
Lord.
Will
I
who make
children come
to
birth,
let
them
be
kept
back?
says
your
God.
Have
joy
with
Jerusalem,
and
be
glad
with
her,
all
you
her
lovers:
take
part
in
her
joy,
all
you
who are sorrowing
for
her:
So
that you
may
take
of
the comfort flowing from
her
breasts,
and
be
delighted
with
the
full measure
of
her
glory.
For
the
Lord
says,
See,
I
will
make
her
peace
like
a
river,
and
the
glory
of
the
nations
like
an
overflowing
stream,
and
she
will
take
her children
in
her
arms, gently caring
for
them
on
her
knees.
As
to
one
who
is
comforted
by
his
mother,
so
will
I
give
you
comfort:
and
you
will
be
comforted
in
Jerusalem.
And
you
will
see
it
and
your
heart
will
be
glad,
and
your
bones
will get
new
strength,
like young
grass:
and
the
hand
of
the
Lord
will
be
seen
at work
for
his
servants,
and
his wrath
against
his haters.
For
the
Lord
is
coming
with
fire,
and
his war-carriages
will
be
like
the storm-wind;
to
give punishment
in
the
heat
of
his
wrath,
and
his passion
is
like
flames
of
fire.
For
with
fire
and
sword
will
the
Lord come,
judging
all
the earth,
and
his
sword
will
be
on
all
flesh:
and
great numbers
will
be put
to death
by
him.
As
for
those
who
keep
themselves separate,
and make
themselves
clean
in
the
gardens, going
after
one
in
the
middle, taking pig's
flesh
for
food,
and
other disgusting
things, such
as
the
mouse:
their works
and
their thoughts
will
come
to
an
end
together,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
am
coming
to
get
together
all
nations
and
tongues:
and
they
will
come
and
will
see
my
glory.
And
I
will
put
a
sign
among
them,
and
I
will
send
those
who
are
still living
to
the
nations,
to
Tarshish,
Put,
and
Lud, Meshech
and Rosh,
Tubal
and
Javan,
to
the sea-lands
far
away,
who
have
not
had
word
of
me,
or
seen
my
glory;
and
they
will
give
the knowledge
of
my
glory
to
the
nations.
And
they
will
take
your
countrymen
out
of
all
the
nations
for
an
offering
to
the
Lord,
on
horses,
and
in carriages,
and
in carts,
and
on asses,
and
on
camels,
to
my
holy
mountain
Jerusalem,
says
the
Lord,
as
the
children
of
Israel
take
their
offering
in
a
clean
vessel
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
some
of
them
will
I
take
for
priests
and
Levites,
says
the
Lord.
For
as
the
new
heaven
and
the
new
earth
which
I
will
make
will
be
for ever
before
me,
says
the
Lord,
so
will
your
seed
and
your
name
be
for ever.
And
it
will
be,
that
from
new
moon
to
new
moon,
and
from
Sabbath
to
Sabbath,
all
flesh
will
come
to
give
worship
before
me,
says
the
Lord.
And
they
will
go
out
to
see
the
dead
bodies
of
the
men
who
have
done evil
against
me:
for
their worm
will
ever
be
living,
and
their
fire
will
never
be
put
out,
and
they
will
be
a
thing
of fear
to
all
flesh.
Jeremiah
The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah
Jeremiah
Jer
The Book of
Jeremiah
The
words
of
Jeremiah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
of
the
priests
who
were
in
Anathoth
in
the
land
of
Benjamin:
To
whom
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
in
the
days
of
Josiah,
the
son
of
Amon,
king
of
Judah,
in
the thirteenth
year
of
his
rule.
And
it
came
again
in
the
days
of
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah,
up
to
the
eleventh
year
of
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah;
till
Jerusalem
was
taken
away
in
the
fifth
month.
Now
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Before
you
were
formed
in
the
body
of
your
mother
I
had
knowledge
of
you,
and
before
your
birth
I
made
you
holy;
I
have
given
you
the
work
of
being
a
prophet
to
the
nations.
Then
said
I,
O
Lord
God!
see,
I
have
no power
of words,
for
I
am
a
child.
But
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Do
not
say,
I
am
a
child:
for
wherever
I
send
you,
you
are
to
go,
and
whatever
I
give
you
orders
to
say,
you
are
to
say.
Have
no
fear
because
of
them:
for
I
am
with
you,
to keep
you safe,
says
the
Lord.
Then
the
Lord
put
out
his
hand,
touching
my
mouth;
and
the
Lord
said
to
me,
See,
I
have
put
my
words
in
your
mouth:
See,
this
day
I
have
put
you
over
the
nations
and
over
the
kingdoms,
for uprooting
and smashing
down,
for
destruction
and overturning,
for
building
up
and planting.
Again
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Jeremiah,
what
do
you
see?
And
I
said,
I
see
a branch
of
an almond-tree.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
You
have
seen
well:
for
I
keep
watch
over
my
word
to
give effect
to
it.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
a
second
time,
saying,
What
do
you
see?
And
I
said,
I
see
a
boiling
pot,
and
its
face
is
from
the
north.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Out
of
the
north
evil
will come, bursting
out
on
all
the
people
of
the
land.
For
see,
I
will
send
for
all
the
families
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
north,
says
the
Lord;
and
they
will
come,
everyone
placing
his high
seat
at
the
way
into
Jerusalem,
and
against
its
walls
on
every
side,
and
against
all
the
towns
of
Judah.
And
I
will
give
my
decision
against
them
on
account
of
all
their evil-doing;
because
they
have
given
me
up,
burning perfumes
to
other
gods
and worshipping
the
works
of
their
hands.
So
make
yourself ready,
and
go
and
say
to
them
everything
I
give
you
orders
to
say:
do
not
be overcome
by
fear
of
them,
or
I
will send
fear
on
you
before
them.
For
see,
this
day
have
I
made
you
a
walled
town,
and
an
iron
pillar,
and
walls
of
brass,
against
all
the
land,
against
the
kings
of
Judah,
against
its
captains,
against
its
priests,
and
against
the
people
of
the
land.
They
will
be
fighting
against
you,
but
they
will
not
overcome
you:
for
I
am
with
you,
says
the
Lord,
to give
you salvation.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Go
and
say
in
the
ears
of
Jerusalem,
The
Lord
says,
I
still
keep
the memory
of
your kind heart
when
you
were young,
and
your
love
when
you
became
my bride;
how
you
went
after
me
in
the waste
of sand,
in
an unplanted
land.
Israel
was
holy
to
the
Lord,
the first-fruits
of
his
increase:
all
who
made
attacks
on
him
were judged
as wrongdoers,
evil
came
on
them,
says
the
Lord.
Give ear
to
the
words
of
the
Lord,
O sons
of
Jacob
and
all
the
families
of
Israel:
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
What
evil
have
your
fathers seen
in
me
that
they
have
gone
far
from
me,
and, walking
after
what
is false,
have become false?
And
they
never
said,
Where
is
the
Lord,
who
took
us
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt;
who
was
our guide
through
the waste
of sand,
through
an unplanted
land full
of
deep holes,
through
a
dry
land
of
deep shade,
which
no
one
went
through
and
where
no
man
was
living?
And
I
took
you
into
a
fertile
land,
where
you
were living
on
its
fruit
and
its wealth;
but
when
you
came
in,
you
made
my
land
unclean,
and
made
my
heritage
a
disgusting
thing.
The
priests
did
not
say,
Where
is
the
Lord?
and
those
who
were expert
in
the
law
had
no
knowledge
of
me:
and
the
rulers
did evil
against
me,
and
the
prophets
became
prophets
of
the
Baal,
going
after
things
without
value.
For
this
reason,
I
will
again put forward
my cause
against
you,
says
the
Lord,
even
against
you
and
against
your children's
children.
For
go
over
to
the sea-lands
of
Kittim
and
see;
send
to
Kedar
and
give deep thought
to
it;
and
see
if
there
has ever
been
such
a
thing.
Has
any
nation ever made
a
change
in
their
gods, though
they
are
no
gods?
but
my
people
have given up
their
glory
in
exchange
for what
is
of
no
profit.
Be full
of wonder,
O
heavens,
at
this;
be overcome
with fear,
be
completely
waste,
says
the
Lord.
For
my
people
have
done
two evils;
they
have given
up
me,
the
fountain
of
living
waters,
and
have
made
for
themselves water-holes,
cut
out
from
the rock,
broken water-holes,
of
no use
for storing
water.
Is
Israel
a
servant?
has
he
been
a house-servant
from birth?
why
has
he
been
made waste?
The
young
lions
have
made
an
outcry
against
him
with
a loud
voice:
they
have
made
his
land
waste;
his
towns
are
burned
up,
with
no
one
living
in
them.
Even
the
children
of Noph
and
Tahpanhes
have put shame
on
you.
Has
not
this come
on
you
because
you
have given
up
the
Lord
your
God,
who
was
your guide
by
the
way?
And
now,
what
have
you
to
do
on
the
way
to
Egypt,
to get
your
drink
from
the
waters
of
the
Nile?
or
what
have
you
to
do
on
the
way
to
Assyria,
to get
your
drink
from
the
waters
of
the
River?
The
evil
you
yourselves
have
done
will
be
your punishment,
your errors
will
be
your judge:
be
certain
then,
and
see
that
it
is
an
evil
and
a
bitter
thing
to
give
up
the
Lord
your
God,
and
no
longer
to
be moved
by fear
of
me,
says
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies.
For
in
the
past,
your
yoke
was
broken
by
your hands
and
your cords parted;
and
you
said,
I
will
not
be
your
servant;
for
on
every
high
hill
and
under
every branching
tree,
your behaviour
was
like
that
of
a
loose woman
But when
you were
planted
by
me,
you were
a noble
vine,
in
every
way
a
true
seed:
how
then
have
you
been
changed
into
the branching
plant
of
a strange
vine?
For
even
if
you
are
washed
with
soda
and take
much
soap, still
your evil-doing
is marked
before
me,
says
the
Lord
God.
How
are
you able
to
say,
I
am
not
unclean,
I
have
not
gone
after
the
Baals?
see
your
way
in
the
valley,
be clear
about
what
you
have
done:
you
are
a quick-footed
camel twisting
her
way
in
and
out;
An untrained ass,
used
to
the waste land, breathing
up
the
wind
in
her
desire;
at
her time,
who
is able
to send
her
away?
all
those
who
are
looking
for
her
will
have
no need
to
make
themselves tired;
in
her
month
they
will
get
her.
Do
not
let
your
foot
be
without shoes,
or
your throat dry
from need
of water:
but
you
said, There
is
no hope:
no,
for
I
have
been
a
lover
of
strange gods,
and
after
them
I
will go.
As
the
thief
is
shamed
when
he
is
taken,
so
is
Israel
shamed;
they,
their
kings
and
their
rulers,
their
priests
and
their
prophets;
Who
say
to
a
tree,
You
are
my
father;
and
to
a
stone,
You
have
given
me life:
for
their
backs
have
been
turned
to
me,
not
their
faces:
but
in
the
time
of
their
trouble
they
will
say,
Up!
and
be
our saviour.
But
where
are
the
gods
you
have
made
for yourselves?
let
them
come,
if
they
are able
to
give
you
salvation
in
the
time
of
your
trouble:
for
the
number
of
your
gods
is
as
the
number
of
your
towns,
O
Judah.
Why
will
you put forward
your cause
against
me?
You
have
all
done evil
against
me,
says
the
Lord.
I
gave
your
children
blows
to
no purpose;
they
got
no good
from training:
your
sword
has
been
the
destruction
of
your
prophets,
like
a death-giving
lion.
O
generation,
see
the
word
of
the
Lord.
Have
I
been
a waste
land
to
Israel?
or
a
land
of dark night?
why
do
my
people
say,
We
have got loose,
we
will
not
come
to
you
again?
Is it possible
for
a
virgin
to put out
of
her memory
her
ornaments,
or
a
bride
her robes?
but
my
people
have put
me out
of
their memories
for unnumbered
days.
With
what care
are
your
ways ordered
when
you
are
looking
for
love!
so ...
your
ways.
And
in
the
skirts
of
your robe
may
be seen
the life-blood
of
those
who
have
done
no wrong: ...
And
still
you
said,
I
have
done
no
wrong;
truly,
his
wrath
is
turned
away
from
me.
See,
I
will
take
up
the
cause
against
you,
because
you
say,
I
have
done
no
wrong.
Why
do
you
go
about
so
much
for
the purpose
of
changing
your
way?
you
will
be
shamed
on account
of
Egypt,
as
you
were
shamed
on account
of
Assyria.
Truly,
you
will
go
out
from
him
with
your
hands
on
your
head:
for
the
Lord
has
given
up
those
in
whom
you
have
put
your faith,
and
they
will
be
of
no help
to
you.
They
say,
If
a
man
puts
away
his
wife
and
she
goes
from
him
and
becomes
another man's,
will
he
go
back
to
her
again?
will
not
that
land
have
been
made unclean?
but
though
you
have
been
acting
like
a
loose
woman
with
a number
of
lovers,
will
you
now
come
back
to
me?
says
the
Lord.
Let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up
to
the
open hilltops,
and
see;
where
have
you
not
been
taken
by
your lovers?
You
have
been
seated waiting
for
them
by
the
wayside
like
an Arabian
in
the waste
land;
you
have made
the
land unclean
with
your
loose
ways
and
your evil-doing.
So
the
showers
have
been
kept
back,
and
there
has
been
no
spring
rain; still
your brow
is
the brow
of
a loose
woman,
you
will
not
let yourself
be shamed.
Will
you
not,
from
this
time,
make
your prayer
to
me,
crying,
My
father,
you
are
the friend
of
my early years?
Will
he
be
angry
for
ever?
will
he
keep
his wrath
to
the
end?
These things
you
have
said,
and
have
done
evil
and
have
had
your
way.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me
in
the
days
of
Josiah
the
king,
Have
you
seen
what
Israel,
turning
away
from
me,
has
done?
She
has
gone
up
on
every
high
mountain
and
under
every branching
tree,
acting
like
a
loose woman
there.
And
I
said,
After
she
has
done
all
these
things
she
will
come
back
to
me;
but
she
did
not.
And
her false
sister
Judah
saw
it.
And
though
she
saw
that,
because
Israel,
turning
away
from
me,
had
been untrue
to
me,
I
had
put
her
away
and
given
her
a statement
in writing ending
the relation
between
us,
still
Judah,
her false
sister,
had
no
fear,
but
went
and
did
the
same.
So
that
through all
her loose behaviour
the
land
became unclean,
and she
was untrue, giving herself
to
stones
and
trees.
But
for
all
this,
her
false
sister
Judah
has
not
come
back
to
me
with
all
her
heart,
but
with
deceit,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Israel
in
her
turning away
is seen
to
be
more upright than false
Judah.
Go,
and
give
out
these
words
to
the
north,
and
say,
Come
back,
O
Israel,
though
you
have
been
turned
away
from
me,
says
the
Lord;
my
face
will
not
be
against
you
in wrath:
for
I
am
full
of
mercy,
says
the
Lord,
I
will
not
be
angry
for
ever.
Only
be conscious
of
your
sin,
the
evil
you
have
done
against
the
Lord
your
God;
you
have
gone
with
strange
men
under
every branching
tree, giving
no
attention
to
my
voice,
says
the
Lord.
Come
back,
O
children
who
are
turned
away,
says
the
Lord;
for
I
am
a
husband
to
you,
and
I
will
take
you,
one
from
a
town
and
two
from
a
family,
and
will
make
you
come
to
Zion;
And
I
will
give
you keepers, pleasing
to
my
heart,
who
will
give
you
your food
with
knowledge
and
wisdom.
And
it
will
come
about,
when
your numbers
are
increased
in
the
land,
in
those
days,
says
the
Lord,
that
they
will
no
longer
say,
The
ark
of
the
agreement
of
the
Lord:
it
will
not
come
into
their
minds,
they
will
not
have
any memory
of
it,
or
be conscious
of
the loss
of
it,
and
it
will
not
be
made
again.
At
that
time
Jerusalem
will
be
named
the
seat
of
the Lord's kingdom;
and
all
the
nations
will come together
to
it,
to
the
name
of
the
Lord,
to
Jerusalem:
and
no
longer
will
their steps
be guided
by
the purposes
of
their
evil
hearts.
In
those
days
the
family
of
Judah
will
go
with
the
family
of
Israel,
and
they
will
come
together
out
of
the
land
of
the
north
into
the
land
which
I
gave
for
a heritage
to
your
fathers.
But
I
said,
How
am
I
to
put
you
among
the
children,
and
give
you
a
desired
land,
a
heritage
of glory
among
the
armies
of
the
nations?
and
I
said,
You
are
to
say
to
me,
My
father;
and
not
be
turned
away
from
me.
Truly,
as
a
wife
is false
to
her
husband,
so
have
you
been false
to
me,
O
Israel,
says
the
Lord.
A
voice
is sounding
on
the open hilltops,
the
weeping
and
the prayers
of
the
children
of
Israel;
because
their
way
is twisted,
they
have
not kept
the
Lord
their
God
in mind.
Come
back,
you
children
who
have
been
turned
away,
and
I
will
take
away
your desire
for wandering.
See,
we
have
come
to
you,
for
you
are
the
Lord
our
God.
Truly,
the
hills,
and
the
noise
of
an
army
on
the
mountains,
are
a
false
hope:
truly,
in
the
Lord
our
God
is
the
salvation
of
Israel.
But
the Baal
has taken
all
the work
of
our
fathers
from
our earliest days;
their
flocks
and
their
herds,
their
sons
and
their
daughters.
Let
us
be stretched
on
the earth
in
our downfall,
covering
ourselves
with
our
shame:
for
we
have
been sinners
against
the
Lord
our
God,
we
and
our
fathers,
from
our earliest
years
even
till
this
day:
and
we
have
not
given ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
our
God.
If
you
will
come
back,
O
Israel,
says
the
Lord,
you
will
come
back
to
me:
and
if
you
will
put
away
your disgusting ways,
you
will
not
be
sent
away
from
before
me.
And
you
will
take
your
oath,
By
the
living
Lord,
in good
faith
and wisdom
and
righteousness;
and
the
nations
will
make use
of
you
as
a
blessing,
and
in
you
will
they
take
a pride.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
says
to
the
men
of
Judah
and
to
Jerusalem: Get
your unworked land ploughed
up,
do
not put
in
your seeds
among
thorns.
Undergo
a circumcision
of
the
heart,
you
men
of
Judah
and
people
of
Jerusalem:
or
my
wrath
may
come
out
like
fire,
burning
so
that
no
one
is able
to
put
it
out,
because
of
the
evil
of
your
doings.
Say openly
in
Judah,
give
it
out
in
Jerusalem,
and
say,
Let
the
horn
be
sounded
in
the
land:
crying
out
in
a loud voice,
Come
together,
and
let
us
go
into
the walled
towns.
Put
up
a flag
for
a sign
to
Zion:
go
in flight
so
that
you
may
be safe, waiting
no longer:
for
I
will send
evil
from
the
north,
and
a
great
destruction.
A
lion
has
gone
up
from
his secret
place
in
the woods,
and
one
who
makes
waste
the
nations
is
on
his way;
he
has
gone
out
from
his
place,
to
make
your
land unpeopled,
so
that
your
towns
will
be
made
waste,
with
no
man
living
in
them.
For
this
put
on haircloth,
with weeping
and loud crying:
for
the
burning
wrath
of
the
Lord
is
not
turned
back
from
us.
And
it
will
come
about
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord,
that
the
heart
of
the
king
will
be dead
in
him,
and
the
hearts
of
the
rulers;
and
the
priests
will
be overcome
with fear,
and
the
prophets
with
wonder.
Then
said
I,
Ah,
Lord
God!
your words
were
not true
when
you
said
to
this
people
and
to
Jerusalem,
You
will
have
peace;
when
the
sword
has
come
even
to
the
soul.
At
that
time
it
will
be
said
to
this
people
and
to
Jerusalem,
A burning
wind
from
the open hilltops
in
the waste land
is blowing
on
the
daughter
of
my
people,
not
for separating
or cleaning
the grain;
A
full
wind
will
come
for
me:
and
now
I
will
give
my
decision
against
them.
See,
he
will
come
up
like
the
clouds,
and
his war-carriages
like
the storm-wind:
his
horses
are quicker
than
eagles. Sorrow
is ours,
for destruction
has
come
on
us.
O
Jerusalem, make
your
heart clean
from
evil,
so
that
you
may
have
salvation.
How
long
are
evil
purposes
to
have
a resting-place
in
you?
For
a
voice
is sounding
from
Dan, giving out
evil
from
the
hills
of
Ephraim:
Make
this
come
to
the minds
of
the
nations,
make
a statement openly
against
Jerusalem,
that attackers
are
coming
from
a
far
country
and
their
voices
will
be loud
against
the
towns
of
Judah.
Like
keepers
of
a
field
they
are
against
her
on
every
side;
because
she
has
been fighting
against
me,
says
the
Lord.
Your
ways
and
your
doings
have
made
these
things
come
on
you;
this
is
your sin;
truly
it
is
bitter, going deep into
your
heart.
My
soul,
my
soul!
I am pained
to
my inmost
heart;
my
heart
is troubled
in
me;
I am
not able
to
be quiet,
because
the
sound
of
the
horn,
the note
of
war,
has come
to
my ears.
News
is
given
of
destruction
on
destruction;
all
the
land
is
made
waste:
suddenly
my
tents, straight
away
my
curtains,
are
made
waste.
How
long
will
I go
on
seeing
the flag
and
hearing
the
sound
of
the war-horn?
For
my
people
are
foolish,
they
have
no
knowledge
of
me;
they
are evil-minded
children,
without sense,
all
of
them:
they
are
wise
in evil-doing,
but
have
no
knowledge
of
doing
good.
Looking
at
the
earth,
I
saw
that
it
was
waste
and
without form;
and
to
the
heavens,
that
they
had
no
light.
Looking
at
the
mountains,
I
saw
them shaking,
and
all
the
hills
were
moved
about.
Looking,
I
saw
that
there
was
no
man,
and
all
the
birds
of
heaven
had
gone
in flight.
Looking,
I
saw
that
the
fertile
field
was
a
waste,
and
all
its
towns
were
broken
down
before
the
Lord
and
before
his
burning
wrath.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
All
the
land
will
become
a
waste;
I
will
make
destruction
complete.
The
earth
will
be weeping
for
this,
and
the
heavens
on
high
will
be
black:
because
I
have
said
it,
and
I
will
not
go
back
from
it;
it
is
my
purpose,
and
it
will
not
be
changed.
All
the land
is
in
flight
because
of
the
noise
of
the
horsemen
and
the
bowmen;
they
have
taken cover
in
the woodland
and
up
on
the
rocks:
every
town
has
been given
up,
not
a
man
is
living
in
them.
And
you,
when
you
are
made
waste,
what
will
you
do?
Though
you
are
clothed
in
red,
though
you
make
yourself
beautiful
with
ornaments
of
gold,
though
you
make
your
eyes wide
with
paint,
it
is
for
nothing
that
you
make
yourself fair;
your
lovers
have no
more
desire
for
you,
they
have designs
on
your
life.
A
voice
has
come
to
my ears
like
the
voice
of
a
woman
in birth-pains,
the pain
of
one
giving
birth
to
her
first
child,
the
voice
of
the
daughter
of
Zion, fighting
for
breath,
stretching
out
her
hands,
saying,
Now sorrow
is mine!
for
my
strength
is gone
from
me
before
the takers
of
life.
Go quickly
through
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
and
see
now,
and get
knowledge,
and
make
a
search
in
her wide places
if
there
is
a
man,
if
there
is
one
in
her
who
is upright,
who keeps
faith;
and
she
will
have
my forgiveness.
And
though
they
say,
By
the
living
Lord;
truly
their
oaths
are
false.
O
Lord, do
not
your
eyes
see good
faith?
you
have given
them
punishment,
but
they
were
not
troubled;
you
have
sent
destruction
on
them,
but
they
did
not
take
your teaching
to heart:
they
have
made
their
faces
harder
than
a
rock;
they
would
not
come
back.
Then
I
said,
But
these
are
the
poor:
they
are
foolish,
for
they
have
no
knowledge
of
the
way
of
the
Lord
or
of
the behaviour
desired
by
their
God.
I
will go
to
the
great
men
and
have
talk
with
them;
for
they
have
knowledge
of
the
way
of
the
Lord
and
of
the behaviour desired
by
their
God.
But
as
for
these,
their
one purpose
is
a
broken
yoke
and
burst
bands.
And
so
a
lion
from
the
woods
will
put
them
to death,
a
wolf
of
the
waste land
will
make
them
waste,
a
leopard
will
keep
watch
on
their
towns,
and
everyone
who
goes
out
from
them
will
be food
for
the beasts;
because
of
the
great
number
of
their sins
and
the
increase
of
their wrongdoing.
How
is
it possible
for
you
to
have
my forgiveness
for
this?
your
children
have given
me
up, taking
their
oaths
by
those
who
are
no
gods:
when
I
had given
them
food
in
full measure,
they
were false
to
their wives, taking
their pleasure
in
the
houses
of loose women.
They
were full
of
desire,
like
horses
after
a meal
of grain:
everyone
went
after
his neighbour's
wife.
Am
I
not
to give
punishment
for
these
things?
says
the
Lord:
will
not
my
soul
take payment
from
such
a
nation
as
this?
Go
up
against
her vines
and
make
waste;
let
the
destruction
be
complete:
take
away
her
branches,
for
they
are
not
the Lord's.
For
the people
of
Israel
and
the people
of
Judah
have
been
very false
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
They
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
Lord,
saying,
He
will
do
nothing,
and
no
evil
will
come
to
us;
we
will
not
see
the
sword
or
be short
of food:
And
the
prophets
will
become
wind,
and
the word
is
not
in
them;
so
it
will
be
done
to
them.
For
this
reason
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
has
said:
Because
you
have
said
this,
I
will
make
my
words
in
your
mouth
a
fire,
and
this
people
wood,
and
they
will
be burned
up
by
it.
See,
I
will send
you
a
nation
from
far
away,
O
people
of
Israel,
says
the
Lord;
a strong
nation
and
an
old
nation,
a
nation
whose
language
is strange
to
you,
so
that
you
may
not
get
the sense
of
their words.
Their arrows give certain death,
they
are
all
men
of war.
They
will take
all
the produce
of
your fields,
which
would
have
been
food
for
your
sons
and
your
daughters:
they
will take
your
flocks
and
your
herds:
they
will take
all
your
vines
and
your fig-trees:
and
with
the
sword
they
will make waste
your walled
towns
in
which
you
put
your faith.
But
even
in
those
days,
says
the
Lord,
I
will
not
let
your
destruction
be
complete.
And
it
will
come
about,
when
you
say,
Why
has
the
Lord
our
God
done
all
these
things
to
us?
that
you
will
say
to
them,
As
you
gave
me
up,
making
yourselves
servants
to
strange
gods
in
your
land,
so
will
you
be
servants
to
strange
men
in
a
land
which
is
not
yours.
Say
this openly
in
Jacob
and
give
it out
in
Judah,
saying,
Give
ear
now
to
this,
O
foolish
people
without
sense;
who
have
eyes
but
see
nothing,
and
ears
without
the power
of
hearing:
Have
you
no
fear
of
me?
says
the
Lord;
will
you
not
be shaking
with
fear
before
me,
who
have
put
the
sand
as
a
limit
for
the
sea,
by
an
eternal
order,
so
that
it
may
not
go
past
it?
and
though
it
is
ever
in motion,
it
is
not
able
to
have
its
way;
though
the sound
of
its
waves
is loud,
they
are
not
able
to
go
past
it.
But
the
heart
of
this
people
is uncontrolled
and
turned
away
from
me;
they
are broken loose
and
gone.
And
they
do
not
say
in
their
hearts,
Now
let
us
give
worship
to
our
God,
who
gives
the
rain,
the winter
and
the
spring
rain,
at
the right
time;
who
keeps
for
us
the
ordered
weeks
of
the grain-cutting.
Through
your evil-doing
these
things
have been
turned
away,
and
your
sins
have
kept
back
good
from
you.
For
there
are sinners
among
my
people:
they keep
watch,
like
men watching
for birds;
they put
a net
and
take
men
in
it.
As
the fowl-house
is
full
of
birds,
so
are
their
houses
full
of
deceit:
for
this
reason
they
have
become
great
and
have got
wealth.
They
have become
fat
and strong:
they
have
gone far
in works
of
evil:
they give
no support
to
the
cause
of
the child
without
a father,
so
that
they
may do
well;
they do
not see
that
the
poor
man gets
his
rights.
Am
I
not
to give
punishment
for
these
things?
says
the
Lord:
will
not
my
soul
take payment
from
such
a
nation
as
this?
A thing
of wonder
and fear
has
come
about
in
the
land;
The
prophets give
false words
and
the
priests give decisions
by
their
direction;
and
my
people
are glad
to
have
it
so:
and
what
will
you
do
in
the
end?
Go
in flight
out
of
Jerusalem,
so
that
you
may
be safe,
you
children
of
Benjamin,
and let
the
horn
be
sounded
in
Tekoa,
and
the flag
be
lifted
up
on
Beth-haccherem:
for
evil
is looking
out
from
the
north,
and
a
great
destruction.
The fair
and delicate one,
the
daughter
of
Zion,
will
be
cut
off
by my hand.
Keepers
of sheep
with
their
flocks
will
come
to
her;
they
will
put
up
their
tents
round
her;
everyone
will
get food
in
his
place.
Make
war ready
against
her;
up!
let
us
go
up
when
the sun
is
high.
Sorrow
is ours!
for
the
day
is
turned
and
the shades
of
evening
are
stretched
out.
Up! let
us
go
up
by
night,
and
send
destruction
on
her great houses.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
Let
trees
be
cut
down
and
an earthwork
be placed
against
Jerusalem:
sorrow
on
the false
town!
inside
her
there
is
nothing
but cruel ways.
As
the
spring keeps
its
waters cold,
so
she keeps
her
evil
in
her:
the
sound
of cruel
and
violent behaviour
is
in
her;
before
me
at
all
times
are
disease
and
wounds.
Undergo teaching,
O
Jerusalem,
or
my
soul
will
be
turned
away
from
you,
and
I
will
make
you
a
waste,
an unpeopled
land.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said: Everything
will
be taken
from
the
rest
of
Israel
as
the last grapes
are taken
from
the
vine; let
your
hand
be
turned
to
the small
branches,
like
one pulling
off grapes.
To
whom
am
I
to
give
word, witnessing
so
that
they
may
take
note?
see,
their
ears
are stopped,
and
they
are
not
able
to
give
attention:
see,
the
word
of
the
Lord
has
been
a
cause
of
shame
to
them,
they
have
no
delight
in
it.
For
this
reason
I
am
full
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord,
I
am
tired
of keeping
it
in:
may
it
be let
loose
on
the
children
in
the
street,
and
on
the band
of
the
young
men
together:
for
even
the
husband
with
his
wife
will
be
taken,
the
old
man
with
him
who
is
full
of
days.
And
their
houses
will
be
handed
over
to
others,
their
fields
and
their
wives
together:
for
my
hand
will
be
stretched
out
against
the
people
of
the
land,
says
the
Lord.
For
from
the least
of
them
even
to
the
greatest,
everyone
is given
up
to getting money;
from
the
prophet
even
to
the
priest,
everyone
is working
deceit.
And
they
have made little
of
the wounds
of
my
people,
saying,
Peace,
peace;
when
there
is
no
peace.
Let
them
be
put
to
shame
because
they
have
done
disgusting
things.
They
had
no
shame,
they
were
not able
to
become red
with
shame:
so
they
will
come
down
with
those
who
are
falling:
when
my
punishment comes
on
them,
they
will
be
made low,
says
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Take
your
place
looking
out
on
the
ways;
make
search
for
the
old
roads,
saying,
Where
is
the
good
way?
and go
in
it
that
you
may
have
rest
for
your
souls.
But
they
said,
We
will
not go
in
it.
And
I put
watchmen
over
you,
saying,
Give
attention
to
the
sound
of
the
horn;
but
they
said, We
will
not
give
attention.
So
then,
give ear,
you
nations,
and ...
Give ear,
O
earth:
see,
I
will
make
evil
come
on
this
people,
even
the
fruit
of
their
thoughts,
because
they
have
not
given
attention
to
my
words,
and
they
would
have
nothing
to
do
with
my
law.
To
what
purpose
does
sweet perfume
come
to
me
from
Sheba,
and spices
from
a
far
country?
your burned
offerings
give
me
no
pleasure,
your
offerings
of beasts
are
not
pleasing
to
me.
For
this
reason
the
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
will
put stones
in
the
way
of
this
people:
and
the
fathers
and
the
sons
together
will go falling
over
them;
the neighbour
and
his
friend
will come
to
destruction.
The
Lord
has
said,
See,
a
people
is
coming
from
the
north
country,
a
great
nation
will
be
put
in motion
from
the inmost
parts
of
the
earth.
Bows
and spears
are
in
their hands;
they
are
cruel
and
have
no
mercy;
their
voice
is
like
the
thunder
of
the
sea,
and
they go
on
horses;
everyone
in
his
place
like
men
going
to
the
fight,
against
you, O
daughter
of
Zion.
The news
of
it
has come
to
our ears;
our
hands
have
become
feeble:
trouble
has come
on
us
and
pain, like
the
pain
of
a woman
in
childbirth.
Go
not
out
into
the
field
or
by
the
way;
for there
is
the
sword
of
the attacker,
and fear
on
every
side.
O
daughter
of
my
people,
put
on haircloth, rolling
yourself
in
the
dust:
give
yourself
to
sorrow,
as
for
an
only
son,
with
most
bitter cries
of grief;
for
he
who
makes
waste
will
come
on
us
suddenly.
I
have
made
you
a
tester among
my
people,
so
that
you
may
have
knowledge
of
their
way
and
put
it
to
the
test.
All
of
them
are
turned
away,
going
about
with false stories;
they
are
brass
and
iron:
they
are
all workers
of deceit.
The blower
is blowing strongly,
the
lead
is
burned
away
in
the
fire:
they go
on heating
the metal
to
no purpose,
for
the evil-doers
are
not taken
away.
They
will
be
named waste
silver,
because
the
Lord
has
given
them up.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
saying,
Take
your
place
in
the doorway
of
the Lord's
house,
and
give
out
this
word
there,
and
say,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
all
you
of
Judah
who
come
inside
these doors
to
give
worship
to
the
Lord.
The
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
says, Let
your
ways
and
your
doings
be changed
for
the
better
and
I
will let
you
go
on
living
in
this
place.
Put
no faith
in
false
words,
saying,
The
Temple
of
the
Lord,
the
Temple
of
the
Lord,
the
Temple
of
the
Lord,
are
these.
For
if
your
ways
and
your
doings
are
truly changed
for
the
better;
if
you
truly give
right
decisions
between
a
man
and
his neighbour;
If
you
are
not cruel
to
the man
from
a strange
country,
and
to
the child
without
a father,
and
to
the
widow,
and
do
not put
the upright
to
death
in
this
place,
or go
after
other
gods, causing damage
to yourselves:
Then
I
will
let
you go
on
living
in
this
place,
in
the
land
which
I
gave
to
your
fathers
in
the
past
and
for
ever.
See,
you
put
your faith
in
false
words
which
are
of
no
profit.
Will
you
take
the goods
of
others,
put
men
to
death,
and
be untrue
to
your wives,
and
take
false
oaths,
and
have perfumes
burned
to
the
Baal,
and
go
after
other
gods
which
are strange
to
you;
And
come
and
take
your
place
before
me
in
this
house,
which
is
named
by
my
name,
and
say,
We
have
been
made safe;
so
that
you
may
do
all
these
disgusting
things?
Has
this
house,
which
is
named
by
my
name,
become
a hole
of thieves
to
you?
Truly
I,
even
I,
have
seen
it,
says
the
Lord.
But
go
now
to
my
place
which
was
in
Shiloh,
where
I put
my
name
at
first,
and
see
what
I
did
to
it
because
of
the evil-doing
of
my
people
Israel.
And
now,
because
you
have
done
all
these
works,
says
the
Lord,
and
I sent
my
word
to
you, getting
up
early
and sending,
but
you
did
not
give ear;
and
my voice
came
to
you,
but
you
gave
no
answer:
For
this
reason
I
will
do
to
the
house
which
is
named
by
my
name,
and
in
which
you
have
put
your faith,
and
to
the
place
which
I
gave
to
you
and
to
your
fathers,
as
I
have
done
to
Shiloh.
And
I
will send
you
away
from
before
my
face,
as
I
have sent
away
all
your
brothers,
even
all
the
seed
of
Ephraim.
And
as
for
you (Jeremiah),
make
no
prayers
for
this
people, send
up
no
cry
or
prayer
for
them,
make
no request
for
them
to
me:
for
I
will
not
give ear.
Do
you
not
see
what
they
are
doing
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem?
The
children go
for
wood,
the
fathers get
the
fire
burning,
the
women
are working
the paste
to
make
cakes
for
the
queen
of
heaven,
and drink offerings
are drained
out
to
other
gods, moving
me
to wrath.
Are
they moving
me
to wrath?
says
the
Lord;
are
they
not moving
themselves
to
their
shame?
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
God
has
said:
See,
my
wrath
and
my passion
will
be
let
loose
on
this
place,
on
man
and
beast,
and
on
the
trees
of
the
field,
and
on
the
produce
of
the
earth;
it
will
be
burning
and
will
not
be
put
out.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel: Put
your burned
offerings
with
your
offerings
of beasts,
and take
flesh
for
your
food.
For
I
said
nothing
to
your
fathers,
and
gave
them
no
orders,
on
the
day
when
I
took
them
out
of
Egypt,
about burned
offerings
or
offerings
of beasts:
But
this
was
the
order
I
gave
them,
saying,
Give ear
to
my
voice,
and
I
will
be
your
God,
and
you
will
be
my
people:
go
in
all
the
way
ordered
by
me,
so
that
all
may
be
well
for
you.
But
they
took
no note
and
did
not
give
ear,
but
were guided
by
the
thoughts
and
the pride
of
their
evil
hearts, going
back
and
not
forward.
From
the
day
when
your
fathers
came
out
of
Egypt
till
this
day,
I
have
sent
my
servants
the
prophets
to
you, getting
up
early
every
day
and
sending
them:
But still
they
took
no note
and would
not
give
ear,
but
they
made
their
necks stiff, doing worse
than
their
fathers.
And
you
are
to
say
all
these
words
to
them,
but
they
will
not
give ear
to
you:
you
will send
out
your voice
to
them,
but
they
will
give
no
answer.
And
you
are
to
say
to
them,
This
is
the
nation
which
has
not
given ear
to
the
voice
of
their
God,
or
taken
his teaching
to
heart: good
faith
is dead
and
is
cut
off
from
their
mouths.
Let
your
hair
be
cut
off,
O Jerusalem,
and
let
it go,
and
let
a song
of grief go
up
on
the open hilltops;
for
the
Lord
is turned
away
from
the
generation
of
his
wrath
and
has given
them
up.
For
the
children
of
Judah
have
done
what
is
evil
in
my
eyes,
says
the
Lord:
they
have
put
their disgusting images
in
the
house
which
is
named
by
my
name,
making
it
unclean.
And
they
have
put
up
the
high
place
of
Topheth
in
the
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom,
burning
their
sons
and
their
daughters
there
in
the
fire;
a thing
which
was
not
ordered
by
me
and
never
came
into
my
mind.
For
this cause,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
it
will
no
longer
be named
Topheth,
or,
The
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom,
but,
The
valley
of Death:
for
they
will
put
the dead
into
the earth
in
Topheth till
there
is
no
more
room.
And
the
bodies
of
this
people
will
be
food
for
the
birds
of
heaven
and
for
the
beasts
of
the
earth;
and
there
will
be
no
one
to send
them
away.
And
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
I
will put
an end
to
the laughing
voices,
the
voice
of
joy
and
the
voice
of
the newly-married man
and
the
voice
of
the
bride:
for
the
land
will
become
a
waste.
At
that
time,
says
the
Lord,
they
will
take
the
bones
of
the
kings
of
Judah,
and
the
bones
of
his
rulers,
and
the
bones
of
the
priests,
and
the
bones
of
the
prophets,
and
the
bones
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem
out
of
their resting-places:
And
they
will
put
them
out
before
the
sun
and
the
moon
and
all
the stars
of
heaven,
whose
lovers
and
servants
they
have
been,
after
whom
they
have
gone,
to
whom
they
have
made prayers,
and
to
whom
they
have
given
worship:
they
will
not
be
put
together
or
placed
in
the
earth;
they
will
be waste
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
And
death
will
be
desired
more
than
life
by
the
rest
of
this
evil
family
who
are still
living
in
all
the
places
where
I
have sent
them
away,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
Further,
you
are
to
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Will those
who
are
falling
not
be lifted
up
again?
will
he
who
has
gone
away
not
come
back?
Why
do
these
people
of
Jerusalem
go
back,
for
ever
turning
away?
they
will
not
give up
their deceit,
they
will
not
come
back.
I
took note
and
gave ear,
but
no
one
said
what
is
right:
no
man
had
regret
for
his evil-doing,
saying,
What
have
I
done?
everyone goes
off
on
his
way
like
a
horse rushing
to
the
fight.
Truly,
the
stork
in
the
heavens
is conscious
of
her
fixed
times;
the dove
and
the
swallow
and
the
crane
keep
to
the
times
of
their
coming;
but
my
people
have
no
knowledge
of
the law
of
the
Lord.
How
is
it
that
you
say,
We
are
wise
and
the
law
of
the
Lord
is
with
us?
But
see,
the
false
pen
of
the
scribes
has
made
it
false.
The
wise
men
are
shamed,
they
are overcome
with fear
and
taken:
see,
they
have given up
the
word
of
the
Lord;
and
what use
is
their
wisdom
to
them?
So
I
will
give
their
wives
to
others,
and
their
fields
to
those
who
will
take
them
for themselves:
for
everyone,
from
the least
to
the
greatest,
is
given
up
to getting money;
from
the
priest
even
to
the
prophet,
everyone
is
false.
And
they
have made little
of
the wounds
of
the
daughter
of Zion,
saying,
Peace,
peace;
when
there
is
no
peace.
Let
them
be
put
to
shame
because
they
have
done
disgusting
things.
They
had
no
shame,
they
were
not able
to
become red
with
shame:
so
they
will
come
down
with
those
who
are
falling:
in
the
time
of
their
punishment
they
will
be
made low,
says
the
Lord.
I
will
put
an
end
to
them
completely,
says
the
Lord:
there
are
no
grapes
on
the
vine
and
no
figs
on
the fig-tree,
and
the
leaf
is dry.
Why
are
we
seated doing nothing?
come
together,
and let
us
go
to
the walled
towns,
and let destruction
overtake
us
there,
for
the
Lord
our
God
has sent destruction
on
us,
and
given
us bitter
water
for
our
drink,
because
we
have
done evil
against
the
Lord.
We
were
looking
for
peace,
but
no
good came;
and
for
a
time
of
well-being,
but
there
is
only
a
great fear.
The loud breathing
of
the
horses
comes
to
our ears
from
Dan:
at
the
sound
of
the
outcry
of
his war-horses,
all
the
land
is shaking
with fear;
for
they
have
come,
and
have
made
a meal
of
the
land
and
everything
in
it;
the
town
and
the
people
living
in
it.
See,
I
will
send
snakes
and poison-snakes among
you,
against
which
the wonder-worker
has
no power;
and
they
will give
you wounds
which
may
not
be
made
well,
says
the
Lord.
Sorrow
has come
on
me!
my
heart
in
me
is feeble.
The
voice
of
the
cry
of
the
daughter
of
my
people comes
from
a
far
land:
Is
the
Lord
not
in
Zion?
is
not
her
King
in
her?
Why
have
they made
me
angry
with
their
images
and
their
strange gods which
are
no gods?
The grain-cutting
is past,
the
summer
is
ended,
and
no
salvation has
come
to
us.
For
the
destruction
of
the
daughter
of
my
people
I am
broken:
I am dressed
in
the clothing
of grief; fear
has
taken
me
in
its grip.
Is
there
no life-giving oil
in
Gilead?
is
there
no expert
in medical arts?
why
then
have
my
people
not
been
made well?
If
only
my head
was
a stream
of waters
and
my eyes fountains
of weeping,
so
that
I might go
on weeping day
and night
for
the dead
of
the daughter
of
my
people!
If only
I
had
in
the waste
land
a night's resting-place
for travellers,
so
that
I
might
go
away,
far
from
my
people!
for
they
are
all untrue,
a band
of
false men.
Their tongues
are bent
like
a bow
to send
out false words:
they
have
become strong
in
the land,
but
not
for good faith:
they
go
on
from evil
to evil,
and
they
have
no knowledge
of
me, says
the Lord.
Let
everyone keep watch
on
his neighbour,
and put
no
faith
in
any brother:
for
every brother
will
certainly
be tricking
his brother,
and
every neighbour
will go
about
saying evil.
Everyone
will
make sport
of
his neighbour
with
deceit,
not saying
what
is
true:
their tongues
have
been trained
to say
false words;
they
are twisted, hating
to come
back.
There
is wrong
on wrong, deceit
on deceit;
they
have given up
the knowledge
of
me,
says
the
Lord.
So
the Lord
of armies
has
said, See,
I
will
make
them soft
in
the fire
and
put
them
to
the test; this
I
will do because
of
their evil-doing.
His tongue
is
an arrow causing
death;
the words
of
his
mouth
are deceit:
he
says words
of peace
to
his neighbour,
but
in
his
heart
he
is waiting secretly
for
him.
Am
I
not
to send punishment
for these
things? says
the Lord:
will
not
my soul
take payment
from
such
a nation
as
this?
Give yourselves
to weeping, crying
out
in sorrow
for
the mountains;
and
for
the fields
of
the
waste land
send
up
a song
of grief,
because
they
are burned
up,
so
that
no
one goes through;
there
is
no sound
of cattle;
the bird
of
the heavens
and
the beast
are
in flight
and
are gone.
And
I
will
make Jerusalem
a mass
of
broken stones,
the living-place
of jackals;
and
I
will
make
the towns
of Judah
a waste,
with
no
man
living
there.
Who
is
the wise man able
to
see
this?
who
is
he
to
whom
the
word
of
the
Lord
has
come,
so
that
he
may
make
it clear?
why
is
the
land
given
to destruction
and burned
up
like
a waste
place,
so
that
no
one
goes
through?
And
the Lord said,
Because
they
have given up
my law
which
I put before
them, giving no
attention
to
my voice
and not being guided
by
it;
But
they
have
been walking
in
the pride
of
their hearts,
going after
the Baals,
as
their fathers
gave
them teaching.
So
the Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of Israel,
has said,
I
will give
them,
even
this
people, bitter plants
for food
and bitter water
for drink.
And
I
will
send
them wandering
among
the nations,
among people strange
to
them
and
to
their fathers:
and
I
will
send
the sword
after
them till
I
have
put
an end
to
them.
This
is
what
the Lord
of armies
has said:
Take
thought
and send
for
the weeping women,
so
that
they
may
come;
and send
for
the wise women,
so
that
they
may
come:
Let
them
quickly
make
cries
of sorrow
for
us,
so
that drops
may
be flowing
from
our eyes till
they
are streaming
with water.
For
a
sound
of weeping goes up
from Zion,
a cry,
How
has destruction come
on
us?
we
are overcome
with shame
because
we
have gone
away
from
our land;
he
has
sent
us out
from
our house.
But
even
now,
give ear
to
the word
of
the Lord, O
you women; let
your ears
be
open
to
the word
of
his mouth, training
your daughters
to
give cries
of sorrow, everyone teaching
her neighbour
a song
of grief.
For
death
has
come
up
into
our windows, forcing
its
way
into
our great houses; cutting
off
the children
in
the streets
and
the young
men
in
the wide places.
The bodies
of
men
will
be falling
like waste
on
the open fields,
and
like grain dropped
by
the grain-cutter,
and
no
one
will take
them up.
This
is
the word
of
the
Lord: Let
not
the
wise man
take pride
in
his wisdom,
or
the strong man
in
his strength,
or
the man
of wealth
in
his wealth:
But
if
any
man
has pride,
let
it
be
in
this,
that
he
has
the wisdom
to
have knowledge
of
me,
that
I
am
the
Lord, working
mercy, giving
true decisions,
and doing righteousness
in
the earth:
for
in
these
things
I
have delight,
says
the
Lord.
See,
the day
is coming, says
the Lord,
when
I
will send punishment
on
all
those
who
have circumcision
in
the flesh;
On Egypt and on Judah and on Edom and on the children of Ammon and on Moab and on all who have the ends of their hair cut, who are living in the waste land: for all these nations and all the people of Israel are without circumcision in their hearts.
Give ear
to
the
word
which
the
Lord
says
to
you,
O
people
of
Israel:
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Do
not go
in
the
way
of
the
nations;
have
no fear
of
the
signs
of
heaven,
for
the
nations go
in fear
of
them.
For
that
which
is feared
by
the
people
is foolish:
it
is
the
work
of
the
hands
of
the workman;
for
a
tree
is
cut
down
by
him
out
of
the
woods
with
his axe.
They
make
it
beautiful
with
silver
and
gold;
they
make
it
strong
with
nails
and
hammers,
so
that
it
may
not
be moved.
It
is
like
a pillar
in
a garden
of plants,
and
has
no voice:
it
has
to
be
lifted,
for
it
has
no power
of walking.
Have
no
fear
of
it;
for
it
has
no power
of
doing
evil
and
it
is
not able
to
do
any
good.
There
is
no
one
like
you,
O
Lord;
you
are
great
and
your
name
is
great
in
power.
Who
would
not
have
fear
of
you,
O
King
of
the
nations?
for
it
is
your right:
for
among
all
the
wise
men
of
the
nations,
and
in
all
their
kingdoms,
there
is
no
one
like
you.
But
they are
together
like beasts
and
foolish:
the teaching
of false gods
is
wood.
Silver
hammered
into
plates
is
sent
from
Tarshish,
and
gold
from
Uphaz,
the
work
of
the
expert workman
and
of
the
hands
of
the gold-worker;
blue
and
purple
is
their
clothing,
all
the
work
of
expert
men.
But
the
Lord
is
the
true
God;
he
is
the
living
God
and
an
eternal
king:
when
he
is
angry,
the
earth
is shaking
with fear,
and
the
nations
give way
before
his
wrath.
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
them:
The
gods
who have
not
made
the
heavens
and
the
earth
will
be cut off
from
the
earth
and
from
under
the
heavens.
He
has
made
the
earth
by
his
power,
he
has
made
the
world
strong
in
its
place
by
his
wisdom,
and
by
his
wise design
the
heavens
have
been
stretched
out.
At
the
sound
of
his
voice
there
is
a massing
of
waters
in
the
heavens,
and
he
makes
the mists
go
up
from
the ends
of
the
earth;
he
makes
the thunder-flames
for
the
rain,
and
sends
out
the
wind
from
his store-houses.
Then
every
man
becomes
like
a beast
without
knowledge;
every gold-worker
is put
to shame
by
the
image
he
has
made:
for
his metal
image
is
deceit,
and
there
is
no
breath
in
them.
They
are
nothing,
a
work
of error:
in
the
time
of
their
punishment,
destruction
will overtake
them.
The
heritage
of
Jacob
is
not
like
these;
for
the
maker
of
all
things
is
his
heritage:
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name.
Get
your goods
together
and
go
out
of
the
land, O
you
who
are shut
up
in
the walled town.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
I
will send
the
people
in flight
like
a stone
from
the
land
at
this
time, troubling
them
so
that
they
will
be conscious
of
it.
Sorrow
is mine
for
I
am
wounded!
my
wound may
not
be made well;
and
I
said, Cruel
is
my
disease,
I may
not
be free
from
it.
My
tent
is pulled
down
and
all
my
cords
are
broken:
my
children
have
gone
from
me,
and
they
are
not:
no
longer
is
there
anyone
to
give
help
in
stretching
out
my
tent
and hanging
up
my
curtains.
For
the keepers
of
the sheep
have become
like beasts,
not looking
to
the
Lord
for directions:
so
they
have
not
done wisely
and
all
their flocks
have
been put
to flight.
News
is
going
about,
see,
it
is
coming,
a
great
shaking
is
coming
from
the
north
country,
so
that
the
towns
of
Judah
may
be
made
waste
and become
the living-place
of
jackals.
O
Lord,
I
am conscious
that
a man's
way
is
not
in
himself:
man
has
no
power
of guiding
his
steps.
O
Lord, put
me
right,
but
with wise purpose;
not
in
your
wrath,
or
you
will
make
me
small.
Let
your
wrath
be
let
loose
on
the
nations
which
have
no
knowledge
of
you,
and
on
the
families
who
give
no
worship
to
your
name:
for
they
have
made
a meal
of
Jacob,
truly
they
have
made
a meal
of
him
and
put
an
end
to
him
and
made
his fields
a
waste.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
saying,
Give ear
to
the
words
of
this
agreement,
and
say
to
the
men
of
Judah
and
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
Let
that
man
be
cursed
who
does
not
give ear
to
the
words
of
this
agreement,
To
the
order
which
I
gave
your
fathers
on
the
day
when
I
took
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the oven
of
iron,
saying,
Give ear
to
my
voice,
and
do
all
the
orders
I
have
given
you:
so
you
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God:
So
that
I
may
give
effect
to
the
oath
which
I
made
to
your
fathers,
to
give
them
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey
as
at
this
day.
And
I
said
in
answer,
So
be
it,
O
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Give
out
these
words
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
saying,
Give ear
to
the
words
of
this
agreement
and
do
them.
For
I
gave
certain
witness
to
your
fathers
on
the
day
when
I
took
them
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
even
to
this
day, getting
up
early
and witnessing
and
saying,
Give ear
to
my
voice.
But
they
gave
no
attention
and
did
not
give
ear,
but
they
went
on,
every
man
in
the pride
of
his
evil
heart:
so
I
sent
on
them
all
the curses
in
this
agreement,
which
I
gave
them
orders
to
keep,
but
they
did
not.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
There
is
an evil design
at work
among
the
men
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
They
are
turned
back
to
the
sins
of
their
fathers,
who
would not
give ear
to
my
words;
they
have
gone
after
other
gods
and
become
their
servants:
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah
have not kept
the
agreement
which
I
made
with
their
fathers.
So
the
Lord
has
said,
I
will
send
evil
on
them,
which
they
will
not
be
able
to
get
away
from;
and
they
will
send
up
a
cry
for help
to
me,
but
I
will
not
give ear
to
them.
Then
the
towns
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
will
go
crying
for
help
to
the
gods
to
whom
they
have
been
burning perfumes:
but
they
will give
them
no
salvation
in
the
time
of
their
trouble.
For
the
number
of
your
gods
is
as
the
number
of
your
towns,
O
Judah;
and
for every
street
in
Jerusalem
you
have
put
up
altars
to
the
Baal
for
burning perfumes
to
the
Baal.
And
as
for
you,
make
no
prayers
for
this
people, send
up
no
cry
or
prayer
for
them:
for
I
will
not
give ear
to
their
cry
in
the
time
of
their
trouble.
About Judah.
What
have
you
to
do
in
my
house?
is
it
your thought
that oaths
and
holy
flesh
will get
you
out
of
your
trouble?
will
you
make
yourself safe
in
this
way?
You
had
been
named
by
the
Lord,
A branching olive-tree,
fair
with
beautiful
fruit:
with
the
noise
of
a
great rushing
he
has put
it
on
fire
and
its
branches
are broken.
For
the
Lord
of
armies,
by
whom
you
were
planted,
has given
his decision
for
evil
against
you,
because
of
the
evil
which
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah
have
done,
In moving
me
to wrath
by
offering perfumes
to
the
Baal.
And
the
Lord gave
me
knowledge
of
it
and
I
saw
it:
then
you
made clear
to
me
their
doings.
But
I
was
like
a gentle
lamb taken
to
be
put
to death;
I
had
no
thought
that
they
were designing evil
against
me, saying,
Come
and
let
us
make trouble
his
food, cutting
him
off
from
the
land
of
the
living,
so
that
there
may
be
no
more
memory
of
his
name.
But,
O
Lord
of
armies,
judging
in
righteousness,
testing
the
thoughts
and
the
heart,
let
me
see
your punishment
come
on
them:
for
I
have put
my
cause
before
you.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said
about
the
men
of
Anathoth
who
have
made designs
against
your
life,
saying,
You
are
not
to
be
a
prophet
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
or
death
will
overtake
you
by
our
hands:
So
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said,
See,
I
will send
punishment
on
them:
the
young
men
will
be
put
to
the
sword;
their
sons
and
their
daughters
will
come
to
death
through
need
of food:
Not
one
of
them
will
keep
his
life,
for
I
will send
evil
on
the
men
of
Anathoth
in
the
year
of
their
punishment.
You
are
in
the
right,
O
Lord,
when
I put
my
cause
before
you: still
let
me take
up
with
you
the question
of
your
decisions:
why
does
the evil-doer
do well?
why
are
the workers
of deceit
living
in comfort?
They
have been
planted
by
you,
they
have
taken
root;
they go
on
and give
fruit:
you
are
near
in
their
mouths
but
far
from
their thoughts.
But
you,
O
Lord,
have
knowledge
of
me;
you
see
me, searching
and
testing
how
my
heart
is
with
you: let
them
be pulled
out
like
sheep
to
be
put
to death,
make
them ready
for
the
day
of death.
How
long
will
the
land
have grief,
and
the
plants
of
all
the
land
be
dry?
because
of
the sins
of
the
people
living
in
it,
destruction
has overtaken
the
beasts
and
the
birds;
because
they
said,
God
does
not
see
our ways.
If
running
with
the fighting-men
has
made
you
tired,
how
will
you
be able
to
keep up
with
horses?
and
if
in
a
land
of
peace
you go
in flight,
what
will
become
of
you
in
the thick growth
of
Jordan?
For
even
your
brothers,
your father's
family,
even
they
have been untrue
to
you,
crying loudly
after
you:
have
no
faith
in
them,
though
they
say fair words
to
you.
I
have
given
up
my
house,
I
have
let
my
heritage go;
I
have
given
the loved
one
of
my
soul
into
the
hands
of
her haters.
My
heritage
has
become
like
a
lion
in
the woodland
to
me;
her
voice
has
been loud
against
me;
so
I
have
hate
for
her.
My
heritage
is
like
a brightly coloured
bird
to
me;
the cruel
birds are attacking
her
on
every
side:
go, get
together
all
the
beasts
of
the
field, make
them
come
for destruction.
The keepers
of sheep
have been
the
destruction
of
my vine-garden, crushing
my heritage under
their feet; they
have
made
my fair heritage
an unplanted
waste;
They
have
made
it
waste;
it
is weeping
to
me, being wasted;
all
the
land
is
made
waste,
because
no
man
takes
it
to
heart.
Those
who
make
waste
have
come
on
all
the
open hilltops
in
the
waste
land;
for
the
sword
of
the
Lord sends destruction
from
one
end
of
the
land
to
the
other
end
of
the
land:
no
flesh
has
peace.
Though
good
grain
was
planted,
they
have got
in
thorns:
they
have given themselves pain
without
profit:
they
will
be
shamed
on account
of
their
produce, because
of
the
burning
wrath
of
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
against
all
my
evil neighbours,
who put
their hands
on
the
heritage
which
I
gave
my
people
Israel:
See,
I
will
have
them
uprooted
from
their
land, uprooting
the
people
of
Judah
from
among
them.
And
it
will
come
about
that,
after
they
have
been
uprooted,
I
will
again
have
pity
on
them;
and
I
will
take
them
back,
every
man
to
his
heritage
and
every
man
to
his
land.
And
it
will
be
that,
if
they
give
their minds
to learning
the
ways
of
my
people, using
my
name
in
their
oaths,
By
the
living
Lord;
as
they
have
been
teaching
my
people
to
take
oaths
by
the
Baal;
then
their
place
will
be
made
certain
among
my
people.
But
if
they
will
not
give ear,
then
I
will
have
that
nation
uprooted,
and
given
to
destruction,
says
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
said
to
me:
Go
and
get
yourself
a
linen band
and
put
it round
you
and
do
not
put
it
in
water.
So,
as
the
Lord
said,
I got
a band
for
a price
and
put
it round
my
body.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
a
second
time,
saying,
Take
the band
which
you
got
for
a price,
which
is round
your
body,
and
go
to Parah
and
put
it
in
a secret
place
there
in
a hole
of
the
rock.
So
I went
and
put
it
in
a secret place
by Parah,
as
the
Lord
had said
to
me.
Then
after
a
long
time,
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Up!
go
to Parah
and
get
the band
which
I
gave
you
orders
to
put
there.
So
I went
to Parah
and, uncovering
the hole,
took
the band
from
the
place
where
I
had
put
it
away:
and
the band
was damaged
and
of
no
use
for
anything.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
The
Lord
has
said,
In
this
way
I
will do damage
to
the
pride
of
Judah
and
to
the
great
pride
of
Jerusalem.
These
evil
people
who
say
they
will
not
give ear
to
my
words,
who
go
on
in
the pride
of
their
hearts
and
have
become
servants
and worshippers
of
other
gods,
will
become
like
this band
which
is
of
no
use
for
anything.
For
as
a band goes
tightly round
a man's
body,
so
I
made
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
all
the
people
of
Judah
tightly united
to
me;
so
that
they
might
be
a
people
for
me
and
a
name
and
a
praise
and
a
glory:
but
they
would
not
give ear.
So
you
are
to
say
this
word
to
them:
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel:
Every skin bottle
will
be
full
of
wine;
and
they
will
say
to
you,
Is
it
not quite
clear
to
us
that
every skin bottle
will
be
full
of
wine?
Then
you
are
to
say
to
them,
The
Lord
has
said,
I
will make
all
the
people
of
this
land,
even
the
kings
seated
on David's
seat,
and
the
priests
and
the
prophets
and
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem, overcome
with strong drink.
I
will
have
them smashed
against
one
another,
fathers
and
sons
together,
says
the
Lord:
I
will
have
no
pity
or
mercy,
I
will
have
no feeling
for
them
to keep
me
from giving
them
to
destruction.
Give
ear
and
let
your ears
be open;
be
not lifted up:
for
these
are
the words
of
the
Lord.
Give
glory
to
the
Lord
your
God,
before
he
makes
it
dark,
and
before
your
feet
are slipping
on
the
dark
mountains,
and,
while
you
are
looking
for
a
light,
he
makes
it
into
deep
dark,
into
black night.
But
if
you
do
not
give ear
to
it,
my
soul
will
be
weeping
in
secret
for
your
pride;
my
eye
will
be
weeping
bitterly, streaming
with water,
because
the Lord's
flock
has
been
taken
away
as prisoners.
Say
to
the
king
and
to
the queen-mother,
Make yourselves
low,
be
seated
on
the earth:
for
the
crown
of
your
glory
has
come
down
from
your heads.
The
towns
of
the
south
are
shut
up,
and
there
is
no
one
to
make
them
open:
Judah
is
taken
away
as prisoners;
all
Judah
is
taken
away
as prisoners.
Let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up (O Jerusalem),
and
see those who
are
coming
from
the
north.
Where
is
the
flock
which
was
given
to
you,
your
beautiful
flock?
What
will
you
say
when
he puts
over
you
those whom
you
yourself
have
made
your friends?
will
not
pains
take
you
like
a
woman
in
childbirth?
And
if
you
say
in
your
heart,
Why
have
these
things
come
on
me?
because
of
the
number
of
your
sins,
your
skirts
have been
uncovered
and violent
punishment overtakes
you.
Is
it possible
for
the
skin
of
the
Ethiopian
to
be
changed,
or
the markings
on
the
leopard?
Then
it might
be possible
for
you
to
do
good, who
have been trained
to
do
evil.
So I
will send
them
in all directions, as dry grass
is
taken
away
by
the
wind
of
the waste land.
This
is
your fate,
the part
measured
out
to
you
by
me,
says
the
Lord,
because
you
have
put
me
out
of
your memory
and
put
your faith
in
what
is
false.
So
I
will
have
your
skirts
uncovered
before
your
face,
in order
that
your
shame
may
be
seen.
I
have
seen
your disgusting
acts,
even
your false behaviour
and
your cries
of desire
and
your
loose ways
on
the
hills
in
the
field. Unhappy
are
you,
O
Jerusalem,
you
have
no desire
to
be made
clean;
how
long
will
you
be
in turning
back
to
me?
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah
when
there
was no water.
Judah
is weeping
and
its doors
are
dark
with sorrow,
and
people
are seated
on
the
earth clothed
in
black;
and
the
cry
of
Jerusalem
has
gone
up.
Their great
men
have
sent
their
servants
for
water:
they
come
to
the holes
and
there
is
no
water
to
be seen;
they
come
back
with
nothing
in
their
vessels;
they
are overcome
with
shame
and fear, covering
their
heads.
Those
who do work
on
the
land
are
in fear,
for
there
has
been
no
rain
on
the
land,
and
the
farmers
are
shamed, covering
their
heads.
And
the roe,
giving
birth
in
the
field, lets
her young
one
be uncared
for,
because
there
is
no
grass.
And
the asses
of
the field
on
the open hilltops
are opening
their mouths wide
like
jackals
to get
air;
their
eyes
are hollow
because
there
is
no
grass.
Though
our
sins
give witness
against
us,
do something,
O
Lord,
for
the honour
of
your
name:
for again
and again
we
have
been turned away
from
you,
we
have
done
evil
against
you.
O
you hope
of
Israel,
its saviour
in
time
of
trouble,
why
are
you
like
one
who
is strange
in
the
land,
and
like
a traveller putting
up
his tent
for
a night?
Why
are
you
like
a
man surprised,
like
a
man
of war
who
is
not
able
to
give
help?
but
you,
O
Lord,
are
with
us,
and
we
are
named
by
your
name;
do
not
go away
from
us.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
this
people:
Even
so
they
have
been glad
to go
from
the
right
way;
they
have
not
kept
their
feet
from wandering,
so
the
Lord
has
no
pleasure
in
them;
now
he
will
keep
their wrongdoing
in
mind
and send
punishment
for
their
sins.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Make
no prayer
for
this
people
for
their
good.
When
they
go
without food,
I
will
not
give ear
to
their
cry;
when
they
give burned
offerings
and
meal
offerings,
I
will
not
take
pleasure
in
them:
but
I
will
put
an
end
to
them
by
the
sword
and
by need
of food
and
by disease.
Then
I
said,
Ah,
Lord
God!
see,
the
prophets
say
to
them,
You
will
not
see
the
sword
or
be short
of food;
but
I
will
give
you certain
peace
in
this
place.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
The
prophets
say
false words
in
my
name,
and
I
gave
them
no
orders,
and
I
said
nothing
to
them:
what
they
say
to
you
is
a
false
vision
and wonder-working words
without substance,
the
deceit
of
their
hearts.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
prophets
who
make
use
of
my
name, though
I
sent
them
not,
and
say,
The
sword
and
need
of food
will
not
be
in
this
land:
the
sword
and
need
of food
will
put
an
end
to
those
prophets.
And
the
people
to
whom
they
are prophets
will
be pushed
out dead
into
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
because
there
is
no food,
and
because
of
the
sword;
and
they
will
have
no
one
to put
their bodies
into
the earth,
them
or
their
wives
or
their
sons
or
their
daughters:
for
I
will
let
loose
their evil-doing
on
them.
And
you
are
to
say
this
word
to
them,
Let
my
eyes
be streaming
with water
night
and
day,
and
let
it
not
be stopped;
for
the
virgin
daughter
of
my
people
is
wounded
with
a
great
wound,
with
a
very bitter
blow.
If
I
go
out
into
the
open
country,
there
are
those
put
to death
by
the
sword!
and
if
I
go
into
the
town,
there
are
those
who
are diseased
from need
of food!
for
the
prophet
and
the
priest
go
about
in
the
land
and
have
no
knowledge.
Have
you
completely given
up
Judah?
is
your
soul turned
in disgust
from
Zion?
why
have
you given
us
blows
from
which
there
is
no
one
to make
us
well?
we
were
looking
for
peace,
but
no
good came;
and
for
a
time
of
well-being,
but
there
was
only
a
great fear.
We
are conscious,
O
Lord,
of
our
sin
and
of
the wrongdoing
of
our
fathers:
we
have
done
evil
against
you.
Do
not
be turned
from
us
in disgust,
because
of
your
name;
do
not
put shame
on
the
seat
of
your
glory:
keep
us
in
mind,
let
not
your
agreement
with
us
be
broken.
Are
any
of
the false
gods
of
the
nations able
to
make
rain come?
are
the
heavens able
to
give
showers?
are
you
not
he,
O
Lord
our
God?
so
we
will go
on waiting
for
you,
for
you
have
done
all
these
things.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Even
if
Moses
and
Samuel
came
before
me,
I
would
have
no
desire
for
this
people:
send
them
away
from
before
me,
and
let
them
go.
And
it
will
be,
when
they
say
to
you,
Where
are
we
to
go?
then
you
are
to
say
to
them,
The
Lord
has
said,
Such
as
are
for
death,
to
death;
and
such
as
are
for
the
sword,
to
the
sword;
and
such
as
are
to
be
in need
of food,
to need
of food;
and
such
as
are
to
be
taken
away
prisoners,
to
be
taken
away.
And
I
will
put
over
them
four divisions,
says
the
Lord:
the
sword causing death,
dogs pulling
the dead bodies
about,
and
the
birds
of
heaven,
and
the
beasts
of
the
earth
to
take
their bodies
for
food
and
put
an end
to
them.
And
I
will
make
them
a
cause
of fear
to
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth,
because
of
Manasseh,
the
son
of
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah,
and
what
he
did
in
Jerusalem.
For
who
will
have
pity
on
you,
O
Jerusalem?
and
who
will
have
sorrow
for
you?
or
who
will
go
out
of
his
way
to see
how
you
are?
You
have
given
me
up,
says
the
Lord,
you
have gone
back:
so
my
hand
is
stretched
out
against
you
for
your
destruction;
I
am
tired
of changing
my purpose.
And
I
have
sent
a cleaning wind
on
them
in
the public places
of
the
land;
I
have taken
their
children
from
them;
I
have given
my
people
to
destruction;
they
have
not
been
turned
from
their
ways.
I
have let
their
widows
be increased
in number
more
than
the
sand
of
the
seas:
I
have sent
against
them,
against
the
mother
and
the
young
men, one
who makes
waste
in
the heat
of
the day,
causing pain
and fears
to
come
on
her
suddenly.
The mother
of
seven
is without
strength;
her
spirit
is
gone
from
her,
her
sun
has
gone
down
while
it
is
still
day:
she
has
been
shamed
and overcome:
and
the
rest
of
them
I
will
give
up
to
the
sword
before
their haters,
says
the
Lord.
Sorrow
is mine,
my
mother,
because
you
have
given
birth
to
me,
a
cause
of fighting
and argument
in
all
the
earth!
I
have
not
made
men
my
creditors
and
I am
not
in debt
to
any,
but
every
one
of
them
is
cursing
me.
...
Is it possible
for
iron
to be broken; even
iron from
the
north,
and
brass?
I
will
give
your
wealth
and
your
stores
to
your attackers,
without
a
price,
because
of
all
your
sins,
even
in
every part
of
your
land.
They
will
go
away
with
your haters
into
a
land
which
is strange
to
you:
for
my
wrath
is
on
fire
with
a
flame
which
will
be
burning
on
you.
O
Lord,
you
have
knowledge:
keep
me
in
mind
and
come
to
my help,
and
give
their right reward
to
those
who
are attacking
me;
take
me
not
away,
for
you
are
slow
to
be
angry:
see
how
I
have undergone
shame
because
of
you
from
all
those
who
make little
of
your word;
But
to
me
your
word
is
a
joy, making
my
heart glad;
for
I
am
named
by
your
name,
O
Lord
God
of
armies.
I
did
not
take
my
seat
among
the band
of
those
who
are glad,
and
I
had
no joy;
I kept
by myself
because
of
your
hand;
for
you
have made
me
full
of
wrath.
Why
is
my
pain unending
and
my
wound
without hope
of
being
made well?
Sorrow
is mine,
for
you
are
to
me
as
a
stream offering false hope
and
as
waters
which
are
not certain.
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said,
If
you
will
come
back,
then
I
will
again
let
you
take
your
place
before
me;
and
if
you
give
out
what
is
of value
and
not
that which
has
no value,
you
will
be
as
my
mouth:
let
them
come
back
to
you,
but
do
not
go
back
to
them.
And
I
will
make
you
a strong
wall
of
brass
to
this
people;
they
will
be
fighting
against
you,
but
they
will
not
overcome
you:
for
I
am
with
you
to keep
you
safe,
says
the
Lord.
I
will keep
you safe
from
the
hands
of
the evil-doers,
and
I
will give
you salvation
from
the
hands
of
the cruel
ones.
Then
again
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
You
are
not
to
take
a
wife
for yourself
or
have
sons
or
daughters
in
this
place.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
sons
and
daughters
who come
to
birth
in
this
place,
and
about
their
mothers
who
have
given
them
birth,
and
about
their
fathers
who
have
given life
to
them
in
this
land:
Death
from evil
diseases
will
overtake
them;
there
will
be
no weeping
for
them
and
their
bodies
will
not
be
put
to
rest;
they
will
be
like
waste
on
the
face
of
the
earth:
the
sword
and need
of
food
will
put
an
end
to
them;
their
dead
bodies
will
be meat
for
the
birds
of
heaven
and
for
the
beasts
of
the
earth.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Do
not
go
into
the
house
of sorrow,
do
not
go
to
make weeping
or songs
of grief
for
them:
for
I
have
taken
away
my
peace
from
this
people,
says
the
Lord,
even
mercy
and pity.
Death
will overtake
great
as well
as
small
in
the
land:
their
bodies
will
not
be
put
in
a resting-place,
and
no
one
will
be weeping
for
them
or wounding
themselves
or cutting off
their hair
for
them:
No
one
will make
a feast
for
them
in
sorrow,
to
give
them
comfort
for
the
dead,
or
put
to
their lips
the
cup
of
comfort
on
account
of
their
father
or
their
mother.
And
you
are
not
to
go
into
the
house
of
feasting,
or
be
seated
with
them
to
take
food
or
drink.
For
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
See,
before
your
eyes
and
in
your
days
I
will put
an end
in
this
place
to
the laughing
voices
and
the
voice
of
joy;
to
the
voice
of
the newly-married man
and
the
voice
of
the
bride.
And
it
will
be,
that
when
you
say
all
these
words
to
the
people,
then
they
will
say
to
you,
Why
has
the
Lord
done
all
this
evil
against
us?
what
is
our wrongdoing
and
what
is
our
sin
which
we
have
done
against
the
Lord
our
God?
Then
you
will
say
to
them,
Because
your
fathers
have
given
me
up,
says
the
Lord,
and
have
gone
after
other
gods
and
become
their
servants
and
their worshippers,
and
have
given
me
up
and
have
not
kept
my
law;
And
you
have
done
worse
evil
than
your
fathers;
for
see,
every
one
of
you
is guided
by
the pride
of
his
evil
heart,
so
as
not
to
give ear
to
me:
For
this
reason
I
will
send
you away
out
of
this
land
into
a
land
which
is strange
to
you,
to
you
and
to
your
fathers;
there
you
will
be
the
servants
of
other
gods
day
and
night,
and
you
will
have
no
mercy
from
me.
For
this cause,
see,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
it
will
no
longer
be
said,
By
the
living
Lord,
who
took
the
children
of
Israel
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
But,
By
the
living
Lord,
who
took
the
children
of
Israel
up
out
of
the
land
of
the
north,
and
from
all
the
countries
where
he
had
sent
them:
and
I
will
take
them
back
again
to
their
land
which
I
gave
to
their
fathers.
See,
I
will
send
for
great numbers
of
fishermen,
says
the
Lord,
and
they
will take
them
like
fish
in
a net;
and
after
that,
I
will
send
for numbers
of bowmen,
and
they
will
go
after
them,
driving
them
from
every
mountain
and
from
every
hill,
and
out
of
the holes
of
the
rocks.
For
my
eyes
are
on
all
their
ways:
there
is
no
cover
for
them
from
my
face,
and
their evil-doing
is
not
kept
secret
from
my
eyes.
And
I
will
give
them
the
reward
of
their evil-doing
and
their
sin
twice
over;
because
they
have made
my
land unclean,
and
have made
my
heritage
full
of
the
bodies
of
their unholy
and
disgusting
things.
O
Lord,
my
strength
and
my
strong tower,
my safe
place
in
the
day
of
trouble,
the
nations
will
come
to
you
from
the
ends
of
the
earth,
and
say,
The heritage
of
our
fathers
is
nothing
but
deceit,
even
false
things
in
which
there
is
no
profit.
Will
a
man
make
for
himself
gods which
are
no
gods?
For
this
reason,
truly,
I
will
make
them
see,
this
once
I
will give
them
knowledge
of
my
hand
and
my
power;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
my
name
is
the
Lord.
The
sin
of
Judah
is
recorded
with
a
pen
of
iron,
and
with
the sharp
point
of
a jewel
it
is cut
on
their
hearts
of stone,
and
on
the
horns
of
their
altars
for
a
sign
to
them:
Their
altars
and
their
wood pillars
under every branching
tree,
on
the
high
hills
and
the mountains
in
the field.
I
will
give
your
wealth
and
all
your
stores
to
be
taken
away
in war without
a price,
because
of
your
sins
in
every part
of
your
land.
And
your
hand
will
have
to
let
go
your
heritage
which
I
gave
you;
and
I
will
make
you
a
servant
to
your haters
in
a
land
which
is strange
to
you:
for
you
have
put
my
wrath
on
fire
with
a
flame
which
will
go
on
burning
for
ever.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Cursed
is
the
man
who
puts
his faith
in
man,
and
makes
flesh
his
arm,
and
whose
heart
is
turned
away
from
the
Lord.
For
he
will
be
like
the brushwood
in
the upland,
and
will
not
see
when
good
comes;
but
his living-place
will
be
in
the dry places
in
the
waste
land,
in
a
salt
and unpeopled
land.
A
blessing
is
on
the
man
who puts
his faith
in
the
Lord,
and
whose hope
the
Lord
is.
For
he
will
be
like
a
tree
planted
by
the
waters, pushing
out
its
roots
by
the
stream;
he
will
have
no
fear
when
the
heat
comes,
but
his
leaf
will
be
green;
in
a dry
year
he
will
have
no
care,
and
will
go
on giving
fruit.
The
heart
is
a twisted
thing,
not
to
be searched
out
by
man:
who
is able
to
have
knowledge
of
it?
I
the
Lord
am
the searcher
of
the
heart,
the tester
of
the
thoughts,
so
that
I
may
give
to
every
man
the
reward
of
his
ways,
in
keeping
with
the
fruit
of
his
doings.
Like
the
partridge, getting
eggs together
but
not producing
young,
is
a
man
who gets
wealth
but
not
by
right;
before
half
his
days
are ended,
it
will
go
from
him,
and
at
his
end
he
will
be
foolish.
A
seat
of
glory, placed
on
high
from
the
first,
is our
holy
place.
O
Lord,
the hope
of
Israel,
all
who
give
you
up
will
be
put
to
shame;
those
who go
away
from
you
will
be cut
off
from
the
earth,
because
they
have given
up
the
Lord,
the
fountain
of
living
waters.
Make
me well,
O
Lord,
and
I
will
be well;
be
my saviour,
and
I
will
be
safe:
for
you
are
my hope.
See,
they
say
to
me,
Where
is
the
word
of
the
Lord?
let
it
come
now.
As
for
me,
I
have
not said;
Let
the
day
of trouble
come
to
them quickly;
and
I
have
not
been hoping
for
the death-giving
day;
you
have
knowledge
of
what
came
from
my
lips;
it
was
open
before
you.
Be
not
a
cause
of fear
to
me:
you
are
my safe
place
in
the
day
of
evil.
Let
them
be
put
to
shame
who
are attacking
me,
but
let
me
not
be
shamed;
let
them
be overcome
with fear,
but
let
me
not
be overcome: send
on
them
the
day
of
evil,
and
put
them
to
destruction
twice
over.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
me:
Go
and
take
your
place
in
the doorway
of Benjamin,
where
the
kings
of
Judah
come
in
and
by
which
they
go
out,
and
in
all
the doorways
of
Jerusalem;
And
say
to
them,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
you
kings
of
Judah,
and
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem
who
come
in
by
these doors:
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See
to
yourselves,
that
you
take
up
no weight
on
the
Sabbath
day,
or
take
it
in
through
the doors
of
Jerusalem;
And
take
no weight
out
of
your
houses
on
the
Sabbath
day,
or
do
any
work,
but
keep
the
Sabbath
day
holy,
as
I
gave
orders
to
your
fathers;
But
they
gave
no
attention
and would
not
give
ear,
but
they
made
their
necks stiff
so
that
they might
not
give
ear
and might
not
get teaching.
And
it
will
be,
that
if
with
all care
you
give ear
to
me,
says
the
Lord,
and
take
no weight
through
the doorways
of
this
town
on
the
Sabbath
day,
but
keep
the
Sabbath
day
holy
and
do
no
work
in
it;
Then
through
the doors
of
this
town
there
will
come
kings
and
princes,
seated
on
the
seat
of
David,
going
in carriages
and
on
horseback,
they
and
their
princes,
and
the
men
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem:
and
this
town
will
keep
its
place
for
ever.
And
they
will
come
from
the
towns
of
Judah,
and
from
the
places
round
about
Jerusalem,
and
from
the
land
of
Benjamin,
and
from
the lowlands,
and
from
the
mountains,
and
from
the
South,
with burned
offerings
and
offerings
of beasts
and
meal
offerings
and perfume
and
offerings
of
praise,
to
the
house
of
the
Lord.
But
if
you
do
not
give ear
to
me,
to
keep
the
Sabbath
day
holy,
and
to
let
no weight
be
lifted
and
taken
through
the doors
of
Jerusalem
on
the
Sabbath
day:
then
I
will
put
a
fire
in
its doorways,
burning
up
the great houses
of
Jerusalem,
and
it
will
never
be
put
out.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
saying,
Up!
go
down
to
the potter's
house,
and
there
I
will
let
my
words
come
to
your ears.
Then
I
went
down
to
the potter's
house,
and
he
was
doing
his
work
on
the stones.
And
when
the
vessel,
which
he
was
forming
out
of earth, got damaged
in
the
hand
of
the
potter,
he
made
it
again
into
another
vessel,
as
it
seemed
good
to
the
potter
to
make
it.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
O
Israel,
am
I
not
able
to
do
with
you
as
this
potter
does?
says
the
Lord.
See,
like earth
in
the potter's
hand
are
you
in
my
hands,
O
Israel.
Whenever
I
say anything
about uprooting
a
nation
or
a
kingdom,
and smashing
it
and sending
destruction
on
it;
If,
in
that very minute,
that
nation
of
which
I
was
talking
is
turned
away
from
its
evil,
my purpose
of
doing
evil
to
them
will
be
changed.
And whenever
I
say anything
about
building
up
a
nation
or
a
kingdom,
and planting
it;
If,
in
that
very minute,
it
does
evil
in
my
eyes, going
against
my
orders,
then
my
good purpose,
which
I
said
I
would
do
for
them,
will
be
changed.
Now,
then,
say
to
the
men
of
Judah
and
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
forming
an
evil
thing
against
you,
and designing
a
design
against
you:
let
every
man
come
back
now
from
his
evil
way,
and
let
your
ways
and
your
doings
be changed
for
the
better.
But
they
will
say, There
is no hope:
we
will go
on
in
our
designs,
and
every
one
of
us
will
do
what
he
is moved
by
the pride
of
his
evil
heart
to
do.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Make search
among
the
nations
and see
who
has
had
word
of
such
things;
the
virgin
of
Israel
has
done
a
very shocking
thing.
Will
the white
snow go
away
from
the top
of Sirion?
will
the
cold
waters
flowing
from
the mountains become dry?
For
my
people
have put
me out
of
their memory,
burning perfumes
to
that which
is
nothing;
and
because
of
this,
I
will put
a cause
of falling
in
their
ways,
even
in
the
old
roads,
and
will
make
them go
on side-roads,
in
a
way
not lifted
up;
Making
their
land
a
thing
of wonder,
causing sounds
of surprise
for
ever;
everyone
who goes
by
will
be overcome
with wonder, shaking
his
head.
I
will send
them
in flight,
as
from
an
east
wind,
before
the attacker;
I
will
let
them
see
my
back
and
not
my
face
on
the
day
of
their downfall.
Then
they
said, Come,
let
us
make
a
design
against
Jeremiah;
for
teaching
will
never
be cut
off
from
the
priest,
or
wisdom
from
the
wise,
or
the
word
from
the
prophet. Come,
let
us
make use
of
his
words
for
an
attack
on
him,
and
let
us
give
attention
with
care
to
what
he
says.
Give thought
to
me,
O
Lord,
and
give ear
to
the
voice
of those
who put forward
a cause
against
me.
Is
evil
to
be
the
reward
of
good?
for
they
have
made
a deep hole
for
my
soul.
Keep
in
mind
how
I
took
my
place
before
you,
to
say
a
good
word
for
them
so
that
your
wrath might
be
turned
away
from
them.
For
this
cause,
let
their
children
be without food,
and
give
them
over
to
the
power
of
the
sword;
and
let
their
wives
be without
children
and
become
widows;
let
their
men
be overtaken
by
death,
and
their
young
men
be
put
to
the
sword
in
the
fight.
Let
a
cry
for help
go
up
from
their
houses,
when
you send
an armed
band
on
them
suddenly:
for
they
have
made
a hole
in
which
to
take
me,
and
have
put nets
for
my
feet
secretly.
But
you,
Lord,
have
knowledge
of
all
the
designs which
they
have
made
against
my life;
let
not
their evil-doing
be covered
or
their
sin
be washed
away
from
before
your eyes:
but
let
it
be
a
cause
of falling
before
you:
so
do
to
them
in
the
time
of
your
wrath.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Go
and
get
for money
a potter's bottle
made
of earth,
and
take
with
you
some
of
the responsible
men
of
the
people
and
of
the
priests;
And
go
out
to
the
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom,
by
the
way
into
the
door
of broken pots,
and
there
say
in
a loud voice
the
words
which
I
will
give
you;
Say,
Give
ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
O
kings
of
Judah
and
people
of
Jerusalem;
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
See,
I
will send
evil
on
this
place
which
will
be bitter
to
the
ears
of
anyone
hearing
of
it.
Because
they
have
given
me
up,
and
made
this
place
a strange
place,
burning perfumes
in
it
to
other
gods,
of
whom
they
and
their
fathers
and
the
kings
of
Judah
had
no
knowledge;
and
they
have
made
this
place
full
of
the
blood
of
those
who
have done
no wrong;
And
they
have
put
up
the
high
places
of
the
Baal,
burning
their
sons
in
the
fire;
a thing
which
was
not
ordered
by
me,
and
it
was
never
in
my
mind:
For
this
cause,
see,
a
time
is
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
this
place
will
no
longer
be
named
Topheth,
or,
The
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom,
but,
The
valley
of Death.
I
will
make
the
purpose
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem
come
to nothing
in
this
place;
I
will
have
them
put
to
the
sword
by
their haters,
and
by
the
hands
of
those
who
have
designs
on
their
life;
and
their
dead
bodies
I
will
give
to
be
food
for
the
birds
of
heaven
and
the
beasts
of
the
earth.
And
I
will
make
this
town
a
thing
of wonder
and
a cause
of surprise;
everyone
who goes
by
will
be overcome
with wonder
and
make sounds
of surprise,
because
of
all
its troubles.
I
will make
them take
the
flesh
of
their
sons
and
the
flesh
of
their
daughters
for
food,
they
will
be making
a meal
of
one
another,
because
of
their bitter
need
and
the cruel grip
of
their haters
and
those
who
have
made designs
against
their
life.
Then
let
the potter's bottle
be
broken
before
the
eyes
of
the
men
who
have
gone
with
you,
And
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
Even
so
will
this
people
and
this
town
be
broken
by
me,
as
a potter's bottle
is
broken
and
may
not
be put
together
again:
and
the bodies
of
the dead
will
be put
in
the earth
in
Topheth, till
there
is
no
more
room.
This
is
what
I
will
do
to
this
place,
says
the
Lord,
and
to
its
people,
making
this
town
like
Topheth:
And
the
houses
of
Jerusalem,
and
the
houses
of
the
kings
of
Judah,
which
they
have
made
unclean,
will
be
like
the
place
of
Topheth,
even
all
the
houses
on
whose
roofs perfumes
have
been
burned
to
all
the
army
of
heaven,
and drink offerings drained
out
to
other
gods.
Then
Jeremiah
came
from
Topheth,
where
the
Lord
had
sent
him
to
give
the prophet's
word;
and
he
took
his
place
in
the open square
of
the Lord's
house,
and
said
to
all
the
people,
The
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
See,
I
will send
on
this
town
and
on
all
her
towns
all
the
evil
which
I
have
said;
because
they
made
their
necks stiff,
so
that
they
might
not
give ear
to
my
words.
Now
it came
to
the ears
of
Pashhur,
the
son
of
Immer
the
priest,
who
was
chief
in
authority
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
that
Jeremiah
was
saying
these
things;
And
Pashhur
gave
blows
to
Jeremiah
and
had
his feet chained
in
a framework
of wood
in
the higher doorway
of
Benjamin,
which
was
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Then
on
the
day
after,
Pashhur
let
Jeremiah loose.
Then
Jeremiah
said
to
him,
The
Lord
has
given
you
the
name
of
Magor-missabib (Cause-of-fear-on-every-side),
not
Pashhur.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
will
make
you
a
cause
of fear
to
yourself
and
to
all
your
friends:
they
will
come
to
their death
by
the
sword
of
their haters,
and
your
eyes
will
see
it:
and
I
will
give
all
Judah
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
he
will
take
them
away prisoners
into
Babylon
and
put
them
to
the
sword.
And more
than
this,
I
will
give
all
the
wealth
of
this
town
and
all
its profits
and
all
its
things
of value,
even
all
the
stores
of
the
kings
of
Judah
will
I
give
into
the
hands
of
their haters,
who
will
put violent
hands
on
them
and
take
them
away
to
Babylon.
And
you,
Pashhur,
and
all
who
are
in
your
house,
will
go
away
prisoners:
you
will
come
to
Babylon,
and
there
your
body
will
be
put
to rest,
you
and
all
your
friends,
to
whom
you said
false words.
O
Lord,
you
have
been false
to
me,
and
I
was tricked;
you
are
stronger
than
I,
and
have
overcome
me:
I
have
become
a
thing
to
be laughed
at
all
the
day,
everyone
makes
sport
of
me.
For
every
word
I
say
is
a
cry
for help;
I
say
with
a loud voice,
Violent behaviour
and wasting:
because
the
word
of
the
Lord
is
made
a
shame
to
me
and
a
cause
of laughing
all
the
day.
And
if
I
say,
I
will
not
keep
him
in
mind,
I
will
not
say
another
word
in
his
name;
then
it
is
in
my
heart
like
a
burning
fire
shut
up
in
my
bones,
and
I
am
tired
of keeping
myself
in,
I
am
not
able
to
do
it.
For numbers
of
them say
evil secretly
in
my
hearing (there
is fear
on
every
side):
they say, Come,
let
us
give
witness
against
him;
all
my nearest
friends,
who
are
watching
for
my
fall, say,
It
may
be
that
he
will
be
taken
by deceit,
and
we
will
get
the better
of
him
and
give
him punishment.
But
the
Lord
is
with
me
as
a
great
one,
greatly
to
be feared:
so
my attackers
will
have
a
fall,
and
they
will
not
overcome
me:
they
will
be
greatly
shamed,
because
they
have
not done wisely,
even
with
an
unending
shame, kept
in memory
for
ever.
But,
O
Lord
of
armies,
testing
the upright
and
seeing
the
thoughts
and
the
heart,
let
me
see
your punishment
come
on
them;
for
I
have put
my
cause
before
you.
Make melody
to
the
Lord, give
praise
to
the
Lord:
for
he
has made
the
soul
of
the
poor
man free
from
the
hands
of
the evil-doers.
A
curse
on
the
day
of
my
birth:
let
there
be
no
blessing
on
the
day
when
my
mother
had
me.
A
curse
on
the
man
who
gave
the
news
to
my
father,
saying,
You
have
a
male
child; making
him
very
glad.
May
that
man
be
like
the
towns
overturned
by
the
Lord
without
mercy:
let
a
cry
for help
come
to
his ears
in
the
morning,
and
the
sound
of
war
in
the middle
of
the
day;
Because
he
did
not
put
me
to
death
before
my
birth
took
place:
so
my mother's
body
would
have
been
my
last resting-place,
and
she
would
have
been
with
child
for
ever.
Why
did
I
come
from
my mother's body
to
see
pain
and
sorrow,
so
that
my
days might
be wasted
with
shame?
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
when
King
Zedekiah
sent
to
him
Pashhur,
the
son
of Malchiah,
and
Zephaniah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah
the
priest,
saying,
Will
you
get directions
from
the
Lord
for
us;
for
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
is
making war
against
us;
it
may
be
that
the
Lord
will
do something
for
us
like
all
the
wonders
he
has
done,
and
make
him
go
away
from
us.
Then
Jeremiah
said
to
them,
This
is
what
you are
to
say
to
Zedekiah:
The
Lord
God
of
Israel
has
said,
See,
I
am
turning
back
the
instruments
of
war
in
your
hands,
with
which
you
are
fighting
against
the
king
of
Babylon
and
the Chaldaeans,
who
are
outside
the
walls
and shutting
you
in;
and
I
will
get
them
together
inside
this
town.
And
I
myself
will
be
fighting
against
you
with an
outstretched
hand
and
with
a
strong
arm, even
with
angry feeling
and passion
and
in
great
wrath.
And I
will send
a
great disease
on
the
people
living
in
this
town,
on
man
and
on
beast, causing
their
death.
And
after
that,
says
the
Lord,
I
will
give
up
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
and
his
servants
and
his
people,
even
those
in
the
town
who
have
not come
to
their
end
from
the disease
and
the
sword
and
from
need
of food,
into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
and
into
the
hands
of
their haters,
and
into
the
hands
of
those desiring
their
death:
he
will
put
them
to
the
sword;
he
will
not
let
anyone get
away,
he
will
have
no
pity
or
mercy.
And
to
this
people
you
are
to
say,
The
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
put
before
you
the
way
of
life
and
the
way
of
death.
He
who keeps
in
this
town
will
come
to
his
death
by
the
sword
and
through need
of food
and
through disease;
but
he
who
goes
out
and gives
himself
up
to
the Chaldaeans
who
are shutting
you
in,
will
go
on
living,
and
will keep
his
life safe.
For
my
face
is
turned
to
this
town
for
evil
and
not
for
good,
says
the
Lord:
it
will
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
he
will
have
it
burned
with
fire.
About
the
family
of
the
king
of
Judah.
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord;
O
family
of
David,
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Do
what
is
right
in
the
morning,
and
make
free
from
the
hands
of
the cruel
one
him whose goods
have
been
violently
taken
away,
or
my
wrath
will
go
out
like
fire,
burning
so
that
no
one
may
put
it
out,
because
of
the
evil
of
your
doings.
See,
I
am
against
you,
you
who
are
living
on
the
rock
of
the
valley,
says
the
Lord;
you
who
say,
Who
will
come
down
against
us?
or
who
will
get
into
our houses?
I
will send
punishment
on
you
in keeping
with
the
fruit
of
your
doings,
says
the
Lord:
and
I
will
put
a
fire
in
her woodlands,
burning
up
everything
round
about
her.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Go
down
to
the
house
of
the
king
of
Judah
and
there
give
him
this
word,
And
say,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
O
king
of
Judah,
seated
on
the
seat
of
David,
you
and
your
servants
and
your
people
who
come
in
by
these doors.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Do
what
is
right, judging
uprightly,
and
make
free
from
the
hands
of
the cruel
one
him whose goods
have
been
violently
taken
away:
do
no
wrong
and
be
not
violent
to
the man
from
a strange
country
and
the child
without
a father
and
the
widow,
and
let
not
those
who
have
done
no
wrong
be
put
to
death
in
this
place.
For
if
you
truly
do
this,
then
there
will
come
in
through
the doors
of
this
house
kings
seated
on
the
seat
of
David,
going
in carriages
and
on
horseback,
he
and
his
servants
and
his
people
But
if
you
do
not
give ear
to
these
words,
I
give
you
my
oath
by myself,
says
the
Lord,
that
this
house
will
become
a
waste.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
family
of
the
king
of
Judah:
You
are
Gilead
to
me,
and
the
top
of
Lebanon:
but,
truly,
I
will
make
you waste,
with
towns unpeopled.
And
I
will
make ready
those
who
will send
destruction
on
you,
everyone armed
for war:
by
them
your best cedar-trees
will
be
cut
down
and put
in
the
fire.
And
nations
from
all sides
will
go past
this
town,
and
every
man
will
say
to
his neighbour,
Why
has
the
Lord
done
such
things
to
this
great
town?
And
they
will
say,
Because
they
gave
up
the
agreement
of
the
Lord
their
God,
and became worshippers
and
servants
of
other
gods.
Let
there
be
no
weeping
for
the
dead,
and
make
no songs
of grief
for
him:
but
make bitter
weeping
for
him
who
has
gone
away,
for
he
will
never
come
back
or
see
again
the
country
of
his
birth.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
Shallum,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah,
who
became
king
in
place
of
Josiah
his
father,
who
went
out
from
this
place:
He
will
never
come
back
there
again:
But
death
will come
to
him
in
the
place
where
they
have
taken
him
away prisoner,
and
he
will
never
see
this
land
again.
A curse
is
on
him
who
is
building
his
house
by wrongdoing,
and
his
rooms
by doing
what
is
not
right;
who
makes
use
of
his neighbour
without
payment,
and
gives
him
nothing
for
his
work;
Who
says,
I
will make
a wide
house
for myself,
and
rooms
of great
size,
and
has
windows
cut out,
and
has
it roofed
with
cedar
and painted
with
bright
red.
Are
you
to
be
a
king
because
you
make
more
use
of
cedar
than
your
father?
did
not
your
father take
food
and
drink
and
do
right, judging
in
righteousness,
and
then
it
was
well
for
him?
He
was
judge
in
the
cause
of
the
poor
and
those
in need;
then
it
was
well.
Was
not
this
to
have
knowledge
of
me?
says
the
Lord.
But
your
eyes
and
your
heart
are fixed
only
on
profit
for
yourself,
on causing
the
death
of
him
who
has
done
no wrong,
and
on
violent
and cruel
acts.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah:
They
will make
no weeping
for
him,
saying,
Ah
my
brother!
or,
Ah
sister!
they
will make
no weeping
for
him,
saying,
Ah
lord!
or,
Ah
his
glory!
They
will do
to
him what
they do
to
the dead body
of
an ass;
his body
will
be pulled
out
and placed
on
the earth
outside
the doors
of
Jerusalem.
Go
up
to
Lebanon
and
give
a
cry;
let
your
voice
be loud
in
Bashan,
crying
out
from
Abarim;
for
all
your
lovers
have
come
to destruction
My
word
came
to
you
in
the
time
of
your well-being;
but
you
said,
I
will
not
give ear.
This
has
been
your
way
from
your earliest years,
you
did
not
give
attention
to
my
voice.
All
the keepers
of
your sheep
will
be food
for
the
wind,
and
your
lovers
will
be taken
away
prisoners:
truly,
then
you
will
be
shamed
and unhonoured
because
of
all
your evil-doing.
O
you
who
are
living
in
Lebanon, making
your living-place
in
the
cedars,
how greatly
to be pitied
will
you be
when
pains
come
on
you,
as
on
a woman
in
childbirth!
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
even
if Coniah,
the
son
of
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
was
the ring
on
my
right
hand,
even
from
there
I
would
have
you pulled
off;
And
I
will
give
you
into
the
hands
of
those desiring
your
death,
and
into
the
hands
of
those
whom
you
are fearing, even
into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
and
into
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans.
I
will send
you
out,
and
your
mother
who
gave
you
birth,
into
another
country
not
the
land
of
your
birth;
and
there
death
will come
to
you.
But
to
the
land
on
which
their soul's
desire
is fixed,
they
will
never
come
back.
Is
this
man Coniah
a broken
vessel
of
no value?
is
he
a
vessel
in
which
there
is
no
pleasure?
why
are
they violently sent
out,
he
and
his
seed,
into
a
land
which
is strange
to
them?
O
earth,
earth,
earth,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord!
The
Lord
has
said,
Let
this
man
be
recorded
as
having
no
children,
a
man
who
will
not
do well
in
all
his
life:
for
no
man
of
his
seed
will
do well,
seated
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom
of
David
and
ruling
again
in
Judah.
A curse
is
on
the keepers
who
are causing
the
destruction
and loss
of
the
sheep
of
my field,
says
the
Lord.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
against
the keepers
who
have
the
care
of
my
people:
You
have
let
my
flock
be broken
up, driving
them
away
and
not caring
for
them;
see,
I
will send
on
you
the
punishment
for
the
evil
of
your
doings,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
will
get
the
rest
of
my
flock
together
from
all
the
countries
where
I
have
sent
them,
and
will
make
them
come
back
again
to
their resting-place;
and
they
will
have offspring
and
be
increased.
And
I
will
put
over
them keepers
who
will
take
care
of
them:
never
again
will
they
be overcome
with
fear
or
be troubled,
and
there
will
not
be
the loss
of
one
of
them,
says
the
Lord.
See,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
will
give
to
David
a
true
Branch,
and
he
will
be ruling
as
king, acting wisely,
doing
what
is
right,
and judging
uprightly
in
the
land.
In
his
days
Judah
will
have
salvation
and
Israel
will
be
living without fear:
and
this
is
the
name
by
which
he
will
be
named,
The
Lord
is
our
righteousness.
And
so, truly,
the
days
are
coming
when
they
will
say
no
longer,
By
the
living
Lord,
who
took
the
children
of
Israel
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt;
But,
By
the
living
Lord,
who
took
up
the
seed
of
Israel,
and
made
them
come
out
of
the
north
country,
and
from
all
the
countries
where
I
had
sent
them;
and
they
will
be
living
in
the
land
which
is theirs.
About
the
prophets.
My
heart
is
broken
in
me,
all
my
bones
are shaking;
I
am
like
a
man
full
of strong drink,
like
a
man overcome
by
wine;
because
of
the
Lord,
and
because
of
his
holy
words.
For
the
land
is
full
of
men
who
are untrue
to
their wives;
because
of
the
curse
the
land
is
full
of grief;
the green fields
of
the waste
land
have
become
dry;
and
they
are quick
to do
evil,
their
strength
is
for
what
is
not
right.
For
the
prophet
as
well
as
the
priest
is unclean;
even
in
my
house
I
have seen
their evil-doing,
says
the
Lord.
For
this
cause
their steps
will
be slipping
on
their
way:
they
will
be forced
on
into
the dark
and
have
a
fall
there:
for
I
will send
evil
on
them
in
the
year
of
their
punishment,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
have
seen ways without sense
in
the
prophets
of
Samaria;
they
became
prophets
of
the
Baal, causing
my
people
Israel
to
go wrong.
And
in
the
prophets
of
Jerusalem
I
have
seen
a shocking
thing;
they
are untrue
to
their wives,
walking
in
deceit,
and
they
make
strong
the
hands
of evil-doers,
so
that
a
man
may
not
be
turned
back
from
his evil-doing:
they
have
all
become
like
Sodom
to
me,
and
its
people
like
Gomorrah.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said
about
the
prophets:
See,
I
will
give
them
a bitter plant
for
their
food,
and bitter
water
for
their
drink:
for
from
the
prophets
of
Jerusalem unclean behaviour
has
gone
out
into
all
the
land.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
Do
not
give ear
to
the
words
which
the
prophets
say
to
you:
they
give
you teaching
of
no value:
it
is
from
themselves
that
their
vision
comes,
and
not
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
Lord.
They
keep
on
saying
to
those
who
have
no
respect
for
the
word
of
the
Lord,
You
will
have
peace;
and
to
everyone
who
goes
on
his
way
in
the pride
of
his
heart,
they
say,
No
evil
will
come
to
you.
For
which
of
them
has knowledge
of
the
secret
of
the
Lord,
and
has
seen
him,
and
given ear
to
his
word?
which
of
them
has taken
note
of
his
word
and
given
attention
to
it?
See,
the storm-wind
of
the
Lord,
even
the
heat
of
his
wrath,
has
gone
out,
a rolling
storm, bursting
on
the
heads
of
the evil-doers.
The
wrath
of
the
Lord
will
not
be
turned
back
till
he
has
done,
till
he
has
put
into
effect,
the
purposes
of
his
heart:
in
days
to
come
you
will
have
full knowledge
of
this.
I
did
not
send
these
prophets,
but
they
went
running:
I
said
nothing
to
them,
but
they
gave
out
the prophet's
word.
But
if
they
had been
in
my
secret,
then
they
would
have
made
my
people
give ear
to
my
words,
turning
them
from
their
evil
way,
and
from
the
evil
of
their
doings.
Am
I only
a
God
who
is
near,
says
the
Lord,
and
not
a
God
at
a
distance?
In what
secret
place
may
a
man
take
cover
without
my
seeing
him?
says
the
Lord.
Is
there
any
place
in
heaven
or
earth
where
I
am
not?
says
the
Lord.
My ears
have
been open
to
what
the
prophets
have
said,
who
say
false words
in
my
name,
saying,
I
have
had
a
dream,
I
have
had
a
dream,
I
have
had
a
dream,
Is (my word)
in
the
hearts
of
the
prophets
who give
out
false words,
even
the
prophets
of
the
deceit
of
their
hearts?
Whose purpose
is
to take away
the
memory
of
my
name
from
my
people
by
their
dreams,
of
which
every
man
is talking
to
his neighbour,
as
their
fathers gave
up
the
memory
of
my
name
for
the
Baal.
If
a
prophet
has
a
dream, let
him
give
out
his
dream;
and
he
who
has
my
word, let
him
give
out
my
word
in good
faith.
What
has
the dry stem
to
do
with
the
grain?
says
the
Lord.
Is
not
my
word
like
fire?
says
the
Lord;
and
like
a
hammer, smashing
the
rock
to bits?
For
this
cause
I
am
against
the
prophets,
says
the
Lord,
who take
my
words,
every
one
from
his neighbour.
See,
I
am
against
the
prophets,
says
the
Lord,
who let
their
tongues say,
He
has said.
See,
I
am
against
the prophets
of
false
dreams,
says
the
Lord,
who
give
them
out
and make
my
people
go
out
of
the
way
by
their
deceit
and
their uncontrolled words:
but
I
did
not
send
them
or
give
them
orders;
and
they
will
be
of
no
profit
to
this
people,
says
the
Lord.
And
if
this
people,
or
the
prophet,
or
a
priest, questioning
you,
says,
What
word
of weight
is
there
from
the
Lord?
then
you
are
to
say
to
them,
You
are
the
word,
for
I
will
not
be troubled
with
you
any
more,
says
the
Lord.
And
as
for
the
prophet
and
the
priest
and
the
people
who
say,
A
word
of weight
from
the
Lord!
I
will send
punishment
on
that
man
and
on
his
house.
But
this
is
what
you
are
to
say,
every
man
to
his neighbour
and
every
man
to
his
brother,
What
answer
has
the
Lord given?
and,
What
has
the
Lord
said?
And
you
will
no
longer
put
people
in
mind
of
the
word
of weight
of
the
Lord:
for
every man's
word
will
be
a weight
on
himself;
for
the
words
of
the
living
God,
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
our
God,
have
been twisted
by
you.
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
the
prophet,
What
answer
has
the
Lord given
to
you?
and,
What
has
the
Lord
said?
But
if
you
say,
The
word
of weight
of
the
Lord;
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
you
say,
The weight
of
the
Lord,
and
I
have
sent
to
you,
saying,
You
are
not
to
say,
The weight
of
the
Lord;
For
this
reason, truly,
I
will
put
you completely
out
of
my memory,
and
I
will
put
you,
and
the
town
which
I
gave
to
you
and
to
your
fathers,
away
from
before
my
face:
And
I
will
give
you
a name
without honour
for
ever,
and
unending
shame
which
will
never go
from
the memory
of men.
The
Lord
gave
me
a
vision,
and
I
saw
two
baskets full
of
figs
put
in
front
of
the
Temple
of
the
Lord,
after
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
had
taken prisoner
Jeconiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
and
the
chiefs
of
Judah,
and
the expert workmen
and metal-workers
from
Jerusalem,
and
had
taken
them
to
Babylon.
One
basket
had
very
good
figs,
like
the
figs
which
first come
to growth:
and
the
other
basket
had
very
bad
figs,
so
bad
that
they
were
of
no
use
for
food.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
What
do
you
see,
Jeremiah?
And
I
said,
Figs;
the
good
figs
are
very
good,
and
the
bad
very
bad,
and
of
no
use
for
food,
they
are
so
bad.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Like
these
good
figs,
so
in
my eyes
will
be
the prisoners
of
Judah,
whom
I
have
sent
from
this
place
into
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans
for
their
good.
For
I
will keep
my
eyes
on
them
for
good,
and
I
will
take
them
back
again
to
this
land,
building
them
up
and
not pulling
them
down, planting
them
and
not uprooting
them.
And
I
will
give
them
a
heart
to
have
knowledge
of
me,
that
I
am
the
Lord:
and
they
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God:
for
they
will
come
back
to
me
with
all
their
heart.
And
like
the
bad
figs
which
are
so
bad
that
they
are
of
no
use
for
food,
so
I
will
give
up
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
and
his
chiefs
and
the
rest
of
Jerusalem
who
are
still
in
this
land,
and
those
who
are
in
the
land
of
Egypt:
I
will
give
them
up
to
be
a
cause
of fear
and
of
trouble
among
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth;
to
be
a name
of
shame
and
common talk
and
a cutting word
and
a
curse
in
all
the
places
wherever
I
will
send
them wandering.
And
I
will
send
the
sword,
and need
of food,
and disease,
among
them
till
they
are
all cut
off
from
the
land
which
I
gave
to
them
and
to
their
fathers.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
about
all
the
people
of
Judah
in
the
fourth
year
of
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah
king
of
Judah;
this
was
the
first
year
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon.
This
word
Jeremiah
gave
out
to
all
the
people
of
Judah
and
to
those
living
in
Jerusalem,
saying,
From
the thirteenth
year
of
Josiah,
the
son
of
Amon,
king
of
Judah,
even
till
this
day,
for twenty-three
years,
the
word
of
the
Lord
has
been coming
to
me,
and
I
have
given
it
to
you, getting
up
early
and
talking
to
you;
but
you
have
not
given ear.
And
the
Lord
has
sent
to
you
all
his
servants
the
prophets, getting
up
early
and
sending
them;
but
you
have
not
given
attention
and
your
ear
has
not
been open
to
give
hearing;
Saying,
Come
back
now,
everyone
from
his
evil
way
and
from
the
evil
of
your
doings,
and keep
your
place
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
has
given
to
you
and
to
your
fathers,
from
times
long
past
even
for
ever:
Do
not go
after
other
gods
to
be
their
servants
and
to give
them
worship,
and
do
not
make
me
angry
with
the
work
of
your
hands, causing
evil
to
yourselves.
But
you
have
not
given ear
to
me,
says
the
Lord;
so
that
you
have
made
me
angry
with
the
work
of
your
hands, causing
evil
to
yourselves.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
Because
you
have
not
given ear
to
my
words,
See,
I
will
send
and
take
all
the
families
of
the
north,
says
the
Lord,
and
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
my
servant,
and
make
them
come
against
this
land,
and
against
its
people,
and
against
all
these
nations
on
every
side;
and
I
will
give
them
up
to
complete
destruction,
and
make
them
a cause
of fear
and surprise
and
a
waste
place
for
ever.
And more than this,
I
will
take
from
them
the
sound
of laughing
voices,
the
voice
of
joy,
the
voice
of
the newly-married man,
and
the
voice
of
the
bride,
the
sound
of
the stones crushing
the grain,
and
the
shining
of
lights.
All
this
land
will
be
a
waste
and
a
cause
of wonder;
and
these
nations
will
be
the
servants
of
the
king
of
Babylon
for
seventy
years.
And
it
will
come
about,
after
seventy
years
are
ended,
that
I
will send
punishment
on
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
on
that
nation,
says
the
Lord,
for
their evil-doing,
and
on
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans;
and
I
will
make
it
a
waste
for
ever.
And
I
will make
that
land undergo
everything
I
have
said
against
it,
even
everything
recorded
in
this
book,
which
Jeremiah
the
prophet
has
said
against
all
the
nations.
For
a number
of
nations
and
great
kings
will
make
servants
of
them,
even
of
them:
and
I
will give
them
the
reward
of
their acts,
even
the
reward
of
the
work
of
their
hands.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
to
me:
Take
the
cup
of
the
wine
of
this
wrath
from
my
hand,
and
make
all
the
nations
to
whom
I
send
you
take
of
it.
And
after
drinking
it,
they
will
go rolling
from side
to side,
and
be
off
their heads,
because
of
the
sword
which
I
will
send
among
them.
Then
I
took
the
cup
from
the Lord's
hand,
and
gave
a
drink
from
it
to
all
the
nations
to
whom
the
Lord
sent
me;
Jerusalem
and
the
towns
of
Judah
and
their
kings
and
their
princes,
to
make
them
a
waste
place,
a
cause
of fear
and surprise
and
a
curse,
as
it
is
this
day;
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
his
servants
and
his
princes
and
all
his
people;
And
all
the mixed
people
and
all
the
kings
of
the
land
of
Uz,
and
all
the
kings
of
the
land
of
the
Philistines,
and
Ashkelon
and
Gaza
and
Ekron
and
the
rest
of
Ashdod;
Edom
and
Moab
and
the
children
of
Ammon,
And
all
the
kings
of
Tyre,
and
all
the
kings
of Zidon,
and
the
kings
of
the lands
across
the
sea;
Dedan
and
Tema
and
Buz,
and
all
who
have
the ends
of
their hair
cut;
And
all
the
kings
of
Arabia,
and
all
the
kings
of
the mixed people
living
in
the waste land;
And
all
the
kings
of
Zimri,
and
all
the
kings
of
Elam,
and
all
the
kings
of
the
Medes;
And
all
the
kings
of
the
north,
far
and
near,
one
with
another;
and
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
on
the
face
of
the
earth.
And
you
are
to
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Take
of
this cup
and
be
overcome,
and
let
it
come
out
again
from
your lips,
and
from
your
fall
you
will
never
be lifted
up
again,
because
of
the
sword
which
I
will
send
among
you.
And
it
will
be,
if
they
will
not
take
of
the
cup
in
your
hand,
then
you
are
to
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
You
will
certainly
take
of
it.
For
see,
I
am starting
to send
evil
on
the
town
which
is
named
by
my
name,
and
are
you
to
be
without
any
punishment?
You
will
not
be
without
punishment:
for
I
will send
a
sword
on
all
people
living
on
the
earth,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
So,
as
a
prophet,
give
out
these
words
among
them,
and
say
to
them,
The
voice
of
the
Lord
will
be sounding
like
a lion
from
on
high;
he
will
send
out
his
voice
from
his
holy
place,
like
the loud
voice
of
a lion,
against
his flock;
he
will
give
a
cry,
like
those
who
are crushing
the grapes,
against
all
the
people
of
the
earth.
A
noise
will
come,
even
to
the
end
of
the
earth;
for
the
Lord
has
a
cause
against
the
nations,
he
will
give
his decision
against
all
flesh;
as
for
the evil-doers,
he
will
give
them
to
the
sword,
says
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
See,
evil
is
going
out
from
nation
to
nation,
and
a
great
storm
will
come
up
from
the inmost
parts
of
the
earth.
And
at
that
day,
the bodies
of
those whom
the
Lord
has
put
to death
will
be seen
from
one
end
of
the
earth
even
to
the other
end
of
the
earth:
there
will
be
no weeping
for
them,
their bodies
will
not
be
taken
up
or
put
to
rest
in
the
earth;
they
will
be
like waste
on
the
face
of
the
land.
Give
cries
of grief,
you keepers
of
sheep;
give
cries
for help, rolling yourselves
in
the dust,
you chiefs
of
the
flock:
for
the
days
of
your destruction
have
fully
come,
and
I
will send
you
in
all directions,
and
your
fall
will
be
like
that
of
the males
of
the
flock.
There
will
be
no way
of
flight
for
the keepers
of
sheep,
no road
for
the chiefs
of
the
flock
to get
away safely.
A
sound
of
the
cry
of
the keepers
of
sheep,
and
the bitter
crying
of
the chiefs
of
the
flock!
for
the
Lord
has made
waste
their green fields.
And
there
is no sound
in
the fields
of
peace,
because
of
the
burning
wrath
of
the
Lord.
The
lion
has
come
out
of
his secret
place,
for
the
land
has
become
a
waste
because
of
the cruel sword,
and
because
of
the heat
of
his
wrath.
When
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah,
first
became
king,
this
word
came
from
the
Lord,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Take
your
place
in
the open square
of
the Lord's
house
and
say
to
all
the
towns
of
Judah,
who
come
into
the Lord's
house
for
worship,
everything
I
give
you
orders
to
say
to
them:
keep
back
not
a
word;
It
may
be
that
they
will
give ear,
and
that
every
man
will
be
turned
from
his
evil
way,
so
that
my purpose
of sending
evil
on
them
because
of
the
evil
of
their
doings
may
be
changed.
And
you
are
to
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
If
you
do
not
give ear
to
me
and go
in
the
way
of
my
law
which
I
have
put
before
you,
And
give ear
to
the
words
of
my
servants
the
prophets
whom
I
send
to
you, getting
up
early
and
sending
them, though
you
gave
no
attention;
Then
I
will
make
this
house
like
Shiloh,
and
will
make
this
town
a
curse
to
all
the
nations
of
the
earth.
And
in
the
hearing
of
the
priests
and
the
prophets
and
all
the
people,
Jeremiah
said
these
words
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Now,
when
Jeremiah
had
come
to
the
end
of
saying
everything
the
Lord
had
given
him
orders
to
say
to
all
the
people,
the
priests
and
the
prophets
and
all
the
people
took
him
by force,
saying,
Death
will
certainly
be
your fate.
Why
have
you
said
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
This
house
will
be
like
Shiloh,
and
this land
a waste
with
no
one
living
in
it?
And
all
the
people
had
come
together
to
Jeremiah
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
the
rulers
of
Judah,
hearing
of
these
things,
came
up
from
the king's
house
to
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
took
their seats
by
the
new
door
of
the Lord's
house.
Then
the
priests
and
the
prophets
said
to
the
rulers
and
to
all
the
people,
The
right fate
for
this
man
is
death;
for
he
has
said words
against
this
town
in
your
hearing.
Then
Jeremiah
said
to
all
the
rulers
and
to
all
the
people,
The
Lord
has
sent
me
as
his
prophet
to
say
against
this
house
and
against
this
town
all
the
words
which
have come
to
your ears.
So
now,
make
a
change
for
the
better
in
your
ways
and
your
doings,
and
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God;
then
the
Lord
will
let
himself
be
turned
from
the decision
he
has
made
against
you
for
evil.
As
for
me,
here
I
am
in
your
hands:
do
with
me
whatever
seems
good
and
right
in
your
opinion.
Only
be
certain
that,
if
you
put
me
to
death,
you
will
make
yourselves
and
your
town
and
its
people
responsible
for
the
blood
of
one
who
has
done
no wrong:
for
truly,
the
Lord
has
sent
me
to
you
to
say
all
these
words
in
your
ears.
Then
the
rulers
and
all
the
people
said
to
the
priests
and
the
prophets,
It
is
not
right
for
this
man
to
be put
to
death:
for
he
has
said words
to
us
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
our
God.
Then
some
of
the responsible
men
of
the
land
got
up
and
said
to
all
the meeting
of
the
people,
Micah
the Morashtite,
who
was
a
prophet
in
the
days
of
Hezekiah,
king
of
Judah,
said
to
all
the
people
of
Judah,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
Zion
will
become
like
a ploughed
field,
and
Jerusalem
will
become
a mass
of broken walls,
and
the
mountain
of
the
house
like
the
high
places
of
the woodland.
Did
Hezekiah
and
all
Judah
put
him
to
death?
did
he
not
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
make prayer
for
the grace
of
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
let
himself
be
turned
from
the decision
he
had
made
against
them
for
evil?
By
this
act
we
might
do
great
evil
against
ourselves.
And
there
was
another
man
who
was
a
prophet
of
the
Lord,
Uriah,
the
son
of
Shemaiah
of
Kiriath-jearim;
he
said
against
this
town
and
against
this
land
all
the
words
which
Jeremiah
had
said:
And
when
his
words
came
to
the ears
of
Jehoiakim
the
king
and
all
his
men
of war
and
his
captains,
the
king
would
have
put
him
to
death;
but
Uriah,
hearing
of
it,
was
full
of
fear
and
went
in
flight
into
Egypt:
And
Jehoiakim
the
king
sent
Elnathan,
the
son
of
Achbor,
and
certain
men
with
him,
into
Egypt.
And
they
took
Uriah
out
of
Egypt
and
came
back
with
him
to
Jehoiakim
the
king;
who
put
him
to
death
with
the
sword,
and
had
his
dead
body
put
into
the resting-place
of
the
bodies
of
the
common
people.
But
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
gave
Jeremiah
his
help,
so
that
he
was
not
given
into
the
hands
of
the
people
to
be
put
to
death.
When Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah,
first
became
king
this
word
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
me:
Make
for
yourself
bands
and
yokes
and
put
them
on
your
neck;
And
send
them
to
the
king
of
Edom,
and
to
the
king
of
Moab,
and
to
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
to
the
king
of
Tyre,
and
to
the
king
of Zidon,
by
their servants
who
come
to
Jerusalem,
to
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah;
And
give
them
orders
to
say
to
their
masters,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Say
to
your
masters,
I
have
made
the
earth,
and
man
and
beast
on
the
face
of
the
earth,
by
my
great
power
and
by
my
outstretched
arm;
and
I
will
give
it
to
anyone
at
my pleasure.
And
now
I
have
given
all
these
lands
into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadnezzar,
the
king
of
Babylon,
my
servant;
and
I
have
given
the
beasts
of
the
field
to
him
for
his
use.
And
all
the
nations
will
be
servants
to
him
and
to
his
son
and
to
his son's
son,
till
the
time
comes
for
his
land
to
be overcome:
and
then
a number
of
nations
and
great
kings
will
take
it
for
their
use.
And
it
will
come
about,
that
if
any
nation
does
not
become
a
servant
to
this
same
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
and
does
not
put
its
neck
under
the
yoke
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
then
I
will
send
punishment
on
that
nation,
says
the
Lord,
by
the
sword
and need
of food
and
by disease,
till
I
have
given
them
into
his
hands.
And
you
are
not
to
give
attention
to
your
prophets
or
your
readers
of signs
or
your
dreamers
or
those
who
see
into
the future
or
those
who
make
use
of secret arts,
who
say
to
you,
You
will
not
become
servants
of
the
king
of
Babylon:
For
they say
false words
to
you,
so
that
you
may
be sent
away
far
from
your
land,
and
so
that
you
may
be forced
out
by
me
and come
to
destruction.
But
as
for
that
nation
which puts
its
neck
under
the
yoke
of
the
king
of
Babylon
and becomes
his
servant,
I
will let
that
nation
keep
on
in
its
land, farming
it
and
living
in
it,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
said
all
this
to
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
saying,
Put
your
necks
under
the
yoke
of
the
king
of
Babylon
and
become
his
servants
and
his
people,
so
that
you
may
keep
your
lives.
Why
are
you desiring
death,
you
and
your
people,
by
the
sword,
and
because food
is
gone,
and
by disease,
as
the
Lord
has
said
of
the
nation
which
does
not
become
the
servant
of
the
king
of
Babylon?
And
you
are
not
to
give ear
to
the
prophets
who
say
to
you,
You
will
not
become
servants
of
the
king
of
Babylon:
for
what
they
say
is
not true.
For
I
have
not
sent
them,
says
the
Lord,
but
they
are saying
what
is
false
in
my
name,
so
that
I
might
send
you
out
by force, causing
destruction
to come
on
you
and
on
your
prophets.
And
I
said
to
the
priests
and
to
all
the
people,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Give
no
attention
to
the
words
of
your
prophets
who
say
to
you,
See,
in
a
very little
time
now
the
vessels
of
the Lord's
house
will
come
back
again
from
Babylon:
for
what
they
say
to
you
is
false.
Give
no
attention
to
them;
become
servants
of
the
king
of
Babylon
and
keep yourselves
from death:
why
let
this
town
become
a
waste?
But
if
they
are
prophets,
and
if
the
word
of
the
Lord
is
with
them,
let
them
now
make
request
to
the
Lord
of
armies
that
the
vessels
which
are still
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
in
the
house
of
the
king
of
Judah
and
at
Jerusalem,
may
not
go
to
Babylon.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
rest
of
the
vessels
which
are
still
in
this
town,
Which
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
did
not
take
away,
when
he
took
Jeconiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
a prisoner
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon,
with
all
the great
men
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem;
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
about
the
rest
of
the
vessels
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
in
the
house
of
the
king
of
Judah
and
at
Jerusalem:
They
will
be
taken
away
to
Babylon,
and
there
they
will
be
till
the
day
when
I
send
their
punishment
on
them,
says
the
Lord.
Then
I
will
take
them
up
and
put
them
back
in
their
place.
And
it
came
about
in
that
year,
when
Zedekiah
first
became
king
of
Judah,
in
the
fourth
year,
in
the
fifth
month,
that
Hananiah,
the
son
of
Azzur
the
prophet,
who
came
from
Gibeon,
said
to
Jeremiah
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
before
the
priests
and
all
the
people,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel:
By me
the
yoke
of
the
king
of
Babylon
has
been
broken.
In
the
space
of
two
years
I
will send
back
into
this
place
all
the
vessels
of
the Lord's
house
which
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
took
away
from
this
place
to
Babylon:
And
I
will let
Jeconiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
come
back
to
this
place,
with
all
the prisoners
of
Judah
who
went
to
Babylon,
says
the
Lord:
for
I
will
have
the
yoke
of
the
king
of
Babylon
broken.
Then
the
prophet
Jeremiah
said
to
the
prophet
Hananiah,
before
the
priests
and
all
the
people
who
had come
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
The
prophet
Jeremiah
said,
So
be
it:
may
the
Lord
do
so:
may
the
Lord
give
effect
to
the
words
which
you
have
said,
and
let
the
vessels
of
the Lord's
house,
and
all
the
people
who
have
been
taken
away,
come
back
from
Babylon
to
this
place.
But still,
give
ear
to
this
word
which
I
am
saying
to
you
and
to
all
the
people:
The
prophets,
who
were
before
me
and
before
you,
from early
times
gave word
to
a number
of
countries
and
great
kingdoms
about
war
and
destruction
and disease.
The
prophet
whose
words
are
of
peace,
when
his
words
come
true,
will
be seen
to
be
a
prophet
whom
the
Lord
has
sent.
Then
Hananiah
the
prophet
took
the
yoke
from
the
neck
of
the
prophet
Jeremiah
and
it
was
broken
by
his hands.
And
before
all
the
people
Hananiah
said,
The
Lord
has
said,
Even
so
will
I let
the
yoke
of
the
king
of
Babylon
be
broken
off
the
necks
of
all
the
nations
in
the space
of two
years.
Then
the
prophet
Jeremiah went
away.
Then
after
the
yoke
had
been
broken
off
the
neck
of
the
prophet
Jeremiah
by
Hananiah
the
prophet,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah,
saying,
Go
and
say
to
Hananiah,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Yokes
of
wood
have
been
broken
by
you,
but
in
their
place
I
will
make
yokes
of
iron.
For
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
I
have
put
a
yoke
of
iron
on
the
necks
of
all
these
nations,
making
them
servants
to
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon;
and
they
are
to
be
his
servants:
and
in
addition
I
have
given
him
the
beasts
of
the
field.
Then
the
prophet
Jeremiah
said
to
Hananiah
the
prophet,
Give ear,
now,
Hananiah;
the
Lord
has
not
sent
you;
but
you
are making
this
people
put
their faith
in
what
is
false.
For
this
reason
the
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
will
send
you
away
from
off
the
face
of
the
earth:
this
year
death
will
overtake
you,
because
you
have
said words
against
the
Lord.
So
death
came
to
Hananiah
the
prophet
the
same
year,
in
the
seventh
month.
Now
these
are
the
words
of
the
letter
which
Jeremiah
the
prophet
sent
from
Jerusalem
to
the responsible
men
among
those
who
had
been
taken
away,
and
to
the
priests
and
the
prophets
and
to
all
the
rest
of
the
people
whom
Nebuchadnezzar
had
taken
away prisoners
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon;
(After
Jeconiah
the
king
and
the queen-mother
and
the unsexed servants
and
the
rulers
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem
and
the expert workmen
and
the metal-workers
had
gone
away
from
Jerusalem;)
By
the
hand
of
Elasah,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
and
Gemariah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah, (whom
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
sent
to
Babylon,
to
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,)
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
to
all
those
whom
I
have
taken
away prisoners
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon:
Go
on
building
houses
and
living
in
them,
and planting
gardens
and using
the
fruit
of
them;
Take
wives
and
have
sons
and
daughters,
and
take
wives
for
your
sons,
and
give
your
daughters
to
husbands,
so
that
they
may
have
sons
and
daughters;
and
be
increased
in
number
there
and
do
not
become
less.
And
be working
for
the
peace
of
the land
to
which
I
have
had
you
taken
away prisoners,
and
make prayer
to
the
Lord
for
it:
for
in
its
peace
you
will
have
peace.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Do
not
let
yourselves
be
tricked
by
the
prophets
who
are
among
you,
and
the readers
of signs,
and
give
no
attention
to
their
dreams
which
they
may
have;
For
they
are saying
to
you
what
is
false
in
my
name:
I
have
not
sent
them,
says
the
Lord.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
When
seventy
years
are
ended
for
Babylon,
I
will
have pity
on
you
and
give
effect
to
my
good
purpose
for
you, causing
you
to
come
back
to
this
place.
For
I
am conscious
of
my
thoughts
about
you,
says
the
Lord,
thoughts
of
peace
and
not
of
evil,
to
give
you
hope
at
the
end.
And
you
will
go
on
crying
to
me
and making prayer
to
me,
and
I
will
give ear
to
you.
And
you
will
be
searching
for
me
and
I
will
be
there,
when
you
have gone
after
me
with
all
your
heart.
I
will
be
near
you
again,
says
the
Lord,
and
your fate
will
be changed,
and
I
will
get
you
together
from
all
the
nations
and
from
all
the
places
where
I
had
sent
you
away,
says
the
Lord;
and
I
will
take
you
back
again
to
the
place
from
which
I
sent
you
away prisoners.
For
you
have
said,
The
Lord
has given
us
prophets
in
Babylon.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
king
who
is
seated
on
the
seat
of David's
kingdom,
and
about
all
the
people
living
in
this
town,
your
countrymen
who
have
not
gone
out
with
you
as prisoners;
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
See,
I
will
send
on
them
the
sword
and need
of
food
and disease,
and
will
make
them
like bad
figs,
which
are
of
no
use
for
food,
they
are
so bad.
I
will go
after
them, attacking
them
with
the
sword
and
with need
of food
and
with disease,
and
will
make
them
a
cause
of fear
to
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth,
to
be
a
curse
and
a wonder
and
a surprise
and
a name
of
shame
among
all
the
nations
where
I
have
sent
them:
Because
they
have
not
given ear
to
my
words,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
sent
to
them
my
servants
the
prophets, getting
up
early
and
sending
them;
but
you
did
not
give ear,
says
the
Lord.
And
now,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
all
you
whom
I
have
sent
away prisoners
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
about
Ahab,
the
son
of
Kolaiah,
and
about
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
who
are
saying
to
you
what
is
false
in
my
name:
See,
I
will
give
them
up
into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
and
he
will
put
them
to death
before
your
eyes.
And
their fate
will
be
used
as
a
curse
by
all
the prisoners
of
Judah
who
are
in
Babylon,
who
will
say,
May
the
Lord
make
you
like
Zedekiah
and
like
Ahab,
who
were burned
in
the
fire
by
the
king
of
Babylon;
Because
they
have
done shame
in
Israel,
and
have taken
their neighbours'
wives,
and
in
my
name
have
said
false
words,
which
I
did
not
give
them
orders
to
say;
and
I
myself
am
the
witness,
says
the
Lord.
About
Shemaiah
the
Nehelamite.
Shemaiah
the Nehelamite
sent
a
letter
in
his
name
to
Zephaniah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah
the
priest,
saying,
The
Lord
has
made
you
priest
in
place
of
Jehoiada
the
priest,
to
be
an
overseer
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
for
every
man
who
is
off
his head
and
is acting
as
a
prophet,
to
put
such
men
in
prison
and
in chains.
So
why
have
you made
no protest
against
Jeremiah
of
Anathoth,
who
is acting
as
a prophet
to
you?
For
he
has
sent
to
us
in
Babylon
saying,
The time
will
be
long:
go
on
building
houses
and
living
in
them,
and planting
gardens
and using
the
fruit
of
them.
And
Zephaniah
the
priest
made clear
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
what
was said
in
the
letter,
reading
it
to
him.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
saying,
Send
to
all
those
who
have
been taken
away,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
Shemaiah
the
Nehelamite:
Because
Shemaiah
has
been acting
as
a
prophet
to
you,
and
I
did
not
send
him,
and
has
made
you
put
your faith
in
what
is
false;
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said,
Truly
I
will send
punishment
on
Shemaiah
and
on
his
seed;
not
a
man
of
his
family
will
have
a
place
among
this
people,
and
he
will
not
see
the
good
which
I
am
going
to
do
to
my
people,
says
the
Lord:
because
he
has
said words
against
the
Lord.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
saying,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said, Put
down
in
a
book
all
the
words
which
I
have
said
to
you.
For
see,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
will
let
the
fate
of
my
people
Israel
and
Judah
be changed,
says
the
Lord:
and
I
will
make
them
come
back
to
the
land
which
I
gave
to
their
fathers,
so
that
they
may
take
it
for
their heritage.
And
these
are
the
words
which
the
Lord
said
about
Israel
and
about
Judah.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
A
voice
of shaking
fear
has come
to
our ears,
of
fear
and
not
of
peace.
Put
the
question
and
see
if
it
is possible
for
a
man
to
have birth-pains:
why
do
I
see
every
man
with
his
hands gripping
his
sides,
as
a woman
does
when
the pains
of
birth
are
on
her,
and
all
faces
are
turned green?
Ha!
for
that
day
is
so
great
that
there
is
no
day
like
it:
it
is
the
time
of Jacob's
trouble:
but
he
will get
salvation
from
it.
For
it
will
come
about
on
that
day,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
that
his
yoke
will
be
broken
off
his
neck,
and
his
bands
will
be
burst;
and
men
of
strange lands
will
no
longer
make
use
of
him
as
their
servant:
But
they
will
be
servants
to
the
Lord
their
God
and
to
David
their
king,
whom
I
will give back
to
them.
So
have
no
fear,
O
Jacob,
my
servant,
says
the
Lord;
and
do
not
be troubled,
O
Israel:
for
see,
I
will
make
you
come
back
from
far
away,
and
your
seed
from
the
land
where
they
are
prisoners;
and
Jacob
will
come
back,
and
will
be
quiet
and
at
peace,
and
no
one
will
give
him
cause
for
fear.
For
I
am
with
you,
says
the
Lord,
to
be
your saviour:
for
I
will put
an
end
to
all
the
nations
where
I
have sent
you wandering,
but
I
will
not put
an
end
to
you
completely:
though
with wise purpose
I
will put
right
your errors,
and
will
not
let
you
go quite
without
punishment.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
Your
disease
may
not
be made well
and
your
wound
is bitter.
There
is
no help
for
your
wound,
there
is
nothing
to make you well.
Your
lovers
have
no
more thought
for
you,
they go
after
you
no
longer;
for
I
have given
you
the
wound
of
a hater,
even
cruel
punishment;
Why
are
you
crying
for help
because
of
your wound?
for
your
pain
may never be taken away:
because
your evil-doing was
so
great
and
because
your
sins
were
increased,
I
have
done
these
things
to
you.
For
this
cause,
all
those
who
take
you
for
their
food
will themselves
become
your
food;
and
all
your attackers,
every
one
of
them,
will
be
taken
prisoners;
and
those
who
send destruction
on
you
will
come
to destruction;
and
all
those
who
take
away
your goods
by force
will undergo
the
same themselves.
For
I
will
make
you healthy again
and
I
will
make
you well
from
your
wounds,
says
the
Lord;
because
they
have
given
you
the
name
of
an outlaw, saying,
It
is
Zion cared
for
by
no
man.
The
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
am changing
the fate
of
the
tents
of
Jacob,
and
I
will
have
pity
on
his houses;
the
town
will
be
put
up
on
its hill,
and
the great houses
will
be living-places
again.
And
from
them
will
go
out
praise
and
the
sound
of laughing:
and
I
will
make
them great
in
number,
and
they
will
not
become
less;
and
I
will
give
them
glory,
and
they
will
not
be
small.
And
their
children
will
be
as
they
were
in
the
old days,
and
the meeting
of
the
people
will
have
its
place
before
me,
and
I
will send
punishment
on
all
who
are cruel
to
them.
And
their chief
will
be
of
their number;
their
ruler
will
come
from
among themselves;
and
I
will
let
him
be
present
before
me,
so
that
he
may
come
near
to
me:
for
who
may
have strength
of
heart
to
come
near
me?
says
the
Lord.
And
you
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God.
See,
the storm-wind
of
the
Lord,
even
the
heat
of
his
wrath,
has
gone
out,
a rolling
storm, bursting
on
the
heads
of
the evil-doers.
The
wrath
of
the
Lord
will
not
be
turned
back
till
he
has
done,
till
he
has
put
into
effect,
the
purposes
of
his
heart:
in
days
to
come
you
will
have
full knowledge
of
this.
At
that
time,
says
the
Lord,
I
will
be
the
God
of
all
the
families
of
Israel,
and
they
will
be
my
people.
The
Lord
has
said,
Grace
came
in
the waste land
to
a
people kept safe
from
the
sword,
even
to
Israel
on
the
way
to
his resting-place.
From
far
away
he
saw
the
Lord:
my
love
for
you
is
an
eternal
love:
so
with
mercy
I
have made
you
come
with
me.
I
will
again make new
your buildings,
O
virgin
of
Israel,
and
you
will
take
up
your place:
again
you
will
take
up
your instruments
of music,
and
go
out
in
the
dances
of those
who
are glad.
Again
will your vine-gardens
be
planted
on
the
hill
of
Samaria:
the
planters
will
be planting
and using
the fruit.
For
there
will
be
a
day
when
those
who
get
in
the grapes
on
the
hills
of
Ephraim
will
be
crying,
Up! let
us
go
up
to
Zion
to
the
Lord
our
God.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
Make
a glad song
for
Jacob
and
give
a
cry
on
the
top
of
the mountains:
give
the
news,
give
praise,
and
say,
The
Lord
has
given
salvation
to
his
people,
even
to
the
rest
of
Israel.
See,
I
will
take
them
from
the
north
country,
and
get
them
from
the inmost
parts
of
the
earth,
and
with
them
the
blind
and
the feeble-footed,
the
woman
with
child
and
her
who
is
in birth-pains
together:
a
very
great
army,
they
will
come
back
here.
They
will
come
with
weeping,
and
going
before
them
I
will
be
their guide: guiding
them
by
streams
of
water
in
a
straight
way
where
there
is
no falling:
for
I
am
a
father
to
Israel,
and
Ephraim
is
the first
of
my
sons.
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
O
you
nations,
and
give
news
of
it
in
the sea-lands
far
away,
and
say,
He
who
has
sent
Israel wandering
will get
him
together
and
will
keep
him
as
a
keeper
does
his
flock.
For
the
Lord
has
given
a
price
for
Jacob,
and made
him free
from
the
hands
of
him
who
was
stronger
than
he.
So
they
will
come
with songs
on
the
high
places, flowing
together
to
the
good
things
of
the
Lord,
to
the
grain
and
the
wine
and
the
oil,
to
the
young
ones
of
the
flock
and
of
the
herd:
their
souls
will
be
like
a
watered
garden,
and
they
will
have
no
more
sorrow.
Then
the
virgin
will
have
joy
in
the
dance,
and
the
young
men
and
the
old
will
be
glad:
for
I
will
have
their weeping
turned
into
joy,
I
will
give
them
comfort
and
make
them
glad after
their
sorrow.
I
will give
the
priests
their desired fat
things,
and
my
people
will
have
a
full measure
of
my
good
things,
says
the
Lord.
So
has
the
Lord
said:
In
Ramah
there
is
a
sound
of
crying,
weeping
and
bitter
sorrow;
Rachel
weeping
for
her
children;
she
will
not
be
comforted
for
their loss.
The
Lord
has
said
this:
Keep
your
voice
from
sorrow
and
your
eyes
from
weeping:
for
your
work
will
be
rewarded,
says
the
Lord;
and
they
will
come
back
from
the
land
of
their hater.
And
there
is
hope
for
the
future,
says
the
Lord;
and
your
children
will
come
back
to
the
land
which
is theirs.
Certainly Ephraim's words
of grief
have
come
to
my ears,
You
have
given
me training
and
I
have undergone
it
like
a young cow unused
to
the yoke:
let
me
be
turned
and
come
back,
for
you
are
the
Lord
my
God.
Truly,
after
I
had
been
turned,
I
had
regret
for
my ways;
and
after
I
had got
knowledge,
I
made signs
of
sorrow:
I
was
put
to
shame,
truly,
I
was
covered
with
shame,
because
I
had
to undergo
the
shame
of
my early years.
Is
Ephraim
my
dear
son?
is
he
the
child
of
my
delight?
for
whenever
I
say things
against
him,
I
still
keep
him
in
my memory:
so
my
heart
is troubled
for
him;
I
will
certainly
have
mercy
on
him,
says
the
Lord.
Put
up guiding pillars,
make
road signs
for
yourself:
give
attention
to
the
highway, even
the
way
in
which
you
went:
be
turned
again, O
virgin
of
Israel,
be
turned
to
these
your
towns.
How
long
will
you
go
on
turning
this
way
and
that,
O wandering
daughter?
for
the
Lord
has
made
a
new
thing
on
the
earth,
a
woman
changed
into
a
man.
So
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
Again
will
these
words
be used
in
the
land
of
Judah
and
in
its
towns,
when
I
have let
their fate
be changed:
May
the
blessing
of
the
Lord
be
on
you,
O resting-place
of
righteousness,
O
holy
mountain.
And
Judah
and
all
its
towns
will
be
living
there
together;
the
farmers
and
those
who
go
about
with
flocks.
For
I
have
given new
strength
to
the
tired
soul
and
to
every sorrowing
soul
in
full measure.
At
this, awaking
from
my
sleep,
I
saw;
and
my
sleep
was
sweet
to
me.
See,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
will
have
Israel
and
Judah
planted
with
the
seed
of
man
and
with
the
seed
of
beast.
And
it
will
come
about
that,
as
I
have
been
watching
over
them
for
the purpose
of uprooting
and smashing
down
and overturning
and sending
destruction
and causing trouble;
so
I
will
be
watching
over
them
for
the purpose
of
building
up
and planting,
says
the
Lord.
In
those
days
they
will
no
longer
say,
The
fathers
have
been
tasting bitter
grapes
and
the children's
teeth
are put
on edge.
But
everyone
will
be
put
to
death
for
the
evil which
he
himself
has
done:
whoever
has taken bitter
grapes
will
himself
have
his
teeth
put
on edge.
See,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
will
make
a
new
agreement
with
the people
of
Israel
and
with
the people
of
Judah:
Not
like
the
agreement
which
I
made
with
their
fathers,
on
the
day
when
I
took
them
by
the
hand
to
be
their guide
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt;
which
agreement
was
broken
by
them,
and
I
gave
them
up,
says
the
Lord.
But
this
is
the
agreement
which
I
will
make
with
the
people
of
Israel
after
those
days,
says
the
Lord;
I
will
put
my
law
in
their
inner parts,
writing
it
in
their
hearts;
and
I
will
be
their
God,
and
they
will
be
my
people.
And
no
longer
will
they
be
teaching
every
man
his neighbour
and
every
man
his
brother,
saying, Get
knowledge
of
the
Lord:
for
they
will
all
have
knowledge
of
me,
from
the least
of
them
to
the
greatest
of
them,
says
the
Lord:
for
they
will
have
my forgiveness
for
their evil-doing,
and
their
sin
will go
from
my memory
for
ever.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord,
who
has
given
the
sun
for
a
light
by
day,
ordering
the
moon
and
stars
for
a
light
by
night,
who
puts
the
sea
in motion, causing
the thunder
of
its
waves;
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name.
If
the
order
of
these
things
before
me
is ever broken,
says
the
Lord,
then
will
the
seed
of
Israel
come
to
an end
as
a
nation
before
me
for ever.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
If
the
heavens
on
high
may
be
measured,
and
the bases
of
the
earth
searched
out,
then
I
will give
up
the
seed
of
Israel,
because
of
all
they
have
done,
says
the
Lord.
See,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
for
the
building
of
the Lord's
town,
from
the
tower
of
Hananel
to
the doorway
of
the angle.
And
the measuring-line
will
go
out
in
front
of
it
as
far
as
the
hill
Gareb,
going
round
to
Goah.
And
all
the
valley
of
the
dead
bodies,
and
all
the field
of death
as
far
as
the
stream
Kidron,
up
to
the angle
of
the horses' doorway
to
the
east,
will
be
holy
to
the
Lord;
it
will
not
again
be
uprooted
or overturned
for
ever.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord
in
the
tenth
year
of
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
which
was
the
eighteenth
year
of
Nebuchadrezzar.
Now
at
that
time
the
king
of Babylon's
army
was round
Jerusalem, shutting
it
in:
and
Jeremiah
the
prophet
was
shut
up
in
the
place
of
the armed watchmen,
in
the
house
of
the
king
of
Judah.
For
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
had
had
him
shut
up,
saying,
Why
have
you,
as
a
prophet,
been
saying,
The
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
will
give
this
town
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
he
will
take
it;
And
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
will
not
get
away
from
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans,
but
will
certainly
be
given
up
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
will
have
talk
with
him,
mouth
to
mouth,
and
see
him,
eye
to
eye.
And
he
will
take
Zedekiah away
to
Babylon,
where
he
will
be
till
I
have pity
on
him,
says
the
Lord:
though
you
are
fighting
with
the Chaldaeans,
things
will
not
go well
for
you?
And
Jeremiah
said,
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
See,
Hanamel,
the
son
of
Shallum,
your father's brother,
will
come
to
you
and
say,
Give
the price
and
get
for
yourself
my
property
in
Anathoth:
for
you
have
the
right
of
the nearest relation.
So
Hanamel,
the
son
of
my father's brother,
came
to
me,
as
the
Lord
had
said,
to
the
place
of
the armed watchmen,
and
said
to
me,
Give
the price
and
get
my
property
which
is
in
Anathoth
in
the
land
of
Benjamin:
for
you
have
the nearest relation's
right
to
the heritage;
so
get
it
for
yourself.
Then
it
was clear
to
me
that
this
was
the
word
of
the
Lord.
So
I got
for
a
price
the
property
in
Anathoth
from
Hanamel,
the
son
of
my father's brother,
and gave
him
the
money, seventeen
shekels
of
silver;
And I put
it
in
writing, stamping
it
with my stamp,
and I took
witnesses
and put
the
money
into
the
scales.
So I
took
the paper witnessing
the business, one copy rolled
up
and stamped,
and one copy
open:
And
I
gave
the paper
to
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah,
the
son
of
Mahseiah,
before
the
eyes
of
Hanamel,
the
son
of
my father's brother,
and
of
the
witnesses
who
had
put
their names
to
the paper,
and
before
all
the
Jews
who
were
seated
in
the
place
of
the armed watchmen.
And
I
gave
orders
to
Baruch
in front
of
them,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Take
these
papers,
the witness
of
this business,
the
one
which
is rolled
up
and stamped,
and
the
one
which
is
open;
and
put
them
in
a
vessel
of earth
so
that
they
may
be
kept
for
a
long
time.
For
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
There
will
again
be trading
in
houses
and
fields
and vine-gardens
in
this
land.
Now
after
I
had
given
the paper
to
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah,
I
made
my prayer
to
the
Lord,
saying,
Ah
Lord
God!
see,
you
have
made
the
heaven
and
the
earth
by
your
great
power
and
by
your
outstretched
arm,
and
there
is
nothing
you
are
not able
to
do:
You
have
mercy
on
thousands,
and send
punishment
for
the evil-doing
of
the
fathers
on
their
children
after
them:
the
great,
the
strong
God,
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name:
Great
in wisdom
and
strong
in act:
whose
eyes
are
open
on
all
the
ways
of
the
sons
of
men,
giving
to
everyone
the
reward
of
his
ways
and
the
fruit
of
his
doings:
You
have
done
signs
and
wonders
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
even
to
this
day,
in
Israel
and
among
other
men;
and
have
made
a
name
for yourself
as
at
this
day;
And
have
taken
your
people
Israel
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
with
signs
and
with
wonders
and
with
a
strong
hand
and
an
outstretched
arm, causing
great
fear;
And
have
given
them
this
land,
which
you
gave
your word
to
their
fathers
to
give
them,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey;
And
they
came
in
and
took
it
for
their heritage,
but
they
did
not
give ear
to
your
voice,
and
were
not ruled
by
your
law;
they
have
done
nothing
of
all
you
gave
them
orders
to
do:
so
you
have
made
all
this
evil
come
on
them:
See,
they
have
made earthworks
against
the
town
to
take
it;
and
the
town
is
given
into
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans
who
are
fighting
against
it,
because
of
the
sword
and need
of food
and disease:
and
what
you
have
said
has
taken
place,
and truly
you
see
it.
And
you
have
said
to
me,
Give
the
money
to
get
yourself
a
property,
and
have
the business witnessed; though
the
town
is
given
into
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah,
saying,
See,
I
am
the
Lord,
the
God
of
all
flesh:
is
there
anything
so
hard
that
I
am unable
to
do
it?
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
giving
this
town
into
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans
and
into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
he
will
take
it:
And
the Chaldaeans,
who
are
fighting
against
this
town,
will
come
and
put
the
town
on
fire,
burning
it
together
with
the
houses,
on
the
roofs
of
which perfumes
have
been
burned
to
the
Baal,
and drink offerings
have
been drained
out
to
other
gods, moving
me
to wrath.
For
the
children
of
Israel
and
the
children
of
Judah
have
done
nothing
but
evil
in
my
eyes
from
their earliest years:
the
children
of
Israel
have
only
made
me
angry
with
the
work
of
their
hands,
says
the
Lord.
For
this
town
has
been
to
me
a
cause
of
wrath
and
of
burning passion
from
the
day
of
its
building
till
this
day,
so
that
I
put
it
away
from
before
my
face:
Because
of
all
the
evil
of
the
children
of
Israel
and
of
the
children
of
Judah,
which
they
have
done
to
make
me
angry,
they
and
their
kings,
their
princes,
their
priests,
and
their
prophets,
and
the
men
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
And
they
have
been
turning
their
backs
and
not
their
faces
to
me:
and
though
I
was
their teacher, getting
up
early
and
teaching
them,
their ears
were
not
open
to
teaching.
But
they
put
their disgusting images
into
the
house
which
is
named
by
my
name, making
it
unclean.
And
they
put
up
the
high
places
of
the
Baal
in
the
valley
of
the
son
of
Hinnom,
making
their
sons
and
their
daughters
go
through
the fire
to
Molech;
which
I
did
not
give
them
orders
to
do,
and
it
never
came
into
my
mind
that
they
would
do
this
disgusting
thing, causing
Judah
to
be
turned
out
of
the
way.
And
now
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
of
this
town,
about
which
you
say,
It
is
given
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon
by
the
sword
and
by
need
of food
and
by disease:
See,
I
will
get
them
together
from
all
the
countries
where
I
have
sent
them
in
my
wrath
and
in
the
heat
of
my passion
and
in
my bitter feeling;
and
I
will let
them
come
back
into
this
place
where
they
may
take
their rest
safely.
And
they
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God:
And
I
will
give
them
one
heart
and
one
way,
so
that
they
may go
on
in
the
worship
of
me
for ever,
for
their
good
and
the
good
of
their
children
after
them:
And
I
will
make
an
eternal
agreement
with
them,
that
I
will
never
give
them
up,
but
ever
do
them
good;
and
I
will
put
the
fear
of
me
in
their
hearts,
so
that
they
will
not
go
away
from
me.
And
truly,
I
will take pleasure
in doing
them
good,
and
all
my
heart
and
soul
will
be given
to planting
them
in
this
land
in
good
faith.
For
the
Lord
has
said:
As
I
have
made
all
this
great
evil
come
on
this
people,
so
I
will send
on
them
all
the
good
which
I
said
about
them.
And
there
will
be trading
in
fields
in
this
land
of
which
you
say,
It
is
a
waste,
without
man
or
beast;
it
is
given
into
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans.
Men
will
get
fields
for
money,
and
put
the business
in
writing, stamping
the
papers
and
having
them witnessed,
in
the
land
of
Benjamin
and
in
the
country
round
Jerusalem
and
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
towns
of
the hill-country
and
in
the
towns
of
the
lowland
and
in
the
towns
of
the
South:
for
I
will let
their fate
be changed,
says
the
Lord.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah
the
second
time,
while
he
was
still
shut
up
in
the
place
of
the armed watchmen,
saying,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord,
who
is
doing
it,
the
Lord
who
is
forming
it,
to
make
it
certain;
the
Lord
is
his
name;
Let
your
cry come
to
me,
and
I
will
give
you
an
answer,
and
let
you
see
great
things
and secret
things
of which
you
had
no
knowledge.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
about
the
houses
of
this
town
and
the
houses
of
the
kings
of
Judah,
which
have
been
broken
down
to
make earthworks
and ... ;
...
and
to make
them
full
of
the
dead
bodies
of
men
whom
I
have
put
to death
in
my
wrath
and
in
my passion,
and
because
of
whose evil-doing
I
have kept
my
face
covered
from
this
town.
See,
I
will
make
it healthy
and
well again,
I
will
even
make
them
well;
I
will
let
them
see
peace
and
good
faith
in full measure.
And
I
will let
the fate
of
Judah
and
of
Israel
be changed,
building
them
up
as
at
first.
And
I
will make
them
clean
from
all
their
sin,
with
which
they
have
been
sinning
against
me;
I
will
have forgiveness
for
all
their
sins,
with
which
they
have
been
sinning
against
me,
and
with
which
they
have
done
evil
against
me.
And
this town
will
be
to
me
for
a
name
of
joy,
for
a
praise
and
a
glory
before
all
the
nations
of
the
earth,
who,
hearing
of
all
the
good
which
I
am
doing
for
them,
will
be shaking
with
fear
because
of
all
the
good
and
the
peace
which
I
am
doing
for
it.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
There
will
again
be sounding
in
this
place,
of
which
you
say,
It
is
a
waste,
without
man
and
without
beast;
even
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
which
are
waste
and unpeopled,
without
man
and
without
beast,
Happy
sounds,
the
voice
of
joy,
the
voice
of
the newly-married man
and
the
voice
of
the
bride,
the
voices
of
those
who
say,
Give
praise
to
the
Lord
of
armies,
for
the
Lord
is
good,
for
his
mercy
is unchanging
for
ever:
the
voices
of
those
who
go
with
praise
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
For
I
will let
the
land
come
back
to
its
first condition,
says
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
Again
there
will
be
in
this
place,
which
is
a waste,
without
man
and
without
beast,
and
in
all
its
towns,
a resting-place
where
the keepers
of
sheep
will make
their
flocks
take
rest.
In
the
towns
of
the hill-country,
in
the
towns
of
the
lowland,
and
in
the
towns
of
the
South
and
in
the
land
of
Benjamin
and
in
the
country
round
Jerusalem
and
in
the
towns
of
Judah,
the
flocks
will
again
go
under
the
hand
of
him
who
is numbering
them,
says
the
Lord.
See,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
will
give
effect
to
the
good
word
which
I
have
said
about
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah.
In
those
days
and
at
that
time,
I
will
let
a
Branch
of
righteousness come
up
for
David;
and
he
will
be
a
judge
in
righteousness
in
the
land.
In
those
days,
Judah
will
have
salvation
and
Jerusalem
will
be
safe:
and
this
is
the
name
which
will
be
given
to
her:
The
Lord
is
our
righteousness.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
David
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
take
his
place
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom
of
Israel;
And
the
priests
and
the
Levites
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
come
before
me,
offering
burned
offerings
and perfumes
and
meal
offerings
and
offerings
of beasts
at
all
times.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah,
saying,
The
Lord
has
said:
If
it
is possible
for
my
agreement
of
the
day
and
the
night
to
be
broken,
so
that
day
and
night
no
longer
come
at
their fixed
times,
Then
my
agreement
with
my
servant
David
may
be
broken,
so
that
he no longer
has
a
son
to
take
his
place
on
the
seat
of
the kingdom;
and
my
agreement
with
the
Levites,
the
priests,
my
servants.
As
it
is
not possible
for
the
army
of
heaven
to
be
numbered,
or
the
sand
of
the
sea
measured,
so
will
I make
the
seed
of
my
servant
David,
and
the
Levites
my
servants.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah,
saying,
Have
you
taken
note
of
what
these
people
have
said,
The
two
families,
which
the
Lord
took
for
himself,
he
has
given
up?
This
they
say,
looking
down
on
my
people
as
being,
in
their eyes,
no
longer
a
nation.
The
Lord
has
said,
If
I
have
not
made
day
and
night,
and
if
the limits
of
heaven
and
earth
have
not
been
fixed
by
me,
Then
I
will
give
up caring
for
the
seed
of
Jacob
and
of
David
my
servant,
so
that
I
will
not
take
of
his
seed
to
be
rulers
over
the
seed
of
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob:
for
I
will
let
their fate
be changed
and
will
have
mercy
on
them.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
when
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
and
all
his
army,
and
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth
which
were
under
his
rule,
and
all
the
peoples,
were
fighting
against
Jerusalem
and
all
its
towns,
saying,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
Go
and
say
to
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
will
give
this
town
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
he
will
have
it
burned
with
fire:
And
you
will
not
get
away
from
him,
but
will
certainly
be
taken
and
given
up
into
his
hands;
and
you
will
see
the
king
of
Babylon,
eye
to
eye,
and
he
will
have
talk
with
you,
mouth
to
mouth,
and
you
will
go
to
Babylon.
But
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
O
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah;
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
you:
Death
will
not come
to
you
by
the
sword:
You
will
come
to
your end
in
peace;
and
such burnings
as
they
made
for
your
fathers,
the
earlier
kings
before
you,
will
be
made
for
you;
and
they
will
be weeping
for
you
and
saying,
Ah
lord!
for
I
have
said
the
word,
says
the
Lord.
Then
Jeremiah
the
prophet
said
all
these
things
to
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
in
Jerusalem,
When
the
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon
was
fighting
against
Jerusalem
and
against
all
the
towns
of
Judah which
had
not
been taken,
against
Lachish
and
against
Azekah;
for
these
were
the last
of
the walled
towns
of
Judah.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
after
King
Zedekiah
had
made
an
agreement
with
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem,
to
give news
in public
that servants
were
to
be
made free;
That
every
man
was
to
let
his
Hebrew man-servant
and
his
Hebrew servant-girl
go
free;
so
that
no
one might
make
use
of
a
Jew,
his
countryman,
as
a
servant:
And
this
was
done
by
all
the
rulers
and
the
people
who
had taken part
in
the
agreement,
and
every
one
let
his man-servant
and
his servant-girl
go
free,
not
to
be
used
as
servants
any
longer;
they
did
so,
and
let
them
go.
But
later,
they
took
back
again
the
servants
and
the servant-girls
whom
they
had
let
go
free,
and
put
them
again
under
the yoke
as
servants
and servant-girls.
For
this
reason
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
saying,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
I
made
an
agreement
with
your
fathers
on
the
day
when
I
took
them
out
of
Egypt,
out
of
the prison-house,
saying,
At
the
end
of
seven
years
every
man
is
to
let
go
his
countryman
who
is
a
Hebrew,
who
has
become yours
for
a price
and
has
been
your
servant
for
six
years;
you
are
to
let
him
go
free:
but
your
fathers
gave
no
attention
and
did
not
give
ear.
And
now,
turning
away
from evil,
you
had
done
what
is
right
in
my
eyes, giving
a public undertaking
for
every
man
to
make
his neighbour free;
and
you
had
made
an
agreement
before
me
in
the
house
which
is
named
by
my
name:
But
again
you
have
put shame
on
my
name,
and
you
have
taken
back,
every
one
his man-servant
and
his servant-girl,
whom
you
had
sent
away
free,
and
you
have
put
them
under
the yoke
again
to
be
your
servants
and servant-girls.
And
so
the
Lord
has
said,
You
have
not
given ear
to
me
and undertaken publicly,
every
man
to
let loose
his
countryman
and
his neighbour:
see,
I undertake
to
let loose
against
you
the
sword
and disease
and
need
of food;
and
I
will
send
you wandering
among
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth.
And
I
will
give
the
men
who
have
gone
against
my
agreement
and
have
not
given
effect
to
the
words
of
the
agreement
which
they
made
before
me,
when
the ox
was
cut
in
two
and
they
went
between
the
parts
of
it,
The
rulers
of
Judah
and
the
rulers
of
Jerusalem,
the unsexed servants
and
the
priests
and
all
the
people
of
the
land
who went
between
the
parts
of
the ox,
Even these
I
will
give
up
into
the
hands
of
their haters
and
into
the
hands
of
those
who
have designs
against
their
lives:
and
their
dead
bodies
will
become
food
for
the
birds
of
heaven
and
the
beasts
of
the
earth.
And
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
and
his
rulers
I
will
give
into
the
hands
of
their haters
and
into
the
hands
of
those
who
have designs
against
their
lives,
and
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of Babylon's
army which
has
gone
away
from
you.
See,
I
will
give
orders,
says
the
Lord,
and
make
them
come
back
to
this
town;
and
they
will
make war
on
it
and
take
it
and
have
it
burned
with
fire:
and
I
will
make
the
towns
of
Judah
waste
and unpeopled.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
in
the
days
of
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah,
saying,
Go
into
the
house
of
the Rechabites,
and
have
talk
with
them,
and
take
them
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
into
one
of
the
rooms,
and
give
them
wine.
Then
I
took
Jaazaniah,
the
son
of
Jeremiah,
the
son
of
Habazziniah,
and
his
brothers
and
all
his
sons
and
all
the Rechabites;
And
I
took
them
into
the
house
of
the
Lord,
into
the
room
of
the
sons
of
Hanan,
the
son
of
Igdaliah,
the
man
of
God,
which
was
near
the rulers'
room,
which
was
over
the
room
of
Maaseiah,
the
son
of
Shallum,
the
keeper
of
the door;
And
I
put
before
the
sons
of
the Rechabites basins
full
of
wine
and
cups,
and
I
said
to
them,
Take some
wine.
But
they
said,
We
will take
no
wine:
for
Jonadab,
the
son
of
Rechab
our
father,
gave
us
orders,
saying,
You
are
to take
no
wine,
you
or
your
sons,
for
ever:
And
you
are
to
make
no
houses,
or put
in
seed,
or get vine-gardens
planted,
or
have
any:
but
all
your
days
you
are
to
go
on
living
in
tents,
so
that
you
may
have
a
long
life
in
the
land
where
you
are
living
as
in
a strange
country.
And
we
have kept
the rules
of
Jonadab,
the
son
of
Rechab
our
father,
in
everything
which
he
gave
us
orders
to
do,
drinking
no
wine
all
our
days,
we
and
our
wives
and
our
sons
and
our
daughters;
Building
no
houses
for
ourselves,
having
no vine-gardens
or
fields
or
seed:
But
we
have
been
living
in
tents,
and
have
done
everything
which
Jonadab
our
father
gave
us
orders
to
do.
But
when
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
came
up
into
the
land,
we
said,
Come,
let
us
go
to
Jerusalem,
away
from
the
army
of
the Chaldaeans
and
from
the
army
of
the Aramaeans:
and
so
we
are
living
in
Jerusalem.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Go
and
say
to
the
men
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
Is
there
no hope
of teaching
you
to
give ear
to
my
words?
says
the
Lord.
The
orders
which
Jonadab,
the
son
of
Rechab,
gave
to
his
sons
to
take
no
wine,
are done,
and
to
this
day
they
take
no
wine,
for
they
do
the
orders
of
their
father:
but
I
have
sent
my
words
to
you, getting
up
early
and sending
them,
and
you
have
not
given ear
to
me.
And
I
have
sent
you
all
my
servants
the
prophets, getting
up
early
and
sending
them,
saying,
Come
back,
now,
every
man
from
his
evil
way,
and
do
better,
and
go
not
after
other
gods
to
become
their
servants,
and
you
will
go
on
living
in
the
land
which
I
have
given
to
you
and
to
your
fathers:
but
your
ears
have
not
been open,
and
you
have
not
given
attention
to
me.
Though
the
sons
of
Jonadab
the
son
of
Rechab
have done
the
orders
of
their
father
which
he
gave
them,
this
people
has
not
given ear
to
me:
For
this
reason
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
See,
I
will send
on
Judah
and
on
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem
all
the
evil
which
I
said
I
would
do
to
them:
because
I
sent
my words
to
them,
but
they
did
not
give ear;
crying
out
to
them,
but
they
gave
no
answer.
But
to
the Rechabites
Jeremiah
said,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
Because
you
have
done
the
orders
of
Jonadab
your
father,
and
have
kept
his rules,
and
done
everything
as
he
gave
you
orders
to
do
it;
For
this
reason
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
Jonadab,
the
son
of
Rechab,
will
never
be
without
a
man
to
take
his
place
before
me.
Now
it
came
about
in
the
fourth
year
of
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah,
that
this
word
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
saying,
Take
a
book
and
put
down
in
it
all
the
words
I
have
said
to
you
against
Israel
and
against
Judah
and
against
all
the
nations,
from
the
day
when
my
word
came
to
you
in
the
days
of
Josiah
till
this
day.
It
may
be
that
the
people
of
Judah,
hearing
of
all
the
evil
which
it
is
my
purpose
to
do
to
them,
will
be
turned,
every
man
from
his
evil
ways;
so
that
they
may
have
my forgiveness
for
their evil-doing
and
their
sin.
Then
Jeremiah sent
for
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah;
and
Baruch
took
down
from
the
mouth
of
Jeremiah
all
the
words
of
the
Lord
which
he
had
said
to
him,
writing
them
in
a
book.
And
Jeremiah
gave
orders
to
Baruch,
saying,
I
am
shut
up,
and
am
not
able
to
go
into
the
house
of
the
Lord:
So
you
are
to
go,
reading
there
from
the book,
which
you
have taken
down
from
my
mouth,
the
words
of
the
Lord,
in
the
hearing
of
the
people
in
the Lord's
house,
on
a
day
when
they
go without
food,
and
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
men
of
Judah
who
have
come
out
from
their
towns.
It
may
be
that
their prayer
for
grace
will
go
up
to
the
Lord,
and
that
every
man
will
be
turned
from
his
evil
ways:
for
great
is
the
wrath
and
the passion
made clear
by
the
Lord
against
this
people.
And
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah,
did
as
Jeremiah
the
prophet
gave
him
orders
to
do,
reading
from
the
book
the
words
of
the
Lord
in
the Lord's
house.
Now
it
came
about
in
the
fifth
year
of
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah,
in
the
ninth
month,
that
it
was
given
out publicly
that
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem,
and
all
the
people
who
came
from
the
towns
of
Judah
to
Jerusalem,
were
to
keep
from food
before
the
Lord.
Then
Baruch
gave
a public
reading
of
the
words
of
Jeremiah
from
the
book,
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
in
the
room
of
Gemariah,
the
son
of
Shaphan
the
scribe,
in
the higher square,
as
one goes
in
by
the
new
doorway
of
the Lord's
house,
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
people.
And
Micaiah,
the
son
of
Gemariah,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
after
hearing
all
the
words
of
the
Lord
from
the
book,
Went
down
to
the king's
house,
to
the scribe's
room:
and
all
the
rulers
were
seated
there,
Elishama
the
scribe
and
Delaiah,
the
son
of
Shemaiah,
and
Elnathan,
the
son
of
Achbor,
and
Gemariah,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
and
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Hananiah,
and
all
the
rulers.
Then
Micaiah
gave
them
an
account
of
all
the
words
which
had come
to
his
ears
when
Baruch
was
reading
the
book
to
the
people.
So
all
the
rulers
sent
Jehudi,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
the
son
of
Cushi,
to
Baruch,
saying,
Take
in
your
hand
the book
from
which
you
have
been
reading
to
the
people
and
come.
So
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah,
took
the book
in
his
hand
and
came
down
to
them.
Then
they
said
to
him,
Be
seated
now,
and
give
us
a
reading
from
it.
So
Baruch did
so,
reading
it
to
them.
Now
it
came
about
that,
after
hearing
all
the
words,
they
said
to
one
another
in
fear,
We
will
certainly
give
the
king
an
account
of
all
these
words.
And questioning
Baruch,
they
said,
Say
now,
how did
you
put
all
these
words
down
in
writing
from
his
mouth?
Then
Baruch, answering,
said,
He
said
all
these
things
to
me
by
word
of
mouth,
and
I
put
them
down
with
ink
in
the
book.
Then
the
rulers
said
to
Baruch, Go
and put
yourself
in
a safe place,
you
and
Jeremiah,
and
let
no
man
have
knowledge
of
where
you
are.
Then
they
went
into
the open square
to
the
king;
but
the book
they
put
away
in
the
room
of
Elishama
the
scribe;
and
they
gave
the
king
an
account
of
all
the
words.
So
the
king
sent
Jehudi
to
get
the book,
and
he
took
it
from
the
room
of
Elishama
the
scribe.
And
Jehudi
gave
a
reading
of
it
in
the
hearing
of
the
king
and
all
the
rulers
who
were
by
the king's side.
Now
the
king
was
seated
in
the
winter
house,
and
a fire
was
burning
in
the fireplace
in
front
of
him.
And
it
came
about
that
whenever
Jehudi,
in
his
reading,
had got
through
three
or
four divisions,
the
king, cutting
them
with
his penknife, put
them
into
the
fire,
till
all
the book
was burned
up
in
the
fire
which
was
burning
in
the fireplace.
But
they
had
no
fear
and
gave
no signs
of
grief,
not
the
king
or
any
of
his
servants, after
hearing
all
these
words.
And
Elnathan
and
Delaiah
and
Gemariah
had
made
a strong request
to
the
king
not
to
let
the book
be
burned,
but
he
would
not
give ear
to
them.
And
the
king
gave
orders
to
Jerahmeel,
the king's
son,
and
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Azriel,
and
Shelemiah,
the
son
of
Abdeel,
to
take
Baruch
the
scribe
and
Jeremiah
the
prophet:
but
the
Lord kept
them safe.
Then
after
the book,
in
which
Baruch
had
put
down
the
words
of
Jeremiah,
had
been
burned
by
the
king,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah,
saying,
Take
another book
and
put
down
in
it
all
the
words
which
were
in
the
first book,
which
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
put
into
the fire.
And
about
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
you
are
to
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
You
have
put
this book
into
the fire,
saying,
Why
have
you
put
in
it
that
the
king
of
Babylon
will
certainly
come,
causing
the
destruction
of
this
land
and
putting
an end
to every
man
and
beast
in
it?
For
this
reason
the
Lord
has
said
of
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
He
will
have
no son
to
take
his
place
on
the
seat
of
David:
his
dead
body
will
be put
out
to undergo
the heat
of
the
day
and
the cold
of
the
night.
And
I
will send
punishment
on
him
and
on
his
seed
and
on
his
servants
for
their evil-doing;
I
will send
on
them
and
on
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
men
of
Judah,
all
the
evil
which
I
said
against
them,
but
they
did
not
give ear.
Then
Jeremiah
took
another
book,
and
gave
it
to
Baruch
the
scribe,
the
son
of
Neriah,
who
put
down
in
it,
from
the
mouth
of
Jeremiah,
all
the
words
of
the
book
which
had
been
burned
in
the
fire
by
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah:
and
in
addition
a
number
of
other
words
of
the
same sort.
And
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Josiah,
became
king
in
place
of Coniah,
the
son
of
Jehoiakim,
whom
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
made
king
in
the
land
of
Judah.
But
he
and
his
servants
and
the
people
of
the
land
did
not
give ear
to
the
words
of
the
Lord
which
he
said
by
Jeremiah
the
prophet.
And
Zedekiah
the
king
sent
Jehucal,
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
and
Zephaniah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah
the
priest,
to
the
prophet
Jeremiah,
saying,
Make prayer
now
to
the
Lord
our
God
for
us.
(Now
Jeremiah
was
going
about
among
the
people,
for
they
had
not
put
him
in
prison.
And Pharaoh's
army
had
come
out
from
Egypt:
and
the Chaldaeans,
who
were attacking
Jerusalem,
hearing
news
of
them,
went
away
from
Jerusalem.)
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
the
prophet
Jeremiah,
saying,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
the
king
of
Judah
who
sent
you
to
get directions
from
me:
See, Pharaoh's
army, which
has
come
out
to
your
help,
will
go
back
to
Egypt,
to
their
land.
And
the Chaldaeans
will
come
back
again
and
make war
against
this
town
and
they
will
take
it
and
put
it
on
fire.
The
Lord
has
said,
Have
no false hopes,
saying
to
yourselves,
The Chaldaeans
will
go
away
from
us:
for
they
will
not
go
away.
For
even
if
you
had overcome
all
the
army
of
the Chaldaeans
fighting
against
you,
and
there
were
only
wounded
men
among
them, still
they
would
get
up,
every
man
in
his
tent,
and put
this
town
on
fire.
And
it
came
about
that
when
the Chaldaean
army
outside
Jerusalem
had
gone
away
for fear
of Pharaoh's
army,
Jeremiah
went
out
of
Jerusalem
to
go
into
the
land
of
Benjamin,
with
the purpose
of taking up
his heritage
there
among
the
people.
But
when
he
was
at
the
Benjamin door,
a
captain
of
the watch
named
Irijah,
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
the
son
of
Hananiah,
who
was stationed
there,
put
his hand
on
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
saying,
You
are
going
to
give
yourself
up
to
the Chaldaeans.
Then
Jeremiah
said,
That
is
not true;
I am
not
going
to
the Chaldaeans.
But
he
would
not
give ear
to
him:
so
Irijah
made
him prisoner
and
took
him
to
the
rulers.
And
the
rulers
were
angry
with
Jeremiah,
and
gave
him
blows
and
put
him
in
prison
in
the
house
of
Jonathan
the
scribe:
for
they
had
made
that
the
prison.
So
Jeremiah
came
into
the hole
of
the
prison,
under
the arches,
and
was
there
for
a
long
time.
Then
King
Zedekiah
sent
and
got
him
out:
and
the
king, questioning
him secretly
in
his
house,
said,
Is
there
any
word
from
the
Lord?
And
Jeremiah
said,
There
is.
Then
he
said,
You
will
be
given
up
into
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon.
Then
Jeremiah
said
to
King
Zedekiah,
What
has been
my
sin
against
you
or
against
your
servants
or
against
this
people,
that
you
have
put
me
in
prison?
Where
now
are
your
prophets
who
said
to
you,
The
king
of
Babylon
will
not
come
against
you
and
against
this
land?
And
now
be pleased
to
give ear,
O
my
lord
the
king;
let
my prayer
for help
come
before
you,
and
do
not
make
me
go
back
to
the
house
of
Jonathan
the
scribe,
for fear
that
I
may
come
to
my
death
there.
Then
by
the
order
of
Zedekiah
the
king,
Jeremiah
was
put
into
the
place
of
the armed watchmen,
and
they
gave
him
every
day
a
cake
of
bread
from
the
street
of
the bread-makers,
till
all
the
bread
in
the
town
was
used
up.
So
Jeremiah
was
kept
in
the
place
of
the armed watchmen.
Now
it
came
to
the ears
of
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Mattan,
and
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Pashhur,
and Jucal,
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
and
Pashhur,
the
son
of Malchiah,
that
Jeremiah
had
said
to
all
the
people,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
Whoever
goes
on
living
in
this
town
will
come
to
his
death
by
the
sword
or
through need
of food
or
by disease:
but
whoever
goes
out
to
the Chaldaeans
will keep
his
life
out
of
the power
of
the attackers
and
be safe.
The
Lord
has
said,
This
town
will
certainly
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
he
will
take
it.
Then
the
rulers
said
to
the
king,
Let
this
man
be
put
to
death,
because
he
is
putting fear
into
the hearts
of
the
men
of
war
who
are
still
in
the
town,
and
into
the hearts
of
the
people,
by
saying
such
things
to
them:
this
man
is
not working
for
the
well-being
of
the
people,
but
for
their damage.
Then
Zedekiah
the
king
said,
See,
he
is
in
your
hands:
for
the
king
was
not
able
to
do
anything
against
them.
So
they
took
Jeremiah
and
put
him
into
the water-hole
of Malchiah,
the king's
son,
in
the place
of
the armed watchmen:
and
they
let
Jeremiah
down
with
cords.
And
in
the hole
there
was
no
water,
but wet earth:
and
Jeremiah
went
down
into
the wet earth.
Now
it
came
to
the ears
of
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian,
an unsexed servant
in
the king's
house,
that
they
had
put
Jeremiah
into
the water-hole;
the
king
at
that time being
seated
in
the doorway
of
Benjamin:
And
Ebed-melech
went
out
from
the king's
house
and
said
to
the
king,
My
lord
the
king,
these
men
have
done
evil
in
all
they
have
done
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
whom
they
have
put
into
the water-hole;
and
he
will come
to
his
death
in
the
place
where
he
is
through
need
of
food:
for
there
is
no
more
bread
in
the
town.
Then
the
king
gave
orders
to
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian,
saying,
Take
with
you
three
men
from
here
and
get
Jeremiah
out
of
the water-hole
before
death overtakes
him.
So
Ebed-melech
took
the
men
with
him
and
went
into
the
house
of
the
king,
to
the
place
where
the clothing
was kept,
and
got
from
there old clothing
and bits
of old cloth,
and
let
them
down
by
cords
into
the water-hole
where
Jeremiah
was.
And
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian
said
to
Jeremiah,
Put
these bits
of old cloth
under
your
arms
under
the
cords.
And
Jeremiah
did
so.
So pulling
Jeremiah
up
with
the
cords
they
got
him
out
of
the water-hole:
and
Jeremiah
was kept
in
the place
of
the armed watchmen.
Then
King
Zedekiah
sent
for
Jeremiah
the
prophet
and
took
him
into
the rulers' doorway
in
the
house
of
the
Lord:
and
the
king
said
to
Jeremiah,
I
have
a
question
to
put
to
you;
keep
nothing
back
from
me.
Then
Jeremiah
said
to
Zedekiah,
If
I
give
you
the
answer
to
your question,
will
you
not
certainly
put
me
to
death?
and
if
I
make
a suggestion
to
you,
you
will
not
give
it
a
hearing.
So
King
Zedekiah
gave
his
oath
to
Jeremiah secretly,
saying,
By
the
living
Lord,
who
gave
us
our
life,
I
will
not
put
you
to
death,
or
give
you
up
to
these
men
who
are desiring
to
take
your
life.
Then
Jeremiah
said
to
Zedekiah,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel:
If
you
go
out
to
the
king
of Babylon's
captains,
then
you
will
have
life,
and
the
town
will
not
be
burned
with
fire,
and
you
and
your
family
will
be kept
from
death:
But
if
you
do
not
go
out
to
the
king
of Babylon's
captains,
then
this
town
will
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans
and
they
will
put
it
on
fire,
and
you
will
not
get
away
from
them.
And
King
Zedekiah
said
to
Jeremiah,
I
am troubled
on account
of
the
Jews
who
have
gone
over
to
the Chaldaeans,
for
fear
that
they
may
give
me
up
to
them
and
they
will
put
me
to shame.
But
Jeremiah
said,
They
will
not
give
you
up:
be guided
now
by
the
word
of
the
Lord
as
I
have
given
it
to
you,
and
it
will
be
well
for
you,
and
you
will
keep
your
life.
But
if
you
do
not
go
out,
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
made
clear
to
me:
See,
all
the
rest
of
the
women
in
the
house
of
the
king
of
Judah
will
be
taken
out
to
the
king
of Babylon's
captains,
and
these
women
will
say,
Your nearest friends
have
been false
to
you
and
have
got
the better
of
you:
they
have
made
your
feet
go deep
into
the wet earth,
and
they
are
turned
away
back
from
you.
And
they
will
take
all
your
wives
and
your
children
out
to
the Chaldaeans:
and
you
will
not
get
away
out
of
their
hands,
but
will
be
taken
by
the
hands
of
the
king
of
Babylon:
and
this
town
will
be
burned
with
fire.
Then
Zedekiah
said
to
Jeremiah,
Let
no
man
have
knowledge
of
these
words,
and
you
will
not
be
put
to
death.
But
if
it
comes
to
the ears
of
the
rulers
that
I
have
been
talking
with
you,
and
they
come
and
say
to
you,
Give
us
word
now
of
what
you
have
said
to
the
king
and
what
the
king
said
to
you, keeping
nothing
back
and
we
will
not
put
you
to
death;
Then
you
are
to
say
to
them,
I
made
my
request
to
the
king,
that
he
would
not send
me
back
to
my
death
in Jonathan's
house.
Then
all
the
rulers
came
to
Jeremiah, questioning
him:
and
he
gave
them
an
answer
in
the
words
the
king
had
given
him
orders
to
say.
So
they
said
nothing
more
to
him;
for
the
thing
was
not
made public.
So
Jeremiah
was kept
in
the
place
of
the armed watchmen
till
the
day
when
Jerusalem
was
taken.
And
it
came
about,
that
when
Jerusalem
was taken, (in
the
ninth
year
of
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
in
the
tenth
month,
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
with
all
his
army,
came
against
Jerusalem, shutting
it
in
on
every side;
In
the
eleventh
year
of
Zedekiah,
in
the
fourth
month, on
the
ninth
day
of
the
month,
the
town
was
broken into:)
All
the
captains
of
the
king
of
Babylon
came
in
and
took
their
places
in
the
middle doorway
of
the
town, Nergal-shar-ezer,
ruler
of Sin-magir,
the Rabmag,
and Nebushazban,
the
Rab-saris,
and
all
the
captains
of
the
king
of
Babylon.
And
when
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
and
all
the
men
of
war
saw
it,
they
went
in
flight
from
the
town
by
night,
by
the
way
of
the king's
garden,
through
the doorway
between
the
two
walls:
and
they
went
out
by
the
Arabah.
But
the Chaldaean
army
went
after
them
and
overtook
Zedekiah
in
the lowlands
of
Jericho:
and
they
made
him
a prisoner
and
took
him
up
to
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
to
Riblah
in
the
land
of
Hamath,
to
be
judged
by
him.
Then
the
king
of
Babylon put
the
sons
of
Zedekiah
to death
before
his
eyes
in
Riblah:
and
the
king
of
Babylon put
to death
all
the great
men
of
Judah.
And more than
this,
he
put
out Zedekiah's
eyes,
and
had
him
put
in
chains
to
take
him
away
to
Babylon.
And
the Chaldaeans put
the king's
house
on
fire,
as well
as
the
houses
of
the
people,
and
had
the
walls
of
Jerusalem
broken
down.
Then
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
took
away
to
Babylon
as prisoners, all
the
rest
of
the workmen
who
were still
in
the
town,
as
well
as
those
who
had given
themselves
up
to
him,
and all
the
rest
of
the
people.
But
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
let
the poorest
of
the
people,
who
had
nothing
whatever, go
on living
in
the
land
of
Judah,
and
gave
them vine-gardens
and
fields
at
the
same
time.
Now
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
gave
orders
about
Jeremiah
to
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
saying,
Take
him
and
keep
an
eye
on
him
and
see
that
no
evil
comes
to
him;
but
do
with
him
whatever
he
says
to
you.
So
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
sent Nebushazban,
the
Rab-saris,
and Nergal-shar-ezer,
the Rabmag,
and
all
the chief captains
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
And
they
sent
and
took
Jeremiah
out
of
the
place
of
the watchmen,
and
gave
him
into
the care
of
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
to
take
him
to
his
house:
so
he
was
living
among
the
people.
Now
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah
while
he
was
shut
up
in
the
place
of
the armed watchmen,
saying,
Go
and
say
to
Ebed-melech
the
Ethiopian,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
See,
my
words
will
come
true
for
this
town,
for
evil
and
not
for
good:
they
will
come
about
before
your eyes
on
that
day.
But
I
will keep
you safe
on
that
day,
says
the
Lord:
you
will
not
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
men
you
are fearing.
For
I
will
certainly
let
you
go free,
and
you
will
not
be
put
to
the
sword,
but
your
life
will
be given
to
you out
of
the hands
of
your attackers:
because
you
have
put
your faith
in
me,
says
the
Lord.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
from
the
Lord,
after
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
had
let
him
go
from
Ramah,
when
he
had
taken
him;
for
he
had
been
put
in
chains,
among
all
the
prisoners
of
Jerusalem
and
Judah
who
were
taken
away
prisoners
to
Babylon.
And
the
captain
of
the armed
men
took
Jeremiah
and
said
to
him,
The
Lord
your
God
gave
word
of
the
evil
which
was
to come
on
this
place:
***and
the
Lord
has
made
it
come,
and
has
done
as
he
said;
because
of
your
sin
against
the
Lord
in
not
giving ear
to
his
voice;
and
that
is
why
this
thing
has
come
on
you.
Now
see,
this
day
I am freeing
you
from
the
chains
which
are
on
your
hands.
If
it
seems
good
to
you
to
come
with
me
to
Babylon,
then
come,
and
I
will
keep
an
eye
on
you;
but
if
it
does
not
seem
good
to
you
to
come
with
me
to
Babylon,
then
do
not
come:
see,
all
the
land
is
before
you;
if
it
seems
good
and
right
to
you
to
go
on living
in
the
land,
Then
go
back
to
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
whom
the
king
of
Babylon
has
made
ruler
over
the
towns
of
Judah,
and
make
your living-place
with
him
among
the
people;
or
go
wherever
it
seems
right
to
you
to
go.
So
the
captain
of
the armed
men
gave
him food
and
some money
and
let
him
go.
So
Jeremiah
went
to
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
in
Mizpah,
and
was
living
with
him
among
the
people
who
were
still
in
the
land.
Now
when
it
came
to
the ears
of
all
the
captains
of
the
forces
who
were
in
the
field,
and
their
men,
that
the
king
of
Babylon
had
made
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
ruler
in
the
land,
and
had
put
under
his
care
the
men
and
women
and
children,
all
the poorest
of
the
land,
those
who
had
not
been
taken
away
to
Babylon;
Then
they
came
to
Gedaliah
in
Mizpah, even
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
and
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Tanhumeth,
and
the
sons
of
Ephai
the
Netophathite,
and
Jezaniah,
the
son
of
the
Maacathite,
they
and
their
men.
And
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
took
an
oath
to
them
and
their
men,
saying,
Have
no
fear
of
the
servants
of
the Chaldaeans:
go
on
living
in
the
land,
and
become
the
servants
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
all
will
be
well.
As
for
me,
I
will
be
living
in
Mizpah
as
your representative
before
the Chaldaeans
who
come
to
us:
but
you
are
to
get
in
your
wine
and
summer fruits
and
oil
and
put
them
in
your
vessels,
and
make living-places
for
yourselves
in
the
towns
which
you
have
taken.
In
the
same
way,
when
all
the
Jews
who
were
in
Moab
and
among
the
children
of
Ammon
and
in
Edom
and
in
all
the
countries,
had news
that
the
king
of
Babylon
had
let
Judah
keep
some
of
its
people
and
that
he
had
put
over
them
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan;
Then
all
the
Jews
came
back
from
all
the
places
to
which
they
had
gone
in flight,
and
came
to
the
land
of
Judah,
to
Gedaliah,
to
Mizpah,
and got
in
a
great store
of
wine
and
summer
fruit.
Now
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
captains
of
the
forces
which
were
in
the
field,
came
to
Gedaliah
in
Mizpah,
And
said
to
him,
Has
it come
to
your
knowledge
that
Baalis,
the
king
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
has
sent
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
to
take
your
life?
But
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
put
no
faith
in
what
they
said.
Then
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
said
to
Gedaliah
in
Mizpah secretly,
Let
me
now
go
and put
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
to
death
without anyone's
knowledge:
why
let
him
take
your
life
so
that
all
the
Jews
who
have
come
together
to
you
may
be
sent
in flight,
and
the
rest
of
the
men
of
Judah
come
to
an end?
But
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
said
to
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
You
are
not
to
do
this:
for
what
you
say
about
Ishmael
is
false.
Now
it
came
about
in
the
seventh
month
that
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
the
son
of
Elishama,
of
the king's
seed,
having
with
him
ten
men,
came
to
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
in
Mizpah;
and
they
had
a
meal
together
in
Mizpah.
Then
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
and
the
ten
men
who
were
with
him,
got
up,
and
attacking
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
with
the
sword,
put
to
death
him
whom
the
king
of
Babylon
had
made ruler
over
the
land.
And
Ishmael put
to death
all
the
Jews
who
were
with
him,
even
with
Gedaliah,
at
Mizpah,
and
the Chaldaean
men
of
war.
Now
on
the
second
day
after
he
had
put
Gedaliah
to
death,
when
no
one
had
knowledge
of
it,
Some
people
came
from
Shechem,
from
Shiloh
and
Samaria,
eighty
men,
with
the hair
of
their faces
cut
off
and
their
clothing
out
of
order,
and
with cuts
on
their
bodies,
and
in
their
hands
meal
offerings
and perfumes
which
they
were
taking
to
the
house
of
the
Lord.
And
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
went
out
from
Mizpah
with
the purpose
of meeting
them,
weeping
on
his
way:
and
it
came
about
that
when
he
was face
to face
with
them
he
said,
Come
to
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam.
And
when
they
came
inside
the
town,
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
and
the
men
who
were
with
him,
put
them
to death
and
put
their bodies
into
a deep hole.
But
there
were
ten
men
among
them
who
said
to
Ishmael,
Do
not
put
us
to
death,
for
we
have secret
stores,
in
the
country,
of
grain
and
oil
and
honey.
So
he
did
not
put
them
to
death
with
their
countrymen.
Now
the hole
into
which
Ishmael
had
put
the
dead
bodies
of
the
men
whom
he
had
put
to death,
was
the great hole
which
Asa
the
king
had
made
for fear
of
Baasha,
king
of
Israel:
and
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
made
it
full
of
the
bodies
of
those
who
had
been
put
to death.
Then
Ishmael
took
away
as prisoners
all
the
rest
of
the
people
who
were
in
Mizpah,
the king's
daughters
and
all
the
people still
in
Mizpah,
whom
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
had
put
under
the
care
of
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam:
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
took
them
away prisoners
with
the purpose
of going
over
to
the
children
of
Ammon.
But
when
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
captains
of
the armed
forces
who
were
with
him,
had news
of
all
the
evil
which
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
had
done,
They
took
their
men
and
went
out
to
make war
on
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
and
they
came face
to face
with
him
by
the
great
waters
in
Gibeon.
Now
when
all
the
people
who
were
with
Ishmael
saw
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
captains
of
the
forces
with
him,
then
they
were
glad.
And
all
the
people
whom
Ishmael
had
taken
away prisoners
from
Mizpah,
turning
round,
came
back
and
went
to
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah.
But
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah, got
away
from
Johanan,
with
eight
men,
and
went
to
the
children
of
Ammon.
Then
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
captains
of
the
forces
who
were
with
him,
took
all
the
rest
of
the
people
whom
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
had
made prisoners,
after
he
had
put
to death
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
people
from
Mizpah,
that
is,
the
men
of
war
and
the
women
and
the
children
and
the unsexed
servants,
whom
he
had
taken
back
with
him
from
Gibeon:
And
they
went
and
were
living
in
the resting-place
of
Chimham,
which
is
near Beth-lehem
on
the way
into
Egypt,
Because
of
the Chaldaeans:
for
they
were
in
fear
of
them
because
Ishmael,
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
had
put
to death
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
whom
the
king
of
Babylon
had
made ruler
over
the
land.
Then
all
the
captains
of
the
forces,
and
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
Jezaniah,
the
son
of
Hoshaiah,
and
all
the
people
from
the least
to
the
greatest,
came
near,
And
said
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
Let
our
request
come
before
you,
and
make prayer
for
us
to
the
Lord
your
God,
even
for
this
small band
of
us;
for
we
are
only
a
small band
out
of
what
was
a
great
number,
as
your
eyes
may
see:
That
the
Lord
your
God
may
make clear
to
us
the
way
in
which
we
are
to go
and
what
we
are
to
do.
Then
Jeremiah
the
prophet
said
to
them,
I
have
given ear
to
you;
see,
I
will
make prayer
to
the
Lord
your
God,
as
you
have
said;
and
it
will
be
that,
whatever
the
Lord
may
say
in
answer
to
you,
I
will
give
you
word
of
it, keeping
nothing
back.
Then
they
said
to
Jeremiah,
May
the
Lord
be
a
true
witness
against
us
in good
faith,
if
we
do
not
do
everything
which
the
Lord
your
God
sends
you
to
say
to
us.
If
it
is
good
or
if
it
is
evil,
we
will
be guided
by
the
voice
of
the
Lord
our
God,
to
whom
we
are
sending
you;
so
that
it
may
be
well
for
us
when
we
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
our
God.
And
it
came
about
that
after
ten
days
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah.
And
he sent
for
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
captains
of
the
forces
who
were
still
with
him,
and
all
the
people,
from
the least
to
the
greatest,
And
said
to
them,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
to
whom
you
sent
me
to
put
your
request
before
him:
If
you
still
go
on
living
in
the
land,
then
I
will
go
on
building
you
up
and
not pulling
you
down, planting
you
and
not uprooting
you:
for
my purpose
of
doing
evil
to
you
has
been
changed.
Have
no
fear
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
of
whom
you
are
now
in
fear;
have
no
fear
of
him,
says
the
Lord:
for
I
am
with
you
to keep
you
safe
and
to give
you
salvation
from
his
hands.
And
I
will
have
mercy
on
you,
so
that
he
may
have
mercy
on
you
and
let
you
go
back
to
your
land.
But
if
you
say,
We
have
no desire
to go
on
living
in
this
land;
and
do
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God,
Saying,
No,
but
we
will
go
into
the
land
of
Egypt,
where
we
will
not
see
war,
or
be
hearing
the
sound
of
the
horn,
or
be
in need
of
food;
there
we
will
make
our living-place;
Then
give ear
now
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
O
you last
of
Judah:
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
If
your minds
are fixed
on
going
into
Egypt
and stopping
there;
Then
it
will
come
about
that
the
sword,
which
is
the
cause
of
your
fear,
will
overtake
you
there
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
and need
of food,
which
you
are fearing,
will
go
after
you
there
in
Egypt;
and
there
death
will
come
to
you.
Such
will
be
the fate
of
all
the
men
whose minds
are fixed
on
going
into
Egypt
and stopping
there;
they
will
come
to
their end
by
the
sword,
by
being short
of food,
and
by disease:
not
one
of
them
will
keep
his
life
or
get
away
from
the
evil
which
I
will send
on
them.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
As
my
wrath
and passion
have
been
let
loose
on
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
so
will
my passion
be
let
loose
on
you
when
you
go
into
Egypt:
and
you
will
become
an
oath
and
a
cause
of wonder
and
a
curse
and
a
name
of
shame;
and
you
will
never
see
this
place
again.
The
Lord
has
said
about
you,
O last
of
Judah,
Go
not
into
Egypt:
be
certain
that
I
have given witness
to
you
this
day.
For
you
have
been acting
with deceit
in
your hearts;
for
you
sent
me
to
the
Lord
your
God,
saying,
Make prayer
for
us
to
the
Lord
our
God,
and
give
us
word
of
everything
he
may
say,
and
we
will
do
it.
And
this
day
I
have
made
it
clear
to
you,
and
you
have
not
given ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
your
God
in
anything
for
which
he
has
sent
me
to
you.
And
now
be
certain
that
you
will
come
to
your end
by
the
sword
and
by being short
of food
and
by disease,
in
the
place
to
which
you
are
pleased
to
go
for
a living-place.
And
it
came
about
that
when
Jeremiah
had
come
to
the
end
of
giving
all
the
people
the
words
of
the
Lord
their
God,
which
the
Lord
their
God
had
sent
him
to
say
to
them,
even
all
these
words,
Then
Azariah,
the
son
of
Hoshaiah,
and
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
men
of pride,
said
to
Jeremiah,
You
have
said
what
is
false:
the
Lord
our
God
has
not
sent
you
to
say,
You
are
not
to
go
into
the land
of
Egypt
and make
your living-place
there:
But
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah,
is moving
you
against
us,
to
give
us
up
into
the
hands
of
the Chaldaeans
so
that
they
may
put
us
to
death,
and
take
us
away prisoners
into
Babylon.
So
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
captains
of
the
forces,
and
all
the
people,
did
not
give ear
to
the order
of
the
Lord
that
they
were
to go
on
living
in
the
land
of
Judah.
But
Johanan,
the
son
of
Kareah,
and
all
the
captains
of
the
forces
took
all
the
rest
of
Judah
who
had
come
back
into
the
land
of
Judah
from
all
the
nations
where
they
had
been forced
to
go;
The
men
and
the
women
and
the
children
and
the king's
daughters,
and
every
person
whom
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
had
put under
the care
of
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Ahikam,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
and
Jeremiah
the
prophet
and
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah;
And
they
came
into
the
land
of
Egypt;
for
they
did
not
give ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord:
and
they
came
to
Tahpanhes.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jeremiah
in
Tahpanhes,
saying,
Take
in
your
hand
some
great
stones,
and
put
them
in
a safe
place
in
the paste
in
the brickwork
which
is
at
the way
into Pharaoh's
house
in
Tahpanhes,
before
the
eyes
of
the
men
of Judah;
And
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
See,
I
will
send
and
take
Nebuchadrezzar,
the
king
of
Babylon,
my
servant,
and
he
will
put
the
seat
of
his
kingdom
on
these
stones
which
have
been
put
in
a safe
place
here
by
you;
and
his tent
will
be
stretched
over
them.
And
he
will
come
and overcome
the
land
of
Egypt;
those
who
are
for
death
will
be
put
to
death,
those
who
are
to
be
prisoners
will
be
made
prisoners,
and
those
who
are
for
the
sword
will
be given
to
the
sword.
And
he
will
put
a
fire
in
the
houses
of
the
gods
of
Egypt;
and
they
will
be
burned
by
him:
and
he
will make
Egypt clean
as
a keeper
of sheep makes clean
his
clothing;
and
he
will
go
out
from
there
in
peace.
And
the
stone
pillars
of
Beth-shemesh
in
the
land
of
Egypt
will
be
broken
by
him,
and
the
houses
of
the
gods
of
Egypt
burned
with
fire.
The
word
which
came
to
Jeremiah
about
all
the
Jews
who
were
living
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
in
Migdol
and
at
Tahpanhes
and
at Noph
and
in
the
country
of
Pathros,
saying,
The
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
You
have
seen
all
the
evil
which
I
have
sent
on
Jerusalem
and
on
all
the
towns
of
Judah;
and
now,
this
day
they
are
waste
and unpeopled;
Because
of
the
evil
which
they
have
done, moving
me
to wrath
by
burning perfumes
in
worship
to
other
gods,
who
were
not
their
gods
or
yours
or
the
gods
of
their
fathers.
And
I
sent
all
my
servants
the
prophets
to
you, getting
up
early
and
sending
them,
saying,
Do
not
do
this
disgusting
thing
which
is
hated
by
me.
But
they
gave
no
attention,
and
their
ears
were
not open
so
that
they might
be
turned
from
their evil-doing
and
from
burning perfume
to
other
gods.
Because
of
this,
my passion
and
my
wrath
were
let loose,
burning
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem;
and
they
are
waste
and unpeopled
as
at
this
day.
So
now,
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said,
Why
are
you
doing
this
great
evil
against
yourselves, causing
every
man
and
woman,
little
child
and baby
at
the breast
among
you
in
Judah
to
be
cut
off till
not
one
is
still
living;
Moving
me
to wrath
with
the
work
of
your
hands,
burning perfumes
to
other
gods
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
where
you
have
gone
to
make
a
place
for
yourselves,
so
that
you
may
become
a
curse
and
a name
of
shame
among
all
the
nations
of
the
earth?
Have
you no memory
of
the evil-doing
of
your
fathers,
and
the evil-doing
of
the
kings
of
Judah,
and
the evil-doing
of
their
wives,
and
the
evil
which
you yourselves
have
done,
and
the
evil
which
your
wives
have
done,
in
the
land
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem?
Even
to
this
day
their hearts
are
not broken,
and
they
have
no
fear,
and
have
not
gone
in
the
way
of
my
law
or
of
my
rules
which
I
gave
to
you
and
to
your
fathers.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
See,
my
face
will
be
turned
against
you
for
evil,
for
the cutting
off
of
all
Judah;
And
I
will
take
the last
of
Judah,
whose minds
are fixed
on
going
into
the
land
of
Egypt
and stopping
there,
and
they
will
all
come
to
their
end,
falling
in
the
land
of
Egypt
by
the
sword
and
by
being short
of food
and
by disease;
death
will overtake
them,
from
the least
to
the
greatest,
death
by
the
sword
and
by need
of food:
they
will
become
an
oath
and
a
cause
of wonder
and
a
curse
and
a name
of
shame.
For
I
will send
punishment
on
those
who
are
living
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
as
I
have sent
punishment
on
Jerusalem,
by
the
sword
and
by need
of food
and
by disease:
So
that
not
one
of
the
rest
of
Judah,
who
have
gone
into
the
land
of
Egypt
and
are
living
there,
will
get
away
or
keep
his
life,
to
come
back
to
the
land
of
Judah
where
they
are hoping
to
come
back
and
be
living
again:
for
not
one
will
come
back,
but
only
those
who
are able
to
get
away.
Then
all
the
men
who
had
knowledge
that
their
wives
were
burning perfumes
to
other
gods,
and
all
the
women
who
were
present,
a
great meeting, answering
Jeremiah,
said,
As
for
the
word
which
you
have
said
to
us
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
we
will
not
give ear
to
you.
But
we
will
certainly
do
every
word
which
has
gone
out
of
our
mouths,
burning perfumes
to
the
queen
of
heaven
and draining
out
drink
offerings
to
her
as
we
did,
we
and
our
fathers
and
our
kings
and
our
rulers,
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem:
for
then
we
had
food
enough
and
did
well
and
saw
no
evil.
But
from
the
time
when
we
gave
up
burning perfumes
to
the
queen
of
heaven
and draining
out drink
offerings
to
her,
we
have
been
in
need
of
all
things,
and
have
been wasted
by
the
sword
and
by
need
of food.
And
the women said,
When
we
were
burning perfumes
to
the
queen
of
heaven
and draining
out drink
offerings
to
her,
did
we
make
cakes
in
her image
and give
her
our drink
offerings
without
the knowledge
of
our
husbands?
Then
Jeremiah
said
to
all
the
people,
to
the
men
and
women
and
all
the
people
who
had given
him
that
answer,
The perfumes
which
you
have
been
burning
in
the
towns
of
Judah
and
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
you
and
your
fathers
and
your
kings
and
your
rulers
and
the
people
of
the
land,
had
the
Lord
no memory
of
them,
and
did
he
not
keep
them
in
mind?
And
the
Lord
was
no
longer
able
to
put
up
with
the
evil
of
your
doings
and
the
disgusting
things
you
did;
and
because
of
this
your
land
has
become
a
waste
and
a
cause
of wonder
and
a
curse,
with
no
one
living
in
it,
as
at
this
day.
Because
you
have
been
burning perfumes,
and
sinning
against
the
Lord,
and
have
not
given ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord,
or
gone
in
the
way
of
his
law
or
his
rules
or
his orders;
for
this
reason
this
evil
has
come
on
you,
as
it
is
today.
Further,
Jeremiah
said
to
all
the
people
and
all
the
women,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
all
those
of
Judah
who
are living
in
Egypt:
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
You
women
have
said
with
your
mouths,
and
with
your
hands
you
have
done
what
you
said,
We
will
certainly
give
effect
to
the oaths
we
have
made,
to
have perfumes
burned
to
the
queen
of
heaven
and drink
offerings drained
out
to
her:
then
give
effect
to
your oaths
and
do
them.
And
now
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
all
you
of
Judah
who
are
living
in
the
land
of
Egypt:
Truly,
I
have
taken
an
oath
by
my
great
name,
says
the
Lord,
that
my
name
is
no
longer
to
be
named
in
the
mouth
of
any
man
of
Judah
in
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
saying,
By
the
life
of
the
Lord
God.
See,
I
am
watching
over
them
for
evil
and
not
for
good:
all
the
men
of
Judah
who
are
in
the
land
of
Egypt
will
be wasted
by
the
sword
and
by
need
of food
till
there
is
an
end
of
them.
And
those
who
get
away safe
from
the
sword
will
come
back
from
the
land
of
Egypt
to
the
land
of
Judah,
a
very small
number;
and
all
the
rest
of
Judah,
who
have
gone
into
the
land
of
Egypt
and
are
living
there,
will
see
whose
word
has
effect,
mine
or
theirs.
And
this
will
be
the
sign
to
you,
says
the
Lord,
that
I
will give
you
punishment
in
this
place,
so
that
you
may
see
that
my
words
will
certainly
have
effect
against
you
for
evil:
The
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
will
give
up
Pharaoh
Hophra,
king
of
Egypt,
into
the
hands
of
those
who
are fighting
against
him
and desiring
to
take
his
life,
as
I
gave
Zedekiah,
king
of
Judah,
into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
his hater,
who
had designs
against
his
life.
The
words
which
Jeremiah
the
prophet
said
to
Baruch,
the
son
of
Neriah,
when
he
put
these
words
down
in
a
book
from
the
mouth
of
Jeremiah,
in
the
fourth
year
of
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah;
he
said,
This
is
what
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said
of
you,
O
Baruch:
You
said,
Sorrow
is mine!
for
the
Lord
has given
me
sorrow
in
addition
to
my
pain;
I
am
tired
with
the sound
of
my
sorrow,
and
I
get
no
rest.
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
him:
The
Lord
has
said, Truly,
the
building
which
I put
up
will
be
broken
down,
and
that
which
was
planted
by
me
will
be
uprooted,
and
this
through
all
the
land;
And
as
for
you,
are
you
looking
for
great
things
for
yourself?
Have
no
desire
for
them:
for
truly
I
will
send
evil
on
all
flesh,
says
the
Lord:
but
your
life
I
will
keep safe
from
attack
wherever
you
go.
The
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
about
the
nations.
Of
Egypt:
about
the
army
of Pharaoh-neco,
king
of
Egypt,
which
was
by
the
river
Euphrates
in
Carchemish,
which
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon, overcame
in
the
fourth
year
of
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
Josiah,
king
of
Judah.
Get out
the breastplate
and body-cover,
and
come together
to
the
fight.
Make
the
horses
ready,
and
get
up,
you
horsemen,
and
take
your places
with
your head-dresses; make
the
spears sharp
and
put
on
the breastplates.
What
have
I
seen?
they
are overcome
with
fear
and
turned
back;
their
men
of war
are
broken
and
have
gone
in
flight,
not
looking
back:
fear
is
on
every
side,
says
the
Lord.
Let
not
the quick-footed
go
in
flight,
or
the
man
of war
get
away;
on
the
north,
by
the
river
Euphrates,
they
are slipping
and
falling.
Who
is
this
coming
up
like
the
Nile,
whose
waters
are lifting
their heads
like
the
rivers?
Egypt
is
coming
up
like
the
Nile,
and
his
waters
are lifting
their heads
like
the
rivers,
and
he
says,
I
will
go
up,
covering
the
earth;
I
will
send
destruction
on
the
town
and
its
people.
Go
up,
you
horses;
go rushing
on,
you carriages
of war;
go
out,
you
men
of war:
Cush
and
Put, gripping
the body-cover,
and
the
Ludim,
with
bent
bows.
But
that
day
is
the
day
of
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
a
day
of punishment
when
he
will
take payment
from
his haters:
and
the
sword
will
have
all
its desire, drinking
their
blood
in
full measure:
for there
is
an offering
to
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
in
the
north
country
by
the
river
Euphrates.
Go
up
to
Gilead
and
take sweet oil, O
virgin
daughter
of
Egypt:
there
is
no
help
in
all
your medical arts;
nothing
will
make
you well.
Your
shame
has
come
to
the ears
of
the
nations,
and
the
earth
is
full
of
your
cry:
for
the
strong
man
is
falling against
the
strong,
they
have
come
down
together.
The
word
which
the
Lord
said
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
of
how
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
would
come
and make war
on
the
land
of
Egypt.
Give
the
news
in
Migdol,
make
it public
in Noph:
say,
Take
up
your positions
and
make
yourselves
ready;
for
on
every
side
of
you
the
sword
has
made destruction.
Why
has Apis,
your
strong
one,
gone
in flight?
he
was
not able
to keep
his
place,
because
the
Lord
was forcing
him
down
with strength.
...
are
stopped
in
their
going,
they
are
falling;
and
they
say
one
to
another, Let
us
get
up
and
go
back
to
our
people,
to
the
land
of
our
birth,
away
from
the cruel
sword.
Give
a
name
to
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt:
A
noise
who
has let
the
time
go
by.
By
my
life,
says
the
King,
whose
name
is
the
Lord
of
armies,
truly,
like
Tabor
among
the
mountains
and
like
Carmel
by
the
sea,
so
will
he
come.
O
daughter
living
in
Egypt,
make ready
the
vessels
of
a prisoner:
for Noph
will
become
a
waste,
it
will
be
burned
up
and
become unpeopled.
Egypt
is
a fair young cow;
but
a biting insect
has
come
on
her
out
of
the
north.
And
those
who
were
her fighters
for payment
are
like fat oxen;
for
they
are
turned
back,
they
have
gone
in
flight
together,
they
do
not
keep
their
place:
for
the
day
of
their
fate
has
come
on
them,
the
time
of
their
punishment.
She makes
a
sound
like
the hiss
of
a
snake
when
they
come
on
with
strength;
they
go
against
her
with
axes,
like wood-cutters.
They
will
be cutting
down
her
woods,
for
they
may
not
be
searched
out;
because
they
are
like
locusts,
more
than
may
be
numbered.
The
daughter
of
Egypt
will
be
put
to shame; she
will
be
given
up
into
the
hands
of
the
people
of
the
north.
The
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
See,
I
will send
punishment
on
Amon
of No
and
on
Pharaoh
and
on
those
who
put
their faith
in
him;
And
I
will
give
them
up
into
the
hands
of
those
who
will
take
their
lives,
and
into
the
hands
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
and
into
the
hands
of
his
servants:
and
later,
it
will
be peopled
as
in
the past,
says
the
Lord.
But
have
no
fear,
O
Jacob,
my
servant,
and
do
not
be troubled,
O
Israel:
for
see,
I
will
make
you
come
back
from
far
away,
and
your
seed
from
the
land
where
they
are
prisoners;
and
Jacob
will
come
back,
and
will
be
quiet
and
in
peace,
and
no
one
will
give
him
cause
for
fear.
Have
no
fear,
O
Jacob,
my
servant,
says
the
Lord;
for
I
am
with
you:
for
I
will put
an
end
to
all
the
nations
where
I
have sent
you,
but
I
will
not put
an
end
to
you
completely:
though
with wise purpose
I
will put
right
your errors,
and
will
not
let
you
go quite
without
punishment.
The
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
about
the
Philistines,
before Pharaoh's
attack
on
Gaza.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
waters
are
coming
up
out
of
the
north,
and
will
become
an
overflowing
stream,
overflowing
the
land
and
everything
in
it,
the
town
and
those
who
are
living
in
it;
and
men
will
give
a
cry,
and
all
the
people
of
the
land
will
be
crying
out
in pain.
At
the
noise
of
the stamping
of
the feet
of
his war-horses,
at
the rushing
of
his carriages
and
the
thunder
of
his
wheels,
fathers
will give
no thought
to
their
children,
because
their
hands
are feeble;
Because
of
the
day which
is
coming
with destruction
on
all
the
Philistines, cutting
off
from
Tyre
and Zidon
the last
of
their
helpers:
for
the
Lord
will send destruction
on
the
Philistines,
the
rest
of
the sea-land
of
Caphtor.
The hair
is
cut
off
from
the
head
of
Gaza;
Ashkelon
has
come
to nothing;
the last
of
the Anakim
are deeply wounding themselves.
O
sword
of
the
Lord,
how
long
will
you
have
no
rest?
put
yourself
back
into
your cover;
be
at
peace,
be
quiet.
How
is
it possible
for
it
to
be
quiet, seeing
that
the
Lord
has
given
it
orders?
against
Ashkelon
and
against
the sea-land
he
has
given
it directions.
Of
Moab.
The
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said: Sorrow
on
Nebo,
for
it
has
been made
waste;
Kiriathaim
has
been put
to shame
and
is
taken:
the strong place
is put
to shame
and broken
down.
The
praise
of
Moab
has come
to
an
end;
as
for
Heshbon,
evil
has been designed
against
her; come, let
us put
an
end
to
her
as
a
nation.
But
your mouth
will
be shut, O
Madmen;
the
sword
will go
after
you.
There
is
the
sound
of
crying
from
Horonaim, wasting
and
great
destruction;
Moab
is
broken;
her
cry
has gone out
to Zoar.
For
by
the
slope
of
Luhith
they
will
go
up,
weeping
all
the way;
for
on
the way
down
to
Horonaim
the
cry
of
destruction
has
come
to
their ears.
Go
in
flight,
get
away
with
your
lives,
and
let
your faces
be
turned
to Aroer
in
the Arabah.
For
because
you
have
put
your faith
in
your strong places,
you,
even
you,
will
be
taken:
and
Chemosh
will
go
out
as
a prisoner,
his
priests
and
his
rulers
together.
And
the attacker
will
come
against
every
town,
not
one
will
be safe;
and
the
valley
will
be
made
waste,
and
destruction
will
come
to
the lowland,
as
the
Lord
has
said.
Put
up
a pillar
for
Moab,
for
she
will
come
to
a complete
end:
and
her
towns
will
become
a
waste,
without
anyone
living
in
them.
Let
him
be
cursed
who
does
the Lord's
work half-heartedly; let
him
be
cursed
who keeps
back
his
sword
from
blood.
From
his earliest days,
Moab
has
been
living
in comfort;
like
wine
long stored
he
has
not
been drained
from
vessel
to
vessel,
he
has
never
gone
away
as
a prisoner:
so
his
taste
is
still
in
him,
his smell
is unchanged.
So truly,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
will
send
to
him men
who
will
have
him turned
over till
there
is no
more wine
in
his
vessels,
and
his wine-skins
will
be completely broken.
And
Moab
will
be
shamed
on account
of
Chemosh,
as
the children
of
Israel
were
shamed
on account
of Beth-el
their hope.
How
say
you,
We
are
men
of
war
and
strong fighters?
He
who
makes
Moab
waste
has
gone
up
against
her;
and
the best
of
her
young
men
have
gone
down
to
their death,
says
the
King,
whose
name
is
the
Lord
of
armies.
The fate
of
Moab
is
near,
and
trouble
is
coming
on
him
very
quickly.
All
you
who
are
round
about
him, give signs
of grief
for
him,
and
all
you
who
have
knowledge
of
his
name,
say,
How
is
the
strong
rod
broken, even
the
beautiful
branch!
Come
down
from
your
glory, O
people
of
Dibon,
and
take
your
seat
in
the place
of
the
waste;
for
the attacker
of
Moab
has
gone
up
against
you, sending
destruction
on
your strong places.
O daughter
of
Aroer,
take
your
station
by
the
way,
on
the
watch: questioning
him
who
is
in
flight,
and
her
who
has got
away safe,
say,
What
has
been
done?
Moab
has
been put
to shame,
she
is broken:
make loud sounds
of grief,
crying
out
for help;
give
the news
in
Arnon,
that
Moab
has
been
made
waste.
And punishment
has
come
on
the lowlands;
on
Holon
and
Jahzah,
and
on
Mephaath,
And
on
Dibon,
and
on
Nebo,
and
on
Beth-diblathaim,
And
on
Kiriathaim,
and
on
Beth-gamul,
and
on
Beth-meon,
And
on
Kerioth,
and
on
Bozrah,
and
on
all
the
towns
of
the
land
of
Moab,
far
and
near.
The
horn
of
Moab
is
cut
off,
and
his
arm
is
broken,
says
the
Lord.
Make
him full
of wine,
for
his heart
has
been
lifted
up
against
the
Lord:
and
Moab
will
be rolling
in
the food
he
was
not able
to keep
down,
and everyone
will
be making
sport
of
him.
For
did
you
not
make
sport
of
Israel?
was
he
taken
among
thieves?
for
whenever
you
were talking
about
him,
you
were shaking
your head over
him.
O
people
of
Moab,
go away
from
the
towns
and
take cover
in
the
rock;
be
like
the
dove
of
the Arabah, which
makes
her living-place
in holes.
We
have had word
of
the
pride
of
Moab, how
great
it
is; how
he
is lifted up
in
pride;
and
his
great
opinion
of
himself,
and
that
his
heart
is lifted up.
I
have
knowledge
of
his
wrath,
says
the
Lord,
that
it
is
nothing;
his high-sounding words
have
done
nothing.
For
this cause
I
will give
cries
of grief
for
Moab,
crying
out
for
Moab,
even
for
all
of
it;
I
will
be sorrowing
for
the
men
of
Kir-heres.
My
weeping
for
you, O
vine
of
Sibmah,
will
be
more
than
the
weeping
of
Jazer:
your
branches
have
gone
over
the
sea, stretching
even
to
Jazer: destruction
has
come
down
on
your
summer fruits
and
your cut grapes.
All
joy
is
gone;
no
longer
are
they glad
for
the
fertile
field
and
for
the
land
of
Moab;
I
have made
the
wine
come
to an end
from
the crushing vessels:
no
longer
will
the grapes
be crushed
with
the sound
of glad voices.
The
cry
of
Heshbon
comes
even
to
Elealeh;
to
Jahaz
their
voice
is sounding;
from
Zoar
even
to
Horonaim
and
to Eglath-shelishiyah:
for
the
waters
of
Nimrim
will
become dry.
And
I
will
put
an end
in
Moab,
says
the
Lord,
to
him
who
is making
offerings
in
the
high
place
and
burning perfumes
to
his
gods.
So
my
heart
is sounding
for
Moab
like
the sound
of pipes,
and
my
heart
is sounding
like pipes
for
the
men
of
Kir-heres:
for
the wealth
he
has got
for
himself
has come
to
an end.
For
everywhere
the
hair
of
the
head
and
the
hair
of
the face
is
cut
off:
on
every
hand
there
are wounds,
and haircloth
on
every
body.
On
all
the house-tops
of
Moab
and
in
its
streets
there
is weeping
everywhere;
for
Moab
has
been
broken
like
a
vessel
in which
there
is
no
pleasure,
says
the
Lord.
How
is
it broken down!
how
is Moab's
back
turned
in
shame!
so
Moab
will
be
a
cause
of
sport
and
of fear
to
everyone
round
about
him.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
See,
he
will come
like
an
eagle
in flight,
stretching
out
his
wings
against
Moab.
Kerioth
is
taken,
and
the
strong places
have
been forced,
and
the
hearts
of Moab's
men
of war
in
that
day
will
be
like
the
heart
of
a
woman
in birth-pains.
And
Moab
will come
to
an end
as
a
people,
because
he
has
been lifting
himself
up
against
the
Lord.
Fear
and death
and
the net
have come
on
you,
O
people
of
Moab,
says
the
Lord.
He
who
goes
in flight
from
the
fear
will
be overtaken
by death;
and
he
who
gets free
from death
will
be
taken
in
the net:
for
I
will
make
this
come
on
Moab,
even
the
year
of
their
punishment,
says
the
Lord.
Those
who
went
in
flight
from
the fear
are waiting under
the
shade
of
Heshbon:
for
a
fire
has
gone
out
from
Heshbon
and
a
flame
from
the house
of
Sihon,
burning
up
the pride
of
Moab
and
the
crown
of
the
head
of
the violent
ones.
Sorrow
is yours, O
Moab!
the
people
of
Chemosh
are overcome:
for
your
sons
have
been
taken
away
as
prisoners,
and
your
daughters
made servants.
But
still,
I
will let
the
fate
of
Moab
be changed
in
the
last
days,
says
the
Lord.
About
the
children
of
Ammon.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
Has
Israel
no
sons?
has
he
no
one
to
take
the heritage?
why
then
has Milcom
taken
Gad
for
himself, putting
his
people
in
its
towns?
Because
of
this,
see,
the
days
are
coming
when
I
will
have
a
cry
of
war
sounded
against
Rabbah,
the town
of
the
children
of
Ammon;
it
will
become
a
waste
of broken walls,
and
her daughter-towns
will
be
burned
with
fire:
then
Israel
will
take
the heritage
of
those
who
took
his heritage,
says
the
Lord.
Make sounds
of grief, O
Heshbon,
for
Ai
is wasted; give loud
cries, O
daughters
of
Rabbah,
and
put haircloth round
you: give
yourselves
to weeping, running here
and there
and wounding
yourselves;
for Milcom
will
be taken prisoner
together
with
his
rulers
and
his
priests.
Why
are
you
lifted
up
in pride
on
account
of
your
valleys,
your
flowing
valley,
O
daughter
ever turning
away?
who puts
her faith
in
her
wealth, saying,
Who
will
come
against
me?
See,
I
will send
fear
on
you,
says
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
from
those
who
are
round
you
on
every
side;
you
will
be
forced
out,
every
man straight
before
him,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
get
together
the
wanderers.
But
after these things,
I
will
let
the fate
of
the
children
of
Ammon
be changed,
says
the
Lord.
About
Edom.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said.
Is
there
no
more
wisdom
in
Teman?
have
wise suggestions
come
to
an end among
men
of good sense?
has
their
wisdom completely
gone?
Go
in
flight,
go
back,
take cover
in
deep places,
you
who are
living
in
Dedan;
for
I
will send
the fate
of Edom
on
him,
even
the
time
of
his
punishment.
If men
came
to
get
your grapes, would
they
not
let
some
be uncut
on
the vines?
if
thieves
came
by
night, would
they
not make
waste till
they
had
enough?
I
have
had
Esau searched
out, uncovering
his
secret
places,
so
that
he
may
not keep
himself covered:
his
seed
is wasted
and
has come
to
an end,
and
there
is
no help
from
his neighbours.
Put
in
my
care
your
children who
have no father,
and
I
will keep
them safe;
and let
your
widows
put
their faith
in
me.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
Those
for
whom
the
cup
was
not
made ready
will
certainly
be forced
to take
of
it;
and
are
you
to
go
without
punishment?
you
will
not
be
without
punishment,
but
will
certainly
be forced
to take
from
the
cup.
For
I
have
taken
an
oath
by myself,
says
the
Lord,
that
Bozrah
will
become
a
cause
of wonder,
a name
of
shame,
a
waste
and
a
curse;
and
all
its
towns
will
be
waste
places
for
ever.
Word
has
come
to
me
from
the
Lord,
and
a representative
has
been
sent
to
the
nations,
to say,
Come
together
and
go
up
against
her,
and
take
your places
for
the
fight.
For
see,
I
have
made
you
small
among
the
nations,
looked
down
on
by
men.
...
the
pride
of
your
heart
has
been
a false hope,
O
you
who
are
living
in
the cracks
of
the
rock, keeping
your
place
on
the top
of
the
hill:
even
if
you
made
your living-place
as
high
as
the
eagle,
I
would
make
you
come
down,
says
the
Lord.
And
Edom
will
become
a
cause
of wonder:
everyone
who goes
by
will
be overcome
with wonder,
and
make sounds
of fear
at
all
her punishments.
As
at
the
downfall
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
their neighbouring towns,
says
the
Lord,
no
man
will
be
living
in
it,
no
son
of
man
will
have
a resting-place
there.
See,
he
will
come
up
like
a
lion
from
the thick growth
of
Jordan
against
the resting-place
of Teman:
but
I
will
suddenly
make
him
go
in flight
from
her;
and
I
will
put
over
her
the man
of
my selection:
for
who
is
like
me?
and
who
will
put
forward
his cause
against
me?
and
what keeper
of
sheep
will
be able
to keep
his
place
before
me?
For
this cause
give ear
to
the decision
of
the
Lord
which
he
has
made
against
Edom,
and
to
his
purposes designed
against
the
people
of
Teman:
Truly,
they
will
be pulled away
by
the smallest
of
the
flock;
truly,
he
will
make
waste
their fields
with
them.
The
earth
is shaking
with
the
noise
of
their
fall;
their
cry
is sounding
in
the Red
Sea.
See,
he
will
come
up
like
an
eagle
in flight,
stretching
out
his
wings
against
Bozrah:
and
the
hearts
of Edom's
men
of war
on
that
day
will
be
like
the
heart
of
a
woman
in birth-pains.
About
Damascus.
Hamath
is
put
to
shame,
and
Arpad;
for
the word
of
evil
has come
to
their ears,
their
heart
in
its fear
is turned
to water,
it
will
not
be
quiet.
Damascus
has
become
feeble, she
is
turned
to
flight, fear
has
taken
her
in its grip: pain
and sorrows
have come
on
her,
as
on
a woman
in birth-pains.
How
has
the
town
of
praise
been wasted,
the place
of
joy!
So
her
young
men
will
be
falling
in
her
streets,
and
all
the
men
of
war
will
be cut off
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
And I
will
have
a
fire lighted
on
the
wall
of
Damascus,
burning
up
the great houses
of
Ben-hadad.
About
Kedar
and
the
kingdoms
of
Hazor,
which
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon, overcame.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Up!
go
against
Kedar,
and
make
an
attack
on
the
children
of
the
east.
Their
tents
and
their
flocks
they
will
take;
they
will
take
away
for
themselves
their
curtains
and
all
their
vessels
and
their
camels:
they
will
give
a
cry
to
them, Fear
on
every
side.
Go
in
flight, go wandering
far
off,
take cover
in
deep places,
O
people
of
Hazor,
says
the
Lord;
for
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
has
made
a
design
against
you,
he
has
a
purpose
against
you
in mind.
Up!
go
against
a
nation
which
is
living
in comfort
and
without fear
of danger,
says
the
Lord,
without
doors
or locks,
living
by themselves.
And
their
camels
will
be
taken
from
them
by force,
and
their
great
herds
will
come
into
the hands
of
their attackers:
those
who
have
the ends
of
their hair
cut
I
will send
in flight
to
all
the
winds;
and
I
will send
their fate
on
them
from
every
side,
says
the
Lord.
And
Hazor
will
be
a hole
for
jackals,
a
waste
for
ever:
no
one
will
be
living
in
it,
and
no
son
of
man
will
have
a resting-place
there.
The
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
about
Elam,
when
Zedekiah
first
became
king
of
Judah,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
See,
I
will
have
the
bow
of
Elam,
their chief
strength,
broken.
And
I
will send
on
Elam
four
winds
from
the
four
quarters
of
heaven, driving
them
out
to
all
those
winds;
there
will
be
no
nation
into
which
the wanderers
from
Elam
do
not
come.
And
I
will
let
Elam
be broken
before
their haters,
and
before
those
who
are making designs
against
their
lives:
I
will
send
evil
on
them,
even
my
burning
wrath,
says
the
Lord;
and
I
will
send
the
sword
after
them
till
I
have
put
an
end
to
them:
I
will
put
the
seat
of
my power
in
Elam,
and
in
Elam
I
will
put
an end
to
kings
and
rulers,
says
the
Lord.
But
it
will
come
about
that,
in
the
last
days,
I
will
let
the
fate
of
Elam
be changed,
says
the
Lord.
The
word
which
the
Lord
said
about
Babylon,
about
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans,
by
Jeremiah
the
prophet.
Give
it
out among
the
nations,
make
it public,
and
let
the flag
be
lifted
up;
give
the
word
and
keep
nothing back;
say,
Babylon
is
taken,
Bel
is
put
to shame, Merodach
is broken,
her
images
are
put
to shame,
her gods
are broken.
For
out
of
the
north
a
nation
is
coming
up
against
her,
which
will
make
her
land
waste
and unpeopled:
they
are
in flight,
man
and
beast
are
gone.
In
those
days
and
in
that
time,
says
the
Lord,
the
children
of
Israel
will
come,
they
and
the
children
of
Judah
together;
they
will
go
on
their
way
weeping
and making prayer
to
the
Lord
their
God.
They
will
be questioning
about
the
way
to
Zion,
with
their
faces
turned
in
its
direction, saying,
Come,
and
be united
to
the
Lord
in
an
eternal
agreement which
will
be kept
in
mind
for
ever.
My
people
have
been
wandering
sheep:
their keepers
have
made
them
go
out
of
the right
way,
turning
them loose
on
the
mountains:
they
have
gone
from
mountain
to
hill,
having
no memory
of
their resting-place.
They
have
been attacked
by
all
those
who
came across
them:
and
their attackers
said,
We
are doing
no
wrong,
because
they
have
done evil
against
the
Lord
in
whom
is
righteousness,
against
the
Lord,
the hope
of
their
fathers.
Go
in flight
out
of
Babylon,
go
out
of
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans,
and
be
like he-goats
before
the
flocks.
For
see,
I
am moving
and sending
up
against
Babylon
a band
of
great
nations
from
the
north
country:
and
they
will
put
their
armies
in position
against
her;
and
from
there
she
will
be
taken:
their
arrows
will
be
like
those
of
an expert
man
of war;
not
one
will
come
back
without getting
its mark.
And
the wealth
of Chaldaea
will
come
into
the hands
of
her attackers:
all
those
who
take
her wealth
will
have
enough,
says
the
Lord.
Because
you
are
glad,
because
you
are lifted up
with pride,
you wasters
of
my
heritage,
because
you
are playing
like
a young cow put out
to
grass,
and
you
make
a noise
like
strong horses;
Your
mother
will
be
put
to
shame;
she
who
gave
you
birth
will
be
looked down
on:
see,
she
will
be
the
last
of
the
nations,
a waste place,
a
dry
and unwatered
land.
Because
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
no
one
will
be
living
in
it,
and
it
will
be quite unpeopled:
everyone
who goes
by
Babylon
will
be overcome
with wonder,
and
make sounds
of fear
at
all
her punishments.
Put
your armies
in position
against
Babylon
on
every
side,
all
you
bowmen;
let
loose
your
arrows
at
her,
not keeping
any
back:
for
she
has
done evil
against
the
Lord.
Give
a
loud
cry
against
her
on
every
side;
she
has
given
herself
up,
her supports
are overturned,
her
walls
are
broken
down:
for
it
is
the payment
taken
by
the
Lord;
give
her payment;
as
she
has
done,
so
do
to
her.
Let
the planter
of
seed
be
cut
off
from
Babylon,
and
everyone using
the curved blade
at
the
time
of
the grain-cutting:
for fear
of
the cruel
sword,
everyone
will
be
turned
to
his
people,
everyone
will go
in
flight
to
his
land.
Israel
is
a wandering
sheep;
the
lions
have been driving
him
away:
first
he
was attacked
by
the
king
of
Assyria,
and
now
his bones
have been broken
by
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
said:
See,
I
will send
punishment
on
the
king
of
Babylon
and
on
his
land,
as
I
have given
punishment
to
the
king
of
Assyria.
And
I
will
make
Israel
come
back
to
his resting-place,
and
he
will
get
his food
on
Carmel
and
Bashan,
and
have
his
desire
in
full measure
on
the
hills
of
Ephraim
and
in
Gilead.
In
those
days
and
in
that
time,
says
the
Lord,
when
the evil-doing
of
Israel
is
looked
for,
there
will
be
nothing;
and
in
Judah
no
sins
will
be seen:
for
I
will
have forgiveness
for
those
whom
I
will keep safe.
Go
up
against
the
land
of
Merathaim,
even
against
it,
and
against
the
people
of
Pekod;
put
them
to death
and
send destruction
after
them,
says
the
Lord,
and
do
everything
I
have
given
you
orders
to
do.
There
is
a
sound
of
war
in
the
land
and
of
great
destruction.
How
is
the
hammer
of
all
the
earth
cut
in two
and
broken!
how
has
Babylon
become
a
waste
among
the
nations!
I
have
put
a net
for
you,
and
you
have
been
taken,
O
Babylon,
without
your
knowledge:
you
have
been uncovered
and
taken
because
you
were fighting
against
the
Lord.
From
his store-house
the
Lord
has
taken
the
instruments
of
his
wrath:
for
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
has
a
work
to
do
in
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans.
Come
up
against
her
one
and all,
let
her store-houses
be broken
open: make
her
into
a mass
of stones,
give
her
to
the curse, till
there
is
nothing
of
her
to
be seen.
Put
all
her
oxen
to
the sword;
let
them
go
down
to death:
sorrow
is theirs,
for
their
day
has
come,
the
time
of
their
punishment.
The
voice
of
those
who
are
in
flight,
who
have got
away safe
from
the
land
of
Babylon,
to
give
news
in
Zion
of punishment
from
the
Lord
our
God,
even payment
for
his
Temple.
Send
for
the
archers
to
come
together
against
Babylon,
all
the
bowmen; put
up
your tents
against
her
on
every
side;
let
no
one get
away:
give
her
the
reward
of
her
work;
as
she
has
done,
so
do
to
her:
for
she
has
been uplifted
in pride
against
the
Lord,
against
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
For
this cause
her
young
men
will
be
falling
in
her
streets,
and
all
her
men
of
war
will
be cut off
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord.
See,
I
am
against
you,
O
pride,
says
the
Lord,
the
Lord
of
armies,
for
your
day
has
come,
the
time
when
I
will send
punishment
on
you.
And
pride
will
go
with uncertain steps
and
have
a
fall,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
come
to
his
help:
and
I
will put
a
fire
in
his
towns,
burning
up
everything
round
about
him.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
The
children
of
Israel
and
the
children
of
Judah
are
crushed
down
together:
all
those
who
took
them
prisoner
keep
them
in
a tight grip;
they
will
not
let
them
go.
Their saviour
is
strong;
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name:
he
will certainly
take
up
their
cause,
so
that
he
may give
rest
to
the
earth
and trouble
to
the
people
of
Babylon.
A
sword
is
on
the Chaldaeans,
says
the
Lord,
and
on
the
people
of
Babylon,
and
on
her
rulers
and
on
her
wise
men.
A
sword
is
on
the
men
of pride,
and
they
will
become
foolish:
a
sword
is
on
her
men
of
war,
and
they
will
be broken.
A
sword
is
on
all
the mixed
people
in
her,
and
they
will
become
like
women:
a
sword
is
on
her store-houses,
and
they
will
be
taken
by
her attackers.
A sword
is
on
her
waters, drying
them
up;
for
it
is
a
land
of
images,
and
their minds
are fixed
on false gods.
For
this
reason
the beasts
of
the waste land
with
the
wolves
will make
their holes
there
and
the
ostriches
will
be
living
in
it:
never
again
will men
be
living
there,
it
will
be unpeopled
from
generation
to
generation.
As
when
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
their neighbouring towns
were overturned
by
God,
says
the
Lord,
so
no
man
will
be
living
in
it,
and
no
son
of
man
will
have
a resting-place
there.
See,
a
people
is
coming
from
the
north;
a
great
nation
and
a number
of
kings
will
be
put
in motion
from
the inmost
parts
of
the
earth.
Bows
and spears
are
in
their hands;
they
are
cruel
and
have
no
mercy;
their
voice
is
like
the
thunder
of
the
sea,
and
they go
on
horses;
everyone
in
his
place
like
men
going
to
the
fight,
against
you, O
daughter
of
Babylon.
The
king
of
Babylon
has
had
news
of
them,
and
his
hands
have
become
feeble:
trouble
has come
on
him
and
pain like
the
pain
of
a woman
in
childbirth.
See,
he
will
come
up
like
a
lion
from
the thick growth
of
Jordan
against
the resting-place
of Teman:
but
I
will
suddenly
make
them
go
in flight
from
her;
and
I
will
put
over
her
the
man
of
my selection:
for
who
is
like
me?
and
who
will
put
forward
his cause
against
me?
and
what keeper
of
sheep
will keep
his
place
before
me?
So
give ear
to
the decision
of
the
Lord
which
he
has
made
against
Babylon,
and
to
his
purposes designed
against
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans;
Truly,
they
will
be pulled away
by
the smallest
of
the
flock;
truly,
he
will
make
waste
their fields
with
them.
At
the
cry,
Babylon
is
taken!
the
earth
is shaking,
and
the
cry comes
to
the ears
of
the
nations.
The
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
will
make
a
wind
of
destruction
come
up
against
Babylon
and
against
those
who
are
living
in Chaldaea;
And
I
will
send men
to
Babylon
to
make
her clean
and
get
her
land cleared:
for
in
the
day
of
trouble
they
will
put
up
their tents
against
her
on
every
side.
Against
her
the
bow
of
the archer
is
bent,
and
he puts
on
his coat
of metal:
have
no
mercy
on
her
young
men,
give
all
her
army
up
to
the curse.
And
the
dead
will
be stretched
out
in
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans,
and
the
wounded
in her
streets.
For
Israel
has
not
been
given up,
or
Judah,
by
his
God,
by
the
Lord
of
armies;
for
their
land
is
full
of
sin against
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
Go
in
flight
out
of
Babylon,
so
that
every
man
may keep
his
life;
do
not
be cut
off
in
her evil-doing:
for
it
is
the
time
of
the Lord's
punishment;
he
will give
her
her
reward.
Babylon
has
been
a
gold
cup
in
the
hand
of
the
Lord,
which
has
made
all
the
earth overcome
with
wine:
the
nations
have taken
of
her
wine,
and
for
this cause
the
nations
have gone
off
their heads.
Sudden
is
the
downfall
of
Babylon
and
her destruction:
make cries
of grief
for
her;
take sweet oil
for
her
pain,
if
it
is possible
for
her
to
be
made well.
We
would
have made
Babylon well,
but
she
is
not made well:
give
her
up,
and
let
us go
everyone
to
his
country:
for
her punishment
is stretching
up
to
heaven,
and
lifted
up
even
to
the
skies.
The
Lord
has
made
clear
our
righteousness:
come,
and let
us
give
an
account
in
Zion
of
the
work
of
the
Lord
our
God.
Make bright
the
arrows; take
up
the body-covers:
the
Lord
has
been moving
the
spirit
of
the
king
of
the
Medes;
because
his design
against
Babylon
is
its
destruction:
for
it
is
the punishment
from
the
Lord,
the payment
for
his
Temple.
Let
the flag
be
lifted
up
against
the
walls
of
Babylon,
make
the
watch
strong,
put
the
watchmen
in
their places,
make
ready
a surprise
attack:
for
it
is
the Lord's
purpose,
and
he
has
done
what
he
said
about
the
people
of
Babylon.
O
you whose living-place
is
by
the wide
waters, whose
stores
are
great,
your
end
is
come,
your evil
profit
is ended.
The
Lord
of
armies
has taken
an
oath
by
himself, saying,
Truly,
I
will
make
you
full
with
men
as
with
locusts,
and
their voices
will
be loud
against
you.
He
has
made
the
earth
by
his
power,
he
has
made
the
world
strong
in
its
place
by
his
wisdom,
and
by
his
wise design
the
heavens
have
been
stretched
out:
At
the
sound
of
his
voice
there
is
a massing
of
the
waters
in
the
heavens,
and
he
makes
the mists
go
up
from
the ends
of
the
earth;
he
makes
the thunder-flames
for
the
rain
and
sends
out
the
wind
from
his store-houses.
Then
every
man
becomes
like
a beast
without
knowledge;
every gold-worker
is put
to shame
by
the
image
he
has
made:
for
his metal
image
is
deceit,
and
there
is
no
breath
in
them.
They
are
nothing,
a
work
of error:
in
the
time
of
their
punishment,
destruction
will overtake
them.
The
heritage
of
Jacob
is
not
like
these;
for
the
maker
of
all
things
is
his
heritage:
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name.
You
are
my fighting axe
and
my instrument
of
war:
with
you
the
nations
will
be broken;
with
you
kingdoms
will
be broken;
With you
the
horse
and
the
horseman
will be broken;
with you
the war-carriage
and he who goes
in
it
will be broken;
With
you
man
and
woman
will
be broken;
with
you
the
old
man
and
the
boy
will
be broken;
with
you
the
young
man
and
the
virgin
will
be broken;
With you the keeper
of sheep with his
flock
will be broken,
and with you the
farmer
and his oxen
will be broken,
and with you
captains
and
rulers
will be broken.
And
I
will give
to
Babylon,
and
to
all
the
people
of Chaldaea,
their
reward
for
all
the
evil
they
have
done
in
Zion
before
your
eyes,
says
the
Lord.
See,
I
am
against
you,
says
the
Lord,
O
mountain
of
destruction, causing
the
destruction
of
all
the
earth:
and
my
hand
will
be
stretched
out
on
you, rolling
you
down
from
the
rocks,
and
making
you
a
burned
mountain.
And
they
will
not
take
from
you
a
stone
for
the angle
of
a wall
or
the base
of
a building;
but
you
will
be
a
waste
place
for
ever,
says
the
Lord.
Let
a flag
be
lifted
up
in
the
land,
let
the
horn
be
sounded
among
the
nations,
make
the
nations ready
against
her;
get
the
kingdoms
of
Ararat,
Minni,
and
Ashkenaz
together
against
her,
make ready
a scribe
against
her;
let
the
horses
come
up
against
her
like massed
locusts.
Make
the
nations ready
for war
against
her,
the
king
of
the
Medes
and
his
rulers
and
all
his
captains,
and
all
the
land
under
his
rule.
And
the
land
is shaking
and
in pain:
for
the
purposes
of
the
Lord
are fixed,
to
make
the
land
of
Babylon
an unpeopled
waste.
Babylon's
men
of war
have kept
back
from
the
fight, waiting
in
their
strong
places;
their
strength
has given way, they
have
become
like
women:
her houses
have
been put
on
fire,
her locks
are
broken.
One man,
running,
will
give
word
to
another,
and
one
who goes
with news
will
be handing
it
on
to
another,
to
give
word
to
the
king
of
Babylon
that
his
town
has been
taken
from every quarter:
And
the ways across
the river
have been
taken,
and
the water-holes ...
burned
with
fire,
and
the
men
of
war
are
in
the grip
of fear.
For these
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel:
The
daughter
of
Babylon
is
like
a grain-floor
when
it
is
stamped
down;
before
long,
the
time
of
her grain-cutting
will
come.
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
has
made
a meal
of
me, violently crushing
me,
he
has
made
me
a
vessel
with nothing
in
it,
he
has taken
me
in
his mouth like
a
dragon,
he
has
made
his
stomach
full
with
my delicate flesh, crushing
me
with
his teeth.
May
the
violent things done
to
me,
and
my
downfall, come
on
Babylon,
the
daughter
of
Zion
will
say;
and, May
my
blood
be
on
the
people
of Chaldaea,
Jerusalem
will
say.
For
this
reason
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
will give support
to
your
cause,
and
take payment
for
what
you
have undergone;
I
will
make
her
sea
dry,
and
her
fountain without water.
And
Babylon
will
become
a mass
of broken walls,
a hole
for
jackals,
a
cause
of wonder
and surprise,
without
a
living
man
in
it.
They will
be crying
out
together
like
lions, their voices will
be
like
the voices of
young
lions.
When
they
are heated,
I
will
make
a
feast
for
them,
and overcome
them
with wine,
so
that
they
may
become unconscious, sleeping
an
eternal
sleep
without awaking,
says
the
Lord.
I
will
make
them
go
down
to death
like
lambs,
like he-goats
together.
How
is
Babylon
taken!
and
the
praise
of
all
the
earth surprised!
how
has
Babylon
become
a
cause
of wonder
among
the
nations!
The
sea
has
come
up
over
Babylon; she
is
covered
with
the mass
of
its
waves.
Her
towns
have
become
a
waste,
a
dry
and unwatered
land,
where
no
man
has
his living-place
and
no
son
of
man goes
by.
And
I
will
send
punishment
on
Bel
in
Babylon,
and
take
out
of
his
mouth
what
went
into
it;
no
longer
will
the
nations
be
flowing
together
to
him:
truly,
the
wall
of
Babylon
will
come
down.
My
people,
go
out
from
her,
and
let
every
man
get
away safe
from
the
burning
wrath
of
the
Lord.
So
that
your
hearts
may
not become feeble
and full
of
fear
because
of
the
news which
will
go
about
in
the
land;
for
a story
will
go
about
one
year,
and
after
that
in
another
year
another story,
and
violent
acts
in
the
land,
ruler
against
ruler.
For
this cause, truly,
the
days
are
coming
when
I
will send
punishment
on
the
images
of
Babylon,
and
all
her
land
will
be
shamed,
and
her
dead
will
be
falling
down
in
her.
And
the
heaven
and
the
earth
and
everything
in
them,
will
make
a song
of
joy
over
Babylon:
for
those
who
make
her
waste
will
come
from
the
north,
says
the
Lord.
As
Babylon
had
the
dead
of
Israel put
to
the sword,
so
in
Babylon
the
dead
of
all
the
land
will
be stretched
out.
You
who
have
got
away safe
from
the
sword,
go, waiting
for
nothing;
have
the
Lord
in memory
when
you
are
far
away,
and
keep
Jerusalem
in
mind.
We
are
shamed
because bitter words
have
come
to
our ears;
our
faces
are
covered
with
shame:
for men
from
strange lands
have
come
into
the
holy
places
of
the Lord's
house.
For
this
reason,
see,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
will send
punishment
on
her
images;
and
through
all
her
land
the
wounded
will
be crying
out
in pain.
Even
if
Babylon
was
lifted
up
to
heaven,
even
if
she
had
the
high
places
of
her
strength shut
in
with walls, still
I
would
send
against
her
those
who
will
make
her
waste,
says
the
Lord.
There
is
the
sound
of
a
cry
from
Babylon,
and
of
a
great
destruction
from
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans:
For
the
Lord
is
making
Babylon
waste,
and
putting
an end
to
the
great
voice coming
out
of
her;
and
her
waves
are thundering
like
great
waters,
their
voice
is sounding
loud:
For
the waster
has
come
on
her,
even
on
Babylon,
and
her
men
of war
are
taken,
their
bows
are broken:
for
the
Lord
is
a rewarding
God,
and
he
will
certainly
give payment.
And
I
will
make
her
chiefs
and
her
wise
men,
her
rulers
and
her
captains
and
her
men
of
war, overcome
with wine;
their
sleep
will
be
an
eternal
sleep
without awaking,
says
the
King;
the
Lord
of
armies
is
his
name.
The
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
The
wide
walls
of
Babylon
will
be
completely uncovered
and
her
high doorways
will
be
burned
with
fire;
so
peoples keep
on working
for nothing,
and
the weariness
of
nations comes
to
an end
in
the smoke.
The
order
which
Jeremiah
the
prophet
gave
to
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Neriah,
the
son
of
Mahseiah,
when
he went
with
Zedekiah,
the
king
of
Judah,
to
Babylon
in
the
fourth
year
of
his
rule. Now
Seraiah
was
the
chief controller
of
the house.
And
Jeremiah
put
in
a
book
all
the
evil
which
was
to
come
on
Babylon.
And
Jeremiah
said
to
Seraiah,
When
you
come
to
Babylon,
see
that
you
give
them
all
these
words;
And
after reading
them,
say,
O
Lord,
you
have
said
about
this
place
that
it
is
to
be
cut
off,
so
that
no
one
will
be
living
in
it,
not
a
man
or
a
beast,
but
it
will
be unpeopled
for
ever.
And
it
will
be
that,
when
you
have
come
to
an
end
of
reading
this
book,
you
are
to
have
a
stone fixed
to
it,
and
have
it
dropped
into
the
Euphrates:
And
you
are
to
say,
So
Babylon
will
go
down,
never
to
be
lifted
up
again,
because
of
the
evil
which
I
will send
on
her:
and weariness
will overcome
them.
So
far,
these
are
the
words
of
Jeremiah.
Zedekiah
was twenty-one
years
old
when
he
became
king;
he
was
king
for
eleven
years
in
Jerusalem:
and
his mother's
name
was
Hamutal,
the
daughter
of
Jeremiah
of
Libnah.
And
he
did
evil
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
as
Jehoiakim
had
done.
And
because
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
this
came
about
in
Jerusalem
and
Judah,
till
he
had sent
them
away
from
before
him:
and
Zedekiah
took
up arms
against
the
king
of
Babylon.
And
in
the
ninth
year
of
his
rule,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
tenth
month,
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
came
against
Jerusalem
with
all
his
army
and
took
up
his position
before
it,
building earthworks
all
round
it.
So
the
town
was shut
in
by
their forces
till
the
eleventh
year
of
King
Zedekiah.
In
the
fourth
month,
on
the
ninth
day
of
the
month,
the store
of
food
in
the
town
was almost
gone,
so
that
there
was
no
food
for
the
people
of
the
land.
Then
an opening
was
made
in
the
wall
of
the
town,
and
all
the
men
of
war
went
in
flight
out
of
the
town
by
night
through
the doorway
between
the
two
walls
which
was
by
the king's
garden; (now
the Chaldaeans
were stationed
round
the
town:)
and
they
went
by
the
way
of
the
Arabah.
And
the Chaldaean
army
went
after
King
Zedekiah
and
overtook
him
on
the
other
side
of
Jericho,
and
all
his
army
went
in
flight
from
him
in
every direction.
Then
they
made
the
king
a prisoner
and
took
him
up
to
the
king
of
Babylon
to
Riblah
in
the
land
of
Hamath
to
be
judged.
And
the
king
of
Babylon put
the
sons
of
Zedekiah
to death
before
his
eyes:
and
he put
to death
all
the
rulers
of
Judah
in
Riblah.
And
he
put
out Zedekiah's
eyes;
and
the
king
of
Babylon, chaining
him
in iron bands,
took
him
to
Babylon,
and
put
him
in
prison
till
the
day
of
his
death.
Now
in
the
fifth
month,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
month,
in
the nineteenth
year
of
King
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed men,
a servant
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
came
into
Jerusalem.
And
he
had
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
the king's
house
and
all
the
houses
of
Jerusalem,
even
every
great
house,
burned
with
fire:
And
the
walls
round
Jerusalem
were
broken
down
by
the Chaldaean
army
which
was
with
the
captain.
Then
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
took
away
as prisoners
the
rest
of
the
people
who
were still
in
the
town,
and
those
who
had given themselves
up
to
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
the
rest
of
the workmen.
But
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed men, let
the poorest
of
the
land go
on living
there,
to take care
of
the vines
and
the fields.
And
the
brass
pillars
which
were
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
and
the wheeled bases
and
the great
brass water-vessel
in
the
house
of
the
Lord,
were
broken
up
by
the Chaldaeans,
who
took
all
the
brass
away
to
Babylon.
And
the
pots
and
the spades
and
the scissors
for
the lights
and
the
spoons,
and
all
the
brass
vessels
used
in
the Lord's house,
they
took
away.
And
the cups
and
the fire-trays
and
the
basins
and
the
pots
and
the supports
for
the lights
and
the
spoons
and
the wide
basins;
the
gold
of
the
gold vessels,
and
the
silver
of
the
silver vessels,
the
captain
of
the armed
men
took
away.
The
two
pillars,
the great water-vessel,
and
the
twelve
brass
oxen
which
were
under
it,
and
the ten wheeled bases,
which
King
Solomon
had
made
for
the
house
of
the
Lord:
the
brass
of
all
these
vessels
was
without
weight.
And
as
for
the
pillars,
one
pillar
was
eighteen
cubits
high,
and
twelve
cubits
measured
all
round,
and
it
was
as
thick
as
a man's hand:
it
was
hollow.
And
there
was
a
crown
of
brass
on
it:
the
crown
was
five
cubits
high, circled
with
a
network
and apples
all
of
brass;
and
the
second
pillar
had
the
same.
There
were
ninety-six apples
on
the
outside;
the number
of apples
all
round
the
network
was
a
hundred.
And
the
captain
of
the armed
men
took
Seraiah,
the
chief
priest,
and
Zephaniah,
the
second
priest,
and
the
three door-keepers;
And
from
the
town
he
took
the unsexed servant
who
was
over
the
men
of
war,
and
seven
of
the king's
near friends
who
were
in
the
town,
and
the
scribe
of
the
captain
of
the
army,
who
was responsible
for getting
the
people
of
the
land
together
in
military order,
and
sixty
men
of
the
people
of
the
land
who
were
in
the
town.
These
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men,
took
with
him
to
the
king
of
Babylon
at
Riblah.
And
the
king
of
Babylon
put
them
to
death
at
Riblah
in
the
land
of
Hamath.
So
Judah
was
taken prisoner
away
from
his
land.
These
are
the
people
whom
Nebuchadrezzar took
away prisoner:
in
the
seventh
year,
three
thousand
and twenty-three
Jews:
And
in
the
eighteenth
year
of
Nebuchadrezzar
he
took away
as prisoners
from
Jerusalem
eight
hundred
and thirty-two
persons:
In
the
twenty-third
year
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the armed
men, took
away
as prisoners
seven
hundred
and
forty-five
of
the
Jews:
all
the
persons
were
four
thousand
and
six
hundred.
And
in
the thirty-seventh
year
after
Jehoiachin,
king
of
Judah,
had
been
taken prisoner,
in
the twelfth
month,
on
the twenty-fifth
day
of
the
month,
Evil-merodach,
king
of
Babylon,
in
the
first
year
after
he
became
king,
took
Jehoiachin,
king
of
Judah,
out
of
prison.
And
he
said
kind words
to
him
and
put
his
seat
higher
than
the seats
of
the other
kings
who
were
with
him
in
Babylon.
And
his
prison
clothing
was changed,
and
he
was
a
guest
at
the king's
table
every
day
for
the rest
of
his
life.
And
for
his food,
the
king
gave
him
a
regular amount
every
day
till
the
day
of
his
death,
for
the rest
of
his
life.
Lamentations
The Lamentations of Jeremiah
Lamentations
Lam
The
Lamentations
of Jeremiah
See
her
seated
by herself,
the
town
which
was
full
of
people! She
who
was
great
among
the
nations
has
become
like
a
widow! She
who
was
a
princess
among
the countries
has
come
under
the yoke
of
forced work!
She
is sorrowing
bitterly
in
the
night,
and
her face
is wet
with
weeping;
among
all
her
lovers she
has
no
comforter:
all
her
friends
have
been false
to
her,
they
have
become
her haters.
Judah
has
been
taken
away
as
a prisoner
because
of trouble
and hard
work;
her living-place
is
among
the
nations,
there
is
no
rest
for
her:
all
her attackers
have
overtaken
her
in
a narrow
place.
The
ways
of
Zion
are sad,
because
no
one
comes
to
the holy
meeting;
all
her doorways
are
made
waste,
her
priests
are breathing
out sorrow:
her
virgins
are troubled,
and
it
is
bitter
for
her.
Those
who
are
against
her
have
become
the
head, everything
goes well
for
her haters;
for
the
Lord
has sent
sorrow
on
her
because
of
the
great
number
of
her sins:
her young
children
have
gone
away
as
prisoners
before
the attacker.
And
all
her glory
has
gone
from
the
daughter
of Zion:
her
rulers
have
become
like harts
with
no
place
for food,
and
they
have
gone
in
flight
without
strength
before
the attacker.
Jerusalem keeps
in
mind,
in
the
days
of
her
sorrow
and
of
her wanderings,
all
the desired
things
which
were hers
in
days
gone
by;
when
her
people
came
into
the
power
of
her hater
and
she
had
no
helper,
her attackers
saw
their desire effected
on
her
and
made
sport
of
her destruction.
Great
is
the
sin
of
Jerusalem;
for
this
cause
she
has
become
an
unclean
thing:
all
those
who
gave
her honour
are
looking
down
on
her,
because
they
have
seen
her
shame:
now
truly, breathing
out grief,
she
is
turned
back.
In
her
skirts
were
her
unclean ways;
she gave
no
thought
to
her
end;
and
her
fall
has
been
a wonder;
she
has
no
comforter:
see
her sorrow,
O
Lord;
for
the attacker
is
lifted
up.
The
hand
of
her hater
is
stretched
out
over
all
her desired
things;
for
she
has
seen
that
the
nations
have
come
into
her
holy
place,
about
whom
you
gave
orders
that
they
were
not
to
come
into
the meeting
of
your
people.
Breathing
out grief
all
her
people
are
looking
for
bread;
they
have
given
their desired
things
for
food
to
give
them
life:
see,
O
Lord,
and
take
note;
for
she
has
become
a
thing
of shame.
Come
to
me,
all
you
who
go
by!
Keep
your eyes
on
me,
and
see
if
there
is
any
pain
like
the
pain
of
my wound,
which
the
Lord
has sent
on
me
in
the
day
of
his
burning
wrath.
From
on
high
he
has
sent
fire
into
my
bones,
and
it
has overcome
them:
his
net
is
stretched
out
for
my
feet,
I am
turned
back
by
him;
he
has
made
me waste
and feeble
all
the
day.
A watch
is
kept
on
my sins;
they
are joined
together
by
his
hand,
they
have
come
on
to
my
neck;
he
has
made
my
strength
give
way:
the
Lord
has
given
me
up
into
the
hands
of
those
against whom
I
have
no
power.
The
Lord
has
made sport
of
all
my
men
of war
in
me,
he
has got
men
together
against
me
to send
destruction
on
my
young
men:
the
virgin
daughter
of
Judah
has
been
crushed
like grapes
under
the feet
of
the
Lord.
For
these
things
I
am
weeping;
my
eye
is streaming
with
water;
because
the
comforter
who
might
give
me new
life
is
far
from
me:
my
children
are
made
waste,
because
the hater
is strong.
Zion's
hands
are outstretched; she
has
no
comforter;
the
Lord
has
given
orders
to
the attackers
of
Jacob
round
about
him:
Jerusalem
has
become
like
an
unclean
thing
among
them.
The
Lord
is upright;
for
I
have
gone
against
his orders:
give ear,
now,
all
you
peoples,
and
see
my
pain,
my
virgins
and
my
young
men
have
gone
away
as
prisoners.
I
sent
for
my
lovers,
but
they
were false
to
me:
my
priests
and
my responsible
men
were breathing
their
last
breath
in
the
town,
while
they
were
looking
for
food
to
give
them new
life.
See,
O
Lord,
for
I
am
in
trouble;
the inmost
parts
of
my
body
are
deeply moved;
my
heart
is
turned
in
me;
for
I
have
been uncontrolled:
outside
the
children
are put
to
the
sword,
and
in
the
house
there
is
death.
Give ear
to
the voice
of
my grief;
I
have
no
comforter;
all
my haters
have news
of
my troubles,
they
are
glad
because
you
have
done
it:
let
the
day
of
fate
come
when
they
will
be
like
me.
Let
all
their evil-doing
come
before
you;
do
to
them
as
you
have
done
to
me
for
all
my sins:
for loud
is
the sound
of
my grief,
and
the strength
of
my
heart
is
gone.
How
has
the
daughter
of
Zion
been
covered
with
a
cloud
by
the
Lord
in
his
wrath!
he
has sent
down
from
heaven
to
earth
the
glory
of
Israel,
and
has
not kept
in
memory
the resting-place
of
his
feet
in
the
day
of
his
wrath.
The
Lord
has given
up
to destruction
all
the living-places
of
Jacob
without
pity; pulling
down
in
his
wrath
the strong
places
of
the
daughter
of
Judah, stretching
out
on
the
earth
the
wounded,
even
her king
and
her
rulers.
In
his
burning
wrath
every
horn
of
Israel
has
been
cut
off;
his
right
hand
has
been
turned
back
before
the attacker:
he
has
put
a
fire
in
Jacob, causing destruction
round
about.
His
bow
has
been
bent
for
the attack,
he
has taken
his
place
with
his
hand ready,
in
his hate
he
has put
to death
all
who
were pleasing
to
the
eye:
on
the
tent
of
the
daughter
of
Zion
he
has let loose
his passion
like
fire.
The
Lord
has
become
like
one fighting
against
her, sending
destruction
on
Israel;
he
has sent
destruction
on
all
her great houses,
making
waste
his strong
places: increasing
the grief
and
the sorrow
of
the
daughter
of
Judah.
And
he
has
violently taken away
his tent,
as
from
a
garden;
he
has made
waste
his meeting-place:
the
Lord
has taken away
the memory
of
feast
and
Sabbath
in
Zion,
and
in
the passion
of
his
wrath
he
is against
king
and
priest.
The
Lord
has
given
up
his
altar
and
has
been
turned
in hate
from
his
holy
place;
he
has
given
up
into
the
hands
of
the attacker
the
walls
of
her great
houses:
their
voices
have
been loud
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
as
in
the
day
of
a
holy
meeting.
It
is
the Lord's purpose
to
make
waste
the
wall
of
the
daughter
of
Zion;
his line
has
been
stretched
out,
he
has
not kept
back
his
hand
from
destruction:
he
has
sent sorrow
on tower
and
wall,
they
have
become feeble
together.
Her doors
have
gone
down
into
the
earth;
he
has sent
destruction
on
her locks:
her
king
and
her
princes
are
among
the
nations
where
the
law
is
not;
even
her
prophets
have
had
no
vision
from
the
Lord.
The
responsible
men
of
the
daughter
of
Zion
are
seated
on
the
earth without
a word;
they
have
put
dust
on
their
heads,
they
are
clothed
in haircloth:
the
heads
of
the
virgins
of
Jerusalem
are bent
down
to
the
earth.
My
eyes
are wasted
with weeping,
the inmost
parts
of
my
body
are deeply moved,
my inner
parts
are drained
out
on
the
earth,
for
the
destruction
of
the
daughter
of
my
people;
because
of
the young
children
and babies
at
the breast
who
are falling without strength
in
the
open
squares
of
the
town.
They
say
to
their
mothers,
Where
is
grain
and
wine?
when
they
are falling
like
the
wounded
in
the
open
squares
of
the
town,
when
their
life
is drained
out
on
their mother's breast.
What example
am
I
to
give
you?
what comparison
am
I
to
make
for
you,
O
daughter
of
Jerusalem?
what
am
I
to
make
equal
to
you,
so
that
I
may
give
you
comfort,
O
virgin
daughter
of
Zion?
for
your
destruction
is
great
like
the
sea:
who
is able
to
make
you well?
The
visions which
your
prophets
have
seen
for
you
are
false
and foolish;
they
have
not
made clear
to
you
your
sin
so
that
your fate might
be changed:
but
they
have
seen
for
you
false words, driving
you
away.
All
who
go
by make
a noise
with
their
hands
at
you;
they make hisses, shaking
their
heads
at
the
daughter
of
Jerusalem,
and
saying,
Is
this
the
town which
was
the crown
of
everything
beautiful,
the
joy
of
all
the
earth?
All
your haters
are
opening
their
mouths
wide
against
you;
making hisses
and whistling
through
their
teeth,
they
say,
We
have
made
a meal
of
her:
certainly
this
is
the
day
we
have
been
looking
for;
it
has
come,
we
have
seen
it.
The
Lord
has
done
that
which
was
his
purpose;
he
has
put
into
force
the
orders
which
he
gave
in
the
days
which
are past; pulling
down
without
pity,
he
has
made
your hater
glad
over
you,
lifting
up
the
horn
of
those
who
were
against
you.
Let
your
cry
go
up
to
the
Lord:
O
wall
of
the
daughter
of
Zion,
let
your weeping
be
flowing
down
like
a
stream
day
and
night;
give
yourself
no rest,
let
not
your
eyes keep
back
the drops
of sorrow.
Up!
give
cries
in
the
night,
at
the starting
of
the night-watches;
let
your
heart
be
flowing
out
like
water
before
the
face
of
the
Lord, lifting
up
your
hands
to
him
for
the
life
of
your young
children
who
are falling
down, feeble
for need
of food,
at
the
top
of
every
street.
Look!
O
Lord,
see
to
whom
you
have done
this!
Are
the
women
to
take
as
their
food
the
fruit
of
their bodies,
the
children
who
are folded
in
their arms?
are
the
priest
and
the
prophet
to
be put
to death
in
the
holy
place
of
the
Lord?
The
young
men
and
the
old
are stretched
on
the
earth
in
the
streets;
my
virgins
and
my
young
men
have
been put
to
the
sword:
you
have sent death
on
them
in
the
day
of
your
wrath, causing death
without
pity.
As
in
the
day
of
a holy
meeting
you
have
made fears
come
round
me
on
every
side,
and
no
one got
away
or
was kept safe
in
the
day
of
the Lord's
wrath:
those
who
were folded
in
my arms,
whom
I
took care
of,
have
been sent
to
their
destruction
by
my hater.
I
am
the
man
who has
seen trouble
by
the
rod
of
his
wrath.
By
him
I
have
been made
to go
in
the
dark
where there
is
no
light.
Truly
against
me
his
hand
has
been
turned
again
and
again
all
the
day.
My
flesh
and
my
skin have been used up by him
and
my
bones
broken.
He has put
up
a wall
against
me, shutting
me
in
with bitter
sorrow.
He has kept
me
in
dark
places,
like those
who have
been
long
dead.
He
has
put
a
wall round
me,
so
that
I am
not able
to
go
out;
he
has
made great
the weight
of
my
chain.
Even
when
I send
up
a
cry
for
help,
he keeps
my
prayer shut
out.
He has put up a
wall
of
cut
stones
about
my
ways, he has made
my
roads twisted.
He
is
like
a
bear waiting
for me,
like
a
lion
in
secret
places.
By
him
my
ways have been
turned
on one side
and
I have been pulled
in bits;
he has
made
me waste.
With
his
bow
bent, he has made
me
the mark for
his
arrows.
He
has let loose
his
arrows
into
the
inmost
parts
of
my body.
I
have
become
the
sport
of
all
the
peoples;
I
am
their
song
all
the
day.
He has
made my life nothing but pain, he has given
me
the
bitter root
in
full measure.
By him
my
teeth have been
broken
with
crushed stones,
and
I am bent low
in the
dust.
My
soul
is sent far away
from
peace,
I
have no
more memory
of
good.
And
I
said,
My
strength
is cut off,
and
my
hope
from
the
Lord.
Keep
in
mind
my trouble
and
my
wandering,
the bitter root
and
the
poison.
My
soul still keeps
the memory
of
them;
and
is bent
down
in
me.
This
I keep
in
mind,
and
because
of
this
I
have
hope.
It
is
through
the Lord's
love
that
we
have
not
come
to
destruction,
because
his
mercies
have
no limit.
They are
new
every
morning;
great is your good
faith.
I
said
to
myself,
The
Lord
is
my heritage;
and
because
of
this
I
will
have
hope
in
him.
The
Lord
is
good
to
those
who
are waiting
for
him,
to
the
soul which
is
looking
for
him.
It
is
good
to go
on hoping
and quietly waiting
for
the
salvation
of
the
Lord.
It
is
good
for
a
man
to undergo
the
yoke
when
he
is young.
Let
him
be
seated
by
himself, saying nothing,
because
he
has put
it
on
him.
Let
him
put
his
mouth
in
the
dust,
if
by chance
there
may
be
hope.
Let
his face
be
turned
to
him
who
gives
him
blows;
let
him
be
full
of
shame.
For
the
Lord
does
not give
a man up
for
ever.
For
though
he sends
grief, still
he
will
have
pity
in
the full measure
of
his
love.
For
he
has
no pleasure
in troubling
and causing
grief
to
the
children
of
men.
In
a man's
crushing
under
his
feet
all
the
prisoners
of
the
earth,
In
his
turning
away
the
right
of
a
man
before
the
face
of
the Most
High.
In
his doing wrong
to
a
man
in
his
cause,
the
Lord
has
no
pleasure.
Who
is able
to
say
a
thing,
and
give effect
to
it,
if
it
has
not
been
ordered
by
the
Lord?
Do
not
evil
and
good
come
from
the
mouth
of
the Most High?
What protest
may
a
living
man make,
even
a
man
about
the punishment
of
his
sin?
Let
us
make
search
and
put
our
ways
to
the test,
turning
again
to
the
Lord;
Lifting
up
our
hearts
with
our
hands
to
God
in
the
heavens.
We
have done wrong
and
gone
against
your law;
we
have
not
had
your forgiveness.
Covering yourself
with
wrath
you
have
gone
after us, cutting us off
without
pity;
Covering yourself
with a
cloud,
so
that
prayer may not get
through.
You have
made
us
like waste
and
that
for which there
is no use,
among
the
peoples.
The
mouths
of
all
our haters
are
open
wide
against
us.
Fear
and deep waters
have
come
on us, wasting
and
destruction.
Rivers
of
water
are running
down
from
my
eyes,
for
the
destruction
of
the
daughter
of
my
people.
My
eyes
are streaming
without
stopping,
they
have
no rest,
Till
the Lord's eye
is turned
on
me,
till
he
sees
my trouble
from
heaven.
The Lord
is unkind
to
my
soul,
more
than
all
the
daughters
of
my
town.
They who
are against
me
without
cause have gone hard after
me
as if I was
a
bird;
They have put an end
to
my
life
in
the prison, stoning
me
with
stones.
Waters
were
flowing
over
my
head;
I
said,
I am
cut
off.
I
was making prayer
to
your
name,
O
Lord, out
of
the
lowest prison.
My
voice came
to
you;
let
not
your
ear
be
shut
to
my breathing,
to
my
cry.
You
came
near
in
the
day
when
I
made
my prayer
to
you:
you
said,
Have
no
fear.
O
Lord,
you
have taken up
the
cause
of
my
soul,
you
have made
my
life safe.
O
Lord,
you
have
seen
my wrong;
be
judge
in
my
cause.
You
have
seen
all
the evil rewards
they
have sent
on
me,
and
all
their
designs
against
me.
Their bitter words
have come
to
your ears,
O
Lord,
and
all
their
designs
against
me;
The
lips
of
those
who came
up
against
me,
and
their thoughts
against
me
all
the
day.
Take note
of
them
when they are
seated,
and
when they get
up;
I
am
their
song.
You
will
give
them
their reward,
O
Lord, answering
to
the
work
of
their
hands.
You
will
let
their
hearts
be covered
over
with
your
curse
on
them.
You
will go
after
them
in
wrath,
and put
an end
to
them
from
under
the
heavens
of
the
Lord.
How
dark
has
the
gold
become!
how
changed
the
best
gold!
the
stones
of
the
holy
place
are dropping
out
at
the
top
of
every
street.
The valued
sons
of
Zion,
whose price
was
the best
gold,
are looked
on
as
vessels
of earth,
the
work
of
the
hands
of
the
potter!
Even
the beasts
of
the waste land
have full
breasts,
they give milk
to
their
young ones:
the
daughter
of
my
people
has become
cruel
like
the
ostriches
in
the waste land.
The
tongue
of
the
child
at
the breast
is fixed
to
the
roof
of
his
mouth
for need
of drink:
the young
children
are crying
out
for
bread,
and
no
man gives
it
to
them.
Those who
were used
to feasting
on delicate
food
are wasted
in
the
streets:
those who
as children
were dressed
in
purple
are stretched
out
on
the dust.
For
the
punishment
of
the
daughter
of
my
people
is
greater
than
the
punishment
of
Sodom, which
was
overturned
suddenly
without
any
hand falling
on
her.
Her holy
ones
were cleaner than
snow, they
were
whiter than
milk, their bodies
were redder than
corals, their form was as the
sapphire:
Their face
is
blacker
than night;
in
the
streets
no
one
has knowledge
of
them:
their
skin
is hanging
on
their
bones,
they
are
dry,
they
have
become
like
wood.
Those who
have
been put
to
the
sword
are
better off
than
those whose death
is
caused
by need
of food;
for
these
come
to death slowly, burned
up
like
the
fruit
of
the
field.
The
hands
of kind-hearted
women
have
been
boiling
their
children;
they
were
their
food
in
the
destruction
of
the
daughter
of
my
people.
The
Lord
has given full effect
to
his passion,
he
has let loose
his
burning
wrath;
he
has made
a
fire
in
Zion, causing
the
destruction
of
its bases.
To
the
kings
of
the
earth
and
to
all
the
people
of
the
world
it
did
not seem possible
that
the attackers
and
the haters
would
go
into
the doors
of
Jerusalem.
It
is
because
of
the
sins
of
her
prophets
and
the evil-doing
of
her
priests,
by whom
the
blood
of
the upright
has been drained
out
in
her.
They
are wandering
like
blind
men
in
the
streets,
they
are made
unclean
with
blood,
so
that
their
robes
may
not
be
touched
by
men.
Away!
unclean!
they
were
crying
out
to
them,
Away!
away!
let there
be
no
touching:
when
they
went
away
in flight
and wandering,
men
said
among
the
nations, There
is
no
further resting-place
for
them.
The
face
of
the
Lord
has sent
them
in all
directions;
he
will
no
longer
take care
of
them:
they
had
no
respect
for
the
priests,
they gave
no honour
to
the
old
men.
Our
eyes
are
still wasting
away
in looking
for
our false
help: we
have
been
watching
for
a
nation unable
to give
salvation.
They
go
after
our
steps
so
that
we
may
not
go
in
our
streets:
our
end
is
near,
our
days
are numbered;
for
our
end
has
come.
Those who
went
after
us
were quicker
than
the
eagles
of
the
heaven, driving
us
before
them
on
the
mountains, waiting secretly
for
us
in
the waste
land.
Our
breath
of
life,
he
on
whom
the holy oil
was put,
was
taken
in
their holes;
of
whom
we
said, Under
his
shade
we
will
be living among
the
nations.
Have
joy
and
be
glad, O
daughter
of
Edom,
living
in
the
land
of
Uz:
the
cup
will
be given
to
you
in
your
turn,
and
you
will
be overcome
with wine
and
your shame
will
be seen.
The
punishment
of
your evil-doing
is
complete, O
daughter
of
Zion;
never
again
will
he
take
you
away
as
a prisoner:
he
will
give
you
the reward
of
your evil-doing, O
daughter
of
Edom;
he
will
let
your
sin
be
uncovered.
Keep
in
mind,
O
Lord,
what
has
come
to
us:
take
note
and
see
our
shame.
Our
heritage
is given up
to men
of
strange lands, our
houses
to those
who
are not our countrymen.
We
are
children
without
fathers,
our
mothers
are
like
widows.
We
give
money
for
a
drink
of
water, we
get
our
wood
for
a
price.
Our attackers
are
on
our
necks: overcome
with weariness, we
have
no
rest.
We
have
given
our
hands
to
the
Egyptians
and
to
the Assyrians
so
that we might
have
enough
bread.
Our
fathers
were sinners
and
are dead;
and
the weight
of
their evil-doing
is
on us.
Servants
are
ruling
over
us,
and
there
is
no
one
to
make
us free
from
their
hands.
We
put
our
lives
in danger
to
get
our
bread,
because
of
the
sword
of
the waste
land.
Our
skin
is heated
like
an
oven
because
of
our
burning
heat
from need
of food.
They took
by force
the
women
in
Zion,
the
virgins
in
the
towns
of
Judah.
Their
hands
put
princes
to death
by
hanging:
the
faces
of
old
men
were
not honoured.
The
young
men
were crushing
the grain,
and
the
boys
were falling
under
the
wood.
The
old
men
are no longer seated in
the doorway,
and
the
music
of
the
young
men has come
to an end.
The
joy
of our
hearts
is ended; our
dancing
is
changed
into sorrow.
The
crown
has been taken
from
our
head: sorrow
is ours,
for
we are sinners.
Because
of
this
our
hearts
are feeble;
for
these
things
our
eyes
are
dark;
Because
of
the
mountain
of
Zion
which
is
a
waste;
jackals
go
over
it.
You,
O
Lord,
are
seated
as
King
for
ever;
the
seat
of
your power
is
eternal.
Why
have
we gone
from
your memory
for
ever?
why
have
you been turned away
from
us
for
so
long?
Make
us
come
back
to
you,
O
Lord,
and let
us
be
turned;
make
our
days new
again
as
in
the past.
But
you
have quite given
us
up;
you are full
of
wrath
against
us.
Ezekiel
The Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Ezk
The Book of
Ezekiel
Now
it
came
about
in
the
thirtieth
year,
in
the
fourth
month,
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
month,
while
I
was
by
the
river
Chebar
among
those
who
had
been
made prisoners,
that
the
heavens
were
made
open
and
I
saw
visions
of
God.
On
the
fifth
day
of
the
month,
in
the
fifth
year
after
King Jehoiachin
had been made
a prisoner,
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
Ezekiel
the
priest,
the
son
of
Buzi,
in
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans
by
the
river
Chebar;
and
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
on
me
there.
And,
looking,
I
saw
a storm-wind
coming
out
of
the
north,
a
great
cloud
with flames
of
fire
coming
after
one
another,
and
a
bright
light shining
round
about
it
and
in
the
heart
of
it
was something coloured
like electrum.
And
in
the heart
of
it
were
the
forms
of
four
living
beings.
And
this
was
what
they
were
like;
they
had
the
form
of
a
man.
And
every
one
had
four
faces,
and
every
one
of
them
had
four
wings.
And
their
feet
were
straight
feet;
and
the under sides
of
their
feet
were
like
the
feet
of oxen;
and
they
were shining
like
polished
brass.
And
they
had
the
hands
of
a
man
under
their
wings;
the
four
of
them
had
faces
on
their
four
sides.
They
went
without
turning,
every
one
went
straight
forward.
As
for
the
form
of
their
faces,
they
had
the
face
of
a
man,
and
the
four
of
them
had
the
face
of
a
lion
on
the
right
side,
and
the
four
of
them
had
the
face
of
an
ox
on
the
left
side,
and
the
four
of
them
had
the
face
of
an
eagle.
And
their
wings
were
separate
at
the
top;
two
of
the
wings
of
every
one
were
joined
one
to
another,
and
two
were
covering
their
bodies.
Every
one
of
them
went
straight
forward;
wherever
the
spirit
was
to
go
they
went;
they
went
on
without
turning.
And
between
the
living
beings
it
was
like
burning
coals
of
fire,
as
if
flames
were
going
one
after
the other
between
the
living
beings;
and
the
fire
was
bright,
and
out
of
the
fire
went thunder-flames.
And
the
living
beings
went out
and
came
back as quickly as
a thunder-flame.
Now
while
I
was
looking
at
the
four
living
beings,
I
saw
one
wheel
on
the
earth,
by
the
side
of
the
living
beings,
for
the
four
of
them.
The
form
of
the
wheels
and
their
work
was
like
a
beryl;
the
four
of
them
had
the
same
form
and
design,
and
they
were
like
a
wheel
inside
a
wheel.
The
four
of
them
went straight forward
without
turning
to
one side.
And
I saw
that
they
had edges,
and
their edges, even
of
the
four,
were
full
of
eyes
round
about.
And
when
the
living
beings
went
on,
the
wheels
went
by
their
side;
and
when
the
living
beings
were
lifted
up
from
the
earth,
the
wheels
were
lifted
up.
Wherever
the
spirit
was
to
go
they
went;
and
the
wheels
were
lifted
up
by
their
side:
for
the
spirit
of
the
living
beings
was
in
the
wheels.
When these
went
on,
the others
went;
and
when these
came
to rest,
the others
came
to rest;
and
when these
were
lifted
up
from
the
earth,
the
wheels
were
lifted
up
by
their
side:
for
the
spirit
of
the
living
beings
was
in
the
wheels.
And
over
the
heads
of
the
living
beings there
was
the
form
of
an arch, looking
like
ice,
stretched
out
over
their
heads
on
high.
Under
the arch
their
wings
were
straight,
one stretched
out
to
another:
every
one
had
two
wings
covering
their
bodies
on
this side
and
two
covering
their
bodies
on
that side.
And
when
they went,
the
sound
of
their
wings
was
like
the
sound
of
great
waters
to
my ears,
like
the
voice
of
the Ruler
of all,
a
sound
like
the rushing
of
an
army:
when
they came
to rest
they
let down
their
wings.
And
there
was
a
voice
from
the
top
of
the arch
which
was
over
their
heads:
when
they
came
to
rest
they
let
down
their
wings.
And
on
the
top
of
the arch
which
was
over
their
heads
was
the
form
of
a king's
seat,
like
a
sapphire
stone;
and
on
the
form
of
the
seat
was
the
form
of
a
man
seated
on
it
on
high.
And
I
saw
it coloured
like electrum,
with
the
look
of
fire
in
it
and
round
it, going
up
from
what
seemed
to
be
the middle
of
his
body;
and going
down
from
what
seemed
to
be
the middle
of
his
body
I
saw
what
was
like
fire,
and there
was
a
bright
light shining
round
him.
Like
the
bow
in
the
cloud
on
a
day
of
rain,
so
was
the
light shining
round
him.
And
this
is
what
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
like.
And
when
I
saw
it
I
went
down
on
my
face,
and
the
voice
of
one
talking
came
to
my ears.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man, get
up
on
your
feet,
so
that
I
may
say words
to
you.
And
at
his words
the
spirit
came
into
me
and
put
me
on
my
feet;
and
his voice
came
to
my ears.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
I
am
sending
you
to
the
children
of
Israel,
to
an uncontrolled
nation
which
has gone
against
me:
they
and
their
fathers
have
been sinners
against
me
even
to
this
very
day.
And
the
children
are
hard
and stiff-hearted;
I
am
sending
you
to
them:
and
you
are
to
say
to
them, These
are
the words
of
the
Lord.
And
they,
if
they
give ear
to
you
or
if
they
do
not
give ear (for
they
are
an uncontrolled
people),
will
see
that
there
has
been
a
prophet
among
them.
And
you,
son
of
man,
have
no
fear
of
them
or
of
their
words,
even
if sharp
thorns
are round
you
and
you
are
living
among
scorpions:
have
no
fear
of
their
words
and
do
not
be overcome
by
their looks,
for
they
are
an uncontrolled
people.
And
you
are
to
give
them
my
words,
if
they
give ear
to
you
or
if
they
do
not:
for
they
are uncontrolled.
But
you,
son
of
man,
give ear
to
what
I
say
to
you,
and
do
not
be uncontrolled
like
that uncontrolled
people:
let
your
mouth
be
open
and
take
what
I
give
you.
And
looking,
I
saw
a
hand
stretched
out
to
me,
and
I
saw
the roll
of
a
book
in
it;
And
he put
it
open
before
me,
and
it
had
writing
on
the
front
and
on
the
back; words
of grief
and sorrow
and trouble
were
recorded
in
it.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man, take
this roll
for
your
food,
and go
and
say
my words
to
the
children
of
Israel.
And,
on
my
opening
my
mouth,
he made
me take
the roll
as
food.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
let
your
stomach
make
a meal
of
it
and
let
your
inside
be
full
of
this roll
which
I
am
giving
you.
Then
I
took
it,
and
it
was
sweet
as
honey
in
my
mouth.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
go
now
to
the
children
of
Israel,
and
say
my
words
to
them.
For
you
are
not
sent
to
a
people whose
talk
is strange
and whose
language
is
hard,
but
to
the children
of
Israel;
Not
to
a
number
of
peoples
whose
talk
is strange
and
whose
language
is
hard
and
whose
words
are
not clear
to
you.
Truly,
if
I
sent
you
to
them
they
would
give ear
to
you.
But
the children
of
Israel
will
not
give ear
to
you;
for
they
have
no
mind
to
give ear
to
me:
for
all
the children
of
Israel
have
a
hard brow
and
a stiff
heart.
See,
I
have
made
your
face
hard
against
their
faces,
and
your brow
hard
against
their brows.
Like
a
diamond
harder
than rock
I
have
made
your brow:
have
no
fear
of
them
and do
not
be overcome
by
their looks,
for
they
are
an uncontrolled
people.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
take
into
your
heart
all
my
words
which
I am
about
to
say
to
you,
and let
your
ears
be
open
to
them.
And
go
now
to
those
who
have been taken
away
as prisoners,
to
the
children
of
your
people,
and
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said;
if
they
give ear
or
if
they
do
not.
Then
I
was
lifted
up
by
the
wind,
and
at
my
back
the
sound
of
a
great rushing
came
to
my ears
when
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
lifted
up
from
his
place.
And there
was
the
sound
of
the
wings
of
the
living
beings touching
one
another,
and
the
sound
of
the
wheels
at
their
side,
the
sound
of
a
great rushing.
And
the
wind, lifting
me
up,
took
me
away:
and
I
went
in
the
heat
of
my
spirit,
and
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
strong
on
me.
Then
I
came
to
those
who
had
been
taken
away
as prisoners,
who
were
at Telabib
by
the
river
Chebar,
and
I
was
seated
among
them
full
of wonder
for
seven
days.
And
at
the
end
of
seven
days,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
I
have
made
you
a
watchman
for
the
children
of
Israel:
so
give ear
to
the
word
of
my
mouth,
and
give
them
word
from
me
of
their danger.
When
I
say
to
the evil-doer,
Death
will
certainly
be
your fate;
and
you
give
him
no
word
of
it
and
say
nothing
to
make clear
to
the evil-doer
the danger
of
his
evil
way,
so
that
he
may
be safe;
that
same
evil
man
will come
to
death
in
his evil-doing;
but
I
will
make
you
responsible
for
his
blood.
But
if
you
give
the evil-doer word
of
his danger,
and
he
is
not
turned
from
his
sin
or
from
his
evil
way,
death
will overtake
him
in
his evil-doing;
but
your
life
will
be safe.
Again,
when
an upright
man,
turning
away
from
his
righteousness,
does
evil,
and
I
put
a
cause
of falling
in
his
way,
death
will overtake
him:
because
you
have
given
him
no word
of
his danger,
death
will overtake
him
in
his evil-doing,
and
there
will
be
no memory
of
the upright
acts
which
he
has
done;
but
I
will
make
you
responsible
for
his
blood.
But
if
you say
to
the upright
man
that
he
is
not
to do evil,
he
will
certainly keep
his
life
because
he
took note
of
your word;
and
your
life
will
be safe.
And
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
on
me
there;
and
he
said,
Get
up
and
go
out
into
the
valley
and
there
I
will
have
talk
with
you.
Then
I
got
up
and
went
out
into
the
valley;
and
I
saw
the
glory
of
the
Lord resting
there
as
I
had
seen
it
by
the
river
Chebar;
and
I
went
down
on
my
face.
Then
the
spirit
came
into
me
and
put
me
on
my
feet;
and
he
had
talk
with
me
and
said
to
me,
Go
and
keep
yourself
shut
up
inside
your
house.
But
see,
O
son
of
man,
I
will
put bands
on
you, prisoning
you
in
them,
and
you
will
not
go
out
among
them:
And
I
will
make
your
tongue fixed
to
the
roof
of
your
mouth,
so
that
you
have
no voice
and
may
not
make protests
to
them:
for
they
are
an uncontrolled
people.
But
when
I
have
talk
with
you
I
will
make
your
mouth
open,
and
you
are
to
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Let
the hearer
give ear;
and
as
for
him
who
will
not,
let
him
keep
his ears shut:
for
they
are
an uncontrolled
people.
And
you,
son
of
man,
take
a
back
and
put
it
before
you
and
on
it
make
a picture
of
a
town,
even
Jerusalem.
And
make
an attack
on
it, shutting
it
in,
building strong
places
against
it,
and
making high
an earthwork
against
it;
and
put
up tents
against
it,
placing engines
all
round
it
for smashing
down
its
walls.
And
take
a flat
iron
plate,
and
put
it
for
a
wall
of
iron
between
you
and
the
town:
and
let
your
face
be
turned
to
it,
and
it
will
be shut
in
and
you
will
make
an attack
on
it.
This
will
be
a
sign
to
the children
of
Israel.
Then, stretching
yourself
out
on
your
left
side,
take
the
sin
of
the children
of
Israel
on
yourself:
for
as
long
as
you
are stretched
out,
so
long
will
the
sin
of
the children
of
Israel
be
on
you.
For
I
have
had
the
years
of
their
sin measured
for
you
by
a
number
of
days,
even
three
hundred
and
ninety
days:
and
you
will
take
on
yourself
the
sin
of
the children
of
Israel.
And
when
these
days
are
ended, turning
on
your right
side,
you
are
to
take
on
yourself
the
sin
of
the children
of
Judah:
forty
days,
a
day
for
a
year,
I
have
had
it fixed
for
you.
And let
your
face
be
turned
to
where
Jerusalem
is shut
in,
with
your
arm
uncovered,
and
be
a prophet
against
it.
And
see,
I
will
put bands
on
you;
and
you
will
be stretched
out
without
turning
from
one
side
to
the
other
till
the
days
of
your attack
are
ended.
And
take
for
yourself
wheat
and
barley
and different sorts
of
grain,
and
put
them
in
one
vessel
and
make
bread
for
yourself
from
them;
all
the
days
when
you
are stretched
on
your
side
it
will
be
your
food.
And
you
are
to take
your
food
by
weight,
twenty
shekels
a
day:
you
are
to take
it
at regular
times.
And
you are
to take
water
by
measure,
the
sixth
part
of
a
hin:
you are
to take
it
at regular
times.
And let
your
food
be
barley
cakes, cooking
it
before
their
eyes
with
the waste
which comes out
of
a
man.
And
the
Lord
said,
Even
so
the
children
of
Israel
will
have
unclean
bread
for
their
food
among
the
nations
where
I
am driving
them.
Then
I
said,
Ah,
Lord!
see,
my
soul
has
never
been
unclean,
and
I
have
never taken
as
my
food
anything
which
has
come
to
a
natural
death
or
has
been broken
by
beasts,
from
the
time
when
I
was young
even
till
now;
no disgusting
flesh
has
ever
come
into
my
mouth.
Then
he
said
to
me,
See,
I
have
given
you cow's waste
in
place
of man's waste,
and
you
will
make
your
bread ready
on
it.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
see,
I
will take
away
from
Jerusalem
her necessary
bread:
they
will take
their
bread
by
weight
and
with care, measuring
out
their drinking-water
with fear
and wonder:
So
that
they
may
be
in
need
of
bread
and
water
and
be wondering
at
one
another, wasting
away
in
their
sin.
And
you,
son
of
man,
take
a
sharp
sword, using
it
like
a haircutter's blade,
and making
it
go
over
your
head
and
the
hair
of
your chin:
and
take
scales
for separating
the
hair
by
weight.
You
are
to
have
a
third
part
burned
with
fire
inside
the
town,
when
the
days
of
the
attack
are
ended;
and
a
third
part
you
are
to
take
and
give
blows
with
the
sword
round
about
it;
and
give
a
third
part
for
the
wind
to
take
away,
and let loose
a
sword
after
them.
And
take
from
them
a
small
number
of hairs, folding
them
in
your
skirts.
And
again
take
some
of
these
and
put
them
in
the
fire,
burning
them
up
in
the
fire;
and
say
to
all
the children
of
Israel,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
This
is
Jerusalem:
I
have
put
her
among
the
nations,
and
countries
are
round
her
on
every
side;
And
she
has
gone
against
my orders
by doing
evil
more
than
the
nations,
and
against
my
rules
more
than
the
countries
round
her:
for
they
have given
up
my orders,
and
as
for
my
rules,
they
have
not
gone
in
the
way
of
them.
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
you
have
been
more uncontrolled
than
the
nations
round
about
you,
and
have
not
been guided
by
my
rules
or
kept
my
orders,
but
have
kept
the
orders
of
the
nations
round
about
you;
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I,
even
I,
am
against
you;
and
I
will
be judging
among
you
before
the
eyes
of
the
nations.
And
I
will
do
in
you
what
I
have
not
done
and
will
not
do
again,
because
of
all
your
disgusting ways.
For
this cause
fathers
will take
their
sons
for
food
among
you,
and
sons
will
make
a meal
of
their
fathers;
and
I
will
be
judge
among
you,
and
all
the
rest
of
you
I
will send
away
to
every
wind.
For
this cause,
by
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
because
you
have
made
my
holy
place
unclean
with
all
your hated
things
and
all
your
disgusting ways,
you
will
become
disgusting
to
me;
my
eye
will
have
no
mercy
and
I
will
have
no
pity.
A
third
of
you
will
come
to
death
from disease, wasting
away
among
you
through need
of food;
a
third
will
be
put
to
the
sword
round
about
you;
and
a
third
I
will send
away
to
every
wind, letting loose
a
sword
after
them.
So
my
wrath
will
be
complete
and
my
passion
will
come
to
rest
on
them;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
the
Lord
have
given
the
word
of decision,
when
my
wrath
against
them
is
complete.
And
I
will
make
you
a
waste
and
a name
of
shame
among
the
nations
round
about
you,
in
the
eyes
of
everyone
who goes
by.
And
you
will
be
a name
of
shame
and
a
cause
of bitter words,
an example
and
a wonder
to
the
nations
round
about
you,
when
I
give effect
to
my judging
among
you
in
wrath
and
in passion
and
in
burning protests:
I
the
Lord
have
said
it:
When
I
send
on
you
the
evil
arrows
of disease, causing
destruction,
which
I
will
send
to
put
an end
to
you;
and,
further,
I
will
take
away
your necessary
food.
And
I
will
send
on
you need
of food
and
evil
beasts,
and
they
will
be
a cause
of loss
to
you;
and disease
and
violent
death
will
go
through
you;
and
I
will
send
the
sword
on
you:
I
the
Lord
have
said
it.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
to
the
mountains
of
Israel,
and
be
a prophet
to
them,
and
say,
You
mountains
of
Israel,
give ear
to
the
words
of
the
Lord:
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
the
mountains
and
the
hills,
to
the waterways
and
the
valleys:
See,
I,
even
I,
am sending
on
you
a
sword
for
the
destruction
of
your
high
places.
And
your
altars
will
be
made
waste,
and
your sun-images
will
be
broken:
and
I
will
have
your
dead men
placed
before
your images.
And
I
will
put
the
dead
bodies
of
the
children
of
Israel
in
front
of
their images, sending
your
bones
in
all
directions
about
your
altars.
In
all
your living-places
the
towns
will
become
broken walls,
and
the
high
places
made waste;
so
that
your
altars
may
be
broken
down
and
made waste,
and
your images
broken
and ended,
and
so
that
your sun-images
may
be
cut
down
and
your
works rubbed
out.
And
the
dead
will
be
falling
down
among
you,
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
But
still,
I
will keep
a small band safe
from
the
sword
among
the
nations,
when
you
are sent wandering
among
the
countries.
And
those
of
you
who
are
kept safe
will
have
me
in
mind
among
the
nations
where
they
have
been
taken
away
as prisoners,
how
I sent punishment
on
their
hearts
which
were untrue
to
me,
and
on
their
eyes
which
were
turned
to
their false gods:
and
they
will
be
full
of
hate
for
themselves
because
of
the
evil
things
which
they
have
done
in
all
their
disgusting ways.
And
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord:
not
for
nothing
did
I
say
that
I
would
do
this
evil
to
them.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Give
blows
with
your
hand, stamping
with
your
foot,
and
say,
O sorrow!
because
of
all
the
evil
and
disgusting ways
of
the children
of
Israel:
for death
will overtake
them
by
the
sword
and
through need
of
food
and
by disease.
He
who
is
far
away
will
come
to
his
death
by disease;
he
who
is
near
will
be
put
to
the
sword;
he
who
is shut up
will
come
to
his
death through need
of food;
and
I
will
give full effect
to
my passion
against
them.
And
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
their
dead
men
are stretched
among
their images
round
about
their
altars
on
every
high
hill,
on
all
the
tops
of
the
mountains,
and
under
every branching
tree,
and
under
every thick oak-tree,
the
places
where
they
made sweet
smells
to
all
their images.
And
my
hand
will
be
stretched
out
against
them,
making
the
land
waste
and unpeopled,
from
the
waste
land
to Riblah,
through
all
their living-places:
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
And
you,
son
of
man,
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
the
land
of
Israel:
An
end
has
come,
the
end
has
come
on
the
four quarters
of
the
land.
Now
the
end
has come
on
you,
and
I
will
send
my
wrath
on
you,
judging
you
for
your
ways,
I
will
send punishment
on
you
for
all
your
disgusting
acts.
My
eye
will
not
have
mercy
on
you,
and
I
will
have
no
pity:
but
I
will
send
the punishment
of
your
ways
on
you,
and
your
disgusting
works
will
be
among
you:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
An
evil,
even
one
evil;
see,
it
is
coming.
An
end
has
come,
the
end
has
come;
see,
it
is
coming
on
you.
The crowning
time
has
come
on
you, O
people
of
the
land:
the
time
has
come,
the
day
is
near;
the
day
will
not
be slow
in
coming,
it
will
not
keep
back.
Now,
in
a little
time,
I
will
let
loose
my passion
on
you,
and
give
full effect
to
my
wrath
against
you,
judging
you
for
your
ways,
and sending punishment
on
you
for
all
your
disgusting
works.
My
eye
will
not
have
mercy,
and
I
will
have
no
pity:
I
will
send
on
you
the punishment
of
your
ways,
and
your
disgusting
works
will
be
among
you;
and
you
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord
who
gives punishment.
See,
the
day;
see,
it
is
coming:
the crowning
time
has
gone
out;
the twisted way
is flowering,
pride
has
put
out buds.
Violent behaviour
has
been lifted
up into
a
rod
of
evil;
it
will
not
be slow
in coming,
it
will
not keep back.
The
time
has
come,
the
day
is
near:
let
not
him
who gives
a price
for goods
be
glad,
or
him
who
gets
the price
have sorrow:
For
the trader
will
not
go
back
to
the
things
for which
he
had
his price,
even
while
he
is
still
living:
And
he
who
has
given
a price
for goods
will
not
get
them,
for
my
wrath
is
on
all
of
them.
Outside
is
the
sword,
and
inside disease
and need
of
food:
he
who
is
in
the
open
country
will
be
put
to
the
sword;
he
who
is
in
the
town
will come
to
his end
through need
of
food
and disease.
And
those
of
them
who get
away safely
will
go
and
be
in
the secret
places
like
the
doves
of
the
valleys,
all
of
them
will
come
to death,
every
one
in
his
sin.
All
hands
will
be
feeble
and
all
knees without
strength, like
water.
And
they
will
put haircloth round
them,
and deep fear
will
be
covering
them;
and
shame
will
be
on
all
faces,
and
the
hair gone
from
all
their
heads.
They
will put
out
their
silver
into
the
streets,
and
their
gold
will
be
as
an
unclean
thing;
their
silver
and
their
gold
will
not
be
able
to keep
them safe
in
the
day
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord;
they
will
not
get
their
desire
or
have food
for
their need:
because
it
has
been
the
cause
of
their falling
into
sin.
As
for
their
beautiful ornament,
they
had
put
it
on high,
and
had
made
the
images
of
their
disgusting
and hated
things
in
it:
for
this
cause
I
have
made
it
an
unclean
thing
to
them.
And
I
will
give
it
into
the
hands
of
men
from
strange
lands
who
will
take
it
by
force,
and
to
the evil-doers
of
the
earth
to
have
for themselves;
and
they
will
make
it unholy.
And
my
face
will be
turned
away
from
them,
and
they
will
make
my
secret
place unholy:
violent men
will
go
into
it
and
make
it unholy.
Make
the
chain:
for
the
land
is
full
of
crimes
of
blood,
and
the
town
is
full
of
violent
acts.
For
this reason
I
will send
the worst
of
the
nations
and
they
will
take
their
houses
for
themselves:
I
will make
the
pride
of
their strength
come
to
an end;
and
their
holy
places
will
be
made unclean.
Shaking fear
is
coming;
and
they
will
be
looking
for
peace,
and
there
will
be
no
peace.
Destruction
will
come
on
destruction,
and
one story
after
another;
and
the
vision
of
the
prophet
will
be shamed,
and knowledge
of
the
law
will
come
to
an end
among
the
priests,
and wisdom
among
the
old.
The
king
will give
himself
up
to sorrow,
and
the
ruler
will
be
clothed
with wonder,
and
the
hands
of
the
people
of
the
land
will
be troubled:
I
will give
them
punishment
for
their
ways,
judging
them
as
it
is
right
for
them
to
be
judged;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Now
in
the
sixth
year,
in
the
sixth
month,
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
month,
when
I
was
in
my
house
and
the responsible
men
of
Judah
were
seated
before
me,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
came
on
me
there.
And
looking,
I
saw
a
form
like
fire;
from
the middle
of
his
body
and
down
there
was
fire:
and
up
from
the middle
of
his
body
a sort
of shining,
like electrum.
And
he
put
out
the
form
of
a
hand
and
took
me
by
the
hair
of
my
head;
and
the
wind, lifting
me
up
between
the
earth
and
the
heaven,
took
me
in
the
visions
of
God
to
Jerusalem,
to
the
way
into
the
inner
door
facing
to
the
north;
where
was
the
seat
of
the
image
of
envy.
And
I
saw
the
glory
of
the Lord
there,
as
in
the
vision
which
I
saw
in
the
valley.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
now
let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up
in
the
direction
of
the
north;
and
on looking
in
the
direction
of
the
north,
to
the
north
of
the doorway
of
the
altar,
I
saw
this image
of
envy
by
the
way
in.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
do
you
see
what
they
are
doing?
even
the
very
disgusting
things
which
the
children
of
Israel
are
doing
here, causing
me
to
go
far
away
from
my
holy
place?
but
you
will
see
other most
disgusting
things.
And
he
took
me
to
the
door
of
the open
place;
and
looking,
I
saw
a
hole
in
the
wall.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man, make
a hole
in
the
wall:
and
after making
a hole
in
the
wall
I
saw
a
door.
And
he
said
to
me,
Go
in
and
see
the
evil
and
disgusting
things
which
they
are
doing
here.
So
I
went
in
and
saw;
and
there
every sort
of living
thing
which
goes flat
on
the earth,
and unclean
beasts,
and
all
the images
of
the children
of
Israel,
were pictured
round
about
on
the
wall.
And
before
them
seventy
of
the responsible
men
of
the
children
of
Israel
had
taken
their
places,
every
man
with
a vessel
for burning perfumes
in
his
hand,
and
in
the
middle
of
them
was
Jaazaniah,
the
son
of
Shaphan;
and
a
cloud
of
smoke
went
up
from
the burning
perfume.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
have
you
seen
what
the
responsible
men
of
the
children
of
Israel
do
in
the
dark,
every
man
in
his
room
of pictured
images?
for
they
say,
The
Lord
does
not
see
us;
the
Lord
has
gone
away
from
the
land.
Then
he
said
to
me,
You
will
see
even
more
disgusting
things
which
they
do.
Then
he
took
me
to
the
door
of
the way
into
the Lord's
house looking
to
the
north;
and
there
women
were
seated
weeping
for
Tammuz.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Have
you
seen
this, O
son
of
man?
you
will
see
even
more
disgusting
things
than
these.
And
he
took
me
into
the
inner square
of
the Lord's
house,
and
at
the
door
of
the
Temple
of
the
Lord,
between
the covered
way
and
the
altar,
there
were
about
twenty-five
men
with
their
backs
turned
to
the
Temple
of
the
Lord
and
their
faces
turned
to
the
east;
and
they
were worshipping
the
sun, turning
to
the
east.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Have
you
seen
this,
O
son
of
man?
is
it
a
small
thing
to
the
children
of
Judah
that
they
do
the
disgusting
things
which
they
are
doing
here?
for
they
have
made
the
land
full
of
violent behaviour,
making
me
angry
again
and
again:
and
see,
they
put
the
branch
to
my
nose.
For
this reason
I
will
let loose
my
wrath:
my
eye
will
not
have
mercy,
and
I
will
have
no
pity.
Then
crying
out
in
my
hearing
in
a
loud
voice,
he
said, Let
the overseers
of
the
town
come
near,
every
man armed.
And
six
men
came
from
the
way
of
the higher doorway looking
to
the
north,
every
man
with
his axe
in
his
hand:
and
one
man
among
them
was
clothed
in
linen,
with
a writer's inkpot
at
his
side.
And
they
went
in
and
took
their places
by
the
brass
altar.
And
the
glory
of
the
God
of
Israel
had
gone
up
from
the winged ones
on
which
it
was resting,
to
the doorstep
of
the
house.
And
crying
out
to
the
man
clothed
in
linen
who
had
the writer's inkpot
at
his
side,
The
Lord
said
to
him,
Go
through
the
town,
through
the
middle
of
Jerusalem,
and
put
a mark
on
the brows
of
the
men
who
are sorrowing
and crying
for
all
the
disgusting
things which
are
done
in
it.
And
to
these
he
said
in
my
hearing,
Go
through
the
town
after
him using
your axes:
do
not
let
your
eyes
have
mercy,
and
have
no
pity:
Give
up
to
destruction
old
men
and
young
men
and
virgins,
little
children
and
women:
but
do
not
come
near
any
man
who
has
the mark
on
him:
and
make
a start
at
my
holy
place.
So
they
made
a start
with
the
old
men
who
were
before
the
house.
And
he
said
to
them,
Make
the
house
unclean,
make
the open
places
full
of
dead:
go
forward
and
send destruction
on
the
town.
Now
while
they
were doing
so,
and
I
was untouched,
I
went
down
on
my
face,
and
crying
out,
I
said,
Ah,
Lord!
will
you
give
all
the
rest
of
Israel
to
destruction
in letting
loose
your
wrath
on
Jerusalem?
Then
he
said
to
me,
The
sin
of
the children
of
Israel
and
Judah
is
very,
very
great,
and
the
land
is
full
of
blood
and
the
town
full
of
evil ways:
for
they
say,
The
Lord
has
gone
away
from
the
land,
and
the
Lord
does
not
see.
And
as
for
me,
my
eye
will
not
have
mercy,
and
I
will
have
no
pity,
but
I
will
send
the punishment
of
their
ways
on
their
heads.
Then
the
man
clothed
in
linen,
who
had
the inkpot
at
his
side,
came
back
and
said,
I
have
done
what
you
gave
me
orders
to
do.
Then
looking,
I
saw
that
on
the arch
which
was
over
the
head
of
the winged ones
there
was
seen
over
them
what
seemed
like
a
sapphire
stone, having
the
form
of
a king's
seat.
And
he
said
to
the
man
clothed
in
linen,
Go
in
between
the
wheels,
under
the winged ones,
and
get
your two
hands
full
of
burning
coals
from
between
the winged ones
and send
them
in
a shower
over
the
town.
And
he
went
in
before
my
eyes.
Now
the winged
ones
were
stationed
on
the
right
side
of
the
house
when
the
man
went
in;
and
the
inner square
was
full
of
the
cloud.
And
the
glory
of
the
Lord
went
up
from
the winged ones
and came
to rest
over
the doorstep
of
the
house;
and
the
house
was
full
of
the
cloud
and
the open square
was
full
of
the shining
of
the Lord's
glory.
And
the
sound
of
the
wings
of
the
winged ones
was clear
even
in
the
outer square,
like
the
voice
of
the Ruler
of
all.
And
when
he
gave
orders
to
the
man
clothed
in
linen,
saying,
Take
fire
from
between
the
wheels,
from
between
the winged
ones,
then
he
went
in
and
took
his
place
at
the
side
of
a
wheel.
And stretching
out
his
hand
to
the
fire
which
was
between
the winged ones,
he
took
some
of
it
and
went
out.
And
I
saw
the
form
of
a man's
hands
among
the
winged ones
under
their
wings.
And
looking,
I
saw
four
wheels
by
the
side
of
the winged ones,
one
wheel
by
the
side
of
a winged
one
and
another
wheel
by
the
side
of
another:
and
the
wheels
were
like
the colour
of
a
beryl
stone
to
the
eye.
In
form
the
four
of
them
were
all
the
same,
they seemed
like
a
wheel
inside
a
wheel.
When
they
were moving,
they
went
on
their
four
sides
without
turning;
they
went
after
the
head
in
the
direction
in
which
it
was looking;
they
went
without
turning.
And
the
edges
of
the
four
wheels
were
full
of
eyes
round
about.
As
for
the
wheels,
they
were
named
in
my
hearing,
the circling
wheels.
And
every
one
had
four
faces:
the
first
face
was
the
face
of
a winged
one,
and
the
second
was
the
face
of
a
man,
and
the
third
the
face
of
a
lion,
and
the
fourth
the
face
of
an
eagle.
And
the winged ones went
up
on high:
this
is
the
living being
which
I
saw
by
the
river
Chebar.
And
when
the
winged ones
went,
the
wheels
went
by
their
side:
and
when
their
wings
were
lifted
to
take
them
up
from
the
earth,
the
wheels
were
not
turned
from
their
side.
When
they were
at rest
in
their
place, these were
at rest;
when
they were
lifted
up, these
went
up
with
them:
for
the
spirit
of
life
was
in
them.
Then
the
glory
of
the
Lord
went
out
from
the doorstep
of
the
house,
and
came
to rest
over
the winged
ones.
And
the
winged
ones, lifting
up
their
wings,
went
up
from
the
earth
before
my
eyes,
with
the
wheels
by
their
side:
and
they
came
to rest
at
the
east
doorway
of
the Lord's
house;
and
the
glory
of
the
God
of
Israel
was
over
them
on
high.
This
is
the
living
being
which
I
saw
under
the
God
of
Israel
by
the
river
Chebar;
and
it
was clear
to
me
that
they
were
the winged ones.
Every
one
had
four
faces
and
every
one
had
four
wings;
and
hands
like
a man's
hands
were
under
their
wings.
As
for
the
form
of
their
faces,
they
were
the
faces
whose
form
I
saw
by
the
river
Chebar;
when
they
went,
every
one
of
them
went
straight
forward.
And
the
wind, lifting
me
up,
took
me
to
the
east
doorway
of
the Lord's
house,
looking
to
the
east:
and
at
the
door
I
saw
twenty-five
men;
and
among
them
I
saw
Jaazaniah,
the
son
of
Azzur,
and
Pelatiah,
the
son
of
Benaiah,
rulers
of
the
people.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
these
are
the
men
who
are designing
evil,
who
are teaching
evil ways
in
this
town:
Who
say,
This
is
not
the time
for
building
houses:
this town
is
the cooking-pot
and
we
are
the
flesh.
For
this cause
be
a prophet
against
them,
be
a prophet, O
son
of
man.
And
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
came
on
me,
and
he
said
to
me,
Say, These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
This
is
what
you
have
said,
O children
of
Israel;
what comes
into
your
mind
is clear
to
me.
You have made great
the
number
of
your
dead
in
this
town,
you have made
its
streets
full
of
dead men.
For
this
reason
the
Lord
has
said:
Your
dead
whom
you
have
put
down
in
its streets,
they
are
the
flesh,
and
this town
is
the cooking-pot:
but
I
will
make
you
come
out
from
inside
it.
You
have been fearing
the
sword,
and
I
will send
the
sword
on
you,
says
the
Lord.
I
will
make
you
come
out
from
inside
the town
and
will
give
you
up
into
the
hands
of
men
from
other lands,
and
will
be
judge
among
you.
You
will
come
to
your death
by
the
sword;
and
I
will
be
your
judge
in
the
land
of
Israel;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
This town
will
not
be
your cooking-pot,
and
you
will
not
be
the
flesh
inside
it;
I
will
be
your
judge
at
the limit
of
the
land
of
Israel;
And
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord:
for
you
have
not
been guided
by
my
rules
or given effect
to
my orders,
but
you
have
been
living
by
the orders
of
the
nations
round
about
you.
Now
while
I
was
saying
these
things,
death
came
to
Pelatiah,
the
son
of
Benaiah.
Then
falling
down
on
my
face
and
crying
out
with
a
loud
voice,
I
said,
Ah,
Lord!
will
you
put
an
end
to
all
the
rest
of
Israel?
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
your
countrymen,
your relations,
and
all
the
children
of
Israel,
all
of
them,
are
those
to
whom
the
people
of
Jerusalem
have
said,
Go
far
from
the
Lord;
this
land
is
given
to
us
for
a heritage:
For
this
reason
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Though
I
have
had
them
moved
far off
among
the
nations,
and
though
I
have
sent
them wandering
among
the
countries,
still
I
have
been
a safe
place
for
them
for
a
little
time
in
the
countries
where
they
have
come.
Then
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
will get
you
together
from
the
peoples,
and
make
you come
out
of
the
countries
where
you
have
been
sent
in flight,
and
I
will
give
you
the
land
of
Israel.
And
they
will
come
there,
and
take
away
all
the hated
and
disgusting
things
from
it.
And
I
will
give
them
a
new
heart,
and
I
will
put
a
new
spirit
in
them;
and
I
will
take
the
heart
of
stone out
of
their
flesh
and
give
them
a
heart
of
flesh:
So
that
they
may
be guided
by
my
rules
and
keep
my orders
and
do
them:
and
they
will
be
to
me
a
people,
and
I
will
be
to
them
a
God.
But
as
for
those whose
heart
goes
after
their hated
and
disgusting
things,
I
will
send
on
their
heads
the punishment
of
their
ways,
says
the
Lord.
Then
the
wings
of
the
winged ones
were
lifted
up,
and
the
wheels
were
by
their
side;
and
the
glory
of
the
God
of
Israel
was
over
them
on
high.
And
the
glory
of
the
Lord
went
up
from
inside
the
town,
and
came
to rest
on
the
mountain
on
the
east side
of
the
town.
And
the
wind, lifting
me
up,
took
me
in
the visions
of
God
into Chaldaea,
to
those
who
had
been
taken
away
as prisoners.
So
the
vision
which
I
had
seen
went
away
from
me.
Then
I gave
an
account
to
those
who
had
been taken prisoners
of
all
the
things
which
the
Lord
had
made
me
see.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
you
are
living
among
an uncontrolled
people,
who
have
eyes
to
see
but
see
not,
and
ears
for
hearing
but
they
do
not
give
ear;
for
they
are
an uncontrolled
people.
And
you,
O
son
of
man,
by
day,
before
their
eyes, get ready
the
vessels
of
one
who
is
taken
away,
and
go
away
from
your
place
to
another
place
before
their
eyes:
it
may
be
that
they
will
see,
though
they
are
an uncontrolled
people.
By
day,
before
their
eyes,
take
out
your
vessels
like those
of one
who
is
taken
away:
and
go
out
in
the
evening
before
their
eyes,
like those
who
are
taken
away
as prisoners.
Make
a hole
in
the
wall,
before
their
eyes,
and
go
out
through it.
And
before
their
eyes,
take
your goods
on
your
back
and
go
out
in
the
dark;
go
with
your
face
covered:
for
I
have
made
you
a
sign
to
the children
of
Israel.
And
I
did
as
I
was
ordered:
I
took
out
my
vessels
by
day,
like
those
of
one
who
is
taken
away,
and
in
the
evening
I
made
a hole
through
the
wall
with
a tent-pin;
and
in
the
dark
I
went
out, taking
my
things
on
my
back
before
their
eyes.
And
in
the
morning
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
has
not
Israel,
the uncontrolled
people,
said
to
you,
What
are
you
doing?
You
are
to
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
This
word
has
to
do
with
the ruler
in
Jerusalem
and
all
the children
of
Israel
in
it.
Say,
I
am
your
sign:
as
I
have
done,
so
will
it be
done
to
them:
they
will go away
as
prisoners.
And
the ruler
who
is
among
them
will
take
his goods
on
his
back
in
the
dark
and
go
out:
he
will
make
a hole
in
the
wall
through
which
to
go
out:
he
will
have
his
face
covered
so
that
he
may
not
be
seen.
And
my
net
will
be
stretched
out
on
him,
and
he
will
be
taken
in
my cords:
and
I
will
take
him
to
Babylon
to
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans;
but
he
will
not
see
it,
and
there
death
will
come
to
him.
And
all
his
helpers
round
about
him
and
all
his armies
I
will send
in flight
to
every
wind;
and
I
will let loose
a
sword
after
them.
And
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I send
them
in flight
among
the
nations, driving
them
out
through
the
countries.
But
a small
number
of
them
I
will
keep
from
the
sword,
from
the
need
of food,
and
from disease,
so
that
they
may
make
clear
all
their
disgusting ways
among
the
nations
where
they
come;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man, take
your
food
with
shaking fear,
and
your
water
with trouble
and care;
And
say
to
the
people
of
the
land,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
land
of
Israel:
They
will
take
their
food
with care
and
their
drink
with wonder,
so
that
all
the wealth
of
their
land
may
be
taken
from
it
because
of
the
violent ways
of
the
people
living
in
it.
And
the peopled
towns
will
be
made
waste,
and
the
land
will
become
a wonder;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
what
is
this
saying
which
you
have
about
the
land
of
Israel,
The
time
is
long
and
every
vision
comes
to
nothing?
For
this
cause
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
have
made
this
saying
come
to
an end,
and
it
will
no
longer
be
used
as
a common
saying
in
Israel;
but
say
to
them,
The
days
are
near,
and
the
effect
of
every
vision.
For
there
will
be
no
more
false
visions
or
smooth
use
of secret arts
in
Israel.
For
I
am
the
Lord;
I
will
say
the
word
and
what
I
say
I
will
do;
it
will
not
be put
off:
for
in
your
days,
O uncontrolled
people,
I
will
say
the
word
and
do
it,
says
the
Lord.
Again
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
see,
the
children
of
Israel
say,
The
vision
which
he
sees
is
for
the
days
which
are
a
long way
off,
and
his words
are
of
times
still
far
away.
Say
to
them
then,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Not
one
of
my
words
will
be put off
any
longer,
but
what
I
say
I
will
do,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
be
a
prophet
against
the
prophets
of
Israel,
and
say
to
those
prophets
whose
words
are
the invention
of
their
hearts,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord;
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
A curse
on
the
foolish
prophets
who
go
after
the
spirit
which
is
in
them
and
have
seen
nothing!
O
Israel,
your
prophets
have
been
like
jackals
in
the
waste
places.
You
have
not
gone
up
into
the broken
places
or
made
up
the
wall
for
the children
of
Israel
to
take
your
place
in
the
fight
in
the
day
of
the
Lord.
They
have
seen
visions
without substance
and made
use
of secret arts,
who
say,
The
Lord
has
said;
and
the
Lord
has
not
sent
them: hoping
that
the
word
would
have
effect.
Have
you
not
seen
a
vision
without substance
and
have
you
not falsely
made use
of secret arts,
when
you
say,
The
Lord
has
said; though
I
have
said
nothing?
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
your words are without substance
and
your
visions are
false,
see,
I
am
against
you,
says
the
Lord.
And
my
hand
will
be
against
the
prophets
who
see
visions
without substance
and
who
make
false
use
of
secret arts:
they
will
not
be
in
the
secret
of
my
people,
and
they
will
not
be
recorded
in
the list
of
the children
of
Israel,
and
they
will
not
come
into
the
land
of
Israel;
and
it
will
be clear
to
you
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Because,
even
because
they
have been guiding
my
people into error,
saying,
Peace;
when
there
is
no
peace;
and
in
the
building
of
a division
wall
they put whitewash
on
it:
Say
to
those
who put whitewash
on
it,
There
will
be
an
overflowing
shower;
and
you,
O ice-drops,
will
come raining
down;
and
it
will
be
broken
in two
by
the storm-wind.
And
when
the
wall
has
come
down,
will
they
not
say
to
you,
Where
is
the whitewash
which
you put
on
it?
For
this
reason,
the
Lord
has
said:
I
will
have
it
broken
in two
by
a storm-wind
in
my passion;
and
there
will
be
an
overflowing
shower
in
my
wrath,
and
you,
O ice-drops,
will
come raining
angrily
down.
So
I
will
let
the
wall,
which
you
were covering
with whitewash,
be
broken
down;
I
will
have
it levelled
to
the
earth
so
that
its
base
is
uncovered:
it
will
come
down,
and
destruction
will
come
on
you
with
it;
and
it
will
be clear
to
you
that
I
am
the
Lord.
So
I
will let loose
my passion
on
the
wall
in full measure,
and
on
those
who
put whitewash
on
it;
and
I
will
say
to
you, Where
is
the
wall,
and where
are
those
who
put whitewash
on
it?
Even
the
prophets
of
Israel
who
say words
to
Jerusalem,
who see
visions
of
peace
for
her
when
there
is
no
peace,
says
the
Lord.
And
you,
son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
against
the
daughters
of
your
people,
who
are acting
the
part
of prophets
at
their pleasure;
be
a prophet
against
them,
and say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
A curse
is
on
the women
who
are stitching
bands
on
all
arms
and putting
veils
on
the
heads
of
those
of
every size,
so
that
they
may go
after
souls!
Will
you go
after
the
souls
of
my
people
and
keep
yourselves safe
from
death?
And
you
have
put
me
to shame
among
my
people
for
a little
barley
and
some
bits
of
bread, sending
death
on
souls
for
whom
there
is
no cause
of
death,
and keeping
those
souls
living
who
have
no right
to
life,
by
the
false words
you say
to
my
people
who
give ear
to
what
is
false.
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
against
your
bands
with
which
you
go
after
souls,
and
I
will violently take
them
off
their
arms;
and
I
will
let
loose
the
souls,
even
the
souls
whom
you
go
after
freely.
And
I
will
have
your
veils
violently parted
in
two,
and
will
make
my
people free
from
your
hands,
and
they
will
no
longer
be
in
your
power
for
you
to
go
after
them;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Because
with
your
false words
you
have
given
pain
to
the
heart
of
the upright
man
when
I
had
not
made
him sad;
in
order
to
make
strong
the
hands
of
the evil-doer
so
that
he
may
not
be
turned
from
his
evil
way
and
get
life:
For
this cause
you
will
see
no
more foolish
visions
or
make
false
use
of secret arts:
and
I
will
make
my
people free
from
your
power;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Then
certain
of
the responsible
men
of
Israel
came
to
me
and
took
their seats
before
me.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
these
men
have
taken
their false gods
into
their
hearts
and
put
before
their
faces
the
sin
which
is
the
cause
of
their
fall: am
I
to
give ear
when
they
come
to
me
for
directions?
For
this cause
say
to
them,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
Every
man
of
Israel
who
has
taken
his false
god
into
his
heart,
and
put
before
his
face
the
sin
which
is
the cause
of
his
fall,
and
comes
to
the
prophet;
I
the
Lord
will
give
him
an
answer
by
myself
in agreement
with
the
number
of
his false gods;
So
as
to
take
the children
of
Israel
in
the
thoughts
of
their
hearts,
because
they
have become
strange
to
me
through
their false gods.
For
this
cause
say
to
the children
of
Israel,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
Come
back
and
give
up
your false gods
and
let
your
faces
be
turned
from
your
disgusting
things.
When
any
one
of
the
men
of
Israel,
or
of
those
from
other
lands
who
are
living
in
Israel,
who
has become strange
to
me,
and
takes
his false gods
into
his
heart,
and
puts
before
his
face
the
sin
which
is
the cause
of
his
fall,
comes
to
the
prophet
to
get
directions
from
me;
I
the
Lord
will
give
him
an
answer
by
myself:
And
my
face
will
be
turned
against
that
man,
and
I
will
make
him
a
sign
and
a common saying, cutting
him
off
from
among
my
people;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
if
the
prophet, tricked
by deceit,
says
anything,
it
is
I
the
Lord
by whom
he
has
been tricked,
and
I
will
put
out
my
hand
against
him,
and
he
will
be cut
off
from
among
my
people
Israel.
And
the
punishment
of
their
sin
will
be
on
them:
the
sin
of
the
prophet
will
be
the same
as
the
sin
of
him
who goes
to
him
for directions;
So
that
the children
of
Israel
may
no
longer
go
wandering
away
from
me,
or
make
themselves
unclean
with
all
their wrongdoing;
but
they
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
when
a
land,
sinning
against
me, does
wrong,
and
my
hand
is
stretched
out
against
it,
and
the
support
of
its
bread
is
broken,
and
I
make
it short
of
food, cutting
off
man
and
beast
from
it:
Even
if
these
three
men,
Noah,
Daniel,
and
Job,
were
in
it,
only
themselves
would
they keep safe
by
their
righteousness,
says
the
Lord.
Or
if
I send
evil
beasts
through
the
land causing
destruction
and making
it
waste,
so
that
no man
may
go
through
because
of
the
beasts:
Even
if
these
three
men
were
in
it,
by
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
they
would
not keep safe
their
sons
or
daughters,
but
only
themselves,
and
the
land
would
be
made
waste.
Or
if
I send
a
sword
against
that
land,
and
say,
Sword,
go
through
the
land, cutting
off
from
it
man
and
beast:
Even
if
these
three
men
were
in
it,
by
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
they
would
not keep safe
their
sons
or
daughters,
but
only
themselves.
Or
if
I
send disease
into
that
land,
letting
loose
my
wrath
on
it
in
blood, cutting
off
from
it
man
and
beast:
Even
if
Noah,
Daniel,
and
Job
were
in
it,
by
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
they
would
not keep
son
or
daughter safe;
only
themselves
would
they keep safe
through
their
righteousness.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
How
much
more
when
I
send
my
four bitter punishments
on
Jerusalem,
the
sword
and need
of food
and
evil
beasts
and disease, cutting
off
from
it
man
and
beast?
But truly,
there
will still
be
a small band
who
will
be safe,
even
sons
and
daughters:
and
they
will
come
out
to
you,
and
you
will
see
their
ways
and
their doings:
and
you
will
be
comforted
about
the
evil
which
I
have
sent
on
Jerusalem,
even
about
everything
I
have
sent
on
it.
They
will
give
you
comfort
when
you
see
their
ways
and
their doings:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
not
for
nothing
have
I
done
all
the
things
I
have
done
in
it,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
what
is
the vine-tree more
than
any branching
tree
which
is among
the
trees
of
the
woods?
Will
its
wood
be
used
for
any
work?
do
men
make
of
it
a
pin
for
hanging
any
vessel
on?
See,
it
is
put
into
the
fire
for
burning:
the
fire
has
made
a meal
of
its
two
ends
and
the
middle
part
of
it
is
burned;
is
it good
for
any
work?
Truly,
before
it
was cut
down,
it
was
not
used
for
any
purpose:
how
much
less,
when
the
fire
has
made
a meal
of
it
and
it
is
burned,
will
it
be
made
into
anything?
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
Like
the vine-tree
among
the
trees
of
the
woods
which
I
have
given
to
the
fire
for
burning,
so
will
I
give
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
And
my
face
will
be
turned
against
them;
and
though
they
have
come
out
of
the
fire
they
will
be burned
up
by
it;
and
it
will
be
clear
to
you
that
I
am
the
Lord
when
my
face
is
turned
against
them.
And
I
will
make
the
land
a
waste
because
they
have done evil,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
make clear
to
Jerusalem
her
disgusting ways,
And
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
Jerusalem:
Your start
and
your
birth
was
from
the
land
of
the
Canaanite;
an
Amorite
was
your
father
and
your
mother
was
a
Hittite.
As
for
your
birth,
on
the
day
of
your
birth
your
cord
was
not
cut
and
you
were
not
washed
in
water
to
make
you clean;
you
were
not salted
or folded
in linen bands.
No
eye
had
pity
on
you
to
do
any
of
these
things
to
you
or
to
be kind
to
you;
but
you
were put
out
into
the
open
country,
because
your
life
was hated
at
the
time
of
your
birth.
And
when
I went past
you
and
saw
you stretched
out
in
your
blood,
I
said
to
you, Though
you
are stretched
out
in
your
blood,
have
life;
And
be
increased
in
number
like
the buds
of
the
field;
and
you were
increased
and
became
great,
and
you
came
to
the time
of love:
your
breasts were
formed
and
your
hair
was
long;
but
you were uncovered
and without clothing.
Now
when
I
went past
you,
looking
at
you,
I
saw
that
your
time
was
the
time
of
love;
and
I
put
my
skirts
over
you,
covering
your unclothed body:
and
I
gave
you
my
oath
and
made
an
agreement
with
you,
says
the
Lord,
and
you
became mine.
Then
I
had
you
washed
with
water,
washing
away all
your
blood
and rubbing
you
with
oil.
And I had
you
clothed
with needlework,
and
put leather shoes
on
your feet, folding fair
linen about
you
and
covering
you
with
silk.
And
I
made
you fair
with
ornaments
and
put
jewels
on
your
hands
and
a
chain
on
your
neck.
And
I
put
a
ring
in
your
nose
and ear-rings
in
your
ears
and
a
beautiful
crown
on
your
head.
So
you were made
beautiful
with
gold
and
silver;
and
your clothing
was
of
the best
linen
and
silk
and needlework;
your
food
was
the best meal
and
honey
and
oil:
and
you were
very
beautiful.
You
were
so
beautiful
that
the story
of
you
went
out
into
all
nations;
you
were
completely
beautiful
because
of
my glory
which
I
had
put
on
you,
says
the
Lord.
But
you
put
your faith
in
the fact
that
you
were
beautiful, acting
like
a
loose
woman
because
you
were widely talked
of,
and offering
your cheap love
to
everyone
who
went
by,
whoever
it might
be.
And
you
took
your
robes
and
made
high
places
for
yourself ornamented
with every colour, acting
like
a
loose woman
on
them,
without shame
or fear.
And
you
took
the fair
jewels,
my
silver
and
gold
which
I
had
given
to
you,
and
made
for
yourself
male
images, acting
like
a loose woman
with
them;
And
you
took
your
robes
of needlework
for
their
clothing,
and
put
my
oil
and
my
perfume
before
them.
And
my
bread
which
I
gave
you,
the best
meal
and
oil
and
honey
which
I
gave
you
for
your
food,
you
put
it
before
them
for
a sweet smell,
says
the
Lord.
And
you
took
your
sons
and
your
daughters
whom
I
had
by
you,
offering
even
these
to
them
to
be
their
food.
Was
your loose behaviour
so
small
a
thing,
That
you
put
my
children
to death
and
gave
them
up
to
go
through
the fire
to
them?
And
in
all
your
disgusting
and false behaviour
you
had
no memory
of
your early
days,
when
you
were uncovered
and
without clothing, stretched
out
in
your
blood.
And
it
came
about,
after
all
your evil-doing,
says
the
Lord,
That
you
made
for yourself
an arched room
in
every
open
place.
You put
up
your
high
places
at
the
top
of
every
street,
and
made
the grace
of
your form
a disgusting
thing, opening
your
feet
to
everyone
who
went
by, increasing
your loose
ways.
And
you
went
with
the
Egyptians,
your neighbours, great
of
flesh; increasing
your loose ways, moving
me
to wrath.
Now,
then,
my
hand
is
stretched
out
against
you, cutting
down
your
fixed
amount,
and
I
have
given
you
up
to
the
desire
of
your haters,
the
daughters
of
the
Philistines
who
are shamed
by
your
loose
ways.
And
you
went
with
the Assyrians,
because
of
your desire which
was
without measure;
you
were acting
like
a loose woman
with
them,
and
still
you
had
not
enough.
And
you
went
on
in
your loose ways,
even
as
far
as
the
land
of Chaldaea,
and
still
you
had
not
enough.
How feeble
is
your
heart,
says
the
Lord, seeing
that
you
do
all
these
things,
the
work
of
a loose
and overruling
woman;
For
you
have
made
your arched room
at
the
top
of
every
street,
and
your
high
place
in
every
open
place; though
you
were
not
like
a loose woman
in getting together
your
payment.
The untrue
wife
who
takes
strange lovers
in
place
of
her
husband!
They
give
payment
to
all loose women:
but
you
give rewards
to
your
lovers, offering
them
payment
so
that
they
may
come
to
you
on
every
side
for
your cheap
love.
And
in
your loose behaviour
you
are
different
from other
women,
for
no
one goes
after
you
to
make love
to
you:
and
because
you
give
payment
and
no
payment
is
given
to
you,
in this
you
are
different
from
them.
For
this
cause,
O loose woman,
give ear
to
the voice
of
the
Lord:
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
your unclean behaviour
was
let
loose
and
your body
uncovered
in
your
loose ways
with
your
lovers
and
with
your
disgusting images,
and
for
the
blood
of
your
children
which
you
gave
to
them;
For
this cause
I
will get
together
all
your
lovers
with
whom
you
have
taken
your
pleasure,
and
all
those
to
whom
you
have given
your
love,
with
all
those
who
were
hated
by
you;
I
will
even
make
them come
together
against
you
on
every
side,
and
I
will
have
you
uncovered
before
them
so
that
they
may
see
your
shame.
And
you
will
be
judged
by
me
as women
are
judged who
have been untrue
to
their husbands
and
have
taken
life;
and
I
will
let loose against
you
passion
and bitter feeling.
I
will
give
you
into
their
hands,
and
your arched room
will
be overturned
and
your
high
places
broken
down;
they
will
take
your
clothing
off
you
and
take
away
your fair
jewels:
and
when
they
have
done,
you
will
be uncovered
and shamed.
And
they
will
get
together
a meeting
against
you, stoning
you
with
stones
and wounding
you
with
their
swords.
And
they
will
have
you
burned
with
fire, sending punishments
on
you
before
the
eyes
of
great numbers
of
women;
and
I
will
put
an end
to
your loose ways,
and
you
will
no
longer
give
payment.
And
the
heat
of
my
wrath
against
you
will
have
an end,
and
my bitter feeling
will
be
turned
away
from
you,
and
I
will
be
quiet
and
will
be
angry
no
longer.
Because
you
have
not
kept
in
mind
the
days
when
you
were
young,
but
have
been troubling
me
with
all
these
things;
for
this
reason
I
will
make
the punishment
of
your
ways
come
on
your
head,
says
the
Lord,
because
you
have
done
this
evil
thing
in
addition
to
all
your
disgusting
acts.
See,
in
every common
saying
about
you
it
will
be
said,
As
the
mother
is,
so
is
her
daughter.
You
are
the
daughter
of
your
mother
whose soul
is turned
in disgust
from
her
husband
and
her
children;
and
you
are
the
sister
of
your
sisters
who
were turned
in disgust
from
their
husbands
and
their
children:
your
mother
was
a
Hittite
and
your
father
an
Amorite.
Your
older
sister
is
Samaria,
living
at
your
left
hand,
she
and
her
daughters:
and
your
younger
sister,
living
at
your
right
hand,
is
Sodom
and
her
daughters.
Still
you
have
not
gone
in
their
ways
or
done
the
disgusting
things
which
they
have
done;
but,
as if
that
was
only
a
little
thing,
you
have
gone deeper
in evil
than
they
in
all
your
ways.
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
Sodom
your
sister
never
did,
she
or
her
daughters,
what
you
and
your
daughters
have
done.
Truly,
this
was
the
sin
of
your
sister
Sodom:
pride,
a full measure
of
food,
and
the comforts
of
wealth
in
peace,
were seen
in
her
and
her
daughters,
and
she
gave
no
help
to
the
poor
or
to
those
in need.
They
were full
of pride
and
did
what
was
disgusting
to
me:
and
so
I
took
them
away
as
you
have
seen.
And
Samaria
has
not
done
half
your
sins;
but
you
have
made
the
number
of
your
disgusting
acts
greater
than theirs,
making
your
sisters seem
more upright
than
you
by
all
the
disgusting
things
which
you
have
done.
And
you
yourself
will
be
put
to
shame,
in
that
you
have given
the decision
for
your
sisters;
through
your
sins,
which
are
more disgusting
than theirs,
they
are
more
upright
than
you:
truly,
you
will
be
shamed
and
made low,
for
you
have
made
your
sisters seem
upright.
And
I
will let
their fate
be changed,
the fate
of
Sodom
and
her
daughters,
and
the fate
of
Samaria
and
her
daughters,
and
your fate
with theirs.
So
that
you
will
be shamed
and
made low
because
of
all
you
have
done,
when
I
have mercy
on
you.
And
your
sisters,
Sodom
and
her
daughters,
will
go
back
to
their first condition,
and
Samaria
and
her
daughters
will
go
back
to
their first condition,
and
you
and
your
daughters
will
go
back
to
your first condition.
Was
not
your
sister
Sodom
an oath
in
your
mouth
in
the
day
of
your
pride,
Before
your
shame
was
uncovered?
Now
you
have become
like
her
a word
of
shame
to
the
daughters
of
Edom
and
all
who
are
round
about
you,
the
daughters
of
the
Philistines
who put
shame
on
you
round
about.
The reward
of
your
evil designs
and
your
disgusting ways
has come
on
you,
says
the
Lord.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
will
do
to
you
as
you
have
done,
you
who, putting
the
oath
on
one
side,
have let
the
agreement
be
broken.
But still
I
will
keep
in
mind
the
agreement made
with
you
in
the
days
when
you
were
young,
and
I
will
make
with
you
an
eternal
agreement.
Then
at
the memory
of
your
ways
you
will
be overcome
with
shame,
when
I
take
your
sisters,
the
older
and
the
younger,
and
give
them
to
you
for
daughters,
but
not
by
your
agreement.
And
I
will
make
my
agreement
with
you;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord:
So
that,
at
the memory
of
these
things,
you
may
be
at
a loss,
never
opening
your
mouth
because
of
your
shame;
when
you
have
my forgiveness
for
all
you
have
done,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man, give
out
a
dark saying,
and make
a comparison
for
the
children
of
Israel,
And
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
A
great
eagle
with
great
wings,
full
of
long
feathers
of different colours,
came
to
Lebanon,
and
took
the
top
of
the
cedar:
Biting
off
the highest
of
its
young branches,
he
took
it
to
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
put
it
in
a
town
of
traders.
And
he
took
some
of
the
seed
of
the
land,
planting
it
in
fertile
earth,
placing
it
by
great
waters;
he
put
it
in
like
a willow-tree.
And
its growth
went
on
and
it
became
a
vine,
low
and widely stretching, whose
branches
were
turned
to
him
and
its
roots
were
under
him:
so
it
became
a
vine,
putting
out
branches
and young leaves.
And
there
was
another
eagle
with
great
wings
and thick
feathers:
and
now
this
vine, pushing
out
its
roots
to
him,
sent
out
its
branches
in
his direction
from
the
bed
where
it
was
planted,
so
that
he might
give
it
water.
He
had
it
planted
in
a
good
field
by
great
waters
so
that
it might
put
out
branches
and
have
fruit
and
be
a strong
vine.
Say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Will
it
do well?
will
he
not
have
its
roots pulled
up
and
its branches
cut
off,
so
that
all
its young
leaves
may
become
dry
and
it
may
be pulled
up
by
its
roots?
And
if
it
is
planted
will
it do well?
will
it
not
become quite
dry
at
the
touch
of
the
east
wind, drying
up
in
the
bed
where
it
was
planted?
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Say
now
to
this uncontrolled
people,
Are
these
things
not clear
to
you?
Say
to
them,
See,
the
king
of
Babylon
came
to
Jerusalem
and
took
its
king
and
its
rulers
away
with
him
to
Babylon;
And
he
took
one
of
the sons
of
the
king
and
made
an
agreement
with
him;
and
he
put
him
under
an
oath,
and
took
away
the great
men
of
the
land:
So
that
the
kingdom
might
be
made
low
with
no power
of lifting itself
up,
but
might
keep
his
agreement
to
be
his servants.
But
he went
against
his authority
in
sending representatives
to
Egypt
to
get
from
them
horses
and
a
great
army.
Will
he
do well?
will
he
be safe
who
does
such
things? if
the
agreement
is
broken
will
he
be safe?
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
truly
in
the
place
of
the
king
who
made
him
king,
whose
oath
he
put
on
one
side
and
let
his
agreement
with
him
be
broken,
even
in
Babylon
he
will come
to
his
death.
And
Pharaoh
with
his
strong
army
and
great
forces
will
be
no
help
to
him
in
the
war,
when
they put
up earthworks
and
make
strong
walls
for
the cutting
off
of
lives:
For
he
put
his
oath
on
one
side
in letting
the
agreement
be
broken;
and though
he
had
given
his
hand
to
it,
he
did
all
these
things;
he
will
not
get
away safe.
And
so
the
Lord
has
said,
By
my
life,
truly,
for
my
oath
which
he
put
on
one
side,
and
my
agreement
which
has
been broken,
I
will
send punishment
on
his
head.
My
net
will
be
stretched
out
over
him,
and
he
will
be
taken
in
my cords,
and
I
will send
him
to
Babylon,
and
there
I
will
be
his
judge
for
the wrong
which
he
has done
against
me.
All
his best fighting-men
will
be put
to
the
sword,
and
the
rest
will
be sent
away
to
every
wind:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
the
Lord
have
said
it.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said: Further,
I
will
take
the highest
top
of
the
cedar
and
put
it
in
the earth; cutting
off
from
the highest
of
his
young branches
a
soft
one,
I
will
have
it
planted
on
a
high
and great
mountain;
It
will
be
planted
on
the
high
mountain
of
Israel:
it
will
put
out
branches
and
have
fruit
and
be
a fair
cedar:
under
it
all
birds
of
every sort
will
make
their living-place, resting
in
the
shade
of
its
branches.
And
it
will
be
clear
to
all
the
trees
of
the
field
that
I
the
Lord
have
made
low
the
high
tree
and
made
high
the
low
tree, drying
up
the
green
tree
and
making
the
dry
tree
full
of growth;
I
the
Lord
have
said
it
and
have
done
it.
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
again,
saying,
Why
do
you make
use
of
this
saying
about
the
land
of
Israel,
The
fathers
have been
tasting bitter
grapes
and
the children's
teeth
are
on edge?
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
you
will
no
longer
have
this saying
in
Israel.
See,
all
souls
are mine;
as
the
soul
of
the
father,
so
the
soul
of
the
son
is mine:
death
will
be
the fate
of
the sinner's
soul.
But
if
a
man
is upright,
living rightly
and
doing
righteousness,
And
has
not
taken flesh
with
the blood
for
food,
or given
worship
to
the images
of
the children
of
Israel; if
he
has
not
had connection
with
his neighbour's
wife,
or
come
near
to
a
woman
at
the
time
when
she
is
unclean;
And
has done
no
wrong
to
any,
but
has
given
back
to
the
debtor
what
is
his,
and
has
taken
no one's goods
by
force,
and
has
given
food
to
him
who
was
in
need
of
it,
and
clothing
to
him
who
was
without
it;
And
has
not
given
his money
out
at
interest
or
taken great
profits,
and,
turning
his
hand
from evil-doing,
has
kept
faith
between
man
and
man,
And
has been guided
by
my
rules
and
has
kept
my laws
and
done
them:
he
is upright,
life
will certainly
be
his,
says
the
Lord.
If
he
has
a
son
who
is
a thief,
a taker
of
life,
who
does
any
of
these
things,
Who
has taken flesh
with
the blood
as
food,
and
has
had connection
with
his neighbour's
wife,
Has
done
wrong
to
the
poor
and
to
him
who
is
in need,
and
taken property
by
force,
and
has
not given
back
to
one
in
his debt
what
is
his,
and
has given worship
to images
and
has
done
disgusting
things,
And
has
given
out
his money
at
interest
and
taken great
profits:
he
will
certainly
not
go
on living:
he
has
done
all
these
disgusting
things:
death
will
certainly
be
his fate;
his
blood
will
be
on
him.
Now
if
he
has
a
son
who
sees
all
his father's
sins
which
he
has
done,
and
in fear
does
not
do
the
same:
Who
has
not
taken
the flesh
with
the blood
for
food,
or given
worship
to
the images
of
the children
of
Israel,
and
has
not
had
connection
with
his neighbour's
wife,
Or done
wrong
to
any,
or
taken
anything
from
one
in
his debt,
or
taken goods
by
force,
but
has
given
food
to
him
who
was
in
need
of
it,
and
clothing
to
him
who
was
without
it;
Who
has
kept
his
hand
from evil-doing
and
has
not
taken
interest
or great
profits,
who
has
done
my orders
and
been guided
by
my
rules:
he
will
certainly
not
be
put
to
death
for
the evil-doing
of
his
father;
life
will
certainly
be
his.
As
for
his
father,
because
he
was cruel,
took goods
by
force,
and
did
what
is
not
good
among
his
people,
truly,
death
will overtake
him
in
his evil-doing.
But
you
say,
Why
does
not
the
son undergo
punishment
for
the evil-doing
of
the
father?
When
the
son
has
done
what
is
ordered
and
right,
and
has
kept
my
rules
and
done
them,
life
will
certainly
be
his.
The
soul
which
does
sin
will
be
put
to
death:
the
son
will
not
be
made responsible
for
the evil-doing
of
the
father,
or
the
father
for
the evil-doing
of
the
son;
the
righteousness
of
the upright
will
be
on
himself,
and
the evil-doing
of
the evil-doer
on
himself.
But
if
the evil-doer,
turning
away
from
all
the
sins
which
he
has
done,
keeps
my
rules
and
does
what
is ordered
and
right,
life
will
certainly
be
his;
death
will
not
be
his fate.
Not
one
of
the sins
which
he
has
done
will
be
kept
in memory
against
him:
in
the
righteousness
which
he
has
done
he
will
have
life.
Have
I
any
pleasure
in
the
death
of
the evil-doer?
says
the
Lord: am
I
not
pleased if
he
is
turned
from
his
way
so
that
he
may
have
life?
But
when
the upright
man,
turning
away
from
his
righteousness,
does
evil,
like
all
the
disgusting
things
which
the
evil
man
does,
will
he
have
life?
Not
one
of
his upright
acts
will
be
kept
in memory:
in
the
wrong
which
he
has
done
and
in
his
sin
death
will overtake
him.
But
you
say,
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
not equal.
Give ear,
now,
O children
of
Israel;
is
my
way
not equal?
are
not
your
ways unequal?
When
the upright
man,
turning
away
from
his
righteousness,
does
evil,
death
will
overtake
him;
in
the
evil
which
he
has
done
death
will
overtake
him.
Again,
when
the evil-doer,
turning
away
from
the
evil
he
has
done,
does
what
is ordered
and
right,
he
will
have
life
for
his
soul.
Because
he
had fear
and
was
turned
away
from
all
the wrong
which
he
had
done,
life
will
certainly
be
his,
death
will
not
be
his fate.
But
still
the children
of
Israel
say,
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
not equal.
O children
of
Israel,
are
my
ways
not equal?
are
not
your
ways unequal?
For
this
cause
I
will
be
your
judge,
O children
of
Israel,
judging
every
man
by
his
ways,
says
the
Lord.
Come
back
and
be
turned
from
all
your
sins;
so
that
they
may
not
be
the
cause
of
your falling
into
evil.
Put
away
all
your evil-doing
in
which
you
have
done sin;
and
make
for
yourselves
a
new
heart
and
a
new
spirit:
why
are
you desiring
death,
O children
of
Israel?
For
I
have
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
him
on whom
death comes,
says
the
Lord:
be
turned
back
then,
and
have
life.
Take
up
now
a song
of grief
for
the ruler
of
Israel,
and
say,
What
was
your
mother?
Like
a she-lion
among
lions, stretched
out
among
the
young
lions
she
gave food
to
her
little ones.
And
one
of
her little ones
came
to growth under
her care,
and
became
a
young
lion, learning
to
go
after beasts
for
his
food;
and
he
took
men
for
his meat.
And
the
nations
had news
of
him;
he
was
taken
in
the
hole
they
had
made:
and, pulling
him
with
hooks,
they
took
him
into
the
land
of
Egypt.
Now
when
she
saw
that
her
hope
was
made foolish
and gone,
she
took
another
of
her little ones
and
made
him
into
a
young
lion.
And
he
went
up
and
down
among
the
lions
and
became
a
young
lion, learning
to
go
after beasts
for
his
food;
and
he
took
men
for
his meat.
And
he sent destruction
on
their
widows
and
made waste
their
towns;
and
the
land
and everything
in
it became waste because
of
the loud
sound
of
his
voice.
Then
the
nations came
against
him
from
the kingdoms
round
about:
their
net
was
stretched
over
him
and
he
was
taken
in
the
hole
they
had
made.
They
made
him
a prisoner
with
hooks,
and
took
him
to
the
king
of
Babylon;
they
put
him
in
the strong
place
so
that
his
voice
might
be sounding
no
longer
on
the
mountains
of
Israel.
Your
mother
was
in comparison
like
a
vine,
planted
by
the
waters:
she
was fertile
and
full
of
branches
because
of
the
great
waters.
And she
had
a
strong
rod
for
a
rod
of
authority
for
the
rulers,
and
it
became
tall
among
the
clouds
and
it
was
seen lifted
up
among
the
number
of
its
branches.
But she
was
uprooted
in
burning
wrath,
and made
low
on
the
earth;
the
east
wind
came, drying
her
up,
and
her
branches
were broken
off;
her
strong
rod became
dry,
the
fire made
a meal
of
it.
And
now she
is
planted
in
the waste
land,
in
a
dry
and unwatered
country.
And
fire
has
gone
out
from
her
rod, causing
the destruction
of
her
branches,
so
that
there
is
no
strong
rod
in
her
to
be
the ruler's
rod
of
authority.
This
is
a song
of grief,
and
it
was
for
a song
of grief.
Now
it
came
about
in
the
seventh
year,
in
the
fifth
month,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
month,
that
certain
of
the responsible
men
of
Israel
came
to
get
directions
from
the
Lord
and
were
seated
before
me.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
say
to
the responsible
men
of
Israel,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Have
you
come
to
get directions
from
me?
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
you
will
get
no directions
from
me.
Will
you
be
their
judge, O
son
of
man,
will
you
be
their
judge?
make clear
to
them
the
disgusting ways
of
their
fathers,
And
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
In
the
day
when
I
took
Israel
for
myself,
when
I
made
an oath
to
the
seed
of
the
family
of
Jacob,
and
I
gave
them
knowledge
of
myself
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
saying
to
them
with
an oath,
I
am
the
Lord
your
God;
In
that
day
I
gave
my oath
to
take
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
into
a
land
which
I
had
been searching
out
for
them,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
the glory
of
all
lands:
And
I
said
to
them,
Let
every
man
among
you put
away
the disgusting
things
to
which
his
eyes
are
turned,
and
do
not
make
yourselves
unclean
with
the images
of
Egypt;
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
But
they
would
not
be controlled
by
me,
and
did
not
give ear
to
me;
they
did
not
put
away
the disgusting
things
to
which
their
eyes
were
turned,
or
give
up
the images
of
Egypt:
then
I
said
I
would
let
loose
my passion
on
them
to
give full effect
to
my
wrath
against
them
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
I
was
acting
for
the honour
of
my
name,
so
that
it
might
not
be
made unclean
before
the
eyes
of
the
nations
among
whom
they
were,
and
before
whose
eyes
I
gave
them
knowledge
of
myself,
by taking
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
So
I made
them
go
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
and
took
them
into
the waste
land.
And
I
gave
them
my
rules
and
made
clear
to
them
my orders,
which,
if
a
man keeps
them,
will
be
life
to
him.
And
further,
I
gave
them
my
Sabbaths,
to
be
a
sign
between
me
and
them,
so
that
it
might
be clear
that
I,
who
make
them
holy,
am
the
Lord.
But
the children
of
Israel
would
not
be controlled
by
me
in
the
waste land:
they
were
not guided
by
my
rules,
and
they
were
turned
away
from
my
orders,
which,
if
a
man
does
them,
will
be
life
to
him;
and
they
had
no
respect
for
my
Sabbaths:
then
I
said
that
I
would
let
loose
my passion
on
them
in
the
waste land,
and
put
an
end
to
them.
And
I
was acting
for
the honour
of
my
name,
so
that
it
might
not
be
made unclean
in
the
eyes
of
the
nations,
before
whose
eyes
I
had
taken
them
out.
And further,
I
gave
my oath
to
them
in
the waste
land,
that
I
would
not
take
them
into
the
land
which
I
had
given
them,
a
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
the glory
of
all
lands;
Because
they
were turned
away
from
my orders,
and
were
not guided
by
my
rules,
and
had
no respect
for
my
Sabbaths:
for
their
hearts
went
after
their images.
But still
my
eye
had
pity
on
them
and
I
kept
them
from
destruction
and
did
not put
an
end
to
them
completely
in
the
waste land.
And
I
said
to
their
children
in
the waste land,
Do
not
be guided
by
the
rules
of
your
fathers
or
keep
their
orders
or
make
yourselves
unclean
with
their images:
I
am
the
Lord
your
God;
be guided
by
my
rules
and
keep
my orders
and
do
them:
And
keep
my
Sabbaths
holy;
and
they
will
be
a
sign
between
me
and
you
so
that
it
may
be clear
to
you
that
I
am
the
Lord
your
God.
But
the
children
would
not
be controlled
by
me;
they
were
not guided
by
my
rules,
and
they
did
not
keep
and
do
my
orders,
which,
if
a
man
does
them,
will
be
life
to
him;
and
they
had
no
respect
for
my
Sabbaths:
then
I
said
I
would
let
loose
my passion
on
them
to
give full effect
to
my
wrath
against
them
in
the
waste land.
And
I
was acting
for
the honour
of
my
name,
so
that
it
might
not
be
made unclean
in
the
eyes
of
the
nations,
before
whose
eyes
I
had
taken
them
out.
Further,
I gave
my oath
to
them
in
the waste
land
that
I would send
them wandering
among
the
nations, driving
them
out
among
the
countries;
Because
they
had
not
done
my orders,
but
had
been
turned
away
from
my
rules,
and
had
not given respect
to
my
Sabbaths,
and
their
eyes
were
turned
to
the images
of
their
fathers.
And further,
I
gave
them
rules which
were
not
good
and orders
in which there
was
no
life
for
them;
I
made
them
unclean
in
the
offerings
they gave,
causing
them
to
make
every first child
go
through
the fire,
so
that
I
might put
an end
to
them.
For
this cause,
son
of
man,
say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
In
this
your
fathers
have
further put shame
on
my
name
by doing wrong
against
me.
For
when
I
had
taken
them
into
the
land
which
I
made
an oath
to
give
to
them,
then
they
saw
every
high
hill
and
every branching
tree
and
made
their
offerings
there, moving
me
to wrath
by
their
offerings;
and
there
the sweet smell
of
their
offerings
went
up
and
their drink
offerings
were drained
out.
Then
I
said
to
them,
What
is
this
high
place
where
you
go
to no
purpose?
And
it
is
named
Bamah
to
this
day.
For
this cause
say
to
the children
of
Israel,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Are
you
making
yourselves
unclean
as
your
fathers
did?
are
you being untrue
to
me
by going
after
their disgusting works?
And
when
you
give
your
offerings, causing
your
sons
to
go
through
the
fire,
you
make
yourselves
unclean
with
all
your images
to
this
day;
and
will
you come
to
me
for directions,
O
children
of
Israel?
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
you
will get
no direction
from
me.
And
that
which
comes
into
your minds
will
never
take
place;
when
you
say,
We
will
be
like
the
nations,
like
the
families
of
the
countries,
servants
of
wood
and
stone;
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
truly,
with
a
strong
hand
and
with
an
outstretched
arm
and
with
burning
wrath
let
loose,
I
will
be
King
over
you:
And
I
will
take
you
out
from
the
peoples
and
get
you
together
out
of
the
countries
where
you
are wandering,
with
a
strong
hand
and
with
an
outstretched
arm
and
with
burning
wrath
let loose:
And
I
will
take
you
into
the waste
land
of
the
peoples,
and
there
I
will
take
up
the cause
with
you
face
to
face.
As
I took up
the cause
with
your
fathers
in
the waste
land
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
so
will
I take up
the cause
with
you
says
the
Lord.
And
I
will make
you
go
under
the
rod
and
will make
you small
in number:
Clearing
out
from
among
you
all
those
who
are uncontrolled
and
who
are sinning
against
me;
I
will
take
them
out
of
the
land
where
they
are living,
but
they
will
not
come
into
the
land
of
Israel:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
As
for
you,
O children
of
Israel,
the
Lord
has
said:
Let
every
man
completely put
away
his images
and
give ear
to
me:
and
let
my
holy
name
no
longer
be shamed
by
your
offerings
and
your images.
For
in
my
holy
mountain,
in
the
high
mountain
of
Israel,
says
the
Lord,
there
all
the children
of
Israel,
all
of
them,
will
be
my
servants
in
the
land;
there
I
will
take
pleasure
in
them,
and
there
I
will
be worshipped
with
your
offerings
and
the first-fruits
of
the
things
you give,
and
with
all
your
holy
things.
I
will
take
pleasure
in
you
as
in
a sweet smell,
when
I
take
you
out
from
the
peoples
and
get
you
together
from
the
countries
where
you
have
been
sent
in flight;
and
I
will
make
myself
holy
in
you
before
the
eyes
of
the
nations.
And
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I
take
you
into
the
land
of
Israel,
into
the
country
which
I
made
an oath
to
give
to
your
fathers.
And
there,
at
the memory
of
your
ways
and
of
all
the
things
you
did
to
make
yourselves
unclean,
you
will
have bitter hate
for
yourselves
because
of
all
the
evil
things
you
have
done.
And
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I
take
you
in hand
for
the honour
of
my
name,
and
not
for
your
evil
ways
or
your unclean doings,
O children
of
Israel,
says
the
Lord.
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Son of man, let your face be turned to the south, let your words be dropped to the south, and be a prophet against the woodland of the South;
And say to the woodland of the South, Give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said: See, I will have a fire lighted in you, for the destruction of every green tree in you and every dry tree: the flaming flame will not be put out, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.
And all flesh will see that I the Lord have had it lighted: it will not be put out.
Then I said, Ah, Lord! they say of me, Is he not a maker of stories?
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
to Jerusalem,
let
your words
be
dropped
in
the
direction
of
her holy
place,
and
be
a prophet
against
the
land
of Israel;
And
say
to
the
land
of Israel,
These
are
the
words
of
the
Lord:
See,
I
am
against
you,
and
I
will take
my sword
out
of
its cover, cutting
off
from
you
the upright
and
the evil.
Because
I
am going
to
have
the upright
and
the evil cut off
from
you,
for
this cause
my sword
will
go
out
from
its cover
against
all
flesh
from
the south
to
the north:
And all flesh
will see
that
I
the
Lord
have taken
my sword out
of
its cover:
and
it
will
never go back.
Make sounds
of
grief, son
of man;
with body bent
and
a bitter heart make sounds
of
grief
before
their eyes.
And
when
they
say
to
you, Why
are
you making sounds
of grief?
then
say,
Because
of
the news,
for
it
is coming:
and every heart
will become soft,
and all hands
will
be feeble,
and every spirit
will
be burning low,
and all knees
will
be
turned
to water: see,
it
is coming
and
it
will
be done, says
the Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man, say
as
a prophet,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord: Say,
A
sword,
a
sword
which
has
been
made sharp
and polished:
It
has
been
made sharp
to
give death;
it
is polished
so
that
it
may
be
like
a thunder-flame: ...
And
I
have given
it
to
the polisher
so
that
it
may
be taken
in
the hand:
he
has made
the sword sharp,
he
has
had
it polished,
to put
it into
the hand
of
him
who gives death.
Give loud cries
and
make sounds
of grief,
O son
of
man:
for
it
has
come
on
my
people,
it
has
come
on
all
the rulers
of Israel: fear
of
the sword
has
come
on
my
people:
for
this
cause
give signs
of grief.
...
So
then,
son
of
man,
be
a
prophet,
and put
your hands
together
with
a loud sound,
and give two blows
with
the
sword,
and
even three;
it
is
the
sword
of
those
who
are wounded,
even
the
sword
of
the wounded;
the great
sword
which goes round
about
them.
In
order
that hearts
may
become soft,
and
the number
of
those
who
are falling
may
be increased,
I
have sent death
by
the sword
against
all
their doors:
you
are
made
like
a flame,
you
are
polished
for death.
Be pointed
to
the right,
to
the
left, wherever
your edge
is ordered.
And
I
will put
my hands
together
with
a loud sound,
and
I
will
let
my wrath
have
rest:
I
the Lord
have
said
it.
And
the word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
again, saying,
And
you,
son
of
man,
have
two ways marked
out,
so
that
the
sword
of
the king
of Babylon
may come;
let
the
two
of
them come
out
of
one land:
and
let there
be
a pillar
at
the top
of
the road:
Put
a pillar
at
the
top
of
the road
for
the
sword
to come
to Rabbah
in
the land
of
the children
of Ammon,
and
to Judah
and
to
Jerusalem
in
the
middle
of
her.
For
the king
of Babylon
took
his
place at
the parting
of
the ways, at
the top
of
the two roads,
to
make use
of secret arts: shaking
the arrows this
way
and
that,
he
put questions
to
the images
of
his gods,
he
took note
of
the inner parts
of dead beasts.
At
his
right
hand
was
the fate
of Jerusalem,
to
give orders
for destruction,
to send
up
the war-cry,
to
put engines
of war
against
the doors, lifting
up earthworks, building walls.
And
this
answer given
by secret arts
will seem false
to
those
who
have given
their oaths
and
have
let
them
be broken:
but
he
will keep
the memory
of evil-doing
so
that
they
may
be
taken.
For
this cause
the Lord
has said:
Because
you
have
made
your evil-doing
come
to mind
by
the uncovering
of
your wrongdoing,
causing
your sins
to
be seen
in
all
your evil-doings;
because
you
have
come
to mind,
you
will
be
taken
in
them.
And
you, O evil
one, wounded
to death, O ruler
of Israel,
whose day
has
come
in
the time
of
the last punishment;
This
is
what
the Lord
has
said:
Take away
the holy head-dress,
take
off
the crown:
this
will
not
be again: let
that which
is low
be lifted
up,
and
that which
is high
be made low.
I
will
let
it
be overturned, overturned, overturned: this
will
not
be
again till
he
comes whose
right
it
is;
and
I
will
give
it
to
him.
And
you, son
of man, say
as
a prophet,
This
is what
the Lord
has said
about
the children
of Ammon
and
about
their shame: Say,
A sword, even
a sword
let loose, polished
for death,
to
make
it shining
so
that
it
may
be
like
a flame:
Your
vision
is
to
no purpose,
your use
of secret arts gives
a false
answer,
to
put
it
on
the necks
of evil-doers
who
are wounded
to death,
whose day
has
come,
in
the time
of
the last
punishment.
Go
back
into
your cover.
In
the
place
where
you
were
made,
in
the land
from
which
you
were taken,
I
will
be
your judge.
And
I
will
let loose
my burning passion
on
you, breathing out
on
you
the fire
of
my wrath:
and
I
will give
you
up
into
the hands
of
men
like beasts, trained
to destruction.
You
will
be food
for
the fire;
your blood
will
be drained
out
in
the land;
there
will
be
no
more memory
of
you:
for
I
the Lord
have said
it.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
And
you,
son
of
man,
will
you
be
a
judge,
will
you
be
a
judge
of
the
town
of
blood?
then
make
clear
to
her
all
her
disgusting ways.
And
you
are
to
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
A
town
causing
blood
to
be drained
out
in
her streets
so
that
her
time
may
come,
and
making images
in
her
to
make
her
unclean!
You
are
responsible
for
the
blood drained
out
by
you,
and
you
are
unclean
through
the images
which
you
have
made;
and
you
have
made
your
day
come
near,
and
the
time
of
your judging
has
come;
for
this
cause
I
have
made
you
a name
of
shame
to
the
nations
and
a
cause
of laughing
to
all
countries.
Those
who
are
near
and
those
who
are
far
from
you
will
make sport
of
you;
your
name
is
unclean,
you
are
full
of sounds
of fear.
See,
the rulers
of
Israel,
every
one
in
his family,
have
been causing
death
in
you.
In
you
they
have
had no respect
for
father
and
mother;
in
you
they
have been cruel
to
the man
from
a strange land;
in
you
they
have
done
wrong
to
the child without
a
father
and
to
the
widow.
You
have made little
of
my
holy
things,
and
have made
my
Sabbaths unclean.
In
you
there
are
men
who say
evil
of others, causing
death;
in
you
they
have
taken
the flesh
with
the
blood
for
food;
in
your streets
they
have put
evil designs
into effect.
In
you
they
have
let
the
shame
of
their
fathers
be seen;
in
you
they
have done wrong
to
a
woman at
the
time
when she
was
unclean.
And
in
you
one
man
has
done
what
was
disgusting
with
his neighbour's
wife;
and
another
has
made
his
daughter-in-law
unclean;
and
another
has
done wrong
to
his
sister,
his father's
daughter.
In
you
they
have
taken rewards
as
the price
of
blood;
you
have
taken
interest
and great
profits,
and
you
have
taken
away
your neighbours' goods
by force,
and
have not kept
me
in mind,
says
the
Lord.
See,
then,
I
have
made
my
hands
come
together
in wrath
against
your taking
of goods
by force
and
against
the
blood
which
has
been flowing
in
you.
Will
your
heart
be high
or
your
hands
strong
in
the
days
when
I
take
you
in
hand?
I
the
Lord
have
said
it
and
will
do
it.
And
I
will send
you
in flight
among
the
nations
and wandering
among
the
countries;
and
I
will
completely take
away
out
of
you everything
which
is
unclean.
And
you
will
be
made low
before
the
eyes
of
the
nations;
and
it
will
be clear
to
you
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
the
children
of
Israel
have
become
like
the poorest sort
of waste metal
to
me:
they
are
all
silver
and
brass
and
tin
and
iron
and
lead mixed
with waste.
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
you
have
all
become waste metal,
see,
I
will
get
you
together
inside
Jerusalem.
As
they
put
silver
and
brass
and
iron
and
lead
and
tin
together
inside
the oven, heating
up
the
fire
on
it
to make
it soft;
so
will
I
get
you
together
in
my
wrath
and
in
my passion,
and, heating
the
fire
with
my
breath,
will make
you soft.
Yes,
I
will take
you,
breathing
on
you
the
fire
of
my
wrath,
and
you
will become soft
in
it.
As
silver
becomes soft
in
the oven,
so
you
will become soft
in
it;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
the
Lord
have
let
loose
my passion
on
you.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
say
to
her,
You
are
a
land
on
which
no
rain
or thunderstorm
has come
in
the
day
of
wrath.
Her rulers
in
her
are
like
a loud-voiced
lion violently
taking
his
food;
they
have
made
a meal
of
souls;
they
have
taken
wealth
and valued property;
they
have
made great
the
number
of
widows
in
her.
Her
priests
have
been acting
violently
against
my
law;
they
have
made
my
holy
things
unclean:
they
have
made
no division
between
what
is
holy
and
what
is
common,
and
they
have
not
made
it clear
that
the
unclean
is different
from
the
clean,
and
their
eyes
have
been
shut
to
my
Sabbaths,
and
I am
not honoured
among
them.
Her
rulers
in
her
are
like
wolves
violently taking
their
food; putting
men
to
death
and causing
the
destruction
of
souls,
so
that
they
may
get
their
profit.
And
her
prophets
have
been using whitewash, seeing foolish
visions
and making
false
use
of secret arts,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said,
when
the
Lord
has
said
nothing.
The
people
of
the
land
have
been acting cruelly, taking men's goods
by
force;
they
have
been hard
on
the
poor
and
those
in need,
and
have done
wrong
to
the
man
from
a strange
land.
And
I
was
looking
for
a
man
among
them
who
would
make
up
the
wall
and
take
his
station
in
the broken
place
before
me
for
the
land,
so
that
I might
not send
destruction
on
it:
but
there
was
no
one.
And
I
let
loose
my passion
on
them,
and
have
put
an
end
to
them
in
the
fire
of
my
wrath:
I
have
made
the punishment
of
their
ways
come
on
their
heads,
says
the
Lord.
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
again,
saying,
Son
of
man,
there
were
two
women,
daughters
of
one
mother:
They
were acting
like loose women
in
Egypt;
when
they
were young
their behaviour
was loose:
there
their
breasts
were crushed,
even
the points
of
their young
breasts
were crushed.
Their
names
were
Oholah,
the
older,
and
Oholibah,
her
sister:
and
they
became mine,
and
gave
birth
to
sons
and
daughters.
As
for
their
names,
Samaria
is
Oholah,
and
Jerusalem,
Oholibah.
And
Oholah was untrue
to
me
when she was
mine; she was full
of desire
for
her
lovers,
even
for
the Assyrians,
her neighbours,
Who were
clothed
in
blue,
captains
and
rulers,
all
of
them
young
men
to
be desired,
horsemen seated
on
horses.
And
she
gave
her
unclean love
to
them,
all
of
them
the noblest
men
of
Assyria:
and
she
made
herself
unclean
with
the images
of
all
who
were desired
by
her.
And
she
has
not given
up
her
loose ways
from
the time
when
she
was
in
Egypt;
for
when
she
was young
they
were
her
lovers,
and
by
them
her young
breasts
were crushed,
and
they
let
loose
on
her
their unclean desire.
For
this
cause
I
gave
her
up
into
the
hands
of
her
lovers,
into
the
hands
of
the Assyrians
on
whom
her desire
was fixed.
By
these
her
shame
was
uncovered:
they
took
her
sons
and
daughters
and
put
her
to death
with
the
sword:
and she
became
a
cause
of wonder
to
women;
for
they
gave
her
the punishment
which
was right.
And
her
sister
Oholibah
saw this,
but
her desire
was
even
more unmeasured,
and
her loose behaviour
was worse
than
that
of
her
sister.
She
was
full
of desire
for
the Assyrians,
captains
and
rulers,
her neighbours,
clothed
in blue,
horsemen going
on
horses,
all
of
them
young
men
to
be desired.
And
I
saw
that
she
had
become
unclean;
the
two
of
them went
the
same
way.
And
her
loose behaviour
became worse;
for she
saw
men pictured
on
a
wall, pictures
of
the Chaldaeans painted
in
bright
red,
With
bands round
their bodies
and
with head-dresses hanging round
their
heads,
all
of
them
looking
like
rulers,
like
the
Babylonians,
the
land
of
whose
birth
is Chaldaea.
And
when she saw
them she
was full
of desire
for
them,
and
sent servants
to
them
in Chaldaea.
And
the Babylonians
came
to
her,
into
the
bed
of
love,
and
made
her
unclean
with
their loose
desire,
and she
became
unclean
with
them,
and
her
soul
was
turned
from
them.
So
her
loose behaviour
was clearly seen
and
her
shame
uncovered:
then
my
soul
was turned
from
her
as
it
had
been turned
from
her
sister.
But still
she went
on
the
more
with
her loose behaviour, keeping
in
mind
the early
days
when
she
had
been
a loose woman
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
she
was full
of desire
for
her
lovers,
whose
flesh
is
like
the
flesh
of asses
and
whose seed
is
like
the seed
of
horses.
And she
made
the memory
of
the loose ways
of
her early years come back
to mind,
when
her young
breasts
were crushed
by
the
Egyptians.
For
this cause,
O
Oholibah,
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
will make
your
lovers
come
up
against
you,
even
those
from
whom
your
soul
is turned
away
in disgust;
and
I
will make
them
come
up
against
you
on
every
side;
The
Babylonians
and
all
the Chaldaeans,
Pekod
and
Shoa
and
Koa,
and
all
the Assyrians
with
them:
young
men
to
be desired,
captains
and
rulers
all
of
them,
and chiefs,
her neighbours,
all
of
them
on
horseback.
And
they
will
come
against
you
from
the north
on horseback,
with war-carriages
and
a great band
of
peoples;
they
will
put
themselves
in
order
against
you
with breastplate
and body-cover
and metal head-dress
round
about
you:
and
I
will
make
them
your
judges,
and
they
will
give
their
decision
against
you
as seems
right
to
them.
And
my bitter feeling
will
be working
against
you,
and
they
will
take
you
in
hand
with
passion;
they
will
take
away
your
nose
and
your
ears,
and
the
rest
of
you
will
be
put
to
the
sword:
they
will
take
your
sons
and
daughters,
and
the
rest
of
you
will
be burned
up
in
the
fire.
And they will
take all
your
clothing
off
you
and
take
away
your
ornaments.
So
I
will
put
an end
to
your
evil ways
and
your loose behaviour
which
came
from
the
land
of
Egypt:
and
your
eyes
will
never
be
lifted
up
to
them
again,
and
you
will
have
no
more memory
of
Egypt.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
will
give
you
up
into
the
hands
of
those
who
are
hated
by
you,
into
the
hands
of
those
from
whom
your
soul
is
turned away
in disgust:
And
they
will
take
you
in hand
with
hate,
and
take
away
all
the
fruit
of
your work,
and
let
you
be unveiled
and without clothing:
and
the
shame
of
your loose behaviour
will
be
uncovered,
your
evil designs
and
your loose ways.
They
will
do
these
things
to
you
because
you
have
been untrue
to
me,
and
have gone
after
the
nations,
and
have
become
unclean
with
their images.
You
have
gone
in
the
way
of
your
sister;
and
I
will
give
her
cup
into
your
hand.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
You
will
take
a
drink
from
your sister's
cup, which
is
deep
and
wide:
you
will
be
laughed
at
and looked
down
on, more than
you
are able
to undergo.
You
will
be broken
and
full
of
sorrow,
with
the
cup
of wonder
and
destruction,
with
the
cup
of
your
sister
Samaria.
And
after
drinking
it
and draining
it
out,
you
will take
the last drops
of
it
to
the end, pulling
off
your
breasts:
for
I
have
said
it,
says
the
Lord.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
you
have
not kept
me
in
your memory,
and
because
your
back
has
been turned
to
me,
you
will
even undergo
the punishment
of
your
evil designs
and
your loose ways.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me:
Son
of
man,
will
you
be
the
judge
of
Oholibah?
then
make clear
to
her
the
disgusting
things she
has done.
For
she
has
been false
to
me,
and
blood
is
on
her
hands,
and
with
her images
she
has
been untrue;
and
more
than
this,
she
made
her
sons,
whom
she
had
by
me,
go
through
the fire
to
them
to
be burned
up.
Further,
this
is
what
she
has
done
to
me:
she
has
made
my
holy
place
unclean
and
has
made
my
Sabbaths
unclean.
For
when
she
had
made
an offering
of
her
children
to
her images,
she
came
into
my
holy
place
to
make
it unclean;
see,
this
is
what
she
has
done
inside
my
house.
And
she
even
sent
for
men
to
come
from
far
away,
to
whom
a servant
was
sent,
and
they
came:
for
whom
she
was
washing
her body
and painting
her
eyes
and making herself fair
with
ornaments.
And
she
took
her
seat
on
a great
bed,
with
a
table
put ready
before
it
on which
she
put
my
perfume
and
my
oil.
...
and
they
put jewels
on
her
hands
and
beautiful
crowns
on
her
head.
Then
I
said ...
now
she
will go
on
with
her loose ways.
And
they
went
in
to
her,
as men
go
to
a loose
woman:
so
they
went
in
to
Oholibah,
the loose
woman.
And upright
men
will
be
her
judges,
judging
her
as false wives
and women
who take lives
are
judged;
because
she
has been untrue
to
me
and
blood
is
on
her
hands.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
will
make
a great meeting
of
the people
come
together
against
her,
and
will
send
on
her shaking fear
and
take everything
from
her.
And
the meeting,
after stoning
her
with
stones,
will put
an end
to
her
with
their
swords;
they
will put
her
sons
and
daughters
to
death
and
have
her
house
burned
up
with
fire.
And
I
will put
an end
to
evil
in
all
the
land, teaching
all
women
not
to
do
as
you
have
done.
And
I
will
send
on
you
the punishment
of
your
evil ways,
and
you
will
be rewarded
for
your
sins
with
your images:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
in
the
ninth
year,
in
the
tenth
month,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
month,
saying,
Son
of
man, put
down
in
writing
this
very
day:
The
king
of
Babylon let loose
the weight
of
his attack
against
Jerusalem
on
this
very
day.
And make
a comparison
for
this uncontrolled people,
and
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Put
on
the cooking-pot,
put
it
on
the fire
and
put
water
in
it:
And get
the bits
together,
the fat tail,
every
good part,
the leg
and
the top part
of
it: make
it
full
of
the
best
bones.
Take
the best
of
the
flock,
put much
wood
under
it: see
that
its bits
are
boiling
well; let
the
bones
be cooked
inside
it.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
A curse
is
on
the
town
of
blood,
the cooking-pot
which
is unclean inside,
which
has
never
been
made clean!
take
out
its bits;
its fate
is
still
to
come
on
it.
For
her
blood
is
in
her;
she
has
put
it
on
the
open
rock
not draining
it
on
to
the
earth
so
that
it
might
be
covered
with
dust;
In order
that
it
might
make
wrath
come
up
to
give punishment, she
has
put
her
blood
on
the open
rock,
so
that
it
may
not
be
covered.
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said:
A curse
is
on
the
town
of
blood!
and
I
will
make
great
the burning mass.
Put
on
much
wood, heating up
the
fire, boiling
the
flesh
well,
and making
the soup thick,
and let
the
bones
be
burned.
And
I
will put
her
on
the
coals
so
that she
may be heated
and
her
brass
burned,
so
that
what
is
unclean
in
her
may become soft
and
her waste be
completely taken away.
I
have made myself
tired
to
no purpose: still
all
the waste
which
is
in
her
has
not
come
out,
it
has
an evil smell.
As
for
your
unclean purpose:
because
I
have
been attempting
to make
you
clean,
but
you
have
not
been made
clean
from
it,
you
will
not
be made
clean
till
I
have
let loose
my passion
on
you
in full measure.
I
the
Lord
have
said
the
word
and
I
will
do
it;
I
will
not
go
back
or
have
mercy,
and
my purpose
will
not
be
changed;
in
the measure
of
your
ways
and
of
your evil doings
you
will
be
judged,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
see,
I
am
taking
away
the
desire
of
your
eyes
by disease:
but
let there
be
no sorrow
or
weeping
or drops running
from
your
eyes.
Let there
be
no sound
of
sorrow;
make
no weeping
for
your
dead,
put
on
your head-dress
and
your
shoes
on
your
feet,
let
not
your lips
be covered,
and
do
not
take
the
food
of
those
in grief.
So
in
the
morning
I
was teaching
the
people
and
in
the
evening
death
took
my
wife;
and
in
the
morning
I
did
what
I
had
been
ordered
to
do.
And
the
people
said
to
me,
Will
you
not
make clear
to
us
the sense
of
these
things;
is
it
for
us
you
do
them?
Then
I
said
to
them,
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Say
to
the
people
of
Israel,
The
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
will make
my
holy
place unclean,
the
pride
of
your
strength,
the pleasure
of
your
eyes,
and
the
desire
of
your
soul;
and
your
sons
and
daughters,
who
did
not
come
with
you
here,
will
be put
to
the
sword.
And
you
will
do
as
I
have
done,
not covering
your lips
or taking
the
food
of
those
in grief.
And
your head-dresses
will
be
on
your
heads
and
your
shoes
on
your
feet: there
will
be
no
sorrow
or
weeping;
but
you
will
be wasting
away
in
the
punishment
of
your evil-doing,
and
you
will
be looking
at
one
another
in wonder.
And
Ezekiel
will
be
a
sign
to
you;
everything
he
has
done
you
will
do:
when
this
takes
place,
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
as
for
you,
son
of
man,
your
mouth
will
be shut
in
the
day
when
I
take
from
them
their
strength,
the
joy
of
their
glory,
the
desire
of
their
eyes,
and
that
on
which
their hearts
are fixed,
and
their
sons
and
daughters.
In
that
day,
one
who
has got
away safe
will
come
to
you
to
give
you news
of
it.
In
that
day
your
mouth
will
be
open
to
him
who
has got
away safe,
and
you
will
say
words
to
him
and
your
lips
will
no
longer
be shut:
so
you
will
be
a
sign
to
them
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
to
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
be
a prophet
against
them:
And
say
to
the
children
of
Ammon,
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord;
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
you
said,
Aha!
against
my
holy
place
when
it
was
made unclean,
and
against
the
land
of
Israel
when
it
was
made
waste,
and
against
the
people
of
Judah
when
they
were taken
away
as prisoners;
For
this
cause
I
will
give
you
up
to
the
children
of
the
east
for
their heritage,
and
they
will
put
their tent-circles
in
you
and
make
their houses
in
you;
they
will
take
your
fruit
for
their
food
and
your
milk
for
their
drink.
And
I
will
make
Rabbah
a
place
for housing
camels,
and
the
children
of
Ammon
a resting-place
for
flocks:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
For
the
Lord
has
said,
Because
you
have
made sounds
of
joy
with
your
hands, stamping
your
feet,
and
have
been
glad, putting shame
with
all
your
soul
on
the
land
of
Israel;
For
this
cause
my
hand
has
been
stretched
out
against
you,
and
I
will
give
up
your goods
to
be
taken
by
the
nations;
I
will
have
you
cut
off
from
the
peoples
and
will
put
an end
to
you
among
the
countries:
I
will
give
you
up
to
destruction;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
Moab
and
Seir
are
saying,
See,
the
people
of
Judah
are
like
all
the
nations;
For
this cause,
I
will
let
the
side
of
Moab
be uncovered,
and
his
towns
on every
side,
the glory
of
the
land,
Beth-jeshimoth,
Baal-meon
and
as far
as
Kiriathaim.
To
the
children
of
the
east
I
have
given
her
for
a heritage,
as
well
as
the
children
of
Ammon,
so
that
there
may
be
no memory
of
her
among
the
nations:
And
I
will
be
the
judge
of
Moab;
and
they
will
see
that
I
am
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
Edom
has
taken
his payment
from
the people
of
Judah,
and
has
done great
wrong
in
taking payment
from
them;
The
Lord
has
said,
My
hand
will
be
stretched
out
against
Edom, cutting
off
from
it
man
and
beast:
and
I
will
make
it
waste,
from
Teman
even
as
far
as
Dedan
they
will
be
put
to
the
sword.
I
will
take payment
from
Edom
because
of
my
people
Israel;
and
I
will
take
Edom
in
hand
in
my
wrath
and
in
my passion:
and
they
will
have
experience
of
my reward,
says
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
the
Philistines
have
taken payment,
with
the purpose
of causing shame
and
destruction
with
unending hate;
The
Lord
has
said,
See,
my
hand
will
be
stretched
out
against
the
Philistines, cutting
off
the
Cherethites
and sending
destruction
on
the
rest
of
the sea-land.
And
I
will
take
great payment
from
them
with
acts
of
wrath;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord
when
I
send
my punishment
on
them.
Now
in
the
eleventh
year,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
because
Tyre
has
said
against
Jerusalem,
Aha,
she
who
was
the doorway
of
the
peoples
is
broken;
she
is
turned
over
to
them;
she
who
was
full
is
made waste;
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
am
against
you,
O
Tyre,
and
will
send
up
a number
of
nations
against
you
as
the
sea sends
up
its
waves.
And they
will
give
the
walls
of
Tyre
to
destruction
and
have
its
towers
broken:
and
I
will
take
even
her
dust
away
from
her,
and
make
her
an uncovered
rock
She
will
be
a
place
for
the stretching
out
of
nets
in
the
middle
of
the
sea;
for
I
have
said
it,
says
the
Lord:
and
her goods
will
be given
over
to
the
nations.
And
her
daughters
in
the open
country
will
be put
to
the
sword:
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
will send
up
from
the
north
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
king
of
kings,
against
Tyre,
with
horses
and war-carriages
and
with
an
army
and
great numbers
of
people.
He
will
put
to
the
sword
your
daughters
in
the open
country:
he
will
make strong
walls
against
you
and
put
up
an earthwork
against
you, arming himself
for
war
against
you.
He
will
put
up
his engines
of
war
against
your
walls,
and
your
towers
will
be
broken
down
by
his
axes.
Because
of
the number
of
his
horses
you
will
be
covered
with
their
dust:
your
walls
will
be shaking
at
the
noise
of
the
horsemen
and
of
the
wheels
and
of
the war-carriages,
when
he
comes
through
your doorways,
as
into
a
town which has been
broken
open.
Your
streets
will
be stamped
down
by
the feet
of
his
horses:
he
will
put
your
people
to
the
sword,
and
will send
down
the
pillars
of
your
strength
to
the
earth.
They
will
take
by
force all
your
wealth
and go off
with
the
goods
with
which
you do
trade:
they
will
have
your
walls
broken
down
and all
the
houses
of
your
desire given
up
to destruction:
they
will
put
your
stones
and
your
wood
and
your
dust deep
in
the
water.
I
will put
an end
to
the
noise
of
your
songs,
and
the
sound
of
your
instruments
of
music
will
be
gone
for
ever.
I
will
make
you
an uncovered
rock:
you
will
be
a
place
for
the stretching out
of
nets;
there
will
be
no
building
you
up
again:
for
I
the
Lord
have
said
it,
says
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
Tyre:
Will
not
the sea-lands
be shaking
at
the
sound
of
your
fall,
when
the
wounded give
cries
of pain,
when
men
are put
to
the sword
in
you?
Then
all
the
rulers
of
the
sea
will
come
down
from
their high seats,
and
put
away
their
robes
and
take
off
their
clothing
of needlework:
they
will
put
on
the
clothing
of grief,
they
will
take
their seats
on
the
earth, shaking
with
fear
every minute
and overcome
with wonder
at
you.
And
they
will
send
up
a song
of grief
for
you,
and
say
to
you,
What
destruction
has
come
on
you,
how
are
you cut
off
from
the
sea,
the noted
town,
which
was
strong
in
the
sea,
she
and
her
people, causing
the fear
of
them
to
come
on
all
the dry land!
Now
the sea-lands
will
be shaking
in
the
day
of
your
fall;
and
all
the ships
on
the
sea
will
be overcome
with
fear
at
your
going.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
will
make
you
a waste
town,
like
the
towns
which
are unpeopled;
when
I
make
the
deep
come
upon
you,
covering
you
with
great
waters.
Then
I
will
make
you
go
down
with those
who
go
down
into
the underworld,
to
the
people
of
the
past, causing
your living-place
to
be
in
the deepest
parts
of
the
earth,
in
places
long unpeopled,
with those
who
go
down
into
the deep,
so
that
there
will
be
no
one
living
in
you;
and
you
will
have
no glory
in
the
land
of
the
living.
I
will
make
you
a thing
of fear,
and
you
will
come
to
an end:
even if
you
are
looked
for,
you
will
not
be seen
again
for
ever,
says
the
Lord.
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
again,
saying,
And
you,
son
of
man,
make
a song
of grief
for
Tyre;
And
say
to
Tyre,
O
you
who
are
seated
at
the doorway
of
the
sea, trading
for
the
peoples
with
the
great sea-lands,
these
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
You,
O
Tyre,
have
said,
I
am
a ship
completely
beautiful.
Your
builders
have
made
your outlines
in
the
heart
of
the
seas,
they
have
made
you completely
beautiful.
They
have
made
all
your boards
of fir-trees
from
Senir:
they
have
taken
cedars
from
Lebanon
to
make
the supports
for
your sails.
Of oak-trees
from
Bashan
they
have
made your driving blades;
they
have
made your floors
of
ivory
and
boxwood
from
the sea-lands
of
Kittim.
The best
linen
with needlework
from
Egypt
was
your
sail, stretched out
to
be
a flag
for
you;
blue
and
purple
from
the sea-lands
of
Elishah
gave
you shade.
The
people
of Zidon
and
Arvad
were
your boatmen;
the
wise
men
of Zemer
were
in
you;
they
were guiding
your ships;
The responsible
men
of
Gebal
and
its
wise
men
were
in
you,
making
your boards watertight:
all
the
ships
of
the
sea
with
their seamen
were
in
you trading
in
your goods.
Cush
and
Lud
and
Put
were
in
your
army,
your
men
of
war,
hanging
up
their body-covers
and head-dresses
of
war
in
you:
they
gave
you
your glory.
The
men
of
Arvad
in
your
army
were
on
your
walls,
and
were watchmen
in
your
towers,
hanging
up
their arms
on
your
walls
round
about;
they
made
you
completely
beautiful.
Tarshish did business
with
you
because
of
the
great
amount
of
your
wealth;
they
gave
silver,
iron,
tin,
and
lead
for
your goods.
Javan,
Tubal,
and
Meshech
were
your
traders;
they
gave
living
men
and
brass
vessels
for
your
goods.
The people
of
Togarmah
gave
horses
and war-horses
and transport beasts
for
your goods.
The
men
of Rodan
were
your
traders:
a
great number
of sea-lands did business
with
you:
they
gave
you
horns
of
ivory
and
ebony
as
an offering.
Edom
did
business
with
you
because
of
the
great
number
of
things which
you
made; they
gave
emeralds,
purple,
and needlework,
and
the best
linen
and
coral
and
rubies
for
your
goods.
Judah
and
the
land
of
Israel
were
your
traders;
they
gave
grain
of
Minnith
and sweet
cakes
and
honey
and
oil
and perfume
for
your goods.
Damascus
did
business
with
you
because
of
the
great
amount
of
your
wealth,
with
wine
of
Helbon
and
white
wool.
...
for
your goods: they
gave polished
iron
and spices
for
your goods.
Dedan did trade with you in cloths for the backs
of horses.
Arabia
and
all
the rulers
of
Kedar did business
with
you;
in
lambs
and sheep
and
goats,
in
these
they did business
with
you.
The
traders
of
Sheba
and
Raamah did trade
with
you;
they
gave
the
best
of
all sorts
of
spices
and
all sorts
of
stones
of great price
and
gold
for
your goods.
Haran
and
Canneh
and
Eden, the
traders
of
Asshur
and all the Medes:
These
were your
traders in beautiful robes, in rolls
of
blue
and needlework,
and in chests
of coloured
cloth, corded with
cords
and made
of cedar-wood, in
them
they did trade with you.
Tarshish
ships did business
for
you
in
your goods:
and
you
were
made
full,
and
great
was
your
glory
in
the
heart
of
the
seas.
Your boatmen
have taken
you
into
great
waters:
you
have been
broken
by
the
east
wind
in
the
heart
of
the
seas.
Your
wealth
and
your goods,
the
things
in
which
you
do trade,
your seamen
and
those guiding
your ships,
those
who
make
your boards watertight,
and
those
who
do business
with
your goods,
and
all
your
men
of
war
who
are
in
you,
with
all
who
have
come
together
in
you,
will
go
down
into
the
heart
of
the
seas
in
the
day
of
your
downfall.
At
the
sound
of
the
cry
of your ships' guides,
the boards
of
the ship
will
be shaking.
And
all
the boatmen,
the seamen
and
those
who
are expert
at guiding
a
ship
through
the
sea,
will
come
down
from
their
ships
and
take
their
places
on
the
land;
And
their
voices
will
be sounding
over
you,
and
crying
bitterly
they
will
put
dust
on
their
heads, rolling
themselves
in
the
dust:
And
they
will have
the hair
of
their heads cut off
because
of
you,
and
will
put haircloth
on
their bodies,
weeping
for
you
with
bitter grief
in
their
souls, even
with
bitter
sorrow.
And
in
their weeping
they
will
make
a song
of grief
for
you, sorrowing
over
you
and saying,
Who
is
like
Tyre,
who
has come
to
an end
in
the deep
sea?
When
your goods
went
out
over
the
seas,
you
made
numbers
of
peoples
full;
the
wealth
of
the
kings
of
the
earth
was
increased
with
your
great
wealth
and
all
your goods.
Now
that
you are
broken
by
the
seas
in
the
deep
waters,
your goods
and
all
your people
will
go
down
with
you.
All
the
people
of
the sea-lands
are overcome
with wonder
at
you,
and
their
kings
are
full
of fear,
their
faces
are
troubled.
Those
who
do business
among
the
peoples make sounds
of surprise
at
you;
you
have
become
a thing
of fear,
you
have
come
to
an end
for
ever.
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
again,
saying,
Son
of
man,
say
to
the
ruler
of
Tyre,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
your
heart
has
been lifted
up,
and
you
have
said,
I
am
a
god,
I
am
seated
on
the
seat
of
God
in
the
heart
of
the
seas;
but
you
are
man
and
not
God, though
you
have
made
your
heart
as
the
heart
of
God:
See,
you
are
wiser
than
Daniel;
there
is
no
secret which
is deeper
than
your knowledge:
By
your
wisdom
and deep knowledge
you have got
power
for yourself,
and put
silver
and
gold
in
your store-houses:
By your
great
wisdom
and
by your
trade your
power
is
increased,
and your
heart
is lifted up
because
of your
power:
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
you
have
made
your
heart
as
the
heart
of
God,
See,
I
am sending
against
you
strange
men, feared
among
the
nations:
they
will
let
loose
their
swords
against
your bright
wisdom,
they
will make
your glory
a common
thing.
They
will send
you
down
to
the underworld,
and
your
death
will
be
the
death
of those who
are
put
to
the sword
in
the
heart
of
the
seas.
Will
you
say,
in
the
face
of
those
who
are taking
your life,
I
am
God?
but
you
are
man
and
not
God
in
the
hands
of
those
who
are wounding
you.
Your
death
will
be
the
death
of
those
who
are without circumcision,
by
the
hands
of men
from
strange lands:
for
I
have
said
it,
says
the
Lord.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
make
a song
of grief
for
the
king
of
Tyre,
and
say
to
him,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
You
are all-wise
and
completely
beautiful;
You
were
in
Eden,
the
garden
of
God;
every
stone
of
great price
was
your clothing,
the sardius,
the
topaz,
and
the
diamond,
the
beryl,
the
onyx,
and
the
jasper,
the emerald
and
the carbuncle:
your store-houses
were
full
of
gold,
and
things
of
great price
were
in
you;
in
the
day
when
you
were
made
they
were got
ready.
I
gave
you
your
place
with
the winged
one;
I
put
you
on
the
mountain
of
God;
you
went
up
and
down
among
the
stones
of
fire.
There
has
been
no
evil
in
your
ways
from
the
day
when
you
were made,
till
sin
was seen
in
you.
Through
all
your trading
you
have
become
full
of
violent ways,
and
have
done evil:
so I sent
you
out shamed
from
the
mountain
of
God;
the winged one put
an end
to
you
from
among
the
stones
of
fire.
Your
heart
was lifted
up
because
you
were
beautiful,
you
made
your
wisdom evil
through
your sin:
I
have
sent
you
down,
even
to
the
earth;
I
have
made
you
low
before
kings,
so
that
they
may
see
you.
By
all
your
sin,
even
by
your
evil trading,
you
have
made
your
holy
places unclean;
so
I
will
make
a
fire
come
out
from
you,
it
will
make
a meal
of
you,
and
I
will
make
you
as
dust
on
the
earth
before
the
eyes
of
all
who
see
you.
All
who
have
knowledge
of
you
among
the
peoples
will
be
overcome
with wonder
at
you:
you
have
become
a
thing
of fear,
and
you
will
never
be seen
again.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
to Zidon,
and
be
a prophet
against
it,
and say,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
See,
I
am
against
you,
O Zidon;
and
I
will
get
glory
for
myself
in
you:
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I send
my punishments
on
her,
and
I
will
be seen
to
be
holy
in
her.
And
I
will
send
on
her disease
and
blood
in
her
streets;
and
the
wounded
will
be
falling
in
the
middle
of
her,
and
the
sword
will
be
against
her
on
every
side;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
there
will
no
longer
be
a plant
with sharp points wounding
the children
of
Israel,
or
a
thorn troubling
them
among
any
who
are
round
about
them,
who put shame
on
them;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
When
I
have got
together
the children
of
Israel
from
the
peoples
among
whom
they
are wandering,
and
have
been
made
holy
among
them
before
the
eyes
of
the
nations,
then
they
will
have rest
in
the
land
which
is theirs,
which
I
gave
to
my
servant
Jacob
And
they
will
be safe
there,
building
houses
and planting vine-gardens
and
living without fear;
when
I
have sent
my punishments
on
all
those
who put shame
on
them
round
about
them;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord
their
God.
In
the
tenth
year,
in
the
tenth
month,
on
the twelfth
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
against
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
be
a prophet
against
him
and
against
all
Egypt:
Say
to
them,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
See,
I
am
against
you,
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
the
great river-beast stretched
out
among
his
Nile
streams,
who
has
said,
The
Nile
is mine,
and
I
have
made
it
for
myself.
And
I
will
put
hooks
in
your mouth,
and
the
fish
of
your
streams
will
be
hanging
from
your skin;
and
I
will
make
you
come
up
out
of
your
streams,
with
all
the
fish
of
your
streams
hanging
from
your skin.
And
I
will
let
you
be
in
the
waste
land,
you
and
all
the
fish
of
your
streams:
you
will
go
down
on
the
face
of
the
land;
you
will
not
be
taken
up
or
put
to rest
in
the
earth;
I
have
given
you
for
food
to
the
beasts
of
the
field
and
the
birds
of
the
heaven.
And
it
will
be
clear
to
all
the
people
of
Egypt
that
I
am
the
Lord,
because
you
have
been
a false support
to
the children
of
Israel.
When
they
took
a grip
of
you
in
their
hands,
you
were
crushed
so
that
their arms
were
broken:
and
when
they
put
their weight
on
you
for support,
you
were
broken
and
all
their muscles gave
way.
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am sending
a
sword
on
you, cutting
off
from
you
man
and
beast.
And
the
land
of
Egypt
will
be
an unpeopled
waste;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord:
because
he
has
said,
The
Nile
is mine,
and
I
made
it.
See,
then,
I
am
against
you
and
against
your
streams,
and
I
will
make
the
land
of
Egypt
an unpeopled
waste,
from
Migdol
to Syene,
even
as
far
as
the edge
of
Ethiopia.
No
foot
of
man
will
go
through
it
and
no
foot
of
beast,
and
it
will
be unpeopled
for
forty
years.
I
will
make
the
land
of
Egypt
a
waste
among
the
countries
which
are
made
waste,
and
her
towns
will
be unpeopled
among
the
towns
which
have
been
made
waste,
for
forty
years:
and
I
will
send
the
Egyptians
in flight
among
the
nations
and wandering
through
the
countries.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
At
the
end
of
forty
years
I
will get
the
Egyptians
together
from
the
peoples
where
they
have
gone
in flight:
I
will
let
the fate
of
Egypt
be changed,
and
will
make
them
come
back
into
the
land
of
Pathros,
into
the
land
from
which
they
came;
and
there
they
will
be
an unimportant
kingdom.
It
will
be
the
lowest
of
the
kingdoms,
and
never
again
will
it
be
lifted
up
over
the
nations:
I
will
make
them
small,
so
that
they
may
not
have
rule
over
the
nations.
And Egypt
will
no
longer
be
the hope
of
the children
of
Israel, causing
sin
to
come
to
mind
when
their eyes
are
turned
to
them:
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Now
in
the twenty-seventh
year,
in
the
first
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
made
his
army
do
hard
work
against
Tyre,
and
the
hair
came
off
every
head
and
every arm
was
rubbed
smooth:
but
he
and
his
army got
no payment
out
of
Tyre
for
the
hard
work
which
he
had
done
against
it.
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
giving
the
land
of
Egypt
to
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon:
he
will
take
away
her
wealth,
and
take
her goods
by force
and everything which
is
there;
and
this
will
be
the payment
for
his
army.
I
have
given
him
the
land
of
Egypt
as
the
reward
for
his hard
work,
because
they
were
working
for
me,
says
the
Lord.
In
that
day
I
will
make
a
horn
put
out buds
for
the children
of
Israel,
and
I
will
let
your
words come freely
among
them,
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
The
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me
again,
saying,
Son
of
man,
be
a
prophet,
and
say, These
are
the words
of
the
Lord: Give
a cry, Aha,
for
the
day!
For
the
day
is
near,
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
near,
a
day
of
cloud;
it
will
be
the
time
of
the
nations.
And
a
sword
will
come
on
Egypt,
and cruel pain
will
be
in
Ethiopia,
when
they
are
falling
by
the
sword
in
Egypt;
and
they
will
take
away
her
wealth
and
her bases
will
be
broken
down.
Ethiopia
and
Put
and
Lud
and
all
the mixed
people
and Libya
and
the
children
of
the
land
of
the Cherethites
will
all
be
put
to death
with
them
by
the
sword.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
The
supporters
of
Egypt
will
have
a
fall,
and
the
pride
of
her
power
will
come
down:
from
Migdol
to Syene
they
will
be
put
to
the
sword
in
it,
says
the
Lord.
And she
will
be
made
waste
among
the
countries which
have
been
made
waste,
and
her
towns
will
be
among
the
towns which
are unpeopled.
And
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I
have
put
a
fire
in
Egypt
and
all
her
helpers
are
broken.
In
that
day men
will
go
out quickly
to
take
the news,
causing
fear
in untroubled
Ethiopia;
and bitter pain
will
come
on
them
as
in
the
day
of
Egypt;
for
see,
it
is
coming.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
will
put
an end
to
great numbers
of
the
people
of
Egypt
by
the
hand
of
Nebuchadrezzar,
king
of
Babylon.
He
and
the
people
with
him,
causing fear
among
the
nations,
will
be sent
for
the
destruction
of
the
land;
their
swords
will
be let
loose
against
Egypt
and
the
land
will
be
full
of
dead.
And
I
will
make
the
Nile
streams
dry,
and
will
give
the
land
into
the
hands
of
evil men,
causing
the
land
and everything
in
it
to
be wasted
by
the
hands
of men
from
a
strange
country:
I
the
Lord
have
said
it.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
In addition
to
this,
I
will
give
up
the
images
to
destruction
and
put
an end
to
the false gods
in Noph;
never
again
will
there
be
a ruler
in
the
land
of
Egypt:
and
I
will
put
a
fear
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
I
will
make
Pathros
a
waste,
and
put
a
fire
in
Zoan,
and
send
my punishments
on
No.
I
will let
loose
my
wrath
on Sin,
the
strong place
of
Egypt, cutting
off
the mass
of
the
people
of No.
And
I
will
put
a
fire
in
Egypt;
Syene
will
be twisting
in pain,
and
No
will
be
broken
into,
as
by
the onrush
of waters.
The
young
men
of
On
and
Pi-beseth
will
be put
to
the
sword:
and
these towns
will
be taken
away
prisoners.
And
at
Tehaphnehes
the
day
will become
dark,
when
the
yoke
of
Egypt
is
broken
there,
and
the
pride
of
her
power
comes
to
an end:
as
for
her,
she
will
be
covered
with
a
cloud,
and
her
daughters
will
be taken away
prisoners.
And
I
will send
my punishments
on
Egypt:
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Now
in
the
eleventh
year,
in
the
first
month,
on
the
seventh
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
the
arm
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
has
been
broken
by
me,
and
no band
has
been
put round
it
to
make
it well,
no band
has
been twisted round
it
to
make
it
strong
for gripping
the
sword.
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
against
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
by
me
his
strong
arm
will
be
broken;
and
I
will
make
the
sword
go
out
of
his
hand.
And
I
will send
the
Egyptians
in flight
among
the
nations
and wandering
through
the
countries.
And
I
will
make
the
arms
of
the
king
of
Babylon
strong,
and
will
put
my
sword
in
his
hand:
but Pharaoh's
arms
will
be
broken,
and
he
will
give cries
of pain
before
him
like
the cries
of
a man
wounded
to death.
And
I
will
make
the
arms
of
the
king
of
Babylon
strong,
and
the
arms
of
Pharaoh
will
be
hanging
down;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I
put
my
sword
into
the
hand
of
the
king
of
Babylon
and
it
is
stretched
out
against
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
I
will send
the
Egyptians
in flight
among
the
nations
and wandering
through
the
countries;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Now
in
the
eleventh
year,
in
the
third
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
say
to
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
to
his
people;
Whom
are
you
like
in
your
great power?
See,
a pine-tree
with
beautiful
branches
and thick growth, giving
shade
and
very
tall;
and
its
top
was
among
the
clouds.
It
got strength
from
the
waters
and
the
deep
made
it
tall:
its
streams
went
round
about
its
planted
land
and
it
sent
out
its waterways
to
all
the
trees
of
the
field.
In
this
way
it became
taller
than
all
the
trees
of
the
field;
and
its
branches
were
increased
and
its arms became
long
because
of
the
great
waters.
In
its
branches
all
the
birds
of
heaven came
to rest,
and
under
its arms
all
the
beasts
of
the
field
gave
birth
to
their young,
and
great
nations
were
living
in
its
shade.
So
it
was
beautiful,
being
so tall
and
its
branches
so
long,
for
its
root
was
by
great
waters.
No
cedars
were
equal
to
it
in
the
garden
of
God;
the fir-trees
were
not
like
its
branches,
and plane-trees
were
as
nothing
in comparison
with
its arms;
no
tree
in
the
garden
of
God
was
so
beautiful.
I
made
it
beautiful
with
its
mass
of
branches:
so
that
all
the
trees
in
the
garden
of
God
were
full
of
envy
of
it.
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
he
is
tall,
and
has
put
his
top
among
the
clouds,
and
his
heart
is full
of
pride
because
he
is
so
high,
I
have
given
him
up
into
the
hands
of
a strong
one
of
the
nations;
he
will
certainly
give
him
the reward
of
his sin,
driving
him
out.
And
men
from
strange
lands,
who
are
to
be feared
among
the
nations,
after cutting
him
off,
have
let
him
be:
on
the
mountains
and
in
all
the
valleys
his
branches
have
come
down;
his arms
are
broken
by
all
the waterways
of
the
land;
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
have
gone
from
his
shade,
and
have
let
him
be.
All
the
birds
of
heaven
have
come
to
rest
on
his broken stem
where
it
is stretched
on
the
earth,
and
all
the
beasts
of
the
field
will
be
on
his
branches:
In
order
that
no
trees
by
the
waters
may
be lifted
up
in
their growth,
putting
their tops
among
the
clouds;
and
that
no
trees
which
are
watered
may
take
their
place
on
high:
for
they
are
all
given
up
to
death,
to
the
lowest
parts
of
the
earth
among
the
children
of
men,
with
those
who
go
down
to
the underworld.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
The
day
when
he
goes
down
to
the underworld,
I
will
make
the
deep
full
of grief
for
him;
I
will
keep
back
her
streams
and
the
great
waters
will
be
stopped:
I
will
make
Lebanon
dark
for
him,
and
all
the
trees
of
the
field
will
be feeble
because
of
him.
I
will send shaking
on
the
nations
at
the
sound
of
his
fall,
when
I send
him
down
to
the underworld
with
those
who
go
down
into
the deep:
and
on
earth
they
will
be comforting
themselves,
all
the
trees
of
Eden,
the
best
of
Lebanon,
even
all
the
watered ones.
And
they
will
go
down
with
him
to
the underworld,
to
those
who
have been
put
to
the
sword;
even
those
who
were
his helpers,
living
under
his
shade
among
the
nations
Whom
then
are
you
like?
for
you
will
be sent
down
with
the
trees
of
Eden
into
the
lowest
parts
of
the
earth:
there
you
will
be stretched
out
among
those without circumcision,
with
those
who
were
put
to
the
sword.
This
is
Pharaoh
and
all
his
people,
says
the
Lord.
And
it
came
about
in
the twelfth
year,
in
the twelfth
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
that
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
make
a song
of grief
for
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
and
say
to
him,
Young
lion
of
the
nations, destruction
has come
on
you;
and
you
were
like
a sea-beast
in
the
seas, sending
out bursts
of
water, troubling
the
waters
with
your
feet, making
their
streams dirty.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
My
net
will
be
stretched
out
over
you,
and
I
will
take
you
up
in
my fishing-net.
And
I
will let
you
be stretched
on
the
land;
I
will send
you
out violently
into
the
open
field;
I
will let
all
the
birds
of
heaven come
to
rest
on
you
and
will make
the
beasts
of
all
the
earth
full
of
you.
And
I
will
put
your
flesh
on
the
mountains,
and
make
the
valleys
full
of
your blood.
And
the
land
will
be
watered
with
your
blood,
and
the waterways
will
be
full
of
you.
And
when
I
put
out
your life,
the
heaven
will
be
covered
and
its
stars
made
dark;
I
will
let
the
sun
be
covered
with
a
cloud
and
the
moon
will
not
give
her
light.
All
the
bright
lights
of
heaven
I
will
make
dark
over
you,
and
put
dark night
on
your
land,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
hearts
of numbers
of
peoples
will
be troubled,
when
I send
your prisoners
among
the
nations,
into
a
country
which
is strange
to
you.
And
I
will
make
a
number
of
peoples overcome
with wonder
at
you,
and
their
kings
will
be
full
of
fear
because
of
you,
when
my
sword
is waved
before
them:
they
will
be shaking
every minute,
every
man fearing
for
his
life,
in
the
day
of
your
fall.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
The
sword
of
the
king
of
Babylon
will
come
on
you.
I
will let
the
swords
of
the
strong
be
the cause
of
the
fall
of
your
people;
all
of
them
men
to
be feared
among
the
nations:
and
they
will make
waste
the
pride
of
Egypt,
and
all
its
people
will
come
to
destruction.
And
I
will put
an end
to
all
her
beasts
which
are
by
the
great
waters,
and
they
will
never
again
be troubled
by
the
foot
of
man
or
by
the
feet
of
beasts.
Then
I
will make
their
waters clear
and
their
rivers
will
be
flowing like
oil,
says
the
Lord.
When
I
make
Egypt
an unpeopled
waste, cutting
off
from
the
land
all
the
things
in
it;
when
I
send punishment
on
all
those
living
in
it,
then
it
will
be
clear
to
them
that
I
am
the
Lord.
It
is
a song
of grief,
and
people
will give voice
to
it,
the
daughters
of
the
nations
will give voice
to
it,
even
for
Egypt
and
all
her
people,
says
the
Lord.
And
in
the twelfth
year,
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your voice
be loud
in
sorrow
for
the
people
of
Egypt
and send
them
down,
even
you
and
the
daughters
of
the
nations;
I
will send
them
down
into
the
lowest
parts
of
the
earth,
with
those
who
go
down
into
the underworld.
Are
you more beautiful than any?
go
down,
and
take
your
rest
among those without circumcision,
Among
those
who
have
been
put
to
the
sword:
they
will
give
a resting-place
with
them
to
all
their
people.
The
strong
among
the
great
ones
will
say
to
him
from
the underworld,
Are
you more beautiful than any?
go
down,
you
and
your
helpers,
and
take
your
rest
among those without circumcision,
and those
who
have been
put
to
the
sword.
There
is
Asshur
and
all
her army,
round
about
her last resting-place:
all
of
them put
to death
by
the
sword:
Whose resting-places
are
in
the inmost
parts
of
the underworld,
who
were
a
cause
of fear
in
the
land
of
the
living.
There
is
Elam
and
all
her
people,
round
about
her last resting-place:
all
of
them
put
to death
by
the
sword,
who
have
gone
down without circumcision
into
the
lowest
parts
of
the
earth,
who
were
a
cause
of fear
in
the
land
of
the
living,
and
are
put
to
shame
with
those
who
go
down
to
the underworld:
They
have
made
a
bed
for
her
among
the
dead,
and
all
her
people
are
round
about
her resting-place:
all
of
them without circumcision,
put
to death
with
the
sword;
for
they
were
a
cause
of fear
in
the
land
of
the
living,
and
are
put
to
shame
with
those
who
go
down
to
the underworld:
they
have
been
given
a
place
among
those
who
have
been
put
to
the
sword.
There
is
Meshech,
Tubal,
and
all
her
people,
round
about
her last resting-place:
all
of
them without circumcision,
put
to death
by
the
sword;
for
they
were
a
cause
of fear
in
the
land
of
the
living.
And
they
have
been
put
to
rest
with
the fighting
men
who
came
to
their end
in days long past,
who
went
down
to
the underworld
with
their
instruments
of
war,
placing
their
swords
under
their
heads,
and
their body-covers
are
over
their
bones;
for
their
strength
was
a
cause
of fear
in
the
land
of
the
living.
But
you
will
have
your
bed
among those without circumcision,
and
will
be put
to
rest
with those who
have been put
to death
with
the
sword.
There
is
Edom,
her
kings
and
all
her
princes,
who
have
been
given
a resting-place
with
those
who
were
put
to
the
sword:
they
will
be resting
among
those without circumcision, even
with
those
who
go
down
to
the underworld.
There
are
the chiefs
of
the
north,
all
of
them,
and
all
the Zidonians,
who
have
gone
down
with
those
who
have
been
put
to
the
sword:
they
are
shamed
on account
of
all
the fear
caused
by
their
strength;
they
are resting
there without circumcision,
among
those
who
have
been
put
to
the
sword,
and
are
put
to
shame
with
those
who
go
down
to
the underworld.
Pharaoh
will
see
them
and
be
comforted
on
account
of
all
his
people:
even
Pharaoh
and
all
his
army, put
to death
by
the
sword,
says
the
Lord.
For
he
put
his fear
in
the
land
of
the
living:
and
he
will
be
put
to
rest
among
those without circumcision,
with
those
who
have
been
put
to death
with
the
sword,
even
Pharaoh
and
all
his
people,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
give
a
word
to
the
children
of
your
people,
and
say
to
them,
When
I
make
the
sword
come
on
a
land,
if
the
people
of
the
land
take
a
man
from
among
their number
and
make
him
their
watchman:
If,
when
he
sees
the
sword
coming
on
the
land,
by sounding
the
horn
he gives
the
people news
of
their danger;
Then anyone
who,
hearing
the
sound
of
the
horn,
does
not
take note
of
it,
will
himself
be
responsible
for
his
death,
if
the
sword
comes
and
takes
him
away.
On
hearing
the
sound
of
the
horn,
he
did
not
take note;
his
blood
will
be
on
him;
for
if
he
had
taken note
his
life
would
have
been safe.
But
if
the
watchman
sees
the
sword
coming,
and
does
not
give
a
note
on
the
horn,
and
the
people
have
no word
of
the danger,
and
the
sword
comes
and
takes
any
person
from
among
them;
he
will
be
taken
away
in
his
sin,
but
I
will
make
the
watchman
responsible
for
his
blood.
So
you,
son
of
man,
I
have
made
you
a
watchman
for
the
children
of
Israel;
and
you
are
to
give ear
to
the
word
of
my
mouth
and
give
them news
from
me
of
their danger.
When
I
say
to
the evil-doer,
Death
will
certainly overtake
you;
and
you
say
nothing
to
make clear
to
the evil-doer
the danger
of
his
way;
death
will overtake
that
evil
man
in
his evil-doing,
but
I
will
make
you
responsible
for
his
blood.
But
if
you
make clear
to
the evil-doer
the danger
of
his
way
for
the purpose
of
turning
him
from
it,
and
he
is
not
turned
from
his
way,
death
will overtake
him
in
his evil-doing,
but
your
life
will
be safe.
And
you,
son
of
man,
say
to
the
children
of
Israel,
You
say,
Our wrongdoing
and
our
sins
are
on
us
and
we
are wasting
away
in
them;
how
then
may
we
have
life?
Say
to
them,
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
I
have
no
pleasure
in
the
death
of
the evil-doer;
it
is
more pleasing
to
me
if
he
is
turned
from
his
way
and
has
life:
be
turned,
be
turned
from
your
evil
ways;
why
are
you looking
for
death,
O children
of
Israel?
And
you,
son
of
man,
say
to
the
children
of
your
people,
The
righteousness
of
the upright
man
will
not
make
him safe
in
the
day
when
he
does
wrong;
and
the evil-doing
of
the
evil
man
will
not
be
the
cause
of
his
fall
in
the
day
when
he
is
turned
from
his evil-doing;
and
the upright
man
will
not
have
life
because
of
his
righteousness
in
the
day
when
he
does
evil.
When
I
say
to
the upright
that
life
will
certainly
be
his;
if
he
puts
his faith
in
his
righteousness
and
does
evil,
not
one
of
his upright
acts
will
be
kept
in memory;
but
in
the
evil
he
has
done,
death
will
overtake
him.
And
when
I
say
to
the evil-doer,
Death
will
certainly
be
your fate; if
he
is
turned
from
his
sin
and
does
what
is
ordered
and
right;
If
the evil-doer lets
one
who
is
in
his debt
have
back
what
is
his,
and
gives
back
what
he
had
taken
by force,
and
is guided
by
the
rules
of
life,
doing
no
evil;
life
will
certainly
be
his,
death
will
not overtake
him.
Not
one
of
the
sins
which
he
has
done
will
be
kept
in
mind
against
him:
he
has
done
what
is ordered
and
right,
life
will
certainly
be
his.
But
the
children
of
your
people
say,
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
not equal:
when
it
is
they
whose
way
is
not equal.
When
the upright
man,
turning
away
from
his
righteousness,
does
evil,
death
will overtake
him
in
it.
And
when
the
evil
man,
turning
away
from
his evil-doing,
does
what
is ordered
and
right,
he
will
get
life
by
it.
And
still
you
say,
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
not equal.
O children
of
Israel,
I
will
be
your
judge, giving
to
everyone
the reward
of
his
ways.
Now
in
the twelfth
year
after we
had
been
taken
away prisoners,
in
the
tenth
month,
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
month,
one
who
had got
away
in flight
from
Jerusalem
came
to
me,
saying,
The
town
has
been
taken.
Now
the
hand
of
the
Lord
had
been
on
me
in
the
evening,
before
the man
who
had got
away
came
to
me;
and
he
made
my
mouth
open, ready
for
his
coming
to
me
in
the
morning;
and
my
mouth
was
open
and
I
was
no
longer
without voice.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
those
who
are
living
in
these
waste
places
in
the
land
of
Israel
say,
Abraham
was
but
one,
and
he
had
land
for
his heritage:
but
we
are
a
great number;
the
land
is
given
to
us
for
our heritage.
For
this cause
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
You
take
your meat
with
the
blood,
your
eyes
are
lifted
up
to
your images,
and
you
are takers
of
life:
are
you
to
have
the
land
for
your heritage?
You put
your faith
in
your
swords,
you
do
disgusting
things,
everyone
takes
his neighbour's
wife:
are
you
to
have
the
land
for
your heritage?
This
is
what
you
are
to
say
to
them:
The
Lord
has
said,
By
my
life,
truly,
those
who
are
in
the
waste
places
will
be
put
to
the
sword,
and
him
who
is
in
the
open
field
I
will
give
to
the
beasts
for
their
food,
and
those
who
are
in
the strong
places
and
in holes
in
the rocks
will
come
to
their
death
by disease.
And
I
will
make
the
land
a
waste
and
a
cause
of wonder,
and
the
pride
of
her
strength
will come
to
an end;
and
the
mountains
of
Israel
will
be
made
waste
so
that
no
one
will
go
through.
Then
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I
have
made
the
land
a
waste
and
a
cause
of wonder,
because
of
all
the
disgusting
things
which
they
have
done,
And
as
for
you,
son
of
man,
the
children
of
your
people
are
talking
together
about
you
by
the
walls
and
in
the
doorways
of
the
houses,
saying
to
one
another,
Come
now,
give ear
to
the
word
which
comes
from
the
Lord.
And
they
come
to
you
as
my
people
come,
and
are
seated
before
you
as
my
people,
hearing
your
words
but
doing
them
not:
for deceit
is
in
their
mouth
and
their
heart
goes
after
profit
for
themselves.
And
truly
you
are
to
them
like
a love
song by
one
who
has
a very
pleasing
voice
and
is
an expert
player
on
an instrument:
for
they
give ear
to
your
words
but
do
them
not.
And
when
this
comes
about (see,
it
is
coming),
then
it
will
be clear
to
them
that
a
prophet
has
been
among
them.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
be
a
prophet
against
the keepers
of
the
flock
of
Israel,
and
say
to
them,
O keepers
of
the
sheep!
this
is
the
word
of
the
Lord:
A curse
is
on
the keepers
of
the
flock
of
Israel
who
take
the food
for
themselves!
is
it
not right
for
the keepers
to
give
the food
to
the
sheep?
You take
the milk
and
are
clothed
with
the
wool,
you
put
the
fat beasts
to death,
but
you
give
the
sheep
no
food.
You
have
not
made
the diseased ones
strong
or
made well
that which
was ill;
you
have
not
put bands
on
the
broken
or got
back
that which
had
been
sent
away
or
made
search
for
the
wandering ones;
and
the
strong
you
have
been ruling cruelly.
And
they
were wandering
in
every direction
because
there
was
no keeper:
and
they
became
food
for
all
the
beasts
of
the
field.
And
my
sheep
went
out
of
the
way, wandering
through
all
the
mountains
and
on
every
high
hill:
my
sheep
went
here
and
there
over
all
the
face
of
the
earth;
and
no
one
was troubled
about
them
or
went
in
search
of
them.
For
this
cause,
O keepers
of
the flock,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord:
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
truly,
because
my
sheep
have
been
taken
away,
and
my
sheep
became
food
for
all
the
beasts
of
the
field,
because
there
was
no keeper,
and
my keepers
did
not
go
in
search
of
the
sheep,
but
the keepers
took
food
for themselves
and
gave
my
sheep
no
food;
For
this
reason,
O
you keepers
of
the flock,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord;
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See
I
am
against
the keepers
of
the
flock,
and
I
will
make
search
and
see
what
they
have
done
with
my
sheep,
and
will
let
them
be keepers
of
my
sheep
no
longer;
and
the keepers
will
no
longer get
food
for themselves;
I
will
take
my
sheep
out
of
their
mouths
so
that
they
may
not
be
food
for
them.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Truly,
I,
even
I,
will go
searching
and looking
for
my
sheep.
As
the keeper goes
looking
for
his
flock
when
he
is
among
his wandering
sheep,
so
I
will
go
looking
for
my
sheep,
and
will
get
them safely
out
of
all
the
places
where
they
have
been sent wandering
in
the
day
of
clouds
and black night.
And
I
will
take
them
out
from
among
the
peoples,
and
get
them
together
from
the
countries,
and
will
take
them
into
their
land;
and
I
will
give
them food
on
the
mountains
of
Israel
by
the water-streams
and
wherever
men
are living
in
the
country.
I
will
give
them
good grass-land
for
their food,
and
their safe
place
will
be
the
mountains
of
the
high
place
of
Israel:
there
they
will
take
their
rest
in
a
good
place,
and
on fat grass-land
they
will
take
their food
on
the
mountains
of
Israel.
I
myself
will give food
to
my
flock,
and
I
will give
them
rest,
says
the
Lord.
I
will
go
in
search
of
that which
had
gone
wandering
from
the
way,
and
will
get
back
that which
had
been
sent
in flight,
and
will
put bands
on
that which
was
broken,
and
give
strength
to
that which
was ill:
but
the fat
and
the
strong
I
will
give
up
to
destruction;
I
will
give
them
for
their food
the punishment which
is theirs
by
right.
And
as
for
you,
O
my
flock,
says
the
Lord, truly,
I
will
be
judge
between
sheep
and
sheep,
the he-sheep
and
the he-goats.
Does
it seem
a
small
thing
to
you
to
have taken
your food
on
good grass-land
while
the
rest
of
your grass-land
is stamped
down
under
your
feet?
and
that
after
drinking
from
clear
waters
you
make
the
rest
of
the
waters dirty
with
your
feet?
And as
for
my
sheep,
their food is
the grass which
has been stamped
on
by
your
feet,
and
their
drink
the water which
has been made dirty
by
your
feet.
For
this
reason
the
Lord
has
said
to
them, Truly,
I,
even
I,
will
be
judge
between
the fat
sheep
and
the thin
sheep.
Because
you
have
been pushing
with
side
and leg, pushing
the diseased
with
your
horns
till
they
were sent
away
in
every direction;
I
will make
my
flock
safe,
and
they
will
no
longer
be
taken
away,
and
I
will
be
judge
between
sheep
and
sheep.
And
I
will put
over
them
one keeper,
and
he
will
give
them food,
even
my
servant
David;
he
will
give
them food
and
be
their keeper.
And
I
the
Lord
will
be
their
God
and
my
servant
David
their ruler;
I
the
Lord
have
said
it.
And
I
will
make
with
them
an
agreement
of
peace,
and
will put
an end
to
evil
beasts
through
all
the
land:
and
they
will
be
living
safely
in
the waste
land, sleeping
in
the
woods.
And
I
will
give
the
rain
at
the right
time,
and
I
will
make
the
shower
come
down
at
the right
time;
there
will
be
showers
of
blessing.
And
the
tree
of
the
field
will
give
its
fruit
and
the
earth
will
give
its
increase,
and
they
will
be safe
in
their
land;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
when
I
have
had
their
yoke
broken
and
have
given
them salvation
from
the
hands
of
those
who
made
them
servants.
And
their goods
will
no
longer
be
taken
by
the
nations,
and
they
will
not
again
be
food
for
the
beasts
of
the
earth;
but
they
will
be
living
safely
and
no
one
will
be
a
cause
of
fear
to
them.
And
I
will
give
them planting-places
of peace,
and
they
will
no
longer
be wasted
from need
of food
or
put
to
shame
by
the
nations.
And
they
will
be
certain
that
I
the
Lord
their
God
am
with
them,
and
that
they,
the children
of
Israel,
are
my
people,
says
the
Lord.
And
you
are
my
sheep,
the
sheep
of
my grass-lands,
and
I
am
your
God,
says
the
Lord.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
to
Mount
Seir,
and
be
a prophet
against
it,
And
say
to
it,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
against
you,
O
Mount
Seir,
and
my
hand
will
be
stretched
out
against
you,
and
I
will
make
you
a
waste
and
a
cause
for wonder.
I
will
make
your
towns unpeopled
and
you
will
be
a
waste;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Because yours
has
been
a hate without
end,
and
you
have
given
up
the
children
of
Israel
to
the
power
of
the
sword
in
the
time
of
their trouble,
in
the
time
of
the
punishment
of
the
end:
For
this cause,
by
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
because
you
have
been sinning
through
blood,
blood
will come
after
you.
And
I
will
make
Mount
Seir
a
cause
for wonder
and
a
waste, cutting
off
from
it
all comings
and goings.
I
will make
his
mountains
full
of
those
who
have
been put
to death;
in
your
valleys
and
in
all
your water-streams
men
will
be
falling
by
the
sword.
I
will
make
you
waste
for
ever,
and
your
towns
will
be unpeopled:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Because
you
have
said,
The
two
nations
and
the
two
countries
are
to
be mine,
and
we
will
take
them
for
our heritage; though
the
Lord
was
there:
For
this cause,
by
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
I
will
do
to
you
as
you
have
done
in
your
wrath
and
in
your
envy,
which
you
have
made clear
in
your
hate
for
them;
and
I
will
make clear
to
you
who
I
am
when
you
are
judged
by
me.
And
you
will
see
that
I
the
Lord
have
had
knowledge
of
all
the bitter
things
which
you
have
said
against
the
mountains
of
Israel,
saying,
They
have
been
made
waste,
they
are
given
to
us
to
take
for
our heritage.
And
you
have
made
yourselves
great
against
me
with
your
mouths, increasing
your
words
against
me;
and
it
has come
to
my ears.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
you
were
glad
over
my
land
when
it
was
a
waste,
so
will
I
do
to
you:
You
will
become
a
waste,
O
Mount
Seir,
and
all
Edom,
even
all
of
it:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
you,
son
of
man,
be
a
prophet
about
the
mountains
of
Israel,
and
say,
You
mountains
of
Israel,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord:
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
your hater
has
said
against
you,
Aha!
and,
The
old waste
places
are
our heritage, we
have
taken
them:
For
this
cause
be
a
prophet,
and
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because,
even
because
they
have
been glad
over
you
and
put
you
to shame
on
every
side,
because
you
have
become
a heritage
for
the
rest
of
the
nations,
and
you
are
taken
up
on
the
lips
of talkers
and
in
the
evil
talk
of
the
people:
For
this
reason,
you
mountains
of
Israel,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord;
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
the
mountains
and
to
the
hills,
to
the
streams
and
to
the
valleys,
to
the unpeopled
wastes
and
to
the
towns
where no
one
is living,
from
which
the goods
have
been
taken
and
which
have
been put
to shame
by
the
rest
of
the
nations
who
are
round
about:
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said:
Truly,
in
the heat
of
my bitter feeling
I
have
said
things
against
the
rest
of
the
nations
and
against
all
Edom,
who
have
taken
my
land
as
a heritage
for
themselves
with
the
joy
of
all
their
heart,
and
with bitter
envy
of
soul
have
made attacks
on
it:
For
this cause
be
a
prophet
about
the
land
of
Israel,
and
say
to
the
mountains
and
to
the
hills,
to
the
streams
and
to
the
valleys,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said: Truly,
in
my bitter feeling
and
in
my
wrath
I
have
said
these
things,
because
you
have undergone
the
shame
of
the
nations:
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said,
See,
I
have
taken
an oath
that
the
nations
which
are
round
about
you
are
themselves
to undergo
the
shame
which
they
have
put
on
you.
But
you,
O
mountains
of
Israel,
will
put
out
your
branches
and
give
your
fruit
to
my
people
Israel;
for
they
are ready
to
come.
For
truly
I
am
for
you,
and
I
will
be
turned
to
you,
and
you
will
be ploughed
and
planted:
And
I
will let
your numbers
be
increased,
all
the
children
of
Israel,
even
all
of
them:
and
the
towns
will
be peopled
and
the
waste
places
will
have
buildings;
Man
and
beast
will
be
increased
in
you,
and
they
will
have offspring
and
be fertile:
I
will
make
you thickly peopled
as
you
were
before,
and
will
do
more
for
you
than
at
the
first:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
Yes,
I
will
have
you walked
on
by
the feet
of
men,
even
my
people
Israel;
they
will
have
you
for
a
heritage
and
you
will
be theirs,
and
never
again
will
you
take
their
children
from
them.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Because
they
say
to
you,
You,
O land,
are
the destruction
of
men, causing loss
of
children
to
your
nation;
For
this
reason
you
will
no
longer take
the lives
of
men
and
will
never
again
be
the cause
of loss
of children
to
your
nation,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
will
not
let
the shaming
of
the
nations come
to
your ears,
and
no
longer
will
you
be
looked
down
on
by
the
peoples,
says
the
Lord.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
when
the
children
of
Israel
were
living
in
their
land,
they
made
it
unclean
by
their
way
and
their
acts:
their
way
before
me
was
as
when
a
woman
is
unclean
at
the
time
when
she
is kept separate.
So
I let
loose
my
wrath
on
them
because
of
those
whom
they
had violently put
to
death
in
the
land,
and
because
they
had
made
it
unclean
with
their images:
And
I sent
them
in flight
among
the
nations
and wandering
through
the
countries:
I
was
their
judge, rewarding
them
for
their
way
and
their
acts.
And
when
they
came
among
the
nations,
wherever
they
went,
they
made
my
holy
name unclean,
when
it
was
said
of
them,
These
are
the
people
of
the
Lord
who
have
gone
out
from
his
land.
But
I
had
pity
for
my
holy
name
which
the children
of
Israel
had
made unclean
wherever
they
went.
For
this cause
say
to
the children
of
Israel,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
am
doing
this,
not
because
of
you,
O children
of
Israel,
but
because
of
my
holy
name,
which
you
have
made unclean
among
the
nations
wherever
you
went.
And
I
will
make
holy
my
great
name
which
has
been
made unclean
among
the
nations,
which
you
have
made unclean
among
them;
and
it
will
be clear
to
the
nations
that
I
am
the
Lord,
says
the
Lord,
when
I
make
myself
holy
in
you
before
their
eyes.
For
I
will
take
you
out
from
among
the
nations,
and
get
you
together
from
all
the
countries,
and
take
you
into
your
land.
And
I
will put
clean
water
on
you
so
that
you
may
be
clean:
from
all
your
unclean ways
and
from
all
your images
I
will make
you
clean.
And
I
will
give
you
a
new
heart
and
put
a
new
spirit
in
you:
I
will
take
away
the
heart
of
stone
from
your
flesh,
and
give
you
a
heart
of
flesh.
And
I
will
put
my
spirit
in
you, causing
you
to
be guided
by
my
rules,
and
you
will
keep
my orders
and
do
them.
So
that
you
may
go
on
living
in
the
land
which
I
gave
to
your
fathers;
and
you
will
be
to
me
a
people,
and
I
will
be
to
you
a
God.
And
I
will
make
you free
from
all
your
unclean ways:
and
at
my voice
the
grain
will come
up
and
be
increased,
and
I
will
not
let
you
be short
of
food.
And
I
will
make
the
tree
give
more
fruit
and
the
field fuller
produce,
and
no
longer
will
you
be shamed
among
the
nations
for need
of food.
And
at
the memory
of
your
evil
ways
and
your wrongdoings,
you
will
have bitter
hate
for
yourselves
because
of
your evil-doings
and
your
disgusting
ways,
O children
of Israel.
Not
because
of
you
am
I
doing
it,
says
the
Lord;
let
it
be clear
to
you,
and
be
shamed
and
made low
because
of
your
ways,
O children
of
Israel.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
In
the
day
when
I make
you
clean
from
all
your evil-doings
I
will let
the
towns
be peopled
and
there
will
be
building
on
the
waste
places.
And
the
land
which
was
waste
will
be farmed,
in
place
of
being
a
waste
in
the
eyes
of
everyone
who
went
by.
And
they
will
say, This
land which
was
waste
has
become
like
the
garden
of
Eden;
and
the
towns which
were unpeopled
and wasted
and pulled
down
are walled
and peopled.
Then
the
rest
of
the
nations
round
about
you
will
be
certain
that
I
the
Lord
am
the builder
of
the
places
which
were pulled
down
and
the planter
of
that
which
was
waste:
I
the
Lord
have
said
it,
and
I
will
do
it.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
The children
of
Israel
will
again
make prayer
to
me
for
this,
that
I
may
do
it
for
them;
I
will
make
them
increased
with
men
like
a
flock.
Like
sheep
for
the
offerings,
like
the
sheep
of
Jerusalem
at
her
fixed
feasts,
so
the unpeopled
towns
will
be
made
full
of
men:
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
The
hand
of
the
Lord
had
been
on
me,
and
he
took
me
out
in
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
and
put
me
down
in
the
middle
of
the
valley;
and
it
was
full
of
bones;
And
he made
me
go past
them
round
about:
and
I
saw
that
there
was
a
very
great number
of
them
on
the
face
of
the wide
valley,
and
they
were
very
dry.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
is
it possible
for
these
bones
to come
to
life?
And
I
made
answer,
and
said,
It
is
for
you
to
say,
O
Lord.
And again
he
said
to
me,
Be
a
prophet
to
these
bones,
and
say
to
them,
O
you
dry
bones,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
to
these
bones:
See,
I
will make
breath
come
into
you
so
that
you
may
come
to
life;
And
I
will
put
muscles
on
you
and
make
flesh
come
on
you,
and
put
skin
over
you,
and
breath
into
you,
so
that
you
may
have
life;
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
So
I
gave
the word
as
I
was
ordered:
and
at
my words
there
was
a
shaking
of
the earth,
and
the
bones
came
together,
bone
to
bone.
And
looking
I
saw
that
there
were
muscles
on
them
and
flesh
came
up,
and
they
were
covered
with
skin:
but
there
was
no
breath
in
them.
And
he
said
to
me,
Be
a
prophet
to
the
wind,
be
a
prophet,
son
of
man,
and
say
to
the
wind,
The
Lord
has
said:
Come
from
the
four
winds,
O
wind,
breathing
on
these dead
so
that
they
may
come
to
life.
And
I
gave
the word
at
his
orders,
and
breath
came
into
them,
and
they
came
to
life
and got
up
on
their
feet,
a
very
great
army.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
these
bones
are
all
the
children
of
Israel:
and
see,
they
are
saying,
Our
bones
have
become
dry
our
hope
is gone,
we
are
cut
off
completely.
For
this cause
be
a
prophet
to
them,
and
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am opening
the resting-places
of
your dead,
and
I
will make
you
come
up
out
of
your resting-places,
O
my
people;
and
I
will
take
you
into
the
land
of
Israel.
And
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord
by
my opening
the resting-places
of
your dead
and making
you
come
up
out
of
your resting-places,
O
my
people.
And
I
will
put
my
spirit
in
you,
so
that
you
may come
to
life,
and
I
will
give
you
a rest
in
your
land:
and
you
will
be
certain
that
I
the
Lord
have
said
it
and
have
done
it,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
And
you,
son
of
man,
take
one
stick,
writing
on
it,
For
Judah
and
for
the
children
of
Israel
who
are
in
his company:
then
take
another
stick,
writing
on
it,
For
Joseph,
the
stick
of
Ephraim,
and
all
the
children
of
Israel
who
are
in
his company:
Then, joining
them
one
to
another,
make
them
one
stick,
so
that
they
may
be
one
in
your
hand.
And
when
the
children
of
your
people
say
to
you,
Will
you
not
make clear
to
us
what
these
things
have
to
do
with
us?
Then
say
to
them,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
taking
the
stick
of
Joseph,
which
is
in
the
hand
of
Ephraim,
and
the
tribes
of
Israel
who
are
in
his company;
and
I
will
put
it
on
the
stick
of
Judah
and
make
them
one
stick,
and
they
will
be
one
in
my
hand.
And
the
sticks
with
your
writing
on
them
will
be
in
your
hand
before
their
eyes.
And
say
to
them,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
See,
I
am
taking
the
children
of
Israel
from
among
the
nations
where
they
have
gone,
and
will
get
them
together
on
every
side,
and
take
them
into
their
land:
And
I
will
make
them
one
nation
in
the
land,
on
the
mountains
of
Israel;
and
one
king
will
be
king
over
them
all:
and
they
will
no
longer
be
two
nations,
and
will
no
longer
be parted
into
two
kingdoms:
And
they
will
no
longer
make
themselves
unclean
with
their images
or
with
their hated
things
or
with
any
of
their
sins:
but
I
will
give
them
salvation
from
all
their turning
away
in
which
they
have
done evil,
and
will
make
them
clean;
and
they
will
be
to
me
a
people,
and
I
will
be
to
them
a
God.
And
my
servant
David
will
be
king
over
them;
and
they
will
all
have
one
keeper:
and
they
will
be guided
by
my orders
and
will
keep
my
rules
and
do
them.
And
they
will
be
living
in
the
land
which
I
gave
to
Jacob,
my
servant,
in
which
your
fathers
were
living;
and
they
will go
on
living
there,
they
and
their
children
and
their children's
children,
for
ever:
and
David,
my
servant,
will
be
their
ruler
for
ever.
And
I
will
make
an
agreement
of
peace
with
them:
it
will
be
an
eternal
agreement
with
them:
and
I
will
have mercy
on
them
and
make
their numbers great,
and
will
put
my
holy
place
among
them
for
ever.
And
my House
will
be
over
them;
and
I
will
be
to
them
a
God,
and
they
will
be
to
me
a
people.
And
the
nations
will
be
certain
that
I
who
make
Israel
holy
am
the
Lord,
when
my
holy
place
is
among
them
for
ever.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Son
of
man,
let
your
face
be
turned
against
Gog,
of
the
land
of
Magog,
the ruler
of Rosh,
Meshech,
and
Tubal,
and
be
a prophet
against
him,
And
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
See,
I
am
against
you,
O
Gog, ruler
of Rosh,
Meshech,
and
Tubal:
And
turning
you round,
I
will
put
hooks
in
your mouth
and
make
you
come
out
with
all
your
army,
horses
and
horsemen,
all
of
them
in
full war-dress,
a
great force
with breastplate
and body-cover,
all
of
them
armed
with
swords:
Persia,
Cush,
and
Put
with
them;
all
of
them
with body-cover
and metal head-dress:
Gomer
and
all
her forces;
the
people
of
Togarmah
in
the inmost
parts
of
the
north,
with
all
his forces:
a
great number
of
peoples
with
you.
Be
ready,
make
yourself
ready,
you
and
all
the forces
who
are
with
you,
and
be
ready
for
my orders.
After
a
long
time
you
will
get
your orders:
in
the
last
years
you
will
come
into
the
land
which
has
been given
back
from
the
sword,
which
has
been
got
together
out
of
a
great
number
of
peoples,
on
the
mountains
of
Israel
which
have
ever
been
a
waste:
but
it
has
been
taken
out
from
the
peoples
and
they
will
be
living,
all
of
them, without fear
of danger.
And
you
will
go
up,
you
will
come
like
a storm,
you
will
be
like
a
cloud
covering
the
land,
you
and
all
your forces,
and
a
great number
of
peoples
with
you.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
In
that
day
it
will
come
about
that
things
will
come
into
your
mind,
and
you
will
have
thoughts
of
an
evil
design:
And
you
will
say,
I
will
go
up
to
the
land
of small
unwalled towns;
I
will
go
to
those
who
are
quiet,
living,
all
of
them,
without fear
of danger,
without
walls
or locks
or
doors:
To
take
their
property
by
force
and
go
off
with
their
goods;
turning
your
hand
against
the
waste
places
which
now
are peopled,
and
against
the
people
who
have
been got
together
out
of
the
nations,
who
have got
cattle
and
goods
for
themselves,
who
are
living
in
the middle
of
the
earth.
Sheba,
and
Dedan
and
her
traders,
Tarshish
with
all
her
traders,
will
say
to
you,
Have
you
come
to
take
our
goods?
have
you
got
your armies
together
to
take
away
our
property
by force?
to
take
away
silver
and
gold,
cattle
and
goods,
to
go
off
with
great wealth?
For
this cause,
son
of
man,
be
a
prophet
and
say
to
Gog,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
In
that
day,
when
my
people
Israel
are
living
without fear
of danger,
will
you
not
be moved
against
them?
And
you
will
come
from
your
place
in
the inmost
parts
of
the
north,
you
and
a
great number
of
peoples
with
you,
all
of
them
on
horseback,
a
great force
and
a
strong
army:
And
you
will
come
up
against
my
people
Israel,
like
a
cloud
covering
the
land;
and
it
will
come
about,
in
the
last
days,
that
I
will
make
you
come
against
my
land,
so
that
the
nations
may
have
knowledge
of
me
when
I
make
myself
holy
in
you, O
Gog,
before
their
eyes.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
You
are
he
of
whom
I
gave
them
word
in earlier
times
by
my
servants,
the
prophets
of
Israel,
who
in
those
days
went
on
saying,
year
after
year,
that
I
would
make
you
come
up
against
them.
And
it
will
come
about
in
that
day,
when
Gog
comes
up
against
the
land
of
Israel,
says
the
Lord,
that
my
wrath
will
come
up,
and
my passion
and
my bitter feeling.
For
in
the
fire
of
my
wrath
I
have
said,
Truly,
in
that
day
there
will
be
a
great
shaking
in
the
land
of
Israel;
So
that
the
fish
of
the
sea
and
the
birds
of
heaven
and
the
beasts
of
the
field
and
everything
moving
on
the
earth,
and
all
the
men
who
are
on
the
face
of
the
earth,
will
be shaking
before
me,
and
the
mountains
will
be overturned
and
the high
places
will
come
down,
and
every
wall
will
come
falling
down
to
the
earth.
And
I
will send
to
all
my
mountains
for
a
sword
against
him,
says
the
Lord:
every man's
sword
will
be
against
his
brother.
And
I
will take
up
my cause
against
him
with disease
and
with
blood;
and
I
will
send
down
on
him
and
on
his forces
and
on
the
peoples
who
are
with
him,
an
overflowing
shower
and
great ice-drops,
fire,
and
burning.
And
I
will
make
my name
great
and
make
myself
holy,
and
I
will
make
myself clear
to
a number
of
nations;
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
you,
son
of
man,
be
a
prophet
against
Gog,
and
say, These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
See,
I
am
against
you,
O
Gog, ruler
of Rosh,
Meshech,
and
Tubal:
And
turning
you round,
I
will
be
your guide,
and
make
you
come
up
from
the inmost
parts
of
the
north;
I
will
make
you
come
on
to
the
mountains
of
Israel:
And
with
a blow
I
will send
your
bow
out
of
your
left
hand
and
your
arrows
falling
from
your
right
hand.
On
the
mountains
of
Israel
you
will
come
down,
you
and
all
your forces
and
the
peoples
who
are
with
you:
I
will
give
you
to cruel
birds
of
every sort
and
to
the
beasts
of
the
field
to
be
their
food.
You
will
come
down
in
the
open
field:
for
I
have
said
it,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
will
send
a
fire
on
Magog,
and
on
those
who
are
living
in
the sea-lands without fear:
and
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord.
And
I
will
make clear
my
holy
name
among
my
people
Israel;
I
will
no
longer
let
my
holy
name
be
made unclean:
and
the
nations
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord,
the
Holy
One
in
Israel.
See,
it
is
coming
and
it
will
be
done,
says
the
Lord;
this
is
the
day
of
which
I
have given
word.
And those
who
are
living
in
the
towns
of
Israel
will
go
out
and
make
fires
of
the instruments
of
war,
burning
the body-covers
and
the breastplates,
the
bows
and
the
arrows
and
the
sticks
and
the
spears,
and
for
seven
years
they
will
make
fires
of
them:
And
they
will
take
no
wood
out
of
the
field
or
have
any
cut
down
in
the
woods;
for
they
will
make
their
fires
of
the instruments
of war:
and
they
will
take
by force
the property
of
those
who
took
their property,
and go
off
with
the goods
of
those
who
took
their goods,
says
the
Lord.
And
it
will
come
about
in
those
days,
that
I
will
give
to
Gog
a last resting-place
there
in
Israel,
in
the
valley
of Abarim
on
the
east
of
the
sea:
and
those
who
go
through
will
be stopped:
and
there
Gog
and
all
his
people
will
be
put
to
rest,
and
the
place
will
be
named,
The
valley
of
Hamon-gog.
And
the children
of
Israel
will
be
seven
months putting
them
in
the
earth,
so
as
to make
the
land
clean.
And
all
the
people
of
the
land
will put
them
in
the
earth;
and
it
will
be
to
their honour
in
the
day
when
I
let
my
glory
be seen,
says
the
Lord.
And
they
will put
on
one side
men
to do no
other work
but
to
go
through
the
land
and put
in
the
earth
the
rest
of
those
who
are still
on
the
face
of
the
land,
to
make
it
clean:
after
seven
months
are ended
they
are
to
make
a
search.
And
while
they
go
through
the
land,
if
anyone
sees
a man's
bone,
he
is
to put
up
a sign
by
the
place
till
those
who
are doing
the work
have put
it
in
the
earth
in
the
valley
of
Hamon-gog.
And there
they
will put
all
the
army
of Gog
in
the
earth.
So
they
will
make
the
land
clean.
And
you,
son
of
man,
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Say
to
the
birds
of
every sort
and
to
all
the
beasts
of
the
field,
Get
together
and
come;
come
together
on
every
side
to
the
offering
which
I
am
putting
to
death
for
you,
a
great
offering
on
the
mountains
of
Israel,
so
that
you
may
have
flesh
for
your
food
and
blood
for
your
drink.
The
flesh
of
the
men
of war
will
be
your
food,
and
your
drink
the
blood
of
the
princes
of
the
earth,
of sheep
and
lambs,
of he-goats,
of
oxen,
all
of
them
fat beasts
of
Bashan.
You
will go
on
feasting
on
the
fat till
you
are full,
and
drinking
the
blood till
you
are overcome
with
it,
of
my
offering
which
I
have put
to
death
for
you.
At
my
table
you
will
have food
in
full measure,
horses
and war-carriages,
great
men
and
all
the
men
of
war,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
will
put
my
glory among
the
nations,
and
all
the
nations
will
see
my punishments
which
I
have
put
into effect,
and
my
hand
which
I
have
put
on
them.
So
the children
of
Israel
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord
their
God,
from
that
day
and
for
the future.
And
it
will
be
clear
to
the
nations
that
the children
of
Israel
were
taken
away prisoners
for
their evil-doing;
because
they
did
wrong
against
me,
and
my
face
was
covered
from
them:
so
I
gave
them
up
into
the
hands
of
their attackers,
and
they
all
came
to
their end
by
the
sword.
In
the measure
of
their
unclean ways
and
their sins,
so
I
did
to
them;
and
I
kept
my
face covered
from
them.
For
this
cause
the
Lord
has
said,
Now
I
will
let
the fate
of
Jacob
be changed,
and
I
will
have
mercy
on
all
the children
of
Israel,
and
will
take care
of
the honour
of
my
holy
name.
And
they
will
be conscious
of
their
shame
and
of
all
the wrong
which
they
have
done
against
me,
when
they
are
living
in
their
land
with
no sense
of danger
and
with
no
one
to
be
a cause
of
fear
to
them;
When
I
have taken
them
back
from
among
the
peoples
and got
them
together
out
of
the
lands
of
their haters,
and
have
made
myself
holy
in
them
before
the
eyes
of
a
great number
of
nations.
And
they
will
be
certain
that
I
am
the
Lord
their
God,
because
I
sent
them
away
as prisoners
among
the
nations,
and
have
taken
them
together
back
to
their
land;
and
I
have
not
let
one
of
them
be
there
any
longer.
And
my
face
will
no
longer
be covered
from
them:
for
I
have sent
the out-flowing
of
my
spirit
on
the children
of
Israel,
says
the
Lord.
In
the twenty-fifth
year
after
we
had
been
taken
away prisoners,
in
the
first
month
of
the
year,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
month,
in
the fourteenth
year
after
the
town
was
taken,
on
the
very
same
day,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
on
me,
and
he
took
me
there.
In
the
visions
of
God
he
took
me
into
the
land
of
Israel,
and
put
me
down
on
a
very
high
mountain,
on
which
there
was,
as
it seemed,
a building
like
a
town
opposite
me.
He
took
me
there,
and
I
saw
a
man,
looking
like
brass,
with
a
linen
cord
in
his
hand
and
a
measuring
rod:
and
he
was
stationed
in
the doorway.
And
the
man
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
see
with
your
eyes
and
give
hearing
with
your
ears,
and
take
to
heart
everything
I
am
going
to
let
you
see;
for
in
order
that
I
might
let
you
see
them,
you
have
come
here:
and
give
an
account
of
all
you
see
to
the
children
of
Israel.
And
there
was
a
wall
on
the
outside
of
the
house
all
round,
and
in
the man's
hand
there
was
a
measuring
rod
six
cubits
long
by
a
cubit
and
a hand's
measure:
so
he
took
the
measure
of
the
building
from
side
to
side,
one
rod;
and
from base
to top,
one
rod.
Then
he
came
to
the doorway looking
to
the
east,
and
went
up
by
its
steps;
and
he
took
the
measure
of
the doorstep,
one
rod
wide.
And
the watchmen's
rooms
were
one
rod
long
and
one
rod
wide;
and
the space
between
the
rooms
was
five
cubits;
the doorstep
of
the doorway,
by
the covered way
of
the doorway
inside,
was
one
rod.
And
he
took
the
measure
of
the covered way
of
the doorway
inside,
Eight
cubits;
and
its uprights,
two
cubits;
the covered way
of
the doorway
was
inside.
And
the rooms
of
the doorway
on
the
east
were
three
on this
side
and
three
on
that;
all
three
were
of
the
same
size;
and
the uprights
on this
side
and
on
that
were
of
the
same
size.
And
he
took
the
measure
of
the
opening
of
the
doorway,
ten
cubits
wide;
and
the way down
the
doorway
was
thirteen
cubits;
And
the space
in
front
of
the rooms,
a
cubit
on this
side
and
a
cubit
on that
side;
and
the rooms
six
cubits
on this
side
and
six
cubits
on that.
And
he
took
the
measure
of
the
doorway
from
the back
of
one
room
to
the back
of
the
other,
twenty-five
cubits across,
from
door
to
door.
And
he
took
the
measure
of
the covered way, twenty
cubits;
and opening
from
the covered way
of
the doorway
was
the open square
round
about.
And
from
before
the opening
of
the doorway
to
before
the
inner covered
way
of
the doorway
was
fifty
cubits.
And
the
rooms
and
their uprights
had sloping
windows
inside
the doorway
all
round,
and
in
the
same
way
the covered
way
had
windows
all
round
on
the
inside:
and
on
every upright there
were palm-trees.
Then
he
took
me
into
the
outer square,
and
there
were
rooms
and
a stone floor
made
for
the open square
all
round:
there
were
thirty
rooms
on
the stone floor.
And
the stone floor
was
by
the
side
of
the doorways,
and
was
as wide
as
the doorways
were
long, even
the
lower floor.
Then
he took
the
measure
of
the square
across,
from
before
the
lower doorway
inside
to
before
the
inner doorway
outside,
one
hundred
cubits.
And
he took
me
in
the
direction
of
the
north,
And
there
was
a doorway
to
the
outer square, looking
to
the
north;
and
he took
the
measure
of
it
to
see
how
wide
and
how
long
it
was.
And
it
had
three rooms
on this
side
of
it
and
three
on
that;
its uprights
and
its covered ways
were
the same
size
as
those
of
the
first doorway:
it
was
fifty
cubits
long
and
twenty-five
cubits
wide.
And
its
windows,
and
the
windows
of
its covered
ways,
and
its palm-trees,
were
the same
as
those
of
the doorway looking
to
the
east;
and
there
were
seven
steps
up
to
it;
and
the covered
way
went
inside.
And there
was
a doorway
to
the
inner square
opposite
the doorway
on
the
north,
like
the doorway
on
the
east;
and
he took
the
measure
from doorway
to doorway,
a
hundred
cubits.
And
he took me
to
the
south,
and
I
saw
a doorway looking
to
the
south:
and
he took
the
measure
of
its rooms
and
its uprights
and
its covered
ways
by
these measures.
And there
were
windows
in
it
and
in
the covered way
all
round,
like
the
other
windows:
it
was
fifty
cubits
long
and
twenty-five
cubits
wide.
And there
were
seven
steps
up
to
it,
and
its covered
way
went
inside:
and
it
had palm-trees,
one
on this
side
and
one
on
that,
on
its uprights.
And there
was
a doorway
to
the
inner square looking
to
the
south:
he took
the
measure
from doorway
to doorway
to
the
south,
a
hundred
cubits.
Then
he
took
me
to
the
inner square
by
the
south doorway:
and
he
took
the
measure
of
the
south doorway
by
these measures;
And
the
rooms
in
it
and
the uprights
and
the covered ways,
by
these measures:
And there
were windows
in
it
and
in
the covered way
all
round:
it
was fifty
cubits
long
and
twenty-five
cubits
wide.
The covered way
was
on
the side nearest
the
outer square;
and there
were palm-trees
on
the uprights:
and there
were
eight
steps going
up
to it.
And
he
took
me
into
the
inner square
facing
the
east:
and
he
took
the
measure
of
the doorway
by
these measures;
And
of
the
rooms
in
it
and
its uprights
and
its covered ways,
by
these measures:
and
there
were
windows
in
it
and
in
the covered way
round
about:
it
was
fifty
cubits
long
and
twenty-five
cubits
wide.
And
the covered way
was
on
the
side nearest
the
outer square; there
were palm-trees
on
the uprights,
on this
side
and
on
that:
and there
were
eight
steps going
up
to it.
And
he
took
me
to
the
north doorway:
and
he
took
the
measure
of
it
by
these measures;
Its
rooms,
its uprights,
and
its covered way
had
the same measures,
and
its covered way
had
windows
all
round:
it
was
fifty
cubits
long
and
twenty-five
cubits
wide.
Its uprights
were
on
the
side nearest
to
the
outer square; there
were palm-trees
on
the uprights,
on this
side
and
on
that:
and there
were
eight
steps going
up
to it.
And
there
was
a
room
with
a
door
in
the covered way
of
the
doorway,
where
the burned offering
was
washed.
And
in
the covered way
of
the doorway there
were
two
tables
on this
side
and
two
tables
on
that
side,
on which
the burned
offering
and
the sin-offering
and
the
offering
for error
were put
to death:
On
the
outer
side,
to
the
north,
as
one
goes
up
to
the
opening
of
the
doorway,
were
two
tables.
There
were
four
tables
on
one
side
and
four
tables
on
the
other,
by
the
side
of
the doorway;
eight
tables,
on which
they put
to death
the beasts
for
the offerings.
And
there
were
four
tables
for
the burned
offering,
made
of
cut
stone,
one
and
a
half
cubits
long,
one
and
a
half
cubits
wide
and
a
cubit
high,
where
the
instruments
were
placed
which
were
used
for putting
to
death
the burned
offering
and
the beasts
for
the
offerings.
And they
had edges
all
round
as wide
as
a man's hand:
and
on
the
tables
was
the
flesh
of
the offerings.
And
he took
me
into
the
inner square,
and
there
were two
rooms
in
the
inner square,
one
at
the
side
of
the
north doorway,
facing
south;
and
one
at
the
side
of
the
south doorway,
facing
north.
And
he
said
to
me,
This
room,
facing
south,
is
for
the
priests
who
have
the
care
of
the
house.
And
the
room
facing
north
is
for
the
priests
who
have
the
care
of
the
altar:
these
are
the
sons
of
Zadok,
who,
from
among
the
sons
of
Levi,
come
near
to
the
Lord
to
do
the work
of
his house.
And
he
took
the
measure
of
the
open
square,
a
hundred
cubits
long
and
a
hundred
cubits
wide, being
square;
and
the
altar
was
in
front
of
the
house.
Then
he
took
me
to
the covered way
before
the
house,
and
took
the
measure
of
its uprights,
five
cubits
on
one
side
and
five
cubits
on
the
other:
and
the doorway
was fourteen
cubits
wide;
and
the side-walls
of
the doorway
were
three
cubits
on
one
side
and
three
cubits
on
the
other.
The covered way
was
twenty
cubits
long
and
twelve
cubits
wide,
and
they
went
up
to
it
by ten
steps;
and
there
were
pillars
by
the uprights,
one
on
one
side
and
one
on
the
other.
And
he
took
me
to
the
Temple,
and
took
the
measure
of
the uprights,
six
cubits
wide
on
one
side
and
six
cubits
wide
on
the
other.
And
the door-opening
was
ten
cubits
wide;
and
the
side walls
of
the door-opening were
five
cubits
on
one
side
and
five
cubits
on
the
other:
and
it
was
forty
cubits
long
and
twenty
cubits
wide.
And
he
went
inside
and
took
the
measure
of
the uprights
of
the door-opening,
two
cubits:
and
the door-opening,
six
cubits;
and
the side-walls
of
the door-opening
were
seven
cubits
on
one side
and
seven
cubits
on
the
other.
And
by
his
measure
it
was
twenty
cubits
long
and
twenty
cubits
wide
in
front
of
the
Temple:
and
he
said
to
me,
This
is
the
most
holy
place.
Then
he took
the
measure
of
the
wall
of
the
house,
which
was
six
cubits;
and
of
the side-rooms
round
the
house,
which
were
four
cubits
wide.
And
the side-rooms,
room
over
room,
were
three
times
thirty;
there
were inlets
in
the
wall
of
the
house
for
the side-rooms
round
about,
for supports
in
the
wall
of
the
house.
The side-rooms became
wider
as
they
went
higher
up
the
house,
by
the amount
of
the space
let
into
the wall
up
round
about
the
house,
because
of
the inlets
in
the
house;
and
one
went
up
from
the
lowest
floor
by steps
to
the
middle,
and
from
the
middle
to
the
upper
floor.
And
I
saw
that
the
house had
a stone floor
all
round;
the bases
of
the side-rooms
were
a
full
rod
of
six great
cubits
high.
The
wall supporting
the side-rooms
on
the
outside
was
five
cubits
thick:
and
there
was
a free space
of
five
cubits between
the side-rooms
of
the
house.
And
between
the
rooms
was
a space
twenty
cubits
wide
all
round
the
house.
And
the free
space
had
doors
opening
from
the side-rooms,
one
door
on
the
north
and
one
door
on
the
south:
and
the free
space
was
five
cubits
wide
all
round.
And
the
building
which
was
in
front
of
the
separate
place
at
the
side
to
the
west
was
seventy
cubits
wide;
the
wall
of
the
building
was
five
cubits
thick
all
round
and
ninety
cubits
long.
And
he
took
the
measure
of
the
house;
it
was
a
hundred
cubits
long;
and
the
separate
place
and
the
building
with
its
walls
was
a
hundred
cubits
long;
And
the
east
front
of
the
house
and
of
the
separate
place
was
a
hundred
cubits
wide.
And
he took
the
measure
of
the
building
in
front
of
the
separate place
which
was
at
the
back
of
it,
and
the pillared walks
on
one
side
and
on
the
other
side;
they
were
a
hundred
cubits
long;
and
the
Temple
and
the
inner
part
and
its
outer covered
way
were covered
in;
And
the sloping
windows
and
the
covered ways
round
all
three
of
them
were
of shakiph-wood
all
round
from
the level
of
the
earth
up
to
the
windows;
And
there
was
a roof
over
the
doorway
and
as
far
as
the
inner
house,
and
to
the
outside
and
on
the
wall
all
round,
inside
and
outside.
And
it
had pictured forms
of winged beings
and palm-trees;
a palm-tree
between
two winged ones,
and every winged
one
had
two
faces;
So
that
there
was
the
face
of
a
man
turned
to
the palm-tree
on
one
side,
and
the
face
of
a
young
lion
on
the
other
side:
so
it
was
made
all
round
the
house.
From
earth level
up
to
the windows
there
were winged ones
and palm-trees pictured
on
the
wall.
...
The
altar
was
made
of
wood,
and
was
three
cubits
high
and
two
cubits
long;
it
had angles,
and
its
base
and
sides
were
of
wood;
and
he
said
to
me,
This
is
the
table
which
is
before
the
Lord.
The
Temple
had
two
doors.
And
the holy place
had
two
doors,
and
the
doors
had
two turning
leaves,
two
for
one
and
two
for
the
other.
And
on
them
were pictured winged ones
and palm-trees,
as
on
the
walls;
and
a ...
of
wood
was
on
the
front
of
the covered
way
outside.
And there
were sloping
windows
and palm-trees
on
one
side
and
on
the
other,
on
the
sides
of
the covered way:
and
the side-rooms
of
the
house
and
the ...
And
he
took
me
out
into
the inner square
in
the
direction
of
the
north:
and
he
took
me
into
the
rooms
which
were
opposite
the
separate
place
and
opposite
the
building
to
the
north.
On
the
north
side
it
was
a
hundred
cubits
long
and
fifty
cubits
wide,
Opposite
the space
of
twenty cubits
which
was
part
of
the
inner square,
and
opposite
the
stone floor
of
the
outer square.
There
were covered ways
facing
one another
on
the
third floor.
And
in
front
of
the
rooms
was
a
walk,
ten
cubits
wide
and
a hundred
cubits
long;
and
their
doors
were
facing
north.
And
the higher
rooms
were shorter:
for
the covered ways
took
up
more space
from
these
than
from
the
lower
and
middle
rooms.
For
they
were
on
three floors,
and
they
had
no
pillars
like
the
pillars
of
the outer square;
so
the highest
was narrower
than
the
lowest
and
middle floors
from
the
earth level.
And
the
wall
which
went
outside
by
the
side
of
the
rooms,
in
the
direction
of
the
outer square
in
front
of
the
rooms,
was
fifty
cubits
long.
For
the
rooms
in
the
outer square
were
fifty
cubits
long:
and
in
front
of
the
Temple
was
a space
of
a
hundred
cubits.
And
under
these
rooms
was
the way
in
from
the
east
side,
as
one
goes
into
them
from
the
outer square
at
the head
of
the
outer wall.
(And
he took
me)
to
the south,
and
in
front
of
the
separate place
and
in
front
of
the
building there
were
rooms.
And
there
was
a
walk
in
front
of
them
like
that
by
the
rooms
on
the
north;
they
were equally
long
and
wide;
and
the
ways
out
of
them
were
the
same
in design
and
had
the
same sort
of
doors.
And
under
the
rooms
on
the
south
was
a
door
at
the
head
of
the
outer
wall
in
the
direction
of
the
east
as
one
goes
in.
And
he
said
to
me,
The
north
rooms
and
the
south
rooms
in
front
of
the
separate
place
are
the
holy
rooms,
where
the
priests
who come
near
the
Lord take
the
most
holy
things
for
their
food:
there
the
most
holy
things
are
placed,
with
the
meal
offering
and
the sin-offering
and
the
offering
for error;
for
the
place
is
holy.
When
the
priests
go
in,
they
may
not
go
out
of
the
holy
place
into
the
outer square,
and
there
they
are
to
put
the
robes
in
which
they
do
the work
of
the Lord's house,
for
they
are
holy:
and
they
have
to
put
on
other
clothing
before
they
come
near
that
which
has
to
do
with
the
people.
And
when
he
had
come
to
the
end
of
measuring
the
inner
house,
he
took
me
out
to
the doorway looking
to
the
east,
and
took
its
measure
all
round.
He went
round
and took
the
measure
of
it
on
the
east
side
with
the
measuring
rod,
five hundred,
measured
with
the
rod
all
round.
And
he went
round
and took
the
measure
of
it
on
the
north
side
with
the
measuring
rod,
five
hundred,
measured
with
the
rod
all
round.
And
he went round
and
took
the
measure
of
it
on
the
south
side
with
the
measuring
rod,
five
hundred,
measured
with
the
rod all round.
And
he
went
round
and took
the
measure
of
it
on
the
west
side
with
the
measuring
rod,
five
hundred,
measured
with
the
rod
all
round.
He took
its
measure
on
the
four
sides:
and
it had
a
wall
all
round,
five
hundred
long
and
five
hundred
wide, separating what
was
holy
from what
was
common.
And
he took
me
to
the doorway looking
to
the
east:
And
there
was
the
glory
of
the
God
of
Israel
coming
from
the
way
of
the
east:
and
his
voice
was
like
the
sound
of
great
waters,
and
the
earth
was shining
with
his
glory.
And
the
vision
which
I
saw
was
like
the
vision
I
had
seen
when
he
came
for
the
destruction
of
the
town:
and
like
the
vision
which
I
saw
by
the
river
Chebar;
and
I
went
down
on
my
face.
And
the
glory
of
the
Lord
came
into
the
house
by
the
way
of
the doorway looking
to
the
east.
And
the
spirit, lifting
me
up,
took
me
into
the
inner square;
and
I
saw
that
the
house
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord.
And
the voice
of
one
talking
to
me
came
to
my ears
from
inside
the
house;
and
the
man
was
by
my
side.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
this
is
the
place
where
the
seat
of
my
power
is
and
the resting-place
of
my
feet,
where
I
will
be
among
the
children
of
Israel
for
ever:
and
no
longer
will
the
people
of
Israel
make
my
holy
name
unclean,
they
or
their
kings,
by
their
loose ways
and
by
the
dead
bodies
of
their
kings;
By
putting
their doorstep
by
my doorstep,
and
the pillar
of
their
door
by
the pillar
of
my
door,
with only
a
wall
between
me
and
them;
and
they
have
made
my
holy
name
unclean
by
the
disgusting
things
which
they
have
done:
so
in
my
wrath
I
sent destruction
on
them.
Now
let
them
put
their loose ways
and
the
dead
bodies
of
their
kings
far
from
me,
and
I
will
be
among
them
for
ever.
You,
son
of
man,
give
the
children
of
Israel an account
of
this
house,
so
that
they
may
be shamed
because
of
their evil-doing:
and
let
them see
the vision
of
it
and
its image.
And
they
will
be shamed
by
what
they
have
done;
so
give
them
the
knowledge
of
the form
of
the
house
and
its structure,
and
the ways
out
of
it
and
into
it,
and
all
its
laws
and
its
rules,
writing
it
down
for
them:
so
that
they
may
keep
all
its
laws
and
do
them.
This
is
the
law
of
the
house:
On
the
top
of
the
mountain
all
the space
round
it
on
every
side
will
be
most
holy.
See,
this
is
the
law
of
the
house.
And
these
are
the measures
of
the
altar
in
cubits: (the
cubit being
a
cubit
and
a hand's
measure;)
its hollow
base
is
a
cubit
high
and
a
cubit
wide,
and
it
has
an overhanging
edge
as
wide
as
a hand-stretch
all
round
it:
And
from
the
base
on
the
earth level
to
the
lower shelf,
the altar
is
two
cubits
high
and
a
cubit
wide;
and
from
the smaller shelf
to
the
greater shelf
it
is
four
cubits
high
and
a
cubit
wide.
And
the fireplace
is
four
cubits
high:
and coming
up
from
the fireplace
are
the
horns, a
cubit
high.
And
the fireplace
is
twelve cubits
long
and
twelve cubits
wide,
square
on its
four
sides.
And
the shelf
is
fourteen
cubits
long
and
fourteen
cubits
wide,
on
its
four
sides;
the
edge
round
it
is
half
a
cubit;
the
base
of
it
is
a
cubit
all
round,
and
its
steps
are
facing
the
east.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
the
Lord
God
has
said,
These
are
the
rules
for
the
altar,
when
they
make
it,
for
the
offering
of burned
offerings
on
it
and
the draining
out
of
the
blood.
You
are
to
give
to
the
priests,
the
Levites
of
the
seed
of
Zadok,
who come
near
to
me,
says
the
Lord
God,
to do
my
work,
a
young
ox
for
a sin-offering.
You
are
to
take some
of
its
blood
and
put
it
on
the
four
horns
and
on
the
four angles
of
the shelf
and
on
the
edge
all
round:
and
you
are
to
make
it clean
and free
from
sin.
And
you
are
to
take
the
ox
of
the sin-offering,
and
have
it
burned
in
the special
place
ordered
for
it
in
the
house,
outside
the
holy
place.
And
on
the
second
day
you
are
to
have
a he-goat
without any mark
on
it
offered
for
a sin-offering;
and
they
are
to make
the
altar clean
as
they
did
with
the
young
ox.
And
after
you
have
made
it clean, let
a
young
ox
without
a mark
be
offered,
and
a
male
sheep
from
the
flock
without
a mark.
And
you
are
to
take
them
before
the
Lord,
and
the
priests
will
put
salt
on
them,
offering
them
up
for
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord.
Every
day
for
seven
days
you
are
to give
a
goat
for
a sin-offering:
and let
them give
in addition
a
young
ox
and
a
male
sheep
from
the
flock
without
any mark
on
them.
For
seven
days
they
are
to
make offerings
to take away sin
from
the
altar
and
to
make
it
clean;
so
they
are
to
make
it holy.
And
when these
days
have
come
to
an
end,
then
on
the
eighth
day
and
after,
the
priests
will
make
your burned
offerings
on
the
altar
and
your peace-offerings;
and
I
will
take
pleasure
in
you,
says
the
Lord.
And
he
took
me
back
to
the
outer doorway
of
the
holy
place, looking
to
the
east;
and
it
was
shut.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
This doorway
is
to
be
shut,
it
is
not
to
be
open,
and
no
man
is
to
go
in
by
it,
because
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
gone
in
by
it;
and
it
is
to
be
shut.
But
the
ruler
will
be
seated
there
to
take
his
food
before
the
Lord;
he
will
go
in
by
the covered
way
to
the door,
and
will
come
out
by
the
same
way.
And
he
took
me
to
the
north doorway
in
front
of
the
house;
and,
looking,
I
saw
that
the
house
of
the
Lord
was
full
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord;
and
I
went
down
on
my
face.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
take
to
heart,
and
let
your
eyes
see
and
your
ears
be open
to
everything
I
say
to
you
about
all
the
rules
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
all
its
laws;
and
take
note
of
the ways
into
the
house
and
all
the ways
out
of
the
holy
place.
And
say
to
the uncontrolled children
of
Israel,
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
O
you children
of
Israel, let
it
be
enough
for
you,
among
the
disgusting
things
which
you
have
done,
To
have
let
men
from
strange lands, without circumcision
of
heart
or
flesh,
come
into
my
holy
place,
making
my
house unclean;
and
to
have
made
the
offering
of
my
food,
even
the
fat
and
the
blood;
and
in
addition
to
all
your
disgusting ways,
you
have
let
my
agreement
be
broken.
And
you
have
not
taken
care
of
my
holy
things;
but
you
have
put
them
as
keepers
to
take
care
of
my
work
in
my
holy
place.
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said,
No
man
from
a
strange land,
without circumcision
of
heart
and
flesh,
of
all
those
who
are
living
among
the
children
of
Israel,
is
to
come
into
my
holy
place.
But
as
for
the
Levites,
who
went
far
from
me,
when
Israel
went
out
of
the right
way, turning
away
from
me
to
go
after
their images;
their
punishment
will come
on
them.
But
they
may
be caretakers
in
my
holy
place,
and overseers
at
the doors
of
the
house, doing
the work
of
the
house:
they
will put
to death
the burned offering
and
the beasts offered
for
the
people,
and
they
will
take
their
place
before
them
as
their
servants.
Because
they
did
this work
for
them
before
their images,
and
became
a
cause
of
sin
to
the children
of
Israel;
for
this
cause
my
hand
has
been
lifted
up
against
them,
says
the
Lord,
and
their
punishment
will
be
on
them.
And
they
will
not
come
near
me
to
do
the work
of
priests
to
me,
or
come
near
any
of
my
holy
things,
or
the
things
which
are
most
holy:
but
their
shame
will
be
on
them,
and
the punishment
for
the
disgusting
things
which
they
have
done.
But
I
will
make
them
responsible
for
the
care
of
the
house
and
all
its
work
and
everything
which
is
done
in
it.
But
as
for
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Zadok,
who
took
care
of
my
holy
place
when
the
children
of
Israel
were
turned
away
from
me,
they
are
to
come
near
me
to
do
my work,
they
will
take
their
places
before
me,
offering
to
me
the
fat
and
the
blood,
says
the
Lord;
They
are
to
come
into
my
holy
place
and
they
are
to
come
near
to
my
table,
to
do
my work
and
have
the
care
of
my house.
And
when
they
come
in
by
the doorways
of
the
inner square,
they
are
to
be
clothed
in
linen
robes;
there
is
to
be
no
wool
on
them
while
they
are doing
my work
in
the doorway
of
the
inner square
and
inside
the
house.
They
are
to
have
linen head-dresses
on
their
heads
and
linen trousers
on
their legs,
and
they
are
to
have
nothing round
them
to make
their skin wet
with heat.
And
when
they
go
out
into
the
outer square
to
the
people,
they
are
to
take
off
the
robes
in
which
they
do
the work
of
priests,
and
put
them
away
in
the
holy
rooms,
and
put
on
other
clothing,
so
that
the
people
may
not
be
made
holy
by
their
robes.
They
are
not
to
have all
the
hair
cut
off
their
heads,
and
they
are
not
to
let
their
hair
get
long,
but
they
are
to
have
the
ends
of
their
hair
cut.
The
priests
are
not
to
take
wine
when
they
go
into
the
inner square.
And
they
are
not
to
take
as
wives
any
widow
or
woman
whose husband
has
put
her
away:
but
they
may
take
virgins
of
the
seed
of
Israel,
or
a
widow
who
is
the
widow
of
a
priest.
And
they
are
to
make clear
to
my
people
the division
between
what
is
holy
and
what
is
common,
and
to give
them
the
knowledge
of
what
is
clean
and
what
is
unclean.
In
any
cause,
they
are
to
be
in
the
position
of
judges,
judging
in harmony
with
my
decisions:
they
are
to
keep
my
laws
and
my
rules
in
all
my
fixed
feasts;
and
they
are
to
keep
my
Sabbaths
holy.
They
are
not
to
come
near
any
dead
person
so
as
to
become
unclean:
but
for
a
father
or
mother
or
son
or
daughter
or
brother
or
for
a
sister
who
has
no
husband,
they
may
make themselves
unclean.
And
after
he
has been made
clean,
seven
days
are
to
be
numbered
for
him.
And
on
the
day
when
he
goes
into
the
inner square,
to
do
the work
of
the
holy
place,
he
is
to make
his sin-offering,
says
the
Lord.
And
they
are
to
have
no
heritage;
I
am
their
heritage:
you
are
to
give
them
no
property
in
Israel;
I
am
their
property.
Their
food
is
to
be
the
meal
offering
and
the sin-offering
and
the
offering
for error;
and
everything given specially
to
the Lord
in
Israel
will
be
theirs.
And
the best
of
all
the first-fruits
of
everything,
and
every
offering
which
is lifted
up
of
all
your
offerings,
will
be
for
the
priests:
and
you
are
to
give
the
priest
the
first
of
your bread-making,
so causing
a
blessing
to
come
on
your
house.
The
priests
may
not take
for
food
any
bird
or
beast
which
has come
to
a
natural
death
or
whose
death
has
been caused
by
another
animal.
And
when
you
are
making
a distribution
of
the
land,
by
the decision
of
the
Lord,
for
your
heritage,
you
are
to
make
an
offering
to
the
Lord
of
a
part
of
the
land
as
holy:
it
is
to
be
twenty-five
thousand
long
and
twenty
thousand
wide:
all
the
land
inside
these limits
is
to
be
holy.
Of
this,
a
square
five
hundred
long
and
five
hundred wide
is
to
be
for
the
holy
place,
with
a
space
of
fifty
cubits
all
round
it.
And
of
this
measure,
let
a space
be
measured,
twenty-five
thousand
long
and
ten
thousand
wide:
in
it
there
will
be
the
holy
place, even
the
most
holy.
This
holy
part
of
the
land
is
to
be
for
the
priests,
the
servants
of
the
holy
place,
who
come
near
to
the
Lord
to do
his work;
it
is
to
be
a
place
for
their
houses
and
for grass-land
and
for cattle.
A space
of land
twenty-five
thousand
long
and
ten
thousand
wide
is
to
be
for
the
Levites,
the
servants
of
the
house,
a
property
for
themselves,
for towns
for
their living-places.
And
as
the
property
for
the
town
you
are
to
have
a part
five
thousand
wide
and
twenty-five
thousand
long,
by
the
side
of
the
offering
of
the
holy part
of
the land:
this
is
to
be
for
all
the children
of
Israel.
And
for
the ruler
there
is
to
be
a part
on
one
side
and
on
the
other
side
of
the
holy
offering
and
of
the
property
of
the
town,
in
front
of
the
holy
offering
and
in
front
of
the
property
of
the
town
on
the
west
of
it
and
on
the
east: measured
in
the
same
line
as
one
of
the parts
of
the
land,
from
its limit
on
the
west
to
its limit
on
the
east
of
the
land.
And this
will
be
his heritage
in
Israel:
and
my rulers
will
no
longer
be cruel masters
to
my
people;
but
they
will
give
the
land
as
a heritage
to
the children
of
Israel
by
their
tribes.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said: Let
this
be
enough
for
you,
O rulers
of
Israel: let
there
be
an end
of
violent behaviour
and wasting;
do
what
is
right, judging
uprightly; let
there
be no
more driving
out
of
my
people,
says
the
Lord.
Have true
scales
and
a true
ephah
and
a true
bath.
The
ephah
and
the
bath
are
to
be
of
the
same
measure,
so
that
the
bath
is equal
to
a
tenth
of
a homer,
and
the
ephah
to
a
tenth
of
a homer:
the
unit
of
measure
is
to
be
a homer.
And
the
shekel
is
to
be
twenty
gerahs:
five
shekels
are
five,
and
ten
shekels
are
ten,
and
your
maneh
is
to
be fifty
shekels
This
is
the
offering
you
are
to give:
a
sixth
of
an
ephah out
of
a homer
of
wheat,
and
a
sixth
of
an
ephah out
of
a homer
of
barley;
And
the
fixed
measure
of
oil
is
to
be
a
tenth
of
a
bath
from
the cor,
for
ten
baths
make
up
the cor;
And
one
lamb
from
the
flock
out
of
every
two
hundred,
from
all
the families
of
Israel,
for
a
meal
offering
and
for
a burned
offering
and
for peace-offerings,
to take
away
their sin,
says
the
Lord.
All
the
people
are
to
give
this
offering
to
the ruler.
And
the ruler
will
be
responsible
for
the burned
offering
and
the
meal
offering
and
the drink
offering,
at
the
feasts
and
the
new
moons
and
the
Sabbaths,
at
all
the
fixed
feasts
of
the children
of
Israel:
he
will
give
the sin-offering
and
meal
offering
and burned
offering
and
the peace-offerings,
to
take
away
the
sin
of
the children
of
Israel.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
In
the
first
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
you
are
to
take
a
young
ox
without
any mark
on
him,
and
you
are
to
make
the
holy
place clean.
And
the
priest
is
to
take some
of
the
blood
of
the sin-offering
and
put
it
on
the uprights
at
the sides
of
the doors
of
the
house,
and
on
the
four angles
of
the shelf
of
the
altar,
and
on
the sides
of
the doorway
of
the
inner square.
And
this
you
are
to
do
on
the
seventh
day
of
the
month
for
everyone
who
is
in
error
and
for
the feeble-minded:
you
are
to
make
the
house free
from sin.
In
the
first
month,
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month,
you
are
to
have
the
Passover,
a
feast
of
seven
days;
unleavened
bread
is
to
be
your
food.
And
on
that
day
the ruler
is
to give
for
himself
and
for
all
the
people
of
the
land an
ox
for
a sin-offering.
And
on
the
seven
days
of
the
feast
he
is
to give
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord,
seven
oxen
and
seven sheep
without any mark
on
them,
every
day
for
seven
days;
and
a he-goat
every
day
for
a sin-offering.
And
he
is
to give
a
meal
offering,
an
ephah
for every
ox
and
an
ephah
for every sheep
and
a
hin
of
oil
to every
ephah.
In
the
seventh
month,
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
month,
at
the
feast,
he
is
to give
the
same
for
seven
days;
the sin-offering,
the burned
offering,
the
meal
offering,
and
the
oil
as
before.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
The doorway
of
the
inner square
looking
to
the
east
is
to
be
shut
on
the
six
working
days;
but
on
the
Sabbath
it
is
to
be
open,
and
at
the
time
of
the
new
moon
it
is
to
be
open.
And
the ruler
is
to
go
in
through
the covered
way
of
the
outer doorway
outside,
and
take
his
place
by
the pillar
of
the doorway,
and
the
priests
will
make
his burned
offering
and
his peace-offerings
and
he
will
give
worship
at
the doorstep
of
the doorway;
then
he
will
go
out,
and
the
door
will
not
be
shut
till
the
evening.
And
the
people
of
the
land
are
to give
worship
at
the
door
of
that
doorway
before
the
Lord
on
the
Sabbaths
and
at
the
new
moons.
And
the burned
offering
offered
to
the
Lord
by
the ruler
on
the
Sabbath
day
is
to
be
six
lambs
without
a mark
on
them
and
a
male
sheep
without
a mark;
And
the
meal
offering
is
to
be
an
ephah
for
the
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs whatever
he
is
able
to
give,
and
a
hin
of
oil
to
an
ephah.
And
at
the
time
of
the
new
moon
it
is
to
be
a
young
ox
of
the
herd
without
a mark
on
him,
and
six
lambs
and
a
male
sheep,
all
without
a mark:
And
he
is
to give
a
meal
offering,
an
ephah
for
the
ox
and
an
ephah
for
the
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs
whatever
he
is
able
to give,
and
a
hin
of
oil
to
an
ephah.
And
when
the ruler
comes
in,
he
is
to
go
in
through
the covered
way
of
the doorway,
and
he
is
to
go
out
by
the same
way.
But
when
the
people
of
the
land
come
before
the
Lord
at
the
fixed
feasts,
he
who
comes
in
by
the
north doorway
to
give
worship
is
to
go
out
by
the
south doorway;
and
he
who
comes
in
by
the
south doorway
is
to
go
out
by
the
north doorway:
he
is
not
to
come
back
by
the doorway
through
which
he
went
in,
but
is
to
go
straight
before
him.
And
the ruler,
when
they
come
in,
is
to
come
among
them,
and
is
to
go
out
when
they
go
out.
At
the
feasts
and
the
fixed meetings
the
meal
offerings
are
to
be
an
ephah
for
an
ox,
and
an
ephah
for
a
male
sheep,
and
for
the
lambs whatever
he
is
able
to
give,
and
a
hin
of
oil
to
an
ephah.
And
when
the ruler
makes
a
free
offering,
a burned
offering
or
a peace-offering
freely
given
to
the
Lord,
the doorway looking
to
the
east
is
to
be
made
open
for
him,
and
he
is
to
make
his burned
offering
and
his peace-offerings
as
he
does
on
the
Sabbath
day:
and
he
will
go
out;
and
the door
will
be
shut
after
he
has
gone
out.
And
you
are
to give
a
lamb
a
year
old
without any mark
on
it
for
a burned
offering
to
the
Lord
every
day:
morning
by
morning
you
are
to give
it.
And
you
are
to give,
morning
by
morning,
a
meal
offering
with
it,
a
sixth
of
an
ephah
and
a
third
of
a
hin
of
oil dropped
on
the best
meal;
a
meal
offering offered
to
the
Lord
at
all
times
by
an
eternal
order.
And
they
are
to give
the
lamb
and
the
meal
offering
and
the
oil,
morning
by
morning,
for
a burned
offering at
all
times.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
If
the ruler
gives
a
property
to
any
of
his
sons,
it
is
his
heritage
and
will
be
the
property
of
his
sons;
it
is theirs
for
their
heritage.
And
if
he
gives
a part
of
his
heritage
to
one
of
his
servants,
it
will
be
his
till
the
year
of
making free,
and
then
it
will
go
back
to
the ruler;
for
it
is
his sons'
heritage,
and
is
to
be
theirs.
And
the ruler
is
not
to
take
the
heritage
of
any
of
the
people, driving
them
out
of
their
property;
he
is
to
give
a
heritage
to
his
sons
out
of
the
property
which
is
his:
so
that
my
people
may
not
be
sent
away
from
their
property.
And
he
took
me
through
by
the
way
in
at
the
side
of
the doorway
into
the
holy
rooms
which
are
the priests', looking
to
the
north:
and
I
saw
a
place
at
the
side
of
them
to
the
west.
And
he
said
to
me,
This
is
the
place
where
the
offering
for error
and
the sin-offering
are
to
be cooked
in water
by
the
priests,
and
where
the
meal
offering
is
to
be cooked
in
the oven;
so
that
they
may
not
be
taken
out
into
the
outer square
to make
the
people
holy.
And
he
took
me
out
into
the
outer square
and made
me
go
by
the
four angles
of
the square;
and
I
saw
that
in
every
angle
of
the open square
there was
a space shut
in.
In the
four angles
there
were spaces walled
in,
forty cubits
long
and
thirty
wide; the
four
were
of the
same
size.
And
there was
a line
of wall
all
round inside
them,
round
all
four,
and boiling-places
were
made
under
it
all
round
about.
And
he
said
to
me,
These
are
the boiling-rooms,
where
the offering
of
the
people
is cooked
by
the
servants
of
the
house.
And
he
took
me
back
to
the
door
of
the
house;
and
I
saw
that
waters
were
flowing
out
from
under
the doorstep
of
the
house
on
the
east,
for
the
house
was
facing
east:
and
the
waters
came
down
from
under,
from
the
right
side
of
the
house,
on
the
south
side
of
the
altar.
And
he
took
me
out
by
the
north doorway,
and
made
me
go
round
to
the
outside
of
the doorway looking
to
the
east;
and
I
saw
waters running slowly
out
on
the
south
side.
And
the
man
went
out
to
the
east
with
the line
in
his
hand,
and
after measuring
a
thousand
cubits,
he made
me
go
through
the
waters,
which
came
over
my
feet.
And again, measuring
a
thousand cubits,
he made me
go
through
the
waters
which came up
to my
knees. Again, measuring
a
thousand,
he made me
go
through
the
waters up
to
the middle
of my
body.
Again,
after
his measuring
a
thousand,
it became
a
river
which
it
was
not possible
to
go
through:
for
the
waters
had become deep enough
for swimming,
a
river
it
was
not possible
to
go
through.
And
he
said
to
me,
Son
of
man,
have
you
seen
this?
Then
he
took
me
to
the river's
edge.
And
he
took
me
back,
and
I
saw
at
the
edge
of
the
river
a
very
great number
of
trees
on
this
side
and
on
that.
And
he
said
to
me,
These
waters
are
flowing
out
to
the east
part
of
the land
and
down
into
the
Arabah;
and
they
will
go
to
the
sea,
and
the
waters
will
be made sweet.
And
it
will
come
about
that
every
living
and moving
thing,
wherever
their
streams
come,
will
have
life;
and
there
will
be
very
much
fish
because
these
waters
have
come
there
and
have
been
made sweet:
and
everything
wherever
the
river
comes
will
have
life.
And
fishermen
will
take
up
their places
by
it:
from En-gedi
as
far
as
En-eglaim
will
be
a
place
for
the stretching
out
of
nets;
the
fish
will
be
of every sort,
like
the
fish
of
the
Great
Sea,
a
very
great number.
The wet places
and
the pools
will
not
be
made sweet;
they
will
be
given
up
to
salt.
And
by
the
edge
of
the
river,
on
this
side
and
on
that,
will
come
up
every
tree
used
for
food,
whose
leaves
will
ever
be green
and
its
fruit
will
not
come
to
an
end:
it
will
have
new
fruit
every
month,
because
its
waters
come
out
from
the
holy
place:
the
fruit
will
be
for
food
and
the
leaf
will
make
well
those
who
are ill.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
These
are
the limits
by
which
you
will
take
up
your heritage
in
the
land
among
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel:
Joseph
is
to
have
two parts.
And
you
are
to
make
an equal division
of
it;
as
I
gave
my oath
to
your
fathers
to
give
it
to
you:
for
this
land
is
to
be
your
heritage.
And
this
is
to
be
the limit
of
the
land:
on
the
north
side,
from
the
Great
Sea,
in
the
direction
of
Hethlon,
as
far
as
the
way
into Hamath;
To Zedad,
Berothah,
Sibraim,
which
is
between
the limit
of
Damascus
and
the limit
of Hazar-hatticon,
which
is
on
the limit
of
Hauran.
And this
is
the limit
from
the
sea
in
the direction
of Hazar-enon;
and
the limit
of
Damascus
is
to
the
north,
and
on
the
north
is
the limit
of
Hamath. This
is
the
north
side.
And
the
east
side
will
be
from Hazar-enon,
which
is
between
Hauran
and
Damascus;
and
between
Gilead
and
the
land
of
Israel
the
Jordan
will
be
the limit,
to
the
east
sea,
to Tamar. This
is
the
east
side.
And
the
south
side
to
the
south
will
be
from
Tamar
as
far
as
the
waters
of Meribath-kadesh,
to
the
stream
of Egypt,
to
the
Great
Sea. This
is
the
south
side,
on
the
south.
And
the
west
side
will
be
the
Great
Sea,
from
the limit
on
the
south
to
a
point
opposite
the
way
into
Hamath.
This
is
the
west
side.
You
will make
a division
of
the
land
among
you,
tribe
by
tribe.
And
you
are
to make
a distribution
of
it,
by
the decision
of
the Lord,
for
a
heritage
to
you
and
to
the
men
from
other lands
who
are
living
among
you
and
who
have
children
in
your
land:
they
will
be
the
same
to
you
as
if
they
were
Israelites
by
birth,
they
will
have
their
heritage
with
you
among
the
tribes
of
Israel.
In
whatever
tribe
the man
from
a strange
land
is
living,
there
you
are
to
give
him
his
heritage,
says
the
Lord.
Now
these
are
the
names
of
the
tribes:
from
the
north
end,
from
the
west
on
the
way
of
Hethlon
to
the
way
into
Hamath,
in
the
direction
of Hazar-enon,
with
the limit
of
Damascus
to
the
north,
by
Hamath;
and
on
the limit
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Dan,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Dan,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Asher,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Asher,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Naphtali,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Naphtali,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Manasseh,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Manasseh,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Ephraim,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Ephraim,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Reuben,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Reuben,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Judah,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Judah,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side,
will
be
the
offering
which
you
are
to
make,
twenty-five
thousand
wide,
and
as
long
as
one
of
the parts,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
and
the
holy
place
will
be
in
the
middle
of
it.
The
offering
you
will give
to
the
Lord
is
to
be
twenty-five
thousand
long
and
twenty-five
thousand
wide.
And
for
these,
that
is
the
priests,
the
holy
offering
is
to
be
twenty-five
thousand
long
to
the
north,
ten
thousand
wide
to
the
west,
ten
thousand
wide
to
the
east
and
twenty-five
thousand
long
to
the
south;
and
the
holy
place
of
the
Lord
will
be
in
the
middle
of
it.
For
the
priests
who
have
been
made
holy,
those
of
the
sons
of
Zadok
who
kept
the orders
I gave
them,
who
did
not
go out
of
the right way
when
the
children
of
Israel
went
from
the way,
as
the
Levites
did,
Even
for
them
will
be
the
offering
from
the
offering
of
the
land,
a
thing
most
holy,
on
the limit
of
the
land given
to
the
Levites.
And
the
Levites
are
to
have
a part
of
the
land equal
to
the limit
of
the priests',
twenty-five
thousand
long
and
ten
thousand
wide,
all
of
it together
to
be
twenty-five
thousand
long
and
twenty
thousand
wide.
And
they
are
not
to
let
any
of
it
go
for
a price,
or give
it
in
exchange;
and
the
part
of
the
land given
to
the
Lord
is
not
to
go
into other hands:
for
it
is
holy
to
the
Lord.
And
the other
five
thousand, measured
from side
to side,
in
front
of
the
twenty-five
thousand,
is
to
be
for
common
use,
for
the
town,
for living
in
and
for
a free
space:
and
the
town
will
be
in
the
middle
of
it.
And
these
will
be
its measures:
the
north
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred,
and
the
south
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred,
and
on
the
east
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred,
and
on
the
west
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred.
And
the
town
will
have
a free
space
on
the
north
of
two
hundred
and
fifty,
on
the
south
of
two
hundred
and
fifty,
on
the
east
of
two
hundred
and
fifty,
and
on
the
west
of
two
hundred
and
fifty.
And
the
rest,
in measure
as
long
as
the
holy
offering,
will
be
ten
thousand
to
the
east
and
ten
thousand
to
the
west:
and
its
produce
will
be
for
food
for
the
workers
of
the
town.
It
will
be farmed
by
workers
of
the
town
from
all
the
tribes
of
Israel.
The size
of
the
offering
all together
is
to
be
twenty-five
thousand
by
twenty-five
thousand:
you
are
to
make
the
holy
offering
a
square, together
with
the
property
of
the
town.
And
the
rest
is
to
be
for
the
prince,
on
this
side
and
on
that
side
of
the
holy
offering
and
of
the
property
of
the
town,
in
front
of
the
twenty-five
thousand
to
the
east,
as
far
as
the
east limit,
and
to
the
west,
in
front
of
the
twenty-five
thousand,
as
far
as
the
west limit,
and
of
the
same measure
as
those parts;
it
will
be
the
property
of
the
prince:
and
the
holy
offering
and
holy
place
of
the
house
will
be
in
the
middle
of
it.
And
the
property
of
the
Levites
and
the
property
of
the
town
will
be
in
the
middle
of
the prince's
property;
between
the limit
of Judah's
part
and
the limit
of Benjamin's
part
will
be
for
the
prince.
And
as
for
the
rest
of
the
tribes:
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Benjamin,
one part.
And
on
the limit
of
Benjamin,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Simeon,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Simeon,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Issachar,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Issachar,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Zebulun,
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Zebulun,
from
the
east
side
to
the
west
side:
Gad
one
part.
And
on
the limit
of
Gad,
on
the
south
side
and
to
the
south
of
it,
the limit
will
be
from
Tamar
to
the
waters
of Meribath-kadesh,
to
the
stream,
to
the
Great
Sea.
This
is
the
land
of
which distribution
is
to
be
made
by
the decision
of
the
Lord,
among
the
tribes
of
Israel
for
their
heritage,
and
these
are
their
heritages,
says
the
Lord.
And
these
are
the outskirts
of
the
town:
on
the
north
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred
by measure;
And
the doors
of
the
town
are
to
be
named
by
the
names
of
the
tribes
of
Israel;
three doors
on
the
north,
one
for
Reuben,
one
for
Judah,
one
for
Levi;
And
at
the
east
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred
by measure,
and
three doors,
one
for
Joseph,
one
for
Benjamin,
one
for
Dan;
And
at
the
south
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred
by measure,
and
three doors,
one
for
Simeon,
one
for
Issachar,
one
for
Zebulun;
At
the
west
side,
four
thousand
five
hundred
by measure,
with their
three doors,
one
for
Gad,
one
for
Asher,
one
for
Naphtali.
It
is
to
be
eighteen
thousand
all
round:
and
the
name
of
the
town
from
that
day
will
be,
The
Lord
is
there.
Daniel
The Book of Daniel
Daniel
Dan
The Book of
Daniel
In
the
third
year
of
the
rule
of
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
Nebuchadnezzar,
king
of
Babylon,
came
to
Jerusalem, shutting
it
in
with
his
forces.
And
the
Lord
gave
into
his
hands
Jehoiakim,
king
of
Judah,
with
some
of
the
vessels
of
the
house
of
God;
and
he
took
them
away
into
the
land
of
Shinar
to
the
house
of
his
god;
and
he
put
the
vessels
into
the store-house
of
his
god.
And
the
king
gave
orders
to
Ashpenaz,
the
captain
of
his unsexed servants,
to
take
in
some
of
the
children
of
Israel, certain
of
the king's
family,
and
those
of high birth;
Young
men
who
were
strong
and healthy,
good-looking,
and
trained
in
all
wisdom,
having
a
good education
and
much
knowledge,
and able
to
take positions
in
the king's house;
and
to
have
them
trained
in
the writing
and
language
of
the Chaldaeans.
And
a regular amount
of
food
and
wine
every
day
from
the king's
table
was ordered
for
them
by
the
king;
and
they
were
to
be cared
for
for
three
years
so
that
at
the
end
of
that
time
they might
take
their places
before
the
king.
And among these
there
were,
of
the
children
of
Judah,
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah.
And
the
captain
of
the unsexed servants
gave
them
names;
to
Daniel
he
gave
the
name
of
Belteshazzar,
to
Hananiah
the
name
of
Shadrach,
to
Mishael
the
name
of
Meshach,
and
to
Azariah
the
name
of
Abed-nego.
And
Daniel
had come
to
the decision
that
he
would
not
make
himself
unclean
with
the king's
food
or
wine;
so
he
made
a
request
to
the
captain
of
the unsexed servants
that
he
might
not
make
himself
unclean.
And
God
put
into
the heart
of
the
captain
of
the unsexed servants kind feelings
and pity
for
Daniel.
And
the
captain
of
the unsexed servants
said
to
Daniel,
I
am
in
fear
of
my
lord
the
king,
who
has given
orders
about
your
food
and
your
drink;
what
if
he
sees
you
looking less happy
than
the other
young
men
of
your generation?
then
you
would
have put
my
head
in danger
from
the
king.
Then
Daniel
said
to
the keeper
in
whose
care
the
captain
of
the unsexed servants
had put
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah:
Put
your
servants
to
the
test
for
ten
days;
let
them
give
us grain
for
our
food
and
water
for
our
drink.
Then
take
a
look
at
our
faces
and
the
faces
of
the
young
men
who
have
food
from
the king's
table;
and,
having
seen
them,
do
to
your
servants
as
it seems right
to
you.
So
he
gave ear
to
them
in
this
thing
and
put
them
to
the
test
for
ten
days.
And
at
the
end
of
ten
days
their faces
seemed fairer
and
they
were fatter
in
flesh
than
all
the
young
men
who
had
their
food
from
the king's table.
So
the keeper regularly
took
away
their meat
and
the
wine
which
was
to
have
been
their
drink,
and
gave
them grain.
Now
as
for
these
four
young
men,
God
gave
them
knowledge
and
made
them expert
in
all book-learning
and
wisdom:
and
Daniel
was
wise
in
all
visions
and
dreams.
Now
at
the
end
of
the
time fixed
by
the
king
for
them
to
go
in,
the
captain
of
the unsexed servants
took
them
in
to
Nebuchadnezzar.
And
the
king
had
talk
with
them;
and
among
them
all
there
was
no
one
like
Daniel,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah;
so
they
were given
places
before
the
king.
And
in
any
business needing
wisdom
and good sense,
about
which
the
king
put
questions
to
them,
he saw
that
they
were
ten
times
better
than
all
the wonder-workers
and users
of secret arts
in
all
his
kingdom.
And
Daniel
went
on
till
the
first
year
of
King
Cyrus.
In
the
second
year
of
the
rule
of
Nebuchadnezzar,
Nebuchadnezzar
had
dreams;
and
his
spirit
was
troubled
and
his
sleep
went
from
him.
Then
the
king
gave
orders
that
the wonder-workers,
and
the users
of secret arts,
and those
who
made use
of evil powers,
and
the Chaldaeans,
were
to
be
sent
for
to
make clear
to
the
king
his
dreams.
So
they
came
and
took
their
places
before
the
king.
And
the
king
said
to
them,
I
have
had
a
dream,
and
my
spirit
is
troubled
by
the desire
to
have
the
dream
made clear
to
me.
Then
the Chaldaeans
said
to
the
king
in
the Aramaean language, O
King,
have life
for
ever:
give
your
servants an account
of
your
dream,
and we
will make clear
to
you
the sense
of
it.
The
king
made answer
and
said
to
the Chaldaeans,
This
is my decision:
if
you
do
not
make clear
to me
the
dream
and
the sense
of
it,
you
will be cut
in bits
and your
houses
made waste.
But
if
you make clear
the
dream
and
the sense
of
it,
you will have
from
me offerings
and
rewards
and
great honour:
so make clear
to
me
the
dream
and
the sense
of
it.
A
second
time they
said
in answer, Let
the
king give his
servants an account
of his
dream,
and we
will make clear
the sense.
The
king
made answer
and
said,
I am certain
that
you
are attempting
to get
more
time,
because
you
see
that
my decision
is fixed;
That
if
you do
not
make
my
dream clear
to
me
there
is only
one fate
for
you:
for
you have
made ready
false
and evil
words
to
say
before
me till
the
times
are
changed:
so give
me an account
of
the
dream,
and
I
will be certain
that
you
are able
to
make
the sense
of
it clear.
Then
the Chaldaeans
said
to
the
king
in answer,
There
is
not
a
man
on
earth
able
to make clear
the king's business;
for
no
king, however
great
his power,
has ever made
such
a request
to
any wonder-worker
or user
of
secret arts
or Chaldaean.
The king's request
is a very hard
one,
and
there
is
no
other
who
is able
to make
it clear
to
the
king,
but
the
gods,
whose living-place
is
not
with
flesh.
Because
of
this
the
king
was
angry
and full
of wrath,
and
gave
orders
for
the destruction
of
all
the
wise
men
of
Babylon.
So
the order
went out that
the
wise
men were
to be put
to death;
and they were looking
for
Daniel
and
his
friends
to put them
to death.
Then
Daniel gave an answer
with wisdom
and good sense
to
Arioch,
the
captain
of
the king's armed
men,
who
had
gone out
to put
to death
the
wise
men
of
Babylon;
He
made answer
and
said
to
Arioch, O captain
of
the
king,
why
is
the king's order
so cruel?
Then
Arioch
gave
Daniel an
account
of
the business.
And
Daniel
went
in
and
made
a
request
to
the
king
to
give
him
time
and
he would make clear
the sense
of
his dream
to
the
king.
And
Daniel
went
to
his
house
and gave
his
friends
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah
the news:
So
that
they might make
a
request
for
the mercy
of
the
God
of
heaven
in
the question
of
this secret;
so
that
Daniel
and
his
friends might
not come
to destruction
with
the
rest
of
the
wise
men
of
Babylon.
Then
the secret
was made clear
to
Daniel
in
a
vision
of
the
night.
And
Daniel gave blessing
to
the
God
of
heaven.
And
Daniel
said
in answer, May
the
name
of
God
be
praised
for
ever
and
ever:
for
wisdom
and strength
are
his:
By
him
times
and years
are
changed: by
him
kings
are
taken
away
and
kings
are lifted up:
he
gives
wisdom
to
the
wise,
and
knowledge
to those whose minds
are awake:
He
is
the unveiler
of
deep
and secret things:
he has knowledge
of
what
is in
the dark,
and
the light has
its living-place
with him.
I
give
you
praise
and worship, O
God
of
my
fathers,
who
have
given
me
wisdom
and strength,
and
have
now
made clear
to
me
what
we
were requesting
from
you:
for
you
have
given us knowledge
of
the king's business.
For
this reason
Daniel
went
to
Arioch,
to
whom
the
king
had
given
orders
for
the destruction
of
the
wise
men
of
Babylon,
and
said
to
him, Do not put
to death
the
wise
men
of
Babylon:
take
me
in
before
the
king
and
I
will make clear
to
him
the sense
of
the dream.
Then
Arioch
quickly took
Daniel
in
before
the
king,
and
said
to
him, Here
is
a
man
from among
the prisoners
of
Judah,
who
will
make clear
to
the
king
the sense
of
the dream.
The
king
made answer
and
said
to
Daniel,
whose
name
was
Belteshazzar,
Are
you
able
to
make clear
to me
the
dream
which
I
saw
and
its sense?
Then
Daniel
said
in answer
to
the
king,
No
wise
men,
or users
of secret arts,
or wonder-workers,
or readers
of signs,
are
able
to make clear
to
the
king
the secret
he
is searching
for;
But
there
is
a
God
in
heaven,
the unveiler
of secrets,
and
he
has given
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar knowledge
of
what
will
take
place
in
the last
days.
Your
dreams
and
the
visions
of
your
head
on
your
bed
are
these:
As
for
you, O
King,
the
thoughts
which came
to
you
on
your
bed
were
of
what
will come
about
after
this:
and
the unveiler
of secrets
has
made clear
to
you
what
is
to come.
As
for me,
this secret
is
not
made clear
to me
because
of
any
wisdom
which
I
have
more
than
any
living
man,
but
in order
that
the sense
of
the dream
may
be
made clear
to
the
king,
and
that
you
may
have knowledge
of
the
thoughts
of
your
heart.
You, O
King,
were
looking,
and
a
great
image
was there.
This
image, which
was
very
great,
and whose glory
was
very bright,
was placed
before
you: its form sent
fear into
the heart.
As
for
this
image, its
head
was made
of
the best
gold, its
breast
and its
arms
were
of
silver, its middle
and its sides
were
of brass,
Its
legs
of
iron,
its
feet
were
in
part
of
iron
and
in
part
of potter's earth.
While
you
were
looking at
it,
a
stone
was
cut
out,
but
not by
hands,
and
it gave
the
image
a blow
on its
feet,
which
were
of
iron
and earth,
and
they
were broken
in bits.
Then
the
iron
and
the
earth,
the brass
and
the
silver
and
the
gold,
were smashed together,
and
became like
the dust on
the
floors
where grain
is
crushed
in
summer;
and
the
wind took
them away
so
that
no sign
of
them
was
to
be seen:
and
the
stone
which gave
the
image
a blow
became
a
great
mountain, covering
all
the
earth.
This
is
the
dream;
and we
will make clear
to
the
king
the sense
of it.
You, O
King,
king
of
kings,
to
whom
the
God
of
heaven
has
given
the
kingdom,
the
power,
and
the
strength,
and
the
glory,
Wherever
the
children
of
men
are
living; into
whose
hands
he
has
given
the
beasts
of
the
field
and
the
birds
of
heaven,
and
has
made
you
ruler
over them
all,
you
are
the
head
of
gold.
And
after
you
another
kingdom, lower
than
you,
will come
to power;
and
a
third
kingdom,
of brass, ruling
over
all
the
earth.
And
the
fourth
kingdom
will
be
strong
as
iron:
because,
as
all
things
are broken
and overcome by
iron,
so it
will
have
the power
of crushing
and smashing down
all
the earth.
And
as
you
saw
the
feet
and
toes,
part
of potter's work
and
part
of
iron,
there
will
be
a division
in
the
kingdom;
but
there
will
be
some
of
the strength
of
iron
in it,
because
you
saw
the
iron
mixed
with
the potter's earth.
And
as the
toes
of the
feet
were
in
part
of
iron
and
in
part
of earth,
so
part
of the
kingdom will
be
strong
and
part
of it will readily
be broken.
And
as
you
saw
the
iron
mixed
with earth,
they
will give their daughters
to
one
another
as wives:
but
they
will
not
be united
one
with
another,
even
as
iron
is
not
mixed
with earth.
And
in
the
days
of
those
kings,
the
God
of
heaven
will
put up
a
kingdom
which
will never
come
to destruction,
and its power
will never
be given into
the hands
of
another
people,
and
all
these
kingdoms
will
be broken
and overcome by it,
but it
will keep its place
for
ever.
Because
you
saw
that
a
stone
was
cut
out
of
the
mountain
without
hands,
and
that by it
the
iron
and
the brass
and
the earth
and
the
silver
and
the
gold
were broken
to bits,
a
great
God
has given
the
king knowledge
of
what
is
to
take
place
in
the
future:
the
dream
is fixed,
and
its sense
is certain.
Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar, falling
down
on
his
face,
gave
worship
to
Daniel,
and
gave
orders
for an
offering
and spices
to be
given
to him;
And
the
king made answer
to
Daniel
and
said, Truly, your
God
is
a
God
of
gods
and
a
Lord
of
kings,
and an unveiler
of secrets,
for
you
have
been
able
to make
this secret clear.
Then
the
king
made
Daniel
great,
and
gave
him offerings
in
great number,
and
made
him
ruler
over
all
the land
of
Babylon,
and
chief
over
all
the
wise
men
of
Babylon.
And at Daniel's
request,
the
king gave
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego authority
over
the business
of
the land
of
Babylon:
but
Daniel
was kept near
the king's person.
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
made
an
image
of
gold,
sixty
cubits high
and
six
cubits
wide:
he put it up
in
the valley
of
Dura,
in
the land
of
Babylon.
And
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
sent
to get together
all
the captains,
the chiefs,
the
rulers,
the wise men,
the keepers
of public money,
the
judges,
the overseers,
and
all
the
rulers
of
the divisions
of
the country,
to
come
to see
the unveiling
of
the
image
which
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
had put up.
Then
the captains,
the chiefs,
the
rulers,
the wise men,
the keepers
of public money,
the
judges,
the overseers,
and
all
the
rulers
of
the divisions
of
the country, came together
to see
the unveiling
of
the
image
which
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
had put up;
and
they took
their places
before
the
image
which
Nebuchadnezzar
had put up.
Then one
of
the king's criers
said in a loud voice,
To you
the order
is
given, O
peoples,
nations,
and languages,
That
when
the sound
of
the
horn, pipe,
harp,
trigon,
psaltery,
bagpipe,
and
all sorts
of instruments, comes
to
your ears,
you
are
to go
down on
your faces
in
worship before
the
image
of
gold
which
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
has put up:
And anyone
not falling
down
and worshipping
will
that same hour
be put
into a burning
and flaming
fire.
So
at
that
time,
all
the
people,
when
the sound
of
the
horn, pipe,
harp,
trigon,
psaltery,
and
all sorts
of instruments,
came
to
their ears, went
down on
their faces
in
worship
before
the
image
of
gold
which
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
had put up.
At
that
time
certain Chaldaeans
came
near
and made
a statement
against
the
Jews.
They made answer
and
said
to
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king, O
King,
have life
for
ever.
You, O
King,
have given an order
that
every
man,
when
the sound
of
the
horn, pipe,
harp,
trigon,
psaltery,
bagpipe,
and
all sorts
of instruments, comes
to
his ears,
is
to go
down
on
his face
in
worship before
the
image
of
gold:
And anyone
not falling
down
and worshipping
is
to be put
into a burning
and flaming
fire.
There
are
certain
Jews
whom
you
have put
over
the business
of
the land
of
Babylon,
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego;
these
men
have
not given
attention
to
you, O
King:
they
are
not
servants
of
your
gods
or worshippers
of
the
gold
image
which
you
have put up.
Then
Nebuchadnezzar
in
his
wrath
and passion
gave
orders
for
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego
to be sent
for.
Then
they made
these
men
come
in
before
the
king.
Nebuchadnezzar
made answer
and
said
to
them,
Is it
true, O
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego,
that
you
will
not
be
servants
of
my
god
or give
worship
to
the
image
of
gold
which
I
have put up?
Now
if
you
are
ready, on hearing
the sound
of
the
horn, pipe,
harp,
trigon,
psaltery,
bagpipe,
and
all sorts
of instruments,
to go
down on your faces
in
worship before
the
image
which
I
have
made,
it
is well:
but
if
you
will
not give
worship,
that same hour
you
will
be put
into
a burning
and flaming
fire;
and
what
god
is
there
who
will
be able
to take
you
out
of
my
hands?
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego, answering
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king,
said, There
is
no
need
for us
to
give
you an
answer
to
this question.
If our
God,
whose
servants
we
are,
is
able
to keep us safe
from
the burning
and flaming
fire,
and
from
your
hands, O
King,
he
will keep us safe.
But
if
not,
be certain, O
King,
that
we
will
not
be
the
servants
of
your
gods,
or give
worship
to
the
image
of
gold
which
you
have put up.
Then
Nebuchadnezzar
was full
of
wrath,
and
the form
of
his
face
was
changed
against
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego:
and
he
gave
orders
that
the fire
was
to be
heated up
seven
times
more
than
it
was generally
heated.
And
he
gave
orders
to
certain
strong
men
in
his
army
to put cords on
Shadrach,
Meshach
and
Abed-nego
and put
them
into
the burning
and flaming
fire.
Then
these
men had cords put round
them
as
they
were, in their
coats, their
trousers, their hats,
and their clothing,
and
were dropped
into
the burning
and flaming
fire.
And
because
the king's order
was not
to be put on
one side,
and
the
heat
of
the
fire
was
so great,
the
men
who took
up
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego
were burned
to death
by
the
flame
of
the
fire.
And
these
three
men,
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego, with the cords about
them, went
down
into the burning
and flaming
fire.
Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar, full
of fear
and wonder, got
up
quickly,
and
said
to
his wise
men, Did
we
not put
three
men
in cords
into
the
fire?
and
they
made answer
and
said
to
the
king, True, O
King.
He made answer
and
said,
Look!
I
see
four
men loose,
walking
in
the middle
of
the
fire,
and
they
are
not damaged;
and
the form
of
the
fourth
is
like
a
son
of
the
gods.
Then
Nebuchadnezzar
came
near
the
door
of
the burning
and flaming
fire:
he made answer
and
said,
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego,
you
servants
of
the
Most
High
God,
come out
and
come
here.
Then
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego
came out
of
the
fire.
And
the captains,
the chiefs,
and
the rulers,
and
the king's wise
men
who
had come together,
saw
these
men,
over
whose
bodies
the
fire
had
no power,
and
not
a
hair
of their
heads
was burned,
and their coats
were
not
changed,
and
there
was
no
smell
of
fire about
them.
Nebuchadnezzar made answer
and
said, Praise
be
to
the
God
of
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego,
who
has
sent
his
angel
and kept
his
servants safe
who
had faith
in
him,
and
who
put
the king's
word
on one side
and
gave up
their
bodies
to
the fire,
so
that
they might
not
be
servants
or worshippers
of
any
other
god
but
their
God.
And
it
is
my decision
that
any
people,
nation,
or
language
saying evil
against
the
God
of
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego,
will
be cut
to bits
and
their
houses
made waste:
because
there
is
no
other
god
who
is
able
to
give salvation
such
as
this.
Then
the
king gave
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and
Abed-nego even greater authority
in
the land
of
Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar
the king, to all
the peoples, nations,
and languages living
in all
the earth: May
your peace
be increased.
It has seemed good
to
me
to make clear
the signs
and wonders which
the Most High God has done
with
me.
How great
are
his signs!
and how full
of power
are
his wonders!
his kingdom
is an eternal kingdom
and
his rule goes on
from generation
to generation.
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest
in my place,
and all things
were going well
for
me
in my great house:
I saw
a
dream
which
was
a cause
of great fear
to
me;
I
was troubled
by
the images
of
my mind
on
my bed,
and
by
the visions
of
my head.
And
I
gave
orders
for
all
the wise men
of Babylon
to come
in before me
so
that
they might
make clear
to me
the sense
of
my
dream.
Then
the wonder-workers,
the users
of secret arts,
the Chaldaeans,
and
the readers
of signs came
in
to me:
and I put
the dream before them but they did not make clear
the sense
of
it
to me.
But at last Daniel
came in before me, he whose name
was Belteshazzar, after
the name of my god,
and in whom is
the spirit of
the holy gods:
and I put
the dream before him, saying,
O Belteshazzar, master
of
the wonder-workers,
because
I am certain that
the spirit
of
the holy gods is
in you,
and you are troubled
by no secret; this is
the dream which
I saw: make clear
to me
its sense.
On my
bed
I
saw
a
vision: there
was
a tree
in
the middle
of
the earth,
and
it
was very high.
And
the
tree became tall
and strong, stretching up
to heaven,
and
to be seen
from
the ends
of
the earth:
Its leaves
were fair
and it
had much fruit,
and
in it
was food enough
for all:
the
beasts
of
the
field
had shade under it,
and
the birds
of
heaven
were resting
in its branches,
and it gave food
to all living things.
In
the visions
of my head
on my bed
I saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down
from heaven,
Crying out
with
a loud voice;
and this
is
what
he said: Let
the tree be cut down
and
its branches broken off; let
its leaves be taken off
and
its fruit sent
in every direction: let
the beasts get away
from under
it
and
the birds
from
its branches:
But keep
its broken end
and
its roots still
in
the earth,
even
with
a band
of iron
and brass; let him
have
the young grass
of
the field
for food,
and let him
be wet
with
the dew
of heaven,
and let
his part
be
with
the beasts.
Let
his heart
be changed
from
that
of
a man,
and
the heart
of
a beast
be
given
to him;
and let seven
times go by him.
This order
is fixed by
the watchers,
and
the decision
is by
the word
of
the holy ones:
so
that
the living may be certain
that
the Most High
is ruler over
the kingdom
of men,
and gives it
to
any man at
his pleasure, lifting up over it
the lowest
of men.
This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw;
and do you, O Belteshazzar, make clear
the sense
of
it,
for
all
the wise men
of my kingdom are unable
to make
the sense
of
it clear
to me; but you are able,
for
the spirit
of
the holy gods is
in you.
Then Daniel,
whose name
was Belteshazzar,
was at a loss
for a time,
his thoughts troubling him.
The
king made answer
and said, Belteshazzar, do not be troubled by
the dream
or by
the sense
of
it. Belteshazzar, answering, said,
My lord, may
the dream be about your haters,
and its sense about
those
who
are
against
you.
The
tree
which
you
saw,
which became tall
and strong, stretching up
to
heaven
and
seen
from
the ends
of
the
earth;
Which
had fair leaves
and much fruit,
and
had
in
it food
for all; under
which
the beasts
of
the field
were living,
and
in
the branches
of
which
the birds
of heaven
had their resting-places:
It
is
you, O King,
who
have become great
and strong:
for
your power
is increased
and stretching up
to
heaven,
and
your rule
to
the end
of
the earth.
And
as
for
the vision
which
the king saw
of a watcher, a holy one, coming down
from
heaven,
saying, Let
the
tree be cut down
and
given
to destruction;
This is
the sense
of
it, O
King,
and
it is
the decision
of
the Most High which
has come
on my lord
the
king:
That they
will send
you out from
among men,
to be
with
the beasts
of
the field; they
will give
you grass
for
your food like
the oxen,
and
you
will be wet
with
the dew
of heaven,
and seven times
will go by
you, till
you are certain
that
the Most High is ruler
in
the kingdom
of men,
and gives
it
to
any man at
his pleasure.
And
as
they gave orders
to let
the broken
end
and
the roots
of
the tree
be,
so
your
kingdom
will
be safe
for
you
after
it
is clear
to
you
that
the heavens
are ruling.
For
this cause, O
King, let
my suggestion be pleasing
to
you,
and let your sins be covered by righteousness
and your evil-doing by mercy
to
the poor,
so
that
the time
of your well-being may be longer.
All
this
came
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar.
At
the end
of twelve months
he
was walking
on
the roof
of
his great house
in Babylon.
The king made answer
and said,
Is
this not
great Babylon,
which
I have made
for
the living-place
of kings,
by
the strength
of
my power
and
for
the glory
of
my honour?
While
the word
was still
in
the king's mouth, a voice came down
from
heaven, saying, O King
Nebuchadnezzar,
to
you
it
is said:
The
kingdom
has gone
from
you:
And
they
will send
you
out
from among men,
to be
with
the beasts
of
the field;
they
will give
you grass
for your food like
the oxen,
and seven times
will go by
you, till
you
are certain
that
the Most High
is ruler
in
the kingdom
of men,
and gives it
to
any man at
his pleasure.
That very hour
the order
about Nebuchadnezzar
was put into effect:
and he
was sent out from
among men,
and had grass
for
his food like
the oxen,
and
his body
was wet
with
the dew
of heaven, till
his hair became long
as eagles' feathers
and
his nails like those
of birds.
And at
the end
of
the days,
I,
Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up
my eyes
to
heaven, got back
my reason,
and, blessing
the Most High,
I gave
praise
and honour
to him
who
is living
for ever,
whose rule
is an eternal rule
and
whose kingdom goes on
from generation
to generation.
And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
At the same time my reason came back to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my honour and my great name came back to me; and my wise men and my lords were turned to me again; and I was made safe in my kingdom and had more power than before.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give worship and praise and honour to the King of heaven; for all his works are true and his ways are right: and those who go in pride he is able to make low.
Belshazzar
the
king
made
a
great
feast
for
a
thousand
of his lords,
drinking
wine
before
the
thousand.
Belshazzar, while
he
was overcome with
wine,
gave
orders
for
them
to put before
him
the
gold
and
silver
vessels
which
Nebuchadnezzar,
his
father,
had
taken
from
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem;
so
that
the
king
and
his lords,
his
wives
and
his other women,
might take their
drink
from
them.
Then
they
took
in
the
gold
and silver
vessels
which
had been
in
the
Temple
of
the
house
of
God
at
Jerusalem;
and
the
king
and
his lords,
his
wives
and
his other women,
took wine
from them.
They took their
wine
and gave
praise to
the
gods
of
gold
and
silver,
of brass
and
iron
and
wood
and
stone.
In
that very hour
the
fingers
of
a man's
hand
were
seen,
writing
opposite
the support
for
the light
on
the white
wall
of
the king's house,
and
the
king
saw
the part
of
the
hand
which
was
writing.
Then
the colour
went
from
the king's
face,
and
he
was
troubled by his
thoughts; strength
went
from his body,
and his knees
were shaking.
The
king, crying
out
with
a loud voice,
said
that
the users
of secret arts,
the Chaldaeans,
and
the readers
of signs,
were
to be sent
for.
The
king
made answer
and
said
to
the
wise
men
of
Babylon, Whoever
is able
to make
out
this
writing,
and make clear
to
me
the sense
of
it,
will be
clothed
in
purple
and
have
a chain
of
gold round
his
neck,
and
will be
a
ruler
of high
authority
in
the
kingdom.
Then
all
the king's
wise
men
came
in:
but
they were
not
able
to
make out
the
writing
or give
the sense
of it
to
the
king.
Then
King
Belshazzar
was
greatly
troubled
and
the colour went
from
his
face,
and
his lords
were at
a loss.
The
queen,
because
of
the
words
of
the
king
and
his lords,
came
into
the
house
of
the feast:
the
queen made answer
and
said, O
King,
have life
for
ever; do not
be
troubled by your
thoughts
or let
the colour go
from your
face:
There
is
a
man
in
your
kingdom
in
whom
is
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods;
and
in
the
days
of
your
father, light
and reason like
the
wisdom
of
the
gods
were seen
in
him:
and
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
your
father,
made
him master
of
the wonder-workers,
and
the users
of secret arts,
and
the Chaldaeans,
and
the readers
of signs;
Because
a most special
spirit,
and
knowledge
and
reason
and
the power
of reading
dreams
and unfolding dark sayings
and answering hard questions,
were seen
to
be
in him,
even
in
Daniel (named
Belteshazzar
by
the
king):
now
let
Daniel
be sent
for,
and
he
will
make clear
the sense
of
the writing.
Then
they took
Daniel
in
before
the
king;
the
king made answer
and
said
to
Daniel,
So
you
are
that
Daniel,
of
the prisoners
of
Judah,
whom
my
father took out
of
Judah.
And
I have
had news
of
you,
that
the
spirit
of
the
gods
is
in
you,
and
that light
and reason
and special
wisdom have been seen
in
you.
And
now
the
wise
men,
the users
of
secret arts, have been sent
in
before
me
for
the purpose
of reading
this
writing
and
making clear
to
me
the sense
of it:
but
they
are
not
able
to
make clear
the sense
of
the
thing:
And
I
have
had news
of
you,
that
you
have
the power
of
making things clear,
and
of answering hard questions:
now
if
you
are
able
to
make out
the
writing
and
give me
the sense
of
it,
you
will
be
clothed
in
purple
and
have a
gold chain round
your
neck
and
be a
ruler
of high
authority
in
the
kingdom.
Then
Daniel
made answer
and
said
to
the
king, Keep
your offerings
for yourself,
and
give
your
rewards
to
another;
but
I, after reading
the
writing
to
the
king,
will
give
him
the sense
of it.
As for
you, O
King,
the
Most
High
God
gave
to
Nebuchadnezzar,
your
father,
the
kingdom
and great power
and
glory
and honour:
And
because
of
the great power
he
gave
him,
all
peoples
and
nations
and languages
were shaking
in
fear
before
him:
some
he put
to death
and others
he
kept living, at
his pleasure, lifting
up
some
and putting others down
as it pleased
him.
But
when
his
heart
was
lifted up
and
his
spirit
became hard with pride,
he
was
put down
from
his place
as king,
and
they took
his
glory
from
him:
And
he
was sent out
from
among
the
sons
of
men;
and
his
heart
was
made
like
the beasts',
and
he
was living
with
the asses
of
the fields;
he
had
grass
for
his food
like
the oxen,
and
his
body
was wet
with
the
dew
of
heaven, till
he
was certain
that
the
Most
High
is
ruler
in
the
kingdom
of
men,
and gives power
over
it
to
anyone
at
his pleasure.
And
you,
his
son, O
Belshazzar, have
not kept
your
heart free
from pride,
though
you
had knowledge
of
all
this;
But
you have been lifting
yourself
up
against
the
Lord
of
heaven,
and
they have put
the
vessels
of
his
house
before
you,
and
you
and
your lords,
your
wives
and
your women, have taken
wine
in them;
and
you have given
praise
to
gods
of
silver
and
gold,
of brass
and
iron
and
wood
and
stone,
who
are
without
the
power
of
seeing
or hearing,
and
without knowledge:
and
to
the
God
in
whose
hand
your breath
is,
and
whose
are
all
your
ways,
you have
not given glory;
Then
the
part
of
the
hand
was
sent out
from
before
him,
and
this
writing
was recorded.
And
this
is
the
writing
which
was recorded,
Mene, tekel, peres.
This
is
the sense
of
the
words:
Mene;
your
kingdom
has been
numbered by
God
and ended.
Tekel; you have been put in the
scales
and seen to be under weight.
Peres;
your
kingdom
has been cut up
and
given
to
the
Medes
and
Persians.
Then, by
the order
of
Belshazzar,
they put
a
purple robe
on
Daniel,
and
a
gold chain round
his
neck,
and
a public statement
was made
that
he
was
to
be
a
ruler
of high
authority
in
the
kingdom.
That very
night
Belshazzar,
the
king
of
the Chaldaeans,
was put
to death.
And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.
Darius was pleased
to put over
the
kingdom a hundred
and twenty captains, who were
to be all through
the
kingdom;
And
over them
were three chief rulers,
of
whom Daniel
was one;
and
the captains
were
to
be responsible
to
the chief rulers,
so
that
the king might undergo no loss.
Then this
Daniel did
his work better
than
the chief rulers
and
the captains,
because
there
was
a special spirit
in
him;
and it
was
the king's purpose
to put
him
over all
the kingdom.
Then
the chief rulers
and
the captains
were looking
for some cause
for putting
Daniel
in
the wrong
in connection
with
the
kingdom,
but
they
were unable
to put forward
any wrongdoing
or error
against
him;
because
he
was true,
and no error
or wrong
was
to
be seen
in
him.
Then these men said,
We
will only get
a reason
for attacking
Daniel
in connection
with
the law
of
his God.
Then
these chief rulers
and
the captains came
to
the king
and
said
to him, O King Darius, have life
for ever.
All
the chief rulers
of
the kingdom,
the chiefs
and
the captains,
the wise men
and
the rulers,
have made
a common decision
to put
in force
a law having
the king's authority,
and
to give
a strong order,
that whoever makes any request
to any god
or man
but
you, O
King,
for thirty days,
is
to be put into
the lions' hole.
Now, O
King, put
the order
in force, signing
the writing
so
that it may not
be changed, like
the law
of
the Medes
and Persians
which may not come
to
an end.
For this reason
King Darius put
his name on
the
writing
and
the order.
And Daniel, on hearing
that
the
writing
had been
signed, went into
his house; (now he
had windows
in
his room on
the roof opening
in
the direction
of Jerusalem;)
and three times a day he went down on
his knees
in prayer
and praise
before
his God,
as he
had done
before.
Then
these men
were watching
and saw
Daniel
making prayers
and requesting grace
before
his
God.
Then
they
came near
before
the king
and said, O King, have you not put your name
to an order
that any
man who
makes
a
request
to any
god
or
man
but you, O King,
for thirty days,
is
to
be put into
the lions' hole?
The king
made answer
and said,
The thing
is fixed
by
the law
of
the Medes
and Persians which may not come
to an end.
Then
they
made answer
and
said
before
the
king, Daniel, one
of
the prisoners
of Judah,
has
no respect
for
you, O
King,
or
for
the order
signed
by
you,
but three times
a
day
he
makes
his prayer
to
God.
When this thing came
to
the king's ears,
it
was very evil
to
him,
and
his heart
was fixed
on keeping
Daniel safe,
and till
the going down
of
the sun
he
was doing everything
in
his power
to get
him free.
Then these men said
to
the
king,
Be certain, O
King,
that
by
the law
of
the Medes
and Persians no order
or law
which
the
king
has put into force may
be changed.
Then
the
king
gave
the order,
and
they took Daniel
and put
him into
the lions' hole.
The
king
made answer
and
said
to Daniel,
Your God,
whose servant
you
are
at
all times,
will keep
you safe.
Then
they got
a stone
and put
it over
the mouth
of
the hole,
and
it
was stamped
with
the king's stamp
and
with
the stamp
of
the lords,
so
that
the decision about
Daniel might not
be changed.
Then
the
king
went
to
his great house,
and took
no food
that night,
and
no ...
were placed before him,
and
his sleep
went
from him.
Then very early
in
the morning
the
king got
up
and
went quickly
to
the lions' hole.
And
when
he came near
the hole
where Daniel
was,
he gave
a loud cry
of grief;
the
king
made answer
and said
to Daniel, O Daniel, servant
of
the living God,
is your God,
whose servant
you
are
at all times, able
to keep
you safe
from
the
lions?
Then
Daniel
said
to
the
king, O
King,
have
life
for ever.
My God
has sent his angel
to keep
the lions' mouths shut,
and
they
have done me no damage: because
I
was seen
to be without sin before him;
and further, before you, O
King,
I
have done no wrong.
Then
the
king
was very glad,
and gave orders
for them
to take Daniel
up
out
of
the hole.
So Daniel
was taken
up
out
of
the hole
and
he
was seen
to
be untouched,
because
he
had faith
in
his
God.
And
at
the king's order,
they took
those men
who
had
said evil
against
Daniel,
and put
them
in
the lions' hole,
with
their wives
and
their children;
and
they
had
not got
to
the floor
of
the hole before
the lions overcame
them
and
all
their bones
were broken.
Then
King Darius sent
a letter
to
all
the peoples, nations,
and languages, living
in
all
the earth: May your peace be increased.
It
is
my order
that
in
all
the kingdom
of
which
I am ruler, men
are
to be shaking with fear before
the God
of Daniel:
for
he
is
the
living God, unchanging
for ever,
and
his kingdom
is one
which
will never come
to destruction,
his rule
will go on
to
the end.
He gives salvation
and makes men free
from danger,
and
does signs
and wonders
in heaven
and earth,
who
has
kept
Daniel safe
from
the power
of
the lions.
So this
Daniel did well
in
the kingdom
of Darius
and
in
the kingdom
of Cyrus
the Persian.
In
the
first
year
of
Belshazzar,
king
of
Babylon,
Daniel
saw
a
dream,
and
visions came into
his
head
on
his
bed:
then
he put
the
dream
in
writing.
I
had
a
vision
by
night,
and
saw
the
four
winds
of
heaven violently moving
the
great
sea.
And
four
great
beasts came
up
from
the
sea,
different
one
from
another.
The
first
was like
a
lion
and
had eagle's
wings;
while
I
was
watching
its
wings
were pulled off,
and
it
was
lifted up
from
the
earth
and placed
on two
feet like
a
man,
and
a man's
heart
was
given
to
it.
And I saw
another
beast,
like
a
bear,
and
it
was lifted up on
one
side,
and
three side-bones
were
in
its
mouth,
between
its
teeth:
and
they
said
to
it, Up! take
much
flesh.
After
this
I
saw
another
beast,
like
a
leopard,
which
had
on its
back
four
wings
like
those
of
a
bird;
and
the
beast
had
four
heads,
and
the power
of
a ruler
was
given
to
it.
After
this,
in
my
vision
of
the
night,
I
saw
a
fourth
beast,
a thing causing
fear
and very troubling, full
of power
and very
strong;
and it
had
great
iron
teeth: it took
its food, crushing
some
of it
to bits
and stamping
down
the
rest with
its
feet: it
was
different
from
all
the
beasts
before it;
and it
had
ten
horns.
I
was
watching
the
horns with care,
and
I saw
another coming
up
among them,
a
little
one,
before which
three
of
the
first
horns
were
pulled
up
by
the
roots:
and there
were
eyes like
a man's
eyes in
this
horn,
and
a
mouth saying
great things.
I went
on
looking till
the seats
of kings
were placed,
and one
like
a very old man
took
his
seat:
his clothing
was
white
as
snow,
and
the
hair
of
his
head
was
like clean
wool;
his
seat
was
flames
of
fire
and its
wheels
burning
fire.
A stream
of
fire
was
flowing
and
coming out
from
before
him:
a
thousand
thousands
were
his servants,
and ten
thousand times ten
thousand
were
in their places
before
him:
the judge
was seated
and
the
books
were
open.
Then
I
saw —
because
of
the
voice
of
the
great
words
which
the
horn said —
I
saw till
the
beast
was put
to death,
and
its
body
was
given
to destruction,
and
the
beast
was
given
to
the
burning
of
fire.
As
for
the
rest
of
the
beasts, their
authority
was
taken
away: but they let them go
on
living
for
a measure
of
time.
I
saw in
visions
of
the
night,
and there
was
coming
with
the
clouds
of
heaven one like
a
man,
and he
came
to
the one who
was very
old,
and they took
him
near
before
him.
And
to
him
was
given
authority
and
glory
and a
kingdom;
and
all
peoples,
nations,
and languages
were
his
servants:
his
authority
is an eternal
authority
which
will
not
come
to an end,
and
his
kingdom
is one
which
will
not
come
to destruction.
As for me,
Daniel, my
spirit
was pained because
of this,
and the
visions
of my
head were troubling me.
I
came
near
to
one
of those who were waiting there, questioning
him
about
what
all
this
was.
And he
said
to me
that he would
make clear
to me
the sense
of
these
things.
These
great
beasts
are
four
kings
who
will be cut off
from
the
earth.
But
the
saints
of
the Most High
will take
the
kingdom,
and it
will be theirs
for
ever, even
for
ever
and
ever.
Then
it
was
my desire
to
have certain knowledge
about
the
fourth
beast,
which
was
different
from
all
the others,
a cause
of great
fear,
whose
teeth
were
of
iron
and
his
nails
of brass;
who took
his food, crushing
some
of
it
to bits
and stamping
on
the
rest
with
his
feet;
And
about
the
ten
horns
on
his
head
and
the other
which
came
up, causing
the
fall
of
three;
that
horn
which
had
eyes,
and a
mouth saying
great things,
which seemed
to be greater
than
the other
horns.
And I
saw how
that
horn
made
war on
the
saints
and overcame
them,
Till
he
came,
who
was very old,
and
the decision
was made
and
the authority
was
given
to
the
saints
of
the Most High;
and
the
time
came
when
the
saints
took
the
kingdom.
This
is
what
he
said:
The
fourth
beast
is
a
fourth
kingdom
which
will come on
earth,
different
from
all
the
kingdoms,
and
it
will overcome
all
the
earth, crushing
it
down
and smashing
it.
And
as
for
the
ten
horns, out
of
this
kingdom
ten
kings
will come
to power;
and
after them
another
will come up:
he
will be
different
from
the
first
ones
and
will put down
three
kings.
And he
will say
words
against
the
Most
High, attempting
to put an end
to
the
saints
of
the
Most
High;
and he
will have
the idea
of changing
times
and
law;
and
the
saints
will be
given into his
hands
for
a
time
and
times
and
half
a
time.
But
the judge
will
be seated,
and they
will put an
end
to his
authority,
to overcome it
and send complete destruction
on it.
And
the
kingdom
and
the
authority
and
the power
of
the
kingdoms
under
all
the
heaven
will be
given
to
the
people
of
the
saints
of
the Most High:
his
kingdom
is an eternal
kingdom,
and
all powers
will be
his
servants
and do
his pleasure.
Here
is
the
end
of
the
account.
As
for me,
Daniel,
I
was
greatly
troubled by
my
thoughts,
and
the colour went
from
my
face:
but
I
kept
the
thing
in
my heart.
In
the
third
year
of
the
rule
of
Belshazzar
the
king,
a
vision
was
seen
by
me,
Daniel,
after
the
one
I
saw
at
first.
And
I
saw
in
the
vision;
and
when
I
saw
it,
I
was
in
the strong town Shushan,
which
is
in
the country
of
Elam;
and
in
the
vision
I
was
by
the water-door
of
the
Ulai.
And lifting
up
my
eyes,
I
saw,
there
before
the stream,
a male
sheep
with
two
horns:
and
the
two
horns
were
high,
but
one
was
higher
than
the
other,
the
higher
one
coming
up
last.
I
saw
the
sheep pushing
to
the
west
and
to
the
north
and
to
the
south;
and
no
beasts
were
able
to
keep
their
place
before
him,
and
no
one
was
able
to get
people
out
of
his
power;
but
he
did
whatever
his
pleasure
was
and
made
himself
great.
And
while
I
was giving
thought
to
this,
I
saw
a he-goat
coming
from
the
west
over
the
face
of
all
the
earth
without
touching
the
earth:
and
the he-goat
had
a great
horn
between
his
eyes.
And
he
came
to
the two-horned sheep
which
I
saw
before
the stream, rushing
at
him
in
the
heat
of
his
power.
And
I
saw
him
come right
up
to
the sheep,
and
he
was moved
with wrath
against
him,
attacking
the sheep
so
that
his
two
horns
were
broken;
and
the sheep
had
not
strength
to
keep
his
place
before
him,
but
was pushed
down
on
the
earth
and
crushed
under
his feet:
and
there
was
no
one
to
get
the sheep
out
of
his
power.
And
the he-goat
became
very
great:
and
when
he
was
strong,
the
great
horn
was
broken,
and
in
its
place
came
up
four other
horns turned
to
the
four
winds
of
heaven.
And
out
of
one
of
them
came
another
horn,
a little
one,
which
became very
great, stretching
to
the
south
and
to
the
east
and
to
the
beautiful land.
And
it
became
great,
even
as high
as
the
army
of
heaven, pulling
down
some
of
the
army,
even
of
the
stars,
to
the
earth
and crushing
them
under
its feet.
It
made
itself
great,
even
as
great
as
the lord
of
the
army;
and
by
it
the
regular burned
offering
was taken
away,
and
the
place overturned
and
the
holy
place
made waste.
...
against
the
regular burned offering;
and ... crushed
down
to
the
earth,
and
it
did
its pleasure
and things went well
for
it.
Then
there
came
to
my ears
the voice
of
a
holy
one
talking;
and
another
holy
one
said
to
that
certain
one
who
was
talking,
How
long
will
the
vision
be
while
the
regular burned
offering
is
taken away,
and
the unclean
thing
causing fear
is
put
up,
and
the
holy
place crushed under foot?
And
he
said
to
him,
For
two
thousand,
three
hundred
evenings
and
mornings;
then
the
holy
place
will be
made clean.
And
it
came
about
that
when
I,
Daniel,
had
seen
this
vision,
I
had
a
desire
for
the sense
of
it
to
be unfolded;
and
I
saw
one
before
me
in
the
form
of
a
man.
And
the
voice
of
a
man
came
to
my ears
between
the sides
of
the
Ulai,
crying
out
and
saying,
Gabriel,
make
the
vision clear
to
this
man.
So
he
came
and
took
his
place
near
where
I
was;
and
when
he
came,
I
was full
of fear
and
went
down
on
my
face:
but
he
said
to
me,
Let
it
be clear
to
you, O
son
of
man;
for
the
vision
has
to
do
with
the
time
of
the
end.
Now
while
he
was
talking
to
me,
I
went
into
a deep sleep
with
my
face
to
the
earth:
but
touching
me,
he put
me
on
my feet
where
I
had
been.
And
he
said,
See,
I
will
make clear
to
you
what
is
to
come
in
the
later
time
of
the
wrath:
for
it
has
to do
with
the
fixed
time
of
the
end.
The sheep
which
you
saw
with two
horns,
they
are
the
kings
of
Media
and
Persia.
And
the he-goat
is
the
king
of
Greece:
and
the
great
horn
between
his
eyes
is
the
first
king.
And
as
for
that
which
was
broken,
in
place
of
which
four came
up,
four
kingdoms
will come
up
from
his
nation,
but
not
with
his
power.
And
in
the later years
of
their
kingdom,
when
their evil doings
have become
complete,
there
will
come
up
a
king
full
of pride
and expert
in
dark
sayings.
And
his
power
will
be
great,
and
he
will
be purposing strange
things.
And all
will
go well
for
him
and
he
will
do
his pleasure;
and
he
will send
destruction
on
the
strong
ones.
And
his designs
will
be turned
against
the holy people, causing
deceit
to
do well
in
his
hand;
in
his
heart
he
will
make
himself
great,
and send
destruction
on numbers
who
are
living unconscious
of
their danger;
and
he
will
put
himself
up
against
the
prince
of
princes;
but
he
will
be
broken, though
not
by men's
hands.
And
the
vision
of
evenings
and
mornings
which
has
been talked
of
is
true:
and
keep
the
vision
secret;
for
it
has
to do
with
the far-off future.
And
I,
Daniel,
was ill
for
some
days;
then
I
got
up
and
did
the king's
business:
and
I
was
full
of wonder
at
the
vision,
but
no
one
was able
to
give
the sense
of
it.
In
the
first
year
of
Darius,
the
son
of
Ahasuerus,
of
the
seed
of
the
Medes,
who
was
made
king
over
the
kingdom
of
the Chaldaeans;
In
the
first
year
of
his
rule,
I,
Daniel, saw clearly
from
the
books
the
number
of
years
given
by
the
word
of
the
Lord
to
the
prophet
Jeremiah,
in
which
the making
waste
of
Jerusalem
was
to
be
complete,
that
is,
seventy
years.
And turning
my
face
to
the
Lord
God,
I
gave myself
up
to
prayer, requesting
his grace, going without food,
in haircloth
and
dust.
And
I
made prayer
to
the
Lord
my
God, putting
our sins
before
him,
and
said,
O
Lord,
the
great
God,
greatly
to
be
feared.
keeping
your
agreement
and
mercy
with those
who
have
love
for
you
and
do
your
orders;
We
are sinners, acting wrongly
and doing
evil; we have
gone
against
you,
turning
away
from
your
orders
and
from
your laws:
We
have
not
given ear
to
your
servants
the
prophets,
who
said words
in
your
name
to
our
kings
and
our
rulers
and
our
fathers
and
all
the
people
of
the
land.
O
Lord,
righteousness
is yours,
but
shame
is
on
us,
even
to
this
day;
and
on
the
men
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
and
on
all
Israel,
those
who
are
near
and
those
who
are
far
off,
in
all
the
countries
where
you
have sent
them
because
of
the sin
which
they
have
done
against
you.
O
Lord,
shame
is
on
us,
on
our
kings
and
our
rulers
and
our
fathers,
because
of
our
sin
against
you.
With
the
Lord
our
God
are
mercies
and
forgiveness,
for
we
have gone
against
him;
And
have
not
given ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
our
God
to go
in
the
way
of
his
laws
which
he
put
before
us
by
the
mouth
of
his
servants
the
prophets.
And
all
Israel
have
been sinners
against
your
law,
turning
away
so
as
not
to
give ear
to
your
voice:
and
the
curse
has
been let
loose
on
us,
and
the
oath
recorded
in
the
law
of
Moses,
the
servant
of
God,
for
we
have
done evil
against
him.
And
he
has given
effect
to
his
words
which
he
said
against
us
and
against
those
who
were
our
judges,
by sending
a
great
evil
on
us:
for
under
all
heaven
there
has
not
been
done
what
has
been
done
to
Jerusalem.
As
it
was
recorded
in
the
law
of
Moses,
all
this
evil
has
come
on
us:
but
we
have
made
no prayer
for grace
from
the
Lord
our
God
that
we
might
be
turned
from
our
evil doings
and
come
to
true wisdom.
So
the
Lord
has
been
watching
over
this
evil
and
has
made
it
come
on
us:
for
the
Lord
our
God
is upright
in
all
his
acts
which
he
has
done,
and
we
have
not
given ear
to
his
voice.
And
now,
O
Lord
our
God,
who
took
your
people
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
with
a
strong
hand
and
made
a
great
name
for yourself
even
to
this
day;
we
are sinners,
we
have
done
evil.
O
Lord,
because
of
your
righteousness,
let
your
wrath
and
your passion
be
turned
away
from
your
town
Jerusalem,
your
holy
mountain:
because,
through
our
sins
and
the evil-doing
of
our
fathers,
Jerusalem
and
your
people
have
become
a
cause
of
shame
to
all
who
are
round
about
us.
And
now,
give ear,
O
our
God,
to
the
prayer
of
your
servant
and
to
his
request
for grace,
and
let
your
face
be shining
on
your
holy
place which
is
made waste,
because
of
your
servants,
O
Lord.
O
my
God,
let
your
ear
be
turned
and
give
hearing;
let
your
eyes
be
open
and
see
how
we
have
been
made
waste
and
the
town
which
is
named
by
your
name:
for
we
are
not offering
our prayers
before
you
because
of
our
righteousness,
but
because
of
your
great
mercies.
O
Lord,
give ear;
O
Lord,
have forgiveness;
O
Lord, take note
and
do;
let there
be
no
more waiting;
for
the honour
of
your
name,
O
my
God,
because
your
town
and
your
people
are
named
by
your
name.
And
while
I
was
still
saying
these words
in prayer,
and putting
my
sins
and
the
sins
of
my
people
Israel
before
the
Lord,
and requesting
grace
from
the
Lord
my
God
for
the
holy
mountain
of
my
God;
Even
while
I
was
still
in
prayer,
the
man
Gabriel,
whom
I
had
seen
in
the
vision
at
first
when
my
weariness
was great, put
his hand
on
me
about
the
time
of
the
evening
offering.
And teaching
me
and
talking
to
me
he
said, O
Daniel,
I
have
come
now
to
give
you wisdom.
At
the
first
word
of
your prayer
a
word
went
out,
and
I
have
come
to
give
you knowledge;
for
you
are
a man dearly loved:
so
give
thought
to
the
word
and
let
the
vision
be
clear
to
you.
Seventy
weeks
have
been fixed
for
your
people
and
your
holy
town,
to let wrongdoing
be complete
and
sin
come
to
its full limit,
and
for
the clearing
away
of evil-doing
and
the
coming
in
of
eternal
righteousness:
so
that
the
vision
and
the word
of
the
prophet may
be stamped
as true,
and
to
put
the
holy
oil
on
a
most
holy
place.
Have
then
the
certain
knowledge
that
from
the
going
out
of
the
word
for
the
building
again
of
Jerusalem
till
the coming
of
a
prince,
on whom
the holy oil
has been
put,
will
be
seven
weeks:
in sixty-two
weeks
its
building
will
be complete,
with
square
and earthwork.
And
at
the
end
of
the times,
even
after
the sixty-two
weeks,
one
on whom
the
holy oil
has been
put
will
be
cut
off
and
have
no...;
and
the
town
and
the
holy
place
will
be
made
waste
together
with
a
prince;
and
the
end
will
come
with
an
overflowing
of waters,
and
even
to
the
end
there
will
be
war;
the
making
waste which
has been fixed.
And
a strong order
will
be sent
out
against
the
great number
for
one
week;
and
so
for
half
of
the
week
the
offering
and
the
meal
offering
will come
to
an
end;
and
in
its place
will
be
an unclean
thing
causing fear;
till
the
destruction which
has been fixed
is let
loose
on
him
who
has
made
waste.
In
the
third
year
of
Cyrus,
king
of
Persia,
a secret
was unfolded
to
Daniel,
whose
name
was
Belteshazzar;
and
the
thing
was
true,
even
a
hard
work:
and
he
had knowledge
of
it,
and
the
vision
was clear
to
him.
In
those
days
I,
Daniel,
gave
myself
up
to grief
for
three
full
weeks.
I
had
no
pleasing
food,
no
meat
or
wine
came
into
my
mouth,
and
I
put
no oil
on
my
body
till
three
full
weeks
were
ended.
And
on
the twenty-fourth
day
of
the
first
month
I
was
by
the
side
of
the
great
river;
And lifting
up
my
eyes
I
saw
the form
of
a
man
clothed
in
a
linen robe,
and round
him
there
was
a band
of
gold,
of
the
best
gold:
And
his body
was
like
the
beryl,
and
his
face
had
the
look
of
a thunder-flame,
and
his
eyes
were
like
burning lights,
and
his
arms
and
feet
like
the colour
of
polished
brass,
and
the
sound
of
his
voice
was
like
the
sound
of
an
army.
And
I,
Daniel,
was
the
only
one
who
saw
the
vision,
for
the
men
who
were
with
me
did
not
see
it;
but
a
great shaking
came
on
them
and
they
went
in
flight
to
take cover.
So
I
was
by
myself,
and
I
saw
this
great
vision,
and
all
my
strength went
from
me;
and
the colour went
from
my
face.
But
the
sound
of
his
words
came
to
my ears,
and
on
hearing
his
voice
I
went
into
a deep sleep
with
my
face
to
the
earth.
Then
a
hand gave
me
a
touch, awaking
me,
and putting
me
on
my
knees
and
my
hands.
And
he
said
to
me, O
Daniel,
you
man dearly loved,
take
in
the sense
of
the
words
I
say
to
you
and
get
up
on
to
your feet:
for
to
you
I
am
now
sent;
and
when
he
had
said
this
to
me
I got
on
to
my feet, shaking
with fear.
Then
he
said
to
me,
Have
no
fear,
Daniel;
for
from
the
first
day
when
you
gave
your
heart
to getting
wisdom
and
making
yourself poor
in
spirit
before
your
God,
your
words
have
come
to
his ears:
and
I
have
come
because
of
your
words.
But
the angel
of
the
kingdom
of
Persia
put
himself
against
me
for twenty-one
days;
but
Michael,
one
of
the
chief angels,
came
to
my
help;
and
when
I
came
he
was
still
there
with
the angel
of
the
kings
of
Persia.
Now
I
have
come
to
give
you knowledge
of
the
fate
of
your
people
in
the later
days;
for
there
is
still
a
vision
for
the
days.
And
after
he
had
said
these
words
to
me,
I
kept
my
face
turned
to
the
earth
and
was unable
to
say
anything.
Then
one
whose
form
was
like
the
sons
of
men
put
his finger
on
my
lips;
and
opening
my
mouth,
I
said
to
him
who
was
before
me, O
my
lord,
because
of
the
vision
my
pains
have
come
on
me,
and
I
have
no
more
strength.
For
how
may
this
servant
of
my
lord
have
talk
with
my
lord?
for,
as
for
me, straight
away
my
strength went
from
me
and
there
was
no
breath
in
my body.
Then
again
one having
the
form
of
a
man
put
his hand
on
me
and
gave
me
strength.
And
he
said
to
me, O
man greatly loved,
have
no
fear:
peace
be
with
you,
be
strong
and
let
your heart
be lifted up.
And
at
his words
I
became
strong,
and
said,
Let
my
lord
say
on,
for
you
have given
me
strength.
Then
he
said,
It
is
clear
to
you
why
I
have
come
to
you.
And
now
I
will
give
you
an account
of
what
is recorded
in
the true writings:
But
I am going back
to
make war
with
the angel
of Persia,
and
when
I am
gone,
the angel
of Greece
will come.
And
there
is
no
one
on
my
side
against
these,
but
Michael,
your angel.
And
as
for
me,
in
the
first
year
of
Darius
the
Mede
I
was
on
his side
to
make
his
position safe
and
make
him
strong.
And
now
I
will
make
clear
to
you what
is
true.
There
are
still
three
kings
to come
in
Persia,
and
the
fourth
will
have
much
greater
wealth
than
all
of
them:
and
when
he
has
become
strong
through
his
wealth,
he
will put
his forces
in motion
against
all
the
kingdoms
of
Greece.
And
a
strong
king
will come
to power,
ruling
with
great
authority
and
doing whatever
is
his
pleasure.
And
when
he
has become strong,
his
kingdom
will
be
broken
and parted
to
the
four
winds
of
heaven;
but
not
to
his offspring,
for
it
will
be
uprooted;
and
his
kingdom
will
be
for
the
others
and
not
for
these:
but
not
with
the
same
authority
as
his.
And
the
king
of
the
south
will
be
strong,
but
one
of
his
captains
will
be
stronger
than
he
and
will
be
ruler;
and
his
rule
will
be
a
great
rule.
And
at
the
end
of
years
they
will
be
joined
together;
and
the
daughter
of
the
king
of
the
south
will
come
to
the
king
of
the
north
to
make
an agreement:
but
she
will
not
keep
the
strength
of
her
arm;
and
his offspring
will
not
keep
their
place;
but
she
will
be uprooted,
with
those
who
were
the
cause
of
her
coming,
and
her son,
and
he
who
took
her
in
those
times.
But
out
of
a
branch
from
her
roots
one
will
come
up
to
take
his
place,
who
will
come
against
the
army, forcing
his way
into
the
strong
place
of
the
king
of
the
north,
and
he
will
take
them
in hand
and
overcome
them:
And
their
gods
and
their metal images
and
their fair
vessels
of
silver
and
gold
he
will
take
away
into
the south;
and
for some
years
he
will
keep
away
from
the
king
of
the
north.
And
he
will
come
into
the
kingdom
of
the
king
of
the
south,
but
he
will
go
back
to
his
land.
And
his
son
will
make
war,
and
will
get
together
an
army
of
great
forces,
and
he
will
make
an
attack
on
him,
overflowing
and
going past:
and
he
will
again
take
the
war
even
to
his
strong
place.
And
the
king
of
the
south
will
be
moved
with wrath,
and
will
come
out
and
make war
on
him,
on
this same
king
of
the
north:
and
he
will
get
together
a
great
army,
but
the
army
will
be
given
into
his
hand.
And
the
army
will
be
taken
away,
and
his
heart
will
be
uplifted:
he
will
be
the cause
of
the
downfall
of
tens
of
thousands,
but
he
will
not
be
strong.
And
again
the
king
of
the
north
will
get together
an
army
greater
than
the
first;
and
he
will
make
an
attack
on
him
at
the
end
of
years,
with
a
great
army
and
much
wealth.
In
those
times,
a number
will
take
up arms
against
the
king
of
the
south:
and
the
children
of
the
violent
among
your
people
will
be lifting
themselves
up
to
make
the
vision come true;
but
it
will
be
their
downfall.
So
the
king
of
the
north
will
come,
and
put
up earthworks
and
take
a well-armed
town:
and
the
forces
of
the
king
of
the
south
will
make
an attempt
to
keep
their
position,
even
the best
of
his
army,
but
they
will
not
have
strength
to
do
so.
And
he
who
comes
against
him
will
do
his
pleasure,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
keep
his
place
before
him:
he
will
take
up
his
position
in
the
beautiful
land
and
in
his
hand
there
will
be
destruction.
And
it
will
be
his purpose
to
come
with
the strength
of
all
his
kingdom,
but
in
place
of
this
he
will
make
an agreement
with
him;
and
he
will
give
him
the
daughter
of
women
to
send
destruction
on
it;
but
this
will
not
take
place
or
come
about.
After
this,
his
face
will
be
turned
to
the
islands,
and
he
will
take
a number
of
them:
but
a
chief,
by
his destruction,
will
put
an end
to
the
shame offered
by
him;
and
more
than
this,
he
will
make
his
shame
come
back
on
him.
Then
his
face
will
be
turned
to
the
strong places
of
his
land:
but
his
way
will
be
stopped, causing
his
downfall,
and
he
will
not
be seen
again.
Then
his
place
will
be
taken
by
one
who
will send
out
a
man
with
the glory
of
a
king
to get
wealth
together;
but
after
a short
time destruction
will
overtake
him,
but
not
in
wrath
or
in
the
fight.
And
his
place
will
be
taken
by
a low
person,
to whom
the honour
of
the
kingdom
had
not
been
given:
but
he
will
come
in
time
of peace
and
will
get
the
kingdom
by fair words.
And
his
forces
will
be completely taken
away
from
before
him
and
broken;
and
even
the
ruler
of
the
agreement
will
have
the same fate.
And
from
the time
when
they
make
an agreement
with
him,
he
will
be working falsely:
for
he
will
take
up arms suddenly
with
a
small
force,
Against fertile places,
and
will
make waste
a
part
of
the country;
and
he
will
do
what
his
fathers
have
not
done,
or
his fathers'
fathers;
he
will
make distribution
among
them
of
goods taken
in war
and
by force,
and
of
property:
he
will
even
make
designs
against
the strong places
for
a
time.
And
he
will put
in motion
his
power
and
his
strength
against
the
king
of
the
south
with
a
great
army;
and
the
king
of
the
south
will go
to
war
with
a
very
great
and
strong
army:
but
he
will
be forced
to give
way,
because
of
their
designs
against
him;
And
his fears
will
overcome
him
and
be
the cause
of
his
downfall,
and
his
army
will
come
to complete destruction,
and
a
great number
will
be put
to
the sword.
And
as
for
these
two
kings,
their
hearts
will
be
fixed
on doing evil
and
they
will
say
false words
at
one
table;
but
it
will come
to
nothing:
for
the
end
will
be
at
the
time
fixed.
And
he
will
go
back
to
his
land
with
great
wealth;
and
his
heart
will
be
against
the
holy
agreement;
and
he
will
do
his pleasure
and
go
back
to
his
land.
At
the
time
fixed
he
will
come
back
and
come
into
the
south;
but
in
the
later
time
it
will
not
be
as
it
was
before.
For
those
who
go
out
from
the west
will
come
against
him,
and
he
will
be
in fear
and
will
go
back,
full
of wrath
against
the
holy
agreement;
and
he
will
do
his pleasure:
and
he
will
go
back
and
be united
with
those
who
have given
up
the
holy
agreement.
And
armies
sent
by
him
will
take
up
their
position
and
they
will
make unclean
the
holy
place, even
the
strong
place,
and
take
away
the
regular burned
offering
and
put
in
its
place
an unclean thing
causing fear.
And
those
who
do
evil against
the
agreement
will
be turned
to sin
by
his fair words:
but
the
people
who
have
knowledge
of
their
God
will
be
strong
and
do
well.
And
those
who
are
wise among
the
people
will
be
the
teachers
of
the mass
of
the
people:
but
they
will come
to
their
downfall
by
the
sword
and
by
the
flame, being made
prisoners
and undergoing loss
for
a
long
time.
Now
at
the time
of
their
downfall
they
will
have
a
little
help,
but numbers
will
be joined
to
them
in
the town,
and
in
their separate heritages.
And
some
of
those
who
are
wise
will
have wisdom
in testing themselves
and making themselves clean,
till
the
time
of
the
end:
for
it
is
still
for
the
fixed
time.
And
the
king
will
do
his
pleasure;
he
will
put
himself
on
high,
lifting
himself
over
every
god,
and
saying
things
to
be wondered
at
against
the
God
of
gods;
and
all
will
be well
for
him
till
the
wrath
is
complete;
for
what
has
been purposed
will
be
done.
He
will
have
no
respect
for
the
gods
of
his
fathers
or
for
the
god desired
by
women;
he
will
have
no
respect
for
any
god:
for
he
will put
himself
on high
over
all.
But
in
place
of
this
he
will give honour
to
the
god
of armed places,
and
to
a
god
of
whom
his
fathers
had
no
knowledge
he
will give honour
with
gold
and
silver
and jewels
and
things
to
be
desired.
And
he
will
make use
of
the
people
of
a
strange
god
to
keep
his
strongest places;
to
those
whom
he takes
note
of
he
will give
high honour:
and
he
will
make
them
rulers
over
the mass
of
the
people,
and
will
make division
of
the
land
for
a
price.
And
at
the
time
of
the
end,
the
king
of
the
south
will make
an
attack
on
him:
and
the
king
of
the
north
will
come
against
him
like
a storm-wind,
with war-carriages
and
horsemen
and numbers
of
ships;
and
he
will
go
through
many
lands
like
overflowing waters.
And
he
will
come
into
the
beautiful
land,
and tens
of thousands
will
be overcome:
but
these
will
be kept
from falling
into
his
hands:
Edom
and
Moab
and
the chief
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
And
his
hand
will
be
stretched
out
on
the
countries:
and
the
land
of
the south
will
not
be safe
from
him.
But
he
will
have power
over
the stores
of
gold
and
silver,
and
over
all
the valued
things
of
the south:
and
the
Libyans
and
the
Ethiopians
will
be
at
his
steps.
But
he
will be troubled by
news
from
the
east
and
from
the
north;
and
he
will
go
out
in
great
wrath,
to
send
destruction
on,
and
put an
end
to,
great numbers.
He
will
put
the
tents
of
his great house
between
the
sea
and
the
beautiful
holy
mountain:
but
he
will
come
to
his
end
with
no
helper.
And
at
that
time
Michael
will
take
up
his
place,
the
great angel,
who
is
the supporter
of
the
children
of
your
people:
and
there
will
be
a
time
of
trouble,
such
as
there
never
was
from
the
time
there
was
a
nation
even
till
that
same
time:
and
at
that
time
your
people
will
be
kept safe,
everyone
who
is
recorded
in
the
book.
And a number
of
those
who
are
sleeping
in
the
dust
of
the
earth
will come out
of their
sleep,
some
to
eternal
life
and
some
to
eternal
shame.
And those
who
are
wise will
be shining
like
the light
of
the outstretched sky;
and those
by whom numbers have
been turned
to
righteousness will
be
like
the
stars
for
ever
and
ever.
But
as
for
you,
O
Daniel,
let
the
words
be kept
secret
and
the
book rolled
up
and kept
shut
till
the
time
of
the
end: numbers
will
be going
out
of
the
way
and troubles
will
be
increased.
Then
I,
Daniel,
looking,
saw
two
others,
one
at
the
edge
of
the
river
on
this
side
and
one
at
the
edge
of
the
river
on
that
side.
And
I
said
to
the
man
clothed
in
linen,
who
was
over
the
waters
of
the
river,
How
long
will
it
be
to
the
end
of
these
wonders?
Then
in
my
hearing
the
man
clothed
in
linen,
who
was
over
the
river,
lifting
up
his
right
hand
and
his
left
hand
to
heaven,
took
an
oath
by
him
who
is
living
for
ever
that
it
would
be
a
time,
times,
and
a
half;
and
when
the
power
of
the crusher
of
the
holy
people comes
to
an
end,
all
these
things
will
be
ended.
And
the words
came
to
my ears,
but
the sense
of
them
was
not clear
to
me:
then
I
said,
O
my
lord,
what
is
the sense
of
these
things?
And
he
said, Go
on
your
way,
Daniel:
for
the
words
are
secret
and
shut
up
till
the
time
of
the
end;
Till
a number
are
tested
and
make themselves clean;
and
the evil-doers
will
do
evil;
for
not
one
of
the evil-doers
will
have knowledge;
but
all
will
be
made
clear
to
those
who
are
wise.
And
from
the
time
when
the
regular burned offering
is
taken
away,
and
an unclean thing
causing fear
is
put
up, there
will
be
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and
ninety
days.
A blessing
will
be
on
the man who goes
on
waiting,
and
comes
to
the
thousand,
three
hundred
and thirty-five
days.
But
you, go
on
your way
and
take
your
rest:
for
you
will
be
in
your
place
at
the
end
of
the
days.
Hosea
The Book of Hosea
Hosea
Hos
The Book of
Hosea
The
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Hosea,
the
son
of
Beeri,
in
the
days
of
Uzziah,
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah,
kings
of
Judah,
and
in
the
days
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Joash,
king
of
Israel.
The start
of
the
word
of
the
Lord
by
Hosea:
And
the
Lord
said
to
Hosea, Go,
take
for
yourself
a
wife
of loose ways,
and
children
of
the same,
for
the
land
has
been untrue
to
the
Lord.
So
he
took
as
his wife
Gomer,
the
daughter
of Diblaim,
and she
gave
birth
to
a
son.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him, Give
him
the
name
of
Jezreel,
for
after
a
little
time
I
will send
punishment
for
the
blood
of
Jezreel
on
the line
of
Jehu,
and
put
an end
to
the
kingdom
of
Israel.
And
in
that
day
I
will
let
the
bow
of
Israel
be
broken
in
the
valley
of
Jezreel.
And
after
that
she
gave
birth
to
a
daughter.
And
the Lord
said,
Give
her
the
name
Lo-ruhamah;
for
I
will
not
again
have
mercy
on
Israel,
to
give
them forgiveness.
But
I
will
have
mercy
on
Judah
and
will give
them
salvation
by
the
Lord
their
God,
but
not
by
the
bow
or
the
sword
or
by fighting
or
by
horses
or
horsemen.
Now
when
Lo-ruhamah
had been taken
from
the breast,
the woman
gave
birth
to
a
son.
And
the Lord
said,
Give
him
the
name
Lo-ammi;
for
you
are
not
my
people,
and
I
will
not
be
your
God.
But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God
And the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together and take for themselves one head, and will go up from the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.
Say
to
your brothers, Ammi;
and
to
your sisters, Ruhamah.
Take
up
the cause
against
your mother,
take
it
up,
for
she
is
not
my wife,
and
I am
not
her husband;
let
her
put
away
her loose ways
from
her face,
and
her false ways
from
between
her breasts;
For fear
that
I
may take away
her robe
from
her, making
her uncovered as
in
the day
of
her birth; making
her like
a waste place
and
a dry land, causing
her death through need
of water.
And
I
will
have
no mercy
on
her children,
for
they
are
the children
of
her loose ways.
For
their mother
has
been untrue; she
who
gave
them
birth
has done things
of shame,
for she said,
I
will go
after
my lovers,
who
give
me
my bread
and
my water,
my wool
and
my linen,
my oil
and
my wine.
For
this cause
I
will put thorns
in
her road, building
up
a wall round
her
so
that
she
may
not go
on
her way.
And
if
she goes
after
her
lovers
she
will
not overtake
them;
if
she
makes search
for
them
she
will
not see
them;
then
will
she
say,
I
will go
back
to
my first husband,
for
then
it
was better
for
me
than
now.
For
she
had
no knowledge
that
it
was
I
who gave
her
the grain
and
the wine
and
the oil, increasing
her silver
and gold which
they gave
to
the Baal.
So
I
will
take
away
again
my grain
in
its
time
and
my wine,
and
I
will
take
away
my wool
and
my linen
with which
her body might
have
been covered.
And
now
I
will
make
her shame clear
before
the eyes
of
her lovers,
and
no
one
will
take
her
out
of
my
hand.
And
I
will
put
an end
to
all
her joy,
her
feasts,
her
new moons,
and
her Sabbaths,
and
all
her regular meetings.
And
I
will
make waste
her vines
and
her fig-trees,
of
which
she
has said, These
are
the payments
which
my
lovers
have
made
to
me;
and
I
will
make
them
a waste
of trees,
and
the beasts
of
the field
will
take
them
for food.
And I
will give
her punishment
for
the days
of
the Baals,
to whom
she
has
been burning perfumes, when
she
made herself fair
with
her nose-rings
and
her jewels,
and went after
her lovers, giving
no thought
to
me, says
the Lord.
For
this
cause
I
will
make
her come
into
the
waste
land
and
will
say words
of comfort
to
her.
And
I
will give
her vine-gardens
from
there,
and
the valley
of Achor
for
a door
of hope;
and
she
will give
her answer
there
as
in
the
days
when
she
was
young,
and
as
in
the
time
when
she came
up
out
of
the land
of Egypt.
And
in
that day,
says
the Lord,
you
will
say
to
me, Ishi;
and
you
will never
again
give
me
the name
of Baali;
For
I
will
take
away
the names
of
the Baals
out
of
her mouth,
and never again
will she say
their names.
And
in
that
day
I
will
make
an agreement
for
them
with
the beasts
of
the field
and
the birds
of heaven
and
the
things
which
go low
on
the earth;
I
will put
an end
to
the bow
and
the sword
and war
in
all
the land,
and
will
make
them
take
their
rest
in peace.
And
I
will
take
you
as
my bride
for
ever; truly,
I
will
take
you
as
my bride
in righteousness
and
in right judging,
in love
and
in mercies.
I
will
take
you
as
my bride
in good faith,
and
you
will
have knowledge
of
the Lord.
And
it
will
be,
in that day, says
the
Lord, that I
will give an answer
to
the heavens,
and
the heavens
to
the earth;
And
the earth
will give
its answer
to
the grain
and
the wine
and
the oil,
and
they
will give
an answer
to Jezreel;
And
I
will put
her
as seed
in
the
earth,
and
I
will
have
mercy
on
her
to whom no
mercy
was given;
and
I
will say
to
those
who
were
not
my
people,
You
are
my
people,
and
they
will say,
My
God.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me, Give
your
love
again
to
a
woman
who
has
a
lover
and
is false
to
her
husband,
even
as
the
Lord
has
love
for
the
children
of
Israel, though
they
are
turned
to
other
gods
and
are
lovers
of grape-cakes.
So I got her
for myself
for
fifteen
shekels
of
silver
and
a homer
and
a
half
of
barley;
And
I
said
to
her,
You
are
to
be mine
for
a
long space
of
time;
you
are
not
to
be false
to
me,
and
no
other
man
is
to
have
you
for
his wife;
and
so
will
I
be
to
you.
For
the
children
of
Israel
will
for
a
long
time
be
without
king
and
without
ruler,
without
offerings
and
without
pillars,
and
without
ephod
or images.
And
after
that,
the
children
of
Israel
will
come
back
and
go
in
search
of
the
Lord
their
God
and
David
their
king;
and
they
will
come
in
fear
to
the
Lord
and
to
his mercies
in
the
days
to
come.
Give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord,
O
children
of
Israel;
for
the
Lord
has
a
cause
against
the
people
of
this
land,
because
there
is
no good
faith
in
it,
and
no
mercy
and
no
knowledge
of
God
in
the
land.
There
is cursing
and
broken faith,
violent
death
and attacks on property,
men
are untrue
in married
life, houses
are
broken
into,
and there
is
blood
touching
blood.
Because
of
this
the
land
will
be dry,
and
everyone
living
in
it
will
be wasted
away,
with
the
beasts
of
the
field
and
the
birds
of
heaven;
even
the fishes
of
the
sea
will
be
taken
away.
Let
no
man go
to law
or
make protests,
for
your
people
are
like
those
who go
to law
with
a
priest.
You
will
not
be able
to keep
on
your feet
by
day,
and
by
night
the
prophet
will
be falling
down
with
you,
and
I
will give
your
mother
to destruction.
Destruction
has overtaken
my
people
because
they
have
no
knowledge;
because
you
have given
up
knowledge,
I
will give
you
up,
so
that
you
will
be
no
priest
to
me,
because
you
have
not kept
in mind
the
law
of
your
God,
I
will
not keep
your
children
in
my memory.
Even while
they were increasing
in
number
they were
sinning
against
me;
I
will
let
their
glory be
changed
into
shame.
The
sin
of
my
people
is
like
food
to
them;
and
their
desire
is
for
their wrongdoing.
And
the
priest
will
be
like
the
people;
I
will
give
them
punishment
for
their evil
ways,
and
the reward
of
their
acts.
They
will
have
food,
but
they
will
not
be
full;
they
will
be false
to
me,
but
they
will
not
be
increased,
because
they
no
longer
give thought
to
the
Lord.
Loose ways
and
new
wine
take
away
wisdom.
My
people get knowledge
from
their
tree,
and
their
rod gives
them news;
for
a false
spirit
is
the cause
of
their
wandering,
and
they
have been false
to
their
God.
They
make
offerings
on
the
tops
of
mountains,
burning perfumes
in high
places,
under trees
of
every sort,
because
their
shade
is
good:
and
so
your
daughters
are given
up
to
loose ways
and
your
brides
are false
to
their husbands.
I
will
not
give
punishment
to
your
daughters
or
your
brides
for
their evil behaviour;
for
they
make
themselves
separate
with
loose
women,
and
make
offerings
with
those
who
are used
for sex purposes
in
the worship
of
the gods:
the
people
who
have
no wisdom
will
be sent
away.
Do
not
you,
O
Israel,
come
into error;
do
not
you,
O
Judah,
come
to
Gilgal,
or
go
up
to Beth-aven,
or
take
an
oath,
By
the
living
Lord.
For
Israel
is uncontrolled,
like
a
cow which
may
not
be controlled;
now
will
the
Lord give
them food
like
a
lamb
in
a wide
place.
Ephraim
is
joined
to false gods; let him be.
Their
drink has
become bitter;
they
are completely false;
her
rulers
take pleasure
in
shame.
They are folded
in
the
skirts
of
the
wind;
they
will be
shamed because
of their
offerings.
Give
ear
to
this,
O
priests;
give
attention,
O
Israel,
and
you,
family
of
the
king;
for
you
are
to
be
judged;
you
have
been
a deceit
at
Mizpah
and
a
net
stretched
out
on
Tabor.
They
have
gone
deep
in
the evil ways
of Shittim,
but
I
am
the judge
of
all.
I
have
knowledge
of
Ephraim,
and
Israel
is
not secret
from
me;
for
now,
O
Ephraim,
you
have
been false
to
me,
Israel
has
become
unclean.
Their
works
will
not
let
them
come
back
to
their
God,
for
a false
spirit
is
in
them
and
they
have
no
knowledge
of
the
Lord.
And
the
pride
of
Israel gives
an
answer
to
his
face;
and
Ephraim
will
have
a
fall through
his
sins,
and
the
fall
of
Judah
will
be
the same
as theirs.
They
will go,
with
their
flocks
and
their
herds,
in
search
of
the
Lord,
but
they
will
not see
him;
he
has
taken
himself
out
of
their view.
They
have
been false
to
the
Lord;
they
have
given
birth
to
strange
children;
now
the
new
moon
will
make
them waste
with
their fields.
Let
the
horn be
sounded
in
Gibeah
and
in
Ramah;
give
a
loud
cry
in Beth-aven,
They are
after
you, O
Benjamin.
Ephraim
will
become
a
waste
in
the
day
of punishment;
I
have given
knowledge
among
the
tribes
of
Israel
of
what
is
certain.
The
rulers
of
Judah
are
like
those
who
take away
a landmark;
I
will
let
loose
my
wrath
on
them
like
flowing
water.
Ephraim
is troubled;
he
is
crushed
by
his judges,
because
he
took pleasure
in
walking
after deceit.
And
so
to
Ephraim
I
am
like
a wasting insect,
and
a destruction
to
the children
of
Judah.
When
Ephraim
saw
his
disease
and
Judah
his
wound,
then
Ephraim
went
to
Assyria
and
sent
to
the great
king;
but
he
is
not
able
to
make
you well
or
give
you help
for
your
wound.
For
I
will
be
to
Ephraim
as
a
lion,
and
as
a
young
lion
to
the children
of
Judah;
I,
even
I,
will
give
him wounds
and go
away;
I
will
take
him
away,
and
there
will
be
no helper.
I
will
go
back
to
my
place
till
they
are
made waste;
in
their
trouble
they
will
go
after
me early
and
will
make
search
for
me.
Come, let
us
go
back
to
the
Lord;
for
he
has given
us
wounds
and
he
will
make
us well;
he
has given
blows
and
he
will
give help.
After two
days
he
will give
us
life,
and
on
the
third
day
he
will
make
us
get
up,
and
we
will
be living
before
him.
And let
us
have
knowledge, let
us
go
after
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord;
his
going
out
is
certain
as
the
dawn,
his decisions
go
out
like
the light;
he
will
come
to
us
like
the
rain,
like
the
spring
rain
watering
the
earth.
O
Ephraim,
what
am
I
to
do
to
you?
O
Judah,
what
am
I
to
do
to
you?
For
your
love
is
like
a
morning
cloud,
and
like
the
dew
which
goes
early
away.
So
I
have
had
it
cut
in stones;
I
gave
them teaching
by
the
words
of
my
mouth;
Because
my
desire
is
for mercy
and
not
offerings;
for
the
knowledge
of
God
more
than
for burned
offerings.
But
like
a man,
they have gone against
the
agreement;
there
they
were false
to me.
Gilead
is
a
town
of evil-doers, marked
with
blood.
And
like
a
band
of thieves
waiting
for
a
man,
so
are
the
priests watching secretly
the
way
of
those going quickly
to
Shechem,
for
they
are working
with
an
evil design.
In
Israel
I
have
seen
a very evil thing;
there false ways
are
seen
in
Ephraim,
Israel
is
unclean;
And
Judah
has
put
up disgusting images
for himself.
When
my desire
was
for
the fate
of
my people
to
be changed
and
to
make
Israel well,
then
the
sin
of
Ephraim
was
made clear,
and
the evil-doing
of
Samaria;
for
their ways
are
false,
and
the
thief
comes
into
the house,
while
the
band
of outlaws
takes property
by force
in
the
streets.
And
they
do
not
say
to
themselves
that
I
keep
in
mind
all
their sin;
now
their
evil
acts
come
round
them
on
every
side;
they
are
before
my
face.
In
their sin
they
make
a
king
for
themselves,
and
rulers
in
their deceit.
They are
all untrue;
they are
like
a
burning
oven;
the bread-maker does
not make
up
the fire
from
the
time
when
the paste
is mixed
till
it
is leavened.
On
the
day
of
our
king,
the
rulers made
him ill
with
the
heat
of
wine;
his
hand
was
stretched
out
with
the
men
of pride.
For
they
have
made
their
hearts ready
like
an
oven,
while
they
are waiting secretly;
their wrath
is
sleeping
all
night;
in
the
morning
it
is
burning
like
a
flaming
fire.
They
are
all
heated
like
an
oven,
and
they put
an end
to
their
judges;
all
their
kings
have
been
made low;
not
one
among
them makes prayer
to
me.
Ephraim
is
mixed
with
the
peoples;
Ephraim
is
a
cake
not
turned.
Men
from
other lands
have
made waste
his
strength,
and
he
is
not conscious
of
it; grey
hairs
have come
on
him here
and
there,
and
he
has
no
knowledge
of
it.
And
the
pride
of
Israel
gives
an
answer
to
his
face;
but
for
all
this,
they
have
not
gone
back
to
the
Lord
their
God,
or
made
search
for
him.
And
Ephraim
is
like
a foolish
dove,
without
wisdom;
they send
out
their
cry
to
Egypt,
they
go
to
Assyria.
When
they
go,
my
net
will
be
stretched
out
over
them;
I
will
take
them
like
the
birds
of
heaven,
I
will give
them punishment,
I
will
take
them away
in
the
net
for
their sin.
May trouble
be
theirs!
for
they
have
gone
far
away
from
me;
and
destruction,
for
they
have
been sinning
against
me;
I
was ready
to
be
their saviour,
but
they
said
false words
against
me.
And
they
have
not made prayer
to
me
in
their
hearts,
but
they
make loud
cries
on
their
beds;
they
are cutting
themselves
for
food
and
wine,
they
are
turned
against
me.
Though
I
have given training
and
strength
to
their
arms,
they
have
evil designs
against
me.
They
have
gone
to what
is
of
no value;
they
are
like
a false
bow;
their
captains
will
come
to destruction
by
the
sword,
and
their
ruler
by
my
wrath;
for
this,
the
land
of
Egypt
will
make sport
of
them.
Put
the
horn
to
your
mouth.
He comes
like
an
eagle
against
the
house
of
the
Lord;
because
they
have gone
against
my
agreement,
they
have not kept
my
law.
They
will send up
to
me
a
cry
for help: We,
Israel,
have
knowledge
of
you,
O
God
of
Israel.
Israel
has given up
what
is
good;
his haters
will go
after
him.
They
have put
up kings,
but
not
by
me;
they
have
made
princes,
but
I
had
no
knowledge
of
it;
they
have
made
images
of
silver
and
gold,
so
that
they
may
be
cut
off.
I
will
have
nothing
to
do
with
your young ox,
O
Samaria;
my
wrath
is burning
against
them;
how
long
will
it
be
before
the children
of Israel make themselves clean?
The workman
made
it,
it
is
no
god;
the ox
of
Samaria
will
be
broken
into bits.
For
they
have been planting
the
wind,
and
their fruit
will
be
the storm;
his
grain
has
no stem,
it
will give
no
meal,
and
if
it
does,
a
strange nation
will take
it.
Israel
has
come
to destruction;
now
they
are
among
the
nations
like
a cup
in
which
there
is
no
pleasure.
For
they
have
gone
up
to
Assyria
like
an ass
going
by himself;
Ephraim
has given money
to
get
lovers.
But
though
they give money
to
the
nations
for help,
still
I
will send
them
in
all directions;
and
in
a short
time
they
will
be without
a
king
and
rulers.
Because
Ephraim
has
been increasing
altars
for
sin,
altars
have
become
a
cause
of
sin
to
him.
Though I put
my
law
in
writing
for
him
in
ten
thousand rules,
they are
to
him
as
a
strange thing.
He
gives
the
offerings
of
his lovers,
and
takes
the
flesh
for
food;
but
the
Lord
has
no
pleasure
in
them;
now
he
will
keep
in
mind
their evil-doing
and
give
them
the
punishment
of
their
sins;
they
will
go
back
to
Egypt.
For
Israel
has no memory
of
his Maker,
and
has
put
up
the houses
of kings;
and
Judah
has
made great
the
number
of
his walled
towns.
But
I
will
send
a
fire
on
his
towns
and
put
an end
to
his great houses.
Have
no
joy,
O
Israel,
and
do
not
be
glad
like
the
nations;
for
you
have
been untrue
to
your
God;
your desire
has
been
for
the
loose woman's reward
on
every grain-floor.
The grain-floor
and
the place
where
the
grapes
are crushed
will
not
give
them food; there
will
be
no
new
wine
for
them.
They
will
have
no resting-place
in
the Lord's
land,
but
Ephraim
will
go
back
to
Egypt,
and
they
will
take
unclean
food
in
Assyria.
They
will
give
no
wine
offering
to
the
Lord,
they
will
not
make
offerings ready
for
him;
their
bread
will
be
like
the
bread
of
those
in
sorrow;
all
who
take
it
will
be
unclean,
because
their
bread
will
be
only
for
their
desire,
it
will
not
come
into
the
house
of
the
Lord.
What
will
you
do
on
the
day
of worship,
and
on
the
day
of
the
feast
of
the
Lord?
For
see,
they
are
going
away
into Assyria;
Egypt
will
get
them
together,
Memphis
will
be
their last resting-place;
their fair
silver vessels
will
be covered
over
with field plants,
and
thorns
will
come up
in
their
tents.
The
days
of
punishment,
the
days
of reward
are
come;
Israel
will
be
put
to shame;
the
prophet
is
foolish,
the
man
who
has
the
spirit
is
off
his head,
because
of
your
great
sin.
There
is
great hate
against
the
watchman
of
Ephraim,
the people
of
my
God;
as
for
the
prophet,
there
is
a net
in
all
his
ways,
and hate
in
the
house
of
his
God.
They
have
gone
deep
in
evil
as
in
the
days
of
Gibeah;
he
will
keep
in
mind
their wrongdoing,
he
will give
them
punishment
for
their
sins.
I
made
discovery
of
Israel
as
of
grapes
in
the waste land;
I
saw
your
fathers
as
the first-fruits
of
the fig-tree
in
her
early
fruit
time;
but
they
came
to
Baal-peor,
and
made
themselves holy
to
the
thing
of
shame,
and
became disgusting
like
that
to which
they
gave
their
love.
As
for
Ephraim, their
glory
will go
in flight
like
a
bird: there
will be no
birth
and no one with
child
and no
giving
of life.
Even
though
their
children
have come
to growth
I
will
take
them
away,
so
that
not
a
man
will
be
there;
for
their evil-doing
will
be complete
and
they
will
be
put
to shame
because
of
it.
As
I
have
seen
a beast
whose
young
have
been
taken
from
her,
so
Ephraim
will
give birth
to
children only
for
them
to
be
put
to death.
O
Lord,
what
will
you
give
them?
Give
them bodies
which
may not
give
birth
and
breasts without milk.
All
their evil-doing
is
in
Gilgal;
there
I
had
hate
for
them;
because
of
their evil-doing
I
will send
them
out
of
my
house;
they
will
no
longer
be dear
to
me;
all
their
rulers
are uncontrolled.
The rod
has come
on
Ephraim,
their
root
is
dry, let
them
have
no
fruit;
even
though
they
give
birth,
I
will
put
to
death
the dearest
fruit
of
their bodies.
My
God
will
give
them
up
because
they
did
not
give ear
to
him;
they
will
be wandering
among
the
nations.
Israel
is
a branching
vine, full
of
fruit;
as
his
fruit
is
increased,
so
the
number
of
his
altars
is
increased;
as
the
land
is fair,
so
they
have
made fair
pillars.
Their
mind
is taken away;
now
they
will
be made
waste:
he
will
have
their
altars
broken
down,
he
will give
their
pillars
to destruction.
Now,
truly,
they
will
say,
We
have
no
king,
we
have
no
fear
of
the
Lord;
and
the
king,
what
is
he able
to
do
for
us?
Their
words
are foolish;
they
make agreements
with
false
oaths,
so punishment
will come
up
like
a poison-plant
in
a ploughed
field.
The
people
of
Samaria
will
be full
of
fear
because
of
the ox
of Beth-aven;
its
people
will
have
sorrow
for
it,
and
its
priests
will give cries
of grief
for
its
glory,
for
the
glory
has
gone
in flight.
And
they
will
take
it
to
Assyria
and
give
it
to
the great
king;
shame
will come
on
Ephraim,
and
Israel
will
be
shamed
because
of
its image.
As
for
Samaria,
her
king
is
cut
off,
like mist
on
the
water.
And
the
high
places
of Aven,
the
sin
of
Israel,
will
come
to
destruction;
thorns
and
waste plants
will
come
up
on
their
altars;
they
will
say
to
the
mountains,
Be
a
cover
over
us;
and
to
the
hills,
Come
down
on
us.
O
Israel,
you
have
done evil
from
the
days
of
Gibeah;
there
they
took
up
their
position,
so
that
the fighting
against
the
children
of evil
might
not
overtake
them
in
Gibeah.
I
will come
and give
them punishment;
and
the
peoples
will come
together
against
them
when
I give
them
the reward
of
their
two sins.
And
Ephraim
is
a
trained cow, taking pleasure
in crushing
the grain;
but
I
have
put
a yoke
on
her
fair
neck;
I
will
put
a horseman
on
the back
of
Ephraim;
Judah
will be working
the plough,
Jacob
will be turning
up
the earth.
Put
in
the
seed
of
righteousness,
get
in
your grain
in
mercy,
let
your unploughed earth
be turned
up:
for
it
is
time
to make
search
for
the
Lord,
till
he
comes
and sends
righteousness
on
you
like
rain.
You
have been ploughing
sin,
you
have got
in
a store
of
evil,
the
fruit
of deceit
has been
your
food:
for
you
put faith
in
your
way,
in
the
number
of
your
men
of war.
So
a great outcry
will
go
up
from
among
your
people,
and
all
your strong
places
will
be broken,
as
Beth-arbel
was broken
by
Shalman
in
the
day
of
war,
as
the
mother
was broken
on
the rocks
with
her
children.
So
will Beth-el
do
to
you
because
of
your evil-doing;
at
dawn
will
the
king
of
Israel
be
cut
off
completely.
When
Israel
was
a
child
he
was dear
to
me;
and
I took
my
son out
of
Egypt.
When
I sent
for
them,
then
they
went
away
from
me;
they
made offerings
to
the
Baals,
burning perfumes
to
images.
But
I
was guiding Ephraim's footsteps;
I
took
them
up
in
my
arms,
but
they
were
not conscious
that
I
was ready
to
make
them
well.
I
made
them
come
after
me
with
the
cords
of
a
man,
with
the bands
of
love;
I
was
to
them
as
one
who
took
the
yoke
from
off
their mouths, putting meat
before
them.
He
will
go
back
to
the
land
of
Egypt
and
the Assyrian
will
be
his
king,
because
they
would
not
come
back
to
me.
And
the
sword
will go through
his
towns, wasting
his children
and causing
destruction because
of
their evil designs.
My
people
are
given
up
to sinning
against
me; though
their voice goes
up
on
high,
no
one
will
be
lifting
them
up.
How
may
I
give
you
up, O
Ephraim?
how
may
I
be
your saviour, O
Israel?
how
may
I
make
you
like
Admah?
how
may
I do
to
you
as
I did
to Zeboim?
My
heart
is
turned
in
me,
it
is soft
with pity.
I
will
not
put
into effect
the heat
of
my
wrath;
I
will
not
again send
destruction
on
Ephraim;
for
I
am
God
and
not
man,
the
Holy
One
among
you;
I
will
not
put
an end
to
you.
They
will go
after
the
Lord;
his cry
will
be
like
that
of
a
lion;
his cry
will
be loud,
and
the
children
will
come
from
the
west, shaking
with
fear;
Shaking
with
fear
like
a
bird,
they
will
come
out
of
Egypt,
like
a
dove
out
of
the
land
of
Assyria:
and
I
will give
them rest
in
their
houses,
says
the
Lord.
The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...
Ephraim's
food
is
the wind,
and
he goes after
the east wind:
deceit
and destruction
are increasing day
by day;
they
make
an agreement
with Assyria,
and
take oil
into Egypt.
The Lord
has
a cause
against Judah,
and
will give punishment
to Jacob
for
his ways;
he
will give
him
the reward
of
his acts.
In
the body
of
his mother
he
took
his brother
by
the foot,
and
in
his strength
he
was fighting
with
God;
He
had
a fight
with
the angel
and overcame
him;
he made request
for grace
to
him
with weeping;
he came face
to face
with
him
in Beth-el
and there
his words came
to
him;
Even
the Lord,
the
God
of armies;
the Lord
is
his name.
So
then,
come back
to
your
God; keep
mercy
and right,
and
be waiting
at all times
on
your
God.
As
for Canaan,
the scales
of deceit
are
in
his hands;
he takes pleasure
in twisted ways.
And Ephraim said,
Now
I
have
got wealth
and
much property;
in all
my works no sin may
be seen
in
me.
But
I am
the Lord
your
God
from
the land
of Egypt;
I
will give
you tents
for
your living-places again
as
in
the days
of
the holy meeting.
My word came
to
the ears
of
the prophets
and
I gave
them visions
in
great number,
and
by
the mouths
of
the prophets
I made use
of comparisons.
In Gilead there
is evil.
They
are quite without value;
in Gilgal
they
make offerings
of oxen; truly
their altars
are
like masses
of stones
in
the hollows
of
a ploughed field.
And Jacob
went
in flight
into
the
field
of Aram,
and Israel
became
a servant
for
a wife,
and
for
a wife
he kept sheep.
And
by
a prophet
the Lord
made
Israel come up out
of Egypt,
and
by
a prophet
he
was
kept safe.
I
have
been bitterly moved
to wrath
by Ephraim;
so
that
his blood
will
be
on
him,
and
the
Lord
will make
his shame
come
back
on
him.
When
the words
of
my law came
from
Ephraim,
he
was
lifted
up
in
Israel;
but
when
he
did evil
through
the
Baal,
death overtook
him.
And
now
their
sins
are
increased;
they
have
made
themselves
a
metal image, false gods
from
their
silver,
after
their designs,
all
of
them
the
work
of
the metal-workers;
they
say
of
them,
Let
them
give offerings,
let
men
give kisses
to
the oxen.
So
they
will
be
like
the
morning
cloud,
like
the
dew
which
goes
early
away,
like
the dust
of
the grain
which
the
wind
is driving
out
of
the crushing-floor,
like
smoke
going
up
from
the fireplace.
But
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
from
the
land
of
Egypt;
you
have
knowledge
of
no
other
God
and
there
is
no saviour
but
me.
I
had
knowledge
of
you
in
the waste
land where no water
was.
When
I gave
them food
they
were
full,
and
their
hearts
were
full
of pride,
and
they
did not keep
me
in
mind.
So
I
will
be
like
a
lion
to
them;
as
a cruel beast
I
will keep
watch
by
the
road;
I
will come face
to face
with
them
like
a
bear
whose young ones
have been taken
from
her,
and
their inmost
hearts
will
be
broken;
there
the dogs
will
make
a meal
of
them;
they
will
be wounded
by
the
beasts
of
the
field.
I
have sent
destruction
on
you, O
Israel;
who
will
be
your
helper?
Where
is
your
king,
that
he
may
be
your saviour?
and
all
your
rulers,
that
they
may
take
up
your
cause?
of
whom
you
said,
Give
me
a
king
and
rulers.
I
have
given
you
a
king, because
I
was
angry,
and
have
taken
him
away
in
my
wrath.
The wrongdoing
of
Ephraim
is shut
up; his
sin
is put
away
in
secret.
The
pains
of
a woman
in
childbirth
will
come
on
him:
he
is
an
unwise
son,
for
at
this
time
it
is
not right
for
him
to
keep
his
place
when
children
come
to
birth.
I
will give
the
price
to
make
them free
from
the
power
of
the underworld,
I
will
be
their saviour
from
death: O
death!
where
are
your pains? O underworld!
where
is
your destruction?
my
eyes
will
have no
pity.
Though
he gives
fruit
among
his
brothers,
an
east
wind
will
come,
the
wind
of
the
Lord
coming
up
from
the waste land,
and
his
spring
will
become
dry,
his
fountain
will
be without water:
it
will
make waste
the store
of
all
the
vessels
of
his
desire.
Samaria will be made waste, for she has gone against her God: they will be cut down by the sword, their little children will be broken on the rocks, their women who are with child will be cut open.
O Israel,
come back
to
the Lord
your
God;
for
your evil-doing
has been
the cause
of
your
fall.
Take
with
you words,
and
come
back
to
the
Lord;
say
to
him, Let
there
be forgiveness
for
all wrongdoing,
so
that
we
may
take
what
is good,
and
give
in payment
the fruit
of
our lips.
Assyria
will not
be
our salvation;
we
will not
go
on horses;
we
will not
again
say
to
the
work
of
our hands,
You
are
our gods;
for
in
you
there
is
mercy
for
the child
who
has
no father.
I
will
put right
their errors; freely
will
my
love
be
given
to
them,
for
my wrath
is turned
away
from
him.
I
will
be
as
the dew
to Israel;
he
will
put
out flowers
like
a lily,
and send
out
his roots
like Lebanon.
His branches
will
be stretched out,
he
will
be beautiful
as
the olive-tree
and sweet-smelling
as
Lebanon.
They
will
come back
and
have
rest
in
his shade;
their life
will
be
made new
like
the grain,
and they
will put out flowers
like
the vine;
his name
will
be
like
the wine
of
Lebanon.
As
for Ephraim, what
has
he
to do
with false gods any longer?
I
have given
an
answer
and
I
will keep watch over
him;
I am
like
a branching fir-tree,
from
me comes
your fruit.
He
who
is wise
will
see these things;
he
who
has good sense
will
have knowledge
of
them.
For
the ways
of
the Lord
are straight,
and
the
upright
will go
in
them,
but sinners
will
be falling
in
them.
Joel
The Book of Joel
Joel
Jol
The Book of
Joel
The
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Joel,
the
son
of
Pethuel.
Give
ear
to
this,
you
old
men,
and
take note,
you
people
of
the
land.
Has
this ever
been
in
your
days,
or
in
the
days
of
your
fathers?
Give
the story
of
it
to
your
children,
and let
them give
it
to
their
children,
and
their
children
to
another
generation.
What
the worm did
not make
a meal
of,
has been taken
by
the
locust;
and what
the
locust did
not take,
has been
food
for
the plant-worm;
and what
the plant-worm did
not take,
has been
food
for
the field-fly.
Come
out
of
your sleep,
you
who
are overcome
with
wine,
and give
yourselves
to
weeping; give cries
of
sorrow,
all
you
drinkers
of
wine,
because
of
the
sweet
wine;
for
it
has
been
cut
off
from
your
mouths.
For
a
nation
has
come
up
over
my
land,
strong
and
without
number;
his
teeth
are
the
teeth
of
a
lion,
and
he
has
the
back
teeth
of
a
great
lion.
By
him
my
vine
is
made
waste
and
my fig-tree broken:
he
has
taken all
its fruit
and sent
it
down
to
the earth;
its
branches
are
made
white.
Make sounds
of grief
like
a
virgin dressed
in haircloth
for
the
husband
of
her early years.
The
meal
offering
and
the drink
offering
have
been
cut
off
from
the
house
of
the
Lord;
the
priests,
the Lord's
servants,
are sorrowing.
The
fields are wasted,
the
land
has
become
dry;
for
the
grain
is wasted,
the
new
wine
is kept back,
the
oil
is poor.
The
farmers are
shamed,
the workers
in
the vine-gardens
give cries
of grief,
for
the
wheat
and
the
barley;
for
the produce
of
the
fields
has come
to
destruction.
The
vine
has
become
dry
and
the fig-tree
is feeble;
the
pomegranate
and
the palm-tree
and
the apple-tree,
even
all
the
trees
of
the
field,
are
dry:
because
joy
has
gone
from
the
sons
of
men.
Put haircloth round
you
and
give
yourselves
to sorrow,
you
priests;
give cries
of grief,
you
servants
of
the
altar:
come
in,
and,
clothed
in haircloth, let
the night
go past,
you
servants
of
my
God:
for
the
meal
offering
and
the drink
offering
have been
kept
back
from
the
house
of
your
God.
Let
a time
be fixed
for going without
food,
have
a
holy meeting, let
the
old
men,
even
all
the
people
of
the
land, come
together
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
your
God,
crying
out
to
the
Lord.
Sorrow
for
the
day!
for
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
near,
and
as
destruction
from
the Ruler
of
all
it
will
come.
Is
not
food
cut
off
before
our
eyes?
joy
and
delight
from
the
house
of
our
God?
The grains
have
become small
and
dry
under
the spade;
the store-houses
are
made
waste,
the grain-stores
are
broken
down;
for
the
grain
is
dry
and dead.
What sounds
of pain come
from
the
beasts!
the
herds
of
cattle
are
at
a loss
because
there
is
no grass
for
them;
even
the
flocks
of
sheep
are
no
longer
to
be seen.
O
Lord,
my
cry goes
up
to
you:
for
fire
has put
an end
to
the grass-lands
of
the waste,
and
all
the
trees
of
the
field
are
burned
with
its
flame.
The
beasts
of
the
field
are turning
to
you
with desire:
for
the water-streams
are
dry
and
fire
has put
an end
to
the grass-lands
of
the waste.
Let
the
horn
be
sounded
in
Zion,
and
a war-cry
in
my
holy
mountain; let
all
the
people
of
the
land
be
troubled:
for
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
coming;
For
a
day
of
dark
and
deep shade
is
near,
a
day
of
cloud
and black night:
like
a black
cloud
a
great
and
strong
people
is covering
the
mountains;
there
has
never
been
any
like
them
and
will
not
be
after
them
again,
from
generation
to
generation.
Before
them
fire sends destruction,
and
after
them
flame
is
burning:
the
land
is
like
the
garden
of
Eden
before
them,
and
after
them
an unpeopled
waste;
truly,
nothing
has
been
kept safe
from
them.
Their
form
is
like
the
form
of
horses,
and
they are
running
like war-horses.
Like
the
sound
of war-carriages
they go
jumping
on
the
tops
of
the
mountains;
like
the
noise
of
a
flame
of
fire
burning
up
the grain-stems,
like
a
strong
people lined
up
for
the
fight.
At
their coming
the
people
are bent
with pain:
all
faces become red
together.
They
are
running
like
strong
men,
they
go over
the
wall
like
men
of
war;
every
man
goes straight
on
his
way,
their lines
are
not broken.
No
one
is pushing
against
another;
everyone goes straight
on
his way: bursting
through
the sword points,
their order
is
not broken.
They make
a
rush
on
the
town,
running
on
the
wall;
they
go
up
into
the
houses
and
in
through
the
windows
like
a
thief.
The
earth
is
troubled
before
them
and
the
heavens
are shaking:
the
sun
and
the
moon
have
become
dark,
and
the
stars keep back
their shining:
And
the
Lord
is thundering
before
his
forces;
for
very
great
is
his
army;
for
he
is
strong
who
gives
effect
to
his
word:
for
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
great
and
greatly
to
be
feared,
and
who
has strength
against
it?
But
even
now,
says
the
Lord,
come
back
to
me
with
all
your
heart, keeping
from food,
with
weeping
and
with
sorrow:
Let
your
hearts
be broken,
and
not
your
clothing,
and
come
back
to
the
Lord
your
God:
for
he
is
full
of grace
and
pity,
slow
to
be
angry
and
great
in
mercy, ready
to
be
turned
from
his
purpose
of punishment.
May
it
not
be
that
he
will
again let
his purpose
be
changed
and let
a
blessing
come
after
him, even
a
meal
offering
and
a drink
offering
for
the
Lord
your
God?
Let
a
horn
be
sounded
in
Zion, let
a time
be fixed
for going without food, have
a
holy meeting:
Get
the
people
together, make
the mass
of
the
people
holy,
send
for
the
old
men,
get
together
the
children
and babies
at
the
breast: let
the newly married
man
come
out
of
his
room
and
the
bride
from
her tent.
Let
the
priests,
the
servants
of
the
Lord,
be
weeping
between
the covered
way
and
the
altar,
and
let
them
say,
Have
mercy
on
your
people,
O
Lord,
do
not
give
up
your
heritage
to
shame,
so
that
the
nations become
their
rulers:
why
let
them
say
among
the
peoples,
Where
is
their
God?
Then
the
Lord
had
a
care
for
the honour
of
his
land
and
had
pity
on
his
people.
And
the
Lord
made
answer
and
said
to
his
people,
See,
I
will
send
you
grain
and
wine
and
oil
in
full measure:
and
I
will
no
longer
let
you
be shamed
among
the
nations:
I
will
send
the
one
from
the north
far
away
from
you, driving
him
into
a
dry
and
waste
land,
with
his
front
to
the
sea
of
the
east
and
his
back
to
the
sea
of
the
west,
and
the
smell
of
him
will
go
up,
even
his evil
smell
will
go
up.
Have
no
fear,
O
land;
be
glad
with
great
joy;
for
the
Lord
has
done
great
things.
Have
no
fear,
you
beasts
of
the
field,
for
the grass-lands
of
the waste are becoming
green,
for
the
trees are producing
fruit,
the fig-tree
and
the
vine
give out
their
strength.
Be
glad,
then,
you
children
of
Zion,
and
have
joy
in
the
Lord
your
God:
for
he
gives
you food
in full measure,
making
the
rain
come
down
for
you,
the early
and
the
late
rain
as
at
the
first.
And
the
floors
will be
full
of
grain,
and
the crushing-places overflowing
with
wine
and
oil.
I
will
give
back
to
you
the
years
which
were
food
for
the
locust,
the plant-worm,
the field-fly,
and
the worm,
my
great
army
which
I
sent among
you.
You
will
have
food
in
full measure,
and
give
praise
to
the
name
of
the
Lord
your
God,
who
has
done
wonders
for
you:
And
you
will
be
certain
that
I
am
in
Israel,
and
that
I
am
the
Lord
your
God,
and
there
is
no
other:
and
my
people
will
never
be
shamed.
And after that, it will come about, says the Lord, that I will send my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, your old men will have dreams, your young men will see visions:
And on the servants and the servant-girls in those days I will send my spirit.
And I will let wonders be seen in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
The sun will be made dark and the moon turned to blood, before the great day of the Lord comes, a day to be feared.
And it will be that whoever makes his prayer to the name of the Lord will be kept safe: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem some will be kept safe, as the Lord has said, and will be among the small band marked out by the Lord.
For
in
those days
and
in
that
time,
when
I
let
the fate
of Judah
and Jerusalem
be changed,
I
will get
together
all
the nations,
and make
them come
down
into
the valley
of Jehoshaphat;
and
there
I
will take
up
with
them
the cause
of
my people
and
of
my heritage Israel, whom
they
have sent wandering
among
the nations,
and
of
my land
which
has been parted
by
them.
And
they
have
put
the fate
of
my
people
to
the decision
of chance:
giving
a boy
for
the price
of
a loose woman
and
a girl
for
a drink
of wine.
And
further,
what
are
you
to
me,
O Tyre
and Zidon
and
all
the circle
of Philistia?
will
you
give
me
back
any payment?
and if
you
do, quickly
and suddenly
I
will send
it
back
on
your
head,
For
you
have
taken
my silver
and
my gold, putting
in
the houses
of
your gods
my beautiful
and pleasing
things.
And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have given for a price to the sons of the Greeks, to send them far away from their land:
See, I will have them moved from the place where you have sent them, and will let what you have done come back on your head;
I will give your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah for a price, and they will give them for a price to the men of Sheba, a nation far off: for the Lord has said it.
Give this out among the nations; make ready for war: get the strong men awake; let all the men of war come near, let them come up.
Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.
Come quickly, all you nations round about, and get yourselves together there: make your strong ones come down, O Lord.
Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about.
Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing.
Masses on masses in the valley of decision! for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
And the Lord will be thundering from Zion, and his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will be shaking: but the Lord will be a breastplate for his people and a strong place for the children of Israel.
And you will be certain that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain: and Jerusalem will be holy, and no strange person will ever again go through her.
And it will come about in that day that the mountains will be dropping sweet wine, and the hills will be flowing with milk, and all the streams of Judah will be flowing with water; and a fountain will come out from the house of the Lord, watering the valley of acacia-trees.
Egypt will be a waste and Edom a land of destruction, because of the evil done to the children of Judah, because they have let blood be drained out in their land without cause.
But Judah will be peopled for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
And I will send punishment for their blood, for which punishment has not been sent, for the Lord is living in Zion.
Amos
The Book of Amos
Amos
Amo
The Book of
Amos
The
words
of
Amos,
who
was
among
the herdsmen
of
Tekoa;
what
he
saw
about
Israel
in
the
days
of
Uzziah,
king
of
Judah,
and
in
the
days
of
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Joash,
king
of
Israel, two
years
before
the earth-shock.
And
he
said,
The
Lord
will
give
a lion's
cry
from
Zion,
his
voice
will
be sounding
from
Jerusalem;
and
the fields
of
the keepers
of sheep
will
become
dry,
and
the
top
of
Carmel
will
be wasted away.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
Damascus,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
they
have
been crushing
Gilead
with
iron grain-crushing instruments.
And
I
will
send
a
fire into
the
house
of
Hazael,
burning
up
the great
houses
of
Ben-hadad.
And
I
will
have
the locks
of
the door
of
Damascus
broken,
and
him
who
is
seated
in power
cut
off
from
the
valley
of
Aven,
and
him
in whose hand
is
the
rod
from
the
house
of
Eden;
and
the
people
of
Aram
will
go
away
as prisoners
into
Kir,
says
the
Lord.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
Gaza,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
they
took all
the
people
away prisoners,
to
give
them
up
to
Edom.
And
I
will
send
a
fire
on
the
wall
of
Gaza,
burning
up
its great houses:
Him
who
is
seated
in
power
I
will
have
cut
off
from
Ashdod,
and
him
in whose
hand
is
the
rod
from
Ashkelon;
and
my
hand
will
be
turned
against
Ekron,
and
the
rest
of
the
Philistines
will
come
to
destruction,
says
the
Lord
God.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
Tyre,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
they
gave
up all
the
people prisoners
to
Edom,
without giving
a
thought
to
the brothers'
agreement
between
them.
And
I
will
send
a
fire
on
the
wall
of
Tyre,
burning
up
its great houses.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
Edom,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
his
sword
was
turned
against
his
brother,
without pity,
and
his
wrath
was burning
at
all times,
and
he
was
angry
for
ever.
And
I
will
send
a
fire
on
Teman,
burning
up
the great houses
of
Bozrah.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
in
Gilead
they
had
women
with
child cut
open,
so
that
they
might
make
wider
the limits
of
their
land.
And
I
will make
a
fire
in
the
wall
of
Rabbah,
burning
up
its great houses,
with loud
cries
in
the
days
of
war,
with
a
storm
in
the
day
of
the great wind:
And
their
king
will
be
made prisoner,
he
and
his
captains
together,
says
the
Lord.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
Moab,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
he
had
the
bones
of
the
king
of
Edom
burned
to dust.
And
I
will
send
a
fire
on
Moab,
burning
up
the great houses
of
Kerioth:
and
death
will come
on
Moab
with
noise
and outcries
and
the
sound
of
the
horn:
And
I
will
have
the
judge
cut
off
from
among
them,
and
all
their
captains
I
will put
to death
with
him,
says
the
Lord.
These
are
the
words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
Judah,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
they
have given
up
the
law
of
the
Lord,
and
have
not
kept
his
rules;
and
their
false ways,
in
which
their
fathers
went,
have
made
them
go
out
of
the right
way.
And
I
will
send
a
fire
on
Judah,
burning
up
the great houses
of
Jerusalem.
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord:
For
three
crimes
of
Israel,
and
for
four,
I
will
not
let
its fate
be changed;
because
they
have given
the upright
man
for
silver,
and
the
poor
for
the
price
of
two
shoes;
Crushing
the
head
of
the
poor,
and
turning
the steps
of
the gentle
out
of
the
way:
and
a
man
and
his
father
go
in
to
the
same
young
woman, putting shame
on
my
holy
name:
By
every
altar
they
are
stretched
on
clothing taken
from
those
who
are
in
their debt,
drinking
in
the
house
of
their
god
the
wine
of
those
who
have
made payment
for wrongdoing.
Though
I sent
destruction
on
the
Amorite
before
them,
who
was
tall
as
the
cedar
and
strong
as
the oak-tree, cutting
off
his
fruit
from
on
high
and
his
roots
from
under
the earth.
And
I
took
you
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt, guiding
you
for
forty
years
in
the waste
land,
so
that
you might
take
for
your heritage
the
land
of
the
Amorite.
And some
of
your
sons
I made
prophets,
and some
of
your
young
men
I made separate
for myself.
Is
it
not
even
so,
O
children
of
Israel?
says
the
Lord.
But
to
those
who
were separate
you
gave
wine
for
drink;
and
to
the
prophets
you
said,
Be
prophets
no
longer.
See,
I
am crushing
you
down,
as
one
is crushed
under
a
cart
full
of grain.
And
flight
will
be impossible
for
the quick-footed,
and
the force
of
the
strong
will become feeble,
and
the
man
of war
will
not
get
away safely:
And
the bowman
will
not keep
his
place;
he
who
is quick-footed
will
not
get
away safely:
and
the
horseman
will
not keep
his
life.
And
he
who
is without fear
among
the fighting
men
will go
in
flight without
his clothing
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord.
Give ear
to
this
word
which
the
Lord
has
said
against
you,
O
children
of
Israel,
against
all
the
family
which
I
took
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
saying,
You
only
of
all
the
families
of
the
earth
have
I taken
care
of:
for
this
reason
I
will send
punishment
on
you
for
all
your
sins.
Is
it possible
for
two
to go walking
together,
if
not
by agreement?
Will
a
lion
give
his loud
cry
in
the woodland
when
no
food
is
there?
will
the
voice
of
the
young
lion
be sounding
from
his hole
if
he
has
taken
nothing?
Is
it possible
for
a
bird
to
be
taken
in
a net
on
the
earth
where
no net
has
been
put
for
him?
will
the net
come
up
from
the
earth
if
it
has
taken
nothing
at
all?
If
the
horn
is
sounded
in
the
town
will
the
people
not
be full
of
fear?
will
evil
come
on
a
town
if
the
Lord
has
not
done
it?
Certainly
the
Lord
will
do
nothing
without
making clear
his
secret
to
his
servants,
the
prophets.
The cry
of
the
lion
is sounding;
who
will
not
have
fear?
The
Lord
God
has
said
the
word;
is
it possible
for
the
prophet
to keep quiet?
Give
out
the
news
in
the
great houses
of Assyria
and
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
say, Come
together
on
the
mountains
of
Samaria,
and
see
what
great outcries
are
there,
and
what cruel
acts
are done
in
it.
For
they
have
no
knowledge
of
how
to
do
what
is right,
says
the
Lord,
who
are storing
up
violent
acts
and
destruction
in
their great houses.
For
this
reason,
says
the
Lord,
an attacker
will
come, shutting
in
the
land
on
every
side;
and
your
strength
will
come
down
and
your great houses
will
be made waste.
These
are
the
words
of
the
Lord:
As
the keeper
of sheep takes
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
lion
two
legs
or part
of
an
ear;
so
will
the
children
of
Israel
be
made safe,
who
are resting
in
Samaria
on seats
of honour
or
on
the silk cushions
of
a
bed.
Give ear
now,
and
give
witness
against
the
family
of
Jacob,
says
the
Lord
God,
the
God
of
armies;
For
in
the
day
when
I
give
Israel
punishment
for
his sins,
I
will send
punishment
on
the
altars
of Beth-el,
and
the
horns
of
the
altar
will
be
cut
off
and
come
down
to
the
earth.
And
I
will send
destruction
on
the
winter
house
with
the
summer
house;
the
ivory
houses
will
be falling
down
and
the
great
houses
will
come
to
an
end,
says
the
Lord.
Give ear
to
this
word,
you
cows
of
Bashan,
who
are
in
the
hill
of
Samaria,
by
whom
the
poor
are kept
down,
and
those
in
need
are
crushed;
who
say
to
their
lords,
Get
out
the wine
and
give
us
drink.
The
Lord
God
has
taken
an
oath
by
his
holy name,
that
the
days
are
coming
when
they
will
take
you
away
with hooks,
and
the
rest
of
you
with fish-hooks.
And you
will
go
out
through
the broken places,
every
one
going
straight
before
her,
and you
will
be
sent
into
Harmon,
says
the
Lord.
Come
to Beth-el
and
do evil;
to
Gilgal, increasing
the
number
of
your sins;
come
with
your
offerings
every
morning
and
your tenths
every
three
days:
Let
that
which
is
leavened
be
burned
as
a praise-offering,
let
the news
of
your free
offerings
be
given out publicly;
for
this
is pleasing
to
you,
O
children
of
Israel,
says
the
Lord.
But
in
all
your
towns
I
have
kept
food
from
your
teeth,
and
in
all
your
places
there
has
been need
of
bread:
and
still
you
have
not
come
back
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
have
kept
back
the
rain
from
you,
when
it
was
still
three
months
before
the grain-cutting:
I
sent
rain
on
one
town
and
kept
it
back
from
another:
one
part
was
rained
on,
and
the
part
where
there
was
no
rain became
a waste.
So
two
or
three
towns
went wandering
to
one
town looking
for
water,
and
did
not
get
enough:
and
still
you
have
not
come
back
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
I
have
sent destruction
on
your fields
by burning
and
disease:
the
increase
of
your
gardens
and
your vine-gardens,
your fig-trees
and
your olive-trees,
has
been
food
for worms:
and
still
you
have
not
come
back
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
I
have
sent disease
among
you,
as
it
was
in
Egypt:
I
have
put
your
young
men
to
the
sword,
and
have
taken
away
your
horses;
I
have
made
the evil smell
from
your tents
come
up
to
your
noses:
and
still
you
have
not
come
back
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
And
I
have
sent destruction
among
you,
as
when
God
sent destruction
on
Sodom
and
Gomorrah,
and
you
were
like
a
burning stick pulled
out
of
the
fire:
and
still
you
have
not
come
back
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
So
this
is
what
I
will
do
to
you,
O
Israel:
and
because
I
will
do
this
to
you,
be
ready
for
a meeting
with
your
God,
O
Israel.
For
see,
he
who
gave form
to
the
mountains
and
made
the
wind, giving knowledge
of
his purpose
to
man,
who
makes
the
morning dark,
and
is walking
on
the
high
places
of
the
earth:
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
is
his
name.
Give ear
to
this
word,
my
song
of
sorrow
over
you,
O children
of
Israel.
The
virgin
of
Israel
has
been made low,
never
again
to
be lifted
up:
she
is stretched
out
by
herself
on
her
land;
there
is
no
one
to put
her
on
her feet
again.
For these
are
the words
of
the
Lord
God:
The
town
which
was
able
to
send
out
a
thousand,
will
have only
a
hundred;
and
that
which
sent
out
a
hundred,
will
have only
ten,
in
Israel.
For these
are
the words
of
the
Lord
to
the children
of
Israel: Let
your hearts
be
turned
to
me,
so
that
you
may
have
life:
Do
not
be
looking
for help
to Beth-el,
and
do
not
go
to
Gilgal,
or
make
your way
to Beer-sheba:
for
Gilgal
will
certainly
be
taken prisoner,
and Beth-el
will
come
to
nothing.
Go
to
the
Lord
for help
so
that
you
may
have
life;
for
fear
that
he
may come
like
fire bursting
out
in
the
family
of
Joseph, causing destruction,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
put
it
out
in Beth-el.
You
who
make
the work
of judging
a bitter thing, crushing down
righteousness
to
the
earth;
Go
for help
to
him
who
makes
Orion
and
the
Pleiades,
by
whom
the
deep
dark
is
turned
into
morning,
who
makes
the
day
black
with
night;
whose voice
goes
out
to
the
waters
of
the
sea, sending
them
out
over
the
face
of
the
earth:
the
Lord
is
his
name;
Who sends sudden
destruction
on
the
strong,
so
that
destruction
comes
on
the walled town.
They
have
hate
for
him
who
makes protest
against evil
in
the public place,
and
he whose words
are upright
is disgusting
to
them.
So
because
the
poor man
is crushed
under
your feet,
and
you
take taxes
from
him
of
grain:
you
have
made
for
yourselves
houses
of
cut
stone,
but
you
will
not
take
your rest
in
them;
the fair vine-gardens
planted
by
your hands
will
not
give
you
wine.
For
I
have seen
how
your evil-doing
is increased
and
how
strong
are
your
sins,
you troublers
of
the upright,
who
take rewards
and do wrong
to
the cause
of
the
poor
in
the public place.
So
the
wise
will say nothing
in
that
time;
for
it
is
an
evil
time.
Go
after
good
and
not
evil,
so
that
life
may
be yours:
and
so
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
will
be
with
you,
as
you
say.
Be haters
of
evil
and
lovers
of
good,
and let
right
be
done
in
the public
place:
it
may
be
that
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
will
have
mercy
on
the
rest
of
Joseph.
So
these
are
the words
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
the
Lord:
There
will
be weeping
in
all
the
open spaces;
and
in
all
the
streets
they
will
say,
Sorrow!
sorrow!
and
they
will get
in
the
farmer
to
the weeping,
and
the makers
of
sad songs
to give
cries
of grief.
In
all
the vine-gardens
there
will
be cries
of grief:
for
I
will
go
through
among
you,
says
the
Lord.
Sorrow
to
you
who
are looking
for
the
day
of
the
Lord!
what
is
the
day
of
the
Lord
to
you?
it
is
dark
and
not
light.
As
if
a
man, running
away
from
a
lion,
came
face
to
face
with
a
bear;
or
went
into
the
house
and
put
his
hand
on
the
wall
and got
a bite
from
a
snake.
Will
not
the
day
of
the
Lord
be
dark
and
not
light?
even very
dark,
with
no
light
shining
in
it?
Your
feasts
are disgusting
to
me,
I
will
have
nothing
to do
with
them;
I
will take
no delight
in
your holy meetings.
Even
if
you
give
me
your burned
offerings
and
your
meal
offerings,
I
will
not
take
pleasure
in
them:
I
will
have
nothing
to
do
with
the peace-offerings
of
your fat beasts.
Take
away
from
me
the
noise
of
your
songs;
my ears
are shut
to
the
melody
of
your
instruments.
But let
the
right go rolling
on
like
waters,
and
righteousness
like an
ever-flowing
stream.
Did
you
come
to
me
with
offerings
of beasts
and
meal
offerings
in
the waste land
for
forty
years,
O
Israel?
Truly,
you
will
take
up Saccuth
your king
and Kaiwan
your
images,
the
star
of
your
god,
which
you
made
for
yourselves.
And
I
will send
you
away
as prisoners farther than
Damascus,
says
the
Lord,
whose
name
is
the
God
of
armies.
Sorrow
to
those
who
are resting
in comfort
in
Zion,
and
to
those
who
have no fear
of danger
in
the
mountain
of
Samaria,
the noted
men
of
the chief
of
the
nations,
to whom
the
people
of
Israel
come!
Go
on
to
Calneh
and
see;
and
from
there
go
to Hamath
the
great;
then
go
down
to
Gath
of
the
Philistines:
are
you
better
than
these
kingdoms?
or
is
your
land wider
than theirs?
You who
put far
away
the
evil
day, causing
the rule
of
the
violent
to
come
near;
Who
are resting
on
beds
of
ivory, stretched
out
on soft seats, feasting
on
lambs
from
the
flock
and young oxen
from
the cattle-house;
Making foolish
songs
to
the
sound
of corded
instruments,
and designing
for
themselves
instruments
of
music,
like
David;
Drinking
wine
in
basins, rubbing
themselves
with
the best
oils;
but
they
have
no grief
for
the
destruction
of
Joseph.
So
now
they will
go
away prisoners
with
the
first
of those
who are
made prisoners,
and
the loud cry
of those
who
were stretched out will come
to
an end.
The
Lord
God
has taken
an
oath
by
himself,
says
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies:
the
pride
of
Jacob
is disgusting
to
me,
and
I
have
hate
for
his
great houses:
so
I
will give
up
the
town
with everything
in
it.
Then
it
will
come
about
that
if
there
are still
ten
men
in
a
house,
death
will overtake
them.
And
when
a man's relation,
even
the
one
who
is responsible
for burning
his
body, lifting
him
up
to
take
his
bones
out
of
the
house,
says
to
him
who
is
in
the inmost
part
of
the
house,
Is
there
still
anyone
with
you?
and
he
says,
No;
then
he
will
say,
Keep
quiet,
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
may
not
be
named.
For
see,
at
the
order
of
the
Lord
the
great
house
will
be full
of cracks
and
the
little
house
will
be broken.
Is
it possible
for
horses
to go
running
on
the
rock? may
the sea
be ploughed
with
oxen?
for
the
right
to
be
turned
by
you
into
poison,
and
the
fruit
of
righteousness
into
a bitter plant?
You whose
joy
is
in
a
thing
of
no value,
who
say,
Have
we
not
taken
for ourselves
horns
by
the
strength
which
is ours?
For
see,
I
will send
against
you
a
nation,
O
Israel,
says
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies, ruling
you cruelly
from
the
way
into
Hamath
as
far
as
the
stream
of
the
Arabah.
This
is
what
the
Lord
God let
me
see:
and
I
saw
that,
when
the growth
of
the late grass
was starting,
he
made
locusts;
it
was
the late growth
after
the king's cutting
was done.
And
it
came
about
that
after
they
had
taken
all
the
grass
of
the
land,
I
said,
O
Lord
God,
have mercy:
how
will
Jacob
be able
to keep
his
place?
for
he
is
small.
The
Lord, changing
his purpose
about
this,
said,
It
will
not
be.
This
is
what
the
Lord let
me
see:
and
I
saw
that
the
Lord
God sent
for
a
great
fire
to
be
the instrument
of
his punishment;
and,
after
burning
up
the
great
deep,
it
was
about
to put
an end
to
the Lord's heritage.
Then
said
I,
O
Lord
God,
let there
be
an end:
how
will
Jacob
be able
to keep
his place?
for
he
is
small.
The
Lord, changing
his purpose
about
this,
said,
And
this
will
not
be.
This
is
what
he let
me
see:
and
I
saw
the
Lord
stationed
by
a
wall made straight
by
a weighted
line,
and
he
had
a weighted
line
in
his
hand.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Amos,
what
do
you
see?
And
I
said,
A weighted
line.
Then
the
Lord
said,
See,
I
will
let
down
a weighted
line
among
my
people
Israel;
never
again
will
my eyes
be shut
to
their sin:
And
the
high
places
of
Isaac
will
be unpeopled,
and
the
holy
places
of
Israel
will
be
made
waste;
and
I
will
come
up
against
the
family
of
Jeroboam
with
the
sword.
Then
Amaziah,
the
priest
of Beth-el,
sent
to
Jeroboam,
king
of
Israel,
saying,
Amos
has
made designs
against
you
among
the
people
of
Israel:
the
land
is troubled
by
his
words.
For
Amos
has
said,
Jeroboam
will
be
put
to
the
sword,
and
Israel
will
certainly
be
taken
away
as
a prisoner
out
of
his
land.
And
Amaziah
said
to
Amos, O
seer, go
in
flight
into
the
land
of
Judah,
and
there get
your living
by working
as
a
prophet:
But
be
a prophet
no
longer
at Beth-el:
for
it
is
the
holy
place
of
the
king,
and
the king's
house.
Then
Amos
in
answer
said
to
Amaziah,
I
am
no
prophet,
or
one
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets;
I
am
a herdman
and
one
who takes care
of sycamore-trees:
And
the
Lord
took
me
from
the
flock,
and
the
Lord
said
to
me, Go,
be
a
prophet
to
my
people
Israel.
Now
then,
give ear
to
the
word
of
the
Lord:
You
say,
Be
no
prophet
to
Israel,
and
say
not
a
word
against
the
people
of
Isaac.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
Your
wife
will
be
a
loose
woman
in
the
town,
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters
will
be
put
to
the
sword,
and
your
land
will
be cut
up
into parts
by
a
line;
and
you
yourself
will
come
to
your end
in
an
unclean
land,
and
Israel
will
certainly
be
taken
away
a prisoner
out
of
his
land.
This
is
what
the
Lord
God let
me
see:
and
I
saw
a
basket
of
summer fruit.
And
he
said,
Amos,
what
do
you
see?
And
I
said,
A
basket
of
summer fruit.
Then
the
Lord
said
to
me,
The
end
has
come
to
my
people
Israel;
never
again
will
my eyes
be shut
to
their sin.
And
the
songs
of
the king's house
will
be cries
of pain
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord
God:
great
will
be
the number
of
the
dead
bodies,
and
everywhere
they
will put
them
out without
a word.
Give ear
to
this,
you
who
are crushing
the
poor,
and whose purpose
is
to put
an end
to
those
who
are
in need
in
the
land,
Saying,
When
will
the
new
moon be gone,
so
that we
may do trade
in
grain?
and
the
Sabbath,
so
that we
may put out
in
the market
the produce
of our fields? making
the
measure
small
and
the
price
great,
and trading falsely
with
scales
of
deceit;
Getting
the
poor
for
silver,
and
him who
is
in need
for
the
price
of two
shoes,
and taking
a
price
for
the waste parts
of
the
grain.
The
Lord
has taken
an
oath
by
the
pride
of
Jacob,
Truly
I
will
ever keep
in mind
all
their
works.
Will
not
the
land
be shaking
with fear
because
of
this,
and
everyone
in
it
have
sorrow?
and
all
of
it
will
be overflowing
like
the
River;
and
it
will
be
troubled
and
go
down again
like
the
River
of
Egypt.
And
it
will
come
about
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord
God,
that
I
will
make
the
sun
go down
in
the middle
of
the
day,
and
I
will
make
the
earth
dark
in
daylight:
Your
feasts
will
be
turned
into
sorrow
and
all
your melody
into
songs
of grief;
everyone
will
be clothed
with haircloth,
and
the
hair
of
every
head
will
be cut;
I
will
make
the weeping
like
that
for
an
only
son,
and
the
end
of
it
like
a
bitter
day.
See,
the
days
are
coming,
says
the
Lord
God,
when
I
will
send
times
of great
need
on
the
land,
not
need
of
food
or desire
for
water,
but
for
hearing
the
words
of
the
Lord.
And
they
will go wandering
from
sea
to
sea,
and
from
the
north
even
to
the
east, running
here
and
there
in
search
of
the
word
of
the
Lord,
and
they
will
not get
it.
In
that
day
the
fair
virgins
and
the
young
men
will
be feeble
from need
of water.
Those
who
make
their
oaths
by
the sin
of
Samaria
and
say,
By
the
life
of
your
God,
O
Dan;
and,
By
the
living
way
of Beer-sheba;
even
they
will
go
down,
never
again
to
be lifted
up.
I
saw
the
Lord
stationed
by
the side
of
the
altar, giving
blows
to
the
tops
of
the
pillars
so
that
the doorsteps
were shaking:
and
he
said,
I
will
let
all
of
them
be broken
with earth-shocks;
I
will
put
the
last
of
them
to
the
sword:
if
any
one
of
them goes
in
flight
he
will
not
get
away,
not
one
of
them
will
be safe.
Even
if
they
go deep
into
the underworld,
my
hand
will
take
them
up
from
there;
if
they
go
up
to
heaven,
I
will
get
them
down:
Though
they
take
cover
on
the
top
of
Carmel,
I
will go
in
search
of
them
and
get
them
out;
though
they
keep
themselves
from
my
eyes
in
the bed
of
the
sea,
I
will
give
orders
to
the great
snake
there
and
he
will
give
them
a bite:
And
though
they
are
taken
away
as
prisoners
by
their attackers,
even
there
will
I
give
orders
to
the
sword
to
put
them
to death:
my
eyes
will
be fixed
on
them
for
evil
and
not
for
good.
For
the
Lord,
the
God
of
armies,
is
he
at
whose
touch
the
land
is turned
to water,
and
everyone
in
it
will
be given
up
to sorrow;
all
of
it
will
be overflowing
like
the
River,
and
will
go
down again
like
the
River
of
Egypt;
It
is
he
who
makes
his rooms
in
the
heaven, basing
his arch
on
the
earth;
whose voice
goes
out
to
the
waters
of
the
sea,
and sends
them
flowing
over
the
face
of
the
earth;
the
Lord
is
his
name.
Are
you
not
as
the
children
of
the
Ethiopians
to
me,
O
children
of
Israel?
says
the
Lord.
Have
I
not
taken
Israel
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
the
Philistines
from
Caphtor,
and
the Aramaeans
from
Kir?
See,
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
are
on
the evil
kingdom,
and
I
will put
an end
to
it
in
all
the
earth;
but
I
will
not send complete
destruction
on
Jacob,
says
the
Lord.
For
see,
I
will
give
orders,
and
I
will
have
Israel moved
about
among
all
the
nations,
as
grain
is moved
about
by
the shaking
of
the tray,
but
not
the smallest seed
will
be
dropped
on
the
earth.
All
those
sinners
among
my
people
will
be
put
to
the
sword
who
say,
Evil
will
not
overtake
us
or
come face
to face
with
us.
In
that
day
I
will put
up
the tent
of
David
which
has
come
down,
and
make
good
its broken places;
and
I
will put
up
again
his damaged walls,
building
it
up
as
in
the
past;
So
that
the
rest
of
Edom
may
be
their heritage,
and
all
the
nations
who
have
been
named
by
my
name,
says
the
Lord,
who
is
doing
this.
See,
the
days
will
come,
says
the
Lord,
when
the ploughman
will
overtake
him
who
is cutting
the
grain,
and
the crusher
of
the
grapes
him
who
is
planting
seed;
and
sweet
wine
will
be dropping
from
the
mountains,
and
the
hills
will
be turned
into streams
of
wine.
And
I
will let
the fate
of
my
people
Israel
be changed,
and
they
will
be
building
up
again
the
waste
towns
and
living
in
them;
they
will
again
be planting vine-gardens
and taking
the
wine
for
their
drink;
and
they
will
make
gardens
and
get
the
fruit
of
them.
And
I
will
have
them
planted
in
their
land,
and
never
again
will
they
be
uprooted
from
their
land
which
I
have
given
them,
says
the
Lord
your
God.
Obadiah
The Book of Obadiah
Obadiah
Oba
The Book of
Obadiah
The
vision
of
Obadiah.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
Edom:
We
have
had
word
from
the
Lord,
and
a representative
has
been
sent
among
the
nations,
saying,
Up!
and
let
us
make
war
against
her.
See,
I
have
made
you
small
among
the
nations:
you
are
much
looked
down on.
You
have
been
tricked
by
the
pride
of
your
heart,
O
you
whose living-place
is
in
the cracks
of
the
rock,
whose house
is
high up;
who
has
said
in
his
heart,
Who
will
make
me
come
down
to
earth?
Though
you
go
up
on
high
like
an
eagle,
though
your house
is
placed
among
the
stars,
I
will
make
you
come
down
from
there,
says
the
Lord.
If
thieves
came, attacking
you
by
night, (how
are
you
cut
off!) would
they
not
go
on
taking till
they
had
enough?
if men
came cutting
your grapes would
they
take
them all?
How are
the things of
Esau
searched out!
how are
his secret stores looked for!
All
the
men
who
were united
with
you
have
been false
to
you,
driving
you
out
to
the edge
of
the
land:
the
men
who
were
at
peace
with
you
have
overcome
you;
they
have
taken
their heritage
in
your
place.
Will
I
not,
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord,
take away
the
wise
men
out
of
Edom,
and
wisdom
out
of
the
mountain
of
Esau?
And
your
men
of war, O
Teman,
will
be overcome
with fear,
so
that
every
one
of
them
may
be
cut
off
from
the
mountain
of
Esau.
Because
you
were
the cause
of
violent death
and
because
of
your cruel behaviour
to
your
brother
Jacob,
you
will
be
covered
with
shame
and
will
be
cut
off
for
ever.
Because
you
were
there watching
when men
from
other lands
took
away
his
goods,
and
strange men
came
into
his doors,
and
put
the
fate
of
Jerusalem
to
the decision
of chance;
you
were
like
one
of
them.
Do
not
see
with
pleasure
your brother's evil
day,
the
day
of
his
fate,
and
do
not
be
glad over
the
children
of
Judah
on
the
day
of
their
destruction,
or
make
wide
your
mouth
on
the
day
of
trouble.
Do
not
go
into
the doors
of
my
people
on
the
day
of
their downfall;
do
not
be
looking
on
their
trouble
with
pleasure
on
the
day
of
their downfall,
or
put
your hands
on
their
goods
on
the
day
of
their downfall.
And
do
not
take
your
place
at
the cross-roads, cutting
off
those
of
his
people
who get away;
and
do
not give
up
to
their haters
those
who
are
still
there
in
the
day
of
trouble.
For
the
day
of
the
Lord
is coming quickly
on
all
nations:
as
you
have
done
it
will
be
done
to
you;
the reward
of
your
acts
will
come
on
your
head.
For
as
you
have
been
drinking
on
my
holy
mountain,
so
will
all
the
nations
go
on
drinking
without end;
they
will
go
on
drinking
and
the wine
will
go
down
their throats,
and
they
will
be
as
if
they
had
never
been.
But
in
Mount
Zion some
will
be kept safe,
and
it
will
be
holy;
and
the children
of
Jacob
will
take
their heritage.
And
the children
of
Jacob
will
be
a
fire
and
those
of
Joseph
a
flame,
and
the children
of
Esau dry stems
of grass, burned
up
by
them till
all
is
gone:
and
there
will
be
no
people living
in
Esau;
for
the
Lord
has
said
it.
And
they
will
take
the
South,
and
the
lowland,
and
the
country
of
Ephraim,
and
Gilead,
as
their heritage.
And
those
of
the
children
of
Israel
who
were
the
first
to
be
taken away
as prisoners,
will
have
their heritage
among
the
Canaanites
as
far
as
Zarephath;
and
those
who
were
taken away
from
Jerusalem,
who
are
in
Sepharad,
will
have
the
towns
of
the
South.
And
those
who
have
been kept
safe
will
come
up
from
Mount
Zion
to
be
judges
of
the
mountain
of
Esau;
and
the
kingdom
will
be
the Lord's.
Jonah
The Book of Jonah
Jonah
Jon
The Book of
Jonah
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jonah,
the
son
of
Amittai,
saying,
Up!
go
to
Nineveh,
that
great
town,
and let
your voice
come
to
it;
for
their evil-doing
has
come
up
before
me.
And
Jonah
got
up
to
go
in
flight
to
Tarshish,
away
from
the
Lord;
and
he
went
down
to
Joppa,
and saw
there
a
ship
going
to
Tarshish:
so
he
gave
them
the price
of
the
journey
and
went
down
into
it
to
go
with
them
to
Tarshish,
away
from
the
Lord.
And
the
Lord sent
out
a
great
wind
on
to
the
sea
and
there
was
a violent
storm
in
the
sea,
so
that
the
ship seemed
in danger
of
being
broken.
Then
the
sailors
were full
of
fear,
every
man
crying
to
his
god;
and
the
goods
in
the
ship
were dropped
out
into
the
sea
to
make
the weight less.
But
Jonah
had
gone
down
into
the inmost
part
of
the
ship
where
he
was stretched
out
in
a deep
sleep.
And
the ship's
captain
came
to
him
and
said
to
him,
What
are
you doing sleeping?
Up!
say
a prayer
to
your
God,
if
by chance
God
will
give
a
thought
to
us,
so
that we
may
not
come
to
destruction.
And
they
said
to
one
another,
Come, let
us put
this
to
the decision
of chance
and
see
on
whose
account
this
evil
has
come
on
us.
So
they
did
so,
and
Jonah
was seen
to
be
the
man.
Then
they
said
to
him,
Now
make clear
to
us
what
is
your
work,
and
where
you
come
from?
what
is
your
country,
and
who
are
your
people?
And
he
said
to
them,
I
am
a
Hebrew,
a worshipper
of
the
Lord,
the
God
of
heaven,
who
made
the
sea
and
the
dry
land.
And
the
men
were
in
great
fear,
and
they
said
to
him,
What
is
this
you
have
done?
For
the
men
had
knowledge
of
his
flight
from
the
Lord
because
he
had
not
kept
it
from
them.
And
they
said
to
him,
What
are
we
to
do
to
you
so
that
the
sea
may
become
calm
for
us?
For
the
sea
was getting rougher
and rougher.
And
he
said
to
them,
Take
me
up
and
put
me
into
the
sea,
and
the
sea
will
become
calm
for
you:
for
I
am
certain
that
because
of
me
this
great
storm
has come
on
you.
And
the
men
were working hard
to
get
back
to
the
land,
but
they
were
not
able
to
do
so:
for
the
sea
got rougher
and rougher
against
them.
So,
crying
to
the
Lord,
they
said,
Give ear
to
our prayer,
O
Lord,
give ear,
and
do
not
let
destruction
overtake
us
because
of
this man's
life;
do
not
put
on
us
the sin
of taking
life
without
cause:
for
you,
O
Lord,
have
done
what seemed good
to
you.
So
they
took
Jonah
up
and
put
him
into
the
sea:
and
the
sea
was no longer angry.
Then
great
was
the men's
fear
of
the
Lord;
and
they
made
an
offering
to
the
Lord
and
took oaths
to
him.
And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
Then
Jonah
made prayer
to
the
Lord
his
God
from
the
inside
of
the
fish,
and said,
In
my trouble
I
was crying
to
the
Lord,
and
he gave
me
an answer;
out
of
the deepest underworld
I sent
up
a cry,
and
you gave ear
to
my voice.
For
you
have put
me
down
into
the deep,
into
the
heart
of
the sea;
and
the river
was round
about
me; all
your waves
and
your rolling waters
went
over
me.
And
I said,
I
have
been sent
away
from
before
your eyes; how
may
I ever again see
your holy Temple?
The waters
were circling round
me,
even
to
the neck;
the deep
was
about
me;
the sea-grass
was twisted round
my head.
I
went
down
to
the bases
of
the mountains;
as
for
the earth,
her walls
were
about
me
for ever:
but
you
have
taken
up
my
life
from
the underworld,
O Lord
my God.
When
my soul
in
me
was overcome,
I kept
the memory
of
the
Lord:
and
my prayer
came
in
to
you,
into
your holy Temple.
The worshippers
of false gods
have given
up
their only hope.
But I
will make
an offering
to
you with
the voice
of praise; I
will
give effect
to
my oaths. Salvation is
the Lord's.
And
at
the Lord's order,
the fish sent Jonah out
of its mouth
on
to
the dry land.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Jonah
a
second
time,
saying,
Up!
go
to
Nineveh,
that
great
town,
and
give
it
the
word
which
I
have
given
you.
So
Jonah
got
up
and
went
to
Nineveh
as
the
Lord
had
said.
Now
Nineveh
was
a
very
great
town,
three days'
journey
from end
to end.
And
Jonah
first
of
all
went
a day's
journey
into
the
town,
and
crying
out
said,
In
forty
days destruction
will overtake
Nineveh.
And
the
people
of
Nineveh
had belief
in
God;
and
a
time
was fixed
for going without food,
and
they
put
on haircloth,
from
the
greatest
to
the least.
And
the
word
came
to
the
king
of
Nineveh,
and
he
got
up
from
his
seat
of
authority,
and took
off
his
robe,
and
covering
himself
with haircloth, took
his
seat
in
the
dust.
And
he
had
it given
out
in
Nineveh,
By
the
order
of
the
king
and
his
great
men,
no
man
or
beast,
herd
or
flock,
is
to
have
a
taste
of
anything;
let
them
have
no food
or
water:
And let
man
and
beast
be
covered
with haircloth,
and let
them
make strong prayers
to
God:
and let
everyone
be
turned
from
his
evil
way
and
the
violent
acts
of
their
hands.
Who
may say
that
God
will
not
be
turned, changing
his purpose
and
turning
away
from
his
burning
wrath,
so
that
destruction
may
not overtake
us?
And
God
saw
what
they
did,
how
they
were
turned
from
their
evil
way;
and God's purpose
was
changed
as
to
the
evil
which
he
said
he
would
do
to
them,
and
he
did
it
not.
But this seemed
very
wrong
to
Jonah,
and he
was
angry.
And
he
made prayer
to
the
Lord
and
said,
O
Lord,
is
this
not
what
I
said
when
I
was
still
in
my
country?
This
is
why
I
took
care
to
go
in
flight
to
Tarshish:
for
I
was
certain
that
you
were
a loving
God,
full
of
pity,
slow
to
be
angry
and
great
in
mercy,
and ready
to
be
turned
from
your
purpose
of
evil.
So
now,
O
Lord,
give ear
to
my prayer
and
take
my
life
from
me;
for
death
is
better
for
me
than
life.
And
the
Lord
said,
Have
you any right
to
be
angry?
Then
Jonah
went
out
of
the
town,
and
took
his
seat
on
the
east side
of
the
town
and
made
himself
a roof
of branches
and
took
his
seat
under
its
shade
till
he
saw
what
would
become
of
the
town.
And
the
Lord
God
made
a vine
come
up
over
Jonah
to
give
him
shade
over
his
head.
And
Jonah
was
very
glad
because
of
the vine.
But early
on
the
morning
after,
God
made ready
a worm
for
the destruction
of
the vine,
and
it became
dry
and dead.
Then
when
the
sun
came
up,
God
sent
a burning
east
wind:
and
so
great
was
the heat
of
the
sun
on
his
head
that
Jonah
was overcome,
and, requesting
death
for
himself,
said,
Death
is
better
for
me
than
life.
And
the Lord
said
to
Jonah,
Have
you any right
to
be
angry
about
the vine?
And
he
said,
I
have
a right
to
be
truly
angry.
And
the
Lord
said,
You
had
pity
on
the vine,
for
which
you
did
no
work
and
for
the growth
of
which
you
were
not responsible;
which
came
up
in
a
night
and
came
to
an end
in
a
night;
And
am
I
not
to
have mercy
on
Nineveh,
that
great
town,
in
which
there
are
more
than
a hundred
and twenty
thousand
persons
without
the power
of judging
between
right
and
left,
as
well
as
much
cattle?
Micah
The Book of Micah
Micah
Mic
The Book of
Micah
The
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Micah
the Morashtite,
in
the
days
of
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah,
kings
of
Judah:
his vision
about
Samaria
and
Jerusalem.
Give ear,
you
peoples,
all
of
you;
give
attention,
O
earth
and
everything
in
it:
let
the
Lord
God
be
witness
against
you,
the
Lord
from
his
holy
Temple.
For
see,
the
Lord
is
coming
out
from
his
place,
and
will
come
down, stepping
on
the
high
places
of
the
earth.
And
the
mountains
will
be turned
to
water
under
him,
and
the deep
valleys
will
be
broken
open,
like
wax
before
the
fire,
like
waters
flowing
down
a slope.
All
this
is
because
of
the wrongdoing
of
Jacob
and
the
sins
of
the children
of
Israel.
What
is
the wrongdoing
of
Jacob?
is
it
not
Samaria?
and
what
are
the
high
places
of
Judah?
are
they
not
Jerusalem?
So
I
will
make
Samaria
into
a
field
and
the plantings
of
a vine-garden:
I
will send
its
stones falling
down
into
the
valley, uncovering
its bases.
And
all
her pictured
images
will
be hammered
into bits,
and
all
the payments
for
her loose ways
will
be
burned
with
fire,
and
all
the
images
of
her gods
I
will
make
waste:
for
with
the price
of
a loose woman
she got
them
together,
and
as
the price
of
a loose woman
will
they
be given
back.
For
this
I
will be full
of
sorrow
and give cries
of grief;
I
will go uncovered
and unclothed:
I
will give cries
of grief
like
the
jackals
and
will be
in
sorrow
like
the
ostriches.
For
her
wounds may
not
be made well:
for
it
has
come
even
to
Judah, stretching
up
to
the doorway
of
my
people,
even
to
Jerusalem.
Give
no
word
of it
in
Gath,
let there
be
no
weeping
at
all:
at
Beth-le-aphrah
be rolling
in
the
dust.
Be uncovered
and
go
away,
you
who
are
living
in
Shaphir:
the
one
living
in
Zaanan
has
not
come
out
of
her town;
Beth-ezel
is
taken
away
from
its base,
even
from
its resting-place.
For
the
one
living
in
Maroth
is waiting
for
good:
for
evil
has
come
down
from
the
Lord
to
the doorways
of
Jerusalem.
Let
the war-carriage
be yoked
to
the quick-running horse,
you
who
are
living
in
Lachish:
she
was
the
first cause
of
sin
to
the
daughter
of
Zion;
for
the wrongdoings
of
Israel
were seen
in
you.
For
this
cause
give
a
parting offering
to
Moresheth-gath:
the
daughter
of
Achzib
will
be
a deceit
to
the
king
of
Israel.
Even
now
will
the taker
of
your heritage
come
to
you,
you
who
are
living
in
Mareshah:
the
glory
of
Israel
will
come
to destruction
for
ever.
Let
your
head
be
uncovered
and
your
hair
cut
off
in
sorrow
for
the
children
of
your
delight:
let
the
hair
be pulled
from
your
head
like
an eagle's;
for
they
have been
taken
away
from
you
as prisoners.
A curse
on
the designers
of
evil,
working
on
their
beds!
in
the
morning
light
they
do
it,
because
it
is
in
their
power.
They
have
a
desire
for
fields
and
take
them
by
force;
and
for
houses
and
take
them
away:
they
are cruel
to
a
man
and
his
family, even
to
a
man
and
his
heritage.
For
this cause
the
Lord
has
said,
See,
against
this
family
I
am purposing
an
evil
from
which
you
will
not
be able
to
take
your
necks
away,
and
you
will
be weighted
down
by
it;
for
it
is
an
evil
time.
In
that
day
this
saying
will
be
said
about
you,
and
this song
of grief
will
be made:
The heritage
of
my
people
is measured
out,
and there
is
no
one
to
give
it back;
those
who
have made
us prisoners
have
taken
our
fields
from
us,
and complete destruction
has come
to
us.
For
this
cause
you
will
have
no
one
to
make
the decision
by
the measuring
line
in
the meeting
of
the
Lord.
Let
not words
like
these
be
dropped,
they say:
Shame
and
the curse
will
not come
to
the family
of Jacob!
Is
the
Lord quickly
made angry?
are
these
his
doings?
do
not
his
words
do
good
to
his
people Israel?
As
for
you,
you have
become haters
of those
who
were
at peace
with
you:
you
take
the
clothing
of those
who
go
by without fear,
and
make
them prisoners
of
war.
The
women
of
my
people
you
have
been
driving
away
from
their dearly loved
children;
from
their young
ones
you
are
taking
my glory
for
ever.
Up!
and
go;
for
this
is
not
your
rest:
because
it
has
been
made
unclean,
the destruction ordered
will
come
on
you.
If
a
man
came
with
a
false
spirit
of
deceit, saying,
I
will
be
a
prophet
to
you
of
wine
and
strong
drink:
he
would
be
the sort
of
prophet
for
this
people.
I
will certainly
make
all
of
you, O
Jacob, come
together;
I
will
get
together
the
rest
of
Israel;
I
will
put
them
together
like
the
sheep
in
their circle:
like
a
flock
in
their green field;
they
will
be
full
of
the noise
of
men.
The opener
of
the
way
will
go
up
before
them: forcing
their
way
out
they
will
go
on
to
the doorway
and
out
through
it:
their
king
will
go
on
before
them,
and
the
Lord
at
their
head.
And
I
said,
Give ear,
now,
you
heads
of
Jacob
and
rulers
of
the
people
of
Israel:
is
it
not
for
you
to
have
knowledge
of
what
is
right?
You
who
are haters
of
good
and
lovers
of
evil, pulling
off
their
skin
from
them
and
their
flesh
from
their
bones;
Like
meat
they
take
the
flesh
of
my
people
for
their
food, skinning
them
and crushing
their
bones, yes, cutting
them
up
as
if
for
the
pot,
like
flesh
inside
the cooking-pot.
Then
they
will
be
crying
to
the
Lord
for
help,
but
he
will
not
give
them
an
answer: yes,
he
will keep
his
face veiled
from
them
at
that
time,
because
their acts
have
been
evil.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said
about
the
prophets
by
whom
my
people
have
been
turned
from
the right
way;
who, biting
with
their
teeth,
say,
Peace;
and
if
anyone
puts
nothing
in
their
mouths
they
make ready
for
war
against
him.
For
this cause
it
will
be
night
for
you, without
a
vision;
and
it
will
be
dark
for
you, without knowledge
of
the future;
the
sun
will
go
down
over
the
prophets,
and
the
day
will
be
black
over
them.
And
the
seers
will
be
shamed,
and
the
readers
of
the future
will
be
at
a loss,
all
of
them covering
their lips;
for
there
is
no
answer
from
God.
But
I
truly
am
full
of
the
spirit
of
the
Lord,
with
power
of judging
and
with
strength
to
make clear
to
Jacob
his wrongdoing
and
to
Israel
his
sin.
Then
give ear
to
this,
you
heads
of
the children
of
Jacob,
you
rulers
of
the children
of
Israel, hating
what
is
right, twisting
what
is
straight.
They
are
building
up
Zion
with
blood,
and
Jerusalem
with evil-doing.
Its
heads
take rewards
for
judging,
and
the
priests
take
payment
for
teaching,
and
the
prophets
get
silver
for reading
the future:
but
still, supporting
themselves
on
the
Lord,
they
say,
Is
not
the
Lord
among
us?
no
evil
will
overtake
us.
For
this
reason,
Zion
will
be ploughed
like
a
field
because
of
you,
and
Jerusalem
will
become
a mass
of broken walls,
and
the
mountain
of
the
house
like
a
high
place
in
the
woods.
But
in
the
last
days
it
will
come
about
that
the
mountain
of
the Lord's
house
will
be
placed
on
the
top
of
the
mountains,
and
be
lifted
up
over
the
hills;
and
peoples
will
be flowing
to
it.
And
a number
of
nations
will
go
and
say,
Come,
and
let
us
go
up
to
the
mountain
of
the
Lord,
and
to
the
house
of
the
God
of
Jacob;
and
he
will
give
us knowledge
of
his
ways
and
we
will
be guided
by
his
word:
for
from
Zion
the
law
will
go
out,
and
the
word
of
the
Lord
from
Jerusalem.
And
he
will
be
judge
between
great
peoples,
and
strong
nations
far
away
will
be
ruled
by
his
decisions;
their
swords
will
be hammered
into plough-blades
and
their
spears
into vine-knives:
nations
will
no
longer
be lifting
up
their
swords
against
one
another,
and knowledge
of
war
will
have
gone
for
ever.
But
every
man
will
be
seated
under
his
vine
and
under
his fig-tree,
and
no
one
will
be
a
cause
of
fear
to
them:
for
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said
it.
For
all
the
peoples
will
be walking,
every
one
in
the
name
of
his
god,
and
we
will
be walking
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
our
God
for
ever
and
ever.
In
that
day,
says
the
Lord,
I
will get
together
her
who goes
with uncertain steps,
I
will get
together
her
who
has
been sent
away,
and
her
on
whom
I
have sent
evil;
And
I
will
make
her
whose steps
were uncertain
a small band,
and
her
who
was feeble
a
strong
nation:
and
the
Lord
will
be
their
King
in
Mount
Zion
from
now
and
for
ever.
And
you,
O
tower
of
the
flock, Ophel
of
the
daughter
of
Zion,
to
you
it
will
come,
even
the
earlier
authority,
the
kingdom
of
the
daughter
of
Jerusalem.
Now
why
are
you
crying
so
loudly?
is
there
no
king
in
you?
has
destruction come
on
your wise helper?
so
that pains
have
taken
you like
the pains
of
a woman
in
childbirth:
Be
in pain,
make sounds
of grief,
O
daughter
of
Zion,
like
a
woman
in
childbirth:
for
now
you
will
go
out
of
the
town,
living
in
the open
country,
and
will
come
even
to
Babylon;
there
you
will
have salvation;
there
the
Lord
will
make
you
free
from
the
hands
of
your haters.
And
now
a number
of
nations
have come
together
against
you,
and
they
say,
Let
her
be made unclean
and
let
our
eyes
see
the fate
of
Zion.
But
they
have
no
knowledge
of
the
thoughts
of
the
Lord,
their
minds
are
not able
to
see
his
purpose:
for
he
has got
them
together
like stems
of grain
to
the crushing-floor.
Up!
and
let
the
grain
be
crushed,
O
daughter
of
Zion,
for
I
will
make
your
horn
iron
and
your feet brass,
and
a number
of
peoples
will
be broken
by
you,
and
you
will
give
up
their increase
to
the
Lord
and
their
wealth
to
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth.
Now
you
will
give
yourselves deep wounds
for grief;
they
will
put
up
a wall round
us:
they
will
give
the judge
of
Israel
a blow
on
the face
with
a rod.
And
you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah,
the least
among
the
families
of Judah,
out
of
you
one
will
come
to
me
who
is
to
be ruler
in
Israel;
whose
going
out
has been purposed
from
time past,
from
the eternal days.
For
this
cause
he
will give
them
up
till
the
time
when
she
who
is
with child
has given birth:
then
the rest
of
his brothers
will come back
to
the children
of Israel.
And
he
will
take
his
place
and
give food
to
his flock
in
the strength
of
the Lord,
in
the glory
of
the name
of
the Lord
his God;
and
their resting-place
will
be
safe:
for
now
he
will
be great
to
the ends
of
the
earth.
And
this
will
be
our peace:
when
the Assyrian
comes
into
our
country
and
his feet
are
in
our
land,
then
we
will
put
up
against
him seven keepers
of
the flocks
and eight chiefs
among men.
And
they
will make
waste
the
land
of Assyria
with
the sword,
and
the
land
of Nimrod
with
the edge
of
the sword:
he
will
give
us salvation
from
the Assyrian
when
he
comes
into
our country,
when
his feet
come
inside
the limit
of
our
land.
And
the
rest
of
Jacob
will
be
among
the mass
of
peoples
like dew
from
the Lord,
like showers
on
the grass,
which
may
not
be kept back
by
man,
or
be waiting
for
the sons
of
men.
And
the rest
of Jacob
will
be
among
the nations,
in
the middle
of
the mass
of peoples,
like
a lion
among
the beasts
of
the woods,
like
a young lion
among
the flocks
of sheep: if
he goes
through,
they
will
be crushed
under foot
and pulled
to bits,
and
there
will
be
no saviour.
Your hand
is lifted
up against
those
who
are against
you,
and
all
your haters
will
be
cut
off.
And
it
will come
about
in
that day, says
the Lord,
that
I
will take
away
your horses
from
you,
and
will give
your war-carriages
to destruction:
I
will
have
the towns
of
your land
cut
off
and all
your strong places pulled
down:
I
will
put
an end
to
your use
of secret arts,
and
you
will
have
no
more readers
of signs:
And I will have
your images
and
your pillars cut off
from
you;
and
you will no longer give worship to
the work
of
your hands.
I
will
have
your Asherahs pulled up
from
among
you:
and
I
will send destruction
on
your images.
And my punishment will be effected on the nations with such burning wrath as they have not had word of.
Give ear
now
to
the words
of
the
Lord:
Up! put forward
your cause
before
the
mountains,
let
your
voice
be sounding
among
the
hills.
Give ear,
O
you
mountains,
to
the Lord's
cause,
and
take note,
you bases
of
the
earth:
for
the
Lord
has
a
cause
against
his
people,
and
he
will
take
it
up
with
Israel.
O
my
people,
what have
I
done
to
you?
how have
I been
a weariness
to
you?
give
answer against
me.
For
I
took
you
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
and
made
you
free
from
the prison-house;
I
sent
before
you
Moses,
Aaron,
and
Miriam.
O
my
people,
keep
in
mind
now
what
was designed
by
Balak,
king
of
Moab,
and
the
answer
which
Balaam,
son
of
Beor,
gave
him;
the events,
from
Shittim
to
Gilgal,
so
that
you
may
be
certain
of
the
upright
acts
of
the
Lord.
With
what
am
I
to
come
before
the
Lord
and
go
with bent head
before
the
high
God?
am
I
to
come
before
him
with burned
offerings,
with
young oxen
a
year
old?
Will
the
Lord
be
pleased
with
thousands
of sheep
or
with
ten
thousand rivers
of
oil?
am
I
to
give
my first child
for
my wrongdoing,
the
fruit
of
my
body
for
the
sin
of
my
soul?
He
has
made clear
to
you,
O
man,
what
is
good;
and
what
is
desired
from
you
by
the
Lord;
only
doing
what
is
right,
and loving
mercy,
and walking
without pride
before
your
God.
The
voice
of
the
Lord
is
crying out
to
the
town:
Give ear,
you
tribes
and
the meeting
of
the
town.
Am
I
to let
the
stores
of
the evil-doer go
out
of
my memory,
and
the
short
measure,
which
is
cursed?
Is
it possible
for
me
to let wrong
scales
and the
bag
of
false
weights go without punishment?
For
its
men
of wealth
are cruel,
and
its
people
have
said
what
is not true,
and
their
tongue
is
false
in
their
mouth.
So
I
have
made
a start
with
your punishment;
I
have
made
you
waste
because
of
your
sins.
You
will
have
food,
but
not
enough;
your shame
will
be ever
with
you:
you
will
get
your goods moved,
but
you
will
not
take
them
away safely;
and
what
you do
take
away
I
will
give
to
the
sword.
You
will put
in
seed,
but
you
will
not get
in
the grain;
you
will
be crushing
olives,
but
your bodies
will
not
be rubbed
with
the
oil;
and
you
will get
in
the
grapes,
but
you
will
have
no
wine.
For
you
have
kept
the laws
of
Omri
and
all
the
works
of
the
family
of
Ahab,
and
you
have
been guided
by
their designs:
so
that
I
might
make
you
a
cause
of wonder
and
your
people
a
cause
of hisses;
and
the
shame
of
my
people
will
be
on
you.
Sorrow
is mine!
for
I
am
as
when
they
have got
in
the
summer fruits,
like
the last
of
the grapes:
there
is
nothing
for
food,
not
even
an early
fig
for
my
desire.
The good
man
is
gone
from
the
earth,
there
is
no
one
upright
among
men:
they
are
all waiting secretly
for
blood,
every
man
is going
after
his
brother
with
a net.
Their
hands
are
made ready
to
do
evil;
the
ruler
makes requests
for money,
and
the
judge
is looking
for
a reward;
and
the
great
man gives decisions
at
his pleasure,
and
the right
is twisted.
The
best
of
them
is
like
a waste plant,
and
their
upright ones
are
like
a wall
of
thorns.
Sorrow!
the
day
of
their
fate
has
come;
now
will trouble
come
on
them.
Put
no
faith
in
a
friend,
do
not
let
your hope
be placed
in
a relation:
keep
watch
on
the
doors
of
your
mouth
against
her
who
is resting
on
your breast.
For
the
son puts shame
on
his
father,
the
daughter goes
against
her
mother
and
the
daughter-in-law
against
her
mother-in-law;
and
a man's haters
are
those
of
his
family.
But
as
for
me,
I
am looking
to
the
Lord;
I
am waiting
for
the
God
of
my
salvation:
the ears
of
my
God
will
be open
to
me.
Do
not
be
glad
because
of
my sorrow,
O
my hater:
after
my
fall
I
will
be lifted
up;
when
I
am
seated
in
the
dark,
the
Lord
will
be
a
light
to
me.
I
will undergo
the
wrath
of
the
Lord,
because
of
my
sin
against
him;
till
he
takes
up
my
cause
and
does
what
is
right
for
me:
when
he
makes
me
come
out
into
the
light,
I
will
see
his
righteousness;
And
my hater
will
see
it
and
be
covered
with
shame; she
who
said
to
me,
Where
is
the
Lord
your
God?
my
eyes
will
see
their desire effected
on
her,
now she
will
be crushed under foot
like
the dust
of
the
streets.
A
day
for
building
your
walls!
in
that
day
will
your
limits
be stretched
far
and wide.
In
that
day
they
will
come
to
you
from
Assyria
and
the
towns
of
Egypt,
and
from
Egypt
even
to
the
River,
and
from
sea
to
sea
and
from
mountain
to
mountain.
But
the
land
will
become
a
waste
because
of
its
people,
as
the
fruit
of
their
works.
Keep
your
people safe
with
your
rod,
the
flock
of
your
heritage,
living
by themselves
in
the
woods
in
the
middle
of
Carmel: let
them
get
their food
in
Bashan
and
Gilead
as
in
the
past.
As
in
the
days
when
you
came
out
from
the
land
of
Egypt, let
us
see
things
of wonder.
The
nations
will
see
and
be
shamed
because
of
all
their
strength;
they
will
put
their
hands
on
their
mouths,
their
ears
will
be stopped.
They
will take
dust
as
their food
like
a
snake,
like
the things which go flat
on
the
earth;
they
will
come shaking
with
fear
out
of
their secret places:
they
will
come
with
fear
to
the
Lord
our
God, full
of
fear
because
of
you.
Who
is
a
God
like
you, offering forgiveness
for evil-doing
and overlooking
the
sins
of
the
rest
of
his
heritage?
he
does
not keep
his
wrath
for
ever,
because
his
delight
is
in mercy.
He
will
again
have
pity
on
us;
he
will
put
our
sins
under
his feet:
and
you
will send
all
our
sins
down
into
the heart
of
the
sea.
You
will
make clear
your good
faith
to
Jacob
and
your mercy
to
Abraham,
as
you
gave
your
oath
to
our
fathers
from
times
long past.
Nahum
The Book of Nahum
Nahum
Nam
The Book of
Nahum
The word about
Nineveh.
The
book
of
the
vision
of
Nahum
the
Elkoshite.
The
Lord
is
a
God
who
takes
care
of
his honour
and gives punishment
for wrong;
the
Lord gives punishment
and
is
angry;
the
Lord sends punishment
on
those
who
are against
him, being
angry
with
his haters.
The
Lord
is
slow
to get
angry
and
great
in
power,
and
will
not
let
the sinner
go
without
punishment:
the
way
of
the
Lord
is
in
the wind
and
the
storm,
and
the
clouds
are
the
dust
of
his
feet.
He says sharp words
to
the
sea
and
makes
it
dry, drying
up
all
the
rivers:
Bashan
is feeble,
and
Carmel,
and
the
flower
of
Lebanon
is without strength.
The
mountains
are shaking
because
of
him,
and
the
hills flowing
away;
the
earth
is falling
to bits
before
him,
the
world
and
all
who
are
in
it.
Who
may keep
his
place
before
his
wrath?
and
who
may undergo
the
heat
of
his passion?
his
wrath
is let loose
like
fire
and
the
rocks
are
broken
open
by
him.
The
Lord
is
good,
a
strong place
in
the
day
of
trouble;
and
he
has
knowledge
of those
who
take
him
for
their safe cover.
But like water
overflowing
he
will take
them
away;
he
will put an
end
to
those
who come up against
him, driving
his haters into
the
dark.
What
are
you designing
against
the
Lord?
he
will put
an
end
to
it:
his haters
will
not
come
up
again
a second
time.
For
though
they
are
like twisted thorns,
and
are overcome
as
with
drink,
they
will
come
to destruction
like stems
of grass
fully
dry.
One
has
gone
out
from
you
who
is designing
evil
against
the
Lord, whose purposes
are
of
no
value.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
The days
of
my cause against
you
are ended;
they
are
cut
off
and past.
Though
I
have
sent trouble
on
you,
you
will
no
longer
be troubled.
And
now
I will
let
his
yoke
be
broken
off
you,
and
your
chains
be parted.
The
Lord
has
given
an
order
about
you,
that
no
more
of
your
name
are
to
be
planted:
from
the
house
of
your
gods
I
will
have
the pictured
and
metal
images
cut
off;
I
will
make
your last resting-place
a
place
of shame;
for
you
are
completely evil.
See on the mountains the feet of him who comes with good news, giving word of peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, give effect to your oaths: for the good-for-nothing man will never again go through you; he is completely cut off.
A crusher
has come
up
before
your face:
keep
a
good look-out,
let
the
way
be
watched,
make
yourself strong,
let
your power
be greatly
increased.
For
the Lord
will
make good
the vine
of Jacob,
as
well
as
the vine
of Israel:
for
the wasters
have
made
them waste
and
sent destruction
on
the branches
of
their vine.
The body-covers
of
his fighting
men
have
been
made red,
the
men
of war
are clothed
in bright red:
the war-carriages
are
like flames
of fire
in
the day
when
he gets ready,
the horses
are shaking.
The war-carriages
are rushing through
the streets, pushing
against
one
another
in
the wide ways, looking
like
burning lights, running
like thunder-flames.
He takes
the record
of
his great men:
they go falling
on their way;
they go
quickly
to
the wall,
the cover
is made ready.
The river doorways
are forced open,
and
the king's house is flowing away.
And
the queen
is uncovered, she
is taken
away
and
her servant-girls
are weeping like
the sound
of doves, hammering
on their breasts.
But
Nineveh
is
like
a pool
of water whose waters
are flowing
away; Keep
your place,
they
say;
but no
one
is turning
back.
Take silver,
take gold;
for
there
is
no end
to
the store;
take
for yourselves
a weight
of
things
to
be desired.
Everything
has
been
taken
from
her,
all
is
gone, she
has
nothing
more:
the heart
is turned
to water,
the knees
are shaking,
all
are twisted
in pain,
and colour
has
gone
from
all faces.
Where
is
the lions' hole,
the
place where
the young lions got
their food, where
the lion
and
the she-lion
were walking
with
their young, without cause
for fear?
Food enough
for
his
young
and
for
his she-lions
was pulled
down
by
the
lion;
his hole
was full
of flesh
and
his resting-place stored
with meat.
See,
I am against
you, says
the Lord
of armies,
and
I will
have
your war-carriages burned
in
the smoke,
and
your young
lions will be
food
for
the sword:
you will no longer get
your
food
by force on
the earth,
and
the voice
of
your she-lions will be stopped
for ever.
A curse
is
on
the
town
of
blood;
it
is
full
of deceit
and
violent acts;
and
there
is
no end
to
the taking
of
life.
The
noise
of
the
whip,
and
the
noise
of thundering
wheels;
horses rushing
and war-carriages
jumping,
Horsemen driving forward,
and
the shining
sword
and
the bright
spear:
and
a
great
number
of
wounded,
and masses
of
dead
bodies;
they
are falling
over
the
bodies
of
the
dead:
Because
of
all
the false ways
of
the loose woman, expert
in attraction
and wise
in secret arts,
who takes
nations
in
the net
of her false ways,
and
families through her secret arts.
See,
I
am
against
you,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
I
will
have
your
skirts pulled
over
your
face,
and
let
the
nations
see
you unclothed,
and
the
kingdoms
your
shame.
I will
make
you completely disgusting
and full
of shame,
and will
put
you
up
to be looked
at
by all.
And
it
will
come
about
that
all
who
see
you
will
go
in flight
from
you
and
say,
Nineveh
is
made
waste:
who
will
be weeping
for
her?
where
am
I
to get
comforters
for
her?
Are
you
better than No-amon,
seated
on
the
Nile
streams,
with
waters
all
round
her;
whose
wall
was
the
sea
and
her earthwork
the
waters?
Ethiopia
was
her strength
and
Egyptians
without number;
Put
and
Lubim
were
her
helpers.
But
even
she
has
been taken
away,
she
has
gone
away
as
a prisoner:
even
her young
children
are smashed
to bits
at
the
top
of
all
the
streets:
the fate
of
her honoured
men
is put
to
the decision
of chance,
and
all
her
great
men
are put
in chains.
And
you
will
be overcome
with wine,
you
will
become feeble;
you
will
be
looking
for
a safe
place
from
those who
are fighting
against
you.
All
your walled
places
will
be
like fig-trees
and
your
people
like
the
first
figs,
falling
at
a
shake
into
the
mouth which
is open
for
them.
See,
the
people
who
are
in
you
are
women;
the doorways
of
your
land
are wide
open
to
your attackers:
the locks
of
your doors
have
been burned
away
in
the
fire.
Get
water
for
the time
when
you
are
shut
in,
make
strong
your towns:
go
into
the potter's earth, stamping
it
down
with
your feet,
make
strong
the brickworks.
There
the
fire
will
make
you waste;
you
will
be
cut
off
by
the
sword:
make
yourself
as great
in number
as
the worms,
as great
in number
as
the
locusts.
Let
your
traders
be
increased
more
than
the
stars
of
heaven:
Your crowned ones
are
like
the
locusts,
and
your scribes
like
the clouds
of insects which
take cover
in
the
walls
on
a
cold
day,
but
when
the
sun
comes
up
they go
in flight,
and
are seen
no
longer
in
their
place.
Sorrow! how
are
the keepers
of
your flock
sleeping, O
king
of
Assyria!
your strong
men
are
at
rest;
your
people
are wandering
on
the
mountains,
and
there
is
no
one
to get
them
together.
Your
pain
may
not
be
made
better;
you
are
wounded
to death:
all
those
hearing
the
news
about
you
will
be waving
their
hands
in
joy
over
you:
for
who
has
not undergone
the weight
of
your evil-doing again
and again?
Habakkuk
The Book of Habakkuk
Habakkuk
Hab
The Book of
Habakkuk
The word
which
Habakkuk
the
prophet
saw.
How
long,
O
Lord,
will
your ears
be shut
to
my voice?
I
make
an outcry
to
you
about
violent behaviour,
but
you
do
not send
salvation.
Why
do
you
make
me
see evil-doing,
and
why
are
my eyes fixed
on
wrong?
for wasting
and
violent acts
are
before
me:
and
there
is fighting
and bitter argument.
For
this
reason
the
law
is feeble
and
decisions
are
not effected:
for
the upright
man
is circled round
by evil-doers;
because
of which
right
is twisted.
See
among
the
nations,
and
take
note,
and
be
full
of
wonder:
for
in
your
days
I am
doing
a
work
in
which
you
will
have
no belief,
even
if news
of
it
is given
to
you.
For
see,
I
am sending
the Chaldaeans,
that
bitter
and quick-moving
nation;
who
go
through
the wide spaces
of
the
earth
to
get
for themselves living-places
which
are
not theirs.
They
are greatly
to
be
feared:
their
right
comes
from themselves.
And
their
horses
are quicker than
leopards
and
their
horsemen more cruel than
evening
wolves;
they
come
from
far
away,
like
an
eagle
in flight rushing
on
its
food.
They
are
coming
all
of
them
with force;
the
direction
of
their
faces
is
forward,
the number
of
their
prisoners
is
like
the sands
of
the sea.
He makes little
of
kings,
rulers
are
a
sport
to
him;
all
the strong
places
are
to
be
laughed
at;
for
he makes earthworks
and
takes
them.
Then
his purpose
will
be
changed, over-stepping
the limit;
he
will make
his
strength
his
god.
Are
you
not eternal,
O
Lord
my
God,
my
Holy
One?
for
you
there
is
no
death.
O
Lord,
he
has
been ordered
by
you
for
our punishment;
and
by
you,
O
Rock,
he
has
been marked out
to
put
us
right.
Before
your holy
eyes sin
may
not
be
seen,
and
you
are
unable
to put
up
with
wrong;
why,
then,
are
your
eyes
on
the false?
why
do
you say
nothing
when
the evil-doer puts
an
end
to
one
who
is
more
upright
than
himself?
He
has
made
men
like
the fishes
of
the
sea,
like
the worms which
have
no
ruler
over
them.
He takes
them
all
up
with
his
hook,
he takes
them
in
his net, getting
them
together
in
his fishing-net:
for which cause
he
is
glad
and
full
of
joy.
For
this
reason
he makes
an
offering
to
his net,
burning perfume
to
his fishing-net;
because
by
them
he gets
much
food
and
his meat
is
fat.
For
this cause
his net
is
ever open,
and there
is
no end
to
his destruction
of
the
nations.
I
will
take
my
position
and
be
on
watch, placing myself
on
my tower,
looking
out
to
see
what
he
will
say
to
me,
and
what
answer
he
will
give
to
my protest.
And
the
Lord
gave
me
an
answer,
and
said, Put
the
vision
in
writing
and
make
it clear
on stones,
so
that
the reader
may go
quickly.
For
the
vision
is
still
for
the
fixed
time,
and
it
is moving quickly
to
the
end,
and
it
will
not
be
false:
even
if
it
is slow
in
coming,
go
on
waiting
for
it;
because
it
will
certainly
come,
it
will
not
be kept
back.
As
for
the
man
of pride,
my
soul
has
no pleasure
in
him;
but
the upright
man
will
have
life through
his
good
faith.
A curse
on
the cruel
and false
one!
the
man
full
of pride,
who
never
has
enough;
who
makes
his desires
wide
as
the underworld!
he
is
like
death;
he
is
never
full,
but
he
makes
all
nations come
to
him, getting
all
peoples
together
to
himself.
Will
not
all
these
take
up
a
word
of shame
against
him
and
a bitter
saying
against
him,
and
say,
A curse
on
him
who goes
on taking
what
is
not
his
and
is weighted
down
with
the
property
of debtors!
Will
not
your creditors
suddenly
be moved against
you,
and
your troublers
get
up
from
their sleep,
and
you
will
be
to
them
like goods
taken
in war?
Because
you
have
taken
their goods
from
great
nations,
all
the
rest
of
the
peoples
will
take
your goods
from
you;
because
of men's
blood
and
violent acts
against
the
land
and
the
town
and
all
who
are
living
in
it.
A curse
on
him
who
gets
evil
profits
for
his
family,
so
that
he
may
put
his resting-place
on
high
and
be safe
from
the
hand
of
the wrongdoer!
You
have been
a cause
of
shame
to
your
house
by
cutting
off
a
number
of
peoples,
and
sinning
against
your
soul.
For
the
stone
will
give
a
cry
out
of
the
wall,
and
it
will
be
answered
by
the board
out
of
the woodwork.
A curse
on him
who
is
building
a
place
with
blood,
and basing
a
town
on evil-doing!
See,
is
it
not
the pleasure
of
the
Lord
of
armies
that
the
peoples
are working
for
the
fire
and using themselves
up
for
nothing?
For
the
earth
will
be
full
of
the
knowledge
of
the
glory
of
the
Lord
as
the
sea
is
covered
by
the
waters.
A curse
on
him
who gives
his neighbour
the wine
of
his wrath, making
him overcome
with strong
drink
from
the cup
of
his passion,
so
that
you
may be
a witness
of
their shame!
You
are
full
of
shame
in place
of
glory: take
your
part
in
the
drinking,
and let
your
shame
be uncovered:
the
cup
of
the Lord's
right
hand
will
come
round
to
you
and
your
glory
will
be covered
with
shame.
For
the
violent acts
against
Lebanon
will come
on
you,
and
the
destruction
of
the
cattle
will
be
a cause
of fear
to
you,
because
of men's
blood
and
the
violent acts
against
the
land
and
the
town
and
all
who
are
living
in
it.
What
profit
is
the pictured
image
to
its
maker?
and
as
for
the
metal
image,
the
false
teacher,
why
does
its
maker
put
his faith
in
it,
making
false gods without
a voice?
A curse
on
him
who
says
to
the
wood,
Awake!
to
the unbreathing
stone,
Up! let
it
be
a
teacher!
See,
it
is plated
with
gold
and
silver,
and
there
is
no
breath
at
all
inside
it.
But
the
Lord
is
in
his
holy
Temple: let
all
the
earth
be
quiet
before
him.
A
prayer
of
Habakkuk
the
prophet, put
to
Shigionoth.
O
Lord, word
of
you
has
come
to
my ears;
I
have seen
your
work,
O
Lord;
when
the
years
come
near
make
it clear;
in
wrath
keep
mercy
in
mind.
God
came
from
Teman,
and
the
Holy
One
from
Mount
Paran.
Selah.
The
heavens
were
covered
with
his
glory,
and
the
earth
was
full
of
his
praise.
He
was
shining
like
the
light;
he
had
rays coming
out
from
his
hand:
there
his
power
was kept secret.
Before
him
went disease,
and flames
went
out at
his
feet.
From
his
high
place
he sent shaking
on
the
earth;
he
saw
and
nations
were suddenly moved:
and
the
eternal
mountains
were broken,
the unchanging
hills
were bent
down;
his
ways
are
eternal.
The
curtains
of
Cushan
were
troubled,
and
the
tents
of
Midian
were shaking.
Was
your
wrath burning
against
the
rivers?
were
you
angry
with
the
sea,
that
you went
on
your
horses,
on
your war-carriages
of
salvation?
Your
bow
was quite uncovered.
Selah.
By
you
the
earth
was cut
through
with
rivers.
The
mountains
saw
you
and
were moved
with fear;
the clouds
were streaming
with
water:
the
voice
of
the
deep
was sounding;
the sun did
not come
up,
and
the moon
kept still
in
her
place.
At
the
light
of your
arrows they
went
away,
at
the
shining
of your polished
spear.
You went stepping
through
the
land
in
wrath, crushing
the
nations
in
your passion.
You
went
out
for
the
salvation
of
your
people,
for
the
salvation
of
the
one
on whom
your holy oil
was
put; wounding
the
head
of
the
family
of
the evil-doer, uncovering
the
base
even
to
the
neck.
Selah.
You
have put
your
spears through
his
head,
his horsemen
were sent
in flight
like dry stems;
they
had joy
in driving
away
the
poor,
in making
a meal
of
them secretly.
The feet
of your
horses
were
on
the
sea,
on
the mass
of
great
waters.
Hearing
it,
my inner
parts
were
moved,
and
my
lips
were shaking
at
the
sound;
my
bones became feeble,
and
my steps
were uncertain
under
me:
I
gave
sounds
of grief
in
the
day
of
trouble,
when
his forces
came
up
against
the
people
in bands.
For
though
the fig-tree
has
no flowers,
and
there
is
no
fruit
on
the
vine,
and
work
on
the
olive comes
to
nothing,
and
the
fields
give
no
food;
and
the
flock
is
cut
off
from
its resting-place,
and
there
is
no
herd
in
the cattle-house:
Still,
I
will
be
glad
in
the
Lord,
my joy
will
be
in
the
God
of
my
salvation.
The
Lord
God
is
my
strength,
and
he
makes
my
feet
like roes'
feet, guiding
me
on
my
high
places.
For
the chief music-maker
on corded
instruments.
Zephaniah
The Book of Zephaniah
Zephaniah
Zep
The Book of
Zephaniah
The
word
of
the
Lord
which
came
to
Zephaniah,
the
son
of Cushi,
the
son
of
Gedaliah,
the
son
of
Amariah,
the
son
of
Hezekiah,
in
the
days
of
Josiah,
the
son
of
Amon,
king
of
Judah.
I
will
take
away
everything
from
the
face
of
the
earth,
says
the
Lord.
I
will
take
away
man
and
beast;
I
will
take
away
the
birds
of
the
heaven
and
the fishes
of
the
sea; causing
the downfall
of
the evil-doers,
and cutting
man
off
from
the
face
of
the
earth,
says
the
Lord.
And
my
hand
will
be
stretched
out
on
Judah
and
on
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem, cutting
off
the
name
of
the
Baal
from
this
place,
and
the
name
of
the false
priests,
And
the worshippers
of
the
army
of
heaven
on
the house-tops,
and
the Lord's worshippers
who
take
oaths
by
Milcom,
And
those
who
are
turned
back
from going
after
the
Lord,
and
those
who
have
not
made prayer
to
the
Lord
or got directions
from
him.
Let
there
be no sound
before
the
Lord
God:
for
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
near:
for
the
Lord
has
made
ready
an
offering,
he
has
made
his
guests
holy.
And
it
will
come
about
in
the
day
of
the Lord's
offering,
that
I
will send
punishment
on
the
rulers
and
the king's
sons
and
all
who
are
clothed
in
robes
from strange lands.
And
in
that
day
I
will send
punishment
on
all
those
who
come jumping
over
the doorstep
and make
their master's
house
full
of
violent behaviour
and
deceit.
And
in
that
day,
says
the
Lord,
there
will
be
the
sound
of
a
cry
from
the
fish doorway,
and
an
outcry
from
the new
town,
and
a
great thundering
from
the
hills,
and
cries
of grief
from
the
people
of
the Hollow;
Because
of
the downfall
of
all
the
people
of
Canaan:
all
those
who
were weighted
down
with
silver
have
been
cut
off.
And
it
will
come
about
at
that
time,
that
I
will
go
searching
through
Jerusalem
with lights;
and
I
will send
punishment
on
the
men
who
have
become
like
wine stored over-long,
who
say
to
themselves,
The
Lord
will
not
do
good
and
will
not
do
evil.
And
their
wealth
will
be violently
taken away,
and
their
houses
will
be
made
waste:
they
will
go
on
building
houses
and
never
living
in
them,
and planting vine-gardens
but
not
drinking
the
wine
from
them.
The
great
day
of
the
Lord
is
near,
it
is
near
and coming
very
quickly;
the
bitter
day
of
the
Lord
is
near, coming
on
more
quickly
than
a
man
of
war.
That
day
is
a
day
of
wrath,
a
day
of
trouble
and sorrow,
a
day
of wasting
and
destruction,
a
day
of
dark night
and
deep shade,
a
day
of
cloud
and
thick
dark.
A
day
of sounding
the
horn
and
the war-cry
against
the walled
towns
and
the
high
towers.
And
I
will send
trouble
on
men
so
that
they
will
go
about
like
the
blind,
because
they
have
done evil
against
the
Lord:
and
their
blood
will
be drained
out
like
dust,
and
their strength
like waste.
Even
their
silver
and
their
gold
will
not
be
able
to
keep
them safe
in
the
day
of
the Lord's
wrath;
but
all
the
land
will
be burned
up
in
the
fire
of
his bitter
wrath:
for
he
will put
an
end,
even suddenly,
to
all
who
are
living
in
the
land.
Come together, make everyone come together, O
nation
without
shame;
Before
the
Lord sends
you violently
away
in flight
like
the
waste
from
the grain;
before
the
burning
wrath
of
the
Lord
comes
on
you,
before
the
day
of
the Lord's
wrath
comes
on
you.
Make
search
for
the
Lord,
all
you quiet
ones
of
the
earth,
who
have
done
what
is
right
in
his eyes;
make
search
for
righteousness
and
a quiet heart:
it
may
be
that
you
will
be safely covered
in
the
day
of
the Lord's
wrath.
For
Gaza
will
be given
up
and
Ashkelon
will
become
waste:
they
will send
Ashdod
out
in
the middle
of
the day,
and
Ekron
will
be
uprooted.
Sorrow
to
the
people
living
by
the
sea,
the
nation
of
the
Cherethites!
The
word
of
the
Lord
is
against
you,
O
Canaan,
the
land
of
the
Philistines;
I
will send
destruction
on
you till
there
is
no
one
living
in
you.
And
the land
by
the
sea
will
be grass-land,
with houses
for keepers
of
sheep
and walled places
for
flocks.
The land
by
the sea
will
be
for
the
rest
of
the children
of
Judah;
by
the sea
they
will
give
their flocks
food:
in
the
houses
of
Ashkelon
they
will
take
their
rest
in
the
evening;
for
the
Lord
their
God
will
take
them
in hand
and
their fate
will
be changed.
My ears
have
been open
to
the bitter words
of
Moab
and
the words
of
shame
of
the
children
of
Ammon,
which
they
have
said
against
my
people, lifting
themselves
up
against
the limit
of
their
land.
For
this
cause,
by
my
life,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
the
God
of
Israel,
truly
Moab
will
become
like
Sodom
and
the
children
of
Ammon
like
Gomorrah, given
up
to
waste plants
and
salt pools
and unpeopled
for
ever:
the
rest
of
my
people
will
take
their
property,
the overflow
of
my
nation
will
take
their heritage.
This
will
be
their fate
because
of
their
pride,
because
they
have said evil, lifting
themselves
up
against
the
people
of
the
Lord
of
armies.
The
Lord
will let
himself
be seen
by
them:
for
he
will
make
all
the
gods
of
the
earth feeble;
and
men
will go
down
before
him
in
worship,
everyone
from
his
place,
even
all
the sea-lands
of
the
nations.
And
you
Ethiopians
will
be put
to death
by
my
sword.
And
his
hand
will
be
stretched
out
against
the
north,
for
the
destruction
of
Assyria;
and
he
will
make
Nineveh unpeopled
and
dry
like
the
waste
land.
And
herds
will take
their
rest
in
the
middle
of
her,
all
the
beasts
of
the valley:
the
pelican
and
the porcupine
will
make
their living-places
on
the
tops
of
its
pillars;
the owl
will
be
crying
in
the
window;
the raven
will
be seen
on
the doorstep.
This
is
the
town which
was
full
of
joy,
living
without fear
of danger,
saying
in
her
heart,
I
am,
and
there
is
no
other:
how
has she
been
made
waste,
a
place
for
beasts
to
take
their
rest
in!
everyone
who goes
by
her
will
make hisses, waving
his
hand.
Sorrow
to her
who is uncontrolled and
unclean,
the cruel
town!
She
gave
no
attention
to
the
voice,
she
had
no
use
for teaching,
she
put
no faith
in
the
Lord,
she
did
not
come
near
to
her
God.
Her
rulers
are
like loud-voiced
lions
in
her;
her
judges
are
wolves
of
the
evening, crushing up
the bones
before
the
morning.
Her
prophets
are good-for-nothing
persons, full
of deceit:
her
priests
have made
the
holy
place unclean
and
have gone
violently
against
the
law.
The
Lord
in
her
is upright;
he
will
not
do
evil;
every
morning
he lets
his righteousness
be seen,
he
is unchanging;
but
the evil-doer
has
no sense
of
shame.
I
have
had
the
nations
cut
off,
their
towers
are
broken
down;
I
have
made
their
streets
a
waste
so
that
no
one goes
through
them: destruction
has overtaken
their
towns,
so
that
there
is
no
man
living
in
them.
I
said,
Certainly
you
will
go
in
fear
of
me,
and come
under
my training,
so
that
whatever
I
may send
on
her
may
not
be
cut
off
before
her eyes:
but
they
got
up
early
and
made
all
their
works evil.
For
this
reason,
go
on
waiting
for
me,
says
the
Lord, till
the
day
when
I
come
up
as
a witness:
for
my purpose
is
to send
for
the
nations
and
to
get
the
kingdoms
together,
so
that
I
may
let
loose
on
them
my
passion,
even
all
my
burning
wrath:
for
all
the
earth
will
be burned
up
in
the
fire
of
my bitter
passion.
For
then
I
will
give
the
people
a clean
language,
so
that
they
may
all
make prayer
to
the
Lord
and
be
his
servants
with
one mind.
From over
the
rivers
of
Ethiopia,
and
from
the
sides
of
the north, they
will come
to me
with
an
offering.
In
that
day
you
will
have
no
shame
on account
of
all
the
things
in
which
you
did evil
against
me:
for
then
I
will
take
away
from
among
you
those
who
were lifted
up
in
pride,
and
you
will
no
longer
be lifted
up
with
pride
in
my
holy
mountain.
But
I
will still
have
among
you
a quiet
and
poor
people,
and
they
will put
their faith
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
The
rest
of
Israel
will
do
no
evil
and
say
no
false
words;
the
tongue
of deceit
will
not
be seen
in
their
mouth:
for
they
will take
their food
and
their
rest,
and
no
one
will
be
a
cause
of
fear
to
them.
Make melody,
O
daughter
of
Zion;
give
a
loud
cry,
O
Israel;
be
glad
and
let
your
heart
be
full
of
joy,
O
daughter
of
Jerusalem.
The
Lord
has
taken
away those
who
were judging
you,
he
has sent
your haters far
away:
the
King
of
Israel,
even
the
Lord,
is
among
you:
you
will
have
no
more
fear
of
evil.
In
that
day
it
will
be
said
to
Jerusalem,
Have
no
fear: O
Zion,
let
not
your
hands
be
feeble.
The
Lord
your
God
is
among
you,
as
a
strong saviour:
he
will
be
glad
over
you
with
joy,
he
will make
his
love new again,
he
will make
a song
of
joy
over
you
as
in
the time
of
a holy feast.
I
will
take
away
your troubles,
lifting
up
your
shame
from
off
you.
See,
at
that
time
I
will
put
an end
to
all
who
have
been troubling
you:
I
will
give
salvation
to
her
whose steps
are uncertain,
and get
together
her
who
has
been sent
in flight;
and
I
will
make
them
a cause
of
praise
and
an honoured
name
in
all
the
earth,
when
I
let
their fate
be changed.
At
that
time
I
will
make
you
come
in,
at
that
time
I
will
get
you
together:
for
I
will
make
you
a
name
and
a
praise
among
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
when
I
let
your fate
be changed
before
your
eyes,
says
the
Lord.
Haggai
The Book of Haggai
Haggai
Hag
The Book of
Haggai
In
the
second
year
of
Darius
the
king,
in
the
sixth
month,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
came
the
word
of
the
Lord
by
Haggai
the
prophet
to
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel, ruler
of
Judah,
and
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest,
saying,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
These
people
say,
The
time
has
not
come
for
building
the Lord's
house.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
by
Haggai
the
prophet,
saying,
Is
it
a
time
for
you
to
be
living
in roofed
houses
while
this
house
is
a waste?
For
this cause
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said,
Give
thought
to
your
ways.
Much
has
been
planted,
but
little got
in;
you
take
food,
but
have
not
enough;
you
take
drink,
but
are
not full;
you
are
clothed,
but
no
one
is
warm;
and
he
who
gets payment
for
his work,
gets
it
to
put
it
into
a
bag full
of
holes.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
Give
thought
to
your
ways.
Go
up
to
the
hills
and
get
wood
and
put
up
the
house;
and
I
will
take
pleasure
in
it
and
be honoured,
says
the
Lord.
You
were looking
for
much,
and
it
came
to
little;
and
when
you got
it
into
your
house,
I
took
it
away
with
a breath.
Why?
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
Because
of
my
house
which
is
a waste,
while
every
man
takes care
of
the
house
which
is
his.
For
this cause
the
heaven
over
you
is
kept
from giving
dew,
and
the
earth
from giving
her
fruit.
And
by
my order
no rain
came
on
the
land
or
on
the
mountains
or
the
grain
or
the
wine
or
the
oil
or
the
produce
of
the
earth
or
on
men
or
cattle
or
on
any work
of man's
hands.
Then
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
and
Joshua,
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
people,
gave ear
to
the
voice
of
the
Lord
their
God
and
to
the
words
of
Haggai
the
prophet,
because
the
Lord
their
God
had
sent
him,
and
the
people
were
in
fear
before
the
Lord.
Then
Haggai, whom
the
Lord
had
sent
to give
his words
to
the
people,
said,
I
am
with
you,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
spirit
of
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel, ruler
of
Judah,
was
moved
by
the
Lord,
as
was
the
spirit
of
Joshua,
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest,
and
the
spirit
of
all
the
rest
of
the
people;
and
they
came
and
did
work
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
of
armies,
their
God.
On
the twenty-fourth
day
of
the
month,
in
the
sixth
month,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius
the
king.
In
the
seventh
month,
on
the twenty-first
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
by
Haggai
the
prophet,
saying,
Say
now
to
Zerubbabel,
the
son
of
Shealtiel, ruler
of
Judah,
and
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest,
and
to
the
rest
of
the
people,
Who
is
there still
among
you
who
saw
this
house
in
its
first
glory?
and
how
do
you
see
it
now?
is
it
not
in
your
eyes
as
nothing?
But
now
be
strong,
O
Zerubbabel,
says
the
Lord;
and
be
strong,
O
Joshua,
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest;
and
be
strong,
all
you
people
of
the
land,
says
the
Lord,
and get
to work:
for
I
am
with
you,
says
the
Lord
of
armies:
The
agreement
which
I
made
with
you
when
you
came
out
of
Egypt,
and
my
spirit,
are
with
you
still;
have
no
fear.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
In
a short
time
I
will
make
a shaking
of
the
heavens
and
the
earth
and
the
sea
and
the
dry
land;
And
I
will make
a shaking
of
all
the
nations,
and
the
desired
things
of
all
nations
will
come:
and
I
will make
this
house
full
of
my
glory,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
The
silver
is mine
and
the
gold
is mine,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
The second
glory
of
this
house
will
be
greater
than
the
first,
says
the
Lord
of
armies:
and
in
this
place
I
will
give
peace,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
On
the twenty-fourth day
of
the
ninth month,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
by
Haggai
the
prophet,
saying,
These
are
the
words
of
the
Lord
of
armies: Put
now
a point
of
law
to
the
priests,
saying,
If
anyone
has
some
holy
flesh folded
in
the
skirt
of
his robe,
will
bread
or soup
or
wine
or
oil
or
any
other
food
be
made
holy
if
touched
by
his
skirt?
And
the
priests answering
said,
No.
Then
Haggai
said,
Will
any
of
these
be
made
unclean
by
the
touch
of
one
who
is
unclean
through
touching
a
dead
body?
And
the
priests answering
said,
It
will
be
made
unclean.
Then
Haggai
said,
So
is
this
people
and
so
is
this
nation
before
me,
says
the
Lord;
and
so
is
every
work
of
their
hands;
and
the
offering
they
give
there
is
unclean.
And
now,
give
thought, looking
back
from
this
day
to
the
time
before
one
stone
was
put
on
another
in
the
Temple
of
the
Lord:
How,
when anyone
came
to
a store
of
twenty measures,
there
were only
ten:
when anyone
went
to
the wine-store
to
get
fifty vessels full,
there
were only
twenty.
And
I
sent burning
and wasting
and
a rain
of ice-drops
on
all
the
works
of
your
hands;
but still
you
were
not
turned
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
And
now,
give
thought; looking
on
from
this
day,
from
the twenty-fourth
day
of
the
ninth month,
from
the
time
when
the base
of
the Lord's house
was
put
in
its
place,
give
thought
to
it.
Is
the
seed
still
in
the store-house?
have
the
vine
and
the fig-tree,
the
pomegranate
and
the olive-tree,
still
not given
their
fruit?
from
this
day
I
will send
my
blessing
on
you.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
a
second
time
to
Haggai,
on
the twenty-fourth
day
of
the
month,
saying,
Say
to
Zerubbabel, ruler
of
Judah,
I
will make
a shaking
of
the
heavens
and
the
earth,
Overturning
the
power
of
kingdoms;
and I
will send
destruction
on
the
strength
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
nations;
by
me war-carriages
will
be
overturned
with
those
who
are
in
them;
and
the
horses
and
the
horsemen
will
come
down,
everyone
by
the
sword
of
his
brother.
In
that
day,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
I
will
take
you,
O
Zerubbabel,
my
servant,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
says
the
Lord,
and
will
make
you
as
a jewelled ring:
for
I
have
taken
you
to
be mine,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
Zechariah
The Book of Zechariah
Zechariah
Zec
The Book of
Zechariah
In
the
eighth
month,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Iddo
the
prophet,
saying,
The
Lord
has
been very
angry
with
your
fathers:
And
you
are
to
say
to
them, These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
Come
back
to
me,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
I
will
come
back
to
you.
Be
not
like
your
fathers,
to
whom
the voice
of
the
earlier
prophets
came,
saying,
Be
turned
now
from
your
evil
ways
and
from
your
evil
doings:
but
they
did
not
give ear
to
me
or
take note,
says
the
Lord.
Your
fathers,
where
are
they?
and
the
prophets, do
they go
on living for
ever?
But
my
words
and
my
orders,
which
I
gave
to
my
servants
the
prophets,
have
they
not
overtaken
your
fathers?
and
turning
back
they
said,
As
it
was
the
purpose
of
the
Lord
of
armies
to
do
to
us,
in reward
for
our
ways
and
our
doings,
so
has
he
done.
On
the twenty-fourth
day
of
the
eleventh
month,
the
month
Shebat,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Berechiah,
the
son
of
Iddo
the
prophet,
saying,
I
saw
in
the
night
a
man
on
a
red
horse,
between
the mountains
in
the valley,
and
at
his
back
were
horses,
red, black,
white,
and
of mixed colours.
Then
I
said,
O
my
lord,
what
are
these?
And
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me
said
to
me,
I
will
make clear
to
you
what
they
are.
And
the
man
who
was
between
the mountains, answering
me,
said,
These
are
those
whom
the
Lord
has
sent
to
go
up
and
down
through
the
earth.
And
the
man
who
was
between
the mountains, answering,
said
to
the
angel
of
the
Lord,
We
have
gone
up
and
down
through
the
earth,
and
all
the
earth
is
quiet
and
at
rest.
Then
the
angel
of
the
Lord, answering,
said,
O
Lord
of
armies,
how
long
will
it
be
before
you
have
mercy
on
Jerusalem
and
on
the
towns
of
Judah
against
which
your wrath
has
been burning
for
seventy
years?
And
the
Lord gave
an
answer
in
good
and
comforting
words
to
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me.
And
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me
said
to
me, Let
your voice
be
loud
and
say,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
I
am
greatly
moved
about
the fate
of
Jerusalem
and
of
Zion.
And
I
am
very
angry
with
the
nations
who
are living untroubled:
for
when
I
was only
a
little
angry,
they
made
the
evil
worse.
So
this
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
have
come
back
to
Jerusalem
with
mercies;
my
house
is
to
be
put
up
in
her,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
a line
is
to
be
stretched
out
over
Jerusalem.
And
again let
your voice
be loud
and
say,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
My
towns
will
again
be overflowing
with
good things,
and
again
the
Lord
will
give
comfort
to
Zion
and take
Jerusalem
for
himself.
And lifting up my eyes I saw four horns.
And I said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these? And he said to me, These are the horns which have sent Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem in flight.
And the Lord gave me a vision of four metal-workers.
Then I said, What have these come to do? And he said, These are the horns which sent Judah in flight, and kept him from lifting up his head: but these men have come to send fear on them and to put down the nations who are lifting up their horns against the land of Judah to send it in flight.
And lifting
up
my
eyes,
I
saw
a
man
with
a measuring-line
in
his hand.
And
I
said
to
him,
Where
are
you going?
And
he
said
to
me,
To take
the measure
of
Jerusalem,
to
see
how wide
and
how
long
it
is.
And
the angel
who
was talking
to
me went
out,
and another angel went
out,
and, meeting
him,
Said
to
him,
Go quickly
and
say
to
this young
man, Jerusalem
will
be
an unwalled town,
because
of
the great number
of
men
and cattle
in
her.
For
I, says
the Lord,
will
be
a wall
of fire round
about
her,
and
I
will
be
the glory
inside
her.
Ho, ho!
go
in flight
from
the land
of
the north,
says
the Lord:
for
I
have
sent
you
far
and
wide
to
the four winds
of heaven,
says
the Lord.
Ho! Zion,
go
in flight
from danger,
you
who are living
with
the daughter
of Babylon.
For
this
is
what
the Lord
of armies
has
said:
In
the way
of glory
he
has
sent
me
to
the nations
which
have
taken
your goods:
for
anyone touching
you
is touching
what
is most dear
to
him.
For
at
the shaking
of
my hand
over
them,
their goods
will
be
taken
by
those
who
were
their servants:
and
you
will see
that
the
Lord
of armies
has sent
me.
Give songs
of joy,
O daughter
of
Zion:
for
I come,
and
I
will
make
my resting-place
among
you,
says
the
Lord.
And
a number
of nations
will
be joined
to
the Lord
in
that day,
and
will become
my
people;
and I
will
be
living
among
you,
and
you
will see
that
the Lord
of armies
has sent me
to
you.
And Judah
will
be
the Lord's heritage
in
the holy land,
and
Jerusalem
will
again
be
his.
Let
all flesh
be quiet
and
make no sound
before
the
Lord:
for
he
is awake
and
has
come
from
his holy resting-place.
And
he let
me
see
Joshua,
the
high
priest,
in
his
place
before
the
angel
of
the
Lord,
and
the
Satan
at
his
right
hand ready
to
take
up
a cause
against
him.
And
the
Lord
said
to
the
Satan,
May
the Lord's
word
be sharp
against
you,
O
Satan,
the
word
of
the
Lord
who
has
taken
Jerusalem
for
himself:
is
this
not
a
burning branch pulled
out
of
the
fire?
Now
Joshua
was
clothed
in unclean
robes,
and
he
was
in
his
place
before
the
angel.
And
he made
answer
and
said
to
those
who
were
there
before
him,
Take
the unclean
robes
off
him,
and let
him be
clothed
in clean
robes;
And
let
them
put
a
clean head-dress
on
his
head.
So
they
put
a
clean head-dress
on
his
head,
clothing
him
with
clean
robes:
and
to
him
he
said, See,
I
have
taken
your sin away
from
you.
And
the
angel
of
the
Lord made
a statement
to
Joshua,
and
said,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
If
you
will go
in
my
ways
and
keep
what
I
have
put
in
your
care,
then
you
will
be
judge
over
my
Temple
and
have
the
care
of
my
house,
and
I
will
give
you
the
right
to
come
in
among
those
who
are
there.
Give ear
now,
O
Joshua,
the
high
priest,
you
and
your
friends
who
are
seated
before
you;
for
these
are
men
who
are
a
sign:
for
see,
I
will
let
my
servant
the
Branch
be seen.
For
see,
the
stone
which
I
have
put
before
Joshua;
on
one
stone
are
seven
eyes:
see,
the design cut
on
it
will
be
my
work,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
I
will
take
away
the
sin
of
that
land
in
one
day.
In
that
day,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
you
will
be
one another's
guests
under
the
vine
and
under
the fig-tree.
And
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me
came
again, awaking
me
as
a
man
out
of
his
sleep.
And
he
said
to
me,
What
do
you
see?
And
I
said,
I
see
a light-support,
made
all
of
gold,
with
its cup
on
the
top
of
it
and
seven lights
on
it;
and
there
are
seven
pipes
to
every
one
of
the lights
which
are
on
the
top
of
it;
And
two olive-trees
by
it,
one
on
the
right
side
of
the cup
and
one
on
the
left.
And
I
made
answer
and
said
to
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me,
What
are
these,
my
lord?
Then
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me, answering
me,
said,
Have
you
no
knowledge
of
what
these
are?
And
I
said,
No,
my
lord.
This
is
the
word
of
the
Lord
to
Zerubbabel,
saying,
Not
by force
or
by
power,
but
by
my
spirit,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
Who
are
you,
O
great
mountain?
before
Zerubbabel
you
will
become
level:
and
he
will let
all see
the headstone,
with cries
of
Grace,
grace,
to
it.
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
The
hands
of
Zerubbabel
have
put
the base
of
this
house
in
place,
and
his
hands
will
make
it complete;
and
it
will
be clear
to
you
that
the
Lord
of
armies
has
sent
me
to
you.
For
who
has
had
a poor
opinion
of
the
day
of
small
things?
for
they
will
be
glad
when
they
see
the weighted measuring-line
in
the
hand
of
Zerubbabel.
Then
he said
in answer
to
me,
These
seven lights
are
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
which go quickly
up
and
down
through
all
the
earth.
And
I made
answer
and
said
to
him,
What
are
these
two olive-trees
on
the
right
side
of
the light-support
and
on
the
left?
And answering
a
second
time,
I
said
to
him,
What
are
these
two
olive
branches,
through
whose
gold
pipes
the
oil
is drained
out?
And
he
said
in
answer
to
me,
Have
you
no
knowledge
what
these
are?
And
I
said,
No,
my
lord.
And
he
said,
These
are
the
two
sons
of
oil,
whose
place
is
by
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth.
Then
again lifting
up
my
eyes
I
saw
a roll
in flight
through
the air.
And
he
said
to
me,
What
do
you
see?
And
I
said,
A roll going
through
the air;
it
is
twenty
cubits
long
and
ten
cubits
wide.
Then
he
said
to
me,
This
is
the
curse
which
goes
out
over
the
face
of
all
the
land:
for
long enough
has
every thief
gone
without
punishment,
and
long enough
has
every taker
of false
oaths
gone
without
punishment.
And
I
will
send
it
out,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
it
will
go
into
the
house
of
the
thief
and
into
the
house
of
him
who
takes
a
false
oath
by
my
name:
and
it
will
be
in
his
house,
causing
its
complete
destruction,
with
its woodwork
and
its
stones.
And
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me
went
out
and
said
to
me,
Let
your
eyes
be
lifted
up
now,
and
see
the ephah
which
is
going
out.
And
I
said,
What
is
it?
And
he
said,
This
is
an
ephah
which
is
going
out.
And
he
said further,
This
is
their evil-doing
in
all
the
land.
And
I
saw
a
round
cover
of
lead
lifted
up;
and
a
woman
was
seated
in
the
middle
of
the
ephah.
And
he
said,
This
is Sin;
and pushing
her
down
into
the
ephah,
he
put
the
weight
of
lead
on
the
mouth
of
it.
And lifting
up
my
eyes
I
saw
two
women
coming
out,
and
the
wind
was
in
their
wings;
and
they
had
wings
like
the
wings
of
a
stork:
and
they
took
the
ephah, lifting
it
up
between
earth
and
heaven.
And
I
said
to
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me,
Where
are
they taking
the
ephah?
And
he
said
to
me,
To
make
a
house
for
her
in
the
land
of
Shinar:
and
they
will
make
a
place
ready,
and
put
her
there
in
the
place
which
is hers.
And
again lifting
up
my
eyes
I
saw
four war-carriages
coming
out
from
between
the
two
mountains;
and
the
mountains
were
mountains
of
brass.
In
the
first war-carriage
were
red
horses;
and
in
the
second,
black
horses;
And
in
the
third,
white
horses;
and
in
the
fourth,
horses
of mixed colour.
And
I
made
answer
and
said
to
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
me,
What
are
these,
my
lord?
And
the
angel, answering,
said
to
me,
These
go
out
to
the
four
winds
of
heaven
from
their
place
before
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth.
The carriage
in
which
are
the
black
horses
goes
in
the
direction
of
the
north
country;
the
white
go
to
the
west;
and
those
of mixed colour
go
in
the
direction
of
the
south
country.
And
the red
ones
go
to
the east;
and
they
made
request
that
they might
go up
and
down
through
the
earth:
and
he
said,
Go up
and
down
through
the
earth.
So
they
went up
and
down
through
the
earth.
Then
crying
out
to
me,
he
said,
See,
those
who
are
going
to
the
north
country
have
given
rest
to
the
spirit
of
the Lord
in
the
north
country.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
me,
saying,
Take
the offerings
of
those
who
went
away
as prisoners,
from
Heldai,
Tobijah,
and
Jedaiah,
and
from
the
family
of
Josiah,
the
son
of
Zephaniah,
who
have
come
from
Babylon;
And
take
silver
and
gold
and
make
a
crown
and
put
it
on
the
head
of Zerubbabel;
And
say
to
him, These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
See,
the
man
whose
name
is
the
Branch,
under whom
there
will
be fertile
growth.
And
he
will
be
the builder
of
the
Temple
of
the
Lord;
and
the
glory
will
be
his,
and
he
will
take
his
place
as
ruler
on
the
seat
of power;
and Joshua
will
be
a
priest
at
his
right hand,
and
between
them
there
will
be
a design
of
peace.
And
the
crown
will
be
for grace
to Heldai
and
Tobijah
and
Jedaiah
and
the
son
of
Zephaniah,
to keep
their memory living
in
the house
of
the
Lord.
And
those
who
are
far
away
will
come
and
be
builders
in
the
Temple
of
the
Lord,
and
it
will
be clear
to
you
that
the
Lord
of
armies
has
sent
me
to
you.
And
it
came
about
in
the
fourth
year
of
King
Darius,
that
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Zechariah
on
the
fourth
day
of
the
ninth
month,
the
month
Chislev.
Now
they
of Beth-el
had
sent
Sharezer
and Regem-melech
to make
a
request
for grace
from
the
Lord,
And
to
say
to
the
priests
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
of
armies
and
to
the
prophets,
Am
I
to go
on
weeping
in
the
fifth
month, separating myself
as
I
have
done
in past
years?
Then
the
word
of
the
Lord
of
armies
came
to
me,
saying
Say
to
all
the
people
of
the
land
and
to
the
priests,
When
you
went without food
and
gave
yourselves
to grief
in
the
fifth
and
the
seventh
months
for
these
seventy
years, did
you
ever
do
it
because
of
me?
And
when
you
are
feasting
and
drinking,
are
you
not
doing
it only
for
yourselves?
Are
not
these
the
words
which
the
Lord
said
to
you
by
the
earlier
prophets,
when
Jerusalem
was full
of
people
and
wealth,
and
the
towns
round
about
her
and
the
South
and
the
Lowland
were peopled?
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
Zechariah,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said: Let
your
judging
be upright
and
done
in good
faith, let
every
man
have
mercy
and pity
for
his
brother:
Do
not
be hard
on
the
widow,
or
the child
without
a father,
on
the
man
from
a strange country,
or
on
the
poor;
let there
be
no
evil
thought
in
your
heart
against
your
brother.
But
they would not
give
attention, turning
their
backs
and stopping
their
ears
from
hearing;
And
they
made
their
hearts
like
the hardest
stone,
so
that
they
might
not
give ear
to
the
law
and
the
words
which
the
Lord
of
armies
had
said
by
the
earlier
prophets:
and
there
came
great
wrath
from
the
Lord
of
armies.
And
it
came
about
that
as
they
would
not
give ear
to
his voice,
so
I
would
not
give ear
to
their voice,
says
the
Lord
of
armies:
But
with
a storm-wind
I
sent
them
in flight
among
all
the
nations
of
whom
they
had
no
knowledge.
So
the
land
was
waste
after
them,
so
that
no
man
went
through
or
came
back:
for
they
had
made
waste
the desired
land.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
of
armies
came
to
me,
saying,
These
are
the words
of
the
Lord
of
armies:
I
am
angry
about
the fate
of
Zion,
I
am
angry
about
her
with
great
wrath.
This
is
what
the
Lord
has
said:
I
have
come
back
to
Zion,
and
will
make
my living-place
in
Jerusalem:
and
Jerusalem
will
be
named
The
town
of good
faith;
and
the
mountain
of
the
Lord
of
armies
The
holy
mountain.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
There
will
again
be
old
men
and
old
women
seated
in
the
open spaces
of
Jerusalem,
every
man
with
his stick
in
his
hand
because
he
is
so
old.
And
the
open spaces
of
the
town
will be
full
of
boys
and
girls
playing
in
its
open spaces.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
If
this
is
a wonder
to
the
rest
of
this
people,
is
it
a wonder
to
me?
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
See,
I
will
be
the saviour
of
my
people
from
the
east
country,
and
from
the
west
country;
And
I
will make
them
come
and
be
living
in
Jerusalem
and
they
will
be
to
me
a
people
and
I
will
be
to
them
a
God,
in good
faith
and
in
righteousness.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said: Let
your
hands
be
strong,
you
who
are
now
hearing
these
words
from
the
mouths
of
the
prophets,
that
is
to
say,
in
the
days
when
the base
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
of
armies
has
been
put
in
place
for
the
building
of
the
house,
that
is
the
Temple.
For
before
those
days
there
was
no payment
for
a man's work,
or
for
the
use
of
a
beast,
and
there
was
no
peace
for
him
who
went
out
or
him
who
came
in,
because
of
the attacker:
for
I
had
every
man
turned
against
his neighbour.
But
now
I
will
not
be
to
the
rest
of
this
people
as
I
was
in
the
past,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
For
I
will
let
the
seed
of
peace
be
planted;
the
vine
will
give
her
fruit
and
the
land
will
give
her
increase
and
the
heavens
will
give
their
dew;
and
I
will
give
to
the
rest
of
this
people
all
these
things
for
their heritage.
And
it
will
come
about
that,
as
you
were
a
curse
among
the
nations,
O children
of
Judah
and children
of
Israel,
so
I
will
give
you
salvation
and
you
will
be
a
blessing:
have
no
fear
and
let
your
hands
be
strong.
For
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
As
it
was
my
purpose
to do
evil
to
you
when
your
fathers
made
me
angry,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
my
purpose
was
not
changed:
So
in
these
days
it
is
again
my
purpose
to
do
good
to
Jerusalem
and
to
the children
of
Judah:
have
no
fear.
These
are
the
things
which
you
are
to
do: Let
every
man
say
what
is
true
to
his neighbour;
and let
your
judging
give
peace
in
your
towns.
Let
no
one
have
any
evil
thought
in
his
heart
against
his neighbour;
and
have
no
love
for
false
oaths:
for
all
these
things
are
hated
by
me,
says
the
Lord.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord
of
armies
came
to
me,
saying,
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
The
times
of going without
food
in
the
fourth month
and
in
the
fifth
and
the
seventh
and
the
tenth
months,
will
be
for
the people
of
Judah
times
of
joy
and
happy meetings;
so
be
lovers
of
good
faith
and
of
peace.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
It
will
again
come
about
that
when
peoples
and
those
living
in
great
towns
come,
And
the
people
of
one town
go
to
another
and
say,
Let
us
certainly
go
with
a
request
for grace
from
the
Lord,
and
to give worship
to
the
Lord
of
armies,
then
I
will
go
with
you.
And
great
peoples
and
strong
nations
will
come
to
give worship
to
the
Lord
of
armies
in
Jerusalem
and
to make requests
for grace
from
the
Lord.
This
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
In
those
days,
ten
men
from
all
the
languages
of
the
nations
will
put
out
their hands
and
take
a grip
of
the
skirt
of
him
who
is
a
Jew,
saying,
We
will go
with
you,
for
it
has
come
to
our ears
that
God
is
with
you.
A
word
of
the
Lord:
The
Lord
has come
to
the
land
of
Hadrach,
and
Damascus
is
his resting-place:
for
the towns
of Aram
are
the Lord's,
As
well
as
Hamath, which
is
by
its limit,
and
Tyre
and Zidon,
because
they
are
very
wise.
And
Tyre
made
for herself
a strong place,
and got together
silver
like
dust
and
the best
gold
like
the
earth
of
the
streets.
See,
the
Lord
will
take
away
her heritage, overturning
her
power
in
the
sea;
and
she
will
be burned
up
with
fire.
Ashkelon
will
see
it
with
fear,
and
Gaza, bent
with pain;
and
Ekron,
for
her
hope
will
be
shamed:
and
the
king
will
be cut
off
from
Gaza,
and
Ashkelon
will
be unpeopled.
And
a mixed
people
will be
living
in
Ashdod,
and
I
will
have
the
pride
of
the
Philistines
cut
off.
And
I
will
take
away
his
blood
from
his
mouth,
and
his disgusting
things
from
between
his
teeth;
and some
of
his
people
will
be kept
for
our
God:
and
he
will
be
as
a family
in
Judah,
and
Ekron
as
one living
in Jerusalem.
And
I
will
put
my
forces
in position round
my
house,
so
that
there
may
be
no
coming
and
going:
and
no cruel master
will
again
go
through
them:
for
now
I
have
seen
his trouble.
Be full
of
joy, O
daughter
of
Zion;
give
a
glad
cry, O
daughter
of
Jerusalem:
see,
your
king
comes
to
you:
he
is upright
and
has overcome; gentle
and
seated
on
an ass,
on
a
young ass.
And
he
will
have
the war-carriage
cut
off
from
Ephraim,
and
the
horse
from
Jerusalem,
and
the
bow
of
war
will
be
cut
off:
and
he
will
say words
of
peace
to
the
nations:
and
his rule
will
be
from
sea
to
sea,
and
from
the
River
to
the
ends
of
the
earth.
And
as
for
you, because
of
the
blood
of
your
agreement,
I
have
sent
out
your
prisoners
from
the deep hole
in
which
there
is
no
water.
And
they
will
come
back
to
you, O daughter
of Zion,
as
prisoners
of
hope:
today
I say
to
you
that
I
will
give
you
back
twice
as
much;
For
I
have
made
Judah
a
bow
bent
for
my use,
I
have
made
Ephraim
the
arrows
of
the
bow;
I
will
make
your
sons, O
Zion,
take
up arms
against
your
sons, O
Greece,
and
will
make
you
like
the
sword
of
a
man
of
war.
And
the
Lord
will
be
seen
over
them,
and
his
arrow
will
go
out
like
the thunder-flame:
and
the
Lord
God, sounding
the war-horn,
will
go
in
the storm-winds
of
the
South.
The
Lord
of
armies
will
be
a
cover
for
them;
and
they
will overcome, crushing
under
foot
the
armed
men;
they
will take
their blood
for
drink
like
wine:
they
will
be
full
like
the sides
of
the
altar.
And
the
Lord
their
God
will
be
their saviour
in
that
day, giving
them food
like
the
flock
of
his
people:
for
they
will
be
like
the jewels
of
a
crown shining
over
his
land.
For
how
good
it
is
and
how
beautiful!
grain
will
make
the
young
men strong
and
new
wine
the
virgins.
Make
your
request
to
the
Lord
for
rain
in
the
time
of
the
spring
rains,
even
to
the
Lord
who
makes
the thunder-flames;
and
he
will
give
them
showers
of
rain,
to
every
man
grass
in
the
field.
For
the images
have
said
what
is
not
true,
and
the readers
of signs
have
seen
deceit;
they
have given accounts
of
false
dreams,
they
give
comfort
to
no purpose:
so
they
go
out
of
the
way
like
sheep,
they
are troubled
because
they
have
no keeper.
My
wrath
is burning
against
the keepers
of
the
flock,
and
I
will send
punishment
on
the he-goats:
for
the
Lord
of
armies
takes
care
of
his
flock,
the people
of
Judah,
and
will
make
them
like
the
horse
of
his pride
in
the
fight.
From
him
will
come
the keystone,
from
him
the nail,
from
him
the
bow
of
war,
from
him
will
come
every
ruler;
Together
they
will
be
like
men
of
war, crushing
down
their haters
into
the earth
of
the
streets
in
the
fight;
they
will
make
war
because
the
Lord
is
with
them:
and
the
horsemen
will
be shamed.
And
I
will
make
the children
of
Judah strong,
and
I
will
be
the saviour
of
the children
of
Joseph,
and
I
will
make
them
come
back
again,
for
I
have
had
mercy
on
them:
they
will
be
as
if
I
had
not given
them
up:
for
I
am
the
Lord
their
God
and
I
will
give
them
an
answer.
And
Ephraim
will
be
like
a
man
of war,
and
their
hearts
will
be
glad
as
with
wine;
and
their
children
will
see
it
with
joy;
their
hearts
will
be
glad
in
the
Lord.
With
the sound
of
the pipe
I will get
them
together;
for
I
have given
the
price
to
make
them free:
and
they will
be
increased
as
they were
increased.
Though
I
had
them
planted
among
the
peoples,
they
will
keep
me
in
mind
in
far
countries:
and
they
will
take care
of
their
children
and
will
come
back.
And
I
will
make
them
come
back
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
will
get
them
together
out
of
Assyria;
and
I
will
take
them
into
the
land
of
Gilead,
and
it
will
not
be wide
enough
for
them.
And
they
will
go
through
the
sea
of
Egypt,
and
all
the
deep waters
of
the
Nile
will
become
dry:
and
the
pride
of
Assyria
will
be
made low,
and
the power
of
Egypt
will
be
taken
away.
And
their strength
will
be
in
the
Lord;
and
their pride
will
be
in
his
name,
says
the
Lord.
Let
your
doors be
open, O
Lebanon, so
that
fire
may be
burning among
your
cedars.
Give
a cry
of grief, O fir-tree,
for
the
fall
of
the
cedar,
because
the great
ones
have
been
made low:
give cries
of grief, O
you
oaks
of
Bashan,
for
the strong
trees
of
the wood
have
come
down.
The
sound
of
the
crying
of
the keepers
of
the flock!
for
their
glory
is made
waste:
the
sound
of
the loud
crying
of
the
young
lions!
for
the
pride
of
Jordan
is made
waste.
This
is
what
the
Lord
my
God
has
said: Take care
of
the
flock
of death;
Whose owners put
them
to death
and
have
no sense
of sin;
and
those
who
get
a price
for
them
say,
May
the
Lord
be
praised
for
I
have
much
wealth:
and
the keepers
of
the flock
have
no
pity
for
them.
For
I
will
have
no
more
pity
for
the
people
of
the
land,
says
the
Lord;
but
I
will give
up
everyone
into
his neighbour's
hand
and
into
the
hand
of
his
king:
and
they
will
make
the
land waste,
and
I
will
not keep
them safe
from
their
hands.
So
I
took care
of
the
flock
of death,
for
those
who
made profit
out
of
the
flock;
and
I
took
for myself
two
rods, naming
one Beautiful,
and
the
other Bands;
and
I
took care
of
the
flock.
And
in
one
month
I put
an end
to
the
three keepers
of
the flock;
for
my
soul
was tired
of
them,
and
their
souls
were disgusted
with
me.
And
I
said,
I
will
not take care
of
you: If
death comes
to
any,
let
death
be
its fate; if
any
is
cut
off,
let
it
be
cut
off;
and
let
the
rest take
one another's
flesh
for
food.
And
I
took
my
rod Beautiful, cutting
it
in
two,
so
that
the Lord's
agreement,
which
he
had
made
with
all
the
peoples,
might
be
broken.
And
it
was
broken
on
that
day:
and
the sheep-traders,
who
were
watching
me,
were
certain
that
it
was
the
word
of
the
Lord.
And
I
said
to
them,
If
it
seems
good
to
you,
give
me
my payment;
and
if
not,
do
not
give
it.
So
they
gave
me
my payment
by weight,
thirty
shekels
of
silver.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Put
it
into
the store-house,
the
price
at
which
I
was
valued
by
them.
And
I
took
the
thirty
shekels
of
silver
and
put
them
into
the store-house
in
the
house
of
the
Lord.
Then
I
took
my
other
rod,
the
one named Bands, cutting it
in
two,
so
that
the relation
of brothers
between
Judah
and
Israel
might
be
broken.
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Take
again
the
instruments
of
a
foolish keeper
of sheep.
For
see,
I
will
put
a sheep-keeper
over
the
land,
who
will
have
no
care
for
that which
is
cut
off,
and
will
not
go
in
search
of
the wanderers,
or
make well
what
is
broken,
and
he
will
not
give
food
to
that which
is ill,
but
he
will
take
for
his
food
the
flesh
of
the
fat,
and
let
their feet
be
broken.
A curse
on
the foolish keeper
who goes away
from
the
flock!
the
sword
will
be
on
his
arm
and
on
his
right
eye:
his
arm
will
become quite
dry
and
his
eye
will
be made
completely dark.
The
word
of
the
Lord
about
Israel.
The
Lord
by whom
the
heavens
are
stretched
out
and
the bases
of
the
earth put
in
place,
and
the
spirit
of
man
formed
inside
him,
has
said:
See,
I
will
make
Jerusalem
a cup
of shaking fear
to
all
the
peoples
round
about,
when
Jerusalem
is shut
in.
And
it
will
come
about
in
that
day
that
I
will
make
Jerusalem
a
stone
of great
weight
for
all
the
peoples;
all
those
who
take
it
up
will
be badly wounded;
and
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
will
come
together
against
it.
In
that
day,
says
the
Lord,
I
will
put fear
into
every
horse
and make
every
horseman go
off
his head:
and
my
eyes
will
be
open
on
the
people
of
Judah,
and
I
will make
every
horse
of
the
peoples blind.
And
the families
of
Judah
will
say
in
their
hearts,
The
people
of
Jerusalem
have
their strength
in
the
Lord
of
armies,
their
God.
In
that
day
I
will
make
the families
of
Judah
like
a pot
with
fire
in
it
among
trees,
and
like
a
flaming
stick
among cut
grain;
they
will send destruction
on
all
the
peoples
round
about,
on
the
right
hand
and
on
the
left:
and
Jerusalem
will
be
living
again
in
the
place
which
is hers,
that
is,
in
Jerusalem.
And
the
Lord
will give
salvation
to
the
tents
of
Judah
first,
so
that
the
glory
of
the
family
of
David
and
the
glory
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem
may
not
be
greater
than
that
of
Judah.
In
that
day
the
Lord
will
be
a cover
over
the
people
of
Jerusalem;
and
he
who
is
feeble
among
them
in
that
day
will
be
as strong
as
David,
and
the
family
of
David
will
be
as
God,
as
the
angel
of
the
Lord
before
them.
And
it
will
come
about
on
that
day
that
I
will
take
in hand
the
destruction
of
all
the
nations
who
come
against
Jerusalem.
And
I
will send
down
on
the
family
of
David
and
on
the
people
of
Jerusalem
the
spirit
of
grace
and
of prayer;
and
their eyes
will
be
turned
to
the
one
who
was
wounded
by
their hands:
and
they
will
be
weeping
for
him
as
for
an
only
son,
and
their grief
for
him
will
be
bitter,
like
the grief
of
one sorrowing
for
his
oldest
son.
In
that
day there
will
be
a
great weeping
in
Jerusalem, like
the weeping
of Hadad-rimmon
in
the
valley
of Megiddon.
And
the
land
will give
itself
to weeping,
every
family separately;
the
family
of
David
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves;
the
family
of
Nathan
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves;
The
family
of
Levi
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves;
the
family
of Shimei
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves;
And
all
the
other
families
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves.
In
that
day
there
will
be
a
fountain
open
to
the
family
of
David
and
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
for
sin
and
for
that
which
is
unclean.
And
it
will
come
about
on
that
day,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
that
I
will
have
the
names
of
the
images
cut
off
out
of
the
land,
and
there
will
be
no
more
memory
of
them:
and
I
will send
all
the
prophets
and
the
unclean
spirit
away
from
the
land.
And
if
anyone goes
on acting
as
a
prophet,
then
his
father
and
his
mother
who
gave
him
life
will
say
to
him,
You
may
not
go
on
living,
for
you
are
saying
what
is
false
in
the
name
of
the
Lord;
and
his
father
and
his
mother
will put
a sword
through
him
when
he
does
so.
And
it
will
come
about
in
that
day
that
the
prophets
will
be
shamed,
every
man
on
account
of
his
vision,
when
he
is talking
as
a
prophet;
and
they
will
not
put
on
a
robe
of
hair
for purposes
of deceit:
But
he
will
say,
I
am
no
prophet,
but
a worker
on
the
land;
for
I
have
been
an
owner
of
land
from
the time
when
I
was young.
And
if
anyone
says
to
him,
What
are
these
wounds
between
your
hands?
then
he
will
say,
Those
with
which
I
was
wounded
in
the
house
of
my
friends.
Awake!
O
sword,
against
the keeper
of
my
flock,
and
against
him
who
is
with
me,
says
the
Lord
of
armies:
put
to death
the keeper
of
the
sheep,
and
the
sheep
will
go
in flight:
and
my
hand
will
be
turned
against
the
little ones.
And
it
will
come
about
that
in
all
the
land,
says
the
Lord,
two
parts
of
it
will
be
cut
off
and
come
to
an
end;
but
the
third
will
be still living
there.
And
I
will
make
the
third
part
go
through
the
fire, cleaning
them
as
silver
is
made clean,
and
testing
them
as
gold
is
tested:
and
they
will
make
their prayer
to
me
and
I
will
give
them
an
answer:
I
will
say,
It
is
my
people;
and
they
will
say,
The
Lord
is
my
God.
See,
a
day
of
the
Lord
is
coming
when
they
will make division
of
your goods taken
by force
before
your eyes.
For
I
will
get
all
the
nations
together
to
make
war
against
Jerusalem;
and
the
town
will
be overcome,
and
the goods
taken
from
the
houses,
and
the
women
taken
by
force:
and
half
the
town
will
go
away
as prisoners,
and
the
rest
of
the
people
will
not
be
cut
off
from
the
town.
Then
the
Lord
will
go
out
and make
war
against
those
nations,
as
he
did
in
the
day
of
the
fight.
And
in
that
day
his
feet
will
be
on
the
Mount
of
Olives,
which
is
opposite
Jerusalem
on
the
east,
and
the
Mount
of
Olives
will
be parted
in
the
middle
to
the
east
and
to
the
west, forming
a
very
great
valley;
and
half
the
mountain
will
be
moved
to
the
north
and
half
of
it
to
the
south.
And
the
valley
will
be
stopped ...
and
you
will
go
in
flight
as
you
went
in
flight
from
the earth-shock
in
the
days
of
Uzziah,
king
of
Judah:
and
the
Lord
my
God
will
come,
and
all
his
holy
ones
with
him.
And
in
that
day
there
will
be
no heat
or cold
or ice;
And
it
will
be unbroken
day,
such
as
the
Lord
has
knowledge
of,
without change
of
day
and
night,
and
even
at nightfall
it
will
be
light.
And
on
that
day
living
waters
will
go
out
from
Jerusalem;
half
of
them
flowing
to
the
sea
on
the
east
and
half
to
the
sea
on
the
west:
in
summer
and
in
winter
it
will
be
so.
And
the
Lord
will
be
King
over
all
the
earth:
in
that
day
there
will
be
one
Lord
and
his
name
one.
And
all
the
land
will become
like
the
Arabah,
from
Geba
to
Rimmon
south
of
Jerusalem;
and
she
will
be lifted
up
and
be
living
in
her
place;
from
the doorway
of
Benjamin
to
the
place
of
the
first doorway,
to
the doorway
of
the angle,
and
from
the
tower
of
Hananel
to
the king's wine-crushing
places,
men
will
be
living
in
her.
And
there
will
be
no
more curse;
but
Jerusalem
will
be
living
without fear
of danger.
And
this
will
be
the disease
which
the
Lord
will send
on
all
the
peoples
which
have
been warring
against
Jerusalem:
their
flesh
will
be wasted
away
while
they
are
on
their
feet,
their
eyes
will
be wasted
in
their heads
and
their
tongues
in
their
mouths.
And
it
will
be
on
that
day
that
a
great fear
will
be
sent
among
them
from
the
Lord;
and
everyone
will
take
his neighbour's
hand,
and
every man's
hand
will
be
lifted
against
his neighbour's.
And
even
Judah
will
be
fighting
against
Jerusalem;
and
the
wealth
of
all
the
nations
round
about
will
be massed
together,
a
great store
of
gold
and
silver
and
clothing.
And
the
horses
and
the transport
beasts,
the
camels
and
the asses
and
all
the
beasts
in
those tents
will
be attacked
by
the
same disease.
And
it
will
come
about
that
everyone
who
is
still living,
of
all
those
nations
who
came
against
Jerusalem,
will
go
up
from
year
to
year
to
give
worship
to
the
King,
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
to
keep
the
feast
of tents.
And
it
will
be
that
if
any
one
of
all
the
families
of
the
earth
does
not
go
up
to
Jerusalem
to
give
worship
to
the
King,
the
Lord
of
armies,
on
them
there
will
be
no
rain.
And
if
the
family
of
Egypt
does
not
go
up
or
come
there,
they
will
be
attacked
by
the disease
which
the
Lord
will
send
on
the
nations:
This
will
be
the punishment
of
Egypt,
and
the punishment
of
all
the
nations
who
do
not
go
up
to keep
the
feast
of tents.
On
that
day
all
the
bells
of
the
horses
will
be
holy
to
the
Lord,
and
the
pots
in
the Lord's
house
will
be
like
the
basins
before
the
altar.
And
every
pot
in
Jerusalem
and
in
Judah
will
be
holy
to
the
Lord
of
armies:
and
all
those
who
make
offerings
will
come
and
take
them
for
boiling
their
offerings:
in
that
day
there
will
be
no
more traders
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
of
armies.
Malachi
The Book of Malachi
Malachi
Mal
The Book of
Malachi
The
word
of
the
Lord
to
Israel
by
Malachi.
You
have
been
loved
by
me,
says
the
Lord.
But
you
say,
Where
was
your
love
for
us?
Was
not
Esau Jacob's
brother?
says
the
Lord:
but
Jacob
was
loved
by
me,
And
Esau
was
hated,
and
I sent destruction
on
his
mountains,
and
gave
his
heritage
to
the beasts
of
the
waste
land.
Though
Edom
says,
We
are crushed
down
but
we
will
come
back,
building
up
the
waste
places;
this
is
what
the
Lord
of
armies
has
said:
They
may
put
up buildings,
but
I
will
have
them pulled
down;
and
they
will
be
named
The
land
of evil-doing,
and
The
people against
whom
the
Lord
keeps
his wrath
for
ever.
And
your
eyes
will
see
it;
and
you
will
say,
The
Lord
is
great
even
outside
the limits
of
Israel.
A
son gives honour
to
his
father,
and
a
servant
has
fear
of
his
master:
if
then
I
am
a
father,
where
is
my honour?
and
if
I
am
a
master,
where
is
the
fear
of
me?
says
the
Lord
of
armies
to
you,
O
priests,
who give
no value
to
my
name.
And
you
say,
How
have
we
not
given value
to
your
name?
You
put
unclean
bread
on
my
altar.
And
you
say,
How
have we made
it
unclean?
By
your
saying,
The
table
of
the
Lord
is
of no value.
And
when
you
give
what
is
blind
for
an
offering,
it
is
no
evil!
and
when
you
give
what
is damaged
and ill,
it
is
no
evil!
Give
it
now
to
your ruler;
will
he
be
pleased
with
you,
or
will
you
have
his
approval?
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
And
now,
make
request
for
the grace
of
God
so
that
he
may
have
mercy
on
us:
this
has
been
your
doing:
will
he
give
his
approval
to
any
of
you?
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
If
only
there
was
one
among
you
who
would see
that
the
doors
were
shut,
so
that
you
might
not
put
a
light
to
the
fire
on
my
altar
for
nothing!
I
have
no
pleasure
in
you,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
I
will
not
take
an
offering
from
your
hands.
For,
from
the
coming
up
of
the
sun
till
its going
down,
my
name
is
great
among
the
Gentiles;
and
in
every
place
the smell
of
burning flesh
is
offered
to
my
name,
and
a
clean
offering:
for
my
name
is
great
among
the
Gentiles,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
But
you make
it unholy
by
saying,
The Lord's
table
has become
unclean,
and
his
food
is
of no value.
And
you
say,
See, what
a weariness
it
is!
and
you let
out
your breath
at
it,
says
the
Lord
of
armies;
and
you
have
given what
has
been cut
about
by beasts,
and what
is damaged
in
its feet
and ill;
this
is
the
offering
you
give:
will
this
be
pleasing
to
me
from
your
hands?
says
the
Lord.
A
curse
on
the false
man
who
has
a
male
in
his
flock,
and
takes
his oath,
and gives
to
the
Lord
a damaged
thing:
for
I
am
a
great
King,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
my
name
is
to
be
feared
among
the
Gentiles.
And
now, O
you
priests,
this order
is
for
you.
If
you
will
not
give ear
and
take
it
to
heart,
to
give
glory
to
my
name,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
then
I
will
send
the
curse
on
you
and
will
put
a
curse
on
your
blessing:
truly,
even
now
I
have
put
a
curse
on
it,
because
you
do
not
take
it
to
heart.
See,
I
will
have
your arm cut
off,
and
will
put waste
on
your
faces,
even
the waste
from
your
feasts;
and
you
will
be
taken
away
with
it.
And
you
will
be
certain
that
I
have
sent
this
order
to
you,
so
that
it
might
be
my
agreement
with
Levi,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
My
agreement
with
him
was
on
my
side
life
and
peace,
and
I
gave
them
to
him;
on
his
side
fear,
and
he
had
fear
of
me
and
gave honour
to
my
name.
True
teaching
was
in
his
mouth,
and
no
evil
was seen
on
his
lips:
he
was
walking
with
me
in
peace
and righteousness,
turning numbers
of
people
away
from evil-doing.
For
it
is right
for
the priest's
lips
to
keep
knowledge,
and
for
men
to
be
waiting
for
the
law
from
his
mouth:
for
he
is
the servant sent
from
the
Lord
of
armies.
But
you
are
turned
out
of
the
way;
you
have made
the
law hard
for numbers
of people;
you
have made
the
agreement
of
Levi
of
no value,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
And
so
I
have
taken
away
your honour
and
made
you
low
before
all
the
people,
even
as
you
have
not
kept
my
ways,
and
have
given
no thought
to
me
in using
the
law.
Have
we
not
all
one
father?
has
not
one
God
made us?
why
are
we,
every
one
of us, acting falsely
to
his
brother, putting shame
on
the
agreement
of
our
fathers?
Judah
has
been acting falsely,
and
a
disgusting
thing
has
been
done
in
Jerusalem;
for
Judah
has
made unclean
the
holy
place
of
the
Lord
which
is dear
to
him,
and
has taken
as
his
wife
the
daughter
of
a
strange
god.
The
Lord
will
have
the
man
who
does
this
cut
off root
and branch
out
of
the
tents
of
Jacob,
and
him
who
makes
an
offering
to
the
Lord
of
armies.
And
this
again
you
do:
covering
the
altar
of
the
Lord
with
weeping
and
with grief,
so
that
he gives
no
more thought
to
the
offering,
and
does
not
take
it
with
pleasure
from
your
hand.
But
you
say,
For
what
reason?
Because
the
Lord
has
been
a witness
between
you
and
the
wife
of
your early years,
to
whom
you
have
been untrue,
though
she
is
your friend
and
the
wife
to
whom
you
have given
your
word.
...
So
give thought
to
your
spirit,
and
let
no
one
be false
to
the
wife
of
his early years.
For
I
am
against
the
putting
away
of
a wife,
says
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
and
against
him
who
is
clothed
with
violent acts,
says
the
Lord
of
armies:
so
give
thought
to
your
spirit
and
do
not
be false
in
your acts.
You
have
made
the
Lord
tired
with
your
words.
And
still
you
say,
How
have
we
made
him
tired?
By
your
saying,
Everyone
who
does
evil
is
good
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
he
has
delight
in
them;
or,
Where
is
God
the
judge?
See,
I
am
sending
my servant,
and
he
will make ready
the
way
before
me;
and
the
Lord,
whom
you
are
looking
for,
will
suddenly
come
to
his
Temple;
and
the
angel
of
the
agreement,
in
whom
you
have
delight,
see,
he
is
coming,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
But
by
whom
may
the
day
of
his
coming
be faced?
and
who
may
keep
his
place
when
he
is
seen?
for
he
is
like
the metal-tester's
fire
and
the cleaner's
soap.
He
will
take
his
seat, testing
and cleaning
the
sons
of
Levi, burning away
the evil
from
them
as
from
gold
and
silver;
so
that
they
may
make
offerings
to
the
Lord
in
righteousness.
Then
the
offering
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem
will
be
pleasing
to
the
Lord,
as
in
days gone
by,
and
as
in
past
years.
And
I
will
come
near
to
you
for judging;
I
will
quickly
be
a
witness
against
the wonder-workers,
against
those
who
have
been untrue
in
married
life,
against
those
who
take
false
oaths;
against
those
who
keep
back
from
the
servant
his payment,
and
who
are hard
on
the
widow
and
the child
without
a father,
who
do
not
give
his
rights
to
the
man
from
a strange country,
and
have
no
fear
of
me,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
For
I
am
the
Lord,
I
am unchanged;
and
so
you,
O
sons
of
Jacob,
have
not
been cut off.
From
the
days
of
your
fathers
you
have
been
turned
away
from
my
rules
and
have
not
kept
them.
Come
back
to
me,
and
I
will
come
back
to
you,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
But
you
say,
How
are
we
to
come
back?
Will
a
man keep back
from
God
what
is right?
But
you
have kept back
what
is mine.
But
you
say,
What
have
we kept back
from
you? Tenths
and
offerings.
You
are
cursed
with
a
curse;
for
you
have kept back
from
me what
is mine,
even
all
this
nation.
Let
your tenths
come
into
the store-house
so
that
there
may
be
food
in
my
house,
and
put
me
to
the
test
by doing
so,
says
the
Lord
of
armies,
and
see
if
I
do
not make
the
windows
of
heaven
open
and send down
such
a
blessing
on
you
that
there
is
no
room
for
it.
And
on
your account
I
will keep back
the locusts
from wasting
the
fruits
of
your
land;
and
the
fruit
of
your
vine
will
not
be dropped
on
the
field
before
its time,
says
the
Lord
of
armies
And
you
will
be named
happy
by
all
nations:
for
you
will
be
a
land
of
delight,
says
the
Lord
of
armies.
Your
words
have
been
strong
against
me,
says
the
Lord.
And
still
you
say,
What
have
we
said
against
you?
You
have
said,
It
is no
use worshipping
God:
what
profit
have
we
had
from
keeping
his
orders,
and
going
in clothing
of sorrow
before
the
Lord
of
armies?
And
now
to
us
the
men
of pride seem
happy;
yes,
the evil-doers
are
doing
well;
they put
God
to
the
test
and
are safe.
Then
those
in whom
was
the
fear
of
the
Lord
had
talk
together:
and
the
Lord
gave ear,
and
it
was
recorded
in
a
book
to
be kept
in
mind
before
him,
for
those
who
had
the
fear
of
the
Lord
and
gave
thought
to
his
name.
And
they
will
be mine,
says
the
Lord,
in
the
day
when
I
make
them
my special
property;
and
I
will
have
mercy
on
them
as
a
man
has
mercy
on
his
son
who
is
his
servant.
Then
you
will
again
see
how
the upright
man
is different
from
the sinner,
and
the
servant
of
God
from
him
who
is
not.
For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.
But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.
And the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies.
Keep in mind the law of Moses, my servant, which I gave him in Horeb for all Israel, even the rules and the decisions.
See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.
And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.
Matthew
The Good News According to Matthew
Matthew
Mat
The Good News According to
Matthew
The
book
of
the generations
of
Jesus
Christ,
the
son
of
David,
the
son
of
Abraham.
The son
of
Abraham
was
Isaac;
and
the son
of
Isaac
was
Jacob;
and
the sons
of
Jacob
were
Judah
and
his
brothers;
And
the sons
of
Judah
were
Perez
and
Zerah
by
Tamar;
and
the son
of
Perez
was
Hezron;
and
the son
of
Hezron
was
Ram;
And
the son
of
Ram
was
Amminadab;
and
the son
of
Amminadab
was
Nahshon;
and
the son
of
Nahshon
was
Salmon;
And
the son
of
Salmon
by
Rahab
was
Boaz;
and
the son
of
Boaz
by
Ruth
was Obed;
and
the son
of Obed
was
Jesse;
And
the son
of
Jesse
was
David
the
king;
and
the son
of
David
was
Solomon
by her
who
had been
the wife
of
Uriah;
And
the son
of
Solomon
was
Rehoboam;
and
the son
of
Rehoboam
was
Abijah;
and
the son
of
Abijah
was
Asa;
And
the son
of
Asa
was
Jehoshaphat;
and
the son
of
Jehoshaphat
was
Joram;
and
the son
of
Joram
was
Uzziah;
And
the son
of
Uzziah
was
Jotham;
and
the son
of
Jotham
was
Ahaz;
and
the son
of
Ahaz
was
Hezekiah;
And
the son
of
Hezekiah
was
Manasseh;
and
the son
of
Manasseh
was
Amon;
and
the son
of
Amon
was
Josiah;
And
the sons
of
Josiah
were Jechoniah
and
his
brothers,
at
the
time
of
the taking away
to
Babylon.
And
after
the taking
away
to
Babylon, Jechoniah
had
a son
Shealtiel;
and
Shealtiel
had
Zerubbabel;
And
Zerubbabel
had
Abiud;
and
Abiud
had
Eliakim;
and
Eliakim
had
Azor;
And
Azor
had
Zadok;
and
Zadok
had
Achim;
and
Achim
had
Eliud;
And
Eliud
had
Eleazar;
and
Eleazar
had
Matthan;
and
Matthan
had
Jacob;
And
the son
of
Jacob
was
Joseph
the
husband
of
Mary,
who
gave
birth
to
Jesus,
whose name
is
Christ.
So
all
the
generations
from
Abraham
to
David
are
fourteen
generations;
and
from
David
to
the taking
away
to
Babylon,
fourteen
generations;
and
from
the taking
away
to
Babylon
to
the coming
of
Christ,
fourteen
generations.
Now
the
birth
of
Jesus
Christ
was
in
this
way:
when
his
mother
Mary
was going
to
be married
to
Joseph,
before
they
came
together
the discovery
was made
that
she
was
with child
by
the
Holy
Spirit.
And
Joseph,
her
husband,
being
an
upright
man,
and
not
desiring
to
make
her
a public example,
had
a
mind
to put
her
away
privately.
But
when
he
was giving
thought
to
these
things,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
came
to
him
in
a
dream,
saying,
Joseph,
son
of
David,
have
no
fear
of
taking
Mary
as
your
wife;
because
that
which
is
in
her body
is
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
And
she
will
give
birth
to
a
son;
and
you
will
give
him
the
name
Jesus;
for
he
will
give
his
people
salvation
from
their
sins.
Now
all
this
took
place
so
that
the word
of
the
Lord
by
the
prophet might
come true,
See,
the
virgin
will
be
with
child,
and
will
give
birth
to
a
son,
and
they
will
give
him
the
name
Immanuel,
that
is,
God
with
us.
And
Joseph
did
as
the
angel
of
the
Lord
had
said
to
him,
and
took
her
as
his
wife;
And
he
had
no connection
with
her till
she
had
given
birth
to
a
son;
and
he
gave
him
the
name
Jesus.
Now
when
the
birth
of
Jesus took
place
in Beth-lehem
of Judaea,
in
the
days
of
Herod
the
king,
there
came wise men
from
the
east
to
Jerusalem,
Saying,
Where
is
the
King
of
the
Jews
whose
birth
has
now taken
place?
We
have
seen
his
star
in
the
east
and
have
come
to
give
him
worship.
And
when
it
came
to
the
ears
of
Herod
the
king,
he
was
troubled,
and
all
Jerusalem
with
him.
And
he got
together
all
the
chief
priests
and
scribes
of
the
people, questioning
them
as
to
where
the birth-place
of
the
Christ
would
be.
And
they
said
to
him,
In Beth-lehem
of Judaea;
for
so
it
is
said
in
the writings
of
the
prophet,
You Beth-lehem,
in
the
land
of
Judah,
are
not
the
least
among
the chiefs
of
Judah:
out
of
you
will
come
a
ruler,
who
will
be
the keeper
of
my
people
Israel.
Then
Herod
sent
for
the wise
men
privately,
and put questions
to
them
about
what
time
the
star
had been
seen.
And
he
sent
them
to Beth-lehem
and
said,
Go
and make certain
where
the young
child
is;
and
when
you
have seen
him,
let
me
have news
of
it,
so
that
I
may
come
and
give
him
worship.
And
after
hearing
the
king,
they
went
on
their
way;
and
the
star
which
they
saw
in
the
east
went
before
them, till
it
came
to
rest
over
the
place
where
the young
child
was.
And
when
they
saw
the
star
they
were full
of
joy.
And
they
came
into
the
house,
and
saw
the young
child
with
Mary,
his
mother;
and
falling
down
on
their faces
they gave
him
worship;
and
from
their store
they gave
him
offerings
of
gold, perfume,
and spices.
And
it
was made clear
to
them
by
God
in
a
dream
that
they
were
not
to go
back
to
Herod;
so
they
went
into
their
country
by
another
way.
And
when
they
had
gone,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
came
to
Joseph
in
a
dream,
saying,
Get
up
and
take
the young
child
and
his
mother,
and go
into
Egypt,
and
do
not go
from
there till
I
give
you word;
for
Herod
will
be
searching
for
the young
child
to
put
him
to
death.
So
he
took
the young
child
and
his
mother
by
night,
and
went
into
Egypt;
And
was
there till
the
death
of
Herod;
so
that
the word
of
the
Lord
through
the
prophet
might
come true,
Out
of
Egypt
have
I sent
for
my
son.
Then
Herod,
when
he
saw
that
he
had
been
tricked
by
the wise
men,
was
very angry;
and
he
sent
out,
and
put
to
death
all
the
male
children
in Beth-lehem
and
in
all
the parts round
about
it,
from
two
years
old
and
under, acting
on
the knowledge
which
he
had got
with care
from
the wise
men.
Then
the word
of
Jeremiah
the
prophet
came true,
In
Ramah
there
was
a
sound
of
weeping
and
great sorrow,
Rachel
weeping
for
her
children,
and
she
would
not
be
comforted
for
their loss.
But
when
Herod
was dead,
an
angel
of
the
Lord came
in
a
dream
to
Joseph
in
Egypt,
Saying,
Get
up
and
take
the young
child
and
his
mother,
and
go
into
the
land
of
Israel:
because
they
who
were attempting
to
take
the young child's
life
are
dead.
And
he
got
up,
and
took
the young
child
and
his
mother,
and
came
into
the
land
of
Israel.
But
when
it
came
to
his
ears
that
Archelaus
was ruling
over Judaea
in
the
place
of
his
father
Herod,
he
was
in
fear
of
going
there;
and
God having given
him news
of
the danger
in
a
dream,
he
went out
of
the
way
into
the
country
parts
of
Galilee.
And
he
came
and
was
living
in
a
town
named
Nazareth:
so
that
the word
of
the
prophets
might
come true,
He
will
be
named
a
Nazarene.
And
in
those
days
John
the
Baptist
came
preaching
in
the waste land
of Judaea,
Saying,
Let
your hearts
be turned
from sin;
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
near.
For
this
is
he
of
whom
Isaiah
the
prophet
said,
The
voice
of
one
crying
in
the waste land,
Make
ready
the
way
of
the
Lord,
make
his
roads
straight.
Now
John
was clothed
in camel's
hair,
with
a
leather band
about
him;
and
his
food
was
locusts
and
honey.
Then
Jerusalem
and
all Judaea
went
out
to
him,
and
all
the
people
from
near
Jordan;
And
they
were given baptism
by
him
in
the
river
Jordan, saying openly
that
they
had done wrong.
But
when
he
saw
a
number
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
coming
to
his
baptism,
he
said
to
them,
Offspring
of snakes,
at
whose word
are
you
going
in flight
from
the
wrath
to
come?
Let
your change
of heart
be seen
in
your works:
And
say
not
to
yourselves,
We
have
Abraham
for
our
father;
because
I
say
to
you
that
God
is
able
from
these
stones
to
make
children
for
Abraham.
And
even
now
the
axe
is
put
to
the
root
of
the
trees;
every
tree
then
which
does
not
give
good
fruit
is
cut
down,
and
put
into
the
fire.
Truly,
I
give baptism
with
water
to
those
of
you
whose hearts
are changed;
but
he
who
comes
after
me
is greater
than
I,
whose
shoes
I
am
not
good
enough
to take
up:
he
will
give
you baptism
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
with
fire:
In
whose
hand
is
the instrument
with
which
he
will make clean
his
grain;
he
will put
the good
grain
in
his
store,
but
the waste
will
be
burned
up
in
the
fire
which
will never
be put out.
Then
Jesus
came
from
Galilee
to
John
at
the
Jordan,
to be given baptism
by
him.
But
John
would
have
kept
him
back,
saying,
It
is
I
who
have
need
of baptism
from
you,
and
do
you
come
to
me?
But
Jesus
made
answer,
saying
to
him,
Let
it
be
so
now:
because
so
it
is
right
for
us
to
make
righteousness
complete.
Then
he
gave
him baptism.
And
Jesus,
having
been given baptism,
straight
away
went
up
from
the
water;
and,
the
heavens
opening,
he
saw
the
Spirit
of
God
coming
down
on
him
as
a
dove;
And
a
voice
came
out
of
heaven,
saying,
This
is
my dearly loved
Son,
with
whom
I
am
well
pleased.
Then
Jesus
was sent
by
the
Spirit
into
the waste land
to be
tested
by
the Evil
One.
And
after
going
without food
for
forty
days
and
forty
nights,
he
was
in need
of
it.
And
the Evil
One
came
and
said
to
him,
If
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
give
the word
for
these
stones
to
become
bread.
But
he
made
answer
and
said,
It
is
in
the Writings,
Bread
is
not man's
only need,
but
every
word
which
comes
out
of
the
mouth
of
God.
Then
the Evil
One
took
him
to
the
holy
town;
and
he
put
him
on
the highest
point
of
the
Temple
and
said
to
him,
If
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
let
yourself go
down;
for
it
is
in
the Writings,
He
will
give
his
angels care
over
you;
and,
In
their
hands
they
will
keep
you
up,
so
that
your
foot
may
not
be crushed
against
a
stone.
Jesus
said
to
him,
Again
it
is
in
the Writings,
You
may
not
put
the
Lord
your
God
to
the
test.
Again,
the Evil
One
took
him
up
to
a
very
high
mountain,
and let
him see
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
and
the
glory
of
them;
And
he
said
to
him,
All
these
things
will
I
give
you,
if
you
will go
down
on
your face
and
give
me
worship.
Then
said
Jesus
to
him,
Away,
Satan:
for
it
is
in
the Writings,
Give
worship
to
the
Lord
your
God
and
be
his servant
only.
Then
the Evil
One
went
away
from
him,
and
angels
came
and took
care
of
him.
Now
when
it
came
to
his
ears
that
John
had been
put
in prison,
he
went away
to
Galilee;
And
going away
from
Nazareth,
he
came
and made
his living-place
in
Capernaum,
which
is
by
the
sea,
in
the country
of
Zebulun
and
Naphtali:
So
that
the word
of
the
prophet
Isaiah might
come true,
The
land
of
Zebulun
and
the
land
of
Naphtali,
by
the
way
of
the
sea,
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
Galilee
of
the
Gentiles,
The
people
who
were
in
the
dark
saw
a
great
light,
and
to
those
in
the
land
of
the
shade
of
death
did
the dawn come up.
From
that
time
Jesus went
about
preaching
and
saying,
Let
your hearts
be turned
from sin,
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
near.
And
when
he
was
walking
by
the
sea
of
Galilee,
he
saw
two
brothers,
Simon,
whose
other name
was
Peter,
and
Andrew,
his
brother,
who
were
putting
a net
into
the
sea;
for
they
were
fishermen.
And
he
said
to
them,
Come
after
me,
and
I
will
make
you
fishers
of
men.
And straight
away
they
let
go
the
nets
and went
after
him.
And
going
on
from
there
he
saw
two
other
brothers,
James,
the son
of
Zebedee,
and
John,
his
brother,
in
the
boat
with
their
father, stitching up
their
nets;
and
he
said, Come.
And
they went straight
from
the
boat
and
their
father
and came
after
him.
And
Jesus
went
about
in
all
Galilee,
teaching
in
their
Synagogues
and
preaching
the
good
news
of
the
kingdom,
and making
well
those
who
were ill
with
any
disease
among
the
people.
And
news
of
him
went
out through
all
Syria;
and
they took
to
him
all
who
were ill
with different
diseases
and
pains,
those
having
evil spirits
and
those
who
were
off
their heads,
and
those
who
had no power
of moving.
And
he made
them
well.
And
there went
after
him
great
numbers
from
Galilee
and
Decapolis
and
Jerusalem
and Judaea
and
from
the
other
side
of
Jordan.
And
seeing great masses
of
people
he
went
up
into
the
mountain;
and
when
he
was
seated
his
disciples
came
to
him.
And
with
these
words
he gave
them
teaching,
saying,
Happy
are
the
poor
in
spirit:
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
theirs.
Happy
are
those
who
are sad:
for
they
will be
comforted.
Happy
are
the
gentle:
for
the
earth
will be
their heritage.
Happy
are
those
whose heart's desire
is
for
righteousness:
for
they
will
have
their desire.
Happy
are
those
who
have
mercy:
for
they
will be given
mercy.
Happy
are
the
clean
in
heart:
for
they
will
see
God.
Happy
are
the
peacemakers:
for
they
will
be
named
sons
of
God.
Happy
are
those
who
are attacked
on account
of
righteousness:
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
will
be
theirs.
Happy
are
you
when
men
give
you
a
bad name,
and
are cruel
to
you,
and
say
all
evil
things
against
you
falsely,
because
of
me.
Be
glad
and
full
of
joy;
for
great
is
your
reward
in
heaven:
for
so
were
the
prophets attacked
who
were
before
you.
You
are
the
salt
of
the
earth;
but
if
its taste goes
from
the
salt,
how
will
you
make
it
salt
again?
it
is
then
good
for
nothing
but
to
be
put
out
and crushed
under
foot
by
men.
You
are
the
light
of
the
world.
A
town put
on
a
hill
may
be seen
by
all.
And
a
burning
light
is
not
put
under
a vessel,
but
on
its table;
so
that
its rays
may
be shining
on
all
who
are
in
the
house.
Even
so
let
your
light
be shining
before
men,
so
that
they
may
see
your
good
works
and give
glory
to
your
Father
in
heaven.
Let there
be
no
thought
that
I
have
come
to put
an end
to
the
law
or
the
prophets.
I
have
not
come
for destruction,
but
to
make
complete.
Truly
I
say
to
you, Till
heaven
and
earth
come
to
an end,
not
the
smallest
letter
or part
of
a
letter
will
in
any
way
be
taken
from
the
law, till
all
things
are
done.
Whoever
then goes
against
the
smallest
of
these laws,
teaching
men
to
do
the
same,
will
be
named
least
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven;
but
he
who
keeps
the laws,
teaching
others
to
keep
them,
will
be
named
great
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
For
I
say
to
you,
If
your
righteousness
is
not
greater
than
the
righteousness
of
the
scribes
and
Pharisees,
you
will
never
go
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
You
have knowledge
that
it
was
said
in
old times,
You
may
not
put
to
death;
and,
Whoever puts
to
death
will
be
in danger
of
being judged:
But
I
say
to
you
that
everyone
who
is
angry
with
his
brother
will
be
in danger
of
being judged;
and
he
who
says
to
his
brother, Raca,
will
be
in danger
from
the
Sanhedrin;
and
whoever
says,
You
foolish
one,
will
be
in danger
of
the
hell
of
fire.
If
then
you
are making
an
offering
at
the
altar
and
there
it comes
to
your mind
that
your
brother
has
something
against
you,
While
your
offering
is
still
before
the
altar,
first
go
and
make peace
with
your
brother,
then
come
and
make
your
offering.
Come
to
an agreement
quickly
with
him
who
has
a cause
against
you
at
law,
while
you
are
with
him
on
the
way,
for fear
that
he
may give
you
up
to
the
judge
and
the
judge
may give
you
to
the police
and
you
may
be
put
into
prison.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
You
will
not
come
out
from
there till
you
have
made payment
of
the very
last farthing.
You
have knowledge
that
it
was
said,
You may
not
have connection with another man's wife:
But
I
say
to
you
that
everyone
whose eyes
are turned
on
a
woman
with
desire
has
had connection
with
her
in
his
heart.
And
if
your
right
eye
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
you,
take
it
out
and
put
it
away
from
you;
because
it
is better
to undergo
the loss
of
one
part,
than
for
all
your
body
to go
into
hell.
And
if
your
right
hand
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
you,
let
it
be
cut
off
and
put
it
away
from
you;
because
it
is better
to undergo
the loss
of
one
part,
than
for
all
your
body
to
go
into
hell.
Again,
it
was
said,
Whoever
puts
away
his
wife
has
to
give
her
a statement
in writing
for
this
purpose:
But
I
say
to
you
that
everyone
who
puts
away
his
wife
for
any
other
cause
but
the loss
of
her virtue,
makes
her false
to
her husband;
and
whoever takes
her
as
his
wife
after
she
is
put
away,
is no true husband
to
her.
Again,
you
have knowledge
that
it
was
said
in
old times,
Do
not take
false
oaths,
but
give effect
to
your
oaths
to
the
Lord:
But
I
say
to
you, Take
no oaths
at
all:
not
by
the
heaven,
because
it
is
the seat
of
God;
Or
by
the
earth,
because
it
is
the resting-place
for
his
foot;
or
by
Jerusalem,
because
it
is
the
town
of
the
great
King.
You
may
not take
an
oath
by
your
head,
because
you
are
not
able
to
make
one
hair
white
or
black.
But
let
your
words
be simply,
Yes
or
No:
and whatever
is
more
than
these
is
of
the
Evil
One.
You
have knowledge
that
it
was
said,
An
eye
for
an
eye,
and
a
tooth
for
a
tooth:
But
I
say
to
you,
Do
not
make use
of force
against
an
evil
man;
but
to
him
who
gives
you
a blow
on
the
right side
of
your face
let
the left
be
turned.
And
if any man
goes
to
law
with
you
and
takes
away
your
coat,
do
not keep
back
your
robe
from
him.
And
whoever makes
you
go
one
mile,
go
with
him
two.
Give
to
him
who
comes
with
a
request,
and
keep
not
your property
from
him
who
would
for
a time
make use
of
it.
You
have knowledge
that
it
was
said,
Have
love
for
your neighbour,
and
hate
for
him
who
is against
you:
But
I
say
to
you,
Have
love
for
those
who
are against
you,
and
make
prayer
for
those
who
are cruel
to
you;
So
that
you
may
be
the
sons
of
your
Father
in
heaven;
for
his
sun gives light
to
the
evil
and
to
the
good,
and
he
sends
rain
on
the
upright
man
and
on
the sinner.
For
if
you
have
love
for
those
who
have
love
for
you,
what credit
is
it
to
you?
do
not
the tax-farmers
the
same?
And
if
you say, Good day,
to
your
brothers
only,
what
do
you
do
more
than
others?
do
not
even
the
Gentiles
the
same?
Be
then
complete
in righteousness, even
as
your
Father
in
heaven
is
complete.
Take
care
not
to
do
your good works
before
men,
to
be
seen
by
them;
or
you
will
have
no
reward
from
your
Father
in
heaven.
When
then
you
give
money
to
the poor,
do
not
make
a noise
about
it,
as
the false-hearted
men
do
in
the
Synagogues
and
in
the
streets,
so
that
they
may
have
glory
from
men.
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
They
have
their
reward.
But
when
you
give
money,
let
not
your
left
hand
see
what
your
right
hand
does:
So
that
your
giving
may
be
in
secret;
and
your
Father,
who
sees
in
secret,
will
give
you
your
reward.
And
when
you
make
your
prayers,
be
not
like
the false-hearted
men,
who take pleasure
in getting up
and
saying
their
prayers
in
the
Synagogues
and
at
the
street turnings
so
that
they
may
be
seen
by
men.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
They
have
their
reward.
But
when
you
make
your
prayer,
go
into
your private
room,
and, shutting
the
door, say
a
prayer
to
your
Father
in
secret,
and
your
Father,
who
sees
in
secret,
will
give
you
your
reward.
And
in
your
prayer
do
not
make
use
of
the
same
words again
and again,
as
the
Gentiles
do:
for
they
have
the idea
that
God
will give attention
to
them
because
of
the
number
of
their
words.
So
be
not
like
them;
because
your
Father
has knowledge
of
your
needs
even
before
you
make
your requests
to
him.
Let
this
then
be
your
prayer:
Our
Father
in
heaven,
may
your
name
be kept
holy.
Let
your
kingdom
come.
Let
your pleasure
be
done,
as
in
heaven,
so
on
earth.
Give
us
this
day
bread
for our needs.
And make
us free
of
our
debts,
as
we
have made
those free
who
are
in debt
to
us.
And let
us
not
be put
to
the test,
but
keep
us safe
from
the
Evil
One.
For
if
you
let
men
have forgiveness
for
their
sins,
you
will
have forgiveness
from
your
Father
in
heaven.
But
if
you
do
not
let
men
have forgiveness
for
their
sins,
you
will
not
have forgiveness
from
your
Father
for
your
sins.
And
when
you go
without food,
be
not sad-faced
as
the false-hearted
are.
For
they go
about
with changed looks,
so
that
men
may see
that
they
are going
without food.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
They
have
their
reward.
But
when
you go
without food, put oil
on
your
head
and make
your
face clean;
So
that
no
one
may
see
that
you
are going
without food,
but
your
Father
in
secret;
and
your
Father,
who
sees
in
secret,
will
give
you
your
reward.
Make
no
store
of wealth
for
yourselves
on
earth,
where
it
may
be turned
to dust
by worms
and weather,
and
where
thieves
may come
in
by force
and take
it
away.
But
make
a
store
for
yourselves
in
heaven,
where
it
will
not
be turned
to dust
and
where
thieves
do
not come
in
to take
it
away:
For
where
your wealth
is,
there
will
your
heart
be.
The
light
of
the
body
is
the
eye;
if
then
your
eye
is true,
all
your
body
will
be
full
of
light.
But
if
your
eye
is
evil,
all
your
body
will
be
dark.
If
then
the
light
which
is
in
you
is
dark,
how
dark
it
will
be!
No
man
is
able
to
be
a servant
to
two
masters:
for
he
will
have
hate
for
the
one
and
love
for
the
other,
or
he
will keep
to
one
and
have
no
respect
for
the
other.
You
may
not
be servants
of
God
and
of
wealth.
So
I
say
to
you, Take
no
thought
for
your
life,
about
food
or drink,
or
about
clothing
for
your
body.
Is
not
life
more
than
food,
and
the
body
more
than
its
clothing?
See
the
birds
of
heaven;
they
do
not put seeds
in
the earth,
they
do
not get
in grain,
or put
it
in store-houses;
and
your
Father
in
heaven gives
them food.
Are
you
not
of
much
more value
than
they?
And
which
of
you
by taking thought
is
able
to make
himself
a cubit taller?
And
why
are
you troubled
about
clothing? See
the flowers
of
the
field,
how
they come up;
they
do
no
work,
they
make
no thread:
But
I
say
to
you
that
even
Solomon
in
all
his
glory
was
not
clothed
like
one
of
these.
But
if
God gives
such clothing
to
the
grass
of
the
field,
which
is
here
today
and
tomorrow
is
put
into
the oven,
will
he
not
much
more give
you clothing, O
you
of little faith?
Then
do
not
be full
of
care,
saying,
What
are
we
to
have
for
food
or
drink?
or,
With
what
may
we
be
clothed?
Because
the
Gentiles go
in search
of
all
these
things:
for
your
Father
in
heaven
has knowledge
that
you
have
need
of
all
these
things:
But let
your
first care
be
for
his
kingdom
and
his
righteousness;
and
all
these
other
things
will
be
given
to
you
in addition.
Then
have
no
care
for
tomorrow:
tomorrow
will take
care
of
itself. Take
the
trouble
of
the
day
as
it comes.
Be
not
judges of others,
and
you will
not
be
judged.
For
as
you
have
been
judging,
so
you
will
be
judged,
and
with
your
measure
will
it
be
measured
to
you.
And
why
do
you
take note
of
the grain
of dust
in
your brother's
eye,
but
take
no note
of
the bit
of wood
which
is
in
your
eye?
Or
how
will
you
say
to
your
brother,
Let
me take
out
the grain
of dust
from
your
eye,
when
you
yourself
have
a bit
of wood
in
your
eye?
You false
one,
first take
out
the bit
of wood
from
your
eye,
then
will
you
see
clearly
to take
out
the grain
of dust
from
your brother's
eye.
Do
not
give
that
which
is
holy
to
the
dogs,
or
put
your jewels
before
pigs,
for fear
that
they
will
be crushed
under
foot
by
the
pigs
whose attack
will
then
be made
against
you.
Make
a
request,
and
it
will
be answered;
what
you
are
searching
for
you
will
get;
give
the sign,
and
the door
will
be
open
to
you:
Because
to
everyone
who makes
a
request,
it
will
be given;
and
he
who
is
searching
will
get
his desire,
and
to
him
who gives
the sign,
the door
will
be
open.
Or
which
of
you, if
his
son makes
a
request
for
bread,
will
give
him
a
stone?
Or
if
he makes
a
request
for
a
fish,
will
give
him
a
snake?
If
you,
then,
being
evil,
are able
to
give
good
things
to
your
children,
how
much
more
will
your
Father
in
heaven
give
good
things
to
those
who
make requests
to
him?
All
those
things,
then,
which
you
would
have
men
do
to
you,
even
so
do
you
to
them:
because
this
is
the
law
and
the
prophets.
Go
in
by
the
narrow door;
for
wide
is
the door
and open
is
the
way
which goes
to
destruction,
and
great
numbers
go
in
by
it.
For
narrow
is
the door
and hard
the
road
to
life,
and
only
a
small
number make discovery
of
it.
Be
on
the
watch
for
false
prophets,
who
come
to
you
in sheep's
clothing,
but
inside
they
are cruel
wolves.
By
their
fruits
you
will get knowledge
of
them.
Do
men get
grapes
from
thorns
or
figs
from
thistles?
Even
so,
every
good
tree
gives
good
fruit;
but
the
bad
tree
gives
evil
fruit.
It
is
not possible
for
a
good
tree
to
give
bad
fruit,
and
a
bad
tree
will
not
give
good
fruit.
Every
tree
which
does
not
give
good
fruit
is
cut
down
and
put
in
the
fire.
So
by
their
fruits
you
will get knowledge
of
them.
Not
everyone
who
says
to
me,
Lord,
Lord,
will
go
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven;
but
he
who
does
the pleasure
of
my
Father
in
heaven.
A
great
number
will
say
to
me
on
that
day,
Lord,
Lord,
were
we
not prophets
in
your
name,
and
did
we
not
by
your
name
send
out evil spirits,
and
by
your
name
do works
of
power?
And
then
will
I
say
to
them,
I
never
had knowledge
of
you: go
from
me,
you workers
of evil.
Everyone,
then,
to
whom
my
words
come
and
who
does
them,
will
be
like
a
wise
man
who
made
his
house
on
a
rock;
And
the
rain
came
down
and there
was
a rush
of waters
and
the
winds
were driving
against
that
house,
but
it
was
not moved;
because
it
was based
on
the
rock.
And
everyone
to
whom
my
words
come
and
who
does
them
not,
will
be
like
a
foolish
man
who
made
his
house
on
sand;
And
the
rain
came
down
and
there
was
a rush
of waters
and
the
winds
were driving
against
that
house;
and
it
came
down
and
great
was
its
fall.
And
it
came
about,
when
Jesus
had
come
to
the
end
of
these
words,
that
the
people
were surprised
at
his
teaching,
for
he
was
teaching
as
one
having
authority,
and
not
as
their
scribes.
And
when
he
had
come
down
from
the
mountain,
great
numbers
of
people
came
after
him.
And
a
leper
came
and gave
him
worship,
saying,
Lord,
if
it
is
your pleasure,
you
have
power
to
make
me
clean.
And
he put
his
hand
on
him,
saying,
It
is
my pleasure;
be
clean.
And straight away
he
was
made
clean.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
See
that
you
say
nothing
about
this
to
anyone;
but
go
and
let
the
priest
see
you
and
make
the
offering
which
was
ordered
by
Moses,
for
a
witness
to
them.
And
when
Jesus
was
come
into
Capernaum,
a certain captain
came
to
him
with
a request,
Saying,
Lord,
my
servant
is ill
in bed
at
the
house,
with no power
in
his body,
and
in great
pain.
And
he
said
to
him,
I
will
come
and make
him
well.
And
the captain
in
answer
said,
Lord,
I
am
not
good
enough
for
you
to
come
under
my
roof;
but
only
say
the
word,
and
my
servant
will
be
made
well.
Because
I
myself
am
a
man
under
authority,
having
under
me fighting
men;
and
I
say
to
this
one,
Go,
and
he
goes;
and
to
another,
Come,
and
he
comes;
and
to
my
servant,
Do
this,
and
he
does
it.
And
when
these
words
came
to
the
ears
of
Jesus
he
was
surprised,
and
said
to
those
who
came
after
him,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
I
have
not seen
such
great
faith,
no,
not
in
Israel.
And
I
say
to
you
that
numbers
will
come
from
the
east
and
the
west,
and
will
take
their seats
with
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob,
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven:
But
the
sons
of
the
kingdom
will
be
put
out
into
the dark,
and
there
will
be
weeping
and cries
of pain.
And
Jesus
said
to
the captain,
Go
in peace;
as
your
faith
is,
so
let
it
be
done
to
you.
And
the
servant
was
made
well
in
that
hour.
And
when
Jesus
had
come
into Peter's
house,
he
saw
his wife's mother
in bed,
very ill.
And
he put
his
hand
on hers
and
the disease went
from
her,
and
she
got
up
and took
care
of
his needs.
And
in
the
evening,
they
took
to
him
a
number
of
people
who
had
evil
spirits;
and
he
sent
the
spirits
out
of
them
with
a
word,
and
made
well
all
who
were ill;
So
that
the word
of
Isaiah
the
prophet
might
come true:
He
himself
took
our pains
and
our
diseases.
Now
when
Jesus
saw
a
great mass
of
people
about
him,
he
gave
an
order
to
go
to
the
other
side.
And
there
came
a
scribe
and
said
to
him, Master,
I
will
come
after
you
wherever
you
go.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
The
foxes
have
holes,
and
the
birds
of
heaven
have
a resting-place;
but
the
Son
of
man
has nowhere
to
put
his
head.
And
another
of
the
disciples
said
to
him,
Lord,
let
me
first
go
and
give
the last honours
to
my
father.
But
Jesus
said
to
him, Come
after
me;
and
let
the
dead take care
of
their
dead.
And
when
he
had
got
into
a
boat,
his
disciples
went
after
him.
And
there
came up
a
great
storm
in
the
sea,
so
that
the
boat
was
covered
with
the
waves:
but
he
was
sleeping.
And
they
came
to
him,
and, awaking
him,
said, Help,
Lord; destruction
is
near.
And
he
said
to
them,
Why
are
you full
of fear, O
you
of little faith?
Then
he
got
up
and gave orders
to
the
winds
and
the
sea;
and
there
was
a
great
calm.
And
the
men
were full
of
wonder,
saying,
What
sort
of
man
is
this,
that
even
the
winds
and
the
sea
do
his orders?
And
when
he
had
come
to
the
other
side,
to
the
country
of
the
Gadarenes,
there
came
out
to
him
from
the place
of
the dead,
two
who
had evil spirits,
so
violent
that
no
man
was
able
to
go
that
way.
And
they gave
a loud
cry,
saying,
What
have
we
to
do
with
you,
you
Son
of
God?
Have
you
come
here
to
give
us punishment
before
the
time?
Now
there
was,
some
distance
away,
a
great
herd
of
pigs taking
their food.
And
the evil spirits
made strong prayers
to
him,
saying,
If
you
send
us
out,
let
us go
into
the
herd
of
pigs.
And
he
said
to
them,
Go.
And
they
came
out,
and
went
into
the
pigs;
and
the
herd
went rushing
down
a sharp slope
into
the
sea
and
came
to
their
end
in
the
water.
And
their keepers
went
in flight
to
the
town
and gave
an account
of
everything,
and
of
the
men
who
had
the evil spirits.
And
all
the
town
came
out
to
Jesus;
and
seeing
him
they made request
that
he
would
go
away
from
their
part
of
the country.
And
he
got
into
a
boat
and
went across
and
came
to
his
town.
And
they took
to
him
a man stretched
on
a
bed
who
had no power
of moving;
and
Jesus,
seeing
their
faith,
said
to
the man
who
was ill,
Son,
take heart;
you
have forgiveness
for
your
sins.
And
some
of
the
scribes
said
among
themselves,
This
man
has no respect
for
God.
And
Jesus, having knowledge
of
what
was
in
their
minds,
said,
Why
are
your
thoughts
evil?
For
which
is
the simpler,
to
say,
You
have forgiveness
for
your
sins;
or
to
say,
Get
up
and
go?
But
so
that
you
may
see
that
on
earth
the
Son
of
man
has
authority
for
the forgiveness
of
sins, (then
said
he
to
the
man
who
was ill,)
Get
up,
and
take
up
your
bed,
and
go
to
your
house.
And
he
got
up
and
went
away
to
his
house.
But
when
the
people
saw
it
they
were
full
of
fear,
and
gave
glory
to
God
who
had
given
such
authority
to
men.
And
when
Jesus
was
going
from
there,
he
saw
a
man
whose name
was
Matthew,
seated
at
the
place where taxes
were taken;
and
he
said
to
him, Come
after
me.
And
he
got
up
and
went
after
him.
And
it
came
about,
when
he
was
in
the
house
taking food,
that
a
number
of tax-farmers
and
sinners
came
and
took
their places
with
Jesus
and
his
disciples.
And
when
the
Pharisees
saw
it,
they
said
to
his
disciples,
Why
does
your Master take food
with tax-farmers
and
sinners?
But
on
hearing
this
he
said,
Those
who
are well
have
no
need
of
a medical man,
but
those
who
are ill.
But
go
and take
to heart
the sense
of these
words,
My
desire
is
for
mercy,
not offerings:
for
I
have
come
not
to get
the
upright,
but
sinners.
Then
the
disciples
of
John
came
to
him,
saying,
Why
do
we
and
the
Pharisees frequently
go
without food,
but
your
disciples
do
not?
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Will
the friends
of
the newly-married
man
be sad
as
long
as
he
is
with
them?
But
the
days
will
come
when
he
will
be
taken
away
from
them,
and
then
will
they
go
without food.
And
no
man
puts
a bit
of new
cloth
on
an
old
coat,
for
by pulling
away
from
the
old,
it makes
a
worse hole.
And men
do
not
put
new
wine
into
old wine-skins;
or
the
skins
will
be
burst
and
the
wine
will come
out,
and
the
skins
are
of
no more use:
but
they
put
new
wine
into
new wine-skins,
and
so
the two
will
be
safe.
While
he
was
saying
these
things
to
them,
there
came
a
ruler
and
gave
him
worship,
saying,
My
daughter
is
even
now dead;
but
come
and
put
your
hand
on
her,
and
she
will
come
back
to
life.
And
Jesus
got
up
and went
after
him,
and
so did
his
disciples.
And
a
woman,
who
for
twelve
years
had
had
a flow
of blood,
came
after
him,
and put
her hand
on
the edge
of
his
robe:
Because,
she
said
to
herself,
if
I
may
but put
my hand
on
his
robe,
I
will
be
made
well.
But
Jesus,
turning
and
seeing
her,
said,
Daughter,
take heart;
your
faith
has
made
you
well.
And
the
woman
was
made
well
from
that
hour.
And
when
Jesus
came
into
the ruler's
house
and
saw
the players
with
their instruments
and
the
people making
a noise,
He
said,
Make room;
for
the
girl
is
not
dead,
but
sleeping.
And
they
were
laughing
at
him.
But
when
the
people
were
sent
out,
he
went
in
and
took
her
by
the
hand;
and
the
girl
got
up.
And
the
news
of
it
went
out
into
all
that
land.
And
when
Jesus
went
on
from
there,
two
blind
men came
after
him,
crying
out,
Have
mercy
on
us,
you
Son
of
David.
And
when
he
had
come
into
the
house,
the
blind
men
came
to
him;
and
Jesus
said
to
them,
Have
you
faith
that
I
am
able
to
do
this?
They
said
to
him,
Yes,
Lord.
Then
he
put
his hand
on
their
eyes,
saying,
As
your
faith
is,
let
it
be
done
to
you.
And
their
eyes
were
made
open.
And
Jesus
said
to
them sharply,
Let
no
man
have knowledge
of
it.
But
they
went
out
and gave
news
of
him
in
all
that
land.
And
while
they
were
going
away,
there
came
to
him
a
man without
the power
of talking,
and
with
an evil spirit.
And
when
the evil spirit
had
been
sent
out,
the
man
had
the power
of
talking:
and
they
were
all
surprised,
saying,
Such
a
thing
has
never
been
seen
in
Israel.
But
the
Pharisees
said,
By
the
ruler
of evil spirits,
he sends evil spirits
out
of men.
And
Jesus
went
about
all
the
towns
and small places,
teaching
in
their
Synagogues
and
preaching
the
good
news
of
the
kingdom
and making
well
all sorts
of
disease
and pain.
But
when
he
saw
all
the
people
he
was
moved
with
pity
for
them,
because
they
were troubled
and wandering
like
sheep
without
a keeper.
Then
he
said
to
his
disciples,
There
is
much grain
but
not
enough
men
to get
it
in.
Make prayer,
then,
to
the
Lord
of
the grain-fields,
that
he
may
send
out
workers
to get
in
his grain.
And
he got
together
his
twelve
disciples
and
gave
them
the
power
of driving
out
unclean
spirits,
and
of making
well
all sorts
of
disease
and pain.
Now
the
names
of
the
twelve
are
these:
The
first,
Simon,
who
is
named
Peter,
and
Andrew,
his
brother;
James,
the son
of
Zebedee,
and
John,
his
brother;
Philip
and
Bartholomew;
Thomas
and
Matthew,
the tax-farmer;
James,
the son
of Alphaeus,
and
Thaddaeus;
Simon
the
Zealot,
and
Judas
Iscariot,
who
was false
to
him.
These
twelve
Jesus
sent
out
and
gave
them
orders,
saying,
Do
not
go
among
the
Gentiles,
or
into any
town
of Samaria,
But
go
to
the wandering
sheep
of
the
house
of
Israel,
And,
on
your
way,
say,
The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
near.
Make well those
who
are
ill,
give life
to
the
dead,
make
lepers
clean,
send evil spirits
out
of
men;
freely
it
has been
given
to
you,
freely
give.
Take
no
gold
or
silver
or
copper
in
your pockets;
Take
no
bag
for
your
journey
and
do
not take
two
coats
or
shoes
or
a stick:
for
the
workman
has
a
right
to
his
food.
And
into
whatever
town
or small
place
you
go, make
search
there
for
someone
who
is respected,
and make
his
house
your resting-place till
you
go
away.
And
when
you
go
in, say,
May peace be
on
this
house.
And
if
the
house
is
good enough,
let
your
peace
come
on
it:
but
if
not,
let
your
peace
come
back
to
you.
And
whoever
will
not
take
you
in,
or
give ear
to
your
words,
when
you
go
out
from
that
house
or
that
town, put
off
its
dust
from
your
feet.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
It
will
be better
for
the
land
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
in
the
day
of God's judging
than
for
that
town.
See,
I
send
you
out
as
sheep
among
wolves.
Be
then
as
wise
as
snakes,
and
as gentle
as
doves.
But
be
on
the
watch
against
men:
for
they
will
give
you
up
to
the Sanhedrins,
and
in
their
Synagogues
they
will
give
you blows;
And
you
will
come
before rulers
and
kings
because
of
me,
for
a
witness
to
them
and
to
the
Gentiles.
But
when
you
are
given
up
into
their
hands,
do
not
be troubled
about
what
to
say
or
how
to
say
it:
for
in
that
hour
what
you
are
to
say
will
be
given
to
you;
Because
it
is
not
you
who
say
the words,
but
the
Spirit
of
your
Father
in
you.
And
brother
will give
up
brother
to
death,
and
the
father
his
child:
and
children
will go
against
their
fathers
and mothers,
and
put
them
to
death.
And
you
will
be
hated
by
all
men
because
of
my
name:
but
he
who
is strong
to
the
end
will
have
salvation.
But
when
they
are cruel
to
you
in
one
town,
go
in flight
to
another:
for
truly,
I
say
to
you,
You
will
not
have gone
through
the
towns
of
Israel
before
the
Son
of
man
comes.
A
disciple
is
not greater
than
his
master,
or
a
servant
than
his
lord.
It
is
enough
for
the
disciple
that
he
may
be
as
his
master,
and
the
servant
as
his
lord.
If
they
have given
the name Beelzebub
to
the
master
of
the
house,
how
much
more
to
those
of
his
house!
Have,
then,
no
fear
of
them:
because
nothing
is
covered
which
will
not
come
to light,
or
secret
which
will
not
be
made clear.
What
I
say
to
you
in
the
dark,
say
in
the
light:
and
what
comes
to
your
ear secretly,
say publicly
from
the house-tops.
And
have
no
fear
of
those
who
put
to
death
the
body,
but
are
not
able
to
put
to
death
the
soul.
But
have
fear
of
him
who
has
power
to give
soul
and
body
to destruction
in
hell.
Are
not
sparrows
two
a farthing?
and
not
one
of
them
comes
to
an end
without
your
Father:
But
the
hairs
of
your
head
are
all
numbered.
Then
have
no
fear;
you
are
of
more value
than
a flock
of
sparrows.
To
everyone,
then,
who gives witness
to
me
before
men,
I
will
give witness
before
my
Father
in
heaven.
But
if
anyone says
before
men
that
he
has no knowledge
of
me,
I
will
say
that
I
have no knowledge
of
him
before
my
Father
in
heaven.
Do
not
have
the
thought
that
I
have
come
to send
peace
on
the
earth;
I
came
not
to send
peace
but
a
sword.
For
I
have
come
to put
a
man
against
his
father,
and
the
daughter
against
her
mother,
and
the
daughter-in-law
against
her
mother-in-law:
And
a
man
will
be hated
by
those
of
his house.
He
who
has
more
love
for
his
father
or
mother
than
for
me
is
not
good enough
for
me;
he
who
has
more
love
for
son
or
daughter
than
for
me
is
not
good enough
for
me.
And
he
who
does
not
take
his
cross
and
come
after
me
is
not
good enough
for
me.
He
who
has
the desire
to keep
his
life
will
have
it taken
from
him,
and
he
who gives up
his
life
because
of
me
will
have
it given back
to
him.
He
who gives honour
to
you gives honour
to
me;
and
he
who gives honour
to
me gives honour
to
him
who
sent
me.
He
who gives honour
to
a
prophet,
in
the
name
of
a
prophet,
will
be given
a prophet's
reward;
and
he
who gives honour
to
an
upright
man,
in
the
name
of
an
upright
man,
will
be given
an
upright man's
reward.
And
whoever
gives
to
one
of
these
little
ones
a
cup
of
cold
water
only,
in
the
name
of
a
disciple,
truly
I
say
to
you,
he
will
not go
without
his
reward.
And
it
came
about
that
when
Jesus
had
come
to
the end
of
giving
these
orders
to
his
twelve
disciples,
he
went away
from
there,
teaching
and
preaching
in
their
towns.
Now
when
John
had news
in
prison
of
the
works
of
the
Christ,
he
sent
his
disciples
To
say
to
him,
Are
you
he
who
is
to
come,
or
are
we
waiting
for
another?
And
Jesus,
answering,
said
to
them,
Go
and
give news
to
John
of
the
things
which
you
are
seeing
and
hearing:
The
blind
see;
those
who
were
not able
to,
are
walking;
lepers
are made
clean;
those
who
were
without
hearing,
now
have
their
ears open;
the
dead
come
to
life
again,
and
the
poor
have
the
good
news
given
to
them.
And
a blessing
will
be
on
him
who
has
no doubts
about
me.
And
when
they
were
going
away,
Jesus,
talking
of
John,
said
to
all
the
people,
What
went
you
out
into
the waste land
to
see?
a tall stem moving
in
the
wind?
But
what
went
you
out
to
see?
a
man delicately clothed?
Those
who
have fair robes
are
in kings' houses.
But
why
did
you
go
out?
to
see
a
prophet?
Yes,
I
say
to
you,
and more
than
a
prophet.
This
is
he
of
whom
it
has
been said,
See,
I
send
my servant
before
your
face,
who
will make ready
your
way
before
you.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Among
the sons
of
women
there
has
not
been
a
greater
than
John
the
Baptist:
but
he
who
is
least
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
greater
than
he.
And
from
the
days
of
John
the
Baptist till
now,
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
forcing
its
way
in,
and
men
of
force
take
it.
For
all
the
prophets
and
the
law
were
in force till
John.
And
if
you
are able
to see
it,
this
is
Elijah
who
was
to
come.
He
who
has
ears, let
him
give
ear.
But
what comparison
may
I make
of
this
generation?
It
is
like
children
seated
in
the market-places, crying
out
to
one
another,
We
made music
for
you
and
you did
not take part
in
the
dance;
we gave cries
of sorrow
and
you
made
no signs
of grief.
For
John
came, taking
no food
or
drink,
and
they
say,
He
has
an evil spirit.
The
Son
of
man
has
come feasting,
and
they
say,
See,
a lover
of food
and wine,
a
friend
of tax-farmers
and
sinners!
And
wisdom
is judged
to
be right
by
her
works.
Then
he
went
on
to say
hard
things
to
the
towns
where
most
of
his works
of
power
were
done,
because
they
had
not
been
turned
from
their sins.
Unhappy
are
you,
Chorazin! Unhappy
are
you, Beth-saida!
For
if
the works
of
power
which
were
done
in
you
had
been
done
in
Tyre
and
Sidon,
they
would
have
been
turned
from
their sins
in days gone
by, clothing
themselves
in haircloth
and putting dust
on
their heads.
But
I
say
to
you,
It
will
be better
for
Tyre
and
Sidon
in
the
day
of judging,
than
for
you.
And
you,
Capernaum,
were
you
not
to
be
lifted up
to
heaven?
you
will
go
down
into
hell:
for
if
the works
of
power
which
were
done
in
you
had
been
done
in
Sodom,
it
would
have
been
here
to
this
day.
But
I
say
to
you
that
it
will
be better
for
the
land
of
Sodom
in
the
day
of judging,
than
for
you.
At
that
time
Jesus
made
answer
and
said,
I
give
praise
to
you, O
Father,
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth,
because
you
have
kept
these
things
secret
from
the
wise
and
the
men
of learning,
and
have
made
them clear
to little
children.
Yes,
Father,
for
so
it
was pleasing
in
your eyes.
All
things
have
been
given
to
me
by
my
Father;
and
no
one
has knowledge
of
the
Son,
but
the
Father;
and
no
one
has knowledge
of
the
Father,
but
the
Son,
and
he
to
whom
the
Son
will
make
it clear.
Come
to
me,
all
you
who
are troubled
and weighted
down
with care,
and
I
will
give
you
rest.
Take
my
yoke
on
you
and become like
me,
for
I
am
gentle
and
without pride,
and
you
will
have
rest
for
your
souls;
For
my
yoke
is
good,
and
the weight
I take up
is
not hard.
At
that
time
Jesus
went
through
the fields
on
the
Sabbath
day;
and
his
disciples, being
in need
of food,
were taking
the
heads
of
grain.
But
the
Pharisees,
when
they
saw
it,
said
to
him,
See,
your
disciples
do
that
which
it
is
not right
to
do
on
the
Sabbath.
But
he
said
to
them,
Have
you
no knowledge
of
what
David
did
when
he
had need
of food,
and
those
who
were
with
him?
How
he
went
into
the
house
of
God
and took
for
food
the holy
bread
which
it
was
not
right
for
him
or
for
those
who
were
with
him
to take,
but
only
for
the
priests?
Or
is
it
not
said
in
the
law,
how
the
Sabbath
is broken
by
the
priests
in
the
Temple
and
they
do
no wrong?
But
I
say
to
you
that
a
greater
thing
than
the
Temple
is
here.
But
if
these
words
had
been
in
your minds,
My
desire
is
for
mercy
and
not
for offerings,
you
would
not
have
been judging
those
who
have done
no wrong.
For
the
Son
of
man
is
lord
of
the
Sabbath.
And
he
went
from
there
into
their
Synagogue:
And
there
was
a
man
with
a dead
hand.
And
they put
a
question
to
him,
saying,
Is
it right
to
make
a
man
well
on
the
Sabbath
day?
so
that
they
might
have
something
against
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
Which
of
you,
having
a
sheep,
if
it
gets
into
a hole
on
the
Sabbath
day,
will
not put
out
a helping
hand
and
get
it
back?
Of
how
much
more value
is
a
man
than
a
sheep!
For
this reason
it
is
right
to
do
good
on
the
Sabbath
day.
Then
said
he
to
the
man, Put
out
your
hand.
And
he put
it
out,
and
it
was
made
as
well
as
the
other.
But
the
Pharisees
went
out
and made designs
against
him,
how
they might
put
him
to
death.
And
Jesus, having knowledge
of
this,
went away
from
there,
and
a
great
number
went
after
him;
and
he made
them
all
well,
Ordering
them
not
to
give
people word
of
him:
So
that
what
was
said
by
Isaiah
the
prophet might
come true,
See
my
servant,
the man
of
my selection,
my loved
one
in
whom
my
soul
is
well
pleased:
I
will
put
my
Spirit
on
him,
and
he
will
make
my decision clear
to
the
Gentiles.
His coming
will
not
be
with fighting
or loud cries;
and
his
voice
will
not
be lifted up
in
the
streets.
The crushed stem
will
not
be
broken
by
him;
and
the feebly burning light
will
he
not
put
out, till
he
has made righteousness overcome
all.
And
in
his
name
will
the
Gentiles put
their
hope.
Then
they took
to
him
one
with
an evil spirit,
who
was
blind
and
had no power
of
talking:
and
he
made
him
well
so
that
he
had
the power
of
talking
and
seeing.
And
all
the
people
were surprised
and
said,
Is
not
this
the
Son
of
David?
But
the
Pharisees,
hearing
of
it,
said,
This
man
only sends evil spirits
out
of
men
by Beelzebub,
the
ruler
of evil spirits.
And
having knowledge
of
their
thoughts
he
said
to
them,
Every
kingdom
having division
in
itself
is
made
waste,
and
every
town
or
house
having division
in
itself
will
come
to destruction.
And
if
Satan sends
out
Satan,
he makes war
against
himself;
how
then
will
he keep
his
kingdom?
And
if
I
by Beelzebub
send evil spirits
out
of
men,
by
whom
do
your
sons
send
them
out?
So
let
them
be
your
judges.
But
if
I
by
the
Spirit
of
God
send
out evil
spirits,
then
is
the
kingdom
of
God
come
on
you.
Or
how
may
one
go
into
a
strong man's
house
and
take
his
goods,
if
he
does
not
first
put cords round
the
strong
man?
and
then
he
may
take
his
goods.
Whoever
is
not
with
me
is
against
me;
and
he
who
does
not take
part
with
me
in getting
people
together,
is driving
them
away.
So
I
say
to
you,
Every
sin
and
every evil word
against
God
will
have forgiveness;
but
for evil
words
against
the
Spirit
there
will
be
no forgiveness.
And
whoever
says
a
word
against
the
Son
of
man,
will
have forgiveness;
but
whoever
says
a
word
against
the
Holy
Spirit,
will
not
have forgiveness
in
this
life
or
in
that
which
is
to
come.
Make
the
tree
good,
and
its
fruit
good;
or
make
the
tree
bad,
and
its
fruit
bad;
for
by
its
fruit
you
will get knowledge
of
the
tree.
You
offspring
of snakes,
how
are
you,
being
evil,
able
to
say
good
things?
because
out
of
the heart's store
come
the
words
of
the
mouth.
The
good
man
out
of
his
good store gives
good
things;
and
the
evil
man
out
of
his
evil store gives
evil
things.
And
I
say
to
you
that
in
the
day
when
they
are judged,
men
will
have
to
give
an
account
of
every foolish
word
they
have
said.
For
by
your
words
will
your righteousness
be seen,
and
by
your
words
you
will
be judged.
Then
some
of
the
scribes
and
Pharisees, hearing
this,
said
to
him, Master,
we
are looking
for
a
sign
from
you.
But
he,
answering,
said
to
them,
An
evil
and false
generation
is looking
for
a
sign;
and
no
sign
will
be
given
to
it
but
the
sign
of
the
prophet
Jonah:
For
as
Jonah
was
three
days
and
three
nights
in
the
stomach
of
the great fish,
so
will
the
Son
of
man
be
three
days
and
three
nights
in
the
heart
of
the
earth.
The
men
of
Nineveh
will come
up
in
the day
of judging
and give
their decision
against
this
generation:
because
they
were turned
from
their sins
at
the
preaching
of
Jonah;
and
now
a
greater
than
Jonah
is
here.
The
queen
of
the
South
will
come
up
in
the day
of judging
and
give
her decision
against
this
generation:
for
she
came
from
the
ends
of
the
earth
to
give ear
to
the
wisdom
of
Solomon;
and
now
a
greater
than
Solomon
is
here.
But
the
unclean
spirit,
when
he
is
gone
out
of
a
man,
goes
through dry
places
looking
for
rest,
and getting
it
not.
Then
he
says,
I
will
go
back
into
my
house
from
which
I
came
out;
and
when
he
comes,
he sees
that
there
is no
one
in
it,
but
that
it
has
been
made fair
and clean.
Then
he
goes
and
takes
with
him
seven
other
spirits
worse
than
himself,
and
they
go
in
and make
it
their living-place:
and
the
last condition
of
that
man
is
worse
than
the
first.
Even
so
will
it
be
with
this
evil
generation.
While
he
was
still
talking
to
the
people,
his
mother
and
his
brothers
came, desiring
to
have talk
with
him.
And
one
said
to
him,
See,
your
mother
and
your
brothers
are
outside, desiring
to
have talk
with
you.
But
he
in
answer
said
to
him
who gave
the news,
Who
is
my
mother
and
who
are
my
brothers?
And
he put
out
his
hand
to
his
disciples
and
said,
See,
my
mother
and
my
brothers!
For
whoever
does
the pleasure
of
my
Father
in
heaven,
he
is
my
brother,
and
sister,
and
mother.
On
that
day
Jesus
went
out
of
the
house
and
was
seated
by
the seaside.
And
great
numbers
of
people
came
together
to
him,
so
that
he
got
into
a
boat;
and
the
people took
up
their position
by
the sea.
And
he gave
them
teaching
in
the form
of
a story,
saying,
A man
went
out
to put seed
in
the earth;
And
while
he
did
so,
some seeds
were dropped
by
the wayside,
and
the
birds
came
and took
them
for food:
And
some
of
the
seed went
among
the stones,
where
it
had
not
much
earth,
and straight away
it
came
up
because
the
earth
was
not
deep:
And
when
the
sun
was high,
it
was burned;
and
because
it
had
no
root
it became dry
and dead.
And
some seeds
went
among
thorns,
and
the
thorns
came
up
and
they
had no room
for growth:
And
some,
falling
on
good
earth,
gave
fruit,
some
a
hundred,
some
sixty,
some
thirty times
as much.
He
who
has
ears, let
him
give
ear.
And
the
disciples
came
and
said
to
him,
Why
do
you
say
things
to
them
in
the form
of stories?
And
he
said
to
them
in
answer,
To
you
is
given
the knowledge
of
the secrets
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven,
but
to
them
it
is
not
given.
Because
whoever
has,
to
him
will
be
given,
and
he
will
have
more;
but
from
him
who
has
not,
even
what
he
has
will
be
taken
away.
For
this
reason
I put
things
into
the form
of stories;
because
they
see
without
seeing,
and
give ear
without
hearing,
and
the sense
is
not clear
to
them.
And
for
them
the
words
of
Isaiah
have
come true,
Though
you
give ear,
you
will
not get knowledge;
and
seeing,
you
will
see,
but
the sense
will
not
be clear
to
you:
For
the
heart
of
this
people
has
become fat
and
their
ears
are slow
in
hearing
and
their
eyes
are shut;
for fear
that
they
might
see
with
their
eyes
and
give
hearing
with
their
ears
and
become wise
in
their
hearts
and
be
turned
again
to
me,
so
that
I
might make
them
well.
But
a blessing
be
on
your
eyes,
because
they
see;
and
on
your
ears,
because
they
are open.
For
truly,
I
say
to
you
that
prophets
and
upright
men
had
a
desire
to
see
the
things
which
you
see,
and
saw
them
not;
and
to
have knowledge
of
the
words
which
have
come
to
your
ears,
and
they
had
it
not.
Give ear,
then,
to
the story
of
the man
who put
the seed
in
the earth.
When
the
word
of
the
kingdom
comes
to
anyone,
and
the sense
of
it
is
not clear
to
him,
then
the
Evil
One
comes,
and
quickly takes
away
that
which
was put
in
his
heart.
He
is
the seed dropped
by
the wayside.
And
that
which went
on
the stones,
this
is
he
who,
hearing
the
word,
straight
away
takes
it
with
joy;
But
having
no
root
in
himself,
he goes
on
for
a time;
and
when
trouble
comes
or pain,
because
of
the
word,
he
quickly
becomes
full
of doubts.
And
that
which
was dropped
among
the
thorns,
this
is
he
who
has
the
word;
and
the
cares
of
this life,
and
the deceits
of
wealth,
put
a stop
to
the growth
of
the
word
and
it gives no
fruit.
And
the seed
which
was
put
in
good
earth,
this
is
he
who
gives ear
to
the
word,
and gets
the sense
of
it;
who
gives
fruit,
some
a
hundred,
some
sixty,
some
thirty times
as much.
And
he gave
them
another story,
saying,
The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
man
who put
good
seed
in
his
field:
But
while
men
were
sleeping,
one
who
had hate
for
him
came
and put evil seeds
among
the
grain,
and
went
away.
But
when
the green stem came up
and
gave
fruit,
the evil plants
were
seen
at
the
same
time.
And
the
servants
of
the
master
of
the
house
came
and
said
to
him,
Sir,
did
you
not put
good
seed
in
your
field?
how
then
has
it evil plants?
And
he
said,
Someone
has
done
this
in hate.
And
the
servants
say
to
him,
Is
it
your pleasure
that
we
go
and take
them up?
But
he
says,
No,
for fear
that
by chance
while
you take up
the evil plants,
you
may
be rooting up
the
grain
with
them.
Let
them come
up
together till
the getting
in
of
the
grain;
and
then
I
will
say
to
the workers, Take
up
first
the evil plants,
and
put
them
together
for
burning:
but
put
the
grain
into
my store-house.
He
put
another story
before
them,
saying,
The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
grain
of
mustard
seed
which
a
man
took
and
put
in
his
field:
Which
is
smaller
than
all
seeds;
but
when
it
has
come
up
it
is
greater
than
the
plants,
and
becomes
a
tree,
so
that
the
birds
of
heaven
come
and make
their resting-places
in
its
branches.
Another story
he gave
to
them:
The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
leaven,
which
a
woman
took,
and
put
in
three
measures
of meal, till
it
was
all
leavened.
All
these
things
Jesus
said
to
the
people
in
the
form
of stories;
and
without
a story
he
said
nothing
to
them:
That
it
might
come true
which
was
said
by
the
prophet,
Opening
my
mouth,
I
will
give
out stories;
I
will
give knowledge
of
things kept
secret
from
before
all time.
Then
he
went
away
from
the
people,
and
went
into
the
house;
and
his
disciples
came
to
him,
saying, Make clear
to
us
the story
of
the evil plants
in
the
field.
And
he
made
answer
and
said,
He
who puts
the
good
seed
in
the earth
is
the
Son
of
man;
And
the
field
is
the
world;
and
the
good
seed
is
the
sons
of
the
kingdom;
and
the
evil
seeds
are
the
sons
of
the
Evil
One;
And
he
who put
them
in
the earth
is Satan;
and
the getting
in
of
the grain
is
the
end
of
the
world;
and
those
who get
it
in
are
the
angels.
As
then
the evil plants
are got
together
and
burned
with
fire,
so
will
it
be
in
the
end
of
the
world.
The
Son
of
man
will
send
out
his
angels,
and
they
will take
out
of
his
kingdom
everything
which
is
a
cause
of error,
and
all
those
who
do wrong,
And
will
put
them
into
the
fire;
there
will
be
weeping
and cries
of sorrow.
Then
will
the
upright
be shining
as
the
sun
in
the
kingdom
of
their
Father.
He
who
has
ears, let
him
give
ear.
The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
secret store
of wealth
in
a
field,
which
a
man
came across
and put
back
again;
and
in
his
joy
he
goes
and gives
all
he
has,
to
get
that
field.
Again,
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a trader
searching
for
beautiful jewels.
And
having come across
one jewel
of
great price,
he
went
and gave
all
he
had
in exchange
for
it.
Again,
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a net,
which
was
put
into
the
sea
and took
in
every sort
of fish:
When
it
was
full,
they
took
it
up
on
the sands;
and
seated
there
they
put
the
good
into vessels,
but
the
bad
they
put
away.
So
will
it
be
in
the
end
of
the
world:
the
angels
will
come
and
take
out
the
bad
from
the
good,
And
will
put
them
into
the
fire:
there
will
be
weeping
and cries
of sorrow.
Are
all
these
things
now clear
to
you?
They
say
to
him,
Yes.
And
he
said
to
them,
For
this
reason
every
scribe
who
has
become
a
disciple
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
the
owner
of
a
house,
who
gives
out
from
his store
things
new
and
old.
And
when
Jesus
had
come
to
the
end
of
these stories
he
went away
from
there.
And
coming
into
his
country,
he gave
them
teaching
in
their
Synagogue,
so
that
they
were greatly surprised
and
said,
Where
did
this
man get
this
wisdom
and
these works
of
power?
Is
not
this
the woodworker's
son?
is
not
his
mother
named
Mary?
and
his
brothers
James
and
Joseph
and
Simon
and
Judas?
And
his
sisters,
are
they
not
all
with us?
from
where,
then,
has
he
all
these
things?
And
they
were bitter
against
him.
But
Jesus
said
to
them,
A
prophet
is nowhere
without honour
but
in
his
country
and
among
his family.
And
the works
of
power
which
he
did
there
were small
in
number
because
they
had
no faith.
At
that
time
news
of
Jesus
came
to
Herod
the king;
And
he
said
to
his
servants,
This
is
John
the
Baptist;
he
has
come back
from
the
dead,
and
so
these
powers
are
working
in
him.
For
Herod
had taken
John
and
put
him
in
prison
because
of
Herodias,
his
brother Philip's
wife.
Because
John
had
said
to
him,
It
is
not right
for
you
to
have
her.
And
he
would
have
put
him
to
death,
but
for
his
fear
of
the
people,
because
in
their eyes
John
was
a
prophet.
But
when Herod's
birthday
came,
the
daughter
of
Herodias
was dancing
before
them,
and
Herod
was
pleased
with
her.
So
he
gave
her
his word
with
an
oath
to let
her
have
whatever
she might
make
request
for.
And
she,
at
her mother's suggestion,
said,
Give
me
here
on
a plate
the
head
of
John
the
Baptist.
And
the
king
was
sad;
but
because
of
his
oaths
and
because
of
his
guests,
he
gave
the
order
for
it
to
be
given
to
her;
And
he
sent
and
had John's head cut off
in
the
prison.
And
his
head
was
put
on
a plate
and
given
to
the
girl;
and
she
took
it
to
her
mother.
And
his
disciples
came,
and
took
up
his
body
and
put
it
in
the earth;
and
they
went
and gave
Jesus news
of
what
had
taken place.
Now
when
it
came
to
the
ears
of
Jesus,
he
went
away
from
there
in
a
boat,
to
a waste
place
by
himself:
and
the
people
hearing
of
it,
went
after
him
on foot
from
the
towns.
And
he
came
out
and
saw
a
great
number
of
people
and
he
had
pity
on
them,
and made
well
those
of
them
who
were ill.
And
when
evening
had
come,
the
disciples
came
to
him,
saying,
This
place
is waste land,
and
the
time
is
now
past;
send
the
people
away
so
that
they
may
go
into
the towns
and
get
themselves
food.
But
Jesus
said
to
them,
There
is
no
need
for
them
to
go
away;
give
them
food
yourselves.
And
they
say
to
him,
We
have
here
but
five cakes
of
bread
and
two fishes.
And
he
said,
Give
them
to
me.
And
he
gave
orders
for
the
people
to
be seated
on
the
grass;
and
he
took
the
five cakes
of
bread
and
the
two fishes
and,
looking
up
to
heaven,
he
said
words
of
blessing,
and made division
of
the
food,
and
gave
it
to
the
disciples,
and
the
disciples
gave
it
to
the
people.
And
they
all
took
of
the
food
and
had
enough:
and
they
took
up
twelve
baskets
full
of
broken bits
which
were
not used.
And
those
who
had food
were
about
five
thousand
men,
in addition
to
women
and
children.
And straight
away
he
made
the
disciples
get
into
the
boat
and
go
before
him
to
the
other
side, till
he
had
sent
the
people
away.
And
after
he
had
sent
the
people
away,
he
went
up
into
the
mountain
by
himself
for
prayer:
and
when
evening
was
come,
he
was
there
by
himself.
But
the
boat
was
now
in
the
middle
of
the
sea,
and
was troubled
by
the
waves:
for
the
wind
was
against
them.
And
in
the fourth
watch
of
the
night
he
came
to
them,
walking
on
the
sea.
And
when
they
saw
him
walking
on
the
sea,
they
were
troubled,
saying,
It
is
a spirit;
and
they gave
cries
of
fear.
But
straight away
Jesus
said
to
them,
Take heart;
it
is
I,
have
no
fear.
And
Peter,
answering,
said
to
him,
Lord,
if
it
is
you,
give
me
the
order
to
come
to
you
on
the
water.
And
he
said,
Come.
And
Peter
got
out
of
the
boat,
and
walking
on
the
water,
went
to
Jesus.
But
when
he
saw
the
wind
he
was
in
fear
and,
starting
to go down,
he gave
a
cry,
saying, Help,
Lord.
And straight away
Jesus put
out
his
hand
and
took
a grip
of
him,
and
said
to
him, O man
of little faith,
why
were
you
in doubt?
And
when
they
had
got
into
the
boat,
the
wind
went
down.
And
those
who
were
in
the
boat gave
him
worship,
saying,
Truly
you
are
the
Son
of
God.
And
when
they
had gone
across,
they
came
to
land
at
Gennesaret.
And
when
the
men
of
that
place
had news
of
him,
they
sent
into
all
the
country round
about,
and took
to
him
all
who
were ill,
With
the request
that
they
might
only put
their hands
on
the edge
of
his
robe:
and
all
those
who did
so
were made
well.
Then there
came
to
Jesus
from
Jerusalem
Pharisees
and
scribes,
saying,
Why
do
your
disciples go
against
the teaching
of
the fathers?
for
they take
food
with unwashed
hands.
And
in
answer
he
said
to
them,
Why
do
you,
yourselves, go
against
the word
of
God
on
account
of
the teaching
which
has
been handed down
to
you?
For
God
said,
Give honour
to
your
father
and
mother:
and,
He
who
says
evil
of
father
or
mother
will
be
put
to
death.
But
you
say,
If
a
man
says
to
his
father
or
his
mother,
That
by
which
you
might
have
had
profit
from
me
is
given
to
God;
There
is
no need
for
him
to give honour
to
his
father.
And
you
have made
the
word
of
God
without effect
because
of
your
teaching.
You false ones,
well
did
Isaiah
say
of
you,
These
people give
me honour
with
their
lips,
but
their
heart
is
far
from
me.
But their
worship
is
to no purpose,
while
they give
as their
teaching
the rules
of
men.
And
he got
the
people
together
and
said
to
them,
Give ear,
and
let
my
words
be clear
to
you:
Not
that
which goes
into
the
mouth makes
a
man unclean,
but
that
which
comes
out
of
the
mouth.
Then
the
disciples
came
and
said
to
him,
Did
you
see
that
the
Pharisees
were troubled
when
these
words
came
to
their
ears?
But
he
said
in
answer,
Every
plant
which
my
Father
in
heaven
has
not put
in
the earth,
will
be taken up
by
the roots.
Let
them
be:
they
are
blind
guides.
And
if
a
blind
man
is guiding
a
blind
man,
the two
will
go
falling
into
a hole together.
Then
Peter
said
to
him, Make
the story clear
to
us.
And
he
said,
Are
you, like
them,
still
without wisdom?
Do
you
not
see
that
whatever
goes
into
the
mouth
goes
on
into
the
stomach,
and
is
sent
out
as waste?
But
the
things
which
come
out
of
the
mouth
come
from
the
heart;
and
they make
a
man unclean.
For
out
of
the
heart
come
evil
thoughts,
the taking
of life, broken faith
between
the married, unclean desires
of
the flesh, taking
of property, false witness, bitter words:
These
are
the
things
which
make
a
man unclean;
but
to take
food
with
unwashed
hands
does
not
make
a
man unclean.
And
Jesus
went
away
from
there
into
the
country
of
Tyre
and
Sidon.
And
a
woman
of Canaan
came
out
from
those parts,
crying
and
saying,
Have pity
on
me, O
Lord,
Son
of
David;
my
daughter
is greatly troubled
with
an unclean spirit.
But
he gave
her
no
answer.
And
his
disciples
came
and
said
to
him,
Send
her
away,
for
she
is
crying
after
us.
But
he
made
answer
and
said,
I
was
sent
only
to
the wandering
sheep
of
the
house
of
Israel.
But
she
came
and gave
him
worship,
saying,
Help,
Lord.
And
he
made
answer
and
said,
It
is
not
right
to
take
the children's
bread
and
give
it
to
the
dogs.
But
she
said,
Yes,
Lord:
but
even
the
dogs take
the bits
from under
their masters'
table.
Then
Jesus,
answering,
said
to
her,
O
woman,
great
is
your
faith:
let
your
desire
be
done.
And
her
daughter
was
made
well
from
that
hour.
And
Jesus
went
from
there
and
came
to
the
sea
of
Galilee;
and
he
went
up
into
the
mountain,
and took
his seat
there.
And
there
came
to
him
great
numbers
of
people
having
with
them
those
who
were broken
in body,
or
blind,
or
without voice,
or wounded,
or ill
in
any
way,
and
a
number
of
others;
they put
them
down
at
his
feet
and
he made
them
well:
So
that
the
people
were
full
of
wonder
when
they
saw
that
those
who
had no voice
were
talking,
the feeble
were
made strong,
those whose bodies
were broken
had
the power
of
walking,
and
the
blind
were able
to
see:
and
they gave
glory
to
the
God
of
Israel.
And
Jesus got
his
disciples
together
and
said,
I
have
pity
for
the
people,
because
they
have
now
been
with
me
three
days
and
have
no
food:
and
I
will
not
send
them
away
without
food,
or
they
will
have
no strength
for
the
journey.
And
the
disciples
say
to
him,
How
may
we get enough
bread
in
a waste
place,
to
give
food
to
such
a
number
of
people?
And
Jesus
says
to
them,
How
much
bread
have
you?
And
they
said,
Seven cakes,
and
some
small fishes.
Then
he
gave
an
order
to
the
people
to
be seated
on
the
earth,
And
he
took
the
seven cakes
of
bread
and
the fishes;
and having
given praise,
he
gave
the
broken
bread
to
the
disciples,
and
the
disciples
gave
it
to
the
people.
And
they
all
took
food,
and
had
enough;
and
they
took
up
of
the
broken bits,
seven
baskets
full.
And
there
were
four
thousand
men
who took food,
together
with
women
and
children.
And
when
he
had
sent
the
people
away,
he
got
into
the
boat,
and
came
into
the country
of
Magadan.
And
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
came
and,
testing
him, made
a request
to
him
to give
them
a
sign
from
heaven.
But
in
answer
he
said
to
them,
At nightfall
you
say,
The
weather
will
be good,
for
the
sky
is
red.
And
in
the
morning,
The weather
will
be bad
today,
for
the
sky
is
red
and angry.
You
are
able
to
see
the
face
of
heaven,
but
not
the
signs
of
the
times.
An
evil
and false
generation
is
searching
after
a
sign;
and
no
sign
will
be
given
to
it
but
the
sign
of
Jonah.
And
he
went
away
from
them.
And
when
the
disciples
came
to
the
other
side
they
had
not
taken thought
to get
bread.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Take
care
to
have nothing
to
do
with
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.
And
they
were
reasoning
among
themselves,
saying,
We
took
no
bread.
And
Jesus, seeing
it,
said, O
you
of little faith,
why
are
you
reasoning
among
yourselves,
because
you
have
no
bread?
Do
you
still
not
see,
or keep
in
mind
the
five cakes
of
bread
of
the
five
thousand,
and
the number
of
baskets
you
took up?
Or
the
seven cakes
of
bread
of
the
four
thousand,
and
the number
of
baskets
you
took up?
How
is
it
that
you
do
not
see
that
I
was
not
talking
to
you
about
bread,
but
about keeping
away
from
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees?
Then
they saw
that
it
was
not
the
leaven
of
bread
which
he
had
in
mind,
but
the
teaching
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.
Now
when
Jesus
had
come
into
the
parts
of
Caesarea
Philippi,
he
said, questioning
his
disciples,
Who
do
men
say
that
the
Son
of
man
is?
And
they
said,
Some
say,
John
the
Baptist;
some,
Elijah;
and
others,
Jeremiah,
or
one
of
the
prophets.
He
says
to
them,
But
who
do
you
say
that
I
am?
And
Simon
Peter
made
answer
and
said,
You
are
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
the
living
God.
And
Jesus
made
answer
and
said
to
him,
A blessing
on
you,
Simon Bar-jonah:
because
this knowledge
has
not
come
to
you
from
flesh
and
blood,
but
from
my
Father
in
heaven.
And
I
say
to
you
that
you
are
Peter,
and
on
this
rock
will
my
church
be based,
and
the doors
of
hell
will
not overcome
it.
I
will
give
to
you
the
keys
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven:
and
whatever
is fixed
by
you
on
earth
will
be fixed
in
heaven:
and
whatever
you
make
free
on
earth
will
be made
free
in
heaven.
Then
he
gave
orders
to
the
disciples
to
give
no
man word
that
he
was
the
Christ.
From
that
time
Jesus
went
on
to
make clear
to
his
disciples
how
he
would
have
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem,
and undergo
much
at
the hands
of
those
in authority
and
the
chief
priests
and
scribes,
and
be
put
to
death,
and
the
third
day come
again
from
the dead.
And
Peter, protesting,
said
to
him,
Be
it
far
from
you,
Lord;
it
is impossible
that
this
will
come
about.
But
he,
turning
to
Peter,
said,
Get
out
of
my
way,
Satan:
you
are
a danger
to
me
because
your
mind
is
not
on
the
things
of
God,
but
on
the
things
of
men.
Then
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples,
If
any
man
would
come
after
me,
let
him
give
up
all,
and
take
up
his
cross,
and
come
after
me.
Because
whoever
has
a
desire
to keep
his
life safe
will
have
it taken
from
him;
but
whoever gives up
his
life
because
of
me,
will
have
it given back
to
him.
For
what
profit
has
a
man,
if
he gets
all
the
world
with
the
loss
of
his
life?
or
what
will
a
man
give
in
exchange
for
his
life?
For
the
Son
of
man
will
come
in
the
glory
of
his
Father
with
his
angels;
and
then
he
will
give
to
every
man
the
reward
of
his works.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
There
are
some
of
those
here
who
will
not
have
a
taste
of
death, till
they
see
the
Son
of
man
coming
in
his
kingdom.
And
after
six
days
Jesus
takes
with
him
Peter,
and
James,
and
John,
his
brother,
and makes
them go
up
with
him
into
a
high
mountain
by
themselves.
And
he
was changed
in form
before
them;
and
his
face
was shining
like
the
sun,
and
his
clothing
became
white
as
light.
And
Moses
and
Elijah came before
their eyes,
talking
with
him.
And
Peter
made
answer
and
said
to
Jesus,
Lord,
it
is
good
for
us
to
be
here:
if
you
will
let
me,
I
will
make
here
three
tents,
one
for
you,
and
one
for
Moses,
and
one
for
Elijah.
While
he
was
still
talking,
a
bright
cloud
came
over
them:
and
a
voice
out
of
the
cloud,
saying,
This
is
my dearly loved
Son,
with
whom
I
am
well
pleased;
give ear
to
him.
And
at
these
words
the
disciples went
down
on
their
faces
in great
fear.
And
Jesus
came
and put
his hand
on
them
and
said,
Get
up
and
have
no
fear.
And
lifting
up
their
eyes,
they
saw
no
one,
but
Jesus
only.
And
when
they
were
coming
down
from
the
mountain,
Jesus
gave
them
orders,
saying,
Let
no
man
have word
of
what
you
have seen, till
the
Son
of
man
has
come
again
from
the
dead.
And
his
disciples,
questioning
him,
said,
Why
then
do
the
scribes
say
that
Elijah
has
to
come
first?
And
in
answer
he
said,
Elijah truly
has
to
come
and put
all
things right:
But
I
say
to
you
that
Elijah
has
come,
and
they
had
no knowledge
of
him,
but
did
to
him
whatever
they
were pleased
to
do;
the
same
will
the
Son
of
man undergo
at
their
hands.
Then
the
disciples saw
that
he
was
talking
to
them
of
John
the
Baptist.
And
when
they
came
to
the
people,
a
man
went
down
on
his
knees
to
him, saying,
Lord
have
mercy
on
my
son:
for
he
is off
his head,
and
is
in great pain;
and frequently
he goes
falling
into
the
fire,
and frequently
into
the
water.
And
I took
him
to
your
disciples,
and
they
were
not
able
to
make
him
well.
And
Jesus,
answering,
said,
O false
and foolish
generation,
how
long
will
I
be
with
you?
how
long
will
I
put up
with
you?
let
him
come
here
to
me.
And
Jesus gave orders
to
the unclean spirit,
and
it
went
out
of
him:
and
the
boy
was made
well
from
that
hour.
Then
the
disciples
came
to
Jesus
privately,
and
said,
Why
were
we
not
able
to
send
it
out?
And
he
says
to
them,
Because
of
your little
faith:
for
truly
I
say
to
you,
If
you
have
faith
as
a
grain
of
mustard
seed,
you
will
say
to
this
mountain,
Be moved
from
this
place
to
that;
and
it
will
be moved;
and
nothing
will
be
impossible
to
you.
[]
And
while
they
were
going
about
in
Galilee,
Jesus
said
to
them,
The
Son
of
man
will
be
given
up
into
the
hands
of
men;
And
they
will
put
him
to
death,
and
the
third
day
he
will come
again
from
the dead.
And
they
were
very
sad.
And
when
they
had
come
to
Capernaum,
those
who
took
the
Temple tax
came
to
Peter
and
said,
Does
not
your master
make payment
of
the
Temple tax?
He
says,
Yes.
And
when
he
came
into
the
house,
Jesus
said
to
him,
What
is
your opinion,
Simon?
from
whom
do
the
kings
of
the
earth get payment
or tax?
from
their
sons
or
from
other
people?
And
when
he
said,
From
other
people,
Jesus
said
to
him,
Then
are
the
sons
free.
But,
so
that
we
may
not
be
a
cause
of trouble
to
them,
go
to
the
sea,
and
let down
a
hook,
and
take
the
first
fish
which
comes
up;
and
in
his
mouth
you
will see
a bit
of
money:
take
that,
and
give
it
to
them
for
me
and
you.
In
that
hour
the
disciples
came
to
Jesus,
saying,
Who
is
greatest
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven?
And
he took
a little
child,
and
put
him
in
the
middle
of
them,
And
said,
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
If
you
do
not
have
a change
of heart
and
become
like little
children,
you
will
not
go
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
Whoever,
then,
will make
himself
as
low
as
this little
child,
the
same
is
the
greatest
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
And
whoever gives honour
to
one
such little
child
in
my
name, gives honour
to
me:
But
whoever
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
one
of
these
little
ones
who
have
faith
in
me,
it
would
be better
for
him
to
have
a great stone fixed
to
his
neck,
and
to come
to
his
end
in
the deep
sea.
A curse
is
on
the earth
because
of trouble!
for
it
is
necessary
for trouble
to
come;
but unhappy
is
that
man
through
whom
the trouble
comes.
And
if
your
hand
or
your
foot
is
a
cause
of trouble,
let
it
be
cut
off
and
put
it
away
from
you:
it
is
better
for
you
to
go
into
life
with
the loss
of
a
hand
or
a
foot
than,
having
two
hands
or
two
feet,
to
go
into
the
eternal
fire.
And
if
your
eye
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
you,
take
it
out,
and
put
it
away
from
you:
it
is
better
for
you
to
go
into
life
with
one
eye
than,
having
two
eyes,
to
go
into
the
hell
of
fire.
Let
it
not seem
to
you
that
one
of
these
little
ones
is
of
no value;
for
I
say
to
you
that
in
heaven
their
angels
see
at
all times
the
face
of
my
Father
in
heaven.
[]
What
would
you say
now?
if
a
man
has
a
hundred
sheep,
and
one
of
them
has
gone
wandering
away,
will
he
not
let
the
ninety-nine
be,
and
go
to
the
mountains
in
search
of
the
wandering
one?
And
if
he
comes
across
it,
truly
I
say
to
you,
he
has
more
joy
over
it
than
over
the
ninety-nine
which
have
not
gone
out
of
the
way.
Even
so
it
is
not
the pleasure
of
your
Father
in
heaven
for
one
of
these
little
ones
to
come
to destruction.
And
if
your
brother
does
wrong
to
you,
go, make clear
to
him
his error
between
you
and
him
in
private:
if
he gives ear
to
you,
you
have got
your
brother
back
again.
But
if
he
will
not
give ear
to
you,
take
with
you
one
or
two
more,
that
by
the
lips
of
two
or
three
witnesses
every
word
may
be made certain.
And
if
he
will
not
give ear
to
them,
let
it
come
to
the hearing
of
the
church:
and
if
he
will
not
give ear
to
the
church,
let
him
be
to
you
as
a
Gentile
and
a tax-farmer.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Whatever
things
are fixed
by
you
on
earth
will
be fixed
in
heaven:
and
whatever
you make
free
on
earth
will
be
made
free
in
heaven.
Again,
I
say
to
you,
that
if
two
of
you
are
in agreement
on
earth
about
anything
for
which
they
will make
a
request,
it
will
be
done
for
them
by
my
Father
in
heaven.
For
where
two
or
three
are
come
together
in
my
name,
there
am
I
among
them.
Then
Peter
came
and
said
to
him,
Lord,
what
number
of
times
may
my
brother
do wrong
against
me,
and
I
give
him forgiveness? till
seven
times?
Jesus
says
to
him,
I
say
not
to
you, Till
seven
times;
but, Till
seventy
times
seven.
For
this
reason
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a
king,
who went
over
his
accounts
with
his
servants.
And
at
the
start,
one came
to
him
who
was
in
his debt
for
ten
thousand
talents.
And
because
he
was
not
able
to
make payment,
his
lord
gave
orders
for
him,
and
his
wife,
and
his
sons
and daughters,
and
all
he
had,
to
be
given
for
money,
and payment
to
be
made.
So
the
servant went
down
on
his face
and
gave
him
worship,
saying, Lord,
give
me
time
to
make payment
and
I
will
give
you
all.
And
the
lord
of
that
servant, being
moved
with
pity,
let
him
go,
and made
him
free
of
the
debt.
But
that
servant
went
out,
and meeting
one
of
the
other
servants,
who
was
in debt
to
him
for
one
hundred pence,
he
took
him
by
the throat,
saying,
Make payment
of
your debt.
So
that
servant went
down
on
his face, requesting
him
and
saying,
Give
me
time
and
I
will
make payment
to
you.
And
he
would
not:
but
went
and
put
him
into
prison till
he
had
made payment
of
the debt.
So
when
the
other
servants
saw
what
was
done
they
were
very
sad,
and
came
and gave word
to
their
lord
of
what
had
been
done.
Then
his
lord sent
for
him
and
said,
You
evil
servant;
I
made
you free
of
all
that
debt,
because
of
your request
to
me:
Was
it
not right
for
you
to
have
mercy
on
the other
servant,
even
as
I
had
mercy
on
you?
And
his
lord
was
very
angry,
and
put
him
in
the
hands
of
those
who
would
give
him punishment till
he
made payment
of
all
the debt.
So
will
my
Father
in
heaven
do
to
you,
if
you
do
not
everyone,
from
your
hearts,
give forgiveness
to
his
brother.
And
it
came
about
that
after
saying
these
words,
Jesus
went
away
from
Galilee,
and
came
into
the parts
of Judaea
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan.
And
a
great
number went
after
him;
and
he made
them
well
there.
And
certain
Pharisees
came
to
him,
testing
him,
and
saying,
Is
it right
for
a
man
to
put
away
his
wife
for
every
cause?
And
he
said
in
answer,
Have
you
not seen
in
the Writings,
that
he
who
made
them
at
the
first
made
them
male
and
female,
and
said,
For
this cause
will
a
man go away
from
his
father
and
mother,
and
be
joined
to
his
wife;
and
the
two
will become
one
flesh?
So
that
they
are
no
longer
two,
but
one
flesh.
Then
let
not
that
which
has
been
joined
by
God
be parted
by
man.
They
say
to
him,
Why
then
did
Moses
give
orders
that
a husband
might
give
her
a statement
in writing
and
be
free
from
her?
He
says
to
them,
Moses,
because
of
your hard hearts,
let
you
put
away
your
wives:
but
it
has
not
been
so
from
the
first.
And
I
say
to
you,
Whoever puts
away
his
wife
for
any
other cause
than
the loss
of
her virtue,
and takes
another,
is
a false husband:
and
he
who takes
her
as
his
wife
when
she
is put
away,
is
no true husband
to
her.
The
disciples
say
to
him,
If
this
is
the position
of
a
man
in relation
to
his
wife,
it
is better
not
to
be
married.
But
he
said
to
them,
Not
all
men
are able
to take
in
this
saying,
but
only
those
to
whom
it
is
given.
For
there
are
men
who,
from
birth,
were
without sex:
and
there
are
some
who
were
made
so
by
men:
and
there
are
others
who
have
made
themselves
so
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
He
who
is
able
to take
it,
let
him take
it.
Then
some
people took little
children
to
him,
so
that
he
might
put
his
hands
on
them
in blessing:
and
the
disciples
said sharp
words
to
them.
But
Jesus
said,
Let
the little ones
come
to
me,
and
do
not
keep
them
away:
for
of
such
is
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
And
he
put
his
hands
on
them,
and
went
away.
And
one
came
to
him
and
said, Master,
what
good
thing
have
I
to
do,
so
that
I
may
have
eternal
life?
And
he
said
to
him,
Why
are
you questioning
me
about
what
is
good?
One
there
is
who
is
good:
but
if
you
have
a
desire
to
go
into
life,
keep
the rules
of
the law.
He
says
to
him,
Which?
And
Jesus
said,
Do
not
put
anyone
to
death,
Do
not
be untrue
in married life,
Do
not take
what
is
not yours,
Do
not
give
false
witness,
Give honour
to
your
father
and
your
mother:
and,
Have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself.
The
young
man
says
to
him,
All
these
things
have
I done:
what
more
is there?
Jesus
said
to
him,
If
you
have
a
desire
to
be
complete,
go,
get
money
for
your
property,
and
give
it
to
the
poor,
and
you
will
have wealth
in
heaven:
and
come
after
me.
But
hearing
these
words
the
young
man
went
away sorrowing:
for
he
had
much
property.
And
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
It
is
hard
for
a
man
with much
money
to
go
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
And
again
I
say
to
you,
It
is simpler
for
a
camel
to
go
through
a needle's eye,
than
for
a
man
with much money
to
go
into
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
the
disciples,
hearing
this,
were
greatly surprised,
saying,
Who
then
may
have
salvation?
And
Jesus,
looking
at
them,
said,
With
men
this
is
not
possible;
but
with
God
all
things
are
possible.
Then
Peter
said
to
him,
See,
we
have given up
everything
and
have
come
after
you;
what
then
will
we
have?
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you
that
in
the
time
when
all
things
are
made new,
and
the
Son
of
man
is
seated
in
his
glory,
you
who
have come
after
me
will
be
seated
on
twelve seats,
judging
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
And
everyone
who
has given up
houses,
or
brothers,
or
sisters,
or
father,
or
mother,
or
child,
or
land,
for
my
name,
will
be given
a
hundred
times
as
much,
and
have
eternal
life.
But
a
great number
who
are
first
will
be
last,
and
some
who
are
last
will
be
first.
For
the
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
the master
of
a
house,
who
went
out
early
in
the
morning
to
get
workers
into
his vine-garden.
And
when
he
had made
an agreement
with
the
workmen
for
a penny
a
day,
he
sent
them
into
his vine-garden.
And
he
went
out
about
the
third
hour,
and
saw
others
in
the market-place doing nothing;
And
he
said
to
them,
Go
into
the vine-garden
with
the
others,
and
whatever
is
right
I
will
give
you.
And
they
went
to work.
Again
he
went
out
about
the
sixth
and
the ninth
hour,
and
did
the
same.
And
about
the
eleventh hour
he
went
out
and saw
others doing nothing;
and
he
says
to
them,
Why
are
you
here
all
the
day doing nothing?
They
say
to
him,
Because
no
man
has given
us work.
He
says
to
them,
Go
in
with
the rest,
into
the vine-garden.
And
when
evening
came,
the
lord
of
the vine-garden
said
to
his
manager,
Let
the
workers
come,
and
give
them
their payment,
from
the
last
to
the
first.
And
when
those men
came
who
had gone
to work
at
the
eleventh
hour,
they
were given every man
a penny.
Then
those
who
came
first
had
the idea
that
they
would get
more;
and
they,
like
the rest,
were given
a penny.
And
when
they got
it,
they made
a protest
against
the master
of
the
house,
Saying,
These
last
have
done
only
one hour's work,
and
you
have
made
them
equal
to
us,
who
have undergone
the hard work
of
the
day
and
the burning
heat.
But
he
in
answer
said
to
one
of
them,
Friend,
I
do
you
no
wrong:
did
you
not
make
an
agreement
with
me
for
a penny?
Take
what
is
yours,
and
go
away;
it
is
my pleasure
to
give
to
this
last,
even
as
to
you.
Have
I
not
the right
to
do
as seems
good
to
me
in
my house?
or
is
your
eye
evil,
because
I
am
good?
So
the
last
will
be
first,
and
the
first
last.
And
when
Jesus
was
going
up
to
Jerusalem,
he
took
the
twelve
disciples
on
one side,
and
said
to
them,
See,
we
go
up
to
Jerusalem;
and
the
Son
of
man
will
be
given
into
the
hands
of
the
chief
priests
and
scribes;
and
they
will give orders
for
him
to
be
put
to
death,
And
will give
him
up
to
the
Gentiles
to
be made sport
of
and
to
be whipped
and
to
be
put
to death
on
the cross:
and
the
third
day
he
will come
back
again
from
the dead.
Then
the
mother
of
the
sons
of
Zebedee
came
to
him
with
her
sons, giving
him
worship
and
making
a
request
of
him.
And
he
said
to
her,
What
is
your
desire?
She
says
to
him,
Let
my
two
sons
be
seated,
the
one
at
your
right
hand,
and
the
other
at
your
left,
in
your
kingdom.
But
Jesus
made
answer
and
said,
You
have
no idea
what
you
are
requesting.
Are
you
able
to take
of
the
cup
which
I
am
about
to take?
They
say
to
him,
We
are able.
He
says
to
them, Truly,
you
will take
of
my
cup:
but
to
be
seated
at
my
right
hand
and
at
my
left
is
not
for
me
to
give,
but
it
is
for
those
for
whom
my
Father
has
made
it
ready.
And
when
it
came
to
the
ears
of
the
ten,
they
were angry
with
the
two
brothers.
But
Jesus
said
to
them,
You
see
that
the
rulers
of
the
Gentiles
are lords
over
them,
and
their
great
ones
have
authority
over
them.
Let
it
not
be
so
among
you:
but
if
anyone
has
a
desire
to
become
great
among
you,
let
him
be
your
servant;
And
whoever
has
a
desire
to
be
first
among
you,
let
him take
the lowest
place:
Even
as
the
Son
of
man
did
not
come
to
have servants,
but
to
be
a
servant,
and
to
give
his
life
for
the salvation
of
men.
And
when
they
were
going
out
from
Jericho,
a
great
number
went
after
him.
And
two
blind
men
seated
by
the wayside,
when
they
had
the news
that
Jesus
was
going
by, gave
a loud
cry,
saying,
Lord,
Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
us.
And
the
people gave
them
orders
to
be
quiet;
but
they went
on
crying
even louder,
Lord,
Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
us.
And
Jesus, stopping, sent
for
them,
and
said,
What
would
you
have
me
do
to
you?
They
say
to
him,
Lord,
that
our
eyes
may
be
open.
And
Jesus, being
moved
with
pity, put
his fingers
on
their
eyes:
and straight away
they
were able
to
see,
and went
after
him.
And
when
they
were
near
Jerusalem,
and
had
come
to Beth-phage,
to
the
Mountain
of
Olives,
Jesus
sent
two
disciples,
Saying
to
them,
Go
into
the little
town
in
front
of
you,
and straight
away
you
will see
an ass
with
a cord round
her neck,
and
a young
one
with
her;
let
them
loose
and
come
with
them
to
me.
And
if
anyone
says
anything
to
you,
you
will
say,
The
Lord
has
need
of
them;
and
straight
away
he
will
send
them.
Now
this
took
place
so
that
these words
of
the
prophet might
come true,
Say
to
the
daughter
of
Zion,
See,
your
King
comes
to
you,
gentle
and
seated
on
an ass,
and
on
a young ass.
And
the
disciples
went
and
did
as
Jesus
had given
them orders,
And got
the ass
and
the young
one,
and
put
their
clothing
on
them,
and
he
took
his seat
on
it.
And
all
the
people put
their
clothing down
in
the
way;
and
others got
branches
from
the
trees,
and put
them down
in
the
way.
And
those
who
went
before
him,
and
those
who
came
after, gave loud
cries,
saying, Glory
to
the
Son
of
David:
A
blessing
on
him
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord: Glory
in
the
highest.
And
when
he
came
into
Jerusalem,
all
the
town
was moved,
saying,
Who
is
this?
And
the
people
said,
This
is
the
prophet
Jesus,
from
Nazareth
of
Galilee.
And
Jesus
went
into
the
Temple
and
sent
out
all
who
were trading
there, overturning
the
tables
of
the money-changers
and
the
seats
of
those trading
in
doves.
And
he
said
to
them,
It
is
in
the Writings,
My
house
is
to
be
named
a
house
of
prayer,
but
you
are
making
it
a hole
of thieves.
And
the
blind
and
the broken
in body
came
to
him
in
the
Temple,
and
he made
them
well.
But
when
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
saw
the works
of power
which
he
did,
and
the
children
crying
out
in
the
Temple, Glory
to
the
son
of
David,
they
were angry
and
said
to
him,
Have
you any idea
what
these
are
saying?
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Yes:
have
you
not seen
in
the Writings,
From
the
lips
of
children
and
babies
at
the breast
you
have
made
your
praise
complete?
And
he
went
away
from
them,
and
went
out
of
the
town
to
Bethany,
and
was
there
for
the
night.
Now
in
the
morning
when
he
was coming
back
to
the
town,
he
had
a desire
for food.
And
seeing
a fig-tree
by
the wayside,
he
came
to
it,
and
saw
nothing
on
it
but
leaves
only;
and
he
said
to
it,
Let
there
be
no
fruit
from
you
from
this
time forward
for
ever.
And straight
away
the fig-tree
became dry
and dead.
And
when
the
disciples
saw
it
they
were
surprised,
saying,
How
did
the fig-tree become dry
in
so short
a time?
And
Jesus
in
answer
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
If
you
have
faith,
without
doubting,
not
only
may
you
do
what
has
been
done
to
the fig-tree,
but
even
if
you
say
to
this
mountain,
Be
taken
up
and
put
into
the
sea,
it
will
be
done.
And
all
things,
whatever
you make
request
for
in
prayer, having
faith,
you
will get.
And
when
he
had
come
into
the
Temple,
the
chief
priests
and
those
in
authority
over
the
people
came
to
him
while
he
was
teaching,
and
said,
By
what
authority
do
you
do
these
things?
and
who
gave
you
this
authority?
And
Jesus
said
to
them
in
answer,
I
will
put
one
question
to
you,
and
if
you
give
me
the
answer,
I
will
say
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
The
baptism
of
John,
where
did
it
come
from?
from
heaven
or
from
men?
And
they
were
reasoning
among
themselves,
saying,
If
we
say,
From
heaven;
he
will
say
to
us,
Why
then
did
you
not
have
faith
in
him?
But
if
we
say,
From
men;
we
are
in
fear
of
the
people,
because
all
take
John
to
be
a
prophet.
And
they
made
answer
and
said,
We
have
no idea.
Then
he
said
to
them,
And
I
will
not
say
to
you
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
But
how
does
it
seem
to
you?
A
man
had
two
sons;
and
he
came
to
the
first,
and
said,
Son,
go
and
do
work
today
in
the vine-garden.
And
he
said
in
answer,
I
will
not:
but
later, changing
his decision,
he
went.
And
he
came
to
the
second
and
said
the
same.
And
he
made
answer
and
said,
I
go,
sir:
and
went
not.
Which
of
the
two
did
his father's pleasure?
They
say,
The
first.
Jesus
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
that tax-farmers
and loose
women
are
going
into
the
kingdom
of
God
before
you.
For
John
came
to
you
in
the
way
of
righteousness,
and
you
had
no
faith
in
him,
but
the tax-farmers
and
the loose
women
had
faith
in
him:
and
you,
when
you
saw
it,
did
not
even
have
regret
for
your sins,
so
as
to
have
faith
in
him.
Give ear
to
another story.
A master
of
a
house made
a vine garden,
and
put
a
wall round
it,
and made
a
place
for crushing
out
the wine,
and made
a
tower,
and
let
it
out
to field-workers,
and
went
into
another country.
And
when
the
time
for
the
fruit
came
near,
he
sent
his
servants
to
the workmen,
to get
the
fruit.
And
the workmen made
an attack
on
his
servants, giving blows
to
one, putting another
to
death,
and
stoning another.
Again,
he
sent
other
servants
more
in
number
than
the
first:
and
they
did
the
same
to
them.
But
after
that
he
sent
his
son
to
them,
saying,
They
will
have
respect
for
my
son.
But
when
the workmen
saw
the
son,
they
said
among
themselves,
This
is
he
who
will
one day
be
the owner
of
the property;
come,
let
us
put
him
to
death
and
take
his heritage.
And
they
took
him
and, driving
him
out
of
the vine-garden,
put
him
to
death.
When,
then,
the
lord
of
the vine-garden
comes,
what
will
he
do
to
those workmen?
They
say
to
him,
He
will
put
those cruel
men
to
a cruel
death,
and
will
let
out
the vine-garden
to
other workmen,
who
will
give
him
the
fruit
when
it
is ready.
Jesus
says
to
them,
Did
you
never see
in
the Writings,
The
stone
which
the
builders
put
on
one
side,
the
same
has
been
made
the
chief
stone
of
the
building:
this
was
the Lord's doing,
and
it
is
a wonder
in
our
eyes?
For
this
reason
I
say
to
you,
The
kingdom
of
God
will
be
taken
away
from
you,
and
will
be
given
to
a
nation
producing
the
fruits
of
it.
Any man falling
on
this
stone
will
be broken,
but
he
on
whom
it
comes down
will
be crushed
to
dust.
And
when
his stories
came
to
the
ears
of
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees,
they saw
that
he
was
talking
of
them.
And
though
they
had
a desire
to
take
him,
they
were
in
fear
of
the
people,
because
in
their eyes
he
was
a
prophet.
And
Jesus,
talking
to
them
again
in stories,
said:
The
kingdom
of
heaven
is
like
a certain
king,
who
made
a
feast
when
his
son
was married,
And
sent
out
his
servants
to get
in
the
guests
to
the
feast:
and
they
would
not
come.
Again
he
sent
out
other
servants,
with orders
to
say
to
the
guests,
See,
I
have
made
ready
my
feast:
my
oxen
and
my fat beasts
have
been put
to death,
and
all
things
are
ready:
come
to
the
feast.
But
they gave
no
attention,
and
went
about
their
business,
one
to
his
farm, another
to
his trade:
And
the
rest
put violent hands
on
his
servants,
and did evil
to
them,
and
put
them
to
death.
But
the
king
was
angry;
and
he
sent
his
armies,
and
those
who
had
put
his servants
to
death
he gave
to destruction, burning down
their
town
with fire.
Then
he
said
to
his
servants,
The
feast
is
ready
but
the
guests
were
not
good enough.
Go
then
to
the cross-roads,
and
get
all
those
whom
you see
to come
to
the bride-feast.
And
those
servants
went
out
into
the
streets,
and
got
together
all
those
whom
they
came across,
bad
and
good:
and
the
feast
was
full
of
guests.
But
when
the
king
came
in
to
see
the
guests,
he
saw
there
a
man
who
had
not
on
a guest's robe;
And
he
says
to
him,
Friend,
how
came
you
in
here
not
having
a guest's robe?
And
he
had
nothing
to
say.
Then
the
king
said
to
the
servants,
Put cords round
his
hands
and
feet
and
put
him
out
into
the dark;
there
will
be
weeping
and cries
of sorrow.
For
out
of
all
to whom
the
good news
has
come, only
a
small number
will get salvation.
Then
the
Pharisees
went
and
had
a meeting
to see
how
they might make use
of
his
words
to
take
him.
And
they
sent
to
him
their
disciples,
with
the
Herodians,
saying, Master,
we
see
that
you
are
true,
and
that
you
are
teaching
the
true
way
of
God,
and
have
no fear
of
anyone,
because
you
have
no
respect
for
a man's position.
Give
us,
then,
your opinion
of
this:
Is
it right
to
give tax
to
Caesar,
or
not?
But
Jesus saw
their trick
and
said, Oh false ones,
why
are
you attempting
to
put
me
in
the wrong?
Let
me see
the tax
money.
And
they gave
him
a penny.
And
he
said
to
them,
Whose
is
this
image
and name
on
it?
They
say
to
him, Caesar's.
Then
he
said
to
them,
Give
to
Caesar
the
things
which
are Caesar's,
and
to
God
the
things
which
are God's.
And
hearing
it,
they
were full
of
wonder,
and
went
away
from
him.
On
the
same
day
there
came
to
him
the
Sadducees,
who
say
that
there
is
no
coming back
from
the dead:
and
they put
a
question
to
him,
saying,
Master,
Moses
said,
If
a
man,
at
the time
of
his
death,
has
no
children,
let
his
brother
take
his
wife,
and
get
a family
for
his
brother;
Now
there
were
among
us
seven
brothers;
and
the
first
was
married
and
at
his death,
having
no
seed,
gave
his
wife
to
his
brother;
In
the
same
way
the
second
and
the
third, up
to
the
seventh.
And
last
of
all
the
woman came
to
her end.
When
they
come back
from
the dead,
then,
whose
wife
will
she
be
of
the
seven?
because
they
all
had
her.
But
Jesus
said
to
them
in
answer,
You
are
in error,
not having knowledge
of
the Writings,
or
of
the
power
of
God.
For
when
they
come back
from
the dead
there
are
no husbands
and wives,
but
they
are
as
the
angels
in
heaven.
But
about
the
dead coming back
to life,
have
you
no knowledge
of
what
was
said
to
you
by
God
in
the Writings:
I
am
the
God
of
Abraham,
and
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of
Jacob?
God
is
not
the
God
of
the
dead
but
of
the
living.
And
the
people
hearing
it
were surprised
at
his
teaching.
But
the
Pharisees,
hearing
how
the mouths
of
the
Sadducees
had been stopped,
came
together;
And
one
of
them,
a teacher
of
the
law,
put
a
question
to
him,
testing
him,
and saying,
Master,
which
is
the chief rule
in
the
law?
And
he
said
to
him,
Have
love
for
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart,
and
with
all
your
soul,
and
with
all
your
mind.
This
is
the
first
and
greatest rule.
And
a
second
like
it
is
this,
Have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself.
On
these
two rules
all
the
law
and
the
prophets
are based.
Now
while
the
Pharisees
were
together,
Jesus put
a
question
to
them, saying,
What
is
your opinion
of
the
Christ?
whose
son
is
he?
They
say
to
him,
The
Son
of
David.
He
says
to
them,
How
then
does
David
in
the
Spirit
give
him
the
name
of
Lord,
saying,
The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord,
Be
seated
at
my
right
hand, till
I
put
under
your
feet
all
those
who
are
against
you?
If
David
then gives
him
the
name
of
Lord,
how
is
he
his
son?
And
no
one
was
able
to give
him
an
answer,
and
so great
was
their fear
of
him,
that
from
that
day
no
one put
any
more
questions
to
him.
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
people
and
to
his
disciples:
The
scribes
and
the
Pharisees
have
the authority
of
Moses;
All
things,
then,
which
they
give
you orders
to
do,
these
do
and
keep:
but
do
not take
their
works
as
your example,
for
they
say
and
do
not.
They
make hard laws
and
put
great weights
on men's backs;
but
they
themselves
will
not
put
a
finger
to
them.
But
all
their
works
they
do
so
as
to
be
seen
by
men:
for
they
make
wide
their
phylacteries,
and
the edges
of
their robes,
And
the
things desired
by
them
are
the first
places
at feasts,
and
the
chief
seats
in
the
Synagogues,
And
words
of respect
in
the market-places,
and
to
be
named
by
men, Teacher.
But
you
may
not
be
named
Teacher:
for
one
is
your
teacher,
and
you
are
all
brothers.
And
give
no
man
the
name
of
father
on
earth:
because
one
is
your
Father,
who
is
in
heaven.
And
you
may
not
be
named guides:
because
one
is
your Guide,
even
Christ.
But
let
the
greatest among
you
be
your
servant.
And
whoever makes
himself high
will
be
made
low,
and
whoever makes
himself
low
will
be
made high.
But
a curse
is
on
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees, false
ones!
because
you
are shutting
the
kingdom
of
heaven
against
men:
for
you
do
not
go
in
yourselves,
and
those
who
are
going
in,
you keep
back.
[]
A curse
is
on
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees, false
ones!
for
you go
about
land
and
sea
to
get
one disciple
and,
having
him,
you
make
him
twice
as
much
a
son
of
hell
as
yourselves.
A curse
is
on
you,
blind
guides,
who
say,
Whoever takes
an
oath
by
the
Temple,
it
is
nothing;
but
whoever takes
an
oath
by
the
gold
of
the
Temple,
he
is
responsible.
You
foolish
ones
and
blind:
which
is
greater,
the
gold,
or
the
Temple
which makes
the
gold
holy?
And,
Whoever takes
an
oath
by
the
altar,
it
is
nothing;
but
whoever takes
an
oath
by
the
offering
which
is
on
it,
he
is
responsible.
You
blind
ones:
which
is
greater,
the
offering,
or
the
altar
which makes
the
offering
holy?
He,
then,
who takes
an
oath
by
the
altar, takes
it
by
the
altar
and
by
all
things
on
it.
And
he
who takes
an
oath
by
the
Temple, takes
it
by
the
Temple
and
by
him
whose house
it
is.
And
he
who takes
an
oath
by
heaven, takes
it
by
the seat
of
God,
and
by
him
who
is
seated
on
it.
A curse
is
on
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees, false
ones!
for
you
make
men
give
a tenth
of
all sorts
of sweet-smelling plants,
but
you
give
no thought
to
the more important
things
of
the
law, righteousness,
and
mercy,
and
faith;
but
it
is right
for
you
to
do
these,
and
not
to
let
the
others
be undone.
You
blind
guides,
who take out
a fly
from
your drink,
but make no trouble over
a
camel.
A curse
is
on
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees, false
ones!
for
you
make
clean
the
outside
of
the
cup
and
of
the plate,
but
inside
they
are
full
of violent behaviour
and uncontrolled desire.
You
blind
Pharisee,
first
make
clean
the
inside
of
the
cup
and
of
the plate,
so
that
the
outside
may
become equally
clean.
A curse
is
on
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees, false
ones!
for
you
are
like
the resting-places
of
the
dead,
which
are made white,
and
seem
beautiful
on
the
outside,
but
inside
are
full
of
dead men's
bones
and
of
all
unclean
things.
Even
so
you
seem
to
men
to
be
full
of righteousness,
but
inside
you
are
all false
and
full
of wrongdoing.
A curse
is
on
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees, false
ones!
because
you
put
up buildings
for housing
the dead bodies
of
the
prophets,
and make fair
the last resting-places
of good
men,
and say,
If
we
had
been living
in
the
days
of
our
fathers,
we
would
not
have taken
part
with
them
in
the
blood
of
the
prophets.
So
that
you
are
witnesses
against
yourselves
that
you
are
the
sons
of
those
who
put
the
prophets
to
death.
Make
full,
then,
the
measure
of
your
fathers.
You
snakes,
offspring
of
snakes,
how
will
you be kept
from
the punishment
of
hell?
For
this
reason,
I
send
you
prophets,
and
wise
men,
and
scribes:
some
of
them
you
will
put
to
death
and
put
on
the cross,
and
to
some
of
them
you
will give blows
in
your
Synagogues, driving
them
from
town
to
town;
So
that
on
you
may
come
all
the
blood
of
the
upright
on
the
earth,
from
the
blood
of
upright
Abel
to
the
blood
of Zachariah,
son
of Barachiah,
whom
you
put
to
death
between
the
Temple
and
the
altar.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
All
these
things
will
come
on
this
generation.
O
Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, putting
to
death
the
prophets,
and
stoning
those
who
are
sent
to
her!
Again
and
again
would
I
have taken
your
children
to
myself
as
a bird takes
her young ones
under
her
wings,
and
you
would
not!
See,
your
house
is made waste.
For
I
say
to
you,
You
will
not
see
me
from
this
time till
you
say,
A
blessing
on
him
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
Jesus
went
out
of
the
Temple,
and
on
the
way
his
disciples
came
to
him, pointing
out
the
buildings
of
the
Temple.
But
he,
answering,
said
to
them,
See
you
not
all
these
things?
truly
I
say
to
you
that
here
there
will
not
be
one
stone resting
on
another,
which
will
not
be pulled
down.
And
while
he
was
seated
on
the
Mountain
of
Olives,
the
disciples
came
to
him
privately,
saying, Make clear
to
us,
when
will
these
things
be?
and
what
will
be
the
sign
of
your
coming
and
of
the
end
of
the
world?
And
Jesus
said
to
them
in
answer,
Take
care
that
you
are
not tricked.
For
people
will
come
in
my
name,
saying,
I
am
the
Christ;
and
a
number
will
be
turned
from
the true way through
them.
And
news
will
come
to
you
of
wars
and talk
of
wars:
do
not
be troubled,
for
these
things
have
to
be;
but
it
is
still
not
the
end.
For
nation
will
be moved
against
nation,
and
kingdom
against
kingdom,
and men
will
be
without food,
and
the earth
will
be shaking
in different
places;
But
all
these
things
are
the
first
of
the troubles.
Then
they
will
be cruel
to
you,
and
will
put
you
to
death:
and
you
will
be
hated
by
all
nations
because
of
my
name.
And
numbers
of
people
will
be
turned
from
the right way,
and
will give
one
another
up
and
have
hate
for
one
another.
And
a number
of
false
prophets
will come, causing error.
And
because wrongdoing
will
be
increased,
the
love
of
most
people
will become
cold.
But
he
who goes through
to
the
end
will
get
salvation.
And
this
good
news
of
the
kingdom
will
be given
through
all
the
world
for
a
witness
to
all
nations;
and
then
the
end
will
come.
When,
then,
you
see
in
the
holy
place
the unclean
thing
which makes destruction,
of
which word
was given
by
Daniel
the
prophet (let
this
be clear
to
the
reader),
Then let
those
who
are
in Judaea go
in flight
to
the
mountains:
Let
not
him
who
is
on
the house-top
go
down
to
take anything
out
of
his
house:
And let
not
him
who
is
in
the
field go
back
to
get
his
coat.
But
it
will
be hard
for women
who
are
with child
and
for
those
with
babies
at
the breast
in
those
days.
And say
a
prayer
that
your
flight
may
not
be
in
the
winter,
or
on
a
Sabbath.
Because
in
those days
there
will
be
great sorrow,
such
as
there
has
not
been
from
the start
of
the
world till
now,
or ever
will
be.
And
if
those
days
had
not
been
made
short
there
would
have
been
no
salvation
for
any,
but
because
of
the saints
those
days
will
be
made
short.
Then
if
any
man
says
to
you,
See,
here
is
the
Christ,
or,
Here;
do
not put
faith
in
him;
For there
will come
up
false
Christs,
and
false
prophets,
who
will
do
great
signs
and
wonders;
so
that
if
possible
even
the saints
might
be tricked.
See,
I
have made
it clear
to
you before
it comes about.
If,
then,
they
say
to
you,
See,
he
is
in
the waste land;
go
not
out:
See,
he
is
in
the
inner
rooms; put
no
faith
in
it.
Because
as
in
a thunderstorm
the bright
light
coming
from
the
east
is
seen
even
in
the
west;
so
will
be
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
man.
Wherever
the
dead
body
is,
there
will
the eagles
come
together.
But straight
away,
after
the
trouble
of
those
days,
the
sun
will
be made dark
and
the
moon
will
not
give
her
light
and
the
stars
will
come
down
from
heaven
and
the
powers
of
heaven
will
be moved:
And
then
the
sign
of
the
Son
of
man
will
be
seen
in
heaven:
and
then
all
the nations
of
the
earth
will
have sorrow,
and
they
will
see
the
Son
of
man
coming
on
the
clouds
of
heaven
with
power
and
great
glory.
And
he
will
send
out
his
angels
with
a
great sound
of
a horn,
and
they
will get
his saints
together
from
the
four
winds,
from
one
end
of
heaven
to
the
other.
Now
take
an example
from
the fig-tree:
when
her
branch
has
become soft
and
puts
out
its
leaves,
you
are certain
that
the
summer
is
near;
Even
so,
when
you
see
all
these
things,
you
may
be certain
that
he
is
near,
even
at
the
doors.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
This
generation
will
not
come
to
an
end till
all
these
things
are
complete.
Heaven
and
earth
will
come
to
an end,
but
my
words
will
not
come
to
an end.
But
of
that
day
and
hour
no
one
has knowledge,
not
even
the
angels
in
heaven,
or
the
Son,
but
the
Father
only.
And
as
were
the
days
of
Noah,
so
will
be
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
man.
Because
as
in
those
days
before
the overflowing
of
the waters,
they
were feasting
and taking wives
and getting
married, till
the
day
when
Noah
went
into
the
ark,
And
they
had
no care till
the waters
came
and
took
them
all
away;
so
will
be
the
coming
of
the
Son
of
man.
Then
two
men
will
be
in
the
field;
one
is
taken,
and
one
let
go;
Two
women
will
be crushing grain;
one
is
taken,
and
one
let
go.
Be
watching,
then!
for
you
have
no knowledge
on
what
day
your
Lord
will
come.
But
be certain
of
this,
that
if
the master
of
the
house
had
had knowledge
of
the
time
when
the
thief
was
coming,
he
would
have
been
watching,
and
would
not
have
let
his
house
be
broken
into.
Be
ready
then;
for
at
a
time
which
you
have
no
thought
of
the
Son
of
man
will
come.
Who
is
the true
and
wise
servant,
whom
his
lord
has
put
over
those
in
his house,
to
give
them
their
food
at
the
right
time?
A blessing
on
that
servant,
who
will
be
doing
so
when
his
lord
comes.
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
he
will
put
him
over
all
he
has.
But
if
that
evil
servant
says
in
his
heart,
My
lord
is
a
long
time
in
coming;
And
is cruel
to
the
other
servants, taking
his pleasure
with
those
who
are overcome
with wine;
The
lord
of
that
servant
will
come
in
a
day
when
he
is
not
looking
for
him,
and
in
an
hour
of
which
he
has
no knowledge,
And
will
have
him
cut
in two,
and
will give
him
a
part
in
the fate
of
the false ones:
there
will
be
weeping
and cries
of sorrow.
Then
the
kingdom
of
heaven
will be
like
ten
virgins,
the friends
of
the bride,
who
took
their lights,
and
went
out
with
the
purpose
of meeting
the husband.
And
five
of
them
were
foolish,
and
five
were
wise.
For
the
foolish,
when
they
took
their lights,
took
no
oil
with
them.
But
the
wise
took
oil
in
their vessels
with
their lights.
Now
the husband
was
a
long
time
in
coming,
and
they
all went
to
sleep.
But
in
the
middle
of
the
night
there
is
a cry,
The husband
comes!
Go
out
to
him.
Then
all
those
virgins
got
up,
and made ready
their lights.
And
the
foolish
said
to
the
wise,
Give
us
of
your
oil;
for
our lights
are
going
out.
But
the
wise
made
answer,
saying,
There
may
not
be
enough
for
us
and
you;
it
would
be better
for
you
to
go
to
the traders
and get oil
for
yourselves.
And
while
they
went
to get oil,
the master
came;
and
those
who
were
ready
went
in
with
him
to
the
feast:
and
the
door
was
shut.
After
that
the
other
virgins
came,
saying,
Lord,
Lord,
let
us
in.
But
he
made
answer
and
said,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
I
have
no knowledge
of
you.
Keep
watch,
then,
because
you
are
not certain
of
the
day
or
of
the
hour.
For
it
is
as
when
a
man,
about
to take
a
journey, got
his
servants
together,
and
gave
them
his
property.
And
to
one
he
gave
five
talents,
to
another
two,
to
another
one;
to
everyone
as
he
was able;
and
he
went
on
his
journey.
Straight
away
he
who
had
been given
the
five
talents
went
and
did trade
with
them,
and
made
five
more.
In
the
same
way he
who
had been given
the
two got
two
more.
But
he
who
was given
the
one
went
away
and
put
it
in
a hole
in
the
earth,
and kept
his lord's
money
in
a
secret place.
Now
after
a
long
time
the
lord
of
those
servants
comes,
and makes
up
his
account
with
them.
And
he
who
had
the
five
talents
came
with
his
other
five
talents,
saying,
Lord,
you
gave
into
my care
five
talents:
see,
I
have got
five
more.
His
lord
said
to
him,
Well
done,
good
and true
servant:
you
have
been true
in
a
small
thing,
I
will give
you control
over
great
things: take
your
part
in
the
joy
of
your
lord.
And
he
who
had
the
two
talents
came
and
said,
Lord,
you
gave
into
my care
two
talents:
see,
I
have got
two
more.
His
lord
said
to
him,
Well
done,
good
and true
servant:
you
have
been true
in
a
small
thing,
I
will give
you control
over
great
things: take
your
part
in
the
joy
of
your
lord.
And
he
who
had
had
the
one
talent
came
and
said,
Lord,
I
had knowledge
that
you
are
a
hard
man, getting
in grain
where
you
have
not
put seed,
and making profits
for
which
you
have done
no work:
And
I
was
in
fear,
and
went
away,
and put
your
talent
in
the
earth:
here
is
what
is
yours.
But
his
lord
in
answer
said
to
him,
You
are
a
bad
and unready
servant;
if
you
had knowledge
that
I get
in grain
where
I
did
not put seed,
and
make profits
for
which
I
have done
no work,
Why,
then,
did
you
not
put
my
money
in
the
bank,
and
at
my
coming
I
would
have got
back
what
is
mine
with
interest?
Take
away,
then,
his
talent
and
give
it
to
him
who
has
the
ten
talents.
For
to
everyone
who
has
will
be
given,
and
he
will
have
more:
but
from
him
who
has
not,
even
what
he
has
will
be
taken
away.
And
put
out
the
servant
who
is
of no profit
into
the
outer dark:
there
will
be
weeping
and cries
of sorrow.
But
when
the
Son
of
man
comes
in
his
glory,
and
all
the
angels
with
him,
then
will
he
be
seated
in
his
glory:
And
before
him
all
the
nations
will come
together;
and
they
will
be parted
one
from
another,
as
the
sheep
are parted
from
the
goats
by
the keeper.
And
he
will
put
the
sheep
on
his
right,
but
the
goats
on
the
left.
Then
will
the
King
say
to
those
on
his
right,
Come,
you
who
have
the
blessing
of
my
Father, into
the
kingdom
made
ready
for
you
before
the
world
was:
For
I
was
in need
of
food,
and
you
gave
it
to
me:
I
was
in need
of
drink,
and
you
gave
it
to
me:
I
was wandering,
and
you took
me
in;
I
had no
clothing,
and
you gave
it
to
me:
when
I
was
ill,
or
in
prison,
you
came
to
me.
Then
will
the
upright make
answer
to
him,
saying,
Lord,
when
did
we
see
you
in need
of food,
and
give
it
to
you?
or
in need
of
drink,
and
give
it
to
you?
And
when
did
we
see
you wandering,
and take
you
in?
or
without
clothing,
and give
it
to
you?
And
when
did
we
see
you
ill,
or
in
prison,
and
come
to
you?
And
the
King
will
make
answer
and
say
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Because
you
did
it
to
the
least
of
these
my
brothers,
you
did
it
to
me.
Then
will
he
say
to
those
on
the
left,
Go
from
me,
you
cursed ones,
into
the
eternal
fire
which
is
ready
for
the Evil
One
and
his
angels:
For
I
was
in need
of
food,
and
you
gave
it
not
to
me;
I
was
in need
of
drink,
and
you
gave
it
not
to
me:
I
was wandering,
and
you took
me
not
in;
without
clothing,
and
you gave
me
no
clothing; ill,
and
in
prison,
and
you
came
not
to
me.
Then
will
they
make
answer,
saying,
Lord,
when
did
we
see
you
in need
of food
or drink,
or wandering,
or
without
clothing,
or ill,
or
in
prison,
and
did
not
take
care
of
you?
Then
will
he
make
answer
to
them,
saying,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Because
you
did
it
not
to
the
least
of
these,
you
did
it
not
to
me.
And
these
will
go
away
into
eternal
punishment;
but
the
upright
into
eternal
life.
And
when
Jesus
had
come
to
the
end
of
all
these
words,
he
said
to
his
disciples,
After
two
days
is
the
Passover,
and
the
Son
of
man
will
be
given
up
to
the death
of
the cross.
Then
the
chief
priests
and
the rulers
of
the
people
came
together
in
the
house
of
the
high
priest,
who
was
named
Caiaphas.
And
they made designs
together
to
take
Jesus
by
some trick,
and
put
him
to
death.
But
they
said,
Not
while
the
feast
is going
on,
for fear
of trouble
among
the
people.
Now
when
Jesus
was
in
Bethany
in
the
house
of
Simon
the
leper,
There
came
to
him
a
woman
having
a bottle
of
perfume
of
great price,
and
she put
the
perfume
on
his
head
when
he
was
seated
at table.
But
when
the
disciples
saw
it
they
were angry,
saying,
To
what purpose
is
this
waste?
For
we
might
have got
much money
for
this
and
given
it
to
the
poor.
But
Jesus, seeing
it,
said
to
them,
Why
are
you troubling
the
woman?
she
has
done
a kind act
to
me.
For
the
poor
you
have ever
with
you,
but
me
you
have
not
for ever.
For
in
putting
this
perfume
on
my
body,
she
did
it
to
make
me ready
for
my
last resting-place.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Wherever
this
good
news goes
out
in
all
the
world,
what
this
woman
has
done
will
be
talked
of
in
memory
of
her.
Then
one
of
the
twelve,
who
was
named
Judas
Iscariot,
went
to
the
chief
priests
and
said,
What
will
you
give
me,
if
I
give
him
up
to
you?
And
the price
was
fixed
at
thirty bits
of
silver.
And
from
that
time
he
was watching
for
a chance
to give
him
into
their
hands.
Now
on
the
first day
of
unleavened bread
the
disciples
came
to
Jesus,
saying,
Where
are
we
to
make
ready
for
you
to take
the
Passover meal?
And
he
said
to
them,
Go
into
the
town
to such
a
man,
and
say
to
him,
The Master
says,
My
time
is
near:
I
will
keep
the
Passover
at
your house
with
my
disciples.
And
the
disciples
did
as
Jesus
had
said
to
them;
and
they
made
ready
the
Passover.
Now
when
evening
was
come,
he
was
seated
at table
with
the
twelve
disciples;
And
while
they
were taking food,
he
said,
Truly
I
say
to
you
that
one
of
you
will
be false
to
me.
And
they
were
very
said,
and
said
to
him,
one
by
one,
Is
it
I,
Lord?
And
he
made
answer
and
said,
He
who puts
his
hand
into
the plate
with
me,
the
same
will
be false
to
me.
The
Son
of
man
goes,
even
as
the Writings
say
of
him:
but
a curse
is
on
that
man
through
whom
the
Son
of
man
is
given
up;
it
would
have
been
well
for
that
man
if
he
had
never
come
into
the world.
And
Judas,
who
was false
to
him,
made
answer
and
said,
Is
it
I, Master?
He
says
to
him,
Yes.
And
when
they
were
taking
food,
Jesus
took
bread
and,
after
blessing
it,
he
gave
the
broken
bread
to
the
disciples
and
said,
Take
it;
this
is
my
body.
And
he
took
a
cup
and, having
given praise,
he
gave
it
to
them,
saying,
Take
of
it,
all
of
you,
for
this
is my
blood
of
the testament,
which
is given
for
men
for
the
forgiveness
of
sins.
But
I
say
to
you
that
from
now
I
will
not take
of
this
fruit
of
the
vine, till
that
day
when
I take
it
new
with
you
in
my Father's
kingdom.
And
after
a song
of
praise
to God,
they
went
out
to
the
Mountain
of
Olives.
Then
said
Jesus
to
them,
All
of
you
will
be turned
away
from
me
this
night:
for
it
is
said
in
the Writings,
I
will put
to death
the keeper
of
the
sheep,
and
the
sheep
of
the
flock
will
be put
to flight.
But
after
I
am come
back
from
the dead,
I
will
go
before
you
into
Galilee.
But
Peter
made
answer
and
said
to
him,
Though
all
may
be turned
away
from
you,
I
will
never
be turned
away.
Jesus
said
to
him,
Truly
I
say
to
you
that
this
night,
before
the hour
of
the cock's cry,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
have no knowledge
of
me.
Peter
says
to
him,
Even
if
I
am
put
to
death
with
you,
I
will
not
be false
to
you.
So
said
all
the
disciples.
Then
comes
Jesus
with
them
to
a
place
named
Gethsemane,
and
says
to
his
disciples,
Be
seated
here,
while
I
go
over
there
for
prayer.
And
he
took
with
him
Peter
and
the
two
sons
of
Zebedee,
and
became
sad
and
very
troubled.
Then
says
he
to
them,
My
soul
is
very
sad,
even
to
death:
keep
watch
with
me
here.
And
he
went
forward
a
little,
and
falling
down
on
his
face
in
prayer,
he
said, O
my
Father,
if
it
is
possible,
let
this
cup
go
from
me;
but
let
not
my pleasure,
but
yours
be done.
And
he
comes
to
the
disciples,
and sees
that
they
are
sleeping,
and
says
to
Peter,
What,
were
you
not
able
to
keep
watch
with
me
one
hour?
Keep
watch
with
prayer,
so
that
you
may
not
be put
to
the test:
the
spirit truly
is ready,
but
the
flesh
is feeble.
Again,
a
second
time
he
went
away,
and
said
in
prayer, O
my
Father,
if
this
may
not
go
from
me
without
my
taking
it,
let
your pleasure
be
done.
And
he
came
again
and saw
them
sleeping,
for
their
eyes
were tired.
And
he
went
away
from
them
again,
and
a
third
time
said
the
same
prayer.
Then
he
comes
to
the
disciples;
and
says
to
them,
Go
on
sleeping
now,
and
take
your
rest:
for
the
hour
is
come,
and
the
Son
of
man
is
given
into
the
hands
of evil
men.
Up,
let
us be
going:
see,
he
who gives
me
up
is
near.
And
while
he
was
still
talking,
Judas,
one
of
the
twelve,
came,
and
with
him
a band armed
with
swords
and sticks,
from
the
chief
priests
and
those
in authority over
the
people.
Now
the false
one
had
given
them
a
sign
saying,
The
one
to
whom
I
give
a
kiss,
that
is
he:
take
him.
And straight away
he
came
to
Jesus
and
said, Master!
and gave
him
a
kiss.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Friend,
do
that
for
which
you
have
come.
Then
they
came
and
put
hands
on
Jesus,
and
took
him.
And
one
of
those
who
were
with
Jesus put
out
his
hand,
and took
out
his
sword
and gave
the
servant
of
the
high
priest
a blow, cutting
off
his
ear.
Then
says
Jesus
to
him,
Put
up
your
sword
again
into
its
place:
for
all
those
who
take
the
sword
will come
to
death
by
the
sword.
Does
it
not
seem possible
to
you
that
if
I
make request
to
my
Father
he
will
even
now send
me
an army
of
angels?
But
how
then
would
the Writings
come
true,
which say
that
so
it
has
to
be?
In
that
hour
Jesus
said
to
the
people,
Have
you
come
out
as
against
a thief
with
swords
and sticks
to
take
me?
I
was
teaching
every
day
in
the
Temple
and
you
took
me
not.
But
all
this
has
taken
place
so
that
the writings
of
the
prophets
might
come true.
Then
all
his
disciples
went
from
him
in flight.
And
those
who
had made
Jesus prisoner
took
him
away
to
the house
of
Caiaphas,
the
high
priest,
where
the
scribes
and
those
in authority over
the
people
had come
together.
But
Peter
went
after
him
at
a
distance,
to
the
house
of
the
high
priest,
and
went
in
and took
his seat
with
the
servants,
to
see
the
end.
Now
the
chief
priests
and
all
the
Sanhedrin
were
looking
for false witness
against
Jesus,
so
that
they
might
put
him
to
death;
And
they
were
not able
to
get
it,
though
a
number
of false witnesses
came.
But later there
came two
who
said,
This
man
said,
I
am
able
to
give
the
Temple
of
God
to destruction,
and
to put
it
up
again
in
three
days.
And
the
high
priest
got
up
and
said
to
him,
Have
you
no
answer?
what
is
it
which
these
say
against
you?
But
Jesus
said
not
a word.
And
the
high
priest
said
to
him,
I put
you
on oath,
by
the
living
God,
that
you
will
say
to
us
if
you
are
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
God.
Jesus
says
to
him,
You
say
so:
but
I
say
to
you,
From
now
you
will
see
the
Son
of
man
seated
at
the
right
hand
of
power,
and
coming
on
the
clouds
of
heaven.
Then
the
high
priest, violently parting
his
robes,
said,
He
has
said
evil
against
God:
what
more
need
have
we
of
witnesses?
for
now
his
words
against
God
have
come
to
your
ears:
What
is
your opinion?
They
made
answer
and
said,
It
is right
for
him
to
be put
to
death.
Then
they put shame
on
him,
and
were cruel
to
him:
and
some gave
him blows, saying,
Be
a prophet, O
Christ,
and
say
who gave
you
a blow!
Now
Peter
was
seated
in
the open square
outside
the
house:
and
a
servant-girl
came
to
him,
saying,
You
were
with
Jesus
the Galilaean.
But
he
said
before
them
all
that
it
was false,
saying,
I
have
no knowledge
of
what
you
say.
And
when
he
had
gone
out
into
the doorway,
another
saw
him
and
says
to
those
who
were
there,
This
man
was
with
Jesus
the
Nazarene.
And
again
he
said
with
an
oath,
I
have
no knowledge
of
the
man.
And
after
a
little time
those
who
were
near
came
and
said
to
Peter,
Truly
you
are
one
of
them;
because
your
talk
is witness
against
you.
Then
with curses
and oaths
he
said,
I
have
no knowledge
of
the
man.
And straight away
there came
the cry
of
a cock.
And
the
word
of
Jesus
came back
to
Peter,
when
he
said,
Before
the hour
of
the cock's cry,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
have no knowledge
of
me.
And
he
went
out,
weeping
bitterly.
Now
when
it
was morning,
all
the
chief
priests
and
those
in authority
took thought
together
with
the
purpose
of
putting
Jesus
to
death.
And
they
put cords
on
him
and
took
him
away,
and
gave
him
up
to
Pilate,
the ruler.
Then
Judas,
who
was false
to
him,
seeing
that
he
was
to
be
put
to death,
in
his
regret took
back
the
thirty bits
of
silver
to
the
chief
priests
and
those
in authority,
Saying,
I
have done wrong
in giving
into
your
hands
an upright man.
But
they
said,
What
is
that
to
us?
it
is
your business.
And
he put
down
the
silver
in
the
Temple
and
went out,
and put
himself
to death
by hanging.
And
the
chief
priests
took
the
silver
and
said,
It
is
not
right
to
put
it
in
the
Temple store
for
it
is
the
price
of
blood.
And
they made
a decision
to get
with
the silver
the potter's
field,
as
a
place
for
the dead
of
other countries.
For
this cause
that
field
was
named,
The
field
of
blood,
to
this
day.
Then
came true
that
which
was
said
by
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
And
they
took
the
thirty bits
of
silver,
the
price
of
him
who
was valued
by
the children
of
Israel;
And
they
gave
them
for
the potter's
field,
as
I
had word
from
the
Lord.
And
Jesus
was
before
the ruler,
who
put
a
question
to
him,
Are
you
the
King
of
the
Jews?
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
You
say
so.
But
when
the
chief
priests
and
those
in authority
made statements
against
him,
he gave
no
answer.
Then
says
Pilate
to
him,
Do
you
give
no attention
to
what
their witnesses
say
against
you?
And
he gave
him
no
answer,
not
even
a
word:
so
that
the ruler
was
greatly
surprised.
Now
at
the
feast
it
was
the
way
for
the ruler
to
let
free
to
the
people
one
prisoner,
at
their selection.
And
they
had
then
an important
prisoner, whose name
was
Barabbas.
So
when
they
came
together,
Pilate
said
to
them,
Whom
will
you
have?
Barabbas,
or
Jesus,
who
is
named
Christ?
For
he
saw
that
for
envy
they
had
given
him
up.
And
while
he
was
on
the judge's
seat,
his
wife
sent
to
him,
saying,
Have
nothing
to
do
with
that
upright
man,
for
I
have
had
much trouble
this
day
in
a
dream
because
of
him.
Now
the
chief
priests
and
those
in authority got
the
people
to make
request
for
Barabbas,
and
for
Jesus
to
be
put
to
death.
But
the ruler
made
answer
and
said
to
them,
Which
of
the
two
is
it
your pleasure
that
I
let
go
free?
And
they
said,
Barabbas.
Pilate
says
to
them,
What,
then, am
I
to
do
with
Jesus,
who
is
named
Christ?
They
all
say,
Let
him
be
put
to death
on
the cross.
And
he
said,
Why,
what
evil
has
he
done?
But
they
gave loud
cries,
saying,
To
the cross
with
him!
So
when
Pilate
saw
that
he
was able
to
do
nothing,
but
that trouble
was working up,
he
took
water
and, washing
his
hands
before
the
people,
said,
The
blood
of
this upright
man
is
not
on
my
hands:
you
are responsible.
And
all
the
people
made
answer
and
said,
Let
his
blood
be
on
us,
and
on
our
children.
Then
he
let
Barabbas
go
free:
but
after having
Jesus whipped,
he
gave
him
up
to be
put
to death
on
the cross.
Then
the ruler's armed
men
took
Jesus
into
the open square,
and got
all
their band
together.
And
they
took
off
his clothing,
and
put
on
him
a red
robe.
And
they
made
a
crown
of
thorns
and
put
it
on
his
head,
and
put
a
rod
in
his
right
hand,
and
they went
down
on
their
knees
before
him,
and
made sport
of
him,
saying, Long life
to
the
King
of
the
Jews.
And
they
put shame
on
him,
and gave
him blows
on
the
head
with
the
rod.
And
when
they
had made sport
of
him,
they
took
the
robe
off
him,
and
put
his
clothing
on
him,
and
took
him
away
to
put
him
on
the cross.
And
while
they
were
coming
out,
they saw
a
man
of
Cyrene,
Simon
by
name,
and
they made
him
go
with
them,
so
that
he might
take
up
his
cross.
And
when
they
came
to
the
place
named
Golgotha,
that
is
to
say, Dead Man's Head,
They
gave
him
wine
mixed
with bitter
drink:
and
after
tasting
it,
he took
no
more.
And
when
they
had
put
him
on
the cross,
they made division
of
his
clothing
among
them
by
the decision
of chance.
And
they
were
seated
there
watching
him.
And
they
put up
over
his
head
the statement
of
his crime
in
writing,
THIS
IS
JESUS
THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.
Then
two thieves
were put
on crosses
with
him,
one
on
the
right
and
one
on
the
left.
And
those
who went
by said bitter words
to
him,
shaking
their
heads
and saying,
You
who
would
give
the
Temple
to destruction
and put
it
up
again
in
three
days,
get
yourself free:
if
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
come
down
from
the
cross.
In
the
same
way,
the
chief
priests, making sport
of
him,
with
the
scribes
and
those
in authority,
said,
A saviour
of
others,
he
has
no
salvation
for
himself.
If
he
is
the
King
of
Israel,
let
him
now
come
down
from
the
cross,
and
we
will
have
faith
in
him.
He
put
his faith
in
God;
let
God
be
his saviour
now,
if
he
will
have
him;
for
he
said,
I
am
the
Son
of
God.
And
the thieves
who
were
on
the crosses
said evil
words
to
him.
Now
from
the
sixth
hour
it
was dark
over
all
the
land till
the ninth
hour.
And
about
the ninth
hour
Jesus gave
a
loud
cry,
saying,
Eli,
Eli,
lama
sabachthani?
that
is,
My
God,
my
God,
why
are
you turned away
from
me?
And
some
of
those
who
were near
by,
hearing
it,
said,
This
man
is
crying
to
Elijah.
And straight away
one
of
them went
quickly,
and
took
a
sponge,
and
made
it full
of bitter
wine,
and
put
it
on
a
rod
and
gave
him
drink.
And
the
rest
said,
Let
him be;
let
us
see
if
Elijah
will
come
to
his help.
And
Jesus
gave
another
loud
cry,
and
gave up
his
spirit.
And
the
curtain
of
the
Temple
was parted
in
two
from
end
to
end;
and
there
was
an earth-shock;
and
the
rocks
were broken;
And
the resting-places
of
the
dead came
open;
and
the
bodies
of
a number
of
sleeping
saints came
to life;
And
coming
out
of
their resting-places,
after
he
had
come
again
from
the dead,
they
went
into
the
holy
town
and
were seen
by
a
number
of
people.
Now
the captain
and
those
who
were
with
him
watching
Jesus,
when
they
saw
the earth-shock
and
the
things
which
were
done,
were
in great
fear
and
said,
Truly
this
was
a
son
of
God.
And
a
number
of
women
were
there,
watching
from
a
distance,
who
had
come
with
Jesus
from
Galilee, waiting
on
his needs.
Among
whom
was
Mary
Magdalene,
and
Mary,
the
mother
of
James
and Joses,
and
the
mother
of
the
sons
of
Zebedee.
And
in
the
evening,
there
came
a
man
of wealth
from Arimathaea,
Joseph
by name,
who
was
a
disciple
of
Jesus:
This
man
went
in
to
Pilate,
and
made
a
request
for
the
body
of
Jesus.
Then
Pilate
gave
orders
for
it
to
be
given
to
him.
And
Joseph
took
the
body, folding
it
in
clean
linen,
And
put
it
in
the resting-place
which
had
been
cut out
of
the
rock
for
himself;
and
after rolling
a
great
stone
to
the
door
of
it
he
went
away.
And
Mary
Magdalene
was
there,
and
the
other
Mary,
seated
by
the
place
of
the dead.
Now
on
the
day
after
the getting ready
of
the Passover,
the
chief
priests
and
Pharisees
came
together
to
Pilate,
Saying,
Sir,
we
have
in mind
how
that false
man
said,
while
he
was
still
living,
After
three
days
I
will come
again
from
the dead.
Give
orders,
then,
that
the place where
his body
is
may
be
made safe till
the
third
day,
for fear
that
his
disciples
come
and take
him
away secretly
and
say
to
the
people,
He
has
come back
from
the
dead:
and
the
last
error
will
be
worse
than
the
first.
Pilate
said
to
them,
You
have watchmen;
go
and
make
it
as safe
as
you
are
able.
So
they
went,
and
made safe
the place where
his body
was, putting
a stamp
on
the
stone,
and
the watchmen
were
with
them.
Now
late
on
the
Sabbath,
when
the
dawn
of
the
first
day
of
the
week
was
near,
Mary
Magdalene
and
the
other
Mary
came
to
see
the place
where
his
body
was.
And
there
was
a
great earth-shock;
for
an
angel
of
the
Lord
came
down
from
heaven
and, rolling back
the
stone,
took
his seat
on
it.
His form
was shining
like
the light,
and
his
clothing
was
white
as
snow:
And
for
fear
of
him
the watchmen
were shaking,
and
became
as
dead
men.
And
the
angel
said
to
the
women,
Have
no
fear:
for
I
see
that
you
are
searching
for
Jesus,
who
was put
to death
on
the cross.
He
is
not
here,
for
he
has
come
to life
again,
even
as
he
said.
Come,
see
the Lord's resting-place.
And
go
quickly
and
give
his
disciples
the news
that
he
has come
back
from
the
dead,
and
is
going
before
you
into
Galilee;
there
you
will
see
him,
as
I
have
said
to
you.
And
they
went
away
quickly,
with
fear
and
great
joy,
to give
his
disciples
the news.
And
on
the
way,
Jesus
came
to
them,
saying,
Be
glad.
And
they
came
and put
their hands
on
his
feet,
and gave
him
worship.
Then
said
Jesus
to
them,
Have
no
fear:
go
and
give
word
to
my
brothers
to
go
into
Galilee,
and
there
they
will
see
me.
Now,
while
they
were
going,
some
of
the watchmen
came
into
the
town
and gave news
to
the
chief
priests
of
all
the
things
which
had
taken
place.
And
when
they
had come
together
with
those
in authority,
and
had made
their decision,
they
gave much
money
to
the watchmen, saying,
Say,
His
disciples
came
by
night
and took
him
away secretly
while
we
were
sleeping.
And
if
this
comes
to
the ruler's
ears,
we
will see
that
he
does
not
make
you responsible.
So
they
took
the
money,
and
did
as
they
had
been ordered:
and
this
account
has
been current
among
the
Jews till
the
present
time.
But
the
eleven
disciples
went
into
Galilee,
to
the
mountain
where
Jesus
had given
them orders
to
go.
And
when
they
saw
him
they gave
him
worship:
but
some
were
in doubt.
And
Jesus
came
to
them
and
said,
All
authority
has
been
given
to
me
in
heaven
and
on
earth.
Go
then,
and
make
disciples
of
all
the
nations, giving
them baptism
in
the
name
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit:
Teaching
them
to
keep
all
the rules
which
I
have
given
you:
and
see,
I
am
ever
with
you,
even
to
the
end
of
the
world.
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The
first words
of
the
good
news
of
Jesus
Christ,
the Son
of God.
Even
as
it
is said
in
the book
of
Isaiah
the
prophet,
See,
I
send
my servant
before
your
face,
who
will make ready
your
way;
The
voice
of
one
crying
in
the waste land,
Make
ready
the
way
of
the
Lord,
make
his
roads
straight;
John
came,
and gave
baptism
in
the waste land,
preaching
baptism
as
a sign
of
forgiveness
of
sin
for
those whose hearts
were changed.
And
there
went
out
to
him
all
the
people
of Judaea,
and
all
those
of
Jerusalem,
and
they
were given baptism
by
him
in
the
river
Jordan, saying
that
they
were sinners.
And
John
was clothed
in camel's
hair,
with
a
leather band
about
him;
and
his food
was
locusts
and
honey.
And
he
said
to
them
all,
There
is
one
coming
after
me
who
is greater
than
I,
whose
shoes
I
am
not
good
enough
to undo.
I
have given
you baptism
with
water,
but
he
will give
you baptism
with
the
Holy
Spirit.
And
it
came
about
in
those
days,
that
Jesus
came
from
Nazareth
of
Galilee,
and
was given baptism
by
John
in
the
Jordan.
And
straight away,
coming
up
out
of
the
water,
he
saw
the
heavens broken open
and
the
Spirit
coming
down
on
him
as
a
dove:
And
a
voice
came
out
of
heaven,
You
are
my dearly loved
Son,
with
whom
I
am
well
pleased.
And
straight
away
the
Spirit
sent
him
out
into
the waste land.
And
he
was
in
the waste land
for
forty
days,
being
tested
by
Satan;
and
he
was
with
the
beasts;
and
the
angels took
care
of
him.
Now
after
John
had
been
put
in prison,
Jesus
came
into
Galilee,
preaching
the
good
news
of
God,
And
saying,
The
time
has
come,
and
the
kingdom
of
God
is
near:
let
your hearts
be turned
from sin
and
have
faith
in
the
good
news.
And
going
by
the
sea
of
Galilee,
he
saw
Simon,
and
Andrew,
the
brother
of
Simon,
putting
a net
into
the
sea:
for
they
were
fishermen.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Come
after
me,
and
I
will
make
you
fishers
of
men.
And
they went
straight
from
their
nets,
and came
after
him.
And
going
on
a
little
farther,
he
saw
James,
the son
of
Zebedee,
and
John
his
brother,
who
were
in
their
boat stitching up
their
nets.
And
he
said, Come
after
me:
and
they
went
away
from
their
father
Zebedee,
who
was
in
the
boat
with
the
servants,
and
came
after
him.
And
they
came
to
Capernaum;
and
on
the
Sabbath
he
went
into
the
Synagogue
and gave
teaching.
And
they
were
full
of wonder
at
his
teaching,
because
he gave
it
as
one
having
authority,
and
not
like
the
scribes.
And
there
was
in
their
Synagogue
a
man
with
an
unclean
spirit;
and
he gave
a cry,
Saying,
What
have
we
to
do
with
you,
Jesus
of
Nazareth?
have
you
come
to
put
an
end
to
us?
I
see
well
who
you
are,
the
Holy
One
of
God.
And
Jesus
said
to
him sharply,
Be
quiet,
and
come
out
of
him.
And
the
unclean
spirit, shaking
him violently,
and
crying
with
a
loud
voice,
came
out
of
him.
And
they
were
all greatly surprised,
so
that
they put questions
to
one
another,
saying,
What
is
this?
a
new
teaching!
with
authority
he
gives orders
even
to
the
unclean
spirits,
and
they
do
what
he
says.
And
news
of
him
went
out
quickly
everywhere
into
all parts
of
Galilee round
about.
And
when
they
came
out
of
the
Synagogue,
they
went
into
the
house
of
Simon
and
Andrew,
with
James
and
John.
Now Simon's wife's mother
was ill,
with
a burning heat;
and
they gave
him word
of
her:
And
he
came
and
took
her
by
the
hand, lifting
her
up;
and
she became
well,
and
took
care
of
their needs.
And
in
the
evening,
at sundown,
they
took
to
him
all
who
were diseased,
and
those
who
had
evil spirits.
And
all
the
town
had
come
together
at
the
door.
And
a
number,
who
were ill
with different
diseases,
he
made
well,
and
sent
out
evil spirits;
but
he
did
not
let
the
evil spirits
say anything,
because
they
had knowledge
of
him.
And
in
the
morning,
a long time
before daylight,
he
got
up
and
went
out
to
a quiet
place,
and
there
he gave
himself
up
to
prayer.
And
Simon
and
those
who
were
with
him came
after
him.
And
when
they came up
with
him,
they
said
to
him,
Everyone
is
looking
for
you.
And
he
said
to
them,
Let
us
go
to
other parts
into
the nearest
towns,
so
that
I
may
give teaching
there,
because
for
this
purpose
I
came.
And
he
went
into
their
Synagogues
in every
part
of
Galilee,
preaching
and driving
out evil spirits.
And
a
leper
came
to
him
and,
going
down
on
his
knees
before
him,
made
a request,
saying,
If
it
is
your pleasure,
you
have
the
power
to
make
me
clean.
And being
moved
with
pity,
he put
out
his
hand,
and
touching
him
said
to
him,
It
is
my pleasure;
be
made
clean.
And
straight
away
the disease
went
from
him,
and
he
was made
clean.
And
he
sent
him
away, saying
to
him
very sharply,
See
that
you
say
nothing
to
any
man:
but
go
and
let
the
priest
see
you,
and
make
yourself clean
by
an
offering
of
the
things
ordered
by
Moses,
for
a
witness
to
them.
But
he
went
out,
and
made
it public, giving
an
account
of
it
everywhere,
so
that
Jesus
was
no
longer
able
to
go
openly
into
a
town,
but
was
outside
in
the waste land;
and
they
came
to
him
from
every
part.
And
when
he
came
into
Capernaum
again
after some
days,
the news
went
about
that
he
was
in
the
house.
And
a
great
number
had
come
together,
so
that
there
was
no
longer
room
for
them,
no,
not
even
about
the
door:
and
he gave
them
teaching.
And
four
men
came
to
him
with
one
on
a bed
who
had no
power
of moving.
And
when
they
were
unable
to
get near
him
because
of
all
the
people,
they got
the
roof uncovered
where
he
was:
and
when
it
was broken
up,
they
let
down
the bed
on
which
the
man
was.
And
Jesus,
seeing
their
faith,
said
to
him,
Son,
you
have forgiveness
for
your
sins.
But
there
were
certain
of
the
scribes
seated
there,
and
reasoning
in
their
hearts,
Why
does
this
man
say
such
things?
he
has
no
respect
for
God:
from
whom
does forgiveness come
but
from
God
only?
And
Jesus,
having knowledge
in
his
spirit
of
their thoughts,
said
to
them,
Why
are
you
reasoning
about
these
things
in
your
hearts?
Which
is
the simpler,
to
say
to
a man
who
is ill,
You
have forgiveness
for
your
sins,
or,
Get
up,
take
up
your bed,
and
go?
But
so
that
you
may
see
that
the
Son
of
man
has
authority
for
the forgiveness
of
sins
on
earth, (he
said
to
the
man,)
I
say
to
you,
Get
up,
take
up
your bed,
and
go
to
your
house.
And
he
got
up,
and
straight
away
took
up
the bed
and
went
out
before
them
all,
so
that
they
were
all
full
of wonder,
and gave
glory
to
God,
saying,
We
have
never
seen
anything
like
this.
And
he
went
out
again
by
the seaside;
and
all
the
people
came
to
him,
and
he gave
them
teaching.
And
when
he
went
by,
he
saw
Levi,
the son
of Alphaeus,
seated
at
the
place where taxes
were taken,
and
he
said
to
him, Come
with
me.
And
he
got
up,
and
went
with
him.
And
it
came
about
that
he
was seated
at
meat
in
his
house,
and
a
number
of tax-farmers
and
sinners
were
at
table
with
Jesus
and
his
disciples:
for
there
were
a
great
number
of
them,
and
they
came
after
him.
And
the
scribes
of
the
Pharisees,
when
they
saw
that
he
was taking food
with
the tax-farmers
and
sinners,
said
to
his
disciples, Why
does
he take food
and
drink
with such
men?
And
Jesus,
hearing
it,
said
to
them,
Those
who
are
well
have
no
need
of
a medical
man,
but
those
who
are ill:
I
have
come
not
to
get
the
upright
but
sinners.
And John's
disciples
and
the
Pharisees
were taking
no food:
and
they
came
and
said
to
him,
Why
do John's
disciples
and
the
disciples
of
the
Pharisees
go
without food,
but
your
disciples
do
not?
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Will
the friends
of
a newly-married
man go
without food
while
he
is
with
them?
as
long
as
they
have
him
with
them
they
will
not go
without food.
But
the
days
will
come
when
the husband
will
be
taken
away
from
them,
and
then
they
will
go
without food.
No
man puts
a bit
of
new
cloth
on
an
old
coat:
or
the
new,
by pulling
away
from
the
old, makes
a
worse hole.
And
no
man
puts
new
wine
into
old wine-skins:
or
the
skins
will
be
burst
by
the
wine,
and
the
wine
and
the
skins
will
be wasted:
but
new
wine
has
to
be
put
into
new wine-skins.
And
it
came
about
that
on
the
Sabbath
day
he
was going
through
the grain-fields;
and
while
they
were walking,
his
disciples
took
the
heads
of
grain.
And
the
Pharisees
said
to
him,
Why
are
they
doing
what
it
is
not right
to
do
on
the
Sabbath?
And
he
said
to
them,
Have
you no knowledge
of
what
David
did,
when
he
had
need
and
was
without food,
he,
and
those
who
were
with
him?
How
he
went
into
the
house
of
God
when
Abiathar
was
high
priest,
and took
for
food
the holy
bread,
which
only
the
priests
may take,
and
gave
it
to
those
who
were
with
him?
And
he
said
to
them,
The
Sabbath
was
made
for
man,
and
not
man
for
the
Sabbath;
So
that
the
Son
of
man
is
lord
even
of
the
Sabbath.
And
he
went
again
into
the
Synagogue;
and
there
was
a
man
there
whose
hand
was dead.
And
they
were
watching
him
to see
if
he
would
make
him
well
on
the
Sabbath
day,
so
that
they
might
have something
against
him.
And
he
said
to
the
man,
Get
up
and come forward.
And
he
said
to
them,
Is
it
right
to
do
good
on
the
Sabbath
or
to
do
evil?
to
give
life
or
to
put
to
death?
But
they
said nothing.
And
looking round
on
them
he
was angry,
being sad
because
of
their hard
hearts;
and
he
said
to
the
man, Put
out
your
hand.
And
he put
it
out,
and
his
hand
was
made
well.
And
the
Pharisees
went
out,
and
straight
away
made designs
with
the
Herodians
about
how
they
might
put
him
to
death.
And
Jesus
went
away
with
his
disciples
to
the
sea,
and
a
great
number
from
Galilee came
after
him:
and
from Judaea,
And
from
Jerusalem,
and
from Idumaea,
and
the
other
side
of
Jordan,
and
the country
about
Tyre
and
Sidon,
a
great
number,
hearing
what
great
things
he
did,
came
to
him.
And
he
made
a request
to
his
disciples
to
have
a
little
boat
ready
for
him,
so
that
he
might
not
be crushed
by
the
people;
For
he
had made
such
a
great
number
well
that
all
those
who
were diseased
were falling down before
him
for
the
purpose
of
touching
him.
And
the
unclean
spirits,
whenever
they
saw
him, went
down
before
him,
crying
out,
and
saying,
You
are
the
Son
of
God.
And
he
gave
them special
orders
not
to say
who
he
was.
And
he
went
up
into
the
mountain,
and sent
for
those
whom
it
was
his pleasure
to
have
with
him:
and
they
went
to
him.
And
he
took
twelve
to
be
with
him,
so
that
he
might
send
them
out
as preachers,
And give
them
the
power
of driving
out evil spirits:
To
Simon
he
gave
the second
name
of
Peter;
And
to
James,
the
son
of
Zebedee,
and
John,
the
brother
of
James,
he
gave
the second
name
of
Boanerges,
which
is,
Sons
of
thunder:
And
Andrew,
and
Philip,
and
Bartholomew,
and
Matthew,
and
Thomas,
and
James,
the son
of Alphaeus,
and
Thaddaeus,
and
Simon
the
Zealot;
And
Judas
Iscariot,
who
was false
to
him.
And
he
went
into
a
house.
And
the
people
came
together
again,
so
that
they
were
not
even
able
to take
bread.
And
when
his friends
had news
of
it,
they
went
out
to
get
him,
saying,
He
is
off
his head.
And
the
scribes
who
came
down
from
Jerusalem,
said,
He
has Beelzebub,
and,
By
the
ruler
of evil spirits
he sends evil spirits
out
of men.
And turning
to
them,
he
said
to
them
in
the form
of
a story,
How
is
it possible
for
Satan
to
put
out
Satan?
If there
is division
in
a
kingdom,
that
kingdom
will
come
to destruction;
And
if there
is division
in
a
house,
that
house
will
come
to destruction;
And
if
Satan
is
at war
with
himself,
and there
is division
in
him,
he
will
not
keep
his place
but
will
come
to
an
end.
But
no
one
is
able
to
go
into
the
house
of
the
strong
man
and take
his
goods,
without
first putting cords round
the
strong
man,
and
then
he
will take
his
goods.
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
The
sons
of
men
will
have forgiveness
for
all
their
sins
and
for
all
the
evil
words
they
say:
But
whoever says
evil
things
against
the
Holy
Spirit
will
never
have
forgiveness,
but
the
evil
he
has done
will
be
with
him
for
ever:
Because
they
said,
He
has
an
unclean
spirit.
And
his
mother
and
brothers
came
and
were
outside,
and
sent
for
him, requesting
to see
him.
And
a great
number
were
seated round
him;
and
they
said
to
him,
See,
your
mother
and
your
brothers
are
outside
looking
for
you.
And
he
said
in
answer,
Who
are
my
mother
and
my
brothers?
And
looking
round
at
those
who
were
seated
about
him,
he
said,
See,
my
mother
and
my
brothers!
Whoever
does God's pleasure,
the
same
is
my
brother,
and
sister,
and
mother.
And
again
he
was
teaching
by
the seaside.
And
a
very
great
number
of
people
had
come
to
him,
so
that
he
got
into
a
boat
on
the
sea
and took
his seat;
and
all
the
people
were
on
the
land
by
the seaside.
And
he gave
them
teaching
about
a
number
of
things
in
the form
of stories,
and
said
to
them
in
his
teaching,
Give ear:
A man
went
out
to put seed
in
the earth:
And
while
he
was doing
it,
some
was dropped
by
the wayside,
and
the
birds
came
and
took
it
for food.
And
some went
on
the stones,
where
it
had
not
much
earth;
and
it
came
up
straight away,
because
the
earth
was
not
deep:
And
when
the
sun
was high,
it
was burned;
and
because
it
had
no
root,
it became dry
and dead.
And
some
went
among
the
thorns,
and
the
thorns
came
up,
and
it
had
no room
for growth
and
gave
no
fruit.
And
some,
falling
on
good
earth,
gave
fruit,
coming
up
and
increasing,
and
giving
thirty,
sixty,
and
a
hundred times
as much.
And
he
said
to
them,
Whoever
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear.
And
when
he
was
by
himself,
those
who
were round
him
with
the
twelve
put questions
to
him
about
the
purpose
of
the stories.
And
he
said
to
them,
To
you
is
given
the secret
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
but
to
those
who
are
outside,
all
things
are
given
in
the
form
of stories;
So
that
seeing
they
may
see,
and
it
will
not
be clear
to
them;
and
hearing
it,
they
will
not get
the sense;
for fear
that
they
may
be
turned
again
to
me
and
have forgiveness.
And
he
said
to
them,
If
you
are
not clear
about
this story,
how
will
you
be clear
about
the
others?
The seed
is
the
word.
And
these
are
they
by
the wayside,
where
the
word
is planted;
and
when
they
have given ear,
the Evil
One
comes
straight
away
and
takes
away
the
word
which
has
been planted
in
them.
And
in
the
same
way,
these
are
they
who
are planted
on
the stones,
who,
when
the
word
has
come
to
their
ears,
straight
away
take
it
with
joy;
And
they
have
no
root
in
themselves,
but go
on
for
a time;
then,
when
trouble
comes
or pain,
because
of
the
word,
they
quickly
become
full
of doubts.
And
others
are
those planted
among
the
thorns;
these
are
they
who
have given ear
to
the
word,
And
the
cares
of
this life,
and
the deceits
of
wealth,
and
the
desire
for
other
things
coming
in,
put
a stop
to
the growth
of
the
word,
and
it gives no
fruit.
And
these
are
they
who
were planted
on
the
good
earth; such
as
give ear
to
the
word,
and take
it
into
their hearts,
and
give
fruit,
thirty
and
sixty
and
a
hundred times
as much.
And
he
said
to
them,
When
the light
comes
in,
do
people
put
it
under
a vessel,
or
under
the
bed,
and
not
on
its table?
There
is
nothing
covered which
will
not
be seen openly,
and
nothing
has
been
made
secret which
will
not
come
to
light.
If
any
man
has
ears, let
him
give
ear.
And
he
said
to
them,
Take
care
what
you
give ear
to:
in
the
same
measure
as
you
give
you
will get,
and
more
will
be
given
to
you.
He
who
has,
to
him
will
be
given:
and
he
who
has
not,
from
him
will
be
taken
even
that
which
he
has.
And
he
said,
Such
is
the
kingdom
of
God,
as
if
a
man
put
seed
in
the
earth,
And went
to
sleep
and
got
up,
night
and
day,
and
the
seed came
to growth,
though
he
had
no idea
how.
The
earth gives
fruit
by herself;
first
the leaf,
then
the
head,
then
the
full
grain.
But
when
the
grain
is ready,
he
quickly
sends men
to get
it cut,
because
the time
for cutting
has
come.
And
he
said,
What
picture
may
we
give
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
or
with
what story
may
we
make
it clear?
It
is
like
a
grain
of
mustard
seed,
which,
when
it
is put
in
the
earth,
is
smaller
than
all
the
seeds
on
the
earth,
But
when
it
is planted,
it
comes
up,
and
becomes taller
than
all
the
plants,
and
puts
out
great
branches,
so
that
the
birds
of
heaven
are
able
to
take rest
in
its
shade.
And
with
a
number
of
such stories
he gave
them
his
teaching,
as
they
were
able
to take
it:
And
without
a story
he
said
nothing
to
them:
but
privately
to
his
disciples
he
made
all
things clear.
And
on
that
day,
when
the
evening
had
come,
he
said
to
them,
Let
us
go
over
to
the
other
side.
And going
away
from
the
people,
they
took
him
with
them,
as
he
was,
in
the
boat.
And
other
boats
were
with
him.
And
a
great
storm
of
wind
came
up,
and
the
waves
came
into
the
boat,
so
that
the
boat
was
now
becoming full.
And
he
himself
was
in
the back
of
the boat,
sleeping
on
the
cushion:
and
they, awaking
him,
said, Master,
is
it
nothing
to
you
that
we
are
in danger
of destruction?
And
he
came
out
of
his sleep,
and gave
strong orders
to
the
wind,
and
said
to
the
sea, Peace,
be
at rest.
And
the
wind
went
down,
and
there
was
a
great
calm.
And
he
said
to
them,
Why
are
you
full
of fear?
have
you
still
no
faith?
And
their
fear
was
great,
and
they
said
one
to
another,
Who
then
is
this,
that
even
the
wind
and
the
sea
do
his orders?
And
they
came
to
the
other
side
of
the
sea,
into
the
country
of
the
Gerasenes.
And
when
he
had
got
out
of
the
boat,
straight
away
there
came
to
him
from
the
place
of
the dead
a
man
with
an
unclean
spirit.
He
was
living
in
the
place
of
the dead:
and
no
man
was
able
to
keep
him down,
no,
not
with
a
chain;
Because
he
had frequently
been prisoned
in
chains
and iron bands,
and
the
chains
had
been parted
and
the bands
broken
by
him:
and
no
man
was
strong
enough
to make
him quiet.
And
all
the
time,
by
day
and
by
night,
in
the
place
of
the dead,
and
in
the
mountains,
he
was
crying
out
and cutting
himself
with
stones.
And
when
he
saw
Jesus
from
far
off,
he went quickly
to
him
and gave
him
worship;
And
crying
out
with
a
loud
voice
he
said,
What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
Jesus,
Son
of
the
Most
High
God?
In God's name,
do
not
be cruel
to
me.
For
Jesus
had
said
to
him,
Come
out
of
the
man,
you
unclean
spirit.
And
Jesus
said,
What
is
your
name?
And
he
made answer,
My
name
is
Legion,
because
there
are
a
great
number
of
us.
And
he made strong prayers
to
him
not
to
send
them
away
out
of
the
country.
Now
on
the
mountain side
there
was
a
great
herd
of
pigs getting
their food.
And
they
said
to
him,
Send
us
into
the
pigs,
so
that
we
may
go
into
them.
And
he
let
them
do
it.
And
the
unclean
spirits
came
out
and
went
into
the
pigs;
and
the
herd
went rushing
down
a sharp slope
into
the
sea,
about
two
thousand
of
them;
and
they
came
to
their death
in
the
sea.
And
their keepers
went running
and gave
an account
of
it
in
the
town
and
in
the
country.
And
people
came
to
see
what
had
taken
place.
And
they
came
to
Jesus,
and
saw
the
man
in
whom
had
been
the evil spirits
seated,
clothed
and
with
full
use
of
his senses,
and
they
were
full
of
fear.
And
those
who
had
seen
it
gave
them
an
account
of
what
had
been
done
to
him
who
had
the evil spirits,
and
of
the fate
of
the
pigs.
And
they made
a request
to
him
to
go
out
of
their country.
And
when
he
was
getting
into
the
boat,
the
man
in
whom
had
been
the evil spirits
had
a great desire
to
come
with
him.
And
he
would
not
let
him,
but
said
to
him,
Go
to
your
house,
to
your friends,
and
give
them news
of
the
great
things
the
Lord
has
done
for
you,
and
how
he
had
mercy
on
you.
And
he
went
on
his
way,
and
made public
in
the country
of
Decapolis
what
great
things
Jesus
had
done
for
him:
and
all
men
were
full
of
wonder.
And
when
Jesus
had gone
over
again
in
the
boat
to
the
other
side,
a
great
number
of
people
came
to
him:
and
he
was
by
the
sea.
And
one
of
the rulers
of
the
Synagogue,
Jairus
by
name,
came,
and
seeing
him,
went
down
at
his
feet,
And
made strong prayers
to
him,
saying,
My
little
daughter
is near
to
death:
it
is
my prayer
that
you
will
come
and
put
your
hands
on
her,
so
that
she
may
be
made
well,
and
have
life.
And
he
went
with
him;
and
a
great
number
of
people
went
after
him,
and
came round
him.
And
a
woman,
who
had
had
a flow
of
blood
for
twelve
years,
And
had undergone
much
at
the
hands
of
a
number
of medical
men,
and
had given
all
she
had,
and
was
no
better,
but
even
worse,
When
she
had news
of
the
things
which
Jesus
did,
went
among
the
people
coming
after
him,
and put
her hand
on
his
robe.
For
she
said,
If
I
may
only put
my hand
on
his
robe,
I
will be
made
well.
And
straight
away
the
fountain
of
her
blood
was
stopped,
and
she
had
a feeling
in
her
body
that
her
disease
had gone
and
she
was
well.
And
straight
away
Jesus
was conscious
that
power
had
gone
out
of
him;
and,
turning
to
the
people,
he
said,
Who
was
touching
my
robe?
And
his
disciples
said
to
him,
You
see
the
people round
you
on every side,
and
you
say,
Who
was
touching
me?
And
on
his
looking round
to
see
her
who
had
done
this
thing,
The
woman, shaking
with
fear, conscious
of
what
had
been
done
to
her,
came
and,
falling
on
her face
before
him, gave
him
a
true account
of
everything.
And
he
said
to
her,
Daughter,
your
faith
has
made
you
well;
go
in
peace,
and
be free
from
your
disease.
And
while
he
was
still
talking,
they
came
from
the ruler
of
the Synagogue's
house,
saying,
Your
daughter
is
dead:
why
are
you
still troubling
the Master?
But
Jesus, giving
no attention
to
their
words,
said
to
the ruler
of
the
Synagogue,
Have
no
fear,
only
have
faith.
And
he
did
not
let
anyone come
with
him,
but
Peter
and
James
and
John,
the
brother
of
James.
And
they
came
to
the
house
of
the ruler
of
the
Synagogue;
and
he
saw
people running
this way
and that,
and
weeping
and
crying
loudly.
And
when
he
had
gone
in,
he
said
to
them,
Why
are
you making such
a noise
and
weeping?
The
child
is
not
dead,
but
sleeping.
And
they
were
laughing
at
him.
But
he, having
sent
them
all
out,
took
the
father
of
the
child
and
her
mother
and
those
who
were
with
him,
and
went
in
where
the
child
was.
And
taking
her
by
the
hand,
he
said
to
her,
Talitha cumi,
which
is,
My
child,
I
say
to
you,
Get
up.
And
the young
girl
got
up
straight away,
and
was
walking
about;
she
being
twelve
years old.
And
they
were overcome
with wonder.
And
he
gave
them special
orders
that
they
were
not
to
say
anything
of
this;
and
he
said
that
some
food
was
to
be
given
to
her.
And
he
went
away
from
there,
and
came
into
his
country;
and
his
disciples
went
with
him.
And
when
the
Sabbath
day
had
come,
he
was
teaching
in
the
Synagogue;
and
a
number
of
people
hearing
him
were surprised,
saying,
From
where
did
this
man
get
these
things?
and,
What
is
the
wisdom
given
to
this
man,
and
what
are
these works
of
power
done
by
his
hands?
Is
not
this
the woodworker,
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 bitter
against
him.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
A
prophet
is nowhere
without honour,
but
in
his
country,
and
among
his
relations,
and
in
his family.
And
he
was
unable
to
do
any work
of
power
there,
but
only
to
put
his
hands
on
one
or two persons
who
were ill,
and
make
them
well.
And
he
was greatly
surprised
because
they
had no faith.
And
he
went
about
the country places
teaching.
And
he
gave orders
to
the
twelve,
and
sent
them
out
two
by
two;
and
he
gave
them
authority
over
the
unclean
spirits;
And
he
said
that
they
were
to
take
nothing
for
their
journey,
but
a stick
only;
no
bread,
no
bag,
no
money
in
their pockets;
They
were
to go
with common shoes
on
their feet,
and
not
to take
two
coats.
And
he
said
to
them,
Wherever
you
go
into
a
house, make
that
your resting-place till
you
go
away.
And
whatever
place
will
not
take
you
in
and
will
not
give ear
to
you,
when
you
go away, put
off
the
dust
from
your
feet
as
a
witness
against
them.
And
they
went
out,
preaching
the need
for
a change
of heart
in men.
And
they
sent
out
a number
of evil spirits,
and
put
oil
on
a
great number
who
were ill,
and made
them
well.
And
king
Herod
had news
of
him,
because
his
name
was
on
the lips
of
all;
and
he
said,
John
the
Baptist
has
come back
from
the
dead,
and
for
this
reason
these
powers
are
working
in
him.
But
others
said,
It
is
Elijah.
And
others
said,
It
is
a
prophet,
even
like
one
of
the
prophets.
But
Herod,
when
he
had news
of
it,
said,
John,
whom
I put
to death,
has
come back
from
the dead.
For
Herod
himself
had
sent
men
out
to
take
John
and
put
him
in
prison,
because
of
Herodias,
his
brother Philip's
wife,
whom
he
had taken
for
himself.
For
John
said
to
Herod,
It
is wrong
for
you
to
have
your brother's
wife.
And
Herodias
was bitter
against
him,
desiring
to
put
him
to
death;
but
she
was
not
able;
For
Herod
was
in
fear
of
John,
being conscious
that
he
was
an
upright
and
holy
man,
and
kept
him
safe.
And
hearing
him,
he
was
much troubled;
and
he gave ear
to
him
gladly.
And
the chance
came
when
Herod
on
his
birthday
gave
a feast
to
his
lords,
and
the high captains,
and
the chief
men
of
Galilee;
And
when
the
daughter
of
Herodias
herself
came
in
and
did
a
dance,
Herod
and
those
who
were
at
table
with
him
were
pleased
with
her;
and
the
king
said
to
the
girl,
Make
a
request
for anything
and
I
will
give
it
you.
And
he took
an
oath,
saying
to
her,
Whatever
is
your desire
I
will
give
it
to
you,
even
half
of
my
kingdom.
And
she
went
out
and
said
to
her
mother,
What
is
my
request
to
be?
And
she
said,
The
head
of
John
the
Baptist.
And
she
came
in
quickly
to
the
king,
and
said,
My
desire
is
that
you
give
me
straight
away
on
a plate
the
head
of
John
the
Baptist.
And
the
king
was
very
sad;
but
because
of
his
oaths,
and
those
who
were
with
him
at table,
he
would
not
say 'No'
to
her.
And
straight
away
the
king
sent
out
one
of
his armed
men,
and gave
him
an
order
to come
back
with
the
head:
and
he
went
and
took
off John's
head
in
prison,
And
came
back
with
the
head
on
a plate,
and
gave
it
to
the
girl;
and
the
girl
gave
it
to
her
mother.
And
when
his
disciples
had news
of
it,
they
came
and
took
up
his
body,
and
put
it
in
its last resting-place.
And
the twelve
came
together
to
Jesus;
and
they
gave
him
an account
of
all
the
things
they
had
done,
and
all
they
had
been
teaching.
And
he
said
to
them,
Come
away
by
yourselves
to
a quiet
place,
and
take
a
rest
for
a
time.
Because
there
were
a
great
number
coming
and
going,
and
they
had
no
time
even
for
food.
And
they
went
away
in
the
boat
to
a waste
place
by
themselves.
And
the
people
saw
them
going,
and
a
number
of
them, having knowledge
who
they
were,
went running
there
together
on foot
from
all
the
towns,
and
got
there
before
them.
And
he
got
out,
and
saw
a
great mass
of
people,
and
he
had
pity
on
them,
because
they
were
like
sheep
without
a keeper:
and
he gave
them
teaching
about
a
number
of
things.
And
at
the end
of
the day,
his
disciples
came
to
him
and
said,
This
place
is waste land,
and
it
is
late:
Send
them
away,
so
that
they
may
go
into
the
country
and small towns
round
about,
and get
some
food
for
themselves.
But
he
said
to
them
in
answer,
Give
them
food
yourselves.
And
they
said
to
him,
Are
we
to
go
and get
bread
for
two
hundred pence,
and
give
it
to
them?
And
he
said
to
them,
How
much
bread
have
you?
go
and
see.
And
when
they
had
seen,
they
said,
Five cakes
of
bread
and
two fishes.
And
he made
them
all
be seated
in
groups
on
the
green
grass.
And
they
were placed
in
groups,
by
hundreds
and
by
fifties.
And
he
took
the
five cakes
of
bread
and
the
two fishes
and,
looking
up
to
heaven,
he
said
words
of
blessing
over
them;
and
when
the cakes
were broken,
he
gave
them
to
the
disciples
to
put
before
the
people;
and
he made division
of
the
two fishes
among
them
all.
And
they
all took
of
the
food
and
had enough.
And
they
took
up
twelve
baskets
full
of
the
broken bits
and
of
the fishes.
And
those
who took
of
the
bread
were
five
thousand
men.
And
straight
away
he
made
his
disciples
get
into
the
boat,
and
go
before
him
to
the
other
side
to Beth-saida,
while
he
himself
sent
the
people
away.
And
after
he
had sent
them
away,
he
went
up
into
a
mountain
for
prayer.
And
by
evening,
the
boat
was
in
the
middle
of
the
sea,
and
he
by
himself
on
the
land.
And
seeing
that
they
had trouble
in getting
their boat
through
the water,
because
the
wind
was
against
them,
about
the fourth
watch
of
the
night
he
came
to
them,
walking
on
the
sea;
and
he
would
have gone
past
them;
But
they,
when
they
saw
him
walking
on
the
sea, took
him
for
a spirit,
and gave
a loud cry:
For
they
all
saw
him,
and
were
troubled.
But
straight
away
he
said
to
them,
Take heart,
it
is
I,
have
no
fear.
And
he
went
to
them
into
the
boat,
and
the
wind
went
down,
and
they
were full
of wonder
in
themselves;
For
it
was
not clear
to
them
about
the
bread;
but
their
hearts
were hard.
And
when
they
had gone
across,
they
came
to
Gennesaret,
and got
their boat
to
land.
And
when
they
had
got
out
of
the
boat,
the
people
quickly
had news
of
him,
And went running through
all
the
country round
about,
and took
on
their beds
those
who
were ill,
to
where
it
was
said
that
he
was.
And
wherever
he
went,
into small
towns,
or
great
towns,
or
into
the
country,
they took
those
who
were
ill
into
the market-places, requesting
him
that
they
might
put
their hands
even
on
the edge
of
his
robe:
and
all
those
who
did
so
were
made
well.
And there
came
together
to
him
the
Pharisees
and
certain
of
the
scribes
who
had
come
from
Jerusalem,
And
had
seen
that
some
of
his
disciples took
their
bread
with
unclean,
that
is,
unwashed,
hands.
Now
the
Pharisees,
and
all
the
Jews,
do
not
take food
without washing
their
hands
with care, keeping
the
old rule
which
has
been handed down
to them:
And
when
they
come
from
the market-place,
they
take
no food till
their hands
are
washed;
and
a
number
of
other orders
there
are,
which
have
been handed down
to
them
to
keep —
washings
of
cups
and
pots
and brass vessels.
And
the
Pharisees
and
the
scribes put
the
question
to
him,
Why
do
your
disciples
not keep
the rules
of
the fathers,
but take
their
bread
with unwashed
hands?
And
he
said,
Well
did
Isaiah
say
of
you,
you false
ones:
These
people
give
me honour
with
their
lips,
but
their
heart
is
far
from
me.
But their
worship
is
to no purpose,
while
they give
as their
teaching
the rules
of
men.
For, turning
away
from
the law
of
God,
you keep
the rules
of
men.
And
he
said
to
them, Truly
you put
on
one side
the law
of
God,
so
that
you
may
keep
the rules
which
have
been handed down
to
you.
For
Moses
said,
Give honour
to
your
father
and
mother,
and,
He
who
says
evil
of
father
or
mother,
let
him
have
the punishment
of
death:
But
you
say,
If
a
man
says
to
his
father
or
his
mother,
That
by
which
you
might
have
had
profit
from
me
is
Corban,
that
is
to
say,
Given
to
God,
You
no
longer
let
him
do
anything
for
his
father
or
his
mother;
Making
the
word
of
God
of no effect
by
your rule,
which
you
have
given:
and
a
number
of
other
such
things
you
do.
And turning
to
the
people
again,
he
said
to
them,
Give ear
to
me
all
of
you,
and
let
my
words
be clear
to
you:
There
is
nothing
outside
the
man
which,
going
into
him,
is
able
to make
him unclean:
but
the
things
which
come
out
of
the
man
are
those
which make
the
man unclean.
[]
And
when
he
had
gone
into
the
house
away
from
all
the
people,
his
disciples put
questions
to
him
about
the saying.
And
he
said
to
them,
Have
even
you
so little wisdom?
Do
you
not
see
that
whatever
goes
into
a
man
from
outside
is
not
able
to
make
him unclean,
Because
it
goes
not
into
the
heart
but
into
the
stomach,
and
goes
out
with
the waste?
He
said
this, making
all
food
clean.
And
he
said,
That
which
comes
out
of
the
man,
that makes
the
man unclean.
Because
from
inside,
from
the
heart
of
men,
come
evil
thoughts
and unclean pleasures,
The taking
of goods
and
of life, broken faith between husband
and wife, the desire
of wealth, wrongdoing,
deceit, sins
of the flesh, an
evil
eye, angry words,
pride, foolish acts:
All
these
evil
things
come
from
inside,
and make
the
man unclean.
And
he
went
away
from
there
to
the country
of
Tyre
and Sidon.
And
he
went
into
a
house,
desiring
that
no
man
might
have knowledge
of
it:
and
he
was
not
able
to keep
it secret.
But
a
woman,
whose
little
daughter
had
an
unclean
spirit,
having
had news
of
him,
came
straight away
and
went
down
at
his
feet.
Now
the
woman
was
a
Greek,
a Syro-phoenician
by
birth:
and
she made
a
request
to
him
that
he
would
send
the evil spirit
out
of
her
daughter.
And
he
said
to
her,
Let
the
children
first
have
their
food:
for
it
is
not
right
to
take
the children's
bread
and
give
it
to
the
dogs.
But
she
said
to
him
in
answer,
Yes,
Lord:
even
the
dogs
under
the
table take
the bits dropped
by
the
children.
And
he
said
to
her,
For
this
saying
go
your
way;
the evil spirit
has
gone
out
of
your
daughter.
And
she
went
away
to
her
house,
and saw
the
child
on
the
bed,
and
the evil spirit
gone
out.
And
again
he
went
out
from
Tyre,
and
came
through
Sidon
to
the
sea
of
Galilee,
through
the country
of
Decapolis.
And
they came
to
him
with
one
who
had no
power
of hearing
and
had trouble
in talking;
and
they
made
a request
to
him
to
put
his
hands
on
him.
And
he
took
him
on
one side
from
the
people
privately,
and
put
his
fingers
into
his
ears,
and
he
put water
from
his mouth
on
the man's
tongue
with
his
finger;
And
looking
up
to
heaven,
he took
a
deep breath,
and
said
to
him,
Ephphatha,
that
is,
Be open.
And
his
ears became
open,
and
the band
of
his
tongue
was
made
loose,
and
his
words became clear.
And
he
gave
them
orders
not
to
give news
of
it
to
anyone;
but
the
more
he
made
this request,
so
much
the
more
they
made
it public.
And
they
were overcome
with wonder,
saying,
He
has
done
all
things
well:
he
even
gives back
the power
of
hearing
and
the power
of
talking
to
those
who
have
been
without
them.
In
those
days
again,
when
there
was
a
great mass
of
people
and
they
had
no
food,
he
made
his
disciples
come
to
him
and
said
to
them,
I
have
pity
for
these
people
because
they
have
been
with
me
now
three
days,
and
have
no
food;
If
I
send
them
away
to
their houses
with no food,
they
will
be overcome
by weariness
on
the
way;
and
some
of
them
have
come
from
far.
And
his
disciples
said
in
answer,
How
will
it
be possible
to get enough
bread
for
these
men
here
in
a waste
place?
And
he put
the
question,
How
much
bread
have
you?
And
they
said,
Seven cakes.
And
he made
the
people
be seated
on
the
earth:
and
he
took
the
seven cakes
and, having
given praise,
he
gave
the
broken
bread
to
his
disciples
to
put
before
them;
and
they
put
it
before
the
people.
And
they
had
some
small fishes;
and
blessing
them
he
had
them put
before
the
people
in
the
same
way.
And
they
took
the
food,
and
had enough;
and
they
took
up
seven
baskets
full
of
the
broken bits.
And
there
were
about
four
thousand
people:
and
he
sent
them
away.
And
he
got
into
the
boat
with
his
disciples
straight
away,
and
came
into
the
country
of
Dalmanutha.
And
the
Pharisees
came
out
and
put questions
to
him, requesting
from
him
a
sign
from
heaven,
testing
him.
And
he
was
very sad
in
spirit,
and
said,
Why
is
this
generation
looking
for
a
sign?
truly,
I
say
to
you,
No
sign
will
be
given
to
this
generation.
And
he
went
away
from
them,
and
again
got
into
the boat
and
went
across
to
the
other
side.
And
they
had
taken
no thought
to
get
bread;
and
they
had
only
one cake
of
bread
with
them
in
the
boat.
And
he
said
to
them,
Take
care
to
be
on
the
watch
against
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees
and
the
leaven
of
Herod.
And
they
said
to
one
another,
We
have
no
bread.
And
Jesus, hearing
it,
said
to
them,
Why
are
you
reasoning
among
yourselves
because
you
have
no
bread?
do
you
still
not
see,
and
is
it
still
not clear
to
you?
are
your
hearts
so hard?
Having
eyes,
do
you
not
see?
and
having
ears,
have
you
no
hearing?
and
have
you
no memory?
When
I
made
a division
of
the
five cakes
of
bread
among
the
five
thousand,
what
number
of
baskets
full
of
broken bits did
you
take
up?
They
said
to
him,
Twelve.
And
when
the
seven
among
the
four
thousand,
what
number
of
baskets
full
of
broken bits did
you
take
up?
And
they
said
to
him,
Seven.
And
he
said
to
them,
Is
it
still
not clear
to
you?
And
they
came
to Beth-saida.
And
they
took
a
blind
man
to
him, requesting
him
to put
his hands
on
him.
And
he
took
the
blind
man
by
the
hand,
and went
with
him
out
of
the
town;
and
when
he
had
put water
from
his mouth
on
his
eyes,
and
put
his
hands
on
him,
he
said,
Do
you
see
anything?
And
looking
up,
he
said,
I
see
men;
I
see
them
like
trees,
walking.
Then
again
he
put
his
hands
on
his
eyes;
and
looking hard,
he
was able
to
see,
and saw
all
things
clearly.
And
he
sent
him
away
to
his
house,
saying,
Do
not
even
go
into
the
town.
And
Jesus
went
out,
with
his
disciples,
into
the little towns round
Caesarea
Philippi;
and
on
the
way
he put
a
question
to
his
disciples,
saying,
Who
do
men
say
that
I
am?
And
they
made answer,
John
the
Baptist;
and
others,
Elijah;
but
others,
One
of
the
prophets.
And
he
said
to
them,
But
who
do
you
say
I
am?
Peter
said
in
answer,
You
are
the
Christ.
And
he put
them under
orders
not
to
say
this
of
him
to
anyone.
And
teaching
them,
he
said
that
the
Son
of
man
would
have
to undergo
much,
and
be hated
by
those
in authority,
and
the
chief
priests,
and
the
scribes,
and
be
put
to
death,
and
after
three
days come back
from
the dead.
And
he
said
this
openly.
And
Peter
took
him,
and
was protesting.
But
he,
turning
about,
and
seeing
his
disciples,
said sharply
to
Peter,
Get out
of
my
way,
Satan:
for
your
mind
is
not
on
the
things
of
God,
but
on
the
things
of
men.
And turning
to
the mass
of
people
with
his
disciples,
he
said
to
them,
If any man
has
the
desire
to
come
after
me,
let
him
give
up
all
other
desires,
and
take
up
his
cross
and
come
after
me.
Whoever
has
a
desire
to keep
his
life,
will
have
it taken
from
him;
and
whoever gives up
his
life
because
of
me
and
the
good
news,
will keep
it.
What
profit
has
a
man
if
he gets
all
the
world
with
the
loss
of
his
life?
And
what
would
a
man
give
in
exchange
for
his
life?
Whoever
has
a feeling
of shame
because
of
me
and
my
words
in
this false
and evil
generation,
the
Son
of
man
will
have
a feeling
of shame
because
of
him,
when
he
comes
in
the
glory
of
his
Father
with
the
holy
angels.
And
he
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
There
are
some
here
who
will
have
no
taste
of
death till
they
see
the
kingdom
of
God
come
with
power.
And
after
six
days
Jesus
took
with
him
Peter
and
James
and
John,
and made
them go
up
with
him
into
a
high
mountain
by
themselves:
and
he
was changed
in form
before
them:
And
his
clothing
became shining,
very
white,
as
no cleaner
on
earth
would
make
it.
And
there
came
before
them
Elijah
with
Moses,
and
they
were
talking
with
Jesus.
And
Peter
said
to
Jesus, Master,
it
is
good
for
us
to
be
here:
and
let
us
make
three
tents;
one
for
you,
one
for
Moses,
and
one
for
Elijah.
Because
he
was
not certain
what
to say,
for
they
were
in
great
fear.
And
a
cloud
came
over
them;
and
a
voice
came
out
of
the
cloud, saying,
This
is
my dearly loved
Son,
give ear
to
him.
And
suddenly
looking round
about,
they
saw
no
one
any
longer,
but
Jesus
only
with
themselves.
And
while
they
were
coming
down
from
the
mountain,
he
gave
them
orders
not
to give word
to
any
man
of
the
things
they
had
seen, till
the
Son
of
man
had
come back
from
the
dead.
And
they kept
the
saying, questioning
among
themselves
what
the coming
back
from
the
dead
might
be.
And
they
put
a
question
to
him,
saying, Why
do
the
scribes
say
that
Elijah
has
to
come
first?
And
he
said
to
them, Truly,
Elijah
does
come
first,
and puts
all
things
in
order;
and
how
is
it
said
in
the Writings
that
the
Son
of
man
will
go through
much sorrow
and
be made
as
nothing?
But
I
say
to
you
that
Elijah
has
come,
and
they
have
done
to
him
whatever
they
were pleased
to
do,
even
as
the Writings
say
about
him.
And
when
they
came
to
the
disciples,
they
saw
a
great mass
of
people
about
them,
and
scribes questioning
them.
And
straight away
all
the
people,
when
they
saw
him,
were
full
of wonder,
and
running
to
him, gave
him worship.
And
he
said,
What
are
you
questioning
them
about?
And
one
of
the
number
said
to
him
in
answer, Master,
I came
to
you
with
my
son,
who
has
in
him
a
spirit
which takes away
his power
of talking;
And
wherever
it takes
him,
it puts
him
down violently, streaming
at
the lips
and twisted
with pain;
and
his strength goes
from
him;
and
I
made
a request
to
your
disciples
to
send
it
out,
and
they
were
not
able.
And
he
said
to
them
in
answer,
O
generation without faith,
how
long
will
I
have
to
be
with
you?
how
long
will
I
put up
with
you?
let
him
come
to
me.
And
they
took
him
to
him:
and
when
he
saw
him,
the
spirit
in
him
straight away became violent;
and
he went
down
on
the
earth,
rolling
about
and streaming
at
the lips.
And
Jesus
questioning
the
father
said,
How
long
has
he
been
like
this?
And
he
said,
From
a child.
And frequently
it
has sent
him
into
the
fire
and
into
the
water,
for
his destruction;
but
if
you
are
able
to
do
anything,
have
pity
on
us,
and give
us
help.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
If
you
are
able!
All
things
are
possible
to
him
who
has
faith.
Straight away
the
father
of
the
child gave
a
cry,
saying,
I
have
faith; make
my feeble
faith stronger.
And
when
Jesus
saw
that
the
people
came running
together,
he gave orders
to
the
unclean
spirit,
saying
to
him,
You,
spirit,
who
are
the cause
of
his loss
of voice
and hearing,
I
say
to
you,
come
out
of
him,
and
never
again
go
into
him.
And
after
crying
out
and shaking
him violently,
it
came
out:
and
the child
became
like
one
dead;
so
that
most
of
them
said,
He
is
dead.
But
Jesus
took
him
by
the
hand, lifting
him
up;
and
he
got
up.
And
when
he
had
gone
into
the
house,
his
disciples
said
to
him
privately, Why
were
we unable
to
send
it
out?
And
he
said
to
them,
Nothing
will
make
this sort
come
out
but
prayer.
And
they
went
out
from
there,
through
Galilee;
and
it
was
his
desire
that
no
man
might
have knowledge
of
it;
For
he
was giving
his
disciples
teaching,
and
saying
to
them,
The
Son
of
man
is
given
up
into
the
hands
of
men,
and
they
will
put
him
to
death;
and
when
he
is dead,
after
three
days
he
will come
back
from
the dead.
But
the
saying
was
not clear
to
them,
and
they
were
in
fear
of
questioning
him
about
it.
And
they
came
to
Capernaum:
and
when
he
was
in
the
house,
he
put
the
question
to
them,
What
were
you talking
about
on
the
way?
But
they said nothing:
because
they
had
had
an argument between
themselves
on
the
way,
about
who
was
the
greatest.
And seating
himself,
he
made
the
twelve
come
to
him;
and
he
said
to
them,
If
any
man
has
the
desire
to
be
first,
he
will
be
last
of
all
and
servant
of
all.
And
he
took
a little
child,
and
put
him
in
the
middle
of
them;
and
taking
him
in
his
arms,
he
said
to
them,
Whoever
will give honour
to
one
such little
child
in
my
name, gives honour
to
me:
and
whoever gives honour
to
me, gives honour
not
to
me,
but
to
him
who
sent
me.
John
said
to
him, Master,
we
saw
one driving
out evil spirits
in
your
name:
and
we
said
that
he
might
not,
because
he
is
not
one
of
us.
But
Jesus
said,
Say
not
so:
for
there
is
no
man
who
will
do
a great work
in
my
name,
and
be
able
at
the
same
time
to
say
evil
of
me.
He
who
is
not
against us
is
for us.
Whoever
gives
you
a
cup
of
water,
because
you
are Christ's,
truly
I
say
to
you,
he
will
in
no
way
be
without
his
reward.
And
whoever
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
one
of
these
little
ones
who
have
faith
in
me,
it
would
be
better
for
him
if
a great stone
was
put round
his
neck
and
he
was dropped
into
the
sea.
And
if
your
hand
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
you,
let
it
be
cut
off;
it
is
better
for
you
to
go
into
life
with
one
hand
than
to
have
two
hands
and
go
into
hell,
into
the eternal
fire.
[]
And
if
your
foot
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
you,
let
it
be
cut
off:
it
is
better
for
you
to
go
into
life
with
one
foot
than
to
have
two
feet
and
go
into
hell.
[]
And
if
your
eye
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
you,
take
it
out:
it
is
better
for
you
to
go
into
the
kingdom
of
God
with
one
eye
than,
having
two
eyes,
to
go
into
hell,
Where
their
worm
is ever living
and
the
fire
is
not
put
out.
Everyone
will
be
salted
with
fire.
Salt
is
good;
but
if
the taste goes
from
it,
how
will
you
make
it
salt
again?
Have
salt
in
yourselves,
and
be
at
peace
one
with
another.
And
he
got
up,
and
went
into
the country
of Judaea
on
the
other
side
of
Jordan:
and great
numbers
of
people
came
together
to
him
again;
and,
as
was
his
way,
he gave
them
teaching.
And
Pharisees
came
to
him,
testing
him
with
the
question,
Is
it right
for
a
man
to
put
away
his
wife?
And
he
said
to
them
in
answer,
What
did
Moses
say
you
were
to
do?
And
they
said
to
him,
Moses
let
us
give
her
a statement
in
writing,
and
be
free
from
her.
But
Jesus
said
to
them,
Because
of
your hard hearts
he gave
you
this law.
But
from
the
first,
male
and
female
made
he
them.
For
this cause
will
a
man go away
from
his
father
and
mother,
and
be joined
to
his
wife;
And
the
two
will become
one
flesh;
so
that
they
are
no
longer
two,
but
one
flesh.
Let
not
that
which
has
been
joined
together
by
God
be parted
by
man.
And
in
the
house
the
disciples put
questions
to
him
again
about
this
thing.
And
he
said
to
them,
Whoever puts
away
his
wife
and takes
another,
is false
to
his
wife;
And
if
she
herself puts
away
her
husband
and takes
another,
she
is false
to
her
husband.
And
they took
to
him little
children,
so
that
he
might put
his hands
on
them:
and
the
disciples
said sharp
words
to
them.
And
when
Jesus
saw
it,
he
was angry,
and
said
to
them,
Let
the little
children
come
to
me,
and
do
not
keep
them
away;
for
of
such
is
the
kingdom
of
God.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Whoever
does
not put
himself under
the
kingdom
of
God
like
a little
child,
will
not
come
into
it
at
all.
And
he
took
them
in
his
arms,
and gave
them
a
blessing,
putting
his
hands
on
them.
And
while
he
was
going
out
into
the
way,
a
man
came
running
to
him,
and
went
down
on
his
knees, saying,
Good Master,
what
have
I
to
do
so
that
I
may
have
eternal
life?
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Why
do
you
say
I
am
good?
no
one
is
good
but
one,
and
that
is
God.
You
have knowledge
of
what
is
said
in
the law,
Do
not
put any
one
to
death,
Do
not
be untrue
in married life,
Do
not take
what
is
not
yours,
Do
not
give
false
witness,
Do
not get money
by deceit,
Give honour
to
your
father
and
mother.
And
he
said
to
him, Master,
all
these
laws
I
have
kept
from
the time
when
I
was young.
And
Jesus,
looking
on
him
and loving
him,
said,
There
is
one
thing needed:
go,
get
money
for
your goods,
and
give
it
to
the
poor,
and
you
will
have wealth
in
heaven:
and
come
with
me.
But
his face
became
sad
at
the
saying,
and
he
went
away sorrowing:
for
he
was
one
who
had
much
property.
And
Jesus,
looking round
about,
said
to
his
disciples,
How
hard
it
is
for
those
who
have wealth
to
come
into
the
kingdom
of
God!
And
the
disciples
were full
of wonder
at
his
words.
But
Jesus
said
to
them
again,
Children,
how
hard
it
is
for
those
who put faith
in wealth
to
come
into
the
kingdom
of
God!
It
is simpler
for
a
camel
to
go
through
a needle's
eye,
than
for
a
man
of wealth
to
come
into
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
they
were greatly surprised,
saying
to
him,
Who
then
may
have
salvation?
Jesus,
looking
on
them,
said,
With
men
it
is
impossible,
but
not
with
God:
for
all
things
are
possible
with
God.
Peter
said
to
him,
See,
we
have given up
everything,
and come
after
you.
Jesus
said,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
There
is
no
man
who
has given up
house,
or
brothers,
or
sisters,
or
mother,
or
father,
or
children,
or
land,
because
of
me
and
the
good
news,
Who
will
not get
a
hundred
times
as
much
now
in
this
time,
houses,
and
brothers,
and
sisters,
and
mothers,
and
children,
and
land —
though
with
great troubles;
and,
in
the
world
to
come,
eternal
life.
But
a
great number
who
are
first
will
be
last:
and
those
who
are
last
will
be
first.
And
they
were
on
the
way,
going
up
to
Jerusalem;
and
Jesus
was
going
before
them:
and
they
were full
of wonder;
but
those
who
came
after
him
were
in
fear.
And
again
he
took
the
twelve,
and gave
them word
of
the
things
which
were
to
come
on
him,
Saying,
See,
we
go
up
to
Jerusalem;
and
the
Son
of
man
will
be
given
up
to
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes;
and
they
will give
an order
for
his
death,
and
will give
him
up
to
the
Gentiles:
And
they
will make sport
of
him,
and
put shame
on
him,
and give
him cruel blows,
and
will
put
him
to
death;
and
after
three
days
he
will come back
from
the dead.
And
there
came
to
him
James
and
John,
the
sons
of
Zebedee,
saying
to
him, Master,
will
you
give
us
whatever
may
be
our
request?
And
he
said
to
them,
What
would
you
have
me
do
for
you?
And
they
said
to
him,
Let
us
be
seated,
one
at
your
right
hand
and
one
at
your
left,
in
your
glory.
But
Jesus
said
to
them,
You
have
no knowledge
of
what
you
are
saying.
Are
you
able
to take
of
my
cup?
or
to
undergo
the
baptism
which
I
am
to
undergo?
And
they
said
to
him,
We
are
able.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
You
will take
of
the
cup
from
which
I take;
and
the
baptism
which
I
am
about
to
undergo
you
will
undergo:
But
to
be
seated
at
my
right
hand
or
at
my
left
is
not
for
me
to
give:
but
it
is
for
those
for
whom
it
has
been
made
ready.
And
hearing
this,
the
ten
became
very angry
with
James
and
John.
And
Jesus
made
them come
to
him,
and
said
to
them,
You
see
that
those
who
are
made
rulers
over
the
Gentiles
are lords
over
them,
and
their
great
ones
have
authority
over
them.
But
it
is
not
so
among
you:
but
whoever
has
a
desire
to
become
great
among
you,
let
him
be
your
servant:
And
whoever
has
a
desire
to
be
first
among
you,
let
him
be
servant
of
all.
For truly
the
Son
of
man
did
not
come
to
have servants,
but
to
be
a
servant,
and
to
give
his
life
for
the salvation
of
men.
And
they
came
to
Jericho:
and
when
he
was
going
out
of
Jericho,
with
his
disciples
and
a great
number
of
people,
the
son
of
Timaeus,
Bartimaeus,
a
blind
man,
was
seated
by
the wayside,
with
his hand
out
for
money.
And
when
it
came
to
his
ears
that
it
was
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
he gave
a
cry,
and
said,
Jesus,
Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me.
And
some
of
them, turning
in protest, gave
him
an
order
to
be
quiet:
but
he went
on
crying
out
all
the
more,
Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me.
And
Jesus
came
to
a
stop
and
said,
Let
him
come.
And
crying
out
to
the
blind
man,
they
said
to
him,
Be comforted:
come,
he
has sent
for
you.
And
he, putting off
his
coat, got
up quickly,
and
came
to
Jesus.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
What
would
you
have
me
do
to
you?
And
the
blind
man
said, Master,
make
me able
to
see.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Go
on
your
way;
your
faith
has
made
you
well.
And
straight
away
he
was able
to
see,
and
went
after
him
in
the
way.
And
when
they
came
near
to
Jerusalem,
to Beth-phage
and
Bethany,
at
the
Mountain
of
Olives,
he
sent
two
of
his
disciples,
And
said
to
them,
Go
into
the little
town
opposite:
and
when
you
come
to
it,
you
will see
a young ass
with
a cord round
his neck,
on
which
no
man
has
ever
been
seated;
let
him
loose,
and
come
back
with
him.
And
if
anyone
says
to
you,
Why
are
you
doing
this?
say,
The
Lord
has
need
of
him
and
will
send
him
back
straight
away.
And
they
went
away
and saw
a young ass
by
the
door
outside
in
the open
street;
and
they
were getting
him
loose.
And
some
of
those
who
were
there
said
to
them,
What
are
you
doing,
taking
the ass?
And
they
said
to
them
the
words
which
Jesus
had
said;
and
they
let
them
go.
And
they
took
the young ass
to
Jesus,
and
put
their
clothing
on
him,
and
he got
on
his
back.
And
a
great
number put down
their
clothing
in
the
way;
and
others put down branches
which
they
had taken
from
the
fields.
And
those
who
went
in
front,
and
those
who
came
after,
were
crying, Glory:
A
blessing
on
him
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord:
A
blessing
on
the
coming
kingdom
of
our
father
David: Glory
in
the
highest.
And
he
went
into
Jerusalem
into
the
Temple;
and
after
looking round
about
on
all
things,
it
being
now
evening,
he
went
out
to
Bethany
with
the
twelve.
And
on
the
day
after,
when
they
had
come
out
from
Bethany,
he
was
in need
of food.
And
seeing
a fig-tree
in
the
distance
with
leaves,
he
went
to
see
if
by chance
it
had
anything
on
it:
and
when
he
came
to
it,
he
saw
nothing
but
leaves,
for
it
was
not
the
time
for
the fruit.
And
he
said
to
it,
Let
no
man take
fruit
from
you
for
ever.
And
his
disciples took note
of
his
words.
And
they
came
to
Jerusalem;
and
he
went
into
the
Temple,
and
sent
out
those
who
were trading
there, overturning
the
tables
of
the money-changers
and
the
seats
of
those
who
were offering
doves
for money;
And
he
would
not
let
any
man take
a
vessel
through
the
Temple.
And
he
gave
them
teaching,
and
said
to
them,
Is
it
not
in
the Writings,
My
house
is
to
be
named
a
house
of
prayer
for
all
the
nations?
but
you
have
made
it
a hole
of thieves.
And
it
came
to
the
ears
of
the
chief
priests
and
scribes,
and
they took thought
how
they
might
put
him
to
death; being
in
fear
of
him,
because
all
the
people
were
full
of wonder
at
his
teaching.
And every
evening
he
went
out
of
the
town.
And
when
they
were going
by
in
the
morning,
they
saw
the fig-tree dead
from
the
roots.
And
Peter, having
a memory
of
it,
said
to
him, Master,
see,
the
tree
which
was
cursed
by
you
is dead.
And
Jesus,
answering,
said
to
them,
Have God's
faith.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Whoever
says
to
this
mountain,
Be
taken
up
and
be
put
into
the
sea;
and
has
no
doubt
in
his
heart,
but
has
faith
that
what
he
says
will
come
about,
he
will
have
his desire.
For
this
reason
I
say
to
you,
Whatever
you
make
a
request
for
in
prayer,
have
faith
that
it
has
been given
to
you,
and
you
will
have
it.
And
whenever
you
make
a
prayer,
let
there
be forgiveness
in
your hearts,
if
you
have
anything
against
anyone;
so
that
you
may
have forgiveness
for
your
sins
from
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven.
[]
And
they
came
again
to
Jerusalem:
and
while
he
was
walking
in
the
Temple,
there
came
to
him
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
and
those
in authority:
And
they
said
to
him,
By
what
authority
do
you
do
these
things?
or
who
gave
you
authority
to
do
these
things?
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
I
will
put
to
you
one
question;
give
me
an
answer,
and
I
will
say
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
The
baptism
of
John,
was
it
from
heaven
or
from
men? give
me
an
answer.
And
they gave
thought
to
it
among
themselves,
saying,
If
we
say,
From
heaven;
he
will
say,
Why
then
did
you
not
have
faith
in
him?
But
if
we
say,
From
men —
they
were
in
fear
of
the
people,
because
all took
John
to
be truly
a
prophet.
And
they
said
in
answer
to
Jesus,
We
have
no idea.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
And
I
will
not
say
to
you
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
And
he gave
them
teaching
in
the form
of stories.
A
man
had
a vine-garden
planted,
and
put
a
wall
about
it,
and
made
a
place
for crushing out
the
wine,
and
put
up
a
tower,
and let
it out
to field-workers,
and
went
into another country.
And
when
the
time came,
he
sent
a
servant
to get
from
the workmen
some
of
the
fruit
of
the garden.
And
they
took
him,
and gave
him blows,
and
sent
him
away
with nothing.
And
again
he
sent
to
them
another
servant;
and
they gave
him wounds
on
the
head,
and
were
very cruel
to
him.
And
he
sent
another;
and
they
put
him
to
death:
and
a number
of
others, whipping
some,
and putting
some
to
death.
He
still
had
one,
a dearly loved
son:
he
sent
him
last
to
them,
saying,
They
will
have
respect
for
my
son.
But
those workmen
said
among
themselves,
This
is
he
who
will
one day
be
the owner
of
the property;
come,
let
us
put
him
to
death,
and
the heritage
will
be
ours.
And
they
took
him
and
put
him
to
death, pushing
his body
out
of
the garden.
What
then
will
the
master
of
the garden
do?
He
will
come
and
put
the workmen
to
death,
and
will
give
the garden
into
the hands
of
others.
Have
you
not seen
this
which
is
in
the Writings:
The
stone
which
the
builders
put
on
one side,
the
same
was
made
the
chief
stone
of
the
building:
This
was
the Lord's doing,
and
it
is
a wonder
in
our
eyes?
And
they
made attempts
to
take
him;
but
they
were
in
fear
of
the
people,
because
they saw
that
the story
was
against
them;
and
they
went
away
from
him.
Then
they
sent
to
him
certain
of
the
Pharisees
and
the
Herodians,
so
that
they
might make use
of
his
words
to take
him
by
a trick.
And
when
they
had
come,
they
said
to
him, Master,
we
are certain
that
you
are
true,
and
have
no fear
of
anyone:
you
have
no
respect
for
a man's position,
but
you
are
teaching
the
true
way
of
God:
Is
it
right
to
give
taxes
to
Caesar
or
not?
Are
we
to
give
or
not
to
give?
But
he, conscious
of
their false hearts,
said
to
them,
Why
do
you
put
me
to
the
test?
give
me
a penny,
so
that
I
may
see
it.
And
they gave
him
one.
And
he
said
to
them,
Whose
is
this
image
and name
on
it?
And
they
said
to
him, Caesar's.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Give
to
Caesar
the
things
which
are Caesar's,
and
to
God
the
things
which
are God's.
And
they
were full
of
wonder
at
him.
And
there
came
to
him
Sadducees,
who
say
there
is
no
coming
back
from
the dead;
and
they put
a
question
to
him,
saying,
Master,
in
the law
Moses says,
If
a man's
brother
comes
to
his end,
and
has
a
wife still living
and
no
child,
it
is right
for
his
brother
to
take
his
wife,
and get
a family
for
his
brother.
There
were
seven
brothers:
and
the
first
took
a
wife,
and
at
his
death
there
were
no offspring;
And
the
second
took
her,
and
at
his
death there
were
no offspring;
and
the
third
the
same:
And
all
the
seven
had
no
seed.
Last
of
all
the
woman herself came
to
her
death.
In
the future life,
when
they
come back
from
the dead,
whose
wife
will
she
be?
for
the
seven
had
her
for
a
wife.
Jesus
said
to
them,
Is
not
this
the
reason
for
your error,
that
you
have
no knowledge
of
the holy Writings
or
of
the
power
of
God?
When
they
come back
from
the
dead,
they
do
not
get
married,
but
are
like
the
angels
in
heaven.
But
as
to
the
dead coming back
to life;
have
you
not seen
in
the
book
of
Moses,
about
the burning thorn-tree,
how
God
said
to
him,
I
am
the
God
of
Abraham,
and
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of
Jacob?
He
is
not
the
God
of
the
dead,
but
of
the
living:
you
are
greatly
in error.
And
one
of
the
scribes
came,
and
hearing
their argument
together,
and
seeing
that
he
had given
them
a
good
answer, put
the
question
to
him,
Which law
is
the
first
of
all?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
The
first
is,
Give ear, O
Israel:
The
Lord
our
God
is
one
Lord;
And
you
are
to
have
love
for
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart,
and
with
all
your
soul,
and
with
all
your
mind,
and
with
all
your
strength.
The
second
is
this,
Have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself.
There
is
no
other law
greater
than
these.
And
the
scribe
said
to
him, Truly, Master,
you
have
well
said
that
he
is
one,
and
there
is
no
other
but
he:
And
to
have
love
for
him
with
all
the
heart,
and
with
all
the
mind,
and
with
all
the
strength,
and
to
have
the
same
love
for
his neighbour
as
for
himself,
is much
more
than
all forms
of
offerings.
And
when
Jesus
saw
that
he gave
a wise
answer,
he
said
to
him,
You
are
not
far
from
the
kingdom
of
God.
And every
man
after
that
was
in fear
of
questioning
him
any
more.
And
Jesus,
when
he
was
teaching
in
the
Temple,
said,
How
do
the
scribes
say
that
the
Christ
is
the
Son
of
David?
David
himself
said
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord,
Be
seated
at
my
right
hand, till
I
put
those
who
are
against
you
under
your
feet.
David
himself
gives
him
the name
of
Lord;
and
how
then
is
he
his
son?
And
the common
people gave ear
to
him
gladly.
And
in
his
teaching
he
said,
Be
on
your
watch
against
the
scribes,
whose pleasure
it
is
to go
about
in
long
robes
and
be respected
in
the market-places,
And
to
have
the
chief
seats
in
the
Synagogues
and
the first
places
at feasts;
Who
take away
the
property
of
widows,
and
before
the eyes
of
men
make
long
prayers;
these
will
be judged more hardly.
And
he
took
a
seat
by
the
place
where
the
money
was kept,
and
saw
how
the
people
put
money
into
the boxes:
and
a
number
who
had wealth
put
in
much.
And
there
came
a
poor
widow,
and
she
put
in
two little bits
of money,
which make
a farthing.
And
he
made
his
disciples come
to
him,
and
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
This
poor
widow
has
put
in
more
than
all
those
who
are
putting
money
into
the box:
Because
they
all
put
in something
out
of
what
they
had no
need
for;
but
she
out
of
her
need
put
in
all
she
had,
even
all
her
living.
And
when
he
was
going
out
of
the
Temple,
one
of
his
disciples
said
to
him, Master,
see,
what
stones
and
what
buildings!
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Do
you
see
these
great
buildings?
there
is
not
one
stone
here resting
on
another
which
will
not
be overturned.
And
while
he
was
seated
on
the
Mountain
of
Olives
opposite
the
Temple,
Peter
and
James
and
John
and
Andrew
said
to
him
privately,
Say
when
these
things
will
be,
and
what
will
be
the
sign
when
these
things
are
all
about
to
be done.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Take
care
that
you
are
not tricked
by
anyone.
People
will
come
in
my
name,
saying,
I
am
he;
and
a
number
will
be
turned
from
the true way.
And
when
you
have
news
of
wars
and talk
of
wars,
do
not
be troubled;
these
things
have
to
be,
but
it
is
still
not
the
end.
Nation
will go
to war
with
nation,
and
kingdom
with
kingdom:
there
will
be earth-shocks
in different
places;
there
will
be times
when
there
is no food; these things
are
the
first
of
the troubles.
But
take
care:
for
they
will give
you
up
to
the Sanhedrins;
and
in
Synagogues
you
will
be whipped;
and
you
will
be
taken
before
rulers
and
kings
because
of
me,
for
a sign
to
them.
And
the
good
news
has
first
to
be given
to
all
the
nations.
And
when
you
are
taken
and
given
up
to
be judged,
do
not
be troubled
about
what
to
say:
but
whatever
is
given
to
you
in
that
hour,
say:
because
it
is
not
you
who
say
it,
but
the
Holy
Spirit.
And
brother
will give
up
brother
to
death,
and
the
father
his
child;
and
children
will go
against
their
fathers
and mothers,
and
put
them
to
death.
And
you
will
be
hated
by
all
men,
because
of
my
name;
but
he
who goes
through
to
the
end
will
have
salvation.
But
when
you
see
the unclean thing
which makes destruction,
in
the
place
where
it
has
no
right
to
be (let
this
be clear
to
the
reader),
then let
those
who
are
in Judaea go
quickly
to
the
mountains:
And let
him
who
is
on
the house-top
not
go
down,
or
go
in,
to
take
anything
out
of
his
house:
And let
not
him
who
is
in
the
field go
back
to
take
his
coat.
And
it
will
be hard
for women
who
are
with child
and
for
her
who
has
a baby
at
the breast
in
those
days.
And say
a
prayer
that
it
may
not
be
in
the
winter.
For
in
those
days
there
will
be sorrow,
such
as
there
has
not
been
from
the
time
when
God
made
the world till
now,
and
will
not ever
be
again.
And
if
the
Lord
had
not
made
the
time
short,
no
flesh
would
have
been
kept
from destruction;
but
because
of
the saints
he
has
made
the
time
short.
And
then
if
any
man
says
to
you,
See,
here
is
Christ;
or,
See,
there;
have
no
faith
in
it:
Because
there
will
be
false
Christs
and
false
prophets,
and
they
will
give
signs
and
wonders
in
the hope
of turning
even
the saints
from
the true way.
But
take
care;
see,
I
have made
all
things clear
to
you before
the time.
But
in
those
days,
after
that
time
of
trouble,
the
sun
will
be made dark
and
the
moon
will
not
give
her
light,
And
the
stars
will
be
falling
from
heaven,
and
the
powers
which
are
in
the
heavens
will
be moved.
And
then
they
will
see
the
Son
of
man
coming
in
clouds
with
great
power
and
glory.
And
then
he
will
send
out
the
angels,
and
will get
together
his saints
from
the
four
winds,
from
the
farthest part
of
the
earth
to
the
farthest part
of
heaven.
Take
an example
from
the fig-tree:
when
its
branches
become soft
and
put
out
their
leaves,
you
see
that
the
summer
is
near;
Even
so,
when
you
see
these
things
taking
place,
you
may
be certain
that
he
is
near,
even
at
the
doors.
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
This
generation
will
not
come
to
an
end till
all
these
things
are
complete.
Heaven
and
earth
will
come
to
an end,
but
my
words
will
not
come
to
an end.
But
of
that
day
or
that
hour
no
one
has knowledge,
not
even
the
angels
in
heaven,
or
the
Son,
but
the
Father.
Take
care,
keep
watch
with prayer:
for
you
are
not certain
when
the
time
will
be.
It
is
as
when
a
man
who
is
in another country
for
a time, having gone
away
from
his
house,
and
given
authority
to
his
servants
and
to
everyone
his
work,
gives
the porter
an
order
to
keep
watch.
So
you
are
to
keep
watch:
because
you
are
not certain
when
the
master
of
the
house
is
coming,
in
the
evening,
or
in
the middle
of
the night,
or
at
the cock's cry,
or
in
the
morning;
For fear
that,
coming
suddenly,
he sees
you
sleeping.
And
what
I
say
to
you,
I
say
to
all,
Keep
watch.
It
was
now
two
days
before
the feast
of
the
Passover
and
the
unleavened bread:
and
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
made designs
how
they
might
take
him
by
deceit
and
put
him
to
death:
But
they
said,
Not
while
the
feast
is going
on,
for fear
there
may
be trouble
among
the
people.
And
while
he
was
in
Bethany
in
the
house
of
Simon
the
leper, seated
at table,
there
came
a
woman
with
a bottle
of perfumed
oil
of great price;
and
when
the bottle
was
broken
she put
the
perfume
on
his
head.
But
some
of
them
were angry
among
themselves, saying,
For
what purpose
has
this
oil
been
wasted?
We
might
have got
more
than
three
hundred pence
for
it,
and
given
the
money
to
the
poor.
And
they
said
things
against
her among
themselves.
But
Jesus
said,
Let
her
be;
why
are
you troubling
her?
she
has
done
a kind act
to
me.
The
poor
you
have ever
with
you,
and
whenever
you
have
the
desire
you
may
do
them
good:
but
me
you
have
not
for ever.
She
has
done
what
she
was
able:
she
has
put oil
on
my
body
to
make
it ready
for its last resting-place.
And
truly
I
say
to
you,
Wherever
the
good
news goes
out through
all
the earth,
what
this
woman
has
done
will
be
talked
of
in
memory
of
her.
And
Judas
Iscariot,
who
was
one
of
the
twelve,
went
away
to
the
chief
priests,
so
that
he
might give
him
up
to
them.
And
hearing
what
he
said,
they
were
glad,
and
gave
him
their word
to
make
him
a payment
of
money.
And
he took thought
how
he
might best
give
him
up
to
them.
And
on
the
first
day
of
unleavened bread,
when
the
Passover lamb
is put
to death,
his
disciples
said
to
him,
Where
are
we
to
go
and
make
ready
for
you
to take
the
Passover meal?
And
he
sent
two
of
his
disciples,
and
said
to
them,
Go
into
the
town,
and
there
will come
to
you
a
man
with
a vessel
of
water:
go
after
him;
And
wherever
he goes
in,
say
to
the
owner
of
the
house,
The Master
says,
Where
is
my guest-room,
where
I
may take
the
Passover
with
my
disciples?
And
he
will take
you up
himself
to
a
great room
with
a table
and seats:
there
make
ready
for
us.
And
the
disciples
went
out
and
came
into
the
town,
and saw
that
it
was
as
he
had
said:
and
they
made
ready
the
Passover.
And
when
it
was
evening
he
came
with
the
twelve.
And
while
they
were
seated taking food,
Jesus
said,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
One
of
you
will
be false
to
me,
one
who
is taking food
with
me.
They
were
sad,
and
said
to
him
one
by
one,
Is
it
I?
And
he
said
to
them,
It
is
one
of
the
twelve,
one
who
is putting
his bread
with
me
into
the
same plate.
The
Son
of
man
goes,
even
as
the Writings
say
of
him:
but cursed
is
that
man
through
whom
the
Son
of
man
is
given
up!
It
would
have
been
well
for
that
man
if
he
had
never
been
given
birth.
And
while
they
were
taking
food,
he
took
bread,
and
after
blessing
it,
he
gave
the
broken
bread
to
them,
and
said,
Take
it:
this
is
my
body.
And
he
took
a
cup,
and
when
he
had
given praise,
he
gave
it
to
them:
and
they
all
had
a
drink
from
it.
And
he
said
to
them,
This
is
my
blood
of
the testament,
which
is given
for
men.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
I
will take
no
more
of
the
fruit
of
the
vine till
the
day
when
I take
it
new
in
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
after
a song
of
praise
to God
they
went
out
to
the
Mountain
of
Olives.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
You
will
all
be turned
away
from
me:
for
it
is
in
the Writings,
I
will put
the keeper
of
the
sheep
to death,
and
the
sheep
will
be put
to flight.
But
after
I
have come
back
from
the dead,
I
will
go
before
you
into
Galilee.
But
Peter
said
to
him,
Though
the
others
may
be turned
away
from
you,
I
will
not.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Truly,
I
say
to
you
that
you,
today,
even
this
night,
before
the cock's second cry,
will
say
three
times
that
you
have no knowledge
of
me.
But
he
said
with passion,
If
I
have
to
be
put
to death
with
you,
I
will
not
be false
to
you.
And
they
all
said
the
same.
And
they
came
to
a
place
which
was
named
Gethsemane:
and
he
said
to
his
disciples,
Be
seated
here
while
I
say
a
prayer.
And
he
took
with
him
Peter
and
James
and
John,
and grief
and great trouble came
on
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
My
soul
is
very
sad,
even
to
death:
be
here
a little time,
and
keep
watch.
And
he
went forward
a
little,
and
falling
down
on
the
earth, made request
that,
if
possible,
the
hour
might
go
from
him.
And
he
said,
Abba,
Father,
all
things
are
possible
to
you;
take
away
this
cup
from
me:
but
even
so
let
not
my pleasure,
but
yours
be done.
And
he
came,
and saw
them
sleeping,
and
said
to
Peter,
Simon,
are
you
sleeping?
were
you
not
able
to
keep
watch
one
hour?
Keep
watch
with
prayer,
so
that
you
may
not
be put
to
the test;
the
spirit truly
is ready,
but
the
flesh
is feeble.
And
again
he
went
away,
and
said
a
prayer,
using
the
same
words.
And
again
he
came
and
saw
them
sleeping,
because
their
eyes
were
very tired;
and
they
had
nothing
to say
in
answer.
And
he
came
the
third
time,
and
said
to
them,
Go
on
sleeping
now
and
take
your
rest:
it
is
enough;
the
hour
has
come;
see,
the
Son
of
man
is
given
up
into
the
hands
of evil
men.
Get
up,
let
us be
going;
see,
he
who gives
me
up
is
near.
And
straight
away,
while
he
was
still
talking,
Judas,
one
of
the
twelve,
came,
and
with
him
a great band
with
swords
and sticks,
from
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
and
those
in authority.
Now
he
who
had
been false
to
him
had
given
them
a sign,
saying,
The
one
to
whom
I
give
a
kiss,
that
is
he;
take
him,
and get
him
away safely.
And
when
he
had
come,
he
went
straight
to
him
and
said, Master;
and gave
him
a
kiss.
And
they
put
their
hands
on
him,
and
took
him.
But
a
certain
one
of
those
who
were near
took out
his
sword,
and gave
the
servant
of
the
high
priest
a blow, cutting
off
his
ear.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
Have
you
come
out
as
against
a thief,
with
swords
and sticks
to take
me?
I
was
with
you
every
day
in
the
Temple
teaching,
and
you
did
not
take
me;
but
this
is done
so
that
the Writings
may
come true.
And
they
all went
away
from
him
in fear.
And
a
certain
young
man went
after
him,
with
only
a
linen
cloth
about
his body;
and
they put
their hands
on
him;
But
he got
away unclothed,
without
the
linen
cloth.
And
they
took
Jesus
away
to
the
high
priest;
and there
came
together
with
him
all
the
chief
priests
and
those
in authority
and
the
scribes.
And
Peter
had
come
after
him
at
a
distance,
even
into
the
house
of
the
high
priest;
and
he
was seated
with
the captains,
warming
himself
in
the
light
of
the
fire.
Now
the
chief
priests
and
all
the
Sanhedrin
were
looking
for
witness
against
Jesus
so
that
they
might
put
him
to
death;
and
they
were unable
to
get
any.
For
a
number gave
false
witness
against
him
and
their
witness
was
not
in agreement.
Then
some
got
up
and gave
false
witness
against
him,
saying,
He
said
in
our
hearing,
I
will put
an
end
to
this
Temple
which
is
made
with
hands,
and
in
three
days
I
will make
another
without
hands.
And
even
so
their
witness
was
not
in agreement.
And
the
high
priest
got
up
in
the
middle
of
them,
and
said
to
Jesus,
Do
you
say
nothing
in
answer?
what
is
it
which
these
say
against
you?
But
he
kept
quiet
and
said
nothing.
Again
the
high
priest
questioning
him
said,
Are
you
the
Christ,
the
son
of
the Holy
One?
And
Jesus
said,
I
am:
and
you
will
see
the
Son
of
man
seated
at
the
right
hand
of
power,
and
coming
with
the
clouds
of
heaven.
And
the
high
priest, violently parting
his robes,
said,
What
more
need
have
we
of
witnesses?
His
words
against
God
have
come
to
your
ears:
what
is
your opinion?
And
they
all said
it
was right
for
him
to
be put
to
death.
And
some
put shame
on
him
and, covering
his
face, gave
him blows
and
said
to
him,
Now
say
what
is
to come:
and
the captains
took
him
and gave
him blows
with
their hands.
And
while
Peter
was
down
in
the open square
of
the building,
one
of
the
servant-girls
of
the
high
priest
came;
And
seeing
Peter
warming
himself
by
the fire,
she gave
him
a
look,
and
said,
You
were
with
this
Nazarene,
even
Jesus.
But
he
said,
I
have
no knowledge
of
him,
or
of
what
you
are
saying:
and
he
went
out
into
the doorway;
and
there
came
the cry
of
a cock.
And
the girl
saw
him,
and
said
again
to
those
who
were near,
This
is
one
of
them.
But
again
he
said
it
was
not
so.
And
after
a
little time,
again
those
who
were near
said
to
Peter,
Truly
you
are
one
of
them;
for
you
are
a Galilaean.
But,
with curses
and oaths,
he
said,
I
have
no knowledge
of
the
man
about
whom
you
are
talking.
And
in
the
same minute,
the cock gave
a
second cry.
And
it came
to Peter's
mind
how
Jesus
had
said
to
him,
Before
the cock's
second cry,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
have no knowledge
of
me.
And
at
this
thought
he
was overcome
with
weeping.
And
the first thing
in
the
morning
the
chief
priests,
with
those
in authority
and
the
scribes
and
all
the
Sanhedrin,
had
a meeting,
and
put cords round
Jesus,
and
took
him
away,
and
gave
him
up
to
Pilate.
And
Pilate put
a
question
to
him,
Are
you
the
King
of
the
Jews?
And
he,
answering,
said
to
him,
You
say
so.
And
the
chief
priests
said
a
number
of
things
against
him.
And
Pilate
again put
a
question,
Do
you
say
nothing
in
answer?
see
how
much evil
they
say
you
have done.
But
Jesus gave
no
more
answers,
so
that
Pilate
was full
of
wonder.
Now
at
the
feast
every year
he
let
one
prisoner
go
free
at
their request.
And
there
was
one
named
Barabbas,
in prison
with
those
who
had gone
against
the government
and
in
the fight
had taken life.
And
the
people
went
up,
requesting
him
to
do
as
he
had
done
for
them
in
other years.
And
Pilate
said
in
answer
to
them,
Is
it
your
desire
that
I
let
the
King
of
the
Jews
go
free?
For
he saw
that
the
chief
priests
had
given
him
up
through
envy.
But
the
people
were moved
by
the
chief
priests
to make
him
let
Barabbas
go
free.
And
Pilate
again
said
in
answer
to
them,
What
then
am
I
to
do
to
him
to
whom
you
give
the name
of
the
King
of
the
Jews?
And
they said
again loudly,
To
the cross
with
him!
And
Pilate
said
to
them,
Why,
what
evil
has
he
done?
But
their
cry
was
the louder,
To
the cross!
And
Pilate,
desiring
to
do
what
was pleasing
to
the
people,
let
Barabbas
go
free,
and
gave
up
Jesus,
when
he
had
been whipped,
to
be
put
to death
on
the cross.
And
the
men
of
the army
took
him
away
into
the square
in front
of
the building
which
is
the
Praetorium,
and
they got
together
all
the band.
And
they
put
a
purple
robe
on
him,
and
twisting
a
crown
of
thorns,
they
put
it
on
him;
And,
as
if honouring
him,
they
said, Long life
to
the
King
of
the
Jews!
And
they gave
him blows
on
the
head
with
a stick
and
put shame
on
him
and, going
down
on
their
knees, gave
him
worship.
And
when
they
had made sport
of
him,
they
took
the
purple
robe
off
him
and
put
his
clothing
on
him.
And
they
took
him
out
to
put
him
to death
on
the cross.
And
they made
one,
Simon
of
Cyrene,
the
father
of
Alexander
and
Rufus,
who
was
going
by,
coming
from
the
country,
go
with
them,
so
that
he
might
take
his
cross.
And
they
took
him
to
the
place named
Golgotha,
which
is, Dead Man's Head.
And
they
gave
him
wine
mixed
with
myrrh;
but
he
did
not
take
it.
And
he
was nailed
to
the cross;
and
they made
a division
of
his
clothing
among
them,
putting
to
the decision
of chance
what
everyone
was
to
take.
And
it
was
the
third
hour
when
they put
him
on
the cross.
And
the statement
of
his crime
was put
in writing
on
the cross,
THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.
And
they put
two thieves
on crosses
with
him,
one
on
his
right side,
and
one
on
his
left.
[]
And
those
who went
by
made sport
of
him,
shaking
their
heads,
and
saying,
Ha!
you
who
give
the
Temple
to destruction,
and put
it
up
again
in
three
days,
Keep
yourself
from death,
and
come
down
from
the
cross.
In
the
same
way
the
chief
priests, laughing
at
him
among
themselves
with
the
scribes,
said,
A saviour
of
others,
he
has
no
salvation
for
himself.
Let
the
Christ,
the
King
of
Israel,
come
down
now
from
the
cross,
so
that
we
may
see
and
have belief.
And
those
who
were put
on
crosses
with
him
said evil
things
against
him.
And
when
the
sixth
hour
had
come,
it
was dark
over
all
the
land till
the ninth
hour.
And
at
the ninth
hour,
Jesus
said
in
a
loud
voice,
Eloi,
Eloi,
lama
sabachthani?
which
is,
My
God,
my
God,
why
are
you turned away
from
me?
And
some
of
those
who
were near,
hearing
it,
said,
See,
he
is
crying
to
Elijah.
And
one
of
them
went quickly
and, getting
a
sponge full
of bitter
wine,
put
it
on
a
rod,
and
gave
it
to
him
for
drink,
saying,
Let
be;
let
us
see
if
Elijah
will
come
to
take
him
down.
And
Jesus
gave
a
loud
cry,
and
gave up
his spirit.
And
the
curtain
of
the
Temple
was parted
in
two
from
end
to
end.
And
when
the captain,
who
was near,
saw
how
he gave up
his spirit,
he
said,
Truly
this
man
was
a
son
of
God.
And
there
were
women
watching
from
a
distance:
among
them
were
Mary
Magdalene,
and
Mary,
the
mother
of
James
the
less
and
of
Joses,
and
Salome,
Who went
with
him
when
he
was
in
Galilee
and took
care
of
him;
and
a
number
of
other
women
who
came
up
with
him
to
Jerusalem.
And
when
it
was
evening,
because
it
was
the
time
of getting ready,
that
is,
the
day
before
the
Sabbath,
There
came
Joseph
of Arimathaea,
a responsible
man
in high honour,
who
was
himself
waiting
for
the
kingdom
of
God;
and
he
went
in
to
Pilate
without fear,
and made
a
request
for
the
body
of
Jesus.
And
Pilate
was
surprised
that
he
was
dead;
and, sending
for
the captain,
he
put
a
question
to see
if
he
had
been
dead
for
long.
And
when
he
had news
of
it
from
the captain,
he
let
Joseph
have
the
body.
And
he got
a
linen
cloth
and, taking
him
down,
put
the
linen
cloth round
him,
and
put
him
in
a
place
for
the dead
which
had
been
cut
out
of
a
rock;
and
a
stone
was
rolled
against
the
door.
And
Mary
Magdalene
and
Mary,
the mother
of
Joses,
saw
where
he
was
put.
And
when
the
Sabbath
was past,
Mary
Magdalene
and
Mary,
the mother
of
James,
and
Salome, got
spices,
so
that
they
might
come
and put
them
on
him.
And
very
early
after dawn
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
they
came
at
the
time
of
the
coming
up
of
the
sun
to
the place where
the body
had
been put.
And
they
were
saying
among
themselves,
Who
will get
the
stone
rolled
away
from
the
door
for
us?
And
looking
up,
they
saw
that
the
stone
was
rolled back;
and
it
was
of
great size.
And
when
they
went
in,
they
saw
a
young
man
seated
on
the
right side,
dressed
in
a
white
robe;
and
they
were full
of wonder.
And
he
said
to
them,
Do
not
be troubled:
you
are
looking
for
Jesus,
the
Nazarene,
who
has
been
put
to death
on
the cross;
he
has
come back
from
the dead;
he
is
not
here:
see,
the
place
where
they
put
him!
But
go,
say
to
his
disciples
and
to
Peter,
He
goes
before
you
into
Galilee:
there
you
will
see
him,
as
he
said
to
you.
And
they
went
out quickly
from
the place,
because
fear
and
great wonder
had
come
on
them:
and
they
said
nothing
to
anyone,
because
they
were
full
of
fear
that ...
Now
when
he
came back
from
the dead
early
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
he went
first
to
Mary
Magdalene,
from
whom
he
had
sent
out
seven evil spirits.
She
went
and gave news
of
it
to
those
who
had
been
with
him,
while
they
were sorrowing
and
weeping.
And
they,
when
it
came
to
their
ears
that
he
was
living,
and
had
been
seen
by
her,
had no belief
in
it.
And
after
these
things
he
was seen
in
another
form
by
two
of
them,
while
they
were
walking
on
their
way
into
the
country.
And
they
went
away
and gave news
of
it
to
the
rest;
and
they
had
no belief
in
what
was said.
And
later
he
was
seen
by
the
eleven
themselves
while
they
were taking food;
and
he
said sharp
words
to
them
because
they
had
no
faith
and
their hearts
were hard,
and
because
they
had
no belief
in
those
who
had
seen
him
after
he
had come back
from
the dead.
And
he
said
to
them,
Go
into
all
the
world,
and
give
the
good
news
to
everyone.
He
who
has
faith
and
is given baptism
will
get
salvation;
but
he
who
has
not
faith
will
be judged.
And
these
signs
will
be
with
those
who
have
faith:
in
my
name
they
will
send
out evil spirits;
and
they
will make use
of
new
languages;
They
will
take
up
snakes,
and
if there
is
poison
in
their
drink,
it
will
do
them
no evil;
they
will
put
their
hands
on
those
who
are ill,
and
they
will
get
well.
So
then
the
Lord
Jesus,
after
he
had
said
these
words
to
them,
was
taken
up
into
heaven
and
took
his
seat
at
the
right
hand
of
God.
And
they
went
out,
preaching
everywhere,
the
Lord
working
with
them,
and giving witness
to
the
word
by
the
signs
which
came
after.
So
be
it.
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As
a
number
of attempts
have
been made
to put
together
in order
an
account
of
those events
which took
place
among
us,
As
they
were
handed
down
to us
by
those
who saw
them
from
the
first
and
were preachers
of
the
word,
It
seemed
good
to
me, having made observation,
with
great care,
of
the direction
of events
in
their
order,
to put
the facts
in
writing
for
you,
most noble
Theophilus;
So
that
you might
have
certain knowledge
of
those
things
about
which
you
were given
teaching.
In
the
days
of
Herod,
king
of Judaea,
there
was
a
certain
priest,
by
name
Zacharias,
of
the order
of
Abijah;
and
he
had
a
wife
of
the family
of
Aaron,
and
her
name
was Elisabeth.
They
were
upright
in
the eyes
of
God, keeping
all
the rules
and
orders
of
God,
and doing no wrong.
And
they
were
without
children,
because Elisabeth
had
never given birth,
and
they
were
at
that
time
very
old.
Now
it
came
about
that
in
his turn
he
was acting
as priest
before
God,
And
as
was
the
way
of
the priests,
he
had
to
go
into
the
Temple
to see
to
the burning
of perfumes.
And
all
the
people
were offering
prayers
outside,
at
the
time
of
the burning
of perfumes.
And
he
saw
an
angel
of
the
Lord
in
his place
on
the
right side
of
the
altar.
And
Zacharias
was
troubled
when
he
saw
him,
and
fear
came
on
him.
But
the
angel
said,
Have
no
fear,
Zacharias,
for
your
prayer
has come
to
the ears
of
God,
and
your
wife Elisabeth
will
have
a
son,
and
his
name
will
be
John.
And
you
will
be
glad
and
have
great delight;
and
numbers
of
people
will
have
joy
at
his
birth.
For
he
will
be
great
in
the eyes
of
the
Lord;
he
will
not take
wine
or
strong
drink;
and
he
will
be full
of
the
Spirit
of
God
from
his
birth.
And through
him
great
numbers
of
the children
of
Israel
will
be
turned
to
the
Lord
their
God.
And
he
will
go
before
his face
in
the
spirit
and
power
of
Elijah,
turning
the
hearts
of
fathers
to
their
children,
and wrongdoers
to
the
way
of
righteousness;
to
make
ready
a
people
whose
hearts
have
been
turned
to
the
Lord.
And
Zacharias
said
to
the
angel,
How
may
I
be
certain
of
this?
For
I
am
an
old
man,
and
my
wife
is
far
on
in
years.
And
the
angel,
answering,
said,
I
am
Gabriel,
whose
place
is
before
God;
I
have
been
sent
to
say
these
words
to
you
and
to
give
you
this
good
news.
Now,
see,
you
will
be
without voice
or language till
the
day
when
these
things
come
about,
because
you
had
not
faith
in
my
words,
which
will
have effect
at
the
right
time.
And
the
people
were
waiting
for
Zacharias
and
were
surprised
because
he
was
in
the
Temple
for such
a
long
time.
And
when
he
came
out
he
was
not
able
to
say
anything,
and
they
saw
that
he
had
seen
a
vision
in
the
Temple;
and
he
was
making
signs
to
them
without
words.
And
when
the
days
of
his work
in
the
Temple
were ended,
he
went
back
to
his
house.
After
that
time, Elisabeth,
being certain
that
she
was
to become
a mother,
kept
herself
from men's eyes
for
five
months,
saying,
The
Lord
has
done
this
to
me,
for
his eyes
were
on
me,
to
take
away
my shame
in
the eyes
of
men.
Now
in
the
sixth
month
the
angel
Gabriel
was
sent
from
God
to
a
town
in
Galilee,
named
Nazareth,
To
a
virgin
who
was
to
be married
to
a
man
named
Joseph,
of
the
family
of
David;
and
the
name
of
the
virgin
was
Mary.
And
the
angel
came
in
to
her
and
said, Peace
be
with
you,
to
whom special grace
has
been given;
the
Lord
is
with
you.
But
she
was greatly troubled
at
his
words,
and
said
to herself,
What
may
be
the purpose
of
these
words?
And
the
angel
said
to
her,
Have
no
fear,
Mary,
for
you
have God's approval.
And
see,
you
will
give
birth
to
a
son,
and
his
name
will
be
Jesus.
He
will
be
great,
and
will
be
named
the
Son
of
the
Most
High:
and
the
Lord
God
will
give
him
the kingdom
of
David,
his
father:
He
will
have rule
over
the
house
of
Jacob
for
ever,
and
of
his
kingdom
there
will
be
no
end.
And
Mary
said
to
the
angel,
How
may
this
be,
because
I
have
had
no knowledge
of
a
man?
And
the
angel
in
answer
said
to
her,
The
Holy
Spirit
will
come
on
you,
and
the
power
of
the
Most
High
will
come
to rest
on
you,
and
so
that
which
will
come
to
birth
will
be
named
holy,
Son
of
God.
Even
now Elisabeth,
who
is
of
your family,
is
to
be
a mother,
though
she
is
old:
and
this
is
the
sixth
month
with
her
who
was
without children.
For there
is
nothing
which
God
is
not able
to
do.
And
Mary
said:
I
am
the
servant
of
the
Lord;
may
it
be
to
me
as
you
say.
And
the
angel
went
away.
Then
Mary
got
up
and
went
quickly
into
the high lands,
to
a
town
of
Judah;
And
went
into
the
house
of
Zacharias
and took Elisabeth
in her arms.
And
when
the voice
of
Mary
came
to
the
ears
of Elisabeth,
the
baby
made
a sudden move
inside
her;
then Elisabeth
was full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
And
she
said
with
a
loud
voice:
May
blessing
be
on
you
among
women,
and
a
blessing
on
the child
of
your body.
How
is
it
that
the
mother
of
my
Lord
comes
to
me?
For,
truly,
when
the
sound
of
your
voice
came
to
my
ears,
the
baby
in
my
body
made
a sudden move
for
joy.
Happy
will
she
be
who
had
faith
that
the
things
which
the
Lord
has
said
to
her
will
be done.
And
Mary
said:
My
soul
gives glory
to
God;
My
spirit
is
glad
in
God
my Saviour.
For
he
has
had pity
on
his
servant,
though
she
is poor
and lowly placed:
and
from
this hour
will
all
generations give witness
to
the blessing
which
has come
to
me.
For
he
who
is
strong
has
done
great
things
for
me;
and
holy
is
his
name.
His
mercy
is
for
all
generations
in
whom
is
the
fear
of
him.
With
his
arm
he
has
done
acts
of
power;
he
has
put
to flight
those
who
have pride
in
their
hearts.
He
has put
down kings
from
their seats, lifting up
on high
the men
of low degree.
Those
who
had no food
he made full
of
good
things;
the men
of wealth
he
sent
away
with nothing
in
their hands;
His
help
he
has
given
to
Israel,
his
servant, so
that
he might keep
in mind
his
mercy
to
Abraham
and
his seed
for ever,
As
he gave
his word
to
our
fathers.
And
Mary
was
with
her
for
about
three
months
and
then
went
back
to
her
house.
Now
it
was
time
for Elisabeth
to
give
birth,
and
she
had
a
son.
And
it
came
to
the
ears
of
her neighbours
and
relations
that
the
Lord
had
been
very good
to
her,
and
they took
part
in
her
joy.
And
on
the
eighth
day
they
came
to see
to
the
circumcision
of
the
child,
and
they
would
have
given
him
the
name
of
Zacharias,
his father's
name;
But
his
mother
made
answer
and
said,
No,
his
name
is
John.
And
they
said,
Not
one
of
your
relations
has
that
name.
And
they
made
signs
to
his
father,
to say
what
name
was
to be
given
to
him.
And
he
sent
for
writing materials
and put
down:
His
name
is
John;
and
they
were
all
surprised.
And straight away
his
mouth
was
open
and
his
tongue
was free
and
he gave
praise
to
God.
And
fear
came
on
all
those
who
were
living round
about
them:
and
there
was much talk
about
all
these
things
in
all
the hill-country
of Judaea.
And
all
who
had word
of
them
kept
them
in
their
minds
and
said,
What
will
this
child
be?
For
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
with
him.
And
his
father,
Zacharias,
was full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
with
the voice
of
a prophet
said
these
words:
Praise
be
to
the
Lord,
the
God
of
Israel,
for
he
has come
to
his
people
and
made
them free,
Lifting
up
a
horn
of
salvation
for
us
in
the
house
of
his
servant
David,
(As
he
said,
by
the
mouth
of
his
holy
prophets,
from
the earliest times,)
Salvation
from
those
who
are
against
us,
and
from
the
hands
of
those
who
have
hate
for
us;
To
do
acts
of
mercy
to
our
fathers
and
to
keep
in
mind
his
holy word,
The
oath
which
he made
to
Abraham,
our
father,
That we, being made
free
from
the
fear
of
those
who
are
against
us, might give
him
worship,
In
righteousness
and holy living
before
him
all
our
days.
And
you,
child,
will
be
named
the
prophet
of
the
Most
High:
you
will
go
before
the
face
of
the
Lord,
to
make
ready
his
ways;
To
give
knowledge
of
salvation
to
his
people,
through
the
forgiveness
of
sins,
Because
of
the loving mercies
of
our
God,
by
which
the dawn
from heaven
has
come
to
us,
To give light
to
those
in dark places,
and
in
the
shade
of
death,
so
that
our
feet
may
be guided
into
the
way
of
peace.
And
the
child became tall,
and
strong
in
spirit;
and
he
was living
in
the waste land till
the
day
when
he
came
before
the eyes
of
Israel.
Now
it
came
about
in
those
days
that
an order
went
out
from
Caesar
Augustus
that
there
was
to
be
a numbering
of
all
the
world.
This
was
the
first numbering,
which
was
made
when
Quirinius
was ruler
of
Syria.
And
all
men
went
to
be numbered,
everyone
to
his
town.
And
Joseph
went
up
from
Galilee,
out
of
the
town
of
Nazareth,
into Judaea,
to Beth-lehem,
the
town
of
David,
because
he
was
of
the
house
and
family
of
David,
To
be put
on
the list
with
Mary,
his future wife,
who
was
about
to become
a mother.
And
while
they
were
there,
the
time
came
for
her
to
give
birth.
And
she
had
her first
son;
and folding
him
in linen,
she put
him
to
rest
in
the
place
where
the cattle
had
their food,
because
there
was
no
room
for
them
in
the house.
And
in
the
same
country
there
were keepers
of sheep
in
the
fields,
watching
over
their
flock
by
night.
And
an
angel
of
the
Lord
came
to
them,
and
the
glory
of
the
Lord
was
shining round
about
them:
and
fear
came
on
them.
And
the
angel
said,
Have
no
fear;
for truly,
I
give
you
good
news
of
great
joy
which
will
be
for
all
the
people:
For
on
this
day,
in
the
town
of
David,
a Saviour
has
come
to
birth,
who
is
Christ
the
Lord.
And
this
is
the
sign
to
you:
you
will see
a young child folded
in linen,
in
the
place
where
the cattle
have
their food.
And
suddenly
there
was
with
the
angel
a
great band
of spirits
from
heaven, giving
praise
to
God,
and
saying,
Glory
to
God
in
the
highest,
and
on
the
earth
peace
among
men
with whom
he
is
well
pleased.
And
when
the
angels
had
gone
away
from
them
into
heaven,
the keepers
of
the sheep
said
to
one
another,
Let
us
go
now
to Beth-lehem,
and
see
this
thing
which
has
come
about,
which
the
Lord
has
made clear
to
us.
And
they
came
quickly,
and saw
Mary
and
Joseph,
and
the child
in
the
place
where
the cattle
had
their food.
And
when
they
saw
it,
they gave
them
an account
of
the
things
which
had been
said
to
them
about
the
child.
And
all
those
to
whose
ears
it
came
were
full
of
wonder
at
the
things
said
by
the keepers
of
the sheep.
But
Mary
kept
all
these
words
in
her
heart,
and gave much thought
to
them.
Then
the keepers
of
the sheep
went
back, giving
glory
and
praise
to
God
for
all
the
things
which
had
come
to
their
ears
and
which
they
had
seen,
as
it
had
been
said
to
them.
And
when,
after
eight
days,
the
time
came
for
his
circumcision,
he
was
named
Jesus,
the
name
which
the
angel
had
given
to
him
before
his
birth.
And
when
the necessary
days
for making
them clean
by
the
law
of
Moses
had
come
to
an
end,
they
took
him
to
Jerusalem
to give
him
to
the
Lord
(As
it says
in
the
law
of
the
Lord,
Every mother's first
male child
is
to
be
holy
to
the
Lord),
And
to
make
an offering,
as
it
is
ordered
in
the
law
of
the
Lord,
of
two
doves
or
other
young birds.
And
there
was
then
in
Jerusalem
a
man
whose
name
was
Simeon;
and
he
was
an
upright
man, fearing
God
and
waiting
for
the
comfort
of
Israel:
and
the
Holy
Spirit
was
on
him.
And
he
had knowledge, through
the
Holy
Spirit,
that
he
would
not
see
death till
he
had
seen
the Lord's
Christ.
And full
of
the
Spirit
he
came
into
the
Temple;
and
when
the father
and mother
came
in
with
the
child
Jesus,
to
do
with
him
what
was ordered
by
the
law,
Then
he
took
him
in
his
arms
and gave
praise
to
God
and
said,
Now
you
are letting
your
servant
go
in
peace, O
Lord,
as
you
have said;
For
my
eyes
have
seen
your
salvation,
Which
you
have
made
ready
before
the
face
of
all nations;
A
light
of
revelation
to
the
Gentiles,
and
the
glory
of
your
people
Israel.
And
his
father
and
mother
were full
of
wonder
at
the
things
which
were
said
about
him.
And
Simeon gave
them
his
blessing
and
said
to
Mary,
his
mother,
See,
this child
will
be
the cause
of
the downfall
and
the lifting
up
of
great
numbers
of
people
in
Israel,
and
he
will
be
a
sign
against
which
hard
words
will
be
said;
(And
a
sword
will
go
through
your
heart;)
so
that
the secret
thoughts
of
men
may
come
to light.
And
there
was
one,
Anna,
a
woman prophet,
the
daughter
of
Phanuel,
of
the family
of
Asher (she
was
very
old,
and
after
seven
years
of married
life
She
had
been
a
widow
for eighty-four
years);
she
was
in
the
Temple
at
all times, worshipping
with
prayers
and going
without
food,
night
and
day.
And coming
up
at
that
time,
she gave praise
to
God,
talking
of
him
to
all
those
who
were
waiting
for
the freeing
of
Jerusalem.
And
when
they
had done
all
the
things
which
were ordered
by
the
law
of
the
Lord,
they went
back
to
Galilee,
to
Nazareth,
the
town
where
they
were living.
And
the
child became tall
and
strong
and
full
of
wisdom,
and
the
grace
of
God
was
on
him.
And
every
year
his father
and mother
went
to
Jerusalem
at
the
feast
of
the
Passover.
And
when
he
was
twelve
years old,
they
went
up,
as
their
way
was,
to
the
feast;
And
when
the
days
of
the feast came
to
an end
and
they
were going
back,
the
boy
Jesus
was still
in
Jerusalem,
but
they
had
no knowledge
of
it:
And
in
the belief
that
he
was
with
some
of
their
number,
they
went
a day's
journey;
and
after
looking
for
him
among
their
relations
and friends,
And seeing
that
he
was
not there,
they
went
back
to
Jerusalem,
to
make search
for
him.
And
after
three
days
they
came across
him
in
the
Temple, seated
among
the wise
men, giving ear
to
their
words
and putting
questions
to
them.
And
all
to
whose
ears
it
came
were
full
of wonder
at
his knowledge
and
the
answers
which
he gave.
And
when
they
saw
him
they
were surprised,
and
his
mother
said
to
him,
Son,
why
have
you
done
this
to
us?
see,
your
father
and
I
have
been
looking
for
you
with sorrow.
And
he
said
to
them,
Why
were
you
looking
for
me?
was
it
not clear
to
you
that
my right
place
was
in
my Father's house?
And
his
words seemed strange
to
them.
And
he
went
down
with
them
and
came
to
Nazareth;
and
did
as
he
was ordered:
and
his
mother
kept
all
these
words
in
her
heart.
And
Jesus
was
increasing
in
wisdom
and
in years,
and
in
grace
before
God
and
men.
Now
in
the
fifteenth
year
of
the rule
of
Tiberius
Caesar,
Pontius
Pilate being ruler
of Judaea,
and
Herod being king
of
Galilee,
his
brother
Philip king
of
the
country
of
Ituraea
and
Trachonitis,
and
Lysanias king
of
Abilene,
When
Annas
and
Caiaphas
were
high
priests,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
to
John,
the
son
of
Zacharias,
in
the waste land.
And
he
came
into
all
the
country round
about
Jordan,
preaching
baptism
as
a sign
of
forgiveness
of
sin
for
those whose hearts
were changed.
As
it
says
in
the
book
of
the
words
of
Isaiah
the
prophet,
The
voice
of
one
crying
in
the waste land,
Make
ready
the
way
of
the
Lord,
make
his
roads
straight.
Every
valley
will
be lifted
up,
and
all
the
mountains
and
hills
made
low,
and
the twisted
will
be
made
straight,
and
the
rough
ways
smooth;
And
all
flesh
will
see
the
salvation
of
God.
So
he
said
to
the
people
who
went
out
to
him
for baptism:
You
offspring
of snakes,
at
whose word
are
you
going
in flight
from
the
wrath
to
come?
Make clear
by
your
acts
that
your hearts
have
been changed;
and
do
not
say
to
yourselves,
We
have
Abraham
for
our
father:
for
I
say
to
you
that
God
is
able
from
these
stones
to
make
children
of
Abraham.
And
even
now
the
axe
is
put
to
the
root
of
the
trees;
and
every
tree
which
does
not
have
good
fruit
will
be
cut
down
and
put
into
the
fire.
And
the
people
put
questions
to
him,
saying,
What
have
we
to
do?
And
he
made
answer
and
said
to
them,
He
who
has
two
coats,
let
him
give
to
him
who
has
not
even
one;
and
he
who
has
food,
let
him
do
the
same.
Then tax-farmers
came
to
him
for baptism
and
said
to
him, Master,
what
have
we
to
do?
And
he
said
to
them,
Do
not make
an attempt
to get
more
money
than
the right amount.
And
men
of
the army
put
questions
to
him,
saying,
And
what
have
we
to
do?
And
he
said
to
them,
Do
no violent
acts
to
any
man,
and
do
not
take
anything
without right,
and
let
your payment
be
enough
for
you.
And
while
the
people
were
waiting,
and
all
men
were questioning
in
their
hearts
about
John,
if
he
was
the
Christ
or
not,
John
made
answer,
saying
to
them
all,
Truly,
I
give
you baptism
with
water,
but
one
is
coming
who
is greater
than
I,
whose
shoes
I
am
not
good
enough
to undo:
he
will
give
you baptism
with
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
with
fire:
In
whose
hand
is
the instrument
with
which
he
will make clean
his
grain;
he
will put
the good
grain
in
his
store,
but
the waste
will
be
burned
in
the
fire
which
will never
be put out.
And
so comforting
them
with
these
and
other
words,
he gave
the
good
news
to
the
people;
But
Herod
the king,
because
John
had
made
a protest
on account
of
Herodias,
his brother's
wife,
and
other
evil
things
which
Herod
had
done,
Did
this most evil
thing
of
all,
and
had
John shut
up
in
prison.
Now
it
came
about
that
when
all
the
people
had
been given baptism,
Jesus, having
had baptism
with
them,
was
in
prayer,
when,
the
heaven
being
open,
The
Holy
Spirit
came
down
in
the
form
of
a
dove,
and
a
voice
came
from
heaven, saying,
You
are
my dearly loved
Son,
with
whom
I
am
well
pleased.
And
Jesus
at
this time
was
about
thirty
years old,
being
the
son (as
it seemed)
of
Joseph,
the
son
of Heli,
The son
of
Matthat,
the son
of
Levi,
the son
of
Melchi,
the son
of
Jannai,
the son
of
Joseph,
The son
of
Mattathias,
the son
of
Amos,
the son
of
Nahum,
the son
of Esli,
the son
of
Naggai,
The son
of
Maath,
the son
of
Mattathias,
the son
of
Semein,
the son
of Josech,
the son
of Joda,
The son
of Joanan,
the son
of
Rhesa,
the son
of
Zerubbabel,
the son
of
Shealtiel,
the son
of
Neri,
The son
of
Melchi,
the son
of
Addi,
the son
of
Cosam,
the son
of
Elmadam,
the son
of
Er,
The son
of
Jesus,
the son
of
Eliezer,
the son
of
Jorim,
the son
of
Matthat,
the son
of
Levi,
The son
of Symeon,
the son
of
Judas,
the son
of
Joseph,
the son
of
Jonam,
the son
of
Eliakim,
The son
of
Melea,
the son
of Menna,
the son
of
Mattatha,
the son
of
Nathan,
the son
of
David,
The son
of
Jesse,
the son
of Obed,
the son
of
Boaz,
the son
of Salmon,
the son
of
Nahshon,
The son
of
Amminadab,
the son
of Arni,
the son
of
Hezron,
the son
of
Perez,
the son
of
Judah,
The son
of
Jacob,
the son
of
Isaac,
the son
of
Abraham,
the son
of
Terah,
the son
of
Nahor,
The son
of Serug,
the son
of
Reu,
the son
of
Peleg,
the son
of Eber,
the son
of
Shelah,
The son
of
Cainan,
the son
of
Arphaxad,
the son
of
Shem,
the son
of
Noah,
the son
of
Lamech,
The son
of Methuselah,
the son
of
Enoch,
the son
of
Jared,
the son
of
Mahalaleel,
the son
of
Cainan,
The son
of Enos,
the son
of
Seth,
the son
of
Adam,
the son
of
God.
And
Jesus,
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
came
back
from
the
Jordan,
and
was guided
by
the
Spirit
in
the waste land
For
forty
days,
being
tested
by
the Evil
One.
And
he
had
no
food
in
those
days;
and
when
they came
to
an end,
he
was
in need
of
food.
And
the Evil
One
said
to
him,
If
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
give
orders
to
this
stone
to
become
bread.
And
Jesus
made
answer
to
him,
It
has
been
said
in
the Writings,
Bread
is
not man's
only need.
And
he took
him
up
and let
him see
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth
in
a minute
of
time.
And
the Evil
One
said,
I
will
give
you
authority
over
all
these,
and
the
glory
of
them,
for
it
has
been
given
to
me,
and
I
give
it
to
anyone
at
my pleasure.
If
then
you
will give
worship
to
me,
it
will
all
be
yours.
And
Jesus
in
answer
said
to
him,
It
has
been
said
in
the Writings,
Give
worship
to
the
Lord
your
God,
and
be
his servant
only.
And
he
took
him
to
Jerusalem
and
put
him
on
the highest
point
of
the
Temple
and
said
to
him,
If
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
let
yourself
go
down
from
here;
for
it
is
said
in
the Writings,
He
will give
his
angels
orders
to take care
of
you:
And,
In
their
hands
they
will
keep
you
up,
so
that
your
foot
may
not
be crushed
against
a
stone.
And
Jesus
made
answer
and
said
to
him,
It
is
said
in
the Writings,
You
may
not
put
the
Lord
your
God
to
the
test.
And
when
all
these tests
were
ended
the Evil
One went
away
from
him
for
a
time.
And
Jesus
came
back
to
Galilee
in
the
power
of
the
Spirit,
and
the
news
of
him
went
through
all
the
country round
about.
And
he
was
teaching
in
their
Synagogues
and
all
men gave
him
praise.
And
he
came
to
Nazareth,
where
he
had
been
as
a child,
and
he
went,
as
his
way
was,
into
the
Synagogue
on
the
Sabbath,
and
got
up
to
give
a
reading.
And
the
book
of
the
prophet
Isaiah
was given
to
him
and, opening
the
book,
he
came
on
the
place
where
it
is
said,
The
Spirit
of
the
Lord
is
on
me,
because
I
am marked
out
by
him
to give
good
news
to
the
poor;
he
has
sent
me
to make
well
those
who
are broken-hearted;
to
say
that
the prisoners
will
be let go,
and
the
blind
will see,
and
to make
the wounded free
from
their chains,
To give knowledge
that
the
year
of
the Lord's good pleasure
is come.
And shutting
the
book
he
gave
it
back
to
the servant
and
took
his
seat:
and
the
eyes
of
all
in
the
Synagogue
were
fixed
on
him.
Then
he
said
to
them,
Today
this word
has
come true
in
your
hearing.
And
they
were
all giving
witness,
with
wonder,
to
the
words
of
grace
which
came
from
his
mouth:
and
they
said,
Is
not
this
the
son
of
Joseph?
And
he
said
to
them,
Without
doubt
you
will
say
to
me,
Let
the medical
man
make
himself
well:
the
things
which
to
our knowledge
were
done
at
Capernaum,
do
them
here
in
your
country.
And
he
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
No
prophet
is honoured
in
his
country.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
There
were
a
number
of
widows
in
Israel
in
the
days
of
Elijah,
when
the
heaven
was
shut up
for
three
years
and
six
months
and
there
was no food
in
the
land;
But
Elijah
was
not
sent
to
one
of
them,
but
only
to
Zarephath,
in
the land
of
Sidon,
to
a
woman
who
was
a
widow.
And
there
were
a
number
of
lepers
in
Israel
in
the
time
of
Elisha
the
prophet,
and
not
one
of
them
was made
clean,
but
only
Naaman
the
Syrian.
And
all
who
were
in
the
Synagogue
were
very
angry
when
these
things
were
said
to
them.
And
they
got
up
and
took
him
out
of
the
town
to
the edge
of
the
mountain
on
which
their
town
was,
so
that
they
might
send
him
down
to
his death.
But
he
came
through
them
and
went
on
his
way.
And
he
came
down
to
Capernaum,
a
town
of
Galilee;
and
he
was giving
them
teaching
on
the
Sabbath.
And
they
were surprised
at
his
teaching,
for
his
word
was
with
authority.
And
there
was
a
man
in
the
Synagogue
who
had
an
unclean
spirit;
and
he gave
a
loud
cry
and
said,
Let
us
be!
what
have
we
to
do
with
you,
Jesus
of
Nazareth?
have
you
come
to
put
an
end
to
us?
I
have knowledge
who
you
are,
the
Holy
One
of
God.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Be
quiet,
and
come
out
of
him.
And
when
the evil spirit
had put
him
down
on
the earth
in
the
middle
of
them,
he
came
out
of
him,
having done
him
no damage.
And
wonder
came
on
them
all
and
they
said
to
one
another,
What
are
these
words?
for
with
authority
and
power
he
gives orders
to
the evil
spirits
and
they
come
out.
And
there
was much talk
about
him
in
all
the
places round
about.
And
he
got
up
and
went
out
of
the
Synagogue
and
went
into
the
house
of
Simon.
And Simon's wife's mother
was
very ill
with
a burning heat;
and
in answer
to
their prayers
for
her
He went
near
her,
and
with
a sharp word
he
gave orders
to
the disease
and
it went
away
from
her;
and straight
away
she
got
up
and took
care
of
their needs.
And
at sundown
all
those
who
had
anyone
ill
with
any sort
of
disease,
took
them
to
him,
and
he
put
his
hands
on
every
one
of
them
and made
them
well.
And evil spirits
came
out
of
a
number
of
them,
crying
out
and
saying,
You
are
the
Son
of
God.
But
he gave
them sharp orders
not
to
say
a word,
because
they
had knowledge
that
he
was
the
Christ.
And
when
it
was
day,
he
came
out
and
went
to
a waste
place;
and great
numbers
of
people
came looking
for
him,
and
they
came
to
him
and
would
have
kept
him
from
going
away.
But
he
said
to
them,
I
have
to
give
the
good
news
of
the
kingdom
of
God
in
other
towns,
because
that
is why
I
was
sent.
And
he
was teaching
in
the
Synagogues
of
Galilee.
Now
it
came
about
that
while
the
people
came pushing
to
be
near
him,
and
to
have knowledge
of
the
word
of
God,
he
was
by
a wide stretch
of water named
Gennesaret;
And
he
saw
two
boats
by
the edge
of
the water,
but
the
fishermen
had gone
out
of
them
and
were
washing
their
nets.
And
he
got
into
one
of
the
boats,
the property
of
Simon,
and made
a
request
to
him
to go
a
little
way
out
from
the
land.
And
being
seated
he gave
the
people
teaching
from
the
boat.
And
when
his talk
was ended,
he
said
to
Simon, Go out
into
deep
water,
and
let
down
your
nets
for fish.
And
Simon,
answering,
said,
Master,
we
were
working
all
night
and
we
took
nothing:
but
at
your
word
I
will
let
down
the
nets.
And
when
they
had
done
this,
they got
such
a
great
number
of
fish
that
it seemed
as
if
their
nets
would
be broken;
And
they made signs
to
their friends
in
the
other
boat
to
come
to
their
help.
And
they
came,
and
the two
boats
were
so full
that
they
were
going down.
But
Simon,
when
he
saw
it,
went
down
at
the
knees
of
Jesus
and
said,
Go
away
from
me, O
Lord,
for
I
am
a
sinner.
For
he
was
full
of
wonder
and
so
were
all
those
who
were
with
him,
at
the
number
of
fish
which
they
had
taken;
And
so
were
James
and
John,
the
sons
of
Zebedee,
who
were working
with
Simon.
And
Jesus
said
to
Simon,
Have
no
fear;
from
this
time forward
you
will
be
a fisher
of
men.
And
when
they
had got
their
boats
to
the
land,
they
gave up
everything
and went
after
him.
And
it
came
about
that
while
he
was
in
one
of
the
towns,
there
was
a leper
there:
and
when
he
saw
Jesus
he
went
down
on
his
face
in prayer
to
him,
saying,
Lord,
if
it
is
your pleasure,
you
have
power
to
make
me
clean.
And
he put
out
his
hand
to
him
and
said,
It
is
my pleasure;
be
clean.
And straight
away
his disease
went
from
him.
And
he
gave
him
orders:
Say
nothing
to
any
man,
but
let
the
priest see
you
and
give
an
offering
so
that
you
may
be
made clean,
as
the law
of
Moses
says,
and
for
a
witness
to
them.
But
news
of
him
went
out
all
the
more,
in
every direction,
and
great
numbers
of
people
came
together
to
give
hearing
to
his
words
and
to
be
made
well
from
their
diseases.
But
he went
away
by
himself
to
a waste
place
for
prayer.
And
it
came
about
that
on
one
of
these
days
he
was
teaching;
and
some
Pharisees
and
teachers
of
the
law
were
seated
there,
who
had
come
from
every
town
of
Galilee
and Judaea
and
from
Jerusalem;
and
the
power
of
the
Lord
was
with
him,
to make
those
who
were ill free
from
their diseases.
And
some
men
had
with
them,
on
a
bed,
a
man
who
was ill,
without power
of moving;
and
they
made attempts
to get
him
in
and
put
him
before
Jesus.
And
because
of
the mass
of
people,
there
was
no
way
to
get
him
in;
so
they
went
up
on
the top
of
the house
and
let
him
down
through
the
roof,
on
his bed,
into
the
middle
in
front
of
Jesus.
And
seeing
their
faith
he
said,
Man,
you
have forgiveness
for
your
sins.
And
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
were having
an argument,
saying,
Who
is
this,
who
has
no respect
for
God?
who
is
able
to
give forgiveness
for
sins,
but
God
only?
But
Jesus,
who
had knowledge
of
their
thoughts,
said
to
them,
Why
are
you
reasoning
in
your
hearts?
Which
is
the simpler:
to
say,
You
have forgiveness
for
your
sins;
or
to
say,
Get
up
and
go?
But
so
that
you
may
see
that
on
earth
the
Son
of
man
has
authority
for
the forgiveness
of
sins, (he
said
to
the
man
who
was ill,)
I
say
to
you,
Get
up,
and
take
up
your bed,
and
go
into
your
house.
And straight
away
he
got
up
before
them,
and
took
up
his bed
and
went
away
to
his
house giving
praise
to
God.
And wonder overcame
them
all,
and
they gave
glory
to
God;
and
they
were
full
of
fear,
saying,
We
have
seen strange
things
today.
And
after
these
things
he
went
out,
and
saw
Levi,
a tax-farmer,
seated
at
the
place where taxes
were taken,
and
said
to
him,
Come
after
me.
And giving
up
his business,
he
got
up
and went
after
him.
And
Levi
made
a
great feast
for
him
in
his
house:
and
a
great
number
of tax-farmers
and
others
were seated
at table
with
them.
And
the
Pharisees
and
their
scribes
made protests
against
his
disciples,
saying,
Why
do
you take food
and
drink
with tax-farmers
and
sinners?
And
Jesus,
answering,
said
to
them,
Those
who
are
well
have
no
need
of
a medical man,
but
those
who
are ill.
I
have
come,
not
to get
the
upright,
but
sinners,
so that
they
may
be
turned
from their sins.
And
they
said
to
him,
The
disciples
of
John
frequently go
without food,
and
make
prayers,
and
so
do
the
disciples
of
the
Pharisees;
but
your
disciples take food
and
drink.
And
Jesus
said,
Are
you
able
to
make
the friends
of
the newly-married
man go
without food
when
he
is
with
them?
But
the
days
will
come
when
he
will
be
taken
away
from
them,
and
then
they
will
go
without food.
And
he
said
to
them,
in
a story,
No
man takes
a bit
of
cloth
from
a
new
coat
and
puts
it
on
to
an
old
coat,
for
so
the
new
coat
would
be damaged
and
the bit
from
the
new
would
not go
well
with
the
old.
And
no
man
puts
new
wine
into
old wine-skins,
for fear
that
the
skins
will
be
burst
by
the
new
wine,
and
the
wine
be let
out,
and
the
skins come
to destruction.
But
new
wine has
to
be
put
into
new wine-skins.
And
no
man, having
had
old wine,
has
any
desire
for
new,
for
he
says,
The
old
is better.
Now
it
came
about
that
on
the
Sabbath
he
was
going
through
the fields
of
grain,
and
his
disciples
took
the
heads
of
the
grain
for food, crushing
them
in
their
hands.
But
some
of
the
Pharisees
said,
Why
do
you
do
what
it
is
not right
to
do
on
the
Sabbath?
And
Jesus
said,
Have
you
not seen
in
the Writings
what
David
did
when
he
was
in need
of food,
he,
and
those
who
were
with
him;
How
he
went
into
the
house
of
God
and
took
for
food
the holy
bread,
which
only
the
priests
may
take,
and
gave
it
to
those
who
were
with
him?
And
he
said,
The
Son
of
man
is
lord
even
of
the
Sabbath.
And
it
came
about,
on
another
Sabbath,
that
he
went
into
the
Synagogue
and
was
teaching
there.
And
a
man
was
there
whose
right
hand
was dead.
And
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
were
watching
him
to see
if
he
would
make
him
well
on
the
Sabbath,
so
that
they
might
be able
to say something
against
him.
But
he
had knowledge
of
their
thoughts;
and
he
said
to
the
man
whose
hand
was dead,
Get
up
and
come
into
the
middle.
And
he
got
up
and
came
forward.
And
Jesus
said,
I
put
the
question
to
you,
Is
it
right
to
do
good
on
the
Sabbath
or
to
do
evil?
to
give
life
or
to take
it
away?
And
looking round
on
all
of
them,
he
said
to
him,
Put
out
your
hand.
And
he
did
so:
and
his
hand
was
made
well.
But
they
were full
of wrath,
and
were talking
together
about
what
they
might
do
to
Jesus.
And
it
came
about
in
those
days
that
he
went
out
to
the
mountain
for
prayer;
and
he
was
all
night
in
prayer
to
God.
And
the
day
came
and, turning
to
his
disciples,
he
made
a selection
from
among
them
of
twelve,
to
whom
he gave
the
name
of
Apostles;
Simon,
to
whom
he gave
the
name
of
Peter,
and
Andrew,
his
brother,
and
James
and
John
and
Philip
and
Bartholomew
And
Matthew
and
Thomas
and
James,
the son
of Alphaeus,
and
Simon,
who
was
named
the
Zealot,
And
Judas,
the son
of
James,
and
Judas
Iscariot,
he
who
was false
to
him.
And
he
came
down
with
them
to
a
level
place,
and
a
great band
of
his
disciples,
and
a
very
great
number
of
people
from
all Judaea
and
Jerusalem
and
from
the
parts
of
Tyre
and
Sidon
by
the sea,
came
to
give
hearing
to
him,
and
to
be made
well
from
their
diseases;
And
those
who
were
troubled
with
unclean
spirits
were made
well.
And
all
the
people
were desiring
to
be
touched
by
him,
for
power
came
from
him
and
made
them
all
well.
And
turning
his
eyes
to
his
disciples
he
said,
Happy
are
you
who
are
poor:
for
the
kingdom
of
God
is
yours.
Happy
are
you
who
are
in need
of food
now:
for
you
will
be made full.
Happy
are
you
who
are
weeping
now;
for
you
will
be glad.
Happy
are
you,
when
men
have
hate
for
you,
and
put
you
away
from among
them
and say angry
words
to
you, turning
away
in disgust
at
your
name,
because
of
the
Son
of
man.
Be
glad
in
that
day,
and
be lifted up
for
joy,
for
your
reward
in
heaven
will
be
great:
for
their
fathers
did
these
same
things
to
the
prophets.
But unhappy
are
you
who
have wealth:
for
you
have been comforted now.
Unhappy
are
you
who
are full
of food
now:
for
you
will
be
in need. Unhappy
are
you
who
are laughing
now:
for
you
will
be
crying
in sorrow.
Unhappy
are
you
when
all
men
give
you
their approval:
for
so
their
fathers
did
to
the
false
prophets.
But
I
say
to
you
who
give ear
to
me,
Have
love
for
those
who
are against
you,
do
good
to
those
who
have
hate
for
you,
Give
blessing
to
those
who give
you curses, say
prayers
for
those
who
are cruel
to
you.
If
a
man gives
you
a blow
on
one side
of
your face,
then
let
the
other side
be turned
to
him;
from
him
who
takes
away
your
coat,
do
not
keep
back
your
robe.
Give
to
everyone
who
comes
with
a
request,
and
if
a
man
takes
away
your property,
make
no attempt
to
get
it
back
again.
Do
to
others
as
you
would
have
them
do
to
you.
If
you
have
love
for
those
who
have
love
for
you,
what
credit
is
it
to
you?
for
even
sinners
have
love
for
those
who
have
love
for
them.
And
if
you
do
good
to
those
who
do
good
to
you,
what
credit
is
it
to
you?
for
even
sinners
do
the
same.
And
if
you
let
those
have
the use
of
your money,
from
whom
you
are
hoping
to get
it
back,
what
credit
is
it
to
you?
even
sinners
do
so
to
sinners,
hoping
to get
back
as much
as
they gave.
But
be loving
to
those
who
are
against
you
and
do
them
good,
and give
them
your
money,
not giving up hope,
and
your
reward
will
be
great
and
you
will
be
the
sons
of
the
Most
High:
for
he
is
kind
to
evil
men,
and
to
those
who
have
hard hearts.
Be full
of pity, even
as
your
Father
is full
of pity.
Be
not
judges
of others,
and
you
will
not
be
judged:
do
not give punishment
to others,
and
you
will
not get punishment yourselves:
make others
free,
and
you
will
be made
free:
Give,
and
it
will
be
given
to
you;
good
measure, crushed
down, full
and
running
over,
they
will
give
to
you.
For
in
the
same
measure
as
you
give,
it
will
be
given
to
you
again.
And
he gave
them teaching
in
the form
of
a story,
saying,
Is
it possible
for
one
blind
man
to
be
guide
to another?
will
they
not go falling
together
into
a hole?
The
disciple
is
not greater
than
his master,
but
everyone
whose learning
is
complete
will
be
like
his master.
And
why
do
you
take note
of
the grain
of dust
in
your brother's
eye,
but
take
no note
of
the bit
of wood
which
is
in
your
eye?
How
will
you
say
to
your
brother,
Brother,
let
me
take
the grain
of dust
out
of
your
eye,
when
you
yourself
do
not
see
the bit
of wood
in
your
eye? O false
one!
first
take
the wood
out
of
your
eye
and
then
you
will
see
clearly
to
take
the dust
out
of
your brother's
eye.
For
no
good
tree
gives
bad
fruit,
and
no
bad
tree
gives
good
fruit.
For
every
tree
is judged
by
its
fruit. Men
do
not get
figs
from
thorns,
or
grapes
from blackberry plants.
The
good
man,
out
of
the
good store
of
his
heart, gives
good
things;
and
the
evil
man,
out
of
his
evil store, gives
evil:
for
out
of
the
full store
of
the
heart
come
the
words
of
the
mouth.
Why
do
you
say
to
me,
Lord,
Lord,
and
do
not
the
things
which
I
say?
Everyone
who
comes
to
me
and
gives ear
to
my
words
and
does
them,
I
will
make clear
to
you
what
he
is
like:
He
is
like
a
man
building
a
house,
who
went
deep
and
put
the base
of
it
on
a
rock;
and
when
the water
came
up
and
the
river
was driving
against
that
house,
it
was
not moved,
because
the
building
was
good.
But
he
who
gives
hearing,
without
doing,
is
like
a
man
building
a
house
on
the
earth
without
a base
for
it;
and
when
the force
of
the
river
came
against
it,
straight away
it
came
down;
and
the destruction
of
that
house
was
great.
After
he
had
come
to
the
end
of
all
his
words
in
the
hearing
of
the
people,
he
went
into
Capernaum.
And
a
certain captain
had
a
servant
who
was
very dear
to
him;
this
servant
was ill
and near
to death.
And
when news
of
Jesus
came
to
his
ears,
he
sent
to
him rulers
of
the
Jews,
requesting
that
he
would
come
and
make
his
servant
well.
And
they,
when
they
came
to
Jesus,
made
their
request warmly,
saying,
It
is right
for
you
to
do
this
for
him,
because
he
is
a friend
to
our
nation,
and
himself
has put
up
a
Synagogue
for us.
And
Jesus
went
with
them.
And
when
he
was
not
far
from
the
house,
the
man
sent
friends
to
him,
saying,
Lord,
do
not
give
yourself
trouble:
for
I
am
not important
enough
for
you
to
come
into
my
house:
And
I
had
the feeling
that
I
was
not
even good enough
to
come
to
you:
but
say
the
word
only,
and
my
servant
will
be
well.
For
I,
myself,
am
a
man
under
authority,
having
men
under
me;
and
I
say
to
this
one,
Go,
and
he
goes;
and
to
another,
Come,
and
he
comes;
and
to
my
servant,
Do
this,
and
he
does
it.
And
when
these
things
were
said
to
Jesus,
he
was
surprised,
and,
turning
to
the mass
of
people coming
after
him,
said,
I
have
not seen
such
great
faith,
no,
not
in
Israel.
And
when
those
who
were
sent came
back
to
the
house
they saw that
the
servant
was
well.
And
it
came
about,
after
a little time,
that
he
went
to
a
town
named
Nain;
and
his
disciples
went
with
him,
and
a
great
number
of
people.
Now
when
he
came
near
the door
of
the
town,
a
dead
man
was
being taken
out,
the
only
son
of
his
mother,
who
was
a
widow:
and
a great
number
of
people
from
the
town
were
with
her.
And
when
the
Lord
saw
her,
he
had
pity
on
her
and
said
to
her,
Be
not sad.
And
he
came
near,
and
put
his
hand
on
the stretcher where
the dead
man
was:
and
those
who
were moving
it
came
to
a
stop.
And
he
said,
Young
man,
I
say
to
you,
Get
up.
And
the
dead
man got
up,
and
words came
from
his lips.
And
he
gave
him
to
his
mother.
And
fear came
on
all,
and
they gave
praise
to
God,
saying,
A
great
prophet
is
among
us:
and,
God
has given
thought
to
his
people.
And
this
story
about
him
went
through
all Judaea
and
the places round
about.
And
the
disciples
of
John gave
him
an account
of
all
these
things.
Then
John
sent
two
of
his
disciples
to
the
Lord,
saying,
Are
you
he
who
is
to
come,
or
are
we
waiting
for
another?
And
when
the
men
came
to
him
they
said,
John
the
Baptist
has
sent
us
to
you,
saying,
Are
you
he
who
is
to
come,
or
are
we
waiting
for
another?
At
that
time,
he made
a number
of
people free
from
their
diseases
and
their pains,
and
from
evil
spirits;
and
to
others
who
were
blind
he
gave back
the use
of
their eyes.
And
answering
them
he
said,
Go back
and
give
news
to
John
of
what
you
have
seen,
and
the
things
which
have
come
to
your
ears;
the
blind
now
see,
those
who
had no power
in
their legs
are
walking,
lepers
are
made
clean,
those
who
had no
hearing
now
have
their
ears open,
dead
men
come
to
life
again,
and
the
poor
have
the
good
news
given
to
them.
And
a blessing
will
be
on
him
who
has
no doubts
about
me.
And
when
the men
who
were sent
by
John
had
gone
away,
he
said
to
the
people,
about
John,
What
did
you
go
out
into
the waste land
to
see?
a tall stem moving
in
the
wind?
But
what
did
you
go
out
to
see?
a
man
in
soft
clothing?
See
now,
those
who
have beautiful
clothing
and delicate food
are
in kings' houses.
But
what
did
you
go
out
to
see?
a
prophet?
Yes,
I
say
to
you,
and more
than
a
prophet.
This
is
he
of
whom
it
has
been said,
See,
I
send
my servant
before
your
face,
who
will make ready
your
way
before
you.
I
say
to
you,
Among
all
the sons
of
women,
not
one
is
greater
than
John:
but
he
who
is
least
in
the
kingdom
of
God
is
greater
than
he.
(And
all
the
people,
and
the tax-farmers,
to
whom
John
had given
baptism,
when
they
had knowledge
of
these
things, gave glory
to
God.
But
the
Pharisees
and
the teachers
of
the
law
were
against
the
purpose
of
God
for
themselves,
not having
had
his baptism.)
What comparison
am
I
to make
of
the
men
of
this
generation?
what
are
they
like?
They
are
like
children
who
are
seated
in
the market-place,
crying
out
to
one
another,
and
saying,
We
made music
for
you,
but
you
did
not take part
in
the
dance;
we gave cries
of sorrow,
but
you
were
not sad.
For
John
the
Baptist
came, taking
no
food
or
drink,
and
you
say,
He
has
an evil spirit.
The
Son
of
man
came feasting,
and
you
say,
Here
is
a lover
of food
and wine,
a
friend
of tax-farmers
and
sinners.
But
wisdom
is judged
to
be right
by
all
her
children.
And
one
of
the
Pharisees made
a
request
that
he
would
take
a meal
with
him.
And
he
went
into
the Pharisee's
house
and took
his seat
at
the table.
And
there
was
a
woman
in
the
town
who
was
a
sinner;
and
when
she
had news
that
he
was
a guest
in
the Pharisee's
house,
she took
a bottle
of
perfume,
And went
in
and took
her place
at
the
back
of
him, near
his
feet,
weeping,
so
that
his
feet
were washed
with
the drops
from
her eyes,
and
with
her
hair
she made
them
dry,
and
kissing
his
feet
she
put
the
perfume
on
them.
Now
when
the
Pharisee
in
whose house
he
was
saw
it,
he
said
to
himself,
This
man,
if
he
was
a
prophet,
would
be conscious
what
sort
of
woman
this
is
who
has
put
her hands
on
him,
that
she
is
a
sinner.
And
Jesus,
answering,
said,
Simon,
I
have
something
to
say
to
you.
And
he
said, Master,
say
on.
And
he said,
Two
men
were
in debt
to
a
certain
man
of business:
one
had
a debt
of
five
hundred pence,
and
the
other
of
fifty.
When
they
were
unable
to
make payment,
he
made
the two
of
them free
of
their debts.
Which
of
them,
now,
will
have
the
greater
love
for
him?
Simon,
in
answer,
said,
It seems
he
whose debt
was
greater.
And
he
said,
Your decision
is right.
And
turning
to
the
woman
he
said
to
Simon,
You
see
this
woman?
I
came
into
your
house;
you
did
not
give
me
water
for
my
feet:
but
she
has
been washing
my
feet
with
the drops
from
her eyes,
and drying
them
with
her
hair.
You
did
not
give
me
a
kiss:
but
she,
from
the time
when
I
came
in,
has
gone
on
kissing
my
feet.
You put
no
oil
on my
head:
but
she
has put
perfume
on my
feet.
And
so
I
say
to
you,
She
will
have forgiveness
for
her
sins
which
are
great
in
number,
because
of
her
great
love:
but
he
who
has
small need
of forgiveness
gives
little
love.
And
he
said
to
her,
You
have forgiveness
for
your
sins.
And
those
who
were seated
at
table
with
him
said
to
themselves,
Who
is
this
who
even
gives forgiveness
of
sins?
And
he
said
to
the
woman,
By
your
faith
you
have
salvation;
go
in
peace.
And
it
came
about,
after
a short time,
that
he
went
through
town
and country giving
the
good
news
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
and
with
him
were
the
twelve,
And
certain
women
who
had
been made free
from
evil
spirits
and
diseases,
Mary
named
Magdalene,
from
whom
seven
evil
spirits
had
gone
out,
And
Joanna,
the
wife
of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant,
and
Susanna
and
a
number
of
others,
who gave
him
of
their wealth
for
his needs.
And
when
a
great
number
of
people
came
together,
and
men
from
every
town went out
to
him,
he gave
them teaching
in
the form
of
a story:
A man
went
out
to put
in
seed,
and
while
he
was doing
it,
some
was dropped
by
the wayside
and
it
was crushed
under
foot,
and
was taken
by
the
birds
of
heaven.
And
some went
on
the
rock,
and
when
it
came
up
it became dry
and dead
because
it
had
no water.
And
some went
among
thorns,
and
the
thorns
came up
with
it
and
it
had no room
for growth.
And
some
falling
on
good
earth,
came
up
and
gave
fruit
a
hundred
times
as
much.
And
with
these
words
he
said
in
a loud voice,
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear.
And
his
disciples put
questions
to
him
about
the point
of
the story.
And
he
said,
To
you
is
given knowledge
of
the secrets
of
the
kingdom
of
God;
but
to
the
others,
they
are
given
in stories,
so
that
seeing,
they
may
not
see,
and
though
they
give
hearing,
the sense
will
not
be clear
to
them.
Now
this
is
the point
of
the
story:
The
seed
is
the
word
of
God.
Those
by
the
side
of
the
road
are
those
who
have given
hearing;
then
the Evil
One
comes
and
takes
away
the
word
from
their
hearts,
so
that
they
may
not
have
faith
and
get
salvation.
And
those
on
the
rock
are
those
who
with
joy
give
hearing
to
the
word;
but
having
no
root,
they
have
faith
for
a
time,
and
when
the test
comes
they
give up.
And
those
which
went
among
thorns
are
those
who
have given
hearing,
and
go
on
their
way,
but
they
are overcome
by
cares
and
wealth
and
the
pleasures
of
life,
and
they
give
no
fruit.
And
those
in
the
good
earth
are
those
who, having given ear
to
the
word,
keep
it
with
a
good
and true
heart,
and
in quiet strength
give
fruit.
No
man,
when
the
light
is lighted,
puts
a
cover
over
it,
or
puts
it
under
a
bed,
but
he
puts
it
on
its table,
so
that
those
who
come
in
may
see
the
light.
For
nothing
is
put
out
of
view
which
will
not
be
made clear,
and
nothing
is
secret
of
which
the knowledge
will
not
come
to
light.
So
take
care
how
you
give
hearing,
for
to
him
who
has
will
be
given,
and
from
him
who
has
not
will
be
taken
even
what
he
seems
to
have.
And
his
mother
and
his
brothers
came
to
him,
and
they
were
not
able
to
get
near
him
because
of
the
great
number
of
people.
And someone
said
to
him,
Your
mother
and
your
brothers
are
outside
desiring
to
see
you.
But
he
said
to
them
in
answer,
My
mother
and
my
brothers
are
those
who
have knowledge
of
the
word
of
God
and
do
it.
Now
it
came
about
on
one
of
those
days
that
he
got
into
a
boat
with
his
disciples;
and
he
said
to
them,
Let
us
go
over
to
the
other
side
of
the water:
and
they
put
out
the
boat.
But
while
they
were
sailing
he
went
to sleep:
and
a
storm
of
wind
came
down
on
the sea,
and
the boat became full
of water
and
they
were
in
danger.
Then
they
came
to
him
and, awaking
him
out
of
his sleep,
said,
Master,
Master, destruction
is
near.
And
he,
when
he
was awake, gave orders
to
the
wind
and
the rolling
waves,
and
the storm
came
to
an
end,
and
all
was
calm.
And
he
said
to
them,
Where
is
your
faith?
And
fear
and
wonder overcame
them,
and
they
said
to
one
another,
Who
then
is
this,
who
gives orders
even
to
the
winds
and
the
water
and
they
do
what
he
says?
And
they
came
to
the
country
of
the
Gerasenes,
which
is
opposite
Galilee.
And
when
he
had
come
to
the
land,
there
came
to
him
a
certain
man
from
the
town
who
had evil spirits;
and
for
a
long
time
he
had
had
no
clothing
on,
and
was
not
living
in
a
house
but
in
the
place
of
the dead.
And
when
he
saw
Jesus,
he gave
a
loud
cry
and went
down
on
the earth
before
him
and
in
a
loud
voice
said,
What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
Jesus,
Son
of
the
Most
High
God?
Do
not
be cruel
to
me.
For
he
gave
an
order
to
the evil
spirit
to
come
out
of
the
man.
For frequently
it
would take
a grip
of
him:
and
he
was
kept
under control,
and prisoned
with
chains;
but parting
the
chains
in two,
he
would
be sent
by
the driving
of
the evil
spirit
into waste places.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
What
is
your
name?
And
he
said,
Legion;
for
a
number
of spirits
had
gone
into
him.
And
they made
a request
to
him
that
he
would
not give
them
an
order
to
go
away
into
the deep.
Now
there
was
a great
herd
of
pigs
in
that
place, getting food
on
the
mountain:
and
the evil spirits made
a request
to
him
that
he
would
let
them
go
into
the
pigs,
and
he
let
them.
And
the evil spirits
came
out
of
the
man
and
went
into
the
pigs:
and
the
herd
went rushing
down
a sharp slope
into
the water
and
came
to destruction.
And
when
the men
who
took care
of
them
saw
what
had
come
about,
they
went quickly
and gave news
of
it
in
the
town
and
the
country.
And
they
went
out
to
see
what
had
taken
place,
and
they
came
to
Jesus
and
saw
the
man
out
of
whom
the evil spirits
had
gone,
seated,
clothed
and
with full use
of
his senses,
at
the
feet
of
Jesus;
and
fear
came
on
them.
And
those
who
had
seen
it gave
them
an account
of
how
the
man
who
had
the evil spirits
was
made
well.
And
all
the
people
of
the
country
of
the
Gerasenes made
a
request
to
him
to
go
away
from
them;
for
they
were
in
great
fear:
and
he
got
into
a
boat
and
went
back.
But
the
man
from
whom
the evil spirits
had
gone
out
had
a great desire
to
be
with
him,
but
he
sent
him
away,
saying,
Go
back
to
your
house
and let
them
have news
of
all
the
great
things
which
God
has
done
for
you.
And
he
went
away,
giving word
through
all
the
town
of
the
great
things
which
Jesus
had
done
for
him.
And
when
Jesus
went
back,
the
people
were glad
to see
him,
for
they
were
all
waiting
for
him.
Then
there
came
a
man
named
Jairus,
who
was
a
ruler
in
the
Synagogue:
and
he
went
down
at
the
feet
of
Jesus, desiring
him
to
come
to
his
house;
For
he
had
an
only
daughter,
about
twelve
years old,
and
she
was
near
to
death.
But
while
he
was
on
his
way,
the
people
were pushing
to
be
near
him.
And
a
woman,
who
had
had
a flow
of
blood
for
twelve
years,
and
had given
all
her money
to medical men,
and
not
one
of
them
was
able
to
make
her
well,
Came
after
him
and
put
her hand
on
the edge
of
his
robe,
and straight away
the flowing
of
her
blood
was
stopped.
And
Jesus
said,
Who
was
touching
me?
And
when
they
all
said,
It
is
not
I,
Peter
and
those
who
were
with
him
said,
Master,
the
people
are pushing round
you
on
every side.
But
Jesus
said,
Someone
was
touching
me,
for
I
had
the feeling
that
power
had
gone
out
from
me.
And
when
the
woman
saw
that
she
was
not able
to keep
it secret,
she
came, shaking
with fear,
and falling
down
before
him
she made clear
before
all
the
people
the
reason
for
her
touching
him,
and
how
she
was made
well straight away.
And
he
said
to
her,
Daughter,
your
faith
has
made
you
well;
go
in
peace.
While
he
was
still
talking,
someone
came
from
the
house
of
the ruler
of
the
Synagogue,
saying,
Your
daughter
is
dead;
do
not
go
on troubling
the Master.
But
Jesus
at
these
words
said
to
him,
Have
no
fear,
only
have
faith,
and
she
will
be
made
well.
And
when
he
came
to
the
house
he
did
not
let
any
man
go
in
with
him,
but
only
Peter
and
John
and
James,
and
the
father
of
the girl
and
her
mother.
And
all
the
people
were
weeping
and
crying
for
her;
but
he
said,
Do
not
be sad,
for
she
is
not
dead,
but
sleeping.
And
they
were
laughing
at
him, being certain
that
she
was
dead.
But
he,
taking
her
hand,
said
to
her,
My
child,
get
up.
And
her
spirit
came
back
to
her
and
she
got
up straight away:
and
he
gave
orders
that
food
was
to
be
given
to
her.
And
her father
and mother
were full
of wonder,
but
he
gave
orders
to
them
to
say
nothing
about
it
to
anyone.
And
getting
the
twelve
together,
he
gave
them
power
and
authority
over
all evil spirits
and
over
diseases,
to
make
them
well.
And
he
sent
them
out
to
be preachers
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
and
to make
well
those
who
were ill.
And
he
said
to
them,
Take
nothing
for
your
journey,
no stick
or
bag
or
bread
or
money,
and
do
not
take
two
coats.
And
if
you
go
into
a
house,
let
that
house
be
your resting-place till
you
go
away.
And
if
any
people
will
not
take
you
in,
when
you
go
away
from
that
town, put
off
its
dust
from
your
feet
for
a
witness
against
them.
And
they
went
away, journeying
through
all
the towns,
preaching
the
good
news
and making
people free
from diseases
in
all places.
Now
Herod
the king
had news
of
all
these
things:
and
he
was
in doubt,
because
it
was
said
by
some
people
that
John
had
come back
from
the
dead;
And
by
some,
that
Elijah
had come;
and
by
others,
that
one
of
the
old
prophets
had come back
to life.
And
Herod
said,
I put
John
to death:
but
who
is
this,
of
whom
such stories
are given
to
me?
And
he
had
a desire
to
see
him.
And
the twelve,
when
they came
back,
gave
him
an
account
of
what
they
had
done.
And
he
took
them
with
him
and
went
away
from
the
people
to
a
town
named Beth-saida.
But
the
people, getting news
of
it, went
after
him:
and
he
was pleased
to
see
them,
and gave
them
teaching
about
the
kingdom
of
God,
and
made
those
well
who
were
in
need
of
it.
And
the
day
went
on;
and
the
twelve
came
to
him
and
said,
Send
these
people
away
so
that
they
may
go
into
the towns
and
the
country
round
about
and
get resting-places
and food
for
themselves,
for
we
are
in
a waste
place.
But
he
said,
Give
them
food
yourselves.
And
they
said,
We
have
only
five cakes
of
bread
and
two fishes,
if
we
do
not
go
and get
food
for
all
these
people.
For
there
were
about
five
thousand
men.
And
he
said
to
his
disciples, Make
them
be seated
in
groups,
about
fifty
to
a group.
And
they
did
so,
and
made
them
all
be seated.
And
he
took
the
five cakes
of
bread
and
the
two fishes
and,
looking
up
to
heaven,
he
said
words
of
blessing
over
them,
and
when
they
had
been broken,
he
gave
them
to
the
disciples
to
give
to
the
people.
And
they
all
took
the
food
and
had
enough;
and
they
took
up
of
the
broken bits
which
were
over,
twelve
baskets
full.
And
it
came
about
that
when
he
was
in
prayer,
by
himself,
and
the
disciples
were
with
him,
he
put
a
question
to
them,
saying,
Who
do
the
people
say
I
am?
And
they,
answering,
said,
John
the
Baptist;
but
others
say
Elijah;
and
others,
that
one
of
the
old
prophets
has come back.
And
he
said,
But
who
do
you
say
that
I
am?
And
Peter,
answering,
said,
The
Christ
of
God.
But
he
gave
them special
orders,
not
to
say
this
to
any
man;
Saying,
The
Son
of
man
will undergo
much
and
be
put
on
one side
by
the rulers
and
the
chief
priests
and
the teachers
of
the law,
and
be
put
to
death,
and
on
the
third
day
he
will come back
to life.
And
he
said
to
them
all,
If
any
man
has
a
desire
to
come
after
me,
let
him
give
up
all,
and
take
up
his
cross
every
day,
and
come
after
me.
For
whoever
has
a
desire
to keep
his
life
will
have
it taken
from
him,
but
whoever gives up
his
life
because
of
me,
will keep
it.
For
what
profit
will
a
man
have if
he gets
all
the
world,
but undergoes
loss
or destruction
himself?
For
if
any
man
has
a feeling
of shame
because
of
me
or
of
my
words,
the
Son
of
man
will
have shame
because
of
him
when
he
comes
in
his
glory
and
the
glory
of
the
Father
and
of
the
holy
angels.
But
truly
I
say
to
you,
Some
of
those
who
are
here
now
will
have
no
taste
of
death till
they
see
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
about
eight
days
after
he
had
said
these
things,
he
took
Peter
and
John
and
James
with
him
and
went
up
into
the
mountain
for
prayer.
And
while
he
was
in
prayer,
his
face
was changed
and
his
clothing
became
white
and shining.
And
two
men,
Moses
and
Elijah,
were
talking
with
him;
Who
were
seen
in
glory
and
were
talking
of
his death
which
was
about
to take
place
in
Jerusalem.
Now
Peter
and
those
who
were
with
him
were
overcome
with
sleep:
but
when
they
were
fully
awake,
they
saw
his
glory
and
the
two
men
who
were
with
him.
And
when
they
were
about
to go
away
from
him,
Peter
said
to
Jesus,
Master,
it
is
good
for
us
to
be
here;
let
us
make
three
tents,
one
for
you
and
one
for
Moses
and
one
for
Elijah:
having
no knowledge
of
what
he
was
saying.
And
while
he
said
these
things,
the shade
of
a
cloud
came
over
them,
and
they
were full
of
fear
when
they
went
into
the
cloud.
And
there
was
a
voice
from
the
cloud
saying,
This
is
my
Son,
the
man
of
my selection;
give ear
to
him.
And
after
the
voice
was gone
they
saw
that
Jesus
was
by
himself.
And
they
kept
quiet,
and
said
nothing
at
that
time
to
anyone
of
the
things
which
they
had
seen.
And
on
the
day
after,
when
they
came
down
from
the
mountain,
a
great band
of
people
came
to
him.
And
a
man
from
among
them,
crying
out,
said, Master,
I make
a request
to
you,
give
a
thought
to
my
son,
for
he
is
my
only child:
And
see,
a
spirit
takes
him,
and
suddenly
he gives
a
cry, twisted
in pain
and streaming
at
the lips,
and
when
it goes
away
from
him
at last,
he
is marked
as
from blows.
And
I made
a request
to
your
disciples
to
send
it
out
of
him,
but
they
were
not
able
to
do
it.
And
Jesus
said,
O
generation
without faith
and false
in heart,
how
long
will
I
have
to
be
with
you
and
put up
with
you?
let
your
son
come
here.
And
while
he
was
coming,
he
was pushed violently
down
and twisted
by
the evil
spirit.
But
Jesus
gave sharp orders
to
the
unclean
spirit,
and
made
the
boy
well,
and
gave
him
back
to
his
father.
And
they
were
full
of
wonder
at
the
great power
of
God.
But
while
they
were
all
wondering
at
all
the
things
which
he
did,
he
said
to
his
disciples,
Let
these
words go deep
into
your
ears,
for
the
Son
of
man
will
be
given
up
into
the
hands
of
men.
But
this
saying
was
not clear
to
them
and
its sense
was
kept secret
from
them
so
that
they
were
not able
to see
it:
and
they
had
fear
of questioning
him
about
it.
Now
there
was
a discussion
among
them
about
which
of
them
would
be
the
greatest.
But
when
Jesus
saw
the reasoning
of
their
hearts,
he
took
a small
child
and
put
him
by
his
side,
And
said
to
them,
Whoever
gives honour
to
this
child
in
my
name,
gives honour
to
me:
and
whoever
gives honour
to
me,
gives honour
to
him
who
sent
me:
for
whoever
is
least
among
you
all,
that
man
is
great.
And
John,
answering,
said,
Master,
we
saw
a
man driving
out evil spirits
in
your
name,
and
we
did
not
let
him
do
it,
because
he
was
not
one
of
us.
But
Jesus
said
to
him,
Let
him
do
it,
for
he
who
is
not
against
you
is
for
you.
And
it
came
about
that
when
the
days
were
near
for
him
to
be
taken
up,
his
face
was
turned
to
go
to
Jerusalem,
And
he
sent
men
before:
and
they
came
to
a small
town
of Samaria
to
make
ready
for
him.
But
they
would
not
have
him
there,
because
he
was clearly
going
to
Jerusalem.
And
when
his
disciples,
James
and
John,
saw
this,
they
said,
Lord,
may
we send
fire
from
heaven
and put
an end
to
them?
But
turning round
he said sharp words
to
them.
And
they
went
to
another small
town.
And
when
they
were
on
the
way,
a
certain
man
said
to
him,
I
will come
after
you
wherever
you
go.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Foxes
have
holes
and
the
birds
of
the
air
have resting-places,
but
the
Son
of
man
has nowhere
to
put
his
head.
And
he
said
to
another, Come
after
me.
But
he
said,
Lord,
let
me
first
go
and
give
the last honours
to
my
father.
But
he
said
to
him,
Let
the
dead take care
of
their
dead;
it
is
for
you
to
go
and
give news
of
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
another
man
said,
I
will come
with
you,
Lord,
but
first
let
me
say
a last good-day
to
those
who
are
at
my
house.
But
Jesus
said,
No
man, having
put
his
hand
to
the plough
and
looking
back,
is
good enough
for
the
kingdom
of
God.
Now
after
these
things,
the
Lord made selection
of
seventy
others
and
sent
them
before
him,
two
together,
into
every
town
and
place
where
he
himself
was
about
to
come.
And
he
said
to
them,
There
is
much grain ready
to
be cut,
but not
enough
workers:
so make prayer
to
the
Lord
of
the grain-fields
that
he
will
send
workers
to get
in
the grain.
Go
on
your
way:
see,
I
send
you
out
like
lambs
among
wolves.
Take
no
bag
for
money
or
for food,
and
no
shoes; say
no word
to
any
man
on
the
way.
And
whenever
you
go
into
a
house,
first
say,
Peace
be
to
this
house.
And
if
a
son
of
peace
is
there,
your
peace
will
be
with
him:
but
if
not,
it
will
come back
to
you
again.
And
keep
in
that
same
house, taking
what food
and
drink
they
give
you:
for
the
worker
has
a
right
to
his
reward.
Do
not go
from
house
to
house.
And
into
whatever
town
you
go,
if
they
take
you
in,
take
whatever food
is given
to
you:
And make
well
those
in
it
who
are ill
and
say
to
them,
The
kingdom
of
God
is
near
to
you.
But
if
you
go
into
a
town
where
they
will
not
have
you,
go
out
into
the
streets
of
it
and
say,
Even
the
dust
of
your
town,
which
is
on
our
feet,
we
put
off
as
a witness
against
you;
but
be certain
of
this,
that
the
kingdom
of
God
is
near.
I
say
to
you,
It
will
be better
in
that
day
for
Sodom
than
for
that
town.
A curse
is
on
you,
Chorazin!
A curse
is
on
you, Beth-saida!
For
if such works
of
power
had
been
done
in
Tyre
and
Sidon
as
have
been
done
in
you,
they
would
have
been
turned
from
their sins,
in days gone
by,
seated
in
the dust.
But
it
will
be better
for
Tyre
and
Sidon,
in
the day
of judging,
than
for
you.
And
you,
Capernaum,
were
you
not
lifted up
to
heaven?
you
will
go
down
to
hell.
Whoever gives ear
to
you, gives ear
to
me;
and
whoever
is against
you,
is against
me;
and
whoever
is against
me,
is against
him
who
sent
me.
And
the
seventy came
back
with
joy,
saying,
Lord,
even
the evil spirits
are
under
our power
in
your
name.
And
he
said,
I
was
watching
for
Satan,
falling
from
heaven
like
a star.
See,
I
have
given
you
power
to
put
your feet
on
snakes
and evil beasts,
and
over
all
the
strength
of
him
who
is
against
you:
and
nothing
will
do
you
damage.
Do
not
be
glad,
however,
because
you
have power
over
spirits,
but
because
your
names
are
recorded
in
heaven.
In
that
same
hour
he
was full
of joy
in
the
Holy
Spirit
and
said,
I
give
praise
to
you, O
Father,
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth,
because
you
have kept
these
things secret
from
the
wise
and
the
men
of learning,
and
have
made
them clear
to little
children:
for
so, O
Father,
it
was pleasing
in
your eyes.
All
things
have
been
given
to
me
by
my
Father:
and
no
one
has knowledge
of
the
Son,
but
only
the
Father:
and
of
the
Father,
but
only
the
Son,
and
he
to
whom
the
Son
will
make
it clear.
And,
turning
to
the
disciples,
he
said
privately,
Happy
are
the
eyes
which
see
the
things
you
see:
For
I
say
to
you
that
numbers
of
prophets
and
kings
have
had
a
desire
to
see
the
things
which
you
see,
and
have
not
seen
them,
and
to
have knowledge
of
the
things
which
have
come
to
your
ears,
and
they
had
it
not.
And
a
certain
teacher
of
the
law
got
up
and
put
him
to
the
test,
saying, Master,
what
have
I
to
do
so
that
I
may
have
eternal
life?
And
he
said
to
him,
What
does
the
law
say,
in
your
reading
of
it?
And
he,
answering,
said,
Have
love
for
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart
and
with
all
your
soul
and
with
all
your
strength
and
with
all
your
mind;
and
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself.
And
he
said,
You
have given
the right
answer:
do
this
and
you
will
have
life.
But
he,
desiring
to put
himself
in
the right,
said
to
Jesus,
And
who
is
my neighbour?
And
Jesus, answering
him,
said,
A
certain
man
was
going
down
from
Jerusalem
to
Jericho,
and
he
got
into
the hands
of thieves,
who
took
his clothing
and
gave
him cruel
blows,
and
when
they
went
away,
he
was
half
dead.
And
by
chance
a
certain
priest
was
going
down
that
way:
and
when
he
saw
him,
he
went
by
on
the
other
side.
And
in
the
same
way,
a
Levite,
when
he
came
to
the
place
and
saw
him,
went
by
on
the
other
side.
But
a
certain
man
of Samaria, journeying
that
way,
came
where
he
was,
and
when
he
saw
him,
he
was
moved
with
pity
for
him,
And
came
to
him
and
put clean linen round
his
wounds,
with
oil
and
wine;
and
he
put
him
on
his
beast
and
took
him
to
a house
and
took
care
of
him.
And
the
day
after
he
took
two pennies
and
gave
them
to
the owner
of
the house
and
said,
Take
care
of
him;
and
if
this
money
is
not enough,
when
I come
again
I
will
give
you
whatever
more
is needed.
Which
of
these
three
men,
in
your opinion,
was neighbour
to
the
man
who
came
into
the hands
of thieves?
And
he
said,
The
one
who
had
mercy
on
him.
And
Jesus
said,
Go
and
do
the
same.
Now,
while
they
were
on
their
way,
he
came
to
a
certain
town;
and
a
woman
named
Martha
took
him
into
her
house.
And
she
had
a
sister,
by
name
Mary,
who took
her seat
at
the Lord's
feet
and gave attention
to
his
words.
But
Martha
had
her hands
full
of
the work
of
the house,
and
she
came
to
him
and
said,
Lord,
is
it
nothing
to
you
that
my
sister
has
let
me
do
all
the work?
Say
to
her
that
she
is
to
give
me
some
help.
But
the
Lord,
answering,
said
to
her,
Martha,
Martha,
you
are
full
of
care
and troubled
about such
a
number
of
things:
Little
is
needed,
or
even
one
thing
only:
for
Mary
has
taken
that
good
part,
which
will
not
be
taken
away
from
her.
And
it
came
about
that
he
was
in
prayer
in
a
certain
place,
and
when
he
came
to
an
end,
one
of
his
disciples
said
to
him,
Lord,
will
you
give
us
teaching
about
prayer,
as
John
did
to
his
disciples?
And
he
said
to
them,
When
you
say
your
prayers,
say,
Father,
may
your
name be kept
holy
and
your
kingdom
come.
Give
us
every
day
bread
for
our needs.
May
we
have forgiveness
for
our
sins,
as
we
make free
all
those
who
are
in debt
to
us.
And
let
us
not
be put
to
the test.
And
he
said
to
them,
Which
of
you,
having
a
friend,
would
go
to
him
in
the middle
of
the night
and
say
to
him,
Friend,
let
me
have
three cakes
of
bread;
Because
a
friend
of
mine
has
come
to
me
on
a
journey,
and
I
have
nothing
to put
before
him;
And
he,
from
inside
the house,
would
say
in
answer,
Do
not
be
a
trouble
to
me;
the
door
is
now
shut,
and
my
children
are
with
me
in
bed;
it
is
not possible
for
me
to
get
up
and
give
to
you?
I
say
to
you,
Though
he
will
not
get
up
and
give
to
him,
because
he
is
his
friend, still,
if
he keeps
on making
his request,
he
will
get
up
and
give
him
as
much
as
he
has
need
of.
And
I
say
to
you,
Make requests,
and
they
will
be
answered;
what
you
are
searching
for,
you
will
get;
when
you
give
the sign,
the door
will
be
open
to
you.
For
to
everyone
who makes
a
request,
it
will
be given;
and
he
who
is
searching
will
get
his desire;
and
to
him
who gives
the sign,
the door
will
be
open.
And
which
of
you,
being
a
father,
will
give
a
stone
to
his
son,
who makes
request
for
bread?
or
for
a
fish,
will
give
him
a
snake?
Or
for
an
egg,
will
give
him
a
scorpion?
If,
then,
you
who
are
evil
are able
to
give
good
things
to
your
children,
how
much
more
will
your
Father
in
heaven
give
the
Holy
Spirit
to
those
who
make
request
to
him?
And
he
was sending
an evil spirit
out
of
a
man
who
was
without
the power
of
talking.
And
it
came
about
that
when
the spirit
had
gone
the
man
had
the power
of
talking;
and
the
people
were full
of
wonder.
But
some
of
them
said,
He sends
out evil spirits
by
Beelzebul,
the
ruler
of evil spirits.
And
others,
testing
him,
were
looking
for
a
sign
from
heaven
from
him.
But
he, having knowledge
of
their
thoughts,
said
to
them,
Every
kingdom
in
which
there
is division
is
made
waste;
and
a
house
in
which
there
is division
comes
to destruction.
If,
then,
Satan
is
at war
with
himself,
how
will
he keep
his
kingdom?
because
you
say
that
I
send evil spirits
out
of
men
by
the help
of
Beelzebul.
And
if
I,
by
Beelzebul,
send
out evil spirits,
by
whose help
do
your
sons
send
them
out?
so
let
them
be
your
judges.
But
if
I,
by
the
finger
of
God,
send
out evil spirits,
then
the
kingdom
of
God
has overtaken
you.
When
the
strong
man
armed
keeps watch
over
his
house,
then
his goods
are
safe:
But
when
one
who
is
stronger makes
an attack
on
him
and
overcomes
him,
he
takes
away
his instruments
of war,
in
which
he
had
put
his
faith,
and makes division
of
his goods.
He
who
is
not
with
me
is
against
me,
and
he
who
will
not give
me help
in getting
people
together
is driving
them
away.
The
unclean
spirit,
when
he
has
gone
out
of
a
man,
goes
through dry
places,
looking
for
rest;
and
when
he
does
not
get
it,
he
says,
I
will
go
back
to
my
house
from
which
I
came.
And
when
he
comes,
he sees that
it
has
been made fair
and clean.
Then
he
goes
and gets
seven
other
spirits
more
evil
than
himself,
and
they
go
in,
and
take
their places
there:
and
the
last condition
of
that
man
is
worse
than
the
first.
And
it
came
about
that
when
he
said
these
things,
a
certain
woman
among
the
people
said
in
a loud
voice,
Happy
is
the body
which gave
you
birth,
and
the
breasts
from
which
you
took milk.
But
he
said,
More
happy
are
they
who
give
hearing
to
the
word
of
God
and
keep
it.
And
when
a
great
number
of
people
came
together
to
him,
he
said,
This
generation
is
an
evil
generation:
it
is
looking
for
a
sign
and
no
sign
will
be
given
to
it
but
the
sign
of
Jonah.
For
even
as
Jonah
became
a
sign
to
the
Ninevites,
so
will
the
Son
of
man
be
to
this
generation.
The
queen
of
the
South
will
come
up
on
the day
of judging
and
give
her decision
against
the
men
of
this
generation:
for
she
came
from
the
ends
of
the
earth
to
give ear
to
the
wisdom
of
Solomon;
and
now
something
greater
than
Solomon
is
here.
The
men
of
Nineveh
will come
up
in
the day
of judging
and give
their decision
against
this
generation:
for
they
were turned
away
from
their sins
at
the
preaching
of
Jonah;
but
now
something
greater
than
Jonah
is
here.
No
man,
when
the
light
has been lighted,
puts
it
in
a secret
place,
or
under
a vessel,
but
on
its table,
so
that
those
who
come
in
may
see
the
light.
The
light
of
the
body
is
the
eye:
when
your
eye
is true,
all
your
body
is
full
of
light;
but
when
it
is
evil,
your
body
is
dark.
So take care
that
the
light
which
is
in
you
is
not dark.
If,
then,
all
your
body
is
light,
with
no
part
of
it
dark,
it
will
be
completely
full
of
light,
as
when
a flame
with
its
bright shining gives
you
light.
Now,
while
he
was
talking,
a
Pharisee
made
a
request
that
he
would
come
to
a meal
with
him;
and
he
went
in
and
took
his seat
at
the meal.
And
when
the
Pharisee
saw
it,
he
was
surprised
because
he came
to
the
meal
without
first washing himself.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
You
Pharisees
make
the
outside
of
the
cup
and
the plate
clean;
but
inside
you
are thieves
and
full
of
evil.
O
you
foolish
ones!
did
not
he
who
made
the
outside
in
the
same way
make
the
inside?
But
if
you
give
to
the poor such
things
as
you
are able,
then
all
things
are
clean
to
you.
But
a curse
is
on
you,
Pharisees!
for
you
make
men
give
a tenth
of
every sort
of plant,
and
give
no thought
to right
and
the
love
of
God;
but
it
is right
for
you
to
do
these
things,
and
not let
the
others
be undone.
A curse
is
on
you,
Pharisees!
for
your desires
are
for
the most important
seats
in
the
Synagogues
and
for
words
of respect
said
to
you
in
the market-place.
A curse
is
on
you!
for
you
are
like
the resting-places
of dead
men,
which
are
not
seen,
and
men go
walking
over
them
without knowledge
of
it.
And
one
of
the
teachers
of
the
law,
answering,
said
to
him, Master,
in
saying
this,
you
give
a bad name
to
us
as
to
them.
And
he
said,
A curse
is
on
you, teachers
of
the
law!
for
while
other
men
are crushed under
the weight
of
the rules
you
make
for
them,
you
yourselves
do
not put
so much
as
one
finger
to
them.
A curse
is
on
you!
for
you make resting-places
for
the bodies
of
the
prophets,
but
your
fathers
put
them
to
death.
So
you
are
witnesses
and
give
approval
to
the
work
of
your
fathers;
for
they
put
them
to
death
and
you make
their last resting-places.
For
this
reason
the
wisdom
of
God
has
said,
I
will
send
them
prophets
and teachers,
and
to
some
of
them
they
will
give
death
and cruel pains;
So
that punishment
may come
on
this
generation
for
the
blood
of
all
the
prophets
which
was given
from
the earliest days;
From
the
blood
of
Abel
to
the
blood
of Zachariah,
who
was
put
to
death
between
the
altar
and
the Temple.
Yes,
I
say
to
you,
It
will come
on
this
generation.
A curse
is
on
you, teachers
of
the
law!
for
you
have
taken
away
the
key
of
knowledge:
you
did
not
go
in
yourselves,
and
you got
in
the
way
of
those
who
were
going
in.
And
when
he
had
come
out
of
that place,
the
scribes
and
the
Pharisees
came round
him angrily, questioning
him
about
more
things;
And watching
him,
for a chance
to get
something
from
his
words
which
might
be used
against
him.
At
that
time,
when
thousands
of
the
people
had
come
together,
in
such
numbers
that
they
were crushing
one
another,
he
said
first
to
his
disciples,
Have nothing
to
do
with
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees,
which
is deceit.
But
nothing
is
covered up,
which
will
not
come
to light,
or
secret,
which
will
not
be
made clear.
So,
whatever
you
have
said
in
the
dark,
will
come
to men's
hearing
in
the
light,
and
what
you
have
said secretly
inside
the house,
will
be
made public
from
the house-tops.
And
I
say
to
you,
my
friends,
Have
no
fear
of
those
who
may
put
the
body
to
death,
and
are
able
to
do
no more
than
that.
But
I
will make clear
to
you
of
whom
you
are
to
be
in
fear:
of
him
who
after
death
has
power
to send
you
to
hell;
yes, truly
I
say,
Have
fear
of
him.
Are
not
five
sparrows given
in exchange
for
two farthings?
and
God
has every
one
of
them
in
mind.
But
even
the
hairs
of
your
head
are
numbered.
Have
no
fear:
you
are
of
more value
than
a flock
of
sparrows.
And
I
say
to
you
that
to
everyone
who
gives witness
to
me
before
men,
the
Son
of
man
will
give witness
before
the
angels
of
God.
But if
anyone says
before
men
that
he
has no knowledge
of
me,
I
will
say
that
I
have no knowledge
of
him
before
the
angels
of
God.
And
if
anyone
says
a
word
against
the
Son
of
man,
he
will
have forgiveness:
but
for
him
who
says
evil
words
against
the
Holy
Spirit,
there
will
be
no forgiveness.
And
when
they take
you
before
the
Synagogues
and
the
authorities
and
the
rulers, take
no
thought
about
what answers
you
will
give,
or
what
you
will
say:
For
the
Holy
Spirit
will
make clear
to
you
in
that
very
hour
what
to
say.
And
one
of
the
people
said
to
him, Master,
give
an order
to
my
brother
to make division
of
the heritage
with
me.
But
he
said,
Man,
who
made
me
a
judge
or
a maker
of decisions
for
you?
And
he
said
to
them, Take care
to
keep
yourselves free
from
the desire
for
property;
for
a man's
life
is
not
made up
of
the
number
of
things
which
he
has.
And
he
said
to
them,
in
a story,
The
land
of
a
certain
man
of great wealth
was
very fertile:
And
he
said
to
himself,
What
is
to
be
done?
for
I
have
no
place
in
which
to
put
all
my
fruit.
And
he
said,
This
I
will
do:
I
will
take
down
my store-houses
and
make
greater
ones,
and
there
I
will
put
all
my grain
and
my
goods.
And
I
will
say
to
my
soul,
Soul,
you
have
a
great amount
of
goods
in store,
enough
for
a
number
of
years;
be
at
rest,
take
food
and wine
and
be happy.
But
God
said
to
him,
You
foolish
one,
tonight
I
will take
your
soul
from
you,
and
who
then
will
be
the owner
of
all
the
things
which
you
have got together?
So
that
is
what
comes
to
the
man
who gets wealth
for
himself,
and
has
not wealth
in
the eyes
of
God.
And
he
said
to
his
disciples,
For
this
reason
I
say
to
you, Take
no
thought
for
your
life,
about
what
food
you
will take,
or
for
your
body,
how
it
may
be clothed.
Is
not
life
more
than
food,
and
the
body
than its
clothing?
Give thought
to
the
ravens;
they
do
not put seeds
into
the earth,
or get
together grain;
they
have
no store-houses
or buildings;
and
God gives
them
their food:
of
how
much
greater value
are
you
than
the
birds!
And
which
of
you
by taking thought
is
able
to make
himself
any taller?
If,
then,
you
are
not
able
to
do
even
that
which
is
least,
why
are
you troubled
about
the
rest?
Give
thought
to
the flowers:
they
do
no
work,
they make
no thread;
and still
I
say
to
you,
Even
Solomon,
in
all
his
glory,
was
not
clothed
like
one
of
these.
But
if
God gives
such clothing
to
the
grass
in
the
field,
which
today
is living,
and
tomorrow
will
be burned
in
the oven,
how
much
more
will
he give clothing
to
you, O men
of little faith?
And
do
not give overmuch thought
to
your
food
and
drink,
and let
not
your
mind
be full
of doubts.
For
the
nations
of
the
world go
in search
of
all
these
things:
but
your
Father
has knowledge
that
you
have
need
of
them.
But let
your chief care
be
for
his
kingdom,
and
these
other
things
will
be
given
to
you
in addition.
Have
no
fear,
little
flock,
for
it
is
your Father's
good
pleasure
to
give
you
the
kingdom.
Give
what
property
you
have
in exchange
for
money,
and
give
the
money
to
the poor;
make
for
yourselves money-bags
which
will
not get
old, wealth stored
up
in
heaven
which
will
be
yours
for ever,
where
thieves
will
not
come
nor worms
put
it
to destruction.
For
where
your wealth
is,
there
will
your
heart
be.
Be ready,
dressed
as
for
a journey,
with
your lights
burning.
And
be
like
men
who
are
looking
for
their
lord,
when
he
comes back
from
the bride-feast;
so
that
when
he
comes
to
the door,
it
will
be
open
to
him
quickly.
Happy
are
those
servants
who
are
watching
when
the
lord
comes;
truly
I
say
to
you,
he
will
make
himself
their
servant
and, placing
them
at
the table,
he
will
come out
and
give
them food.
And
if
he
comes
in
the
second division
of
the
night
or
in
the
third,
and
they
are watching
for
him,
happy
are
those servants.
But
be certain
of
this,
that
if
the master
of
the
house
had
had knowledge
of
the
time
when
the
thief
was
coming,
he
would
have
been watching,
and
would
not
have
let
his
house
be
broken
into.
So
be
ready:
for
the
Son
of
man
is
coming
at
a
time
when
you
are
not looking
for
him.
And
Peter
said
to
him,
Lord,
are
these
words
said
to
us
only,
or
to
all
men?
And
the
Lord
said,
Who
then
is
the
wise
and responsible servant
whom
his
lord
will
put
in control
of
his family,
to
give
them
their food
at
the
right
time?
Happy
is
that
servant
who,
when
his
lord
comes,
is
doing
so.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
he
will
put
him
in control
of
all
his goods.
But
if
that
servant
says
to
himself,
My
lord
is
a
long
time
coming;
and goes
about giving blows
to
the men-servants
and
the women-servants, feasting
and taking overmuch wine;
The
lord
of
that
servant
will
come
at
a
time
when
he
is
not
looking
for
him,
and
at
an
hour
when
he
is
not ready
for
him,
and
he
will
have
him
cut
in two
and
will give
him
his
part
in
the fate
of
those
who
have
no
faith;
And
the
servant
who
had knowledge
of
his lord's
desires
and
was
not
ready
for
him
and
did
not
do
as
he
was ordered,
will
be given
a
great
number
of blows;
But
he
who,
without knowledge,
did
things
for
which punishment
is
given,
will get
only
a
small
number
of
blows.
The
man
to
whom
much
is
given,
will
have
to
give
much;
if
much
is
given
into
his care,
of
him
more
will
be requested.
I
came
to send
a
fire
on
the
earth,
and
it
may
even
now
have
been lighted.
But
there
is
a
baptism
which
I
have
to
undergo;
and
how
am
I
kept back till
it
is complete!
Is
it
your opinion
that
I
have
come
to
give
peace
on
earth?
I
say
to
you,
No,
but
division:
For
from
this
time,
a
family
of
five
in
one
house
will
be
on opposite sides,
three
against
two
and
two
against
three.
They
will
be
at war,
the
father
against
his
son,
and
the
son
against
his
father;
mother
against
daughter,
and
daughter
against
mother;
mother-in-law
against
daughter-in-law,
and
daughter-in-law
against
mother-in-law.
Then
he
said
to
the
people,
When
you
see
a
cloud
coming
up
in
the
west, straight away
you
say,
There
will
be rain;
and
so
it
is.
And
when
you see
a
south
wind
blowing,
you
say,
There
will
be
heat;
and
so
it
is.
O false ones!
the
face
of
the
earth
and
the
heaven
is clear
to
you;
how
is
it
that
the signs
of
these
times
are
not
as clear
to
you?
And
why
are
you,
in
your hearts, unable
to
be
judges
of
what
is
right?
For
if
anyone
has
a
cause
at
law
against
you,
and
you
are
going
with
him
before
the
ruler,
make
an attempt,
on
the
way,
to come
to
an agreement
with
him,
for
if
you
do
not,
he
may take
you
before
the
judge
and
the
judge
will
give
you
up
to
the police,
and
they
will
put
you
in
prison.
I
say
to
you,
You
will
not
come
out
of
it till
you
have
made payment
to
the
very
last farthing.
Now
some
people
who
were
there
at
that
time, gave
him
an account
of
how
the
blood
of
some Galilaeans
had
been
mixed
by
Pilate
with
their offerings.
And
he,
in
answer,
said
to
them,
Are
you
of
the opinion
that
these Galilaeans
were worse
than
all
other Galilaeans,
because
these
things
were
done
to
them?
I
say
to
you,
It
is
not
so:
but
if
your hearts
are
not changed,
you
will
all come
to
the
same
end.
Or
those eighteen
men
who
were crushed
by
the
fall
of
the
tower
of
Siloam,
were
they worse
than
all
the
other
men
living
in
Jerusalem?
I
say
to
you,
It
is
not
so:
but
if
your hearts
are
not changed,
you
will
all come
to an
end
in
the
same
way.
And
he
made
up
this story
for
them:
A
certain
man
had
a fig-tree
in
his garden,
and
he
came
to
get
fruit
from
it,
and
there
was
no
fruit.
And
he
said
to
the gardener,
See,
for
three
years
I
have
been
looking
for
fruit
from
this
tree,
and
I
have
not
had
any:
let
it
be
cut
down;
why
is
it taking
up space?
And
he
said,
Lord,
let
it
be
for
this
year,
and
I
will
have
the earth turned up round
it,
and
put animal waste
on
it,
to make
it fertile:
And
if,
after
that,
it
has
fruit,
it
is
well;
if
not, let
it
be
cut
down.
And
he
was
teaching
in
one
of
the
Synagogues
on
the
Sabbath.
And
there
was
a
woman
who
had
had
a disease
for eighteen
years;
she
was
bent,
and
was
not
able
to
make herself straight.
And
when
Jesus
saw
her,
he
said
to
her,
Woman,
you
are
made
free
from
your disease.
And
he
put
his
hands
on
her,
and
she
was
made straight,
and
gave
praise
to
God.
And
the ruler
of
the
Synagogue
was angry
because
Jesus
had
made
her
well
on
the
Sabbath,
and
he
said
to
the
people,
There
are
six
days
in
which
men
may
do
work:
so
come
on
those
days
to
be
made
well,
and
not
on
the
Sabbath.
But
the
Lord
gave
him
an
answer
and
said, O
you false
men!
do
you
not,
every
one
of
you,
on
the
Sabbath,
let
loose
his
ox
and
his ass
and
take
it
to
the
water?
And
is
it
not right
for
this
daughter
of
Abraham,
who
has
been
in
the power
of
Satan
for eighteen
years,
to
be made
free
on
the
Sabbath?
And
when
he
said
these
things,
those
who
were
against
him
were shamed,
and
all
the
people
were
full
of
joy
because
of
the
great
things
which
were
done
by
him.
Then
he
said,
What
is
the
kingdom
of
God
like?
what comparison
may
I make
of
it?
It
is
like
a
grain
of
mustard
seed
which
a
man
took
and
put
in
his
garden,
and
it
became
a
tree,
and
the
birds
of
heaven
made
their resting-places
in
its
branches.
And
again
he
said,
What
is
the
kingdom
of
God
like?
It
is
like
leaven,
which
a
woman
put
into
three
measures
of meal,
and
it
was
all
leavened.
And
he went
on
his
way,
through
towns
and country places,
teaching
and journeying
to
Jerusalem.
And
someone
said
to
him,
Lord,
will
only
a
small
number
have
salvation?
And
he
said
to
them,
Do
your best
to
go
in
by
the
narrow
door,
for
I
say
to
you,
A
number
will
make
the attempt
to
go
in,
but
will
not
be
able
to
do
so.
When
the
master
of
the
house
has
got
up,
and
the
door
has
been shut,
and
you,
still
outside,
give blows
on
the
door,
saying,
Lord,
let
us
in;
he
will
make
answer
and
say,
I
have
no knowledge
of
where
you
come
from.
Then
you
will
say,
We
have taken
food
and
drink
with
you,
and
you
were
teaching
in
our
streets.
But
he
will
say, Truly,
I
have
no knowledge
of
you
or
where
you
come
from;
go
away
from
me,
you
workers
of
evil.
There
will
be
weeping
and cries
of sorrow
when
you
see
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
and
all
the
prophets,
in
the
kingdom
of
God,
but
you
yourselves
are shut
outside.
And
they
will
come
from
the
east
and
from
the
west,
from
the
north
and
from
the
south,
and
take
their places
in
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
the
last
will
be
first,
and
the
first
will
be
last.
At
that
time,
certain
Pharisees
came
to
him
and
said,
Go
away
from
this
place,
because Herod's
purpose
is
to
put
you
to
death.
And
he
said,
Go
and
say
to
that
fox,
I
send
out evil spirits
and
do works
of mercy
today
and
tomorrow,
and
on
the
third
day
my work
will
be
complete.
But
I
have
to
go
on
my
way
today
and
tomorrow
and
the third
day,
for
it
is
not right
for
a
prophet
to come
to
his
death
outside
Jerusalem.
O
Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, putting
to
death
the
prophets,
and
stoning
those
who
were
sent
to
her!
again
and
again
would
I
have taken
your
children
to
myself,
as
a bird takes
her young ones
under
her
wings,
but
you
would
not!
Now
see,
your
house
is waste,
and
I
say
to
you,
You
will
not
see
me
again till
you
say,
A
blessing
on
him
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
it
came
about
that
when
he
went
into
the
house
of
one
of
the chief
Pharisees
on
the
Sabbath,
to
have
a
meal,
they
were
watching
him.
And
a
certain
man
was
there
who
had
a disease.
And
Jesus,
answering,
said
to
the scribes
and
Pharisees,
Is
it right
to
make
people
well
on
the
Sabbath
or
not?
But
they
said nothing.
And
he made
him
well
and
sent
him
away.
And
he
said
to
them,
Which
of
you,
whose
ox
or ass
has got
into
a water-hole,
will
not straight away get
him
out
on
the
Sabbath?
And
they
had
no answer
to
that question.
And
he gave teaching
in
the form
of
a story
to
the
guests
who came
to
the feast,
when
he saw
how
they took
the best seats;
saying
to
them,
When
you get
a request
to
come
to
a
feast,
do
not
take
the best seat,
for
a
more important
man
than
you
may
be coming,
And
then
the giver
of
the feast
will
come
to
you
and
say,
Give
your
place
to
this
man;
and
you,
with
shame,
will
have
to take
the lowest seat.
But
when
you
come,
go
and take
the lowest seat,
so
that
when
the giver
of
the feast
comes,
he
may
say
to
you,
Friend,
come
up
higher;
and
then
you
will
have honour
in
the eyes
of
all
the
others
who
are
there.
For
every man
who gives
himself
a high place
will
be put down,
but
he
who takes
a
low place
will
be
lifted up.
And
he
said
to
the master
of
the house,
When
you
give
a feast,
do
not send
for
your
friends
and
your
brothers
and
your family
or
your neighbours
who
have wealth,
for
they
may
give
a feast
for
you,
and
so
you
will
get
a reward.
But
when
you
give
a feast, send
for
the
poor
and
the
blind
and those who are broken
in body:
And
you
will
have
a blessing,
because
they
will
not
be
able
to give
you
any payment,
and
you
will
get
your reward
when
the
upright
come
back
from
the dead.
And,
hearing
these
words,
one
of
those
who
were
at
table
with
him
said
to
him,
Happy
is
the
man
who
will
be
a guest
in
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
he
said
to
them,
A
certain
man
gave
a
great feast,
and sent word
of
it
to
a
number
of
people.
And
when
the
time
had
come,
he
sent
his
servants
to
say
to
them,
Come,
for
all
things
are
now
ready.
And
they
all gave reasons why
they
were
not
able
to
come.
The
first
said
to
him,
I
have
got
a new
field,
and
it
is
necessary
for
me
to
go
and
see
it:
I
am
full
of regret
that
I
am unable
to
come.
And
another
said,
I
have got
some cattle,
and
I
am
going
to
make
a
test
of
them:
I
am
full
of regret
that
I
am unable
to come.
And
another
said,
I
have
been
married,
and
so
I
am
not
able
to
come.
And
the
servant
came
back
and gave
his
master
an account
of
these
things.
Then
the
master
of
the
house
was
angry
and
said
to
the
servant,
Go
out
quickly
into
the
streets
of
the
town
and
get
the
poor,
the
blind,
and
those
who
are broken
in
body.
And
the
servant
said,
Lord,
your orders
have
been
done,
and
still
there
is
room.
And
the
lord
said
to
the
servant,
Go
out
into
the
roads
and
the fields,
and make
them
come
in,
so
that
my
house
may
be full.
For
I
say
to
you
that
not
one
of
those
who
were requested
to come
will
have
a
taste
of
my feast.
Now
a
great
number
of
people went
with
him.
And turning round,
he
said
to
them,
If
any
man
comes
to
me,
and
has
not
hate
for
his
father
and
mother
and
wife
and
children
and
brothers
and
sisters,
and
even
for
his
life,
he
may
not
be
my
disciple.
Whoever
does
not take
up
his
cross
and
come
after
me
may
not
be
my
disciple.
For
which
of
you,
desiring
to put
up
a
tower,
does
not
first give much thought
to
the price,
if
he
will
have enough
to make
it
complete?
For fear
that
if
he makes
a
start
and
is
not
able
to go
on
with
it
to
the end,
all
who
see
it
will
be laughing
at
him,
And
saying,
This
man
made
a
start
at
building
and
is
not
able
to
make
it complete.
Or
what
king,
going
to
war
with
another
king,
will
not
first take thought
if
he
will
be
strong
enough,
with
ten
thousand
men,
to keep off
him
who
comes
against
him
with
twenty
thousand?
Or
while
the
other
is
still
a great distance
away,
he
sends representatives
requesting conditions
of
peace.
And
so
whoever
is
not
ready
to
give
up
all
he
has
may
not
be
my
disciple.
For
salt
is
good,
but
if
the taste goes
from
it,
of
what use
is
it?
It
is
no
good
for
the
land
or
for
the
place
of waste;
no
one
has
a
use
for
it.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear.
Now
all
the tax-farmers
and
sinners
came
near
to
give ear
to
him.
And
the
Pharisees
and
scribes
were angry,
saying,
This
man
gives approval
to
sinners,
and takes food
with
them.
And
he
made
a story
for
them,
saying,
What
man
of
you,
having
a
hundred
sheep,
if
one
of
them gets loose
and
goes
away,
will
not let
the
ninety-nine
be
in
the waste land
by
themselves,
and
go
after
the wandering
one, till
he sees
where
it
is?
And
when
he
has got
it
again,
he takes
it
in
his arms
with
joy.
And
when
he gets
back
to
his
house,
he sends
for
his neighbours
and
friends,
saying
to
them,
Be glad
with
me,
for
I
have got
back
my
sheep
which
had gone
away.
I
say
to
you
that even
so
there
will
be
more
joy
in
heaven
when
one
sinner
is turned away
from
his wrongdoing,
than
for
ninety-nine
good
men,
who
have
no
need
of
a change
of heart.
Or
what
woman,
having
ten bits
of
silver,
if
one bit
has gone
from
her hands,
will
not
get
a
light,
and go through
her
house,
searching
with care till
she sees
it?
And
when
she
has
it
again,
she gets
her
friends
and neighbours
together,
saying,
Be glad
with
me,
for
I
have got back
the bit
of
silver
which
had gone
from
me.
Even
so,
I
say
to
you,
There
is
joy
among
the
angels
of
God,
when
one
sinner
is
turned away
from
his wrongdoing.
And
he
said,
A
certain
man
had
two
sons:
And
the
younger
of
them
said
to
his
father,
Father,
give
me
that
part
of
your property
which
will
be
mine.
And
he
made division
of
his
goods
between
them.
And
not
long
after,
the
younger
son got
together
everything
which
was
his
and took
a
journey
into
a far-away
country,
and
there
all
his
money
went
in foolish
living.
And
when
everything
was gone,
there
was no food
to
be
had
in
that
country,
and
he
was
in
need.
And
he
went
and
put
himself
into
the hands
of
one
of
the
people
of
that
country,
and
he
sent
him
into
his
fields
to give
the
pigs
their food.
And
so great
was
his need
that
he
would
have
been glad
to take
the pigs' food,
and
no
one
gave
him
anything.
But
when
he
came
to
his
senses,
he
said,
What numbers
of my father's servants
have
bread
enough,
and
more,
while
I
am
near
to
death
here through need
of
food!
I
will
get
up
and
go
to
my
father,
and
will
say
to
him,
Father,
I
have done wrong,
against
heaven
and
in
your eyes:
I
am
no
longer
good enough
to
be
named
your
son:
make
me
like
one
of
your servants.
And
he
got
up
and
went
to
his
father.
But
while
he
was
still
far
away,
his
father
saw
him
and
was
moved
with
pity
for
him
and
went quickly
and took
him
in
his arms
and gave
him
a
kiss.
And
his
son
said
to
him,
Father,
I
have done wrong,
against
heaven
and
in
your eyes:
I
am
no
longer
good enough
to
be
named
your
son.
But
the
father
said
to
his
servants, Get
out
the
first
robe
quickly,
and
put
it
on
him,
and
put
a
ring
on
his
hand
and
shoes
on
his
feet:
And get
the fat young ox
and put
it
to death,
and let us
have
a feast,
and
be
glad.
For
this,
my
son,
who
was
dead,
is
living
again;
he
had gone
away
from
me,
and
has
come back.
And
they
were full
of joy.
Now
the
older
son
was
in
the
field:
and
when
he
came
near
the
house,
the sounds
of
music
and
dancing
came
to
his
ears.
And
he sent
for
one
of
the
servants, questioning
him
about
what
it
might
be.
And
he
said
to
him,
Your
brother
has
come;
and
your
father
has
had
the young ox put
to death
because
he
has
come
back safely.
But
he
was
angry
and
would
not
go
in;
and
his
father
came
out
and made
a request
to
him
to
come
in.
But
he
made
answer
and
said
to
his
father,
See,
all
these
years
I
have
been
your servant, doing
your
orders
in everything:
and
you
never
gave
me
even
a
young
goat
so
that
I
might
have
a feast
with
my
friends:
But
when
this
your
son
came,
who
has been wasting
your property
with bad
women,
you put
to death
the fat young ox
for
him.
And
he
said
to
him,
Son,
you
are
with
me
at
all
times,
and
all
I
have
is
yours.
But
it
was right
to
be
glad
and
to
have
a feast;
for
this
your
brother,
who
was
dead,
is
living
again;
he
had gone
away
and
has
come back.
And
another time
he
said
to
the
disciples,
There
was
a
certain
man
of great wealth
who
had
a servant;
and
it
was
said
to
him
that
this servant
was wasting
his goods.
And
he sent
for
him
and
said,
What
is
this
which
is
said
about
you?
give
me
an
account
of
all
you
have done,
for
you
will
no
longer
be
the
manager
of
my property.
And
the servant
said
to
himself,
What
am
I
to
do
now
that
my
lord
takes
away
my position?
I
have
not
enough strength
for
working
in
the fields,
and
I
would
be shamed
if
I
made requests
for money
from
people
in
the streets.
I
have
come
to
a decision
what
to
do,
so
that
when
I
am
put
out
of
my position
they
will
take
me
into
their houses.
And sending
for
every
one
who
was
in debt
to
his
lord
he
said
to
the
first,
What
is
the amount
of
your debt
to
my
lord?
And
he
said,
A
hundred
measures
of
oil.
And
he
said,
Take
your account straight away
and put
down
fifty.
Then
he
said
to
another,
What
is
the amount
of
your debt?
And
he
said,
A
hundred
measures
of
grain.
And
he
said
to
him,
Take
your account
and put
down
eighty.
And
his
lord
was pleased
with
the false servant,
because
he
had
been
wise;
for
the
sons
of
this
world
are wiser
in
relation
to
their
generation
than
the
sons
of
light.
And
I
say
to
you,
Make
friends
for
yourselves
through
the
wealth
of
this life,
so
that
when
it
comes
to
an
end,
you
may
be
taken
into
the
eternal resting-places.
He
who
is true
in
a
little,
is true
in
much;
he
who
is false
in
small
things,
is false
in
great.
If,
then,
you
have
not
been
true
in
your use
of
the
wealth
of
this life,
who
will
give
into
your care
the
true
wealth?
And
if
you
have
not
been true
in
your care
of
the property
of
other
people,
who
will
give
you
that
which
is
yours?
No
man
may
be
a
servant
to
two
masters:
for
he
will
have
hate
for
the
one
and
love
for
the
other;
or
he
will keep
to
the
one
and
have
no
respect
for
the
other.
You
may
not
be servants
of
God
and
of
wealth.
And
the
Pharisees,
who
had
a
great love
of
money,
hearing
these
things,
were making sport
of
him.
And
he
said,
You
take care
to seem right
in
the eyes
of
men,
but
God sees
your
hearts:
and
those
things
which
are important
in
the opinion
of
men,
are evil
in
the eyes
of
God.
The
law
and
the
prophets
were till
John:
but
then came
the
preaching
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
and
everyone makes
his
way
into
it
by force.
But
heaven
and
earth
will
come
to
an end
before
the
smallest
letter
of
the
law
may
be dropped
out.
Everyone
who puts
away
his
wife
and takes
another,
is
a false
husband:
and
he
who
is
married
to
a
woman
whose
husband
has put
her
away,
is no true
husband
to
her.
Now
there
was
a
certain
man
of great wealth,
who
was
dressed
in fair clothing
of
purple
and delicate
linen,
and
was shining
and
glad
every
day.
And
a
certain
poor
man,
named
Lazarus,
was stretched
out
at
his door, full
of wounds,
Desiring
the broken bits
of
food
which
came
from
the
table
of
the
man
of wealth;
and
even
the
dogs
came
and put
their tongues
on
his wounds.
And
in time
the
poor
man
came
to
his
end,
and
angels
took
him
to Abraham's breast.
And
the
man
of wealth
came
to
his
end,
and
was
put
in
the earth.
And
in
hell,
being
in
great pain,
lifting
up
his
eyes
he
saw
Abraham,
far
away,
and
Lazarus
on
his breast.
And
he gave
a cry
and
said,
Father
Abraham,
have
mercy
on
me
and
send
Lazarus,
so
that
he
may
put
the
end
of
his
finger
in
water
and
put
it
on
my
tongue,
for
I
am cruelly burning
in
this
flame.
But
Abraham
said, Keep
in
mind,
my
son,
that
when
you
were
living,
you
had
your
good
things,
while
Lazarus
had
evil
things:
but
now,
he
is
comforted
and
you
are
in pain.
And
in addition,
there
is
a deep division
fixed
between
us
and
you,
so
that
those
who
might go
from
here
to
you
are
not
able
to
do
so,
and
no
one
may
come
from
you
to
us.
And
he
said,
Father,
it
is
my
request
that
you
will
send
him
to
my father's
house;
For
I
have
five
brothers;
and
let
him
give
them
an account
of
these
things,
so
that
they
may
not
come
to
this
place
of pain.
But
Abraham
said,
They
have
Moses
and
the
prophets;
let
them
give ear
to
what
they
say.
And
he
said,
No,
father
Abraham,
but
if
someone
went
to
them
from
the
dead,
their hearts
would
be changed.
And
he
said
to
him,
If
they
will
not
give attention
to
Moses
and
the
prophets,
they
will
not
be moved
even
if
someone
comes back
from
the
dead.
And
he
said
to
his
disciples,
It
is
necessary
for causes
of trouble
to
come
about,
but unhappy
is
he
by
whom
they
come.
It
would
be
well
for
him
if
a great
stone
was put round
his
neck
and
he
was dropped
into
the
sea,
before
he made trouble
for any
of
these
little
ones.
Give
attention
to
yourselves:
if
your
brother
does wrong, say
a sharp word
to
him;
and
if
he
has sorrow
for
his
sin,
let
him
have forgiveness.
And
if
he
does
you wrong
seven
times
in
a
day,
and
seven
times
comes
to
you
and
says,
I
have regret
for
what
I
have done;
let
him
have forgiveness.
And
the twelve
said
to
the
Lord, Make
our
faith greater.
And
the
Lord
said,
If
your
faith
was
only
as great
as
a
grain
of
mustard
seed,
you
might
say
to
this
tree,
Be rooted up
and
planted
in
the
sea;
and
it
would
be done.
But
which
of
you,
having
a
servant
who
is ploughing
or
keeping
sheep,
will
say
to
him,
when
he
comes
in
from
the
field,
Come
now
and
be seated
and
have
a meal,
Will
he
not
say,
Get
a meal
for
me,
and
make
yourself
ready
and see
to
my needs till
I
have
had
my
food
and
drink;
and
after
that
you
may
have
yours?
Does
he
give praise
to
the
servant
because
he
did
what
was
ordered?
In
the
same
way,
when
you
have
done
all
the
things
which
are given
you
to
do,
say,
There
is no profit
in
us,
for
we
have
only
done
what
we
were
ordered
to
do.
And
it
came
about
that
when
they
were
on
the
way
to
Jerusalem
he
went
through
Samaria
and
Galilee.
And
when
he
went
into
a
certain small
town
he
came across
ten
men
who
were
lepers,
and
they, keeping
themselves
at
a
distance,
Said,
in loud
voices,
Jesus,
Master,
have
mercy
on
us.
And
when
he
saw
them
he
said,
Go,
and
let
the
priests
see
you.
And,
while
they
were
going,
they
were
made
clean.
And
one
of
them,
when
he
saw
that
he
was clean, turning
back, gave
praise
to
God
in
a
loud
voice;
And,
falling
down
on
his
face
at
the
feet
of
Jesus,
he
gave
the credit
to
him;
and
he
was
a man
of Samaria.
And
Jesus
said,
Were
there
not
ten men
who
were
made
clean?
where
are
the
nine?
Have
not
any
of
them come
back
to
give
glory
to
God,
but
only
this
one
from
a strange land?
And
he
said
to
him,
Get
up,
and
go
on
your
way;
your
faith
has
made
you
well.
And
when
the
Pharisees put
questions
to
him
about
when
the
kingdom
of
God
would
come,
he gave
them
an
answer
and
said,
The
kingdom
of
God
will
not
come through observation:
And men
will
not
say,
See,
it
is
here!
or,
There!
for
the
kingdom
of
God
is among
you.
And
he
said
to
his
disciples,
The
time
will
come
when
you
will
have
a
great
desire
to
see
one
of
the
days
of
the
Son
of
man,
but
you
will
not
see
it.
And
if
they
say
to
you,
See,
it
is
there!
or,
It
is
here!
do
not
go
away,
or
go
after
them.
For
as
in
a thunderstorm
the bright
light
is seen
from
one
end
of
the
sky
to
the
other,
so
will
the
Son
of
man
be
when
his
time
comes.
But
first,
he
will
have
to undergo
much
and
be
put
on
one side
by
this
generation.
And
as
it
was
in
the
days
of
Noah,
so
will
it
be
in
the
day
of
the
Son
of
man.
They
were feasting
and taking wives
and getting
married, till
the
day
of
the overflowing
of
the waters,
when
Noah
went
into
the
ark,
and
they
all
came
to destruction.
In
the
same
way,
in
the
days
of
Lot;
they
were feasting
and trading,
they
were
planting
and
building;
But
on
the
day
when
Lot
went
out
of
Sodom,
fire
came down
from
heaven
and destruction
came
on
them
all.
So
will
it
be
in
the
day
of
the
revelation
of
the
Son
of
man.
On
that
day,
if
anyone
is
on
the
roof
of
the
house,
and
his
goods
are
in
the
house,
let
him
not
go
down
to
take
them
away;
and
let
him
who
is
in
the
field
not
go
back
to
his
house.
Keep
in
mind Lot's
wife.
If
anyone makes
an attempt
to
keep
his
life,
it
will
be taken
from
him,
but
if
anyone
gives up
his
life,
he
will
keep
it.
I
say
to
you,
In
that
night
there
will
be
two
men sleeping
in
one
bed,
and
one
will
be
taken
away
and
the
other
let
go.
Two
women
will
be crushing grain
together;
one
will
be
taken
away
and
the
other
let
go.
[]
And
they,
answering
him,
said,
Where,
Lord?
And
he
said
to
them,
Where
the
body
is,
there
will
the eagles come
together.
And
he
made
a story
for
them,
the point
of
which
was
that
men
were
to go
on making
prayer
and
not get tired;
Saying,
There
was
a
judge
in
a
certain
town,
who
had
no
fear
of
God
or
respect
for
man:
And
there
was
a
widow
in
that
town,
and
she kept
on
coming
to
him
and
saying,
Give
me
my right
against
the
man
who
has done
me wrong.
And
for
a
time
he
would
not:
but
later,
he
said
to
himself,
Though
I
have
no
fear
of
God
or
respect
for
man,
Because
this
widow
is
a
trouble
to
me,
I
will
give
her
her
right;
for
if
not,
I
will
be
completely tired
out
by
her frequent
coming.
And
the
Lord
said,
Give ear
to
the
words
of
the
evil
judge.
And
will
not
God
do right
in
the
cause
of
his saints,
whose cries come
day
and
night
to
his ears,
though
he
is
long
in
doing
it?
I
say
to
you
that
he
will
quickly
do right
in
their
cause.
But
when
the
Son
of
man
comes,
will
there
be
any
faith
on
earth?
And
he
made
this story
for
some
people
who
were
certain
that
they
were
good,
and
had
a low opinion
of
others:
Two
men
went
up
to
the
Temple
for
prayer;
one
a
Pharisee,
and
the
other
a tax-farmer.
The
Pharisee,
taking up
his position,
said
to
himself
these
words:
God,
I
give
you praise
because
I
am
not
like
other
men,
who take
more
than
their right,
who
are evil-doers,
who
are untrue
to
their wives,
or
even
like
this tax-farmer.
Twice
in
the
week
I go without food;
I give
a tenth
of
all
I
have.
The tax-farmer,
on
the
other
hand, keeping
far
away,
and
not
lifting
up
even
his
eyes
to
heaven,
made signs
of grief
and
said,
God,
have mercy
on
me,
a
sinner.
I
say
to
you,
This
man
went
back
to
his
house
with God's approval,
and
not
the
other:
for
everyone
who makes
himself high
will
be
made
low
and
whoever makes
himself
low
will
be
made high.
And
they took
their children
to
him,
so
that
he
might put
his hands
on
them:
but
when
the
disciples
saw
it,
they
said sharp
words
to
them
But
Jesus sent
for
them,
saying,
Let
the
children
come
to
me,
and
do
not
keep
them
away,
for
of
such
is
the
kingdom
of heaven.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Whoever
does
not put
himself under
the
kingdom
of
God
like
a little
child,
will
not
come
into
it
at
all.
And
a
certain
ruler
put
a
question
to
him,
saying,
Good Master,
what
have
I
to
do
so
that
I
may
have
eternal
life?
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Why
do
you
say
that
I
am
good?
No
one
is
good,
but
only
God.
You
have knowledge
of
what
the law says:
Do
not
be untrue
to
your wife,
Do
not
put anyone
to
death,
Do
not take
what
is
not
yours,
Do
not
give
false
witness,
Give honour
to
your
father
and
mother.
And
he
said,
All
these
things
I
have done
from
the time
when
I
was
a boy.
And
Jesus,
hearing
it,
said
to
him,
One
thing
you
still
have
need
of;
get
money
for
your goods,
and
give
it away
to
the
poor,
and
you
will
have wealth
in
heaven;
and
come
after
me.
But
at
these
words
he
became
very
sad,
for
he
had great wealth.
And
Jesus, looking
at
him,
said,
How
hard
it
is
for
those
who
have wealth
to
get
into
the
kingdom
of
God!
It
is simpler
for
a
camel
to
go
through
the eye
of
a needle,
than
for
a
man
who
has much money
to
come
into
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
those
who
were present
said,
Then
who
may
have
salvation?
But
he
said,
Things
which
are
not
possible
with
man
are
possible
with
God.
And
Peter
said,
See,
we
have given up
what
is
ours
to come
after
you.
And
he
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
There
is
no
man
who
has given up
house
or
wife
or
brothers
or father
or mother
or
children,
because
of
the
kingdom
of
God,
Who
will
not get
much more
in
this
time,
and
in
the
world
to
come,
eternal
life.
And
he
took
with
him
the
twelve
and
said
to
them,
Now
we
are
going
up
to
Jerusalem,
and
all
the
things
which
were
said
by
the
prophets
will
be done
to
the
Son
of
man.
For
he
will
be
given
up
to
the
Gentiles,
and
will
be made sport
of
and
put
to shame:
And
he
will
be given cruel blows
and
put
to
death,
and
on
the
third
day
he
will come back
to life.
But
they
did
not
take
in
the sense
of
any
of
these
words,
and
what
he
said
was
not clear
to
them,
and
their minds
were
not able
to
see
it.
And
it
came
about
that
when
he
got
near
Jericho,
a
certain
blind
man
was
seated
by
the
side
of
the
road, making requests
for
money
from
those
who
went
by.
And
hearing
the sound
of
a great
number
of
people
going
by,
he said,
What
is
this?
And
they said
to
him,
Jesus
of
Nazareth
is going
by.
And
he
said
in
a loud voice,
Jesus,
Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me.
And
those
who
were
in
front
made protests
and
said
to
him,
Be
quiet:
but
he
said
all
the
more, O
Son
of
David,
have
mercy
on
me.
And
Jesus, stopping,
gave
orders
that
he
was
to
come
to
him,
and
when
he
came
near,
he
said
to
him,
What
would
you
have
me
do
for
you?
And
he
said,
Lord,
that
I
may
be able
to
see again.
And
Jesus
said,
See
again:
your
faith
has
made
you
well.
And straight away
he
was able
to
see,
and
he went
after
him,
giving
glory
to
God;
and
all
the
people
when
they
saw
it
gave
praise
to
God.
And
he
went
into
Jericho,
and
when
he
was
going
through
it,
A
man,
named
Zacchaeus,
who
was
the
chief tax-farmer,
and
a
man
of wealth,
Made
an attempt
to get
a view
of
Jesus,
and
was
not
able
to
do
so,
because
of
the
people,
for
he
was
a
small man.
And
he
went quickly
in
front
of
them
and
got
up
into
a
tree
to
see
him,
for
he
was
going
that
way.
And
when
Jesus
came
to
the
place,
looking
up,
he
said
to
him,
Zacchaeus,
be quick
and
come
down,
for
I
am
coming
to
your
house
today.
And
he
came
down
quickly,
and took
him
into
his house
with
joy.
And
when
they
saw
it,
they
were
all angry,
saying,
He
has
gone
into
the house
of
a
sinner.
And
Zacchaeus, waiting
before
him,
said
to
the
Lord,
See,
Lord,
half
of
my goods
I
give
to
the
poor,
and
if
I
have taken
anything
from
anyone wrongly,
I
give
him
back
four
times
as
much.
And
Jesus
said
to
him,
Today
salvation
has
come
to
this
house,
for
even
he
is
a
son
of
Abraham.
For
the
Son
of
man
came
to make
search
for
those
who
are wandering
from
the way,
and
to
be
their Saviour.
And
while
they
were giving ear
to
these
words,
he
made
another story
for
them,
because
he
was
near
Jerusalem,
and
because
they
were
of
the opinion
that
the
kingdom
of
God
was coming straight away.
So
he
said,
A
certain
man
of
high birth
went
into
a far-away
country
to get
a
kingdom
for
himself,
and
to come
back.
And
he sent
for
ten
of
his
servants
and
gave
them
ten pounds
and
said
to
them,
Do
business
with
this till
I
come.
But
his
people
had
no love
for
him,
and
sent representatives
after
him,
saying,
We
will
not
have
this
man
for
our ruler.
And
when
he
came
back
again, having
got
his
kingdom,
he
gave
orders
for
those
servants
to
whom
he
had
given
the
money
to
come
to
him,
so
that
he
might
have
an account
of
what
business
they
had
done.
And
the
first
came
before him,
saying,
Lord,
your pound
has
made
ten pounds.
And
he
said
to
him,
You
have
done
well, O
good
servant:
because
you
have
done
well
in
a
small
thing
you
will
have
authority
over
ten
towns.
And another
came,
saying,
Your pound
has
made
five pounds.
And
he
said,
You
will
be ruler
over
five
towns.
And
another
came,
saying,
Lord,
here
is
your pound,
which
I
put
away
in
a
cloth;
Because
I
was
in
fear
of
you,
for
you
are
a hard
man:
you
take
up
what
you
have
not
put
down,
and
get
in grain
where
you
have
not
put seed.
He
said
to
him,
By
the
words
of
your
mouth
you
will
be
judged,
you
bad
servant.
You
had knowledge
that
I
am
a hard
man,
taking
up
what
I
have
not
put
down
and getting
in grain
where
I
have
not
put seed;
Why
then
did
you
not
put
my
money
in
a
bank,
so
that
when
I
came
I
would get
it
back
with
interest?
And
he
said
to
the
others
who
were near,
Take
the pound
away
from
him,
and
give
it
to
the man
who
has
ten.
And
they
say
to
him,
Lord,
he
has
ten pounds.
And
I
say
to
you
that
to
everyone
who
has,
more
will
be
given,
but
from
him
who
has
not,
even
what
he
has
will
be
taken
away.
And
as
for
those
who
were
against
me,
who
would
not
have
me
for
their ruler,
let
them
come
here,
and
be put
to death
before
me.
And
when
he
had
said
this,
he
went
on
in
front
of
them,
going
up
to
Jerusalem.
And
it
came
about
that
when
he
got
near Beth-phage
and
Bethany
by
the
mountain
which
is
named
the
Mountain
of
Olives,
he
sent
two
of
the
disciples,
Saying,
Go
into
the little
town
in
front
of
you,
and
on
going
in
you
will see
a young ass fixed
with
a cord,
on
which
no
man
has
ever
been
seated;
let
him
loose
and
take
him.
And
if
anyone
says
to
you,
Why
are
you taking
him?
say,
The
Lord
has
need
of
him.
And
those
whom
he
sent
went
away,
and
it
was
as
he
said.
And
when
they
were getting
the young ass,
the
owners
of
it
said
to
them,
Why
are
you taking
the young ass?
And
they
said,
The
Lord
has
need
of
him.
And
they
took
him
to
Jesus,
and
they
put
their
clothing
on
the ass,
and
Jesus got
on
to
him.
And
while
he
went
on
his
way
they put
their
clothing down
on
the
road
in front
of
him.
And
when
he
came
near
the foot
of
the
Mountain
of
Olives,
all
the
disciples
with
loud
voices gave
praise
to
God
with
joy,
because
of
all
the
great works
which
they
had
seen;
Saying,
A
blessing
on
the
King
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord;
peace
in
heaven
and
glory
in
the
highest.
And
some
of
the
Pharisees
among
the
people
said
to
him, Master, make
your
disciples
be quiet.
And
he
said
in
answer,
I
say
to
you,
if
these
men keep
quiet,
the
very
stones
will
be
crying
out.
And
when
he got
near
and
saw
the
town,
he
was overcome
with
weeping
for
it,
Saying,
If
you,
even
you,
had knowledge
today,
of
the
things
which
give
peace!
but
you
are
not able
to
see
them.
For
the
time
will
come
when
your attackers
will put
a wall round
you,
and
come
all round
you
and
keep
you
in
on
every
side,
And
will
make
you
level
with
the earth,
and
your
children
with
you;
and
there
will
not
be
one
stone resting
on
another
in
you,
because
you
did
not
see
that
it
was
your day
of mercy.
And
he
went
into
the
Temple
and
put
out
those
who
were trading there,
Saying
to
them,
It
has
been
said,
My
house
is
to
be
a
house
of
prayer,
but
you
have
made
it
a hole
of thieves.
And
every
day
he
was
teaching
in
the
Temple.
But
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
and
the rulers
of
the
people
were attempting
to
put
him
to
death;
But
they
were
not able
to
do
anything,
because
the
people
all
kept near
him, being
greatly interested
in
his
words.
And
it
came
about
on
one
of
those
days,
when
he
was
teaching
the
people
in
the
Temple
and
preaching
the
good
news,
That
the chief priests
and
the scribes
and
the rulers
of
the
people
came
to
him
and
said,
Make clear
to
us
by
what
authority
you
do
these
things
and
who
gave
you
this
authority.
And
in
answer
he
said
to
them,
I
will put
a
question
to
you,
and
do
you
give
me
an
answer:
The
baptism
of
John,
was
it
from
heaven
or
of
men?
And
they
said
among
themselves,
If
we
say,
From
heaven;
he
will
say,
Why
did
you
not
have
faith
in
him?
But
if
we
say,
Of
men;
we
will
be stoned
by
the
people,
for
they
are certain
that
John
was
a
prophet.
And
they
made
answer
that
they
had
no idea
where
it came
from.
And
Jesus
said,
And
I
will
not
make clear
to
you
by
what
authority
I
do
these
things.
And
he gave
the
people
this story:
A
man
made
a vine-garden
and gave
the use
of
it
to
some field-workers
and
went
into another country
for
a
long
time.
And
at
the
right
time
he
sent
a
servant
to
the workers
to get
part
of
the
fruit
from
the vines;
but
the workmen
gave
him blows
and
sent
him
away
with nothing.
And
he
sent
another
servant,
and
they gave blows
to
him
in
the
same way,
and
put
shame
on
him,
and
sent
him
away
with nothing.
And
he
sent
a
third,
and
they gave
him wounds
and
put
him
out.
And
the
lord
of
the garden
said,
What
am
I
to
do?
I
will
send
my dearly loved
son;
they
may
give
respect
to
him.
But
when
the workmen
saw
him,
they
said
to
one
another,
This
is
he
who
will
one day
be
the owner
of
the property:
let
us
put
him
to
death
and
the heritage
will
be
ours.
And driving
him
out
of
the garden
they
put
him
to
death.
Now
what
will
the
lord
do
to
these workmen?
He
will
come
and
put
them
to destruction
and
give
the garden
to
others.
And
when
he
said
this,
they
said,
May
it
not
be
so.
But
he,
looking
on
them,
said,
Is
it
not
in
the Writings,
The
stone
which
the
builders
put
on
one side,
the
same
has
become
the
chief
stone
of
the
building?
Everyone
falling
on
that
stone
will
be
broken,
but
the
man
on
whom
the
stone comes
down
will
be crushed
to
dust.
And
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
made attempts
to get
their
hands
on
him
in
that
very
hour;
and
they
were
in
fear
of
the
people,
for
they saw
that
he
had
made up
this story
against
them.
And
they kept watch
on
him,
and
sent
out secret representatives,
who
were acting
the
part
of
good
men,
in
order
that
they
might get
something
from
his
words,
on
account
of
which
they
might
give
him
up
to
the government
and
into
the
power
of
the
ruler.
And
they
put
a
question
to
him,
saying, Master,
we
are certain
that
your
teaching
and
your
words
are right,
and
that
you
have
no respect
for
a man's position,
but
you
are
teaching
the
true
way
of
God:
Is it right
for
us
to
make payment
of
taxes
to
Caesar
or
not?
But
he saw through
their trick
and
said
to
them,
Let
me see
a penny.
Whose
image
and name
are
on
it?
And
they
said, Caesar's.
And
he
said,
Then
give
to
Caesar
the
things
which
are Caesar's,
and
to
God
the
things
which
are God's.
And
they
were
not
able
to get anything
from
these
words
before
the
people:
but
they
were full
of
wonder
at
his
answer,
and
said
nothing.
And
some
of
the
Sadducees
came
to
him,
who
say
that
there
is
no
coming back
from
the dead;
and
they
said
to
him,
Master,
Moses
said
that
if
a man's
brother
comes
to
his
end,
having
a
wife,
but no
children,
his
brother
is
to
take
the
wife,
and
get
a family
for
his
brother.
Now
there
were
seven
brothers,
and
the
first
had
a
wife
and
came
to
his end,
having no children;
And
the
second;
And
the
third
took
her;
and
in
the
same
way,
all
the
seven,
without having
any
children, came
to
their end.
And
last
of
all,
the
woman came
to
her end.
When
they
come back
from
the dead,
whose
wife
will
she
be?
for
all
the
seven
had
her.
And
Jesus
said
to
them,
The
sons
of
this
world
are
married
and
have wives;
But
those
to
whom
is given
the reward
of
the
world
to
come,
and
to
come back
from
the
dead,
have
no wives,
and
are
not
married;
And
death
has
no
more
power over
them,
for
they
are equal
to
the
angels,
and
are
sons
of
God,
being
of
those
who
will
come back
from
the
dead.
But
even
Moses
made
it clear
that
the
dead come back
to life,
saying,
in
the story
of
the burning thorn-tree,
The
Lord,
the
God
of
Abraham,
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of
Jacob.
Now
he
is
not
the
God
of
the
dead
but
of
the
living:
for
all
men
are
living
to
him.
And
some
of
the
scribes,
in
answer
to
this,
said, Master,
you
have
said
well.
And
they
had fear
of putting
any
more
questions
to
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
Why
do
they
say
that
the
Christ
is
the
son
of
David?
For
David
himself
says
in
the
book
of
Psalms,
The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord, Take
your seat
at
my
right
hand,
Till
I
put under
your
feet
all
those
who
are against
you.
David
then gives
him
the
name
of
Lord,
so
how
is
it possible
for
him
to
be
his
son?
And
in
the
hearing
of
all
the
people
he
said
to
his
disciples,
Keep
away
from
the
scribes, whose pleasure
it
is
to go
about
in
long
robes,
and
to
have
words
of respect
said
to
them
in
the market-places,
and
to
take
the
chief
seats
in
the
Synagogues
and
the first
places
at feasts;
Who
take
the
property
of
widows
and
before
the eyes
of
men
make
long
prayers;
they
will get
a greater
punishment.
And
looking
up,
he
saw
the
men
of wealth
putting
their
offerings
in
the money-box.
And
he
saw
a
certain
poor
widow
putting
in
a farthing.
And
he
said,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
This
poor
widow
has given
more
than
all
of
them:
For
they
gave
out
of
their
wealth,
having
more
than
enough
for
themselves:
but
she,
even
out
of
her
need,
has
put
in
all
her
living.
And
some
were
talking
about
the
Temple,
how
it
was
made
fair
with
beautiful
stones
and
with offerings,
but
he
said,
As
for
these
things
which
you
see,
the
days
will
come
when
not
one
stone
will
be resting
on
another,
but all
will
be broken
down.
And
they
said
to
him, Master,
when
will
these
things
be?
and
what
sign
will
there
be
when
these events
are
to
take
place?
And
he
said,
Take
care
that
you
are
not tricked:
for
a
number
of
people
will
come
in
my
name,
saying,
I
am
he;
and,
The
time
is
near:
do
not
go
after
them.
And
when news
of
wars
and troubled times
comes
to
your
ears,
have
no fear;
for
these
things
have
to
be,
but
the
end
will
not
be
now.
Then
he
said
to
them,
Nation
will
be moved
against
nation
and
kingdom
against
kingdom:
There
will
be
great earth-shocks
and outbursts
of disease
in
a number
of
places,
and
men
will
be
without food;
and
there
will
be wonders
and
great
signs
from
heaven.
But
before
all
this,
they
will take
you
and
be
very cruel
to
you, giving
you
up
to
the
Synagogues
and
to
prisons, taking
you
before
kings
and rulers,
because
of
my
name.
And
it
will be turned
to a
witness
for
you.
So
take care
not
to
be troubled
before
the time comes,
about
what answers
you
will give:
For
I
will
give
you
words
and
wisdom,
so
that
not
one
of
those
who
are
against
you
will
be
able
to get
the better
of
you,
or
to
put
you
in
the wrong.
But
you
will
be
given
up
even
by
your fathers
and mothers,
your
brothers
and relations
and
friends;
and
some
of
you
will
be
put
to
death.
And
you
will
be
hated
by
all
men,
because
of
me.
But
not
a
hair
of
your
head
will
come
to destruction.
By going
through
all
these
things,
you
will keep
your
lives.
But
when
you
see
armies
all round
about
Jerusalem,
then be certain
that
her destruction
is
near.
Then let
those
who
are
in Judaea
go
in flight
to
the
mountains;
and
those
who
are
in
the
middle
of
the
town
go
out;
and let
not
those
who
are
in
the
country
come
in.
For
these
are
the
days
of
punishment,
in
which
all
the
things
in
the Writings
will
be put into effect.
It
will
be hard
for women
who
are
with child,
and
for
her
with
a baby
at
the breast,
in
those
days.
For
great trouble
will
come
on
the
land,
and
wrath
on
this
people.
And
they
will
be put
to death
with
the
sword,
and
will
be taken
as prisoners
into
all
the
nations;
and
Jerusalem
will
be crushed
under
the feet
of
the
Gentiles, till
the
times
of
the
Gentiles
are
complete.
And
there
will
be
signs
in
the
sun
and
moon
and
stars;
and
on
the
earth, fear
among
the
nations
and doubt
because
of
the loud
noise
of
the
sea
and
the
waves;
Men's
strength
will go
from
them
in
fear
and
in waiting
for
the
things
which
are
coming
on
the
earth;
for
the
powers
of
the
heavens
will
be moved.
And
then
they
will
see
the
Son
of
man
coming
in
a
cloud,
with
power
and
great
glory.
But
when
these
things
come
about,
let
your
heads
be
lifted
up,
because
your salvation
is
near.
And
he
made
a story
for
them:
See
the fig-tree,
and
all
the
trees;
When
they
put
out
their young leaves,
you
take note
of
it,
and
it
is clear
to
you
that
summer
is coming.
In
the
same
way,
when
you
see
these
things
taking
place
you
may
be certain
that
the
kingdom
of
God
is
near.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
This
generation
will
not
come
to
an
end till
all
things
are
complete.
Heaven
and
earth
will
come
to
an end,
but
my
words
will
not
come
to
an end.
But
give
attention
to
yourselves,
for fear
that
your
hearts become over-full
of
the pleasures
of food
and wine,
and
the
cares
of
this
life,
and
that
day
may
come
on
you
suddenly,
and
take
you
as
in
a net:
For
so
it
will
come
on
all
those
who
are living
on
the
face
of
all
the
earth.
But
keep
watch
at
all
times
with prayer,
that
you
may
be strong enough
to
come
through
all
these
things
and
take
your
place
before
the
Son
of
man.
And every
day
he
was
teaching
in
the
Temple
and every
night
he
went
out
to
the
mountain
which
is
named
the
Mountain
of
Olives
to take
his
rest.
And
all
the
people
came
early
in
the
morning
to
give ear
to
his
words
in
the
Temple.
Now
the
feast
of
unleavened bread
was
near,
which
is
called
the
Passover.
And
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
were
looking
for
a chance
to
put
him
to
death,
but
they went
in
fear
of
the
people.
And
Satan
came
into
Judas
Iscariot,
who
was
one
of
the
twelve.
And
he
went
away
and
had
a discussion
with
the
chief
priests
and
the rulers,
about
how
he
might give
him
up
to
them.
And
they
were
glad,
and undertook
to
give
him
money.
And
he
made
an agreement
with
them
to
give
him
up
to
them,
if
he got
a chance,
when
the
people
were
not present.
And
the
day
of
unleavened bread
came,
when
the
Passover lamb
is put
to death.
And
Jesus
sent
Peter
and
John,
saying,
Go
and
make
the
Passover
ready
for
us,
so
that
we
may take
it.
And
they
said
to
him,
Where
are
we
to
get
it
ready?
And
he
said
to
them,
When
you
go
into
the
town
you
will
see
a
man
coming
to
you
with
a vessel
of
water;
go
after
him
into
the
house
into
which
he
goes.
And
say
to
the master
of
the
house,
The Master
says,
Where
is
the guest-room,
where
I
may take
the
Passover
with
my
disciples?
And
he
will take
you up to
a
great room
with
a table
and seats:
there
make
ready.
And
they
went,
and
it
was
as
he
had
said:
and
they
made
the
Passover
ready.
And
when
the
time
had
come,
he
took
his seat,
and
the
Apostles
with
him.
And
he
said,
I
have
had
a great
desire
to keep
this
Passover
with
you
before
I come
to
my death;
For
I
say
to
you,
I
will
not take
it till
it
is
made
complete
in
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
he
took
a
cup
and, having
given praise,
he
said, Make division
of
this
among
yourselves;
For
I
say
to
you,
I
will
not take
of
the
fruit
of
the
vine till
the
kingdom
of
God
has
come.
And
he
took
bread
and,
having
given praise,
he
gave
it
to
them
when
it
had
been
broken,
saying,
This
is
my
body,
which
is
given
for
you:
do
this
in memory
of
me.
And
in
the
same
way,
after
the meal,
he took
the
cup,
saying,
This
cup
is
the
new testament,
made
with
my
blood
which
is given
for
you.
But
the
hand
of
him
who
is false
to
me
is
with
me
at
the
table.
For
it
will
be done
to
the
Son
of
man
after
the
purpose
of God,
but unhappy
is
that
man
by
whom
he
is
given
up.
And
they
were wondering
among
themselves
which
of
them
it
was
who
would
do
this
thing.
And
there
was
an argument
among
them
about
which
of
them
was
the
greatest.
And
he
said,
The
kings
of
the
Gentiles
are
lords
over
them,
and
those
who
have
authority
are
given names
of honour.
But
let
it
not
be
so
with
you;
but
he
who
is
greater,
let
him
become
like
the
younger;
and
he
who
is
chief,
like
a
servant.
For
which
is
greater,
the guest
who
is
seated
at
a meal
or
the
servant
who
is waiting
on
him?
is
it
not
the guest?
but
I
am
among
you
as
a
servant.
But
you
are
those
who
have kept
with
me
through
my troubles;
And
I
will give
you a
kingdom
as my
Father
has given
one
to
me,
So
that
you
may take
food
and
drink
at
my
table
in
my
kingdom,
and
be
seated like kings,
judging
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
Simon,
Simon,
Satan
has made
a request
to
have
you,
so
that
he may put
you
to
the test
as
grain
is tested:
But
I
have made prayer
for
you,
that
your
faith
may
not go
from
you:
and
when
you
are
turned
again,
make
your
brothers strong.
And
he
said
to
him,
Lord,
I
am
ready
to
go
with
you
to
prison
and
to
death.
And
he
said,
I
say
to
you,
Peter,
before
the cock's second cry
today,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
have
no knowledge
of
me.
And
he
said
to
them,
When
I
sent
you
out
without
money
or
bag
or
shoes,
were
you
in
need
of
anything?
And
they
said,
Nothing.
And
he
said
to
them,
But
now,
he
who
has
a money-bag,
or
a
bag
for food,
let
him
take
it:
and
he
who
has
not,
let
him
give
his
coat
for
money
and
get
a
sword.
For
I
say
to
you
that
these
words
will
be
put
into effect
in
me,
And
he
was
numbered
among
the evil-doers:
for
what
has
been
said
in
the Writings
about
me
has
an
end.
And
they
said,
Lord,
here
are
two
swords.
And
he
said,
It
is
enough.
And
he
came
out,
and
went,
as
his
way
was,
to
the
Mountain
of
Olives,
and
the
disciples
went
with
him.
And
when
he
came
to
the
place,
he
said
to
them,
Make
a
prayer
that
you
may
not
be
put
to
the test.
And
he went
a little
distance
away
from
them
and,
falling
on
his
knees
in
prayer,
he
said,
Father,
if
it
is
your pleasure,
take
this
cup
from
me:
but still,
let
your pleasure,
not
mine,
be
done.
And
an
angel
from
heaven came
to
him,
to give
him strength.
And
being
in great trouble
of soul,
the force
of
his
prayer
became stronger,
and great
drops,
like
blood,
came
from
him,
falling
to
the
earth.
And,
getting
up
from
prayer,
he
came
to
the
disciples,
and saw
that
they
were
sleeping
for
sorrow.
And
he
said,
Why
are
you
sleeping?
Get
up,
and
give
yourselves
to
prayer,
so
that
you
may
not
be put
to
the test.
And
while
he
was
saying
these
words,
there
came
a band
of
people,
and
Judas,
one
of
the
twelve,
was
in front
of
them,
and
he
came
near
to
Jesus
to
give
him
a
kiss.
But
Jesus
said
to
him,
Judas,
will
you
be false
to
the
Son
of
man
with
a
kiss?
And
when
those
who
were
with
him
saw
what
was coming,
they
said,
Lord,
may
we
not make use
of
our
swords?
And
one
of
them gave
a blow
to
the
servant
of
the
high
priest, cutting
off
his
right
ear.
But
Jesus,
answering,
said, Put up
with
this,
at least.
And
touching
his
ear,
he
made
it
well.
And
Jesus
said
to
the
chief
priests
and
the captains
of
the
Temple
and
the rulers,
who
had
come
against
him,
Have
you
come
out
as
against
a thief,
with
swords
and sticks?
When
I
was
in
the
Temple
with
you
every
day,
your
hands
were
not
stretched
out
against
me:
but
this
is
your
hour,
and
the
authority
of
the dark
power.
And
they made
him
a prisoner
and
took
him
away
to
the
house
of
the
high
priest.
But
Peter went
after
them
at
a
distance.
And
a
fire
was lighted
in
the
middle
of
the open square,
and
they
were
seated
together,
and
Peter
was
among
them.
And
a
certain woman-servant,
seeing
him
in
the
light
of
the
fire,
and
looking
at
him
with attention,
said,
This
man
was
with
him.
But
he
said,
Woman,
it
is
not true;
I
have
no knowledge
of
him.
And
after
a
little
time,
another
saw
him
and
said,
You
are
one
of
them;
and
he
said,
Man,
I
am
not.
And
after
about
an
hour,
another
man
said,
with decision,
Certainly
this
man
was
with
him,
for
he
is
a Galilaean.
And
Peter
said,
Man,
I
have
no knowledge
of
these
things
of
which
you
are
talking.
And straight away,
while
he
was
saying
these
words,
there came
the cry
of
a cock.
And
the
Lord,
turning, gave
Peter
a
look.
And
the
words
of
the
Lord came
to Peter's
mind,
how
he
had
said,
This
night,
before
the hour
of
the cock's cry,
you
will
be false
to
me
three
times.
And
he
went
out,
weeping
bitterly.
And
the
men
in
whose hands
Jesus
was, made sport
of
him
and gave
him blows.
And, covering
his
eyes,
they
said
to
him,
Are
you prophet enough
to
say
who gave
you
that blow?
And
they
said
a
number
of
other
evil
things
against
him.
And
when
it
was
day,
the rulers
of
the
people
came
together,
with
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes,
and
they
took
him
before
their
Sanhedrin,
saying,
If
you
are
the
Christ,
say
so.
But
he
said,
If
I
say
so
you
will
not
have belief;
And
if
I put
a
question
to
you,
you
will
not give
an
answer.
But
in
the future
the
Son
of
man
will
be
seated
at
the
right
hand
of
the
power
of
God.
And
they
all
said,
Are
you
then
the
Son
of
God?
and
he
said,
You
say
that
I
am.
And
they
said,
What
more
need
have
we
of
witness?
we
have
the
very
words
of
his
mouth.
And
they
all went
and
took
him
before
Pilate.
And
they
made statements
against
him,
saying,
This
man
has
to
our knowledge
been teaching
our
nation
to
do wrong,
and
not
to
make payment
of
taxes
to
Caesar,
even
saying
that
he
himself
is
Christ,
a
king.
And
Pilate
said
to
him,
Are
you
the
King
of
the
Jews?
And
he
said
in
answer,
You
say
so.
And
Pilate
said
to
the
chief
priests
and
the
people,
In
my opinion
this
man
has done
no wrong.
But
they
became
more violent
than
before,
saying,
He
has
made trouble
among
the
people,
teaching
through
all Judaea
from
Galilee
to
this
place.
But
at
these
words
Pilate
said,
Is
the
man
a Galilaean?
And
when
he saw
that
he
was
under
the
authority
of
Herod,
he
sent
him
to
Herod,
who
was
in
Jerusalem
himself
at
that
time.
Now
when
Herod
saw
Jesus
he
was
very
glad, having
for
a
long
time
had
a
desire
to
see
him,
for
he
had
had accounts
of
him,
and
was
hoping
to
see
some wonders
done
by
him.
And
he put
a great
number
of
questions
to
him,
but
he
said
nothing.
And
the
chief
priests
and
the
scribes
were
there,
making statements
against
him violently.
And
Herod,
with
the
men
of
his
army, put shame
on
him
and made sport
of
him,
and
dressing
him
in
shining
robes,
he
sent
him
back
to
Pilate.
And
that
day
Herod
and
Pilate
became
friends
with
one
another,
for
before
they
had
been
against
one
another.
And
Pilate sent
for
the
chief
priests
and
the
rulers
and
the
people,
and
said
to them,
You
say
that
this
man
has
been teaching
the
people evil
things:
now
I,
after going
into
the question
before
you,
see
nothing wrong
in
this
man
in connection
with
the
things
which
you
have
said
against
him:
And
Herod
is
of
the
same opinion,
for
he
has
sent
him
back
to
us;
for,
you
see,
he
has
done
nothing
for which
I
might put
him
to
death.
And
so
I
will give
him punishment
and
let
him
go.
[]
But
with loud voices
they
said
all
together,
Put
this
man
to death,
and make
Barabbas
free.
Now
this
man
was
in
prison
because
of
an attack
against
the government
in
the
town,
in
which
there
had
been loss
of life.
And
Pilate
again said
to
them
that
it
was
his
desire
to
let
Jesus
go
free.
But
crying out
they
said,
To
the cross
with
him!
And
he
said
to
them
a
third
time,
Why,
what
evil
has
he
done?
I see
no
reason
for putting
him
to
death:
I
will
give
him punishment
and
let
him
go.
But
they went
on crying out
loudly, Let
him
be put
to death
on
the cross.
And
they
had
their
way.
And
Pilate gave
his decision
for
their desire
to
be
put
into effect.
And
in answer
to
their
request,
he
let
that man
go
free
who
had
been
in
prison
for acting
against
the government
and causing death,
and
Jesus
he
gave
up
to
their pleasure.
And
while
they
were
taking
him
away,
they
put
their hands
on
Simon
of
Cyrene,
who
was
coming
from
the
country,
and
made
him
take
the
cross
after
Jesus.
And
a
great band
of
people went
after
him,
and
of
women making signs
of grief
and weeping
for
him.
But
Jesus,
turning
to
them,
said,
Daughters
of
Jerusalem,
let
not
your
weeping
be
for
me,
but
for
yourselves
and
for
your
children.
For
the
days
are
coming
in
which
they
will
say,
Happy
are
those
who
have
had
no
children,
whose bodies
have
never given
birth,
whose
breasts
have
never given milk.
And
they
will
say
to
the
mountains, Come
down
on
us,
and
to
the
hills,
Be
a
cover
over
us.
For
if
they
do
these
things
when
the
tree
is
green,
what
will
they
do
when
it
is
dry?
And
two
others, evil-doers,
were taken
with
him
to
be
put
to
death.
And
when
they
came
to
the
place
which
is
named Golgotha,
they put
him
on
the cross,
and
the evil-doers,
one
on
the
right side,
and
the
other
on
the
left.
And
Jesus
said,
Father,
let
them
have forgiveness,
for
they
have
no knowledge
of
what
they
are
doing.
And
they
made division
of
his
clothing
among
them
by
the decision
of chance.
And
the
people
were
looking
on.
And
the
rulers
made sport
of
him,
saying,
He
was
a saviour
of
others;
let
him
do
something
for
himself,
if
he
is
the
Christ,
the
man
of God's selection.
And
the
men
of
the army made sport
of
him,
coming
to
him
and giving
him bitter
wine,
And
saying,
If
you
are
the
King
of
the
Jews,
get
yourself free.
And
these
words
were put
in writing
over
him,
THIS
IS
THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.
And
one
of
the evil-doers
on
the cross,
with bitter feeling,
said
to
him,
Are
you
not
the
Christ?
Get
yourself
and
us
out
of
this.
But
the
other, protesting,
said,
Have
you
no
fear
of
God?
for
you
have
a
part
in
the
same
punishment,
And
with reason;
for
we
have
the right reward
of
our acts,
but
this
man
has
done
nothing
wrong.
And
he
said,
Jesus, keep
me
in
mind
when
you
come
in
your
kingdom.
And
he
said
to
him,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Today
you
will
be
with
me
in
Paradise.
And
it
was
now
about
the
sixth
hour;
and
all
the
land
was dark till
the ninth
hour;
The light
of
the
sun went out,
and
the
curtain
in
the
Temple
was parted
in
two.
And
Jesus gave
a
loud
cry
and
said,
Father,
into
your
hands
I
give
my
spirit:
and
when
he
had
said
this,
he gave
up
his
spirit.
And
when
the captain
saw
what
was
done,
he gave
praise
to
God,
saying, Without doubt
this
was
an
upright
man.
And
all
the
people
who
had
come
together
to
see
it,
when
they
saw
the
things
which
were
done,
went
back
again making signs
of grief.
And
all
his friends
and
the
women
who
came
with
him
from
Galilee,
were waiting
at
a
distance, watching
these
things.
Now
there
was
a
man
named
Joseph,
a
man
of authority
and
a
good
and
upright
man
(He
had
not given
his approval
to
their
decision
or
their acts),
of Arimathaea,
a
town
of
the
Jews,
who
was
waiting
for
the
kingdom
of
God:
This
man
went
to
Pilate
and made
a
request
for
the
body
of
Jesus.
And
he
took
it
down,
and folding
it
in
a
linen
cloth,
he
put
it
in
a
place
cut
in
the
rock
for
a dead body;
and
no
one
had
ever
been
put
in
it.
Now
it
was
the
day
of making ready
and
the
Sabbath
was coming
on.
And
the
women
who
had
come
with
him
from
Galilee
went
after
him
and
saw
the
place
and
how
his
body
had
been
put
to
rest;
And
they
went
back
and got
ready
spices
and
perfumes;
and
on
the
Sabbath
they took
their rest,
in agreement
with
the law.
But
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
at
dawn,
they
came
to
the place
where
his body
had been put,
taking
the
spices
which
they
had got
ready.
And
they saw
that
the
stone
had been
rolled
away.
And
they
went
in,
but
the
body
of
the
Lord
Jesus
was
not
there.
And
while
they
were
in doubt
about
it,
they
saw
two
men
in shining
clothing
by
them:
And
while
their
faces
were bent down
to
the
earth
in fear,
these
said
to
them,
Why
are
you
looking
for
the
living
among
the
dead?
He
is
not
here,
he
has
come back
to life:
have
in mind
what
he
said
to
you
when
he
was
still
in
Galilee,
saying,
The
Son
of
man
will
be
given
up
into
the
hands
of evil-doers,
and
be
put
to death
on
the cross,
and
on
the
third
day
he
will come
back
to life.
And
his
words came back into
their minds,
And
they
went
away
from
that place
and gave
an account
of
all
these
things
to
the
eleven disciples
and
all
the
others.
Now
they
were
Mary
Magdalene,
and
Joanna,
and
Mary,
the mother
of
James:
and
the
other
women
with
them
said
these
things
to
the
Apostles.
But
these
words
seemed foolish
to
them,
and
they
had no belief
in
them.
But
Peter
got
up
and
went
to
the
place where
the body
had
been
put,
and
looking
in
he
saw nothing
but
the
linen cloths,
and
he
went
to
his house full
of
wonder
at
what
had
taken
place.
And
then,
two
of
them,
on
that
very
day,
were
going
to
a little
town
named
Emmaus,
which
was
about
seven
miles
from
Jerusalem.
And
they
were
talking
together
about
all
those
things
which
had
taken
place.
And
while
they
were
talking
and questioning
together,
Jesus
himself
came
near
and
went
with
them.
But
their
eyes
were
not open
that
they might
have knowledge
of
him.
And
he
said
to
them,
What
are
you
talking
about
together
while
you go?
Then stopping,
and looking sadly
at
him,
one
of
them,
named
Cleopas,
said
to
him,
Are
you
the
only
man living
in
Jerusalem
who
has
not
had news
of
the
things
which
have
taken
place
there
at
this
time?
And
he
said
to
them,
What
things?
And
they
said,
The
things
to
do
with
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
who
was
a
prophet,
great
in
his acts
and
his
words,
before
God
and
all
the
people:
And
how
the
chief
priests
and
our
rulers
gave
him
up
to
be
put
to
death
on
the cross.
But
we
were
hoping
that
he
would
be
the Saviour
of
Israel.
In addition
to
all
this
he
has
now
let three
days
go
by
from
the
time
when
these
things
took
place;
And
certain
women
among
us gave
us cause
for wonder,
for
they
went
early
to
the
place
where
his body
had
been
put,
And
it
was
not
there;
then
they
came
saying
that
they
had
seen
a
vision
of
angels
who
said
that
he
was
living.
And
some
of
those
who
were
with
us
went
to
the
place,
and
saw
that
it
was
as
the
women
had
said,
but
him
they
did
not
see.
And
he
said,
O
foolish
men! how
slow
you
are
to
give belief
to
what
the
prophets
have
said.
Was
it
not
necessary
for
the
Christ
to
go through
these
things,
and
to
come
into
his
glory?
And
he made clear
to
them
all
the
things
in
the Writings,
from
Moses
and
from
all
the
prophets,
which
had
to
do
with
himself.
And
they
came
near
the
town
to
which
they
were
going,
and
he seemed
as
if
he
was
going
on;
But
they kept
him
back,
saying,
Do
not
go,
for
evening
is
near,
the
day
is almost
gone.
And
he
went
in
with
them.
And
when
he
was seated
with
them
at table,
he
took
the
bread,
and
said
words
of
blessing
and, making division
of
it,
he
gave
it
to
them.
And
then
their
eyes
were open,
and
they
had knowledge
of
him,
but
he
went
from
their view.
And
they
said
to
one
another,
Were
not
our
hearts
burning
in
us
while
he
was
talking
to
us
on
the
way, making clear
to
us
the holy Writings?
And
that
very
hour
they
got
up
and
went
back
to
Jerusalem,
where
the
eleven
and
the
others
had come
together.
And
they
said
to
them,
The
Lord
has truly come back
to life
again,
and
Simon
has
seen
him.
And
they gave
an account
of
the
things
which
had taken
place
on
the
way,
and
how,
when
he gave
them
bread,
they
had knowledge
of
him.
And
while
they
were
saying
these
things,
he
himself
was
among
them,
and
said
to
them, Peace
be
with
you!
But
they
were full
of fear,
being
of
the opinion
that
they
were
seeing
a
spirit.
And
he
said
to
them,
Why
are
you
troubled,
and
why
are
your
hearts full
of doubt?
See;
my
hands
and
my
feet:
it
is
I
myself; put
your
hands
on
me
and
make certain;
for
a
spirit
has
not
flesh
and
bones
as
you
see
that
I
have.
And
when
he
had
said
this,
he
let
them see
his
hands
and
his
feet.
And
because,
for
joy
and
wonder,
they
were
still
in doubt,
he
said
to
them,
Have
you
any food
here?
And
they
gave
him
a bit
of cooked
fish.
And
before
their eyes
he
took
a meal.
And
he
said
to
them,
These
are
the
words
which
I
said
to
you
when
I
was
still
with
you,
how
it
was
necessary
for
all
the
things
which
are
in
the writings
of
Moses
and
the
prophets
and
in
the
Psalms
about
me,
to
be
put
into effect.
Then
he made
the holy Writings clear
to
their
minds.
And
he
said
to
them,
So
it
is
in
the Writings
that
the
Christ
would undergo
death,
and
come back
to life
again
on
the
third
day;
And
that teaching
about
a change
of heart
and
forgiveness
of
sins
is
to
be given
to
Jerusalem first
and
to
all
nations
in
his
name.
You
are
witnesses
of
these
things.
And
now
I
will
send
to
you
what
my
father
has undertaken
to give
you,
but
do
not go
from
the
town, till
the
power
from heaven
comes
to
you.
And
he took
them
out till
they
were
near
Bethany,
and
lifting
up
his
hands,
he gave
them
a
blessing.
And
while
he
was doing
so,
he
went
from
them
and
was
taken
up
into
heaven.
And
they gave
him
worship
and
went
back
to
Jerusalem
with
great
joy.
And
they
were
in
the
Temple
at
all times,
giving
praise
to
God.
John
The Good News According to John
John
Jhn
The Good News According to
John
From
the
first
he
was
the
Word,
and
the
Word
was
in relation
with
God
and
was
God.
This Word
was
from
the
first
in relation
with
God.
All
things
came
into existence
through
him,
and
without
him
nothing
was.
What
came
into existence
in
him
was
life,
and
the
life
was
the
light
of
men.
And
the
light goes
on
shining
in
the
dark;
it
is
not overcome
by
the
dark.
There
was
a
man
sent
from
God,
whose
name
was
John.
He
came
for
witness,
to
give
witness
about
the
light,
so
that
all
men
might
have
faith
through
him.
He
himself
was
not
the
light:
he
was sent
to give
witness
about
the
light.
The
true
light,
which gives
light
to
every
man,
was
then
coming
into
the
world.
He
was
in
the
world,
the
world
which
came
into
being
through
him,
but
the
world
had
no knowledge
of
him.
He
came
to
the
things
which
were
his
and
his
people
did
not
take
him
to
their hearts.
To
all
those
who
did
so
take
him,
however,
he
gave
the
right
of
becoming
children
of
God —
that
is,
to
those
who
had
faith
in
his
name:
Whose
birth
was
from
God
and
not
from
blood,
or
from
an
impulse
of
the
flesh
and man's
desire.
And
so
the
Word
became
flesh
and
took
a
place
among
us
for
a time;
and
we
saw
his
glory — such
glory
as
is given
to
an
only son
by
his
father —
saw
it
to
be
true
and
full
of
grace.
John gave
witness
about
him,
crying,
This
is
he
of
whom
I
said,
He
who
is
coming
after
me
is
put
over
me
because
he
was
in existence
before
me.
From
his
full measure
we
have
all
been given
grace
on
grace.
For
the
law
was
given
through
Moses;
grace
and
the
true
way
of life
are ours
through
Jesus
Christ.
No
man
has
seen
God
at
any
time;
the
only
Son,
who
is
on
the breast
of
the
Father,
he
has made clear
what
God
is.
And
this
is
the
witness
of
John
when
the
Jews
sent
priests
and
Levites
from
Jerusalem
to
him
with
the
question,
Who
are
you?
He
said
quite openly
and straightforwardly,
I
am
not
the
Christ.
And
they
said
to
him,
What
then?
Are
you
Elijah?
And
he
said,
I
am
not.
Are
you
the
prophet?
And
his
answer
was,
I
am
not.
So
they
said
to
him,
Who
are
you
then?
We
have
to
give
some
answer
to
those
who
sent
us.
What
have
you
to
say
about
yourself?
He
said,
I
am
the
voice
of
one
crying
in
the waste land,
Make
straight
the
way
of
the
Lord,
as
said
Isaiah
the
prophet.
Those
who
had
been
sent
came
from
the
Pharisees.
And
they put
this
question
to
him,
saying,
Why
then
are
you giving baptism
if
you
are
not
the
Christ,
or
Elijah,
or
the
prophet?
John's
answer
was:
I
give baptism
with
water;
but
there
is
one
among
you
of
whom
you
have
no knowledge;
It
is
he
who
is
coming
after
me;
I
am
not
good enough
to undo
his
shoes.
These
things
took
place
at
Bethany
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan,
where
John
was giving baptism.
The
day
after,
John
sees
Jesus
coming
to
him
and
says,
See,
here
is
the
Lamb
of
God
who
takes
away
the
sin
of
the
world!
This
is
he
of
whom
I
said,
One
is
coming
after
me
who
is
put
over
me
because
he
was
in existence
before
me.
I
myself
had
no knowledge
of
him,
but
I
came giving baptism
with
water
so
that
he
might
be
seen openly
by
Israel.
And
John gave
this
witness,
saying,
I
saw
the
Spirit
coming
down
from
heaven
like
a
dove
and resting
on
him.
I
had
no knowledge
who
he
was,
but
he
who
sent
me
to
give baptism
with
water
said
to
me,
The
one
on
whom
you
see
the
Spirit
coming
down
and resting,
it
is
he
who
gives baptism
with
the
Holy
Spirit.
This
I
saw myself
and
my
witness
is
that
he
is
the
Son
of
God.
The
day
after,
John
was
there
again
with
two
of
his
disciples;
And
looking
at
Jesus
while
he
was
walking
he
said,
See, there
is
the
Lamb
of
God!
Hearing
what
he
said,
the
two
disciples went
after
Jesus.
And
Jesus,
turning round,
saw
them coming
after
him
and
said
to
them,
What
are
you
looking
for?
They
said
to
him,
Rabbi (which
is
to
say, Master),
where
are
you
living?
He
said
to
them,
Come
and
see.
They
went
with
him
then
and
saw
where
he
was
living;
and
they
were
with
him
all
that
day:
it
was
then
about
the
tenth
hour
of
the
day.
Andrew,
Simon Peter's
brother,
was
one
of
the
two
men
who,
hearing
what
John
said,
went
after
Jesus.
Early
in
the morning
he
came across
his
brother
and
said
to
him,
We
have
made discovery!
It
is
the
Messiah! (which
is
to
say,
the
Christ).
And
he
took
him
to
Jesus.
Looking
at
him fixedly
Jesus
said,
You
are
Simon,
the
son
of
John;
your
name
will
be
Cephas (which
is
to
say,
Peter).
The
day
after
this,
Jesus
had
a desire
to
go
into
Galilee.
He
came
across
Philip
and
said
to
him,
Come
and
be
my
disciple.
Now Philip's
town
was Beth-saida,
where
Andrew
and
Peter
came
from.
Philip
came across
Nathanael
and
said
to
him,
We
have
made
a discovery!
It
is
he
of
whom
Moses,
in
the
law,
and
the
prophets
were
writing,
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
the
son
of
Joseph.
Nazareth!
said
Nathanael,
Is
it possible
for
any
good
to
come
out
of
Nazareth?
Philip
said
to
him,
Come
and
see.
Jesus
saw
Nathanael
coming
to
him
and
said
of
him,
See,
here
is
a true son
of
Israel
in
whom
there
is nothing false.
Nathanael
said
to
him,
Where
did
you get knowledge
of
me?
In
answer
Jesus
said,
Before
Philip
was
talking
with
you,
while
you
were
still
under
the fig-tree,
I
saw
you.
Nathanael
said
to
him,
Rabbi,
you
are
the
Son
of
God,
you
are
King
of
Israel!
In
answer
Jesus
said
to
him,
You
have
faith
because
I
said
to
you,
I
saw
you
under
the fig-tree.
You
will
see
greater
things
than
these.
And
he
said
to
him,
Truly
I
say
to
you
all,
You
will
see
heaven
opening
and God's
angels
going
up
and
coming
down
on
the
Son
of
man.
On
the
third
day two
people
were going
to
be married
at
Cana
in
Galilee.
The
mother
of
Jesus
was
there:
And
Jesus
with
his
disciples came
as
guests.
When
they
had
not enough
wine,
the
mother
of
Jesus
said
to
him,
They
have
no
wine.
Jesus
said
to
her,
Woman,
this
is
not
your business;
my
time
is
still
to
come.
His
mother
said
to
the
servants,
Whatever
he
says
to
you,
do
it.
Now
six pots
of
stone,
every
one taking
two
or
three firkins
of water,
were placed
there
for
the purpose
of washing,
as
is
the
way
of
the
Jews.
Jesus
said
to
the servants, Make
the pots full
of
water.
And
they
made
them full
to
the top.
Then
he
said
to
them,
Now
take
some,
and
give
it
to
the master
of
the feast.
So
they
took
it
to
him.
After
tasting
the
water
which
had
now
become
wine,
the master
of
the feast (having
no idea
where
it
came
from,
though
it
was clear
to
the
servants
who
took
the
water
out) sent
for
the newly-married man,
And
said
to
him,
Every
man
first
puts out
his
best
wine
and
when
all
have
had enough
he
puts out
what
is
not
so
good;
but
you
have
kept
the
good
wine till
now.
This,
the
first
of
his
signs,
Jesus
did
at
Cana
in
Galilee
and let
his
glory
be seen openly;
and
his
disciples
put
their
faith
in
him.
After
this
he
went
down
to
Capernaum,
with
his
mother,
his
brothers,
and
his
disciples,
and
they
were
there
not
more
than
two
or three
days.
The time
of
the
Passover
of
the
Jews
was
near
and
Jesus
went
up
to
Jerusalem.
And
there
in
the
Temple
he saw men trading
in
oxen
and
sheep
and
doves,
and
he saw
the
changers
of
money
in
their seats:
And
he
made
a whip
of small
cords
and
put
them
all
out
of
the
Temple,
with
the
sheep
and
the
oxen, sending
in
all directions
the small money
of
the changers
and overturning
their
tables;
And
to
those
who
were trading
in
doves
he
said,
Take
these
things
away;
do
not
make
my Father's
house
a market.
And
it
came
to
the minds
of
the
disciples
that
the Writings
say,
I
am
on fire
with passion
for
your
house.
Then
the
Jews
put
this question
to
him:
What
sign
of authority
have
you
to
give
us, seeing
that
you
do
these
things?
And
Jesus
said
to
them, Send destruction
on
this
Temple
and
I
will put
it
up
again
in
three
days.
The
Jews
said,
The
building
of
this
Temple took forty-six
years;
and
you
will put
it
up
in
three
days!
But
his words
were
about
that holy building
which
was
his
body.
So
when
he
had
come back
again
from
the
dead,
the memory
of
these
words came back
to
the
disciples,
and
they
had
faith
in
the holy Writings
and
in
the
word
which
Jesus
had
said.
Now
while
he
was
in
Jerusalem
at
the
feast
of
the
Passover,
a
great
number
of
people
came
to
have
faith
in
his
name,
after
seeing
the
signs
which
he
did.
But
Jesus
did
not
have
faith
in
them,
because
he
had knowledge
of
them
all.
He
had
no
need
for
any
witness
about
man;
for
he
himself
had knowledge
of
what
was
in
man.
Now
there
was
among
the
Pharisees
a
man
named
Nicodemus,
who
was
one
of
the
rulers
of
the
Jews.
He
came
to
Jesus
by
night
and
said
to
him,
Rabbi,
we
are certain
that
you
have
come
from
God
as
a
teacher,
because
no
man
would
be
able
to
do
these
signs
which
you
do
if
God
was
not
with
him.
Jesus
said
to
him,
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
Without
a new
birth
no
man
is
able
to
see
the
kingdom
of
God.
Nicodemus
said
to
him,
How
is
it possible
for
a
man
to
be given
birth
when
he
is
old?
Is
he
able
to
go
into
his mother's
body
a
second
time
and
come
to
birth
again?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
If
a man's
birth
is
not
from
water
and
from
the
Spirit,
it
is
not possible
for
him
to
go
into
the
kingdom
of
God.
That
which
has
birth
from
the
flesh
is
flesh,
and
that
which
has
birth
from
the
Spirit
is
spirit.
Do
not
be
surprised
that
I
say
to
you,
It
is
necessary
for
you
to
have
a second
birth.
The
wind
goes
where
its pleasure takes
it,
and
the
sound
of
it
comes
to
your
ears,
but
you
are unable
to say
where
it
comes
from
and
where
it
goes:
so
it
is
with
everyone
whose
birth
is
from
the
Spirit.
And
Nicodemus
said
to
him,
How
is
it possible
for
these
things
to
be?
And
Jesus,
answering,
said,
Are
you
the
teacher
of
Israel
and
have
no knowledge
of
these
things?
Truly,
I
say
to
you,
We
say
that
of
which
we
have knowledge;
we
give
witness
of
what
we
have
seen;
and
you
do
not
take
our
witness
to
be true.
If
you
have
no belief
when
my
words
are
about
the
things
of
earth,
how
will
you
have belief
if
my
words
are
about
the
things
of
heaven?
And
no
one
has ever
gone
up
to
heaven
but
he
who
came
down
from
heaven,
the
Son
of
man.
As
the
snake
was
lifted
up
by
Moses
in
the waste land,
even
so
it
is
necessary
for
the
Son
of
man
to
be
lifted
up:
So
that
whoever
has
faith
may
have
in
him
eternal
life.
For
God
had
such
love
for
the
world
that
he
gave
his
only
Son,
so
that
whoever
has
faith
in
him
may
not come
to destruction
but
have
eternal
life.
God
did
not
send
his
Son
into
the
world
to
be
judge
of
the
world;
he
sent
him
so
that
the
world
might
have
salvation
through
him.
The
man
who
has
faith
in
him
does
not come
up
to
be
judged;
but
he
who
has
no
faith
in
him
has
been
judged
even
now,
because
he
has
no
faith
in
the
name
of
the
only
Son
of
God.
And
this
is
the test
by
which
men
are judged:
the
light
has
come
into
the
world
and
men
have
more
love
for
the dark
than
for
the
light,
because
their acts
are
evil.
The
light
is
hated
by
everyone
whose acts
are
evil
and
he
does
not
come
to
the
light
for fear
that
his acts
will
be seen.
But
he
whose life
is
true
comes
to
the
light,
so
that
it
may
be clearly seen
that
his
acts
have
been
done
by
the help
of
God.
After
these
things
Jesus
and
his
disciples
went
into
the
land
of Judaea,
and
there
he
was
with
them
for
some
time, giving baptism.
Now
John
was
then giving baptism
at
Aenon
near
Salim,
because
there
was
much
water
there;
and
people
came
and
were given baptism.
For
at
this
time
John
had
not
been
put
into
prison.
Then
a question
came up
between John's
disciples
and
a
Jew
about washing.
And
they
went
to
John
and
said
to
him,
Rabbi,
the
man
who
was
with
you
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan,
the
man
to
whom
you gave
witness,
is
now giving baptism,
and
everyone
is
going
to
him.
And
this
was John's
answer:
A
man
is
unable
to
have
anything
if
it
is
not
given
to
him
from
heaven.
You
yourselves
give
witness
that
I
said,
I
am
not
the
Christ.
What
I
said
was,
I
am
sent
before
the
Christ.
He
who
has
the
bride
is
the husband:
but
the husband's
friend,
whose place
is
by
his side
and
whose
ears
are open
to
him,
is
full
of
joy
because
of
the husband's
voice:
such
is
my
joy,
and
it
is
complete.
He
has
to become greater
while
I become less.
He
who
comes
from
heaven
is greater
than
all
others:
he
who
comes
from
earth
is
of
the
earth,
and
of
the
earth
are
his
words:
he
who
comes
from
heaven
is
over
all.
He
gives
witness
of
what
he
has
seen
and
of
what
has
come
to
his
ears;
and
no
man
takes
his
witness
as true.
He
who
so
takes
his
witness
has made clear
his faith
that
God
is
true.
For
he
whom
God
has
sent
says God's
words;
and
God
does
not
give
him
the
Spirit
by
measure.
The
Father
has
love
for
the
Son
and
has
put
all
things
into
his
hands.
He
who
has
faith
in
the
Son
has
eternal
life;
but
he
who
has
not
faith
in
the
Son
will
not
see
life; God's
wrath
is resting
on
him.
Now
when
it
was clear
to
the Lord
that word
had
come
to
the
ears
of
the
Pharisees
that
Jesus
was
making
more
disciples
than
John
and
was
giving
them baptism
(Though,
in
fact,
it
was
his
disciples
who gave baptism,
not
Jesus
himself),
He
went out
of Judaea
into
Galilee
again.
And
it
was
necessary
for
him
to
go
through
Samaria.
So
he
came
to
a
town
of
Samaria
which
was
named
Sychar,
near
to
the bit
of
land
which
Jacob
gave
to
his
son
Joseph:
Now Jacob's
fountain
was
there.
Jesus,
being tired
after
his
journey,
was resting
by
the
fountain.
It
was
about
the
sixth
hour.
A
woman
of
Samaria
came
to get
water,
and
Jesus
said
to
her,
Give
me
some
water.
For
his
disciples
had
gone
to
the
town
to get
food.
The
woman
of Samaria
said
to
him,
Why
do
you,
a
Jew, make
a
request
for water
to
me,
a
woman
of Samaria?
She
said
this
because
Jews
have nothing
to
do
with
the
people
of Samaria.
In
answer
Jesus
said,
If
you
had knowledge
of
what
God
gives
freely
and
who
it
is
who
says
to
you,
Give
me
water,
you
would
make
your prayer
to
him,
and
he
would
give
you
living
water.
The
woman
said
to
him,
Sir,
you
have
no vessel
and
the fountain
is
deep;
from
where
will
you
get
the
living
water?
Are
you
greater
than
our
father
Jacob
who
gave
us
the fountain
and took
the water
of
it
himself,
with
his children
and
his
cattle?
Jesus
said
to
her,
Everyone
who takes
this
water
will
be
in need
of
it
again:
But
whoever
takes
the
water
I
give
him
will
never
be
in need
of
drink
again;
for
the
water
I
give
him
will
become
in
him
a
fountain
of
eternal
life.
The
woman
said
to
him,
Sir,
give
me
this
water,
so
that
I
may
not
be
in need again
of drink
and
will
not
have
to
come
all
this
way
for
it.
Jesus
said
to
her,
Go,
get
your
husband
and
come
back
here
with
him.
In
answer,
the
woman
said,
I
have
no
husband.
Jesus
said
to
her,
You
have
said
rightly,
I
have
no
husband:
You
have
had
five
husbands,
and
the
man
you
have
now
is
not
your
husband:
that
was
truly
said.
The
woman
said
to
him,
Sir,
I
see
that
you
are
a
prophet.
Our
fathers gave
worship
on
this
mountain,
but
you Jews
say
that
the right
place
for
worship
is
in
Jerusalem.
Jesus
said
to
her,
Woman, take
my word
for
this;
the
time
is
coming
when
you
will
not
give
worship
to
the
Father
on
this
mountain
or
in
Jerusalem.
You give
worship,
but
without knowledge
of
what
you
are worshipping:
we give
worship
to
what
we
have knowledge
of:
for
salvation
comes
from
the
Jews.
But
the
time
is
coming,
and
is
even
now
here,
when
the
true worshippers
will
give
worship
to
the
Father
in
the
true
way
of
the
spirit,
for
these
are
the worshippers desired
by
the
Father.
God
is
Spirit:
then
let
his worshippers give
him
worship
in
the
true
way
of
the
spirit.
The
woman
said
to
him,
I
am certain
that
the
Messiah,
who
is
named
Christ,
is
coming;
when
he
comes
he
will make
all
things clear
to
us.
Jesus
said
to
her,
I,
who
am
talking
to
you,
am
he.
At
that
point
the
disciples
came back,
and
they
were
surprised
to see
him
talking
to
a
woman;
but
not
one
of
them
said
to
him,
What
is
your
purpose?
or,
Why
are
you
talking
to
her?
Then
the
woman put down
her water-pot
and
went
into
the
town,
and
said
to
the
people,
Come
and
see
a
man
who
has
been
talking
to
me
of
everything
I ever
did!
Is
it possible
that
this
is
the
Christ?
So
they
went
out
of
the
town
and
came
to
him.
While
this
was taking
place,
the
disciples
were
saying
to
Jesus, Master, take
some
food.
But
he
said
to
them,
I
have
food
of
which
you
have
no knowledge.
So
the
disciples
said
one
to
another,
Did
anyone
give
him
food?
Jesus
said,
My
food
is
to
do
the pleasure
of
him
who
sent
me
and
to
make
his
work
complete.
You
would
say,
Four
months
from
now
is
the
time
of
the grain-cutting. Take
a
look,
I
say
to
you,
at
the
fields;
they
are
even
now
white
for cutting.
He
who
does
the cutting
now
has
his
reward;
he
is getting
together
fruit
for
eternal
life,
so
that
he
who
did
the planting
and
he
who
gets
in
the
grain
may
have
joy
together.
In
this
the
saying
is
a
true
one,
One
does
the planting,
and
another gets
in
the grain.
I
sent
you
to get
in grain
which
you
had
no hand
in planting:
other
men
did
that
work,
and
you take
the reward.
Now
a
number
of
the
people
of
that
town
had
faith
in
him
because
of
the woman's
witness:
He
has
been
talking
to
me
of
everything
I ever
did.
So
when
the
people
came
to
him
they made
request
to
him
to
be
among
them
for
a
time,
and
he
was
there
two
days.
And
a
great
number
more
of
them
came
to
have
faith
in
him
because
of
what
he
himself
said.
And
they
said
to
the
woman,
Now
we
have
faith,
but
not
because
of
your story:
we
ourselves
have given ear
to
his
words,
and
we
are certain
that
he
is
truly
the Saviour
of
the
world.
And
after
the
two
days
he
went
on
from
there
into
Galilee.
For
Jesus
himself said
that
a
prophet
has
no honour
in
the
country
of
his birth.
So
when
he
came
into
Galilee,
the Galilaeans
took
him
to
their hearts
because
of
the
things
which
they
had
seen
him
do
in
Jerusalem
at
the
feast —
they
themselves
having
been
there
at
the
feast.
So
he
came
to
Cana
in
Galilee,
where
he
had
made
the
water
wine.
And
there
was
a certain
man
of high position
whose
son
was
ill
at
Capernaum.
When
it
came
to
his
ears
that
Jesus
had
come
from Judaea
into
Galilee,
he
went
to
him
and made
a
request
that
he
would
come
down
to
his
son,
who
was
near
to
death,
and
make
him
well.
Then
Jesus
said
to
him,
You
will
not
have
faith
if
you
do
not
see
signs
and
wonders.
The man
said,
Sir,
come
down
before
my boy
is
dead.
And
Jesus
said,
Go
in peace;
your
son
is
living.
The
man
had
faith
in
the
word
which
Jesus
said
to
him
and
went
away.
And
while
he
was
going
down,
his
servants
came
to
him
and
said,
Your
boy
is
living.
So
he put
a question
to
them
as
to
the
hour
when
he became
better;
and
they
said
to
him,
The disease went
from
him
yesterday
at
the
seventh
hour.
It
was clear
then
to
the
father
that
this
was
the
very
time
at
which
Jesus
said
to
him,
Your
son
is
living.
And
he
had
faith
in
Jesus,
he
and
all
his family.
Now
this
is
the
second
sign
which
Jesus
did
after
he
had
come
out
of Judaea
into
Galilee.
After
these
things
there
was
a
feast
of
the
Jews,
and
Jesus
went
up
to
Jerusalem.
Now
in
Jerusalem
near
the sheep-market
there
is
a public bath
which
in
Hebrew
is
named Beth-zatha.
It
has
five doorways.
In
these doorways
there
were
a
great
number
of
people
with different diseases:
some unable
to see,
some without
the power
of walking,
some
with wasted bodies.
[]
One
man
was
there
who
had
been
ill
for thirty-eight
years.
When
Jesus
saw
him
there
on
the floor
it
was clear
to
him
that
he
had
been
now
a
long
time
in
that condition,
and
so
he
said
to
the
man,
Is
it
your
desire
to
get
well?
The
ill
man
said
in
answer,
Sir,
I
have nobody
to
put
me
into
the bath
when
the
water
is moving;
and
while
I
am
on
the
way
down
some
other
person gets
in
before
me.
Jesus
said
to
him,
Get
up,
take
your bed
and go.
And
the
man
became
well straight
away,
and
took
up
his bed
and
went.
Now
that
day
was
the
Sabbath.
So
the
Jews
said
to
the man
who
had
been
made
well,
It
is
the
Sabbath;
and
it
is
against
the law
for
you
to
take
up
your bed.
He
said
to
them,
But
he
who
made
me
well,
said
to
me,
Take
up
your bed
and go.
Then
they
put
to
him
the
question:
Who
is
the
man
who
said
to
you,
Take
it
up
and go?
Now
he
who
had
been made
well
had
no knowledge
who
it
was,
Jesus having gone
away
because
of
the
number
of
people
who
were
in
that
place.
After
a time
Jesus
came across
him
in
the
Temple
and
said
to
him,
See,
you
are
well
and strong;
do
no
more
sin
for fear
a
worse
thing
comes
to
you.
The
man
went
away
and
said
to
the
Jews
that
it
was
Jesus
who
had
made
him
well.
And
for
this
reason
the
Jews
were turned
against
Jesus,
because
he
was
doing
these
things
on
the
Sabbath.
But
his
answer
was: My
Father
is
still working
even
now,
and
so
I
am working.
For
this
cause
the
Jews
had
an
even
greater desire
to
put
Jesus
to
death,
because
not
only
did
he
not
keep
the
Sabbath
but
he
said
God
was
his
Father,
so
making
himself
equal
with
God.
So
Jesus
made
answer
and
said,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
The
Son
is
not
able
to
do
anything
himself;
he
is
able
to
do
only
what
he
sees
the
Father
doing;
whatever
the
Father
does
the
Son
does
it
in
the
same
way.
For
the
Father
has
love
for
the
Son
and lets
him see
everything
which
he
does:
and
he
will
let
him see
greater
works
than
these
so
that
you
may
be
full
of
wonder.
In
the
same
way,
as
the
Father
gives
life
to
the
dead,
even
so
the
Son
gives
life
to
those
to
whom
he
is pleased
to
give
it.
The
Father
is
not
the
judge
of
men,
but
he
has
given
all decisions into
the hands
of
the
Son;
So
that
all
men
may give honour
to
the
Son
even
as
they give honour
to
the
Father.
He
who gives
no honour
to
the
Son gives
no honour
to
the
Father
who
sent
him.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
The man whose
ears
are open
to
my
word
and
who
has
faith
in
him
who
sent
me,
has
eternal
life;
he
will
not
be judged,
but
has
come
from
death
into
life.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
The
time
is
coming,
it
has
even
now
come,
when
the
voice
of
the
Son
of
God
will
come
to
the
ears
of
the
dead,
and
those
hearing
it
will
have
life.
For
even
as
the
Father
has
life
in
himself,
so
he
has
given
to
the
Son
to
have
life
in
himself.
And
he
has
given
him
authority
to
be judge
because
he
is
the
Son
of
man.
Do
not
be
surprised
at
this:
for
the
time
is
coming
when
his
voice
will
come
to
all
who
are
in
the
place
of
the dead,
And
they
will
come
out;
those
who
have
done
good,
into
the new
life;
and
those
who
have
done
evil,
to
be judged.
Of
myself
I
am unable
to
do
anything:
as
the voice
comes
to
me
so
I
give
a decision:
and
my decision
is
right
because
I
have
no
desire
to
do
what
is pleasing
to
myself,
but
only
what
is pleasing
to
him
who
sent
me.
If
I gave
witness
about
myself,
my
witness would
not
be
true.
There
is
another
who
gives
witness
about
me
and
I
am certain
that
the
witness
he
gives
about
me
is
true.
You
sent
to
John
and
he gave
true
witness.
But
I
have
no need
of
a man's
witness:
I
only
say
these
things
so
that
you
may
have
salvation.
He
was
a
burning
and
shining
light,
and
for
a
time
you
were ready
to
be happy
in
his
light.
But
the
witness
which
I
have
is
greater
than
that
of
John:
the
work
which
the
Father
has
given
me
to
do,
the
very
work
which
I
am
now
doing,
is
a
witness
that
the
Father
has
sent
me.
And
the
Father
himself
who
sent
me
has
given
witness
about
me.
Not
one
of
you
has
ever
given ear
to
his
voice;
his
form
you
have
not
seen.
And
you
have
not
kept
his
word
in
your hearts,
because
you
have
not
faith
in
him
whom
he
has
sent.
You make
search
in
the holy Writings,
in
the belief
that
through
them
you
get
eternal
life;
and
it
is
those Writings
which give
witness
about
me.
And
still
you
have
no
desire
to
come
to
me
so
that
you
may
have
life.
I
do
not
take honour
from
men;
But
I
have knowledge
of
you
that
you
have
no
love
for
God
in
your hearts.
I
have
come
in
my Father's
name,
and
your hearts
are
not open
to
me.
If
another
comes
with
no
other authority
but
himself,
you
will
give
him
your approval.
How
is
it possible
for
you
to
have
faith
while
you
take honour
one
from
another
and
have
no desire
for
the honour
which
comes
from
the
only
God?
Put
out
of
your minds
the
thought
that
I
will
say
things
against
you
to
the
Father:
the
one
who says
things
against
you
is
Moses,
on
whom
you put
your
hopes.
If
you
had belief
in
Moses
you
would
have belief
in
me;
for
his writings
are
about
me.
If
you
have
no belief
in
his
writings,
how
will
you
have belief
in
my
words?
After
these
things
Jesus
went
away
to
the
other
side
of
the
sea
of
Galilee —
that
is,
the
sea
of
Tiberias.
And
a
great
number
of
people went
after
him
because
they
saw
the
signs
which
he
did
on
those
who
were
ill.
Then
Jesus
went
up
the
mountain
and
was
seated
there
with
his
disciples.
Now
the
Passover,
a
feast
of
the
Jews,
was
near.
Lifting
up
his
eyes,
Jesus
saw
a
great
number
of
people
coming
to
where
he
was,
and
he
said
to
Philip,
Where
may
we get
bread
for
all
these
people?
This
he
said,
testing
him:
for
he
had no doubt
what
he
himself
would
do.
Philip
made
answer,
Bread
to
the value
of
two
hundred pence
would
not
be
enough
even
to give
everyone
a
little.
One
of
his
disciples,
Andrew,
the
brother
of
Simon
Peter,
said
to
Jesus,
There
is
a boy
here
with
five
barley cakes
and
two fishes:
but
what
is
that
among
such
a number?
Jesus
said,
Let
the
people
be seated.
Now
there
was
much
grass
in
that
place.
And
those seated
on
the
grass
were
about
five
thousand.
Then
Jesus
took
the cakes
and
having
given praise
to
God,
he
gave
them
to
the
people
who
were
seated,
and
the fishes
in
the
same
way,
as
much
as
they
had need
of.
And
when
they
had
had
enough,
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples, Take up
the
broken bits
which
are
over,
so
that
nothing
may
be wasted.
So
they took
them
up:
twelve
baskets full
of
broken bits
of
the
five cakes
which
were
over
after
the
people
had
had
enough.
And
when
the
people
saw
the
sign
which
he
had
done,
they
said,
Truly,
this
is
the
prophet
who
is
to
come
into
the
world.
Now
when
Jesus saw
that
the
people
were
about
to
come
and
take
him
by
force
to
make
him
a
king,
he
went
away
again
up
the
mountain
by
himself.
When
evening
came
the
disciples
went
down
to
the
sea;
And
they
took
a
boat
and
went
across
the
sea
in
the direction
of
Capernaum.
By
then
it
was
dark
and
still
Jesus
had
not
come
to
them.
The
sea
was getting rough because
of a
strong
wind
which
was
blowing.
After
they
had gone
three
or
four
miles
they
saw
Jesus
walking
on
the
sea
and
coming
near
to
the
boat;
and
they
had great
fear.
But
he
said
to
them,
It
is
I,
have
no
fear.
Then
they readily
took
him
into
the
boat:
and straight
away
the
boat
was
at
the
land
to
which
they
were
going.
The
day
after,
the
people
who
were
on
the
other
side
of
the
sea
saw
that
only
one
small
boat
had
been
there,
that
Jesus
had
not
gone
in
that
boat
with
the
disciples,
but
that
the
disciples
had
gone
away
by
themselves.
Some other
boats,
however,
came
from
Tiberias
near
to
the
place
where
they
had taken
the
bread
after
the
Lord
had
given praise.
So
when
the
people
saw
that
Jesus
was
not
there,
or
his
disciples,
they
got
into
those
boats
and
went
over
to
Capernaum
looking
for
Jesus.
And
when
they
came
across
him
on
the
other
side
of
the
sea
they
said,
Rabbi,
when
did
you
come
here?
Jesus,
answering
them,
said,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
You
come
after
me,
not
because
you
saw
signs,
but
because
you
were given
the
bread
and
had enough.
Let
your
work
not
be
for
the
food
which comes
to
an
end,
but
for
the
food
which goes
on
for
eternal
life,
which
the
Son
of
man
will
give
to
you,
for
on
him
has
God
the
Father
put
his mark.
Then
they
said
to
him,
How
may
we
do
the
works
of
God?
Jesus,
answering,
said
to
them,
This
is
to
do
the
work
of
God:
to
have
faith
in
him
whom
God
has
sent.
So
they
said,
What
sign
do
you
give
us,
so
that
we
may
see
and
have
faith
in
you?
What
do
you
do?
Our
fathers
had
the
manna
in
the waste land,
as
the Writings
say,
He
gave
them
bread
from
heaven.
Jesus
then
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
What
Moses
gave
you
was
not
the
bread
from
heaven;
it
is
my
Father
who
gives
you
the
true
bread
from
heaven.
The
bread
of
God
is
the
bread
which
comes
down
out
of
heaven
and
gives
life
to
the
world.
Ah,
Lord,
they
said,
give
us
that
bread
for ever!
And
this
was
the answer
of
Jesus:
I
am
the
bread
of
life.
He
who
comes
to
me
will
never
be
in need
of
food,
and
he
who
has
faith
in
me
will
never
be
in need
of drink.
But
it
is
as
I
said
to
you:
you
have
seen
me,
and still
you
have
no
faith.
Whatever
the
Father
gives
to
me
will
come
to
me;
and
I
will
not
send
away
anyone
who
comes
to
me.
For
I
have
come
down
from
heaven,
not
to
do
my pleasure,
but
the pleasure
of
him
who
sent
me.
And
this
is
the pleasure
of
him
who
sent
me,
that
I
am
not
to
let
out
of
my hands
anything
which
he
has
given
me,
but
I
am
to
give
it new life
on
the
last
day.
This,
I
say,
is
my Father's pleasure,
that
everyone
who
sees
the
Son
and
has
faith
in
him
may
have
eternal
life:
and
I
will
take
him
up
on
the
last
day.
Now
the
Jews
said bitter
things
about
Jesus
because
of
his words,
I
am
the
bread
which
came
down
from
heaven.
And
they
said,
Is
not
this
Jesus,
the
son
of
Joseph,
whose
father
and
mother
we
have
seen?
How
is
it
then
that
he
now
says,
I
have
come
down
from
heaven?
Jesus
made
answer
and
said,
Do
not
say
things
against
me,
one
to
another.
No
man
is
able
to
come
to
me
if
the
Father
who
sent
me
does
not
give
him
the desire
to
come:
and
I
will take
him
up
from
the dead
on
the
last
day.
The writings
of
the
prophets
say,
And
they
will
all
have teaching
from
God.
Everyone whose
ears
have
been open
to
the teaching
of
the
Father
comes
to
me.
Not
that
anyone
has ever
seen
the
Father;
only
he
who
is
from
God,
he
has
seen
the
Father.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
He
who
has
faith
in
me
has
eternal
life.
I
am
the
bread
of
life.
Your
fathers took
the
manna
in
the waste land —
and
they
are
dead.
The
bread
which
comes
from
heaven
is
such
bread
that
a
man
may take
it
for
food
and
never see
death.
I
am
the
living
bread
which
has
come
from
heaven:
if
any
man takes
this
bread
for
food
he
will
have
life
for
ever:
and
more
than
this,
the
bread
which
I
will
give
is
my
flesh
which
I
will
give
for
the
life
of
the
world.
Then
the
Jews
had
an angry discussion
among
themselves,
saying,
How
is
it possible
for
this
man
to
give
us
his
flesh
for
food?
Then
Jesus
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
If
you
do
not
take
the
flesh
of
the
Son
of
man
for
food,
and
if
you
do
not
take
his
blood
for
drink,
you
have
no
life
in
you.
He
who takes
my
flesh
for food
and
my
blood
for
drink
has
eternal
life:
and
I
will
take
him
up
from
the dead
at
the
last
day.
My
flesh
is
true
food
and
my
blood
is
true
drink.
He
who takes
my
flesh
for food
and
my
blood
for
drink
is
in
me
and
I
in
him.
As
the
living
Father
has
sent
me,
and
I
have
life
because
of
the
Father,
even
so
he
who takes
me
for
his food
will
have
life
because
of
me.
This
is
the
bread
which
has
come
down
from
heaven.
It
is
not
like
the
food
which
your
fathers
had:
they took
of
the manna,
and
are
dead;
but
he
who takes
this
bread
for
food
will
have
life
for
ever.
Jesus
said
these
things
in
the
Synagogue
while
he
was
teaching
at
Capernaum.
Then,
hearing
this,
a
number
of
his
disciples
said,
This
is
a
hard
saying;
who
is
able
to take
in
such
teaching?
When
Jesus
became conscious
that
his
disciples
were protesting
about
what
he
said,
he
said
to
them,
Does
this
give
you trouble?
What
then
will
you say
if
you
see
the
Son
of
man
going
up
to
where
he
was
before?
The
spirit
is
the
life giver;
the
flesh
is
of
no
value:
the
words
which
I
have
said
to
you
are
spirit
and
they
are
life.
But still
some
of
you
have
no
faith.
For
it
was clear
to
Jesus
from
the
first
who
they
were
who
had
no
faith,
and
who
it
was
who
would
be false
to
him.
And
he
said,
This
is
why
I
said
to
you,
No
man
is
able
to
come
to
me
if
he
is
not
given
the
power
to
do
so
by
the
Father.
Because
of
what
he
said,
a
number
of
the
disciples
went
back
and
would
no
longer
go
with
him.
So
Jesus
said
to
the
twelve,
Have
you
a
desire
to
go
away?
Then
Simon
Peter gave
this
answer:
Lord,
to
whom
are
we
to
go?
you
have
the
words
of
eternal
life;
And
we
have
faith
and
are certain
that
you
are
the
Holy
One
of
God.
Then
Jesus
said,
Did
I
not
make
a selection
of
you,
the
twelve,
and
one
of
you
is
a son
of
the Evil
One?
He
was
talking
of
Judas,
the son
of
Simon
Iscariot.
It
was
he
who
was
to
be false
to
Jesus —
one
of
the
twelve.
After
this,
Jesus
went
from
place
to
place
in
Galilee.
He
did
not go
about
in Judaea,
because
the
Jews
were
looking
for
a chance
to
put
him
to
death.
But
the
feast
of
the
Jews,
the
feast
of tents,
was
near.
So
his
brothers
said
to
him,
Go
away
from
here
into Judaea
so
that
your
disciples
may
see
the
works
which
you
do.
Because
no
man
does
things secretly
if
he
has
a desire
that
men
may
have knowledge
of
him.
If
you
do
these
things,
let
yourself
be seen
by
all
men.
For
even
his
brothers
had
no belief
in
him.
Jesus
said
to
them,
My
time
is
still
to
come,
but any
time
is
good
for
you.
It
is
not possible
for
you
to
be
hated
by
the
world;
but
I
am
hated
by
it,
because
I give
witness
that
what
it
does
is
evil.
Go
you
up
to
the
feast:
I
am
not
going
up
now
to
the
feast
because
my
time
has
not
fully
come.
Having
said
these
things
to
them,
he still kept
in
Galilee.
But
after
his
brothers
had
gone
up
to
the
feast,
then
he
went
up,
not
publicly,
but
in
secret.
At
the
feast
the
Jews
were
looking
for
him
and
saying,
Where
is
he?
And
there
was
much discussion
about
him
among
the mass
of
the
people.
Some
said,
He
is
a
good
man;
but
others
said,
No,
he
is giving
people false ideas.
But
no
man
said
anything
about
him
openly
for
fear
of
the
Jews.
Now
in
the middle
of
the
feast
Jesus
went
up
to
the
Temple
and
was
teaching.
Then
the
Jews
were
surprised
and
said,
How
has
this
man got knowledge
of books?
He
has
never
been
to school.
Jesus gave
them
this
answer:
It
is
not
my
teaching,
but
his
who
sent
me.
If
any
man
is ready
to
do God's pleasure
he
will
have knowledge
of
the
teaching
and
of
where
it
comes
from —
from
God
or
from
myself.
The
man
whose
words
come
from
himself
is
looking
for
glory
for
himself,
but
he
who
is
looking
for
the
glory
of
him
who
sent
him —
that
man
is
true
and
there
is
no
evil
in
him.
Did
not
Moses
give
you
the
law?
Even
so,
not
one
of
you
keeps
the
law.
Why
have
you
a desire
to
put
me
to
death?
The
people
said
in
answer,
You
have
an evil spirit:
who
has
any desire
to
put
you
to
death?
This
was
the
answer
of
Jesus:
I
have
done
one
work
and
you
are
all
surprised
at
it.
Moses
gave
you
circumcision —
not
that
it
comes
from
Moses,
but
from
the
fathers —
and
even
on
the
Sabbath
you
give
a
child
circumcision.
If
a
child
is given
circumcision
on
the
Sabbath
so
that
the
law
of
Moses
may
not
be
broken, why
are
you
angry
with
me
because
I
made
a
man
completely
well
on
the
Sabbath?
Let
not
your decisions
be based
on
what
you see,
but
on righteousness.
Then
some
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem
said,
Is
not
this
the
man
whose
death
is desired?
And
here
he
is
talking
openly
and
they
say
nothing
to
him!
Is
it possible
that
the
rulers
have knowledge
that
this
is
truly
the
Christ?
However,
it
is clear
to us
where
this
man
comes
from:
but
when
the
Christ
comes
no
one
will
have knowledge
where
he
comes
from.
Then,
when
he
was
teaching
in
the
Temple,
Jesus
said
with
a loud voice,
You
have knowledge
of
me
and
you
have knowledge
of
where
I
come
from;
and
I
have
not
come
of
myself;
but
there
is
One
who
has
sent
me;
he
is
true,
but
you
have
no knowledge
of
him.
I
have knowledge
of
him
because
I
came
from
him
and
he
sent
me.
Then
they
had
a desire
to take
him:
but
no
man
put
hands
on
him
because
his
hour
was
still
to
come.
And
numbers
of
the
people
had belief
in
him,
and
they
said,
When
the
Christ
comes
will
he
do
more
signs
than
this
man
has
done?
This discussion
of
the
people
came
to
the
ears
of
the
Pharisees;
and
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees
sent
servants
to take
him.
Then
Jesus
said,
I
will
be
with
you
a little
longer
and
then
I
go
to
him
who
sent
me.
You
will
be
looking
for
me,
and
you
will
not see
me:
and
where
I
am
you
may
not
come.
So
the
Jews
said
among
themselves,
To
what
place
is
he
going
where
we
will
not see
him?
will
he
go
to
the
Jews living
among
the
Greeks
and become
the teacher
of
the
Greeks?
What
is
this
saying
of
his,
You
will
be
looking
for
me
and
will
not see
me,
and
where
I
am
you
may
not
come?
On
the
last
day,
the
great
day
of
the
feast,
Jesus got
up
and
said
in
a
loud voice,
If
any
man
is
in need
of
drink
let
him
come
to
me
and
I
will
give
it
to
him.
He
who
has
faith
in
me,
out
of
his
body,
as
the Writings
have
said,
will
come
rivers
of
living
water.
This
he
said
of
the
Spirit
which
would
be given
to
those
who
had
faith
in
him:
the
Spirit
had
not
been given
then,
because
the
glory
of
Jesus
was
still
to
come.
When
these
words
came
to
their
ears,
some
of
the
people
said,
This
is
certainly
the
prophet.
Others
said,
This
is
the
Christ.
But
others
said,
Not
so;
will
the
Christ
come
from
Galilee?
Do
not
the Writings
say
that
the
Christ
comes
of
the
seed
of
David
and
from Beth-lehem,
the little
town
where
David
was?
So
there
was
a
division
among
the
people
because
of
him.
And
some
of
them
had
a
desire
to take
him;
but
no
man
put
hands
on
him.
Then
the
servants
went
back
to
the
chief
priests
and
Pharisees,
who
said
to
them,
Why
have
you
not got
him
with
you?
The
servants
made
answer, No
man
ever
said
things
like
this
man.
Then
the
Pharisees
said
to
them,
Have
you,
like
the
others,
been given false ideas?
Have
any
of
the
rulers belief
in
him,
or
any
one
of
the
Pharisees?
But
these
people
who
have
no knowledge
of
the
law
are
cursed.
Nicodemus —
he
who
had
come
to
Jesus
before,
being
himself
one
of
them —
said
to
them,
Is
a
man
judged
by
our
law
before
it
has given
him
a
hearing
and
has knowledge
of
what
he
has
done?
This
was
their
answer:
And
do
you
come
from
Galilee?
Make
search
and
you
will
see
that
no
prophet
comes
out
of
Galilee.
[And
every
man
went
to
his
house;
But
Jesus
went
to
the
Mountain
of
Olives.
And
early
in
the
morning
he
came
again
into
the
Temple
and
all
the
people
came
to
him
and
he
was
seated
teaching
them.
Now
the
scribes
and
Pharisees
came,
with
a
woman
who
had
been taken
in
the act
of sinning
against
the
married relation;
And putting
her forward,
they
said
to
him, Master,
this
woman
has been taken
in
the
very act
of sinning
against
the
married relation.
Now
in
the
law
Moses
gave directions
that
such
women
were
to
be
stoned;
what
do
you
say
about
it?
They
said
this,
testing
him,
so
that
they might
have something
against
him.
But
Jesus,
with
his head bent
down,
made letters
on
the floor
with
his
finger.
But
when
they went
on
with
their questions,
he got up
and
said
to
them,
Let
him
among
you
who
is
without
sin
be
the
first
to send
a
stone
at
her.
And
again,
with bent head,
he made letters
on
the floor.
And
when
his
words
came
to
their
ears,
they
went
out
one
by
one,
starting
with
the oldest
even
to
the
last,
because
they
were conscious
of
what
was
in
their hearts:
and
Jesus
was
there
by
himself
with
the
woman
before
him.
Then
Jesus got up,
and
seeing
nobody
but
the
woman,
he
said
to
her,
Where
are
the
men
who
said
things
against
you?
did
no
one
give
a decision
against
you?
And
she
said,
No
man,
Lord.
And
Jesus
said,
And
I
do
not
give
a decision
against
you:
go,
and
never
do wrong
again.]
Then
again
Jesus
said
to
them,
I
am
the
light
of
the
world;
he
who
comes
with
me
will
not
be
walking
in
the
dark
but
will
have
the
light
of
life.
So
the
Pharisees
said
to
him,
The
witness
you
give
is
about
yourself:
your
witness
is
not
true.
Jesus
said
in
answer,
Even
if
I
give
witness
about
myself,
my
witness
is
true,
because
I
have knowledge
of
where
I
came
from
and
where
I
am
going;
but
you
have
no knowledge
of
where
I
come
from
or
of
where
I
am
going.
You
are
judging
from
what
you see;
I
am
judging
no
man.
Even
if
I
am
judging,
my decision
is right,
because
I
am
not
by
myself —
with
me
is
the
Father
who
sent
me.
Even
in
your
law
it
is
said
that
the
witness
of
two
men
is
true.
I give
witness
about
myself
and
the
Father
who
sent
me
gives
witness
about
me.
Then
they
said
to
him,
Where
is
your
Father?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
You
have
no knowledge
of
me
or
of
my
Father:
if
you
had knowledge
of
me
you
would
have knowledge
of
my
Father.
Jesus
said
these
words
in
the
place
where
the offerings
were stored,
while
he
was
teaching
in
the
Temple:
but
no
man took
him
because
his
time
was
still
to
come.
Then
he
said
to
them
again,
I
am
going
away
and
you
will
be
looking
for
me,
but
death
will overtake
you
in
your
sins.
It
is
not possible
for
you
to
come
where
I
am
going.
So
the
Jews
said,
Will
he take
his life?
Is
that why
he
says,
Where
I
go
it
is
not possible
for
you
to
come?
And
he
said
to
them,
You
are
of
the earth;
I
am
from heaven:
you
are
of
this
world;
I
am
not
of
this
world.
For
this reason
I
said
to
you
that
death
will overtake
you
in
your
sins:
for
if
you
have
not
faith
that
I
am
he,
death
will
come
to
you
while
you
are
in
your
sins.
Then
they
said
to
him,
Who
are
you?
Jesus
said,
What
I
said
to
you
from
the
first.
I
have
much
to
say
about
you
and
against
you:
but
he
who
sent
me
is
true
and
what
he
has
said
to
me
I
say
to
the
world.
They
did
not
see
that
his words
were
about
the
Father.
So
Jesus
said,
When
the
Son
of
man
has
been
lifted up
by
you,
then
it
will
be clear
to
you
who
I
am,
and
that
I
do
nothing
of
myself,
but
say
as
the
Father
gave
me
teaching.
He
who
sent
me
is
with
me;
he
has
not gone
from
me,
because
at
all
times
I
do
the
things
which
are
pleasing
to
him.
When
he
said
this
a
number came
to
have
faith
in
him.
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
Jews
who
had
faith
in
him,
If
you keep
my
word,
then
you
are
truly
my
disciples;
And
you
will
have knowledge
of
what
is
true,
and
that
will
make
you
free.
They
said
to
him
in
answer,
We
are Abraham's
seed
and
have
never
been
any man's servant:
why
do
you
say,
You
will
become
free?
And
this
was
the
answer
Jesus
gave
them:
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Everyone
who
does evil
is
the
servant
of
sin.
Now
the
servant
does
not go
on
living
in
the
house
for
ever,
but
the
son
does.
If
then
the
son
makes
you
free,
you
will
be truly
free.
I
am conscious
that
you
are Abraham's
seed;
but
you
have
a desire
to
put
me
to
death
because
my
word
has
no
place
in
you.
I
say
the
things
which
I
have
seen
in
my Father's house:
and
you
do
the
things
which
come
to
you
from
your father's house.
In
answer
they
said
to
him,
Our
father
is
Abraham.
Jesus
said
to
them,
If
you
were Abraham's
children
you
would
do
what
Abraham
did.
But
now
you
have
a desire
to
put
me
to
death,
a
man
who
has
said
to
you
what
is
true,
as
I
had
it
from
God:
Abraham
did
not
do
that.
You
are
doing
the
works
of
your
father.
They
said
to
him,
We
are true sons
of
Abraham;
we
have
one
Father,
who
is
God.
Jesus
said
to
them,
If
God
was
your
Father
you
would
have
love
for
me,
because
it
was
from
God
I
came
and
am
here.
I
did
not
come
of
myself,
but
he
sent
me.
Why
are
my
words
not clear
to
you?
It
is
because
your
ears
are shut
to
my
teaching.
You
are
the children
of
your
father
the Evil
One
and
it
is
your pleasure
to
do
his
desires.
From
the
first
he
was
a taker
of life;
and
he
did
not go
in
the
true
way
because
there
is
no
true
thing
in
him.
When
he
says
what
is
false,
it
is natural
to
him,
for
he
is
false
and
the
father
of
what
is
false.
But
because
I
say
what
is
true,
you
have
no belief
in
me.
Which
of
you
is able truly
to
say
that
I
am
a sinner?
If
I
say
what
is
true,
why
have
you
no belief
in
me?
He
who
is
a child
of
God
gives ear
to
the
words
of
God:
your
ears
are
not open
to
them
because
you
are
not
from
God.
The
Jews
said
to
him
in
answer,
Are
we
not
right
in
saying
that
you
are
of Samaria
and
have
an evil spirit?
And
this
was
the
answer
of
Jesus:
I
have
not
an evil spirit;
but
I give honour
to
my
Father
and
you
do
not give honour
to
me.
I,
however,
am
not
in
search
of
glory
for
myself:
there
is
One
who
is
searching
for
it
and
he
is
judge.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
If
a
man
keeps
my
word
he
will
never
see
death.
The
Jews
said
to
him,
Now
we
are
certain
that
you
have
an evil spirit.
Abraham
is
dead,
and
the
prophets
are
dead;
and
you
say,
If
a
man
keeps
my
word
he
will
never
see
death.
Are
you
greater
than
our
father
Abraham,
who
is
dead?
and
the
prophets
are
dead:
who
do
you
say
that
you
are?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
If
I take
glory
for
myself,
my
glory
is
nothing:
it
is
my
Father
who
gives
me
glory,
of
whom
you
say
that
he
is
your
God.
You
have
no knowledge
of
him,
but
I
have knowledge
of
him;
and
if
I
said
I
have
no knowledge
of
him
I
would
be
talking falsely
like
you:
but
I
have full knowledge
of
him,
and
I
keep
his
word.
Your
father
Abraham
was full
of
joy
at
the hope
of
seeing
my
day:
he
saw
it
and
was
glad.
Then
the
Jews
said
to
him,
You
are
not
fifty
years old;
have
you
seen
Abraham?
Jesus
said
to
them,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Before
Abraham
came
into
being,
I
am.
So
they
took
up
stones
to send
at
him:
but
Jesus
got
secretly
out
of
their
way
and
went
out
of
the
Temple.
And
when
he
went
on
his
way,
he
saw
a
man
blind
from
birth.
And
his
disciples put
a
question
to
him,
saying, Master,
was
it
because
of
this man's
sin,
or
the
sin
of
his
father
and mother,
that
he
has
been
blind
from
birth?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
It
was
not
because
of
his
sin,
or
because
of
his father's
or mother's;
it
was
so
that
the
works
of
God
might
be seen openly
in
him.
While
it
is
day
we
have
to
do
the
works
of
him
who
sent
me:
the
night
comes
when
no
work
may
be
done.
As long
as
I
am
in
the
world,
I
am
the
light
of
the
world.
Having
said
these
words,
he
put earth, mixed
with water
from
his mouth,
on
the man's
eyes,
And
said
to
him,
Go
and make
yourself clean
in
the bath
of
Siloam (the sense
of
the name
is,
Sent).
So
he
went
away
and,
after washing,
came
back able
to
see.
Then
the neighbours
and
others
who
had
seen
him
before
in
the street,
with
his hand
out
for
money,
said,
Is
not
this
the
man
who got
money
from
people?
Some
said,
It
is
he:
others
said,
No,
but
he
is
like
him.
He
said,
I
am
he.
So
they
said
to
him,
How
then
were
your
eyes
made
open?
His
answer
was:
The
man
who
is
named
Jesus
put earth mixed
with water
on
my
eyes,
and
said
to
me,
Go
and
make yourself clean
in
Siloam:
so
I
went
away
and,
after washing,
am
now able
to
see.
And
they
said
to
him,
Where
is
he?
His answer
was:
I
have
no knowledge.
They
took
him
before
the
Pharisees —
this
man
who
had been
blind.
Now
the
day
on
which
the earth
was mixed
by
Jesus
and
the man's
eyes
were
made
open
was
the
Sabbath.
So
the
Pharisees
put
more questions
to
him
about
how
his
eyes
had
been
made open.
And
he
said
to
them,
He
put earth
on
my
eyes,
and
I
had
a
wash
and
am able
to
see.
Then
some
of
the
Pharisees
said,
That
man
has
not
come
from
God,
for
he
does
not
keep
the
Sabbath.
Others
said,
How
is
it possible
for
a
sinner
to
do
such
signs?
So
there
was
a
division
among
them.
Again
they
said
to
the
blind
man,
What
have
you
to
say
about
him
for
opening
your
eyes?
And
he
said,
He
is
a
prophet.
Now
the
Jews
had
no belief
in
the statement
that
he
had
been
blind
and
was
now able
to
see, till
they sent
for
the father
and mother
of
the
man
whose eyes
had
been made open,
And put
the
question
to
them,
saying,
Is
this
your
son,
of
whom
you
say
that
he
was
blind
at
birth?
how
is
it
then
that
he
is
now able
to
see?
In
answer
his
father
and mother
said,
We
are certain
that
this
is
our
son
and
that
he
was
blind
at
birth:
But
how
it
is
he
is
now
able
to
see,
or
who
made
his
eyes
open,
we
are
not
able
to
say: put
the
question
to
him;
he
is old enough
to give
an answer
for
himself.
They
said
this
because
of
their
fear
of
the
Jews:
for
the
Jews
had
come
to
an agreement
that
if
any
man
said
that
Jesus
was
the
Christ
he
would
be
put
out
of
the
Synagogue.
That
was
the
reason
why
they
said,
He
is old enough; put
the
question
to
him.
So
they sent
a
second
time
for
the
man
who
had
been
blind
and
they
said
to
him,
Give
glory
to
God:
it
is clear
to
us
that
this
man
is
a
sinner.
He
said
in
answer,
I
have
no knowledge
if
he
is
a
sinner or
not,
but
one
thing
I
am certain
about;
I
was
blind,
and
now
I
see.
Then
they
said
to
him,
What
did
he
do
to
you?
how
did
he
give
you
the use
of
your
eyes?
His
answer
was:
I
have
said
it before,
but
your
ears
were shut:
why
would
you
have
me
say
it
again?
is
it
your
desire
to
become
his
disciples?
And
they
were angry
with
him
and
said,
You
are
his
disciple,
but
we
are
disciples
of
Moses.
We
are certain
that
God gave
his word
to
Moses:
but
as
for
this
man,
we
have
no knowledge
where
he
comes
from.
The
man
said
in
answer,
Why,
here
is
a strange
thing!
You
have
no knowledge
where
he
comes
from
though
he gave
me
the use
of
my
eyes.
We
have knowledge
that
God
does
not
give ear
to
sinners,
but
if
any
man
is
a worshipper
of
God
and
does
his pleasure,
to
him God's
ears
are open.
In
all
the years nobody
has
ever
before seen
the
eyes
of
a
man
blind
from
birth made
open.
If
this
man
did
not
come
from
God
he
would
be
unable
to
do
anything.
Their
answer
was:
You came
to
birth
through
sin;
do
you make
yourself
our teacher?
And
they
put
him
out
of
the Synagogue.
It
came
to
the
ears
of
Jesus
that
they
had
put
him
out,
and meeting
him
he
said,
Have
you
faith
in
the
Son
of
man?
He
said
in
answer,
And
who
is
he,
Lord?
Say,
so
that
I
may
have
faith
in
him.
Jesus
said
to
him,
You
have
seen
him;
it
is
he
who
is
talking
to
you.
And
he
said,
Lord,
I
have
faith.
And
he gave
him
worship.
And
Jesus
said,
I
came
into
this
world
to
be
a judge,
so
that
those
who
do
not
see
may
see,
and
those
who
see
may
become
blind.
These
words
came
to
the
ears
of
the
Pharisees
who
were
with
him
and
they
said
to
him,
Are
we,
then,
blind?
Jesus
said
to
them,
If
you
were
blind
you
would
have
no
sin:
but
now
that
you
say,
We
see;
your
sin
is
there still.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
He
who
does
not
go
through
the
door
into
the place
where
the
sheep
are
kept,
but gets
in
by
some
other
way,
is
a
thief
and
an outlaw.
He
who goes
in
by
the
door
is
the keeper
of
the
sheep.
The porter lets
him
in;
and
the
sheep
give ear
to
his
voice;
he says
over
the
names
of
the
sheep,
and takes
them
out.
When
he
has got
them
all
out,
he
goes
before
them,
and
the
sheep
go
after
him,
for
they
have knowledge
of
his
voice.
They
will
not go
after
another
who
is
not
their keeper,
but
will go
from
him
in flight,
because
his
voice
is strange
to
them.
In
this
Jesus
was
teaching
them
in
the form
of
a story:
but
what
he
said
was
not clear
to
them.
So
Jesus
said
again,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
I
am
the
door
of
the
sheep.
All
who
came
before
me
are
thieves
and
outlaws:
but
the
sheep
did
not
give ear
to
them.
I
am
the
door:
if
any
man
goes
in
through
me
he
will
have
salvation,
and
will
go
in
and
go
out,
and
will
get food.
The
thief
comes
only
to
take
the sheep
and
to
put
them
to
death:
he
comes
for
their destruction:
I
have
come
so
that
they
may
have
life
and
have
it
in
greater measure.
I
am
the
good keeper
of
sheep:
the
good keeper gives
his
life
for
the
sheep.
He
who
is
a servant,
and
not
the keeper
or
the
owner
of
the
sheep,
sees
the
wolf
coming
and goes
in flight,
away
from
the
sheep;
and
the
wolf
comes down
on
them
and sends
them
in
all directions:
Because
he
is
a servant
he
has
no interest
in
the
sheep.
I
am
the
good keeper;
I
have knowledge
of
my sheep,
and
they
have knowledge
of
me,
Even
as
the
Father
has knowledge
of
me
and
I
of
the
Father;
and
I
am giving
my
life
for
the
sheep.
And
I
have
other
sheep
which
are
not
of
this field:
I
will
be
their guide
in
the
same
way,
and
they
will
give ear
to
my
voice,
so
there
will
be
one
flock
and
one keeper.
For
this
reason
am
I
loved
by
the
Father,
because
I give up
my
life
so
that
I
may
take
it
again.
No
one
takes
it
away
from
me;
I
give
it
up
of
myself.
I
have
power
to
give
it
up,
and
I
have
power
to
take
it
again.
These
orders
I
have
from
my
Father.
There
was
a
division
again
among
the
Jews
because
of
these
words.
And
a
number
of
them
said,
He
has
an evil spirit
and
is
out
of
his
mind;
why
do
you
give ear
to
him?
Others
said,
These
are
not
the
words
of
one
who
has
an evil spirit.
Is
it possible
for
an evil spirit
to
make
blind
people see?
Then
came
the
feast
of
the opening
of
the Temple
in
Jerusalem:
it
was
winter;
And
Jesus
was
walking
in
the
Temple,
in Solomon's covered
way.
Then
the
Jews
came round
him,
saying,
how
long
are
you going
to
keep
us
in doubt?
If
you
are
the
Christ,
say
so clearly.
Jesus
said
in
answer,
I
have
said
it
and
you
have
no belief:
the
works
which
I
do
in
my Father's
name,
these
give
witness
about
me.
But
you
have
no belief
because
you
are
not
of
my
sheep.
My
sheep
give ear
to
my
voice,
and
I
have knowledge
of
them,
and
they
come
after
me:
And
I
give
them
eternal
life;
they
will
never
come
to destruction,
and
no
one
will
ever
take
them
out
of
my
hand.
That
which
my
Father
has
given
to
me
has
more value
than
all;
and
no
one
is
able
to
take
anything
out
of
the Father's
hand.
I
and
my
Father
are
one.
Then
the
Jews took
up
stones
again
to send
at
him.
Jesus
said
to
them
in
answer,
I
have let
you see
a
number
of
good
works
from
the
Father;
for
which
of
those
works
are
you
stoning
me?
This
was
their
answer:
We
are
not
stoning
you
for
a
good
work
but
for evil
words;
because
being
a
man
you
make
yourself
God.
In
answer,
Jesus
said,
Is
there
not
a
saying
in
your
law,
I
said,
You
are
gods?
If
he
said
they
were
gods,
to
whom
the
word
of
God
came (and
the Writings
may
not
be
broken),
Do
you
say
of
him
whom
the
Father
made
holy
and
sent
into
the
world,
Your
words
are
evil;
because
I
said,
I
am God's
Son?
If
I
am
not
doing
the
works
of
my
Father,
do
not
have belief
in
me;
But
if
I
am
doing
them,
then
have belief
in
the
works
even
if
you
have
no belief
in
me;
so
that
you
may
see clearly
and
be certain
that
the
Father
is
in
me
and
I
am
in
the
Father.
Then
again
they
made
an attempt
to take
him;
but
he
got
away
from
them.
And
he
went
again
to
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan,
to
the
place
where
John
first gave baptism;
and
he
was
there
for
a
time.
And
a
great
number
of
people
came
to
him,
saying,
John
did
no
sign:
but
everything
John
said
of
this
man
was
true.
And
a
number came
to
have
faith
in
him
there.
Now
a
certain
man named
Lazarus
was
ill;
he
was
of
Bethany,
the
town
of
Mary
and
her
sister
Martha.
(The
Mary
whose
brother
Lazarus
was
ill,
was
the
Mary
who put perfumed
oil
on
the
Lord
and made
his
feet
dry
with
her
hair.)
So
the
sisters
sent
to
him,
saying,
Lord,
your dear friend
is
ill.
When
this
came
to
his
ears,
Jesus
said,
The
end
of
this
disease
is
not
death,
but
the
glory
of
God,
so
that
the
Son
of
God
may
have
glory
because
of
it.
Now
Jesus
had
love
in
his heart
for
Martha
and
her
sister
and
Lazarus.
So
when
the news
came
to
him
that
Lazarus
was
ill,
he
did
not go
from
the
place
where
he
was
for
two
days.
Then
after
that time
he
said
to
his
disciples,
Let
us
go
into Judaea
again.
The
disciples
said
to
him, Master,
the
Jews
were attempting
only
the
other day
to
have
you
stoned,
and
are
you
going
back
there
again?
Then
Jesus
said
in
answer,
Are
there
not
twelve
hours
in
the
day?
A
man
may go
about
in
the
day
without falling,
because
he
sees
the
light
of
this
world.
But
if
a
man goes
about
in
the
night,
he
may
have
a fall
because
the
light
is
not
in
him.
These
things
said
he:
and
after
that
he
said
to
them,
Lazarus
our
friend
is
at rest;
but
I
go
so
that
I
may make
him come out
of
his
sleep.
Then
his
disciples
said
to
him,
Lord,
if
he
is resting
he
will
get
well.
Jesus,
however,
was
talking
of
his
death:
but
they
had
the idea
that
he
was
talking
about taking rest
in
sleep.
Then
Jesus
said
to
them clearly,
Lazarus
is
dead.
And
because
of
you
I
am
glad
I
was
not
there,
so
that
you
may
have
faith;
but
let us
go
to
him.
Then
Thomas,
who
was
named
Didymus,
said
to
the
other
disciples,
Let
us
go
so
that
we
may
be
with
him
in
death.
Now
when
Jesus
came,
he made
the discovery
that
Lazarus
had
been put
into
the earth
four
days
before.
Now
Bethany
was
near
to
Jerusalem,
about two
miles
away;
And
a
number
of
Jews
had
come
to
Martha
and
Mary
to
give
them
comfort
about
their
brother.
When
Martha
had
the news
that
Jesus
was
on
the
way,
she
went out
to
him,
but
Mary
did
not
go
from
the
house.
Then
Martha
said
to
Jesus,
Lord,
if
you
had
been
here
my
brother
would
not
be
dead.
But
I
am certain
that,
even
now,
whatever
request
you
make
to
God,
God
will
give
it
to
you.
Jesus
said
to
her,
Your
brother
will come
to life
again.
Martha
said
to
him,
I am certain
that
he
will come
to life
again
when
all come back
from
the dead
at
the
last
day.
Jesus
said
to
her,
I
am
myself
that day
and
that
life;
he
who
has
faith
in
me
will
have
life
even
if
he
is
dead;
And
no
one
who
is
living
and
has
faith
in
me
will
ever see
death.
Is
this
your
faith?
She
said
to
him,
Yes,
Lord:
my
faith
is
that
you
are
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
God,
who
was
to
come
into
the
world.
And having
said
this,
she
went
away
and
said
secretly
to
her
sister
Mary,
The Master
is
here
and
has sent
for
you.
And
Mary,
hearing
this,
got
up
quickly
and
went
to
him.
Now
Jesus
had
not
at
this time
come
into
the town,
but
was
still
in
the
place
where
Martha
had seen
him.
Then
the
Jews
who
were
with
her
in
the
house, comforting
her,
when
they
saw
Mary
get
up
quickly
and
go
out,
went
after
her
in
the belief
that
she
was
going
to
the
place
of
the dead
and
would
be
weeping
there.
When
Mary
came
to
where
Jesus
was
and
saw
him,
she
went
down
at
his
feet,
saying,
Lord,
if
you
had
been
here
my
brother
would
not
be
dead.
And
when
Jesus
saw
her
weeping,
and
saw
the
Jews
weeping
who
came
with
her,
his
spirit
was
moved
and
he
was
troubled,
And
said,
Where
have
you
put
him?
They
said,
Come
and
see,
Lord.
And
Jesus himself
was weeping.
So
the
Jews
said,
See
how dear
he
was
to
him!
But
some
of
them
said,
This
man,
who
made
open
the
eyes
of
the
blind
man,
was
he
not
able
to
keep
his friend
from
death?
So
Jesus,
deeply troubled
in heart,
came
to
the
place
of
the dead.
It
was
a hole
in
the rock,
and
a
stone
was
over
the opening.
Jesus
said,
Take
away
the
stone.
Martha,
the
sister
of
him
who
was dead,
said,
Lord,
by
this
time
the body
will
be smelling,
for
he
has
been dead four days.
Jesus
said
to
her,
Did
I
not
say
to
you
that
if
you
had
faith
you
would
see
the
glory
of
God?
So
they
took
away
the
stone.
And
Jesus, looking
up
to heaven,
said,
Father,
I
give praise
to
you
for
hearing
me.
I
was certain
that
your
ears
are
at
all
times open
to
me,
but
I
said
it
because
of
these
who
are here,
so
that
they
may
see
that
you
sent
me.
Then
he
said
in
a
loud
voice,
Lazarus,
come
out!
And
he
who
was
dead
came
out,
with linen bands folded tightly
about
his
hands
and
feet,
and
a
cloth
about
his
face.
Jesus
said
to
them, Make
him
free
and
let
him
go.
Then
a
number
of
the
Jews
who
had
come
to
Mary
and
had
seen
the
things
which
Jesus
did
had belief
in
him.
But
some
of
them
went
to
the
Pharisees
with
the news
of
what
Jesus
had
done.
Then
the
high
priests
and
the
Pharisees
had
a
meeting
and
said,
What
are
we
doing?
This
man
is
doing
a number
of
signs.
If
we
let
him
go
on
in
this
way, everybody
will
have belief
in
him
and
the
Romans
will
come
and
take
away
our
place
and
our
nation.
But
one
of
them,
Caiaphas,
who
was
high
priest
that
year,
said
to
them,
You
have
no knowledge
of
anything;
You
do
not see
that
it
is
in
your interest
for
one
man
to
be
put
to
death
for
the
people,
so
that
all
the
nation
may
not come
to destruction.
He
did
not
say
this
of
himself,
but
being
the
high
priest
that
year
he
said,
as
a prophet,
that
Jesus
would
be
put
to
death
for
the
nation;
And
not
for
that
nation
only,
but
for
the purpose
of uniting
in
one
body
the
children
of
God
all
over
the world.
And
from
that
day
they took thought
together how
to
put
him
to
death.
So
Jesus
no
longer
went
about
publicly
among
the
Jews,
but
went
from
there
into
the
country
near
to
the waste
land,
to
a
town
named
Ephraim,
where
he
was
for
some
time
with
the
disciples.
Now
the
Passover
of
the
Jews
was
near,
and
numbers
of
people
went
up
from
the
country
to
Jerusalem
to
make
themselves clean
before
the
Passover.
They
were
looking
for
Jesus
and
saying
to
one
another
while
they
were
in
the
Temple,
What
is
your opinion?
Will
he
not
come
to
the
feast?
Now
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees
had
given
orders
that
if
anyone
had knowledge
where
he
was,
he
was
to
give
them word,
so
that
they
might
take
him.
Then,
six
days
before
the
Passover,
Jesus
came
to
Bethany
where
Lazarus
was,
whom
Jesus
had made
to
come
back
from
the
dead.
So
they
made
him
a meal
there,
and
he
was
waited
on
by
Martha,
and
Lazarus
was
among
those
who
were
seated
with
him
at table.
Then
Mary,
taking
a
pound
of perfumed
oil
of
great
value,
put
it
on
the
feet
of
Jesus
and
made
them
dry
with
her
hair:
and
the
house became
full
of
the smell
of
the
perfume.
But
one
of
his
disciples,
Judas
Iscariot (who
was
to
give
him
up),
said,
Why
was
not
this
perfume traded
for
three
hundred pence,
and
the money
given
to
the
poor?
(He
said
this,
not
because
he
had
any love
for
the
poor;
but
because
he
was
a
thief,
and,
having
the money-bag, took
for
himself
what
was
put
into
it.)
Then
Jesus
said,
Let
her
be.
Let
her
keep
what
she
has
for
the
day
of
my death.
The
poor
you
have ever
with
you,
but
me
you
have
not
for ever.
Then
a
great
number
of
the
Jews
had news
that
he
was
there:
and
they
came,
not
only
because
of
Jesus,
but
so
that
they
might
see
Lazarus
who
had
been
dead
and
to
whom
he
had given life.
Now
there
was talk among
the
chief
priests
of putting
Lazarus
to
death;
For
because
of
him
a
great
number
of
the
Jews
went
away
and
had belief
in
Jesus.
The
day
after,
a
great
number
of
people
who
were
there
for
the
feast,
when
they
had
the news
that
Jesus
was
coming
to
Jerusalem,
Took
branches
of palm-trees
and
went
out
to
him,
crying,
A
blessing
on
him
who
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord,
the
King
of
Israel!
And
Jesus saw
a
young ass
and
took
his
seat
on
it;
as
the Writings say,
Have
no
fear,
daughter
of
Zion:
see
your
King
is
coming,
seated
on
a young ass.
(These
things
were
not clear
to
his
disciples
at
first:
but
when
Jesus
had
been lifted up
into
his
glory,
then
it
came
to
their minds
that
these
things
in
the Writings
were
about
him
and
that
they
had
been
done
to
him.)
Now
the
people
who
were
with
him
when
his voice
came
to
Lazarus
in
the place
of
the
dead,
and gave
him life
again,
had
been talking
about
it.
And
that
was
the
reason
the
people
went
out
to
him,
because
it
had
come
to
their
ears
that
he
had
done
this
sign.
Then
the
Pharisees
said
one
to
another,
You
see,
you
are unable
to
do
anything:
the
world
has
gone
after
him.
Now
there
were
some
Greeks
among
the
people
who
had
come
up
to give
worship
at
the
feast:
They
came
to
Philip,
who
was
of Beth-saida
in
Galilee,
and
made
a
request,
saying,
Sir,
we
have
a
desire
to
see
Jesus.
Philip
went
and gave word
of
it
to
Andrew;
and
Andrew
went
with
Philip
to
Jesus.
And
Jesus
said
to
them
in
answer,
The
hour
of
the
glory
of
the
Son
of
man
has
come.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
If
a
seed
of
grain
does
not go
into
the
earth
and come
to
an
end,
it
is still
a
seed
and
no
more;
but through
its
death
it
gives
much
fruit.
He
who
is
in
love
with
life
will
have
it taken
from
him;
and
he
who
has no care
for
his
life
in
this
world
will
keep
it
for ever
and ever.
If
any
man
is
my
servant,
let
him
come
after
me;
and
where
I
am,
there
will
my
servant
be.
If
any
man becomes
my
servant,
my
Father
will
give
him honour.
Now
is
my
soul
troubled;
and
what
am
I
to
say?
Father, keep
me
from
this
hour.
No:
for
this purpose
have
I
come
to
this
hour.
Father,
give
glory
to
your
name.
Then
there
came
a
voice
out
of
heaven, saying,
I
have given
it
glory,
and
I
will
give
it
glory
again.
Hearing
the sound,
a
number
of
people
who
were
there
said
that
it
was
thunder:
others
said,
An
angel
was
talking
to
him.
Jesus
said
in
answer,
This
voice
came
not
for
me
but
for
you.
Now
is
this
world
to
be judged:
now
will
the
ruler
of
this
world
be
sent
out.
And
I,
if
I am
lifted up
from
the
earth,
will make
all
men
come
to
me.
(This
he
said, pointing
to
the sort
of
death
he
would
have.)
Then
the
people
in
answer
said
to
him,
The
law
says
that
the
Christ
will
have life
without
end:
how
say
you
then
that
it
is
necessary
for
the
Son
of
man
to
be
lifted
up?
Who
is
this
Son
of
man?
Jesus
said
to
them,
For
a little
time
longer
the
light
will
be
among
you;
while
you
have
the
light
go
on
walking
in
it,
so
that
the
dark
may
not
overtake
you:
one
walking
in
the
dark
has
no knowledge
of
where
he
is
going.
In
so
far
as
you
have
the
light,
put
your
faith
in
the
light
so
that
you
may
become
sons
of
light.
With
these
words
Jesus
went
away
and
for
a time
was
not seen
again
by
them.
But
though
he
had
done
such
a
number
of
signs
before
them,
they still
had
no belief
in
him:
So
that
the
words
of
the
prophet
Isaiah
might
come true,
when
he
said,
Lord,
who
has
any belief
in
our
preaching?
and
the
arm
of
the
Lord,
to
whom
has
it
been unveiled?
For
this
reason
they
were unable
to
have belief,
because
Isaiah
said
again,
He
has made
their
eyes blind,
and
their
hearts hard;
for fear
that
they
might
see
with
their
eyes
and get knowledge
with
their
hearts,
and
be changed,
and
I
might
make
them
well.
(Isaiah
said
these
words
because
he
saw
his
glory.
His
words
were
about
him.)
However,
a
number
even
of
the
rulers
had belief
in
him,
but
because
of
the
Pharisees
they
did
not
say
so openly
for fear
that
they
might
be shut
out
from
the
Synagogue:
For
the
praise
of
men
was dearer
to
them
than
the
approval
of
God.
Then
Jesus
said
with
a loud voice,
He
who
has
faith
in
me,
has
faith
not
in
me,
but
in
him
who
sent
me.
And
he
who
sees
me,
sees
him
who
sent
me.
I
have
come
as
a
light
into
the
world,
so
that
no
one
who
has
faith
in
me
will
go
on
living
in
the
dark.
And
if
any
man gives ear
to
my
words
and
does
not
keep
them,
I
am
not
his
judge:
I
did
not
come
to
be
judge
of
the
world
but
to
give
salvation
to
the
world.
He
who puts
me
on
one side
and
does
not
take
my
words
to heart,
is
not
without
a
judge:
the
word
which
I
have
said
will
be
his
judge
on
the
last
day.
For
I
have
not
said
it
on
my authority,
but
the
Father
who
sent
me
gave
me
orders
what
to
say
and
how
to
say
it.
And
I
have knowledge
that
his order
is
eternal
life:
so
that
the
things
which
I
say,
I
say
them
even
as
the
Father
says
them
to
me.
Now
before
the
feast
of
the
Passover,
it
was clear
to
Jesus
that
the
time
had
come
for
him
to
go away
from
this
world
to
the
Father. Having once
had
love
for
those
in
the
world
who
were
his,
his
love
for
them
went
on
to
the
end.
So
while
a meal
was going
on,
the Evil
One
having
now
put
it
into
the
heart
of
Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son,
to
be false
to
him,
Jesus, being conscious
that
the
Father
had
put
everything
into
his
hands,
and
that
he
came
from
God
and
was
going
to
God,
Got
up
from table,
put off
his
robe
and
took
a cloth
and
put
it round
him.
Then
he
put
water
into
a
basin
and
was washing
the
feet
of
the
disciples
and drying
them
with
the cloth
which
was round
him.
So
he
came
to
Simon
Peter.
Peter
said,
Lord,
are
my
feet
to
be
washed
by
you?
And
Jesus,
answering,
said
to
him,
What
I
do
is
not clear
to
you
now,
but
it
will
be clear
to
you
in
time
to
come.
Peter
said,
I
will
never
let
my
feet
be
washed
by
you,
never.
Jesus
said
in
answer,
If
I
do
not
make
you clean
you
have
no
part
with
me.
Simon
Peter
said
to
him,
Lord,
not
my
feet
only,
but
my
hands
and
my
head.
Jesus
said
to
him,
He
who
is
bathed
has
need
only
to
have
his
feet
washed
and
then
he
is
clean
all over:
and
you,
my
disciples,
are
clean,
but
not
all
of
you.
(He
had knowledge
who
was false
to
him;
that
is
why
he
said,
You
are
not
all
clean.)
Then,
after washing
their
feet
and putting
on
his
robe
again,
he
took
his seat
and
said
to
them,
Do
you
see
what
I
have
done
to
you?
You
give
me
the name
of
Master
and
Lord:
and
you
are
right;
that
is
what
I
am.
If
then
I,
the
Lord
and
the
Master,
have made
your
feet clean,
it
is right
for
you
to make
one another's
feet clean.
I
have
given
you
an
example,
so
that
you
may
do
what
I
have
done
to
you.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
A
servant
is
not
greater
than
his
lord;
and
he
who
is
sent
is
not
greater
than
the
one
who
sent
him.
If
these
things
are clear
to
you,
happy
are
you
if
you
do
them.
I
am
not
talking
of
you
all:
I
have knowledge
of
my true disciples,
but
things
are
as
they
are,
so
that
the Writings
may
come true,
The foot
of
him
who takes
bread
with
me
is
lifted
up
against
me.
From
this
time forward,
I
give
you knowledge
of
things
before
they
come
about,
so
that
when
they
come
about
you
may
have belief
that
I
am
he.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
He
who
takes
to
his heart
anyone
whom
I
send,
takes
me
to
his heart;
and
he
who
so
takes
me,
takes
him
who
sent
me.
When
Jesus
had
said
this
he
was
troubled
in
spirit,
and
gave
witness,
saying,
Truly
I
say
to
you,
that
one
of
you
will
be false
to
me.
Then
the eyes
of
the
disciples
were turned
on
one
another,
in doubt
as
to
whom
he
had
in mind.
There
was
at table
one
of
his
disciples,
the
one dear
to
Jesus, resting
his head
on Jesus' breast.
Making
a sign
to
him,
Simon
Peter
said,
Who
is
it
he
is
talking
about?
He,
then, resting
his head
on Jesus'
breast,
said
to
him,
Lord,
who
is
it?
This
was
the
answer
Jesus
gave:
It
is
the
one
to
whom
I
will
give
this bit
of bread
after
I
have
put
it
in
the vessel.
Then
he
took
the bit
of bread,
put
it
into
the vessel,
and
gave
it
to
Judas,
the son
of
Simon
Iscariot.
And
when
Judas
took
the bread
Satan
went
into
him.
Then
Jesus
said
to
him,
Do
quickly
what
you
have
to
do.
Now
it
was
not clear
to
anyone
at table
why
he
said
this
to
him.
Some
were
of
the opinion
that
because
Judas
kept
the money-bag
Jesus
said
to
him,
Get
the
things
we
have
need
of
for
the
feast;
or,
that
he
was
to
give
something
to
the
poor.
So
Judas,
having
taken
the bit
of bread,
straight
away
went
out:
and
it
was
night.
Then
when
he
had
gone
out,
Jesus
said,
Now
is
glory given
to
the
Son
of
man,
and
God
is given
glory
in
him.
If
God
is given
glory
in
him,
God
will give
him
glory
in
himself,
and
will give
him
glory
even
now.
My dear
children,
I
am
only
to
be
with
you
a
little
longer.
Then
you
will
be
looking
for
me:
and
as
I
said
to
the
Jews,
so
now
I
say
to
you,
Where
I
am
going
you
may
not
come.
I
give
you
a
new law:
Have
love
one
for
another;
even
as
I
have
had
love
for
you,
so
are
you
to
have
love
one
for
another.
By
this
it
will
be clear
to
all
men
that
you
are
my
disciples,
if
you
have
love
one
for
another.
Simon
Peter
said
to
him,
Lord,
where
are
you
going?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
Where
I
am
going
you
may
not come
with
me
now,
but
you
will come
later.
Peter
said
to
him,
Why
may
I
not come
with
you
even
now?
I
will
give up
my
life
for
you.
Jesus
said
in
answer,
Will
you
give up
your
life
for
me?
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Before
the cry
of
the cock
you
will
have
said
three
times
that
you
are
not
my
disciple.
Let
not
your
heart
be
troubled:
have
faith
in
God
and
have
faith
in
me.
In
my Father's
house
are rooms
enough;
if
it
was
not
so,
would
I
have
said
that
I
am
going
to
make
ready
a
place
for
you?
And
if
I
go
and
make
ready
a
place
for
you,
I
will
come
back
again
and
will
take
you
to
be
with
me,
so
that
you
may
be
where
I
am.
And
you
all
have knowledge
of
where
I
am
going,
and
of
the
way
to
it.
Thomas
said,
Lord,
we
have
no knowledge
of
where
you
are
going;
how
may
we
have knowledge
of
the
way?
Jesus
said
to
him,
I
am
the
true
and
living
way:
no
one
comes
to
the
Father
but
by
me.
If
you
had knowledge
of
me,
you
would
have knowledge
of
my
Father:
you
have knowledge
of
him
now
and
have
seen
him.
Philip
said
to
him,
Lord,
let
us see
the
Father,
and
we
have need
of nothing more.
Jesus
said
to
him,
Philip,
have
I
been
with
you
all
this
time,
and still
you
have
no knowledge
of
me?
He
who
has
seen
me
has
seen
the
Father.
Why
do
you
say,
Let
us
see
the
Father?
Have
you
not
faith
that
I
am
in
the
Father
and
the
Father
is
in
me?
The
words
which
I
say
to
you,
I
say
not
from
myself:
but
the
Father
who
is
in
me
all
the time
does
his
works.
Have
faith
that
I
am
in
the
Father
and
that
the
Father
is
in
me:
at least,
have
faith
in
me
because
of
what
I
do.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
He
who
puts
his
faith
in
me
will
do
the
very
works
which
I
do,
and
he
will
do
greater
things
than
these,
because
I
am
going
to
my
Father.
And
whatever
request
you
make
in
my
name,
that
I
will
do,
so
that
the
Father
may
have
glory
in
the
Son.
If
you
make
any
request
to
me
in
my
name,
I
will
do
it.
If
you
have
love
for
me,
you
will
keep
my laws.
And
I
will
make prayer
to
the
Father
and
he
will
give
you
another
Helper
to
be
with
you
for
ever,
Even
the
Spirit
of
true knowledge.
That
Spirit
the
world
is
not
able
to
take
to
its heart
because
it
sees
him
not
and
has
no knowledge
of
him:
but
you
have knowledge
of
him,
because
he
is ever
with
you
and
will
be
in
you.
I
will
not
let
you
be
without
a friend:
I am
coming
to
you.
A
little time
longer,
and
the
world
will
see
me
no
more;
but
you
will
see
me;
and
you
will
be
living
because
I
am
living.
At
that
time
it
will
be clear
to
you
that
I
am
in
my
Father,
and
you
are
in
me,
and
I
in
you.
He
who
has
my laws
and
keeps
them,
he
it
is
who
has
love
for
me:
and
he
who
has
love
for
me
will
be
loved
by
my
Father,
and
I
will
have
love
for
him
and
will
let
myself
be seen clearly
by
him.
Judas (not
Iscariot)
said
to
him,
How
is
it
that
you
will
let
yourself
be seen clearly
by
us
and
not
by
the
world?
Jesus
said
to
him
in
answer,
If
anyone
has
love
for
me,
he
will
keep
my
words:
and
he
will
be dear
to
my
Father;
and
we
will
come
to
him
and
make
our living-place
with
him.
He
who
has
no
love
for
me
does
not
keep
my
words;
and
the
word
which
you
are
hearing
is
not
my
word
but
the Father's
who
sent
me.
I
have
said all
this
to
you
while
I am still
with
you.
But
the
Helper,
the
Holy
Spirit,
whom
the
Father
will
send
in
my
name,
will
be
your teacher
in
all
things
and
will
put
you
in
mind
of
everything
I
have
said
to
you.
May
peace
be
with
you;
my
peace
I
give
to
you:
I
give
it
not
as
the
world
gives.
Let
not
your
heart
be
troubled;
let
it
be
without fear.
Keep
in
mind
how
I
said
to
you,
I
go
away
and
come
to
you
again.
If
you
had
love
for
me
you
would
be
glad,
because
I
am
going
to
the
Father:
for
the
Father
is
greater
than
I.
And
now
I
have given
you word
of
it
before
it
comes,
so
that,
when
it
comes,
you
may
have
faith.
After
this
I
will
not
say
much
to
you,
because
the
ruler
of
this
world
comes:
and
he
has
no power
over
me;
But
he
comes
so
that
the
world
may
see
that
I
have
love
for
the
Father,
and
that
I
am
doing
as
I
am ordered
by
the
Father.
Get
up,
and
let
us
go.
I
am
the
true
vine
and
my
Father
is
the gardener.
He
takes
away
every
branch
in
me
which
has
no
fruit,
and
every
branch
which
has
fruit
he makes clean,
so
that
it
may
have
more
fruit.
You
are
clean, even
now,
through
the
teaching
which
I
have given
you.
Be
in
me
at
all times
as
I
am
in
you.
As
the
branch
is
not
able
to give
fruit
of
itself,
if
it
is
not still
on
the
vine,
so
you
are
not
able
to
do
so
if
you
are
not
in
me.
I
am
the
vine,
you
are
the
branches:
he
who
is
in
me
at
all times
as
I
am
in
him,
gives
much
fruit,
because
without
me
you
are
able
to
do
nothing.
If
a
man
does
not
keep
himself
in
me,
he becomes dead
and
is cut off
like
a dry
branch;
such
branches
are taken
up
and
put
in
the
fire
and
burned.
If
you
are
in
me
at
all times,
and
my
words
are
in
you,
then anything
for
which
you make
a
request
will
be
done
for
you.
Here
is
my Father's
glory,
in
that
you
give
much
fruit
and
so
are
my true
disciples.
Even
as
the
Father
has given
me
his
love,
so
I
have given
my
love
to
you:
be ever
in
my
love.
If
you
keep
my laws,
you
will
be ever
in
my
love,
even
as
I
have
kept
my Father's laws,
and
am ever
in
his
love.
I
have
said
these
things
to
you
so
that
I
may
have
joy
in
you
and
so
that
your
joy
may
be
complete.
This
is
the law
I give
you:
Have
love
one
for
another, even
as
I
have
love
for
you.
Greater
love
has
no
man
than
this,
that
a
man gives up
his
life
for
his
friends.
You
are
my
friends,
if
you
do
what
I
give
you
orders
to
do.
No
longer
do
I
give
you
the name
of
servants;
because
a
servant
is
without knowledge
of
what
his
master
is
doing:
I
give
you
the name
of
friends,
because
I
have given
you knowledge
of
all
the
things
which
my
Father
has
said
to
me.
You
did
not
take
me
for
yourselves,
but
I
took
you
for
myself;
and
I
gave
you
the work
of
going
about
and
producing
fruit
which
will
be
for ever;
so
that
whatever
request
you
make
to
the
Father
in
my
name
he
may
give
it
to
you.
So
this
is my law
for
you:
Have
love
one
for
another.
If
you
are
hated
by
the
world, keep
in mind
that
I
was
hated
by
the
world
before
you.
If
you
were
of
the
world,
you
would
be
loved
by
the
world:
but
because
you
are
not
of
the
world,
but
I
have taken
you
out
of
the
world,
you
are
hated
by
the
world.
Keep
in
mind
the
words
I
said
to
you,
A
servant
is
not
greater
than
his
lord.
If
they
were cruel
to
me,
they
will
be cruel
to
you;
if
they
kept
my
words,
they
will
keep
yours.
They
will
do
all
this
to
you
because
of
my
name —
because
they
have
no knowledge
of
him
who
sent
me.
If
I
had
not
come
and
been
their teacher
they
would
have
had
no
sin:
but
now
they
have
no
reason
to
give
for
their
sin.
He
who
has
hate
for
me
has
hate
for
my
Father.
If
I
had
not
done
among
them
the
works
which
no
other
man ever
did,
they
would
have
had
no
sin:
but
now
they
have
seen,
and
they
have
had
hate
in
their hearts
for
me
and
my
Father.
This comes
about
so
that
the
writing
in
their
law
may
be
made true,
Their
hate
for
me
was without cause.
When
the
Helper
comes,
whom
I
will
send
to
you
from
the
Father even
the
Spirit
of
true knowledge
who
comes
from
the
Father —
he
will
give
witness
about
me;
And
you,
in addition,
will give
witness
because
you
have
been
with
me
from
the
first.
I
have
said
these
things
to
you
so
that
you
may
not
be
in doubt.
They
will
put
you
out
of
the Synagogues:
yes,
the
time
is
coming
when
whoever
puts
you
to
death
will
have
the belief
that
he
is
doing God's pleasure.
They
will
do
these
things
to
you
because
they
have
not
had knowledge
of
the
Father
or
of
me.
I
have
said
these
things
to
you
so
that
when
the
time
comes,
what
I
have
said
may
come
to
your
mind.
I
did
not
say
them
to
you
at
the
first,
because
then
I
was
still
with
you.
But
now
I
am
going
to
him
who
sent
me;
and
not
one
of
you says
to
me,
Where
are
you
going?
But
your
hearts
are
full
of
sorrow
because
I
have
said
these
things.
But
what
I
am
saying
is
true:
my
going
is
for
your good:
for
if
I
do
not
go
away,
the
Helper
will
not
come
to
you;
but
if
I
go,
I
will
send
him
to
you.
And
he,
when
he
comes,
will make
the
world conscious
of
sin,
and
of
righteousness,
and
of being judged:
Of
sin,
because
they
have
not
faith
in
me;
Of
righteousness,
because
I
go
to
the
Father
and
you
will
see
me
no
more;
Of being
judged,
because
the
ruler
of
this
world
has been
judged.
I
have
still
much
to
say
to
you,
but
you
are
not strong
enough
for
it
now.
However,
when
he,
the
Spirit
of
true knowledge,
has
come,
he
will
be
your
guide
into
all
true knowledge:
for
his
words
will
not
come
from
himself,
but
whatever
has
come
to
his
hearing,
that
he
will
say:
and
he
will
make clear
to
you
the
things
to
come.
He
will give
me
glory,
because
he
will
take
of
what
is
mine,
and make
it clear
to
you.
Everything
which
the
Father
has
is
mine:
that
is
why
I
say,
He
will
take
of
what
is
mine
and
will make
it clear
to
you.
After
a
little time
you
will
see
me
no
longer;
and
then
again,
after
a
little time,
you
will
see
me.
So
some
of
the
disciples
said
one
to
another,
What
is
this
he
is
saying,
After
a
little time,
you
will
see
me
no
longer;
and
then
again,
after
a
little time,
you
will
see
me?
and,
I
am
going
to
the
Father?
So
they
said again
and again,
What
is
this
he
is
saying,
A
little time?
His words
are
not clear
to
us.
Jesus
saw
that
they
had
a
desire
to
put
the
question
to
him,
so
he
said
to
them,
Is
this
what
you
are questioning
one
with
another, why
I
said,
After
a
little time,
you
will
see
me
no longer;
and
then
again,
after
a
little time,
you
will
see
me?
Truly
I
say
to
you,
You
will
be
weeping
and sorrowing,
but
the
world
will
be
glad:
you
will
be
sad,
but
your
sorrow
will
be
turned
into
joy.
When
a
woman
is
about
to
give
birth
she
has
sorrow,
because
her
hour
is
come;
but
when
she
has given
birth
to
the
child,
the
pain
is put out
of
her
mind
by
the
joy
that
a
man
has
come
into
the
world.
So
you
have
sorrow
now:
but
I
will
see
you
again,
and
your
hearts
will
be
glad,
and
no
one
will
take
away
your
joy.
And
on
that
day
you
will
put
no questions
to
me.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
Whatever
request
you
make
to
the
Father,
he
will
give
it
to
you
in
my
name.
Up
to
now
you
have
made
no
request
in
my
name:
do
so,
and
it
will
be answered,
so
that
your hearts
may
be
full
of
joy.
All
this
I
have
said
to
you
in veiled
language:
but
the
time
is
coming
when
I
will
no
longer
say
things
in veiled
language
but
will
give
you knowledge
of
the
Father clearly.
In
that
day
you
will
make requests
in
my
name:
and
I
do
not
say
that
I
will
make prayer
to
the
Father
for
you,
For
the
Father
himself gives
his
love
to
you,
because
you
have given
your
love
to
me
and
have
had
faith
that
I
came
from
God.
I
came
out
from
the
Father
and
have
come
into
the
world:
again,
I
go
away
from
the
world
and
go
to
the
Father.
His
disciples
said,
Now
you
are
talking clearly
and
not
in veiled
language.
Now
we
are
certain
that
you
have knowledge
of
all
things
and
have
no
need
for
anyone
to put questions
to
you:
through
this
we
have
faith
that
you
came
from
God.
Jesus
made
answer,
Have
you
faith
now?
See,
a
time
is
coming, yes,
it
is
now
here,
when
you
will
go
away
in
all directions,
every
man
to
his house,
and
I
will
be
by
myself:
but
I
am
not
by
myself,
because
the
Father
is
with
me.
I
have
said
all
these
things
to
you
so
that
in
me
you
may
have
peace.
In
the
world
you
have
trouble:
but
take heart!
I
have
overcome
the
world.
Jesus
said
these
things;
then,
lifting
his
eyes
to
heaven,
he
said,
Father,
the
time
has
now
come;
give
glory
to
your
Son,
so
that
the
Son
may
give
glory
to
you:
Even
as
you
gave
him
authority
over
all
flesh,
to
give
eternal
life
to
all
those
whom
you
have
given
to
him.
And
this
is
eternal
life:
to
have knowledge
of
you,
the
only
true
God,
and
of
him
whom
you
have
sent,
even
Jesus
Christ.
I
have
given
you
glory
on
the
earth,
having
done
all
the
work
which
you
gave
me
to
do.
And
now,
Father,
let
me
have
glory
with
you,
even
that
glory
which
I
had
with
you
before
the
world
was.
I
have
given knowledge
of
your
name
to
the
men
whom
you
gave
me
out
of
the
world:
yours
they
were,
and
you
gave
them
to
me,
and
they
have
kept
your
words.
Now
it
is clear
to
them
that
whatever
you
have
given
to
me
comes
from
you:
Because
I
have
given
them
the
words
which
you
gave
to
me;
and
they
have
taken
them
to heart,
and
have certain knowledge
that
I
came
from
you,
and
they
have
faith
that
you
sent
me.
My prayer
is
for
them:
my prayer
is
not
for
the
world,
but
for
those
whom
you
have
given
to
me,
because
they
are
yours
(All
mine
are
yours,
and
yours
are
mine)
and
I
have
glory
in
them.
And
now
I
will
be
no
longer
in
the
world,
but
they
are
in
the
world
and
I
come
to
you.
Holy
Father,
keep
them
in
your
name
which
you
have
given
to
me,
so
that
they
may
be
one
even
as
we
are
one.
While
I
was
with
them
I
kept
them
safe
in
your
name
which
you
have
given
to
me:
I took care
of
them
and
not
one
of
them
has
come
to
destruction,
but
only
the
son
of
destruction,
so
that
the Writings
might
come true.
And
now
I
come
to
you;
and
these
things
I
say
in
the
world
so
that
they
may
have
my
joy
complete
in
them.
I
have
given
your
word
to
them;
and
they
are
hated
by
the
world,
because
they
are
not
of
the
world,
even
as
I
am
not
of
the
world.
My prayer
is
not
that
you
will
take
them
out
of
the
world,
but
that
you
will
keep
them
from
the
Evil
One.
They
are
not
of
the
world
any
more
than
I
am
of
the
world.
Make
them
holy
by
the
true
word:
your
word
is
the
true
word.
Even
as
you
have
sent
me
into
the
world,
so
I
have
sent
them
into
the
world.
And
for
them
I
make
myself
holy,
so
that
they
may
be made
truly
holy.
My prayer
is
not
for
them
only,
but
for
all
who
will
have
faith
in
me
through
their
word;
May
they
all
be
one!
Even
as
you,
Father,
are
in
me
and
I
am
in
you,
so
let
them
be
in
us,
so
that
all
men
may
come
to
have
faith
that
you
sent
me.
And
the
glory
which
you
have
given
to
me
I
have
given
to
them,
so
that
they
may
be
one
even
as
we
are
one;
I
in
them,
and
you
in
me,
so
that
they
may
be
made
completely
one,
and
so
that
it
may become clear
to
all
men
that
you
have
sent
me
and
that
they
are
loved
by
you
as
I
am
loved
by
you.
Father,
it
is
my
desire
that
these
whom
you
have
given
to
me
may
be
by
my side
where
I
am,
so
that
they
may
see
my
glory
which
you
have
given
to
me,
because
you
had
love
for
me
before
the
world
came into
being.
Father
of righteousness,
I
have knowledge
of
you,
though
the
world
has
not;
and
to
these
it
is clear
that
you
sent
me;
And
I
have given
to
them knowledge
of
your
name,
and
will give
it,
so
that
the
love
which
you
have
for
me
may
be
in
them
and
I
in
them.
When
Jesus
had
said
these
words
he
went
out
with
his
disciples
over
the stream Kedron
to
a
garden,
into
which
he
went
with
his
disciples.
And
Judas,
who
was false
to
him,
had knowledge
of
the
place
because
Jesus went
there frequently
with
his
disciples.
So
Judas, getting
a band
of armed men
and police
from
the
chief
priests
and
Pharisees,
went
there
with lights
and
with arms.
Then
Jesus,
having knowledge
of
everything
which
was
coming
on
him,
went forward
and
said
to
them,
Who
are
you
looking
for?
Their
answer
was,
Jesus
the
Nazarene.
Jesus
said,
I
am
he.
And
Judas,
who
was false
to
him,
was
there
at
their side.
And
when
he
said
to
them,
I
am
he,
they
went
back,
falling
to
the earth.
So
again
he put
the
question
to
them,
Who
are
you
looking
for?
And
they
said,
Jesus
the
Nazarene.
Jesus
made
answer,
I
have
said
that
I
am
he;
if
you
are
looking
for
me,
let
these
men
go
away.
(He
said
this
so
that
his
words
might
come true,
I
have
kept safe
all
those
whom
you
gave
to
me.)
Then
Simon
Peter,
who
had
a
sword, took
it
out
and gave
the
high priest's
servant
a blow, cutting
off
his
right
ear.
The servant's
name
was
Malchus.
Then
Jesus
said
to
Peter,
Put
back
your
sword:
am
I
not
to take
the
cup
which
my
Father
has
given
to
me?
Then
the band
and
the chief captain
and
the police took
Jesus
and
put cords round
him.
They
took
him
first
to
Annas,
because
Annas
was
the
father-in-law
of
Caiaphas
who
was
the
high
priest
that
year.
It
was
Caiaphas
who
had said
to
the
Jews
that
it
was
in
their interest
for
one
man
to
be
put
to
death
for
the
people.
And
Simon
Peter went
after
Jesus
with
another
disciple.
Now
that
disciple
was
a friend
of
the
high
priest
and
he went
in
with
Jesus
into
the
house
of
the
high
priest;
But
Peter
was
kept
outside
at
the
door.
Then
this
other
disciple,
who
was
a friend
of
the
high
priest,
came
out
and
had
a word
with
the girl
who
kept
the
door,
and took
Peter
in.
Then
the girl
who
was
the door-keeper
said
to
Peter,
Are
you
not
one
of
this man's
disciples?
In answer
he
said,
I
am
not.
Now
the
servants
and
the police
had
made
a
fire
of coals
because
it
was
cold;
they
were
warming
themselves
in front
of
it
and
Peter
was
there
with
them,
warming
himself.
Then
the
high
priest put questions
to
Jesus
about
his
disciples
and
his
teaching.
Jesus
made
answer,
I
said
things
openly
to
the
world
at
all
times;
I
have given
my
teaching
in
the
Synagogues
and
in
the
Temple
to
which
all
the
Jews
come;
and
I
have
said
nothing secretly.
Why
are
you questioning
me? put questions
to
my
hearers
about
what
I
have
said
to
them:
they
have knowledge
of
what
I
said.
When
he
said
this,
one
of
the police
by
his side
gave
him
a blow
with
his open
hand,
saying,
Do
you
give
such
an
answer
to
the
high
priest?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
If
I
have
said
anything
evil, give
witness
to
the
evil:
but
if
I
said
what
is true,
why
do
you give
me blows?
Then
Annas
sent
him chained
to
Caiaphas,
the
high
priest.
But
Simon
Peter
was
still
there
warming
himself
by
the fire.
They
said
to
him,
Are
you
not
one
of
his
disciples?
He
said,
No,
I
am
not.
One
of
the
servants
of
the
high
priest,
a relation
of
him
whose
ear
had
been
cut
off
by
Peter,
said,
Did
I
not
see
you
with
him
in
the
garden?
Then
again
Peter
said, No.
And straight away
a cock gave
its cry.
So
they
took
Jesus
from
the house
of
Caiaphas
to
the
Praetorium.
It
was
early.
They
themselves
did
not
go
into
the
Praetorium,
so
that
they
might
not become unclean,
but
might take
the
Passover.
So
Pilate
came
out
to
them
and put
the question:
What
have
you
to
say
against
this
man?
They
said
to
him
in
answer,
If
the
man
was
not
a wrongdoer
we
would
not
have
given
him
up
to
you.
Then
Pilate
said
to
them,
Take
him
yourselves
and
let
him
be
judged
by
your
law.
But
the
Jews
said
to
him,
We
have
no right
to
put
any
man
to
death.
(That
the
word
of
Jesus might
come true, pointing
to
the sort
of
death
he
would
have.)
Then
Pilate
went
back
into
the
Praetorium
and sent
for
Jesus
and
said
to
him,
Are
you
the
King
of
the
Jews?
Jesus
made
answer,
Do
you
say
this
of
yourself,
or
did
others
say
it
about
me?
Pilate
said,
Am
I
a
Jew?
Your
nation
and
the
chief
priests
have
given
you
into
my
hands:
what
have
you
done?
Jesus
said
in
answer,
My
kingdom
is
not
of
this
world:
if
my
kingdom
was
of
this
world,
my
disciples
would
have
made
a
good
fight
to
keep
me
out
of
the
hands
of
the
Jews:
but
my
kingdom
is
not
here.
Then
Pilate
said
to
him,
Are
you
then
a
king?
Jesus
made
answer,
You
say
that
I
am
a
king.
For
this
purpose
was
I
given
birth,
and
for
this
purpose
I
came
into
the
world,
that
I
might
give
witness
to
what
is
true.
Every lover
of
what
is
true
gives ear
to
my
voice.
Pilate
said
to
him,
True?
what
is
true? Having
said
this
he
went
out
again
to
the
Jews
and
said
to
them,
I see
no wrong
in
him.
But every year
you make
a request
to
me
to
let
a prisoner
go
free
at
the
Passover.
Is
it
your
desire
that
I
let
the
King
of
the
Jews
go
free?
Then
again
they gave
a loud
cry,
Not
this
man,
but
Barabbas.
Now
Barabbas
was
an outlaw.
Then
Pilate
took
Jesus
and
had
him whipped
with cords.
And
the
men
of
the army made
a
crown
of
thorns
and
put
it
on
his
head,
and
they
put
a
purple
robe
on
him.
And
they kept
coming
and
saying, Long life
to
the
King
of
the
Jews!
And
they
gave
him blows
with
their hands.
And
Pilate
went
out
again
and
said
to
them,
See,
I
let
him
come
out
to
you
to
make
it clear
to
you
that
I
see
no wrong
in
him.
Then
Jesus
came
out
with
the
crown
of
thorns
and
the
purple
robe.
And
Pilate
said
to
them,
Here
is
the
man!
So
when
the
chief
priests
and
the police
saw
him
they gave
a loud
cry,
To
the cross!
to
the cross!
Pilate
said
to
them,
Take
him
yourselves
and
put
him
on
the cross:
I
see
no
crime
in
him.
And
the
Jews
made
answer,
We
have
a
law,
and
by
that
law
it
is right
for
him
to
be
put
to
death
because
he
said
he
was
the
Son
of
God.
When
this
saying
came
to Pilate's
ears
his
fear became
greater;
And
he
went
again
into
the
Praetorium
and
said
to
Jesus,
Where
do
you
come
from?
But
Jesus
gave
him
no
answer.
Then
Pilate
said
to
him,
You
say
nothing
to
me?
is
it
not clear
to
you
that
I
have
power
to
let
you
go
free
and
power
to put
you
to death
on
the cross?
Jesus
gave
this
answer:
You
would
have
no
power
at
all
over
me
if
it
was
not
given
to
you
by
God;
so
that
he
who
gave
me
up
to
you
has
the
greater
sin.
Hearing
this,
Pilate
had
a desire
to
let
him
go
free,
but
the
Jews
said
in
a loud voice,
If
you
let
this
man
go,
you
are
not Caesar's
friend:
everyone
who
makes
himself
a
king goes
against
Caesar.
So
when
these
words
came
to Pilate's ear,
he
took
Jesus
out, seating
himself
in
the judge's
seat
in
a
place
named
in
Hebrew,
Gabbatha,
or
the Stone Floor.
(It
was
the
day
when
they
made ready
for
the
Passover;
and
it
was
about
the
sixth
hour.)
And
he
said
to
the
Jews,
There
is
your
King!
Then
they gave
a loud
cry,
Away
with
him!
away
with
him!
to
the cross!
Pilate
said
to
them,
Am
I
to
put
your
King
to death
on
the cross?
The
chief
priests
said
in
answer,
We
have
no
king
but
Caesar.
So
then
he
gave
him
up
to
them
to
be
put
to death
on
the cross.
And
they
took
Jesus away;
And
he
went
out
with
his
cross
on
him
to
the
place
which
is
named Dead Man's Head (in
Hebrew,
Golgotha):
Where
they put
him
on
the cross
with
two
others,
one
on
this
side
and
one
on
that,
and
Jesus
in
the
middle.
And
Pilate
put
on
the
cross
a statement
in
writing.
The
writing
was:
JESUS
THE
NAZARENE,
THE
KING
OF
THE
JEWS.
The
writing
was seen
by
a number
of
the
Jews,
for
the
place
where
Jesus
was put
to death
on
the cross
was
near
the
town;
and
the
writing
was
in
Hebrew
and
Latin
and
Greek.
Then
the
chief
priests
of
the
Jews
said
to
Pilate,
Do
not put,
The
King
of
the
Jews,
but,
He
said,
I
am
the
King
of
the
Jews.
But
Pilate
made
answer,
What
I
have put
in
writing
will
not be changed.
And
when
Jesus
was nailed
to
the cross,
the
men
of
the army
took
his
clothing,
and
made
a division
of
it
into
four
parts,
to
every
man
a
part,
and
they
took
his
coat:
now
the
coat
was
without
a join,
made
out
of
one bit
of cloth.
So
they
said
among
themselves,
Let
this
not
be cut up,
but
let
us
put
it
to
the decision
of chance
and see
who gets
it. (They
did
this
so
that
the Writings
might
come true,
which
say,
They
made
a distribution
of
my
clothing
among
them,
and
my
coat
they
put
to
the decision
of chance.)
This
was
what
the
men
of
the army
did.
Now
by
the
side
of
the
cross
of
Jesus
were
his
mother,
and
his mother's
sister
Mary,
the wife
of Cleopas,
and
Mary
Magdalene.
So
when
Jesus
saw
his
mother
and
the
disciple
who
was dear
to
him,
he
said
to
his
mother,
Mother,
there
is
your
son!
Then
he
said
to
the
disciple,
There
is
your
mother!
And
from
that
hour
the
disciple
took
her
to
his house.
After
this,
being conscious
that
all
things
had
now
been done
so
that
the Writings
might come true,
Jesus
said,
Give
me water.
Now there
was
a
vessel
ready,
full
of bitter
wine,
and
they
put
a
sponge
full
of
it
on
a stick
and
put
it
to
his
mouth.
So
when
Jesus
had
taken
the
wine
he
said,
All
is done.
And
with
his
head bent
he
gave
up
his
spirit.
Now
it
was
the
day
of getting ready
for
the Passover,
and
so
that
the
bodies
might
not
be
on
the
cross
on
the
Sabbath (because
the
day
of
that
Sabbath
was
a
great
day),
the
Jews made
a
request
to
Pilate
that
their
legs
might
be
broken,
and
that
they
might
be
taken
away.
So
the
men
of
the army
came,
and
the
legs
of
the
first
were
broken
and
then
of
the
other
who
was put
to death
on
the cross
with
Jesus:
But
when
they
came
to
Jesus,
they
saw
that
he
was
dead
by
this
time,
and
so
his
legs
were
not
broken;
But
one
of
the
men made
a wound
in
his
side
with
a
spear,
and
straight
away
there
came
out
blood
and
water.
And
he
who
saw
it
has
given
witness (and
his
witness
is
true;
he
is certain
that
what
he
says
is
true)
so
that
you
may
have belief.
These
things
came
about
so
that
the Writings might
be true,
No
bone
of
his body
will
be
broken.
And
again
another verse
says,
They
will
see
him
who
was wounded
by
their spears.
After
these
things,
Joseph
of Arimathaea,
who
was
a
disciple
of
Jesus,
but
secretly
for
fear
of
the
Jews, made
a
request
to
Pilate
to
let
him
take
away
the
body
of
Jesus:
and
Pilate
said
he
might
do
so.
So
he
went
and
took
away
his
body.
And
Nicodemus
came (he
who
had
first
come
to
Jesus
by
night)
with
a roll
of
myrrh
and
aloes mixed,
about
a
hundred
pounds.
Then
they
took
the
body
of
Jesus, folding
linen
about
it
with
the
spices,
as
is
the
way
of
the
Jews
when
they
put
the dead
to
rest.
Now
there
was
a
garden
near
the cross,
and
in
the
garden
a
new
place
for
the dead
in
which
no
man
had ever
been
put.
So
they
put
Jesus
there,
because
it
was
the Jews'
day
of getting
ready
for
the Passover,
and
the
place
was
near.
Now
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
very
early,
while
it
was
still
dark,
Mary
Magdalene
came
to
the place
and
saw
that
the
stone
had
been
taken
away
from
it.
Then
she
went
running
to
Simon
Peter,
and
to
the
other
disciple
who
was
loved
by
Jesus,
and
said
to
them,
They
have
taken
away
the
Lord
out
of
the
place
of
the dead
and
we
have
no knowledge
where
they
have
put
him.
So
Peter
and
the
other
disciple
went
out
to
the place
of
the dead.
They
went
running
together,
and
the
other
disciple got
in front
of
Peter
and
came
first
to
the hole
in
the rock;
And
looking
in,
he
saw
the
linen bands
on
the earth;
but
he
did
not
go
in,
Then
Simon
Peter
came
after
him
and
went
into
the hole
in
the rock;
and
he
saw
the
linen bands
on
the earth,
And
the
cloth,
which
had
been round
his
head,
not
with
the
linen bands
but
rolled
up
in
a
place
by
itself.
Then
the
other
disciple
who
came
there
first
went
in;
and
he
saw
and belief
came
to
him.
For
at
that time
they
had no knowledge
that
the Writings said
that
he
would
have
to
come
again
from
the
dead.
So
then
the
disciples
went
away
again
to
their houses.
But
Mary
was
still
there
outside
the hole
in
the rock,
weeping;
and
while
she
was
weeping
and
looking
into
the hole,
She
saw
two
angels
in
white seated
where
the
body
of
Jesus
had
been,
one
at
the
head
and
the other
at
the
feet.
They
said
to
her,
Woman,
why
are
you
weeping?
She
said
to
them,
Because
they
have
taken
away
my
Lord,
and
I
have
no knowledge
where
they
have
put
him.
And
then
looking round,
she
saw
Jesus
there,
but
had
no idea
that
it
was
Jesus.
Jesus
said
to
her,
Woman,
why
are
you
weeping?
who
are
you
looking
for?
She,
taking
him
for
the
gardener,
said
to
him,
Sir,
if
you
have
taken
him
away
from
here,
say
where
you
have
put
him
and
I
will
take
him
away.
Jesus
said
to
her,
Mary!
Turning,
she
said
to
him
in
Hebrew,
Rabboni! (which
is
to
say, Master).
Jesus
said
to
her,
Do
not put
your
hand
on
me,
for
I
have
not
gone
up
to
the
Father:
but
go
to
my
brothers
and
say
to
them,
I
go
up
to
my
Father
and
your
Father,
to
my
God
and
your
God.
Mary
Magdalene
went
with
the news
to
the
disciples,
and
said
she
had
seen
the
Lord
and
that
he
had
said
these
things
to
her.
At
evening
on
that
day,
the
first
day
of
the
week,
when,
for
fear
of
the
Jews,
the
doors
were
shut
where
the
disciples
were,
Jesus
came
among
them
and
said
to
them,
May
peace
be
with
you!
And
when
he
had
said
this,
he
let
them
see
his
hands
and
his
side.
Then
the
disciples
were
glad
when
they
saw
the
Lord.
And
Jesus
said
to
them
again,
May
peace
be
with
you!
As
the
Father
sent
me,
even
so
I
now
send
you.
And
when
he
had
said
this, breathing
on
them,
he
said
to
them,
Let
the
Holy
Spirit come
on
you:
Any
to
whom
you
give forgiveness,
will
be made free
from
their
sins;
and
any
from
whom
you keep
back forgiveness,
will still
be
in
their
sins.
Now
Thomas,
one
of
the
twelve,
named
Didymus,
was
not
with
them
when
Jesus
came.
So
the
other
disciples
said
to
him,
We
have
seen
the
Lord.
But
he
said
to
them,
If
I
do
not
see
in
his
hands
the print
of
the
nails
and
put
my
finger
into
the print
of
the
nails,
and
if
I
do
not
put
my
hand
into
his
side,
I
will
never
have belief.
And
after
eight
days,
his
disciples
were
again
in
the house
and
Thomas
was
with
them.
Though
the
doors
were
shut,
Jesus
came,
and
taking
his place
in
the
middle
of
them,
he
said,
May
peace
be
with
you!
Then
he
said
to
Thomas,
Put
out
your
finger,
and
see
my
hands;
and
put
your
hand
here
into
my
side:
and
be
no
longer
in doubt
but
have belief.
And
Thomas
said
in
answer,
My
Lord
and
my
God!
Jesus
said
to
him,
Because
you
have
seen
me
you
have belief:
a blessing
will
be
on
those
who
have belief
though
they
have
not
seen
me!
A
number
of
other
signs
Jesus
did
before
his
disciples
which
are
not
recorded
in
this
book:
But
these
are
recorded,
so
that
you
may
have
faith
that
Jesus
is
the
Christ,
the
Son
of
God,
and
so
that,
having
this
faith
you
may
have
life
in
his
name.
After
these
things
Jesus let
himself
be seen
again
by
the
disciples
at
the
sea
of
Tiberias;
and
it came
about
in
this
way.
Simon
Peter,
Thomas
named
Didymus,
Nathanael
of
Cana
in
Galilee,
the sons
of
Zebedee,
and
two
others
of
his
disciples
were
all
together.
Simon
Peter
said
to
them,
I
am
going
fishing.
They
said
to
him,
And
we
will
come
with
you.
They
went
out
and
got
into
the
boat;
but
that
night
they took
no fish.
Now very early
in
the morning
Jesus
was
there
by
the edge
of
the sea (though
the
disciples
were
not conscious
that
it
was
Jesus).
So
Jesus
said
to
them,
Children,
have
you taken
any
fish?
They
made
answer,
No.
And
he
said
to
them,
Let down
the
net
on
the
right
side
of
the
boat
and
you
will
get
some.
So
they
put
it
in
the water
and
now
they
were
not
able
to
get
it
up
again
because
of
the
great
number
of
fish.
So
the
disciple
who
was dear
to
Jesus
said
to
Peter,
It
is
the
Lord!
Hearing
that
it
was
the
Lord,
Peter
put
his coat round
him (because
he
was
not clothed)
and went
into
the
sea.
And
the
other
disciples
came
in
the
little
boat (they
were
not
far
from
land,
only
about
two
hundred
cubits
off) pulling
the
net full
of
fish.
When
they
got
to
land,
they
saw
a
fire
of coals there,
with
fish cooking
on
it,
and
bread.
Jesus
said
to
them, Get
some
of
the
fish
which
you
have
now taken.
So
Peter
went
to
the boat
and
came
back pulling
the
net
to
land,
full
of
great
fish,
a
hundred
and
fifty-three;
and
though
there
was
such
a
number
the
net
was
not broken.
Jesus
said
to
them,
Come
and take
some food.
And
all
the
disciples
were
in fear
of putting
the
question,
Who
are
you?
being conscious
that
it
was
the
Lord.
Then
Jesus
came
and
took
the
bread
and
gave
it
to
them,
and
the
fish
in
the
same
way.
Now
this
was
the
third
time
that
Jesus let himself
be seen
by
the
disciples
after
he
had
come back
from
the
dead.
Then
when
they
had taken food,
Jesus
said
to
Simon
Peter,
Simon, son
of
John,
is
your
love
for
me
greater
than
the
love
of
these
others?
He
said
to
him,
Yes,
Lord;
you
are certain
of
my
love
for
you.
He
said
to
him,
Then
give
my
lambs food.
Again,
a
second
time,
he
said
to
him,
Simon, son
of
John,
have
you any
love
for
me?
Yes,
Lord,
he
said,
you
are certain
of
my
love
for
you.
Then take care
of
my
sheep,
said
Jesus.
He
said
to
him
a
third
time,
Simon, son
of
John,
am
I dear
to
you?
Now
Peter
was troubled
in
his heart
because
he
put
the question
a
third
time,
Am
I dear
to
you?
And
he
said
to
him,
Lord,
you
have knowledge
of
all
things;
you
see
that
you
are dear
to
me.
Jesus
said
to
him,
Then
give
my
sheep food.
Truly
I
say
to
you,
When
you
were
young,
you
made
yourself ready
and
went
wherever
you
had
a
desire
to go:
but
when
you
are
old,
you
will put
out
your
hands
and
another
will
make
you ready,
and
you
will
be taken
where
you
have
no
desire
to go.
Now
this
he
said, pointing out
the sort
of
death
by
which
he
would
give
God
glory.
And
after
saying
this,
he
said
to
him, Come
after
me.
Then
Peter,
turning round,
saw
the
disciple
who
was dear
to
Jesus coming
after
them —
the
disciple
who
was resting
on
his
breast
at
the last meal,
and
said,
Lord,
who
is
it
who
will
be false
to
you?
Seeing
him,
Peter
said
to
Jesus,
What
about
this
man?
Jesus
said
to
him,
If
it
is
my
desire
for
him
to be here till
I
come
back,
what
is
that
to
you?
come
yourself
after
me.
So
this
saying
went
about
among
the
brothers
that
this
disciple
would
not undergo
death:
Jesus,
however,
did
not
say
that
he
would
not undergo
death,
but,
If
it
is
my
desire
for
him
to
be
here till
I
come
back,
what
is
that
to
you?
This
is
the
disciple
who
gives
witness
about
these
things
and
who put
them
in
writing:
and
we
have knowledge
that
his
witness
is
true.
And
Jesus
did
such
a
number
of
other
things
that,
if
every
one
was
recorded,
it
is
my opinion
that
even
the
world
itself
is
not
great
enough
for
the
books
there
would
be.
Acts
The Acts of the Apostles
Acts
Act
The Acts of the Apostles
I
have given
an earlier
account,
O
Theophilus,
of
all
the
things
which
Jesus
did,
and
of
his
teaching
from
the
first,
Till
the
day
when
he
was
taken
up
to heaven
after
he
had
given
his
orders,
through
the
Holy
Spirit,
to
the
Apostles
of
whom
he
had
made selection:
And
to
whom
he gave clear
and certain signs
that
he
was
living,
after
his death;
for
he
was
seen
by
them
for
forty
days,
and gave
them teaching
about
the
kingdom
of
God:
And
when
they
were
all
together,
with
him,
he
gave
them
orders
not
to go
away
from
Jerusalem,
but
to
keep
there, waiting till
the word
of
the
Father
was put into effect,
of
which,
he
said,
I
have given
you knowledge:
For
the baptism
of
John
was
with
water,
but
you
will
have baptism
with
the
Holy
Spirit,
after
a little
time.
So,
when
they
were
together,
they
said
to
him,
Lord,
will
you
at
this
time
give back
the
kingdom
to
Israel?
And
he
said
to
them,
It
is
not
for
you
to
have knowledge
of
the
time
and
the
order
of events
which
the
Father
has
kept
in
his
control.
But
you
will
have
power,
when
the
Holy
Spirit
has
come
on
you;
and
you
will
be
my
witnesses
in
Jerusalem
and
all Judaea
and
Samaria,
and
to
the ends
of
the
earth.
And
when
he
had
said
these
things,
while
they
were
looking,
he
was taken
up,
and went
from
their view
into
a
cloud.
And
while
they
were
looking
up
to
heaven
with great attention,
two
men
came
to
them,
in
white
clothing,
And
said, O
men
of
Galilee,
why
are
you
looking
up
into
heaven?
This
Jesus,
who
was
taken
from
you
into
heaven,
will
come
again,
in
the
same
way
as
you
saw
him
go
into
heaven.
Then
they
went
back
to
Jerusalem
from
the
mountain
named
Olivet,
which
is
near
Jerusalem,
a
Sabbath day's
journey
away.
And
when
they
came
in,
they
went
up
into
the
room
where
they
were living;
Peter
and
John
and
James
and
Andrew,
Philip
and
Thomas,
Bartholomew
and
Matthew,
James,
the son
of Alphaeus,
and
Simon
the Zealot,
and
Judas,
the son
of
James.
And
they
all
with
one
mind gave
themselves up
to
prayer,
with
the
women,
and
Mary
the
mother
of
Jesus,
and
his
brothers.
And
in
those
days
Peter
got
up
among
the
brothers (there
were
about
one
hundred
and
twenty
of
them),
and
said,
My
brothers,
the word
of
God
had
to
be
put
into effect,
which
the
Holy
Spirit
had
said
before,
by
the
mouth
of
David,
about
Judas,
who
was
guide
to
those
who
took
Jesus,
For
he
was numbered
among
us,
and
had
his
part
in
our work.
(Now
this
man,
with
the
reward
of
his evil-doing,
got
for
himself
a
field,
and
falling head first,
came
to
a sudden
and violent
end
there.
And
this
came
to
the knowledge
of
all
those
who
were
living
in
Jerusalem,
so
that
the
field
was
named
in
their
language, Akel-dama,
or,
The
field
of
blood.)
For
in
the
book
of
Psalms
it says,
Let
his
house
be waste,
and
let
no
man
be
living
in
it:
and,
Let
his position
be
taken
by
another.
For
this reason,
of
the
men
who
have
been
with
us
all
the
time,
while
the
Lord
Jesus
went
in
and
out
among
us,
Starting
from
the
baptism
of
John till
he
went
up
from us,
one
will
have
to
be
a
witness
with us
of
his
coming back
from death.
And
they made selection
of
two,
Joseph,
named
Barsabbas,
whose
other
name
was
Justus,
and
Matthias.
And
they
made
prayers
and
said,
Lord, having knowledge
of
the
hearts
of
all
men,
make clear
which
of
these
two
has
been marked
out
by
you,
To
take
that position
as
a servant
and Apostle,
from
which
Judas
by
his sin
was shut
out,
so
that
he
might
go
to
his
place.
And
they
put
it
to
the decision
of chance,
and
the decision
was
given
for
Matthias,
and
he
was numbered
with
the
eleven
Apostles.
And
when
the
day
of
Pentecost
was
come,
they
were
all
together
in
one
place.
And
suddenly
there
came
from
heaven
a sound
like
the
rushing
of
a
violent
wind,
and
all
the
house
where
they
were
was
full
of
it.
And
they
saw
tongues,
like flames
of
fire, coming
to rest
on
every
one
of
them.
And
they
were
all
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
were
talking
in
different
languages,
as
the
Spirit
gave
them power.
Now
there
were
living
at
Jerusalem,
Jews, God-fearing
men,
from
every
nation
under
heaven.
And
when
this
sound
came
to
their
ears,
they
all
came
together,
and
were greatly surprised
because
every
man
was
hearing
the
words
of
the disciples
in
his special
language.
And
they
were
full
of
wonder
and
said,
Are
not
all
these
men Galilaeans?
And
how
is
it
that
every
one
of
us
is
hearing
their
words
in
the
language
which
was
ours
from
our
birth?
Men
of Parthia, Media,
and Elam,
and
those
living
in
Mesopotamia,
in Judaea
and
Cappadocia,
in
Pontus
and
Asia,
In
Phrygia
and
Pamphylia,
in
Egypt
and
the
parts
of
Libya
about
Cyrene,
and
those
who
have come
from
Rome,
Jews
by birth
and
others
who
have become
Jews,
Men
of Crete
and Arabia,
to
all
of
us
they
are
talking
in
our different
languages,
of
the great works
of
God.
And
they
were
all surprised
and
in doubt
saying
to
one
another,
What
is
the reason
of
this?
But
others, making sport
of
them,
said,
They
are
full
of new
wine.
But
Peter, getting
up,
with
the
eleven,
said
in
a loud
voice, O
men
of Judaea,
and
all
you
who
are
living
in
Jerusalem, take note
of
this
and
give ear
to
my
words.
For
these
men
are
not overcome
with wine,
as
it seems
to
you,
for
it
is
only
the
third
hour
of
the
day;
But
this
is
the
thing
which
was
said
by
the
prophet
Joel;
And
it
will
come
about,
in
the
last
days,
says
God,
that
I
will send
out
my
Spirit
on
all
flesh;
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters
will
be prophets,
and
your
young
men
will
see
visions,
and
your
old
men
will
have
dreams:
And
on
my men-servants
and
my women-servants
I
will send
my
Spirit,
and
they
will
be prophets.
And
wonders
will
be seen
in
heaven,
and
signs
on
the
earth,
blood
and
fire
and
smoke:
The
sun
will become dark
and
the
moon
will
be
turned
to
blood,
before
that
great
day
of
the
Lord
comes
in glory:
And
whoever makes
his prayer
to
the
Lord
will
have
salvation.
Men
of
Israel,
give ear
to
these
words:
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
a
man
who
had
the approval
of
God,
as
was
made clear
to
you
by
the great works
and
signs
and
wonders
which
God
did
by
him
among
you,
as
you
yourselves
have knowledge,
Him,
when
he
was given up,
by
the
decision
and knowledge
of
God,
you
put
to
death
on
the
cross,
by
the
hands
of evil
men:
But
God gave
him
back
to life, having made
him
free
from
the
pains
of
death
because
it
was
not
possible
for
him
to
be overcome
by
it.
For
David
said
of
him,
I
saw
the
Lord
before
my face
at
all times,
for
he
is
at
my
right
hand,
so
that
I
may
not
be moved:
And
for
this cause
my
heart
was
glad
and
my
tongue full
of joy,
and
my
flesh
will
be resting
in
hope:
For
you
will
not let
my
soul
be
in
hell
and
you
will
not
give
up
your
Holy
One
to destruction.
You
have
made
me see
the
ways
of
life;
I
will
be
full
of joy
when
I see
your
face.
My
brothers,
I
may
say
to
you
openly
that
David
came
to
his death,
and
was
put
in
the earth,
and
his resting-place
is
with
us
today.
But
being
a
prophet,
and
having
in
mind
the
oath
which
God
had given
to
him,
that
of
the
fruit
of
his body
one
would take
his place
as
a king,
He, having knowledge
of
the future,
was
talking
of
the coming
again
of
Christ
from
the dead,
that
he
was
not kept
in
hell
and
his
body
did
not
see destruction.
This
Jesus
God
has given back
to life,
of
which
we
all
are
witnesses.
And
so,
being
lifted up
to
the
right
hand
of
God,
and
having
the Father's word
that
the
Holy
Spirit
would
come,
he
has
sent
this
thing,
which
now
you
see
and
have knowledge
of.
For
David
has
not
gone
up
into
heaven,
but
says,
himself,
The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord,
Be
seated
at
my
right
hand,
Till
I
put
all
those
who
are against
you under
your
feet.
For
this
reason,
let
all
Israel
be
certain
that
this
Jesus,
whom
you
put
to death
on
the cross,
God
has
made
Lord
and
Christ.
Now
when
these
words
came
to
their
ears
their
hearts
were troubled,
and
they
said
to
Peter
and
the
other
Apostles,
Brothers,
what
are
we
to
do?
And
Peter
said, Let
your hearts
be changed,
every
one
of
you,
and
have baptism
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ,
for
the
forgiveness
of
your
sins;
and
you
will
have
the
Holy
Spirit given
to
you.
For
the word
of
God
is
for
you
and
for
your
children
and
for
all
those
who
are
far off,
even
all
those
who
may
be marked
out
by
the
Lord
our
God.
And
with
more
such
words
he gave
his witness, offering
them
salvation
and
saying, Come
out
from
this evil
generation.
Then
those
who gave hearing
to
his
words
had baptism:
and
about
three
thousand
souls
were joined
to
them
that
day.
And
they kept
their attention fixed
on
the Apostles'
teaching
and
were united
together
in
the taking
of broken
bread
and
in
prayer.
But
fear
came
on
every
soul:
and
all sorts
of
wonders
and
signs
were
done
by
the
Apostles.
And
all
those
who
were
of
the
faith
kept
together,
and
had
all
things
in
common;
And exchanging
their goods
and
property
for
money,
they made division
of
it
among
them
all,
as
they
had
need.
And
day
by
day, going
in agreement
together regularly
to
the
Temple
and,
taking
broken
bread
together
in
their houses,
they took
their
food
with
joy
and
with true
hearts,
Giving
praise
to
God,
and
having
the approval
of
all
the
people;
and
every
day
the
number
of
those
who
had
salvation
was increased
by
the
Lord.
Now
Peter
and
John
were
going
up
to
the
Temple
at
the ninth
hour,
the
hour
of
prayer;
And
a
certain
man
who
from
birth
had
had no power
in
his legs,
was taken
there
every
day,
and
put
down
at
the
door
of
the
Temple
which
is
named
Beautiful,
requesting
money
from
those
who
went
into
the
Temple;
He
then,
seeing
Peter
and
John
going
into
the
Temple, made
a
request
to
them.
And
Peter,
looking
at
him,
with
John,
said,
Keep
your eyes
on
us.
And
he gave
attention
to
them, hoping
to get
something
from
them.
But
Peter
said,
I
have
no
silver
or
gold,
but
what
I
have,
that
I
give
to
you.
In
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Nazareth,
get
up
on
your feet.
And
he took
him
by
his
right
hand, lifting
him
up;
and straight away
his
feet
and
the bones
of
his legs became strong,
And, jumping
up,
he got
on
to
his feet
and
went
into
the
Temple
with
them,
walking
and jumping
and giving
praise
to
God.
And
all
the
people
saw
him
walking
and
praising
God:
And
they saw
that
it
was
the man
who made requests
for
money
at
the door
of
the
Temple,
and
they
were full
of
wonder
and surprise
at
what
had
taken
place.
And
while
he
kept
his hands
on
Peter
and
John,
all
the
people came running
together
to
the covered
way
which
is
named Solomon's,
full
of wonder.
And
when
Peter
saw
it
he
said
to
the
people,
You
men
of
Israel,
why
are
you
so greatly
surprised
at
this
man?
or
why
are
you
looking
at
us
as
if
by
our
power
or virtue
we
had given
him
the use
of
his legs?
The
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Jacob,
the
God
of
our
fathers,
has
given
glory
to
his
servant
Jesus;
whom
you
gave
up, turning
your backs
on
him,
when
Pilate
had made
the decision
to
let
him
go
free.
But
you
would
have nothing
to
do
with
the
Holy
and
Upright
One,
and made
request
for
a
man
of blood
to
be
given
to
you,
And
put
to
death
the
Lord
of
life;
whom
God gave back
from
the
dead;
of
which fact
we
are
witnesses.
And
his
name,
through
faith
in
his
name,
has made
this
man strong,
whom
you
see
and
have knowledge
of: yes,
the
faith
which
is
through
him
has made
him
well,
before
you
all.
And
now,
my
brothers,
I
am conscious
that
you
did
this,
as
did
your
rulers,
without knowledge.
But
the
things
which
God
had
made clear
before,
by
the
mouth
of
all
the
prophets,
that
the
Christ
would
have
to undergo,
he
has put
into
effect
in
this
way.
So
then,
let
your hearts
be changed
and
be
turned
to
God,
so
that
your
sins
may
be completely taken
away,
and
times
of blessing
may
come
from
the
Lord;
And
that
he
may
send
the
Christ
who
was marked
out
for
you
from
the first,
even
Jesus:
Who
is
to
be
kept
in
heaven till
the
time
when
all
things
are
put
right,
of
which
God
has given word
by
the
mouth
of
his
holy
prophets,
who
have been
from
the earliest
times.
For
Moses
said,
The
Lord
will
give
you
a
prophet
from
among
your
people,
like
me;
you
will
give ear
to
everything
which
he
will
say
to
you.
And
every
soul
who
does
not
give attention
to
that
prophet,
will
be cut off
from
among
the
people.
And
all
the
prophets
from
Samuel
and
those
who came
after,
every
one
of
them, gave word
of
these
days.
You
are
the
sons
of
the
prophets,
and
of
the agreement
which
God
made
with
your
fathers,
saying
to
Abraham,
Through
your
seed
a blessing
will
come
on
all
the
families
of
the
earth.
To
you,
first,
God
sent
his
servant,
blessing
you
by
turning
every
one
of
you
from
his sins.
And
while
they
were
talking
to
the
people,
the
priests
and
the
captain
of
the
Temple
and
the
Sadducees
came
up
to
them,
Being
greatly troubled
because
they
were
teaching
the
people
and preaching
Jesus
as
an example
of
the coming back
from
the
dead.
And
they took
them
and
put
them
in prison till
the morning,
for
it
was
now
evening.
But
a
number
of
those
who gave
hearing
to
the
word
had
faith;
and
they
were
now
about
five
thousand.
And
on
the
day
after,
the
rulers
and
those
in authority
and
the
scribes
came
together
in
Jerusalem;
And
Annas,
the
high
priest,
was
there,
and
Caiaphas
and
John
and
Alexander,
and
all
the relations
of
the
high
priest.
Then sending
for
Peter
and
John,
they
said,
By
what
power
and
in
whose
name
have
you
done
this?
Then
Peter, being full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
said
to
them, O
you
rulers
of
the
people
and
men
of authority,
If
we
are questioned
today
about
a good work
done
to
a
man
who
was ill,
as
to
how
he
has been
made
well,
Take note,
all
of
you,
and
all
the
people
of
Israel,
that
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Nazareth,
whom
you
put
to
death
on
the cross,
whom
God gave back
from
the
dead,
even
through
him
is
this
man
now
before
you completely
well.
He
is
the
stone
which
you
builders
had
no use
for,
but
which
has
been
made
the
chief
stone
of
the
building.
And
in
no
other
is
there
salvation:
for
there
is
no
other
name
under
heaven,
given
among
men,
through
which
we
may
have
salvation.
Now
when
they
saw
that
Peter
and
John
were
without fear,
though
they
were
men
of no education
or learning,
they
were greatly
surprised;
and
they took
note
of
them
that
they
had
been
with
Jesus.
And,
seeing
that
the
man
who
had
been made
well
was
there
with
them,
they
were
not
able
to
say
anything
against
it.
But
when
they
had given
them
orders
to
go
out
of
the
Sanhedrin,
they
had
a discussion
among
themselves,
Saying,
What
are
we
to
do
with
these
men?
for
certainly
it
is clear
to
all
who
are
living
in
Jerusalem
that
a most important
sign
has
been
done
by
them,
and
it
is
not possible
to
say
that
it
is
not
so.
But
so
that
it
may
not go farther
among
the
people,
let
us put
them
in fear
of punishment
if
they
say
anything
in future
in
this
name.
And
they sent
for
them,
and
gave
them
orders
not
to
make statements
or
give
teaching
in
the
name
of
Jesus.
But
Peter
and
John
in
answer
said
to
them,
It
is
for
you
to
say
if
it
is
right
in
the eyes
of
God
to
give attention
to
you
more
than
to
God:
For
it
is
not possible
for
us
to
keep
from
saying
what
we
have
seen
and
have knowledge
of.
And
when
they
had
said
more sharp words
to
them,
they
let
them
go,
not seeing
what
punishment
they
might
give
them,
because
of
the
people;
for
all
men
were giving
praise
to
God
for
what
had
taken
place.
For
the
man
on
whom
this act
of power
was
done
was
more
than
forty
years old.
And
when
they
had
been
made
free,
they
came
back
to
their
friends,
and gave
an account
of
all
the
things
which
the
chief
priests
and
the authorities
had
said
to
them.
And
hearing
it,
they
all,
with
one
mind,
made prayer
to
God
and
said, O
Lord, maker
of
heaven
and
earth
and
the
sea
and
all
things
in
them:
Who
has
said,
by
the
Holy
Spirit,
through
the
mouth
of
our
father
David
your
servant,
Why
are
the
nations
so violently moved,
and
why
are
the thoughts
of
the
people
so
foolish?
The
kings
of
the
earth
were lifted up,
the
rulers
came
together,
against
the
Lord,
and
against
his
Christ:
For,
truly,
in
this
town,
against
your
holy
servant,
Jesus,
who
was marked out
by
you
as Christ,
Herod,
and
Pontius
Pilate,
with
the
Gentiles
and
the
people
of
Israel,
came
together,
To
do
that
which
had
been fixed
before
by
your
hand
and
your
purpose.
And
now,
Lord,
take
note
of
their cruel
words,
and
give
your
servants power
to
be preachers
of
your
word
without fear,
While
your
hand
is
stretched
out
to
do works
of mercy;
so
that
signs
and
wonders
may
be
done
through
the
name
of
your
holy
servant
Jesus.
And
when
their prayer
was ended,
the
place
where
they
were
was violently moved,
and
they
all became full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
preaching
the
word
of
God
without fear.
And
all
those
who
were
of
the
faith
were
one
in
heart
and
soul:
and
not
one
of
them
said
that
any
of
the
things
which
he
had
was
his
property
only;
but
they
had
all
things
in
common.
And
with
great
power
the
Apostles
gave
witness
of
the coming
back
of
the
Lord
Jesus
from
the
dead;
and
grace
was
on
them
all.
And
no
one
among
them
was
in need;
for
everyone
who
had
land
or
houses, exchanging
them
for
money,
took
the
price
of
them,
And
put
it
at
the
feet
of
the
Apostles
for distribution
to
everyone
as
he
had
need.
And
Joseph,
who
was given
by
the
Apostles
the name
of
Barnabas (the sense
of
which
is,
Son
of
comfort),
a
Levite
and
a
man
of
Cyprus
by
birth,
Having
a
field, got
money
for
it
and
put
the
money
at
the
feet
of
the
Apostles.
But
a
certain
man
named
Ananias,
with
Sapphira
his
wife, got
money
for
his
property,
And
kept
back
part
of
the
price,
his
wife having
knowledge
of
it,
and
took
the rest
and
put
it
at
the
feet
of
the
Apostles.
But
Peter
said,
Ananias,
why
has
the Evil
One put
it
into
your
heart
to
be false
to
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
to
keep
back part
of
the
price
of
the
land?
While
you
had
it,
was
it
not
your
property?
and
after
you
had given
it
in exchange,
was
it
not still
in
your
power?
how
has
this purpose come
into
your
mind?
you
have
been false,
not
to
men,
but
to
God.
And
at
these
words,
Ananias
went
down
on
the earth,
and
his life
went
from
him:
and
great
fear
came
on
all
who
were
present.
And
the
young
men went
and made ready
his body,
and took
it
out,
and put
it
in
the earth.
And
about
three
hours
after,
his
wife, having
no knowledge
of
what
had
taken
place,
came
in.
And
Peter
said
to
her,
Give
me
an
answer:
was
this amount
of
money
the
price
of
the
land?
And
she
said,
Yes,
it
was.
But
Peter
said
to
her,
Why
have
you made
an agreement
together
to
be false
to
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord?
See,
the
feet
of
the young
men
who
have
put
the body
of
your
husband
in
the earth,
are
at
the
door,
and
they
will
take
you
out.
And straight away
she
went
down
at
his
feet,
and
her life
went
from
her:
and
the
young
men
came
in
and saw
her
dead,
and
they took
her
out
and put
her
in
the earth
with
her
husband.
Then
great
fear
came
on
all
the
church
and
on
all
who
had knowledge
of
these
things.
Now
a number
of
signs
and
wonders
were
done
among
the
people
by
the
hands
of
the
Apostles;
and
they
were
all
together
in Solomon's
covered
way.
The
others,
in fear,
kept back
from joining
them:
but
the
people made much
of
them;
And
a
great
number
of
men
and
women
had
faith,
and
were joined
to
the
Lord;
And
they
even took
into
the
streets
people
who
were ill,
and
put
them
on beds,
so
that
when
Peter
went
by,
some
of
them
might
be
in
his
shade.
And numbers
of
people
came
together
from
the
towns round
about
Jerusalem,
with
those
who
were ill
and
those
who
were troubled
with
unclean
spirits:
and
they
were
all
made
well.
But
the
high
priest
and
those
who
were
with
him (the
Sadducees)
were
full
of envy,
And
they took
the
Apostles
and
put
them
in
the common prison.
But
in
the
night
an
angel
of
the
Lord,
opening
the
doors
of
the
prison, took
them
out
and
said,
Go, take
your
place
in
the
Temple
and give
the
people
all
the
teaching
about
this
Life.
And
hearing
this,
they
went
into
the
Temple
at
dawn,
and
were
teaching.
But
the
high
priest
and
those
who
were
with
him got
together
the
Sanhedrin
and
the representatives
of
the children
of
Israel,
and
sent
to
the
prison
to get
them.
But
the
men
who
were sent saw
that
they
were
not
in
the
prison,
and
came back
with
the news,
Saying,
The
doors
of
the
prison
were safely
shut,
and
the keepers
were
at
the
doors,
but
when
they
were
open,
there
was
nobody
inside.
Now,
at
these
words,
the
captain
of
the
Temple
and
the
chief
priests
were
greatly troubled
about
what
might
be
the
end
of
this business.
And
someone
came
and
said
to
them,
The
men,
whom
you
put
in
prison,
are
in
the
Temple
teaching
the
people.
Then
the
captain
and
some
of
the police
went
and
took
them,
but
not violently,
for
fear
that
they might
be
stoned
by
the
people.
And
they
took
them
into
the
Sanhedrin,
and
the
high
priest
said
to
them,
We
gave
you
very clear
orders
not
to
give
teaching
in
this
name:
and
now
Jerusalem
is
full
of
your
teaching,
and
you
are attempting
to
make
us responsible
for
this man's
death.
But
Peter
and
the
Apostles,
answering,
said,
We
have
to
do
the orders
of
God,
not
of
man.
The
God
of
our
fathers gave
Jesus back
to life,
whom
you
had put
to death,
hanging
him
on
a
tree.
Him
God
has
put
on high
at
his
right
hand,
as
a Ruler
and
a Saviour,
to
give
to
Israel
a change
of heart
and
forgiveness
of
sins.
And
we
are
witnesses
of
these
things,
and
so
is
the
Holy
Spirit,
whom
God
has
given
to
those
who keep
his laws.
But
when
these
words
came
to
their
ears,
they
were
cut
to
the heart,
and
had
a
mind
to
put
them
to
death.
But
one
of
the
Sanhedrin,
a
Pharisee
named
Gamaliel,
a
man
of learning
in
the
law,
of
whom
all
the
people
had
a
high opinion,
got
up
and
made
a suggestion
for
the
men
to
be
put
outside
for
a
little
time.
And
he
said
to
them,
Men
of
Israel,
take
care
what
you
do
about
these
men.
For
before
this
there
was
Theudas,
who
said
he
was
someone important,
to
whom
about
four
hundred
men gave
their support:
he
was
put
to
death,
and
his band
was broken
up
and
came
to
nothing.
After
this
man,
there
was
Judas
of
Galilee,
at
the
time
of
the numbering,
and
some
of
the
people went
after
him:
he
was
put
to
death,
and
all
his supporters
were
put
to flight.
And
now
I
say
to
you,
Do nothing
to
these
men,
but
let
them
be:
for
if
this teaching
or
this
work
is
of
men,
it
will
come
to nothing:
But
if
it
is
of
God,
you
will
not
be
able
to overcome
them,
and
you
are
in danger
of
fighting
against
God.
And
he seemed
to
them
to
be right:
and
they
sent
for
the
Apostles,
and,
after
having
them whipped
and
giving
them
orders
to
give
no
teaching
in
the
name
of
Jesus,
they
let
them
go.
So
they
went
away
from
the
Sanhedrin, happy
to undergo
shame
for
the
Name.
And
every
day,
in
the
Temple
and
privately,
they went
on
teaching
and
preaching
Jesus
as
the
Christ.
Now
in
those
days,
when
the
number
of
the
disciples
was
increasing, protests
were
made
by
the Greek Jews
against
the
Hebrews,
because
their
widows
were
not
taken care
of
in
the distribution
of food every
day.
And
the Apostles sent
for
all
the
disciples
and
said,
It
is
not
right
for
us
to
give up
preaching
the
word
of
God
in order
to
make distribution
of
food.
Take
then
from
among
you
seven
men
of
good name,
full
of
the
Spirit
and
of
wisdom,
to
whom
we
may give control
of
this business.
Then
we
will give
all
our time
to
prayer
and
the
teaching
of
the
word.
And
this
saying
was
pleasing
to
all
of
them:
and
they
made selection
of
Stephen,
a
man
full
of
faith
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
Philip
and
Prochorus
and
Nicanor
and
Timon
and
Parmenas
and
Nicolas
of
Antioch,
who
had become
a Jew:
These
they took
to
the
Apostles,
who,
after
prayer,
put
their
hands
on
them.
And
the
word
of
God
was
increasing
in power;
and
the
number
of
the
disciples
in
Jerusalem
became
very
great,
and
a
great
number
of
priests
were
in agreement
with
the
faith.
And
Stephen,
full
of
grace
and
power,
did
great
wonders
and
signs
among
the
people.
But
some
of
those
who
were
of
the
Synagogue
named
that
of
the Libertines,
and
some
of
the
men
of
Cyrene
and
of Alexandria
and
those
from
Cilicia
and
Asia,
had arguments
with
Stephen.
But
they
were
not
able
to get
the better
of
him,
for
his
words
were full
of
wisdom
and
of
the
Spirit.
Then
they got
men
to
say,
He
has
said evil
against
Moses
and
against
God,
in
our
hearing.
And
the
people,
with
the rulers
and
the
scribes,
were moved
against
him,
and
they
came
and
took
him
before
the
Sanhedrin,
And
they got
false
witnesses
who
said,
This
man
is
for ever
saying
things
against
this
holy
place
and
against
the
law:
For
he
has
said
in
our
hearing
that
this
Jesus
of
Nazareth
will
put
this
place
to destruction
and make changes
in
the rules
which
were
handed
down
to
us
by
Moses.
And
all
those
who
were
in
the
Sanhedrin,
looking
at
him,
saw
that
his
face
was
like
the
face
of
an
angel.
Then
the
high
priest
said,
Are
these
things
true?
And
he
said,
My
brothers
and
fathers,
give
hearing.
The
God
of
glory
came
to
our
father
Abraham,
when
he
was
in
Mesopotamia,
before
he
was
living
in
Haran,
And
said
to
him,
Go
out
of
your
land,
and
away
from
your family,
and
come
into
the
land
to
which
I
will
be
your guide.
Then
he
came
out
of
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans,
and
went
into
Haran;
and
from
there,
when
his
father
was
dead,
he
was guided
by
God
into
this
land,
where
you
are
living
now:
And
God
gave
him
no heritage
in
it,
not
even enough
to
put
his
foot
on:
but
he
gave
him
an undertaking
that
he
would
give
it
to
him
and
to
his
children
after
him,
though
he
had
no
child
at
that time.
And
God
said
that
his
seed
would
be living
in
a strange
land,
and
that
they
would make
them servants,
and
be cruel
to
them
for
four
hundred
years.
And
I
will
be
the
judge,
said
God,
of
that
nation
which
made
them servants:
and
after
that,
they
will
come
out
and
give
me
worship
in
this
place.
And
he made
with
him
the agreement
of
which
circumcision
was
the sign.
And
so
Abraham
had
a son,
Isaac,
and
gave
him
circumcision
on
the
eighth
day;
and
Isaac
had
a son,
Jacob,
and
Jacob
was
the
father
of
the
twelve heads
of
the families
of
Israel.
And
the brothers, moved
with
envy
against
Joseph,
gave
him
to
the Egyptians
for
money:
but
God
was
with
him,
And
made
him free
from
all
his
troubles,
and
gave
him
wisdom
and
the approval
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt,
who
made
him
ruler
over
Egypt
and
all
his
house.
Now
there
was
no
food
to
be
had
in
all
Egypt
and
Canaan,
and
there
was
great
trouble:
and
our
fathers
were
not able
to
get
food.
But
Jacob,
hearing
that
there
was
grain
in
Egypt,
sent
out
our
fathers
the
first
time.
And
the
second
time
his
brothers
had
a meeting
with
Joseph,
and
Pharaoh
had knowledge
of Joseph's
family.
Then
Joseph
sent
for
Jacob
his
father
and
all
his family, seventy-five
persons.
And
Jacob
went
down
to
Egypt,
and
came
to
his
end
there,
and
so did
our
fathers;
And
they
were taken
over
to
Shechem,
and
put
to rest
in
the
place
which
Abraham got
for
a
price
in
silver
from
the
sons
of
Hamor
in
Shechem.
But
when
the
time
was
near
for putting
into effect
the undertaking
which
God
had given
to
Abraham,
the
people
were
increasing
in
Egypt,
Till
another
king
came
to power,
who
had
no knowledge
of
Joseph.
He,
having evil designs
against
our
nation,
was cruel
to
our
fathers,
and
they
were forced
to
put
out
their young
children,
so
that
they
might
not go
on living.
At
which
time
Moses
came
to
birth,
and
he
was
very
beautiful;
and
he
was
kept
for
three
months
in
his father's
house:
And
when
he
was
put
out, Pharaoh's
daughter
took
him
and kept
him
as
her
son.
And
Moses
was trained
in
all
the
wisdom
of Egypt,
and
was
great
in
his
words
and
works.
But
when
he
was almost
forty years old,
it
came
into
his
heart
to
go
and see
his
brothers,
the children
of
Israel.
And
seeing
one
of
them being attacked,
he went
to
his help
and
gave
the
Egyptian
a death-blow:
And
he
was hoping
that
his
brothers
would see
that
God
had sent
him
to
be
their saviour;
but
they
did
not see.
And
the
day
after,
he
came
to
them,
while
they
were having
a
fight,
and
would
have
made
peace
between
them,
saying, Sirs,
you
are
brothers;
why
do
you
do
wrong
to
one
another?
But
the man
who
was
doing
wrong
to
his neighbour, pushing
him
away,
said,
Who
made
you
a
ruler
and
a
judge
over
us?
Will
you
put
me
to
death
as
you
did
the
Egyptian
yesterday?
And
at
these
words,
Moses
went
in flight
to
the
land
of
Midian,
and
was living
there
for
a time,
and
had
two
sons.
At
the end
of
forty
years,
an
angel came
to
him
in
the waste land
of
Sinai,
in
the
flame
of
a
burning thorn-tree.
And
Moses,
seeing
it,
was full
of
wonder,
and
when
he
came
up
to
have
a nearer view
of
it,
the
voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
him, saying,
I
am
the
God
of
your
fathers,
the
God
of
Abraham
and
of
Isaac
and
of
Jacob.
And
Moses, shaking
with
fear, kept
his eyes
from looking
at
it.
And
the
Lord
said,
Take
off
the
shoes
from
your
feet,
for
the
place
where
you
are
is
holy.
Truly,
I
have
seen
the sorrows
of
my
people
in
Egypt,
and
their cries
have
come
to
my
ears,
and
I
have
come
down
to make
them free:
and
now,
come,
I
will
send
you
to
Egypt.
This
Moses,
whom
they
would
not
have,
saying,
Who
made
you
a
ruler
and
a
judge?
him
God
sent
to
be
a
ruler
and
a saviour,
by
the
hand
of
the
angel
whom
he
saw
in
the thorn-tree.
This
man
took
them
out,
having
done
wonders
and
signs
in
Egypt
and
in
the
Red
Sea
and
in
the waste
land,
for
forty
years.
This
is
the
same
Moses,
who
said
to
the children
of
Israel,
God
will
give
you
a
prophet
from
among
your
brothers,
like
me.
This
is
the
man
who
was
in
the
church
in
the waste land
with
the
angel
who
was
talking
to
him
in
Sinai,
and
with
our
fathers;
and
to
him
were
given
the
living
words
of
God,
so
that
he
might
give
them
to
you.
By
whom
our
fathers
would
not
be controlled;
but
they
put
him
on
one side,
turning
back
in
their
hearts
to
Egypt,
And
saying
to
Aaron,
Make
us
gods
to
go
before
us:
as
for
this
Moses,
who
took
us
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
we
have
no idea
what
has
become
of
him.
And
they
made
the image
of
a young ox
in
those
days,
and
made
an offering
to
it,
and
had joy
in
the
work
of
their
hands.
But
God
was
turned
from
them
and let
them give
worship
to
the stars
of
heaven,
as
it says
in
the
book
of
the
prophets, Did
you
make
offerings
to
me
of sheep
and oxen
for
forty
years
in
the waste land, O
house
of
Israel?
And
you
took
up
the
tent
of
Moloch
and
the
star
of
the
god
Rephan, images
which
you
made
to
give
worship
to
them:
and
I
will
take
you away, farther
than
Babylon.
Our
fathers
had
the
Tent
of
witness
in
the waste land,
as
God
gave
orders
to
Moses
to
make
it
after
the design
which
he
had
seen.
Which
our
fathers,
in
their
turn, took
with
them
when,
with
Joshua,
they came
into
the heritage
of
the
nations
whom
God
was driving
out
before
the
face
of
our
fathers, till
the
time
of
David,
Who
was pleasing
to
God;
and
he
had
a desire
to make
a holy tent
for
the
God
of
Jacob.
But
Solomon
was
the builder
of
his
house.
But still,
the
Most
High
has
not
his resting-place
in houses
made
with
hands,
as
the
prophet
says,
Heaven
is
the seat
of
my power,
and
earth
is
a resting-place
for
my
feet:
what sort
of
house
will
you make
for
me,
says
the
Lord,
or
what
is
my
place
of
rest?
Did
not
my
hand
make
all
these
things?
You whose
hearts
are hard
and whose
ears
are shut
to me;
you
are ever working against
the
Holy
Spirit;
as
your
fathers did,
so
do
you.
Which
of
the
prophets
was
not cruelly attacked
by
your
fathers?
and
they
put
to
death
those
who gave
them
the news
of
the
coming
of
the
Upright
One;
whom
you
have
now given up
and
put
to
death;
You,
to
whom
the
law
was given
as
it
was ordered
by
angels,
and
who
have
not
kept
it.
Hearing
these
things,
they
were
cut
to
the
heart
and moved
with wrath
against
him.
But
he
was
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
looking
up
to
heaven,
he
saw
the
glory
of
God
and
Jesus
at
the
right
hand
of
God.
And
he
said,
Now
I
see
heaven open,
and
the
Son
of
man
at
the
right
hand
of
God.
But
with
loud
cries,
and stopping
their
ears,
they made
an attack
on
him
all
together,
Driving
him
out
of
the
town
and
stoning
him:
and
the
witnesses
put
their
clothing
at
the
feet
of
a
young
man
named
Saul.
And
Stephen,
while
he
was being
stoned,
made prayer
to
God,
saying,
Lord
Jesus,
take
my
spirit.
And going
down
on
his
knees,
he
said
in
a
loud
voice,
Lord,
do
not
make
them responsible
for
this
sin.
And
when
he
had
said
this,
he went
to
his rest.
And
Saul gave
approval
to
his
death.
Now
at
that
time
a violent attack
was
started
against
the
church
in
Jerusalem;
and
all
but
the
Apostles
went away
into
all parts
of Judaea
and
Samaria.
And God-fearing
men
put Stephen's body
in
its last resting-place,
making
great weeping
over
him.
But
Saul
was burning
with hate
against
the
church, going
into
every
house
and taking
men
and
women
and
putting
them
in
prison.
But
those
who
had
gone
in flight
went everywhere
preaching
the
word.
And
Philip
went
down
to
Samaria
and
was teaching
them
about
Christ.
And
all
the
people
gave
attention
to
the
words
which
Philip
said,
when
they
saw
the
signs
which
he
did.
For
unclean
spirits
came
out
from
those
who
had
them,
crying
with
a
loud
voice;
and
a number
of
those
who
were ill
and broken
in body
were made
well.
And
there
was
much
joy
in
that
town.
But
there
was
a
certain
man
named
Simon,
who
in
the past
had
been
a wonder-worker
and
a cause
of surprise
to
the
people
of
Samaria,
saying
that
he
himself
was
a
great
man:
To
whom
they
all gave
attention,
from
the
smallest
to
the
greatest,
saying,
This
man
is
that
power
of
God
which
is
named
Great.
And
they gave
attention
to
him,
because
for
a
long
time
his wonder-working powers
had kept
them
under
his control.
But
when
they
had
faith
in
the
good
news
given
by
Philip
about
the
kingdom
of
God
and
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ,
a number
of
men
and
women
had baptism.
And
Simon
himself
had
faith
and, having
had baptism,
he
went
with
Philip
and,
seeing
the
signs
and
the
great wonders
which
he
did,
he
was full
of surprise.
Now
when
the
Apostles
at
Jerusalem
had
news
that
the
people
of
Samaria
had
taken
the
word
of
God
into
their hearts,
they
sent
to
them
Peter
and
John;
Who,
when
they
came there, made
prayer
for
them,
that
the
Holy
Spirit might be given
to
them:
For
up
to
that
time
he
had
not
come
on
any
of
them;
only baptism
had
been given
to
them
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus.
Then
they
put
their
hands
on
them,
and
the
Holy
Spirit came
on
them.
Now
when
Simon
saw
that
the Holy
Spirit
was
given
through
the touch
of
the Apostles'
hands,
he made
them
an
offering
of
money,
saying,
Give
me
this
power,
so
that
when
I
put
my
hands
on
anyone
he
may get
the
Holy
Spirit.
But
Peter
said,
May
your
money
come
to
destruction
with
you,
because
you
had
the idea
that
what
is
freely given
by
God
may
be got
for
a price.
You
have
no
part
in
this business,
because
your
heart
is
not
right
before
God.
Let
your
heart
be changed,
and make prayer
to God
that
you
may
have forgiveness
for
your
evil thoughts.
For
I
see
that
you
are prisoned
in bitter envy
and
the chains
of sin.
And
Simon,
answering,
said, Make prayer
for
me
to
the
Lord,
so
that
these
things
which
you
have
said
may
not
come
on
me.
So
they,
having
given
their witness
and
made clear
the
word
of
the
Lord,
went
back
to
Jerusalem, giving
the
good
news
on
their way
in
a number
of
the small towns
of Samaria.
But
an
angel
of
the
Lord
said
to
Philip,
Get
up,
and
go
to
the
south,
to
the
road
which
goes
from
Jerusalem
to
Gaza,
through
the waste land.
And
he
went
and
there
was
a
man
of Ethiopia,
a servant
of
great authority
under
Candace,
queen
of
the
Ethiopians,
and controller
of
all
her property,
who
had
come
up
to
Jerusalem
for
worship;
He
was going
back,
seated
in
his carriage,
and
was
reading
the book
of
the
prophet
Isaiah.
And
the
Spirit
said
to
Philip,
Go
near,
and get
on
his carriage.
And
Philip,
running up
to
him, saw
that
he
was
reading
Isaiah
the
prophet,
and
said
to
him,
Is
the sense
of
what
you
are
reading clear
to
you?
And
he
said,
How
is
that possible
when
I
have
no
guide?
And
he
made
Philip get
up
by
his side.
Now
the place
in
the book
where
he
was
reading
was
this:
He
was taken,
like
a
sheep,
to
be put
to death;
and
as
a
lamb
is quiet
when
its wool
is
being
cut,
so
he made
no sound:
Being
of low degree,
his cause
was not given
a hearing:
who
has knowledge
of
his family?
for
his
life
is cut
off
from
the
earth.
And
the Ethiopian
said
to
Philip,
About
whom
are
these words
said
by
the
prophet?
about
himself,
or
some
other?
So
Philip,
starting
from
this writing, gave
him
the
good
news
about
Jesus.
And
while
they
were
going
on
their
way,
they
came
to
some
water,
and
the Ethiopian
said,
See,
here
is
water;
why
may
I
not
have baptism?
[]
And
he
gave
orders
for
the carriage
to
be
stopped,
and
the
two
of
them
went
down
into
the
water,
and
Philip
gave
him baptism.
And
when
they
came
up
out
of
the
water,
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord took
Philip
away;
and
the Ethiopian
saw
him
no
more,
for
he
went
on
his
way full
of
joy.
But
Philip
came
to
Azotus,
and
went
through
all
the
towns,
preaching
the
good
news, till
he
came
to
Caesarea.
But
Saul,
still burning
with desire
to put
to death
the
disciples
of
the
Lord,
went
to
the
high
priest,
And made
a
request
for
letters
from
him
to
the
Synagogues
of
Damascus,
so
that
if
there
were
any
of
the
Way
there,
men
or
women,
he
might take
them
as
prisoners
to
Jerusalem.
And
while
he
was
journeying,
he
came
near
Damascus;
and
suddenly
he saw
a
light
from
heaven shining round
him;
And
he went
down
on
the
earth,
and
a
voice
said
to
him,
Saul,
Saul,
why
are
you attacking
me
so cruelly?
And
he
said,
Who
are
you,
Lord?
And
he
said,
I
am
Jesus,
whom
you
are attacking:
But
get
up,
and
go
into
the
town,
and
it
will
be
made clear
to
you
what
you
have
to
do.
And
the
men
who
were
with
him
were
not able
to say
anything;
hearing
the
voice,
but
seeing
no
one.
And
Saul
got
up
from
the
earth,
and
when
his
eyes
were
open,
he
saw
nothing;
and
he
was guided
by
the
hand
into
Damascus.
And
for
three
days
he
was
not able
to
see,
and
he took
no
food
or
drink.
Now
there
was
a
certain
disciple
at
Damascus,
named
Ananias;
and
the
Lord
said
to
him
in
a
vision,
Ananias!
and
he
said,
Here
I
am,
Lord.
And
the
Lord
said
to
him,
Get
up,
and
go
to
the
street
which
is
named
Straight,
and
make
search
at
the
house
of
Judas
for
one
named
Saul
of
Tarsus:
for
he
is
at
prayer;
And
he
has
seen
a
man
named
Ananias
coming
in
and putting
his
hands
on
him,
so
that
he
may
be able
to
see.
But
Ananias
said,
Lord,
I
have
had accounts
of
this
man
from
a
number
of
people,
how
much
evil
he
has
done
to
your
saints
at
Jerusalem:
And
here
he
has
authority
from
the
chief
priests
to make
prisoners
all
who
give worship
to
your
name.
But
the
Lord
said,
Go
without fear:
for
he
is
a special
vessel
for
me,
to
give
to
the
Gentiles
and
kings
and
to
the children
of
Israel
the knowledge
of
my
name:
For
I
will
make clear
to
him
what troubles
he
will
have
to undergo
for
me.
And
Ananias
went
out
and
came
to
the
house,
and putting
his
hands
on
him,
said,
Brother
Saul,
the
Lord
Jesus,
whom
you
saw
when
you
were
on
your
journey,
has
sent
me,
so
that
you
may
be able
to
see,
and
be full
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
And straight
away
it seemed
as
if
a veil
was taken
from
his
eyes,
and
he
was able
to
see;
and
he
got
up,
and
had baptism;
And
when
he
had
taken
food
his strength
came
back.
And
for
some
days
he kept
with
the
disciples
who
were
in
Damascus.
And straight away,
in
the
Synagogues,
he
was
preaching
Jesus
as
the
Son
of
God.
And
all
those
hearing
him
were
full
of wonder
and
said,
Is
not
this
the
man
who
in
Jerusalem
was attacking
all
the worshippers
of
this
name?
and
he
had
come
here
so
that
he
might take
them
as
prisoners
before
the
chief
priests.
But
Saul went
on
increasing
in power,
and
the
Jews
in
Damascus
were
not able
to give answers
to
the arguments
by
which
he made
it clear
that
Jesus
was
the
Christ.
Then,
after
some
days,
the
Jews
made
an agreement
together
to
put
him
to
death:
But
Saul got knowledge
of
their design.
And
they
kept watch
day
and
night
on
the roads out
of
the
town,
so
that
they
might
put
him
to
death:
But
his
disciples
took
him
by
night
and
let
him
down
from
the
wall
in
a
basket.
And
when
he
came
to
Jerusalem,
he made
an attempt
to
be
joined
to
the
disciples,
but
they
were
all
in
fear
of
him,
not taking
him
for
a
disciple.
But
Barnabas
took
him
to
the
Apostles
and
gave
them
an
account
of
how
he
had
seen
the
Lord
on
the
road,
and
had given hearing
to
his
words,
and
how
at
Damascus
he
had
been preaching
in
the
name
of
Jesus
without fear.
And
he
was
with
them,
going
in
and
out
at
Jerusalem,
Preaching
in
the name
of
the Lord
without fear;
and
he
had discussions
with
the Greek Jews;
but
they
were working
for
his
death.
And
when
the
brothers
had knowledge
of
it,
they took
him
to
Caesarea
and
sent
him
to
Tarsus.
And
so
the
church
through
all Judaea
and
Galilee
and
Samaria
had
peace
and
was made strong;
and,
living
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
and
in
the
comfort
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
was
increased greatly.
And
it
came
about
that
while
Peter
was
going
through
all parts
of
the country
he
came
to
the
saints
who
were
living
at
Lydda.
And
there
was
a
certain
man
there,
named
Aeneas,
who
for
eight
years
had
been
in bed, without power
of moving.
And
Peter
said
to
him,
Aeneas,
Jesus
Christ makes
you
well:
get
up
and
make
your
bed.
And straight away
he
got
up.
And
all
those
living
in
Lydda
and
Sharon
saw
him,
and
were
turned
to
the
Lord.
Now
there
was
at
Joppa
a
certain
disciple
named
Tabitha,
that
is,
Dorcas:
this
woman
was given
to
good
works
and
acts
of mercy
at all times.
And
it
came
about,
in
those
days,
that
she
got
ill
and
came
to
her
death:
and
when
she
had
been
washed,
they
put
her
in
a
room
which
was high up.
And
because
Lydda
was
near
Joppa,
the
disciples, having knowledge
that
Peter
was
there,
sent
two
men
to
him, requesting
him
to
come
to
them
straight
away.
And
Peter
went
with
them.
And
when
he
had
come,
they
took
him
into
the
room:
and
all
the
widows
were
there,
weeping
and
putting
before
him
the
coats
and
clothing
which
Dorcas
had
made
while
she
was
with
them.
But
Peter
made
them
all go
outside,
and went
down
on
his
knees
in
prayer;
and
turning
to
the
body,
he
said,
Tabitha,
get
up.
And,
opening
her
eyes,
she
saw
Peter
and
got
up.
And
he
took
her
hand, lifting
her
up;
and, sending
for
the
saints
and
widows,
he
gave
her
to
them,
living.
And news
of
it
went
all
through
Joppa,
and
a number
of
people
had
faith
in
the
Lord.
And
he
was
living
in
Joppa
for
some
time
with
Simon,
a leather-worker.
Now
there
was
a
certain
man
in
Caesarea,
named
Cornelius,
the captain
of
the
Italian band
of
the army;
A serious-minded
man,
fearing
God
with
all
his
family;
he
gave
much
money
to
the poor,
and
made prayer
to
God
at
all times.
He
saw
in
a
vision,
clearly,
at
about
the ninth
hour
of
the
day,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
coming
to
him
and
saying
to
him,
Cornelius!
And
he,
looking
on
him
in fear,
said,
What
is
it,
Lord?
And
he
said
to
him,
Your
prayers
and
your offerings
have
come
up
to
God,
and
he
has kept
them
in
mind.
Now
send
men
to
Joppa,
and get
one
Simon,
named
Peter,
Who
is living
with
Simon,
a leather-worker,
whose
house
is
by
the
sea.
And
when
the
angel
who
said
these
words
to
him
had
gone
away,
he sent
for
two
of
his house-servants,
and
a God-fearing
man
of
the army,
one
of
those
who
were waiting
on
him
at
all times;
And having given
them
an account
of
everything,
he
sent
them
to
Joppa.
Now
the
day
after,
when
they
were
on
their journey
and
were
near
the
town,
Peter
went
up
to
the top
of
the house
for
prayer,
about
the
sixth
hour:
And
he
was
in need
of food:
but
while
they
were getting
it ready,
a deep sleep
came
on
him;
And
he
saw
the
heavens
opening,
and
a
vessel
coming
down,
like
a
great cloth
let
down
on
the
earth,
In
which
were
all sorts
of beasts
and
birds.
And
a
voice
came
to
him, saying,
Come,
Peter;
take
them
for
food.
But
Peter
said,
No,
Lord;
for
I
have
never taken
food
which
is
common
or
unclean.
And
the
voice came
to
him
a
second
time,
What
God
has
made
clean,
do
not
you
make common.
And
this
was
done
three
times:
and
then
the
vessel
was
taken
back
into
heaven.
Now
while
Peter
was
in doubt
as
to
the
purpose
of
this
vision,
the
men
who
were
sent
by
Cornelius, having made search
for Simon's
house,
came
to
the door,
To see
if
Simon,
named
Peter,
was living
there.
And,
while
Peter
was turning
the
vision
over
in
his mind,
the
Spirit
said
to
him,
See, three
men
are
looking
for
you.
Go
down,
then,
and
go
with
them,
doubting
nothing,
for
I
have
sent
them.
And
Peter
went
down
to
the
men,
and
said,
I
am
the
man
you
are
looking
for:
why
have
you
come?
And
they
said,
Cornelius,
a captain,
an
upright
and
God-fearing
man, respected
by
all
the
nation
of
the
Jews,
had
word
from
God
by
an
angel
to
send
for
you
to
his
house,
and
to
give
hearing
to
your
words.
So
he took
them
in
for
the night.
And
the
day
after,
he
went
with
them, taking
some
of
the
brothers
from
Joppa
with
him.
And
the
day
after
that,
they
came
to
Caesarea.
And
Cornelius
was
waiting
for
them, having got
together
his
relations
and
his
near
friends.
And
when
Peter
came
in,
Cornelius
came
to
him
and,
falling
down
at
his
feet, gave
him
worship.
But
Peter, lifting
him
up,
said,
Get
up,
for
I
am
a
man
as
you
are.
And saying
these
words,
he
went
in,
and saw
that
a
great
number
of
people
had
come
together;
And
he
said
to
them,
You
yourselves
have knowledge
that
it
is
against
the law
for
a
man
who
is
a
Jew
to
be
in
the company
of
one
who
is
of
another nation;
but
God
has
made
it clear
to
me
that
no
man
may
be
named
common
or
unclean:
And
so
I
came
without
question,
when
I
was
sent
for.
What
then
is
your purpose
in sending
for
me?
And
Cornelius
said,
Four
days
from
now
I
was
in
my
house
in
prayer
at
the ninth
hour;
and
I
saw
before
me
a
man
in
shining
clothing,
Who
said,
Cornelius,
your
prayer
has come
to
the ears
of
God,
and
your offerings
are kept
in
his memory.
Send,
then,
to
Joppa,
and get
Simon,
named
Peter,
to come
to
you;
he
is living
in
the
house
of
Simon,
a leather-worker,
by
the
sea.
So, straight away,
I
sent
for
you;
and
you
have
done
well
to
come.
And
now,
we
are
all
present
before
God, ready
to
give attention
to
all
the
things
which
the
Lord
has given
you
to
say.
Then
Peter
said, Truly,
I see clearly
that
God
is
no respecter
of persons:
But
in
every
nation,
the man
who
has
fear
of
him
and
does
righteousness
is pleasing
to
him.
The
word
which
he
sent
to
the children
of
Israel, giving
the
good
news
of
peace
through
Jesus
Christ (who
is
Lord
of
all) —
That
word
you
yourselves
have knowledge
of,
which
was
made public
through
all Judaea,
starting
from
Galilee,
after
the
baptism
of
which
John
was
the
preacher,
About
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
how
God gave
the
Holy
Spirit
to
him,
with
power:
and
how
he
went
about
doing
good
and making
well
all
who
were troubled
by evil
spirits,
for
God
was
with
him.
And
we
are
witnesses
of
all
the
things
which
he
did
in
the
country
of
the
Jews
and
in
Jerusalem;
whom
they
put
to
death,
hanging
him
on
a
tree.
On
the
third
day
God
gave
him
back
to life,
and
let
him
be
seen,
Not
by
all
the
people,
but
by
witnesses marked
out
before
by
God,
even
by
us,
who took food
and drink
with
him
after
he
came back
from
the
dead.
And
he
gave us
orders
to
give news
of
this
to
the
people,
and
to
give public witness
that
this
is
he
whom
God
has
made
judge
of
the
living
and
the
dead.
To
him
all
the
prophets give
witness,
that
through
his
name
everyone
who
has
faith
in
him
will
have
forgiveness
of
sins.
While
Peter
was
saying
these
words,
the
Holy
Spirit
came
on
all
those
who
were
hearing
the
word.
And
the Jews
of
the faith,
who
had
come
with
Peter,
were full
of wonder,
because
the
Holy
Spirit
was given
to
the
Gentiles,
And
they
were
talking
in
tongues,
and giving glory
to
God.
Then
Peter
said,
Will
any
man
say
that
these
may
not
have baptism
who
have
been given
the
Holy
Spirit
as
we
have?
And
he gave orders
for
them
to
have baptism
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ.
Then
they
kept
him
with
them
for
some
days.
Now
the
Apostles
and
the
brothers
who
were
in Judaea
had
news
that
the
word
of
God
had
been given
to
the
Gentiles.
And
when
Peter
came
to
Jerusalem,
those
who kept
the rule
of
circumcision
had
an argument
with
him,
Saying,
You
went
to
men
without circumcision,
and took food
with
them.
But
Peter gave
them
an account
of
it all
in
order,
saying
to
them,
I
was
in
the
town
of
Joppa,
at
prayer:
and
falling
into
a deep sleep,
I
saw
in
a
vision
a
vessel
like
a
great cloth
let
down
from
heaven,
and
it
came
down
to
me:
And
looking
on
it
with attention
I
saw
in
it
all sorts
of
beasts
and
birds.
And
a
voice
came
to
my
ears
saying,
Come,
Peter; take
them
for
food.
But
I
said,
No,
Lord;
for
nothing
common
or
unclean
has
ever
come
into
my
mouth.
But
the
voice, coming
a
second
time
from
heaven,
said,
What
God
has
made
clean,
do
not
you
make common.
And
this
was
done
three
times,
and
they
were
all
taken
up
again
into
heaven.
And
at
that minute,
three
men,
sent
from
Caesarea,
came
to
the
house
where
we
were.
And
the
Spirit gave
me orders
to
go
with
them,
doubting
nothing.
And
these
six
brothers
came
with
me;
and
we
went
into
that man's
house:
And
he gave
us
an account
of
how
he
had
seen
the
angel
in
his
house,
saying,
Send
to
Joppa,
and get
Simon,
named
Peter,
to
come
to
you;
Who
will
say
words
to
you
through
which
you
and
all
your
family
may
get
salvation.
And,
while
I
was
talking
to
them,
the
Holy
Spirit
came
on
them,
as
on
us
at
first.
And
the
words
of
the
Lord came
into
my mind,
how
he
said,
The baptism
of
John
was
with
water,
but
you
will
have baptism
with
the
Holy
Spirit.
If
then
God
gave
them,
when
they
had
faith
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
the
same
as
he
gave
to
us,
who
was
I
to go
against
God?
And
hearing
these
things
they
said nothing more,
but
gave
glory
to
God,
saying,
Then
to
the
Gentiles
as
to
us
has
God
given
a change
of heart,
so
that
they
may
have
life.
Then
those
who
had
gone
away
at
the
time
of
the
trouble
about
Stephen,
went
as
far
as
Phoenicia
and
Cyprus,
preaching
to
the
Jews
only.
But
some
of
them,
men
of
Cyprus
and
Cyrene,
when
they
came
to
Antioch, gave
the
good
news
about
the
Lord
Jesus
to
the
Greeks.
And
the
power
of
the
Lord
was
with
them,
and
a
great
number
had
faith
and
were
turned
to
the
Lord.
And
news
of
them
came
to
the
ears
of
the
church
at
Jerusalem:
and
they
sent
Barnabas
as
far
as
Antioch:
Who,
when
he
came
and
saw
the
grace
of
God,
was
glad;
and
he made clear
to
them
the need
of keeping near
the
Lord
with
all
the strength
of
their
hearts:
For
he
was
a
good
man
and
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit
and
of
faith:
and
a great
number
were joined
to
the
Lord.
Then
he
went
on
to
Tarsus,
looking
for
Saul;
And
when
he
had
come across
him,
he
took
him
to
Antioch.
And
they
were
with
the
church
there
for
a
year,
teaching
the
people;
and
the
disciples
were
first given
the
name
of
Christians
in
Antioch.
Now
in
those
days
prophets
came
from
Jerusalem
to
Antioch.
And
one
of
them,
named
Agabus,
said publicly
through
the
Spirit
that
there
would
be serious need
of food
all
over
the
earth:
which
came
about
in
the
time
of
Claudius.
And
the
disciples,
everyone
as
he
was able, made
a decision
to
send help
to
the
brothers
living
in Judaea:
Which
they
did,
sending
it
to
the rulers
of
the church
by
the
hand
of
Barnabas
and
Saul.
Now,
about
that
time,
Herod
the
king made cruel attacks
on
the Christians.
And
he
put
James,
the
brother
of
John,
to
death
with
the
sword.
And
when
he
saw
that
this
was
pleasing
to
the
Jews
he
went
on
to take
Peter
in addition.
This
was
at
the
time
of
the feast
of
unleavened bread.
And having
taken
him,
he
put
him
in
prison,
with
four bands
of armed
men
to
keep
watch
over
him;
his
purpose being
to
take
him
out
to
the
people
after
the
Passover.
So
Peter
was
kept
in
prison:
but
the
church
made strong
prayer
to
God
for
him.
And
when
Herod
was
about
to take
him
out,
the
same
night
Peter
was
sleeping
in
chains
between
two armed
men,
and
the watchmen
were
keeping
watch
before
the
door
of
the
prison.
And
a great
light
was
seen shining
in
the room,
and
an
angel
of
the
Lord
came
to
Peter
and, touching
him
on
his
side
so
that
he
came
out
of
his sleep,
said,
Get
up
quickly.
And
his
chains
came off
his
hands.
Then
the
angel
said,
Put
on
your shoes
and get ready
to go.
And
he
did
so.
And
he
said,
Put
your
coat round
you
and come
with
me.
And
he
went
out
after
him;
and
he
was
not certain
if
what
was
done
by
the
angel
was
a
fact,
for
it
seemed
to
him
that
he
was
seeing
a
vision.
And
when
they
had
gone past
the
first
and
second watchmen
they
came
to
the
iron door
into
the
town,
which
came
open
by
itself:
and
they
went
out
and down
one
street;
and
then
the
angel
went
away.
And
when
Peter
came
to
his
senses
he
said,
Now,
truly,
I
am certain
that
the
Lord
has
sent
his
angel
and
taken
me
out
of
the
hands
of
Herod,
against
all
the hopes
of
the
Jews.
And
when
he became clear
about
this,
he
went
to
the
house
of
Mary,
the
mother
of
John named
Mark,
where
a
number
of
them
had
come
together
for
prayer.
And
he gave
a blow
on
the
door,
and
a young girl
came
to
it,
named
Rhoda.
And hearing
the
voice
of
Peter,
in
her
joy she went running,
without
opening
the door,
to say
that
Peter
was
outside.
And
they
said
to
her,
You
are off
your head.
But still
she
said,
with decision,
that
it
was
so.
And
they
said,
It
is
his
angel.
But
Peter went
on giving blows
on
the door:
and
when
it
was
open
and
they
saw
him,
they
were full
of wonder.
But
he
made
a sign
to
them
with
his
hand
to
be
quiet,
and
gave
them
an
account
of
how
the
Lord
had taken
him
out
of
prison.
And
he
said,
Give
the news
to
James
and
the
brothers.
And
then
he
went
away.
Now
when
it
was
day,
the armed men
were
greatly troubled
about
what
had
become
of
Peter.
And
Herod,
when
he sent
for
him,
and
he
was
not
there,
after questioning
the watchmen,
gave
orders
that
they
were
to
be put
to death.
Then
he
went
down
from Judaea
to
Caesarea
for
a
time.
Now
he
was
very
angry
with
the
people
of
Tyre
and
Sidon:
and
they
came
to
him,
all
together,
and
having made friends
with
Blastus,
the controller
of
the king's house,
they made
a
request
for
peace,
because
their
country
was dependent
on
the king's
country
for
its food.
And
on
the
day
which
had
been fixed,
Herod, dressed
in
his
robes
and
seated
in
his place, made
a public statement
to
them.
And
the
people,
with loud cries,
said,
It
is
the
voice
of
a
god,
not
of
a
man.
And straight away
the
angel
of
the
Lord sent
a disease
on
him,
because
he
did
not
give
the
glory
to
God:
and
his flesh
was wasted away
by
worms,
and
so
he
came
to
his end.
But
the
word
of
the
Lord went
on
increasing.
And
Barnabas
and
Saul came
back
from
Jerusalem,
when
their work
was ended,
taking
with them
John named
Mark.
Now
there
were
at
Antioch,
in
the
church
there,
prophets
and
teachers,
Barnabas,
and Symeon
who
was
named
Niger,
and
Lucius
of
Cyrene,
and
Manaen,
a relation
of
Herod
the king,
and
Saul.
And
while
they
were
doing
the Lord's
work,
and going
without food,
the
Holy
Spirit
said,
Let
Barnabas
and
Saul
be given
to
me
for
the special
work
for
which
they
have
been marked
out
by
me.
Then,
after
prayer
and going
without food
they
put
their
hands
on
them,
and
sent
them
away.
So, being
sent out
by
the
Holy
Spirit,
they
went
down
to
Seleucia;
and
from
there
they
went
by ship
to
Cyprus.
And
at
Salamis
they
were
preaching
the
word
of
God
in
the
Synagogues
of
the
Jews:
and
John
was
with
them, helping
them.
And
when
they
had
gone
through
all
the
island
to
Paphos,
they came
across
a
certain wonder-worker
and
false
prophet,
a
Jew
whose
name
was
Bar-Jesus;
Who
was
with
the ruler,
Sergius
Paulus,
an able
man.
This
man sent
for
Barnabas
and
Saul, desiring
to
have knowledge
of
the
word
of
God.
But
Elymas,
the wonder-worker (for
that
is
the sense
of
his
name), put
himself
against
them,
with
the
purpose
of turning
the ruler
from
the
faith.
But
Saul,
whose
other name
is
Paul, being full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
looking hard
at
him,
said,
O
you,
who
are
full
of false tricks
and evil
ways,
a
son
of
the Evil
One, hating
all
righteousness,
will
you
for ever
be turning
people
from
the
right
ways
of
the
Lord?
And
now,
see,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
is
on
you,
and
you
will
be
blind
and
not able
to
see
the
sun
for
a
time.
And straight away
a dark
mist
came
down
on
him;
and
he
went
about
looking
for
a guide.
Then
the ruler,
when
he
saw
what
was
done,
had
faith,
being full
of wonder
at
the
teaching
of
the
Lord.
Then
Paul
and
those
who
were
with
him
went
by ship
from
Paphos
and
came
to
Perga
in
Pamphylia:
and
there
John
went
away
from
them
and
came
back
to
Jerusalem.
But
they,
going
through
from
Perga,
came
to
Antioch
in
Pisidia;
and
they
went
into
the
Synagogue
on
the
Sabbath
and
were
seated.
And
after
the
reading
of
the
law
and
the
prophets,
the rulers
of
the
Synagogue
sent
to
them,
saying,
Brothers,
if
you
have
a
word
of
comfort
for
the
people,
say
on.
And
Paul,
getting
up
and making
a sign
with
his
hand,
said,
Men
of Israel,
and
you
who
have
the
fear
of
God,
give ear.
The
God
of
this
people
Israel
made selection
of
our
fathers, lifting
the
people up
from
their low condition
when
they
were living
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
with
a strong
arm took
them
out
of
it.
And
for
about
forty years
he
put up
with
their ways
in
the waste land.
And having put
to destruction
seven
nations
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
he gave
them
the
land
for
their heritage
for
about four hundred
and fifty years.
And
after
these
things
he
gave
them
judges, till
the time
of
Samuel
the
prophet.
Then
at
their
request
for
a
king,
God
gave
them
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish,
a
man
of
the family
of
Benjamin,
who
was
their
king
for
forty
years.
And
having
put
him
on
one side,
he
made
David
their
king,
to
whom
he
gave
witness,
saying,
I
have taken
David,
the son
of
Jesse,
a
man dear
to
my
heart,
who
will
do
all
my pleasure.
From
this man's
seed
has
God given
to
Israel
a Saviour, even
Jesus,
as
he gave
his word;
For
whose
coming
John made ready
the
way
by preaching
to
all
the
people
of
Israel
the
baptism
which goes
with a change
of heart.
And
when
John
was
completing
his work,
he
said,
What
do
I seem
to
you
to
be?
I
am
not
he;
but
one
is
coming
after
me,
whose
shoes
I
am
not
good enough
to undo.
My
brothers,
children
of
the
family
of
Abraham,
and
those
among
you
who
have
the
fear
of
God,
to
us
the
word
of
this
salvation
is
sent.
For
the
men
of
Jerusalem
and
their
rulers, having
no
knowledge
of
him,
or
of
the sayings
of
the
prophets
which
come
to
their ears
every
Sabbath
day, gave
effect
to
them
by
judging
him.
And
though
no
cause
of
death
was seen
in
him,
they made
a
request
to
Pilate
that
he
might
be
put
to
death.
And
when
they
had done
all
the
things said
in
the Writings
about
him,
they
took
him
down
from
the
tree,
and
put
him
in
the
place
of
the dead.
But
God gave
him back
from
the
dead:
And
for
a
number
of
days
he
was
seen
by
those
who
came
with
him
from
Galilee
to
Jerusalem,
who
are
now
his
witnesses
before
the
people.
And
we
are giving
you
the
good
news
of
the undertaking
made
to
the
fathers,
Which
God
has
now put
into
effect
for
our
children,
by sending
Jesus;
as
it says
in
the
second
Psalm,
You
are
my
Son;
this
day
I
have given
you
being.
And
about
his coming
back
from
the
dead,
never
again
to go
to destruction,
he
has
said
these words,
I
will
give
you
the
holy
and certain mercies
of
David.
Because
he
says
in
another Psalm,
You
will
not
let
your
Holy
One
see destruction.
Now
David, having done God's work
for
his
generation,
went
to
sleep,
and
was put
with
his
fathers,
and
his body came
to destruction:
But
he,
who
was lifted
up
by
God,
did
not
see destruction.
And
so,
let
it
be clear
to
you,
my
brothers,
that
through
this
man
forgiveness
of
sins
is offered
to
you:
And
through
him
everyone
who
has
faith
is made free
from
all
those
things,
from
which
the
law
of
Moses
was
not
able
to
make
you free.
So
take
care
that
these words
of
the
prophets
do
not
come true
for
you;
See,
you doubters,
have
wonder
and come
to
your end;
for
I
will
do
a
thing
in
your
days
to
which
you
will
not give belief,
even
if
it
is made clear
to
you.
And
when
they went out,
they
made
a request
that
these
words might
be
said
to
them
again
on
the
Sabbath
after.
Now
when
the meeting
was ended,
a
number
of
the
Jews
and
of
the
God-fearing Gentiles
who
had become
Jews, went
after
Paul
and
Barnabas:
who
put
before
them how important
it
was
to keep
on
in
the
grace
of
God.
And
on
the
Sabbath
after,
almost
all
the
town
came
together
to
give
hearing
to
the
word
of
God.
But
when
the
Jews
saw such
a great
number
of
people,
they
were full
of envy
and
said
evil
words
against Paul's preaching.
Then
Paul
and
Barnabas
without fear
said,
It
was
necessary
for
the
word
of
God
to
be given
to
you
first;
but
because
you
will
have
nothing
to
do
with
it,
and
have
no desire
for
eternal
life,
it
will
now
be offered
to
the
Gentiles.
For
so
the
Lord
has
given
us
orders, saying,
I
have
given
you
for
a
light
to
the
Gentiles
so
that
you
may
be
for
salvation
to
the ends
of
the
earth.
And
the
Gentiles,
hearing
this,
were
glad
and gave
glory
to
the
word
of
God:
and
those marked
out
by
God
for
eternal
life
had
faith.
And
the
word
of
the
Lord went
through
all
the
country.
But
the
Jews, working up
the feelings
of
the
God-fearing
women
of high position
and
of
the chief
men
of
the
town, got
an attack started
against
Paul
and
Barnabas, driving
them
out
of
those parts.
But
they, shaking
off
the
dust
of
that place
from
their
feet,
came
to
Iconium.
And
the
disciples
were
full
of
joy
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
Now
in
Iconium
they
went
together
to
the
Synagogue
of
the
Jews
and gave
such
teaching
that
a
great
number
of
Jews
and
Greeks
had
faith.
But
those
Jews
who
had
not
the faith, made
the
minds
of
the
Gentiles bitter
against
the
brothers.
So
they kept
there
for
a
long
time,
taking heart
in
the
Lord,
who
gave
witness
to
the
word
of
his
grace
by causing
signs
and
wonders
to
be
done
by
their
hands.
But
there
was
a division among
the
people
of
the
town;
some
were
on
the side
of
the
Jews
and
some
on
the side
of
the
Apostles.
And
when
a violent
attempt
was
made
by
the
Gentiles
and
the
Jews,
with
their
rulers,
to make
an attack
on
them
and
have
them
stoned,
Having got news
of
it,
they went
in flight
to
the
towns
of
Lycaonia,
Lystra,
and
Derbe,
and
the
country round
about:
And went
on
preaching
the
good
news
there.
And
at
Lystra
there
was
a
certain
man,
who
from
birth
had
been
without
the use
of
his
feet,
never having
had
the power
of
walking.
This
man
was giving ear
to
the preaching
of
Paul,
who,
looking
at
him,
and
seeing
that
he
had
faith
to
be
made
well,
Said
in
a
loud
voice,
Get
up
on
your
feet.
And, jumping
up,
he
went
walking
about.
And
when
the
people
saw
what
Paul
had
done,
they
said
in
a loud
voice,
in
the
language
of Lycaonia,
The
gods
have
come
down
to
us
in
the
form
of
men.
And
they gave
the
name
of Jupiter
to
Barnabas,
and
to
Paul
that
of Mercury,
because
he
was
the
chief talker.
And
the
priest
of
the image
of Jupiter,
which
was
before
the
town,
took
oxen
and flowers
to
the doors
of
the
town,
and
was
about
to make
an
offering
with
the
people.
But
when
this
came
to
the
ears
of
the
Apostles,
Paul
and
Barnabas,
they went running
out
among
the
people, parting
their
clothing,
and
crying
out,
Good
people,
why
are
you
doing
these
things?
We
are
men
with
the
same feelings
as
you,
and
we
give
you
the
good
news
so
that
you
may
be
turned
away
from
these foolish
things
to
the
living
God,
who
made
the
heaven
and
the
earth
and
the
sea
and
all
things
in
them:
Who
in
the
past
let
all
nations
go
in
the
ways
which seemed good
to
them.
But
he
was
not
without
witness,
because
he
did
good,
and
gave
you
rain
from
heaven
and
times
of fruit, making
your
hearts full
of
food
and joy.
And
even
with
these
words,
it
was hard
for
them
to
keep
the
people
from making
an
offering
to
them.
But
some
Jews
came
to
that place
from
Antioch
and
Iconium,
and got control
over
the
people;
and
after
stoning
Paul,
they
had
him pulled
out
of
the
town, taking
him
for
dead.
But
when
the
disciples
came round
him,
he
got
up
and
went
into
the
town:
and
the
day
after
he
went
away
with
Barnabas
to
Derbe.
And having
made
a
number
of
disciples through
the
preaching
of
the
good
news
in
that
town,
they
went
back
to
Lystra
and
Iconium
and
Antioch,
Making strong
the
souls
of
the
disciples,
saying
to
them
that
they
were
to keep
the
faith,
and
that
we
have
to
go
through
troubles
of
all sorts
to
come
into
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
when
they
had made selection
of
some
to
be rulers
in
every
church,
and
had given
themselves
to
prayer
and
kept
themselves
from
food,
they put
them
into
the care
of
the
Lord
in
whom
they
had
faith.
And
they
went
through
Pisidia
and
came
to
Pamphylia.
And,
after
preaching
the
word
in
Perga,
they
went
down
to
Attalia;
And
from
there
they went
by ship
to
Antioch,
where
they
had
been
handed
over
to
the
grace
of
God
for
the
work
which
they
had
not
done.
And
when
they
came
there,
and
had got
the
church
together,
they
gave
them
an account
of
all
the
things
which
God
had
done
through
them,
and
how
he
had
made
open
a
door
of
faith
to
the
Gentiles.
And
they
were
with
the
disciples
there
for
a
long
time.
Now
certain
men
came
down
from Judaea,
teaching
the
brothers
and
saying
that
without
circumcision,
after
the rule
of
Moses, there
is
no
salvation.
And
after
Paul
and
Barnabas
had
had
no
little argument
and
discussion
with
them,
the brothers
made
a decision
to send
Paul
and
Barnabas
and
certain
others
of
them
to
the
Apostles
and
the rulers
of
the church
at
Jerusalem
about
this question.
So
they, being
sent
on
their
way
by
the
church,
went
through
Phoenicia
and
Samaria,
giving news
of
the salvation
of
the
Gentiles,
to
the
great
joy
of
all
the
brothers.
And
when
they
came
to
Jerusalem,
they
had
a meeting
with
the
church
and
the
Apostles
and
the rulers,
and
they
gave
an account
of
all
the
things
which
God
had
done
through
them.
But
some
of
the
Pharisees,
who
were
of
the
faith, got
up
and
said,
It
is
necessary
for
these
to
have
circumcision
and
to
keep
the
law
of
Moses.
And
the
Apostles
and
the rulers
of
the church
came
together
and gave thought
to
the
question.
And
when
there
had
been
much
discussion,
Peter
got
up
and
said
to
them,
My
brothers,
you
have knowledge
that
some
time
back
it
was God's pleasure
that
by
my
mouth
the
good
news
might
be given
to
the
Gentiles
so
that
they
might
have
faith.
And
God,
the searcher
of
hearts,
was
a
witness
to
them,
giving
them
the
Holy
Spirit
even
as
he
did
to
us;
Making
no division
between
them
and us,
but making
clean
their
hearts
by
faith.
Why
then
are
you
testing
God,
by putting
on
the
neck
of
the
disciples
a
yoke
so hard
that
not even
our
fathers
or
we
were
strong
enough
for
it?
But
we
have
faith
that
we
will
get
salvation
through
the
grace
of
the
Lord
Jesus
in
the
same
way
as
they.
And
all
the
people
were
quiet
while
Barnabas
and
Paul
gave
an
account
of
the
signs
and
wonders
which
God
had
done
among
the
Gentiles
by
them.
And
when
they
had
come
to
an
end,
James,
answering,
said,
My
brothers,
give ear
to
me:
Symeon
has given
an account
of
how
God
was
first pleased
to
take
from
among
the
Gentiles
a
people
for
himself.
And
this
is
in agreement
with
the
words
of
the
prophets,
as
it
is
said,
After
these
things
I
will come back,
and
will put up
the
tent
of
David
which
has
been broken
down, building up
again
its broken parts
and making
it complete:
So
that
the
rest
of
men
may
make search
for
the
Lord,
and
all
the
Gentiles
on
whom
my
name
is
named,
Says
the Lord, who
has made these things clear
from
the earliest times.
For
this
reason
my decision
is,
that
we
do
not put
trouble
in
the
way
of
those
who
from
among
the
Gentiles
are
turned
to
God;
But
that
we give
them orders
to keep
themselves
from
things offered
to false gods,
and
from
the evil desires
of
the body,
and
from
the flesh
of animals put
to
death
in ways
against
the law,
and
from
blood.
For
Moses,
from
times
long past,
has
his preachers
in
every
town,
reading
his law
in
the
Synagogues
every
Sabbath.
Then
it
seemed
good
to
the
Apostles
and
the rulers
and
all
the
church,
to
send
men
from
among
them
to
Antioch
with
Paul
and
Barnabas;
Judas,
named
Barsabbas,
and
Silas,
chief
men
among
the
brothers:
And
they
sent
a
letter
by
them, saying,
The
Apostles
and
the
older
brothers,
to
the
brothers
who
are
of
the
Gentiles
in
Antioch
and
Syria
and
Cilicia,
may
joy
be
with
you:
Because
we
have knowledge
that
some
who
went
from
us
have
been troubling
you
with
their
words, putting
your
souls
in doubt;
to
whom
we
gave
no
such order;
It
seemed
good
to us, having
come
to
an agreement
together,
to
send
these
men
to
you,
with
our
well loved
Barnabas
and
Paul,
Men
who
have
given
up
their
lives
for
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
And
so
we
have
sent
Judas
and
Silas,
who
will
say
the
same
things
to
you
themselves,
by
word
of mouth.
For
it
seemed
good
to
the
Holy
Spirit
and
to us,
to
put
on
you
nothing
more
than
these necessary
things;
To
keep
from
things offered
to false gods,
and
from
blood,
and
from
things put
to
death
in ways
which
are
against
the law,
and
from
the evil desires
of
the body;
if
you
keep
yourselves
from
these,
you
will
do
well.
May
you
be happy.
So
they, being
sent
away,
came
down
to
Antioch,
and
having got
the
people
together,
they
gave
them
the
letter.
And
after
reading
it,
they
were
glad
of its
comfort.
And
Judas
and
Silas,
who
themselves
were
prophets, gave
teaching
to
the
brothers
and made
them strong
in
the faith.
And
when
they
had been
there
for
some
time,
they
were
sent
back
in
peace
by
the
brothers
to
those
who
had
sent
them.
[]
But
Paul
and
Barnabas
kept
on
in
Antioch,
teaching
and
preaching
the
word
of
God,
with
a number
of
others.
And
after
some
days,
Paul
said
to
Barnabas,
Let
us go
back
and see
the
brothers
in
every
town
where
we
have given
the
word
of
God,
and see
how
they
are.
And
Barnabas
had
a
desire
to
take
with
them
John,
named
Mark.
But
Paul
was
of
the opinion
that
it
was
not
right
to
take
with
them
one
who
had
gone
away
from
them
in
Pamphylia,
and
had
not
gone
on
with
the
work.
And
there
was
a
sharp argument
between
them,
so
that
they
were parted
from
one
another,
and
Barnabas
took
Mark
with
him
and
went
by ship
to
Cyprus;
But
Paul took
Silas
and
went
away
with
the
blessing
of
the
brothers.
And
he
went
through
Syria
and
Cilicia, making
the
churches stronger
in
the faith.
And
he
came
to
Derbe
and
Lystra:
and
there
was
a
certain
disciple
there
named
Timothy,
whose mother
was
one
of
the
Jews
of
the faith,
but
his
father
was
a
Greek;
Of
whom
the
brothers
at
Lystra
and
Iconium
had
a high opinion.
Paul
had
a
desire
for
him
to
go
with
him,
and
he gave
him
circumcision
because
of
the
Jews
who
were
in
those
parts:
for
they
all
had knowledge
that
his
father
was
a
Greek.
And
on
their
way
through
the
towns,
they
gave
them
the rules
which
had
been made
by
the
Apostles
and
the rulers
of
the church
at
Jerusalem,
so
that
they
might
keep
them.
So
the
churches
were made strong
in
the
faith
and
were increased
in
number
every
day.
And
after
they
had
gone
through
the
land
of
Phrygia
and
Galatia,
the
Holy
Spirit did
not let
them take
the
word
into
Asia;
And
having
come
to
Mysia,
they made
an attempt
to
go
into
Bithynia,
but
the
Spirit
of
Jesus
did
not
let
them;
And
going
past
Mysia,
they
came
down
to
Troas.
And
Paul
had
a
vision
in
the
night;
a
man
of
Macedonia
came, requesting
him,
and
saying,
Come
over
into
Macedonia
and
give
us
help.
And
when
he
had
seen
the
vision, straight
away
we
made
the decision
to
go
into
Macedonia,
for
it seemed certain
to
us
that
God
had sent
us
to give
the
good
news
to
them.
So,
from
Troas
we went
straight
by ship
to
Samothrace
and
the day
after
to
Neapolis;
And
from
there
to
Philippi,
which
is
the most important
town
of
Macedonia
and
a Roman
colony:
and
we
were
there
for
some
days.
And
on
the
Sabbath
we
went
outside
the
town,
by
the
river,
where
we
had
an idea
that
there
would
be
a
place
of
prayer;
and,
being
seated,
we
had talk
with
the
women
who
had
come
together.
And
a
certain
woman
named
Lydia,
a trader
in
purple cloth
of
the
town
of
Thyatira,
and
a
God-fearing
woman, gave ear
to
us:
whose
heart
the
Lord
made open
to
give
attention
to
the
things
which
Paul
was
saying.
And
when
she
and
her
family
had
had baptism,
she
made
a request
to
us,
saying,
If
it seems
to
you
that
I
am true
to
the
Lord,
come
into
my
house
and
be
my guests.
And
she
made
us
come.
And
when
we
were
going
to
the
place
of
prayer,
we
came across
a girl
with
a
spirit
which gave knowledge
of
the future,
whose
masters
made
great
profit
from
her power.
She
came
after
Paul
and
us,
crying
out
and
saying,
These
men
are
the
servants
of
the
Most
High
God,
who
are giving
you news
of
the
way
of
salvation.
And
this
she
did
on
a
number
of
days.
But
Paul
was
greatly troubled
and,
turning,
said
to
the
spirit,
I
give
you
orders
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ,
to
come
out
of
her.
And
it
came
out
that
very
hour.
But
when
her
masters
saw
that
their
hope
of
profit
was
gone,
they
took
Paul
and
Silas, pulling
them
into
the market-place
before
the
rulers;
And
when
they
had taken
them
before
the authorities,
they
said,
These
men,
who
are
Jews,
are greatly troubling
our
town;
Teaching rules
of living
which
it
is
not right
for
us
to
have
or
to
keep,
being
Romans.
And
the
people made
an attack
on
them
all
together:
and
the authorities took
their
clothing
off
them,
and
gave
orders
for
them
to
be whipped.
And
when
they
had given
them
a
great
number
of
blows,
they
put
them
in
prison,
giving
orders
to
the keeper
of
the
prison
to
keep
them safely:
And
he, having
such
orders,
put
them
into
the
inner
prison
with chains
on
their
feet.
But
about
the middle
of
the night,
Paul
and
Silas
were making
prayers
and songs
to
God
in
the hearing
of
the
prisoners;
And
suddenly
there
was
an earth-shock,
so
that
the base
of
the
prison
was moved:
and
all
the
doors
came
open,
and everyone's
chains
came off.
And
the keeper,
coming
out
of
his sleep,
and
seeing
the
prison
doors
open,
took
his
sword
and
was
about
to
put
himself
to
death, fearing
that
the
prisoners
had
got
away.
But
Paul
said
in
a
loud
voice,
Do
yourself
no damage,
for
we
are
all
here.
And
he sent
for
lights
and
came rushing
in
and, shaking
with
fear,
went
down
on
his face
before
Paul
and
Silas,
And
took
them
out
and
said,
Sirs,
what
have
I
to
do
to
get
salvation?
And
they
said,
Have
faith
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
you
and
your
family
will
have
salvation.
And
they gave
the
word
of
the
Lord
to
him
and
to
all
who
were
in
his
house.
And
that
same
hour
of
the
night,
he
took
them,
and
when
he
had given attention
to
their
wounds,
he
and
all
his family
had baptism straight
away.
And
he took
them
into
his
house
and gave
them
food,
and
he
was full
of joy, having
faith
in
God
with
all
his
family.
But
when
it
was
day,
the authorities
sent
the police,
saying,
Let
these
men
go.
And
the keeper
said
to
Paul,
The authorities
have given
orders
to
let
you
go:
come
out
now,
and
go
in
peace.
But
Paul
said
to
them,
They
have given
us
who
are
Romans
a
public whipping
without judging
us,
and
have
put
us
in
prison.
Will
they
now
send
us
out
secretly?
no, truly, let
them
come
themselves
and take
us
out.
And
the police gave
an account
of
these
words
to
the authorities,
and
they
were full
of
fear
on
hearing
that
they
were
Romans;
Then
they
came
and made prayers
to
them,
requesting
them,
when
they
had taken
them
out,
to
go
away
from
the
town.
And
they
came
out
of
the
prison
and
went
to
the house
of
Lydia:
and
when
they
had
seen
the
brothers
they gave
them
comfort
and
went
away.
Now
when
they
had gone
through
Amphipolis
and
Apollonia
they
came
to
Thessalonica,
where
there
was
a
Synagogue
of
the
Jews:
And
Paul,
as
he generally
did,
went
in
to
them,
and
on
three
Sabbath days
had discussions
with
them
from
the holy Writings,
Saying
to
them clearly
and openly
that
Christ
had
to
be put
to
death
and
come back
to life
again;
and
that
this
Jesus,
whom,
he
said,
I
am preaching
to
you,
is
the
Christ.
And
some
of
them
had faith,
and
were
joined
to
Paul
and
Silas;
and
a
number
of
the
God-fearing
Greeks,
and
some
of
the chief
women.
But
the
Jews, being moved
with
envy,
took
with
them
certain low
persons
from
among
the common
people,
and getting
together
a great
number
of
people,
made
an outcry
in
the
town,
attacking
the
house
of
Jason
with
the
purpose
of
taking
them
out
to
the
people.
And
when
they
were
not able
to
get
them,
they took
Jason
and
some
of
the
brothers
by force
before
the rulers
of
the
town,
crying,
These
men,
who
have made trouble
all
over
the
world
have
now come
here;
Whom
Jason
has taken
into
his house:
and
they
are
acting
against
the orders
of
Caesar,
saying
that
there
is
another
king,
Jesus.
And
hearing
these
things
the
people
and
the rulers
of
the
town
were
troubled.
And having made
Jason
and
the
others
give
an undertaking
to keep
the peace,
they
let
them
go.
And
the
brothers straight
away
sent
Paul
and
Silas
away
by
night
to Beroea:
and
they,
when
they
came
there,
went
to
the
Synagogue
of
the
Jews.
Now
these
were
more noble
than
the Jews
of
Thessalonica,
for
they gave serious
attention
to
the
word, searching
in
the holy Writings
every
day,
to see
if
these
things
were
so.
And
a
number
of
them
had
faith,
and
no
small
number
of
the
Greek
women
of
high position
and
of
the
men.
But
when
the
Jews
of
Thessalonica
had
news
that
Paul
was
preaching
the
word
at Beroea,
they
came
there, troubling
the
people
and working
them
up.
So
the
brothers
sent
Paul straight
away
to
the
sea:
but
Silas
and
Timothy
kept
there
still.
But
those
who
went
with
Paul
took
him
as
far
as
Athens,
and
then
went
away,
with
orders
from
him
to
Silas
and
Timothy
to
come
to
him
quickly.
Now
while
Paul
was
waiting
for
them
at
Athens,
his
spirit
was troubled,
for
he
saw
all
the
town
full
of images
of
the gods.
So
he
had discussions
in
the
Synagogue
with
the
Jews
and
God-fearing Gentiles,
and
every
day
in
the market-place
with
those
who
were
there.
And
some
of
those
who
were supporters
of
the theories
of
the Epicureans
and
the Stoics,
had
a meeting
with
him.
And
some
said,
What
is
this talker
of foolish
words
saying?
And
others,
He
seems
to
be
a preacher
of
strange
gods:
because
he
was
preaching
of
Jesus
and
his coming back
from
the dead.
And
they
took
him
to Mars' Hill,
saying,
Will
you make clear
to
us
what
is
this
new
teaching
of
yours?
For
you seem
to
us
to
say
strange
things,
and
we
have
a
desire
to get
the sense
of
them.
(Now
all
the
Athenians
and
the
men
from
other lands
who
come
there
were giving
all
their
time
to
talking
or
hearing
of
anything
new.)
And
Paul got
to
his feet
on Mars' Hill
and
said, O
men
of
Athens,
I
see
that
you
are overmuch given
to fear
of
the gods.
For
when
I came
by,
I
was looking
at
the
things
to
which
you give
worship,
and
I saw
an
altar
with
this writing
on
it,
TO
THE
GOD
OF
WHOM
THERE
IS
NO
KNOWLEDGE.
Now,
what
you,
without
knowledge, give
worship
to,
I make clear
to
you.
The
God
who
made
the
earth
and
everything
in
it,
he,
being
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth,
is
not housed
in buildings
made
with
hands;
And
he
is
not dependent
on
the work
of men's
hands,
as
if
he
had need
of
anything,
for
he
himself
gives
to
all
life
and
breath
and
all
things;
And
he
has
made
of
one blood
all
the
nations
of
men
living
on
all
the
face
of
the
earth, ordering
their
times
and
the limits
of
their lands,
So
that
they
might
make
search
for
God,
in order,
if
possible,
to
get knowledge
of
him
and
make discovery
of
him,
though
he
is
not
far
from
every
one
of us:
For
in
him
we
have
life
and motion
and existence;
as
certain
of
your verse writers
have
said,
For
we
are
his
offspring.
If
then
we
are
the
offspring
of
God,
it
is
not right
for us
to
have
the idea
that
God
is
like
gold
or
silver
or
stone,
formed
by
the
art
or design
of
man.
Those
times
when
men
had no knowledge
were
overlooked
by
God;
but
now
he gives
orders
to
all
men
in
every place
to undergo
a change
of heart:
Because
a
day
has been
fixed
in
which
all
the
world
will
be
judged
in
righteousness
by
the
man
who
has been marked
out
by
him
for
this work;
of
which
he
has given
a sign
to
all
men
by giving
him back
from
the
dead.
Now
on
hearing
about
the coming
back
from
death,
some
of
them
made sport
of
it,
but
others
said,
Let
us go
more fully
into
this
another time.
And
so
Paul
went
away
from
among
them.
But
some
men gave
him
their support:
among
whom
was
Dionysius
the
Areopagite,
and
a
woman
named
Damaris,
and
others
with
them.
After
these
things,
he
went
away
from
Athens,
and
came
to
Corinth.
And there
he
came across
a
certain
Jew
named
Aquila,
a
man
of
Pontus
by
birth,
who
not long
before
had
come
from
Italy
with
his
wife
Priscilla,
because
Claudius
had given
orders
that
all
Jews
were
to
go
away
from
Rome:
and
he
came
to
them;
And
because
he
was
of
the
same
trade,
he
was
living
with
them,
and
they
did
their
work
together;
for
by
trade
they
were
tent-makers.
And
every
Sabbath
he
had discussions
in
the
Synagogue, turning
Jews
and
Greeks
to
the faith.
And
when
Silas
and
Timothy
came
down
from
Macedonia,
Paul
was
completely given up
to
the
word,
preaching
to
the
Jews
that
the
Christ
was
Jesus.
And
when
they put
themselves
against
him,
and
said
evil
words,
he
said, shaking
his
clothing,
Your
blood
be
on
your
heads,
I
am
clean:
from
now
I
will
go
to
the
Gentiles.
And
moving
from
there,
he
went
into
the
house
of
a
man
named
Titus
Justus,
a
God-fearing
man,
whose
house
was
very
near
the
Synagogue.
And
Crispus,
the ruler
of
the
Synagogue,
with
all
his
family,
had
faith
in
the
Lord;
and
a
great
number
of
the
people
of Corinth,
hearing
the word,
had
faith
and
were given baptism.
And
the
Lord
said
to
Paul
in
the
night,
in
a
vision,
Have
no
fear
and go
on preaching:
For
I
am
with
you,
and
no
one
will make
an
attack
on
you
to
do
you damage:
for
I
have
a
number
of
people
in
this
town.
And
he
was
there
for
a
year
and
six
months,
teaching
the
word
of
God
among
them.
But
when
Gallio
was ruler
of
Achaia,
all
the
Jews
together made
an attack
on
Paul,
and
took
him
to
the judge's
seat,
Saying,
This
man
is teaching
the
people
to
give
worship
to
God
in
a
way
which
is against
the
law.
But
when
Paul
was
about
to
say
something,
Gallio
said
to
the
Jews,
If
this
was
anything
to
do
with wrongdoing
or
crime,
there
would
be
a
reason
for
me
to
give
you
a hearing:
But
if
it
is
a
question
of
words
or
names
or
of
your
law,
see
to
it
yourselves;
I
will
not
be
a
judge
of
such
things.
And
he sent
them
away
from
the judge's
seat.
And
they
all made
an attack
on
Sosthenes,
the ruler
of
the
Synagogue,
and gave
him blows
before
the judge's
seat;
but
Gallio gave
no attention
to
these
things.
And
Paul,
after waiting
some
days, went
away
from
the
brothers
and went
by ship
to
Syria,
Priscilla
and
Aquila
being
with
him;
and
he
had
had
his
hair
cut
off
in
Cenchrea,
for
he
had taken
an oath.
And
they
came down
to
Ephesus
and
he
left
them
there:
and
he
himself
went
into
the
Synagogue
and
had
a
discussion
with
the
Jews.
And being
requested
by
them
to
be
there
for
a
longer
time,
he said,
No;
And went
from
them,
saying,
I
will come
back
to
you
if
God lets
me;
and
he
took ship
from
Ephesus.
And
when
he
had
come
to land
at
Caesarea,
he
went
to see
the
church,
and
then
went
down
to
Antioch.
And
having
been
there
for
some
time,
he
went
through
the
country
of
Galatia
and
Phrygia
in
order,
making
the
disciples strong
in
the faith.
Now
a
certain
Jew
named
Apollos,
an
Alexandrian
by
birth,
and
a
man
of learning,
came
to
Ephesus;
and
he
had great knowledge
of
the holy Writings.
This
man
had
been trained
in
the
way
of
the
Lord;
and burning
in
spirit,
he gave
himself up
to
teaching
the facts
about
Jesus,
though
he
had knowledge
only
of John's
baptism:
And
he
was preaching
in
the
Synagogue
without fear.
But
Priscilla
and
Aquila,
hearing
his
words,
took
him
in,
and gave
him fuller teaching
about
the
way
of
God.
And
when
he
had
a
desire
to
go
over
into
Achaia,
the
brothers gave
him help,
and
sent letters
to
the
disciples requesting
them
to take
him
in
among
them:
and
when
he
had
come,
he gave
much help
to
those
who
had
faith
through
grace:
For
he overcame
the
Jews
in
public discussion, making clear
from
the holy Writings
that
the
Christ
was
Jesus.
And
it
came
about
that
while
Apollos
was
at
Corinth,
Paul, having
gone
through
the higher
country,
came
to
Ephesus,
where
there
were
certain
disciples:
And
he
said
to
them,
Did
you get
the
Holy
Spirit
when
you
had
faith?
And
they
said
to
him,
No,
we
have
had
no knowledge
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
And
he
said,
What sort
of
baptism
did
you
have?
And
they
said,
The
baptism
of
John.
And
Paul
said,
John gave
a
baptism
which goes
with
a change
of heart,
saying
to
the
people
that
they
were
to
have
faith
in
him
who
was
coming
after
him,
that
is,
in
Jesus.
And
hearing
this,
they
had baptism
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus.
And
when
Paul
had
put
his
hands
on
them,
the
Holy
Spirit
came
on
them;
and
they
had
the
power
of
talking
in
tongues,
and acting
like prophets.
And
there
were
about
twelve
of
these
men.
And
he
went
into
the
Synagogue,
and
for
three
months
he
was preaching
there
without fear,
reasoning
and teaching
about
the
kingdom
of
God.
But
because
some
of
the
people
were hard-hearted
and
would
not give hearing, saying
evil
words
about
the
Way
before
the
people,
he went
away
from
them,
and kept
the
disciples
separate,
reasoning
every
day
in
the
school
of
Tyrannus.
And
this
went
on
for
two
years,
so
that
all
those
who
were
living
in
Asia
had knowledge
of
the
word
of
the
Lord,
Greeks
as
well
as
Jews.
And
God
did special works
of
power
by
the
hands
of
Paul:
So
that bits
of linen
and clothing
from
his
body
were taken
to
people
who
were
ill,
and
their
diseases
went
away
from
them
and
the
evil
spirits
went
out.
But
some
of
the
Jews
who
went
from
place
to
place driving out
evil
spirits, took
it
on themselves
to make
use
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
over
those
who
had
evil
spirits,
saying,
I
give
you orders,
by
Jesus,
whom
Paul
is
preaching.
And
there
were
seven
sons
of
a
man
named
Sceva,
a
Jew
and
a
chief
priest,
who
did
this.
And
the
evil
spirit,
answering,
said
to
them,
I
have knowledge
of
Jesus,
and
of
Paul,
but
who
are
you?
And
the
man
in
whom
the
evil
spirit
was, jumping
on
them,
was stronger
than
the two
of
them,
and overcame
them,
so
that
they went running
from
that
house,
wounded
and
without
their
clothing.
And
this
came
to
the ears
of
all
those,
Jews
and
Greeks,
who
were
living
at
Ephesus;
and
fear
came
on
them
all,
and
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
was
made
great.
And
a
number
of
those
who
had
faith
came
and made
a public statement
of
their sins
and
all
their acts.
And
a
great
number
of
those
who
were experts
in strange arts took
their
books
and put
them
on
the fire
in
front
of
everyone:
and
when
the
books
were valued
they came
to fifty
thousand bits
of
silver.
So
the
word
of
the
Lord
was
increased
very greatly
and
was
full
of
power.
Now
after
these
things
were ended,
Paul
came
to
a decision
that
when
he
had
gone
through
Macedonia
and
Achaia
he
would
go
to
Jerusalem,
saying,
After
I
have
been
there,
I
have
a desire
to
see
Rome.
And having
sent
two
of
his helpers,
Timothy
and
Erastus,
into
Macedonia,
he
himself went
on living
in
Asia
for
a
time.
And
about
that
time
a
great outcry
took
place
about
the
Way.
For there
was
a
certain
man
named
Demetrius,
a silver-worker,
who
made
silver boxes
for
the images
of Diana,
and
gave
no
small
profit
to
the workmen;
Whom
he got
together,
with
other
workmen
of
the
same trade,
and
said
to
them,
Men,
it
is clear
that
from
this
business
we get
our wealth.
And
you
see,
for
it
has
come
to
your
ears,
that
not
only
at
Ephesus,
but
almost
all
through
Asia,
this
Paul
has
been teaching
numbers
of
people
and turning
them
away,
saying
that
those
are
not
gods
who
are
made
by men's
hands:
And
there
is
danger,
not
only
that
our
trade
may
be damaged
in
the opinion
of
men,
but
that
the holy
place
of
the
great
goddess Diana
may
be
no longer honoured,
and
that
she
to
whom
all
Asia
and
the
world
give
worship,
will
be put
down
from
her
high position.
And
hearing
this,
they
were
very
angry,
crying
out
and
saying,
Great
is Diana
of Ephesus.
And
the
town
was full
of noise
and trouble,
and
they
all
came running
into
the theatre, having taken
by force
Gaius
and
Aristarchus, men
of
Macedonia
who
were journeying
in company
with
Paul.
And
when
Paul
was
about
to
go
in
to
the
people,
the
disciples
did
not
let
him.
And
some
of
the rulers
of Asia,
being
his
friends,
sent
to
him, requesting
him seriously
not
to
put
himself
in danger
by going
into
the theatre.
And
some
said
one thing,
and
some
another:
for
there
was
no order
in
the meeting;
and
most
of
them
had
no idea
why
they
had
come
together.
Then
they took
Alexander
out
from
among
the
people,
the
Jews putting
him
forward.
And
Alexander, making
a sign
with
his
hand,
was
about
to
make
a statement
to
the
people
in answer:
But
when
they saw
that
he
was
a
Jew,
all
of
them
with
one
voice
went
on
crying
out
for
about
two
hours,
Great
is Diana
of Ephesus.
And
when
the chief secretary
had got
the
people quiet,
he
said,
Men
of Ephesus,
is
any
man
without knowledge
that
the
town
of Ephesus
is
the keeper
of
the holy place
of
the
great Diana,
who
was sent
down
from Jupiter?
So
then,
because
these
things
may
not
be doubted,
it
would
be better
for
you
to
be quiet,
and
do
nothing unwise.
For
you
have taken
these
men,
who
are
not doing damage
to
the holy
place
or talking
against
our
goddess.
If,
then,
Demetrius
and
the workmen
who
are
with
him
have
a protest
to make
against
any
man,
the law
is open
to
them,
and
there
are judges;
let
them put up
a cause
at law
against
one
another.
But
if
any
other business
is
in question, let
it
be taken up
in
the regular meeting.
For, truly,
we
are
in
danger
of
being
made responsible
for
this day's trouble,
there
being
no
cause
for
it:
and
we
are
not
able
to
give
any
reason
for
this coming
together.
And
when
he
had
said
this,
he
sent
the meeting
away.
And
after
the noise
had
come
to
an
end,
Paul, having
sent
for
the
disciples
and
given
them
comfort,
went
away
from
them
to
Macedonia.
And
when
he
had
gone
through
those
parts
and
given
them
much
teaching,
he
came
into
Greece.
And
when
he
had
been
there
three
months,
because
the
Jews
had
made
a secret design
against
him
when
he
was
about
to
take ship
for
Syria,
he
made
a
decision
to go
back
through
Macedonia.
And
Sopater
of Beroea,
the son
of Pyrrhus,
and
Aristarchus
and
Secundus
of
Thessalonica,
and
Gaius
of Derbe,
and
Timothy,
and
Tychicus
and
Trophimus
of
Asia, went
with
him
as far
as
Asia.
But
these
had
gone
before,
and
were
waiting
for
us
at
Troas.
And
we
went
away
from
Philippi
by ship
after
the
days
of
unleavened bread,
and
came
to
them
at
Troas
in
five
days;
and
we
were
there
for
seven
days.
And
on
the
first
day
of
the
week,
when
we
had
come
together
for
the holy
meal,
Paul gave
them
a
talk,
for
it
was
his
purpose
to go away
on
the
day
after;
and
he went
on
talking till
after
the middle
of
the night.
And
there
were
a
number
of lights
in
the
room
where
we
had
come
together.
And
a
certain
young
man
named
Eutychus,
who
was seated
in
the
window, went
into
a
deep
sleep;
and
while
Paul went
on
talking, being
overcome
by
sleep,
he
had
a
fall
from
the
third
floor,
and
was
taken
up
dead.
And
Paul
went
down
and,
falling
on
him, took
him
in
his arms
and
said,
Do
not
be troubled,
for
his
life
is
in
him.
And
when
he
had
gone
up,
and
had taken
the
broken
bread,
he
went
on
talking
to
them
for
a
long
time,
even till
dawn,
and
then
he
went
away.
And
they
took
the
boy
in,
living,
and
were
greatly
comforted.
But
we,
going
before
him
by
ship,
went
to
Assos
with
the
purpose
of
taking
Paul
in
there:
for
so
he
had given
orders,
because
he
himself
was coming
by
land.
And
when
he
came
up
with
us
at
Assos,
we
took
him
in
the ship
and
went
on
to
Mitylene.
And
going
from
there
by sea,
we
came
on
the day
after
opposite
Chios,
and touching
at
Samos
on
the day
after
that,
we
came
on
the third day
to
Miletus.
For Paul's
purpose
was
to
go
past
Ephesus,
so
that
he might
not
be
kept
in
Asia;
for
he
was going
quickly,
in
order,
if
possible,
to
be
at
Jerusalem
on
the
day
of
Pentecost.
And
from
Miletus
he
sent
to
Ephesus
for
the rulers
of
the
church.
And
when
they
had
come,
he
said
to
them,
You
yourselves
have seen
what
my life
has
been
like
all
the
time
from
the
day
when
I
first
came
into
Asia,
Doing
the Lord's work
without pride,
through
all
the sorrow
and troubles
which
came
on
me
because
of
the evil designs
of
the
Jews:
And
how
I
kept
back
nothing
which
might
be
of profit
to
you,
teaching
you
publicly
and
privately,
Preaching
to
Jews
and
to
Greeks
the need
for
a turning
of
the heart
to
God,
and
faith
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
And
now,
as
you
see,
I
am
going
to
Jerusalem,
a prisoner
in
spirit,
having
no knowledge
of
what
will come
to
me
there:
Only
that
the
Holy
Spirit makes clear
to
me
in
every
town
that prison
and pains
are
waiting
for
me.
But
I
put
no value
on
my
life,
if
only
at
the end
of
it
I
may see
the
work
complete
which
was given
to
me
by
the
Lord
Jesus,
to
be
a witness
of
the
good
news
of
the
grace
of
God.
And
now
I
am conscious
that
you,
among
whom
I
have
gone
about
preaching
the
kingdom,
will
not
see
my
face
again.
And
so
I say
to
you
this
day
that
I
am
clean
from
the
blood
of
all
men.
For
I
have
not
kept
back
from
you
anything
of
the
purpose
of
God.
Give
attention
to
yourselves,
and
to
all
the
flock
which
the
Holy
Spirit
has given
into
your
care,
to
give food
to
the
church
of
God,
for
which
he gave
his
blood.
I
am conscious
that
after
I
am
gone, evil
wolves
will
come
in
among
you, doing damage
to
the
flock;
And
from
among
yourselves
will
come
men
who
will give wrong
teaching, turning
away
the
disciples
after
them.
So
keep
watch, having
in
mind
that
for
three
years
without resting
I
was teaching
every
one
of
you,
day
and
night,
with weeping.
And
now,
I
give
you
into
the care
of
God
and
the
word
of
his
grace,
which
is
able
to
make
you strong
and
to
give
you
your heritage
among
all
the saints.
I
have
had
no
desire
for
any man's
silver
or
gold
or
clothing.
You
yourselves
have seen
that
with
these
hands
I got
what
was
necessary
for
me
and
those
who
were
with
me.
In
all
things
I
was
an example
to
you
of
how,
in
your lives,
you
are
to
give
help
to
the feeble,
and keep
in memory
the
words
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
how
he
himself
said,
There
is
a
greater blessing
in
giving
than
in getting.
And having
said
these
words,
he went
down
on
his
knees
in
prayer
with
them
all.
And
they
were
all
weeping,
falling
on Paul's
neck
and
kissing
him,
Being sad most
of
all
because
he
had
said
that
they
would
not
see
his
face
again.
And
so
they went
with
him
to
the
ship.
And
after parting
from
them,
we
put
out
to
sea
and
came
straight
to
Cos,
and
the
day
after
to
Rhodes,
and
from
there
to
Patara:
And
as there
was
a
ship going
to
Phoenicia,
we
went
in
it.
And
when
we
had
come
in
view
of
Cyprus, going past
it
on
our
left,
we
went
on
to
Syria,
and
came
to land
at
Tyre:
for
there
the goods
which
were
in
the
ship
had
to
be taken
out.
And meeting
the
disciples
we
were
there
for
seven
days:
and
they gave
Paul orders
through
the
Spirit
not
to go
up
to
Jerusalem.
And
when
these
days
came
to
an end,
we
went
on
our
journey;
and
they
all,
with
their
wives
and
children,
came
with
us
on
our
way till
we
were
out
of
the
town:
and
after
going
on
our
knees
in
prayer
by
the sea,
We
said
our last
words
to
one
another,
and
got
into
the
ship,
and
they
went
back
to
their houses.
And journeying
by ship
from
Tyre
we
came
to
Ptolemais;
and
there
we
had talk
with
the
brothers
and
were
with
them
for
one
day.
And
on
the
day
after,
we
went
away
and
came
to
Caesarea,
where
we
were guests
in
the
house
of
Philip,
the preacher,
who
was
one
of
the
seven.
And
he
had
four
daughters,
virgins,
who
were prophets.
And
while
we
were waiting
there
for
some
days,
a
certain
prophet,
named
Agabus,
came
down
from Judaea.
And
he
came
to
us,
and
took
the band
of Paul's clothing,
and
putting
it round
his
feet
and
hands,
said,
The
Holy
Spirit
says
these
words,
So
will
the
Jews
do
to
the
man
who
is
the owner
of
this band,
and
they
will
give
him
up
into
the
hands
of
the
Gentiles.
And
hearing
these
things,
we
and
those
who
were living
in
that
place made request
to
him
not
to
go
to
Jerusalem.
Then
Paul
said,
What
are
you
doing,
weeping
and wounding
my
heart?
for
I
am
ready,
not
only
to
be
a prisoner,
but
to
be
put
to
death
at
Jerusalem
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus.
And
as
he might
not
be moved
we
did
no more,
saying,
Let
the
purpose
of
God
be
done.
And
after
these
days
we
got ready
and
went
up
to
Jerusalem.
And
some
of
the
disciples
from
Caesarea
went
with
us,
taking
a
certain
Mnason
of
Cyprus,
one
of
the
early
disciples,
in
whose house
we
were
to
be living.
And
when
we
came
to
Jerusalem,
the
brothers
were pleased
to see
us.
And
on
the day
after,
Paul
went
with us
to
James,
and
all
the rulers
of
the church
were
present.
And
when
he
had
said how glad
he
was
to see
them,
he
gave
them
a detailed
account
of
the
things
which
God
had
done
through
his work
among
the
Gentiles.
And
hearing
it,
they gave
praise
to
God;
and
they
said
to
him,
You
see,
brother,
what
thousands
there
are
among
the
Jews,
who
have
the
faith;
and
they
all
have
a
great
respect
for
the
law:
And
they
have
had news
of
you,
how
you
have
been
teaching
all
the
Jews
among
the
Gentiles
to
give up
the law
of
Moses,
and
not
to
give
circumcision
to
their
children,
and
not
to
keep
the old rules.
What
then
is
the position?
They
will
certainly get news
that
you
have
come.
Do
this,
then,
which
we
say
to
you:
We
have
four
men
who
have taken
an oath;
Go
with
these,
and
make
yourself clean
with
them,
and
make
the necessary payments
for
them,
so
that
they
may
be free
from
their oath:
and
everyone
will
see
that
the statements made
about
you
are
not true,
but
that
you
put
yourself
under rule,
and
keep
the
law.
But
as
to
the
Gentiles
who
have
the
faith,
we
sent
a letter, giving
our decision
that
they
were
to
keep
themselves
from offerings made
to false gods,
and
from
blood,
and
from
the flesh
of animals put
to
death
in ways
against
the
law,
and
from
the evil desires
of
the body.
Then
Paul
took
the
men,
and
on
the
day
after, making
himself clean
with
them,
he
went
into
the
Temple,
giving out
the statement
that
the
days necessary
for making
them clean
were complete, till
the
offering
was made
for
every
one
of
them.
And
when
the
seven
days
were
almost
ended,
the
Jews
from
Asia,
seeing
him
in
the
Temple, got
the
people
together
and
put
their
hands
on
him,
Crying
out,
Men
of Israel,
come
to
our
help:
this
is
the
man
who
is
teaching
all
men
everywhere
against
the
people
and
the
law
and
this
place:
and
in addition,
he
has taken
Greeks
into
the
Temple,
and
made
this
holy
place unclean.
For
they
had
seen
him
before
in
the
town
with
Trophimus
of Ephesus,
and
had
the idea
that
Paul
had taken
him
with
him
into
the
Temple.
And
all
the
town
was
moved,
and
the
people
came running
together
and
put
their hands
on
Paul, pulling
him
out
of
the
Temple:
and
then
the
doors
were
shut.
And
while
they
were attempting
to
put
him
to
death, news
came
to
the chief captain
of
the band
that
all
Jerusalem
was out
of control.
And straight away
he
took
some armed
men
and went quickly
down
to
them:
and
the Jews,
seeing
them, gave no more blows
to
Paul.
Then
the chief captain
came
near
and
took
him,
and
gave
orders
for
him
to
be
put
in
chains, questioning
them
as
to
who
he
was
and
what
he
had
done.
And
some said
one
thing
and
some
another,
among
the
people:
and
as
he
was
not
able
to get
a knowledge
of
the
facts
because
of
the noise,
he
gave
orders
for
Paul
to
be taken
into
the army building.
And
when
he
came
on
to
the steps,
he
was lifted
up
by
the armed
men,
because
of
the
force
of
the
people;
For
a
great mass
of
people came
after
them,
crying
out,
Away
with
him!
And
when
Paul
was
about
to
be taken
into
the building,
he
said
to
the chief captain,
May
I
say
something
to
you?
And
he
said,
Have
you
a knowledge
of
Greek?
Are
you
by chance
the
Egyptian
who,
before
this, got
the
people worked
up
against
the government
and took
four
thousand
men
of
the
Assassins
out
into
the waste land?
But
Paul
said,
I
am
a
Jew
of
Tarsus
in
Cilicia,
which
is
not
an unimportant
town:
I
make
a request
to
you
to
let
me
say
a word
to
the
people.
And
when
he
let
him
do
so,
Paul,
from
the steps,
made
a sign
with
his
hand
to
the
people,
and
when
they
were
all quiet,
he
said
to
them
in
the
Hebrew
language,
My
brothers
and
fathers,
give ear
to
the story
of
my life
which
I
now put
before
you.
And,
hearing
him talking
in
the
Hebrew
language,
they
became
the
more
quiet,
and
he
said,
I
am
a
Jew
of
Tarsus
in
Cilicia
by
birth,
but
I
had
my education
in
this
town
at
the
feet
of
Gamaliel,
being trained
in
the keeping
of
every detail
of
the
law
of
our
fathers; given
up
to
the cause
of
God
with
all
my heart,
as
you
are
today.
And
I made attacks
on
this
Way,
even
to
death, taking
men
and
women
and
putting
them
in
prison.
Of
which
the
high
priest
will
be
a
witness,
and
all
the rulers,
from
whom
I
had
letters
to
the
brothers;
and
I
went
into
Damascus,
to
take
those
who
were
there
as
prisoners
to
Jerusalem
for punishment.
And
it
came
about
that
while
I
was
on
my
journey,
coming
near
to
Damascus,
about
the middle
of
the day,
suddenly
I saw
a great
light
from
heaven shining round
me.
And
when
I went
down
on
the earth,
a
voice
came
to
my
ears
saying
to
me,
Saul,
Saul,
why
are
you attacking
me
so cruelly?
And
I,
answering,
said,
Who
are
you;
Lord?
And
he
said
to
me,
I
am
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
whom
you
are attacking.
And
those
who
were
with
me
saw
the
light,
but
the
voice
of
him
who
was
talking
to
me
came
not
to
their
ears.
And
I
said,
What
have
I
to
do,
Lord?
And
the
Lord
said
to
me,
Get
up,
and
go
into
Damascus;
and
it
will
be
made clear
to
you
what
you
have
to
do.
And
because
I
was unable
to
see
because
of
the
glory
of
that
light,
those
who
were
with
me took
me
by
the
hand,
and
so
I
came
to
Damascus.
And
one
Ananias,
a God-fearing
man,
who
kept
the
law,
and
of
whom
all
the
Jews
in
that place
had
a
high opinion,
Came
to
my side
and
said,
Brother
Saul,
let
your eyes
be open.
And
in
that
very
hour
I
was able
to
see
him.
And
he
said,
You
have
been marked
out
by
the
God
of
our
fathers
to
have knowledge
of
his
purpose,
and
to
see
the
Upright
One
and
to
give ear
to
the
words
of
his
mouth.
For
you
will
be
a
witness
for
him
to
all
men
of
what
you
have
seen
and
of
what
has
come
to
your
ears.
And
now,
why
are
you waiting?
get
up,
and
have baptism,
for
the washing
away
of
your
sins, giving worship
to
his
name.
And
it
came
about
that
when
I
had
come
back
to
Jerusalem,
while
I
was
at
prayer
in
the
Temple,
my senses
became more
than naturally clear,
And
I
saw
him
saying
to
me,
Go
out
of
Jerusalem straight
away
because
they
will
not
give hearing
to
your
witness
about
me.
And
I
said,
Lord,
they
themselves
have knowledge
that
I went
through
the
Synagogues putting
in prison
and whipping
all
those
who
had
faith
in
you:
And
when
Stephen
your
witness
was
put
to
death,
I
was
there, giving
approval,
and looking
after
the
clothing
of
those
who
put
him
to
death.
And
he
said
to
me,
Go,
for
I
will
send
you
far
away
to
the
Gentiles.
And
they gave
him
a
hearing
as
far
as
this
word;
then
with loud
voices
they
said,
Away
with
this
man
from
the
earth;
it
is
not
right
for
him
to
be
living.
And
while
they
were
crying
out,
and pulling
off
their
clothing,
and sending
dust
into
the
air,
The chief captain
gave
orders
for
him
to
be taken
into
the army building,
saying
that
he
would put
him
to
the test
by whipping,
so
that
he might
have knowledge
of
the
reason
why
they
were
crying out
so violently
against
him.
And
when
they
had
put leather bands round
him,
Paul
said
to
the captain
who
was present,
Is
it
the law
for
you
to
give blows
to
a
man
who
is
a
Roman
and
has
not
been judged?
And
hearing
this,
the
man
went
to
the chief captain
and
gave
him
an account
of
it,
saying,
What
are
you
about
to
do?
for
this
man
is
a
Roman.
And
the chief captain
came
to
him
and
said,
Give
me
an answer,
are
you
a
Roman?
And
he
said,
Yes.
And
the chief captain
said,
I got Roman rights
for
myself
at
a
great
price.
And
Paul
said,
But
I
had
them
by
birth.
Then
those
who
were
about
to
put
him
to
the test went
away:
and
the chief captain
was
in
fear, seeing
that
he
was
a
Roman,
and
that
he
had
put
chains
on
him.
But
on
the
day
after,
desiring
to
have
certain knowledge
of
what
the
Jews
had
to say
against
him,
he made
him
free,
and
gave
orders
for
the
chief
priests
and
all
the
Sanhedrin
to
come
together,
and
he took
Paul
and
put
him
before
them.
And
Paul,
looking fixedly
at
the
Sanhedrin,
said,
My
brothers,
my
life
has been upright
before
God till
this
day.
And
the
high
priest,
Ananias, gave orders
to
those
who
were near
him
to give
him
a blow
on
the
mouth.
Then
Paul
said
to
him,
God
will
give blows
to
you,
you
whitewashed
wall:
are
you here
to
be
my
judge
by
law,
and
by
your
orders
am
I given blows
against
the
law?
And
those
who
were near
said,
Do
you
say such words against God's
high
priest?
And
Paul
said,
Brother,
I
had
no idea
that
he
was
the
high
priest:
for
it
has
been
said,
You
may
not
say
evil
about
the
ruler
of
your
people.
But
when
Paul saw
that half
of
them
were
Sadducees
and
the
rest
Pharisees,
he
said
in
the
Sanhedrin,
Brothers,
I
am
a
Pharisee,
and
the
son
of
Pharisees:
I
am
here
to
be
judged
on
the question
of
the
hope
of
the coming back
from
the
dead.
And
when
he
had
said
this,
there
was
an argument
between
the
Pharisees
and
the
Sadducees,
and
a division
in
the meeting.
For
the
Sadducees
say
that
there
is
no coming back
from
the dead,
and
no
angels
or
spirits:
but
the
Pharisees
have belief
in
all
these.
And
there
was
a
great outcry:
and
some
of
the
scribes
on
the
side
of
the
Pharisees
got
up
and
took
part
in
the discussion,
saying,
We see
no
evil
in
this
man:
what
if
he
has
had
a revelation
from
an
angel
or
a
spirit?
And
when
the argument
became
very violent,
the chief captain,
fearing
that
Paul
would
be pulled
in
two
by
them,
gave
orders
to
the armed
men
to
take
him
by
force
from
among
them,
and
take
him
into
the
army building.
And
the
night
after,
the
Lord
came
to
his side
and
said,
Be
of
good heart,
for
as
you
have
been witnessing
for
me
in
Jerusalem,
so
will
you
be
my
witness
in
Rome.
And
when
it
was
day,
the
Jews
came together
and
put
themselves
under
an
oath
that
they
would
take
no
food
or
drink till
they
had
put
Paul
to
death.
And
more
than
forty
of
them
took
this oath.
And
they
came
to
the
chief
priests
and
the rulers
and
said,
We
have taken
a great
oath
to take
no food till
we
have
put
Paul
to
death
So
now,
will
you
and
the
Sanhedrin
make
a
request
to
the
military authorities
to
have
him sent
down
to
you,
as
if
you
were desiring
to go
into
the business
in greater detail;
and
we,
before ever
he gets
to
you,
will
be waiting
to
put
him
to
death.
But Paul's sister's
son
had
word
of
their design,
and
he
came
into
the army building
and gave news
of
it
to
Paul.
And
Paul sent
for
a captain
and
said,
Take
this
young
man
to
your chief,
for
he
has news
for
him.
So
he
took
him
to
the chief captain
and
said,
Paul,
the
prisoner,
made
a
request
to
me
to
take
this
young
man
to
you,
for
he
has
something
to
say
to
you.
And
the chief
took
him
by
the
hand
and, going
on
one side,
said
to
him
privately,
What
is
it
you
have
to
say
to
me?
And
he
said,
The
Jews
are
in agreement together
to
make
a
request
to
you
for
Paul
to
be taken,
on
the
day
after
this,
into
the
Sanhedrin,
to
be
questioned
in greater detail.
But
do
not give
way
to
them,
for
more
than
forty
of
them
are
waiting
for
him,
having taken
an
oath
not
to take
food
or
drink till
they
have
put
him
to
death:
and
now
they
are
ready,
waiting
for
your order.
So
the chief captain
let
the
young
man
go,
saying
to
him, Do
not
say
to
anyone
that
you
have given
me word
of
these
things.
And
he sent
for
two captains
and
said,
Make
ready
two
hundred
men,
with
seventy
horsemen
and
two
hundred
spearmen,
to
go
to
Caesarea,
at
the
third
hour
of
the
night:
And
get
beasts
so
that
they
may
put
Paul
on
them,
and take
him
safely
to
Felix,
the ruler.
And
he
sent
a
letter
in
these words:
Claudius
Lysias,
to
the
most noble ruler,
Felix, peace be
with
you.
This
man
was
taken
by
the
Jews,
and
was
about
to
be
put
to
death
by
them,
when
I
came
on
them
with
the
army
and
took
him
out
of danger, having knowledge
that
he
was
a
Roman.
And,
desiring
to get
at
the
reason
for
their attack
on
him,
I took
him
down
to
their
Sanhedrin:
Then
it became clear
to
me
that
it
was
a question
of
their
law,
and
that
nothing
was said
against
him
which might
be
a
reason
for prison
or
death.
And
when news
was given
to
me
that
a secret design
was
being
made
against
the
man,
I
sent
him straight away
to
you,
giving
orders
to
those
who
are
against
him
to make
their statements
before
you.
So
the armed
men,
as
they
were
ordered,
took
Paul
and
came
by
night
to
Antipatris.
But
on
the
day
after,
they sent
the
horsemen
on
with
him,
and
went
back
to
their place:
And
they,
when
they
came
to
Caesarea, gave
the
letter
to
the ruler,
and
took
Paul
before
him.
And
after
reading
it,
he
said,
What part
of
the country
do
you
come
from?
And, hearing
that
he
was
from
Cilicia,
I
will
give
hearing
to
your cause,
he
said,
when
those
who
are
against
you
have
come.
And
he
gave
orders
for
him
to
be
kept
in Herod's
Praetorium.
And
after
five
days,
the
high
priest,
Ananias,
came
with
certain
of
the rulers,
and
an expert talker,
one
Tertullus;
and
they made
a statement
to Felix
against
Paul.
And
when
he
had
been sent
for,
Tertullus,
starting
his statement,
said,
Because
by
you
we
are living
in
peace,
and
through
your wisdom wrongs
are
put right
for
this
nation,
In
all
things
and
in
all places
we
are conscious
of
our
great debt
to
you,
most noble
Felix.
But,
so
that
I
may
not
make
you tired,
I
make
a request
to
you
of
your mercy,
to
give
hearing
to
a short statement.
For
this
man,
in
our opinion,
is
a cause
of trouble,
a maker
of attacks
on
the government
among
Jews
through
all
the empire,
and
a chief mover
in
the society
of
the
Nazarenes:
Who,
in addition,
was attempting
to make
the
Temple unclean:
whom
we
took,
[]
And
from
whom
you
will
be
able,
by questioning
him
yourself,
to get knowledge
of
all
the
things
which
we
say
against
him.
And
the
Jews
were
in agreement
with
his statement, saying
that
these
things
were
so.
Then
when
the ruler
had given
him
a sign
to
make
his
answer,
Paul
said,
Because
I
have knowledge
that
you
have
been
a
judge
over
this
nation
for
a
number
of
years,
I
am glad
to
make
my
answer:
Seeing
that
you
are
able
to
make certain
of
the
fact
that
it
is
not
more
than
twelve
days
from
the
time
when
I
came
up
to
Jerusalem
for
worship;
And
they
have
not seen
me
in argument
with
any
man
in
the
Temple,
or
working up
the feelings
of
the
people,
in
the
Synagogues
or
in
the
town:
And
they
are
not
able
to give facts
in support
of
the
things
which
they
say
against
me
now.
But
this
I
will
say openly
to
you,
that
I
do
give
worship
to
the
God
of
our
fathers
after
that
Way,
which
to
them
is
not
the
true religion:
but
I
have belief
in
all
the
things
which
are
in
the
law
and
in
the books
of
the
prophets:
Hoping
in
God
for
that
which
they
themselves
are
looking
for,
that
there
will
be
a coming
back
from
the dead
for
upright
men
and wrongdoers.
And
in
this,
I
do
my
best
at
all times
to
have
no
reason
for shame
before
God
or
men.
Now
after
a
number
of
years
I
came
to
give help
and
offerings
to
my
nation:
And having
been made clean,
I
was
in
the
Temple,
but
not
with
a
great
number
of
people,
and
not
with noise:
but
there
were
certain
Jews
from
Asia,
And
it
would
have
been better
if
they
had come
here
to
make
a statement,
if
they
have
anything
against
me.
Or
let
these
men here
present
say
what wrongdoing
was seen
in
me
when
I
was
before
the
Sanhedrin,
But only
this
one
thing
which
I said
among
them
in
a loud
voice,
I
am
this
day
being
judged
on
the question
of
the coming back
from
the
dead.
But
Felix,
who
had
a
more detailed knowledge
of
the
Way,
put
them
off,
saying,
When
Lysias,
the chief captain,
comes
down,
I
will
give
attention
to
your business.
And
he
gave
orders
to
the captain
to
keep
Paul
under
his control,
and
to let
him
have everything
he
had
need
of;
and
not
to
keep
his
friends
from coming
to see
him.
But
after
some
days,
Felix
came
with
Drusilla
his
wife,
who
was
of
the
Jews
by birth,
and
sent
for
Paul,
and gave
hearing
to
him
about
faith
in
Christ
Jesus.
And
while
he
was
talking
about
righteousness
and
self-control
and
the judging
which
was
to
come,
Felix
had great fear
and
said,
Go
away
for
the
present,
and
when
the
right
time
comes
I
will send
for
you.
For
he
was
hoping
that
Paul
would
give
him
money:
so
he
sent
for
him more
frequently
and
had talk
with
him.
But
after
two
years
Porcius
Festus
took
the place
of
Felix,
who,
desiring
to
have
the approval
of
the
Jews,
kept
Paul
in
chains.
So
Festus,
having
come
into
that part
of
the country
which
was under
his rule,
after
three
days
went
up
to
Jerusalem
from
Caesarea.
And
the
chief
priests
and
the
chief
men
of
the
Jews made statements
against
Paul,
Requesting Festus
to
give
effect
to
their design
against
him,
and
send
him
to
Jerusalem,
when
they
would be waiting
to
put
him
to
death
on
the
way.
But
Festus,
in
answer,
said
that
Paul
was being
kept
in prison
at
Caesarea,
and
that
in
a short time
he
himself
was
going
there.
So,
he
said,
let
those
who
have authority
among
you
go
with me,
and
if
there
is
any
wrong
in
the
man,
let
them
make
a statement
against
him.
And
when
he
had
been
with
them
not
more
than
eight
or
ten
days,
he
went
down
to
Caesarea;
and
on
the
day
after,
he
took
his
place
on
the judge's
seat,
and sent
for
Paul.
And
when
he
came,
the
Jews
who
had
come
down
from
Jerusalem
came round
him,
and made
all sorts
of
serious statements
against
him,
which
were
not
supported
by
the facts.
Then
Paul,
in
his answer
to
them,
said,
I
have done
no wrong
against
the
law
of
the
Jews,
or
against
the
Temple,
or
against
Caesar.
But
Festus,
desiring
to get
the approval
of
the
Jews,
said
to
Paul,
Will
you
go
up
to
Jerusalem,
and
be
judged
before
me
there
in
connection
with
these
things?
And
Paul
said,
I
am
before
the
seat
of Caesar's authority
where
it
is
right
for
me
to
be
judged:
I
have
done
no
wrong
to
the
Jews,
as
you
are
well able
to see.
If,
then,
I
am
a
wrongdoer
and
there
is
a cause
of
death
in
me,
I
am
ready
for
death:
if
it
is
not
as
they
say
against
me,
no
man
may
give
me up
to
them.
Let
my cause
come
before
Caesar.
Then
Festus, having
had
a discussion
with
the Jews,
made
answer,
You
have
said, Let
my cause come
before
Caesar;
to
Caesar
you
will
go.
Now
when
some
days
had gone
by,
King
Agrippa
and
Bernice
came
to
Caesarea
and went
to see
Festus.
And
as
they
were
there
for
some
days,
Festus gave
them Paul's story,
saying,
There
is
a
certain
man
here
who
was put
in prison
by
Felix:
Against
whom
the
chief
priests
and
the rulers
of
the
Jews
made
a statement
when
I
was
at
Jerusalem,
requesting
me
to
give
a decision
against
him.
To
whom
I
gave
answer
that
it
is
not
the
Roman
way
to
give
a
man up, till
he
has
been
face
to
face
with
those
who
are attacking
him,
and
has
had
a chance
to
give
an
answer
to
the statements
made
against
him.
So,
when
they
had
come
together
here, straight
away,
on
the
day
after,
I
took
my place
on
the judge's
seat
and sent
for
the
man.
But
when
they got up
they said
nothing
about
such
crimes
as
I
had
in mind:
But
had
certain
questions
against
him
in
connection
with
their
religion,
and
about
one
Jesus,
now
dead,
who,
Paul
said,
was
living.
And
as
I
had
not enough knowledge
for
the
discussion
of
these
things,
I
made
the suggestion
to
him
to
go
to
Jerusalem
and
be
judged
there.
But
when
Paul made
a request
that
he might be judged
by
Caesar,
I
gave
orders
for
him
to be
kept till
I might
send
him
to
Caesar.
And
Agrippa
said
to
Festus,
I
have
a
desire
to
give
the
man
a
hearing
myself.
Tomorrow,
he
said,
you
may
give
him
a
hearing.
So
on
the
day
after,
when
Agrippa
and
Bernice
in
great glory
had
come
into
the public place
of hearing,
with
the chief
of
the army
and
the chief
men
of
the
town,
at
the
order
of
Festus,
Paul
was sent
for.
And
Festus
said,
King
Agrippa,
and
all
those
who
are
present
here
with
us,
you
see
this
man,
about
whom
all
the
Jews
have made protests
to
me,
at
Jerusalem
and
in
this
place,
saying
that
it
is
not right
for
him
to
be
living
any
longer.
But,
in
my opinion,
there
is
no cause
of
death
in
him,
and
as
he
himself
has made
a request
to
be
judged
by Caesar,
I
have said
that
I
would
send
him.
But
I
have
no
certain account
of
him
to send
to Caesar.
So
I
have
sent
for
him
to
come
before
you,
and specially
before
you,
King
Agrippa,
so
that
after
the business
has
been gone
into,
I
may
have
something
to
put
in
writing.
For
it
seems
to
me
against
reason
to
send
a
prisoner
without making clear
what
there
is
against
him.
And
Agrippa
said
to
Paul,
You
may put
your cause
before
us.
Then
Paul,
stretching
out
his
hand,
made
his answer,
saying:
In
my opinion
I
am
happy,
King
Agrippa,
to
be able
to give
my answer
before
you
today
to
all
these
things
which
the
Jews say
against
me:
The
more
so,
because
you
are
expert
in
all
questions
to
do
with
the
Jews
and
their ways:
so
I make
my request
to
you
to
give
me
a
hearing
to
the end.
All
the
Jews
have knowledge
of
my
way
of
life
from
my early years,
as
it
was
from
the start
among
my
nation,
and
at
Jerusalem;
And
they
are able
to
say,
if
they
would give
witness,
that
I
was
living
as
a
Pharisee,
in
that division
of
our
religion
which
is most regular
in
the keeping
of
the law.
And
now
I
am
here
to
be
judged
because
of
the
hope given
by God's word
to
our
fathers;
For
the effecting
of
which
our
twelve
tribes
have
been working
and waiting
night
and
day
with
all
their hearts.
And
in
connection
with
this
hope
I
am attacked
by
the
Jews, O
king!
Why,
in
your opinion,
is it outside belief
for
God
to make
the
dead come
to life
again?
For
I, truly,
was
of
the opinion
that it
was
right
for
me
to
do
a
number
of
things
against
the
name
of
Jesus
of
Nazareth.
And
this
I
did
in
Jerusalem:
and
numbers
of
the
saints
I
put
in
prison,
having
had
authority given
to
me
from
the
chief
priests,
and
when
they
were
put
to
death,
I
gave
my decision
against
them.
And
I gave
them punishment frequently,
in
all
the
Synagogues, forcing
them
to say
things
against
God;
and burning
with passion
against
them,
I went
after
them
even
into far-away
towns.
Then,
when
I
was
journeying
to
Damascus
with
the
authority
and orders
of
the
chief
priests,
In
the
middle
of
the
day,
on
the
road
I
saw
a
light
from
heaven,
brighter
than
the
sun,
shining round
me
and
those
who
were
journeying
with
me.
And
when
we
had
all gone
down
on
the
earth,
a
voice
came
to
me,
saying
in
the
Hebrew
language,
Saul,
Saul,
why
are
you attacking
me
so cruelly?
It
is
hard
for
you
to go
against
the impulse
which
is driving
you.
And
I
said,
Who
are
you,
Lord?
And
the
Lord
said,
I
am
Jesus,
whom
you
are attacking.
But
get
up
on
your
feet:
for
I
have
come
to
you
for
this
purpose,
to
make
you
a servant
and
a
witness
of
the
things
in
which
you
have
seen
me,
and
of
those
in
which
you
will
see
me;
And
I
will keep
you safe
from
the
people,
and
from
the
Gentiles,
to
whom
I
send
you,
To
make
their
eyes
open,
turning
them
from
the dark
to
the
light,
and
from
the
power
of
Satan
to
God,
so
that
they
may
have
forgiveness
of
sins
and
a heritage
among
those
who
are made
holy
by
faith
in
me.
So, then,
King
Agrippa,
I
did
not go
against
the
vision
from
heaven;
But
I went
about,
first
to
those
in
Damascus
and
Jerusalem,
and
through
all
the
country
of Judaea,
and
then
to
the
Gentiles, preaching
a change
of heart,
so
that
they, being
turned
to
God,
might give,
in
their
works,
the fruits
of
a changed heart.
For
this
reason,
the
Jews took
me
in
the
Temple,
and made
an attempt
to put
me
to death.
And
so,
by God's
help,
I
am here
today, witnessing
to
small
and
great,
saying
nothing
but
what
the
prophets
and
Moses
said
would
come
about;
That
the
Christ
would go
through pain,
and being
the
first
to
come back
from
the
dead,
would give
light
to
the
people
and
to
the
Gentiles.
And
when
he made
his answer
in
these words,
Festus
said
in
a
loud
voice,
Paul,
you
are off
your head;
your
great
learning
has made
you unbalanced.
Then
Paul
said,
I
am
not off
my head,
most noble
Festus,
but
my
words
are
true
and wise.
For
the
king
has knowledge
of
these
things,
to
whom
I
am
talking
freely;
being
certain
that
all
this
is common knowledge
to
him;
for
it
has
not
been
done
in secret.
King
Agrippa,
have
you
faith
in
the
prophets?
I am certain
that
you
have.
And
Agrippa said
to
Paul,
A
little more
and
you
will
be
making
me
a
Christian.
And
Paul
said,
It
is
my prayer
to
God
that,
in
little
or
great measure,
not
only
you,
but
all
those
hearing
me
today
might
be
even
as
I
am,
but
for
these
chains.
And
the
king
and
the ruler
and
Bernice
and
those
who
were seated
with
them
got
up;
And
when
they
had
gone away
they
said
to
one
another,
This
man
has
done
nothing
which
might
give cause
for
death
or prison.
And
Agrippa
said
to
Festus,
This
man
might
have
been made
free,
if
he
had
not put
his cause
before
Caesar.
And
when
the decision
had
been made
that
we
were
to
go
by sea
to
Italy,
they
gave
Paul
and
certain
other
prisoners
into
the care
of
a captain
named
Julius,
of
the
Augustan band.
And
we
went
to
sea
in
a
ship
of Adramyttium
which
was
sailing
to
the
sea towns
of
Asia,
Aristarchus,
a
Macedonian
of
Thessalonica,
being
with
us.
And
on
the day
after,
we came
to
Sidon;
and
Julius
was kind
to
Paul,
and
let
him
go
to see
his
friends
and take
a rest.
And sailing again
from
there,
we went
on
under cover
of
Cyprus,
because
the
wind
was
against us.
And having gone across
the
sea
off
Cilicia
and
Pamphylia
we
came
to
Myra,
in
Lycia.
And
there
the captain came across
a
ship
of Alexandria,
sailing
for
Italy,
and
put
us
in
it.
And
when
we
had gone
on
slowly
for
a
long
time,
and
had
had hard work getting across
to
Cnidus,
for
the
wind
was
against
us,
we
went
under cover
of
Crete,
in
the direction
of
Salmone;
And
sailing down
the side
of
it,
as
well
as
we
were able,
we
came
to
a
certain
place
named
Fair Havens,
near
which
was
the
town
of
Lasea.
And
as
a
long
time
had gone
by,
and
the journey
was
now full
of danger,
because
it
was
late
in
the year,
Paul put
the position
before
them,
Saying, Friends,
I
see
that
this journey
will
be
one
of
great
damage
and
loss,
not
only
to
the goods
and
the
ship,
but
to
ourselves.
But
the
captain gave
more attention
to
the master
and
the owner
of
the
ship
than
to
what
Paul
said.
And
as
the harbour
was
not
a good
one
in
which
to
be
for
the
winter,
the
greater number
of
them
were
for going
out
to
sea,
in
order,
if possible,
to
put
in
for
the
winter
at
Phoenix,
a harbour
of
Crete,
looking
to
the north-east
and south-east.
And
when
the
south
wind
came softly, being
of
the opinion
that
their
purpose might be effected,
they let
the ship go
and went
sailing down
the side
of
Crete, very near
to
the land.
But
after
a little time,
a
very
violent
wind,
named Euraquilo, came
down
from
it
with
great force.
And
when
the
ship got
into
the grip
of
it,
and
was
not
able
to
make headway
into
the
wind,
we
gave
way,
and went
before
it.
And, sailing near
the side
of
a
small
island
named
Cauda,
we
were
able,
though
it
was hard work,
to make
the ship's
boat safe:
And having got
it
up,
they
put cords under
and round
the
ship;
but
fearing
that
they might
be pushed
on
to
the
Syrtis,
they
let
down
the sails
and
so went running
before
the wind.
And, still fighting
the storm
with
all
our strength,
the
day
after
they
made
a start
at getting
the goods
out
of
the ship;
And
on
the
third day,
they let
all
the sailing apparatus go over
the side.
And
as
we
had
not seen
the
sun
or
stars
for
a
long
time,
and
a
great
storm
was
on
us,
all
hope
of
salvation
was gone.
And
when
they
had
been
without
food
for
a
long
time,
Paul got
up
among
them
and
said, Friends,
it
would
have
been
better
if
you
had given attention
to
me
and
not
gone sailing
out
from
Crete,
to undergo
this
damage
and
loss.
But
now,
I say
to
you,
be
of
good
heart,
for
there
will
be
no
loss
of
life,
but
only
of
the
ship.
For
this
night
there
came
to
my side
an
angel
of
the
God
who
is
my Master
and
whose servant
I
am,
Saying,
Have
no
fear,
Paul,
for
you
will
come
before
Caesar,
and
God
has
given
to
you
all
those
who
are
sailing
with
you.
And
so, O
men,
be
of
good heart,
for
I
have
faith
in
God
that
it
will
be
as
he
said
to
me.
But
we
will
be sent
on
to
a
certain
island.
But
when
the fourteenth day
came,
while
we
were going
here
and
there
in
the
Adriatic sea,
about
the
middle
of
the
night
the
sailors
had
an idea
that
they
were getting
near
land;
And
they let down
the lead,
and saw
that
the sea
was
a hundred
and
twenty feet deep;
and
after
a
little
time
they
did
it
again
and
it
was ninety feet.
Then,
fearing
that
by chance
we might
come
on
to
the
rocks,
they
let
down
four hooks
from
the back
of
the ship,
and
made prayers
for
the
coming
of
day.
Then
the
sailors
made attempts secretly
to get
away
from
the
ship, letting
down
a
boat
as
if
they
were
about
to put
down hooks
from
the front
of
the
ship;
But
Paul
said
to
the captain
and
his
men,
If
you
do
not
keep
these
men
in
the
ship,
you
will
not
be
safe.
Then
the armed
men, cutting
the
cords
of
the
boat,
let
her go.
And
when
dawn
was near,
Paul gave
them
all orders
to
take
food,
saying,
This
is
the fourteenth
day
you
have
been
waiting
and
taking
no
food.
So
I make request
to
you
to
take
food;
for
this
is
for
your
salvation:
not
a
hair
from
the
head
of
any
of
you
will come
to destruction.
And
when
he
had
said
this
and
had
taken
bread,
he
gave praise
to
God
before
them
all,
and
took
a
meal
of
the
broken
bread.
Then
they
all
took heart
and
did
the
same.
And
we
were,
in
the
ship,
two
hundred
and seventy-six
persons.
And
when
they
had
had enough
food,
they made
the weight
of
the
ship less, turning
the
grain
out
into
the
sea.
And
when
it
was
day,
they
had
no knowledge
of
the
land,
but
they saw
an inlet
of
the sea
with
a floor
of sand,
and
they
had
the idea
of driving
the
ship
up
on
to
it
if possible.
So cutting
away
the hooks,
and letting them go
into
the
sea,
and freeing
the cords
of
the guiding-blades,
and
lifting
up
the sail
to
the
wind,
they went
in
the direction
of
the inlet.
And coming
to
a point
between
two
seas,
they got
the ship
to land;
and
the front part
was fixed
in
the sand
and
not able
to
be moved,
but
the
back part
was
broken
by
the
force
of
the waves.
Then
the armed
men
were
for putting
the
prisoners
to
death,
so
that
no
one
would
get
away
by swimming.
But
the captain,
desiring
to keep
Paul safe,
kept
them
from
their
purpose,
and
gave
orders
that
those
who
had knowledge
of swimming
were
to go off
the ship
and
get
first
to
land:
And
the
rest,
some
on boards
and
some
on
things
from
the
ship.
And
so
it
came
about
that
they
all
got safe
to
land.
And
when
we
were safe,
we made
the discovery
that
the
island
was
named Melita.
And
the simple
people living there
were uncommonly
kind
to
us,
for
they made
a
fire
for
us,
and
took
us
in,
because
it
was raining
and
cold.
But
when
Paul
had
got
some
sticks
together
and
put
them
on
the
fire,
a snake
came
out,
because
of
the
heat,
and
gave
him
a bite
on
the
hand.
And
when
the
people
saw
it
hanging
on
his
hand,
they
said
to
one
another,
Without
doubt
this
man
has put
someone
to death,
and
though
he
has got
safely away
from
the
sea,
God
will
not
let
him go
on
living.
But shaking
off
the
beast
into
the
fire,
he got
no damage.
But
they
had
the idea
that
they
would
see
him
becoming ill,
or
suddenly
falling
down
dead;
but
after
waiting
a
long
time,
and
seeing
that
no damage
came
to
him, changing
their opinion,
they
said
he
was
a
god.
Now
near
that
place
there
was
some
land,
the
property
of
the chief
man
of
the
island,
who
was
named
Publius;
who
very kindly took
us
into
his house
as
his guests
for
three
days.
And
the
father
of
Publius
was ill,
with
a disease
of
the stomach;
to
whom
Paul
went,
and
put
his
hands
on
him,
with
prayer,
and
made
him
well.
And
when
this
took
place,
all
the
others
in
the
island
who
had
diseases
came
and
were
made
well.
Then
they
gave us
great honour,
and,
when
we went away,
they
put
into
the ship
whatever
things
we
were
in
need
of.
And
after
three
months
we went
to
sea
in
a
ship
of Alexandria sailing
under
the sign
of
the Dioscuri,
which
had been
at
the
island
for
the
winter.
And going
into
the harbour
at
Syracuse,
we
were waiting there
for
three
days.
And
from
there,
going
about
in
a curve,
we
came
to
Rhegium:
and
after
one
day
a
south
wind
came
up
and
on
the
day
after
we
came
to
Puteoli:
Where
we
came across
some
of
the
brothers,
who kept
us
with
them
for
seven
days;
and
so
we
came
to
Rome.
And
the
brothers,
when
they
had news
of
us,
came out
from
town
as
far
as Appii Forum
and
the
Three
Taverns
to
have
a meeting
with
us:
and
Paul,
seeing
them,
gave praise
to
God
and
took heart.
And
when
we
came
into
Rome,
they
let
Paul
have
a house
for
himself
and
the armed man
who
kept watch
over
him.
Then
after
three
days
he sent
for
the chief
men
of
the
Jews:
and
when
they
had
come
together,
he
said
to
them,
My
brothers,
though
I
had
done
nothing
against
the
people
or
the ways
of
our
fathers,
I
was
given,
a
prisoner
from
Jerusalem,
into
the
hands
of
the
Romans.
Who,
when
they
had put
questions
to
me,
were ready
to
let
me
go
free,
because
there
was
no
cause
of
death
in
me.
But
when
the
Jews
made protest
against
it,
I
had
to put
my cause
into Caesar's hands;
not
because
I
have
anything
to
say
against
my
nation.
But
for
this
reason
I sent
for
you,
to
see
and
have talk
with
you:
for
because
of
the
hope
of
Israel
I
am
in
these
chains.
And
they
said
to
him,
We
have
not
had
letters
from Judaea
about
you,
and
no
one
of
the
brothers
has
come
to
us
here
to
give
an account
or
say
any
evil
about
you.
But
we
have
a
desire
to
give
hearing
to
your opinion:
for
as
to
this form
of religion,
we
have knowledge
that
in
all places
it
is attacked.
And
when
a
day
had
been fixed,
they
came
to
his house
in
great
numbers;
and
he gave
them teaching, giving witness
to
the
kingdom
of
God,
and
having discussions
with
them
about
Jesus,
from
the
law
of
Moses
and
from
the
prophets,
from
morning till
evening.
And
some
were
in agreement
with
what
he
said,
but
some
had doubts.
And
they went
away,
for
there
was
a division
among
them
after
Paul
had
said
this
one
thing:
Well
did
the
Holy
Spirit
say
by
the
prophet
Isaiah
to
your
fathers,
Go
to
this
people
and
say,
Though
you
give ear,
you
will
not get knowledge;
and
seeing,
you
will
see,
but
the sense
will
not
be clear
to
you:
For
the
heart
of
this
people
has
become fat
and
their
ears
are slow
in
hearing
and
their
eyes
are shut;
for fear
that
they
might
see
with
their
eyes
and
give
hearing
with
their
ears
and
become wise
in
their
hearts
and
be
turned
again
to
me,
so
that
I
might make
them
well.
Be certain,
then,
that
the
salvation
of
God
is
sent
to
the
Gentiles,
and
they
will
give
hearing.
[]
And
for
the space
of
two
years,
Paul
was living
in
the house
of
which
he
had
the use,
and
had talk
with
all
those
who
went
in
to see
him,
Preaching
the
kingdom
of
God
and
teaching
about
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
without fear,
and no orders
were given
that
he
was
not
to
do
so.
Romans
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Romans
Rom
Paul’s Letter to the
Romans
Paul,
a
servant
of
Jesus
Christ,
an
Apostle
by
the selection
of
God, given authority
as
a preacher
of
the
good
news,
Of
which
God
had given word
before
by
his
prophets
in
the
holy Writings,
About
his
Son
who,
in
the
flesh,
came
from
the family
of
David,
But
was marked
out
as
Son
of
God
in
power
by
the Holy
Spirit
through
the coming
to
life again
of
the
dead;
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord,
Through
whom
grace
has
been given
to
us, sending
us out
to make disciples
to
the
faith
among
all
nations,
for
his
name:
Among
whom
you
in
the
same
way
have
been marked
out
to
be
disciples
of
Jesus
Christ:
To
all
those
who
are
in
Rome, loved
by
God, marked
out
as
saints:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
First
of
all,
I
give praise
to
my
God
through
Jesus
Christ
for
you
all,
because news
of
your
faith
has gone
into
all
the
world.
For
God
is
my
witness,
whose servant
I
am
in
spirit
in
the
good
news
of
his
Son,
that
you
are
at
all times
in
my memory
and
in
my prayers,
And
that
I
am
ever making
prayers
that
God
will
give
me
a good journey
to
you.
For
I
have
a strong desire
to
see
you,
and
to give
you
some grace
of
the spirit,
so
that
you
may
be made strong;
That
is
to
say,
that
all
of
us
may
be comforted
together
by
the
faith
which
is
in
you
and
in
me.
You
may
be
certain,
my
brothers,
that
it
has frequently
been
in
my
mind
to
come
to
you (but till
now
I
was
kept
from
it),
so
that
I
might
have
some
fruit
from
you
in
the
same
way
as
I
have
had
it
from
the
other
nations.
I
have
a debt
to
Greeks
and
to
the nations outside;
to
the
wise
and
to
those
who
have no learning.
For
which reason
I
have
the desire,
as
far
as
I
am able,
to give
the knowledge
of
the
good
news
to
you
who
are
in
Rome.
For
I
have
no feeling
of shame
about
the
good
news,
because
it
is
the
power
of
God giving
salvation
to
everyone
who
has
faith,
to
the
Jew
first,
and
then
to
the
Greek.
For
in
it
there
is
the
revelation
of
the
righteousness
of
God
from
faith
to
faith:
as
it
is said
in
the holy Writings,
The
man
who
does
righteousness
will
be
living
by
his
faith.
For
there
is
a
revelation
of
the
wrath
of
God
from
heaven
against
all
the wrongdoing
and
evil thoughts
of
men
who
keep down
what
is
true
by wrongdoing;
Because
the knowledge
of
God
may
be seen
in
them,
God having
made
it
clear
to
them.
For
from
the first making
of
the
world,
those
things
of
God
which
the eye
is unable
to
see,
that
is,
his
eternal
power
and existence,
are fully
made clear,
he having given
the knowledge
of
them
through
the
things
which
he
has
made,
so
that
men
have
no
reason
for wrongdoing:
Because,
having
the knowledge
of
God,
they
did
not
give
glory
to
God
as
God,
and
did
not
give
praise,
but
their
minds
were
full
of
foolish
things,
and
their
hearts, being
without sense,
were made dark.
Seeming
to
be
wise,
they
were
in fact
foolish,
And
by
them
the
glory
of
the eternal
God
was
changed
and made
into
the
image
of
man
who
is
not eternal,
and
of
birds
and beasts
and
things
which go
on
the earth.
For
this
reason
God
gave
them
up
to
the evil
desires
of
their
hearts, working
shame
in
their
bodies
with
one
another:
Because
by
them
the
true word
of
God
was changed
into
that
which
is
false,
and
they gave
worship
and honour
to
the
thing
which
is made,
and
not
to
him
who made
it,
to
whom
be blessing
for
ever.
So
be
it.
For
this
reason
God
gave
them
up
to evil
passions,
and
their
women
were changing
the
natural
use
into
one
which
is unnatural:
And
in
the
same
way
the
men
gave
up
the
natural use
of
the
woman
and
were burning
in
their
desire
for
one
another,
men
doing
shame
with
men,
and getting
in
their bodies
the
right reward
of
their evil-doing.
And
because
they
had
not
the
mind
to
keep
God
in
their
knowledge,
God
gave
them
up
to
an evil
mind,
to
do
those
things
which
are
not
right;
Being
full
of
all wrongdoing,
evil, desire
for
the goods
of
others, hate,
envy, putting
to death, fighting,
deceit, cruel
ways,
evil talk,
and false statements
about
others;
Hated by
God, full
of pride, without respect, full
of loud talk, given
to
evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,
Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
Who,
though
they
have knowledge
of
the law
of
God,
that
the fate
of
those
who
do
these
things
is
death,
not
only go
on
doing
these
things
themselves,
but
give
approval
to
those
who
do
them.
So
you
have
no
reason,
whoever
you
are,
for
judging:
for
in
judging
another
you
are
judging
yourself,
for
you
do
the
same
things.
And
we
are conscious
that
God
is
a
true judge
against
those
who
do
such
things.
But
you
who
are
judging another
for
doing
what
you
do
yourself,
are
you hoping
that God's decision
will
not
take effect
against
you?
Or
is
it nothing
to
you
that
God
had pity
on
you, waiting
and putting
up
with
you
for
so long,
not seeing
that
in
his pity God's desire
is
to give
you
a change
of heart?
But
by
your hard
and unchanged
heart
you
are
storing
up
wrath
for
yourself
in
the
day
of
the
revelation
of God's judging
in righteousness;
Who
will
give
to
every
man
his right
reward:
To
those
who go
on
with
good
works
in
the hope
of
glory
and honour
and salvation
from death,
he
will give
eternal
life:
But
to
those
who,
from
a love
of competition,
are
not guided
by
what
is
true,
will
come
the heat
of
his
wrath,
Trouble
and sorrow
on
all whose works
are
evil,
to
the
Jew
first
and
then
to
the
Greek;
But
glory
and honour
and
peace
to
all whose works
are
good,
to
the
Jew
first
and
then
to
the
Greek:
For
one
man
is
not different
from another
before
God.
All
those
who
have done wrong
without
the
law
will get destruction
without
the
law:
and
those
who
have done wrong
under
the
law
will
have
their punishment
by
the
law;
For
it
is
not
the
hearers
of
the
law
who
will
be judged
as having righteousness
before
God,
but
only
the
doers:
For
when
the
Gentiles
without
the
law
have
a
natural desire
to
do
the
things
in
the
law,
they
are
a
law
to
themselves;
Because
the
work
of
the
law
is seen
in
their
hearts,
their sense
of right
and wrong giving
witness
to
it,
while
their
minds
are
at
one time judging
them
and
at
another giving
them approval;
In
the
day
when
God
will
be
a
judge
of
the
secrets
of
men,
as
it says
in
the
good
news
of
which
I
am
a preacher,
through
Jesus
Christ.
But
as
for
you
who
have
the
name
of
Jew,
and
are resting
on
the
law,
and
take
pride
in
God,
And
have knowledge
of
his
desires,
and
are
a judge
of
the
things
which
are
different, having
the learning
of
the
law,
In
the belief
that
you
are
a
guide
to
the
blind,
a
light
to
those
in
the dark,
A
teacher
of
the
foolish,
having
in
the
law
the
form
of
knowledge
and
of
what
is
true;
You
who give
teaching
to
others,
do
you give
it
to
yourself?
you
who say
that
a
man may
not take
what
is
not
his,
do
you take
what
is
not yours?
You
who
say
that
a
man
may
not
be untrue
to
his wife,
are
you true
to yours?
you
who
are
a hater
of images,
do
you
do wrong
to
the house
of
God?
You
who
take
pride
in
the
law,
are
you doing wrong
to
the honour
of
God
by behaviour
which
is
against
the
law?
For
the
name
of
God
is shamed
among
the
Gentiles
because
of
you,
as
it
is said
in
the holy Writings.
It
is true
that
circumcision
is
of use
if
you keep
the
law,
but
if
you go against
the
law
it
is
as
if
you
had
it
not.
If
those
who
have
not
circumcision
keep
the rules
of
the
law,
will
it
not
be
credited
to
them
as
circumcision?
And
they,
by
their keeping
of
the
law
without
circumcision,
will
be
judges
of
you,
by
whom
the
law
is broken
though
you
have
the
letter
of
the
law
and
circumcision.
The true
Jew
is
not
one
who
is
only
so publicly,
and
circumcision
is
not
that
which
may
be seen
in
the
flesh:
But
he
is
a
Jew
who
is
a
secret
one,
whose
circumcision
is
of
the
heart,
in
the
spirit
and
not
in
the
letter;
whose
praise
is
not
from
men,
but
from
God.
How
then
is
the
Jew better off?
or
what profit
is there
in
circumcision?
Much
in
every
way:
first
of
all
because
the
words
of
God
were given
to
them.
And
if
some
have
no
faith,
will
that
make
the
faith
of
God
without effect?
In
no
way:
but
let
God
be
true,
though
every
man
is seen
to
be untrue;
as
it
is
said
in
the Writings,
That
your
words
may
be seen
to
be
true,
and
you
may
be seen
to
be right
when
you
are
judged.
But
if
the
righteousness
of
God
is supported
by
our wrongdoing
what
is
to
be
said?
is
it
wrong
for
God
to
be angry (as
men
may
say)?
In
no way:
because if
it
is
so,
how
is
God able
to
be
the
judge
of
all
the
world?
But
if,
because
I
am untrue,
God
being seen
to
be
true gets
more
glory,
why
am
I
to
be
judged
as
a
sinner?
Let
us
not
do
evil
so
that
good
may
come (a statement
which
we
are falsely
said
by
some
to
have
made),
because
such behaviour
will
have
its right
punishment.
What
then?
are
we worse off
than
they?
In
no
way:
because
we
have before made
it clear
that
Jews
as
well
as
Greeks
are
all
under
the
power
of
sin;
As
it
is said
in
the holy Writings,
There
is
not
one
who
does righteousness;
Not
one
who
has
the knowledge
of
what
is right,
not
one
who
is
a searcher after
God;
They
have
all gone
out
of
the
way,
there
is
no profit
in
any
of
them;
there
is
not
one
who
does
good,
not so much
as
one:
Their
throat
is
like an
open place
of death;
with
their
tongues
they
have said
what
is not true:
the
poison
of snakes
is
under
their
lips:
Whose
mouth
is
full
of curses
and bitter
words:
Their
feet
are quick
in running after
blood;
Destruction
and trouble
are
in
their
ways;
And
of
the
way
of
peace
they
have
no knowledge:
There
is
no
fear
of
God
before
their
eyes.
Now,
we
have knowledge
that
what
the
law
says
is
for
those
who
are
under
the
law,
so
that
every
mouth
may
be
stopped,
and
all
men
may
be judged
by
God:
Because
by
the
works
of
the
law
no
man
is able
to
have
righteousness
in
his eyes,
for
through
the
law
comes
the
knowledge
of
sin.
But
now
without
the
law
there
is
a revelation
of
the
righteousness
of
God,
to
which
witness
is
given
by
the
law
and
the
prophets;
That
is,
the
righteousness
of
God
through
faith
in
Jesus
Christ,
to
all
those
who
have
faith;
and
one
man
is
not different
from another,
For
all
have done wrong
and
are
far
from
the
glory
of
God;
And
they
may
have
righteousness put
to
their
credit,
freely,
by
his
grace,
through
the salvation
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus:
Whom
God
has put forward
as
the
sign
of
his
mercy,
through
faith,
by
his
blood,
to make clear
his
righteousness
when,
in
his pity,
God let
the
sins
of earlier times go without punishment;
And
to make clear
his
righteousness
now,
so
that
he
might
himself
be
upright,
and give
righteousness
to
him
who
has
faith
in
Jesus.
What
reason,
then,
is there
for
pride?
It
is
shut out.
By
what sort
of
law?
of
works?
No,
but
by
a
law
of
faith.
For this
reason,
then,
a
man
may get righteousness
by
faith
without
the
works
of
the
law.
Or
is
God
the
God
of
Jews
only?
is
he
not
in
the
same way
the
God
of
Gentiles?
Yes,
of
Gentiles:
If
God
is
one;
and
he
will give righteousness
because
of
faith
to
those
who
have
circumcision,
and
through
faith
to
those
who
have
not
circumcision.
Do
we,
then,
through
faith
make
the
law
of
no effect?
in
no
way:
but
we
make
it clear
that
the
law
is important.
What,
then,
may
we
say
that
Abraham,
our
father
after
the
flesh,
has got?
For
if
Abraham got righteousness
by
works,
he
has
reason
for
pride;
but
not
before
God.
But
what
does
it
say
in
the holy Writings?
And
Abraham
had
faith
in
God,
and
it
was put
to
his
account
as
righteousness.
Now,
the
reward
is
credited
to him
who
does works,
not
as
of
grace
but
as
a debt.
But
to
him
who
without working
has
faith
in
him
who gives
righteousness
to
the evil-doer,
his
faith
is put
to
his
account
as
righteousness.
As
David
says
that
there
is
a
blessing
on
the
man
to
whose
account
God puts
righteousness
without
works,
saying,
Happy
are
those
who
have forgiveness
for
their wrongdoing,
and
whose
sins
are
covered.
Happy
is
the
man
against
whom
no
sin
is recorded
by
the
Lord.
Is
this
blessing,
then,
for
the
circumcision
only,
or
in
the
same
way
for
those
who
have
not
circumcision?
for
we
say
that
the
faith
of
Abraham
was put
to
his
account
as
righteousness.
How,
then,
was
it judged?
when
he
had
circumcision,
or
when
he
had
it
not?
Not
when
he
had
it,
but
when
he
did
not
have
it:
And
he
was given
the
sign
of
circumcision
as
a witness
of
the
faith
which
he
had
before
he underwent
circumcision:
so
that
he
might
be
the
father
of
all
those
who
have
faith,
though
they
have
not
circumcision,
and
so
that
righteousness
might
be
put
to
their
account;
And
the
father
of
circumcision
to
those
who
not
only
are
of
the
circumcision,
but
who keep
to
the
way
of
that
faith
which
our
father
Abraham
had
before
he underwent
circumcision.
For God's word,
that
the earth
would
be
his heritage,
was given
to
Abraham,
not
through
the
law,
but
through
the
righteousness
of
faith.
For
if
they
who
are
of
the
law
are
the
people
who get
the heritage,
then
faith
is
made
of
no
use,
and
the word
of God
has
no power;
For
the outcome
of
the
law
is
wrath;
but
where
there
is
no
law
it
will
not
be broken.
For
this
reason
it
is
of
faith,
so
that
it
may
be
through
grace;
and
so
that
the word
of
God
may
be
certain
to
all
the
seed;
not
only
to
that
which
is
of
the
law,
but
to
that
which
is
of
the
faith
of
Abraham,
who
is
the
father
of
us
all,
(As
it
is
said
in
the holy Writings,
I
have
made
you
a
father
of
a
number
of
nations)
before
him
in
whom
he
had
faith,
that
is,
God,
who
gives
life
to
the
dead,
and
to
whom
the
things
which
are
not
are
as
if
they
were.
Who without
reason
for
hope,
in
faith
went
on hoping,
so
that
he
became
the
father
of
a
number
of
nations,
as
it
had
been
said,
So
will
your
seed
be.
And
not
being feeble
in
faith
though
his
body seemed
to
him little better
than
dead (he
being
about
a
hundred
years
old)
and
Sarah
was
no
longer able
to
have children:
Still,
he
did
not
give
up
faith
in
the undertaking
of
God,
but
was
made
strong
by
faith,
giving
glory
to
God,
And
being certain
that
God
was
able
to
keep
his word.
For
which
reason
it
was put
to
his
account
as
righteousness.
Now,
it
was
not
because
of
him
only
that
this
was said,
But
for
us
in addition,
to
whose
account
it
will
be put,
if
we
have
faith
in
him
who made
Jesus
our
Lord
come back
again
from
the
dead,
Who
was
put
to death
for
our evil-doing,
and
came
to life
again
so
that
we
might
have righteousness.
For
which
reason,
because
we
have righteousness
through
faith,
let
us
be
at
peace
with
God
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ;
Through
whom,
in
the
same
way,
we
have
been
able
by
faith
to
come
to
this
grace
in
which
we
now
are;
and let
us
have
joy
in
hope
of
the
glory
of
God.
And
not
only
so,
but let
us
have joy
in
our
troubles:
in
the knowledge
that
trouble gives
us
the power
of waiting;
And waiting gives experience;
and experience,
hope:
And
hope
does
not
put
to
shame;
because
our
hearts
are full
of
the
love
of
God
through
the
Holy
Spirit
which
is
given
to
us.
For
when
we
were
still without strength,
at
the
right
time
Christ gave
his life
for evil-doers.
Now
it
is hard
for
anyone
to give
his life
even
for
an
upright
man,
though
it
might
be
that
for
a
good
man
someone
would give
his life.
But
God
has made clear
his
love
to
us,
in
that,
when
we
were
still
sinners,
Christ gave
his life
for
us.
Much
more, if
we
now
have
righteousness
by
his
blood,
will
salvation
from
the
wrath
of
God come
to
us
through
him.
For
if,
when
we
were haters
of
God,
the
death
of
his
Son
made
us
at peace
with
him,
much
more,
now
that
we
are
his friends,
will
we
have
salvation
through
his
life;
And
not
only
so,
but
we
have joy
in
God
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
through
whom
we
are
now
at peace
with
God.
For
this
reason,
as
through
one
man
sin
came
into
the
world,
and
death
because
of
sin,
and
so
death
came
to
all
men,
because
all
have done evil:
Because, till
the
law
came,
sin
was
in existence,
but
sin
is
not put
to
the
account
of anyone
when
there
is
no
law
to
be broken.
But still
death
had power
from
Adam till
Moses,
even
over
those
who
had
not done wrong
like
Adam,
who
is
a picture
of
him
who
was
to
come.
But
the
free giving
of
God
is
not
like
the wrongdoing
of
man.
For
if,
by
the wrongdoing
of
one
man
death came
to
numbers
of
men,
much
more did
the
grace
of
God,
and
the
free giving
by
the
grace
of
one
man,
Jesus
Christ, come
to
men.
And
the
free giving
has
not
the
same
effect
as
the
sin
of
one:
for
the
effect
of
one man's
sin
was
punishment
by
the decision
of
God,
but
the
free giving
had power
to give
righteousness
to wrongdoers
in
great
number.
For,
if
by
the wrongdoing
of
one,
death
was ruling
through
the
one,
much
more
will
those
to
whom
has come
the wealth
of
grace
and
the giving
of
righteousness,
be ruling
in
life
through
the
one,
even
Jesus
Christ.
So
then,
as
the
effect
of
one
act
of wrongdoing
was
that punishment
came
on
all
men,
even
so
the
effect
of
one
act
of
righteousness
was
righteousness
of
life
for
all
men.
Because,
as
numbers
of
men became
sinners
through
the wrongdoing
of
one
man,
even
so
will
great
numbers get righteousness
through
the keeping
of
the word
of
God
by
one
man.
And
the
law
came
in addition,
to make wrongdoing worse;
but
where
there
was
much
sin,
there
was
much
more
grace:
That,
as
sin
had power
in
death,
so
grace
might
have power
through
righteousness
to
eternal
life
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord.
What
may
we
say,
then?
are
we
to go
on
in
sin
so
that there
may
be more
grace?
In
no
way.
How may
we,
who
are
dead
to
sin,
be
living
in
it
any
longer?
Or
are
you without
the
knowledge
that
all
we
who
had baptism
into
Christ
Jesus,
had baptism
into
his
death?
We
have
been placed
with
him
among
the
dead
through
baptism
into
death:
so
that
as
Christ
came
again
from
the
dead
by
the
glory
of
the
Father,
we,
in
the
same
way,
might
be
living
in new
life.
For,
if
we
have
been
made
like
him
in
his
death,
we
will,
in
the
same
way,
be
like
him
in
his
coming
to life
again;
Being conscious
that our
old
man
was
put
to death on
the cross
with
him,
so
that
the
body
of
sin
might
be
put
away,
and
we
might
no
longer
be servants
to
sin.
Because
he
who
is
dead
is free
from
sin.
But
if
we
are
dead
with
Christ,
we
have
faith
that
we
will
be living
with
him;
Having knowledge
that
because
Christ
has
come back
from
the
dead,
he
will
never
again go down
to
the
dead;
death
has
no
more power
over
him.
For
his
death
was
a
death
to
sin,
but
his
life
now
is
a
life
which
he
is
living
to
God.
Even
so see
yourselves
as
dead
to
sin,
but
living
to
God
in
Christ
Jesus.
For
this cause
do
not
let
sin
be ruling
in
your
body
which
is
under
the power
of death,
so
that
you give
way
to
its
desires;
And
do
not give
your
bodies
to
sin
as
the
instruments
of wrongdoing,
but give
yourselves
to
God,
as
those
who
are
living
from
the
dead,
and
your
bodies
as
instruments
of
righteousness
to
God.
For
sin
may
not
have rule
over
you:
because
you
are
not
under
law,
but
under
grace.
What
then?
are
we
to go
on
in
sin
because
we
are
not
under
law
but
under
grace?
Let
it
not
be
so.
Are
you
not conscious
that
you
are
the
servants
of
him
to
whom
you give
yourselves
to
do
his desire?
if
to
sin,
the
end
being
death,
or
if
to
do
the desire
of God,
the
end
being
righteousness.
But praise
be
to
God
that
though
you
were
the
servants
of
sin,
you
have
now
given
yourselves freely
to
that form
of
teaching
under
which
you
were placed;
And being
made
free
from
sin
you
have been
made
the servants
of
righteousness.
I
am
using
words
in
the
way
of
men,
because
your
flesh
is feeble:
as
you gave
your
bodies
as
servants
to
what
is
unclean,
and
to evil
to
do evil,
so
now
give
them
as
servants
to
righteousness
to
do
what
is holy.
When
you
were
servants
of
sin
you
were
free
from
righteousness.
What
fruit
had
you
at
that
time
in
the
things
which
are
now
a shame
to
you?
for
the
end
of
such
things
is
death.
But
now,
being
free
from
sin,
and
having
been
made servants
to
God,
you
have
your
fruit
in
that
which
is holy,
and
the
end
is
eternal
life.
For
the reward
of
sin
is
death;
but
what
God freely gives
is
eternal
life
in
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord.
Is
it not clear,
my
brothers (I am using
an argument
to
those
who
have
knowledge
of
the
law),
that
the
law
has power
over
a
man
as
long
as
he
is
living?
For
the
woman
who
has
a
husband
is placed
by
the
law under
the power
of
her
husband
as long
as
he
is
living;
but
if
her
husband
is
dead,
she
is free
from
the
law
of
the
husband.
So
if,
while
the
husband
is
living,
she
is
joined
to
another
man,
she
will
get
the name
of
one
who
is untrue
to
her
husband:
but
if
the
husband
is
dead,
she
is
free
from
the
law,
so
that
she
is
not untrue,
even
if
she
takes
another
man.
In
the
same
way,
my
brothers,
you
were
made
dead
to
the
law
through
the
body
of
Christ,
so
that
you
might
be
joined
to
another,
even
to
him
who
came
again
from
the
dead,
so
that
we
might
give
fruit
to
God.
For
when
we
were
in
the
flesh,
the evil
passions
which
came
into
being
through
the
law
were
working
in
our
bodies
to give
the
fruit
of
death.
But
now
we
are free
from
the
law,
having
been made
dead
to
that
which
had power
over
us;
so
that
we
are servants
in
the new
way
of
the
spirit,
not
in
the old
way
of
the
letter.
What
then
is
to
be
said?
is
the
law
sin?
in
no
way.
But
I
would
not
have
had knowledge
of
sin
but
for
the
law:
for
I
would
not
have
been conscious
of
desire
if
the
law
had
not
said,
You
may
not
have
a
desire
for
what
is another's.
But
sin,
taking
its chance
through
that
which
was ordered
by
the
law,
was working
in
me
every
form
of
desire:
because
without
the
law
sin
is
dead.
And
there
was
a
time
when
I
was
living
without
the
law:
but
when
the
law gave its
orders,
sin
came
to
life
and put
me
to death;
And
I made
the discovery
that
the law whose purpose
was
to give
life
had become
a cause
of
death:
For
I
was tricked
and
put
to
death
by
sin,
which
took
its chance
through
the law.
But
the
law
is
holy,
and its
orders
are
holy,
upright,
and
good.
Was
then
that
which
is
good,
death
to
me?
In
no
way.
But
the purpose
was
that
sin
might
be
seen
to
be
sin
by working
death
to
me
through
that
which
is
good;
so
that
through
the
orders
of
the law
sin
might
seem much
more evil.
For
we
are conscious
that
the
law
is
of
the spirit;
but
I
am
of
the
flesh, given
into
the
power
of
sin.
And
I
have
no clear knowledge
of
what
I
am
doing,
for
that
which
I
have
a mind
to
do,
I
do
not,
but
what
I
have
hate
for,
that
I
do.
But,
if
I
do
that
which
I
have
no mind
to
do,
I
am
in agreement
with
the
law
that
the
law
is
good.
So
it
is
no
longer
I
who do
it,
but
the
sin living
in
me.
For
I
am conscious
that
in
me,
that
is,
in
my
flesh,
there
is
nothing
good:
I
have
the mind
but
not
the power
to
do
what
is
right.
For
the
good
which
I
have
a mind
to
do,
I
do
not:
but
the
evil
which
I
have
no mind
to
do,
that
I
do.
But
if
I
do
what
I
have
no mind
to
do,
it
is
no
longer
I
who
do
it,
but
the
sin living
in
me.
So
I see
a
law
that,
though
I
have
a mind
to
do
good,
evil
is
present
in
me.
In
my heart
I take pleasure
in
the
law
of
God,
But
I
see
another
law
in
my body, working
against
the
law
of
my
mind,
and
making
me
the servant
of
the
law
of
sin
which
is
in
my flesh.
How unhappy
am
I!
who
will make
me
free
from
the
body
of
this
death?
I give praise
to
God
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord.
So
with
my
mind
I
am
a servant
to
the
law
of
God,
but
with
my
flesh
to
the
law
of
sin.
For
this cause
those
who
are
in
Christ
Jesus
will
not
be judged
as sinners.
For
the
law
of
the
Spirit
of
life
in
Christ
Jesus
has made me
free
from
the
law
of
sin
and
death.
For
what
the
law
was
not able
to
do
because
it
was feeble
through
the
flesh,
God,
sending
his
Son
in
the image
of
the evil
flesh,
and
as
an offering
for
sin, gave
his decision
against
sin
in
the
flesh:
So
that
what
was ordered
by
the
law
might
be done
in
us,
who
are
living,
not
in
the
way
of
the
flesh,
but
in
the
way
of
the
Spirit.
For
those
who
are living
in
the
way
of
the
flesh give
their
minds
to
the
things
of
the
flesh,
but
those
who go
in
the
way
of
the
Spirit,
to
the
things
of
the
Spirit.
For
the
mind
of
the
flesh
is
death,
but
the
mind
of
the
Spirit
is
life
and
peace:
Because
the
mind
of
the
flesh
is opposite
to
God;
it
is
not
under
the
law
of
God,
and
is
not
able
to
be:
So
that
those
who
are
in
the
flesh
are
not
able
to give pleasure
to
God.
You
are
not
in
the
flesh
but
in
the
Spirit,
if
the
Spirit
of
God
is
in
you.
But
if
any
man
has
not
the
Spirit
of
Christ
he
is
not
one
of
his.
And
if
Christ
is
in
you,
the
body
is
dead
because
of
sin,
but
the
Spirit
is
life
because
of
righteousness.
But
if
the
Spirit
of
him
who
made
Jesus
come
again
from
the
dead
is
in
you,
he
who
made
Christ
Jesus
come
again
from
the
dead
will
in
the
same
way,
through
his
Spirit
which
is
in
you,
give
life
to
your
bodies
which
now
are
under
the power
of
death.
So
then,
my
brothers,
we
are
in debt,
not
to
the
flesh
to
be
living
in
the
way
of
the
flesh:
For
if
you go
in
the
way
of
the
flesh,
death
will
come
on
you;
but
if
by
the
Spirit
you
put
to
death
the works
of
the
body,
you
will
have
life.
And
all
those
who
are guided
by
the
Spirit
of
God
are
sons
of
God.
For
you did
not get
the
spirit
of servants
again
to
put
you
in
fear,
but
the
spirit
of
sons
was given
to
you,
by
which
we say,
Abba,
Father.
The
Spirit
is
witness
with
our
spirit
that
we
are
children
of
God:
And
if
we
are
children,
we
have
a right
to
a part
in
the heritage;
a part
in
the
things
of
God,
together
with
Christ;
so
that
if
we
have
a part
in
his pain,
we
will
in
the
same way
have
a part
in
his glory.
I
am
of
the opinion
that
there
is
no comparison between
the pain
of
this
present
time
and
the
glory
which
we
will see
in
the
future.
For
the strong desire
of every living
thing
is
waiting
for
the
revelation
of
the
sons
of
God.
For every living
thing
was
put
under
the power
of change,
not
by
its desire,
but
by
him
who made
it
so,
in
hope
That
all living
things
will
be made
free
from
the power
of death
and
will
have
a
part
with
the
free
children
of
God
in
glory.
For
we
are conscious
that
all living
things
are weeping
and sorrowing
in pain
together till
now.
And
not
only
so,
but
we
who
have
the
first
fruits
of
the
Spirit,
even
we
have sorrow
in
our minds,
waiting
for
the time
when
we
will
take
our
place
as
sons,
that
is,
the salvation
of
our
bodies.
For
our
salvation
is
by
hope:
but
hope
which
is
seen
is
not
hope:
for
who
is
hoping
for
what
he
sees?
But
if
we have
hope
for
that
which
we
see
not,
then
we
will
be able
to go
on
waiting
for
it.
And
in
the
same
way
the
Spirit
is
a
help
to
our feeble hearts:
for
we
are
not able
to
make
prayer
to
God
in
the right
way;
but
the
Spirit puts
our desires into
words
which
are
not
in
our power
to
say;
And
he
who
is
the searcher
of
hearts
has knowledge
of
the
mind
of
the
Spirit,
because
he
is making prayers
for
the
saints
in agreement
with
the
mind
of
God.
And
we
are conscious
that
all
things
are
working
together
for
good
to
those
who
have
love
for
God,
and
have
been marked
out
by
his
purpose.
Because
those
of
whom
he
had knowledge
before
they
came
into existence,
were marked
out
by
him
to
be made
like
his
Son,
so
that
he
might
be
the first
among
a band
of
brothers:
And
those
who
were marked out
by
him
were
named;
and
those
who
were
named
were
given righteousness;
and
to
those
to
whom
he gave righteousness,
in
the
same
way
he gave
glory.
What
may
we
say
about
these
things?
If
God
is
for
us,
who
is
against
us?
He
who
did
not keep back
his
only
Son,
but
gave
him
up
for
us
all,
will
he
not
with
him
freely
give
us
all
things?
Who
will say
anything
against
the saints
of
God? It
is
God
who makes us clear
from evil;
Who
will give
a decision
against
us?
It
is
Christ
Jesus
who
not
only
was
put
to
death,
but
came
again
from
the
dead,
who
is
now
at
the
right
hand
of
God, taking
our
part.
Who
will come between us
and
the
love
of
Christ?
Will
trouble,
or pain,
or cruel acts,
or
the need
of food
or
of clothing,
or
danger,
or
the
sword?
As it
is said
in
the holy Writings,
Because
of
you
we
are
put
to
death every
day;
we
are
like
sheep ready
for destruction.
But
we
are able
to overcome
all
these
things
and
more
through
his
love.
For
I
am certain
that
not
death,
or
life,
or
angels,
or
rulers,
or
things
present,
or
things
to
come,
or
powers,
Or
things
on
high,
or
things
under
the earth,
or
anything
which
is made,
will
be
able
to come between
us
and
the
love
of
God
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
I
say
what
is
true
in
Christ,
and
not
what
is false,
my mind giving
witness
with
me
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
That
I
am full
of
sorrow
and
pain
without end.
For
I
have
a desire
to take
on
myself
the curse
for
my
brothers,
my family
in
the
flesh:
Who
are
Israelites:
who
have
the place
of
sons,
and
the
glory,
and
the agreements
with God,
and
the
giving
of
the
law,
and
the
worship,
and
the hope offered
by God:
Whose
are
the
fathers,
and
of
whom
came
Christ
in
the
flesh,
who
is
over
all,
God,
to
whom
be blessing
for
ever.
So
be
it.
But
it
is
not
as
if
the
word
of
God
was
without effect.
For
they
are
not
all
Israel,
who
are
of
Israel:
And
they
are
not
all
children
because
they
are
the
seed
of
Abraham;
but,
In
Isaac
will
your
seed
be
named.
That
is,
it
is
not
the
children
of
the
flesh,
but
the
children
of God's undertaking,
who
are named
as
the
seed.
For
this
is
the
word
of God's undertaking,
At
this
time
will
I
come,
and
Sarah
will
have
a
son.
And
not
only
so,
but Rebecca
being
about
to
have
a child
by
our
father
Isaac —
Before
the
children
had
come
into existence,
or
had
done
anything
good
or
bad,
in
order
that God's
purpose
and
his selection
might
be effected,
not
by
works,
but
by
him whose
purpose
it
is,
It
was
said
to
her,
The
older
will be
the servant
of
the
younger.
Even
as
it
is said,
I
had
love
for
Jacob,
but
for
Esau
I
had
hate.
What
may
we
say
then?
is
God
not upright?
let
it
not
be
said.
For
he
says
to
Moses,
I
will
have
mercy
on
whom
I
will
have
mercy,
and pity
on
whom
I
will
have pity.
So
then,
it
is
not
by
the
desire
or
by
the attempt
of
man,
but
by
the
mercy
of
God.
For
the holy Writings
say
to
Pharaoh,
For
this
same
purpose
did
I put
you
on high,
so
that
I
might make
my
power seen
in
you,
and
that
there
might
be knowledge
of
my
name
through
all
the
earth.
So
then,
at
his pleasure
he
has
mercy
on
a man,
and
at
his pleasure
he makes
the heart hard.
But
you
will
say
to
me,
Why
does
he
still make
us responsible?
who
is able
to go
against
his
purpose?
But,
O
man,
who
are
you,
to
make answer
against
God?
May
the
thing
which
is
made
say
to
him
who
made
it,
Why
did
you
make
me
so?
Or
has
not
the
potter
the
right
to
make
out
of
one
part
of
his earth
a
vessel
for honour,
and
out
of another
a
vessel
for
shame?
What
if
God,
desiring
to let
his
wrath
and
his
power
be seen,
for
a
long time put
up
with
the
vessels
of
wrath
which
were ready
for
destruction:
And
to
make clear
the
wealth
of
his
glory
to
vessels
of
mercy,
which
he
had
before
made ready
for
glory,
Even
us,
who
were marked
out
by
him,
not
only
from
the
Jews,
but
from
the
Gentiles?
As
he
says
in
Hosea,
They
will
be
named
my
people
who
were
not
my
people,
and
she
will
be
loved
who
was
not
loved.
And
in
the
place
where
it
was
said
to
them,
You
are
not
my
people,
there
they
will
be
named
the
sons
of
the
living
God.
And
Isaiah says
about
Israel,
Even
if
the
number
of
the children
of
Israel
is
as
the
sand
of
the
sea, only
a small part
will
get
salvation:
For
the
Lord
will
give
effect
to
his
word
on
the
earth, putting
an end
to
it
and cutting
it short.
And,
as
Isaiah
had
said before,
If
the
Lord
of armies
had
not given us
a
seed,
we
would
have
been
like
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
What
then
may
we
say?
That
the
nations
who
did
not go
after
righteousness
have got
righteousness,
even
the
righteousness
which
is
of
faith:
But
Israel, going
after
a
law
of
righteousness,
did
not get
it.
Why?
Because
they
were
not searching
for
it
by
faith,
but
by
works.
They
came up
against
the
stone
which
was
in
the
way;
As
it
is
said,
See,
I
am
putting
in
Zion
a
stone causing
a fall,
and
a
rock
in
the
way:
but
he
who
has
faith
in
him
will
not
be
put
to
shame.
Brothers,
my heart's
desire
and
my
prayer
to
God
for
them
is,
that
they
may get
salvation.
For
I give
witness
of
them
that
they
have
a strong desire
for
God,
but
not
with
knowledge.
Because,
not having
knowledge
of God's
righteousness,
and desiring
to give effect
to
their
righteousness,
they
have
not
put
themselves
under
the
righteousness
of
God.
For
Christ
is
the
end
of
the
law
for
righteousness
to
everyone
who
has
faith.
For
Moses says
that
the
man
who
does
the
righteousness
which
is
of
the
law
will
get
life
by
it.
But
the
righteousness
which
is
of
faith
says
these words,
Say
not
in
your
heart,
Who
will
go
up
to
heaven? (that
is,
to
make
Christ
come
down:)
Or,
Who
will
go
down
into
the deep? (that
is,
to make
Christ
come
again
from
the
dead:)
But
what
does
it
say?
The
word
is
near
you,
in
your
mouth
and
in
your
heart:
that
is,
the
word
of
faith
of
which
we
are
the preachers:
Because,
if
you say
with
your
mouth
that
Jesus
is
Lord,
and
have
faith
in
your
heart
that
God
has
made
him
come back
from
the
dead,
you
will
have
salvation:
For
with
the
heart man
has
faith
to get
righteousness,
and
with
the
mouth
he says
that Jesus
is Lord
to get
salvation.
Because
it
is
said
in
the holy Writings,
Whoever
has
faith
in
him
will
not
be shamed.
And
the
Jew
is
not different
from
the
Greek:
for
there
is
the
same
Lord
of
all,
who
is
good
to
all
who
have hope
in
his name:
Because,
Whoever
will give worship
to
the
name
of
the
Lord
will
get
salvation.
But
how
will
they
give worship
to
him
in
whom
they
have
no
faith?
and
how
will
they
have
faith
in
him
of
whom
they
have
not
had news?
and
how
will
they
have news
without
a
preacher?
And
how
will
there
be preachers
if
they
are
not
sent?
As
it
is said,
How
beautiful
are
the
feet
of
those
who give
the glad
news
of
good
things.
But
they
have
not
all given ear
to
the
good
news.
For
Isaiah
says,
Lord,
who
has
had
faith
in
our word?
So
faith comes
by
hearing,
and
hearing
by
the
word
of
Christ.
But
I
say,
Did
not
the
word
come
to
their
ears?
Yes,
certainly:
Their sound
has
gone
out
into
all
the
earth,
and
their
words
to
the
ends
of
the
world.
But
I
say,
Had
Israel
no knowledge?
First
Moses
says,
You
will
be moved
to envy
by
that which
is
not
a
nation,
and
by
a
foolish
people
I
will
make
you angry.
And
Isaiah
says
without fear,
Those
who
were
not
searching
for
me
made discovery
of
me;
and
I
was
seen
by
those whose hearts
were
turned away
from
me.
But
about
Israel
he
says;
All
the
day
my
hands
have
been stretched out
to
a
people whose hearts
were turned away,
and
who put themselves
against
my word.
So
I
say,
Has
God
put
his
people
on
one side?
Let
there
be
no such
thought.
For
I
am
of
Israel,
of
the
seed
of
Abraham,
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
God
has
not put
away
the
people
of
his selection.
Or
have
you
no knowledge
of
what
is
said
about
Elijah
in
the holy Writings?
how
he
says words
to
God
against
Israel,
Lord,
they
have
put
your
prophets
to
death,
and
made waste
your
altars,
and
now
I
am
the last,
and
they
are
searching
for
me
to take away
my
life.
But
what answer
does
God
make
to
him?
I
have still
seven
thousand
men
whose
knees
have
not
been
bent
to
Baal.
In
the
same
way,
there
are
at
this
present
time
some
who
are marked
out
by
the selection
of
grace.
But
if
it
is
of
grace,
then
it
is
no
longer
of
works:
or
grace
would
not
be
grace.
What
then?
That
which
Israel
was
searching
for
he
did
not get,
but
those
of
the selection got
it
and
the
rest
were made hard.
As
it
was
said
in
the holy Writings,
God
gave
them
a
spirit
of sleep,
eyes
which
might
not
see,
and
ears
which
have
no
hearing,
to
this
day.
And
David
says,
Let
their
table
be
made
a net
for
taking
them,
and
a stone
in
their
way,
and
a punishment:
Let
their
eyes
be made dark
so
that
they
may
not
see,
and
let
their back
be bent down
at
all times.
So
I
say,
Were
their steps
made hard
in
order
that
they
might
have
a
fall?
In
no
way:
but
by
their
fall
salvation
has
come
to
the
Gentiles,
so
that
they
might
be moved
to envy.
Now,
if
their fall
is
the
wealth
of
the
world,
and
their loss
the
wealth
of
the
Gentiles,
how
much
greater
will
be
the glory
when
they
are made
full?
But
I
say
to
you,
Gentiles,
in
so
far
as
I
am
the
Apostle
of
the
Gentiles,
I make
much
of
my position:
If
in
any
way
those
who
are
of
my
flesh
may
be moved
to envy,
so
that
some
of
them
may
get
salvation
by
me.
For,
if
by
their putting away,
the rest
of
men
have
been made friends
with
God,
what
will
their coming back again
be,
but
life
from
the
dead?
And
if
the first-fruit
is
holy,
so
is
the mass:
and
if
the
root
is
holy,
so
are
the
branches.
But
if
some
of
the
branches
were
broken
off,
and
you,
an olive-tree
of
the fields,
were
put
in
among
them,
and
were given
a
part
with
them
in
the
root
by
which
the olive-tree
is
made fertile,
Do
not
be uplifted
in pride
over
the
branches:
because
it
is
not
you
who
are
the
support
of
the
root,
but
it
is
by
the
root
that
you
are supported.
You
will
say,
Branches
were
broken
off
so
that
I
might
be put
in.
Truly,
because
they
had
no
faith
they
were
broken
off,
and
you
have
your place
by reason
of
your
faith.
Do
not
be lifted up
in pride,
but
have
fear;
For,
if
God
did
not
have mercy
on
the
natural
branches,
he
will
not
have mercy
on
you.
See
then
that
God
is
good
but
his rules
are fixed:
to
those
who
were put away
he
was hard,
but
to
you
he
has
been
good,
on
the condition
that
you keep
in
his mercy;
if
not,
you
will
be
cut
off
as
they
were.
And
they,
if
they
do
not go
on
without faith,
will
be united
to
the tree
again,
because
God
is
able
to put
them
in
again.
For
if
you
were
cut
out
of
a field olive-tree,
and
against
the
natural use
were united
to
a good olive-tree,
how
much
more
will
these,
the
natural branches,
be united
again
with
the olive-tree
which
was theirs?
For
it
is
my
desire,
brothers,
that
this secret
may
be clear
to
you,
so
that
you
may
not
have pride
in
your
knowledge,
that
Israel
has
been
made hard
in
part, till
all
the
Gentiles
have
come
in;
And
so
all
Israel
will
get
salvation:
as
it
is
said
in
the holy Writings, There
will
come
out
of
Zion
the
One
who makes
free;
by
him wrongdoing
will
be taken
away
from
Jacob:
And
this
is
my agreement
with
them,
when
I
will
take
away
their
sins.
As
far
as
the
good
news
is
in question,
they
are cut
off
from
God
on
account
of
you,
but
as
far
as
the selection
is
in question,
they
are loved
on
account
of
the
fathers.
Because God's selection
and
his mercies
may
not
be changed.
For
as
you,
in
time past,
were
not under
the rule
of
God,
but
now
have got
mercy through their turning away,
So
in
the
same
way
these
have gone
against
the
orders
of
God,
so
that
by
the
mercy given
to
you
they
may
now get
mercy.
For
God
has
let
them
all go
against
his
orders,
so
that
he
might
have
mercy
on
them
all.
O
how
deep
is
the
wealth
of
the
wisdom
and
knowledge
of
God! no
one
is able
to make discovery
of
his decisions,
and
his
ways
may
not
be searched out.
Who
has knowledge
of
the
mind
of
the
Lord?
or
who
has
taken
part
in
his purposes?
Or
who
has
first
given
to
him,
and
it
will
be
given
back
to
him
again?
For
of
him,
and
through
him,
and
to
him,
are
all
things.
To
him
be
the
glory
for
ever.
So
be
it.
For
this
reason
I make request
to
you,
brothers,
by
the
mercies
of
God,
that
you
will give
your
bodies
as
a
living offering,
holy,
pleasing
to
God,
which
is
the
worship
it
is right
for
you
to give
him.
And
let
not
your behaviour
be like
that
of
this
world,
but
be changed
and made new
in
mind,
so
that
by experience
you
may
have knowledge
of
the
good
and
pleasing
and
complete purpose
of
God.
But
I
say
to
every
one
of
you,
through
the
grace
given
to
me,
not
to
have
an over-high opinion
of
himself,
but
to
have wise thoughts,
as
God
has
given
to
every
one
a
measure
of
faith.
For,
as
we
have
a
number
of
parts
in
one
body,
but
all
the
parts
have
not
the
same
use,
So
we,
though
we
are
a number
of persons,
are
one
body
in
Christ,
and
are dependent
on
one
another;
And
having
different qualities
by reason
of
the
grace
given
to
us,
such
as
the quality
of
a prophet, let
it
be made
use
of
in relation
to
the measure
of
our
faith;
Or
the position
of
a Deacon
of
the church, let
a man give himself
to
it;
or
he
who has
the power
of
teaching, let
him make use
of
it;
He
who
has
the power
of comforting, let
him do
so;
he
who
gives, let
him give freely;
he
who
has
the power
of ruling, let
him do it
with
a serious mind;
he
who
has
mercy
on
others, let it
be
with joy.
Let
love
be
without deceit.
Be haters
of
what
is
evil; keep
your minds fixed on
what
is
good.
Be kind
to
one
another
with a brother's
love, putting
others
before
yourselves
in honour;
Be
not slow
in
your work,
but
be quick
in
spirit, as
the Lord's servants;
Being
glad
in
hope, quiet
in
trouble,
at
all times given
to
prayer,
Giving
to
the
needs
of
the
saints, ready
to take
people into
your houses.
Give
blessing
and
not curses
to
those
who
are cruel
to
you.
Take part
in
the
joy
of those who are
glad,
and
in
the grief
of those who are sorrowing.
Be
in
harmony
with
one
another.
Do
not
have
a
high opinion
of
yourselves,
but
be
in agreement
with common
people.
Do
not
give
yourselves
an air
of wisdom.
Do
not
give
evil
for
evil
to
any
man. Let
all
your business
be
well ordered
in
the eyes
of
all
men.
As
far
as
it
is
possible
for
you
be
at
peace
with
all
men.
Do
not
give
punishment
for wrongs done
to
you,
dear brothers,
but
give way
to
the
wrath
of
God;
for
it
is
said
in
the holy Writings,
Punishment
is
mine,
I
will
give reward,
says
the
Lord.
But
if
one
who
has hate
for
you
is
in need
of food
or
of
drink,
give
it
to
him,
for
in
so
doing
you
will
put
coals
of
fire
on
his
head.
Do
not let
evil
overcome
you,
but
overcome
evil
by
good.
Let
everyone
put himself
under
the
authority
of
the higher
powers,
because
there
is
no
power
which
is
not
of
God,
and
all
powers
are ordered
by
God.
For
which reason everyone
who puts
himself against
the
authority puts
himself against
the
order
of
God:
and
those
who
are against
it
will get
punishment
for
themselves.
For
rulers
are
not
a
cause
of
fear
to
the
good
work
but
to
the
evil.
If
you
would
have
no
fear
of
the
authority,
do
good
and
you
will
have
praise;
For
he
is
the
servant
of
God
to
you
for
good.
But
if
you
do
evil,
have
fear;
for
the
sword
is
not
in
his
hand
for
nothing:
he
is God's
servant,
making God's punishment
come
on
the evil-doer.
So
put yourselves
under
the authority,
not
for fear
of
wrath,
but
because
you
have
the knowledge
of
what
is right.
For
the
same
reason, make payment
of
taxes;
because
the authority
is God's servant,
to take care
of
such
things
at
all times.
Give
to
all
what
is
their right:
taxes
to
him whose
they
are, payment
to
him whose right
it
is,
fear
to
whom
fear, honour
to
whom honour
is
to
be
given.
Be
in debt
for
nothing,
but
to
have
love
for
one
another:
for
he
who
has
love
for
his neighbour
has
kept
all
the
law.
And
this,
Do
not
be untrue
in married life,
Do
not
put
to
death,
Do
not take
what
is another's,
Do
not
have
desire
for
what
is another's,
and
if
there
is
any
other order,
it
is covered
by
this
word,
Have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself.
Love
does
no
wrong
to
his neighbour,
so
love makes
the
law complete.
See
then
that
the
time
has
come
for
you
to
be
awake
from
sleep:
for
now
is
your
salvation
nearer
than
when
you first
had
faith.
The
night
is
far
gone,
and
the
day
is
near:
so
let us
put off
the
works
of
the dark, arming ourselves
with
light,
With right behaviour
as
in
the
day;
not
in pleasure-making
and drinking,
not
in bad company
and unclean behaviour,
not
in fighting
and envy.
But
put
on
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
do
not
give thought
to
the
flesh
to
do its
desires.
Do
not put
on
one side
him
who
is feeble
in
faith,
and
do
not put
him
in doubt
by
your
reasonings.
One
man
has
faith
to take
all
things
as
food: another
who
is feeble
in
faith takes only green
food.
Let
not
him
who takes food
have
a low opinion
of
him
who
does
not:
and
let
not
him
who
does
not take food
be
a
judge
of
him
who
does;
for
he
has God's approval.
Who
are
you
to
make
yourself
a
judge
of
another man's
servant?
it
is
to
his
master
that
he
is responsible
for
good
or bad.
Yes,
his place
will
be safe,
because
the
Lord
is
able
to keep
him
from
falling.
This
man puts
one
day
before
another:
to
that
man
they
are
the
same.
Let
every
man
be certain
in
his
mind.
He
who keeps
the
day, keeps
it
to
the
Lord;
and
he
who takes food, takes
it
as
to
the
Lord,
for
he
gives praise
to
God;
and
he
who
does
not take food,
to
the
Lord
he takes
it
not,
and
gives praise
to
God.
For every man's
life
and every man's
death
has
a relation
to others
as
well
as
to
himself.
As long
as
we
have
life
we
are
living
to
the
Lord;
or
if
we give up
our
life
it
is
to
the
Lord;
so
if
we
are
living,
or
if
our
life
comes
to
an end,
we
are
the Lord's.
And
for
this purpose
Christ went
into
death
and came
back
again,
that
he
might
be
the
Lord
of
the
dead
and
of
the
living.
But
you,
why
do
you make
yourself
your brother's
judge?
or
again,
why
have
you
no
respect
for
your
brother?
because
we
will
all
have
to take
our place
before
God
as
our
judge.
For
it
is
said
in
the holy Writings,
By
my
life,
says
the
Lord,
to
me
every
knee
will
be
bent,
and
every
tongue
will
give worship
to
God.
So
every
one
of
us
will
have
to
give
an
account
of
himself
to
God.
Then
let us
not
be
judges
of
one
another
any
longer:
but
keep
this
in mind,
that
no
man
is
to
make
it hard
for
his
brother,
or give
him
cause
for doubting.
I
am conscious
of
this,
and
am
certain
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
that
nothing
is
unclean
in
itself;
but
for
the
man
in whose opinion
it
is
unclean,
for
him
it
is
unclean.
And
if
because
of
food
your
brother
is troubled,
then
you
are
no
longer going
on
in
the
way
of
love.
Do
not let
your
food
be destruction
to
him
for
whom
Christ
went
into
death.
Let it
not
be possible
for men
to say
evil
about
your
good:
For
the
kingdom
of
God
is
not
food
and
drink,
but
righteousness
and
peace
and
joy
in
the
Holy
Spirit.
And
he
who
in
these
things
is Christ's servant,
is
pleasing
to
God
and
has
the approval
of
men.
So
then,
let
us go
after
the
things
which make
peace,
and
the
things
by
which
we
may
be
a help
to
one
another.
Do
not let
the
work
of
God come
to
nothing on
account
of
food.
All
things
are
certainly
clean;
but
it
is
evil
for
that
man
who
by taking
food makes
it hard
for another.
It
is
better
not
to
take
meat
or
wine
or
to
do
anything
which might
be
a
cause
of trouble
to
your
brother.
The
faith
which
you
have,
have
it
to
yourself
before
God.
Happy
is
the
man
who
is
not
judged
by
that
to
which
he gives approval.
But
he
who
is
in
doubt
is
judged
if
he takes
food,
because
he
does
it
not
in
faith;
and
whatever
is
not
of
faith
is
sin.
We
who
are
strong
have
to
be
a
support
to
the feeble,
and
not give pleasure
to
ourselves.
Let
every
one
of
us give pleasure
to
his neighbour
for
his
good,
to make
him strong.
For
Christ
did
not give pleasure
to
himself,
but,
as
it
is
said,
The bitter
words
of
those
who
were angry
with
you
came
on
me.
Now
those
things
which
were put
down
in
writing
before
our time
were
for
our learning,
so
that
through quiet waiting
and
through
the
comfort
of
the holy Writings
we
might
have
hope.
Now
may
the
God
who
gives
comfort
and strength
in waiting
make
you
of
the
same
mind
with
one
another
in
harmony
with
Christ
Jesus:
So
that
with
one
mouth
you
may give
glory
to
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
So
then, take
one
another
to
your hearts,
as
Christ
took
us,
to
the
glory
of
God.
Now
I
say
that
Christ
has
been
made
a
servant
of
the
circumcision
to
give effect
to
the undertakings given
by
God
to
the
fathers,
And
so
that
the
Gentiles
might
give
glory
to
God
for
his
mercy;
as
it
is
said,
For
this
reason
I
will
give
praise
to
you
among
the
Gentiles,
and
I
will make
a song
to
your
name.
And
again
he
says, Take
part,
you
Gentiles,
in
the joy
of
his
people.
And
again,
Give
praise
to
the
Lord,
all
you
Gentiles;
and let
all
the
nations
give
praise
to
him.
And
again
Isaiah
says,
There
will
be
the
root
of
Jesse,
and
he
who
comes
to
be
the ruler
over
the
Gentiles;
in
him
will
the
Gentiles put
their
hope.
Now
may
the
God
of
hope
make
you
full
of
joy
and
peace
through
faith,
so
that
all
hope
may
be
yours
in
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
And
I
myself
am certain
of
you,
brothers,
that
you
are
full
of
what
is
good,
complete
in
all
knowledge,
able
to
give direction
to
one
another.
But
I
have,
in
some measure, less fear
in
writing
to
you
to
put
these
things
before
you
again,
because
of
the
grace
which
was
given
to
me
by
God,
To
be
a servant
of
Christ
Jesus
to
the
Gentiles, doing
the work
of
a
priest
in
the
good
news
of
God,
so
that
the
offering
of
the
Gentiles
might
be pleasing
to
God,
being
made
holy
by
the
Holy
Spirit.
So
I
have
pride
in
Christ
Jesus
in
the
things
which
are God's.
And
I
will keep
myself
from
talking
of
anything
but
those
things
which
Christ
has
done
by
me
to put
the
Gentiles
under
his rule
in
word
and
in act,
By
signs
and
wonders,
in
the
power
of
the Holy
Spirit;
so
that
from
Jerusalem
and
round
about
as
far
as
Illyricum
I
have given
all
the
good
news
of
Christ;
Making
it
my purpose
not
to take
the
good
news
where
Christ
was
named,
so
that
my work
might
not
be resting
on
that
of
others;
But
as
it
is
said
in
the holy Writings,
They
will
see,
to
whom
the
news
of
him
had
not
been given,
and
those
to
whose
ears
it
had
not
come
will
have knowledge.
For
which
reason
I
was frequently kept
from
coming
to
you:
But
now,
having
no
longer
any
place
in
these
parts
and
having
had
for
a
number
of
years
a
great desire
to
come
to
you,
Whenever
I
go
to
Spain (for
it
is
my
hope
to
see
you
on
my
way,
and
to
be
sent
on
there
by
you,
if
first
I
may
in
some measure
have
been comforted
by
your company) —
But
now
I
go
to
Jerusalem, taking help
for
the
saints.
For
it
has
been
the
good
pleasure
of
those
of
Macedonia
and
Achaia
to send
a
certain amount
of money
for
the
poor
among
the
saints
at
Jerusalem.
Yes,
it
has
been
their
good
pleasure;
and
they
are
in
their debt.
For
if
the
Gentiles
have
had
a
part
in
the
things
of
the Spirit
which
were
theirs,
it
is right
for
them,
in
the
same
way,
to give
them help
in
the
things
of
the
flesh.
So
when
I
have done
this,
and
have given
them
this
fruit
of love,
I
will
go
on
by
you
into
Spain.
And
I am certain
that
when
I
come,
I
will
be
full
of
the
blessing
of
Christ.
Now
I make request
to
you,
brothers,
by
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
by
the
love
of
the
Spirit,
that
you
will
be working
together
with
me
in
your
prayers
to
God
for
me;
So
that
I
may
be kept
safe
from
those
in Judaea
who
have
not
put
themselves
under
the rule
of God,
and
that
the help
which
I
am
taking
for
Jerusalem
may
be pleasing
to
the
saints;
So
that
I
may
come
to
you
in
joy
by
the good pleasure
of
God,
and
have
rest
with
you.
Now
may
the
God
of
peace
be
with
you
all.
So
be
it.
It
is
my desire
to
say
a
good word
for
Phoebe,
who
is
a
servant
of
the
church
in Cenchreae:
That
you
will
take
her
in kindly,
after
the
way
of
the
saints,
as
one
who
is
the Lord's,
and
give
her
help
in anything
in
which
she
may
have
need
of
you:
because
she
has
been
a
help
to
a
great
number
and
to
myself.
Give
my love
to
Prisca
and
Aquila,
workers
with
me
in
Christ
Jesus,
Who
for
my
life put
their
necks
in danger;
to
whom
not
only
I
but
all
the
churches
of
the
Gentiles
are
in debt:
And
say
a kind word
to
the
church
which
is
in
their
house.
Give
my
love
to
my
dear
Epaenetus,
who
is
the
first fruit
of
Asia
to
Christ.
Give my love
to
Mary,
who gave
much care
to
you.
Give
my love
to
Andronicus
and
Junia,
my relations,
who
were
in prison
with
me,
who
are noted
among
the
Apostles,
and
who
were
in
Christ
before
me.
Give
my
love
to
Ampliatus,
who
is
dear
to
me
in
the
Lord,
Give
my
love
to
Urbanus,
a
worker
in
Christ
with
us,
and
to
my
dear
Stachys.
Give
my love
to
Apelles,
who
has
the approval
of
Christ. Say
a kind word
to
those
who
are
of
the house
of
Aristobulus.
Give
my love
to
Herodion,
my relation.
Say
a kind word
to
those
of
the house
of
Narcissus,
who
are
in
the
Lord.
Give
my
love
to
Tryphaena
and
Tryphosa,
workers
in
the
Lord.
Give
my
love
to
my
dear
Persis,
who
did
much
work
in
the
Lord.
Give
my love
to
Rufus,
one
of
the Lord's selection,
and
to
his
mother
and
mine.
Give
my love
to
Asyncritus,
Phlegon,
Hermes,
Patrobas,
Hermas,
and
the
brothers
who
are
with
them.
Give
my love
to
Philologus
and
Julia,
Nereus
and
his
sister,
and
Olympas,
and
all
the
saints
who
are
with
them.
Give
one
another
a
holy
kiss.
All
the
churches
of
Christ
send
their love
to
you.
Now,
it
is
my desire,
brothers,
that
you
will take note
of
those
who
are
causing division
and trouble
among
you, quite
against
the
teaching
which
was
given
to
you:
and
keep
away
from
them.
For
such
people
are
not servants
of
the
Lord
Christ,
but
of
their stomachs;
and
by
their
smooth
and well-said
words
the
hearts
of
those
who
have
no knowledge
of evil
are tricked.
For
all
have knowledge
of how
you
do
what
you
are ordered.
For
this reason
I
have
joy
in
you,
but
it
is
my
desire
that
you
may
be
wise
in
what
is
good,
and without knowledge
of
evil.
And
the
God
of
peace
will
be crushing
Satan
under
your
feet
before long.
The
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
you.
Timothy,
who
is working
with
me,
sends
his love
to
you,
so
do
Lucius
and
Jason
and
Sosipater,
my relations.
I,
Tertius,
who
have done
the
writing
of
this
letter,
send love
in
the
Lord.
Gaius,
with
whom
I
am living, whose house
is open
to
all
the
church,
sends
his love,
so does
Erastus,
the
manager
of
the accounts
of
the
town,
and
Quartus,
the
brother.
[]
Now
to
him
who
is
able
to make
you strong
in agreement
with
the
good
news
which
I gave
you
and
the
preaching
of
Jesus
Christ,
in
the light
of
the
revelation
of
that
secret
which
has
been
kept
through
times
eternal,
But
is
now
made
clear;
and
by
the writings
of
the
prophets,
by
the order
of
the
eternal
God,
the knowledge
of
it
has
been given
to
all
the
nations,
so
that
they
may come
under
the rule
of
the
faith;
To
the
only
wise
God,
through
Jesus
Christ,
be
the
glory
for
ever.
So
be
it.
1 Corinthians
Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1Co
Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ
by
the purpose
of
God,
and
Sosthenes
the
brother,
To
the
church
of
God
which
is
in
Corinth,
to
those
who
have
been made
holy
in
Christ
Jesus,
saints
by
the selection
of
God,
with
all
those
who
in
every
place give honour
to
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
their
Lord
and
ours:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
I
give praise
to
my
God
for
you
at
all
times,
because
of
the
grace
of
God
which
has
been
given
to
you
in
Christ
Jesus;
So
that
in
him
you
have wealth
in
all
things,
in
word
and
in
knowledge
of
every sort;
Even
as
the
witness
of
the
Christ
has
been made certain
among
you:
So
that having every grace
you
are living
in
the hope
of
the
revelation
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ;
Who
will give
you strength
to
the
end,
to
be free
from
all sin
in
the
day
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
God
is true,
through
whom
you
have
been
given
a
part
with
his
Son,
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord.
Now
I
make request
to
you,
my
brothers,
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
that
you
will
all
say
the
same
thing,
and
that
there
may
be
no
divisions
among
you,
so
that
you
may
be
in
complete agreement,
in
the
same
mind
and
in
the
same
opinion.
Because
it
has
come
to
my knowledge,
through
those
of
the house
of Chloe,
that
there
are divisions
among
you,
my
brothers.
That
is,
that
some
of
you
say,
I
am
of
Paul;
some
say,
I
am
of
Apollos;
some
say,
I
am
of
Cephas;
and
some
say,
I
am Christ's.
Is there
a division
in
Christ?
was
Paul nailed
to
the cross
for
you?
or
were
you given baptism
in
the
name
of
Paul?
I
give praise
to God
that
not
one
of
you
had baptism
from me,
but
Crispus
and
Gaius;
So
that
no
one
may
be able
to
say
that
you
had baptism
in
my
name.
And
I gave baptism
to
the
house
of
Stephanas;
but
I
am
not
certain
that
any
others
had baptism
from
me.
For
Christ
sent
me,
not
to give baptism,
but
to
be
a preacher
of
the
good
news:
not
with wise
words,
for fear
that
the
cross
of
Christ
might
be
made
of
no value.
For
the
word
of
the
cross seems foolish
to
those
who
are
on
the way
to destruction;
but
to us
who
are
on
the way
to
salvation
it
is
the
power
of
God.
As
it says
in
the holy Writings,
I
will
put
an
end
to
the
wisdom
of
the
wise,
and
will
put
on
one side
the designs
of
those
who
have knowledge.
Where
is
the
wise?
where
is
he
who
has knowledge
of
the law?
where
is
the
man
of
this
world
who
has
a love
of discussion?
has
not
God
made
foolish
the
wisdom
of
this
world?
For
because,
by
the purpose
of
God,
the
world,
with
all
its
wisdom,
had
not
the knowledge
of
God,
it
was God's
pleasure,
by
so foolish
a thing
as
preaching,
to give
salvation
to
those
who
had
faith
in
him.
Seeing
that
the
Jews make
request
for
signs,
and
the
Greeks
are
looking
for knowledge:
But
we give
the good news
of
Christ
on
the cross,
a hard thing
to
the
Jews,
and
a foolish thing
to
the
Gentiles;
But
to
those
of God's selection,
Jews
and
Greeks,
Christ
is
the
power
and
the
wisdom
of
God.
Because
what seems
foolish
in
God
is
wiser
than
men;
and
what seems feeble
in
God
is
stronger
than
men.
For
you
see God's design
for
you,
my
brothers,
that
he
has
not taken
a
great
number
of
the
wise
after
the
flesh,
not
the
strong,
not
the noble:
But
God
made selection
of
the
foolish
things
of
this
world
so
that
he
might put
the
wise
to
shame;
and
the feeble
things
that
he
might put
to
shame
the
strong;
And
the low
things
of
the
world,
and
the
things
without honour,
did
God
make selection
of, yes,
even
the
things
which
are
not,
so
that
he
might
make
as
nothing
the
things
which
are:
So
that
no
flesh
might
have
glory
before
God.
But
God
has given
you
a
place
in
Christ
Jesus,
through
whom
God
has given
us
wisdom
and
righteousness
and salvation,
and
made
us holy:
So
that,
as it
is said
in
the holy Writings,
Whoever
has
a desire
for
glory,
let
his
glory
be
in
the
Lord.
And
when
I
came
to
you,
my
brothers,
I
did
not
come
with wise
words
of knowledge, putting
before
you
the secret
of
God.
For
I
had made
the decision
to
have knowledge
of
nothing
among
you
but
only
of
Jesus
Christ
on
the cross.
And
I
was
with
you
without strength,
in
fear
and
in doubt.
And
in
my
preaching
there
were
no honeyed
words
of
wisdom,
but
I
was dependent
on
the
power
of
the
Spirit
to
make
it clear
to
you:
So
that
your
faith
might
be based
not
on man's
wisdom
but
on
the
power
of
God.
But still
we
have
wisdom
for
those
who
are
complete
in knowledge,
though
not
the
wisdom
of
this
world,
and
not
of
the
rulers
of
this
world,
who
are coming
to
nothing:
But
we give
the news
of
the secret
wisdom
of
God,
which
he
had
kept
in store
before
the
world came
into existence,
for
our
glory;
Of
which
not
one
of
the
rulers
of
this
world
had knowledge:
for
if
they
had,
they
would
not
have
put
the
Lord
of
glory
on
the cross:
But
as
it says
in
the holy Writings,
Things
which
the
eye
saw
not,
and
which
had
not
come
to
the
ears
or
into
the
heart
of
man,
such
things
as
God
has
made
ready
for
those
who
have
love
for
him.
But
God
has given us
the
revelation
of
these
things
through
his
Spirit,
for
the
Spirit makes
search
into
all
things,
even
the
deep
things
of
God.
For
who
has knowledge
of
the
things
of
a
man
but
the
spirit
of
the
man
which
is
in
him?
in
the
same
way,
no
one
has knowledge
of
the
things
of
God
but
the
Spirit
of
God.
But
we
have
not
the
spirit
of
the
world,
but
the
Spirit
which comes
from
God,
so
that
we
may
have knowledge
of
the
things
which
are
freely
given
to
us
by
God.
And
these
are
the
things
which
we
say,
not
in
the language
of man's
wisdom,
but
in
words given
to
us
by
the
Spirit, judging
the
things
of
the
spirit
by
the help
of
the
Spirit.
For
the
natural
man
is
not
able
to
take
in
the
things
of
the
Spirit
of
God:
for
they seem foolish
to
him,
and
he
is
not
able
to
have knowledge
of
them,
because such knowledge
comes
only through
the
Spirit.
But
he
who
has
the Spirit,
though judging
all
things,
is
himself judged
by
no
one.
For
who
has knowledge
of
the
mind
of
the
Lord,
so
as
to
be
his teacher?
But
we
have
the
mind
of
Christ.
And
the
teaching
I gave
you,
my
brothers,
was such
as
I
was
able
to give,
not
to
those
who
have
the Spirit,
but
to
those
who
are still
in
the
flesh, even
to
children
in
Christ.
I
gave
you
milk
and
not meat,
because
you
were,
then, unable
to take it,
and
even
now
you
are
not
able;
Because
you
are
still
in
the
flesh:
for
when
there
is envy
and division
among
you,
are
you
not
still
walking
after
the
way
of
the
flesh,
even
as natural
men?
For
when
one
says,
I
am
of
Paul;
and
another
says,
I
am
of
Apollos;
are
you
not
talking like natural
men?
What
then
is
Apollos?
and
what
is
Paul?
They
are
but
servants
who
gave
you
the
good news
as
God
gave
it
to
them.
I
did
the
planting,
Apollos
did
the watering,
but
God
gave
the
increase.
So
then
the planter
is
nothing,
and
the waterer
is
nothing;
but
God
who
gives
the
increase.
Now
the planter
and
the waterer
are working
for
the
same end:
but
they
will
have
their separate rewards
in
the measure
of
their
work.
For
we
are
workers
with
God:
you
are God's planting, God's
building.
In
the measure
of
the
grace
given
to
me,
I,
as
a
wise
master-builder,
have
put
the base
in position,
and
another goes
on
building
on
it.
But let
every
man
take
care
what
he
puts
on
it.
For
there
is
no
other base
for
the building
but
that
which
has
been
put
down,
which
is
Jesus
Christ.
But
on
the base
a
man
may put
gold,
silver,
stones
of great price,
wood, dry
grass, cut stems;
Every man's
work
will
be
made
clear
in
that
day,
because
it
will
be
tested
by
fire;
and
the
fire
itself
will make
clear
the
quality
of
every man's
work.
If
any man's
work comes through
the test,
he
will
have
a
reward.
If
the
fire puts
an end
to
any man's
work,
it
will
be
his
loss:
but
he
will
get
salvation
himself,
though
as
by
fire.
Do
you
not
see
that
you
are God's holy house,
and
that
the
Spirit
of
God
has
his
place
in
you?
If
anyone makes
the house
of
God unclean,
God
will put
an
end
to him;
for
the house
of
God
is
holy,
and
you
are
his house.
Let
no
man
have
a false idea.
If
any
man
seems
to
himself
to
be
wise
among
you,
let
him
become
foolish,
so
that
he
may
be
wise.
For
the
wisdom
of
this
world
is foolish
before
God.
As
it
is said
in
the holy Writings,
He
who takes
the
wise
in
their secret designs:
And
again,
The
Lord
has knowledge
of
the
reasonings
of
the
wise,
that
they
are nothing.
So
let
no
one
take
pride
in
men.
For
all
things
are
yours;
Paul,
or
Apollos,
or
Cephas,
or
the
world,
or
life,
or
death,
or
things
present,
or
things
to
come;
all
are
yours;
And
you
are Christ's;
and
Christ
is God's.
Let us
be judged
as
servants
of
Christ,
and
as
those
who
are responsible
for
the secret things
of
God.
And
it
is right
for
such servants
to
be
safe persons.
But
it
is
a
small
thing
to
me
that
I
am judged
by
you
or
by man's judging;
I
am
not
even
a
judge
of
myself.
For
I
am
not conscious
of
any wrong
in
myself;
but
this
does
not
make
me clear,
for
it
is
the
Lord
who
is
my
judge.
For
this reason
let
there
be
no
judging
before
the
time, till
the
Lord
comes,
who
will
make
clear
the
secret
things
of
the dark,
and
the designs
of
the
heart;
and
then
will
every
man
have
his
praise
from
God.
My
brothers,
it
is
because
of
you
that
I
have taken
Apollos
and
myself
as examples
of
these
things,
so
that
in
us
you
might see
that
it
is
not wise
to go farther
than
what
is
in
the holy Writings,
so
that
no
one
of
you
may
be lifted
up
against
his
brother.
For
who
made
you better
than
your brother?
or
what
have
you
that
has
not
been given
to
you?
but
if
it
has
been given
to
you,
what cause
have
you
for
pride,
as
if
it
had
not
been given
to
you?
For
even
now
you
are full,
even
now
you
have wealth,
you
have
been made
kings
without us: truly,
I
would
be glad
if
you
were
kings,
so
that
we
might
be
kings
with
you.
For
it
seems
to
me
that
God
has
put
us
the
Apostles
last
of
all,
as
men whose fate
is
death:
for
we
are
put
on view
to
the
world,
and
to
angels,
and
to
men.
We
are made
to seem
foolish
for
Christ,
but
you
are
wise
in
Christ;
we
are feeble,
but
you
are
strong;
you
have
glory,
but
we
have shame.
Even
to
this
hour
we
are
without food, drink,
and clothing,
we
are given blows
and
have no certain resting-place;
And
with
our
hands
we
do
the hardest
work:
when
they give us curses
we give blessings,
when
we undergo punishment
we take
it quietly;
When evil
things
are
said
about us
we
give gentle answers:
we
are
made
as
the unclean
things
of
the
world,
as
that
for
which
no
one
has
any use,
even till
now.
I
am
not saying
these
things
to
put
you
to
shame,
but
so
that,
as
my
dear
children,
you
may see
what
is right.
For
even
if
you
had
ten
thousand teachers
in
Christ,
you
have
not
more
than
one
father:
for
in
Christ
Jesus
I
have given
birth
to
you
through
the
good
news.
So
my desire
is
that
you
take
me
as
your example.
For
this cause
I
have
sent
Timothy
to
you,
who
is
my
dear
and true
child
in
the
Lord;
he
will make clear
to
you
my
ways
in
Christ,
even
as
I
am
teaching
everywhere
in
every
church.
Now
some
are full
of pride,
as
if
I
was
not
coming
to
you.
But
I
will
come
to
you
in
a short time,
if
it
is pleasing
to
the
Lord,
and
I
will
take note,
not
of
the
word
of
those
who
are full
of pride,
but
of
the
power.
For
the
kingdom
of
God
is
not
in
word
but
in
power.
What
is
your
desire?
is
my
coming
to
be
with punishment,
or
is it
to
be
in
love
and
a gentle
spirit?
It
is
said,
in fact,
that
there
is
among
you
a sin
of
the flesh,
such
as
is
not seen
even
among
the
Gentiles,
that
one
of
you
has
his father's
wife.
And
in place
of feeling sorrow,
you
are pleased
with
yourselves,
so
that
he
who
has
done
this
thing
has
not
been sent
away
from
among
you.
For
I
myself,
being
present
in
spirit
though
not
in
body,
have come
to
a decision
about
him
who
has
done
this
thing;
In
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus,
when
you
have come
together
with
my
spirit,
with
the
power
of
our
Lord
Jesus,
That
this
man
is
to
be
handed
over
to
Satan
for
the
destruction
of
the
flesh,
so
that
his
spirit
may
have forgiveness
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jesus.
This
pride
of
yours
is
not
good.
Do
you
not
see
that
a
little
leaven
makes
a change
in
all
the mass?
Take away,
then,
the
old
leaven,
so
that
you
may
be
a
new mass,
even
as
you
are
without
leaven.
For
Christ
has
been put
to death
as
our
Passover.
Let
us
then
keep
the feast,
not
with
old
leaven,
and
not
with
the
leaven
of
evil thoughts
and acts,
but
with
the
unleavened bread
of
true thoughts
and right feelings.
In
my
letter
I said
to
you
that
you
were
not
to
keep company
with
those
who go
after
the desires
of
the flesh;
But
I
had
not
in
mind
the sinners
who
are outside
the church,
or
those
who
have
a desire
for
and take
the property
of
others,
or
those
who give worship
to images;
for
it
is
not
possible
to keep
away
from
such
people
without
going
out
of
the
world completely:
But
the sense
of
my
letter
was
that
if
a
brother
had
the
name
of
being
one
who went
after
the desires
of
the flesh,
or
had
the desire
for
other people's property,
or
was
in
the
way
of using violent language,
or
being
the worse
for drink,
or took
by force
what
was
not
his,
you
might
not
keep company
with
such
a
one,
or take food
with
him.
For it
is
no business
of
mine
to be
judging
those
who
are
outside;
but it
is
yours
to be
judging
those
who
are
among
you;
As
for
those
who
are
outside,
God
is
their
judge.
So put
away
the
evil
man
from
among
you.
How
is
it,
that
if
any
one
of
you
has
a cause
at
law
against
another,
he takes
it
before
a Gentile
judge
and
not
before
the
saints?
Is
it
not certain
that
the
saints
will
be
the
judges
of
the
world?
if
then
the
world
will
be
judged
by
you,
are
you unable
to give
a decision
about
the
smallest
things?
Is it
not certain
that
we
are
to
be
the
judges
of
angels?
how
much
more
then
of
the
things
of
this
life?
If
then
there
are questions
to
be judged
in connection
with
the
things
of
this
life, why
do
you put
them
in
the hands
of
those
who
have
no position
in
the
church?
I
say
this
to put
you
to
shame.
Is
there
not
among
you
one
wise
man
who
may
be
able
to
give
a decision
between
his
brothers?
But
a
brother
who
has
a cause
at
law
against another takes
it
before Gentile
judges.
More than
this,
it
is
not
to
your credit
to
have causes
at law
with
one
another
at
all.
Why
not put up
with
wrong?
why
not undergo loss?
So far
from
doing
this,
you
yourselves
do
wrong
and take
your brothers' property.
Have
you
not knowledge
that evil-doers
will
have
no part
in
the
kingdom
of
God?
Have
no false ideas
about
this:
no
one
who goes
after
the desires
of
the flesh,
or gives worship
to images,
or
is untrue
when married,
or
is
less
than
a
man,
or makes
a wrong use
of
men,
Or
is
a
thief,
or
the worse
for drink,
or makes use
of strong language,
or takes by force what
is
not
his,
will
have
any part
in
the
kingdom
of
God.
And
such
were
some
of
you;
but
you
have
been
washed,
you
have
been made
holy,
you
have
been given righteousness
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
in
the
Spirit
of
our
God.
I
am free
to
do
all
things;
but
not
all
things
are wise.
I
am free
to
do
all
things;
but
I
will
not let
myself come
under
the
power
of
any.
Food
is
for
the
stomach
and
the
stomach
for
food,
and
God
will put
an
end
to
them
together.
But
the
body
is
not
for
the desires
of
the flesh,
but
for
the
Lord;
and
the
Lord
for
the
body:
And
God
who made
the
Lord
Jesus come back
from
the dead
will
do
the
same
for
us
by
his
power.
Do
you
not
see
that
your
bodies
are
part
of
the
body
of
Christ?
how
then
may
I
take
what
is
a
part
of
the
body
of
Christ
and
make
it
a
part
of
the
body
of
a loose woman? such
a thing
may
not
be.
Or
do
you
not
see
that
he
who
is
joined
to
a loose woman
is
one
body
with
her?
for God
has
said,
The
two
of
them
will become
one
flesh.
But
he
who
is united
to
the
Lord
is
one
spirit.
Keep
away
from
the desires
of
the flesh.
Every
sin
which
a
man
does
is
outside
of
the
body;
but
he
who goes
after
the desires
of
the flesh
does evil
to
his
body.
Or
are
you
not conscious
that
your
body
is
a house
for
the
Holy
Spirit
which
is
in
you,
and
which
has
been given
to
you
by
God?
and
you
are
not
the owners
of
yourselves;
For
a payment
has been made
for
you: let
God
be honoured
in
your
body.
Now,
as
to
the
things
in
your
letter
to me:
It
is
good
for
a
man
to
have
nothing
to
do
with
a
woman.
But
because
of
the desires
of
the flesh, let
every
man
have
his
wife,
and
every
woman
her
husband.
Let
the
husband
give
to
the
wife
what
is right;
and let
the
wife
do
the
same
to
the
husband.
The
wife
has
not power
over
her
body,
but
the
husband;
and
in
the
same
way
the
husband
has
not power
over
his
body,
but
the
wife.
Do
not
keep
back
from
one
another
what
is
right,
but
only
for
a short
time,
and
by
agreement,
so
that
you
may give
yourselves
to
prayer,
and
come
together
again;
so
that
Satan
may
not get
the better
of
you
through
your loss
of
self-control.
But
this
I
say
as
my opinion,
and
not
as
an order
of
the Lord.
It
is
my
desire
that
all
men
might
be
even
as
I
am.
But
every
man
has
the power
of
his special
way
of life given
him
by
God,
one
in
this
way
and
one
in
that.
But
I
say
to
the
unmarried
and
to
the
widows,
It
is
good
for
them
to
be
even
as
I
am.
But
if
they
have
not
self-control
let
them
get
married;
for
married life
is
better
than
the
burning
of desire.
But
to
the
married
I
give
orders,
though
not
I
but
the
Lord,
that
the
wife
may
not go
away
from
her
husband
(Or
if
she goes
away
from
him,
let
her
keep
unmarried,
or
be united
to
her
husband
again);
and
that
the
husband
may
not
go
away
from
his
wife.
But
to
the
rest
I
say,
and
not
the
Lord;
If
a
brother
has
a
wife
who
is
not
a Christian,
and
it
is
her desire
to
go
on
living
with
him,
let
him
not
go
away
from
her.
And
if
a
woman
has
a
husband
who
is
not
a Christian,
and
it
is
his desire
to
go
on
living
with
her,
let
her
not
go
away
from
her
husband.
For
the
husband
who
has
not faith
is made
holy
through
his Christian
wife,
and
the
wife
who
is
not
a Christian
is made
holy
through
the
brother:
if
not,
your
children
would
be unholy,
but
now
are
they
holy.
But
if
the
one
who
is
not
a Christian
has
a desire
to go away,
let
it
be
so:
the
brother
or
the
sister
in
such
a position
is
not forced
to
do
one
thing
or
the
other:
but
it
is God's pleasure
that
we
may
be
at
peace
with
one another.
For
how
may
you
be certain, O
wife,
that
you
will not
be
the cause
of
salvation
to
your
husband?
or
you, O
husband,
that
you
may not
do
the same
for
your
wife?
Only,
as
the
Lord
has
given
to
a
man,
and
as
is
the purpose
of
God
for
him,
so let
him go
on
living.
And
these
are
my
orders
for
all
the
churches.
If
any
man
who
is
a Christian
has
had
circumcision, let
him
keep
so;
and if
any
man
who
is
a Christian
has
not
had
circumcision, let
him
make
no change.
Circumcision
is
nothing,
and its opposite
is
nothing,
but
only doing
the
orders
of
God
is
of value.
Let
every
man keep
the position
in
which
he
has been placed
by
God.
If
you
were
a
servant
when
you
became
a Christian,
let
it
not
be
a grief
to
you;
but
if
you
have
a chance
to
become
free,
make
use
of
it.
For
he
who
was
a
servant
when
he became
a Christian
is
the Lord's
free
man;
and
he
who
was
free
when
he became
a Christian
is
the Lord's
servant.
It
is
the Lord
who
has
made payment
for
you:
be
not
servants
of
men.
My
brothers,
let
every
man keep
in
that condition
which
is
the
purpose
of
God
for
him.
Now
about
virgins
I
have
no orders
from
the
Lord:
but
I
give
my
opinion
as
one
to
whom
the
Lord
has
given
mercy
to
be true
to
him.
In
my opinion
then,
because
of
the
present trouble,
it
is
good
for
a
man
to keep
as
he
is.
If
you
are
married
to
a
wife,
make
no attempt
to get
free
from
her: if
you
are
free
from
a
wife,
do
not
take
a
wife.
If
you
get
married
it
is
not
a
sin;
and
if
an
unmarried woman gets
married
it
is
not
a
sin.
But
those
who
do
so
will
have
trouble
in
the
flesh.
But
I
will
not
be hard
on
you.
But
I
say
this,
my
brothers,
the
time
is
short;
and
from
now
it
will
be wise
for
those
who
have
wives
to
be
as
if
they
had
them
not;
And
for
those
who
are
in sorrow,
to give
no signs
of
it;
and
for
those
who
are
glad,
to give
no signs
of
joy;
and
for
those
who
are getting property,
to
be
as
if
they
had
nothing;
And
for
those
who
make
use
of
the
world,
not
to
be
using
it fully;
for
this world's
way
of life
will quickly come
to
an
end.
But
it
is my
desire
for
you
to
be
free
from cares.
The
unmarried man gives
his mind
to
the
things
of
the
Lord,
how
he
may give pleasure
to
the
Lord:
But
the
married man gives
his attention
to
the
things
of
this
world,
how
he
may give pleasure
to
his
wife.
And
the
wife
is
not
the
same
as
the
virgin.
The
virgin gives
her
mind
to
the
things
of
the
Lord,
so
that
she
may
be
holy
in
body
and
in
spirit:
but
the
married
woman takes thought
for
the
things
of
the
world,
how
she
may give pleasure
to
her
husband.
Now
I
say
this
for
your profit;
not
to
make
things hard
for
you,
but
because
of
what
is right,
and
so
that
you
may
be able
to
give
all
your attention
to
the
things
of
the
Lord.
But
if,
in
any man's opinion,
he
is
not
doing
what
is
right
for
his
virgin,
if
she
is
past
her best years,
and
there
is need
for
it,
let
him
do
what seems
right
to
him;
it
is
no
sin;
let
them
be
married.
But
the
man
who
is strong
in
mind
and
purpose,
who
is
not forced
but
has
control
over
his
desires,
does
well
if
he
comes
to
the decision
to
keep
her
a
virgin.
So
then,
he
who gets married
to
his
virgin
does
well,
and
he
who
keeps
her
unmarried
does
better.
It
is right
for
a
wife
to
be
with
her
husband
as
long
as
he
is
living;
but
when
her
husband
is
dead,
she
is
free
to
be
married
to another;
but
only
to
a Christian.
But
it
will
be better
for
her
to
keep
as
she
is,
in
my
opinion:
and
it
seems
to
me
that
I
have
the
Spirit
of
God.
Now
about
things offered
to images:
we
all seem
to ourselves
to
have
knowledge.
Knowledge gives pride,
but
love gives true strength.
If
anyone
seems
to himself
to
have knowledge,
so far
he
has
not
the right sort
of knowledge
about
anything;
But
if
anyone
has
love
for
God,
God
has knowledge
of
him.
So,
then,
as
to
the question
of taking
food offered
to images,
we
are certain
that
an image
is
nothing
in
the
world,
and
that
there
is
no
God
but
one.
For
though
there
are
those
who
have
the name
of
gods,
in
heaven
or
on
earth,
as
there
are
a number
of
gods
and
a number
of
lords,
There
is
for
us
only
one
God,
the
Father,
of
whom
are
all
things,
and
we
are
for
him;
and
one
Lord,
Jesus
Christ,
through
whom
are
all
things,
and
we
have
our being
through
him.
Still,
all
men
have
not
that
knowledge:
but
some,
being used till
now
to
the image,
are conscious
that
they
are taking food
which
has
been offered
to
the image;
and
because
they
are
not strong
in
the faith,
their minds
are troubled.
But God's approval
of us
is
not based
on
the
food
we take:
if
we
do
not take
it
we
are
no
worse
for
it;
and
if
we take
it
we
are
no
better.
But
take
care
that
this
power
of
yours
does
not
give cause
for trouble
to
the feeble.
For
if
a
man
sees
you,
who
have
knowledge, taking food
as
a guest
in
the house
of
an image,
will
it
not give
him,
if
he
is feeble,
the idea
that
he
may
take food offered
to images?
And
so,
through
your
knowledge,
you
are
the cause
of destruction
to
your
brother,
for
whom
Christ underwent
death.
And
in
this
way, doing evil
to
the
brothers,
and causing trouble
to
those
whose faith
is feeble,
you
are
sinning
against
Christ.
For
this reason,
if
food
is
a
cause
of trouble
to
my
brother,
I
will give
up taking
meat
for
ever,
so
that
I
may
not
be
a
cause
of trouble
to
my
brother.
Am
I
not
free?
am
I
not
an
Apostle?
have
I
not
seen
Jesus
our
Lord?
are
you
not
my
work
in
the
Lord?
If
to
others
I
am
not
an
Apostle,
at least
I
am
one
to
you:
for
the
fact
that
you
are Christians
is
the sign
that
I
am
an
Apostle.
My answer
to
those
who
are judging
me
is
this.
Have
we
no
right
to
take
food
and
drink?
Have
we
no
right
to
take
about
with us
a Christian
wife,
like
the
rest
of
the
Apostles,
and
the
brothers
of
the
Lord,
and
Cephas?
Or
I
only
and
Barnabas,
have
we
no
right
to
take
a
rest
from
work?
Who
ever goes
to
war
without looking
to someone
to
be responsible
for
his payment?
who puts
in vines
and
does
not take
the
fruit
of
them?
or
who takes care
of
sheep
without drinking
of
their
milk?
Am
I
talking
as
a
man?
does
not
the
law
say
the
same?
For
it says
in
the
law
of
Moses,
It
is
not right
to
keep
the
ox
from taking
the grain
when
he
is crushing
it.
Is
it
for
the
oxen
that
God
is giving orders?
Or
has
he
us
in
mind?
Yes,
it
was
said
for
us;
because
it
is right
for
the ploughman
to
do
his ploughing
in
hope,
and
for
him
who
is crushing
the grain
to
do
his work hoping
for
a
part
in
the fruits
of
it.
If
we
have been planting
the
things
of
the Spirit for
you, does it seem
a
great thing for
you
to give us
a
part
in
your
things
of
this world?
If
others
have
a
part
in
this
right
over
you,
have
we
not
even
more?
But
we
did
not
make
use
of
our
right,
so
that
we
might
put
nothing
in
the
way
of
the
good
news
of
Christ.
Do
you
not
see
that
the servants
of
the holy
things get
their living
from
the
Temple,
and
the servants
of
the
altar
have
their part
in
the food
which
is offered
on
the
altar?
Even
so
did
the
Lord give
orders
that
the preachers
of
the
good
news
might
get
their
living
from
the
good
news.
But
I
have
not
made
use
of
any
of
these
things:
and
I
am
not
writing
this
in
the hope
that
it
may
be
so
for
me:
for
it
would
be
better
for
me
to undergo
death,
than
for
any
man
to
make
this
pride
of
mine
of
no
effect.
For
if
I
am
a preacher
of
the
good
news,
I
have
no cause
for
pride
in this;
because
I
am forced
to
do
so,
for
a curse
is
on
me
if
I
do
not.
But
if
I
do
it gladly,
I
have
a
reward;
and
if
not,
I
am
under orders
to
do
it.
What
then
is
my
reward?
This,
that
when
I
am giving
the
good
news,
I
may give
it
without payment,
not making
use
of
my
rights
as
a preacher
of
the
good
news.
For
though
I
was
free
from
all
men,
I
made
myself
a servant
to
all,
so
that
more
might
have salvation.
And
to
the
Jews
I
was
as
a
Jew,
so
that
I
might
give
the
good news
to
them;
to
those
under
the
law
I
was
the
same,
not
as
being
myself
under
the
law,
but
so
that
I
might
give
the
good news
to
those
under
the
law.
To
those
without
the
law
I
was
as
one
without
the
law,
not
as
being
without
law
to
God,
but
as
under
law
to
Christ,
so
that
I
might give
the
good news
to
those
without
the
law.
To
the feeble,
I
was
as
one
who
is feeble,
so
that
they
might
have
salvation:
I
have
been
all
things
to
all
men,
so
that
some
at least
might
have
salvation.
And
I
do
all
things
for
the
cause
of
the
good
news,
so
that
I
may
have
a
part
in
it.
Do
you
not
see
that
in
a
running competition
all
take part,
but
only
one
gets
the reward?
So
let
your minds
be fixed
on
the reward.
And
every
man
who
takes
part
in
the sports
has
self-control
in
all
things.
Now
they
do
it
to get
a
crown
which
is
of
this world,
but
we
for
an eternal
crown.
So
then
I
am
running,
not
uncertainly;
so
I
am fighting,
not
as
one
who gives blows
in
the
air:
But
I
give blows
to
my
body,
and
keep
it under control,
for
fear
that,
after having given
the good news
to
others,
I
myself
might
not
have God's approval.
For
it
is
my
desire,
my
brothers,
that
you
may keep
in
mind
how
all
our
fathers
were
under
the
cloud,
and
they
all
went
through
the
sea;
And
they
all
had baptism
from
Moses
in
the
cloud
and
in
the
sea;
And
they
all took
the
same holy
food;
And
the
same holy
drink:
for
they
all took
of
the water
from
the holy
rock
which
came
after
them:
and
the
rock
was
Christ.
But
with
most
of
them
God
was
not
pleased:
for
they came
to
their end
in
the waste land.
Now
these
things
were
for
an example
to
us,
so
that
our hearts
might
not go
after
evil
things,
as
they
did.
Then
do
not go
after false gods,
as
some
of
them
did;
as
it
is
said
in
the holy Writings,
After resting
and feasting,
the
people
got
up
to
take
their pleasure.
Again, let us
not give
way
to
the desires
of
the flesh,
as
some
of
them
did,
of
whom
twenty-three
thousand
came
to
their end
in
one
day.
And let us
not
put
the
Lord
to
the
test,
as
some
of
them
did,
and came
to
their
death
by
snakes.
And
do
not say evil
things
against
the Lord,
as
some
of
them
did,
and destruction overtook
them.
Now
these
things
were done
as
an example;
and
were put
down
in
writing
for
our teaching,
on
whom
the
last days
have
come.
So let
him
who
seems
to himself
to
be safe go
in fear
of
a
fall.
You
have
been
put
to
no
test
but
such
as
is
common
to
man:
and
God
is true,
who
will
not
let
any
test come
on
you
which
you
are
not
able
to undergo;
but
he
will
make
with
the
test
a
way
out
of
it,
so
that
you
may
be
able
to go through
it.
For
this cause,
my
dear brothers, give no worship
to false gods.
What
I
am
saying
is
for
wise
men,
do
you be
the
judges
of
it.
The
cup
of
blessing
which
we take,
does
it
not give us
a part
in
the
blood
of
Christ?
and
is
not
the
broken
bread
a taking part
in
the
body
of
Christ?
Because
we,
being
a number
of
persons,
are
one
bread,
we
are
one
body:
for
we
all take part
in
the
one
bread.
See
Israel
after
the
flesh:
do
not
those
who
take
as food
the offerings
of
the
altar
take
a part
in
the
altar?
Do
I
say,
then,
that
what
is offered
to images
is
anything,
or
that
the image
is
anything?
What
I say
is
that
the
things offered
by
the Gentiles
are offered
to evil spirits
and
not
to
God;
and
it
is
not
my
desire
for
you
to
have
any part
with evil spirits.
It
is
not possible
for
you, at
the
same time,
to take
the
cup
of
the
Lord
and
the
cup
of evil spirits;
you
may
not take part
in
the
table
of
the
Lord
and
the
table
of evil spirits.
Or may
we
be
the cause
of envy
to
the
Lord?
are
we
stronger
than
he?
We
are free
to
do
all
things,
but there
are
things which
it
is
not wise
to
do.
We
are free
to
do
all
things,
but
not
all
things
are
for
the common good.
Let
a
man give attention
not
only
to
what
is good
for
himself,
but equally
to
his neighbour's good.
Whatever
meat
may
be
had
at
the public
market, take
as food
without question
of right
or wrong;
For
the
earth
is
the Lord's
and
all
things
in
it.
If
a Gentile makes
a feast
for
you,
and
you
are pleased
to
go
as
a guest, take
whatever
is put
before
you,
without question
of right
or wrong.
But
if
anyone
says
to
you,
This food
has
been used
as
an offering,
do
not take
it,
on
account
of
him
who
said
it,
and
on
account
of
his sense
of right
and wrong:
Right
and wrong,
I
say,
not
for
you,
but
for
the
other
man;
for
the
fact
that
I
am free
is
not dependent
on
another man's sense
of right
or wrong.
But
if
I
give praise
to God
for
the food
which
I take, let
no man
say
evil
of
me
for
that reason.
So
then,
if
it
is
a question
of food
or
drink,
or
any other thing,
whatever
you
do,
do
all
to
the
glory
of
God.
Give
no cause
of trouble
to
Jews,
or
to
Greeks,
or
to
the
church
of
God.
Even
as
I give
way
to
all
men
in
all
things,
not
looking
for profit
for
myself,
but
for
the good
of
others,
that
they
may
get
salvation.
So
take
me
for
your example, even
as
I
take
Christ
for
mine.
Now
I
am pleased
to see
that
you
keep
me
in memory
in
all
things,
and
that
you give attention
to
the teaching
which
was
handed
down
from
me
to
you.
But
it
is important
for
you
to keep
this
fact
in mind,
that
the
head
of
every
man
is
Christ;
and
the
head
of
the
woman
is
the
man,
and
the
head
of
Christ
is
God.
Every
man
who takes
part
in
prayer,
or gives teaching
as
a prophet,
with
his
head
covered, puts
shame
on
his
head.
But
every
woman
who
does
so
with
her
head unveiled, puts
shame
on
her
head:
for
it
is
the
same
as
if
her
hair
was cut off.
For
if
a
woman
is
not veiled,
let
her
hair
be
cut
off;
but
if
it
is
a shame
to
a
woman
to
have
her
hair
cut
off,
let
her
be veiled.
For
it
is
not right
for
a
man
to
have
his
head
covered,
because
he
is
the
image
and
glory
of
God:
but
the
woman
is
the
glory
of
the
man.
For
the
man
did
not
come
from
the
woman,
but
the
woman
from
the
man.
And
the
man
was
not made
for
the
woman,
but
the
woman
for
the
man.
For
this
reason
it
is
right
for
the
woman
to
have
a sign
of
authority
on
her
head,
because
of
the
angels.
But
the
woman
is
not
separate
from
the
man,
and
the
man
is
not
separate
from
the
woman
in
the
Lord.
For
as
the
woman
is
from
the
man,
so
the
man
is
through
the
woman;
but
all
things
are
from
God.
Be
judges
yourselves
of
the question:
does
it seem right
for
a
woman
to take
part
in
prayer unveiled?
Does
it
not seem
natural
to
you
that
if
a
man
has
long
hair,
it
is
a cause
of
shame
to
him?
But
if
a
woman
has
long
hair,
it
is
a
glory
to
her:
for
her
hair
is
given
to
her
for
a
covering.
But
if
any
man
will
not
be ruled
in
this question,
this
is
not
our
way
of doing
things,
and
it
is
not done
in
the
churches
of
God.
But
in
giving
you
this
order,
there
is
one
thing
about
which
I am
not pleased:
it
is
that
when
you
come
together
it
is
not
for
the
better
but
for
the worse.
For
first
of
all,
it
has
come
to
my
ears
that
when
you
come
together
in
the
church,
there
are
divisions
among
you,
and
I take
the statement
to
be true
in
part.
For
divisions
are
necessary
among
you,
in
order
that
those
who
have God's approval
may
be clearly seen
among
you.
But
now,
when
you
come
together,
it
is
not possible
to take
the holy meal
of
the Lord:
For
when
you take
your
food,
everyone
takes
his meal
before
the
other;
and
one
has
not enough
food,
and another
is
the worse
for drink.
What?
have
you
not
houses
to
take
your meals
in?
or
have
you
no
respect
for
the
church
of
God, putting
the poor
to
shame?
What
am
I
to
say
to
you?
am
I
to
give
you
praise?
certainly
not.
For
it
was
handed
down
to
me
from
the
Lord,
as
I
gave
it
to
you,
that
the
Lord
Jesus,
on
the
night
when
Judas
was false
to
him,
took
bread,
And
when
it
had
been
broken
with
an
act
of praise,
he
said,
This
is
my
body
which
is
for
you:
do
this
in memory
of
me.
In
the
same
way,
with
the
cup,
after
the meal,
he
said,
This
cup
is
the
new testament
in
my
blood:
do
this,
whenever
you take
it,
in memory
of
me.
For
whenever
you take
the
bread
and
the
cup
you
give witness
to
the Lord's
death till
he
comes.
If,
then,
anyone takes
the
bread
or
the
cup
of
the
Lord
in
the wrong spirit,
he
will
be responsible
for
the
body
and
blood
of
the
Lord.
But
let no
man take
of
the
bread
and
the
cup
without testing
himself.
For
a
man puts
himself
in danger,
if
he takes part
in
the holy meal
without being conscious
that
it
is
the Lord's
body.
For
this cause
a
number
of
you
are feeble
and ill,
and
a
number
are
dead.
But
if
we
were true
judges of
ourselves, punishment
would
not come
on us.
But
if punishment
does come,
it
is sent
by
the
Lord,
so
that
we
may
be safe
when
the
world
is
judged.
So
then, my
brothers,
when
you
come
together
to
the holy meal
of
the Lord, let there be
waiting
for
one
another.
If
any
man
is
in need
of food,
let
him take
his meal
in
his
house;
so
that
you
may
not
come
together
to
your damage.
And
the
rest
I
will put
in
order
when
I
come.
But
about
the
things
of
the spirit, my
brothers,
it
is
not right
for
you
to
be
without teaching.
You
are conscious
that
when
you
were
Gentiles,
in
whatever
way
you
were guided,
you went
after images
without voice
or power.
So
it
is
my desire
for
you
to
be clear
about
this;
that
no
one
is
able
to
say
by
the
Spirit
of
God
that
Jesus
is cursed;
and
no
one
is
able
to
say
that
Jesus
is
Lord,
but
by
the
Holy
Spirit.
Now
there
are
different qualities given
to
men,
but
the
same
Spirit.
And
there
are
different sorts
of servants,
but
the
same
Lord.
And
there
are
different operations,
but
the
same
God,
who
is
working
all
things
in
all.
But
to
every
man
some form
of
the Spirit's working
is
given
for
the common good.
For
to
one
are
given
words
of
wisdom
through
the
Spirit;
and
to
another
words
of
knowledge
through
the
same
Spirit:
To
another
faith
in
the
same
Spirit;
and
to
another
the power
of taking away disease,
by
the
one
Spirit;
And
to
another
the
power
of working wonders;
and
to
another
the prophet's word;
and
to
another
the
power
of testing
spirits;
to
another
different sorts
of
tongues;
and
to
another
the
power
of making clear
the sense
of
the
tongues:
But
all
these
are
the operations
of
the
one
and
the
same
Spirit, giving
to
every
man separately
as
his pleasure
is.
For
as
the
body
is
one,
and
has
a number
of
parts,
and
all
the
parts make
one
body,
so
is
Christ.
For
through
the baptism
of
the
one
Spirit
we
were
all formed
into
one
body,
Jews
or
Greeks,
servants
or
free
men,
and
were
all
made
full
of
the
same
Spirit.
For
the
body
is
not
one
part,
but
a
number
of
parts.
If
the
foot
says,
Because
I
am
not
the
hand,
I
am
not
a part
of
the
body;
it
is
no
less
a part
of
the
body.
And
if
the
ear
says,
Because
I
am
not
the
eye,
I
am
not
a part
of
the
body;
it
is
a part
of
the
body
all
the
same.
If
all
the
body
was an
eye,
where would
be
the
hearing?
if
all
was
hearing,
where would
be
the smelling?
But
now
God
has
put
every
one
of
the
parts
in
the
body
as
it
was pleasing
to
him.
And
if
they
were
all
one
part,
where would
the
body
be?
But
now
they
are
all different
parts,
but
one
body.
And
the
eye
may
not
say
to
the
hand,
I
have
no
need
of
you:
or
again
the
head
to
the
feet,
I
have
no
need
of
you.
No,
those
parts
which
seem
to
be feeble
are
the
more
necessary;
And
to
those parts
of
the
body
which
seem
to
have
less honour
we give
all
the
more honour;
and
to
those parts
of
the
body
which
are
a cause
of shame
to us
we give
the
greater
respect;
But
those parts
of
the
body
which
are beautiful
have
no
need
of such care:
and
so
the
body
has
been joined together
by
God
in such
a way
as
to
give
more honour
to
those parts
which
had
need
of
it;
So
that
there might
be
no
division
in
the
body;
but
all
the
parts might
have
the
same
care
for
one
another.
And
if there
is pain
in
one
part
of
the body,
all
the
parts
will
be feeling
it;
or
if
one
part
is honoured,
all
the
parts
will
be glad.
Now
you
are
the
body
of
Christ,
and every one
of
you
the separate
parts
of
it.
And
God
has
put
some
in
the
church,
first,
Apostles;
second,
prophets;
third,
teachers;
then
those
with wonder-working
powers,
then
those
with
the
power
of taking
away disease, helpers, wise guides, users
of strange
tongues.
Are
all
Apostles?
are
all
prophets?
are
all
teachers?
have
all
the
power
of working wonders?
Are
all
able
to
take away disease?
have
all
the power
of
tongues?
are
all
able
to give
their sense?
But let
your desires
be turned
to
the
more
important
things given
by
the Spirit.
And
now
I
am pointing out
to
you
an
even better
way.
If
I
make
use
of
the
tongues
of
men
and
of
angels,
and
have
not
love,
I
am like sounding brass,
or
a loud-tongued bell.
And
if
I
have
a prophet's power,
and
have
knowledge
of
all secret
things;
and
if
I
have
all
faith,
by
which
mountains
may
be moved
from
their place,
but
have
not
love,
I
am
nothing.
And
if
I
give
all
my goods
to
the poor,
and
if
I
give
my
body
to
be
burned,
but
have
not
love,
it
is
of
no
profit
to
me.
Love
is
never tired
of waiting;
love
is
kind;
love has
no
envy;
love has
no high opinion
of itself,
love has
no pride;
Love's ways
are ever fair,
it takes
no thought
for
itself;
it
is
not quickly
made angry,
it takes
no
account
of
evil;
It takes
no pleasure
in wrongdoing,
but has
joy
in
what
is
true;
Love
has
the power
of undergoing
all
things, having
faith
in
all
things,
hoping
all
things.
Though
the prophet's word
may come
to
an
end,
tongues come
to
nothing,
and
knowledge
have no more value,
love has no
end.
For
our knowledge
is
only
in
part,
and
the prophet's word gives
only
a
part
of
what
is true:
But
when
that
which
is
complete
is
come,
then
that
which
is
in
part
will be no longer necessary.
When
I
was
a
child,
I
made
use
of
a child's language,
I
had
a child's feelings
and
a child's thoughts:
now
that
I
am
a
man,
I
have
put
away
the
things
of
a
child.
For
now
we
see
things
in
a glass, darkly;
but
then
face
to
face:
now
my knowledge
is
in
part;
then
it
will
be complete,
even
as God's knowledge
of
me.
But
now
we still
have
faith,
hope,
love,
these
three;
and
the
greatest
of
these
is
love.
Go
after
love;
still desiring
to
have
the
things
which
the Spirit gives,
but
most
of
all
that you
may
have
the prophet's power.
For
he
who makes use
of
tongues
is
not
talking
to
men
but
to
God;
because
no
one
has
the sense
of
what
he
is
saying;
but
in
the
Spirit
he
is
talking
of secret
things.
But
the word
of
the prophet gives
men knowledge
and
comfort
and strength.
He
who makes use
of
tongues
may do good
to
himself;
but
he
who gives
the prophet's word
does good
to
the
church.
Now
though
it
is
my
desire
for
you
all
to
have
the power
of
tongues,
it
would give
me
more pleasure
to
be hearing
the prophet's word
from
you;
for
this
is
a
greater thing
than using
tongues,
if
the sense
is
not given
at
the same
time,
for
the good
of
the
church.
But,
now,
my
brothers,
if
I
come
to
you using
tongues,
what
profit
will
it
be
to
you,
if
I
do
not
give
you
a
revelation,
or
knowledge,
or
the word
of
the prophet,
or
teaching?
Even
things
without life,
having
a
voice, such as
a music-pipe
or
other instrument,
if
they
do
not
give
out different
sounds,
who
may
be certain
what
is being
played?
For
if
the war-horn
gives
out
an uncertain note,
who
will get ready
for
the fight?
So
if
you,
in using
a strange
tongue,
say
words
which
have
no sense,
how
will
anyone
take
in
what
you
are
saying?
for
you
will
be
talking
to
the
air.
There
are,
it
may
be,
a number
of different
voices
in
the
world,
and
no
voice
is
without sense.
But
if
the sense
of
the
voice
is
not clear
to
me,
I
am like
a
man
from
a strange country
to
him
who
is
talking,
and
he
will
be
the
same
to
me.
So
if
you
are desiring
the
things
which
the
Spirit gives,
let
your minds
be turned first
to
the
things
which
are
for
the
good
of
the
church.
For
this
reason,
let
the man
who has
the power
of using
tongues
make request
that
he
may,
at
the same time, be able
to give
the sense.
For
if
I
make use
of
tongues
in my
prayers, my
spirit makes
the
prayer,
but
not my
mind.
What
then?
let
my
prayer
be
from
the
spirit,
and equally
from
the
mind;
let
my song
be
from
the
spirit,
and equally
from
mind.
For
if
you
give
a
blessing
with
the
spirit,
how
will
the
man
who
has
no knowledge
say, So
be
it,
after
your prayer,
seeing
that
he
has
not taken
in
what
you
are
saying?
For
your
giving
of
the blessing
is
certainly
well done,
but
of
no profit
to
the
man
without knowledge.
I
give praise
to
God
that
I am able
to make use
of
tongues
more than
you
all:
But
in
the
church
it
would
be better
for
me
to make use
of
five
words
of
which
the sense
was clear,
so
that
others
might
have profit,
than
ten
thousand
words
in
a strange
tongue.
My
brothers,
do
not
be
children
in mind:
in
evil
be
as little
children,
but
in mind
be
of full growth.
In
the
law
it
is
said,
By
men
of
other
tongues
and
by
strange
lips
will
my
words come
to
this
people;
and
not
even
so
will
they
give ear
to
me,
says
the
Lord.
For
this reason
tongues
are
for
a
sign,
not
to
those
who
have
faith,
but
to
those
who
have
not:
but
the prophet's word
is
for
those
who
have
faith,
and
not
for
the
rest
who
have
not.
If,
then,
the
church
has
come
together,
and
all
are
using
tongues,
and
there
come
in
men
without knowledge
or
faith,
will
they
not
say
that
you
are unbalanced?
But
if
all
are teaching
as prophets,
and
a
man without faith
or knowledge
comes
in,
he
is tested
by
all,
he
is judged
by
all;
The
secrets
of
his
heart
are
made clear;
and
he
will go
down
on
his
face
and
give
worship
to
God,
saying
that
God
is
truly
among
you.
What
is
it
then,
my
brothers?
when
you
come
together
everyone
has
a holy song, or
a
revelation, or
a
tongue, or
is giving
the sense
of
it.
Let
everything
be
done
for
the common
good.
If
any
man makes use
of
a
tongue,
let
it
not
be
more
than
two,
or
at
the
most
three,
and
in
turn;
and
let
someone give
the sense:
But
if
there
is
no
one
to give
the sense,
let
him
keep
quiet
in
the
church;
and
let
his
words
be
to
himself
and
to
God.
And
let
the
prophets give
their
words,
but
not
more
than
two
or
three,
and
let
the
others
be judges
of
what
they
say.
But
if
a
revelation
is given
to
another
who
is
seated near, let
the
first
be
quiet.
For
you
may
all
be prophets
in turn
so
that
all
may get knowledge
and
comfort;
And
the
spirits
of
the
prophets
are controlled
by
the
prophets;
For
God
is
not
a
God whose ways
are
without order,
but
a
God
of
peace;
as
in
all
the
churches
of
the
saints.
Let
women
keep
quiet
in
the
churches:
for
it
is
not right
for
them
to
be
talking;
but
let
them
be
under
control,
as
it
says
in
the
law.
And
if
they
have
a
desire
for knowledge
about
anything,
let
them put
questions
to
their
husbands
privately:
for
talking
in
the
church puts shame
on
a
woman.
What?
was
it
from
you
that
the
word
of
God
went
out?
or
did
it
only
come
in
to
you?
If
any
man
seems
to himself
to
be
a
prophet
or
to
have
the Spirit,
let
him
take
note
of
the
things
which
I
am
writing
to
you,
as
being
the word
of
the
Lord.
But
if
any
man
is without
knowledge, let him
be
so.
So
then,
my
brothers, let
it
be
your chief
desire
to
be prophets;
but let
no
one
be stopped
from using
tongues.
Let
all
things
be
done
in
the right
and ordered
way.
Now
I
am going
to
make clear
to
you,
my
brothers,
what
the
good
news
was
which
I gave
to
you,
and
which
you
took,
and
on
which
your
faith
is based,
By
which
you
have
salvation;
that
is
to
say,
the form
in
which
it
was
given
to
you,
if
it
is fixed
in
your minds,
and
if
your
faith
in
it
is
not
without effect.
For
I
gave
to
you
first
of
all
what
was
handed
down
to
me,
how
Christ underwent
death
for
our
sins,
as
it says
in
the Writings;
And
he
was put
in
the place
of
the dead;
and
on
the
third
day
he came back
from
the dead,
as
it says
in
the Writings;
And
he
was
seen
by
Cephas;
then
by
the
twelve;
Then
by
more
than
five
hundred
brothers
at
the
same
time,
most
of
whom
are
still
living,
but
some
are
sleeping;
Then
he
was
seen
by
James;
then
by
all
the
Apostles.
And
last
of
all,
as
by
one whose birth
was out
of
the right time,
he
was
seen
by
me.
For
I
am
the
least
of
the
Apostles, having
no right
to
be
named
an
Apostle,
because
of
my cruel attacks
on
the
church
of
God.
But
by
the
grace
of
God,
I
am
what
I
am:
and
his
grace
which
was given
to
me
has
not
been
for
nothing;
for
I
did
more
work
than
all
of
them;
though
not
I,
but
the
grace
of
God
which
was
with
me.
If
then
it
is
I
who
am
the
preacher,
or
they,
this
is
our word,
and
to
this
you
have given
your
faith.
Now
if
the
good news
says
that
Christ
came back
from
the
dead,
how
do
some
of
you
say
that
there
is
no coming back
from
the
dead?
But
if
there
is
no coming back
from
the
dead,
then
Christ
has
not
come back
from
the
dead:
And
if
Christ did
not come
again
from
the dead,
then
our good news
and
your
faith
in
it
are
of
no effect.
Yes,
and
we
are seen
to
be false
witnesses
of
God;
because
we gave
witness
of
God
that
by
his power
Christ came
again
from
the
dead:
which
is
not true
if
there
is
no coming back
from
the
dead.
For
if it
is
not possible
for
the
dead
to come
to life
again,
then
Christ
has
not come
to life
again:
And
if
that
is
so,
your
faith
is
of
no effect;
you
are
still
in
your
sins.
And,
in addition,
the
dead
in
Christ
have gone
to destruction.
If
in
this
life
only
we
have
hope
in
Christ,
we
are
of
all
men
most unhappy.
But
now
Christ
has truly
come back
from
the
dead,
the first-fruits
of
those
who
are
sleeping.
For
as
by
man
came
death,
so
by
man
there
is
a coming back
from
the
dead.
For
as
in
Adam
death
comes
to
all,
so
in
Christ
will
all
come back
to
life.
But
every
man
in
his right
order:
Christ
the first-fruits;
then
those
who
are Christ's
at
his
coming.
Then
comes
the
end,
when
he
will give
up
the
kingdom
to
God,
even
the
Father;
when
he
will
have
put
an
end
to
all
rule
and
to
all
authority
and
power.
For
his rule
will go
on till
he
has
put
all
those
who
are
against
him
under
his
feet.
The
last power
to come
to an
end
is
death.
For,
as
it
says,
He
has
put
all
things
under
his
feet.
But
when
he
says,
All
things
are
put
under
him,
it
is clear
that
it
is not
said
about
him
who
put
all
things
under
him.
And
when
all
things
have
been
put
under
him,
then
will
the
Son
himself
be
under
him
who
put
all
things
under
him,
so
that
God
may
be
all
in
all.
Again,
what
will
they
do
who
are given baptism
for
the
dead?
if
the
dead
do
not come back
at
all,
why
are
people given baptism
for
them?
And
why
are
we
in
danger
every
hour?
Yes,
truly,
by
your
pride
in
me,
my
brothers
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord,
my life
is
one
long
death.
If,
after
the
way
of
men,
I
was fighting
with
beasts
at
Ephesus,
what
profit
is
it
to
me?
If
the
dead
do
not come
to life
again, let
us take
our pleasure
in feasting,
for
tomorrow
we come
to
an end.
Do
not
be tricked by false words:
evil
company does damage
to
good behaviour.
Be awake
to righteousness
and
keep
yourselves
from
sin;
for
some
have
no
knowledge
of
God:
I
say
this
to put
you
to
shame.
But
someone
will
say,
How
do
the
dead
come back?
and
with
what sort
of
body
do
they
come?
Foolish
man,
it
is necessary
for
the seed
which
you
put into
the earth
to undergo
death
in order
that
it may
come
to
life again:
And
when
you
put
it
into
the earth,
you
do
not
put
in
the
body
which
it
will
be,
but
only
the
seed,
of
grain
or
some
other sort
of plant;
But
God
gives
it
a
body,
as
it
is pleasing
to
him,
and
to
every
seed
its special
body.
All
flesh
is
not
the
same
flesh:
but
there
is
one
flesh
of
men,
another
of
beasts,
another
of
birds,
and
another
of fishes.
And
there
are
bodies
of
heaven
and
bodies
of
earth,
but
the
glory
of
the
one
is
different
from
that
of
the
other.
There
is
one
glory
of
the
sun,
and
another
glory
of
the
moon,
and
another
glory
of
the
stars;
for
the
glory
of
one
star
is
different
from
that
of
another.
So
is
it
with
the coming back
from
the
dead.
It
is planted
in
death;
it
comes
again
in life:
It
is planted
in
shame; it
comes
again
in
glory: feeble
when it
is planted, it
comes
again
in
power:
It
is planted
a
natural
body;
it
comes
again
as
a
body
of
the spirit.
If
there
is
a
natural
body,
there
is equally
a
body
of
the spirit.
And
so
it
is
said,
The
first
man
Adam
was
a
living
soul.
The
last
Adam
is
a
life-giving
spirit.
But
that
which
is
natural comes
before
that
which
is
of
the spirit.
The
first
man
is
from
the
earth,
and
of
the
earth:
the
second
man
is
from
heaven.
Those
who
are
of
the earth
are
like
the
man
who
was
from
the earth:
and
those
who
are
of
heaven
are
like
the
one
from
heaven.
And
in
the
same way
as
we
have taken
on us
the
image
of
the man
from
the earth,
so
we
will take
on us
the
image
of
the
one
from
heaven.
Now
I
say
this,
my
brothers,
that
it
is
not possible
for
flesh
and
blood
to
have
a part
in
the
kingdom
of
God;
and
death
may
not
have
a part
in
life.
See,
I am giving
you
the revelation
of
a secret:
we
will
not
all come
to
the
sleep
of death,
but
we
will
all
be
changed.
In
a second,
in
the shutting
of
an
eye,
at
the
sound
of
the
last horn:
for
at
that
sound
the
dead
will come
again, free
for ever
from
the power
of
death,
and
we
will
be
changed.
For
this body
which
comes
to destruction
will
be made free
from
the power
of death,
and
the
man
who
is under
the power
of death
will
put
on eternal life.
But
when
this
has
taken
place,
then
that
which
was
said
in
the Writings
will
come true,
Death
is overcome
by life.
O
death,
where
is
your power? O
death,
where
are
your pains?
The pain
of
death
is
sin;
and
the
power
of
sin
is
the
law:
But praise
be
to
God
who
gives
us strength
to overcome
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
For
this
cause,
my
dear
brothers,
be strong
in
purpose
and unmoved, ever giving
yourselves
to
the
work
of
the
Lord,
because
you
are certain
that
your
work
is
not
without
effect
in
the
Lord.
Now
about
the
giving
of money
for
the
saints,
as
I
gave
orders
to
the
churches
of
Galatia,
so
do
you.
On
the
first
day
of
the
week,
let
every
one
of
you
put
by
him
in
store,
in measure
as
he
has
done well
in business,
so
that
it
may
not
be necessary
to
get money
together
when
I
come.
And
when
I
come,
I
will
send
the
men
of
your selection
with
letters
to take
the money
you
have got together
to
Jerusalem.
And
if
it
is possible
for
me
to
go
there,
they
will
go
with
me.
But
I
will
come
to
you
after
I have
gone
through
Macedonia,
for
that
is my purpose;
But
I
may
be
with
you
for
a time,
or
even
for
the
winter,
so
that
you
may see
me
on
my
way,
wherever
I
go.
For
it
is
not
my
desire
to
see
you
now,
on
my
way;
because
it
is
my
hope
to
be
with
you
for
some
time,
if
that
is
the Lord's pleasure.
But
I will
be
at
Ephesus till
Pentecost;
For
a
great
and
important
door
there
is
open
to
me,
and
there
are
a
number
of
people against
me.
Now
if
Timothy
comes,
see
that
he
is
with
you
without
fear;
because
he
is
doing
the Lord's
work,
even
as
I
am:
See
then
that
he
has
the honour
which
is right.
But
send
him
on
his
way
in
peace,
so
that
he
may
come
to
me:
for
I
am
looking
for
him
with
the
brothers.
But
as
for
Apollos,
the
brother,
I
had
a
great
desire
for
him
to
come
to
you
with
the
brothers,
but
it
was
not
his pleasure
to
come
now;
but
he
will
come
when
he
has
a chance.
Be
on
the
watch, unmoved
in
the
faith,
and
be
strong
like
men.
Let
all
you
do
be
done
in
love.
Now
I make
my request
to
you,
my
brothers,
for
you
have knowledge
that
the
house
of
Stephanas
is
the first-fruits
of
Achaia,
and
that
they
have made
themselves
the servants
of
the
saints,
That
you
put
yourselves
under
such,
and
under
everyone
who
is helping
the Lord's
work.
And
I
am
glad
of
the
coming
of
Stephanas
and
Fortunatus
and
Achaicus:
for
they
have done
what
was needed
to make
your work
complete.
For
they gave comfort
to
my
spirit
and
to
yours:
for
which cause
give respect
to
such
people.
The
churches
of
Asia
send
their love
to
you.
So
do
Aquila
and
Prisca,
with
the
church
which
is
in
their
house.
All
the
brothers
send
their love
to
you.
Give
one
another
a
holy
kiss.
I,
Paul, send you
these words
of love
in
my writing.
If
any
man
has
not
love for
the
Lord,
let him
be cursed. Maran atha (our
Lord
comes).
The
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
you.
My
love
be
with
you
all
in
Christ
Jesus.
So
be it.
2 Corinthians
Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2Co
Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians
Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ
by
the purpose
of
God,
and
Timothy
the
brother,
to
the
church
of
God
which
is
in
Corinth,
with
all
the
saints
who
are
in
all
Achaia:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
Praise
be
to
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
the
Father
of
mercies
and
the
God
of
all
comfort;
Who
gives
us
comfort
in
all
our
troubles,
so
that
we
may
be
able
to give
comfort
to
others
who
are
in
trouble,
through
the
comfort
with
which
we
ourselves
are
comforted
by
God.
For
as
we undergo
more
of
the pain
which
Christ underwent,
so
through
Christ does
our
comfort become greater.
But
if
we
are troubled,
it
is
for
your
comfort
and
salvation;
or
if
we
are
comforted,
it
is
for
your
comfort,
which takes effect
through
your quiet undergoing
of
the
same troubles
which
we undergo:
And
our
hope
for
you
is
certain;
in
the knowledge
that
as
you take
part
in
the troubles,
so
you
will take
part
in
the
comfort.
For
it
is
our
desire
that
you
may
not
be
without
knowledge
of
our
trouble
which
came
on
us
in
Asia,
that
the weight
of
it
was
very
great,
more
than
our
power,
so
that
it seemed
that
we
had
no hope
even
of
life:
Yes,
we
ourselves
have
had
the answer
of
death
in
ourselves,
so
that
our hope
might
not
be
in
ourselves,
but
in
God
who
is
able
to give life
to
the
dead:
Who gave
us salvation
from
so
great
a
death:
on
whom
we
have put
our
hope
that
he
will
still go
on
to give
us salvation;
You
at
the
same time
helping
together
by
your
prayer
for
us;
so
that
for
what
has
been
given
to
us
through
a
number
of
persons, praise
may go
up
to
God
for
us
from
all
of
them.
For
our glory
is
in
this,
in
the knowledge
which
we
have
that
our
way
of life
in
the
world,
and most
of
all
in relation
to
you,
has
been holy
and true
in
the eyes
of
God;
not
in
the
wisdom
of
the
flesh,
but
in
the
grace
of
God.
For
in
our letters
we say
no
other
things
to
you,
but
those
which
you
are
reading,
and
to
which
you give agreement,
and,
it
is
my
hope,
will go
on doing
so
to
the
end:
Even
as
you
have
been ready,
in
part,
to
say
that
we
are
your
glory,
in
the
same
way
that
you
are
ours,
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jesus.
And
being certain
of
this,
it
was
my purpose
to
come
to
you
before,
so
that
you
might
have
a
second
grace;
And
by
way
of Corinth
to
go
into
Macedonia,
and
from there
to
come
back
again
to
you,
so
that
you
might
send
me
on
my
way
to Judaea.
If
then
I
had
such
a
purpose,
did
I seem
to
be changing suddenly?
or
am
I guided
in
my purposes
by
the
flesh, saying,
Yes, today,
and,
No, tomorrow?
As
God
is true,
our
word
to
you
is
not
Yes
and
No.
For
the
Son
of
God,
Jesus
Christ,
whom
we
were
preaching
among
you,
even
I
and
Silvanus
and
Timothy,
was
not
Yes
and
No,
but
in
him
is
Yes.
For
he
is
the
Yes
to
all
the undertakings
of
God:
and
by
him
all
the
words
of
God
are made certain
and put
into effect,
to
the
glory
of
God
through
us.
Now
he
who makes
our faith strong
together
with
you,
in
Christ,
and
has given
us
of
his grace,
is
God;
And
it
is
he
who
has
put
his stamp
on
us,
even
the
Spirit,
as
the sign
in
our
hearts
of
the coming glory.
But
God
is
my
witness
that
it
was
in pity
for
you
that
I
did
not
come
to
Corinth
at
that
time.
Not
that
we
have authority
over
your
faith,
but
we
are helpers
of
your
joy:
for
it
is
faith
which
is
your support.
But
it
was
my decision
for
myself,
not
to
come
again
to
you
with
sorrow.
For
if
I give
you
sorrow,
who
then
will
make
me
glad,
but
he
who
is
made
sad
by
me?
And
I
said
this
very
thing
in
my
letter,
for fear
that
when
I
came
I
might
have
sorrow
from
those
from
whom
it
was right
for
me
to
have
joy;
being certain
of
this,
that
my
joy
is
the
joy
of
you
all.
For
out
of
much
trouble
and pain
of
heart
and
much weeping
I
sent
my
letter
to
you;
not
to give
you
sorrow,
but
so
that
you
might
see
how
great
is
the
love
which
I
have
to
you.
But
if
anyone
has
been
a
cause
of
sorrow,
he
has
been
so,
not
to
me
only,
but
in
some measure
to
all
of
you (I
say
this
that
I
may
not
be over-hard
on
you).
Let
it
be
enough
for
such
a
man
to
have undergone
the
punishment
which
the church put
on him;
So
that
now,
on
the
other
hand,
it
is right
for
him
to
have forgiveness
and
comfort
from
you,
for
fear
that
his
sorrow
may
be over-great.
For which cause my desire
is
that
you
will make
your
love
to
him clear
by
your acts.
And
for
the
same reason
I
sent
you
a
letter
so
that
I
might
be certain
of
your desire
to
do
my
orders
in
all
things.
But
if
you
give forgiveness
to
anyone,
I
do
the
same:
for
if
I
have
given forgiveness
for
anything,
I
have done
it
because
of
you,
in
the
person
of
Christ;
So
that
Satan
may
not get
the better
of us:
for
we
are
not
without
knowledge
of
his designs.
Now
when
I
came
to
Troas
for
the
good
news
of
Christ,
and
there
was
an
open
door
for
me
in
the
Lord,
I
had
no
rest
in
my
spirit
because
Titus
my
brother
was
not there:
so
I
went
away
from
them,
and
came
into
Macedonia.
But praise
be
to
God
who makes
us strong
to overcome
in
Christ,
and makes
clear
through
us
in
every
place
the value
of
the
knowledge
of
him.
For
we
are
a sweet perfume
of
Christ
to
God
in
those
who
are getting
salvation
and
in
those
who
are going
to destruction;
To
the
one
it
is
a perfume
of
death
to
death;
to
the
other
a perfume
of
life
to
life.
And
who
is
enough
for
such
things?
For
we
are
not
like
the
great
number
who
make use
of
the
word
of
God
for profit:
but
our
words
are true,
as
from
God,
being
said
as
before
God
in
Christ.
Do
we seem
to
be
again attempting
to put
ourselves
in
the right?
or
have
we
need,
as
some
have,
of
letters
of approval
to
you
or
from
you?
You
yourselves
are
our
letter, whose writing
is
in
our
heart, open
for
every man's
reading
and knowledge;
For
you
are clearly
a
letter
of
Christ,
the fruit
of
our work,
recorded
not
with
ink,
but
with
the
Spirit
of
the
living
God;
not
in
stone,
but
in
hearts
of
flesh.
And
this
is
the certain faith
which
we
have
in
God
through
Christ:
Not
as
if
we
were
able
by
ourselves
to
do
anything
for
which
we
might
take
the
credit;
but
our power
comes
from
God;
Who
has
made
us able
to
be
servants
of
a
new agreement;
not
of
the
letter,
but
of
the
Spirit:
for
the
letter
gives
death,
but
the
Spirit
gives
life.
For
if
the operation
of
the law, giving
death, recorded
in
letters
on
stone,
came
with
glory,
so
that
the eyes
of
the children
of
Israel
had
to
be
turned
away
from
the
face
of
Moses
because
of
its
glory,
a
glory
which
was
only
for
a time:
Will
not
the operation
of
the
Spirit
have
a
much
greater
glory?
For
if
the operation
of
the law, producing punishment,
had its
glory, how
much
greater
will
be
the operation
of
the Spirit causing
righteousness?
For
the
glory
of
the first
no longer seems
to
be
glory,
because
of
the greater
glory
of
that
which
comes
after.
For
if
the order
which
was
for
a time
had
its
glory,
much
more
will
the eternal order
have
its
glory.
Having
then
such
a
hope,
we
keep nothing back,
And
are
not
like
Moses,
who
put
a
veil
on
his
face,
so
that
the children
of
Israel
might
not see clearly
to
the
end
of
the
present
order
of
things:
But
their
minds
were made hard:
for
to
this
very
day
at
the
reading
of
the
old agreement
the
same
veil
is still
unlifted;
though
it
is taken
away
in
Christ.
But
to
this
day,
at
the
reading
of
the law
of
Moses,
a
veil
is
over
their
heart.
But
when
it
is
turned
to
the
Lord,
the
veil
will
be
taken
away.
Now
the
Lord
is
the
Spirit:
and
where
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
is,
there
the heart
is free.
But
we
all,
with
unveiled
face giving
back
as
in
a glass
the
glory
of
the
Lord,
are changed
into
the
same
image
from
glory
to
glory,
even
as
from
the
Lord
who
is
the
Spirit.
For
this
reason,
because
we
have
been made servants
of
this new order,
through
the
mercy given
to us,
we
are strong:
And
we
have given up
the
secret
things
of
shame,
not
walking
in false ways,
and
not making use
of
the
word
of
God
with
deceit;
but
by
the revelation
of
what
is
true,
as
before
God,
we
have
the approval
of
every man's sense
of right
and wrong.
But
if
our
good
news
is
veiled,
it
is
veiled
from
those
who
are
on
the
way
to destruction:
Because
the
god
of
this
world
has made blind
the
minds
of
those
who
have
not
faith,
so
that
the
light
of
the
good
news
of
the
glory
of
Christ,
who
is
the
image
of
God,
might
not
be shining
on
them.
For
our
preaching
is
not
about
ourselves,
but
about
Christ
Jesus
as
Lord,
and
ourselves
as
your
servants
through
Jesus.
Seeing
that
it
is
God
who
said,
Let
light
be shining
out
of
the dark,
who
has put
in
our
hearts
the
light
of
the
knowledge
of
the
glory
of
God
in
the
face
of
Jesus
Christ.
But
we
have
this
wealth
in
vessels
of earth,
so
that
it
may
be seen
that
the
power
comes
not
from
us
but
from
God;
Troubles
are round
us
on
every side,
but we
are
not shut
in;
things
are hard
for
us,
but we see
a
way out
of
them;
We are cruelly attacked,
but
not
without hope; we are made low,
but we are
not
without help;
In
our
bodies
there
is ever
the mark
of
the death
of
Jesus,
so
that
the
life
of
Jesus
may
be seen
in
our
bodies.
For,
while
living,
we
are still
being
given
up
to
death
because
of
Jesus,
so
that
the
life
of
Jesus
may
be seen
in
our
flesh,
though
it
is
under
the power
of
death.
So
then,
death
is
working
in
us,
but
life
in
you.
But
having
the
same
spirit
of
faith,
as
it
is
said
in
the Writings,
The
words
of
my mouth came
from
the
faith
in
my heart;
in
the
same
way,
our
words
are
the outcome
of
our
faith;
Because
we
are certain
that
he
who made
the
Lord
Jesus
come back
from
the dead,
will
do
the
same
for
us,
and
will give
us
a
place
in
his glory
with
you.
For
we go
through
all
things
on
account
of
you,
because
the
greater
the
number
to
whom
the
grace
is given,
the
greater
is
the
praise
to
the
glory
of
God.
For
which cause
we
do
not give way
to weariness;
but
though
our
outer
man
is getting feebler,
our
inner
man
is made new
day
by
day.
For
our
present
trouble,
which
is only
for a short time,
is working out
for
us a much greater
weight
of
glory;
While
our minds
are
not
on
the
things
which
are
seen,
but
on
the
things
which
are
not
seen:
for
the
things
which
are
seen
are
for
a time;
but
the
things
which
are
not
seen
are
eternal.
For
we
are conscious
that
if
this
our
tent
of flesh
is taken
down,
we
have
a
building
from
God,
a
house
not
made
with
hands,
eternal,
in
heaven.
For
in
this
we
are crying
in weariness, greatly desiring
to
be
clothed
with
our house
from
heaven:
So
that
our spirits
may
not
be unclothed.
For
truly,
we
who
are
in
this
tent
do give
out cries
of weariness,
for
the weight
of care
which
is
on
us;
not
because
we
are
desiring
to
be free
from
the body,
but
so
that
we
may
have
our new body,
and death
may
be
overcome
by
life.
Now
he
who
has made
us
for
this
very
thing
is
God,
who
has
given
us
the
Spirit
as
a witness
of
what
is
to come.
So,
then,
we
are ever
without fear,
and
though conscious
that
while
we
are
in
the
body
we
are
away
from
the
Lord,
(For
we
are
walking
by
faith,
not
by seeing,)
We
are
without fear, desiring
to
be free
from
the
body,
and
to
be
with
the
Lord.
For
this
reason
we
make
it
our
purpose,
in
the body
or
away
from
it,
to
be
well-pleasing
to
him.
For
we
all
have
to come
before
Christ
to
be judged;
so
that
every
one
of us
may get
his reward
for
the
things
done
in
the
body,
good
or
bad.
Having
in
mind,
then,
the
fear
of
the
Lord,
we
put
these
things
before
men,
but
God
sees
our hearts;
and
it
is
my
hope
that
we
may seem right
in
your eyes.
We
are
not
again requesting
your approval,
but
we
are
giving
you
the chance
of taking
pride
in
us,
so
that
you
may
be
able
to
give
an answer
to
those whose
glory
is
in seeming,
and
not
in
the
heart.
For
if we are foolish, it
is
to
God;
or
if we are serious, it
is
for
you.
For
it
is
the
love
of
Christ
which
is moving us;
because
we
are
of
the opinion
that
if
one
was put
to death
for
all,
then
all
have undergone death;
And
that
he underwent
death
for
all,
so
that
the
living
might
no
longer
be
living
to
themselves,
but
to
him
who underwent
death
for
them
and came back
from
the
dead.
For
this reason,
from
this
time forward
we
have knowledge
of
no
man
after
the
flesh:
even
if
we
have
had knowledge
of
Christ
after
the
flesh,
we
have
no
longer
any
such knowledge.
So
if
any
man
is
in
Christ,
he
is
in
a
new world:
the
old
things
have
come
to
an end;
they
have
truly
become
new.
But
all
things
are
of
God,
who
has made
us
at peace
with
himself
through
Christ,
and
has
given
to
us
the work
of making peace;
That
is,
that
God
was
in
Christ making peace
between
the
world
and
himself,
not
putting
their
sins
to
their
account,
and having given
to
us
the
preaching
of
this
news
of peace.
So
we
are
the representatives
of
Christ,
as
if
God
was
making
a request
to
you
through us:
we make
our request
to
you,
in
the name
of
Christ,
be
at peace
with
God.
For
him
who
had
no knowledge
of
sin
God
made
to
be
sin
for
us;
so
that
we
might
become
the
righteousness
of
God
in
him.
We
then,
working
together
with
God,
make
our request
to
you
not
to
take
the
grace
of
God
to
no purpose.
(For
he
says,
I
have given ear
to
you
at
a good
time,
and
I
have
been
your helper
in
a
day
of
salvation:
see,
now
is
the good
time;
now
is
the
day
of
salvation):
Giving
no
cause
for trouble
in
anything,
so
that
no
one
may
be able
to say
anything
against
our work;
But
in
everything making
it clear
that
we
are
the
servants
of
God,
in quiet strength,
in
troubles,
in
need,
in sorrow,
In
blows,
in
prisons,
in attacks,
in hard
work,
in watchings,
in going
without
food;
In
a clean heart,
in
knowledge,
in long waiting,
in being kind,
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
in true
love,
In
the
true
word,
in
the
power
of
God;
with
the arms
of
righteousness
on
the
right
hand
and
on
the
left,
By
glory
and
by
shame,
by
an evil name
and
a
good name;
as untrue,
and still
true;
Unnoted,
but still
kept
fully
in
mind;
as near
to
death,
but still
living;
as undergoing punishment,
but
not
put
to
death;
As
full
of
sorrow,
but ever
glad;
as
poor,
but giving wealth
to
others;
as
having
nothing,
but still
having
all
things.
Our
mouth
is
open
to
you, O
Corinthians, our
heart
is
wide.
It
is
not
our feelings
to
you
which
are narrow,
but
yours
to
us.
Now
to
give
me back payment
of
the
same sort (I
am
talking
as
to
my
children),
let
your hearts
be
wide
open
to
me.
Do
not
keep company
with
those
who
have
not faith:
for
what
is
there
in common
between
righteousness
and evil,
or
between
light
and dark?
And
what
agreement
is
there between
Christ
and
the Evil
One?
or
what
part
has
one
who
has faith
with
one
who
has not?
And
what
agreement
has
the house
of
God
with images?
for
we
are
a house
of
the
living
God;
even
as
God
has
said,
I
will
be
living
among
them,
and walking
with
them;
and
I
will
be
their
God,
and
they
will
be
my
people.
For which cause,
Come
out
from
among
them,
and
be
separate,
says
the
Lord,
and
let
no
unclean
thing
come near
you;
and
I
will
take
you
for
myself,
And
will
be
a
Father
to
you;
and
you
will
be
my
sons
and
daughters,
says
the
Lord,
the Ruler
of all.
Because
God,
then,
will give
us
such rewards,
dear brothers,
let
us
make
ourselves
clean
from
all evil
of
flesh
and
spirit,
and
become completely holy
in
the
fear
of
God.
Let your hearts be open
to us:
we
have
done
no
man
wrong,
no
man
has been damaged by us,
we
have made
no profit out
of
any
man,
It
is
not
with
the purpose
of judging
you
that
I
say
this:
for
I
have
said
before
that
you
are
in
our
hearts
for life
and death
together.
My words
to
you
are without fear,
I
am
full
of
pride
on account
of
you:
I
have
great
comfort
and
joy
in
all
our
troubles.
For
even
when
we
had
come
into
Macedonia
our
flesh
had
no
rest,
but
we
were troubled
on
every side;
there
were fightings
outside
and
fears
inside.
But
God
who gives
comfort
to
the poor
in spirit gave
us
comfort
by
the
coming
of
Titus;
And
not
by
his
coming
only,
but
by
the
comfort
which
he
had
in
you,
while
he
gave
us word
of
your desire,
your sorrow,
your care
for
me;
so
that
I
was
still
more
glad.
For
though
my
letter gave
you pain,
I
have
no
regret
for
it
now,
though
I
had
before;
for
I
see
that
the
letter gave
you pain,
but
only
for
a
time.
Now
I
am
glad,
not
that
you
had
sorrow,
but
that
your
sorrow
was
the
cause
of
a change
of heart;
for yours
was
a holy
sorrow
so
that
you
might undergo
no
loss
by
us
in
anything.
For
the
sorrow
which
God gives
is
the cause
of
salvation
through
a change
of heart,
in
which
there
is no
reason
for
grief:
but
the
sorrow
of
the
world
is
a cause
of
death.
For
you
see
what care
was
produced
in
you
by
this
very
sorrow
of
yours
before
God,
what clearing
of
yourselves,
what wrath
against
sin,
what
fear,
what desire,
what serious
purpose,
what
punishment.
In
everything
you
have
made
it clear
that
you
are
free
from
sin
in
this business.
So
though
I
sent
you
a
letter,
it
was
not
only
because
of
the
man
who
did
the
wrong,
or
because
of
him
to
whom
the
wrong
was
done,
but
so
that
your true care
for us
might
be
made
clear
in
the eyes
of
God.
So
we
have been
comforted:
and
we
had
the
greater
joy
in
our
comfort
because
of
the
joy
of
Titus,
for
his
spirit
had been made
glad
by
you
all.
For
I
was
not
put
to
shame
in
anything
in
which
I
may
have
made clear
to
him
my
pride
in
you;
but
as
we
said
nothing
to
you
but
what
was
true,
so
the good
things
which
I
said
to
Titus
about
you
were seen
by
him
to
be
true.
And
his love
to
you
is
the
more increased
by
his memory
of
you
all,
how
you gave
way
to
his authority,
and
how
you
took
him
to
your
hearts
with
fear
and honour.
It gives me
great
joy
to see
you answering
to
my
good opinion
of
you
in
every
way.
And
now
we
give
you news,
brothers,
about
the
grace
of
God
which
has been
given
to
the
churches
of
Macedonia;
How
while
they
were undergoing
every sort
of
trouble,
and
were
in
the greatest need,
they took
all
the
greater
joy
in being able
to give
freely
to
the needs
of
others.
For
I
give
them
witness,
that
as
they
were able,
and
even
more
than
they
were able,
they gave
from
the impulse
of
their hearts,
Seriously requesting
us
that
they
might
have
a
part
in
this
grace
of being servants
to
the needs
of
the
saints:
And going
even farther
than
our
hope,
they
first
gave
themselves
to
the
Lord
and
to
us
after
the purpose
of
God.
So
that
we
made
a request
to
Titus
that,
as
he
had
made
a start
before,
so
he
might make
this
grace
complete
in
you.
And
that
as
you
are
full
of
every good
thing,
of
faith,
of
the
word,
of
knowledge,
of
a ready
mind,
and
of
love
to
us,
so
you
may
be
full
of
this
grace
in
the
same
way.
I
am
not giving
you
an order,
but
using
the ready
mind
of
others
as
a
test
of
the quality
of
your
love.
For
you
see
the
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
how
though
he
had wealth,
he
became poor
on
your
account,
so
that
through
his need
you
might
have wealth.
And
in
this
I
give
my
opinion:
for
it
is
to
your profit,
who
were
the
first
to
make
a start
a
year
before,
not
only
to
do
this,
but
to
make clear
that
your minds
were
more
than ready
to
do
it.
Then
make
the
doing
of
it
complete;
so
that
as
you
had
a ready
mind,
you
may
give
effect
to
it
as
you
are
able.
For
if there
is
a ready mind,
a man
will
have God's approval
in
the measure
of
what
he
has,
and
not
of
what
he
has
not.
And
I am
not
saying
this
so
that
others
may get off free,
while
the weight comes
on
you:
But
so
that
things
may
be equal;
that
from
those
things
of
which
you
have more
than enough
at
the
present
time
their
need
may
be helped,
and
that
if
you
are
in any
need
they
may
be
a help
to
you
in
the
same
way, making
things equal.
As
it says
in
the Writings,
He
who
had taken up
much
had
nothing over
and
he
who
had
little
had
enough.
But praise
be
to
God,
who
puts
the
same care
for
you
into
the
heart
of
Titus.
For
while
he gladly gave ear
to
our request,
he
was interested enough
to
go
to
you
from
the impulse
of
his heart.
And
with
him
we
have
sent
a
brother
whose
praise
in
the
good
news
has gone
through
all
the
churches;
And
not
only
so,
but
he
was marked out
by
the
churches
to go
with us
in
the
grace
of
this giving
which
we
have undertaken
to
the
glory
of
the
Lord
and
to
make clear
that
our
mind
was ready:
And
so
that
no
man
might
be able
to
say
anything
against
us
in
the business
of
this giving
which
has
been put
into
our
hands:
For
the business
has
been
so ordered
by us
as
to
have
the approval,
not
only
of
the
Lord,
but
of
men.
And
we
have
sent
with
them
our
brother,
whose ready spirit
has
been made clear
to
us
at
times
and
in ways without
number,
but
it
is
now
all
the
more
so
because
of
the certain
faith
which
he
has
in
you.
If any question
comes
up
about
Titus,
he
is
my brother-worker, working
with
me
for
you;
or
about
the others,
they
are
the representatives
of
the
churches
to
the
glory
of
Christ.
Make clear
then
to
them,
as representatives
of
the
churches,
the quality
of
your
love,
and
that
the
things
which
we
have
said
about
you
are true.
But
there
is no need
for
me
to
say anything
in my
letter
about
the giving
to
the
saints:
For
I
have
before made clear
to
those
of
Macedonia
my
pride
in
your ready
mind,
saying
to
them
that
Achaia
has
been ready
for
a
year back;
and
a
great
number
have
been moved
to
do
the
same
by
your example.
But
I
have
sent
the
brothers,
so
that
the
good
things
we
said
about
you
may
be seen
to
be true,
and
that,
as
I
said,
you
may
be ready:
For
fear
that,
if
any
from
Macedonia
come
with
me,
and
you
are
not ready,
we (not
to
say,
you)
might
be put
to
shame
in
this
thing.
So
it seemed
to
me wise
for
the
brothers
to
go
before,
and see
that
the
amount
which
you
had undertaken
to give
was
ready,
so
that
it
might
be
a cause
for
praise,
and
not
as
if
we
were
making profit
out
of
you.
But
in
the Writings
it says,
He
who puts
in
only
a small number
of seeds,
will get
in
the
same;
and
he
who puts
them
in
from
a full
hand,
will
have produce
in full measure
from
them.
Let
every
man
do
after
the purpose
of
his
heart;
not giving
with
grief,
or
by force:
for
God takes pleasure
in
a ready
giver.
And
God
is
able
to give
you
all
grace
in
full measure;
so
that ever
having
enough
of
all
things,
you
may
be
full
of
every
good
work:
As
it
is said
in
the Writings,
He
has
sent
out
far
and wide,
he
has
given
to
the
poor;
his
righteousness
is
for
ever.
And
he
who gives
seed
for putting
into
the field
and
bread
for
food,
will take care
of
the
growth
of
your
seed,
at
the
same time
increasing
the fruits
of
your
righteousness;
Your wealth being increased
in
everything,
with
a simple mind, causing praise
to
God
through
us.
For
this work
of
giving
not
only takes care
of
the
needs
of
the
saints,
but
is
the
cause
of
much praise
to
God;
For
when,
through
this work
of giving,
they see
what
you
are,
they give
glory
to
God
for
the
way
in
which
you
have given
yourselves
to
the
good
news
of
Christ,
and
for
the wealth
of
your giving
to
them
and
to
all;
While
their hearts go out
to
you
in love
and
in
prayer
for
you,
because
of
the great
grace
of
God
which
is
in
you.
Praise
be
to
God
for
what
he
has given,
which words
have no power
to say.
Now
I,
Paul,
myself make request
to
you
by
the quiet
and gentle behaviour
of
Christ,
I
who
am poor
in spirit
when
with
you,
but
who
say
what
is
in
my
mind
to
you
without fear
when
I
am away
from
you:
Yes,
I
make
my request
to
you,
so
that
when
I
am
with
you
I
may
not
have
to
make use
of
the authority
which
may
be needed
against
some
to
whom
we seem
to
be
walking
after
the
flesh.
For
though we
may
be
living
in
the
flesh, we
are
not fighting
after
the
way
of
the
flesh
(For
the arms
with
which
we
are fighting
are
not
those
of
the
flesh,
but
are
strong
before
God
for
the
destruction
of high places);
Putting
an
end
to reasonings,
and
every high
thing
which
is
lifted
up
against
the
knowledge
of
God,
and causing
every
thought
to come under
the authority
of
Christ;
Being
ready
to
give punishment
to
whatever
is
against
his authority,
after
you
have
made
it clear
that
you
are completely
under
his control.
Give
attention
to
the
things
which
are
before
you.
If
any
man seems
to
himself
to
be Christ's,
let
him
keep
in
mind
that
we
are
as much Christ's
as
he
is.
For
though
I
might
take
pride
in
our
authority (which
the
Lord
gave
for
building
you
up,
and
not
for
your
destruction),
it
will
not
be
a
cause
of
shame
to
me:
That
I
may
not
seem
to
have
the desire
of causing
you fear
by
my
letters.
For
his
letters,
they
say,
have weight
and
are
strong;
but
in
body
he
is feeble,
and
his way
of talking
has little force.
Let
those
who
say
this keep
in
mind
that,
what
we
are
in
word
by
letters
when
we
are away,
so
will
we
be
in act
when
we
are
present.
For
we
will
not
make comparison
of
ourselves
with
some
of
those
who say good
things
about
themselves:
but
these, measuring
themselves
by
themselves,
and making comparison
of
themselves
with
themselves,
are
not wise.
We
will
not give
glory
to
ourselves
in over-great
measure,
but
after
the
measure
of
the
rule
which
God
has given
us,
a
measure
which
comes
even
to
you.
For
we
have
no need
to
make
ourselves seem
more
than
we
are,
as
if
our authority
did
not
come
as
far
as
to
you:
for
we came
even
as
far
as
you
with
the
good
news
of
Christ:
Not taking credit
to
ourselves
for
what
is
not
our business,
that
is,
for
the
work
of
others;
but
having
hope
that,
with
the
growth
of
your
faith,
we
may
get
the credit
for
an
increase
which
is
the
effect
of
our
work,
So
that
we may
be able
to go
on
and
take
the
good
news
to countries still farther away
than
you
are,
and
not
take credit
for
another man's work
in making
things
ready
to
our hand.
But
whoever
has
a desire
for
glory, let
his
glory
be
in
the
Lord.
For
the Lord's approval
of
a
man
is
not dependent
on
his opinion
of
himself,
but
on
the Lord's opinion
of
him.
Put up
with
me
if
I
am
a
little foolish:
but, truly,
you
do
put up
with
me.
For
I
have
a very great care
for
you:
because
you
have
been married
by me
to
one
husband,
and it
is
my
desire
to give
you completely holy
to
Christ.
But
I
have
a
fear,
that
in
some
way,
as
Eve
was tricked
by
the
deceit
of
the
snake,
your
minds
may
be turned
away
from
their simple
and holy love
for
Christ.
For
if
anyone
comes
preaching
another
Jesus
from
the
one
whose preachers
we
are,
or
if
you
have got
a
different
spirit,
or
a
different sort
of
good
news
from
those
which
came
to
you, how
well
you
put
up
with
these
things.
For
in my opinion,
I
am
in
no
way less than
the most important
of
the
Apostles.
But
though
I
am rough
in
my
way
of talking,
I
am
not
so
in
knowledge,
as
we
have
made
clear
to
all
by
our acts
among
you.
Or
did
I
do wrong
in
making
myself
low
so
that
you
might
be
lifted up,
because
I
gave
you
the
good
news
of
God without reward?
I
took money
from
other
churches
as payment
for
my work,
so
that
I
might
be
your servant;
And
when
I
was
present
with
you,
and
was
in
need,
I let no
man
be responsible
for
me;
for
the
brothers,
when
they
came
from
Macedonia, gave
me
whatever
was needed;
and
in
everything
I
kept
myself
from
being
a trouble
to
you,
and
I
will
go
on doing
so.
As
the
true word
of
Christ
is
in
me,
I
will
let
no
man take
from
me
this
my cause
of
pride
in
the country
of
Achaia.
Why?
because
I
have
no
love
for
you? let
God
be judge.
But
what
I
do,
that
I
will go
on
doing,
so
that
I
may
give no chance
to
those
who
are looking
for
one;
so
that,
in
the
cause
of
their
pride,
they
may
be seen
to
be
the
same
as
we
are.
For
such
men
are
false
Apostles,
workers
of deceit, making
themselves seem
like
Apostles
of
Christ.
And
it
is
no
wonder;
for
even
Satan
himself
is able
to take
the form
of
an
angel
of
light.
So
it
is
no
great
thing
if
his
servants
make
themselves seem
to
be
servants
of
righteousness;
whose
end
will
be
the reward
of
their
works.
I
say
again,
Let
me
not
seem
foolish
to
anyone;
but
if
I
do, put up
with
me
as
such,
so
that
I
may
take
a
little
glory
to
myself.
What
I am
now
saying
is
not
by
the order
of
the
Lord,
but
as
a foolish
person, taking credit
to myself,
as
it seems.
Seeing
that
there
are those
who
take credit
to themselves
after
the
flesh,
I
will
do
the same.
For
you
put up
with
the
foolish
gladly,
being
wise yourselves.
You
put
up
with
a
man
if
he makes servants
of
you,
if
he makes profit out
of
you,
if
he makes
you prisoners,
if
he puts
himself
in
a
high place,
if
he gives
you blows
on
the
face.
I
say
this
by
way
of shaming
ourselves,
as
if
we
had
been feeble.
But
if
anyone puts himself forward (I
am
talking
like
a foolish
person),
I
will
do
the
same.
Are
they
Hebrews?
so
am
I.
Are
they
of Israel?
so
am
I.
Are
they
the
seed
of
Abraham?
so
am
I.
Are
they
servants
of
Christ? (I
am
talking foolishly)
I
am
more
so;
I
have
had
more experience
of hard
work,
of
prisons,
of
blows
more
than measure,
of
death.
Five
times
the
Jews gave
me
forty blows but
one.
Three
times
I
was whipped
with
rods,
once
I
was
stoned,
three
times
the ship
I
was
in came
to destruction
at sea,
a
night
and
a
day
I
have
been
in
the water;
In
frequent travels,
in
dangers
on
rivers,
in
dangers
from
outlaws,
in
dangers
from
my
countrymen,
in
dangers
from
the
Gentiles,
in
dangers
in
the
town,
in
dangers
in
the waste land,
in
dangers
at
sea,
in
dangers
among
false brothers;
In hard
work
and weariness,
in
frequent watchings, going
without
food
and drink,
cold
and
in need
of clothing.
In addition
to
all
the other
things,
there
is
that
which comes
on
me
every
day,
the care
of
all
the
churches.
Who
is feeble
and
I
am
not feeble?
who
is
in danger
of falling,
and
I
am
not angry?
If
I
have
to
take credit
to
myself,
I
will
do so
in
the
things
in
which
I
am feeble.
The
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to
whom
be praise
for
ever,
is witness
that
the
things
which
I say
are true.
In
Damascus,
the ruler
under
Aretas
the
king
kept watch
over
the
town
of
the
people
of
Damascus,
in order
to take
me:
And being
let
down
in
a
basket
from
the
wall
through
a
window,
I got free
from
his
hands.
As
it
is
necessary
for
me
to
take
glory
to myself,
though
it
is
not
a good thing,
I
will
come
to
visions
and
revelations
of
the
Lord.
I
have knowledge
of
a
man
in
Christ,
fourteen
years back (if
he
was
in
the
body,
or
out
of
the
body,
I am
not able
to say,
but
God
only),
who
was taken
up
to
the
third
heaven.
And
I
have knowledge
of
such
a
man (if
he
was
in
the
body,
or out
of
the
body,
I
am
not able
to say,
but
God
only),
How
he
was taken
up
into
Paradise,
and
words
came
to
his
ears
which
may
not
be
said,
and
which
man
is
not able
to
say.
On account
of
such
a
one
I
will
have
glory:
for
myself
I
will
take
no
glory,
but
only
in
my feeble body.
For
if
I
had
a
desire
to
take
credit
to
myself,
it
would
not
be
foolish,
for
I
would
be
saying
what
is
true:
but
I
will
not,
for fear
that
I
might seem
to
any
man
more
than
he
sees
me
to
be,
or
has word
from
me
that
I
am.
And because
the
revelations
were
so
very great,
in
order
that
I
might
not
be overmuch lifted
up, there
was
given
to
me
a
thorn
in
the
flesh,
one sent
from
Satan
to
give
me pain.
And
about
this
thing
I made request
to
the
Lord
three
times
that
it
might
be taken
away
from
me.
And
he
said
to
me,
My
grace
is
enough
for
you,
for
my
power
is
made complete
in
what
is feeble.
Most
gladly,
then,
will
I
take
pride
in
my feeble body,
so
that
the
power
of
Christ
may
be
on
me.
So
I
take
pleasure
in
being feeble,
in unkind
words,
in needs,
in cruel attacks,
in
troubles,
on account
of
Christ:
for
when
I
am feeble,
then
am
I
strong.
I
have
been
forced
by
you
to
become
foolish,
though
it
was right
for
my praise
to
have
come
from
you:
for
in
no way
was
I less
than
the chief
of
the
Apostles,
though
I
am
nothing.
Truly
the
signs
of
an
Apostle
were
done
among
you
in quiet
strength,
with
wonders
and acts
of
power.
For
what
is
there
in
which
you
were made
less
than
the
other
churches,
but
in
the
one
thing
that
I
was
not
a trouble
to
you?
Let
me
have forgiveness
for
this
wrong.
This
is
now
the
third
time
that
I
am
ready
to
come
to
you;
and
I
will
not
be
a trouble
to
you:
my desire
is
for
you,
not
for
your property:
for
it
is
not
the children's business
to
make
store
for
their fathers,
but
the fathers
for
the
children.
And
I
will
gladly give
all
I
have
for
your
souls.
If
I
have
the
more
love
for
you,
am
I
to
be
loved
the
less?
But
let
it
be
so,
that
I
was
not
a trouble
to
you
myself;
but (someone
may
say)
being false,
I
took
you
with
deceit.
Did
I
make
a profit
out
of
you
by
any
of
those
whom
I
sent
to
you?
I gave orders
to
Titus,
and
I
sent
the
brother
with
him.
Did
Titus
make
any profit out
of
you?
were
we
not guided
by
the
same
Spirit,
in
the
same ways?
It
may
seem
to
you
that
all
this
time
we
have
been attempting
to put ourselves
in
the right;
but
we
are
saying
these
things
before
God
in
Christ.
For
all
things,
dear brothers,
are
for
your profit.
For
I
have
a
fear
that,
when
I
come,
you
may
not
be answering
to
my
desire,
and
that
I
may
not
be answering
to
yours;
that there
may
be fighting, hate,
angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts
of pride,
outbursts
against authority;
And
that
when
I
come
again,
my
God
may put
me
to shame
among
you,
and
I
may
have grief
for
those
who
have
done wrong
before
and
have
had
no regret
for
their
unclean ways,
and
for
the evil desires
of
the flesh
to
which
they
have given
way.
This
is
the
third
time
that
I
am
coming
to
you.
From
the
mouth
of
two
or
three
witnesses
will
every
word
be made certain.
I
said
before,
and
still
say
it
before
I
come,
as
being
present
for
the
second
time,
though
I
am
still away
from
you,
to
those
who
have done wrong
before,
and
to
all
the
others,
that
if
I
come
again
I
will
not
have pity;
Seeing
that
you
are
looking
for
a sign
of
Christ giving out
his word
in
me;
who
is
not feeble
in
relation
to
you,
but
is strong
in
you:
For
he
was feeble
in
that
he
was put
to death
on
the cross,
but
he
is
living
by
the
power
of
God.
And
we
are feeble
in
him,
but
we
will
be
living
with
him
through
the
power
of
God
in
relation
to
you.
Make
a
test
of
yourselves,
if
you
are
in
the
faith;
make certain
of
yourselves.
Or
are
you
not conscious
in
yourselves
that
Jesus
Christ
is
in
you,
if
you
are
truly Christ's?
But
it
is
my
hope
that
you
will
have
no doubt
that
we
are truly Christ's.
Now
our prayer
to
God
is
that
you
may
do
no
evil;
not
in
order
that
it
may
be
put
to
our credit,
but
so
that
you
may
do
what
is
right, whatever
we
may
seem.
Because
we
are
able
to
do
nothing
against
what
is
true,
but
only
for it.
For
we
are
glad
when
we
are feeble
and
you
are
strong:
and
this
is
our prayer,
even
that
you
may
be
made
complete.
For
this
cause
I
am
writing
these
things
while
I
am away,
so
that
there
may
be need
for
me,
when
I
am
present,
to
make
use
of sharp measures,
by
the
authority
which
the
Lord
has
given
me
for
building
up
and
not
for
destruction.
Let
this
be
my last word,
brothers;
be
glad;
be
complete;
be
comforted;
be
of
the
same
mind;
be
at
peace
with
one another:
and
the
God
of
love
and
peace
will
be
with
you.
Give
one
another
a
holy
kiss.
All
the
saints send
their
love
to
you.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Galatians
Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
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Gal
Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
Paul,
an
Apostle (not
from
men,
and
not
through
man,
but
through
Jesus
Christ,
and
God
the
Father,
who made
him
come back
from
the
dead),
And
all
the
brothers
who
are
with
me,
to
the
churches
of
Galatia:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
the
Father
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
Who
gave
himself
for
our
sins,
so
that
he
might
make
us free
from
this
present
evil
world,
after
the purpose
of
our
God
and
Father:
To
whom be
the
glory
for
ever
and
ever.
So be
it.
I
am
surprised
that
you
are
being
so
quickly turned
away
from
him whose word came
to
you
in
the
grace
of
Christ,
to
good
news
of
a
different sort;
Which
is
not
another sort:
only
there
are
some
who give
you trouble,
desiring
to
make changes
in
the
good
news
of
Christ.
But
even
if
we,
or
an
angel
from
heaven,
were
to
be
a preacher
to
you
of
good
news
other
than
that
which
we
have
given
you,
let
there
be
a curse
on
him.
As
we
have
said
before,
so
say
I
now
again,
If
any
man
is
a preacher
to
you
of
any
good
news
other
than
that
which
has
been
given
to
you,
let
there
be
a curse
on
him.
Am
I
now using arguments
to
men,
or
God?
or
is
it
my desire
to give
men pleasure?
if
I
was
still
pleasing
men,
I
would
not
be
a
servant
of
Christ.
Because
I
say
to
you,
my
brothers,
that
the
good
news
of
which
I
was
the preacher
is
not man's.
For
I
did
not get
it
from
man,
and
I
was
not given
teaching
in
it,
but
it
came
to
me
through
revelation
of
Jesus
Christ.
For news
has
come
to
you
of
my
way
of
life
in
the past
in
the Jews' religion,
how
I
was cruel
without
measure
to
the
church
of
God,
and
did great damage
to
it:
And
I went farther
in
the Jews' religion
than
a
number
of
my generation
among
my
countrymen, having
a
more burning interest
in
the beliefs handed down
from
my fathers.
But
when
it
was
the
good
pleasure
of
God,
by
whom
I
was marked
out
even
from
my mother's body,
through
his
grace,
To give
the
revelation
of
his
Son
in
me,
so
that
I
might give
the
news
of
him
to
the
Gentiles;
then
I
did
not take
the opinion
of
flesh
and
blood,
And
I
went
not
up
to
Jerusalem
to
those
who
were
Apostles
before
me;
but
I
went
away
into
Arabia,
and
again
I
came
back
to
Damascus.
Then
after
three
years
I
went
up
to
Jerusalem
to see
Cephas,
and
was there
with
him
fifteen
days.
But
of
the
other
Apostles
I
saw
only
James,
the Lord's
brother.
Now
God
is witness
that
the
things
which
I am
writing
to
you
are true.
Then
I
came
to
the parts
of
Syria
and
Cilicia.
And
the
churches
of Judaea
which
were
in
Christ still
had
no
knowledge
of
my
face
or
person:
Only
it
came
to
their
ears
that
he
who
at
one
time
was cruel
to
us
is
now
preaching
the
faith
which
before
had
been attacked
by
him;
And
they gave
glory
to
God
in
me.
Then
after
the space
of
fourteen
years
I
went
up
again
to
Jerusalem
with
Barnabas,
taking
Titus
with
me.
And
I
went
up
by
revelation;
and
I put
before
them
the
good
news
which
I
was
preaching
among
the
Gentiles,
but
privately
before
those
who
were
of
good name,
so
that
the work
which
I
was
or
had
been doing
might
not
be
without
effect.
But
not
even
Titus
who
was
with
me,
being
a
Greek,
was
made
to undergo
circumcision:
And
that
because
of
the
false brothers
let
in
secretly,
who
came searching out
our free condition
which
we
have
in
Christ
Jesus,
so
that
they
might
make servants
of
us;
To
whom
we gave
way
not
even
for
an
hour;
so
that
the
true words
of
the
good
news
might still be
with
you.
But
from
those
who
seemed
to
be important (whatever
they
were
has
no weight
with
me:
God
does
not
take man's
person
into account):
those
who
seemed
to
be important gave
nothing new
to
me;
But, quite
the opposite,
when
they
saw
that
I
had been made responsible
for preaching
the
good
news
to
those
without
circumcision, even
as
Peter
had been
for
those
of
the
circumcision
(Because
he
who
was
working
in
Peter
as
the Apostle
of
the
circumcision
was
working no less
in
me
among
the
Gentiles);
When
they saw
the
grace
which
was
given
to
me,
James
and
Cephas
and
John,
who
had
the name
of
being
pillars,
gave
to
me
and
Barnabas
their
right hands
as friends
so
that
we
might go
to
the
Gentiles,
and
they
to
the
circumcision;
Only
it
was
their desire
that
we
would
give thought
to
the
poor;
which
very
thing
I
had much
in
mind
to
do.
But
when
Cephas
came
to
Antioch,
I made
a protest
against
him
to
his
face,
because
he
was clearly
in
the wrong.
For
before
certain
men
came
from
James,
he
did
take food
with
the
Gentiles:
but
when
they
came,
he
went
back
and made
himself
separate,
fearing
those
who
were
of
the
circumcision.
And
the
rest
of
the
Jews went
after
him,
so
that
even
Barnabas
was overcome
by
their false ways.
But
when
I
saw
that
they
were
not
living uprightly
in agreement
with
the
true
words
of
the
good
news,
I
said
to
Cephas
before
them
all,
If
you,
being
a
Jew,
are
living
like
the
Gentiles,
and
not
like
the
Jews,
how
will
you
make
the
Gentiles
do
the
same
as
the
Jews?
We being
Jews
by birth,
and
not
sinners
of
the
Gentiles,
Being conscious
that
a
man
does
not get righteousness
by
the
works
of
the
law,
but
through
faith
in
Jesus
Christ,
we
had
faith
in
Christ
Jesus,
so
that
we
might get righteousness
by
faith
in
Christ,
and
not
by
the
works
of
the
law:
because
by
the
works
of
the
law
will
no
flesh get righteousness.
But
if,
while
we
were desiring
to
get
righteousness
through
Christ,
we
ourselves
were seen
to
be
sinners,
is
Christ
a
servant
of
sin?
In
no
way!
For
if
I put
up
again
those
things
which
I gave
to destruction,
I am seen
to
be
a wrongdoer.
For
I,
through
the
law,
have become
dead
to
the
law,
so
that
I
might
be
living
to
God.
I
have
been
put
to death
on
the cross
with
Christ; still
I
am
living;
no
longer
I,
but
Christ
is
living
in
me;
and
that
life
which
I
now
am
living
in
the
flesh
I
am
living
by
faith,
the
faith
of
the
Son
of
God,
who
in
love
for
me,
gave
himself
up
for
me.
I
do
not
make
the
grace
of
God
of
no effect:
because
if
righteousness
is
through
the
law,
then
Christ
was
put
to
death
for
nothing.
O
foolish
Galatians,
by
what strange powers
have
you
been tricked,
to
whom
it
was made clear
that
Jesus
Christ
was put
to death
on
the cross?
Give
me
an answer
to
this
one question,
Did
the
Spirit
come
to
you
through
the
works
of
the
law,
or
by
the
hearing
of
faith?
Are
you
so
foolish?
having made
a start
in
the
Spirit,
will
you
now
be made
complete
in
the
flesh?
Did
you undergo
such
a number
of
things
to
no purpose?
if
it
is
in fact
to
no purpose.
He
who gives
you
the
Spirit,
and
does
works
of
power
among
you,
is
it
by
the
works
of
law,
or
by
the
hearing
of
faith?
Even
as
Abraham
had
faith
in
God,
and
it
was put
to
his
account
as
righteousness.
Be certain,
then,
that
those
who
are
of
faith,
the
same
are
sons
of
Abraham.
And
the holy Writings, seeing
before
the event
that
God
would give
the
Gentiles righteousness
by
faith, gave
the good news
before
to
Abraham,
saying,
In
you
will
all
the
nations
have
a blessing.
So
then
those
who
are
of
faith
have
a part
in
the
blessing
of
Abraham
who
was full
of
faith.
For
all
who
are
of
the
works
of
the
law
are
under
a
curse:
because
it
is said
in
the Writings,
A
curse
is
on
everyone
who
does
not
keep
on
doing
all
the
things
which
are ordered
in
the
book
of
the
law.
Now
that
no
man gets righteousness
by
the
law
in
the eyes
of
God,
is clear;
because,
The
upright
will
be
living
by
faith.
And
the
law
is
not
of
faith;
but,
He
who
does
them
will
have
life
by
them.
Christ
has
made
us free
from
the
curse
of
the
law, having
become
a
curse
for
us:
because
it
is
said
in
the Writings,
A
curse
on
everyone
who
is
put
to death
by
hanging
on
a
tree:
So
that
on
the
Gentiles
might
come
the
blessing
of
Abraham
in
Christ
Jesus;
in
order
that
we
through
faith
might
have
the
Spirit
which God
had undertaken
to
give.
Brothers,
as
men
would
say,
even
a man's agreement,
when
it
has been
made
certain,
may
not
be put
on
one side,
or
have additions
made
to
it.
Now
to
Abraham
were
the undertakings given,
and
to
his
seed.
He
says
not,
And
to
seeds,
as
of
a
great
number;
but
as
of
one,
he
says,
And
to
your
seed,
which
is
Christ.
Now
this
I
say:
The
law,
which
came
four
hundred
and
thirty
years
after,
does
not
put
an
end
to
the agreement
made
before
by
God,
so
as
to
make
the undertaking
without effect.
Because
if
the heritage
is
by
the
law,
it
is
no
longer dependent
on
the word
of
God;
but
God
gave
it
to
Abraham
by
his word.
What
then
is
the
law?
It
was
an addition
made
because
of sin, till
the
coming
of
the
seed
to
whom
the undertaking
had been
given;
and
it
was
ordered
through
angels
by
the
hand
of
a go-between.
Now
a go-between
is
not
a go-between
of
one;
but
God
is
one.
Is
the
law
then
against
the words
of
God?
in
no
way;
because
if
there
had
been
a
law
which
was
able
to
give
life, truly
righteousness
would
have
been
by
the
law.
However,
the holy Writings
have
put
all
things
under
sin,
so
that
that
for
which
God
gave
the undertaking,
based
on
faith
in
Jesus
Christ,
might
be
given
to
those
who
have such
faith.
But
before
faith
came,
we
were
kept
in prison
under
the
law, waiting
for
the
revelation
of
the
faith
which
was
to
come.
So
the
law
has
been
a servant
to
take
us
to
Christ,
so
that
we
might
have righteousness
by
faith.
But
now
that
faith
is
come,
we
are
no
longer
under
a servant.
Because
you
are
all
sons
of
God
through
faith
in
Christ
Jesus.
For
all
those
of
you
who
were given baptism
into
Christ
did
put
on
Christ.
There
is
no
Jew
or
Greek,
servant
or
free,
male
or
female:
because
you
are
all
one
in
Jesus
Christ.
And
if
you
are Christ's,
then
you
are Abraham's
seed,
and
yours
is
the heritage
by
the right
of God's undertaking given
to
Abraham.
But
I
say
that
as
long
as
the son
is
a
child,
he
is
in
no
way
different
from
a
servant,
though
he
is
lord
of
all;
But
is
under keepers
and
managers till
the time fixed
by
the
father.
So
we,
when
we
were young,
were kept
under
the first rules
of
the
world;
But
when
the
time
had
come,
God
sent
out
his
Son,
made
of
a
woman,
made
under
the
law,
That
he might make
them free
who
were
under
the
law,
and
that
we might be given
the place
of
sons.
And
because
you
are
sons,
God
has
sent
out
the
Spirit
of
his
Son
into
our
hearts,
saying,
Abba,
Father.
So
that
you
are
no
longer
a
servant,
but
a
son;
and
if
a
son,
then
the heritage
of
God
is yours.
But
at
that
time, having
no knowledge
of
God,
you
were servants
to
those
who
by right
are
no
gods:
But
now
that
you
have
come
to
have knowledge
of
God,
or
more truly,
God
has knowledge
of
you,
how
is
it
that
you go
back
again
to
the
poor
and feeble first
things,
desiring
to
be servants
to
them
again?
You
keep
days,
and
months,
and fixed
times,
and
years.
I
am
in
fear
of
you,
that
I may
have
been
working
for
you
to
no purpose.
My desire
for
you,
brothers,
is
that
you
may
be
as
I
am,
because
I
am
as
you
are.
You
have
done
me
no
wrong;
But
you
have knowledge
that
with
a feeble
body
I
was
preaching
the
good
news
to
you
the
first
time;
And
you
did
not
have
a poor opinion
of
me
because
of
the trouble
in
my
flesh,
or put shame
on
it;
but
you
took
me
to
your hearts
as
an
angel
of
God,
even
as
Christ
Jesus.
Where
then
is
that happy condition
of
yours?
because
I
give
you
witness,
that,
if
possible,
you would
have taken
out
your
eyes
and
given
them
to
me.
So
then
am
I no longer
your friend, because
I
give
you true words?
Their interest
in
you
is
not
good;
but
their
desire
is
that
you
may
be
shut
out,
so
that
you
may go after
them.
But
it
is
good
to
have
an interest
in
a
good cause
at
all
times,
and
not
only
when
I
am
present
with
you.
My
children,
of
whom
I
am
again
in birth-pains till
Christ
is
formed
in
you,
Truly
my
desire
is
to
be
present
with
you
now, using
a
changed
voice;
for
I
am troubled
about
you.
Say,
you whose
desire
it
is
to
be
under
the
law,
do
you
not
give ear
to
the
law?
Because
it
is
in
the Writings,
that
Abraham
had
two
sons,
one
by
the servant-woman,
and
one
by
the
free
woman.
Now
the son
by
the servant-woman
has
his
birth
after
the
flesh;
but
the son
by
the
free
woman
has
his
birth
through
the undertaking
of God.
Which
things
have
a secret sense;
because
these
women
are
the
two agreements;
one
from
the
mountain
of
Sinai, giving
birth
to servants,
which
is
Hagar.
Now
this Hagar
is
the
mountain
Sinai
in
Arabia,
and
is
the image
of
the
Jerusalem
which
now
is:
which
is
a servant
with
her
children.
But
the
Jerusalem
on high
is
free,
which
is
our
mother.
For
it
is
in
the Writings,
You
who
have
never given
birth,
be
glad;
give cries
of joy,
you
who
have
had
no birth-pains;
for
the
children
of
her
who
has
been given up
by
her
husband
are
more
than
those
of
the
woman
who
has
a
husband.
Now
we,
brothers,
as
Isaac
was,
are
the
children
of
the undertaking
of God.
But
as
in
those days
he
who
had
birth
after
the
flesh
was cruel
to
him
who
had
birth
after
the
Spirit,
even
so
it
is
now.
What
then
do
the Writings
say?
Send
away
the servant-woman
and
her
son;
for
the
son
of
the servant-woman
will
not
have
a
part
in
the heritage
with
the
son
of
the
free
woman.
So,
brothers,
we
are
not
children
of
the servant-woman,
but
of
the
free
woman.
Christ
has truly made
us
free:
then
keep
your
free condition
and
let
no
man put
a
yoke
on
you
again.
See,
I
Paul
say
to
you,
that
if
you
undergo
circumcision,
Christ
will
be
of
no use
to
you.
Yes,
I
give witness
again
to
every
man
who undergoes
circumcision,
that
he
will
have
to
keep
all
the
law.
You
are cut
off
from
Christ,
you
who
would
have righteousness
by
the
law;
you
are turned
away
from
grace.
For
we
through
the
Spirit
by
faith
are
waiting
for
the
hope
of
righteousness.
Because
in
Christ
Jesus, having
circumcision
or
not having
circumcision
are equally
of
no profit;
but
only
faith
working
through
love.
You
were going on
well;
who
was
the cause
of
your
not giving ear
to
what
is
true?
This ready belief
did
not
come
from
him
who
had made
you
his.
A
little
leaven
makes a change
in
all
the mass.
I
am certain
about
you
in
the
Lord,
that
you
will
be
of
no
other
mind;
but
he
who
is troubling
you
will
have
his
punishment,
whoever
he
is.
But
I,
brothers,
if
I
am
still
preaching
circumcision,
why
am
I
still attacked?
then
has
the shame
of
the
cross been taken
away.
My desire
is
that
they
who give
you trouble
might
even
be
cut
off themselves.
Because
you,
brothers,
were marked out
to
be free;
only
do
not
make use
of
your free
condition
to
give
the
flesh
its chance,
but
through
love
be servants
one
to
another.
For
all
the
law
is
made
complete
in
one
word,
even
in
this,
Have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself.
But
if
you
are given
to fighting
with
one
another,
take
care
that
you
are
not
the cause
of destruction
one
to
another.
But
I
say, Go
on
in
the
Spirit,
and
you
will
not come under
the rule
of
the evil
desires
of
the
flesh.
For
the
flesh
has
desires
against
the
Spirit,
and
the
Spirit
against
the
flesh;
because
these
are opposite
the
one
to
the
other;
so
that
you
may
not
do
the
things
which
you
have
a mind
to
do.
But
if
you
are guided
by
the
Spirit,
you
are
not
under
the
law.
Now
the
works
of
the
flesh
are clear,
which
are
these: evil desire,
unclean
things, wrong use
of
the senses,
Worship
of images, use
of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has,
angry feelings, attempts to get the better
of others,
divisions, false teachings,
Envy, uncontrolled drinking
and feasting,
and
such
things:
of
which
I give
you word clearly,
even
as
I did
in
the past,
that
they
who
do
such
things
will
have
no part
in
the
kingdom
of
God.
But
the
fruit
of
the
Spirit
is
love,
joy,
peace,
a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing,
faith,
Gentle behaviour, control
over desires:
against
such
there
is
no
law.
And
those
who
are Christ's
have put
to death
on
the cross
the
flesh
with its
passions
and its evil
desires.
If
we
are
living
by
the
Spirit,
by
the
Spirit let us
be guided.
Let us
not
be full
of self-glory, making
one
another angry, having envy
of
one
another.
Brothers,
if
a
man
is taken
in
any wrongdoing,
you
who
are
of
the
Spirit
will
put
such
a
one right
in
a
spirit
of love; keeping
watch
on
yourself,
for fear
that
you
yourself
may
be
tested.
Take
on
yourselves
one another's troubles,
and
so keep
the
law
of
Christ.
For
if
a
man
has
an idea
that
he
is
something
when
he
is
nothing,
he
is tricked
by
himself.
But
let
every
man
make
test
of
his
work,
and
then
will
his cause
for
glory
be
in
himself
only,
and
not
in
his neighbour.
Because
every
man
is responsible
for
his part
of
the work.
But let
him
who gets
teaching
in
the
word give
a part
in
all
good
things
to
his teacher.
Be
not tricked;
God
is
not made sport
of:
for
whatever seed
a
man puts
in,
that
will
he get back
as grain.
Because
he
who puts
in
the seed
of
the
flesh
will
of
the
flesh get
the reward
of death;
but
he
who puts
in
the seed
of
the
Spirit
will
of
the
Spirit get
the reward
of
eternal
life.
And let
us
not get tired
of well-doing;
for
at
the
right
time
we
will get
in
the grain, if
we
do
not
give way
to weariness.
So
then,
as
we
have
the chance,
let us
do
good
to
all
men,
and specially
to
those
who
are
of
the family
of
the
faith.
See
the size
of
the handwriting
which
I myself
have made use
of
in
writing
to
you.
Those
who
have
the
desire
to seem important
in
the
flesh, put
force
on
you
to undergo
circumcision;
only
that
they
may
not
be attacked
because
of
the
cross
of
Christ.
Because
even
those
who undergo
circumcision
do
not
themselves
keep
the
law;
but
they
would
have
you undergo
circumcision,
so
that
they
may
have
glory
in
your
flesh.
But
far
be
it
from
me
to
have
glory
in anything,
but
only
in
the
cross
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
through
which
this
world
has
come
to
an end
on
the
cross
for
me,
and
I
for
it.
For having
circumcision
is
nothing,
and
not having
circumcision
is
nothing,
but
only
a
new order
of existence.
And
on
all
who
are guided
by
this
rule
be
peace
and
mercy,
and
on
the
Israel
of
God.
From
this time
on
let
no
man
be
a
trouble
to
me;
because
my
body
is marked
with
the marks
of
Jesus.
The
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
your
spirit,
brothers. So
be it.
Ephesians
Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians
Ephesians
Eph
Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians
Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
by
the purpose
of
God,
to
the
saints
who
are
at
Ephesus,
and
those
who
have faith
in
Christ
Jesus:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
Praise
be
to
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who
has given
us
every
blessing
of
the Spirit
in
the heavens
in
Christ:
Even
as
he
made selection
of
us
in
him
from
the first,
so
that
we
might
be
holy
and free
from
all evil
before
him
in
love:
As
we
were designed
before
by
him
for
the position
of
sons
to
himself,
through
Jesus
Christ,
in
the
good
pleasure
of
his
purpose,
To
the
praise
of
the
glory
of
his
grace,
which
he
freely gave
to
us
in
the
Loved
One:
In
whom
we
have salvation
through
his
blood,
the
forgiveness
of
our
sins,
through
the
wealth
of
his
grace,
Which
he gave
us
in
full measure
in
all
wisdom
and care;
Having
made clear
to
us
the secret
of
his
purpose,
in agreement
with
the design
which
he
had
in mind,
to put
into
his hands
The ordering
of
the
times
when
they
are
complete,
so
that
all
things
might come
to
a head
in
Christ,
the
things
in
heaven
and
the
things
on
the
earth;
in
him,
I say,
In
whom
we
have
a heritage, being marked out
from
the first
in
his
purpose
who does
all
things
in agreement
with
his designs;
So
that
his
glory
might
have
praise
through
us
who
first
had
hope
in
Christ:
In
whom
you,
having
been given
the
true
word,
the
good
news
of
your
salvation,
and
through
your
faith
in
him,
were given
the sign
of
the
Holy
Spirit
of hope,
Which
is
the first-fruit
of
our heritage, till
God gets
back
that
which
is
his,
to
the
praise
of
his
glory.
For
this cause
I, having
had news
of
the
faith
in
the
Lord
Jesus
which
is
among
you,
and
which
you make clear
to
all
the
saints,
Give praise
without end
for
you, keeping
you
in mind
in
my
prayers;
That
the
God
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
the
Father
of
glory,
may
give
to
you
a
spirit
of
wisdom
and
revelation
in
the
knowledge
of
him;
And
that having
the
eyes
of
your
heart full
of
light,
you may
have knowledge
of
what
is
the
hope
of
his
purpose,
what
is
the
wealth
of
the
glory
of
his heritage
in
the
saints,
And
how unlimited
is
his
power
to
us
who
have
faith,
as
is seen
in
the
working
of
the
strength
of
his
power,
By
which
he made
Christ
come back
from
the
dead,
and gave
him
a
place
at
his
right
hand
in
heaven,
Far
over
all
rule
and
authority
and
power
and
every
name
which
is
named,
not
only
in
the
present order,
but
in
that
which
is
to
come:
And
he
has
put
all
things
under
his
feet,
and
has made
him
to
be
head
over
all
things
to
the
church,
Which
is
his
body,
the
full measure
of
him
in
whom
all
things
are
made
complete.
And
to
you
did
he give life,
when
you
were
dead through
your wrongdoing
and
sins,
In
which
you
were
living
in
the past,
after
the ways
of
this
present
world, doing
the pleasure
of
the lord
of
the
power
of
the
air,
the
spirit
who
is
now
working
in
those
who go
against
the
purpose
of God;
Among
whom
we
all
at
one
time
were living
in
the pleasures
of
our
flesh,
giving
way
to
the
desires
of
the
flesh
and
of
the
mind,
and
the punishment
of
God
was waiting
for
us
even
as
for
the
rest.
But
God,
being
full
of
mercy,
through
the
great
love
which
he
had
for
us,
Even
when
we
were
dead through
our
sins, gave
us life
together
with
Christ (by
grace
you
have
salvation),
So
that
we came back
from death
with
him,
and
are
seated
with
him
in
the heavens,
in
Christ
Jesus;
That
in
the
time
to
come
he
might make clear
the full
wealth
of
his
grace
in
his mercy
to
us
in
Christ
Jesus:
Because
by
grace
you
have
salvation
through
faith;
and
that
not
of
yourselves:
it
is
given
by
God:
Not
by
works,
so
that
no
man
may
take
glory
to himself.
For
by
his act
we
were given existence
in
Christ
Jesus
to
do
those
good
works
which
God
before
made ready
for
us
so
that
we
might
do
them.
For
this
reason keep
it
in
mind
that
in
the past
you,
the
Gentiles
in
the
flesh,
who
are looked
on
as
being outside
the
circumcision
by
those
who
have
circumcision,
in
the
flesh,
made
by
hands;
That
you
were
at
that
time
without
Christ,
being cut off
from
any part
in Israel's rights
as
a nation,
having
no part
in God's agreement,
having
no
hope,
and
without
God
in
the
world.
But
now
in
Christ
Jesus
you
who
at
one
time
were
far
off
are
made
near
in
the
blood
of
Christ.
For
he
is
our
peace,
who
has
made
the two
into
one,
and
by
whom
the middle
wall
of division
has
been
broken
down,
Having
in
his
flesh
put
an
end
to
that
which
made
the division
between
us,
even
the
law
with
its rules
and
orders,
so
that
he might
make
in
himself,
of
the
two,
one
new
man,
so
making
peace;
And
that
the two
might come
into
agreement
with
God
in
one
body
through
the
cross,
so putting
an end
to
that division.
And
he
came
preaching
peace
to
you
who
were
far
off,
and
to
those
who
were
near;
Because
through
him
the two
of
us
are
able
to come
near
in
one
Spirit
to
the
Father.
So
then
you
are
no
longer
as
those
who
have
no part
or
place
in
the kingdom
of
God,
but
you
are numbered among
the
saints,
and
of
the family
of
God,
Resting
on
the base
of
the
Apostles
and
prophets,
Christ
Jesus
himself
being
the chief keystone,
In
whom
all
the
building, rightly joined
together, comes
to
be
a
holy house
of God
in
the
Lord;
In
whom
you,
with
the rest,
are united
together
as
a living-place
of
God
in
the
Spirit.
For
this cause
I
Paul,
the
prisoner
of
Christ
Jesus
for
you
Gentiles,
If
that ordering
of
the
grace
of
God
has
come
to
your knowledge,
which
was
given
to
me
for
you,
How
by
revelation
the secret
was
made clear
to
me,
as
I said
before
in
a
short letter,
By
the
reading
of
which
you
will
be clear
about
my knowledge
of
the secret
of
Christ;
Which
in
other
generations
was
not given
to
the
sons
of
men,
but
the
revelation
of
it
has
now
been
made
to
his
holy
Apostles
and
prophets
in
the
Spirit;
Which
is
that
the
Gentiles
have
a part
in
the heritage,
and
in
the
same
body,
and
in
the
same hope
in
Christ
through
the
good
news,
Of
which
I
was
made
a preacher,
through
that
grace
of
God
which
was
given
to
me
in
the measure
of
the
working
of
his
power.
To
me,
who
am less than
the
least
of
all
the
saints,
was
this
grace
given,
so
that
I
might
make clear
to
the
Gentiles
the
good
news
of
the unending
wealth
of
Christ:
And
make
all
men see
what
is
the ordering
of
the secret
which
from
the first
has
been
kept
in
God
who made
all
things;
So
that
now
to
the
rulers
and
the
authorities
in
the heavens
might
be
made clear
through
the
church
the wide-shining
wisdom
of
God,
Which
is seen
in
his
eternal
purpose
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord:
By
whom
we come
near
to
God
without fear
through
faith
in
him.
For
this
reason
it
is
my prayer
that
you
may
not become feeble
because
of
my
troubles
for
you,
which
are
your
glory.
For
this cause
I go down
on
my
knees
before
the
Father,
From
whom
every
family
in
heaven
and
on
earth
is
named,
That
in
the
wealth
of
his
glory
he
would
make
you
strong
with
power
through
his
Spirit
in
your hearts;
So
that
Christ
may
have
his
place
in
your
hearts
through
faith;
and
that
you,
being rooted
and based
in
love,
May
have strength
to see
with
all
the
saints
how wide
and long
and
high
and
deep
it
is,
And
to
have
knowledge
of
the
love
of
Christ
which
is outside
all
knowledge,
so
that
you
may
be
made
complete
as
God
himself
is
complete.
Now
to
him
who
is
able
to
do
in
full measure
more
than
all
our desires
or thoughts,
through
the
power
which
is
working
in
us,
To
him
be
the
glory
in
the
church
and
in
Christ
Jesus
to
all
generations
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
I
then,
the
prisoner
in
the
Lord, make
this request
from
my heart,
that
you
will see
that
your behaviour
is
a credit
to
the position
which God's
purpose
has
given
you,
With
all gentle
and quiet behaviour, taking
whatever
comes, putting up
with
one
another
in
love;
Taking care
to
keep
the harmony
of
the
Spirit
in
the yoke
of
peace.
There
is
one
body
and
one
Spirit,
even
as
you
have
been marked out
by God
in
the
one
hope
of
his purpose
for
you;
One
Lord,
one
faith,
one
baptism,
One
God
and
Father
of
all,
who
is
over
all,
and
through
all,
and
in
all.
But
to
every
one
of
us
has
grace
been
given
in
the
measure
of
the
giving
of
Christ.
For
this
reason
he
says,
He
went
up
on
high, taking
his prisoners
with
him,
and
gave freely
to
men.
(Now
this,
He
went
up,
what
is
it
but
that
he first
went
down
into
the lower
parts
of
the
earth?
He
who
went
down
is
the
same
who
went
up
far over
all
the
heavens
so
that
he
might
make
all
things
complete.)
And
he
gave
some
as
Apostles,
and
some,
prophets;
and
some, preachers
of
the good news;
and
some
to
give care
and teaching;
For
the training
of
the
saints
as servants
in
the church,
for
the
building
up
of
the
body
of
Christ:
Till
we
all
come
to
the harmony
of
the
faith,
and
of
the
knowledge
of
the
Son
of
God,
to
full growth,
to
the
full
measure
of
Christ:
So
that
we
may
be
no
longer
children, sent
this
way
and
that, turned
about
by
every
wind
of
teaching,
by
the twisting
and tricks
of
men,
by
the deceits
of
error;
But saying true words
in
love,
may
come
to
full
growth
in
him,
who
is
the
head,
even
Christ;
Through
whom
all
the
body, being rightly
formed
and united
together,
by
the
full
working
of
every
part,
is increased
to
the
building
up
of
itself
in
love.
This
I
say,
then,
and
give witness
in
the
Lord,
that
you
are
to go
no
longer
in
the
way
of
the
Gentiles
whose
minds
are turned
to
that
which
has
no profit,
Whose
thoughts
are dark,
to
whom
the
life
of
God
is strange
because
they
are without knowledge,
and
their
hearts
have
been made hard;
Who having no
more power
of feeling,
have
given
themselves
up
to evil passions,
to do
all
unclean
things
with overmuch desire.
For
this
was
not
the teaching
of
Christ
which
was given
to
you;
If
in fact
you gave ear
to
him,
and
were given
teaching
in
him,
even
as
what
is
true
is made clear
in
Jesus:
That
you
are
to
put away,
in relation
to
your earlier
way
of
life,
the
old
man,
which
has become evil
by love
of
deceit;
And be made new
in
the
spirit
of
your
mind,
And
put
on
the
new
man,
to
which
God
has given life,
in
righteousness
and
a
true
and holy
way
of living.
And
so,
putting
away
false words,
let
everyone
say
what
is
true
to
his neighbour:
for
we
are
parts
one
of
another.
Be
angry
without doing wrong;
let
not
the
sun
go
down
on
your wrath;
And
do
not
give way
to
the Evil
One.
Let
him
who
was
a thief
be
so
no
longer,
but
let
him
do
good
work
with
his
hands,
so
that
he
may
have something
to give
to
him
who
is
in
need.
Let
no evil
talk
come
out
of
your
mouth,
but
only
what
is
good
for
giving
necessary
teaching,
and
for
grace
to
those
who
give ear.
And
do
not give grief
to
the
Holy
Spirit
of
God,
by
whom
you
were marked
for
the
day
of salvation.
Let
all bitter, sharp
and
angry feeling,
and noise,
and
evil
words,
be
put
away
from
you,
with
all unkind acts;
And
be
kind
to
one
another, full
of pity, having forgiveness
for
one
another,
even
as
God
in
Christ
had forgiveness
for
you.
Let it
then
be
your desire
to
be
like
God,
as well-loved
children;
And
be
living
in
love,
even
as
Christ
had
love
for
you,
and
gave
himself
up
for
us,
an
offering
to
God
for
a perfume
of
a
sweet smell.
But evil acts
of
the flesh
and
all
unclean
things,
or desire
for others' property,
let
it
not
even
be
named
among
you,
as
is right
for
saints;
And
let
there
be
no low behaviour,
or foolish
talk,
or
words
said
in sport,
which
are
not right,
but
in place
of
them
the
giving
of praise.
Being certain
of
this,
that
no
man
who gives
way
to
the passions
of
the flesh,
no
unclean
person,
or
one
who
has desire
for
the property
of
others,
or
who gives worship
to images,
has
any heritage
in
the
kingdom
of
Christ
and
God.
Do
not
be
turned
from
the right
way
by
foolish
words;
for
because
of
these
things
the punishment
of
God
comes
on
those
who
do
not put themselves
under
him.
Have
no
part
with such
men;
For
you
at
one
time
were dark,
but
now
are
light
in
the
Lord:
let
your behaviour
be
that
of
children
of
light
(Because
the
fruit
of
the
light
is
in
all
righteousness
and
in
everything
which
is good
and
true),
Testing by experience
what
is
well-pleasing
to
the
Lord;
And
have
no company
with
the
works
of
the dark,
which give
no
fruit,
but
make
their true quality clear;
For
the
things
which
are
done
by
them
in secret
it
is shame
even
to
put
into
words.
But
all
things,
when
their true quality
is seen,
are
made
clear
by
the
light:
because
everything
which
is
made
clear
is
light.
For
this
reason
he
says,
Be
awake,
you
who
are
sleeping,
and
come
up
from
among
the
dead,
and
Christ
will
be
your
light.
Take
care
then
how
you
are
living,
not
as
unwise,
but
as
wise;
Making
good use
of
the
time,
because
the
days
are
evil.
For
this
reason, then,
do
not
be
foolish,
but
be conscious
of
the Lord's pleasure.
And
do
not take overmuch
wine
by
which
one
may
be overcome,
but
be
full
of
the
Spirit;
Joining
with
one
another
in holy
songs
of praise
and
of
the
Spirit, using
your voice
in
songs
and
making
melody
in
your
heart
to
the
Lord;
Giving praise
at
all
times
for
all
things
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to
God,
even
the
Father;
Letting
yourselves
be ruled
by
one
another
in
the
fear
of
Christ.
Wives,
be under
the authority
of
your
husbands,
as
of
the
Lord.
For
the
husband
is
the
head
of
the
wife,
as
Christ
is
the
head
of
the
church,
being
himself
the saviour
of
the
body.
And
as
the
church
is
under Christ's authority,
so let
wives
be
under
the rule
of
their
husbands
in
all
things.
Husbands,
have
love
for
your
wives,
even
as
Christ
had
love
for
the
church,
and
gave
himself
for
it;
So
that
he might
make
it
holy, having made
it
clean
with
the
washing
of
water
by
the
word,
And
might
take
it
for
himself,
a
church
full
of
glory,
not
having
one mark
or fold
or
any
such
thing;
but
that
it
might
be
holy
and complete.
Even
so
it
is
right
for
husbands
to
have
love
for
their
wives
as
for
their
bodies.
He
who
has
love
for
his
wife
has
love
for
himself:
For
no
man
ever
had
hate
for
his
flesh;
but
he gives
it food
and takes care
of
it,
even
as
Christ
does
for
the
church;
Because
we
are
parts
of
his
body.
For
this cause
will
a
man go away
from
his
father
and
mother
and
be
joined
to
his
wife,
and
the
two
will become
one
flesh.
This
is
a
great secret:
but
my
words
are
about
Christ
and
the
church.
But
do
you,
everyone,
have
love
for
his
wife,
even
as
for
himself;
and
let
the
wife see
that
she
has
respect
for
her
husband.
Children,
do
what
is ordered
by
your fathers
and mothers
in
the
Lord:
for
this
is
right.
Give honour
to
your
father
and
mother (which
is
the
first rule having
a reward),
So
that
all
may
be
well
for
you,
and
your life
may
be
long
on
the
earth.
And,
you
fathers,
do
not
make
your
children angry:
but give
them
training
in
the teaching
and fear
of
the
Lord.
Servants,
do
what
is ordered
by
those
who
are
your natural
masters, having
respect
and
fear
for
them,
with
all
your
heart,
as
to
Christ;
Not
only
under
your master's eye,
as pleasers
of
men;
but
as
servants
of
Christ,
doing
the pleasure
of
God
from
the
heart;
Doing
your work readily,
as
to
the
Lord,
and
not
to
men:
In
the knowledge
that
for
every
good
thing
anyone
does,
he
will
have
his reward
from
the
Lord,
If
he
is
a
servant
or
if
he
is
free.
And,
you
masters,
do
the
same
things
to
them,
not
making use
of violent
words:
in
the knowledge
that
their
Master
and
yours
is
in
heaven,
and
he
has
no respect
for
a man's position.
Lastly,
be
strong
in
the
Lord,
and
in
the
strength
of
his
power.
Take up God's instruments
of war,
so
that
you
may
be
able
to keep
your position
against
all
the deceits
of
the Evil
One.
For
our fight
is
not
against
flesh
and
blood,
but
against
authorities
and
powers,
against
the world-rulers
of
this dark night,
against
the spirits
of
evil
in
the heavens.
For
this
reason
take
up
all
the arms
of
God,
so
that
you
may
be
able
to
be strong
in
the
evil
day,
and, having
done
all,
to
keep
your
place.
Take
your
place,
then,
having
your body clothed
with
the
true word,
and
having
put
on
the
breastplate
of
righteousness;
Be ready
with
the
good
news
of
peace
as shoes
on
your
feet;
And most
of
all, using
faith
as
a cover
to keep off
all
the
flaming
arrows
of
the
Evil
One.
And
take
salvation
for
your head-dress
and
the
sword
of
the
Spirit,
which
is
the
word
of
God:
With
prayers
and deep desires, making
requests
at
all
times
in
the
Spirit,
and keeping
watch,
with strong
purpose,
in
prayer
for
all
the
saints,
And
for
me,
that
words
may
be
given
to
me
in
the
opening
of
my
mouth,
to
make clear
without fear
the secret
of
the
good
news,
For
which
I
am
a representative
in
chains,
and
that
I
may
say without fear
the
things
which
it
is right
for
me
to
say.
But
so
that
you
may
have knowledge
of
my business,
and
how
I
am,
Tychicus,
the well-loved
brother
and tested
servant
in
the
Lord,
will give
you news
of
all
things:
Whom
I
have
sent
to
you
for
this
very
purpose,
so
that
you
may
have knowledge
of
our position,
and
that
he
may give
comfort
to
your
hearts.
Peace
be
to
the
brothers,
and
love
with
faith,
from
God
the
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
Grace
be
with
all
those
who
have true
love
for
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
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Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
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Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
Paul
and
Timothy,
servants
of
Jesus
Christ,
to
all
the
saints
in
Christ
Jesus
at
Philippi,
with
the Bishops
and
Deacons
of
the church:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
I
give praise
to
my
God
at
every memory
of
you,
And
in
all
my
prayers
for
you
all,
making
my request
with
joy,
Because
of
your help
in giving
the
good
news
from
the
first
day till
now;
For
I am certain
of
this
very
thing,
that
he
by
whom
the
good
work
was started
in
you
will make
it
complete till
the
day
of
Jesus
Christ:
So
it
is
right
for
me
to
take thought
for
you
all
in
this
way,
because
I
have
you
in
my
heart;
for
in
my
chains,
and
in
my arguments
before
the judges
in support
of
the
good
news, making clear
that
it
is true,
you
all
have
your
part
with
me
in
grace.
For
God
is
my
witness,
how
my love goes out
to
you
all
in
the loving mercies
of
Christ
Jesus.
And
my
prayer
is
that
you
may
be increased
more
and
more
in
knowledge
and experience;
So
that
you
may give
your approval
to
the best
things;
that
you
may
be true
and
without wrongdoing till
the
day
of
Christ;
Being
full
of
the
fruits
of
righteousness,
which
are
through
Jesus
Christ,
to
the
glory
and
praise
of
God.
Now
it
is
my purpose
to make clear
to
you,
brothers,
that
the cause
of
the
good
news
has been helped
by
my
experiences;
So
that
it
became clear
through
all
the
Praetorium,
and
to
all
the
rest,
that
I
was
a prisoner
on account
of
Christ;
And
most
of
the
brothers
in
the
Lord, taking heart
because
of
my
chains,
are
all
the stronger
to give
the
word
of
God
without
fear.
Though
some
are
preaching
Christ out
of
envy
and competition,
others
do
it out
of
a
good heart:
These
do
it
from
love, conscious
that
I am responsible
for
the cause
of
the
good
news:
But
those
are preaching
Christ
in
a spirit
of competition,
not
from
their hearts,
but
with
the purpose
of giving
me pain
in my prison.
What
then?
only
that
in
every
way, falsely
or
truly,
the preaching
of
Christ goes
on;
and
in
this
I
am
glad,
and
will
be
glad.
For
I
am conscious
that
this
will
be
for
my
salvation,
through
your
prayer
and
the giving out
of
the stored wealth
of
the
Spirit
of
Jesus
Christ,
In
the measure
of
my strong
hope
and belief
that
in
nothing
will
I
be
put
to
shame,
but
that
without fear,
as
at
all
times,
so
now
will
Christ
have glory
in
my
body,
by
life
or
by
death.
For
to
me
life
is
Christ
and
death
is profit.
But
if
I go
on
living
in
the
flesh —
if
this
is
the
fruit
of
my
work —
then
I
do
not see
what decision
to
make.
I
am
in
a
hard position
between
the
two,
having
a
desire
to go away
and
be
with
Christ,
which
is
very
much
better:
Still,
to go
on
in
the
flesh
is
more
necessary
because
of
you.
And
being certain
of
this,
I
am conscious
that
I
will go
on, yes,
and go
on
with
you
all,
for
your growth
and
joy
in
the
faith;
So
that
your
pride
in
me
may
be increased
in
Christ
Jesus
through
my
being present
with
you
again.
Only
let
your behaviour
do credit
to
the
good
news
of
Christ,
so
that
if
I
come
and
see
you
or
if
I
am away
from
you,
I
may
have
news
of
you
that
you
are strong
in
one
spirit, working
together
with
one
soul
for
the
faith
of
the
good
news;
Having
no fear
of
those
who
are
against
you;
which
is
a clear
sign
of
their
destruction,
but
of
your
salvation,
and
that
from
God;
Because
to
you
it
has
been
given
in
the cause
of
Christ
not
only
to
have
faith
in
him,
but
to undergo pain
on
his account:
Fighting
the
same
fight
which
you
saw
in
me,
and
now
have word
of
in
me.
If
then
there
is
any
comfort
in
Christ,
any help given
by
love,
any uniting
of
hearts
in
the
Spirit,
any loving
mercies
and pity,
Make
my
joy
complete
by
being
of
the
same
mind,
having
the
same
love,
being
in
harmony
and
of
one
mind;
Doing
nothing
through envy
or
through pride,
but
with low thoughts
of self let everyone take
others
to
be better
than
himself;
Not
looking
everyone
to
his private good,
but keeping
in
mind
the
things
of
others.
Let
this
mind
be
in
you
which
was
in
Christ
Jesus,
To
whom,
though himself
in
the
form
of
God,
it
did
not seem
that
to take
for oneself
was
to
be like
God;
But
he
made
himself
as nothing,
taking
the
form
of
a
servant,
being
made
like
men;
And
being seen
in form
as
a man,
he
took
the lowest
place,
and
let
himself
be
put
to
death,
even
the
death
of
the
cross.
For
this
reason
God
has put
him
in
the highest place
and
has
given
to
him
the
name
which
is greater
than
every
name;
So
that
at
the
name
of
Jesus
every
knee
may
be
bent,
of
those
in
heaven
and
those
on
earth
and
those
in
the underworld,
And
that
every
tongue
may
give witness
that
Jesus
Christ
is
Lord,
to
the
glory
of
God
the
Father.
So
then,
my loved ones,
as
you
have
at
all
times
done
what
I
say,
not
only
when
I
am
present,
but
now
much
more
when
I
am
not
with
you, give
yourselves
to working
out
your
salvation
with
fear
in
your hearts;
For
it
is
God
who
is
the cause
of
your
desires
and
of
your acts,
for
his
good
pleasure.
Do
all
things
without protests
and arguments;
So
that
you
may
be holy
and gentle,
children
of
God
without sin
in
a twisted
and foolish
generation,
among
whom
you
are
seen
as
lights
in
the
world,
Offering
the
word
of
life;
so
that
I
may
have
glory
in
you
in
the
day
of
Christ,
because
my
running
was
not
for
nothing
and
my
work
was
not
without effect.
And
even
if
I
am offered like
a
drink
offering, giving myself
for
the cause
and work
of
your
faith,
I
am
glad
and
have
joy
with
you
all:
And
in
the
same
way
do
you
be
glad
and
have
a
part
in
my
joy.
But
I am
hoping
in
the
Lord
Jesus
to
send
Timothy
to
you
before long,
so
that
I
may
be comforted
when
I
have news
of
you.
For
I
have
no
man
of like mind
who
will truly
have
care
for
you.
For
they
all go
after
what
is theirs,
not
after
the
things
of
Christ.
But
his quality
is clear
to
you;
how,
as
a
child
is
to
its
father,
so
he
was
a help
to
me
in
the work
of
the
good
news.
Him
then
I
am
hoping
to
send
as quickly
as possible,
when
I
am able
to
see
how
things
will go
for
me:
But
I
have faith
in
the
Lord
that
I
myself
will
come
before long.
But
it seemed
to
me
necessary
to
send
to
you
Epaphroditus,
my
brother,
who
has taken
part
with
me
in
the work
and
in
the fight,
and
your servant,
sent
by
you
for help
in
my
need;
Because
his heart
was
with
you
all,
and
he
was greatly
troubled
because
you
had news
that
he
was
ill:
For
in
fact
he
was
ill almost
to
death:
but
God
had
mercy
on
him;
and
not
only
on
him
but
on
me,
so
that
I
might
not
have
grief
on
grief.
I
have
sent
him,
then,
the
more
gladly,
so
that
when
you
see
him
again,
you
may
be happy
and
I
may
have
the
less sorrow.
So
take
him
to
your hearts
in
the
Lord
with
all
joy,
and give honour
to
such
as
he
is:
Because
for
the
work
of
Christ
he
was
near
to
death, putting
his
life
in
danger
to make
your care
for
me
complete.
For
the rest,
my
brothers,
be
glad
in
the
Lord.
Writing
the
same
things
to
you
is
no
trouble
to
me,
and
for
you
it
is
safe.
Be
on
the
watch against
dogs, against
the
workers
of
evil, against
those
of
the
circumcision:
For
we
are
the
circumcision,
who give
worship
to
God
and
have
glory
in
Jesus
Christ,
and
have
no faith
in
the
flesh:
Even
though
I
myself
might
have faith
in
the
flesh:
if
any
other
man
has reason
to
have faith
in
the
flesh,
I
have
more:
Being given
circumcision
on
the
eighth
day,
of
the
nation
of
Israel,
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin, a
Hebrew
of
Hebrews;
in relation
to
the
law, a
Pharisee:
In bitter hate
I
was cruel
to
the
church;
I kept
all
the
righteousness
of
the
law
to
the last detail.
But
those
things
which
were profit
to
me,
I gave up
for
Christ.
Yes truly,
and
I
am ready
to give up
all
things
for
the
knowledge
of
Christ
Jesus
my
Lord,
which
is
more
than
all:
for
whom
I
have undergone
the
loss
of
all
things,
and
to
me
they
are less
than
nothing,
so
that
I
may
have
Christ
as
my reward,
And
be seen
in
him,
not
having
my
righteousness
which
is
of
the
law,
but
that
which
is
through
faith
in
Christ,
the
righteousness
which
is
of
God
by
faith:
That
I
may
have knowledge
of
him,
and
of
the
power
of
his coming back
from
the dead,
and
a
part
with
him
in
his pains, becoming
like
him
in
his
death;
If
in any
way
I
may
have
the reward
of life
from
the
dead.
Not
as
if
I
had
even
now got
the reward
or
been
made
complete:
but
I go
on
in
the hope
that
I
may come
to
the knowledge
of
that
for
which
I
was
made
the servant
of
Christ
Jesus.
Brothers,
it
is clear
to
me
that
I
have
not come
to
that knowledge;
but
one
thing
I
do, letting go
those things which
are past,
and stretching out
to
the things which
are
before,
I go
forward
to
the mark,
even
the reward
of
the high purpose
of
God
in
Christ
Jesus.
Then
let us
all,
who
have come
to full growth,
be
of
this
mind:
and
if
in
anything
you
are
of
a
different
mind,
even
this
will
God make clear
to
you:
Only,
as
far
as
we
have got, let
us be guided
by
the
same rule.
Brothers,
take
me
as
your
example,
and
take note
of
those
who
are
walking
after
the
example
we
have given.
For
there
are
those,
of
whom
I
have given
you word
before,
and
do
so
now
with sorrow,
who
are haters
of
the
cross
of
Christ;
Whose
end
is
destruction,
whose
god
is
the
stomach,
and
whose
glory
is
in
their
shame,
whose
minds
are fixed
on
the
things
of
the
earth.
For
our country
is
in
heaven;
from
where
the Saviour
for
whom
we
are
waiting
will
come,
even
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ:
By
whom
this poor
body
of
ours
will
be changed
into
the image
of
the
body
of
his
glory,
in
the measure
of
the
working
by
which
he
is
able
to
put
all
things
under
himself.
So
my
brothers,
well loved
and
very
dear
to
me,
my
joy
and
crown,
be strong
in
the
Lord,
my loved ones.
I make request
to Euodias
and
Syntyche
to
be
of
the
same
mind
in
the
Lord.
And
I
make
request
to
you,
true helper
in
my work,
to see
to
the needs
of
those
women
who took
part
with
me
in
the
good
news,
with
Clement
and
the
rest
of
my brother-workers
whose
names
are
in
the
book
of
life.
Be
glad
in
the
Lord
at
all
times:
again
I
say,
Be
glad.
Let
your
gentle behaviour
be clear
to
all
men.
The
Lord
is
near.
Have
no cares;
but
in
everything
with
prayer
and praise put
your
requests
before
God.
And
the
peace
of
God,
which
is deeper
than
all knowledge,
will keep
your
hearts
and
minds
in
Christ
Jesus.
For
the
rest,
my
brothers,
whatever
things
are
true,
whatever
things
have honour,
whatever
things
are
upright,
whatever
things
are holy,
whatever
things
are beautiful,
whatever
things
are
of value,
if
there
is
any virtue
and
if
there
is
any
praise, give thought
to
these
things.
The
things
which
came
to
you
by
my teaching
and preaching,
and
which
you
saw
in
me,
these
things
do,
and
the
God
of
peace
will
be
with
you.
But
I
am
very
glad
in
the
Lord
that
your care
for
me
has come
to life
again;
though
you did
in
fact take thought
for
me,
but
you
were
not able
to give effect
to
it.
But
I
will
not
say anything
about
my needs,
for
I
am able,
wherever
I
am,
to
be dependent
on
myself.
It
is
the
same
to
me
if
I
am looked down
on
or honoured; everywhere
and
in
all
things
I
have
the
secret
of how
to
be
full
and how
to go
without food; how
to
have
wealth
and how
to
be
in
need.
I
am
able
to
do
all
things
through
him
who gives
me
strength.
But
you
did
well
to
have care
for
me
in
my need.
And
you
have knowledge,
Philippians,
that
when
the
good
news
first
came
to
you,
when
I
went
away
from
Macedonia,
no
church took
part
with
me
in
the business
of
giving
to
the saints,
but
you
only;
Because
even
in
Thessalonica
you
sent
once
and
again
to
me
in
my
need.
Not
that
I am looking
for an offering,
but
for
fruit
which may
be put
to
your credit.
I
have
all
things
and
more
than
enough:
I
am
made
full,
having
had
from
Epaphroditus
the
things
which came
from
you,
a perfume
of
a
sweet smell,
an offering
well
pleasing
to
God.
And
my
God
will give
you
all
you
have
need
of
from
the
wealth
of
his
glory
in
Christ
Jesus.
Now
to
God
our
Father
be
glory
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
Give words
of love
to
every
saint
in
Christ
Jesus.
The
brothers
who
are
with
me
send
you
their love.
All
the
saints
send
their love
to
you, specially
those
who
are
of Caesar's
house.
The
grace
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
your
spirit.
Colossians
Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
Colossians
Col
Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
by
the purpose
of
God,
and
Timothy
our
brother,
To
the
saints
and true
brothers
in
Christ
at
Colossae:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father.
We
give praise
to
God
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ, making
prayer
for
you
at
all
times,
After
hearing
of
your
faith
in
Christ
Jesus,
and
of
the
love
which
you
have
for
all
the
saints,
Through
the
hope
which
is
in store
for
you
in
heaven; knowledge
of
which
was given
to
you
before
in
the
true
word
of
the
good
news,
Which
has
come
to
you;
and
which
in
all
the
world
is giving
fruit
and
increase,
as
it
has done
in
you
from
the
day
when
it
came
to
your
ears
and
you
had
true knowledge
of
the
grace
of
God;
As
it
was given
to
you
by
Epaphras,
our well-loved helper,
who
is
a true
servant
of
Christ
for us,
And
who, himself,
made
clear
to
us
your
love
in
the
Spirit.
For
this
reason,
we,
from
the
day
when
we
had word
of
it,
keep
on
in
prayer
for
you,
that
you
may
be
full
of
the
knowledge
of
his
purpose,
with
all
wisdom
and experience
of
the Spirit,
Living uprightly
in
the approval
of
the
Lord, giving
fruit
in
every
good
work,
and
increasing
in
the
knowledge
of
God;
Full
of
strength
in
the measure
of
the
great
power
of
his
glory,
so
that
you
may undergo
all troubles
with
joy;
Giving praise
to
the
Father
who
has
given
us
a
part
in
the heritage
of
the
saints
in
light;
Who
has made
us
free
from
the
power
of evil
and given
us
a
place
in
the
kingdom
of
the
Son
of
his
love;
In
whom
we
have
our salvation,
the
forgiveness
of
sins:
Who
is
the
image
of
the
unseen
God coming
into existence
before
all living
things;
For
by
him
all
things
were made,
in
heaven
and
on
earth,
things seen
and
things
unseen,
authorities, lords,
rulers,
and
powers;
all
things
were made
by
him
and
for
him;
He
is
before
all
things,
and
in
him
all
things
have
being.
And
he
is
the
head
of
the
body,
the
church:
the
starting point
of
all
things,
the
first
to
come
again
from
the
dead;
so
that
in
all
things
he
might
have
the
chief
place.
For
God
in
full measure
was
pleased
to
be
in
him;
Through
him uniting
all
things
with
himself, having
made
peace
through
the
blood
of
his
cross;
through
him,
I
say, uniting
all
things
which
are
on
earth
or
in
heaven.
And
you,
who
in
the past
were cut off
and
at war
with God
in
your
minds
through
evil
works,
he
has
now made
one
In
the
body
of
his
flesh
through
death,
so
that
you
might
be
holy
and
without sin
and free
from
all evil
before
him:
If
you
keep
yourselves safely based
in
the
faith,
not
moved
from
the
hope
of
the
good
news
which
came
to
you,
and
which
was given
to
every living
being
under
heaven;
of
which
I,
Paul,
was
made
a
servant.
Now
I
have
joy
in
my pain
because
of
you,
and
in
my
flesh
I undergo
whatever
is still needed
to make
the sorrows
of
Christ complete,
for
the salvation
of
his
body,
the
church;
Of
which
I
became
a
servant
by
the
purpose
of
God
which
was
given
to
me
for
you,
to
give
effect
to
the
word
of
God,
The secret
which
has
been kept
from
all
times
and
generations,
but
has
now
been
made
clear
to
his
saints,
To
whom
God
was pleased
to give knowledge
of
the
wealth
of
the
glory
of
this secret
among
the
Gentiles,
which
is
Christ
in
you,
the
hope
of
glory:
Whom
we
are preaching; guiding
and
teaching
every
man
in
all
wisdom,
so
that
every
man
may
be
complete
in
Christ;
And
for
this
purpose
I
am
working, using
all
my
strength
by
the help
of
his
power
which
is
working
in
me strongly.
For
it
is
my
desire
to give
you news
of
the
great
fight
I
am making
for
you
and
for
those
at
Laodicea,
and
for
all
who
have
not
seen
my
face
in
the
flesh;
So
that
their
hearts
may
be
comforted,
and
that being joined
together
in
love,
they
may come
to
the
full
wealth
of
the certain
knowledge
of
the secret
of
God,
even
Christ,
In
whom
are
all
the
secret stores
of
wisdom
and
knowledge.
I
say
this
so
that
you
may
not
be turned away
by
any deceit
of words.
For
though
I
am
not present
in
the
flesh, still
I
am
with
you
in
the
spirit,
seeing
with
joy
your
order,
and
your unchanging
faith
in
Christ.
As,
then,
you
took
Christ
Jesus
the
Lord,
so go
on
in
him,
Rooted
and based
together
in
him, strong
in
the
faith
which
the
teaching gave
you,
giving praise
to
God
at
all times.
Take
care
that
no
one
takes
you away
by force,
through man's wisdom
and
deceit, going
after
the beliefs
of
men
and
the theories
of
the
world,
and
not
after
Christ:
For
in
him
all
the wealth
of God's being
has
a
living
form,
And
you
are
complete
in
him,
who
is
the
head
of
all
rule
and
authority:
In
whom
you
had
a
circumcision
not
made
with
hands,
in
the putting off
of
the
body
of
the
flesh,
in
the
circumcision
of
Christ;
Having
been put
to
death
with
him
in
baptism,
by
which
you
came
to life
again
with
him,
through
faith
in
the
working
of
God,
who made
him
come back
from
the
dead.
And
you,
being
dead
through
your
sins
and
the evil
condition
of
your
flesh,
to
you,
I
say,
he
gave
life
together
with
him,
and forgiveness
of
all
our
sins;
Having
put
an end
to
the handwriting
of
the law
which
was
against
us,
taking
it
out
of
the
way
by nailing
it
to
his
cross;
Having
made
himself free
from
the
rule
of
authorities
and
powers,
he put
them
openly
to shame, glorying
over
them
in
it.
For this reason
let
no
man
be
your
judge
in
any question
of
food
or
drink
or
feast days
or new moons
or
Sabbaths:
For
these
are
an image
of
the
things
which
are
to
come;
but
the
body
is Christ's.
Let
no
man take
your reward
from
you
by consciously making little
of
himself
and giving
worship
to
angels; having
his thoughts fixed
on
the
things
which
he
has
seen,
being foolishly lifted up
in
his natural
mind,
And
not joined
to
the
Head,
from
whom
all
the
body, being given strength
and
kept
together
through
its joins
and bands,
has
its
growth
with
the
increase
of
God.
If
you
were made free,
by
your
death
with
Christ,
from
the rules
of
the
world,
why
do
you
put
yourselves
under
the authority
of orders
Which say there
may
be
no
touching,
tasting,
or taking in
your hands,
(Rules
which
are
all
to
come
to
an
end
with
their
use)
after
the orders
and
teaching
of
men?
These
things seem
to
have
a sort
of
wisdom
in self-ordered worship
and making little
of oneself,
and
being cruel
to
the
body,
not honouring
it
by giving
it its natural
use.
If
then
you
have
a new life
with
Christ, give
your attention
to
the
things
of heaven,
where
Christ
is
seated
at
the
right
hand
of
God.
Keep
your
mind
on
the higher
things,
not
on
the
things
of
earth.
For
your
life
on earth
is done,
and
you
have
a
secret
life
with
Christ
in
God.
At
the coming
of
Christ
who
is
our
life,
you
will
be seen
with
him
in
glory.
Then put
to death
your
bodies
which
are
of
the
earth;
wrong use
of
the flesh,
unclean
things,
passion,
evil
desires
and envy,
which
is
the worship
of strange gods;
Because
of
which
the
wrath
of
God
comes
on
those
who
go
against
his orders;
Among
whom
you
were
living
in
the past,
when
you
did
such
things.
But
now
it
is right
for
you
to
put away
all
these
things;
wrath,
passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
Do
not
make false statements
to
one
another;
because
you
have put away
the
old
man
with
all
his doings,
And
have
put
on
the
new man,
which
has become
new
in
knowledge
after
the
image
of
his maker;
Where
there
is
no
Greek
or
Jew,
no
one
with
circumcision
or
without
circumcision,
no division
between nations,
no
servant
or
free
man:
but
Christ
is
all
and
in
all.
As
saints
of
God,
then,
holy
and dearly
loved,
let
your behaviour
be marked
by pity
and
mercy, kind feeling,
a low opinion
of yourselves, gentle ways,
and
a power
of undergoing
all
things;
Being gentle
to
one
another
and
having forgiveness
for
one
another,
if
anyone
has done wrong
to
his brother,
even
as
the
Lord
had forgiveness
for
you:
And
more than
all,
have
love;
the only
way
in
which
you
may
be completely joined
together.
And
let
the
peace
of
Christ
be ruling
in
your
hearts,
as
it
was
the
purpose
of God
for
you
to
be
one
body;
and
give praise
to God
at
all times.
Let
the
word
of
Christ
be
in
you
in
all wealth
of
wisdom;
teaching
and helping
one
another
with
songs
of praise
and holy
words, making melody
to
God
with
grace
in
your
hearts.
And
whatever
you
do,
in
word
or
in
act,
do
all
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
giving praise
to
God
the
Father
through
him.
Wives,
be
under
the authority
of
your
husbands,
as
is right
in
the
Lord.
Husbands,
have
love
for
your
wives,
and
be
not
bitter
against
them.
Children,
do
the orders
of
your fathers
and mothers
in
all
things,
for
this
is
pleasing
to
the
Lord.
Fathers,
do
not
be hard on
your
children,
so
that their spirit
may
not
be broken.
Servants,
in
all
things
do
the orders
of
your natural
masters;
not
only
when
their eyes
are
on
you,
as pleasers
of
men,
but
with
all
your
heart,
fearing
the
Lord:
Whatever
you
do,
do
it readily,
as
to
the
Lord
and
not
to
men;
Being certain
that
the
Lord
will give
you
the
reward
of
the heritage:
for
you
are
the servants
of
the
Lord
Christ.
For
the
wrongdoer
will
have punishment
for
the
wrong
he
has
done,
without respect
for
any man's position.
Masters,
give
your
servants
what
is
right
and equal, conscious
that
you
have
a
Master
in
heaven.
Give
yourselves
to
prayer
at
all times,
keeping
watch
with praise;
And making
prayer
for
us,
that
God
may give
us
an
open
door
for
the
preaching
of
the
word,
the secret
of
Christ,
for
which
I
am
now
in
chains;
So
that
I
may
make
it
clear,
as
it
is right
for
me
to do.
Be wise
in
your behaviour
to
those
who
are
outside,
making good use
of
the
time.
Let
your
talk
be
with
grace, mixed
with
salt,
so
that
you
may
be able
to give
an
answer
to
everyone.
Tychicus
will give
you news
of
all
my business:
he
is
a
dear
brother
and true
servant
and helper
in
the word;
And
I
have
sent
him
to
you
for
this
very
purpose,
so
that
you
may
have news
of
how
we
are,
and
so
that
he
may give
your
hearts
comfort;
And
with
him
I
have sent
Onesimus,
the true
and well-loved
brother,
who
is
one
of
you.
They
will give
you word
of
everything
which
is taking
place
here.
Aristarchus,
my brother-prisoner,
sends
his love
to
you,
and
Mark,
a relation
of
Barnabas (about
whom
you
have
been given
orders:
if
he
comes
to
you,
be kind
to
him),
And
Jesus, whose other name
is
Justus;
these
are
of
the
circumcision:
they
are
my
only brother-workers
for
the
kingdom
of
God,
who
have
been
a comfort
to
me.
Epaphras,
who
is
one
of
you,
a
servant
of
Christ
Jesus,
sends
you
his love, ever
taking thought
for
you
in
his
prayers,
that
you
may
be
complete
and
fully certain
of
all
the
purpose
of
God.
For
I give
witness
of
him
that
he
has undergone
much trouble
for
you
and
for
those
in
Laodicea
and
in
Hierapolis.
Luke,
our well-loved medical friend,
and
Demas,
send
you
their
love.
Give
my love
to
the
brothers
in
Laodicea
and
to Nymphas
and
the
church
in
their
house.
And
when
this
letter
has
been
made public
among
you,
let
the
same
be
done
in
the
church
of
Laodicea;
and see
that
you
have
the
letter
from
Laodicea.
Say
to
Archippus,
See
that
you
do
the work
which
the
Lord
has given
you
to
do.
I,
Paul, give
you
this word
of love
in
my handwriting. Keep
in memory
that
I
am
a prisoner.
Grace
be
with
you.
1 Thessalonians
Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians
1Th
Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians
Paul
and
Silvanus
and
Timothy,
to
the
church
of
the
Thessalonians
in
God
the
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ:
Grace
to
you
and
peace.
We
give praise
to
God
at
all
times
for
you, keeping
you
in memory
in
our
prayers;
Having ever
in
mind
your
work
of
faith
and acts
of
love
and
the strength
of
your
hope
in
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
before
our
God
and
Father;
Being conscious,
my
brothers, dear
to
God,
that
you
have been marked out
by God's purpose;
Because
our
good
news
came
to
you,
not
in
word
only,
but
in
power,
and
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
so
that
you
were
completely certain
of
it;
even
as
you
saw
what
our behaviour
to
you
was
like
from
our love
to
you.
And
you
took
us
and
the
Lord
as
your example,
after
the
word
had
come
to
you
in
much
trouble,
with
joy
in
the
Holy
Spirit;
So
that
you
became
an example
to
all
those
who
have
faith
in Christ
in
Macedonia
and
Achaia.
For
not
only
was
the
word
of
the
Lord sounding
out
from
you
in
Macedonia
and
Achaia,
but
in
every
place
your
faith
in
God
is
made clear;
so
that
we
have
no
need
to
say
anything.
For
they
themselves give
the news
of
how
we came
among
you;
and
how
you
were
turned
from images
to
God,
to
the worship
of
a
true
and
living
God,
Waiting
for
his
Son
from
heaven,
who
came back
from
the
dead,
even
Jesus,
our Saviour
from
the
wrath
to
come.
For
you
yourselves,
brothers,
are conscious
that
our
coming
among
you
was
not
without effect:
But
after
we
had first undergone
much pain
and
been cruelly attacked
as
you
saw,
at
Philippi,
by
the help
of
God
we gave
you
the
good
news
without fear,
though everything
was
against
us.
For
our witness
does
not
come
from
error
or
from
an
unclean heart
or
from
deceit:
But even
as
the
good
news
was given
to us
by
the
approval
of
God,
so
we give
it out;
not
as
pleasing
men,
but
God
by
whom
our
hearts
are
tested.
For it
is common knowledge
among
you
that
we
never
made use
of smooth-sounding false
words,
and
God
is
witness
that
at
no
time
were
we secretly desiring profit
for ourselves,
Or
looking
for
glory
from
men,
from
you
or
from
others,
when
we
might
have
made ourselves
a care
to
you
as
Apostles
of
Christ.
But
we
were
gentle
among
you,
like
a woman
caring
for
her little ones:
Even
so,
being full
of loving desire
for
you,
we
took delight
in giving
you
not
only God's
good
news,
but
even
our
lives,
because
you
were
dear
to us.
For
you
have
the memory,
my
brothers,
of
our
trouble
and care; how, working
night
and
day,
so
that
we
might
not
be
a
trouble
to
any
of
you,
we gave
you
the
good
news
of
God.
You
are
witnesses,
with
God,
how holy
and
upright
and free
from
all evil
was
our
way
of life among
you
who
have
faith;
Even
as
you
saw
how,
like
a
father
with
his
children,
we
were teaching
and comforting
you all,
and giving witness,
So
that
your lives
might
be pleasing
to
God,
who
has
given
you
a part
in
his
kingdom
and
his
glory.
And
for
this cause
we still
give praise
to
God,
that,
when
the
word
came
to
your
ears
through
us,
you
took
it,
not
as
the
word
of
man,
but,
as
it
truly
is,
the
word
of
God,
which
has living power
in
you
who
have
faith.
For
you,
my
brothers,
took
as
your examples
the
churches
of
God
which
are
in Judaea
in
Christ
Jesus;
because
you underwent
the
same
things
from
your
countrymen
as
they
did
from
the
Jews;
Who
put
to
death
the
Lord
Jesus
and
the
prophets, violently driving us out;
who
are unpleasing
to
God
and
against
all
men;
Who,
to make
the
measure
of
their
sins
complete,
kept
us
from giving
the word
of
salvation
to
the
Gentiles:
but
the
wrath
of
God
is
about
to
come
on
them
in
the fullest degree.
But
we,
my
brothers,
being
away
from
you
for
a short
time,
in body
but
not
in
heart,
had
all
the
more
desire
to
see
your
face;
For
which reason
we made attempts
to
come
to
you,
even
I,
Paul,
once
and
again;
but
Satan
kept us
from
coming.
For
what
is
our
hope
or
joy
or
crown
of glory?
Are
not
even
you,
before
our
Lord
Jesus,
at
his
coming?
For
you
are
our
glory
and
our
joy.
At last
our desire
to have news
of
you
was
so strong
that,
while
we ourselves were waiting
at
Athens,
We
sent
Timothy,
our
brother
and God's
servant
in
the
good
news
of
Christ,
to give
you strength
and
comfort
in
your
faith;
So
that
no
man might
be moved
by
these
troubles;
because
you
see
that
these
things
are
part
of God's
purpose
for
us.
And
when
we
were
with
you,
we
said
to
you
that trouble
was
before us;
and
so
it
came
about,
as
you
see.
For
this
reason,
when
I
was
no
longer able
to
keep quiet,
I
sent
to
get news
of
your
faith, fearing
that
you
might
be
tested
by
the Evil
One
and
that
our
work
might
come
to
nothing.
But
now
that
Timothy
has
come
to
us
from
you,
and
has
given
us
good
news
of
your
faith
and
love,
and
that
you
have happy memories
of
us, desiring greatly
to
see
us,
even
as
we
do
to
see
you;
For
this cause,
brothers,
in
all
our
trouble
and grief
we
were
comforted
about
you
because
of
your
faith;
For
it
is
life
to
us
if
you keep
your faith
in
the
Lord unchanged.
For
how
great
is
the praise
which
we give
to
God
for
you,
and
how
great
the
joy
with
which
we
are
glad
because
of
you
before
our
God;
Night
and
day requesting
God
again
and
again
that
we
may
see
your
face
and make
your
faith
complete.
Now
may
our
God
and
Father
himself
and
our
Lord
Jesus make
a
way
for us
to come
to
you;
And
the
Lord give
you
increase
of
love
in fullest measure
to
one
another
and
to
all
men,
even
as
our
love
to
you;
So
that
your
hearts
may
be strong
and free
from
all sin
before
our
God
and
Father,
at
the
coming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
with
all
his
saints.
And last
of
all,
the prayer
which
we
make
to
you
from
our heart
and
in
the name
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
is
this:
that
as
we made clear
to
you
what sort
of behaviour
is
pleasing
to
God,
as
in fact
you
are doing
now,
so
you
will go
on
in
these ways,
but
more
and
more.
Because
you
have
in mind
the
orders
we
gave
you
through
the
Lord
Jesus.
For
the purpose
of
God
for
you
is
this:
that
you
may
be holy,
and
may keep
yourselves
from
the
desires
of
the flesh;
So
that
every
one
of
you
may keep
his
body holy
and
in honour;
Not
in
the
passion
of evil
desires,
like
the
Gentiles,
who
have
no knowledge
of
God;
And
that
no
man
may
make attempts
to get
the better
of
his
brother
in business:
for
the
Lord
is
the judge
in
all
these
things,
as
we
said
to
you
before
and gave witness.
Because
it
is God's purpose
that
our
way
of life
may
be
not
unclean
but holy.
Whoever,
then, goes
against
this word, goes
against
not
man
but
God,
who
gives
his
Holy
Spirit
to
you.
But
about loving
the brothers,
there
is
no
need
for
me
to say anything
to
you
in
this
letter:
for
you
have
the teaching
of
God
that
love
for
one
another
is
right
and
necessary;
And,
truly,
you
are lovers
of
all
the
brothers
in
Macedonia;
but
it
is
our desire
that
your love
may
be increased
still
more;
And that
you
may take pride
in
being
quiet
and
doing
your business, working
with
your
hands
as
we
gave
you
orders;
That
you
may
be respected
by
those
who
are
outside,
and
may
have
need
of
nothing.
But
it
is
our
desire,
brothers,
that
you
may
be certain
about
those
who
are
sleeping;
so
that
you
may
have
no
need
for
sorrow,
as
others
have
who
are
without
hope.
For
if
we
have
faith
that
Jesus underwent
death
and
came
back
again,
even
so
those
who
are
sleeping
will
come
again
with
him
by God's power.
For
this
we
say
to
you
by
the
word
of
the
Lord,
that
we
who
are still
living
at
the
coming
of
the
Lord,
will
not go
before
those
who
are
sleeping.
Because
the
Lord
himself
will
come
down
from
heaven
with
a word
of authority,
with
the
voice
of
the chief angel,
with
the
sound
of
a horn:
and
the
dead
in
Christ
will
come
to life
first;
Then
we
who
are still
living
will
be taken
up
together
with
them
into
the
clouds
to see
the
Lord
in
the
air:
and
so
will
we
be
for ever
with
the
Lord.
So
then, give
comfort
to
one
another
with
these
words.
But
about
the
times
and
their order,
my
brothers,
there
is
no
need
for
me
to say anything
to
you.
For
you
yourselves
have
the knowledge
that
the
day
of
the
Lord
will
come
like
a
thief
in
the
night.
When
they
say,
There
is
peace
and
no danger,
then
sudden
destruction
will
come
on
them,
as birth-pains
on
a woman
with child;
and
they
will
not
be
able
to
get away
from
it.
But
you,
my
brothers,
are
not
in
the dark,
for
that
day
to
overtake
you
like
a
thief:
For
you
are
all
sons
of
light
and
of
the
day:
we
are
not
of
the
night
or
of
the dark.
So
then,
let us
not take
our
rest
as
the
others
do,
but
let us
be self-controlled
and
awake.
For
those
who
are
sleeping
do
so
in
the
night;
and
those
who
are
the worse
for drink
are
so
in
the
night;
But
let us,
who
are
of
the
day,
be serious, putting
on
the
breastplate
of
faith
and
love,
and
on
our heads,
the
hope
of
salvation.
For God's purpose
for
us
is
not
wrath,
but
salvation
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
Who
was
put
to
death
for
us,
so
that,
awake
or
sleeping,
we
may
have
a
part
in
his
life.
So
then, go
on comforting
and
building
up
one
another,
as
you
have
been
doing.
But
we
make
this
request
to
you,
my
brothers:
give attention
to
those
who
are
working
among
you,
who
are
over
you
in
the
Lord
to keep order
among
you;
And
have
a high opinion
of
them
in
love
because
of
their
work.
Be
at
peace
among
yourselves.
And
our desire
is
that
you
will keep control over
those whose lives
are not well ordered, giving
comfort
to
the feeble-hearted, supporting
those
with little strength,
and putting up
with much
from
all.
Let
no
one
give
evil
for
evil;
but ever go
after
what
is
good,
for
one
another
and
for
all.
Have
joy at
all
times.
Keep on
with your
prayers.
In
everything
give praise:
for
this
is
the purpose
of
God
in
Christ
Jesus
for
you.
Do
not
put
out
the light
of
the
Spirit;
Do
not
make little
of
the words
of
the prophets;
Let
all
things
be
tested;
keep
to
what
is
good;
Keep
from
every
form
of
evil.
And
may
the
God
of
peace
himself
make
you
holy
in every
way;
and
may
your
spirit
and
soul
and
body
be free
from
all sin
at
the
coming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
God,
by
whom
you
have
been marked
out
in
his
purpose,
is unchanging
and
will
make
it complete.
Brothers, keep
us
in mind
in
your
prayers.
Give
all
the
brothers
a
holy
kiss.
I give orders
in
the name
of
the
Lord
that
all
the
brothers
are
to
be present
at
the
reading
of
this
letter.
The
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
you.
2 Thessalonians
Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
2Th
Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians
Paul
and
Silvanus
and
Timothy,
to
the
church
of
the
Thessalonians
in
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
the
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
It
is
right
for
us
to
give praise
to
God
at
all
times
for
you,
brothers,
because
of
the
great
increase
of
your
faith,
and
the wealth
of
your
love
for
one
another;
So
that
we
ourselves
take
pride
in
you
in
the
churches
of
God
for
your untroubled
mind
and
your
faith
in
all
the
troubles
and sorrows
which
you
are going
through;
Which
is
a clear sign
of
the decision
which
God
in
his righteousness
has made;
to give
you
a part
in
his
kingdom,
for
which
you
have undergone
this pain;
For it
is
an act
of righteousness
on God's part
to
give
trouble
as
their reward
to
those
who
are troubling
you,
And
to
you
who
are troubled,
rest
with
us,
when
the
Lord
Jesus
comes
from
heaven
with
the
angels
of
his
power
in flames
of fire,
To
give
punishment
to
those
who
have
no knowledge
of
God,
and
to
those
who
do
not
give ear
to
the
good
news
of
our
Lord
Jesus:
Whose reward
will
be
eternal
destruction
from
the
face
of
the
Lord
and
from
the
glory
of
his
strength,
At
his
coming,
when
he
will
have glory
in
his
saints,
and
will
be
a cause
of
wonder
in
all
those
who
had
faith (because
our
witness
among
you
had effect)
in
that
day.
For
this reason,
you
are ever
in
our
prayers,
that
you
may seem
to
our
God
such
as
may
have
a
part
in
his
purpose
and
that
by
his
power
he
will
make
all
his
good
purpose,
and
the
work
of
faith,
complete;
So
that glory
may
be given
to
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
through
you,
and
you
may
have glory
in
him,
by
the
grace
of
our
God
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
Now
as
to
the
coming
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
our meeting
with
him,
it
is
our desire,
my
brothers,
That
you
may
not
be moved
in
mind
or troubled
by
a
spirit,
or
by
a
word,
or
by
a
letter
as
from
us,
with
the suggestion
that
the
day
of
the
Lord
is
even
now
come;
Give
no belief
to false
words:
because
there
will
first
be
a falling away
from
the faith,
and
the
revelation
of
the
man
of sin,
the
son
of
destruction,
Who puts
himself
against
all authority, lifting
himself
up
over
all
which
is
named
God
or
is given
worship;
so
that
he
takes
his
seat
in
the
Temple
of
God, putting
himself forward
as
God.
Have
you
no memory
of
what
I
said
when
I
was
with
you, giving
you word
of
these
things?
And
now
it
is clear
to
you
what
is keeping
back
his
revelation till
the
time
comes
for
him
to
be
seen.
For
the secret
of evil
is
even
now
at
work:
but
there
is
one
who
is keeping back
the evil till
he
is
taken
out
of
the
way.
And
then
will
come
the
revelation
of
that evil
one,
whom
the
Lord
Jesus
will
put
to
death
with
the
breath
of
his
mouth,
and give
to destruction
by
the
revelation
of
his
coming;
Even
the
one
whose
coming
is marked
by
the
working
of
Satan,
with
all
power
and
signs
and
false
wonders,
And
with
every
deceit
of wrongdoing
among
those
whose fate
is destruction;
because
they
were
quite
without
that
love
of
the
true
faith
by
which
they
might
have
salvation.
And
for
this cause,
God
will give
them
up
to
the power
of deceit
and
they
will
put
their
faith
in
what
is
false:
So
that
they
all
may
be
judged,
who
had
no
faith
in
what
is
true,
but
took
pleasure
in
evil.
But
it
is
right
for
us
to
give praise
to
God
at
all
times
for
you,
brothers,
loved
by
the
Lord,
because
it
was
the
purpose
of
God
from
the
first
that
you
might
have
salvation,
being made holy
by
the
Spirit
and
by
faith
in
what
is
true:
And
in
this
purpose
he gave
you
a
part
through
the
good
news
of
which
we
were
the preachers,
even
that
you
might
have
part
in
the
glory
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
So
then,
brothers,
be strong
in
purpose,
and keep
the
teaching
which
has
been given
to
you
by
word
or
by
letter
from us.
Now
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
himself,
and
God
our
Father
who
had
love
for
us
and
has
given
us
eternal
comfort
and
good
hope
through
grace,
Give
you
comfort
and strength
in
every
good
work
and
word.
For
the rest,
my
brothers,
let there
be
prayer
for
us
that
the
word
of
the
Lord
may go forward
with increasing
glory,
even
as
it does
with
you;
And
that
we
may
be made
free
from foolish
and
evil
men;
for
not
all
have
faith.
But
the
Lord
is true,
who
will give
you strength
and
keep
you safe
from
evil.
And
we
have
faith
in
the
Lord
about
you,
that
you
are
doing
and
will
do
the
things
about
which
we
give
you
orders.
And
may
your
hearts
be guided
by
the
Lord
into
the
love
of
God
and quiet waiting
for
Christ.
Now
we
give
you
orders,
brothers,
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to
keep
away
from
all
those
whose behaviour
is
not
well
ordered
and
in harmony
with
the teaching
which
they
had
from
us.
For
you
yourselves
are used
to taking
us
as
your
example,
because
our life
among
you
was ruled
by order,
And
we
did
not take
food
from
any
man
for
nothing,
but
were working hard
night
and
day
not
to
be
a
trouble
to
any
of
you:
Not
because
we
have
not
the
right,
but
to
make
ourselves
an
example
to
you,
so
that
you
might
do
the same.
For
even
when
we
were
with
you
we
gave
you
orders,
saying,
If
any
man
does
no
work,
let
him
not
have food.
For
it
has
come
to
our
ears
that
there are
some
among
you whose behaviour
is uncontrolled,
who
do
no
work
at
all,
but are over-interested
in
the business
of
others.
Now
to
such
we
give
orders
and make request
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
that, working
quietly,
they get
their living.
And
you, my
brothers,
do
not get tired
of well-doing.
And
if
any
man
does
not give attention
to
what
we
have
said
in
this
letter,
take
note
of
that
man,
and
keep away
from
him,
so
that
he
may
be shamed.
Have
no feeling
of hate
for
him,
but take
him
in hand seriously
as
a
brother.
Now
the
Lord
of
peace
himself
give
you
peace
at
all times
and
in
every
way.
May
the
Lord
be
with
you
all.
These words
of love
to
you
at
the end
are
in
my
writing, Paul's
writing,
and
this
is
the
mark
of
every
letter
from me.
May
the
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
you
all.
1 Timothy
Paul’s First Letter to Timothy
1 Timothy
1Ti
Paul’s First Letter to Timothy
Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
by
the order
of
God
our Saviour
and
Christ
Jesus
our
hope;
To
Timothy,
my
true
child
in
the
faith:
Grace,
mercy,
peace,
from
God
the
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
It
was
my desire,
when
I
went
on
into
Macedonia,
that
you
might
make
a
stop
at
Ephesus,
to
give
orders
to
certain
men
not
to put forward
a
different teaching,
Or
to
give
attention
to stories
and long lists
of generations,
from
which come questionings
and doubts,
in
place
of God's ordered
way
of life
which
is
in
faith;
But
the effect
of
the order
is
love coming
from
a
clean
heart,
and
a knowledge
of
what
is right,
and true
faith:
From
which
some
have
been
turned away, giving
themselves
to foolish talking;
Desiring
to
be
teachers
of
the
law, though
they
have
no knowledge
of
what
they
say
or
of
the statements
which
they
make
so certainly.
We
are conscious
that
the
law
is
good,
if
a
man makes
a
right
use
of
it,
With
the knowledge
that
the
law
is
made,
not
for
the
upright
man,
but
for
those
who
have
no respect
for
law
and order,
for evil
men
and
sinners,
for
the
unholy
and
those
who
have
no religion,
for
those
who put
their fathers
or
mothers
to death,
for takers
of life,
For
those
who go
after loose women,
for
those
with unnatural desires,
for
those
who take
men prisoners,
who make false statements
and false oaths,
and
those
who
do
any
other
things against
the right
teaching,
Which
may
be seen
in
the
good
news
of
the
glory
of
the great
God,
which
was given
into
my care.
I give praise
to
him
who gave
me power,
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord,
because
he took
me
to
be true, making
me
his servant,
Though
I
had
said
violent
words
against
God,
and
done cruel
acts,
causing great trouble:
but
I
was given
mercy,
because
I
did
it
without
knowledge,
not
having faith;
And
the
grace
of
our
Lord
was
very great,
with
faith
and
love
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus.
It
is
a true
saying,
in
which
all
may put
their
faith,
that
Christ
Jesus
came
into
the
world
to
give
salvation
to
sinners,
of
whom
I
am
the chief:
But
for
this
reason
I
was given
mercy,
so
that
in
me,
the chief
of sinners,
Jesus
Christ
might make clear
all
his
mercy,
as an
example
to
those
who
in
the
future
would
have
faith
in
him
to
eternal
life.
Now
to
the
King
eternal, ever-living,
unseen,
the
only
God,
be honour
and
glory
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
This
order
I give
to
you,
Timothy
my
son,
in harmony
with
the words
of
the prophets
about
you,
so
that
by
them
you
may
be strong, fighting
the
good
fight,
Keeping
faith,
and
being conscious
of well-doing;
for
some,
by
not doing
these
things,
have gone wrong
in relation
to
the
faith:
Such
are
Hymenaeus
and
Alexander,
whom
I
have
given
up
to
Satan,
so
that
they
may say
no more
evil
words
against God.
My desire
is,
first
of
all,
that
you
will
make
requests
and
prayers
and
give praise
for
all
men;
For
kings
and
all
those
in
authority;
so
that
we
may
have
a calm
and
quiet
life
in
all fear
of God
and serious behaviour.
This
is
good
and pleasing
in
the eyes
of
God
our Saviour;
Whose
desire
is
that
all
men
may
have
salvation
and
come
to
the
knowledge
of
what
is
true.
For
there
is
one
God
and
one peacemaker
between
God
and
men,
the
man
Christ
Jesus,
Who
gave
himself
as
an offering
for
all;
witness
of
which
was
to
be
given
at
the
right
time;
And
of
this
I became
a
preacher
and
an
Apostle (what
I
say
is
true,
not false,)
and
a
teacher
of
the
Gentiles
in
the
true
faith.
It
is
my
desire,
then,
that
in
every
place
men
may give
themselves
to
prayer,
lifting
up
holy
hands,
without
wrath
or
argument.
And
that
women
may
be
dressed
in simple
clothing,
with
a quiet
and serious air;
not
with twisted
hair
and
gold
or jewels
or robes
of great price;
But clothed
with
good
works,
as
is right
for
women
who
are living
in
the fear
of
God.
Let
a
woman
quietly take
the
place
of
a learner
and
be
under authority.
In
my opinion
it
is right
for
a
woman
not
to
be
a teacher,
or
to
have rule
over
a
man,
but
to
be
quiet.
For
Adam was
first formed,
then
Eve;
And
Adam
was
not
taken
by deceit,
but
the
woman,
being tricked,
became
a wrongdoer.
But
if
they go
on
in
faith
and
love
and holy
self-control,
she
will
be kept
safe
at
the time
of childbirth.
This
is
a true
saying,
A
man desiring
the position
of
a Bishop
has
a
desire
for
a
good
work.
The Bishop,
then,
is
to
be
a
man
of
good name,
the
husband
of
one
wife,
self-controlled, serious-minded,
having respect
for order, opening
his house freely
to guests,
a ready teacher;
Not quickly moved
to wrath
or blows,
but
gentle;
no fighter,
no lover
of
money;
Ruling
his
house
well,
having
his
children
under
control
with
all serious behaviour;
(For
if
a
man
has
not
the art
of ruling
his
house,
how
will
he
take
care
of
the
church
of
God?)
Not
one newly taken
into
the church,
for fear
that, through
his high opinion
of
himself, he
may come
into
the same sin
as
the Evil
One.
And
he
is
to
have
a
good name
among
those
outside
the church,
so
that
nothing
may
be
said
against
him
and
he
may
not
be taken
by
the designs
of
the Evil
One.
Deacons,
in
the
same
way,
are
to
be serious
in their behaviour,
not false
in word,
not given
to taking
much
wine
or
greatly desiring
the wealth
of this world;
Keeping
the secret
of
the
faith
in
a heart free
from sin.
And
let
these
first
be put
to
the
test;
then
let
them become
Deacons
if
there
is nothing against
them.
Women
are
to
be serious
in behaviour, saying
no evil
of
others, controlling
themselves, true
in
all
things.
Let
Deacons
be
husbands
of
one
wife, ruling
their
children
and
their houses
well.
For
those
who
have done
good work
as
Deacons get
for
themselves
a
good position
and become free
from fear
in
the
faith
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus.
I am
writing
these
things
to
you,
though
I am
hoping
to
come
to
you
before long;
But
if
I
am long
in coming,
this
will
make clear
to
you
what behaviour
is right
for men
in
the
house
of
God,
which
is
the
church
of
the
living
God,
the
pillar
and base
of
what
is
true.
And
without argument,
great
is
the secret
of religion:
He
who
was
seen
in
the
flesh,
who
was given God's
approval
in
the
spirit,
was
seen
by
the
angels,
of
whom
the
good news
was given
among
the
nations,
in
whom
the
world
had
faith,
who
was
taken
up
in
glory.
But
the
Spirit
says clearly
that
in
later
times
some
will
be turned
away
from
the
faith,
giving
their minds
to
spirits
of deceit,
and
the
teachings
of evil
spirits,
Through
the false ways
of men
whose words
are untrue,
whose hearts
are burned
as
with
a heated iron;
Who keep men
from being
married
and
from
taking
food
which
God made
to
be taken
with praise
by
those
who
have
faith
and
true knowledge.
Because
everything
which
God
has made
is
good,
and
nothing
is evil,
if
it
is
taken
with praise:
For
it
is made
holy
by
the
word
of
God
and
by
prayer.
If
you keep
these
things
before
the minds
of
the
brothers,
you
will
be
a
good
servant
of
Christ
Jesus, trained
in
the
words
of
the
faith
and
of
the
right
teaching
which
has
been
your guide:
But
have
nothing
to
do
with unclean
and foolish stories. Give
yourself training
in religion:
For
the training
of
the body
is
of
profit
for
a
little,
but religion
is
of
profit
in
every
way, giving hope
for
the
life
which
now
is,
and
for
that
which
is
to
come.
This
is
a true
saying,
in
which
all
may put
their faith.
And
this
is
the
purpose
of
all
our
work
and
our
fighting,
because
our
hope
is
in
the
living
God,
who
is
the Saviour
of
all
men,
and specially
of
those
who
have
faith.
Let
these
be
your
orders
and
your
teaching.
Let
no
one make little
of
you
because
you
are young,
but
be
an example
to
the church
in
word,
in behaviour,
in
love,
in
faith,
in holy living.
Till
I
come,
give
attention
to
the
reading
of
the holy Writings,
to comforting
the saints,
and
to
teaching.
Make use
of
that grace
in
you,
which
was
given
to
you
by
the word
of
the prophets,
when
the rulers
of
the church
put
their
hands
on
you.
Have
a care
for
these
things; give
yourself
to
them
with
all
your heart,
so
that
all
may see how
you go forward.
Give
attention
to
yourself
and
your
teaching. Go
on
in
these
things;
for
in
doing
so
you
will
get
salvation
for
yourself
and
for
those
who
give
hearing
to
you.
Do
not say sharp words
to
one
who
has authority
in
the church,
but let
your talk
be
as
to
a
father,
and
to
the
younger
men
as
to
brothers:
To
the
older
women
as
to
mothers,
to
the
younger
as
to
sisters,
with
a clean heart.
Give honour
to
widows
who
are truly
widows.
But
if
any
widow
has
children
or children's
children,
let
these see
that
it
is right
to
take care
of
their
family
and
their fathers
and mothers:
for
this
is pleasing
in
the eyes
of
God.
Now she
who
is truly
a
widow
and
without family puts
her
hope
in
God, giving herself
to
prayer
day
and
night.
But she
who
gives
herself
to
pleasure
is
dead
while she
is
living.
Give
orders
to
this effect,
so
that no evil
may
be
said
of anyone.
If
anyone
has
no care
for
his family
and
those
in
his house,
he
is false
to
the
faith,
and
is
worse
than
one
who
has
no
faith.
Let
no
woman
be numbered among
the
widows
who
is under
sixty
years old,
and only if
she
has
been
the
wife
of
one
man,
And
if
witness
is
given
of
her
good
works;
if
she
has
had
the care
of
children,
if
she
has been
kind
to travellers, washing
the
feet
of
the
saints, helping
those
who
are
in trouble, giving
herself
to
good
works.
But
to
the
younger
widows say No:
for
when
their love
is turned away
from
Christ,
they
have
a
desire
to
be
married;
And
they
are judged
because
they
have
been false
to
their
first
faith;
And
they get into
the way
of doing
no work, going
about
from
house
to
house;
and
not
only doing
no work,
but
talking foolishly, being over-interested
in
the business
of
others,
saying
things
which
they
have
no right
to
say.
So it
is
my
desire
that
the
younger widows
may
be
married
and
have
children, controlling
their families,
and
giving
the Evil
One
no chance
to say
anything against
them,
For
even
now
some
are
turned away
to
Satan.
If
any
woman
of
the faith
has
relations
who
are
widows,
let
her give
them help,
so
that
the care
of
them
does
not come
on
the
church,
and
so
it
may give help
to
those
who
are truly widowed.
Let rulers whose rule
is
good
be honoured
twice
over, specially
those whose
work
is
preaching
and
teaching.
For
the Writings
say,
It
is
not right
to keep
the
ox
from taking
the grain
when
he
is crushing
it.
And,
The
worker
has
a right
to
his
reward.
Do
not take
as true
any statement made
against
one
in authority,
but
only
if
two
or
three give
witness
to
it.
Say sharp
words
to sinners
when
all
are present,
so
that
the
rest
may
be
in
fear.
I
give
you
orders
before
God
and
Christ
Jesus
and
the
angels
of God's selection,
to
keep
these
orders
without
giving thought
to
one side
more
than
another.
Do
not
put
hands
on
any
man
without thought,
and
have
no part
in
other men's
sins:
keep
yourself clean.
Do
not take
only
water
as
your
drink,
but take
a
little
wine
for
the good
of
your
stomach,
and
because
you
are
frequently
ill.
The
sins
of
some
men
are clearly seen,
going
before
them
to
be judged;
but
with
others,
their
sins
go
after
them.
In
the
same
way, there
are
good
works
which
are clearly seen;
and
those
which
are
not
so,
may
not
be
kept
secret.
Let
all
who
are
servants
under
the
yoke give
all honour
to
their
masters,
so
that
no
evil
may
be
said
against
the
name
of
God
and
his
teaching.
And
let
those whose
masters
are
of
the faith
have respect
for
them
because
they
are
brothers, working
for
them
the
more readily,
because
those
who
take part
in
the
good work
are
of
the faith
and
are
dear. Give orders
and
teaching
about
these
things.
If
any
man gives
different
teaching,
not
in agreement
with
the true
words
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
with
the
teaching
which
is
in agreement
with true religion,
He
has
an over-high opinion
of himself;
being
without knowledge, having
only
an unhealthy love
of questionings
and wars
of
words,
from
which
come
envy, fighting, cruel
words,
evil thoughts,
Bitter talk
of
men
who,
being evil
in
mind
and dead
to
what
is
true, take
the faith
to
be
a way
of making
profit.
But true faith,
with peace
of mind,
is
of
great
profit:
For
we came
into
the
world
with
nothing,
and
we
are
not
able
to
take
anything
out;
But
if
we
have
food
and
a roof over us, let
that
be
enough.
But
those
who
have
a
desire
for wealth
are falling
into danger,
and
are taken
as
in
a net
by
a number
of
foolish
and damaging
desires, through
which
men
are overtaken
by death
and
destruction.
For
the
love
of
money
is
a
root
of
all
evil:
and
some
whose hearts
were fixed
on
it
have
been turned
away
from
the
faith,
and
been wounded
with unnumbered sorrows.
But
you,
O
man
of
God, keep
yourself
from
these
things,
and go
after
righteousness, religion,
faith,
love,
a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
Be
fighting
the
good
fight
of
the
faith;
take
for yourself
the
life
eternal,
for
which
you
were marked out,
and
of
which
you gave
witness
in
the eyes
of
all.
I
give
you
orders
before
God,
the giver
of
life,
and
Christ
Jesus,
who
before
Pontius
Pilate
gave
witness
to
the faith,
To
keep
the word untouched
by evil, clear
from
all shame, till
the revelation
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ:
Which
at
the
right
time
he
will make clear,
who
is
the eternal
and
only Ruler,
King
of
kings,
and
Lord
of
lords;
Who
only
has life
for ever,
living
in
light
to
which
no
man
may come near;
whom
no
man
has
seen
or
is
able
to
see:
to
whom
be honour
and
power
for ever.
So
be
it.
Give
orders
to
those
who
have money
and goods
in
this life,
not
to
be lifted
up
in
their
minds,
or
to put
their
hope
in
the uncertain chances
of
wealth,
but
in
God
who gives
us
in
full measure
all
things
for
our use;
And
to
do
good, having wealth
in
good
works,
being quick
to give, taking part
with one another;
Making
ready
for
themselves
a safe place
for
the time
to
come,
so
that
the true
life
may
be theirs.
O
Timothy, take good care
of that
which
is given
to
you, turning away
from
the wrong
and foolish talk
and
arguments
of that
knowledge
which
is
falsely
so named;
Through
which
some,
who gave
their minds
to
it,
have
been turned
away
from
the
faith.
Grace
be
with
you.
2 Timothy
Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy
2 Timothy
2Ti
Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy
Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ
by
the purpose
of
God,
in
the hope
of
the
life
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus,
To
Timothy,
my well-loved
child:
Grace,
mercy,
peace,
from
God
the
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
I give praise
to
God,
whose servant
I
have
been,
with
a heart free
from sin,
from
the
time
of
my fathers,
because
in
my
prayers
at
all times
the thought
of
you
is
with
me,
night
and
day
Desiring
to
see
you, keeping
in
my memory
your weeping,
so
that
I
may be
full
of
joy;
Having
in
mind
your true
faith,
which
first
was
in
your mother's
mother
Lois,
and
in
your
mother
Eunice,
and,
I
am certain,
is
now
in
you.
For
this
reason
I
say
to
you,
Let
that grace
of
God
which
is
in
you, given
to
you
by
my
hands,
have living
power.
For
God
did
not
give
us
a
spirit
of fear,
but
of
power
and
of
love
and
of
self-control.
Have
no feeling
of shame,
then,
for
the
witness
of
our
Lord
or
for
me,
his
prisoner:
but undergo
all
things
for
the
good
news
in
the measure
of
the
power
of
God;
Who
gave
us
salvation, marking
us
out
for
his
purpose,
not
on account
of
our
works,
but
in
the measure
of
his
purpose
and
his
grace,
which
was
given
to
us
in
Christ
Jesus
before
times
eternal,
But
has
now
been
made
clear
by
the revelation
of
our Saviour
Christ
Jesus,
who put
an
end
to
death
and
made
life unending come
to
light
through
the
good
news,
Of
which
I
was
made
a
preacher
and
an
Apostle
and
a
teacher;
And
for
which
I undergo
these
things:
but
I
have
no feeling
of shame.
For
I
have knowledge
of
him
in
whom
I
have
faith,
and
I
am certain
that
he
is
able
to
keep
that
which
I
have given
into
his care till
that
day.
Keep
the form
of
those true
words
which
you
had
from
me,
in
faith
and
love
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus.
That
good
thing
which
was given
to
you
keep
safe,
through
the
Holy
Spirit
which
is
in
us.
You
have
had news
that
all
those
in
Asia went
away
from
me;
among
whom
are
Phygelus
and
Hermogenes:
May
the
Lord
give
mercy
to
the
house
of
Onesiphorus
because
he frequently
gave
me help,
and
had
no feeling
of shame
because
I
was
in
chains;
But
when
he
was
in
Rome,
he
went
in
search
of
me everywhere,
and
came
to
me
(May
he
have
the Lord's
mercy
in
that
day);
and
of
all
he
did
for
me
at
Ephesus
you
have full knowledge.
So
then,
my
child,
be
strong
in
the
grace
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus.
And
the
things
which
I
have
said
to
you
before
a
number
of
witnesses,
give
to
those
of
the
faith,
so
that
they
may
be teachers
of
others.
Be ready
to do without
the comforts
of life,
as
one
of
the army
of
Christ
Jesus.
A fighting
man, when he
is
with
the army, keeps himself free
from
the business
of
this
life
so
that he
may be
pleasing
to
him
who
has taken
him into
his army.
And
if
a
man takes part
in
a competition
he does
not get
the crown
if
he
has
not
kept
the
rules.
It
is right
for
the worker
in
the fields
to
be
the
first
to
take
of
the
fruit.
Give
thought
to
what
I
say;
for
the
Lord
will
give
you wisdom
in
all
things.
Keep
in
mind
Jesus
Christ,
of
the
seed
of
David,
who came back
from
the
dead,
as
my
good
news gives witness:
In
which
I
put
up
with
the hardest conditions,
even prison
chains,
like
one
who
has done
a crime;
but
the
word
of
God
is
not
in
chains.
But
I undergo
all
things
for
the saints,
so
that
they
may
have
salvation
in
Christ
Jesus
with
eternal
glory.
This
is
a true
saying:
If
we undergo death
with
him,
then
will
we
be living
with
him:
If
we go
on
to
the end,
then
we
will
be ruling
with
him:
if
we
say
we
have
no knowledge
of
him,
then
he
will
say
he
has
no knowledge
of us:
If
we
are
without faith, still
he keeps faith,
for
he
will
never
be untrue
to
himself.
Put
these
things
before
them, giving
them orders
in
the name
of
the
Lord
to
keep themselves
from fighting
about
words,
which
is
of
no profit, only causing error
in
their
hearers.
Let it
be
your care
to get
the approval
of
God,
as
a
workman
who
has no cause
for shame, giving
the
true
word
in
the right way.
But take no part
in wrong
and foolish talk,
for
those
who do
so
will
go farther
into evil,
And
their
words
will
be
like poisoned wounds
in
the flesh:
such
are
Hymenaeus
and
Philetus;
Men whose ideas
are
all false,
who
say
that
the
coming back
from
the dead
has
even
now
taken
place, overturning
the
faith
of
some.
But God's
strong base
is unchanging,
having
this sign,
The
Lord
has knowledge
of
those
who
are
his:
and,
Let
everyone
by
whom
the
name
of
the
Lord
is
named
be turned
away
from
evil.
Now
in
a
great
house
there
are
not
only
vessels
of
gold
and
silver,
but
others
of
wood
and earth,
and
some
which
are honoured
and
some
without honour.
If
a
man makes
himself
clean
from
these,
he
will
be
a
vessel
for honour,
made
holy,
ready
for
the master's
use,
ready
for
every
good
work.
But keep yourself
from
those
desires
of
the flesh
which
are strong
when
the body
is young,
and go
after
righteousness,
faith,
love,
peace,
with
those whose prayers go up
to
the
Lord
from
a
clean
heart.
And put away
foolish
and uncontrolled questionings,
seeing
that
they
are
a cause
of trouble.
For
it
is
not right
for
the Lord's
servant
to
make trouble,
but
he
is
to
be
gentle
to
all, ready
in teaching, putting
up
with wrong,
Gently guiding
those
who go
against
the teaching;
if
by chance
God
may
give
them
a change
of heart
and
true
knowledge,
And
so
they
may get
themselves free
from
the net
of
the Evil
One, being made
the prisoners
of
the Lord's servant,
for
the
purpose
of
God.
But
be certain
of
this,
that
in
the
last
days
times
of trouble
will
come.
For
men
will
be
lovers
of
self,
lovers
of
money, uplifted
in pride, given
to bitter words, going against
the authority
of
their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,
Without natural love, bitter
haters, saying evil
of others, violent
and uncontrolled, hating all
good,
False
to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up
in mind, loving
pleasure
more
than
God;
Having
a
form
of religion,
but turning
their backs
on
the
power
of
it: go
not
with
these.
For
these
are
they
who
go secretly
into
houses,
making prisoners
of foolish
women, weighted
down
with
sin, turned
from
the
way
by
their evil
desires,
Ever
learning,
and
never
coming
to
the
knowledge
of
what
is
true.
And
as James
and
Jambres went
against
Moses,
so
do
these go
against
what
is
true:
men
of evil
minds,
who, tested
by
faith,
are seen
to
be false.
But
they
will
go
no farther:
for
their foolish behaviour
will
be clear
to
all
men,
as
theirs
was
in
the end.
But
you took
as
your example
my
teaching, behaviour,
purpose,
and
faith;
my long waiting,
my
love,
my quiet undergoing
of trouble;
My punishments
and pain;
the
things
which
came
to
me
at
Antioch,
at
Iconium,
at
Lystra;
the cruel attacks
made
on
me:
and
the
Lord
made
me
free
from
them
all.
Yes,
and
all whose purpose
is
to
be
living
in
the knowledge
of God
in
Christ
Jesus,
will
be cruelly attacked.
Evil
and false
men
will become
worse
and
worse, using deceit
and themselves overcome
by deceit.
But
see
that
you keep
to
the teaching
you
have
been given
and
the
things
of
which
you
are certain, conscious
of
who
has
been
your teacher;
And
that
from
the time
when
you
were
a child,
you
have
had knowledge
of
the holy
Writings,
which
are
able
to make
you wise
to
salvation,
through
faith
in
Christ
Jesus.
Every holy Writing
which
comes
from
God
is
of
profit
for
teaching,
for
training,
for guiding,
for education
in
righteousness:
So
that
the
man
of
God
may
be
complete, trained
and made ready
for
every
good
work.
I give
you orders,
before
God
and
Christ
Jesus,
who
will
be
the
judge
of
the
living
and
the
dead,
and
by
his revelation
and
his
kingdom;
Be
preaching
the
word
at
all times,
in
every
place; make protests,
say sharp
words, give
comfort,
with long waiting
and
teaching;
For
the
time
will
come
when
they
will
not take
the true
teaching;
but, moved
by
their
desires,
they
will get
for
themselves
a
great
number
of
teachers
for
the pleasure
of
hearing
them;
And shutting
their
ears
to
what
is
true,
will
be
turned
away
to belief
in foolish stories.
But
be self-controlled
in
all
things,
do without comfort, go
on preaching
the good news, completing
the
work
which
has been given
you
to
do.
For
I
am
even
now
being offered,
and
my end
is
near.
I
have made a
good
fight,
I
have come
to
the end
of
my journey,
I
have
kept
the
faith:
From
now
on,
the
crown
of
righteousness
is
made ready
for
me,
which
the
Lord,
the
upright
judge,
Will
give
to
me
at
that
day:
and
not
only
to
me,
but
to
all
those
who
have
had
love
for
his revelation.
Do your best
to
come
to
me
before long:
For
Demas
has
gone
away
from
me,
for
love
of
this
present life,
and
has
gone
to
Thessalonica:
Crescens
has
gone
to
Galatia,
Titus
to
Dalmatia.
Only
Luke
is
with
me.
Get
Mark
and
take
him
with
you;
for
he
is
of use
to
me
in
the work.
Tychicus
I
sent
to
Ephesus.
The coat
which
I
did
not
take
from
Troas
and
which
is
with
Carpus, get
when
you
come,
and
the
books, specially
the papers.
Alexander
the copper-worker
did
me
much
wrong:
the
Lord
will
give
him
the
reward
of
his
works:
But
be
on
the watch
for
him,
for
he
was violent
in
his attacks
on
our
teaching.
At
my
first meeting
with
my judges,
no
one took
my
part,
but
all went away
from
me.
May
it
not
be put
to
their
account.
But
the
Lord
was
by
my side
and gave
me
strength;
so
that
through
me
the news
might
be given
out
in
full measure,
and
all
the
Gentiles
might
give ear:
and
I
was taken
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
lion.
The
Lord
will keep
me safe
from
every
evil
work
and
will give
me
salvation
in
his
kingdom
in
heaven:
to
whom
be
glory
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
Give
my love
to
Prisca
and
Aquila
and
those
of
the
house
of
Onesiphorus.
Erastus was stopping
at
Corinth;
but
Trophimus,
when
I last saw
him was
at
Miletus,
ill.
Do
your best
to
come
before
the
winter.
Eubulus
sends
you
his love,
and
Pudens
and
Linus
and
Claudia,
and
all
the
brothers.
The
Lord
be
with
your
spirit.
Grace
be
with
you.
Titus
Paul’s Letter to Titus
Titus
Tit
Paul’s Letter to Titus
Paul,
a
servant
of
God,
and
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
in agreement
with
the
faith
of
the saints
of
God
and
the full
knowledge
of
what
is
true
in harmony
with religion,
In
the
hope
of
eternal
life,
which
was
made certain
before
eternal
time,
by
the word
of
God
who
is ever true;
Who,
in
his
time,
made
clear
his
word
in
the good
news,
of
which,
by
the order
of
God
our Saviour,
I became
a preacher;
To
Titus,
my
true
child
in
our
common
faith:
Grace
and
peace
from
God
the
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our Saviour.
I did
not take
you
with
me
when
I went away
from
Crete,
so
that
you
might
do
what
was necessary
to
put
things
in
order
there, placing
men
in authority
over
the churches
in
every
town,
as
I
said
to
you;
Men
having
a
good record,
husbands
of
one
wife,
whose
children
are
of
the faith,
children
of
whom
it
may
not
be said
that
they
are given
to loose
living
or
are uncontrolled.
For
it
is
necessary
for
a Bishop
to
be
a
man
of virtue,
as God's servant;
not pushing himself forward,
not quickly moved
to wrath
or blows,
not desiring profit
for himself;
But opening his house freely
to guests; a lover
of
what
is
good, serious-minded,
upright,
holy,
self-controlled;
Keeping
to
the true
word
of
the
teaching,
so
that
he
may
be
able
to give
comfort
by right
teaching
and overcome
the arguments
of
the doubters.
For
there
are
men
who
are
not ruled
by law; foolish
talkers, false teachers, specially
those
of
the
circumcision,
By
whom
some
families
have
been
completely
overturned;
who take money
for
teaching
things
which
are
not right;
these
will
have
to
be stopped.
One
of
their
prophets
has
said,
The
men
of Crete
are ever false,
evil
beasts, lovers
of food, hating work.
This
witness
is
true.
So
say sharp words
to
them
so
that
they
may
come
to
the right
faith,
Giving
no
attention
to
the fictions
of
the Jews
and
the rules
of
men
who
have
no
true knowledge.
To
the
clean
in heart
all
things
are
clean:
but
to
those
who
are unclean
and
without faith
nothing
is
clean;
they become unclean
in
mind
and
in thought.
They say
that
they
have knowledge
of
God,
while
by
their acts
they
are turning
their backs
on
him;
they
are hated
by
all, hard-hearted,
and judged
to
be
without value
for
any
good
work.
But let
your words be
in agreement
with true
and right
teaching:
That
old
men
are
to
be simple
in
their tastes, serious, wise, true
in
faith,
in
love,
and
of
a quiet mind.
That old
women
are
to
be self-respecting
in behaviour,
not saying evil
of others,
not given
to taking
much
wine, teachers
of
that which
is
good,
Training
the
younger women
to
have
love
for
their
husbands
and
children,
To
be wise
in mind, clean
in heart,
kind; working
in
their houses, living
under
the authority
of
their
husbands;
so
that
no
evil
may
be
said
of
the
word
of
God.
To
the
young men give orders
to be wise
and serious-minded:
In
all
things see
that
you
are an example
of
good
works; holy
in
your
teaching, serious
in behaviour,
Saying true
and
right
words,
against
which
no protest
may
be
made,
so
that
he
who
is
not
on
our side
may
be
put
to
shame, unable
to
say
any
evil
of
us.
Servants
are
to
be
under
the authority
of
their
masters,
pleasing
them
in
all
things,
without argument;
Not taking
what
is
not theirs,
but giving clear signs
of
their
good
faith,
in
all
things doing credit
to
the
teaching
of
God
our Saviour.
For
the
grace
of
God
has come, giving
salvation
to
all
men,
Training
us
so
that, turning away
from evil
and
the
desires
of
this
world,
we
may
be
living wisely
and
uprightly
in
the knowledge
of God
in
this
present
life;
Looking
for
the glad
hope,
the revelation
of
the
glory
of
our
great
God
and Saviour
Jesus
Christ;
Who
gave
himself
for
us,
so
that
he
might
make
us
free
from
all wrongdoing,
and
make
for
himself
a
people
clean
in heart
and
on fire
with
good
works.
On
all
these points give
teaching
and help,
and make clear
what
is right
with
all
authority.
Let
all
men give
you honour.
Make clear
to
them
that
they
are
to
put
themselves
under
rulers
and
authorities,
to
do
what
they
are ordered,
to
be
ready
for
every
good
work,
To say
no
evil
of
any
man,
not
to
be fighters,
to give
way
to
others,
to
be
gentle
in behaviour
to
all
men.
For
in
the past
we
were
foolish, hard
in heart, turned
from
the true
way, servants
of
evil
desires
and
pleasures, living
in bad feeling
and
envy,
hated
and
hating
one
another.
But
when
the mercy
of
God
our Saviour,
and
his
love
to
man
was seen,
Not
by
works
of
righteousness
which
we
did
ourselves,
but
in
the measure
of
his
mercy,
he
gave
us
salvation,
through
the
washing
of
the new birth
and
the
giving
of new
life
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
Which
he gave
us freely
through
Jesus
Christ
our Saviour;
So
that, having
been given righteousness
through
grace,
we might
have
a part
in
the heritage,
the
hope
of
eternal
life.
This
is
a true
saying;
and
it
is
my
desire
that
you
may give certain witness
about
these
things,
so
that
those
who
have
had
faith
in
God
may give attention
to
good
works.
These
things
are
good
and
of
profit
to
men;
But
have nothing
to
do
with
foolish questionings,
and lists
of generations,
and
fights
and arguments
about
the
law;
for
they
are
of no profit
and
foolish.
A
man whose opinions
are
not
those
of
the church,
after
a
first
and
second protest,
is
to
be kept out
of
your society;
Clearly
he
is
in error
and
a sinner,
being self-judged.
When
I
send
Artemas
or
Tychicus
to
you,
do
your best
to
come
to
me
at
Nicopolis:
for
it
is
my purpose
to
be
there
for
the
winter.
Send
Zenas,
the
man
of
law,
and
Apollos
on
their
journey
with
all care,
so
that
they
may
be
in
need
of
nothing.
And
let
our
people go
on
with
good
works
for
necessary purposes,
so
that
they
may
not
be
without
fruit.
All
who
are
with
me
send
you
their
love.
Give
our
love
to
our friends
in
the
faith.
Grace
be
with
you
all.
Philemon
Paul’s Letter to Philemon
Philemon
Phm
Paul’s Letter to Philemon
Paul,
a
prisoner
of
Jesus
Christ,
and
Timothy
our
brother,
to
Philemon,
our
dear helper
in
the faith,
And
to
Apphia,
our
sister,
and
to
Archippus,
our brother
in God's army,
and
to
the
church
in
your
house:
Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
I
give praise
to
God
at
all
times
and
make
prayer
for
you,
Hearing
of
the
love
and
the
faith
which
you
have
to
the
Lord
Jesus
and
to
all
the
saints;
That
the
faith
which
you
have
in common
with
them
may
be working
with power,
in
the
knowledge
of
every
good
thing
in
you,
for
Christ.
For
I
had
great
joy
and
comfort
in
your
love,
because
the
hearts
of
the
saints
have
been made strong
again
through
you,
brother.
And
so,
though
I
might,
in
the name
of
Christ, give
you orders
to
do
what
is right,
Still,
because
of
love,
in place
of
an order,
I make
a request
to
you,
I,
Paul,
an
old
man
and
now
a
prisoner
of
Christ
Jesus:
My request
is
for
my
child
Onesimus,
the
child
of
my
chains,
Who
in
the past
was
of no profit
to
you,
but
now
is
of profit
to
you
and
to
me:
Whom
I
have
sent
back
to
you,
him
who
is
my
very
heart:
Though
my
desire
was
to
keep
him
with
me,
to
be
my
servant
in
the
chains
of
the
good
news,
in
your
place:
But
without
your approval
I
would
do
nothing;
so
that
your
good works might
not
be forced,
but
done freely
from
your heart.
For
it
is possible
that
for
this
reason
he
was parted
from
you
for
a
time,
so
that
you
might
have
him
for ever;
No
longer
as
a
servant,
but
more
than
a
servant,
a
brother,
very
dear
to
me specially,
but
much
more
to
you,
in
the
flesh
as
well
as
in
the
Lord.
If
then
you
take
me
to
be
your friend
and brother,
take
him
in
as
myself.
If
he
has
done
you
any
wrong
or
is
in debt
to
you
for
anything, put
it
to
my
account.
I,
Paul,
writing
this
myself,
say,
I
will
make payment
to
you:
and
I
do
not
say
to
you
that
you
are
in debt
to
me
even
for
your life.
So
brother,
let
me
have joy
of
you
in
the
Lord:
give new life
to
my
heart
in
Christ.
Being certain
that
you
will
do
my desire,
I
am
writing
to
you,
in
the knowledge
that
you
will
do
even
more
than
I
say.
And
make
a room
ready
for
me;
for
I
am
hoping
that
through
your
prayers
I
will
be
given
to
you.
Epaphras,
my brother-prisoner
in
Christ
Jesus,
sends
you
his love;
And so do
Mark,
Aristarchus,
Demas,
and
Luke, my brother-workers.
The
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
your
spirit. So
be it.
Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews
Hebrews
Heb
The Letter to the Hebrews
In times
past
the word
of
God came
to
our
fathers
through
the
prophets,
in different parts
and
in different
ways;
But
now,
at
the
end
of
these
days,
it
has come
to
us
through
his
Son,
to
whom
he
has given
all
things
for
a heritage,
and
through
whom
he
made
the order
of
the generations;
Who,
being
the outshining
of
his
glory,
the true image
of
his substance, supporting
all
things
by
the
word
of
his
power,
having given
himself
as
an
offering
making clean
from
sins,
took
his
seat
at
the
right
hand
of
God
in heaven;
Having
become
by
so
much
better
than
the
angels,
as
the
name
which
is
his heritage
is
more noble
than
theirs.
To
which
of
the
angels
did
God
say
at
any
time,
You
are
my
Son,
this
day
I
have given
you
being?
or,
I
will
be
his
Father,
and
he
will
be
my
Son?
And
again,
when
he
is sending
his
only Son
into
the
world,
he
says,
Let
all
the
angels
of
God
give
him
worship.
And
of
the
angels
he
says,
Who
makes
his
angels
winds,
and
his
servants flames
of
fire:
But
of
the
Son
he says,
Your seat
of power, O
God,
is
for
ever
and
ever;
and
the
rod
of
your
kingdom
is
a
rod
of righteousness.
You
have
been
a lover
of
righteousness
and
a hater
of
evil;
and
so
God,
your
God,
has put
the
oil
of
joy
on
your head more
than
on
the heads
of
those
who
are
with
you.
You,
Lord,
at
the
first
did put
the
earth
on its base,
and
the
heavens
are
the
works
of
your
hands:
They
will come
to
their
end;
but
you
are
for ever;
they
will
become
old
as
a
robe;
They
will
be
rolled
up
like
a cloth,
even
like
a
robe,
and
they
will
be
changed:
but
you
are
the
same
and
your
years
will
have
no
end.
But
of
which
of
the
angels
has
he
said
at
any
time,
Take
your seat
at
my
right
hand till
I
put
all
those
who
are
against
you
under
your
feet?
Are
they
not
all helping
spirits,
who
are
sent
out
as servants
to
those whose heritage
will
be
salvation?
For
this
reason there
is
the
more need
for
us
to
give
attention
to
the
things
which
have
come
to
our
ears,
for fear
that
by chance
we
might
be slipping
away.
Because
if
the
word
which
came
through
the
angels
was fixed,
and
in
the past
every evil act against God's
orders
was given
its
full punishment;
What
will
come
on
us,
if
we
do
not
give
our minds
to such
a
great
salvation?
a
salvation
of
which
our fathers
first
had knowledge
through
the
words
of
the
Lord,
and
which
was
made certain
to
us
by
those
to
whom
his
words
came;
And
God
was
a witness
with
them,
by
signs
and
wonders,
and
by
more
than natural
powers,
and
by
his distribution
of
the
Holy
Spirit
at
his pleasure.
For
he did
not
make
the
angels rulers
over
the
world
to
come,
of
which
I
am writing.
But
a
certain writer
has given
his witness,
saying,
What
is
man,
that
you keep
him
in mind?
what
is
the
son
of
man,
that
you take
him
into account?
You
made
him
a
little
lower
than
the
angels;
you gave
him
a crown
of
glory
and honour,
and
made
him ruler
over all
the works
of
your hands:
You
put
all
things
under
his
feet.
For
in making
man
the ruler
over
all
things,
God
did
not
put
anything outside
his authority;
though
we
do
not
see
everything
under
him
now.
But
we
see
him
who
was
made
a
little
lower
than
the
angels,
even
Jesus,
crowned
with
glory
and honour,
because
he let himself
be put
to
death
so
that
by
the
grace
of
God
he
might undergo
death
for
all
men.
Because
it
was
right
for
him,
for
whom
and
through
whom
all
things
have being,
in guiding
his
sons
to
glory,
to
make
the captain
of
their
salvation
complete
through pain.
For
he
who makes
holy
and
those
who
are made
holy
are
all
of
one family;
and
for
this
reason
it
is
no shame
for
him
to
give
them
the
name
of
brothers,
Saying,
I
will
give
the knowledge
of
your
name
to
my
brothers,
I
will make
a song
of
praise
to
you
before
the
church.
And
again
he says,
I
will
put
my
faith
in
him.
And
again,
See,
I
am
here,
and
the
children
which
God
has
given
to
me.
And
because
the
children
are
flesh
and
blood,
he took
a
body
himself
and became
like
them;
so
that
by
his
death
he
might put
an
end
to
him
who
had
the
power
of
death,
that
is
to
say,
the Evil
One;
And
let
those
who
all
their
lives
were
in chains
because
of
their
fear
of
death, go
free.
For, truly,
he does
not
take on
the life
of
angels,
but that
of
the
seed
of
Abraham.
Because
of
this
it
was
necessary
for
him
to
be
made
like
his
brothers
in
every
way,
so
that
he
might
be
a
high
priest
full
of mercy
and keeping faith
in
everything
to
do
with
God, making offerings
for
the
sins
of
the
people.
For having been
put
to
the
test
himself,
he
is
able
to give
help
to
others
when
they
are
tested.
For
this reason,
holy
brothers, marked out
to
have
a
part
in
heaven, give thought
to
Jesus
the representative
and
high
priest
of
our faith;
Who
kept faith
with
God
who
gave
him
his
place,
even
as
Moses
did
in
all
his
house.
And
it
was right
for
this
man
to
have
more honour
than
Moses,
even
as
the
builder
of
a
house
has
more honour
than
the
house.
For
every
house
has
a
builder;
but
the
builder
of
all
things
is
God.
And
Moses
certainly kept
faith
as
a
servant,
in
all
his
house,
and
as
a
witness
of
those
things
which
were
to
be
said later;
But
Christ
as
a
son,
over
his
house;
whose
house
are
we,
if
we
keep
our hearts fixed
in
the glad
and
certain
hope till
the
end.
And
so,
as
the
Holy
Spirit
says,
Today
if
you
let
his
voice
come
to
your
ears,
Be
not hard
of
heart,
as
when
you made
me angry,
on
the
day
of
testing
in
the waste land,
When
your
fathers
put
me
to
the
test,
and
saw
my
works
for
forty
years.
So
that
I
was
angry
with
this
generation,
and
I
said,
Their
hearts
are
in error
at
all
times,
and
they
have
no knowledge
of
my
ways;
And being angry
I made
an
oath, saying,
They
may
not
come
into
my
rest.
My
brothers,
take
care
that
there
is
not
by chance
in
any
one
of
you
an
evil
heart without belief, turning
away
from
the
living
God:
But
give
comfort
to
one
another
every
day
as
long
as
it
is still
Today;
so
that
no
one
among
you
may
be made hard
by
the
deceit
of
sin:
For
if
we
keep
the substance
of
the faith
which
we
had
at
the start,
even till
the
end,
we
have
a part
with
Christ;
As
it
is
said,
Today
if
you
will
let
his
voice
come
to
your
ears,
be
not hard
of
heart,
as
when
you
made
him angry.
Who made
him angry
when
his voice
came
to
them?
was
it
not
all
those
who
came
out
of
Egypt
with
Moses?
And
with
whom
was
he
angry
for
forty
years?
was
it
not
with
those
who
did evil,
who
came
to
their deaths
in
the waste land?
And
to
whom
did
he
make
an
oath
that
they might
not
come
into
his
rest?
was
it
not
to
those
who
went
against
his orders?
So
we
see
that
they
were
not
able
to
go
in
because
they
had
no belief.
Let
us
then, though
we still
have God's word
that
we
may
come
into
his
rest,
go
in
fear
that
some
of
you
may
be unable
to
do
so.
And, truly,
the
good
news
came
to
us,
even
as
it
did
to
them;
but
the
hearing
of
the
word
did
them
no
good,
because
they
were
not
united
in
faith
with
the true
hearers.
For
those
of
us
who
have belief
come
into
his
rest;
even
as
he
has
said,
As
I
said
in
my
oath
when
I
was angry,
They
may
not
come
into
my
rest:
though
the
works
were
done
from
the time
of
the making
of
the
world.
For
in
one
place
he
has
said
of
the
seventh
day,
And
God
had
rest
from
all
his
works
on
the
seventh
day;
And
in
the
same
place
he says
again,
They
will
not
come
into
my
rest.
So
that
as
it
is clear
that
some
have
to
go
in,
and
that
the
first hearers
of
the
good
news
were
not able
to
go
in
because
they
went
against God's orders,
After
a
long
time,
again naming
a
certain
day,
he
says
in
David,
Today (as
he
had
said
before),
Today
if
you
will
let
his
voice
come
to
your
ears,
be
not hard
of
heart,
For
if
Joshua
had
given
them
rest,
he
would
not
have
said anything
about
another
day.
So
that
there
is still
a Sabbath-keeping
for
the
people
of
God.
For
the
man
who
comes
into
his
rest
has
had
rest
from
his
works,
as
God
did
from
his.
Because
of
this,
let
us
have
a strong desire
to
come
into
that
rest,
and
let
no
one
go
after
the
example
of
those
who
went
against God's
orders.
For
the
word
of
God
is
living
and
full
of power,
and
is
sharper
than
any
two-edged
sword, cutting through
and making
a
division
even
of
the
soul
and
the
spirit,
the bones
and
the muscles,
and
quick
to see
the
thoughts
and purposes
of
the
heart.
And
there
is
nothing made
which
is
not completely clear
to
him;
there
is
nothing covered,
but
all
things
are
open
to
the
eyes
of
him
with
whom
we
have
to
do.
Having
then
a
great
high
priest,
who
has
made
his
way
through
the
heavens, even
Jesus
the
Son
of
God,
let us
be
strong
in
our faith.
For
we
have
not
a
high
priest
who
is
not
able
to
be touched
by
the feelings
of
our feeble flesh;
but
we
have
one
who
has
been
tested
in
all points
as
we
ourselves
are
tested,
but
without
sin.
Then
let
us
come
near
to
the seat
of
grace
without fear,
so
that
mercy
may
be given
to
us,
and
we
may
get
grace
for
our
help
in
time
of
need.
Every
high
priest
who
is
taken
from
among
men
is
given
his position
to
take care
of
the interests
of
men
in
those
things
which
have
to
do
with
God,
so
that
he
may
make
offerings
for
sins.
He
is
able
to
have feeling
for
those
who
have
no
knowledge
and
for
those
who
are
wandering
from
the true
way,
because
he
himself
is feeble;
And being feeble,
he
has
to
make
sin-offerings
for
himself
as
well
as
for
the
people.
And
no
man
who
is
not
given authority
by
God,
as
Aaron
was,
takes
this honour
for
himself.
In
the
same
way
Christ
did
not
take
for
himself
the
glory
of
being
made
a
high
priest,
but
was given
it
by
him
who
said,
You
are
my
Son,
this
day
I
have given
you
being:
As
he
says
in
another
place,
You
are
a
priest
for
ever
after
the
order
of
Melchizedek.
Who
in
the
days
of
his
flesh, having sent
up
prayers
and
requests
with
strong
crying
and weeping
to
him
who
was
able
to give
him
salvation
from
death,
had
his
prayer answered
because
of
his fear
of
God.
And
though
he
was
a
Son,
through
the pain
which
he underwent,
the knowledge
came
to
him
of
what
it
was
to
be under God's orders;
And
when
he
had
been
made
complete,
he
became
the giver
of
eternal
salvation
to
all
those
who
are under
his orders;
Being named
by
God
a
high
priest
of
the
order
of
Melchizedek.
Of
whom
we
have
much
to
say
which
it
is
hard
to make clear,
because
you
are slow
of
hearing.
And
though
by
this
time
it
would
be right
for
you
to
be
teachers,
you still
have
need
of
someone
to
give
you
teaching
about
the
first simple rules
of God's revelation;
you
have
become like babies
who
have
need
of
milk,
and
not
of
solid
food.
For
everyone
who takes
milk
is without experience
of
the
word
of
righteousness:
he
is
a
child.
But
solid
food
is
for
men
of
full growth,
even
for
those whose
senses
are
trained
by
use
to see
what
is
good
and
what
is
evil.
For
this
reason
let
us
go
on
from
the
first
things
about
Christ
to full growth;
not building
again
that
on
which
it
is based,
that
is,
the turning
of
the heart
from
dead
works,
and
faith
in
God,
The
teaching
of baptisms,
and
of
the putting
on
of
hands,
and
of
the future life
of
the
dead,
and
of
the judging
on
the last day.
Now
we
will
do
this,
if
God lets
us.
As
for
those
who
at
one time saw
the
light,
tasting
the good
things
from
heaven,
and
having
their part
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
With knowledge
of
the
good
word
of
God,
and
of
the
powers
of
the coming
time,
And
then let
themselves
be turned
away,
it
is
not possible
for
their hearts
to
be made new
a second time; because
they
themselves
put
the
Son
of
God
on
the cross
again, openly shaming
him.
For
a
land,
drinking
in
the
frequent
rain
and producing good plants
for
those
for
whom
it
is worked,
has
a
blessing
from
God:
But
if
it sends
up
thorns
and evil plants,
it
is
of no use
and
is
ready
to
be
cursed; its
only
end
is
to
be
burned.
But,
my loved ones,
though
we
say
this,
we
are certain
that
you
have
better
things
in
you,
things
which go
with
salvation;
For
God
is true,
and
will
not put away
from
him
the memory
of
your
work
and
of
your
love
for
his
name,
in
the help
which
you gave
and still
give
to
the
saints.
And
it
is
our
desire
that
you
may
all keep
the
same
high
purpose
in certain
hope
to
the
end:
So
that
you
may
not
be slow
in heart,
but
may
take
as
your example
those
to
whom God
has given
their heritage,
because
of
their
faith
and
their long waiting.
For
when
God
made
his
oath
to
Abraham,
because
there
was
no
greater
oath,
he
made
it
by
himself,
Saying,
Be certain
that
I
will
give
you
my
blessing,
and make
your numbers
very great.
And
so,
when
he
had
been waiting calmly
for
a
long time, God's word
to
him
was put into
effect.
For
men
at
all times
make
their
oaths
by
what
is
greater;
and
any argument
is ended
by
the decision
of
the
oath.
So
that
when
it
was God's
desire
to make
it specially clear
to
those
who
by
his word
were
to
have
the heritage,
that
his
purpose
was fixed,
he made
it more certain
with
an
oath;
So
that
we,
who
have gone
in flight
from danger
to
the
hope
which
has
been put
before
us,
may
have
a
strong
comfort
in
two unchanging
things,
in
which
it
is
not possible
for
God
to
be false;
And
this hope
is
like
a strong band
for
our
souls, fixed
and
certain,
and
going
in
to
that
which
is inside
the
veil;
Where
Jesus
has
gone
before
us,
as
a
high
priest
for
ever
after
the
order
of
Melchizedek.
For
this
Melchizedek,
the
king
of
Salem,
a
priest
of
the
Most
High
God,
who gave
Abraham
his
blessing, meeting
him
when
he came
back
after putting
the
kings
to death,
And
to
whom
Abraham gave
a
tenth
part
of
everything
which
he
had,
being
first named
King
of
righteousness,
and
then
in addition,
King
of
Salem,
that
is
to say,
King
of
peace;
Being
without
father
or
mother,
or family,
having
no birth
or
end
to
his
life,
being
made
like
the
Son
of
God,
is
a
priest
for ever.
Now
see
how
great
this
man
was,
to
whom
our father
Abraham
gave
a
tenth
part
of
what
he
had got
in
the fight.
And
it
is true
that
by
the
law,
those
of
the
sons
of
Levi
who
have
the position
of priests
may
take
a tenth
part
of
the people's goods;
that
is
to say,
they
take
it
from
their
brothers
though
these
are
the
sons
of
Abraham.
But
this
man,
who
was
not
of
their family, took
the
tenth
from
Abraham,
and gave
a
blessing
to
him
to
whom
God
had given
his undertaking.
But
there
is no doubt
that
the
less gets
his
blessing
from
the
greater.
Now
at
the present time,
men
over whom
death
has power
take
the
tenth;
but
then
it
was
taken
by
one
of whom
it
is
witnessed
that
he
is
living.
And
we
may
say
that
in
Abraham,
even
Levi,
who
has
a right
to
take
the
tenth
part, gave
it;
Because
he
was
still
in
his father's body
when
Melchizedek
came
to
him.
Now
if
it
was possible
for
things
to
be
made complete
through
the
priests
of
the house
of Levi (for
the
law
was given
to
the
people
in
connection
with
them),
what
need
was
there
for
another
priest
who
was
of
the
order
of
Melchizedek
and
not
of
the
order
of
Aaron?
Because
if
the priests
are changed,
it
is
necessary
to make
a
change
in
the
law.
For
he
of
whom
these
things
are
said comes
of
another
tribe,
of
which
no
man
has ever
made offerings
at
the
altar.
Because
it
is clear
that
our
Lord comes
out
of
Judah,
and
Moses
said
nothing
about
priests
from
that
tribe.
And
this
is
even
more clear
if
a second
priest
has
come
up
who
is
like
Melchizedek,
That
is
to say,
not
made
by
a
law based
on
the
flesh,
but
by
the
power
of
a
life
without end:
For
it
has been
witnessed
of
him,
You
are
a
priest
for
ever
after
the
order
of
Melchizedek.
So
the law
which
went
before
is
put
on
one side,
because
it
was feeble
and
without profit.
(Because
the
law
made
nothing
complete),
and
in
its place
there
is
a
better
hope,
through
which
we
come
near
to
God.
And
as
this
is
not
without
the
taking
of
an
oath
(For
those
were
made
priests
without
an
oath,
but
this
one
was
made
a
priest
with
an
oath
by
him
who
says
of
him,
The
Lord gave
his
oath,
which
he
will
not take
back,
that
you
are
a
priest
for
ever);
By
so
much
is
it
a
better agreement
which
we
have
through
Jesus.
And
it
is true
that
there
have
been
a
great number
of
those
priests,
because
death
does
not
let
them go
on
for ever;
But
this priest,
because
his life goes
on
for
ever,
is unchanging.
So
that
he
is fully
able
to
be
the saviour
of
all
who
come
to
God
through
him,
because
he
is ever
living
to
make prayer
to
God
for
them.
It
was right
for us
to
have
such
a
high
priest,
one
who
is
holy
and
without evil, doing no wrong, having no
part
with
sinners,
and
made higher
than
the
heavens:
Who
has
no
need
to
make
offerings
for
sins
every
day,
like
those
high
priests,
first
for
himself,
and
then
for
the
people;
because
he
did
this
once
and
for ever
when
he
made
an
offering
of
himself.
The
law
makes
high
priests
of
men
who
are feeble;
but
the
word
of
the
oath,
which
was
made
after
the
law, gives
that position
to
a
Son,
in
whom
all good
is
for
ever
complete.
Now
of
the
things
we
are
saying
this
is
the
chief
point:
We
have
such
a
high
priest,
who
has
taken
his
place
at
the
right
hand
of God's
high
seat
of glory
in
heaven,
As
a servant
of
the
holy
things
and
of
the
true
Tent,
which
was put up
by God,
not
by
man.
Now
every
high
priest
is
given authority
to
take
to God
the
things
which
are
given
and
to
make
offerings;
so
that
it
is
necessary
for
this
man, like
them,
to
have
something
for
an
offering.
If
he
had
been
on
earth
he
would
not
have
been
a
priest
at
all,
because
there
are other
priests
who
make
the
offerings ordered
by
the
law;
Being servants
of
that
which
is
a
copy
and
an image
of
the
things
in
heaven,
as
Moses,
when
he
was
about
to
make
the
Tent,
had special orders
from
God:
for,
See,
he
said,
that
you
make
everything
like
the design
which
you
saw
in
the
mountain.
But
now
his position
as priest
is higher.
because
through
him God
has made
a
better agreement
with man, based
on
the giving
of
better
things.
For
if
that
first agreement
had
been as
good as possible,
there
would
have
been
no
place
for
a
second.
For, protesting
against
them,
he
says,
See,
the
days
are
coming
when
I
will make
a
new agreement
with
the
house
of
Israel,
and
with
the
house
of
Judah;
Not
like
the agreement
which
I
made
with
their
fathers
when
I
took
them
by
the
hand,
to
be
their guide
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt;
for
they
did
not
keep
the agreement
with
me,
and
I
gave
them up,
says
the
Lord.
For
this
is
the agreement
which
I
will
make
with
the
people
of
Israel
after
those
days:
I
will
put
my
laws
into
their
minds, writing
them
in
their
hearts:
and
I
will
be
their
God,
and
they
will
be
my
people:
And
there
will
be
no
need
for
every
man
to
be
teaching
his
brother,
or
his neighbour,
saying,
This
is
the knowledge
of
the
Lord:
for
they
will
all
have knowledge
of
me,
great
and
small.
And
I
will
have mercy
on
their evil-doing,
and
I
will
not
keep
their
sins
in
mind.
When
he
says,
A
new agreement,
he
has
made
the
first agreement
old.
But anything
which
is getting
old
and past use
will
not
be seen much longer.
Now
the
first agreement
had its rules
of
worship,
and
a
holy order.
For
the
first
Tent
was
made ready, having
in
it
the vessels
for
the lights
and
the
table
and
the ordering
of
the
bread;
and
this
is
named
the
holy
place.
And inside
the
second
veil
was
the
place
which
is
named
the
Holy
of
holies;
Having
a vessel
of
gold
in
it
for burning perfumes,
and
the
ark
of
the agreement,
which
was
covered
with
gold
and
which
had
in
it
a pot
made
of
gold
for
the
manna,
and Aaron's
rod
which put out buds,
and
the stones
with
the writing
of
the agreement;
And
over
it
were
the winged ones
of
glory
with
their wings covering
the mercy-seat;
about
which
it
is
not possible
now
to
say anything
in
detail.
Now
while
these
things
were
in existence,
the
priests
went
into
the
first
Tent
at
all times,
for prayer
and
the making
of offerings.
But
only
the
high
priest went
into
the
second,
once
a
year,
not
without making
an
offering
of
blood
for
himself
and
for
the errors
of
the
people:
The
Holy
Spirit witnessing
by
this
that
the
way into
the
holy
place
had
not
at
that
time
been
made open,
while
the
first
Tent
was
still
in
being;
And
this
is
an image
of
the
present
time;
when
the
offerings
which
are
given
are
not
able
to
make
the heart
of
the worshipper
completely clean,
Because
they
are
only rules
of
the
flesh,
of meats
and drinks
and
washings, which
have
their place till
the
time
comes
when things
will
be put
right.
But
now
Christ
has
come
as
the
high
priest
of
the
good
things
of
the
future,
through
this
greater
and better
Tent,
not
made
with
hands,
that
is
to
say,
not
of
this world,
And
has
gone
once
and
for ever
into
the
holy
place, having got
eternal salvation,
not
through
the
blood
of
goats
and young oxen,
but
through
his
blood.
For
if
the
blood
of
goats
and
oxen,
and
the dust
from
the burning
of
a young cow, being put
on
the unclean,
make
the
flesh clean:
How
much
more
will
the
blood
of
Christ,
who, being without sin, made
an
offering
of
himself
to
God
through
the Holy
Spirit,
make
your hearts
clean
from
dead
works
to
be servants
of
the
living
God?
And
for
this cause
it
is
through
him
that
a
new agreement
has
come
into
being,
so
that
after
the errors
under
the
first agreement
had
been
taken away
by
his
death,
the word
of God
might
have effect
for
those
who
were marked
out
for
an
eternal heritage.
Because
where
there
is
a testament,
there
has
to be
the
death
of
the man
who
made
it.
For
a testament
has effect
after
death;
for
what power
has
it
while
the
man
who
made
it
is
living?
So that
even
the
first agreement
was
not made
without
blood.
For
when
Moses
had given
all
the rules
of
the
law
to
the
people,
he
took
the
blood
of
goats
and young oxen,
with
water
and red
wool
and
hyssop,
and
put
it
on
the
book
itself
and
on
all
the
people,
Saying,
This
blood
is
the sign
of
the agreement
which
God
has
made
with
you.
And
the
blood
was put
on
the
Tent
and
all
the holy
vessels
in
the
same
way.
And
by
the
law
almost
all
things
are
made
clean
with
blood,
and
without
blood
there
is
no
forgiveness.
For
this cause
it
was
necessary
to
make
the
copies
of
the
things
in
heaven
clean
with
these offerings;
but
the
things
themselves
are made
clean
with
better offerings
than
these.
For
Christ
did
not
go
into
a
holy
place
which
had
been
made
by men's
hands
as
the
copy
of
the
true
one;
but
he
went
into
heaven
itself,
and
now takes
his
place
before
the
face
of
God
for
us.
And
he
did
not
have
to
make
an
offering
of
himself
again
and
again,
as
the
high
priest goes
into
the
holy
place
every
year
with
blood
which
is
not
his;
For
then
he
would
have undergone
a
number
of deaths
from
the
time
of
the making
of
the
world:
but
now
he
has come
to
us
at
the
end
of
the
old order,
to
put
away
sin
by
the offering
of
himself.
And
because
by God's law
death
comes
to
men
once,
and
after
that
they
are judged;
So
Christ, having
at
his first coming taken
on
himself
the
sins
of
men,
will
be
seen
a
second
time,
without
sin,
by
those
who
are
waiting
for
him,
for
their
salvation.
For
the
law,
being
only
a poor copy
of
the
future
good
things,
and
not
the true
image
of
those
things,
is
never
able
to
make
the
people
who
come
to
the altar
every
year
with
the
same
offerings
completely clean.
For
if
this
had
been possible,
would there
not
have
been
an end
of
those
offerings,
because
the worshippers
would
have
been made completely
clean
and
would
have
been
no
longer conscious
of
sins?
But
year
by
year
there
is
a memory
of
sins
in
those offerings.
Because
it
is
not possible
for
the
blood
of
oxen
and
goats
to
take
away
sins.
So
that
when
he
comes
into
the
world,
he
says,
You
had
no
desire
for
offerings,
but
you
made
a
body ready
for
me;
You
had
no joy
in burned
offerings
or
in
offerings
for
sin.
Then
I
said,
See,
I
have
come
to
do
your pleasure, O
God (as
it
is
said
of
me
in
the roll
of
the
book).
After
saying,
You
had
no
desire
for
offerings,
for burned
offerings
or
offerings
for
sin (which
are
made
by
the
law)
and
you
had
no
pleasure
in
them,
Then
he
said,
See,
I
have
come
to
do
your pleasure.
He
took
away
the old
order,
so
that
he might
put
the new
order
in its place.
By
that pleasure
we
have
been made
holy,
by
the
offering
of
the
body
of
Jesus
Christ
once
and
for ever.
And
every
priest takes
his place
at
the altar
day
by
day, doing
what
is necessary,
and
making
again
and
again
the
same
offerings
which
are
never
able
to
take
away
sins.
But
when
Jesus
had made
one
offering
for
sins
for ever,
he
took
his
place
at
the
right
hand
of
God;
And
has been
waiting there
from
that time, till
all
who
are
against
him
are
made
a foot-rest
for
his
feet.
Because
by
one
offering he
has
made
complete
for ever
those
who
are
made
holy.
And
the
Holy
Spirit
is
a
witness
for
us:
for
after
he
had
said,
This
is
the agreement
which
I
will
make
with
them
after
those
days,
says
the
Lord;
I
will
put
my
laws
in
their
hearts, writing
them
in
their
minds;
he
said,
And
I
will
keep
no
more memory
of
their
sins
and
of
their evil-doings.
Now
where
there
is
forgiveness
of
these,
there
is
no
more
offering
for
sin.
So
then,
my
brothers,
being
able
to go
into
the
holy
place without fear,
because
of
the
blood
of
Jesus,
By
the
new
and
living
way
which
he made open
for us
through
the
veil,
that
is
to
say,
his
flesh;
And having
a
great
priest
over
the
house
of
God,
Let
us
go
in
with
true
hearts,
in certain
faith, having
our
hearts made free
from
the sense
of sin
and
our
bodies
washed
with
clean water:
Let us
keep
the witness
of
our
hope strong
and unshaking,
for
he
is true
who
has given
his word:
And let
us
be moving
one
another
at all times
to
love
and
good
works;
Not giving up
our
meetings,
as
is
the
way
of
some,
but keeping
one
another strong
in faith;
and
all
the
more
because
you
see
the
day
coming
near.
For if
we
do evil
on purpose
after
we
have
had
the
knowledge
of
what
is
true, there
is
no
more offering
for
sins,
But
only
a great fear
of being judged,
and
of
the
fire
of wrath
which
will
be
the destruction
of
the haters
of God.
A
man
who
has gone
against
the
law
of
Moses
is
put
to
death
without pity
on
the word
of
two
or
three
witnesses:
But
will
not
the
man
by
whom
the
Son
of
God
has
been crushed
under
foot,
and
the
blood
of
the agreement
with
which
he
was washed clean
has
been taken
as
an
unholy
thing,
and
who
has
had no respect
for
the
Spirit
of
grace,
be judged bad enough
for
a
very
much
worse
punishment?
For
we
have
had
experience
of
him
who
says,
Punishment
is
mine,
I
will
give reward.
And
again,
The
Lord
will
be
judge
of
his
people.
We
may well go
in fear
of falling
into
the
hands
of
the
living
God.
But give thought
to
the
days
after
you
had seen
the
light,
when
you went
through
a
great war
of troubles;
In part,
in
being attacked
by angry
words
and cruel acts,
before
the eyes
of everyone,
and
in part,
in
being united
with
those
who
were attacked
in
this
way.
For
you
had pity
on
those
who
were
in prison,
and
had
joy
in
the loss
of
your
property,
in
the knowledge
that
you still
had
a
better
property
and
one
which
you
would
keep
for ever.
So
do
not give up
your hope
which
will
be
greatly rewarded.
For,
having
done
what
was right
in God's eyes,
you
have
need
of waiting
before
his word
has effect
for
you.
In
a
very
little
time
he
who
is
coming
will
come;
he
will
not
be slow.
But
the
upright
man
will
be
living
by
his
faith;
and
if
he goes
back,
my
soul
will
have
no
pleasure
in
him.
But
we
are
not
of
those
who go
back
to
destruction;
but
of
those
who
have
faith
even
to
the salvation
of
the
soul.
Now
faith
is
the substance
of
things
hoped
for,
and
the sign
that
the
things
not
seen
are true.
For
by
it
our fathers
had God's
approval.
By
faith
it
is clear
to
us
that
the order
of
events
was fixed
by
the
word
of
God,
so
that
what
is
seen
has
not
been
made
from
things
which only
seem
to
be.
By
faith
Abel
made
a
better
offering
to
God
than
Cain,
and
he
had
witness
through
it
of
his
righteousness,
God giving
his
approval
of
his
offering:
and
his voice
still
comes
to
us
through
it
though
he
is
dead.
By
faith
Enoch
was
taken
up
to heaven
so
that
he
did
not
see
death;
he
was
seen
no
longer,
for
God
took
him away:
for
before
he
was
taken,
witness
had
been
given
that
he
was well-pleasing
to
God:
And
without
faith
it
is
not possible
to
be well-pleasing
to
him,
for
it
is
necessary
for
anyone
who
comes
to
God
to
have
the belief
that
God
is,
and
that
he
is
a
rewarder
of
all
those
who
make
a serious search
for
him.
By
faith
Noah,
being moved
by
the fear
of
God,
made ready
an
ark
for
the
salvation
of
his
family,
because
God
had given
him news
of
things
which
were
not
seen
at
the time;
and
through
it
the
world
was judged
by
him,
and
he
got
for
his heritage
the
righteousness
which
is
by
faith.
By
faith
Abraham
did
as God
said
when
he
was ordered
to
go
out
into
a
place
which
was
to
be
given
to
him
as
a heritage,
and
went
out
without knowledge
of
where
he
was
going.
By
faith
he
was
a wanderer
in
the
land
of
the agreement,
as
in
a strange
land,
living
in
tents
with
Isaac
and
Jacob,
who
had
a
part
with
him
in
the
same heritage:
For
he
was
looking
for
the strong
town,
whose
builder
and maker
is
God.
And
by
faith
Sarah
herself
had
power
to
give birth,
when
she
was
very old,
because
she
had
faith
in
him
who gave
his word;
So
that
from
one
man,
who
was near
to death, came
children
in
number
as
the
stars
in
heaven,
or
as
the
sand
by
the seaside,
which
may
not
be numbered.
All
these
came
to
their
end
in
faith,
not having
had
the heritage;
but having
seen
it
with delight
far away,
they gave witness
that
they
were wanderers
and
not
of
the
earth.
For
those
who
say
such
things
make
it
clear
that
they
are
searching
for
a
country
for themselves.
And truly
if
they
had
kept
in
mind
the country
from
which
they went
out,
they
would
have
had chances
of turning back.
But
now
their
desire
is
for
a
better country,
that
is
to say,
for
one
in
heaven;
and
so
it
is
no shame
to
God
to
be named
their
God;
for
he
has
made
ready
a
town
for
them.
By
faith
Abraham made
an
offering
of
Isaac,
when
he
was
tested:
and
he
with
whom
the agreement
had
been made gave
up
as
an
offering
the
only son
of
his body,
Of
whom
it
had been
said,
From
Isaac
will
your
seed take
their
name:
Judging
that
God
was
able
to give life
even
to
the
dead;
and
because
of
this
he did
get
him
back
as
if
from
death.
By
faith
Isaac,
blessing
Jacob
and
Esau, gave news
of
things
to
come.
By
faith
Jacob gave
a
blessing
to
the two
sons
of
Joseph,
when
he
was near
to
death;
and gave
God
worship, supported
by
his stick.
By
faith
Joseph,
when
his end
was near,
said
that
the children
of
Israel
would go out
of Egypt;
and
gave
orders
about
his
bones.
By
faith
Moses
was kept
secretly
by
his
father
and mother
for
three
months
after
his
birth,
because
they
saw
that
he
was
a fair
child;
and
they
had
no
fear
of
the king's orders.
By
faith
Moses,
when
he
became
a
man,
had no desire
to
be
named
the
son
of Pharaoh's
daughter;
Feeling
that
it
was better
to undergo pain
with
the
people
of
God,
than
for
a short time
to
have
a taste
of
the
pleasures
of
sin;
Judging a part
in
the shame
of
Christ
to
be better
than
all
the
wealth
of
Egypt;
for he
was
looking forward
to
his
reward.
By
faith
he went out
of
Egypt,
not being turned
from
his purpose
by
fear
of
the
wrath
of
the
king;
for
he
kept on
his
way,
as
seeing
him
who
is
unseen.
By
faith
he
kept
the
Passover,
and
put
the sign
of
the
blood
on
the houses,
so
that
the angel
of destruction
might
not
put
their oldest sons
to
death.
By
faith
they went
through
the
Red
Sea
as
if
it
had been
dry
land,
though
the
Egyptians
were overcome
by
the water
when
they made
an attempt
to
do
the
same.
By
faith
the
walls
of
Jericho
came
down,
after
they
had been circled
for
seven
days.
By
faith
Rahab,
the loose woman,
was
not put
to death
with
those
who
had gone
against God's orders, because she
had
taken
into her house
in
peace
those sent
to see
the land.
What
more
am
I
to
say?
For there
would
not
be
time
to
give
the stories
of
Gideon,
Barak,
Samson,
and
Jephthah,
of
David
and
Samuel
and
the
prophets:
Who
through
faith overcame
kingdoms, did
righteousness, got
their reward,
kept
the
mouths
of
lions
shut,
Put
out
the
power
of
fire,
got safely
away
from
the
edge
of
the
sword,
were
made
strong
when
they
had
been feeble,
became full
of
power
in
war,
and
put
to
flight
the
armies
of
the nations.
Women
had
their
dead given
back
to
them living;
others
let
themselves
be cruelly attacked, having
no desire
to go free,
so
that
they might
have
a
better life
to
come;
And
others
were tested
by
being laughed
at
or
by blows,
and
even
with
chains
and
prisons:
They were
stoned,
they were cut up
with knives,
they were
tested,
they were
put
to
death
with
the
sword,
they
went
about
in
sheepskins
and
in goatskins; being poor
and
in pain
and cruelly attacked,
Wandering
in waste places
and
in
mountains
and
in
holes
in
the rocks;
for
whom
the
world
was
not
good enough.
And
not
one
of
these got
the
good
things
of
the agreement,
though
they
all
had
a
good record
through
faith,
Because
God
had
kept
some
better thing
for
us,
so
that it
was
not possible
for
them
to become
complete
without
us.
For
this
reason,
as
we
are circled
by
so
great
a
cloud
of
witnesses,
putting off
every
weight,
and
the
sin
into
which
we come
so readily, let us
keep
on
running
in
the
way
which
is marked out
for us,
Having
our
eyes fixed
on
Jesus,
the guide
and
end
of
our
faith,
who went
through
the pains
of
the
cross,
not caring
for
the
shame,
because
of
the
joy
which
was
before
him,
and
who
has
now
taken
his
place
at
the
right
hand
of God's
seat
of power.
Give thought
to
him
who has undergone
so much
of
the hate
of
sinners
against
himself,
so
that
you
may
not
be tired
and feeble
of purpose.
Till now you
have
not given
your
blood
in
your fight
against
sin:
And
you
have
not
kept
in
mind
the word
which says
to
you
as
to
sons,
My
son,
do
not
make little
of
the Lord's punishment,
and
do
not give up hope
when
you
are judged
by
him;
For
the
Lord sends punishment
on
his
loved ones;
everyone
whom
he takes
as
his
son
has experience
of
his rod.
It
is
for
your
training
that
you undergo
these
things;
God
is acting
to
you
as
a
father
does
to
his
sons;
for
what
son
does
not
have punishment
from
his
father?
But
if
you
have
not
that punishment
of
which
we
all
have
our part,
then
you
are
not true
sons,
but
children
of shame.
And
again,
if
the
fathers
of
our
flesh gave us punishment
and
had
our
respect, how
much
more
will
we
be
under
the authority
of
the
Father
of
spirits,
and
have
life?
For
they truly gave
us punishment
for
a
short
time,
as
it
seemed
good
to
them;
but
he
does
it
for
our profit,
so
that
we
may become holy
as
he
is.
At
the time
all punishment
seems
to
be
pain
and
not
joy:
but
after,
those
who
have
been
trained
by
it get
from
it
the peace-giving
fruit
of
righteousness.
For
this cause let
the
hands
which
are hanging down
be lifted up,
and let
the
feeble
knees
be
made strong,
And
make
straight roads
for
your
feet,
so
that
the feeble
may
not
be
turned
out
of
the way,
but
may
be
made strong.
Let
your desire
be
for
peace
with
all
men,
and
to
be made holy,
without
which
no
man
may
see
the
Lord;
Looking
with care
to
see
that
no
man
among
you
in
his behaviour
comes
short
of
the
grace
of
God;
for fear
that
some bitter
root
may
come
up
to
be
a
trouble
to
you,
and
that
some
of
you
may
be made unclean
by
it;
And
that
there
may
not
be
any evil liver,
or
any
man
without respect
for God,
like
Esau,
who
let
his
birthright go
for
a plate
of
food.
For
you
have knowledge
that
even long
after,
when
he
was
desiring
the
blessing
for
his heritage,
he
was turned
away,
though
he made
his request frequently
and
with weeping;
because
the past
might
not
be changed.
You
have
not
come
to
a mountain
which
may
be
touched,
and
is
burning
with
fire,
and
to
a
black cloud,
and
a dark smoke,
and
a violent wind,
And
to
the
sound
of
a horn,
and
the
voice
of
words,
the
hearers
of
which made request
that
not
a
word
more
might
be
said
to
them:
For
the order
which said,
If
the
mountain
is touched
even
by
a
beast,
the
beast
is
to
be
stoned, seemed hard
to
them;
And
the vision
was
so overpowering
that
even
Moses
said,
I
am shaking
and
full
of
fear.
But
you
have
come
to
the
mountain
of
Zion,
to
the place
of
the
living
God,
to
the
Jerusalem
which
is
in
heaven,
and
to
an army
of
angels
which
may
not
be numbered,
To
the
great meeting
and
church
of
the first
of
those
who
are named
in
heaven,
and
to
God
the
judge
of
all,
and
to
the
spirits
of good
men
made
complete,
And
to
Jesus
by
whom
the
new agreement
has
been
made
between
God
and man,
and
to
the sign
of
the
blood
which
says
better
things
than Abel's
blood.
See
that
you give ear
to
his voice
which comes
to
you.
For
if
those whose ears
were shut
to
the voice
which came
to
them
on
earth did
not go free
from punishment,
what chance
have
we
of going free
if
we give
no attention
to
him whose voice comes
from
heaven?
Whose
voice
was
the cause
of
the shaking
of
the
earth;
but
now
he
has
made
an oath,
saying,
There
will
be
still
one
more shaking,
not
only
of
the
earth,
but
of
heaven.
And
the words,
Still
one
more,
make
it
clear
that
there
will
be
a taking away
of
those
things
which
are shaking,
as
of
things
which
are
made,
so
that
there
may
be only
those
things
of
which
no shaking
is possible.
If
then,
we
have
a
kingdom
which
will never
be moved, let us
have
grace,
so
that
we
may give
God
such
worship
as
is
pleasing
to
him
with fear
and respect:
For
our
God
is
an all-burning
fire.
Go on loving
your brothers
in
the faith.
Take care
to
keep open house:
because
in
this
way
some
have
had
angels
as
their guests,
without being conscious
of
it.
Keep
in
mind
those
who
are
in chains,
as
if
you
were chained
with
them,
and
those
who
are
in trouble,
as
being
yourselves
in
the
body.
Let married life
be honoured
among
all
of
you
and
not made unclean;
for
men untrue
in married life
will
be
judged
by
God.
Be
free
from
the
love
of
money
and pleased
with
the
things
which
you
have;
for
he
himself
has
said,
I
will
be
with
you
at
all times.
So
that
we
say
with
a
good heart,
The
Lord
is
my
helper;
I
will
have
no
fear:
what
is
man able
to
do
to
me?
Keep
in
mind
those
who
were over
you,
and
who gave
you
the
word
of
God; seeing
the outcome
of
their
way
of
life, let
your
faith
be like theirs.
Jesus
Christ
is
the
same
yesterday
and
today
and
for
ever.
Do
not
be turned
away
by different
strange
teachings,
because
it
is
good
for
your
hearts
to
be made strong
by
grace,
and
not
by meats,
which
were
of
no
profit
to
those
who took
so much trouble
over
them.
We
have
an
altar
from
which
those priests
who
are servants
in
the
Tent may
not
take
food.
For
the
bodies
of
the beasts
whose
blood
is taken
into
the
holy
place
by
the
high
priest
as
an offering
for
sin
are
burned
outside
the circle
of
the tents.
For
this
reason
Jesus
was put
to
death
outside
the walls,
so
that
he
might
make
the
people
holy
by
his
blood.
Let us
then
go
out
to
him
outside
the circle
of
the tents,
taking
his shame
on
ourselves.
For
here
we
have
no fixed resting-place,
but
our search
is
for
the
one
which
is
to
come.
Let us
then make offerings
of
praise
to
God
at
all times
through
him,
that
is
to
say,
the
fruit
of
lips giving witness
to
his
name.
But go
on
doing
good
and giving
to
others,
because
God
is well-pleased
with
such offerings.
Give ear
to
those
who
are rulers
over
you,
and
do
as
they
say:
for
they
keep
watch
over
your
souls, ready
to
give
an
account
of
them;
let
them
be able
to
do
this
with
joy
and
not
with
grief,
because
that
would
be
of
no profit
to
you.
Make
prayers
for
us,
for
we
are certain
that
our hearts
are free
from
the sense
of sin,
desiring
the
right
way
of life
in
all
things.
I
make
this request
more strongly,
in
the hope of coming back
to
you
more
quickly.
Now
may
the
God
of
peace,
who made
that
great keeper
of
his flock,
even
our
Lord
Jesus,
come back
from
the
dead
through
the
blood
of
the
eternal agreement,
Make
you
full
of
every
good work
and ready
to
do
all
his
desires,
working
in
us
whatever
is
pleasing
in
his eyes
through
Jesus
Christ;
and
may
the
glory
be given
to
him
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
But,
brothers, take kindly
the
words
which
I
have
said
for
your profit;
for
I
have
not sent
you
a long letter.
Our
brother
Timothy
has been
let out
of prison;
and
if
he
comes here
in
a short time,
he
and
I
will
come
to
you
together.
Give
words
of love
from
me
to
those
who
are rulers over
you,
and
to
all
the
saints.
Those
who
are
in
Italy
send
you
their love.
May
grace
be
with
you
all.
James
The Letter from James
James
Jas
The Letter from James
James,
a
servant
of
God
and
of
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ, sends
words
of love
to
the
twelve
tribes
of
the Jews living
in
all parts
of
the earth.
Let
it
be
all
joy
to
you,
my
brothers,
when
you undergo tests
of
every sort;
Because
you
have
the knowledge
that
the
testing
of
your
faith gives
you
the power
of going on
in hope;
But
let
this power
have its
full
effect,
so
that
you
may
be made
complete, needing
nothing.
But
if
any
man
among
you
is
without
wisdom, let
him
make
his
request
to
God,
who
gives freely
to
all
without
an unkind word,
and
it
will
be
given
to
him.
Let
him make
his
request
in
faith,
doubting
nothing;
for
he
who
has
doubt
in
his heart
is like
the
waves
of
the
sea,
which
are troubled
by
the driving
of
the
wind.
Let
it
not seem
to
such
a
man
that
he
will get
anything
from
the
Lord;
For
there
is
a division
in
his mind,
and
he
is uncertain
in
all
his
ways.
But let
the
brother
of low
position
be glad
that
he
is lifted up;
But
the
man
of wealth,
that
he
is made low;
because
like
the
flower
of
the
grass
he
will
come
to
his end.
For
when
the
sun
comes up
with
its burning
heat,
the
grass gets dry
and
the grace
of
its form
is gone
with
the falling
flower;
so
the
man
of wealth
comes
to nothing
in
his ways.
There
is
a blessing
on
the
man
who undergoes
testing;
because,
if
he
has God's approval,
he
will
be given
the
crown
of
life,
which
the Lord
has
said
he
will
give
to
those
who
have
love
for
him.
Let
no
man
say
when
he
is
tested,
I
am
tested
by
God;
for
it
is
not possible
for
God
to
be
tested
by
evil,
and
he
himself puts
no
man
to
such
a
test:
But
every
man
is
tested
when
he
is turned out
of
the right way
by
the attraction
of
his
desire.
Then
when its time comes,
desire
gives
birth
to
sin;
and
sin,
when
it
is
of full growth,
gives
birth
to
death.
Do
not
be turned
from
the right way,
dear
brothers.
Every
good
and true
thing
is
given
to us
from heaven,
coming
from
the
Father
of
lights,
with
whom
there
is
no change
or
any shade made
by turning.
Of
his
purpose
he gave
us
being,
by
his
true
word,
so
that
we
might
be,
in
a sense,
the first-fruits
of
all
the
things
which
he
had made.
You
have knowledge
of
this,
dear
brothers.
But
let
every
man
be
quick
in
hearing,
slow
in
words,
slow
to get angry;
For
the
righteousness
of
God
does
not come about by
the
wrath
of
man.
For
this
reason,
putting away
all dirty behaviour
and
the overweight
of
evil,
take
into
your
souls
without pride
the
word
which,
being planted
there,
is
able
to give
you
salvation.
But
be
doers
of
the
word,
and
not
only
hearers
of
it, blinding
yourselves
with false ideas.
Because
if
any
man
is
a
hearer
of
the
word
and
not
a
doer,
he
is
like
a
man looking
at
his
natural
face
in
a glass;
For
after looking
at
himself
he goes
away,
and
in
a short time
he
has no memory
of
what
he
was like.
But
he
who goes
on
looking
into
the true
law
which makes
him free,
being
not
a
hearer
without memory
but
a
doer putting
it
into
effect,
this
man
will
have
a blessing
on
his acts.
If
a
man
seems
to
have
religion
and
has
no control over
his
tongue
but lets
himself
be tricked
by
what
is false,
this man's
religion
is
of
no value.
The
religion
which
is holy
and free
from evil
in
the eyes
of
our
God
and
Father
is
this:
to take care
of children
who
have no
fathers
and
of
widows
who
are
in
trouble,
and
to
keep
oneself untouched
by
the
world.
My
brothers, if
you
have
the
faith
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
of
glory,
do
not
take
a man's position
into account.
For
if
a
man
comes
into
your
Synagogue
in fair
clothing
and
with
a
gold
ring,
and
a
poor
man
comes
in
with
dirty
clothing,
And
you
do honour
to
the
man
in fair
clothing
and
say,
Come
here
and take
this
good
place;
and
you
say
to
the
poor
man, Take up
your position
there,
or
be
seated
at
my feet;
Is
there
not
a division
in
your minds?
have
you
not
become
judges
with
evil
thoughts?
Give ear,
my
dear
brothers;
are
not
those
who
are
poor
in
the
things
of
this
world marked out
by
God
to
have
faith
as
their wealth,
and
for
their heritage
the
kingdom
which
he
has
said
he
will
give
to
those
who
have
love
for
him?
But
you
have put
the
poor
man
to
shame.
Are
not
the
men
of wealth rulers
over
you?
do
they
not take
you
by force
before
their judges?
Do
they
not say
evil
of
the holy
name
which
was given
to
you?
But
if
you
keep
the greatest
law
of
all,
as
it
is given
in
the holy Writings,
Have
love
for
your neighbour
as
for
yourself,
you
do
well:
But
if
you take
a man's position
into account,
you
do evil,
and
are judged
as evil-doers
by
the
law.
For
anyone
who
keeps
all
the
law,
but makes
a slip
in
one point,
is judged
to
have gone
against
it
all.
For
he
who
said,
Do
not
be untrue
in married life,
is
the
same
who
said,
Put
no
man
to
death.
Now
if
you
are
not untrue
in married life,
but
you
put
a
man
to
death,
the
law
is broken.
Let
your
words
and
your
acts
be
those
of men
who
are
to
be
judged
by
the
law which
makes free.
For
the
man
who
has
had
no
mercy
will
be judged
without
mercy,
but
mercy takes pride
in overcoming judging.
What
use
is
it,
my
brothers,
for
a
man
to
say
that
he
has
faith,
if
he
does
nothing?
will
such
a
faith
give
him
salvation?
If
a
brother
or
a
sister
is
without
clothing
and
in
need
of
the day's
food,
And
one
of
you
says
to
them,
Go
in
peace,
be warm
and full
of food;
but
you
do
not
give
them
the
things
of
which
their
bodies
have need,
what
profit
is
there
in
this?
Even
so
faith
without
works
is
dead.
But
a
man
may
say,
You
have
faith
and
I
have
works;
let
me see
your
faith
without
your
works,
and
I
will make
my
faith clear
to
you
by
my
works.
You
have
the belief
that
God
is
one,
and
you
do
well:
the evil spirits
have
the
same belief, shaking
with fear.
Do
you
not
see,
O
foolish
man,
that
faith
without
works
is
of no use?
Was
not
the
righteousness
of
Abraham
our
father judged
by
his
works,
when
he made an offering
of
Isaac
his
son
on
the
altar?
You
see
that
his
faith
was helping
his
works
and
was
made
complete
by
them;
And
the holy Writings
were put
into effect
which
said,
And
Abraham
had
faith
in
God
and
it
was put
to
his
account
as
righteousness;
and
he
was
named
the
friend
of
God.
You
see
that
a man's righteousness
is judged
by
his
works
and
not
by
his
faith
only.
And
in
the
same
way,
was
not
the righteousness
of
Rahab,
the loose woman, judged
by her
works,
when she took into her house
those
who
were
sent
and let
them go
out
by
another
way?
For
as
the
body
without
the
spirit
is
dead
even
so
faith
without
works
is
dead.
Do
not
all
be
teachers,
my
brothers,
because
we
teachers
will
be judged
more hardly
than
others.
For
we
all go wrong
in
a
number
of
things.
If
a
man
never makes
a slip
in
his
talk,
then
he
is
a
complete
man
and
able
to keep
all
his
body
in control.
Now
if
we
put
bits
of iron
into horses'
mouths
so
that
they
may
be guided
by
us,
we
have complete control
of
their
bodies.
And
again
ships,
though
they
are
so
great
and
are moved
by violent
winds,
are turned
by
a
very
small guiding-blade,
at
the impulse
of
the man
who
is using
it.
Even
so
the
tongue
is
a
small
part
of
the body,
but
it takes credit
for
great
things.
How
much wood
may
be lighted
by
a
very
little
fire!
And
the
tongue
is
a
fire;
it
is
the
power
of
evil placed
in
our
bodies, making
all
the
body unclean, putting
the wheel
of
life
on
fire,
and getting
its
fire
from
hell.
For
every sort
of
beast
and
bird
and
every living thing
on earth
and
in
the
sea
has
been controlled
by
man
and
is under
his authority;
But
the
tongue
may
not
be controlled
by
man;
it
is
an unresting
evil,
it
is
full
of
the
poison
of death.
With
it
we
give
praise
to
our
Lord
and
Father;
and
with
it
we
put
a
curse
on
men
who
are
made
in God's
image.
Out
of
the
same
mouth
comes
blessing
and
cursing.
My
brothers,
it
is
not
right
for
these
things
to
be
so.
Does
the
fountain
send
from
the
same outlet
sweet
and
bitter water?
Is
a fig-tree
able
to
give
us
olives,
my
brothers,
or
do
we get
figs
from
a
vine,
or
sweet
water
from
the
salt sea?
Who
has
wisdom
and
good sense
among
you? let
him make
his
works clear
by
a
life
of gentle
wisdom.
But
if
you
have
bitter envy
in
your
heart
and
the desire
to
get
the better
of
others,
have
no pride
in
this, talking
falsely
against
what
is
true.
This
wisdom
is
not
from heaven,
but
is
of
the
earth
and
the flesh
and
the Evil
One.
For
where envy
is,
and
the desire
to get
the better
of
others,
there
is no order,
but
every sort
of evil-doing.
But
the
wisdom
which
is
from heaven
is
first holy,
then
gentle, readily giving way
in argument,
full
of peace
and
mercy
and
good works,
not doubting,
not seeming
other
than
it
is.
And
the
fruit
of
righteousness
is planted
in
peace
for
those
who
make
peace.
What
is
the cause
of
wars
and fighting
among
you?
is
it
not
in
your desires
which
are
at
war
in
your
bodies?
You
are burning
with
desire,
and
have
not
your
desire,
so
you
put men
to
death;
you
are
full
of
envy,
and
you
are
not
able
to
get
your
desire,
so
you
are
fighting
and
making
war;
you
have
not
your
desire,
because
you
do
not
make
request
for
it.
You
make
your
request
but
you
do
not get
it,
because
your
request
has
been
wrongly made, desiring
the thing
only
so
that
you
may
make use
of
it
for
your
pleasure.
O
you
who
are false
to
God,
do
you
not
see
that
the
friends
of
this
world
are
not God's
friends? Every
man
desiring
to
be
a
friend
of
this
world
makes himself
a hater
of
God.
Or
does
it
seem
to
you
that
it
is
for nothing
that
the holy Writings
say,
The
spirit
which
God put
into
our hearts
has
a strong desire
for
us?
But
he
gives
more
grace.
So
that
the Writings
say,
God
is against
the
men
of pride,
but
he
gives
grace
to
those
who
make themselves low
before
him.
For
this cause
be ruled
by
God;
but make war
on
the Evil
One
and
he
will
be
put
to flight
before
you.
Come
near
to
God
and
he
will
come
near
to
you.
Make
your
hands
clean,
you evil-doers; put away deceit
from
your
hearts,
you false
in
mind.
Be troubled,
with sorrow
and
weeping; let
your laughing
be
turned
to sorrow
and
your
joy
to
grief.
Make
yourselves
low
in
the eyes
of
the
Lord
and
you
will
be
lifted up
by
him.
Do
not say evil
against
one
another,
my
brothers.
He
who says evil
against
his
brother
or makes
himself
his brother's
judge, says evil
against
the
law
and
is
judging
the
law:
and
in
judging
the
law
you become,
not
a
doer
of
the
law
but
a
judge.
There
is
only
one
judge
and law-giver,
even
he
who
has
the
power
of
salvation
and
of destruction;
but
who
are
you
to
be
your neighbour's
judge?
How foolish
it
is
to
say,
Today
or
tomorrow
we
will
go
into
this
town,
and
be
there
for
a
year
and
do
business
there
and get wealth:
When
you
are
not certain
what
will take place
tomorrow.
What
is
your
life?
It
is
a mist,
which
is
seen
for
a
little
time
and
then
is gone.
But
the right
thing
to
say
would
be,
If
it
is
the Lord's pleasure
and
if
we
are still
living,
we
will
do
this
and
that.
But
now
you go
on glorying
in
your
pride:
and
all
such glorying
is
evil.
The
man
who
has knowledge
of how
to
do
good
and
does
not
do
it,
to
him
it
is
sin.
Come
now,
you men
of wealth, give
yourselves
to
weeping
and
crying
because
of
the bitter troubles
which
are
coming
to
you.
Your
wealth
is unclean
and insects
have
made holes
in
your
clothing.
Your
gold
and
your
silver
are wasted
and
their waste
will
be
a
witness
against
you,
burning
into
your
flesh.
You
have put
by
your
store
in
the
last
days.
See,
the money
which
you falsely kept
back
from
the
workers cutting
the grass
in
your field,
is
crying
out
against
you;
and
the
cries
of
those
who took
in
your grain
have
come
to
the
ears
of
the
Lord
of armies.
You
have
been living delicately
on
earth
and
have taken
your
pleasure;
you
have made
your
hearts fat
for
a
day
of destruction.
You
have given
your decision
against
the
upright
man
and
have
put him
to
death. He puts up
no fight
against
you.
Go
on
waiting calmly,
my
brothers, till
the
coming
of
the
Lord,
like
the
farmer
waiting
for
the good
fruit
of
the
earth till
the early
and
late rains
have
come.
Be
as calm
in
your waiting; let
your
hearts
be strong:
because
the
coming
of
the
Lord
is
near.
Say
no hard
things
against
one
another,
brothers,
so
that
you
will
not
be
judged;
see,
the
judge
is waiting
at
the
doors.
Take
as
an
example
of pain nobly undergone
and
of strength
in trouble,
the
prophets
who gave
to men
the
words
of
the
Lord.
We say
that
those men
who
have gone through pain
are happy:
you
have
the story
of Job
and
the troubles through
which
he went
and
have
seen
that
the
Lord
was
full
of pity
and
mercy
in
the
end.
But most
of
all,
my
brothers,
do
not take
oaths,
not
by
the
heaven,
or
by
the
earth,
or
by
any
other thing:
but
let
your
Yes
be
Yes,
and
your
No
be
No:
so
that
you
may
not
be judged.
Is
anyone
among
you
in trouble? let
him say
prayers.
Is
anyone glad? let
him
make
a song
of praise.
Is
anyone
among
you
ill? let
him send
for
the rulers
of
the
church;
and let
them say
prayers
over
him, putting
oil
on
him
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
And
by
the
prayer
of
faith
the
man
who
is ill
will
be
made
well,
and
he
will
be lifted
up
by
the
Lord,
and
for any
sin
which
he
has
done
he
will
have forgiveness.
So
then, make
a statement
of
your
sins
to
one
another,
and say
prayers
for
one
another
so
that
you
may
be made
well.
The
prayer
of
a
good
man
is
full
of power
in
its
working.
Elijah
was
a
man
of flesh
and blood
as
we
are,
and
he made
a strong
prayer
that
there
might
be
no
rain;
and
there
was
no
rain
on
the
earth
for
three
years
and
six
months.
And
he made
another
prayer,
and
the
heaven sent down
rain
and
the
earth
gave
her
fruit.
My
brothers,
if
one
of
you
has
gone
out
of
the
way
of
the
true faith
and
another
has made
him see
his error,
Be certain
that
he
through
whom
a
sinner
has
been
turned
from
the
error
of
his
way, keeps
a
soul
from
death
and
is
the cause
of forgiveness
for
sins
without
number.
1 Peter
Peter’s First Letter
1 Peter
1Pe
Peter’s First Letter
Peter,
an
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
to
the saints
who
are living
in
Pontus,
Galatia,
Cappadocia,
Asia,
and
Bithynia,
Who,
through
the purpose
of
God,
have
been made holy
by
the
Spirit, disciples
of
Jesus, made clean
by
his
blood:
May
you
have
grace
and
peace
in full
measure.
Praise
be
to
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who
through
his
great
mercy
has given
us
a new birth
and
a
living
hope
by
the coming
again
of
Jesus
Christ
from
the
dead,
And
a heritage fair, holy
and
for ever new, waiting
in
heaven
for
you,
Who,
by
the
power
of
God
are
kept,
through
faith,
for
that
salvation,
which
will
be seen
at
the
last day.
You
have
cause
for great joy
in
this,
though
it
may
have been
necessary
for
you
to
be troubled
for
a
little
time, being tested
in all
sorts
of ways,
So
that
the true metal
of
your
faith,
being
of much greater
value
than
gold (which,
though
it
comes
to
an
end,
is
tested
by
fire),
may come
to light
in
praise
and
glory
and honour,
at
the
revelation
of
Jesus
Christ:
To
whom
your
love
is given,
though
you
have
not
seen
him;
and
the
faith
which
you
have
in
him,
though
you
do
not
see
him
now, gives
you
joy greater
than
words
and
full
of
glory:
For so
you
have
the true
end
of
your
faith, even
the
salvation
of
your
souls.
For
the
prophets
who gave
the news
of
the
grace
which
would come
to
you, made search
with
all care
for knowledge
of
this
salvation;
Attempting
to see
what sort
of
time
the
Spirit
of
Christ
which
was
in
them
was pointing
to,
when
it gave witness
to
the pains
which
Christ
would undergo
and
the
glories
which
would come
after
them.
And
it
was
made clear
to
those prophets
that
they
were God's servants
not
for
themselves
but
for
you,
to
give
you word
of
the
things
which
have
now come
to
your ears
from
the preachers
of
the
good
news
through
the
Holy
Spirit
sent down
from
heaven;
things
which
even
angels
have
a
desire
to see.
So make
your
minds ready,
and
keep
on
the watch,
hoping
with
all
your power
for
the
grace
which
is
to come
to
you
at
the
revelation
of
Jesus
Christ;
Like
children ruled
by God,
do
not go back
to
the old
desires
of
the
time
when
you
were
without knowledge:
But
be
holy
in
every detail
of
your
lives,
as
he,
whose servants
you
are,
is
holy;
Because
it
has
been said
in
the Writings,
You
are
to
be
holy,
for
I
am
holy.
And
if
you give
the name
of
Father
to
him
who,
judging
every
man
by
his acts,
has
no
respect
for
a man's position,
then
go
in
fear
while
you
are
on
this earth:
Being conscious
that
you
have
been made
free
from
that foolish
way
of
life
which
was
your heritage
from
your fathers,
not
through
a payment
of
things
like
silver
or
gold
which
come
to destruction,
But through holy
blood,
like
that
of
a clean
and unmarked
lamb,
even
the
blood
of
Christ:
Who
was marked out
by God
before
the making
of
the
world,
but
was caused
to be seen
in
these
last
times
for
you,
Who
through
him
have
faith
in
God
who took
him
up
again
from
the
dead
into
glory;
so
that
your
faith
and
hope
might
be
in
God.
And
as
you
have made
your
souls clean,
being ruled
by
what
is
true,
and loving
one
another
without deceit, see
that
your
love
is warm
and
from
the
heart:
Because
you
have
had
a new birth,
not
from
the
seed
of
man,
but
from eternal
seed,
through
the
word
of
a
living
and unchanging
God.
For
it
is
said,
All
flesh
is
like
grass,
and
all
its
glory
like
the
flower
of
the
grass.
The
grass becomes dry
and
the
flower dead:
But
the
word
of
the
Lord
is
eternal.
And
this
is
the
word
of
the
good
news
which
was
given
to
you.
So
putting away
all wrongdoing,
and
all tricks
and deceits
and envies
and
evil talk,
Be
full
of desire
for
the true
milk
of
the
word,
as
babies
at
their mothers' breasts,
so
that
you
may go
on
to
salvation;
If
you
have
had
a
taste
of
the grace
of
the
Lord:
To
whom
you
come,
as
to
a
living
stone,
not honoured
by
men,
but
of great
and special value
to
God;
You,
as
living
stones,
are being made
into
a
house
of
the spirit,
a
holy order
of priests, making
those offerings
of
the spirit
which
are pleasing
to
God
through
Jesus
Christ.
Because
it
is
said
in
the Writings,
See,
I
am
placing
a keystone
in
Zion,
of
great
and special value;
and
the
man
who
has
faith
in
him
will
not
be
put
to
shame.
And
the
value
is
for
you
who
have
faith;
but
it
is
said
for
those
without
faith,
The
very
stone
which
the
builders
put
on
one side,
was
made
the
chief
stone
of
the
building;
And,
A
stone
of
falling,
a
rock
of trouble;
the
word
is
the
cause
of
their fall, because
they go
against
it,
and
this
was
the
purpose
of God.
But
you
are
a special
people,
a
holy
nation, priests
and kings,
a
people
given
up
completely
to
God,
so
that
you
may make clear
the virtues
of
him
who took
you
out
of
the dark
into
the
light
of heaven.
In
the past
you
were
not
a
people,
but
now
you
are
the
people
of
God;
then
there
was
no
mercy
for
you,
but
now
mercy
has
been given
to
you.
My loved
ones,
I make
this request
with
all
my
heart,
that,
as
those
for
whom
this world
is
a strange country,
you
will keep yourselves
from
the
desires
of
the
flesh
which make
war
against
the
soul;
Being
of
good behaviour
among
the
Gentiles;
so
that
though
they say
now
that
you
are evil-doers,
they
may see
your
good
works
and give
glory
to
God
when
he comes
to
be
their judge.
Keep
all
the laws
of
men
because
of
the
Lord;
those
of
the
king,
who
is
over
all,
And
those
of
the rulers
who
are
sent
by
him
for
the
punishment
of evil-doers
and
for
the
praise
of
those
who do
well.
Because
it
is God's pleasure
that
foolish
and narrow-minded
men
may
be put
to shame
by
your
good behaviour:
As
those
who
are
free,
not using
your
free position
as
a cover
for wrongdoing,
but
living
as
the
servants
of
God;
Have
respect
for
all, loving
the brothers,
fearing
God, honouring
the
king.
Servants, take orders
from
your
masters
with
all
respect;
not
only
if
they
are
good
and
gentle,
but
even
if
they
are bad-humoured.
For
it
is
a sign
of
grace
if
a
man, desiring
to do right
in
the eyes
of
God, undergoes
pain
as punishment
for
something which
he
has
not done.
What
credit
is
it
if,
when
you
have done evil,
you take
your punishment quietly?
but
if
you
are given punishment
for
doing
right,
and take
it quietly,
this
is pleasing
to
God.
This
is God's
purpose
for
you:
because
Jesus
himself underwent punishment
for
you, giving
you
an
example,
so
that
you
might go
in
his footsteps:
Who
did
no evil,
and
there
was
no
deceit
in
his
mouth:
To sharp words
he
gave
no sharp answer;
when
he
was undergoing pain,
no angry word came
from
his lips;
but
he
put himself
into
the
hands
of
the
judge
of righteousness:
He took
our
sins
on
himself, giving
his
body
to
be nailed
on
the
tree,
so
that
we, being dead
to
sin,
might
have
a new
life
in
righteousness,
and
by
his
wounds
we
have been made
well.
Because,
like
sheep,
you
had
gone
out
of
the
way;
but
now
you
have
come
back
to
him
who keeps watch
over
your
souls.
Wives,
be ruled
by
your
husbands;
so
that
even
if
some
of
them give
no attention
to
the
word,
their hearts
may
be changed
by
the behaviour
of
their
wives,
When
they see
your holy behaviour
in
the
fear
of God.
Do
not
let
your ornaments
be
those
of
the body
such
as dressing
of
the
hair,
or
putting
on
of jewels
of
gold
or fair
clothing;
But
let
them
be
those
of
the unseen
man
of
the
heart,
the ever-shining ornament
of
a
gentle
and
quiet
spirit,
which
is
of great price
in
the eyes
of
God.
And
these
were
the ornaments
of
the
holy
women
of
the past,
whose
hope
was
in
God,
being ruled
by
their
husbands:
As
Sarah
was ruled
by
Abraham, naming
him
lord;
whose
children
you
are
if
you
do
well,
and
are
not
put
in
fear
by
any danger.
And
you
husbands, give thought
to
your
way
of
life
with
your wives, giving honour
to
the
woman
who
is
the feebler
vessel,
but
who
has
an equal part
in
the heritage
of
the
grace
of
life;
so
that
you
may
not
be
kept
from
prayer.
Last
of
all, see
that
you
are
all
in agreement; feeling
for
one another, loving
one another like brothers,
full
of pity, without pride:
Not
giving
back
evil
for
evil,
or curse
for curse,
but
in
place
of cursing,
blessing;
because
this
is
the purpose
of God
for
you
that
you
may
have
a heritage
of
blessing.
For
it
is
said, Let
the
man
who
has
a
love
of
life,
desiring
to
see
good
days,
keep
his
tongue
from
evil
and
his
lips
from
words
of
deceit:
And let
him
be
turned
from
evil
and
do
good;
searching
for
peace
and going
after
it
with all
his heart.
For
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
are
on
the
upright,
and
his
ears
are open
to
their
prayers:
but
the
face
of
the
Lord
is
against
those
who
do
evil.
Who
will
do
you
any damage
if
you keep
your minds fixed
on
what
is
good?
But
you
are
happy
if
you undergo pain
because
of
righteousness;
have
no
part
in
their
fear
and
do
not
be
troubled;
But give honour
to
Christ
in
your
hearts
as
your
Lord;
and
be
ready
at
any time
when
you
are questioned
about
the
hope
which
is
in
you,
to give
an
answer
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
and
without pride;
Being conscious
that
you
have done
no wrong;
so
that
those
who say evil
things
about
your
good
way
of
life
as Christians
may
be put
to
shame.
Because
if it
is God's purpose
for
you
to undergo pain, it
is
better
to
do
so
for well-doing
than
for evil-doing.
Because
Christ
once went through pain
for
sins,
the
upright
one taking
the place
of sinners,
so
that through
him
we
might
come back
to
God;
being
put
to
death
in
the
flesh,
but given
life
in
the
Spirit;
By
whom
he
went
to
the
spirits
in
prison,
preaching
to
those
Who,
in
the
days
of
Noah, went
against God's orders;
but
God
in
his mercy
kept
back
the punishment,
while
Noah got ready
the
ark,
in
which
a
small number,
that
is
to
say
eight
persons, got salvation
through
water:
And
baptism,
of
which
this
is
an image,
now
gives
you
salvation,
not
by washing clean
the
flesh,
but
by making
you free
from
the sense
of sin
before
God,
through
the coming
again
of
Jesus
Christ
from
the dead;
Who
has
gone
into
heaven,
and
is
at
the
right
hand
of
God,
angels
and
authorities
and
powers having
been
put
under
his rule.
So
that
as
Jesus
was put
to death
in
the
flesh,
do
you
yourselves
be
of
the
same
mind;
for
the death
of
the
flesh puts
an end
to
sin;
So
that
you
may give
the
rest
of
your lives
in
the
flesh,
not
to
the
desires
of
men,
but
to
the purpose
of
God.
Because
for
long
enough,
in
times
past,
we
have
been living
after
the
way
of
the
Gentiles, given up
to
the
desires
of
the flesh,
to
drinking
and feasting
and loose behaviour
and unclean worship
of images;
And
they
are wondering
that
you
no
longer go
with
them
in
this violent wasting
of life,
and
are saying
evil
things
of
you:
But
they
will
have
to
give
an
account
of themselves
to
him
who
is
ready
to
be
the
judge
of
the
living
and
the
dead.
For
this
was
the reason
why
the
good
news
of
Jesus
was
given
even
to
the
dead,
so
that
they
might
be
judged
as
men
in
the
flesh,
but
might
be
living
before
God
in
the
spirit.
But
the
end
of
all
things
is
near:
so
be serious
in
your behaviour
and
keep
on
the watch
with
prayer;
And most
of
all
be warm
in
your
love
for
one
another;
because
in
love
there
is forgiveness
for
sins without
number:
Keep open house
for all
with
a glad heart;
Making distribution
among
one
another
of whatever
has been
given
to
you,
like true servants
of
the unmeasured
grace
of
God;
If
anyone
has
anything
to
say,
let
it
be
as
the
words
of
God;
if
anyone
has
the desire
to
be
the
servant
of
others,
let
him
do
it
in
the
strength
which
is
given
by
God;
so
that
in
all
things
God
may
have
the
glory
through
Jesus
Christ,
whose
are
the
glory
and
the
power
for
ever.
Dear brothers,
do
not
be
surprised,
as
if it
was something
strange,
if
your faith
is tested
as
by fire:
But
be
glad
that
you
are given
a
part
in
the pains
of
Christ;
so
that
at
the
revelation
of
his
glory
you
may
have great
joy.
If men say evil
things
of
you
because
of
the
name
of
Christ,
happy
are
you;
for
the
Spirit
of
glory
and
of
God
is
resting
on
you.
Let
no
one among
you undergo punishment
as
a taker
of life,
or
as
a
thief,
or
as
an evil-doer,
or
as
one
who
is over-interested
in
other men's business;
But
if
he undergoes punishment
as
a
Christian,
that
is
no
shame
to
him; let
him give
glory
to
God
in
this
name.
For
the
time
has come
for
the judging,
starting
with
the church
of
God;
but
if
it makes
a
start
with us,
what
will
be
the
end
of
those
who
are
not under
the
rule
of
God?
And
if
it
is hard
for
even
the good
man
to
get
salvation,
what chance
has
the
man
without religion
or
the
sinner?
For
this
reason let
those
who
by
the
purpose
of
God undergo punishment, keep
on
in well-doing
and put
their
souls
into
the
safe hands
of
their Maker.
I
who
am myself
one
of
the rulers
of
the church,
and
a
witness
of
the death
of
Christ,
having
my part
in
the coming
glory, send
this serious request
to
the chief
men
among
you:
Keep watch
over
the
flock
of
God
which
is
in
your care, using
your authority,
not
as forced
to
do
so,
but gladly;
and
not
for unclean profit
but
with
a ready mind;
Not
as lords over God's heritage,
but making
yourselves
examples
to
the
flock.
And
at
the coming
of
the
chief Keeper
of
the sheep,
you
will
be given
the eternal
crown
of
glory.
And
in
the
same
way, let
the
younger
men
be ruled
by
the
older
ones. Let
all
of
you
put away pride
and
make
yourselves ready
to
be servants:
for
God
is
a hater
of pride,
but
he
gives
grace
to
those
who
make
themselves low.
For
this cause make
yourselves
low
under
the strong
hand
of
God,
so
that
when
the
time comes
you
may
be
lifted up;
Putting
all
your troubles
on
him,
for
he takes
care
of
you.
Be serious
and
keep
watch;
the Evil
One,
who
is against
you, goes
about
like
a
lion
with open mouth
in
search
of food;
Do
not give
way
to
him
but
be
strong
in
your
faith,
in
the knowledge
that
your brothers
who
are
in
the
world undergo
the
same troubles.
And
after
you
have undergone pain
for
a
little
time,
the
God
of
all
grace
who
has
given
you
a
part
in
his
eternal
glory
through
Christ
Jesus,
will
himself
give
you strength
and support,
and make
you
complete
in
every good
thing;
His
is
the
power
for
ever.
So be
it.
I
have
sent
you
this
short
letter
by
Silvanus,
a
true
brother,
in
my opinion; comforting
you
and witnessing
that
this
is
the
true
grace
of
God; keep
to
it.
She
who
is
in
Babylon,
who
has
a
part
with
you
in
the purpose
of God,
sends
you her love;
and
so
does
my
son
Mark.
Give
one
another
the
kiss
of
love.
Peace
be
to
you
all
in
Christ.
2 Peter
Peter’s Second Letter
2 Peter
2Pe
Peter’s Second Letter
Simon
Peter,
a
servant
and
Apostle
of
Jesus
Christ,
to
those
who
with
us
have
a
part
in
the
same holy
faith
in
the
righteousness
of
our
God
and Saviour
Jesus
Christ:
May
grace
and
peace ever
be
increasing
in
you,
in
the
knowledge
of
God
and
of
Jesus
our
Lord;
Because
by
his
power
he
has
given
us
everything
necessary
for
life
and
righteousness,
through
the
knowledge
of
him
who
has
been
our guide
by
his
glory
and virtue;
And
through
this
he
has given
us
the hope
of
great rewards highly
to
be valued;
so
that
by
them
we
might
have
our
part
in God's
being,
and
be
made free
from
the
destruction
which
is
in
the
world
through
the
desires
of
the flesh.
So,
for
this
very cause, take
every care; joining virtue
to
faith,
and
knowledge
to virtue,
And
self-control
to
knowledge,
and
a quiet mind
to
self-control,
and fear
of God
to
a quiet mind,
And
love
of
the brothers
to fear
of God,
and
to
love
of
the brothers,
love itself.
For
if
you
have
these
things
in good measure,
they
will
make
you fertile
and full
of
fruit
in
the
knowledge
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
For
the
man
who
has
not
these
things
is
blind, seeing only
what
is near, having
no memory
of how
he
was made clean
from
his old
sins.
For
this
reason,
my
brothers, take
all
the
more care
to
make
your selection
and approval
certain;
for
if
you
do
these
things
you
will
never
have
a fall:
For
so
the
way
will
be open
to
you
into
the
eternal
kingdom
of
our
Lord
and Saviour
Jesus
Christ.
For
this
reason
I
will
be
ready
at
all times
to keep
your memory
of
these
things awake,
though
you
have
the knowledge
of
them
now
and
are
well based
in
your
present faith.
And
it seems
right
to
me,
as
long
as
I
am
in
this tent
of flesh,
to keep
your minds awake
by working
on
your memory;
For
I
am conscious
that
in
a short time
I
will
have
to put off
this tent
of flesh,
as
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
has
made
clear
to
me.
And
I
will
take
every care
so
that
you
may
have
a clear memory
of
these
things
after
my death.
For
when
we gave
you news
of
the
power
and
the
coming
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
our teaching
was
not based
on stories
put
together
by art,
but
we
were eye-witnesses
of
his glory.
For
God
the
Father gave
him honour
and
glory,
when
such
a
voice
came
to
him
out
of
the great
glory, saying,
This
is
my dearly loved
Son,
with
whom
I
am
well
pleased.
And
this
voice
came
from
heaven
even
to
our
ears,
when
we
were
with
him
on
the
holy
mountain.
And
so
the
words
of
the
prophets
are
made
more
certain;
and
it
is
well
for
you
to
give
attention
to
them
as
to
a
light
shining
in
a dark
place, till
the dawn
comes
and
the
morning
star
is
seen
in
your
hearts;
Being conscious
in
the
first
place
that
no
man
by
himself
may
give
a special sense
to
the words
of
the prophets.
For these words did
not
ever come
through
the
impulse
of
men:
but
the prophets
had
them
from
God,
being
moved
by
the
Holy
Spirit.
But
there
were
false
prophets
among
the
people,
as
there
will
be
false
teachers
among
you,
who
will
secretly
put forward wrong teachings
for
your
destruction,
even turning away
from
the
Lord
who gave
himself
for
them;
whose
destruction
will
come
quickly,
and
they
themselves
will
be
the cause
of
it.
And
a
great
number
will go
with
them
in
their
evil
ways,
through
whom
the
true
way
will
have
a bad name.
And
in
their desire
for profit
they
will come
to
you
with
words
of deceit,
like traders doing
business
in souls:
whose
punishment
has
been ready
for
a
long time
and
their
destruction
is watching
for
them.
For
if
God
did
not
have pity
for
the
angels
who
did evil,
but sent
them
down
into
hell,
to
be
kept
in chains
of eternal night till
they
were judged;
And
did
not
have mercy
on
the
world
which
then
was,
but
only
kept safe
Noah,
a
preacher
of
righteousness,
with
seven
others,
when
he let loose
the waters over
the
world
of
the evil-doers;
And sent
destruction
on
Sodom
and
Gomorrah, burning them up
with fire
as
an
example
to
those whose
way
of life
might
in
the
future
be unpleasing
to
him;
And kept
safe
Lot,
the
upright
man,
who
was deeply troubled
by
the unclean
life
of
the evil-doers
(Because
the
soul
of
that
upright
man
living
among
them
was pained
from
day
to
day
by seeing
and
hearing
their crimes):
The
Lord
is able
to
keep
the upright
safe
in
the
time
of
testing,
and
to
keep evil-doers
under
punishment till
the
day
of judging;
But specially
those
who
go
after
the unclean
desires
of
the
flesh,
and
make sport
of
authority. Ready
to take chances, uncontrolled,
they
have
no fear
of saying
evil
of
those
in high places:
Though
the
angels,
who
are
greater
in
strength
and
power,
do
not
make use
of violent language
against
them
before
the
Lord.
But
these
men,
like beasts
without
reason,
whose
natural use
is
to
be taken
and put
to death, crying out
against
things
of
which
they
have
no
knowledge,
will undergo
that
same
destruction
which
they
are designing
for
others;
For
the
evil
which overtakes
them
is
the
reward
of
their evil-doing: such
men take
their
pleasure
in
the delights
of
the flesh
even
in
the
daytime;
they
are
like
the marks
of
a disease,
like poisoned wounds
among
you,
feasting
together
with
you
in joy;
Having
eyes
full
of evil desire,
never
having enough
of
sin; turning feeble
souls out
of
the true way;
they
are
children
of
cursing, whose
hearts
are
well used
to bitter
envy;
Turning out
of
the true
way,
they
have
gone
wandering
in error, after
the
way
of
Balaam,
the son
of Beor,
who
was pleased
to take payment
for wrongdoing;
But
his wrongdoing
was pointed
out
to
him:
an ass, talking
with
a man's
voice, put
a
stop
to
the error
of
the
prophet.
These
are fountains
without
water,
and mists
before
a driving
storm;
for
whom
the eternal night
is
kept
in store.
For
with
high-sounding false words, making use
of
the attraction
of unclean
desires
of
the
flesh,
they get
into
their power
those newly made free
from
those
who
are living
in
error;
Saying
that
they
will
be free,
while
they
themselves
are
the
servants
of
destruction;
because
whatever gets
the better
of
a
man makes
a
servant
of
him.
For
if,
after
they
have
got free
from
the unclean
things
of
the
world
through
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord
and Saviour
Jesus
Christ,
they
are
again
taken
in
the net
and
overcome,
their
last condition
is
worse
than
their
first.
For
it
would
have
been
better
for
them
to
have
had
no knowledge
of
the
way
of
righteousness,
than
to go
back again
from
the
holy law
which
was
given
to
them,
after
having knowledge
of
it.
They
are
an example
of
that
true saying,
The
dog
has gone
back
to
the food
it
had put out,
and
the pig
which
had
been
washed
to
its rolling
in
the dirty earth.
My loved ones,
this
is
now
my
second
letter
to
you,
and
in
this
as
in
the first,
I am attempting
to keep
your true
minds awake;
So
that
you
may keep
in
mind
the
words
of
the
holy
prophets
in
the past,
and
the law
of
the
Lord
and Saviour
which
was given
to
you
by
his
Apostles.
Having
first
of
all
the knowledge
that
in
the
last
days
there
will
be
men
who, ruled
by
their evil
desires,
will make sport
of holy
things,
Saying,
Where
is
the hope
of
his
coming?
From
the death
of
the
fathers till
now
everything
has gone
on
as
it
was
from
the making
of
the world.
But
in taking
this
view
they put
out
of
their minds
the memory
that
in
the old days
there
was
a
heaven,
and
an
earth lifted
out
of
the
water
and circled
by
water,
by
the
word
of
God;
And
that
the
world
which
then
was
came
to
an
end
through
the overflowing
of
the
waters.
But
the
present
heaven
and
the
present
earth
have
been
kept
for
destruction
by
fire,
which
is waiting
for
them
on
the
day
of
the judging
and
destruction
of evil
men.
But,
my loved
ones,
keep
in
mind
this
one
thing,
that
with
the
Lord
one
day
is
the
same
as
a
thousand
years,
and
a
thousand
years
are
no more
than
one
day.
The
Lord
is
not
slow
in keeping
his word,
as
he seems
to
some,
but
he
is waiting
in mercy
for
you,
not
desiring
the destruction
of
any,
but
that
all
may
be turned
from
their evil ways.
But
the
day
of
the
Lord
will
come
like
a
thief;
and
in
that
day
the
heavens
will
be rolled
up
with
a great noise,
and
the substance
of
the
earth
will
be changed
by violent heat,
and
the
world
and everything
in
it
will
be
burned
up.
Seeing
then
that
all
these
things
are coming
to
such
an
end,
what
sort
of persons
is
it right
for
you
to
be,
in
all
holy behaviour
and righteousness,
Looking
for
and truly desiring
the
coming
of
the
day
of
God,
when
the
heavens
will
come
to
an
end
through fire,
and
the substance
of
the earth
will
be changed
by
the great heat?
But having
faith
in
his word,
we
are
looking
for
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth,
which
will
be
the resting-place
of
righteousness.
For
this
reason,
my loved ones,
as
you
are
looking
for
these
things, take great care
that
when
he
comes
you
may
be
in
peace
before
him, free
from sin
and
every evil
thing.
And
be
certain
that
the long waiting
of
the
Lord
is
for
salvation;
even
as
our
brother
Paul
has
said
in
his letters
to
you,
from
the
wisdom
which
was
given
to
him;
And
as
he
said
in
all
his
letters,
which
had
to
do
with
these
things;
in
which
are
some
hard sayings,
so
that,
like
the
rest
of
the holy Writings,
they
are twisted
by
those
who
are uncertain
and
without knowledge,
to
the
destruction
of
their souls.
For
this reason,
my loved ones,
having knowledge
of
these
things
before
they take place, take care
that
you
are
not turned
away
by
the
error
of
the uncontrolled,
so falling
from
your true faith.
But
be
increased
in
grace
and
in
the
knowledge
of
our
Lord
and Saviour
Jesus
Christ.
May
he
have
glory
now
and
for
ever.
So
be
it.
1 John
John’s First Letter
1 John
1Jn
John’s First Letter
That
which
was
from
the
first,
which
has
come
to
our
ears,
and
which
we
have
seen
with
our
eyes, looking
on
it
and touching
it
with
our
hands,
about
the
Word
of
life
(And
the
life
was
made
clear
to
us,
and
we
have
seen
it
and
are witnessing
to
it
and giving
you
word
of
that
eternal
life
which
was
with
the
Father
and
was
seen
by
us);
We
give
you
word
of
all
we
have
seen
and everything
which
has
come
to
our
ears,
so
that
you
may
be united
with
us;
and
we
are united
with
the
Father
and
with
his
Son
Jesus
Christ:
And
we
are
writing
these
things
to
you
so
that
our
joy
may
be
made
complete.
This
is
the word
which
came
to
us
from
him
and
which
we
give
to
you,
that
God
is
light
and
in
him
there
is
nothing
dark.
If
we
say
we
are joined
to
him,
and
are
walking still
in
the dark,
our
words
are false
and
our
acts
are untrue:
But
if
we
are
walking
in
the
light,
as
he
is
in
the
light,
we
are
all united
with
one
another,
and
the
blood
of
Jesus
his
Son makes
us
clean
from
all
sin.
If
we
say
that
we
have
no
sin,
we
are false
to
ourselves
and
there
is
nothing
true
in
us.
If
we
say openly
that
we
have done
wrong,
he
is
upright
and true
to
his word, giving
us forgiveness
of
sins
and making
us
clean
from
all
evil.
If
we
say
that
we
have
no
sin,
we
make
him false
and
his
word
is
not
in
us.
My
little
children,
I
am
writing
these
things
to
you
so
that
you
may
be
without
sin.
And
if
any
man
is
a sinner,
we
have
a friend
and
helper
with
the
Father,
Jesus
Christ,
the
upright
one:
He
is
the offering
for
our
sins;
and
not
for
ours
only,
but
for
all
the
world.
And
by
this
we
may
be certain
that
we
have knowledge
of
him,
if
we
keep
his laws.
The
man
who
says,
I
have knowledge
of
him,
and
does
not
keep
his laws,
is false,
and
there
is
nothing
true
in
him:
But
in every
man
who
keeps
his
word,
the
love
of
God
is
made
complete.
By
this
we
may
be certain
that
we
are
in
him:
He
who
says
that
he
is
living
in
him,
will
do
as
he
did.
My loved ones,
I
do
not
give
you
a
new law,
but
an
old law
which
you
had
from
the
first;
this
old law
is
the
word
which
came
to
your
ears.
Again,
I give
you
a
new law,
which
is
true
in
him
and
in
you;
for
the night
is
near
its end
and
the
true
light
is
even
now
shining
out.
He
who
says
that
he
is
in
the
light,
and
has
hate
in
his heart
for
his
brother,
is
still
in
the
dark.
He
who
has
love
for
his
brother
is
in
the
light,
and
there
is
no
cause
of error
in
him.
But
he
who
has
hate
for
his
brother
is
in
the
dark,
walking
in
the
dark
with
no knowledge
of
where
he
is
going, unable
to
see
because
of
the
dark.
I am
writing
to
you,
my
children,
because
you
have forgiveness
of
sins
through
his
name.
I am
writing
to
you,
fathers,
because
you
have knowledge
of
him
who
was
from
the
first.
I am
writing
to
you,
young
men,
because
you
have
overcome
the
Evil
One.
I
have
sent
a
letter
to
you,
children,
because
you
have knowledge
of
the
Father.
I
have
sent
a
letter
to
you,
fathers,
because
you
have knowledge
of
him
who
was
from
the
first.
I
have
sent
a
letter
to
you,
young
men,
because
you
are
strong,
and
the
word
of
God
is
in
you,
and
because
you
have
overcome
the
Evil
One.
Have
no
love
for
the
world
or
for
the
things
which
are
in
the
world.
If
any
man
has
love
for
the
world,
the
love
of
the
Father
is
not
in
him.
Because
everything
in
the
world,
the
desire
of
the
flesh,
the
desire
of
the
eyes,
and
the
pride
of
life,
is
not
of
the
Father
but
of
the
world.
And
the
world
and
its
desires
is coming
to
an
end:
but
he
who
does God's pleasure
is
living
for
ever.
Little
children,
it
is
the
last
hour;
and
as
you
were given word
that
the
Antichrist
would
come,
so
now
a number
of
Antichrists
have
come
to
you;
and
by
this
we
are certain
that
it
is
the
last
hour.
They
went
out
from
us
but
they
were
not
of
us;
if
they
had
been
of
us
they
would still
be
with
us:
but
they
went
out
from
us
so
that
it
might
be
made
clear
that
they
were
not
of
us.
And
you
have
the Spirit
from
the
Holy
One
and
you
all
have knowledge.
I
have
not
sent
you
this
letter
because
you
have
no knowledge
of
what
is
true,
but
because
you
have knowledge,
and
because
that
which
is
false
has
nothing
in common
with
that
which
is
true.
Who
is false
but
he
who says
that
Jesus
is
not
the
Christ?
He
is
the
Antichrist
who
has
no belief
in
the
Father
or
the
Son.
He
who
has
no belief
in
the
Son
has
not
the
Father:
he
who makes clear
his belief
in
the
Son
has
the
Father.
But
as
for
you, keep
in
your hearts
the
things
which
were made clear
to
you
from
the
first.
If
you keep
these
things
in
your hearts
you
will
be
kept
in
the
Father
and
the
Son.
And
this
is
the hope
which
he gave
you,
even
eternal
life.
I am
writing
these
things
to
you
about
those whose purpose
is
that
you
may
be turned out
of
the true
way.
As
for
you,
the Spirit
which
he gave
you
is still
in
you,
and
you
have
no
need
of
any teacher;
but
as
his Spirit gives
you
teaching
about
all
things,
and
is
true
and
not
false,
so
keep
your hearts
in
him,
through
the
teaching
which
he
has given
you.
And
now,
my
children,
keep
your hearts
in
him;
so
that
at
his revelation,
we
may
have
no fear
or
shame
before
him
at
his
coming.
If
you
have knowledge
that
he
is
upright,
it
is clear
to
you
that
everyone
who
does
righteousness
is
his offspring.
See
what
great
love
the
Father
has
given
us
in naming
us
the
children
of
God;
and
such
we
are.
For
this
reason
the
world
does
not
see
who
we
are,
because
it
did
not
see
who
he
was.
My loved
ones,
now
we
are
children
of
God,
and
at
present
it
is
not
clear
what
we
are
to
be.
We
are certain
that
at
his revelation
we
will
be
like
him;
for
we
will
see
him
as
he
is.
And
everyone
who
has
this
hope
in
him makes
himself holy,
even
as
he
is holy.
Everyone
who
is
a sinner goes against
the law,
for
sin
is going against
the law.
And
you
have knowledge
that
he
came
to
take
away
sin:
and
in
him
there
is
no
sin.
Anyone
who
is
in
him
does
no
sin;
anyone
who
is
a sinner
has
not
seen
him
and
has
no knowledge
of
him.
My
little
children,
let
no
man take
you
out
of
the true
way:
he
who
does
righteousness
is
upright, even
as
he
is
upright;
The sinner
is
a child
of
the Evil
One;
for
the Evil
One
has
been
a sinner
from
the
first.
And
the
Son
of
God
was seen
on earth
so
that
he
might
put
an
end
to
the
works
of
the Evil
One.
Anyone
who
is
a
child
of
God
does
no
sin,
because
he still
has God's
seed
in
him;
he
is
not
able
to
be
a sinner,
because
God
is
his
Father.
In
this
way
it
is clear
who
are
the
children
of
God
and
who
are
the
children
of
the Evil
One;
anyone
who
does
not
do
righteousness
or
who
has
no
love
for
his
brother,
is
not
a
child
of
God.
Because
this
is
the word
which
was given
to
you
from
the
first,
that
we
are
to
have
love
for
one
another;
Not
being
of
the
Evil
One
like
Cain,
who put
his
brother
to death.
And
why
did
he put
him
to death?
Because
his
works
were
evil
and
his brother's
works
were
good.
Do
not
be
surprised,
my
brothers,
if
the
world
has
no love
for
you.
We
are conscious
that
we
have
come
out
of
death
into
life
because
of
our
love
for
the
brothers.
He
who
has
no
love
is still
in
death.
Anyone
who
has
hate
for
his
brother
is
a taker
of
life,
and
you
may
be certain
that
no taker
of
life
has
eternal
life
in
him.
In
this
we
see
what
love
is,
because
he gave
his
life
for
us;
and
it
is right
for
us
to give
our
lives
for
the
brothers.
But
if
a
man
has
this world's
goods,
and
sees
that
his
brother
is
in
need,
and keeps
his
heart
shut
against
his
brother,
how
is
it possible
for
the
love
of
God
to
be
in
him?
My
little
children,
do
not let
our
love
be
in
word
and
in
tongue,
but let
it
be
in act
and
in good faith.
In
this
way
we
may
be certain
that
we
are
true,
and
may give
our
heart comfort
before
him,
When
our
heart says
that
we
have done wrong;
because
God
is
greater
than
our
heart,
and
has knowledge
of
all
things.
My loved ones,
if
our
heart
does
not
say
that
we
have done wrong,
we
have
no fear
before
him;
And
he
gives
us
all
our requests,
because
we
keep
his laws
and
do
the
things
which
are
pleasing
in
his eyes.
And
this
is
his law,
that
we
have
faith
in
the
name
of
his
Son
Jesus
Christ,
and
love
for
one
another,
even
as
he
said
to
us.
He
who
keeps
his
laws
is
in
God
and
God
is
in
him.
And
the
Spirit
which
he
gave
us
is
our witness
that
he
is
in
us.
My loved
ones,
do
not put
your
faith
in
every
spirit,
but put
them
to
the
test,
to
see
if
they
are
from
God:
because
a
great number
of
false
prophets
have
gone
out
into
the
world.
By
this
you
may
have knowledge
of
the
Spirit
of
God:
every
spirit
which says
that
Jesus
Christ
has
come
in
the
flesh
is
of
God:
And
every
spirit
which
does
not say
this
is
not
from
God:
this
is
the
spirit
of
Antichrist,
of
which
you
have
had word;
and
it
is
in
the
world
even
now.
You
are
of
God,
my
little
children,
and
you
have
overcome
them
because
he
who
is
in
you
is
greater
than
he
who
is
in
the
world.
They
are
of
the
world,
so
their talk
is
the world's talk,
and
the
world
gives ear
to
them.
We
are
of
God:
he
who
has
the knowledge
of
God gives ear
to
us;
he
who
is
not
of
God
does
not
give ear
to
us.
By
this
we
may
see
which
is
the
true
spirit,
and
which
is
the
spirit
of
error.
My
loved
ones,
let
us
have
love
for
one
another:
because
love
is
of
God,
and
everyone
who
has
love
is
a
child
of
God
and
has knowledge
of
God.
He
who
has
no
love
has
no knowledge
of
God,
because
God
is
love.
And
the
love
of
God
was
made
clear
to
us
when
he
sent
his
only
Son
into
the
world
so
that
we
might
have
life
through
him.
And
this
is
love,
not
that
we
had
love
for
God,
but
that
he
had
love
for
us,
and
sent
his
Son
to
be
an offering
for
our
sins.
My
loved ones,
if
God
had
such
love
for us,
it
is
right
for us
to
have
love
for
one
another.
No
man
has
ever
seen
God:
if
we
have
love
for
one
another,
God
is
in
us
and
his
love
is
made
complete
in
us:
And
his
Spirit
which
he
has
given
us
is
the witness
that
we
are
in
him
and
he
is
in
us.
And
we
have
seen
and give
witness
that
the
Father
sent
the
Son
to
be
the Saviour
of
the
world.
Everyone
who says openly
that
Jesus
is
the
Son
of
God,
has
God
in
him
and
is
in
God.
And
we
have seen
and
had
faith
in
the
love
which
God
has
for
us.
God
is
love,
and
everyone
who
has
love
is
in
God,
and
God
is
in
him.
In
this
way
love
is
made
complete
in
us,
so
that
we
may
be
without fear
on
the
day
of judging,
because
as
he
is,
so
are
we
in
this
world.
There
is
no
fear
in
love: true
love
has
no room
for
fear,
because
where
fear
is,
there
is pain;
and
he
who
is
not free
from
fear
is
not
complete
in
love.
We
have
the power
of loving,
because
he
first
had
love
for us.
If
a
man
says,
I
have
love
for
God,
and
has
hate
for
his
brother,
his
words
are false:
for
how
is
the
man
who
has
no
love
for
his
brother
whom
he
has
seen,
able
to
have
love
for
God
whom
he
has
not
seen?
And
this
is
the word
which
we
have
from
him,
that
he
who
has
love
for
God
is
to
have
the
same
love
for
his
brother.
Everyone
who
has
faith
that
Jesus
is
the
Christ
is
a
child
of
God:
and
everyone
who
has
love
for
the
Father
has
love
for
his
child.
In
this
way,
we
are certain
that
we
have
love
for
the
children
of
God,
when
we
have
love
for
God
and
keep
his laws.
For loving
God
is
keeping
his laws:
and
his laws
are
not hard.
Anything
which
comes
from
God
is able
to
overcome
the
world:
and
the power
by
which
we
have
overcome
the
world
is
our
faith.
Who
is able
to
overcome
the
world
but
the
man
who
has
faith
that
Jesus
is
the
Son
of
God?
This
is
he
who
came
by
water
and
by
blood,
Jesus
Christ;
not
by
water
only
but
by
water
and
by
blood.
And
the Spirit
is
the
witness,
because
the Spirit
is true.
There
are
three witnesses,
the
Spirit,
the
water,
and
the
blood:
and
all
three
are
in
agreement.
If
we
take
the
witness
of
men
to
be true,
the
witness
of
God
is
greater:
because
this
is
the
witness
which
God
has
given
about
his
Son.
He
who
has
faith
in
the
Son
of
God
has
the
witness
in
himself:
he
who
has
not
faith
in
God
makes
him false,
because
he
has
not
faith
in
the
witness
which
God
has
given
about
his
Son.
And
his
witness
is
this,
that
God
has
given
us
eternal
life,
and
this
life
is
in
his
Son.
He
who
has
the
Son
has
the
life;
he
who
has
not
the
Son
of
God
has
not
the
life.
I
have put
these
things
in
writing
for
you
who
have
faith
in
the
name
of
the
Son
of
God,
so
that
you
may
be certain
that
you
have
eternal
life.
And
we
are
certain
that
if
we make
any
request
to
him
which
is right
in
his eyes,
he
will
give ear
to
us:
And
if
we
are certain
that
he gives ear
to
all
our
requests,
we
are equally certain
that
we
will
get
our
requests.
If
a
man
sees
his
brother doing
a
sin
which
is
not bad enough
for
death,
let
him
make
a prayer
to
God,
and
God
will
give
life
to
him
whose
sin
was
not bad enough
for
death.
There
is
a
sin
whose punishment
is
death:
I
do
not
say
that
he
may
make
such
a
request
then.
All evil-doing
is
sin:
but
death
is
not
the punishment
for
every sort
of
sin.
We
are certain
that
one
who
is
a
child
of
God
will
do
no
sin,
but
the Son
of
God
keeps
him
so
that
he
is
not
touched
by
the
Evil
One.
We
are certain
that
we
are
of
God,
but
all
the
world
is
in
the power
of
the
Evil
One.
And
we
are certain
that
the
Son
of
God
has
come,
and
has
given
us
a clear vision,
so
that
we
may
see
him
who
is
true,
and
we
are
in
him
who
is
true,
in
his
Son
Jesus
Christ.
He
is
the
true
God
and
eternal
life.
My
little
children,
keep
yourselves
from false gods.
2 John
John’s Second Letter
2 John
2Jn
John’s Second Letter
I,
a ruler
in
the church, send word
to
the noble sister
who
is
of God's selection,
and
to
her
children,
for
whom
I
have
true
love;
and
not
only
I,
but
all
who
have knowledge
of
what
is
true;
Because
of
this
true knowledge
which
is
in
us,
and
will
be
with
us
for
ever:
May
grace,
mercy,
and
peace
be
with
us
from
God
the
Father,
and
from
Jesus
Christ,
the
Son
of
the
Father,
in
all
true
love.
It gave
me great
joy
to see
some
of
your
children
walking
in
the
true
way,
even
as
we
were ordered
to
do
by
the
Father.
And
now,
my sister,
I
make
a
request
to
you,
not sending
you
a
new law,
but
the law
which
we
had
from
the
first,
that
we
have
love
for
one
another.
And
love
is
the keeping
of
his laws.
This
is
the law
which
was given
to
you
from
the
first,
so
that
you
might keep
it.
Because
a number
of false teachers
have
gone
out
into
the
world,
who
do
not
give witness
that
Jesus
Christ
came
in
the
flesh.
Such
a
one
is
a false teacher
and
Antichrist.
Keep
watch over
yourselves,
so
that
you
do
not
make
our
work
of
no effect,
but
may get
your
full
reward.
Anyone
who
goes
on
and
does
not
keep
to
the
teaching
of
Christ,
has
not
God:
he
who keeps
to
the
teaching
has
the
Father
and
the
Son.
If
anyone
comes
to
you
not having
this
teaching,
do
not
take
him
into
your
house
or
give
him
words
of love:
For
he
who
gives
him words
of love
has
a
part
in
his
evil
works.
Having
much
to
say
to
you,
it
is
not
my purpose
to
put
it
all
down
with
paper
and
ink:
but
I
am
hoping
to
come
to
you,
and
to
have talk
with
you
face
to
face,
so
that
your
joy
may
be
full.
The
children
of
your noble
sister,
who
is
of God's selection,
send
you
their love.
3 John
John’s Third Letter
3 John
3Jn
John’s Third Letter
I,
a ruler
in
the church, send word
to
the well
loved
Gaius,
for
whom
I
have
true
love.
My loved
one,
it
is
my prayer
that
you
may
do
well
in
all
things,
and
be healthy
in body,
even
as
your
soul does
well.
For
it gave me great
joy
when
some
of
the
brothers
came
and gave
witness
that
you
had
the
true faith
and
were
walking
in
the
true
way.
I
have
no
greater
joy
than
to
have news
that
my
children
are
walking
in
the
true
way.
My loved
one,
you
are
doing
a good
work
in being kind
to
those
brothers
who come
from
other places;
Who
have
given
witness
to
the
church
of
your
love
for
them:
and
you
will
do
well
to
send
them
on
their
way
well cared
for,
as
is
right
for servants
of
God:
For
they
went
out
for love
of
the
Name,
taking
nothing
from
the
Gentiles.
So it
is right
for us
to
take
in
such
men
as guests,
so
that
we
may
take
our
part
in
the work
of
the
true faith.
I
sent
a
letter
to
the
church,
but
Diotrephes,
whose desire
is ever
to
have
the
first
place among
them,
will
not
have us there.
So
if
I
come,
I
will
keep
in
mind
the
things
he
does, talking
against
us
with
evil
words:
and
as
if
this
was
not
enough,
he
does
not take
the
brothers
into
his house,
and
those
who
are ready
to take
them
in,
he
keeps
from
doing
so, putting
them
out
of
the
church
if
they
do.
My loved
one,
do
not
be copying
what
is
evil,
but
what
is
good.
He
who
does
good
is
of
God:
he
who
does
evil
has
not
seen
God.
Demetrius
has
the
approval
of
all
men
and
of
what
is
true:
and
we give
the
same
witness,
and
you
are certain
that
our
witness
is
true.
I
had
much
to
say
to
you,
but
it
is
not
my purpose
to put
it
all
down
with
ink
and
pen:
But
I
am
hoping
to
see
you
in
a short time,
and
to
have talk
with
you
face
to
face.
May
you
have peace.
Your friends here send
you
their love. Give
my love
to
our friends
by name.
Jude
The Letter from Jude
Jude
Jud
The Letter from Jude
Jude,
a
servant
of
Jesus
Christ
and
the
brother
of
James,
to
those
of God's selection
who
have
been made holy
by
God
the
Father
and
are
kept
safe
for
Jesus
Christ:
May
mercy
and
peace
and
love
be
increased
in
you.
My loved
ones,
while
my thoughts
were
full
of
a
letter
which
I
was going
to send
you
about
our
common
salvation,
it
was
necessary
for
me
to send
you
one requesting
you
with
all
my heart
to go
on fighting strongly
for
the
faith
which
has
been
given
to
the
saints
once
and
for ever.
For
certain
men
have come
among
you secretly,
marked out
before
in
the holy Writings
for
this evil fate,
men
without
the fear
of
God, turning
his
grace
into
an unclean
thing,
and false
to
our
only
Master
and
Lord,
Jesus
Christ.
Now
it
is
my purpose
to
put
you
in mind,
though
you
once
had knowledge
of
all
these
things,
of
how
the
Lord, having taken
a
people
safely
out
of
Egypt,
later sent destruction
on
those
who
had
no
faith;
And
the
angels
who did
not
keep
to
their kingdom
but went
out
from
the place
which
was theirs,
he
has put
in
eternal
chains
and
in dark night till
the
great
day
of
the judging.
Even
as
Sodom
and
Gomorrah,
and
the
towns near
them, having
like
these, given
themselves up
to unclean desires
and
gone
after
strange
flesh,
have
been made
an
example,
undergoing
the
punishment
of
eternal
fire.
In
the
same
way
these dreamers make
the
flesh unclean, having no respect
for authorities,
and say
evil
of rulers.
Now
when
Michael,
one
of
the chief angels,
was fighting
against
the Evil
One
for
the
body
of
Moses, fearing
to
make use
of violent words
against
him,
he
only
said,
May
the
Lord
be
your
judge.
But
these
men say
evil
about
such
things
as
they
have
no knowledge
of;
and
the
things
of
which
they
have natural knowledge,
like beasts
without reason,
are
the cause
of
their destruction.
A curse
on
them!
They
have
gone
in
the
way
of
Cain, running uncontrolled
into
the
error
of
Balaam
for
reward,
and
have come
to destruction
by
saying evil
against
the Lord,
like
Korah.
These
men
are unseen rocks
at
your love-feasts,
when
they
take part
in
them
with
you, keepers
of
sheep
who
without
fear
take
the food
of
the
sheep;
clouds
without
water rushing
before
the
wind, wasted
trees
without
fruit,
twice
dead, pulled up
by
the roots,
Violent
waves
of
the
sea, streaming
with
their
shame,
wandering
stars
for
whom
the darkest night
is
kept
in store
for
ever.
The prophet
Enoch,
who
was
the
seventh
after
Adam,
said
of
these
men,
The
Lord
came
with tens
of
thousands
of
his
saints,
To
be
the judge
of
all,
and
to
give
a decision
against
all
those
whose lives
are unpleasing
to
him,
because
of
the evil
acts
which
they
have
done,
and
because
of
all
the
hard
things
which
sinners
without fear
of
God
have
said
against
him.
These
are
the
men
who make trouble, ever desiring change,
going
after evil pleasures, using
high-sounding
words, respecting men's position
in
the hope
of reward.
But
you,
my loved ones, keep
in memory
the
words
which
were said
before
by
the
Apostles
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
How
they
said
to
you,
In
the
last days
there
will
be
men
who, guided
by
their evil
desires,
will make sport
of holy
things.
These
are
the
men
who
make
divisions,
natural
men,
not
having
the
Spirit.
But
you,
my loved
ones,
building
yourselves
up
on
your
most
holy
faith,
and making
prayers
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
Keep
yourselves
in
the
love
of
God,
looking
for
life
eternal
through
the
mercy
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
And
have pity
on
those
who
are
in
doubt;
And
to
some give
salvation, pulling
them
out
of
the
fire;
and
on
some
have
mercy
with
fear,
hating
even
the clothing
which
is
made unclean
by
the
flesh.
Now
to
him
who
is
able
to
keep
you
from falling,
and
to give
you
a
place
in
his
glory, free
from
all evil,
with
great
joy,
To
the
only
God
our Saviour,
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord, let
us give
glory
and honour
and
authority
and
power,
before
all
time
and
now
and
for
ever.
So
be
it.
Revelation
The Revelation to John
Revelation
Rev
The Revelation to John
The
Revelation
of
Jesus
Christ
which
God
gave
him
so
that
his
servants
might
have knowledge
of
the
things
which
will
quickly
take
place:
and
he
sent
and
made
it clear
by
his
angel
to
his
servant
John;
Who gave
witness
of
the
word
of
God,
and
of
the
witness
of
Jesus
Christ,
even
of
all
the
things
which
he
saw.
A blessing
be
on
the
reader,
and
on
those
who
give ear
to
the prophet's
words,
and
keep
the
things
which
he
has put
in
the book:
for
the
time
is
near.
John
to
the
seven
churches
which
are
in
Asia:
Grace
to
you
and
peace,
from
him
who
is
and
was
and
is
to
come;
and
from
the
seven
Spirits
which
are
before
his high seat;
And
from
Jesus
Christ,
the true
witness,
the first
to
come back
from
the
dead,
and
the
ruler
of
the
kings
of
the
earth.
To
him
who
had
love
for
us
and
has made
us clean
from
our
sins
by
his
blood;
And
has
made
us
to
be
a
kingdom
and
priests
to
his
God
and
Father;
to
him let
glory
and
power
be given
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
See,
he
comes
with
the
clouds,
and
every
eye
will
see
him,
and
those
by
whom
he
was wounded;
and
all
the
tribes
of
the
earth
will
be sorrowing
because
of
him.
Yes,
so
be
it.
I
am
the First
and
the Last,
says
the
Lord
God
who
is
and
was
and
is
to
come,
the Ruler
of
all.
I,
John,
your
brother,
who
have
a
part
with
you
in
the
trouble
and
the
kingdom
and
the quiet strength
of
Jesus,
was
in
the
island
which
is
named
Patmos,
for
the
word
of
God
and
the
witness
of
Jesus.
I
was
in
the
Spirit
on
the Lord's
day,
and
a
great
voice
at
my
back,
as
of
a horn,
came
to
my
ears,
Saying,
What
you
see,
put
in
a
book,
and
send
it
to
the
seven
churches;
to
Ephesus
and
to
Smyrna
and
to Pergamos
and
to
Thyatira
and
to
Sardis
and
to
Philadelphia
and
to
Laodicea.
And
turning
to
see
the
voice
which
said
these
words
to
me,
I
saw
seven
gold vessels
with lights burning
in
them;
And
in
the
middle
of
them
one
like
a
son
of
man, clothed
with
a
robe down
to
his
feet,
and
with
a band
of
gold round
his
breasts.
And
his
head
and
his
hair
were
white
like
wool,
as
white
as
snow;
and
his
eyes
were
as
a
flame
of
fire;
And
his
feet
like polished brass,
as
if
it
had
been burned
in
a fire;
and
his
voice
was
as
the
sound
of
great
waters.
And
he
had
in
his
right
hand
seven
stars:
and
out
of
his
mouth
came
a
sharp
two-edged
sword:
and
his
face
was
like
the
sun
shining
in
its
strength.
And
when
I
saw
him,
I went
down
on
my face
at
his
feet
as
one
dead.
And
he
put
his
right
hand
on
me,
saying,
Have
no
fear;
I
am
the
first
and
the
last
and
the Living
one;
And
I
was
dead,
and
see,
I
am
living
for
ever,
and
I
have
the
keys
of
death
and
of
Hell.
Put
in
writing,
then,
the
things
which
you
have
seen,
and
the
things
which
are,
and
the
things
which
will
be
after
these;
The secret
of
the
seven
stars
which
you
saw
in
my
right
hand,
and
of
the
seven
gold vessels
with burning lights.
The
seven
stars
are
the
angels
of
the
seven
churches:
and
the
seven lights
are
the
seven
churches.
To
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Ephesus
say:
These
things
says
he
who
has
the
seven
stars
in
his
right
hand,
who
is
walking
in
the
middle
of
the
seven
gold lights:
I
have knowledge
of
your doings,
and
of
your hard
work
and long waiting,
and
that
you
will
not
put
up
with
evil
men,
and
have
put
to
the
test
those
who
say
they
are
Apostles
and
are
not,
and
have
seen
that
they
are
false;
And
you
have
the power
of waiting,
and
have undergone trouble
because
of
my
name,
without weariness.
But
I
have
this
against
you,
that
you
are turned
away
from
your
first
love.
So
keep
in
mind
where
you
were
at
first,
and
be changed
in heart
and
do
the
first
works;
or
I
will
come
to
you,
and
will take away
your light
from
its
place,
if
your hearts
are
not changed.
But
at least
you
have
the credit
of
hating
the
works
of
the
Nicolaitans,
as
I
do.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear
to
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
To
him
who
overcomes
I
will
give
of
the fruit
of
the
tree
of
life,
which
is
in
the
Paradise
of
God.
And
to
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Smyrna
say:
These
things
says
the
first
and
the
last,
who
was
dead
and
is
living:
I
have knowledge
of
your
troubles
and how poor
you
are (but
you
have true wealth),
and
the evil
words
of
those
who
say
they
are
Jews,
and
are
not,
but
are
a
Synagogue
of
Satan.
Have
no
fear
of
the
things
which
you
will
have
to
undergo:
see,
the Evil
One
will send
some
of
you
into
prison,
so
that
you
may
be
put
to
the
test;
and
you
will
have great
trouble
for
ten
days.
Be true till
death,
and
I
will
give
you
the
crown
of
life.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear
to
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
He
who
overcomes
will
not
come
under
the power
of
the
second
death.
And
to
the
angel
of
the
church
in Pergamos
say:
These
things
says
he
who
has
the
sharp
two-edged
sword:
I
have knowledge
that
your living-place
is
where
Satan
has
his seat:
and
you
are true
to
my
name,
and
were
not turned away
from
your
faith
in
me,
even
in
the
days
of
Antipas,
my true
witness,
who
was
put
to
death
among
you,
where
Satan
has
his
place.
But
I
have
some
things
against
you,
because
you
have
with
you
those
who
keep
the
teaching
of
Balaam,
by
whose suggestion
Balak made
the children
of
Israel go
out
of
the right
way,
taking
food
which
was
offered
to false gods,
and going
after
the desires
of
the flesh.
And
you
have
those
who
keep
the
teaching
of
the
Nicolaitans.
See,
then,
that
you
have
a change
of heart;
or
I
will
come
to
you
quickly,
and
will
make
war
against
them
with
the
sword
of
my
mouth.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear
to
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
To
him
who
overcomes
I
will
give
of
the
secret
manna,
and
I
will
give
him
a
white
stone,
and
on
the
stone
a
new
name,
of
which
no
one
has knowledge
but
he
to
whom
it
is
given.
And
to
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Thyatira
say:
These
things
says
the
Son
of
God,
whose
eyes
are
like
a
flame
of
fire,
and
his
feet
like polished brass:
I
have knowledge
of
your
works,
and
your
love
and
faith
and help
and strength
in trouble,
and
that
your
last
works
are
more
than
the
first.
But
I
have
this
against
you,
that
you
let
the
woman
Jezebel
say
she
is
a prophet
and
give false
teaching, making
my
servants
go
after
the desires
of
the flesh
and
take
food offered
to false gods.
And
I
gave
her
time
for
a change
of heart,
but
she
has
no
mind
to
give
up
her unclean ways.
See,
I
will
put
her
into
a
bed,
and
those
who
make
themselves unclean
with
her,
into
great
trouble,
if
they go
on
with
her
works.
And
I
will
put
her
children
to
death;
and
all
the
churches
will
see
that
I
am
he
who
makes
search
into
the secret thoughts
and
hearts
of
men:
and
I
will
give
to
every
one
of
you
the reward
of
your
works.
But
to
you
I
say,
to
the
rest
in
Thyatira,
even
to
those
who
have
not
this
teaching,
and
have
no knowledge
of
the secrets
of
Satan,
as
they
say;
I
put
on
you
no
other
weight.
But
what
you
have,
keep safe till
I
come.
He
who
overcomes,
and
keeps
my
works
to
the
end,
to
him
I
will
give rule
over
the
nations,
And
he
will
be ruling
them
with
a
rod
of
iron;
as
the
vessels
of
the
potter
they
will
be
broken,
even
as
I
have power
from
my
Father:
And
I
will
give
him
the
morning
star.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear
to
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
And
to
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Sardis
say:
These
things
says
he
who
has
the
seven
Spirits
of
God
and
the
seven
stars:
I
have knowledge
of
your
works,
that
you seem
to
be
living
but
are
dead.
Be
on
the
watch,
and
make strong
the
rest
of
the
things
which
are near
to
death;
because
as judged
by
me
your
works
have
not
come up
to God's measure.
Keep
in
mind,
then,
the teaching
which
was given
to
you,
and
be ruled
by
it
and
have
a change
of heart.
If
then
you
do
not
keep
watch,
I
will
come
like
a
thief,
and
you
will
have
no knowledge
of
the
hour
when
I
will
come
on
you.
But
you
have
some
names
in
Sardis
who
have
kept clean
their
robes;
and
as
a reward
they
will go
in
white
with
me.
He
who
overcomes
will
be
dressed
in
white,
and
I
will
not take
his
name
from
the
book
of
life,
and
I
will
give witness
to
his
name
before
my
Father,
and
before
his
angels.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear
to
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
And
to
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Philadelphia
say:
These
things
says
he
who
is
holy,
he
who
is
true,
he
who
has
the
key
of
David,
opening
the door
so
that
it
may
be
shut
by
no
one,
and shutting
it
so
that
it
may
be
open
to
no
one.
I
have knowledge
of
your
works (see,
I
have
put
before
you
an
open
door
which
may
be
shut
by
no
one),
and
that
you
have
a
little
strength,
and
have
kept
my
word,
and
have
been true
to
my
name.
See,
I
will
make
those
of
the
Synagogue
of
Satan
who
say
they
are
Jews,
and
are
not,
but
say
what
is false;
I
will
make
them
come
and
give
worship
before
your
feet,
and
see
my
love
for
you.
Because
you
have
kept
my
word
in quiet strength,
I
will
keep
you
from
the
hour
of
testing
which
is
coming
on
all
the
world,
to
put
to
the
test
those
who
are
on
earth.
I
come
quickly:
keep
that
which
you
have,
so
that
no
one
may
take
your
crown.
Him
who
overcomes
I
will
make
a
pillar
in
the house
of
my
God,
and
he
will
go
out
no
more:
and
I
will
put
on
him
the
name
of
my
God,
and
the
name
of
the
town
of
my
God,
the
new
Jerusalem,
which
comes
down
out
of
heaven
from
my
God,
and
my
new
name.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear
to
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
And
to
the
angel
of
the
church
in
Laodicea
say:
These
things
says
the
true
and certain
witness,
the head
of God's new order:
I
have knowledge
of
your
works,
that
you
are
not
cold
or warm:
it would
be better
if
you
were
cold
or warm.
So
because
you
are
not
one thing
or
the other,
I
will
have
no more
to
do
with
you.
For
you
say,
I
have wealth,
and
have got
together goods
and land,
and
have
need
of
nothing;
and
you
are
not conscious
of
your sad
and unhappy condition,
that
you
are
poor
and
blind
and
without
clothing.
If
you
are wise
you
will
get
from
me
gold tested
by
fire,
so
that
you
may
have true wealth;
and
white
robes
to put
on,
so
that
your
shame
may
not
be
seen;
and oil
for
your
eyes,
so
that
you
may
see.
To
all
those
who
are dear
to
me,
I give sharp
words
and punishment:
then
with
all
your heart
have sorrow
for
your evil ways.
See,
I
am waiting
at
the
door
and giving
the sign;
if
my
voice
comes
to
any man's
ears
and
he makes
the
door
open,
I
will
come
in
to
him,
and
will take food
with
him
and
he
with
me.
To
him
who
overcomes
I
will
give
a
place
with
me
on
my high
seat,
even
as
I
overcame,
and
am
seated
with
my
Father
on
his high
seat.
He
who
has
ears,
let
him
give
ear
to
what
the
Spirit
says
to
the
churches.
After
these
things
I
saw
a
door
open
in
heaven,
and
the
first
voice
came
to
my
ears,
like
the
sound
of
a horn,
saying,
Come
up
here,
and
I
will
make clear
to
you
the
things
which
are
to
come.
Straight away
I
was
in
the
Spirit:
and
I
saw
a high seat
in
heaven,
and
one
was
seated
on
it;
And
to
my eyes
he
was
like
a
jasper
and
a
sardius
stone:
and there
was
an arch
of light round
the high seat,
like
an
emerald.
And round
about
the high seat
were
four
and
twenty seats:
and
on
them
I saw
four
and
twenty rulers
seated,
clothed
in
white
robes;
and
on
their
heads
crowns
of
gold.
And
out
of
the high seat
came flames
and
voices
and
thunders.
And
seven lights
of
fire
were
burning
before
the high seat,
which
are
the
seven
Spirits
of
God;
And
before
the high seat
there
was,
as
it seemed,
a clear
sea
of
glass;
and
in
the
middle
of
the high seat,
and
round
about
it,
four beasts
full
of
eyes
round
about.
And
the
first beast
was
like
a
lion,
and
the
second
like
an ox,
and
the
third
had
a
face
like
a
man,
and
the fourth
was
like
an
eagle
in flight.
And
the
four beasts,
having
every
one
of
them
six
wings,
are
full
of
eyes round
about
and
inside:
and
without resting
day
and
night,
they
say,
Holy,
holy,
holy,
Lord
God, Ruler
of
all,
who
was
and
is
and
is
to
come.
And
when
the beasts
give
glory
and honour
to
him
who
is
seated
on
the high seat,
to
him
who
is
living
for
ever
and
ever,
The
four
and
twenty rulers go
down
on
their faces
before
him
who
is
seated
on
the high seat,
and
give
worship
to
him
who
is
living
for
ever
and
ever,
and take off
their
crowns
before
the high seat,
saying,
It
is right,
our
Lord
and
our
God,
for
you
to
have
glory
and honour
and
power:
because
by
you
were
all
things made,
and
by
your
desire
they
came
into
being.
And
I
saw
in
the
right
hand
of
him
who
was
seated
on
the high seat,
a
book
with
writing
inside
it
and
on
the
back, shut
with
seven stamps
of wax.
And
I
saw
a
strong
angel saying
in
a
loud
voice,
Who
is able
to make
the
book
open,
and
to undo
its stamps?
And
no
one
in
heaven,
or
on
the
earth,
or
under
the
earth,
was
able
to get
the
book
open,
or
to
see
what
was
in
it.
And
I
was
very sad,
because
there
was
no
one able
to
get
the
book
open
or
to
see
what
was
in
it.
And
one
of
the rulers
said
to
me,
Do
not
be sad:
see,
the
Lion
of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
the
Root
of
David,
has
overcome,
and
has power
to undo
the
book
and
its
seven stamps.
And
I
saw
in
the
middle
of
the high seat
and
of
the
four beasts,
and
in
the
middle
of
the rulers,
a
Lamb
in
his
place,
which seemed
as
if
it
had
been
put
to death,
having
seven
horns
and
seven
eyes,
which
are
the
seven
Spirits
of
God,
sent
out
into
all
the
earth.
And
he
came
and
took
it
out
of
the
right
hand
of
him
who
was
seated
on
the high seat.
And
when
he
had
taken
the
book,
the
four beasts
and
the
four
and
twenty rulers went
down
on
their faces
before
the
Lamb,
having
every
one
an instrument
of music,
and
gold vessels
full
of perfumes,
which
are
the
prayers
of
the
saints.
And
their voices
are sounding
in
a
new
song,
saying,
It
is right
for
you
to
take
the
book
and
to
make
it
open:
for
you
were
put
to
death
and
have
made
an offering
to
God
of
your
blood
for
men
of
every
tribe,
and
language,
and
people,
and
nation,
And
have
made
them
a
kingdom
and
priests
to
our
God,
and
they
are ruling
on
the
earth.
And
I
saw,
and
there
came
to
my
ears
the
sound
of
a
great
number
of
angels
round
about
the
high seat
and
the beasts
and
the rulers;
and
the
number
of
them
was ten
thousand times ten
thousand,
and
thousands
of
thousands;
Saying
with
a
great
voice,
It
is right
to
give
to
the
Lamb
who
was
put
to death,
power
and
wealth
and
wisdom
and
strength
and honour
and
glory
and
blessing.
And
to
my
ears
came
the voice
of
everything
in
heaven
and
on
earth
and
under
the
earth
and
in
the
sea,
and
of
all
things
which
are
in
them,
saying,
To
him
who
is
seated
on
the high seat,
and
to
the
Lamb,
may
blessing
and honour
and
glory
and
power
be given
for
ever
and
ever.
And
the
four beasts
said,
So
be
it.
And
the rulers went
down
on
their faces
and gave
worship.
And
I
saw
when
the
Lamb undid
one
of
the stamps,
and
the
voice
of
one
of
the
four beasts
came
to
my
ears,
saying
as
with
a
voice
of
thunder,
Come
and
see.
And
I
saw
a
white
horse,
and
he
who
was
seated
on
it
had
a
bow;
and
there
was
given
to
him
a
crown:
and
he
went
out
with power
to
overcome.
And
when
the
second stamp
was undone,
the voice
of
the
second beast
came
to
my
ears,
saying,
Come
and see.
And
another
horse
came
out,
a
red
horse;
and
it
was
given
to
him
who
was
seated
on
it
to
take
peace
from
the
earth,
so
that
people
might
put
one
another
to death:
and there
was
given
to
him
a
great
sword.
And
when
the
third stamp
was undone,
the voice
of
the
third beast
came
to
my
ears,
saying,
Come
and
see.
And
I
saw
a
black
horse;
and
he
who
was
seated
on
it
had
scales
in
his
hand.
And
a
voice
came
to
my
ears,
from
the
middle
of
the
four beasts,
saying,
A measure
of
grain
for
a penny,
and
three measures
of
barley
for
a penny:
and see
that
you
do
no
damage
to
the
oil
and
the
wine.
And
when
the fourth stamp
was undone,
the
voice
of
the fourth beast
came
to
my
ears,
saying,
Come
and see.
And
I
saw
a grey
horse,
and
the
name
of
him
who
was
seated
on
it
was
Death;
and
Hell came
after
him.
And
there
was
given
to
them
authority
over
the fourth
part
of
the
earth,
to
put
to destruction
by
the
sword,
and
by taking
away
their food,
and
by
death,
and
by
the
beasts
of
the
earth.
And
when
the
fifth stamp
was undone,
I
saw
under
the
altar
the
souls
of
those
who
had
been put
to death
for
the
word
of
God,
and
for
the
witness
which
they
kept.
And
they gave
a
great
cry,
saying,
How
long
will
it
be, O Ruler,
holy
and
true,
before
you
take
your
place
as
judge
and
give punishment
for
our
blood
to
those
on
the
earth?
And there
was
given
to
every
one
a
white
robe,
and
they
were ordered
to
take
their
rest
for
a little
time, till
the
number
was
complete
of
the
other
servants,
their
brothers,
who
would
be
put
to
death,
even
as
they
had
been.
And
I
saw
when
the
sixth stamp
was undone,
and
there
was
a
great earth-shock;
and
the
sun
became
black
as haircloth,
and
all
the
moon
became
as
blood;
And
the
stars
of
heaven
were
falling
to
the
earth,
like green fruit
from
a
tree
before
the force
of
a
great
wind.
And
the
heaven
was taken away
like
the
roll
of
a
book
when
it
is
rolled
up;
and
all
the
mountains
and islands
were
moved
out
of
their
places.
And
the
kings
of
the
earth,
and
the rulers,
and
the chief captains,
and
the
men
of wealth,
and
the
strong,
and
every
servant
and
free
man, took cover
in
the holes
and
the
rocks
of
the
mountains;
And
they
say
to
the
mountains
and
to
the
rocks, Come
down
on
us, covering
us
from
the
face
of
him
who
is
seated
on
the high seat,
and
from
the
wrath
of
the
Lamb:
For
the
great
day
of
their
wrath
is
come,
and
who
may
keep
his place?
After
this
I
saw
four
angels
in
their places
at
the
four points
of
the
earth, keeping
back
the
four
winds
in
their hands,
so
that there
might
be
no moving
of
the
wind
on
the
earth,
or
on
the
sea,
or
on
any
tree.
And
I
saw
another
angel
coming
up
from
the
east,
having
the mark
of
the
living
God:
and
he
said
with
a
great
voice
to
the
four
angels,
to
whom
it
was
given
to
do
damage
to
the
earth
and
the
sea,
Do
no
damage
to
the
earth,
or
the
sea,
or
the
trees, till
we
have
put
a mark
on
the
servants
of
our
God.
And there
came
to
my
ears
the
number
of
those
who
had
the mark
on
their brows,
a
hundred
and
forty-four
thousand,
who
were marked
out
of
every
tribe
of
the
people
of
Israel.
Of
the
tribe
of
Judah were marked
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of
Gad
twelve
thousand:
Of
the
tribe
of
Asher
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
twelve
thousand:
Of
the
tribe
of
Simeon
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of
Levi
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of Issachar
twelve
thousand:
Of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of
Joseph
twelve
thousand:
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin were marked
twelve
thousand.
After
these
things
I
saw
a
great army
of
people
more
than
might
be
numbered,
out
of
every
nation
and
of
all
tribes
and
peoples
and
languages,
taking
their places
before
the
high seat
and
before
the
Lamb,
dressed
in
white
robes,
and
with
branches
in
their
hands,
Saying
with
a
loud
voice,
Salvation
to
our
God
who
is
seated
on
the
high seat,
and
to
the
Lamb.
And
all
the
angels
were
round
about
the high seat,
and
about
the rulers
and
the
four beasts;
and
they went
down
on
their
faces
before
the high seat,
and gave
worship
to
God, saying,
So
be
it.
Let
blessing
and
glory
and
wisdom
and
praise
and honour
and
power
and
strength
be given
to
our
God
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.
And
one
of
the rulers
made
answer,
saying
to
me,
These
who
have
on
white
robes,
who
are
they,
and
where
did
they
come
from?
And
I
said
to
him,
My
lord,
you
have knowledge.
And
he
said
to
me,
These
are
they
who
came
through
the
great testing,
and
their
robes
have
been
washed
and
made
white
in
the
blood
of
the
Lamb.
This
is
why
they
are
before
the high seat
of
God;
and
they
are
his servants
day
and
night
in
his house:
and
he
who
is
seated
on
the high seat
will
be
a tent
over
them.
They
will
never
be
in need
of food
or drink:
and
they
will
never
again
be troubled
by
the burning
heat
of
the
sun:
For
the
Lamb
who
is
on
the high seat
will
be
their keeper
and
their
guide
to fountains
of
living
water:
and
God
will make glad
their
eyes
for ever.
And
when
the
seventh stamp
was undone
there
was quiet
in
heaven
for
about
half
an
hour.
And
I
saw
the
seven
angels
who
had
their place
before
God;
and
seven horns
were
given
to
them.
And
another
angel
came
and took
his
place
at
the
altar,
having
a
gold vessel
for burning perfume;
and
there
was
given
to
him
much perfume,
so
that
he
might
put
it
with
the
prayers
of
all
the
saints
on
the
gold
altar
which
was
before
the
high seat.
And
the
smoke
of
the perfume,
with
the
prayers
of
the
saints,
went
up
before
God
out
of
the angel's
hand.
And
the
angel
took
the vessel;
and
he
made
it full
of
the
fire
of
the
altar,
and sent
it down
on
the
earth:
and
there
came
thunders
and
voices
and flames
and
a shaking
of
the
earth.
And
the
seven
angels
who
had
the
seven horns
made
ready
for sounding
them.
And
at
the sounding
of
the
first,
a rain
of ice
and
fire,
mixed
with
blood,
was sent
on
the
earth:
and
a
third part
of
the
earth,
and
of
the
trees,
and
all
green
grass
was
burned
up.
And
at
the sounding
of
the
second
angel,
it
was
as
if
a
great
mountain
burning
with
fire
was sent
into
the
sea:
and
a
third part
of
the
sea
became
blood,
And destruction came
on
a
third part
of
the
living
things
which
were
in
the
sea,
and
on
a
third part
of
the
ships.
And
at
the sounding
of
the
third
angel, there went
down
from
heaven
a
great
star,
burning
like
a flame,
and
it
came
on
a
third part
of
the
rivers,
and
on
the fountains
of
water.
And
the
name
of
the
star
is
Wormwood:
and
a
third part
of
the
waters
became
bitter;
and
a number
of
men
came
to
their
end
because
of
the
waters,
for
they
were
made
bitter.
And
at
the sounding
of
the fourth
angel,
a
third
part
of
the
sun,
and
of
the
moon,
and
of
the
stars
was made dark,
so
that there
was
no
light
for
a
third
part
of
the
day
and
of
the
night.
And
there
came
to
my
ears
the
cry
of
an
eagle
in flight
in
the middle
of heaven,
saying
with
a
great
voice, Trouble, trouble, trouble,
to
all
on
the
earth,
because
of
the
other
voices
of
the horns
of
the
three
angels, whose sounding
is
still
to
come.
And
at
the sounding
of
the
fifth
angel
I
saw
a
star
falling
from
heaven
to
the
earth:
and there
was
given
to
him
the
key
of
the great deep.
And
he made
the
great deep
open
and
a
smoke
went
up
from
it,
like
the
smoke
of
a
great oven;
and
the
sun
and
the
air
were made dark
because
of
the
smoke.
And
from
the
smoke
locusts
came
out
on
the
earth;
and
power
was
given
them,
like
the
power
of
scorpions.
And
they
were ordered
to
do
no
damage
to
the
grass
of
the
earth,
or
any
green
thing,
or
any
tree,
but
only
to such
men
as
have
not
the mark
of
God
on
their brows.
And
orders
were
given
them
not
to
put
them
to
death,
but
to
give
them great
pain
for
five
months:
and
their
pain
was
as
the
pain
from
the wound
of
a
scorpion.
And
in
those
days
men
will
be hoping
for
death,
and
it
will
not come
to
them;
and
they
will
have
a
great
desire
for
death,
and
death
will go
in flight
from
them.
And
the forms
of
the
locusts
were
like
horses
made
ready
for
war;
and
on
their
heads
they
had
crowns
like
gold,
and
their
faces
were
as
the
faces
of
men.
And
they
had
hair
like
the
hair
of
women,
and
their
teeth
were
as
the
teeth
of
lions.
And
they
had
breastplates
like
iron,
and
the
sound
of
their
wings
was
as
the
sound
of carriages,
like
an army
of
horses
rushing
to
the fight.
And
they
have pointed
tails
like
scorpions;
and
in
their
tails
is
their
power
to give
men wounds
for
five
months.
They
have
over
them
as
king
the
angel
of
the great deep:
his
name
in
Hebrew
is
Abaddon,
and
in
the
Greek language
Apollyon.
The
first Trouble
is
past:
see,
there
are
still
two Troubles
to
come.
And
at
the sounding
of
the
sixth
angel
a
voice
came
to
my
ears
from
the
horns
of
the
gold
altar
which
is
before
God,
Saying
to
the
sixth
angel
who
had
the horn, Make
free
the
four
angels
who
are chained
at
the
great
river
Euphrates.
And
the
four
angels
were
made
free,
who
were
ready
for
the
hour
and
day
and
month
and
year,
that
they
might
put
to
death
a
third part
of
men.
And
the
number
of
the
armies
of
the
horsemen
was twice ten
thousand times ten
thousand:
the
number
of
them
came
to
my
ears.
And
so
I
saw
the
horses
in
the
vision,
and
those
who
were
seated
on
them,
having
breastplates
of
fire
and glass
and
of
burning stone:
and
the
heads
of
the
horses
were
as
the
heads
of
lions;
and
out
of
their
mouths
came
fire
and
smoke
and
a smell
of
burning.
By
these evils
a
third
part
of
men
was
put
to
death,
by
the
fire,
and
the
smoke,
and
the
burning smell
which
came
out
of
their
mouths.
For
the
power
of
the
horses
is
in
their
mouths
and
in
their
tails:
because
their
tails
are
like
snakes,
and
have
heads,
and
with
them
they give wounds.
And
the
rest
of
the
people,
who
were
not
put
to
death
by
these evils,
were
not turned
from
the
works
of
their
hands,
but
went
on giving
worship
to evil spirits,
and images
of
gold
and
silver
and
brass
and
stone
and
wood
which
have
no
power
of
seeing
or
hearing
or
walking:
And
they
had
no regret
for putting
men
to death,
or
for
their use
of secret arts,
or
for
the evil desires
of
the flesh,
or
for taking
the property
of
others.
And
I
saw
another
strong
angel
coming
down
out
of
heaven,
clothed
with
a
cloud;
and
an arch
of coloured light
was round
his
head,
and
his
face
was
like
the
sun,
and
his
feet
like
pillars
of
fire;
And
he
had
in
his
hand
a
little
open
book:
and
he
put
his
right
foot
on
the
sea,
and
his
left
on
the
earth;
And
he gave
a
loud
cry,
like
the angry
voice
of
a
lion:
and
at
his
cry
the
voices
of
the
seven
thunders
were sounding.
And
when
the
seven
thunders
had given
out
their
voices,
I
was
about
to
put
their
words
down:
and
a
voice
from
heaven
came
to
my
ears,
saying,
Keep secret
the
things
which
the
seven
thunders
said,
and
do
not
put
them
in
writing.
And
the
angel
which
I
saw
taking
his position
on
the
sea
and
on
the
earth,
put
up
his
right
hand
to
heaven,
And took
his
oath
by
him
who
is
living
for
ever
and
ever,
who made
the
heaven
and
the
things
in
it,
and
the
earth
and
the
things
in
it,
and
the
sea
and
the
things
in
it,
that
there
would
be
no
more waiting:
But
in
the
days
of
the
voice
of
the
seventh
angel,
when
the
sound
of
his horn
is
about
to
come,
then
will
the secret
of
God
be complete,
of
which
he gave
the
good
news
to
his
servants
the
prophets.
And
the
voice
came
to
me
again
from
heaven,
saying,
Go,
take
the
book
which
is
open
in
the
hand
of
the
angel
who
has
his
place
on
the
sea
and
on
the
earth.
And
I
went
to
the
angel,
and
said
to
him,
Give
me
the
little
book.
And
he
said
to
me:
Put
it
in
your
mouth;
and
it
will
make
your
stomach
bitter,
but
in
your
mouth
it
will
be
sweet
as
honey.
And
I
took
the
little
book
out
of
the angel's
hand
and
did
as
he
said;
and
it
was
sweet
as
honey
in
my
mouth:
and
when
I
had
taken
it,
my
stomach
was
made
bitter.
And
they
said
to
me,
You
are
to
give word
again
of
what
is coming
in
the future
to
the
peoples
and
nations
and
languages
and
kings.
And
there
was
given
to
me
a
measuring
rod:
and
one
said, Go
up
and take
the
measure
of
the house
of
God,
and
the
altar,
and
the worshippers
in
it.
But
do
not take
the
measure
of
the space
outside
the
house;
because
it
has
been
given
to
the
nations:
and
the
holy
town
will
be
under
their feet
for forty-two
months.
And
I
will
give orders
to
my
two
witnesses,
and
they
will
be prophets
for
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and
sixty
days,
clothed
with haircloth.
These
are
the
two olive-trees
and
the
two lights,
which
are
before
the
Lord
of
the
earth.
And
if
any
man
would
do
them
damage,
fire
comes
out
of
their
mouth
and puts
an end
to
those
who
are working
against
them:
and
if
any
man
has
a
desire
to
do
them
damage,
in
this
way
will
he
be
put
to
death.
These
have
the
power
to
keep
the
heaven
shut,
so
that
there
may
be
no
rain
in
the
days
when
they
are prophets:
and
they
have
power
over
the
waters
to
make
them
into
blood,
and
to send
every sort
of disease
on
the
earth
as
their pleasure
is.
And
when
they
have
come
to
the
end
of
their
witness,
the
beast
which
comes
up
out
of
the great deep
will
make
war
on
them
and
overcome
them
and
put
them
to
death.
And
their
dead
bodies
will
be
in
the open
street
of
the
great
town,
which
in
the spirit
is
named
Sodom
and
Egypt,
where
their
Lord
was put
to death
on
the cross.
And
the
peoples
and
tribes
and
languages
and
nations
will
be
looking
on
their
dead
bodies
three
days
and
a
half,
and
will
not
let
their
dead
bodies
be
put
in
the earth.
And
those
who
are
on
the
earth
will
have pleasure
and delight
over
them;
and
they
will
send
offerings
one
to
another
because
these
two
prophets gave great trouble
to
all
on
the
earth.
And
after
three
days
and
a
half
the
breath
of
life
from
God
went
into
them,
and
they got up
on
their
feet;
and
great
fear
came
on
those
who
saw
them.
And
a
great
voice
from
heaven
came
to
their
ears,
saying
to
them,
Come
up
here.
And
they
went
up
into
heaven
in
the
cloud,
and
were
seen
by
those desiring
their death.
And
in
that
hour
there
was
a
great earth-shock
and
a
tenth part
of
the
town
came
to destruction;
and
in
the earth-shock
seven
thousand
persons
came
to
their end:
and
the
rest
were
in fear,
and
gave
glory
to
the
God
of
heaven.
The
second Trouble
is
past:
see,
the
third Trouble
comes
quickly.
And
at
the sounding
of
the
seventh
angel
there
were
great
voices
in
heaven,
saying,
The
kingdom
of
the
world
has
become
the
kingdom
of
our
Lord,
and
of
his
Christ,
and
he
will
have rule
for
ever
and
ever.
And
the
four
and
twenty rulers,
who
are
seated
before
God
on
their high seats, went
down
on
their
faces
and gave
worship
to
God, saying,
We
give
you praise, O
Lord
God, Ruler
of
all,
who
is
and
who
was;
because
you
have
taken up
your
great
power
and
are ruling
your kingdom.
And
the
nations
were
angry,
and
your
wrath
has
come,
and
the
time
for
the
dead
to
be
judged,
and
the
time
of
reward
for
your
servants,
the
prophets,
and
for
the
saints,
and
for
those
in
whom
is
the
fear
of
your
name,
small
and
great,
and
the
time
of destruction
for
those
who made
the
earth unclean.
And
the house
of
God
which
is
in
heaven
was
open;
and
the
ark
of
his agreement
was
seen
in
his house,
and
there
were flames
and
voices
and
thunders
and
an earth-shock
and
a rain
of ice.
And
a
great
sign
was
seen
in
heaven:
a
A
woman
clothed
with
the
sun,
and
with
the
moon
under
her
feet,
and
on
her
head
a
crown
of
twelve
stars.
And
she
was
with
child;
and
she
gave
a
cry,
in
the pains
of childbirth.
And
there
was
seen
another
sign
in
heaven;
a
great
red
dragon,
having
seven
heads
and
ten
horns,
and
on
his
heads
seven crowns.
And
his
tail
was pulling
a
third
part
of
the
stars
of
heaven down
to
the
earth,
and
the
dragon took
his
place
before
the
woman
who
was
about
to
give
birth,
so
that
when
the
birth
had taken
place
he
might
put
an
end
to
her
child.
And
she
gave
birth
to
a
son,
a
male
child,
who
was
to
have
rule
over
all
the
nations
with
a
rod
of
iron:
and
her
child
was taken
up
to
God
and
to
his high seat.
And
the
woman went
in flight
to
the waste land,
where
she
has
a
place
made
ready
by
God,
so
that
there
they
may give
her food
a
thousand,
two
hundred
and
sixty
days.
And
there
was
war
in
heaven:
Michael
and
his
angels going
out
to
the
fight
with
the
dragon;
and
the
dragon
and
his
angels
made
war,
And
they
were overcome,
and
there
was
no
more
place
for
them
in
heaven.
And
the
great
dragon
was forced down,
the
old
snake,
who
is
named
the Evil
One
and
Satan,
by
whom
all
the
earth
is turned
from
the
right
way;
he
was forced down
to
the
earth,
and
his
angels
were forced down
with
him.
And
a
great
voice
in
heaven
came
to
my
ears,
saying,
Now
is
come
the
salvation,
and
the
power,
and
the
kingdom
of
our
God,
and
the
authority
of
his
Christ:
because
he
who
says evil
against
our
brothers
before
our
God
day
and
night
is forced down.
And
they
overcame
him
through
the
blood
of
the
Lamb
and
the
word
of
their
witness;
and loving
not
their
lives
they freely gave
themselves up
to
death.
Be
glad
then, O
heavens,
and
you
who
are
in
them.
But
there
is trouble
for
the
earth
and
the
sea:
because
the Evil
One
has
come
down
to
you,
being
very
angry,
having
the knowledge
that
he
has
but
a
short
time.
And
when
the
dragon
saw
that
he
was forced down
to
the
earth,
he made cruel attacks
on
the
woman
who
gave
birth
to
the
male
child.
And
there
were
given
to
the
woman
two
wings
of
a
great
eagle,
so
that
she
might go
in flight
into
the waste land,
to
her
place,
where
she
is
given food
for
a
time,
and
times,
and
half
a
time,
from
the
face
of
the
snake.
And
the
snake sent
out
of
his
mouth
after
the
woman
a
river
of
water,
so
that
she
might
be taken
away
by
the stream.
And
the
earth
gave
help
to
the
woman,
and
with
open
mouth took
up
the
river
which
the
dragon sent
out
of
his
mouth.
And
the
dragon
was
angry
with
the
woman
and
went
away
to
make
war
on
the
rest
of
her
seed,
who
keep
the
orders
of
God,
and
the
witness
of
Jesus:
And
he took
his place
on
the sand
of
the
sea.
And
I
saw
a
beast
coming
up
out
of
the
sea,
having
ten
horns
and
seven
heads,
and
on
his
horns
ten crowns,
and
on
his
heads unholy
names.
And
the
beast
which
I
saw
was
like
a
leopard,
and
his
feet
were
as
the
feet
of
a
bear,
and
his
mouth
as
the
mouth
of
a
lion:
and
the
dragon
gave
him
his
power
and
his seat
and
great
authority.
And
I saw
one
of
his
heads
as
if
it
had
been given
a death-wound;
and
his death-wound
was made
well:
and
all
the
earth
was
wondering
at
the
beast.
And
they
gave
worship
to
the
dragon,
because
he
gave
authority
to
the
beast;
and worshipping
the
beast,
they
said,
Who
is
like
the
beast?
and
who
is
able
to go
to
war
with
him?
And
there
was
given
to
him
a
mouth
to
say
words
of pride
against
God;
and
there
was
given
to
him
authority
to go
on
for forty-two
months.
And
his
mouth
was
open
to say
evil
against
God,
and
against
his
name
and
his
Tent,
even
against
those
who
are
in
heaven.
And
it
was
given
to
him
to
make
war
on
the
saints
and
to
overcome
them:
and there
was
given
to
him
authority
over
every
tribe
and
people
and
language
and
nation.
And
all
who
are
on
the
earth
will give
him
worship,
everyone
whose
name
has
not
been
from
the first
in
the
book
of
life
of
the
Lamb
who
was put
to death.
If
any
man
has
ears, let
him
give
ear.
If
any
man sends
others
into prison,
into prison
he
will
go:
if
any
man puts
to
death
with
the
sword,
with
the
sword
will
he
be
put
to
death.
Here
is
the quiet strength
and
the
faith
of
the
saints.
And
I
saw
another
beast
coming
up
out
of
the
earth;
and
he
had
two
horns
like
a
lamb,
and
his voice
was
like
that
of
a
dragon.
And
he
makes use
of
all
the
authority
of
the
first
beast
before
his eyes.
And
he
makes
the
earth
and
those
who
are
in
it
give
worship
to
the
first
beast,
whose death-wound
was
made
well.
And
he
does
great
signs,
even
making
fire
come
down
from
heaven
on
the
earth
before
the eyes
of
men.
And
those
who
are
on
the
earth
are turned
from
the true
way
by
him
through
the
signs
which
he
was
given power
to
do
before
the
beast;
giving orders
to
those
who
are
on
the
earth
to
make
an
image
to
the
beast,
who
was wounded
by
the
sword,
and
came
to
life.
And
he
had power
to
give
breath
to
the
image
of
the
beast,
so
that
words
might come
from
the
image
of
the
beast,
and
that
he
might
have
all
those
who
did
not
give
worship
to
the
image
of
the
beast
put
to
death.
And
he
gives
to
all,
small
and
great,
the
poor
and
those
who
have wealth,
the
free
and
those
who
are
not
free,
a
mark
on
their
right
hand
or
on
their brows;
So
that
no
man
might
be
able
to
do trade
but
he
who
has
the
mark,
even
the
name
of
the
beast
or
the
number
of
his
name.
Here
is
wisdom.
He
who
has knowledge
let
him
get
the
number
of
the
beast;
because
it
is
the
number
of
a
man:
and
his
number
is
Six
hundred
and sixty-six.
And
I
saw
the
Lamb
on
the
mountain
of
Zion,
and
with
him
a
hundred
and
forty-four
thousand, marked
on
their brows
with
his
name
and
the
name
of
his
Father.
And
a
voice
from
heaven
came
to
my
ears,
like
the
sound
of
great
waters,
and
the
sound
of
loud
thunder:
and
the
voice
which
came
to
me
was
like
the
sound
of players,
playing
on instruments
of music.
And
they made
as
it seemed
a
new
song
before
the high seat,
and
before
the
four beasts
and
the rulers:
and
no
man
might
have knowledge
of
the
song
but
the
hundred
and
forty-four
thousand,
even
those
from
the
earth
whom God
has made
his
for
a price.
These
are
they
who
have
not made
themselves unclean
with
women;
for
they
are
virgins.
These
are
they
who
go
after
the
Lamb
wherever
he
goes.
These
were taken
from
among
men
to
be
the
first
fruits
to
God
and
to
the
Lamb.
And
in
their
mouth
there
was
no
false word,
for
they
are untouched
by evil.
And
I
saw
another
angel
in flight
between heaven
and
earth,
having
eternal
good
news
to give
to
those
who
are
on
the
earth,
and
to
every
nation
and
tribe
and
language
and
people,
Saying
with
a
loud
voice,
Have
fear
of
God
and
give
him
glory;
because
the
hour
of
his judging
is
come;
and
give
worship
to
him
who
made
heaven
and
earth
and
the
sea
and
the fountains
of
water.
And
a
second
angel
came
after,
saying, Destruction
has
come
to
Babylon
the
great,
which
gave
to
all
the
nations
the
wine
of
the
wrath
of
her evil ways.
And
a
third
angel came
after
them,
saying
with
a
loud
voice,
If
any
man
gives
worship
to
the
beast
and
his
image,
and
has
his
mark
on
his brow
or
on
his
hand,
To
him
will
be given
of
the
wine
of God's
wrath
which
is ready unmixed
in
the
cup
of
his
wrath
and
he
will
have cruel
pain,
burning
with
fire
before
the
holy
angels
and
before
the
Lamb:
And
the
smoke
of
their pain
goes
up
for
ever
and
ever;
and
they
have
no
rest
day
and
night,
who give
worship
to
the
beast
and
his
image,
and
have
on
them
the
mark
of
his
name.
Here
is
the quiet strength
of
the
saints,
who
keep
the
orders
of
God,
and
the
faith
of
Jesus.
And
a
voice
from
heaven
came
to
my
ears,
saying,
Put
in
writing,
There
is
a blessing
on
the
dead
who
from
now
on
come
to
their
end
in
the
Lord:
yes,
says
the
Spirit,
that
they
may
have
rest
from
their
troubles;
for
their
works go
with
them.
And
I
saw
a
white
cloud,
and
on
the
cloud
I
saw
one
seated,
like
a
son
of
man,
having
on
his
head
a
crown
of
gold,
and
in
his
hand
a
sharp curved blade.
And
another
angel
came
out
from
the house
of God,
crying
with
a
loud
voice
to
him
who
was
seated
on
the
cloud,
Put
in
your blade,
and let
the grain
be cut:
because
the
hour
for cutting
it
is
come;
for
the grain
of
the
earth
is over-ready.
And
he
who
was
seated
on
the
cloud sent
in
his blade
on
the
earth;
and
the grain
of
the
earth
was cut.
And
another
angel
came
out
from
the house
of
God
which
is
in
heaven,
having
a
sharp curved blade.
And
another
angel
came
out
from
the
altar,
who
has
power
over
fire;
and
he gave
a
loud
cry
to
him
who
had
the
sharp curved blade,
saying,
Put
in
your
sharp blade,
and
let
the
grapes
of
the
vine
of
the
earth
be cut;
for
her
grapes
are fully ready.
And
the
angel sent
his blade
into
the
earth,
and
the
vine
of
the
earth
was cut,
and
he
put
it
into
the
great wine-crusher
of
the
wrath
of
God.
And
the grapes
were crushed
under
foot
outside
the
town,
and
blood
came
out
from them,
even
to
the head-bands
of
the
horses,
two
hundred
miles.
And
I
saw
another
sign
in
heaven,
great
and strange;
seven
angels
having
the
seven
last punishments,
for
in
them
the
wrath
of
God
is complete.
And
I
saw
a
sea
which seemed
like
glass
mixed
with
fire;
and
those
who
had
overcome
the
beast
and
his
image
and
the
number
of
his
name,
were
in
their places
by
the
sea
of
glass,
with God's instruments
of music
in
their hands.
And
they
give
the
song
of
Moses,
the
servant
of
God,
and
the
song
of
the
Lamb,
saying,
Great
and full
of wonder
are
your
works, O
Lord
God, Ruler
of
all;
true
and full
of righteousness
are
your
ways,
eternal
King.
What
man
is there
who
will
not
have
fear
before
you, O
Lord,
and give
glory
to
your
name?
because
you
only
are
holy;
for
all
the
nations
will
come
and give
worship
before
you;
for
your
righteousness
has
been
made
clear.
And
after
these
things
I
saw,
and
the house
of
the
Tent
of
witness
in
heaven
was
open:
And
the
seven
angels
who
had
the
seven punishments
came
out
from
the house
of God, clothed
with
linen,
clean
and
bright
and
with bands
of
gold
about
their
breasts.
And
one
of
the
four beasts
gave
to
the
seven
angels
seven
gold vessels
full
of
the
wrath
of
God,
who
is
living
for
ever
and
ever.
And
the house
of
God
was full
of
smoke
from
the
glory
of
God,
and
from
his
power,
and
no
one
was
able
to
go
into
the house
of
God, till
the
seven punishments
of
the
seven
angels
were ended.
And
a
great
voice
out
of
the house
of
God
came
to
my
ears,
saying
to
the
seven
angels,
Go,
and
let
that
which
is
in
the
seven vessels
of
the
wrath
of
God
come down
on
the
earth.
And
the
first
went,
and
let
what
was
in
his vessel
come
down
on
the
earth;
and
it
became
an
evil poisoning wound
on
the
men
who
had
the
mark
of
the
beast,
and
who gave
worship
to
his
image.
And
the
second
let
what
was
in
his vessel
come
out
into
the
sea;
and
it
became
blood
as
of
a
dead
man;
and
every
living
thing
in
the
sea
came
to
an
end.
And
the
third
let
what
was
in
his vessel
come
out
into
the
rivers
and
the fountains
of
water;
and
they
became
blood.
And
the voice
of
the
angel
of
the
waters
came
to
my
ears,
saying, True
and
upright
is
your
judging, O
Holy
One,
who
is
and
was
from
all time:
For
they made
the
blood
of
saints
and
prophets
come
out
like
a stream,
and
blood
have
you
given
them
for
drink;
which
is
their right reward.
And
a voice
came
from
the
altar,
saying,
Even
so, O
Lord
God, Ruler
of
all,
true
and full
of righteousness
is
your judging.
And
the fourth let
what
was
in
his vessel come
out
on
the
sun;
and power
was
given
to
it
that
men
might
be burned
with
fire.
And
men
were burned
with
great
heat:
and
they
said
evil
things
against
the
name
of
the
God
who
has
authority
over
these punishments;
and
they
were
not turned
from
their
evil ways
to
give
him
glory.
And
the
fifth
let
what
was
in
his vessel
come
out
on
the high seat
of
the
beast;
and
his
kingdom
was
made dark;
and
they
were biting
their
tongues
for
pain.
And
they
said
evil
things
against
the
God
of
heaven
because
of
their
pain
and
their wounds;
and
they
were
not turned
from
their
evil
works.
And
the
sixth
let
what
was
in
his vessel come
out
on
the
great
river
Euphrates;
and
it became dry,
so
that
the
way
might
be
made
ready
for
the
kings
from
the
east.
And
I
saw coming
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 evil
spirits,
working
signs;
who
go
out
even
to
the
kings
of
all
the
earth,
to get
them
together
to
the
war
of
the
great
day
of
God,
the Ruler
of
all.
(See,
I
come
as
a
thief.
Happy
is
he
who
is
watching
and
keeps
his
robes,
so
that
he
may
not
go unclothed,
and
his
shame
be
seen.)
And
they got
them
together
into
the
place
which
is
named
in
Hebrew
Armageddon.
And
the
seventh
let
what
was
in
his vessel
come
out
on
the
air;
and
there
came
out
a
great
voice
from
the house
of
God,
from
the
high seat,
saying,
It
is
done.
And
there
were flames
and
voices
and
thunders;
and
there
was
a
great earth-shock
so
that
never,
from
the
time
when
men
were
on
the
earth,
had
there
been
so
great
an earth-shock,
so full
of power.
And
the
great
town
was cut
into
three
parts,
and
the
towns
of
the
nations
came
to destruction:
and
Babylon
the
great
came
into
mind
before
God,
to
be
given
the
cup
of
the
wine
of
his
wrath.
And
every
island went
in flight,
and
the
mountains
were seen
no longer.
And
great drops
of ice, every
one
about
the weight
of
a talent,
came
down
out
of
heaven
on
men:
and
men
said
evil
things
against
God
because
of
the punishment
of
the ice-drops;
for
it
is
very
great.
And
one
of
the
seven
angels
who
had
the
seven vessels
came
and
said
to
me,
Come
here,
so
that
you
may see
the judging
of
the evil woman
who
is
seated
on
the
great
waters;
With
whom
the
kings
of
the
earth
made
themselves unclean,
and
those
who
are
on
the
earth
were full
of
the
wine
of
her evil desires.
And
he took
me
away
in
the
Spirit
into
a waste land:
and
I
saw
a
woman
seated
on
a bright red
beast,
full
of evil
names,
having
seven
heads
and
ten
horns,
And
the
woman
was
clothed
in
purple
and bright red,
with ornaments
of
gold
and
stones
of great price
and jewels;
and
in
her
hand
was
a
gold
cup
full
of evil
things
and
her
unclean desires;
And
on
her brow
was
a
name, SECRET,
BABYLON
THE
GREAT,
THE
MOTHER
OF
THE EVIL
WOMEN
AND
OF
THE UNCLEAN
THINGS
OF
THE
EARTH.
And
I
saw
the
woman overcome
as
with
the wine
of
the
blood
of
the
saints,
and
the
blood
of
those put
to
death
because
of
Jesus.
And
when
I
saw
her,
I
was overcome
with
a
great
wonder.
And
the
angel
said
to
me,
Why
were
you
surprised?
I
will make clear
to
you
the secret
of
the
woman,
and
of
the
beast
on
which
she
is seated,
which
has
the
seven
heads
and
the
ten
horns.
The
beast
which
you
saw
was,
and
is
not;
and
is
about
to
come
up
out
of
the
great deep,
and
to
go
into
destruction.
And
those
who
are
on
the
earth,
whose
names
have
not
been put
in
the
book
of
life
from
the first,
will
be full
of
wonder
when
they
see
the
beast,
that
he
was,
and
is
not,
and still
will
be.
Here
is
the
mind
which
has
wisdom.
The
seven
heads
are
seven
mountains,
on
which
the
woman
is
seated:
And
they
are
seven
kings;
the
five
have
come
to
an end,
the
one
is,
the
other
has
not
come;
and
when
he
comes,
he
will
have
to
go
on
for
a
little
time.
And
the
beast
which
was,
and
is
not,
is
himself
the
eighth,
and
is
of
the
seven;
and
he
goes
into
destruction.
And
the
ten
horns
which
you
saw
are
ten
kings,
which
still
have
been given
no
kingdom;
but
they
are given
authority
as
kings,
with
the
beast,
for
one
hour.
These
have
one
mind,
and
they
give
their
power
and
authority
to
the
beast.
These
will
make
war
against
the
Lamb,
and
the
Lamb
will
overcome
them,
because
he
is
the
Lord
of
lords
and
King
of
kings;
and
those
who
are
with
him
are named, marked
out,
and true.
And
he
said
to
me,
The
waters
which
you
saw,
where
the evil woman
is
seated,
are
peoples,
and armies,
and
nations
and
languages.
And
the
ten
horns
which
you
saw,
and
the
beast,
these
will
be turned
against
the evil
woman,
and
will
make
her
waste
and uncovered,
and
will take
her
flesh
for
food,
and
will
have
her
burned
with
fire.
Because
God
has
put
it
in
their
hearts
to
do
his
purpose,
and
to
be
of
one
mind,
giving
their
kingdom
to
the
beast, till
the
words
of
God
have effect
and
are complete.
And
the
woman
whom
you
saw
is
the
great
town,
which
is ruling
over
the
kings
of
the
earth.
After
these
things
I
saw
another
angel
coming
down
out
of
heaven,
having
great
authority;
and
the
earth
was bright
with
his
glory.
And
he gave
a
loud
cry,
saying,
Babylon
the
great
has
come
down
from
her
high
place,
she
has
come
to destruction
and
has
become
a
place
of evil
spirits,
and
of
every
unclean
spirit,
and
a hole
for
every
unclean
and
hated
bird.
For
through
the
wine
of
the
wrath
of
her evil desires
all
the
nations
have
come
to destruction;
and
the
kings
of
the
earth made
themselves unclean
with
her,
and
the traders
of
the
earth
had
their
wealth increased
by
the
power
of
her evil ways.
And
another
voice
from
heaven
came
to
my
ears,
saying,
Come
out
of
her,
my
people,
so
that
you
may
have
no
part
in
her
sins
and
in
her punishments.
For
her
sins
have gone
up
even
to
heaven,
and
God
has taken note
of
her evil-doing.
Give
to
her
as
she
gave,
even
an increased
reward
for
her
works;
in
the
cup
which
was
mixed
by
her, let
there
be
mixed
as
much
again
for
herself.
As
she
gave
glory
to
herself,
and became
more evil
in
her ways,
in
the
same measure
give
her pain
and weeping:
for
she
says
in
her
heart,
I
am
seated
here
a
queen,
and
am
no
widow,
and
will
in
no
way
see sorrow.
For
this
reason
in
one
day
will
her troubles
come,
death
and sorrow
and need
of food;
and
she
will
be completely
burned
with
fire;
for
strong
is
the
Lord
God
who
is
her
judge.
And
the
kings
of
the
earth,
who made
themselves unclean
with
her,
and
in
her company gave
themselves
up
to evil,
will
be
weeping
and
crying
over
her,
when
they
see
the
smoke
of
her
burning,
Watching
from
far
away,
for
fear
of
her punishment,
saying, Sorrow, sorrow
for
Babylon,
the
great
town,
the
strong
town!
for
in
one
hour
you
have been judged.
And
the traders
of
the
earth
are
weeping
and
crying
over
her,
because
no
man
has
any
more desire
for
their goods,
Gold,
and
silver,
and
stones
of
great price,
and jewels,
and delicate
linen,
and robes
of
purple
and
silk
and red;
and perfumed
wood,
and
every
vessel
of
ivory,
and
every
vessel made
of fair
wood,
and
of brass,
and
iron,
and
stone;
And sweet-smelling plants,
and
perfumes,
and
wine,
and
oil,
and
well crushed
grain,
and
cattle
and
sheep;
and
horses
and carriages
and servants;
and
souls
of
men.
And
the
fruit
of
your soul's
desire
has
gone
from
you,
and
all
things delicate
and
shining
have come
to
an
end
and
will
never
again
be seen.
The traders
in
these
things,
by
which
their wealth
was increased,
will
be watching
far
off
for
fear
of
her punishment,
weeping
and
crying;
Saying, Sorrow, sorrow
for
the
great
town,
she
who
was
clothed
in delicate
linen,
and
purple,
and red;
with ornaments
of
gold
and
stones
of
great
price
and jewels!
For
in
one
hour
such
great
wealth
has
come
to
nothing.
And
every
shipmaster,
and
all
who
are
sailing
on
the
sea,
and
sailors
and
all
who get
their living
by
the
sea,
were watching
from
far
away,
And
crying
out
when
they
saw
the
smoke
of
her
burning,
saying,
What
town
is
like
the
great
town?
And
they
put
dust
on
their
heads,
and
were sad,
weeping
and
crying,
and
saying, Sorrow, sorrow
for
the
great
town,
in
which
was increased
the
wealth
of
all
who
had
their
ships
on
the
sea
because
of
her
great stores!
for
in
one
hour
she
is
made
waste.
Be
glad
over
her,
heaven,
and
you
saints,
and
Apostles,
and
prophets;
because
she
has
been
judged
by
God
on
your account.
And
a
strong
angel
took
up
a
stone
like
the
great
stone
with
which grain
is crushed,
and sent
it
into
the
sea,
saying,
So,
with
a
great fall,
will
Babylon,
the
great
town, come
to destruction,
and
will
not
be seen
any
more
at
all.
And
the
voice
of players
and makers
of music
will
never
again
be sounding
in
you:
and
no worker, expert
in
art,
will ever
again
be living
in
you;
and
there
will
be
no
sound
of
the crushing
of grain
any
more
at
all
in
you;
And
never
again
will
the
shining
of
lights
be
seen
in
you;
and
the
voice
of
the newly-married
man
and
the
bride
will
never
again
be sounding
in
you:
for
your traders
were
the
lords
of
the
earth,
and
by
your evil powers
were
all
the
nations turned
out
of
the right
way.
And
in
her
was seen
the
blood
of
prophets
and
of
saints,
and
of
all
who
have
been put
to
death
on
the
earth.
After
these
things
there
came
to
my
ears
a
sound
like
the
voice
of
a
great band
of
people
in
heaven,
saying,
Praise
to
the
Lord;
salvation
and
glory
and
power
be
to
our
God:
For
true
and
upright
are
his decisions;
for
by
him
has
the evil woman
been
judged,
who made
the
earth unclean
with
the sins
of
her body;
and
he
has given
her punishment
for
the
blood
of
his
servants.
And
again
they
said, Praise
to
the Lord.
And
her
smoke
went
up
for
ever
and
ever.
And
the
four
and
twenty rulers
and
the
four beasts went
down
on
their faces
and gave
worship
to
God
who
was
seated
on
the high seat,
saying,
Even
so, praise
to
the
Lord.
And
a
voice
came
from
the
high seat,
saying,
Give
praise
to
our
God,
all
you
his
servants,
small
and
great,
in
whom
is
the
fear
of
him.
And
there
came
to
my
ears
the
voice
of
a
great army,
like
the
sound
of
waters,
and
the
sound
of
loud
thunders,
saying, Praise
to
the
Lord:
for
the
Lord
our
God, Ruler
of
all,
is King.
Let
us
be
glad
with delight,
and let
us
give
glory
to
him:
because
the time
is
come
for
the
Lamb
to
be
married,
and
his
wife
has
made
herself
ready.
And
to
her
it
was
given
to
be
clothed
in delicate
linen,
clean
and
shining:
for
the
clean
linen
is
the
righteousness
of
the
saints.
And
he
said
to
me, Put
in
the book,
Happy
are
the
guests
at
the bride-feast
of
the
Lamb.
And
he
said
to
me,
These
are
the
true
words
of
God.
And
I went
on
my face
before
his
feet
to
give
him
worship.
And
he
said
to
me,
See
you
do
it
not:
I
am
a brother-servant
with
you
and
with
your
brothers
who
keep
the
witness
of
Jesus:
give
worship
to
God:
for
the
witness
of
Jesus
is
the
spirit
of
the prophet's word.
And
the
heaven
was
open;
and
I
saw
a
white
horse,
and
he
who
was
seated
on
it
was
named Certain
and
True;
and
he
is
judging
and making
war
in
righteousness.
And
his
eyes
are
a
flame
of
fire,
and crowns
are
on
his
head;
and
he
has
a
name
in
writing,
of
which
no
man
has knowledge
but
himself.
And
he
is
clothed
in
a
robe washed
with
blood:
and
his
name
is
The
Word
of
God.
And
the
armies
which
are
in
heaven went
after
him
on
white
horses, clothed
in delicate
linen,
white
and
clean.
And
out
of
his
mouth
comes
a
sharp
sword,
with
which
he overcomes
the
nations:
and
he
has
rule
over
them
with
a
rod
of
iron:
and
he
is crushing
with
his feet
the grapes
of
the strong
wrath
of
God
the Ruler
of
all.
And
on
his
robe
and
on
his leg
is
a
name,
KING
OF
KINGS,
AND
LORD
OF
LORDS.
And
I
saw
an
angel
taking
his
place
in
the
sun;
and
he
was
crying
with
a
loud
voice,
saying
to
all
the
birds
in flight
in
the heavens,
Come
together
to
the
great feast
of
God;
So
that
you
may take
for
your
food
the
flesh
of
kings,
and
of captains,
and
of
strong
men,
and
of
horses
and
of
those
who
are
seated
on
them,
and
the
flesh
of
all
men,
free
and unfree,
small
and
great.
And
I
saw
the
beast,
and
the
kings
of
the
earth,
and
their
armies, come
together
to
make
war
against
him
who
was
seated
on
the
horse
and
against
his
army.
And
the
beast
was
taken,
and
with
him
the
false
prophet
who
did
the
signs
before
him,
by
which
they
were turned
from
the true
way
who
had
the
mark
of
the
beast,
and
who
gave
worship
to
his
image:
these
two
were
put
living
into
the sea
of ever-burning
fire.
And
the
rest
were
put
to
death
with
the
sword
of
him
who
was
on
the
horse,
even
the
sword
which
came
out
of
his
mouth:
and
all
the
birds
were made
full
with
their
flesh.
And
I
saw
an
angel
coming
down
out
of
heaven,
having
the
key
of
the
great deep
and
a
great
chain
in
his
hand.
And
he
took
the
dragon,
the
old
snake,
which
is
the Evil
One
and
Satan,
and
put
chains
on
him
for
a
thousand
years,
And
put
him
into
the great deep,
and
it
was
shut
and
locked
over
him,
so
that
he
might
put
the
nations
in error
no
longer, till
the
thousand
years
were ended:
after
this
he
will
be
let
loose
for
a little
time.
And
I
saw high seats,
and
they
were
seated
on
them,
and
the right
of judging
was
given
to
them:
and
I
saw
the
souls
of
those
who
were
put
to death
for
the
witness
of
Jesus,
and
for
the
word
of
God,
and
those
who
did
not
give
worship
to
the
beast,
or
to
his
image,
and
had
not
his
mark
on
their brows
or
on
their
hands;
and
they
were
living
and ruling
with
Christ
a
thousand
years.
The
rest
of
the
dead
did
not come
to
life again till
the
thousand
years
were ended.
This
is
the
first coming back
from
the
dead.
Happy
and
holy
is
he
who
has
a
part
in
this
first coming:
over
these
the
second
death
has
no
authority,
but
they
will
be
priests
of
God
and
of
Christ,
and
will
be ruling
with
him
a
thousand
years.
And
when
the
thousand
years
are ended,
Satan
will
be let
loose
out
of
his
prison,
And
will
go
out
to put
in error
the
nations
which
are
in
the
four quarters
of
the
earth,
Gog
and
Magog,
to
get
them
together
to
the
war,
the
number
of
whom
is
like
the sands
of
the
sea.
And
they
went
up
over
the face
of
the
earth,
and made
a circle
about
the tents
of
the
saints,
and
the
well
loved
town:
and
fire
came
down
out
of
heaven
for
their destruction.
And
the Evil
One
who
put
them
in error
was sent down
into
the sea
of ever-burning
fire,
where
the
beast
and
the
false
prophet
are,
and
their punishment
will
go
on
day
and
night
for
ever
and
ever.
And
I
saw
a
great
white seat,
and
him
who
was
seated
on
it,
before
whose
face
the
earth
and
the
heaven went
in flight;
and
there
was
no
place
for
them.
And
I
saw
the
dead,
great
and
small,
taking
their places
before
the
high seat;
and
the
books
were
open,
and
another
book
was
open,
which
is
the
book
of
life;
and
the
dead
were
judged
by
the
things
which
were
in
the
books,
even
by
their
works.
And
the
sea
gave
up
the
dead
which
were
in
it;
and
death
and
Hell
gave
up
the
dead
which
were
in
them;
and
they
were
judged
every
man
by
his
works.
And
death
and
Hell
were
put
into
the sea
of
fire.
This
is
the
second
death,
even
the sea
of
fire.
And
if anyone's
name
was
not
in
the
book
of
life,
he went
down
into
the sea
of
fire.
And
I
saw
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth:
for
the
first
heaven
and
the
first
earth
were
gone;
and
there
was
no
more
sea.
And
I
saw
the
holy
town,
new
Jerusalem,
coming
down
out
of
heaven
from
God,
like
a
bride
made beautiful
for
her
husband.
And
there
came
to
my
ears
a
great
voice
out
of
the
high seat,
saying,
See,
the
Tent
of
God
is
with
men,
and
he
will make
his living-place
with
them,
and
they
will
be
his
people,
and
God
himself
will
be
with
them,
and
be
their
God.
And
he
will put
an end
to
all
their weeping;
and
there
will
be
no
more
death,
or sorrow,
or
crying,
or
pain;
for
the
first
things
have
come
to
an end.
And
he
who
is
seated
on
the high seat
said,
See,
I
make
all
things
new.
And
he
said,
Put
it
in
the book;
for
these
words
are certain
and
true.
And
he
said
to
me,
It
is
done.
I
am
the
First
and
the Last,
the start
and
the
end.
I
will
freely
give
of
the
fountain
of
the
water
of
life
to
him
who
is
in need.
He
who
overcomes
will
have
these
things
for
his heritage;
and
I
will
be
his
God,
and
he
will
be
my
son.
But
those
who
are
full
of fear
and
without
faith,
the unclean
and takers
of life,
those
who
do
the sins
of
the flesh,
and
those
who make use
of evil powers
or
who give worship
to images,
and
all
those
who
are
false,
will
have
their
part
in
the sea
of ever-burning
fire
which
is
the
second
death.
And
one
of
the
seven
angels
who
had
the
seven vessels
in
which
were
the
seven
last punishments,
came
and
said
to
me,
Come
here,
and see
the
bride,
the Lamb's
wife.
And
he took
me
away
in
the
Spirit
to
a
great
and
high
mountain,
and let
me see
the
holy
town
Jerusalem,
coming
down
out
of
heaven
from
God,
Having
the
glory
of
God:
and
her light
was
like
a
stone
of great price,
a
jasper
stone, clear
as glass:
She
had
a
wall
great
and
high,
with
twelve doors,
and
at
the doors
twelve
angels;
and
names
on
them,
which
are
the
names
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
the children
of
Israel.
And
on
the
east
were
three doors;
and
on
the
north
three doors;
and
on
the
south
three doors;
and
on
the
west
three doors.
And
the
wall
of
the
town
had
twelve bases,
and
on
them
the
twelve
names
of
the
twelve
Apostles
of
the
Lamb.
And
he
who
was
talking
with
me
had
a
gold measuring-rod
to
take
the
measure
of
the
town,
and
of
its doors,
and
its
wall.
And
the
town
is square,
as wide
as
it
is
long;
and
he took
the
measure
of
the
town
with
the
rod,
one
thousand
and five hundred
miles:
it
is equally
long
and wide
and
high.
And
he took
the
measure
of
its
wall,
one
hundred
and
forty-four
cubits,
after
the
measure
of
a
man,
that
is,
of
an
angel.
And
the building
of
its
wall
was
of
jasper,
and
the
town
was
clear
gold,
clear
as
glass.
The bases
of
the
wall
of
the
town
had ornaments
of
all sorts
of beautiful
stones.
The
first base
was
jasper;
the
second,
sapphire;
the
third,
chalcedony;
the fourth,
emerald;
The
fifth,
sardonyx;
the
sixth,
sardius;
the
seventh,
chrysolite;
the
eighth,
beryl;
the ninth,
topaz;
the
tenth,
chrysoprase;
the
eleventh,
jacinth;
the
twelfth,
amethyst.
And
the
twelve doors
were
twelve
pearls;
every door
was made
of
one
pearl;
and
the
street
of
the
town
was
clear
gold,
as
clear
as
glass.
And
I
saw
no
Temple
there;
because
the
Lord
God,
the Ruler
of
all,
and
the
Lamb
are
its
Temple.
And
the
town
has
no
need
of
the
sun,
or
of
the
moon,
to give
it
light:
for
the
glory
of
God
did
make
it
light,
and
the
light
of
it
is
the
Lamb.
And
the
nations
will go
in
its
light:
and
the
kings
of
the
earth
will
take
their
glory
into
it.
And
the doors
of
it
will
never
be
shut
by
day (for
there
is
no
night
there):
And
the
glory
and honour
of
the
nations
will come
into
it:
And
nothing
unclean
may
come
into
it,
or
anyone
whose works
are cursed
or
false;
but
only
those
whose names
are
in
the Lamb's
book
of
life.
And
I saw
a
river
of
water
of
life,
clear
as glass,
coming
out
of
the high seat
of
God
and
of
the
Lamb,
In
the
middle
of
its
street.
And
on
this
side
of
the
river
and
on
that
was
the
tree
of
life,
having
twelve sorts
of
fruits,
giving
its
fruit
every
month;
and
the
leaves
of
the
tree
give
life
to
the
nations.
And
there
will
be
no
more
curse:
and
the high seat
of
God
and
of
the
Lamb
will
be
there;
and
his
servants
will
be worshipping
him;
And
they
will
see
his
face;
and
his
name
will
be
on
their brows.
And
there
will
be
no
more
night;
and
they
have
no
need
of
a
light
or
of
the shining
of
the
sun;
for
the
Lord
God
will give
them
light:
and
they
will
be ruling
for
ever
and
ever.
And
he
said
to
me,
These
words
are certain
and
true:
and
the
Lord,
the
God
of
the
spirits
of
the
prophets,
sent
his
angel
to
make clear
to
his
servants
the
things
which
are
now
to
come
about.
See,
I
come
quickly.
A blessing
on
him
who
keeps
the
words
of
this
book
of
the prophet.
And
I,
John,
am
he
who
saw
these
things
and
to whose
ears
they
came.
And
when
I
had
seen
and given ear,
I went
down
on
my face
to
give
worship
at
the
feet
of
the
angel
who made
these
things clear
to
me.
And
he
said
to
me,
See
you
do
it
not;
I
am
a brother-servant
with
you
and
with
your
brothers
the
prophets,
and
with
those
who
keep
the
words
of
this
book:
give
worship
to
God.
And
he
said
to
me,
Let
not
the
words
of
this prophet's
book
be
kept secret,
because
the
time
is
near.
Let
the evil
man go
on
in
his evil:
and let
the unclean
be
still unclean:
and let
the
upright go
on
in
his
righteousness:
and let
the
holy
be
holy
still.
See,
I
come
quickly;
and
my
reward
is
with
me,
to
give
to
every
man
the outcome
of
his
works.
I
am
the
First
and
the
Last,
the start
and
the
end.
A blessing
on
those
whose
robes
are
washed,
so
that
they
may
have
a
right
to
the
tree
of
life,
and
may
go
in
by
the doors
into
the
town.
Outside
are
the
dogs,
and
those
who
make use
of evil powers,
those
who
make themselves unclean,
and
the takers
of life,
and
those
who
give worship
to images,
and
everyone whose delight
is
in
what
is
false.
I,
Jesus,
have
sent
my
angel
to give
witness
to
you
of
these
things
in
the
churches.
I
am
the
root
and
the
offspring
of
David,
the
bright
and
morning
star.
And
the
Spirit
and
the
bride
say,
Come.
And
let
him
who
gives ear,
say,
Come.
And
let
him
who
is
in need
come;
and
let everyone
desiring
it
take
of
the
water
of
life
freely.
For
I
say
to
every
man
to
whose
ears
have
come
the
words
of
this prophet's
book,
If
any
man makes
an addition
to
them,
God
will
put
on
him
the punishments
which
are
in
this
book:
And
if
any
man
takes
away
from
the
words
of
this
book,
God
will
take
away
from
him
his
part
in
the
tree
of
life
and
the
holy
town,
even
the
things
which
are
in
this
book.
He
who
gives
witness
to
these
things
says,
Truly,
I
come
quickly. Even
so
come,
Lord
Jesus.
The
grace
of
the
Lord
Jesus
be
with
the saints. So
be it.